[IC] Zodiacs

[ladyanglaise]

@Ayemdar@UnknownScarlet4@olcharlieboi@Cherrywitch@KatherinWinter

George found herself standing in the middle of the ruined room, holding up a broken plate like it was a shuriken. She dropped it next to her feet, taking a few steps closer to the group. "Is everyone okay?" She asked, trying to remember how many people were in the room before.
She saw Victoria standing in the door, covered in ethereal shadows, and seemed immediately alarmed. "There's another one! Everyone take cover!" she yelled to the others. She got between the group and Victoria, taking a defensive stance with her fists up. "Who are you? Where did the other two go?" she challenged, clearly still on the same adrenaline rush that carried her through the initial attack.

[Ayemdar]

Victoria stepped back in shock at the girl's angered words. Her shadows immediately disappeared, since her focus was broken. "I'm Victoria, I was invited here.." She said quietly, her voice wavering out of fear. "I don't know where they went." Victoria examined the girl. She looked to be about her age, and looked like an outcast, like herself.

Victoria was already wishing she was back home, confined in her room. She didn't want to be here. She didn't want to interact with anyone, she just wanted to be left alone.

[KatherinWinter]

@ladyanglaise @Ayemdar

"It's alright. Victoria is simply a late arrival. She is one of you." Zodiac assure George. He didnt tell the girl that the boy was also one of them. He hadn't been able to reach the boy in time to protect him from the other side. Sk they would have to rescue him. But that would happen later. They had to train first.

[Cherrywitch]

Eloise stood quietly, staring out among the people left over and the grey dust of the wolves that scattered over the floor. The brunette pouted softly, lowering her large chocolate eyes. "That boy... He called himself Leo... So doesn't that mean...?" She trailed off on her thought, realizing she had said it aloud. She clasped her hands before her in the polite way, drilled into her since she was born, bowing her head in respectful silence.

[ladyanglaise]

@KatherinWinter@Ayemdar

"Oh, so even though there are two shadow demons here, it's okay because you invited one of them? Great." George said, glaring at Zodiac. "You saw everything that just happened, and you expect me to trust her? You expect me to trust you?"
She faintly heard someone speaking behind her, and turned around just to see Eloise looking at the floor. "Hey, are you okay?" she asked. "You didn't get hurt, right?"

[Majoraa]

@ladyanglaise@Cherrywitch@Ayemdar@KatherinWinter

Olivia looked at everyone as they broke the silence, mostly because of a late arrival named Victoria, according to zodiac. 'Where DID zodiac go while that was happening anyways?' She thought. Olivia took one more glance at George as they checked if Eloise was alright before heading outside for some fresh air.

[Cherrywitch]

Eloise glanced up with a surprised look, giving a soft cock of her head and a polite smile. "Oh, I'm fine, I'm not hurt." The girl turned her eyes towards where 'Leo' had once stood, murderous intent and all. Is he really... Like us? Then, a terrifying thought clouded her mind:

What if any one of us can become like that?

[KatherinWinter]

@Cherrywitch@UnknownScarlet4@ladyanglaise@Ayemdar

"I know this is alot to take in all at once. Expecially now. But I assure you that I can help you. I understand why you would hesitate to trust me so I am not asking for your trust yet. Just give me a chance. No one else can help you the way I can. Leo and his partner will be back. We have to start your training as soon as possible." Zodiac explained to them.

[ladyanglaise]

@KatherinWinter@Ayemdar@UnknownScarlet4@olcharlieboi@Cherrywitch

"If you can train me... us, to beat him? I'm in." George said to Zodiac as Olivia left. She glanced suspiciously at Victoria before looking back at Zodiac. "I believe that you can help us, and I want to learn more. Where do we start?"

[Ayemdar]

Without being able to control it, Victoria was enshrouded in shadows again. It was her body's way of protecting her from George, who was very hostile towards her. "I'm not one of them. You can think what you want, but you're wrong." She said through the shadows.

Victoria shouldn't have to do deal with this. If she was evil, she'd do something evil. She was simply minding her own business. Zodiac luckily came to her rescue, but the girl didn't seem to even care. This is why Victoria liked to be alone.

[KatherinWinter]

@Cherrywitch@UnknownScarlet4@ladyanglaise@Ayemdar

"I can train you to use your abilities. I will do my best to make sure that you can defeat the evil invading the world. Leo isnt completely evil. Victoria you need to focus on being here. As long as you desire it on unnoticed the shadows will surround you. The others aren't going to trust someone who tries to hide from them." Zodiac explained to them.

[ladyanglaise]

@KatherinWinter@Ayemdar

George paused in thought for a few moments and looked from Victoria to Zodiac. "I want to train with her." she said, resolute. She tried to peer through the shadows to look at Victoria, with maybe a bit of sympathy in her gaze. "Maybe I was wrong, maybe you're not with them, but I want to make sure that that's true." she said.

[KatherinWinter]

@Cherrywitch@UnknownScarlet4@ladyanglaise@Ayemdar

"Alright George and Victoria will be partners. That means that Liz and Eloise will be partners. Do you want to see your rooms or simply start training." Zodiac told them. He figured that partners where a good thing. They would need each other. Hopefully they could balance each other.

[ladyanglaise]

@KatherinWinter

"I just want to start training!" George blurted out. "Who knows when they'll be back? I want to be ready."

[KatherinWinter]

@Cherrywitch@UnknownScarlet4@ladyanglaise@Ayemdar

"Follow me. We will start with self defense." Zodiac explained. He figured that they needed to know how to fight first. Tomorrow they could start power useage.

[Cherrywitch]

Eloise was hesitant, but followed anyways. Self defense... She usually always had body guards around her or at least near at all times. The rich girl never needed to know how to fight for herself. She was a dress-wearing, lady mannered heiress of a successful business couple. What did she know of defending herself? Eloise was terrified.

[KatherinWinter]

Liz wasn't sure what to think of the idea of learning to fight. She liked the idea of being able to defend herself bur she wasn't thrilled with the idea of hurting people. She knew that she needed to learn to fight and by doing do she would probably hurt someone. It wouldn't be easy. But hopefully it would be worth it. She liked the idea of being able to help people.
@Cherrywitch@ladyanglaise@UnknownScarlet4