Kat-Lyn Ember Mei's Story

Kat-Lyn Ember Mei Ember lowered the hood of her leather cloak and breathed the sweet air. She pulled her long black hair out from underneath her cloak to fall free down her back. Her golden eyes scanned the path ahead for anyone who might be about, she hadn't eaten all day and was keen to get some money for food.

Kat-Lyn Ember Mei Stopped in her tracks and tilted her head slightly to the side and peered at him from the corner of her eye. She didn't trust him, probably because she wasn't very trust worthy herself. "Yes I am new, but what makes you think I need protection?" She was the one out robbing people, if anything more people needed protection from her.

Kat-Lyn Ember Mei There wasn't anything of much importance in the bag, the small amount of money she had and her blade were secured on her at all times, so she let him hold the leather purse.She eyed him for a time, wondering how he seemed to know so much about her, she had after all never seen him around, she surely would have tried to lift something from him. "What's the catch?"

She rubbed her fingers together absent mindedly, her hands still at her sides, she didn't even realize she was doing it. Small sparks and flame licked up her leather sleeves. She did it when she was contemplating something serious, it gave her comfort to know that no matter what happened she still had a way of protecting herself. His offer certainly was tempting, she had to give him credit, he was good. "As tempting as your offer is Mister Beauregard, you have yet to convince me that becoming a vampire would benefit me more than my current situation." She was banking on him not following her for more than a day or two, she didn't know how much he knew about her but was hoping it wasn't much.

He was starting to sway her, she was trying to think of reasons not to, but none came to mind. Stronger magic was very tempting and she watched him for a few more moments, judging his motives. Did he really want to turn her and have her join him? Or did he just want to drain her body of it's life giving essence and leave her for dead. Or perhaps enslave her. she had always heard stories of vampires enslaving mortals and using them as blood donors, so as to ensure they never starved. These things quickly floated from her mind as she imagined the power she could have. "As long as I don't lose my magic."

he was on her before she had time to react, she was kind of glad she hadn't seen him earlier and tried to rob him, he most likely would have killed her. Fear and panic took over, she wondered if she had made the right choice. Her hands clenched, her dark hair turned bright red, flame engulfed her fists, but was quickly extinguished as she lost consciousness.

It wasn't long, though to her it felt like an eternity. Had there been breath to take she would have gasped as her eyes opened. Her head swam, the world seemed surreal, she had forgotten the agreement and shot Yves a dark, red eyed glare. "What have you done to me?"

She blinked, her eyes and hair still a bright firey red. She closed her eyes tight and tried to force herself to remember. It seemed to come to her from a far away dream, from another life. Another life. It truly was a past life. Her head started to pound, she squinted at him, her eyes still a bright red, but her hair darkening back to black. She whispered, "I'm thirsty..."

She stood silently for a moment, taking in the details of the group. two men and two women, probably looking for a secluded place to do the deed. Ember had a different deed on her mind, one to promise much more entertaining. She was quickly forgetting the person she used to be. She took in every sweet detail, judging which would be the biggest threat. Certainly neither of the girls, both wore little clothing so obviously had nothing hidden. The guys seemed equally built, but she noticed one had a slight limp, probably an injury healed long ago. She went for him first, letting her instinct take over. It was a blur of limbs flailing, teeth shining, girls screaming, and finally blood pouring. She held her struggling victim tight as she drank eagerly.

The hot blood poured from the neck of each victim while she fed, drinking until she wasn't getting anything more, and feeding just a bit longer to be sure. The girls were best, their thick blood ran smoothly down her throat. She could almost taste their emotions as she drank, fear and panic at first, slowly dimming to to sadness, probably at the thought of the life they will never live, before finally being engulfed in death, that was the best part. No one would ever know that they had been attacked by vampires, it surely looked like a pack of lions had killed the group.

Had there been breath in her lungs she would have been panting, but her muscles barely felt tired at all, in fact she felt more energized than ever and was eager for more action. But she took Yves's hand and walked with him, letting the scene play over and over in her mind, she remembered every delicious detail. She looked up at him as they walked. "Broke what rules?"

She still didn't understand but decided to leave it be. She would certainly be learning the rules shortly. She was starting to feel dirty, and her headache had come back, she had completely forgotten about it during the feed. She was starting to feel more like her old self, but knew she would never be the same.

Glancing up he would sigh annoyed before saying, "Well appears we got bigger concerns, but I refuse to drop this point of the Nation of Vankoryth. I shall send some men to scout the Scarlet Devil Mansion and see what took place." with that he would point to some men, then towards the door, "If you see anyone you don't know, question then shoot them. We cannot allow people to wander around here, and threaten us." with that he would place a hand on Ember shoulder, "But what does my daughter think of this entire idea, she is after all new to the fold and I do believe we should allow her to voice her thoughts."

Kaiser would only study the offending corpse, at first. He could smell the absolute hatred that wafted off almost every single soul in the room, all of it intended for him. The one who shouted of nations annoyed him. The patrons and elders
bothered him. They all probably thought that they were better off without a 'disease' like him. Those with Kaiser's particular curse were never well recieved by their own kind, mostly...out of fear. Lazarus had meant to either intimidate or
offend him, however, he would have to disappoint the bandaged buffoon. Swiping the hair out of his own eyes, the devourer of kin and onced fevered Kaiser set to work. "If you hadn't stood in my way, welp, you would've lived to slay another..."
he whispered to the deceased soldier...before ripping into him, claws and fangs ablaze, making quite the mess. Already soaked in the sanguine wine of life however, the sloppy feeding didn't really bother Kaiser, as much as it probably disturbed
the others

Ember looked around nervously at the carnage and looked up at Yves. "We're being attacked??"

Sighing he would nod, "Appears so, but Ember what is your thoughts on my plan, I may be only a General but I think we need to take a look at this group and realize we need leadership, we need action, a nation would prosper peace and 'special' cases..." he would pause, "Try anything Kaiser and you will die in this very room." with that he would cough but continue, "As mentioned 'special cases' even they shall feel welcome in this nation for who is it for us to decide what vampires should be part of a nation, they would of course be part of the Detente but it's time we saw the truth here ladies and gentlemen, we have the chance to set foundation for a nation that could outlast us, which is momentous and beautiful thing." turning he would draw his Desert Eagle and think a little, before going on, "But, first we will need to realize one fact here today. We are divided and facing wars on many fronts, WW1 and WW2 taught us, wars like this can't usually be won... But we are lucky in that we have everlasting members to make this possible. If we form a nation we will achieve the impossible, we will have mortals scared, but also cure them of their problems of Vampires within Wing City, thus having this nation and city we would actually appease those fools..."

"But... I digress, I am not happy with all who are here, but I will not start a fight and weaken bonds, this is moment of truth and if you are think for second we can last without some proper leadership, no offence to my lords..." he would bow respectfully, "I am just saying we have grown to capacity that makes this impossible, so here and now I say this. We will be a Nation and we will be safe haven for all who stand with us." taking Ember's shoulder he would carry on, "I am aware I am only a General and can never hope to be as powerful as any around here, but I do believe as someone who knows history, we need to act now, or face this group falling apart."

Indicating to Ember, he would whisper softly, "Okay daughter, you may speak now."

She pulled a lock of black hair behind an ear as she glanced around at the others, trying not to get all nervous and focused her words more to Yves. "I agree. Like you said we have reached capacity here, we either need to expand to other places or stop expanding all together, which isn't really an option. I think it is entirely plausible that we could one day have control of more than just Wing City and surrounding areas, maybe the world?" She looked down at her feet, fearing she may have said something wrong.

After his little snack, Kaiser would wipe the blood from his mouth, chew, and swallow. It felt good to be in civilized company once again. And to have his self control back, after months of succumbing to the Blood Fever. "Ahem...No need to such threats, man of war.
Its not as if I would try anything, at this junction, at least." A smile crept onto his features, sly and lewd, his eyes wondering over the 'young' woman who had just spoke. "You did well. I can smell your anxiety, girl. However, I have to agree. In all honesty, nothing could truly stop us, if we played our cards right, proper planning and all that."

The smile only grew, perverted thoughts racing through his mind, not only of her, but Daemala, and others of the fairer sex as well. It had been months since he had seen a pair of breast, or any sort of curve what-so-ever. "I still retain all my contacts, despite my disappearance. Before my arrival, I went to my office and called up all those at my disposal. I still have my fair share of allies at my disposal, and thus, our collective disposal. Smugglers, politicians, religious zealots, law enforc-" He paused, growling...

Scowling he would interrupt, "Religious zealots?! I would rather hang myself than deal with the dogma of Catholism and it's lie of Christianity... Although if what you say is true, then I have to ask, why would they consort with us, I know of few zealots in Wing City, one is known as Jean-Paul and he serves the Assassins, there also seems to be a girl known as Daria... They both make it clear they want us dead, so I have to ask what can we offer them and why do they wish to serve us? Surely they can't have all fallen that far?"

Kaiser would cough, an eye raised. "I do not speak of them. I don't even know of them. Nor do I speak of the so called Christ and his sheep. No, I speak of cults. The Order of Mysticism, for one. As for why they would follow us, its very simple. The three motivations of mortals. Money, power, and fear and/or love. Emotion. The Order, to say the least, praises all things immortal, has hundreds of clerics, coffers filled with gold since the dark ages, and historical secrets going back since before the Dark Ages. The companies and law men, its money and fear. Its all very simple, as long as you use the right words, when needed, and kill who needs to be killed, when needed." He would lick his lips, flipping his hair back, almost dramatically. "Some have a way with manipulation, and some do not."

Just then then one of the occupants of Scarlet Devil Mansion would look up, her eyes wide, "THAT'S WHO IT WAS, THAT'S WHO IT WAS, SHE CALLED HERSELF THE EMBODIMENT OF FEAR!"

Having been about to say more Yves would frown at this outburst.

Ember folded her arms across her chest and gave Kaiser a glare, but a small smirk as well.

Alucard folded his legs and sighed. He traced a gloved finger over the lip of his wine glass. The elder vampire grew bored with the proceedings. So far the only interesting things to have happened were the abrupt interruption of the Scarlet Devil girl, and Kaiser devouring the poor sap in the corner.

"I have always found cults to be quite amusing." he sneered. "Christianity, to me at least, is simply another cult that devours itself from the inside. It is consumed by hypocrisy and politics. Ripe for the picking I say!"

Merek groaned and pinched the bridge of his nose. He knew he should probably say something to bring order back to the meeting, but how long would it last? Three seconds? This was a chaotic lot. Why were they even bothering?

Lazarus had found his way back into the room,his claw's clicking together feverishly,he had seen Kaiser devour a corpse. The Chaos happening around him and heard all this talk of Cult's and Nations. He didn't entirely care,He was new and aside from that he was on the verge of going insane. It had been a week since he had killed something and the lack of spilled blood was driving his Theranen brain to the edge. The pad on his weapon fizzed to life as he lifted his arm up to show the other's

"Nation's will always rise and fall. All that changes is the blood that is spilled. I will be here to spill the blood, nothing more and nothing less. I care not for your squabbles or your ranking, I am a hunter not a politician." It would read,before fizzing out again and leaving him to stand there in silence,spinning his weapon endlessly after the message had been read, his red eye's even more blood-shot and flitting about the room.

Vankoryth Détente

A faction of vampyric creatures who reign over the Cursed Wood. "Expect from thy blood no more than thy blood expects from thee."

A single note magically appeared and landed on the center table. It read...





...the note was signed by Zosimos, and was intentionally addressed to all.

Ember walked into the Room of York, wearing a long black coat with fur around the hood and cuffs. Her long black hair pulled into a tight braid falling over the back of her coat. She took in the dim room and the many bottles on the wall and admired their beauty for a moment before politely clearing her throat. Unsure if she could pick a seat anywhere, or if there was some sort of order to the way they ran meetings, this being her first venture alone.

Noxize Deschain The inky being seemed content to remain unseen, residing within the very walls of the room. If need be it would make itself known, and manifest some humanoid form to interact with the others. While not a member of the vampire group itself, Nox WAS owner of Descorp, an ally and defender of the Hollow. If his presence is unwanted...well..too bad.

Zosimos flourished with a single hand, indicating she was welcome to sit wherever and whenever. He smiled upon the new arrival, revealing sharp cuspid teeth. The shadows flickered.

Daemala entered a moment after Ember, slipping in black cocktail attire. She uncorked a bottle of Blud, premium blood organics infused wine, and poured a glass for her elder. Zosimos raised his chin to her as she bowed in the slightest. She poured a glass for Ember, then another for herself, and took a seat to the direct left of Zosimos.

Out from her pocket, the woman drew a cell of some sort. Daemala sent a single text to Kaine, their coordinates and theme of meeting. The waiting continued, for the others.

Ember took the glass with a smile to Daemala and walked toward the table, her black strappy heels clicking faintly along the way, she sat about the middle of the long table and crossed one slender leg over the other.

"Greetings," said Kaine, as he stepped in through the door accompanied by two men. Each clad in white shirts topped by a red tunic, with dark leather pants, expensive boots, a short cape and a black cravat.

There was no explanation for his sudden presence other than the possibility that he had been following Daemala. He arrived way too soon after she sent her message for any other logical story.

"I would ask what this meeting is about, as Kaine, rightful Lord of and Father to all Vampire-kind."

Daemala bowed her head deeply upon the arrival of Kaine, Zosimos brought up his chin in acknowledgement.

"Welcome, honored guest," Zosimos spoke, gesturing to the chair directly across the table from he. It was the only other head of the table present. Daemala kept her head bowed, passing a smile to Kat from her position of respect, but she couldn't help but wonder how Kaine had arrived so quickly. Surely, he could have been in the Hollow, but she had just sent that message...

"Many things to discuss, address...Put an end to," Zosimos curled his fingers around his glass and raised it as a wine stewardess came from nowhere to fill a glass for Kaine and his guests. He smiled, swept a lifted brow gaze around the room.

Alexander bursted into the room. Not in an obnoxious, interrupting way, but a really, REALLY pissed off way. He quickly made his way to the other side of the room, and for a moment, it looked like he was going to punch the wall down, but he managed to show enough restraint not to.

It was the attack earlier that made him this way. And more importantly, what he discovered after it. It pissed him off. Even more so, it worried him. Especially, after they searched the bodies, what they had found. Cameras that had been transmitting. They had to be worried they were a distraction, but now Alexander realized they might be probing their defenses.

All in all, Alexander was not in a good mood. "So, I assume by now you all have heard about what happened at the castle and what we discovered" he told them, referring to the humans who could disguise themselves as vampires so well no one could detect it till it was too late, and the cameras they had.