The High Warlock of London (Shadowhunter RP) IC

[Day Dreamer]

Plot: A certain High Warlock of London, (you can be this if you want), has been conducting black magic groups under the nose of the London Enclave. Not only has this resulted several deaths in the Wale area, but also the deaths of some Enclave members. What's a Shadowhunter to do?
OOC
RP is open to whoever wants to join

It was a humid afternoon, in the rainy city of London. Elizabeth was walking home from her job at the pub at around 6 pm, like every other afternoon. The air had a strange tensiondifferent, it was going to rain, but that wasn't it. She fellt like something else was there that wasn't supposed to be. She looked up at the sky, it was grey and she saw a shadow move on the rooftops. Her walking pace increased and she looked down, reassuring herself that there was nothing. Just her imagination playing tricks on her in the dark. Just a few days ago she had been enjoying the spring with her friends. The thought calmed her down a bit. She grabbed her phone from her purse, she needed to talk to someone. She dialed her friend Jenna, she was sure she was available to talk to her. The phone rang twice and something grabbed her from behind. She dropped the phone on the ground. "Hello ? Are you there ?" Jenna was worried and then she heard a loud scream. "Oh my god! What is happening?" Blood ran by the phone down to the nearby sewer...

" This looks bad. Poor girl, she had no idea this would happen when she left for work. Look here, at the back of the head. Typical, they bash it into the concrete. Gives them kicks I guess. This is the part of the job I hate. So." He took out a small recorder and put it to his mouth." Time of death is around 6 PM, based on body temperature. The deceased victim is a woman, somewhere around her early 20's, blond. We arrived at the scene 7:23 PM. Scars around her waist and lower back indicate that the victim was attacked by something not mundane. The damage in the back of her head is consistant with other similar attacks, where something unnatural has been involved. There is no evidence of the cases being related, other than the victim being a young woman. Time, location, etc. are inconsistent and leaves no reason to think that the cases are related." Hasting stood up and looked at his partner Malcolm Stone. Malcolm was looking through the phone that was next to the victim.

" I believe her name was Elizabeth Hudson. According to her phone she called her friend Jenna Marshalls around the time of the attack. Look. Hasting. Why are you always recording these ? It really annoys me. We don't have to make an official report. The Real cops will handle that. We are here just to see if there is downworlder or demon involvement. Which there clearly is. Can we just go back to the instute and tell them what we know ?" Malcolms voice showed hints of frustration as he put the phone back down on the ground. It was chilly outside, eventhough it was almost spring. The sky was grey and the air was heavy like it was going to rain. Hasting had to look where he stepped as they walked out from the alley, because of the heavy London fog. " At least there is no doubt about it anymore. There have been so many attacks in the past few weeks that something must be up. They aren't usually this active unless something big is about to happen." The detectives walked into the fog and left the deceased girl behind them, the crime scene untouched. Their faces had worried looks, as the future didn't look too bright.

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One week later...


Like every other afternoon around 3 pm, Anabelle was training with Harri. They had been at it for almost an hour already, without a break. Neither of them really had the upper hand in their training sessions, but it was hard to tell if it would have been the same in a real fight. It was pointless to speculate as they were Parabati and the bond they shared held them from fighting each other anyway. Anabelle launched a low kick, with her body swiftly following the motion by crouching down. At the same time she dodged the kick Harri had thrown. The low kick was a miss, as expected but she used the momentum of it to get back up and while turning 360 degrees, her fist was heading for Harri's head. As expected he dodged that one too. After a few more minutes of fighting she held up her palm towards him."Enough Harri. I think we have trained hard enough for today, don't you think ? " She looked him in the eyes and dropped her guard. Had it been anyone else than him, she would never have done so, but with him it was safe. He would never hurt her. She knew that.

It had been a few weeks since Anabelle had heard from her father. He always sends a gift or money for her, but now it had been 2 weeks without anything. It was painful for her to think about it. All she wanted was for him to notice her. Just acknowledge her in some other way than sending money or pretty things. There is nothing wrong with sending nice shoes, but she needed more. Since the increased number of attacks, Anabelle had been amusing the idea of investigating them on her own. If she could solve it and make the attacks stop her father would have to acknowledge her and be proud of his daughter, for once. Maybe if she was able to do it then he would come visit in person and maybe take her home with him. Spend time with her, let her get to know the man and let him get to know her. Was it too much to ask that she would bond with her father on some level ? Anabelle didn't think so.

She couldn't help, but think about the complications of being Parabati with Harri, while looking into his eyes. She wanted everyone to know that they were together and he was hers. It was frustrating to walk around in the institute while other girls in there gave him looks and tried flirting with him. She just wanted to scream at them that he is taken, by her. If it wasn't for Harri who turned them down coldly or ignored them altogether, she probably would have. But that would have ended badly for both of them. It was strictly forbidden for two Parabati to engage in anykind of relationship. They would have been separated and held separate forever. Just the thought of not being around him was painful. She didn't really know what exactly it was that made her feel so strongly about him. There were flaws about him. Like how he was obsessed in getting stronger and the dark secret that he held inside him. The hate he had been talking about. That part of Harri made her uneasy, but like she once read in a magazine. " When you are smitten with someone, you can deal with all of their bullshit. "

[fawcettp]

Alex looked up at the large wall mounted clock from where he sat, it was just going on 3 pm and he realised that he had been sitting in that same chair for nearly 4 hours talking with the head of the London institute, he had gone to the heads office and library after the last full moon just like he had every month; the memories of the last transformation from only two nights ago coming back, he pain in his body as the drug wore off and he lost control of his mind as the wolf in him took command and tried to escape.

Alex looked over at the head of the institute as he worked, like every month he was preparing the syrum that alex would need to take, as he worked he spoke to alex "that last change... it was stronger wasn't it?" He asked looking up from the table. Alex could only nod softly and speak in a whisper "it was so strong... I think it even managed to weaken one of the chains... but I think the wards still held around the room" he said thinking about the softly glowing scrip which encircled the room he stayed in, his head came up as the shadow of the only man beside himself that knew what he was came over and placed a hand on the teens shoulder "its ok, those chains and wards are there to help, they are not meant to keep others away but keep you from harming anyone even yourself" he said giving a gentle squeeze of the hand to show he was there for the you man "now, here take this and try not to worry about it" he said handing a small metal case to Alex which held the 4 injections for the next month.

Alex nodded as he stood and accepted the only way for him to keep his secret, "thank you, as always you seem to know how to keep me calm and together... and you always seem to have just what I need" alex said holding up the case before bowing and turning to leave. As he left the heads office he once more put on his usual mask of not feeling or caring for anyone, he started to move quickly then towards his room as he passed down the brightly lit halls of the institute, as he walked he began passing other shadow hunters so he tucked the small case in one of the chest pockets of his coat; Alex continued on and soon found himself passing by the training room, he could hear the sounds of others in there and stopped to look in through the door at who it was.

When alex saw that it was anabelle and harri he stepped into the room and cleared his throat to het their attention, "start or finish? " he asked them.

[Gothpuppy95]

Dante was stepping off the ship and approaching a woman on the street to ask her about where a coffee shop was. His glamour appeared to hold up so his eyes looked like normal human eyes with the exception of appearing to be storm grey flecked with icy sapphire. She told him to simply follow the road up to the corner and there is a really wonderful coffee house by the name of the Raven's Wing. As soon as he could see the coffee shop he knew it was his kind of place. He ordered what he thought sounded interesting, a dead man's reach. He went to sit down on an exterior table. He smiled as he smelled it then sipped at it. He started processing it and breaking it down.

He found the coffee to be a dark roast with a sweet bite, an outstanding crema and punches through a tall latte with dense coffee flavor. Warlock Coffee Just teh people i needed to speak to. He walked up to a girl who's ears were rather feline. "Could you direct me to the institute?" The girl looked up then was surprised to see a warlock she didn't know. She smiled and directed him as long as he promised to come back. I have no problem with that she is rather cute. He followed the maze of streets. Until he saw the tall spires. He knocked on the door and waited.

[Kingdoml1]

' It's not good enough! I need to do better than this!' Harri kept parrying and attempting to counter Anabelle's attacks, but with no result. He couldn't get a blow in anywhere.' How am I supposed to become the best if I can't even beat a girl!!' His eyes flared up for a second, showing his rage to Anabelle, but it disappeared as he was able to keep it back. There was something about the girl he was sparring with that allowed him to contain his anger. Eventhough his anger occasionally got the best of him, it only lasted for a short moment. Anabelle raised her palm towards him and asked them to stop.' NO ! I can't stop. I'm not good enough yet !' Harri wanted to continue on, but as usual Anabelle managed to change his mind without even arguing with him.

With Anabelle looking him in the eyes, he started to calm down. The anger and frustration that came with not succeeding in his only goal in life slowly started to fade away. Harri took a step closer to Anabelle and looked her in the eyes, while placing both of his hands on each of her cheeks. He felt lucky for having Anabelle, eventhough he would never be able to share it with the world. He leaned towards her and was going to kiss her, but first he looked around quickly to the left and right, to make sure no one was watching. He was sure no one was there at that moment so he kept on leaning closer to her. When their lips were about to meet he closed his eyes and then he heard someone clear his throat behind him. As a reflex he grabbed Anabelle and put his leg behind hers while pushing her back, so that she would fall down. He held her all the way down so that she wouldn't land on her own and hurt herself. " Sorry " he whispered quickly and quietly before letting go of her.

Turning around, he could see who had interrupted them. It was Alex. Harri didn't really care for him, but then again he didn't really care for anyone else either. " We are done." Harri extended his hand to Anabelle and helped her get back up. His facial expression was apologetic when he looked at Anabelle. Without taking his eyes off of Anabelle he spoke in an aggressive manner, " What is it you want ? Do you have something you need or did you just come by to interrupt our sparring session?" His tone was angry and condescending, as always when he spoke. His facial expression had turned angry too, when he turned back around to look at Alex.

[Storyboy]

The night was cold, the wind was even more of a chill but Silver couldn't tell. He could see people put on coats when they walked outside but he couldn't feel the cold. Comes with a still heart doesn't it? He thought to himself. His feet dangled off the edge of the roof. He thought of jumping. It wouldn't kill him, couldn't. He'd done it a few times before in more secluded areas and every time his vampire abilities kicked in and he'd come to a near halt before landing on his feet. He thought about it, everyone below, well every human at least.

There was the sound of a door opening behind him. He just knew he was going to hear the gripping of someone trying to get him away from the edge. He'd insist there was no danger but they wouldn't understand. But that wasn't the case. "Hey." A young voice said. "How long you planning on staying in the cold?" It was the voice of Sabrina. She took a seat next to Silver. "You know not talking to me isn't going to help."

"But it does." Silver said. "If I'm not around you I can't think about it." She put her hand over his. "I know you still think about it. It's only natural. Just like me being drawn to you. Their both curses of the bite." He turned to see into her clover green eyes. They were beautiful and luring. His eyes trailed down to her neck and he saw the two needle sized scars from where his teeth had pierced her neck. He looked away. "Why does it have to be different with you?" There was the sound of car horns on the busy streets below. The voices of people could be heard below. If Silver focused he could make out what they were saying. Instead he tried to hide away in his own thoughts. "It's just the human part of you." "I was never human." His response was quick and harsh. "I have no memories of who I was before so how can I even know if I am anything like I was?"

Sabrina blushed, her cheeks a rose red in the cold night. "You know the bight is a curse." She said leaning closer against him. "But it can be a pleasure too." As she said that she laid across him. Her head resting on his shoulder across his chest. He ran his hand through her hair. Her neck was exposed. Her blood coursing through her veins. She looked beautiful, and delightful. He felt ashamed for thinking of her like a meal. Then he realized that wasn't how he felt at all. When their bodies came together it was something different. As if the energy left his body leaving him numb. Then when his lips met her neck the energy came flowing back. His eyes never left her. Her hands ran across his body. In return his hands ran along her hair and her skin. Then he rested his hand under her head and lifted her ever so gently towards himself. He closed his eyes, opened his mouth, and soon after felt the rush of her being flow through him.

[fawcettp]

After clearing his throat and asking if the pair had finished, Alex got the usual greeting and aggressive comments from the other shadow hunter, he simply choose to ignore it continued on with his own line of thinking; “what I wanted, was to see if the room was clear for training… but had it been taken I would have preferred a sparing partner” he said calmly, knowing that his words were only half of the conversation going on, “but seeing as you two appear to have finished, I will just do it alone” he finished before moving off to one side. The wall to which Alex had moved held several large practice weapons, used for training, sparing and general practice, he reached out both hands and took hold of the handles for a set of double short swords before moving back to the practice area; he waited with a near blank expression as he waited for the others to either leave or also take up a weapon to spare with him.

As he stood training weapons in hand waiting he heard a noise, being that he had not taken a dose of the serum for nearly a full week and the transformation only a few nights ago had left him with retaining part of the naturally heightened senses; he could hear echoing through the halls and rooms of the institute the sound of someone knocking upon the front doors. He spoke before he could stop himself “I wonder who is at the door… I didn’t think we were expecting anyone today” he said before he remembered that the others in the room wouldn’t actually be able to hear the door from that far away.

[Day Dreamer]

As Harri was inching closer to her, Anabelle closed her eyes, expecting his lips soon to be on hers. Instead, she was pushed down. His leg was around hers and he still held her as she fell, so it didn't cause any harm. Only then, she realized there was another person in the training room. She blushed and got up again, brushing herself off. When he spoke she elbowed him and shook her head. "I'm sorry, he has some rudeness issues" she rolled her eyes in a joking way. She saw him take the weapons and got ready to also get a sword when she heard him say something about somebody knocking the door.

She looked quizzically at Alex, but didn't question. She poked Harri on the rib and motioned him to follow her. Walking over to the door Anabelle couldn't help, but think, what if Alex had caught them kissing. It brough up the fear that she always felt. The fear that one day they will get caught and Harri would be taken away from her. Just the thought was almost overwhelming and she tried to shrug it off by taking Harri's hand to hers and remembering that there was nothing to worry about. When she arrived at the door, Harri standing next to her, she opened it, while still holding hands, but behind her back. Anabelle set her eyes on the emo boy and asked , "Hello, how may I help you?" while still maintaining her kind and welcoming smile.

[Gothpuppy95]

As the door opened he looked over the two nephlim in front of him. He took a slight bow at the waist. "My name is Dante Vale. I was asked by the clave to come and assist you with some of these strange deaths youve had in town. I thought it would be a good idea to check in with you all to see if you have any clues." He said his voice was nearly hypnotic it was around rain water running down glass. He smiled a gentle smile that shown not only in his mouth but also his Sapphire eyes.

[Kingdoml1]

" I wouldn't reduce myself to spar with someone like you. " Harri just had to make sure Alex knew what he thought of him. Even though Harri wasn't one to listen to rumors and gossip, he knew that Alex had been visiting the head of the institute at least once a month. That was pretty much all he knew about Alex and it was enough for him to form an opinion of him. " I bet even Anabelle here could kick your ass without as much as a drop of sweat. " Harri started walking away, but stopped when he heard Alex mention the door getting knocked. They were pretty far away from the front door and Harri didn't hear a sound. ' What is that about ? He must have some kind of hearing rune, he couldn't possibly have heard it without one. ' As always when someone else showed a sign of being gifted Harri became slightly jealous. All signs of above average irritated him as they were potential rivals in his goal to become the best.

Harri himself hadn't taken any runes yet, other than the obligatory ones. It was important for him that he could say, that everything he did was because of him and not with the help of runes. Harri walked with Anabelle to the door without paying further notice to Alex. Anabelle must have been thinking about something bad, because she grabbed his hand and gave it a firm squeeze. Harri looked behind them to make sure nobody was watching. It was risky to hold hands, but on the other hand it was nice. Harri had been planning what he would do if someone happened to see them. His plan was pretty simple and not complicated at all. He would just have to kill the person. Anabelle opened the door and there was a warlock standing outside. His eyes were cat like and it was a definite give away of his demon mark. Harri didn't even bother to reply, but would Anabelle do all the talking as almost always. He had nothing to say, but the recent attacks had been on his mind a lot. Catching and ending the attacks would be a great chance for him to show everyone his superiority once and for all. No one had a idea who was behind the recent attacks and there were no leads, as far as Harri knew.

[Storyboy]

"Why don't you change me?" Sabrina said as they walked down the halls of the hotel. silver turned and threw his hands out to the side, "Because I can't!" He spun on his heel and continued down the hall. Sabrina quickly caught up with him and put a hand on his shoulder, "But you can." He out his hand over hers without looking back. He couldn't, it pained him too much. They were at the elevators now, Silver pressed the button to call it up to their floor. There was a woman and her baby waiting behind them. "You said you can't stand me being like this, then change me." The boy turned and put his finger over her lips, "Ssh, you'll attract attention." He gestured his eyes to the woman by them who was studying them with her eyes. Unaware that she was looking at a vampire and his indentured servant. Sabrina put her hands on the back of Silver's head and pulled herself close, her lips by his ear. "Maybe that's what I want." There was the ding of a bell signaling that their transport had arrived.

The doors of the elevator opened and the two stepped in. The woman followed behind them but with the press of the button the door closed in front of her before she could react. "What are you doing?" Sabrina stepped to the back the elevator and put both of her hands to her hips, "What? I wanted to talk and she didn't need to hear it." Silver threw his hand behind him, "I don't give a damn about the woman, I meant back there. You act as though we are, I am accepted by society. You think the mortals won't kill me if they found out what I am?!" Sabrina's arms relaxed, "If you had any blood to flow through you it would be rushing to your face right now." She smirked but Silver didn't seem the least bit happy. "Do you think this is a joke? You think I want to die?" He put a hand to his forehead and looked towards the ground, "Sometimes I wish I didn't get that warlock to give you free will." Sabrina wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head against his shoulder, he didn't move. "Silver...You're already dead."