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Riley ran after her sister to protect her. "What the hell are you doing here?" she snarled, showing her sharp fangs.
Rubrec DeBheil wore an expression he hadn't had on his face for a century or more. It was a hint of fear intermingled with anger.
He adjusted the rear view mirror and stared hard into it.
Tristan. What are you doing there?
He turned the car around and started driving even faster in the opposite direction of the one he had been going. He was now heading back in the general direction of the town near the castle.
The stubble on his chin had grown a little and had anyone been close enough to notice, they would have seen the five o'clock shade for what it really was. A myriad of tiny, dark spikes. Behind the sunglasses, the eyes shifted towards a green shade so dark it almost appeared black.
The man standing in the shade of the trees near the castle stopped licking his fingers and snickered menacingly. For all intents and purposes, it seemed he was snickering at something private, completely disregarding anything happening around him. He pulled his sunglasses down his nose a bit and stared hard at the castle.
I don't go by that name any longer, brother.
He seemed to slowly become aware of his surroundings and pushed the sunglasses back up, covering the solid black eyes that had momentarily been revealed. He ran his tongue over his teeth behind closed lips, before breaking into a smarmy grin.
"Well now, this place looks nice enough to burn to the bedrock," he chuckled. "And such nice people too. Good enough to ravage and eat. Such fun."
Malicious confidence was oozing off him, as he flexed under the black suit. His stance gave the expression of a viper coiled and tensed to lash out at the first disturbance. Despite his skinny appearance, there was a sense of power to him.
Rubrec DeBheil
Snarling at the dashboard, Rubrec changed the lane and the car roared up the exit ramp. His hands were gripping the steering wheel so hard that he was making dents in it.
Up ahead, a traffic cop was waiting on a motorcycle, just watching the quiet and rarely travelled road. He heard the roaring engine, raised his head in surprise and looked up the road.
The sports car clipped the front wheel of the motorcycle at positively break neck speed. Bike and cop flipped and spun around, the former crushing that latter up against a tree with a sickening squelch.
What. Are. You. Doing. There?
Along her way she saw quite a few things, squirrels, a tiny hedgehog she put in the leaves at the side of the road so it wouldnât be hit, a few birds. Lots of tracks too, some that she could identify, others that she couldnât. She should have taken her field guide with her to see if it were the usual animals or new ones she hadnât seen before. It could be any of those possibilities. Animals were always coming and going, depending on the seasons. Her favourite being autumn when the forest turned a lovely colour of greens, oranges and reds. She absolutely loved to watch the leafs fall, every leaf was different and every leaf had a pattern. Becky enjoyed pasting them in her art- and field guide and write about her experiences while discovering new things and watching her progress. That was what life was about, discovering new things and making progress.
Nature was just lovely, she loved everything about it. She always had and she always will. She continued on her journey, following the path leading up to the building. She was getting closer and as she was getting closer she was feeling more excitement. Finally the building came into sight, she stopped for a moment to look at it, taking in the beauty of it and taking a few pictures from several angles for later. She then came closer.
"Huff.. dammit Riley...couldn't...get..huff.. a place with.. decent... logistics?" he asked of the trees as they whisked by. He was not even close to be within earshot of the castle, yet.
There was a shift in focus behind his eyes and he nearly skewered himself on a bent pine tree from the distraction. At the very last moment, he twisted to the side, getting resin all over his blazer for his efforts.
The girl? Honestly. Don't. Know her.
Riley could hear Ru running and huffing, âBlame my sister for thatâ she laughed. She licked her fangs just incase both people were a threat to her new family. How they came to be a family was a surprise to her but it was a family nonethe less.
Not taking his eyes off of the werewolf, Thomas turned his head ever so slightly in the direction of the approaching Becky and called out in an uncharacteristically kind voice.
"Hey! Over here. Come join the party. We've got puppies and toys."
He grinned evilly at Daniel and inclined his head. He reached out with his left arm and appeared to offer it to the werewolf.
"Mutt wantza treat? Come bite this. There might be a loud pop, when you do, but don't worry, you won't hear it. Your head will be busy exploding. Or, you could take care of the human. She might scream. Maybe call her friends. Bring destruction to this little lovenest?" he said, softly, so as to not let his voice carry to Becky.
As he spoke, he still held out the arm. He began crouching a bit and the shoulders appeared... No, the shoulders did in fact grow a little wider apart, thorax expanding visibly.
You should join the party too, brother.
Rubrec DeBheil
Gasping and wheezing, Rubrec drew closer to the castle. He could just barely see some white haired human standing near the castle. There was something odd about her, but he couldn't deal with that as well, right now.
He slowed down.
I am. Not. Your Brother!
As she neared, a strange feeling was catching up with her. The forest was getting thinner, the castle bigger, the lights more clear, brighter. She looked around until she noticed people close to the castle, seemingly normal people? She wasnât sure, she wasnât very trusting of strangers and she wondered if she should turn back and come back another time, but then this trip would have been a waste of time and she could have spent her time better. They seemed to be inviting her, âpuppies and toysâ one of them said. She frowned slightly and took her phone, typed in the phone number of the police in case something would happen, then carefully approached. The white haired teenager was curious but careful, clearly looking hesitant as she approached, slowly. She looked back to find another person, she frowned slightly, wondering who he was. Not that it mattered, she couldnât turn back now, that was for sure.
Counting the people, there were at least four, probably more, she wasnât exactly sure. She cocked her head slightly as she stopped a few metres away from them. âUhm⊠Hello,â she spoke, softly, her voice velvety. She sounded timid, slightly afraid yet curious. She kept her hand clamped around her phone in case she needed to dial and run. Also she got her voice recorder and camera ready in case she could take evidence. âPuppies and toysâ. What did that even mean? Were they inviting her or planning to kill her? Who were they, what were they? Was this castle theirs? So many questions, Becky almost frightened herself with the load of questions that were going through her mind.
Then he heard the girl's foot steps and her voice "Uhm... Hello" she spoke her fear easily heard but this wasn't gone let Daniel release the guy and it surely wouldn't stop him beat the living crap out of the guy as well "you came her in a bad time, this is family business and i'm not afraid to beat my 'cousin' up for you to vieuw, so put the phone away" Daniel said to her watching her for the moment he spoke with his yellowish/golden eyes which had gotten a hint of red in them, then focus back on the guy
.. [Daniel refocused on Thomas] in time to greet a haymaker punch with his face. The angle and the exertion made the suit tear at the shoulder, but Thomas didn't seem to mind. In fact, for someone apparantly being strangled, he was smiling a lot. A wicked smile. The sunglasses had fallen off, when Daniel pounced revealing the solid black eyes, which were a strong hint that the man in the dark suit was something other than the human he looked to be.
The punch was strong enough to put a dent in steel.
"Mutt," he croaked and beared teeth that looked like they were melting from human incisors, molars and canines to something altogether more like the scissors of piranhas. Teeth that would rend or tear, but sever.
"Be..cause...you're..the..male," he added, turning his head, with some effort, slightly towards Kirsten.
The smile grew even more wicked, when a third row of teeth inside the mouth became visible.
(So, Daniel's in human form, right? Confused by earlier mention of fang and fur.)
Daniel was disoriented from the haymaker but shook it off though it lasted "FUCK YOU!" he said mad and payed the punch in kind by hammering Thomas's chest with his fist he would go on until he either stopped smiling or started begging him for mercy cause now he had toyed with a werewolf and he is gonna pay for it even if Thomas got out from under Daniel, he would trigger his hunting instinct and it was all to eager to track him down if needed
Kirsten quickly ran inside and shifted, then pulled a robe on and approached the new comer, "You have in fact come at a wrong time my dear, may I ask what you are doing here, so far from your own kind?" she asked in her sweetest tone she had. It was very obvious that she was pregnant.
Riley stood a few feet from Tom, "What are you doing here?" she demanded. "Ru, are you alright?" she asked, looking at Ru, her fangs still errected, looking more like a wild cats canines.
Rubrec came jogging up to the castle and cast a withering glare at the device in Becky's hand. His eyes narrowed behind his sunglasses and the five o'clock shade on his chin grew darker and more distinct. He waved his hand, as if to dismiss Riley's concern.
Something dark and immaterial crept over the camera phone's back, out of sight, and pooled over the lens of the camera. It wasn't enough to entirely obscure it, but for now, recordings would be blurry and dark. Likely, enough to make anyone seeing the videoes believe they were hoaxes.
Then he turned his attention to Thomas' and Daniel's fight. Some dark realization seemed to strike and he screamed.
"No! Get away from him!"
At the same time, he started towards the two-person dogfight, aiming to tackle Daniel and tear him off of Thomas in one fell swoop.
Thomas Currie
He offered no resistance to the first four or five blows. They obviously hurt, but nowhere near as much as they should have. On the sixth blow, he started parrying, matching the rythm of the blows to make his defence all the more efficient. Almost as abruptly, he changed tactics again, reached up with both arms and pulled Daniel into a tight embrace. His mouth opened, and then the jaw unhinged as he meant to close it around Daniel's neck.
Then Rubrec came into the fight and got stuck, trying to get Daniel away from Thomas.
Yes, brother. Join the fray.
She gathered what confidence and courage she had to find her voice and speak. She wanted to answer honestly, but wasnât quite sure how to. Maybe they didnât want her here, maybe theyâd lock her up in case sheâd return to tell the rest that, indeed, creatures like werewolves and whatnot existed. She hoped not, she wanted to be able to go back home, even if that meant she couldnât quite share her findings with the rest of the world. Speaking the truth was important though. So she spoke, kindly, fear in her voice yet courage as well.
âUhm⊠Well Iâve been seeing this castle from my backyard and I wondered if anyone lived there, so I decided to walk to it to see if there was anyone around. I didnât mean to bother anyoneâŠâ
She cocked her head slightly, ignoring the rest and watching the woman, curious. She seemed pregnant. âThereâs been tales going around the village telling about creatures such as werewolves and whatnot roaming around here and I wanted to know if this was true. I guess I found my answer,â she said politely. Becky shrugged and switched her phone off, hoping that her phone wasnât at all necessary. She wasnât sure though, these were strangers, she normally never talked to strangers, especially not strangers that shouldnât really exist but in movies. It was weird to discover movie beings were actually real. She bit her lip, nervously awaiting what would happen to her. Would they let her go? Would they capture her and keep her hidden in the castle? Only time could tell.
She gathered what confidence and courage she had to find her voice and speak. She wanted to answer honestly, but wasnât quite sure how to. Maybe they didnât want her here, maybe theyâd lock her up in case sheâd return to tell the rest that, indeed, creatures like werewolves and whatnot existed. She hoped not, she wanted to be able to go back home, even if that meant she couldnât quite share her findings with the rest of the world. Speaking the truth was important though. So she spoke, kindly, fear in her voice yet courage as well.
âUhm⊠Well Iâve been seeing this castle from my backyard and I wondered if anyone lived there, so I decided to walk to it to see if there was anyone around. I didnât mean to bother anyoneâŠâ
She cocked her head slightly, ignoring the rest and watching the woman, curious. She seemed pregnant. âThereâs been tales going around the village telling about creatures such as werewolves and whatnot roaming around here and I wanted to know if this was true. I guess I found my answer,â she said politely. Becky shrugged and switched her phone off, hoping that her phone wasnât at all necessary. She wasnât sure though, these were strangers, she normally never talked to strangers, especially not strangers that shouldnât really exist but in movies. It was weird to discover movie beings were actually real. She bit her lip, nervously awaiting what would happen to her. Would they let her go? Would they capture her and keep her hidden in the castle? Only time could tell.
She gathered what confidence and courage she had to find her voice and speak. She wanted to answer honestly, but wasnât quite sure how to. Maybe they didnât want her here, maybe theyâd lock her up in case sheâd return to tell the rest that, indeed, creatures like werewolves and whatnot existed. She hoped not, she wanted to be able to go back home, even if that meant she couldnât quite share her findings with the rest of the world. Speaking the truth was important though. So she spoke, kindly, fear in her voice yet courage as well.
âUhm⊠Well Iâve been seeing this castle from my backyard and I wondered if anyone lived there, so I decided to walk to it to see if there was anyone around. I didnât mean to bother anyoneâŠâ
She cocked her head slightly, ignoring the rest and watching the woman, curious. She seemed pregnant. âThereâs been tales going around the village telling about creatures such as werewolves and whatnot roaming around here and I wanted to know if this was true. I guess I found my answer,â she said politely. Becky shrugged and switched her phone off, hoping that her phone wasnât at all necessary. She wasnât sure though, these were strangers, she normally never talked to strangers, especially not strangers that shouldnât really exist but in movies. It was weird to discover movie beings were actually real. She bit her lip, nervously awaiting what would happen to her. Would they let her go? Would they capture her and keep her hidden in the castle? Only time could tell.
She gathered what confidence and courage she had to find her voice and speak. She wanted to answer honestly, but wasnât quite sure how to. Maybe they didnât want her here, maybe theyâd lock her up in case sheâd return to tell the rest that, indeed, creatures like werewolves and whatnot existed. She hoped not, she wanted to be able to go back home, even if that meant she couldnât quite share her findings with the rest of the world. Speaking the truth was important though. So she spoke, kindly, fear in her voice yet courage as well.
âUhm⊠Well Iâve been seeing this castle from my backyard and I wondered if anyone lived there, so I decided to walk to it to see if there was anyone around. I didnât mean to bother anyoneâŠâ
She cocked her head slightly, ignoring the rest and watching the woman, curious. She seemed pregnant. âThereâs been tales going around the village telling about creatures such as werewolves and whatnot roaming around here and I wanted to know if this was true. I guess I found my answer,â she said politely. Becky shrugged and switched her phone off, hoping that her phone wasnât at all necessary. She wasnât sure though, these were strangers, she normally never talked to strangers, especially not strangers that shouldnât really exist but in movies. It was weird to discover movie beings were actually real. She bit her lip, nervously awaiting what would happen to her. Would they let her go? Would they capture her and keep her hidden in the castle? Only time could tell.
He grunted as the werewolf's claw dug into his side, but the pain didn't wipe off the smile. Perhaps this was understandable, as mere moments after the claw had left his body, the blood on it detonated to the effect of a small fire cracker.
He grinned.
"Yeah, see what I mean?" he asked with a devilish grin at Daniel.
Turning towards Rubrec, he straightend up, though a twitch across his face belied the fact that this move caused him some pain.
He feigned casual demeanour by dusting off his suit and stooping down to retrieve his sunglasses. He still kept an eye on both Daniel and Rubrec, as he did; obviously ready to counter a rushed attack, somehow.
"If you're done playing with puppies, rodents and playdough, brother, I've come to bring you back on track. You can't deny that you feel the Pull, surely? Syria, Persia, Ukraine, South America and Mexico?"
He replaced the sunglasses and cocked his head slightly, looking directly at Rubrec. If anyone else at the scene were any of his further concern, he didn't show it. Except perhaps in an overall tenseness of his body and flexing of neck muscles.
His chest was even returning to the former skinny size and the teeth seemed to revert to human standard as well.
He inclined his head slightly in Becky's direction.
"And when we leave, should we take the trash out, too? Make sure, she never breathes a word of this place, or just plain breathe, ever again," he added in a tone, as if he was idly chatting.
Rubrec DeBheil
Rubrec's hands closed in fists and openend again. He was breathing hard, forcing the air in through his nose and out his mouth.
The five o'clock shade on his chin that he had had, when he came running in, seemed to have diminished somewhat.
To anyone with acute eye-sight, the stubble was actually myriads of small spikes.
He shivered.
"I am not your Brother, Tristan, Thomas, what ever you call yourselves these days. And I will not fall in, subservient to the Void again. Never."
Riley pulled Ru back. "Ru, don't fight" she asked, putting her hands gently on his shoulders.