Auriel

Auriel listened intelntly to his subjects. Well, thats what he calls them, atleast. After climbing the Owl's tree, he leaned against a branch and craned his neck to look down. His people were mingling, speaking to one another in different levels of loudness. His black ears twitched everytime someone said Hidden, or Seeker. His bright green eyes scanned every cat, making sure to note what they looked like without their masks. "Jirou, what is the update on our recruits?" Auriel asked the brownish fox-neko below him. Jirou looked up, a bored and annoyed look on his face. "None have arrived yet, Auriel." He said, fixing his gaze on something behind him. "Please, Jirou, call me by my known name." Auriel said, raising his eyebrows in surprise. "Yes, Seeker." Jirou said, rubbing his shoulder where The Seeker had last injured him. "Psycho." Jirou muttered under his breath, and jumped down from the tree, landing safely.

Kailasa

The sound she so commonly adored filled her ears. The sound of her people running. Kailasa grinned, and joined in with them. They were headed home after a successful protection mission, with blood-stained clothing, and excited spirits. This misson was important, though. This is the mission that will change everything. We finally saved someone important, the Mayor of our little city. Now he would surely put a good word in for us! Kailasa thought, oblivious to the fact that it was also the Neko race who tried to kill him. Once they all reached the Silver House, she went searching for her brother. "Jirou?" She called, looking for him in his bedroom. But he wasn't there. A little Neko walked in, one of the youngest they had there. "Hello, Rose!" Kailasa said, using her sweet, loving voice around the little one. "Kailasa, Jirou went out hunting. Racheal told me to tell you." The little neko giggled and ran out. Kailasa's face fell. "Hunting, again?" She asked herself, leaving his room.

Sighing, The Hidden walked out to the balcony, using her claws to climb the side of the building and on the roof. Racheal was already there. "So, have you heard news from the ones we confronted today?" Kailasa asked, looking over at the other Neko. "Well, yes. after you went and spoke to them about us, and brought them home, they have been adapting well, and conversing with the others." Racheal said, and stood. "I hope you don't mind. I need to get a drink. Did you get the news about your brother's whereabouts?" Racheal asked, tilting her head. "Ah, yes. I can't say I'm a little disappointed. He goes hunting too often.

Upon the uppermost branches of one of the oak trees in the hollow the Lieutenant General watched with gleaming eyes at the proceedings below. It looked like none of the recruits had shown up yet much to her displeasure. “I told you we should have sent a friendlier Seeker out to deliver the invitations.” She called down to The Seeker who was perched on a tree beside her. She shifted her body to get a better look at him. “I spent a lot of time making those invitations you know. That material costs a fortune, and you’ll pay for the expenses.” Raz turned back to her original position and continued to survey the hollow. She hated that members of the Hidden were here as well, tainting the ground with their human-loving presence. Already bored and wishing she was home, she pulled out one of her dirks and began to carve a design into the tree. Beside her carving there were many others from Seekers before her, either names or human-hating propoganda or rough outlines of masks. Absentmindedly she continued her work, waiting for something to happen.

Auriel

The Seeker's ears twitched when he heard his liutenant general above him. "Yes, in due time, Razmataz. I left my money at home." He sniffed, and slumped down farther. "Do you really think that's why noone has shown? Because of The Seeker we sent?" He asked, pouting. Without waiting for Raz to reply, he slid down from the tree and landed on the ground, ignoring the stares that followed. The Seeker noticed Jirou had disappeared. Shrugging, he continued to walk towards the edge of the forest. "I should be excited about getting new recruits, but all I really want to do is go home and have a catnap." He muttered. Auriel really didn't know why he walked all they way over here, so he walked back to the clearing, eyes narrowing as The Hidden walked past him.

Kailasa

Kailasa didn't want to waste her time here. She knew that Auriel was up to no good. She had one of her new recruits give her the invitation that they were given. Obviously, the design was Raziyah's- The Seeker's second in command. She looked more closely at the writing, which was written in gold marker or something. "God, I didn't know they were going to get so...fancy." She scoffed, reading the note. "So, to Oakwood hollow, then." The Hidden muttered, and headed off towards the forest. It didn't take that long to reach it, but finally they were there. In the midst of the Seekers and their cold blood. She walked straight past Auriel.

"Do you really think that's why noone has shown?" he sniffed. She turned to reply but he was gone. Raz let out a hiss of frustration as The Seeker skittered down the tree and walked away from her before she had a chance to open her mouth. "Jerk." she growled to herself as she gracefully leapt off the tree and followed after him. Like a dog, she thought to herself grumpily. When she caught up with him she punched him in the shoulder. “That was rude.” She huffed, before continuing. “The Seeker you sent was much too creepy. I know you were going for the mysterious vibe, but honestly. At least sit down with them for a coffee-“ Raz stopped as a Seeker ran past her and bumped her shoulder. “At least you didn’t go to the people’s houses!” she grinned wickedly and flicked her tail. “The Hidden sent their people to stalk them outside.” She glanced at The Seeker to see if he was still paying attention. He had already shown her how short his attention span was stretching tonight. Instead her eyes found The Hidden finally arriving at the hollow.

Auriel

Auriel pouted even harder as he was punched. "Ow.." He mumbled, rubbing the spot where Raz had hit him. “That was rude.” He ignored that and listened to the rest of what she was saying. "The Seeker you sent was much too creepy." She said. "Too creepy-" "I know you were going for the mysterious vibe, but honestly. At least sit down with them for a coffee-“ He nodded in agreement. “At least you didn’t go to the people’s houses!” Auriel laughed hysterically. "Really? The little stalkers. So much like Kailasa." He smirked, but before continueing, She approached him and said: "Auriel, Auriel, I was quite hurt to find out that you had forgotten to give me an invitation, so, I came, knowing that you would want me here. No need to thank me for correcting your incorrect actions." She gave him a quick smile.

Kailasa

The Hidden was busy talking to someone else when she could hear The Seeker talking to Raziya. She turned around to face him. "Auriel, Auriel, I was quite hurt to find out that you had forgotten to give me an invitation, so, I came, knowing that you would want me here. No need to thank me for correcting your incorrect actions." She smiled said coldly, giving him a fake smile.

"Really? The little stalkers. So much like Kailasa." Raz smiled along with The Seeker, but it turned sour as The Hidden approached them. She adressed The Seeker by his first name and Raz growled in her throat, itching to bat the woman who stood so close. "I was quite hurt to find out that you had forgotten to give me an invitation, so I came, knowing you would want me here. No need to thank me for correcting your incorrect actions." What a pompous ignorant fool. Raz took a step forward so she was in The Hidden’s face. “Now let me correct your incorrect actions.” She said coolly. “As childish as this sounds, you were purposefully not invited Miss Kailasa, for ‘party poopers’ often aren’t desired at social events.” She moved closer, “No one wants you here, but I can think of a nice box about 6 feet under where just about every member of the Seekers would like to see you. Now if you would kindly return the invitation as they took a lot of effort to make and as seeing as it was not meant for you… and if you would like a pretty invitation to your grave I will go home and whip up something for you.” Raz finished with a perfect grin and then she stood back beside The Seeker.

Auriel

“Now let me correct your incorrect actions. As childish as this sounds, you were purposefully not invited Miss Kailasa, for ‘party poopers’ often aren’t desired at social events. No one wants you here, but I can think of a nice box about 6 feet under where just about every member of the Seekers would like to see you. Now if you would kindly return the invitation as they took a lot of effort to make and as seeing as it was not meant for you… and if you would like a pretty invitation to your grave I will go home and whip up something for you.”
Auriel stretched out his hand to pat Raz on the head, but resisted the urge, reminding himself she was not his pet. He just nodded alongside her, pulling out his most snidey face out for Kailasa.

Kailasa

Kailasa dropped her jaw, and growled. She abruptly turned away from the Liutenenat General and faced The Seeker. "Of course, you get your little pet to fight your battles for you. You're honestly nothing but a child." She scoffed, raising her head in the air. "And as for your invitation," She paused, pulling it out of her jacket and throwing it in the air. "It is of no use to me, now that I know why you're here and what not." She said, looking over her shoulder to see if Raziya would dive after it.

Raz resisted the urge to smack Kailasa for calling her a pet, and instead remained silent and still as Kailasa finished her sentence. "And as for your invitation, it is of no use to me, now that I know why you're here and what not." When Kailasa tossed her invitation in the air Raz threw one of her dirks fluidly, watching as it caught the corner of the invitation and propelled it into a near tree. Calmly one of the Seekers retrieved both the dirk and the invitation. "And he's the child?" she murmured to herself. Raz ran her finger through the small slit in the invitation and frowned. "Does that mean you're leaving?" she asked Kailasa, raising her eyebrows but still looking at the invitation. She noticed that some of the conversation around them had hushed and there was movement in the branches above. It was merely curiosity, but Raz didn't want them to gather like at some schoolyard confrontation.

Auriel

He watched the two converse, and was loving it. "I agree with the liutenant, you've see why we're here. You have no other buisiness with us, or with this place, at the moment." He said, desciding not to play around anymore. He noticed the people around them, and his tail started to flick in impatience.

Kailasa

Her ears twitched uncontrollably. "Well, I guess so." She sighed, and turned. Some of the other Hidden followed her, padding silently, and exchanging conversation between themselves. Now only The Seekers stood in Oakwood hollow. They trudged back, and Kailasa held her head high, even if she had been beaten in a verbal joust.

(Sorry for the mini-post o.o)

As soon as Kailasa was out of view Raz straightened her back and let out a breath of relief. “Check to see that the Hidden are completely gone.” She ordered one of the Seekers beside her and they obeyed silently, taking two others with them. After a few short minutes they returned and nodded their heads solemnly. “Good.” She smiled, and turned to address the assembled Seekers. “Now that we’re all here we can discuss the matter of Dr. Martin’s murder.” Raz pulled a photo from one of her pockets and held it up for all to see. “Meet Dr. Martin, he is the CEO of a beauty product facility just west of the city. For years he has tested all his products on our kind, insisting it was just the same as testing on animals.” Raz paused for a moment and looked into the faces of those gathered. “He has made a mockery of our species and has lowered us to the status of a mere animal. Are we going to let him get away with this?” she asked, already knowing the answer. A roar of a ‘hell no’ came back to her, and she grinned wickedly. “Tomorrow evening we will be launching an attack on his facility, and also we will be ending Dr. Martin’s life.” A sharp ripping noise filled the air as she used her claws to shred up the picture. “The Seeker will fill you in on more of the details if you’ve been chosen to accompany us.”

"Hello no." He joined in with them before nodding in appriciation. "Thank-you for that, Razmataz." He said, ear twitching. "I am fairly excited about this next attack, considering that the last one was completely ruined by those cowards." He said, an edge on his voice. He knew full well that The Hidden could easily find out about their attacks, but they had only just let out their target now, and he was hoping to strike sooner this time. "You already know that you are coming, right?" He said, turning to Raz. "And I'm going too, of course." He said. "I'm thinking about bringing some recruits with me." He paused. "If any will show up." The Seeker almost growled, upset about not seeing anyone yet.

Raz dipped her head when The Seeker thanked her and let out a sound of agreement when he expressed his frustrations about the Hidden. "You already know that you are coming, right?" He said and turned to her. "Of course." she replied curtly. "And don't fret about the no-shows. You delivered a message that will change their lives, so it's understandable if they need some time, we’ll keep a few Seekers here at all times in case any recruits show so we can let them join. Hopefully we can get to them before the damn Hidden." She took a moment to let the excitement course through her veins, the Hunt was always the best part of the week.

The subways always smell horrible. With all sorts of people jammed up against each other, each with their own smells and odors making riding on the subway was a terrible experience for Pavo. He held a slip of paper in his hands, telling him to meet at someplace called Oakwood Hollow. He asked about a million people before someone gave him directions. He knew there were at least two rival teams, but only one of them gave him a location to be. He let out a breath he had been holding so not to sniff in any more of the stench. The subway doors opened and Pavo walked out quickly, careful not to get his tail stuck in the door. Oakwood Hollow, Oakwood Hollow… he looked around himself at the towering trees. A wind picked up and the leaves and branches rustled loudly, and maybe… voices? He followed the low sound until he came to a clearing of sorts. “Hello?” he asked into what seemed to be an empty forest.

Juno was more sure of herself then she had ever been in her accursed life. This invitation to be a Seeker, it was a blessing to recieve. Humans... those good for nothing wastes of life all deserved to be done away with. She had seen what they'd done and she had experianced first hand the atrocious actions they partook in. If there was anything she could do to stop their kind in it's track, Juno knew for certain she would. And this invitation called her to do just that. Now she took off, determind and running toward what was called "Oakwood Hollow" where she would go through what was nessasary for her to be a Seeker. Her mask, which she had made with her sister, was clutched in her right hand and she was secretly, silently, hoping beyond precious hope that her sister would have taken up the called and that she would be there too.



Meeka tread softly through the wooden, not afriad but very cautious and wary. She had recieved an invitation from someone she did not know, for their face had been hidden by a mask. What she did know was that this masked one had invited her to help save and defend humanity from those who wished to harm people. Meeka's mind wondered to her owner and her crush, the one who had raised her since she was a kit and she wouldn't help but to smile. Yes, she wanted to protect him very much and saw this as the perfect opportunity to do so. The mask held in her left hand swung as she ran and her mind travelled to her sister. They had made these masked together an she hoped to find her sister waiting at "Oakwood Hollow".

Auriel

Auriel sat in a tree now, still bored to death and waiting for some recruits to arrive. Suddenly, he heard some voices. The others in the trees above all turned their silent heads down to look at three people. One, who had brown hair and looked lost, and two others, that looked identical and different at the same time. He placed his mask on, and hopped down from where he was perched, landing infront of the boy. "Hello." He replied to the boy's earlier question. "Are you here for something..?" Auriel said, tilting his head to a side, his mask gleaming in the little streaks of sun that made their way through the trees. "Are you...seeking something?" He asked, tail swaying in amusement.

Seemingly from nowhere a male neko dropped infront of them. "Hello," he said as his mask shone, "Are you here for something? Are you seeking something?" "Yes," Juno answered, stepping infront of her sister boldly, "I wish to become a seeker and take revenge on humanity." Meeka gasped from behind Juno and Juno turned to face her. "Sister, what are you saying?" "MeeMee," Juno said codly, "Humans are corrupt, filthly creatures who deserve to die!" Meeka's eyes filled with tears at Juno's words. "Sister, humans are not evil! Why do you speak of them so?" Juno's eyes hardened at Meeka's protests from humanity. "We need to do away with them Meeka. That is our only option." Stubbornly Juno turned to the Seeker leader and dawned her own mask. "I want to be a Seeker."




Meeka was horrified. "Sister, why do you speak such madness?" Then she turned and ran. This wasn't true. Meeka knew in her heart humans were not as cruel and vile as her sister thought they were. Juno was only confused. In such a mad running rush Meeka accidently bumped into another. She was familar, somehow, but Meeka could not place her face until she saw the mask. Then she knew exactly who this was. "Please," Meeka said, standing up in front of the one who had asked her to help humankind, "I want to be one of you. Please, I want to protect humans." Quickly Meeka put on her mask she had made and said firmly, "I wish to become Hidden."

Auriel

The Seekers expression changed as she spoke so coldly about hating the humans. His tail flicked in impatience, and he looked at the twin who wished to join with a quizzical look as the other one shot away. "Well then. If you insist that you want to be a Seeker, then so be it. You will join us on our very next mission, there, you may watch what we do every week." He paused, wondering is she understood. "Otherwise, you wouldn't have anything to learn from. Me and my Liutenant-General are planning to go somewhere between now and... tomorrow." He looked up at the sun. It was almost the afternoon. "The Golden house is that-a-way," He said, pointing to the South. "That's pretty much where most of the Seekers stay if they already don't have a home. If you want to stay, just come by sometime." He explained, meaning to talk to the brown-haired boy aswell.

Kailasa

Hidden from all sides of Kailasa gasped, as she was run into by someone. Her ears twitched in annoyance and tilted her head at the girl. "Please, I want to be one of you. Please, I want to protect humans. I wish to become Hidden." It said, and The Hidden relaxed herself, and nodded. "Then you shall." She said warmly, examining the girl. "We're just going back to The Silver House, join us. If you already have a home otherwise, I not only say you're lucky, but also you can stay there instead if you wish." She said, and walked on, the rest of the Hidden who were with her relaxed as well, and continued walking.

Zeek was busy in the city hiding his identity, his hood over his ears, and his tail in his jeans, though it annoyed him greatly. Quickly, he turned into an alleyway and pulled out the invitation. He looked at it and sighed. After being confronted by the girl at his house, he immediately decided to join the Seekers. He would never join someone who would be supporting the sick beings who'd brutally murdered his parents. He sprinted in the way of Oakwood hollow. He'd been in the City for quite some time and knew exactly where it was. After a while of running, Ezekiel reached the edge of the forest, and cautiously walking forward, he said, "My name is Ezekiel Aodhfinn, and I want to join the Seekers, for they killed my closest family and therefore killed me. I want revenge. I want it now."

Pavo

He remained silent as the two sisters talked to the man in front of him. So one side was against humans… and the other was protecting them? When one of the girls ran, Pavo hesitantly followed her though keeping his distance, hoping the man who jumped from the tree didn’t notice that he was missing. He watched from farther behind as the girl talked to another woman before stepping out when she began to walk away. “I think I’d like to be one of you as well.” He looked up at the group and scuffed his feet.

Raz

A wicked grin spread across her face, now covered by her mask. “Excellent.” She said to herself, then addressed the angry boy, “We welcome you Ezekiel, and all the hate you have for the humans.” She was too tired to introduce and explain things, leaving that for The Seeker. “Meet you all back at the home.” Raz called out behind her, and then began to head towards the house.

(Just a warning, I'm going away and won't be back for 5 days. Please ignore Juno and Meeka for that time. Thank you!)

Auriel

Auriel watched Raz greet the boy, welcome him, and then walk off. "Do I always have to do everything?" He pouted, walking over to the boy. "Ezekiel, eh? Well, 'Zeek', wat we do here is completely against humans. I would love to see you come with us and...meet a few, but sadly, you may only watch. We're going tomorrow afternoon, you may come, but don't touch anything. The Golden house is over there," He paused, and pointed to where Raz was heading off to. " if you'd rather live there than the possible craphole you're in now, then go right ahead, we welcome you with open arms and other stuff like that..." He trailed off, and looked around. "Now, If you want to go to the house, get to know a few others, then follow Raziya over there." He said, and decided to stay incase any others showed up.

Kailasa

Kailasa was leading everyone home when she heard the tense, hushed voices behind her. She flicked her ears back so she could hear better.

"That girl just came back from the forest, I heard thats where the Seekers are meeting their new recruits! Could she be a Seeker spy?" One asked, a little too loudly.

"Quiet, and I doubt it. She looked like she was running from the place. Like everyone else who meets the Seekers." Another snorted.

“I think I’d like to be one of you as well.”

That was not a Hidden voice. She turned around, and saw a boy. She tilted her head and turned to look at him. "Good. We needed another one. I am The Hidden, the leader of.. well, the Hidden." She shrugged, and looked at the boy again. "Who are you, and why would you like to join us, to avoid that imbecil Auriel? Or because you want to protect the humans?" She asked, and she saw the looks on the other's faces. They were surprised, more so then when the other girl approached them. This guy was stealthy.

(And Okay, Thanks for letting me know ahead pf time, have a fun trip or whatever.)

Akira entered the city late at night after a long trip. She arrived in the city looking for any more knowledge on the two groups she had learned about over many story's the Hidden and the Seekers. Akira walked down a alleyway and slowly worked her way through the streets to a motel lot where she paid for a one night room with her remaining money. She found her room went inside and got settled she unloaded her pack and pulled out her two kunai and toyed with them for a little bit. Akira turned on the television to ease her rapidly racing mind she didn't want to sleep but knew she would need some, for the following day would be the day she confront the Seekers, where ever they are. Thoughts raced threw her mind "What if they are strong and scary or they are to many to fight." These thoughts slowly subsided as she laid down waiting for the moon to settle before she would take off.

Raz sat outside the grand front doors of the Golden House, Her head in her hands and her tail flicking back and forth. She wanted to go inside, but hesitated, unsure of when The Seeker was going to return. "The guard around him had better do their jobs." she grumbled to herself. She could hear some sort of commotion inside and then a great smash. That better not have been the vase I bought last week to replace the last one they broke, she thought to herself, getting to her feet.

The Seekers were a rowdy bunch, which could be annoying at times. She brushed off her pants before opening the door and stalking inside. Two younger Seekers stood frozen over a dustpan and a broom, sure enough cleaning up shattered pieces of a vase. "You two are off the Hunt." she growled, ears flattening. Their unhappy groans and hurried explanations flew over her head as she headed towards the office, planning to go online and order a new vase. "The Seeker is paying for this." she huffed to herself.

Juno was sadisfied, but not entirely. There was one more thing she needed to do before she would be sadisfied. Without nodifying anyone she turned and took off to the place she was forced to call 'home'. The wretched abomination who had abused her for so long was now goin to get when he deserved. It was no long before she reached the door and opened it. Feeling the knife in her pocket she took off the little safety latch and walked in as silently as she could manage. The lights were dim and she could hear moans of agony and slurred drunkeness from another room in the apartment. Her nerves made her heart pound in both fear and excitement as she quietly went nearer to the sounds she knew so well and loathed so much.


A smile grew over Meeka's face and she thanked the girl profusely before turning and running again home. Meeka ran, trooted, jogged, laughed and for the most part even skipped back home, excited and happy. She was going to be a part of something right and good, and protect the one who was so important to her. This was very nice and made Meeka never want to stop smiling, but then the thoughts of her sister came to haunt her. Meeka's cheerful steps slowly dramatically as she pondered this troubling matter. Juno was bitter towards people but Meeka knew not why. And now Juno was a part of those who killed humans- they murdered them! Meeka bit her lip in consern. Surely her sister wouldn't do something so terrible... Juno... her beloved twin sister... Would she kill?

((I'm back! :D ))

Auriel

Auriel climbed up another tree and leaned against the trunk. "This is turning out to be a good day, actually." He said, smiling to himself. This was their first reruit pick-up, and they already had few who showed. This isn't some kind of ball, though. Just picking up some more devious murderers, right? He thought to himself, and kept the grin on his face.

Kailasa
The Hidden continued on their way home, passing by a few known landmarks on their way. Finally, they got there. Kailasa didn't wait for the others, but walked over to the small pond. She dipped her toes in the lukewarm water and kicked. She loved the pond, it was one of her favorite things. She looked over her shoulder to see the new recruits, she shruged, and went over to them. "I guess I should show you around. That there is the pond." She said, pointing to where she was sitting a second ago. She walked inside the house, and looked behind to make sure the new ones had followed. The front hall was wide, but not very long. "The front hall." She said, then walked left into a doorway which led to a very large room with assorted furniture, a desk, computer, and a Television. "The Living Room." She gestured to the whole room.
Some heads turned from the couches to look at the newcomers. One even waved. She left that room by going to the back and walking through another doorway. The room was smaller, and had a large table in the middle. "Dining room." She said, and led them through another doorway, and into the kitchen. The room was just about the same size as the Dining Room, but was comfortable and snug. There was many kitchen appliances which she listed, and pointed to. Then, they left that room to stand back in the Front hallway. "Righty then. Rooms are upstairs. Bar and pool tables are downstairs. Just beware when finding rooms, you should bunk with two other people, because the rooms are quite large. Any questions?" She added the last little bit just in case.