"Cursed ones here? Sounds like they want to incite panic." Vincent is watching the crowd for the slightest offset that he can point out.

Damien nods. "I do as well." Following her as he noticed the book and wonders if they were on the right track and it this was form of trap.

The cat went into a large hallway where the cat then shifts into a dog the resembles a bloodhound. Getting a better whiff of the scent she was following and continued onward.

Dante said “problem is they might not know they are cursed…if they were turned into cursed by force…they wouldn’t know till it’s too late…”

Ana saw his gaze and said “it’s reacting to me…and to the magic around us. We just have to keep this from turning into a nightmare”

Ana saw the hound and said “seems she has the scent now”

Vincent sighed while feeling some frustration. "Which means we have many unknown ticking time bombs. If they were to turn, we could have a fight on our hands. I am sure Lady Shade would like to handle this without any violence."

"Yeah. Let's hope." Damien too sees the hound and is curious "what do you mean?" He asks Ana. The hound halts a moment to look at the duo before going back to following the scent like she may expect them to follow her.

Dante nodded and said “she would…she doesn’t want anyone to get killed not like this…” he looked around closely then he stopped as a another music tune was filling the room, not the music being played by the band “do you hear something off?”

Ana smiled and said “that’s the lady you just met. She’s a shifter. Shall we?”

Vincent nods. "I do. It's not the usual music. I could try to find the culprit but that's alot of minds to read. I'm still learning to pinpoint the thoughts I want. But it would be worth a try." He offers as he searches the guests.

"Ooohhh....yeah. let's go." Damien follows.

Dante said “just do a scan. See whose not surprised by it and go from there…” he cursed and said “I wish I could do a blood test but it’s too many people…” he felt his head start to hurt from the music and held his face. “What the heck…”

Ana followed into the back of the stage, looking around and said “we are close…I feel them…the scent is strong too…” she pulled the book out and said “stay on your guard…”

"I understand." Closing his eyes, Vincent opens his mind like a small wave to start and slowly expands his reach group by group. Noticing some notice the change and complain or try and listen to it.

The hound goes through different exits to see if the scent extends passed the backstage. Damien partially shifts his arms that of fur and claws, his eyes a piercing gold that watched their back. Backing up where she stepped forward.

Should the search for their exit be non existent, she makes her way to the top where the lights and other props would be used.

Dante grunted as the off music got louder and he leaned on the railing, holding his face. It wasn’t until the wave found a pair in the far side by the bar that their minds were quiet. Nothing going on. But suddenly Dante gasped and used both hands on the railing to stay upright. “What is this…”

Ana waited to cover their backs and when the other two were part way up the steps Ana turned sharply and her eyes flashed. A figure had appeared on the stage, red eyes watching her.

Vincent soon had the wave recede as he found the two minds that were silent. When he was more aware of his surroundings physically, he noticed Lord Dante's state and the pain he was in. He pulled him from the railing. "What do you mean? What is going on? Is it due to the music?" He asks.

The hound looks down below her with the catwalk grated to see below them as well as the rest of the stage. She looks to see Ana still at the bottom of the steps. She isn't sure if she should make her presence known but looks to Damien as he is up there with her. "Ana? Is

Dante nodded slightly as the pain got worse. “Yes I think so…dang it I can’t focus…it’s…” then he looked at Vincent and it clicked. “The music is calling out to the blood…I can hear it…the music is trying to call upon cursed ones…we have to stop it before…” then the music hit a higher level and Dante cried out holding his ears and falling against the other fang, his body shaking. Soon cries could be heard below as the music was starting to affect others.

Ana didn’t answer but moved back onto the stage and pulled her book free. “Who are you?” The figure tilted their head and a voice like static said “I am no one…yet I am everyone…”

Vincent holds onto Dante as he looks around them. He wondered if the music was calling out to the Blood, those who were crying out were the cursed ones the music was calling out for. Vincent tsked as he looked around before searching for Alexandria's mind. When he found her he called out to her.

'Lady Alexandria. There is a situation happening in the ballroom. There is a music that is effecting the vampires within. Dante believes that the music is calling out to cursed ones.'

The hound halts as she lifts her head. 'I'll inform Miss Shade. Hang on for as long as you can.' the hound looked back down before nudging Damien back the way they came. Damien looks to the hound confused but backed up and followed when the hound went passed. The hound shifted back into the young woman Alexandria, dress and all while hurrying down the stairs.

Dante grunted in pain and said weakly “we have to…get those not affected out…of the room…fast…” he tried to stand, shaking as he leaned on the railing.

Shade walked towards the figure as Alex was making it down the ladder. She said “you’re the one…that voice…I heard it with Damien…Panic Discord…” the hood feel showing a woman all black with a white outline. “Who are you? How can you resist my song?”

Vincent felt conflicted. He wanted to stay with Dante but understood what needed to be done. With a sigh Vincent sets Dante against the wall. "Understood. Stay here. I'll do it." He ran to find anyone who was not affected and if if he found Duke Vale, hoping not to be affected, could try to get his help getting the unaffected fangs out.

Getting to the same floor Ana was on, Alexandria and Damien made it to the bottom of the stairs to see Ana and the figure. Damien growled when seeing the figure. Panic Discord. It took all his will to not shift and attack on sight. Alexandria took a step forward. "Miss Shade! There's an emergency in the Ballroom. There are fangs being affected. They need our help!"

Duke Vale was trying to figure out what was going on and looked at Vincent and asked “My friend what is going on?” Then he listened to him and his went wide. “Where is my brother? Is he safe? Heavens if it’s calling to blood…he will be in a lot of pain…alright, go open all the doors” he suddenly vanished and appeared on the platform with the band and grabbed the mic “anyone who can hear me get out now!” His voice had a power to it, cutting thru the sound and magic in the air.

Dante grunted and held his head, the pain getting worse once people started moving out the doors.

Ana cursed and said “your plan to amass an army? Or just blood shed?” The woman tilted her head and said “to start the change…I want names…I’m a collector…” Ana pulled the book free and held it out. “We can’t stay and play…” the woman smiled and suddenly the room went black. The other two were thrown into the screaming chaos that Damein knew all too well. The blood night. The two had arms wrapped warping around their forms and they both heard “please…I want your name…please give it to me…I can’t make the pain go away…”

Vincent nodded as he went to open all the doors so those u affected could leave safely. "Everyone calmly exit!" He tells them as he has any guards also unaffected to make sure that it is only those who aren't showing certain symptoms from what he had seen from the affected fangs. They are to stay in the castle till they have been helped. After his orders are made clear, he goes to find Dante once more to make sure that he is alright.

Damien struggles and fights from the black arms wrapping around him. "No! You will not! My name is my own and mine alone!" He growls out, resisting the temptation she tries to give him.

"Do not let her have your name! She will take it and change you! Do not succumb to her pleas and lies!" He exclaims to Alexandria who too, struggles and fights.

Alexandria tries to shift into a rat to get out of the clutches the arms try to keep her in. To use her flexible body to escape.

The Duke was calling out orders and the guards were trying to pin down the cursed but they were starting to go mad with bloodlust. The fighting broke out. He looked around and said softly “Dante…”

Dante was on the floor leaning against the wall, his eyes zoned out from the music and the pain. Blood dripping from his nose from the pressure.

The woman laughs and said “you don’t need to fight my dears…I will make all the pain go away…” then there was a blast of purple light and a hand banished the dark limbs. “No!” The light blasted out and soon they were on the stage once more, Ana holding both of them by their shoulders.

The woman hissed at Ana and said “who are you…how can you push me away?” Ana smirked and said as she held up the book. “I am the witch of the purple moon. The one born of the children of the night…I am the nights sworn protector…and I will end your parade of madness…”

Dante rushed back to the ballroom to see the chaos before him. Running around the chaos the best he could, ran up the stairs to find Dante. When he finds Dante, he makes his way to him and down beside him. "Crap....hang in there Dante." Picking up Dante into a bridal carry, he makes his way to find the Duke.

Damien and Alexandria felt relieved though Alex was trying not to show how shaken up she is. Damien only felt pissed off as he began to shift into his wolf form.

Dante grunted as he was picked up, shaking against the other fang. “Where…is…brother…my lady…have to…protect them…”

Duke Vale was fighting blood cursed ones into the center of the room, the guards doing the same. They knew they had to keep them together so none escaped into the city.

Panic Discord smiled at Ana darkly and then two hooded figures appeared next to her. “My mistress, we must go. You will be taken if the other fangs arrive while we are here…” she sighed and then turned back to the three. “We will meet again my dears…I hope you will think about giving me your names…and you witch…” she smiled even more so. “I wish to speak with you more in detail…while you’re in my grasp…” there was a loud sound of static and a burst of white noise.

Ana cursed and tried to run forward yelling “you will not escape me this time monster!”

"Let me worry about them Dante. Gotta find a way to get you away from the music." Vincent tells him as he notices that the Duke is preoccupied. He tries to find a room that makes it hard to hear the music.

Damien got infront of Ana with his arm out to stop her further. "Wait. Don't." He says as he watches Panic Discord go. It hurt to let them go but they had bigger problems than the cause of the problem. Plus he had a feeling that this could end badly if Ana were to follow them.

The duke saw him and waved to him then tapped his head, signaling for him to listen. “Take my brother to the first door on the left in the grand hall. It’s the sounding room for the performers, it should be quiet enough”

Ana ran into his arm and tried to get by him, watching the woman and her minions vanished into the white void behind them. “I can’t let her escape! She has to be stopped”