[Casual] Blood Ties IC

[SilverRain]

Kaya would hear the sudden rustling of grass as if something was sliding across it. It wasn't Sebastian nor was anything friendly. It seemed that in the midst of her emotions, Kaya had wandered into the hunting grounds of the lower level vampires. 'Beasts' as Sebastian would call them. These lower vampires were those who did not have a blood pact. They were those who did not get to drink a vampire's blood in return. These beasts were incomplete. They could not take human blood as it would conflict with their own and could only drink the blood of animals. But they would mutate over time to develop other powers different to that of the pureblood and genuine vampires. Their appearances changed as well, meaning that they could not venture back into the human world. The genuine vampires despised these ones because they had become animalistic. However, they were considered a sport - used to train the younger vampires in the skills of hunting.

The rustling of the grass grew closer before vines shot up from the ground around Kaya, intending to bind her down. The vines came from a vampire beast who emerged from the shadows. "Look what has come into my den tonight! We may not be able to take your blood, but we can carve you up and use your meat as a lure!" roared the man. Others emerged from behind him, some with who had wood pieces blended in with them, others with rocks and stones. These vampire beasts never lasted long as they would either be killed by the humand and true vampires or die from infighting. But there were small pockets of them hidden here and there. They weren't particulary strong, but they made up for that through their chaotic nature.

[FallenAngel16]

Kaya sat there peacefully, when she heard the rustling she was sure at first that it was her father. That is until the vines started shooting from the ground, Kaya jumped up from the ground, trying to make a run for it until a vine sprang up from the ground, wrapping around her ankle and causing her to trip. As Kaya fell she reached out with her arms, catching her fall with her knee before she went down head first. Kaya quickly turned, pulling out her dagger and cutting the vine around her ankle. "What the fuck," she thought aloud, her eyes coming up as a creature appeared. This was something she had never encountered during all of her years of hunting. She had heard of them but had never had the chance to see them with her own eyes until now when she had no guns. Kaya silently counted her weapons, two daggers and two crucifixes. Fuck!

Kaya looked around at the surrounding creatures, not sure if they were vampires, deformed humans or somehow both. "Look I don't want any trouble dammit," she said, moving slowly as she got up, her dagger still in her hand. Kaya was hoping they would let her go without a fight. She wasn't a bad fighter but they had numbers on their side, Kaya wouldn't go anywhere with them without a fight though.

[SilverRain]

The leader of the vampire beasts stepped forward so that Kaya could see him. Several more vines rose up around her, and they tied themselves around her arms and neck. Even if she was able to cut them away, more would rise and restrain her. Kaya was about to be ripped limb from limb until the vampire beast saw Sebastian's bite marks on her neck. The vampire beast grinned. "The Mark of Tabris eh? Well isn't this interesting..." The vines around Kaya started to change. They grew black thorns. And one of them pricked Kaya in her leg.

The vampire beast laughed again as he eyed her with a grin. "You know him right? Tabris. Well then let me tell ya. You're now poisoned and you have 24 hours to live before the black mould consumes your body entirely" And sure enough if Kaya rolled up the leg of her pants and looked she would see a strange bruise start to spread. The vampire beast threw a small satchet of seeds at her. "Make Tabris take these. Then I'll give you the antidote after he and all his brethren dies"

Without giving a chance for Kaya to accept or decline, the vampire beast dived back into the ground. The others around him also left, leaving Kaya with a nasty dilemma and a death countdown.

[FallenAngel16]

Kaya looked up in the midst of struggling with the vines that replenished the ones she had recently cut. Kaya struggled and struggled, making absolutely no progress, she stopped fighting, realizing that she was only making things worst and the vines were only growing stronger.

Kaya watched the leader as he came forward, "What do you want from me!?" When he mentioned Sebastian's mark Kaya couldn't help but wonder where the vampire was. She was sure that he could sense what was happening to her, maybe he had set this up.

Kaya snapped out of her thoughts when she felt a sudden sharp pain in her leg, "Aaagh!" She screamed out, looking down at the vines and seeing black thorns. Kaya looked up at the leader, her bravery giving way to fear. "What!?" She really started to struggle as he started to speak. Before she knew it, he and the others were gone, along with the vines. Kaya dropped to her knees, "Fuck! Fuck, no SEBASTIAN!" She called into the air, starting to lose it. She sat down, using her dagger to make a split at the bottom of her leather pants. She ripped her pants up her leg and cried out when she saw the bruise, she was poisoned and had 24 hours to live. Kaya looked around, picking up the seeds and slowly standing up as she tried to limp back in the direction she came.

[SilverRain]

"...No Sebastian!" rang Kaya's voice that brought Sebastian out of his slumber. Now wide awake the vampire Lord proceeded to get out of his bed, unsure of where that voice had come from. A sirling perhaps. Her voice... it was strong. Kaya then. Sebastian walked out into the balcony and looked at the city under the setting sun. Kaya was out there and her voice made it sound like she was in trouble. Unfortunately, Sebastian was not one of the vampires with the ability to directly see what she was seeing. Sebastian scoffed lightly to himself as he turned around to reenter his manor. What was he doing worrying about a mere human girl? She was only a pawn in his plans. There were plenty of others to use. But with each step, Sebastian felt a slight tug in his conscience. Her voice called out to him. She needed him? Or was it a cry of anger because he shattered her view of her father?

In the end, Sebastian decided to go to where she was, if only to answer his own questions about what had happened. Why had she called out to him. Sebastian soared across the skies with amazing speed and soon he alighted atop a tree, watching Kaya as she limped across the grass. The scent in the air belonged to the beasts. So they were starting to converge on his territory. They would have to be taken out. Sebastian quietly watched Kaya as she continued her little limp. Then he jumped down in front of her.

"You called my name through the power of you mind. Why?"