The Hunted

[Domo365]

Surly he was dreaming, Phoenix's there just legend....well then again so are harpies
"is there somewhere i can get some proper food, the stuff they have fed me here has been good but I want some thing hot in my stomach" He flashed her a smile
With that streak set his feet on the ground and got unsteadily to his feet.

[Daxam]

At the appearance of the hunters, Vincent lets out a whistle in my head. Well, things just got interesting.

Ignoring him, Isaac changes targets and takes a deep breath, to steady his aim, prepare himself for the coming fight, and to keep himself calm so he doesn't lose control. A small portion of iron extends from side of the bow, just above the arrow, the end of it in in the shape of a circle with lines dividing it in quarters, forming a sight. Isaac centers it on the head of one of the hunters. Steadying his aim, he looses the arrow, hitting it straight through the eye. Drawing more iron from the mass still floating behind him, he creates another arrow and knocks it, already sighting his next target.

[ViridianHue]

Esme nodded. "Yes, there is a mess hall. It's right outside," she replied. Seeing him rather wobbly on his feet, she retrieved a pair of wooden crutches from the storeroom and handed them to Streak. "Here, these will help you walk," she said, smiling at him. Making sure that he wasn't going to fall to the floor for the third time that day, Esme walked out of the medical bay, leading the way to the eating area.

[Domo365]

This is embaricing (sorry about spelling) streak was a creature of the air yet here he was forced to use crutches to get around, the doctor had said it would be another week before steak could even stretch his wings which were strapped to his back due to multiple lacerations.
"How long have you been here esme?"

[Absolute Grace]

The sound of gun shots echoed around the forest, freezing wildlife for a moment before they fled in the opposite direction of the sound. The sound rang out again, closer and Kara discerned that it was coming from where Acaelus’ companion had darted off to. She found herself to be correct as an instant later she was running back towards them and announced the already known fact, that they were no longer alone.
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Not wasting any more time, Kara summoned two other dryads, who appeared from the trees around them after a minute. She was thankful that her new found acquaintances had begun to defend their position as summoning took its time. The dryads took up their positions, but bullets where aimed at them. Kara beckoned upon more help.
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They shall not see with sight obscured. The ethereal voices of tree spirits stated while their forms materialised and a breezeless wind picked up, lifting the blanket of fallen autumn leaves from the forest floor.
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“Grab a hand and continue to breathe. Let us leave these hunters behind. To the Haven!” She announced to their group of 6, as the wall of leaves rushed toward the hunters, providing them with cover for their escape.
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While the others ran and teleported through with the two dryads; Kara stayed back with Amira, who could not run with her broken leg. She helped the girl through at a slow walk, just as the wall of leaves faded and a last gun shot was heard.
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As they stepped out a team of medics were there waiting for them and Kara wondered how they knew that they would be needed, but that thought was cut short as she felt a pain under her rib cage and lower back. She put her hand to it and it came back with blood. With wide eyes she looked at one of the healers before falling to her knees with a gasp and found a silver bullet on the grass, stained with blood.
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~~~~Two days later~~~~
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Kara woke up in the medical tent after spending two nights there. She stretched her wings and gave them a few flaps to get the feeling back in them. The day before she had told the Overseer about the hunters and how they had started to cut down the forest and he was none too pleased at their audacity, but was even angrier with the fact that they definitely knew where the Haven was. He spread the word of a meeting and it was to start after breakfast so Kara made her way to the eating area after getting her bandages replaced. She found a few familiar faces and sat down with them with her bowl of porridge,drizzled with honey.
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"Good morning. I hope you had a pleasant sleep. The Haven isn’t much, but it is home.” She smiled and made conversation as she ate.

[Daxam]

Isaac woke up on a grass-covered hill, a pillow under his head and a blanket under the rest of him, about an hour before dawn. While he was looking for the Haven, he developed a habit of sleeping with the stars being the last thing he saw. Standing up, he picked up his blanket and pillow and put them back in the tent he was issued when he arrived the other day. Then, he walked to the cliffs by the sea. Sitting down with his legs dangling over the edge, he felt the salty sea spray hit his face. So far, the time he's spent in the Haven has been pretty good, although he still tends to keep his distance from everyone. Thinking about that, he can't help but chuckle, somewhat happy that small part of his life's still intact.

As the sun rises over the horizon, turning the sea a dazzling array of color, Isaac stands up. Taking a deep breath, he officially begins his day by sparring with an imaginary image of himself, or rather, Vincent. It isn't too hard, considering they share the same head, for Isaac to guess how he'd fight: savagely, like an animal unchained, a testament to how different they are, Isaac's fighting style being more planned out. He spent the next hour or so fighting the imaginary opponent, using both hand-to-hand, as well as his abilities, until he finally stopped, winded. He looked toward the main area and saw people filing into the eating hall. Guess we should join them, huh? Vincent said.

Isaac shrugs and walks over to the eating hall, the last to arrive. He takes his food and looks around for a spot to sit. Not seeing any open spots besides where the people he met the other day are, he takes his place and starts to eat quietly.

[sweetangle66]

The crimson eyes stared at the porridge dribbling from the steel spoon back into the pool of porridge in the bowl. "Uh...what's with this soggy crap?" Isabella uttered to herself before pouting her lips like a young child as she pushed the bowl away from herself.

"I suggest you eat...you will need all your strength today," an unhuman across the table spoke looking at her in a concerned matter.

Her eyes immediately shot towards the individual, a slight disgusted look spread across her face. "And how will this give ME strength? Is it some kind of magic porridge?" She mocked. This unhuman clearly had no idea what she was, the only thing that would give her strength and energy would be blood. A smirk appeared on her face as an idea popped to mind. "Okay, I'll eat...just for you," she picked up the knife sitting on the table next to her with one hand and with the other she shiftly reached across the table, grabbing the individual's hand. Without giving anyone time to react she slashed the blade across the unhuman's palm, letting the blood dripple onto her bowl of porridge. She held it there for a couple of seconds allowing a small pool of blood to form in the centre and on top of the porridge. Once she was satisfied with the amount of redness, she let go of the individual's hand who pulled away quickly in a cringing manner.

"That's better," she grinned at the individual who looked at her with a disturbed look. Isabella picked up her spoon and began to swirl it around to mix the porridge and blood together before she stuffed a spoonful of red goodness into her mouth. "Mhmmm.." She giggled with amusement.

[Talonkid13]

Drake smiled as he walked into the eating area. Thanks to Him getting the medical team ready the group coming back had been fine and he was pretty happy about it. Any less and he would have been dissastisfied with the medical team. Thinking as he took the food and sat down around the table and nodded to Kara as she spoke. He gave a little smile and replied.

"Doesn't have to be much as long as it stays safe for unhumans."

He started to eat with great gusto as he had been practicing almost non-stop the night before and knew he would need all the energy he could get. The food wasn't amazing but it was better than nothing. Drake watched a vampire cut a girl for blood and rolled his eyes. As long as nobody died it was probably okay but many more actions as such could cause problems so Drake yelled in a "I'm going to remind you" sort of way.

"You should probably ask before cutting someone. Not to mention I'm sure there are people who could spare some blood for you if you asked."

[EnderOfLegends]

Acaelus awoke from his dream with a start. He sat up and hunched forward, balancing his head on his palm. "By Nysos that was terrible" He slowly stood up and tried to recall what had happened.

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Acaelus burst through the giant, double, wooden doors into the castles grand dinning room. The grand marble stoned room was littered with blood and fire. Chaos erupted through out the castle as hunters burst through every window and stormed in. They fired their crossbows at every vampire in sight. Acaelus's blood boiled as he pulled out his knife and charged in. He was stopped shortly by his father, who was hunched over for he had been punctured by 3 crossbow bolts. "No Acaelus. Run and live to fight another day. His voice was hoarce and hesitant. "Never forget my son. NEVER forget this day" he leaned back and let out a slow exhale. Acaelus was in utter shock. He fell to his knees and began to sob. The fire began to engulf the castle, as well as his mind...
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Acaelus straightened himself, for he now knew what he had to do. He stepped out from his tent and into the beautiful Haven. The sun began to set, leaving a crimson sky along the horizon. He began to make his way toward the Dryad. When he approached he bowed in greeting. "I want to thank you for your hospitality, for I must go. My journey takes me north, toward my family castle. Good luck and farewell." With all that said and done, he began to make his way toward the tree that will take him to the outside world. As he got closer, he felt a soft tug on his crimson cloak. He turned and smiled at Isabella. "And where do you think your going?" She had an eyebrow rasied and both hands on her hips. Acaelus's smile brightened for he was amused be her spunkiness and youthful enthusiasm. "I must go North, to my family castle. I need to find alot of answers, and thats where I will find them" He took her hand and softly kissed it. "Farewell Isabella." For a moment, he could have sworn he had felt his dead heart beat. As he walked on, he dared not look back, for if he did, he would be forced to make a promise he knew he could never keep. To Return

[sweetangle66]

Her head popped up hearing someone speak to her, to Isabella’s surprise it was the phoenix named Drake. “Is that so? Well then, care to share some of your sweetness bird-boy?” She twirled the knife between her fingers in a playful manner as she watched in anticipation for his response. However, her concentration was drawn away from Drake seeing from the corner of her eyes, Acaelus talking to the Dryad, Kara. As she turned her attention away, the knife stop twirling in her hand and fell to the ground. What are you up to mister vampire? Isabella watched as Acaelus turned and headed out the door again. She immediately rose to her feet, “we will finish this later bird boy!” She mumbled towards Drake before following the vampire lord.

Isabella managed to grab hold of Acaelus cloak, as she lightly tugged it to get his attention. She questioned him about where he was going and he merely responded by saying he was going to visit his family’s castle. She wasn’t really satisfied with his response and opened her mouth slightly to asking him another question, but she was caught of guard by his gentle kiss on her hand. His action blanked her mind for a moment. It’s not like she unfamiliar with receiving affection from men after all she pursued it, however it felt different coming from someone like him. There was a certain aura about him that made her want to drop to her knees and bow to him like a God. Maybe it was his age that made her feel this way. Isabella stood there immobile as she watched him vanish from her view.

A soft sigh escaped her lips before she flicked her hair over her shoulder and headed towards the meeting place. “I hope this Overseer has something interesting to say…”