[IC] The Party

[Flightless_Soul]

@Luna Amore

"Celeste, is it?" Mei purred rather amused by Celeste's naive innocence. Girls like this were so easy to her, which is why it was best to work her charms and not let Nero make a fool of himself. "My, what a lovely name. It suits you." She smiled, gazing into the girl's emerald eyes with a rapturous look. "And such lovely green eyes you have."

But while she was busy trying to captivate the young beauty, a rather shabby fellow interrupted her wooing. Not the best thing to do apparently, but Mei kept her qualms. Besides, her main goal was taking care of Celeste before Nero did.

@WelcmeToGudBrgr

"Excuse me, dear boy, but it's rude to interrupt a lady." Mei answered the bloke calmly, yet there was a hidden edge of disappointment to her tone. "Perhaps you just lost your train of thought and misplaced it somewhere. After all, you couldn't have attended this party without an invitation, right?"

[Sewer Rat]

"Now do NOT call me a boy, I have come of age," He had no idea on who talked, but once he looked back he almosted gaged, "Enchanté, Ma dame." She was very stunning, but he knew she must be betrothed. He shook his head, Dammit it Victor!, he thought "Im getting out of subject, tell me, what realm is this?"

[Luna Amore]

The green-eyed girl could feel as if a strong heat was envolving her body and soul. Playing timidly with her hands, she lowered her gaze. A soft "Thank you", escaped her mouth. Mei's compliments had made her feel better about herself.

Since breaking up with Jonas, the young woman had been dealing with poor confidence and self-esteem issues, so the Chinese woman's words felt like drops of water for Celeste's thirsty heart. Mei's gaze was so intense and seductive that the long-haired girl could have sworn those eyes were piercing into her very soul, reading her very feelings and thoughts.

Celeste's trance was interrupted by Victor. She had never been happier to be interrupted by someone. This strange man had saved her of embarrassing herself once again in front of Mei.

[Sewer Rat]

"Oh! I forgot my manners, my name is Vict- I mean I'm Dr. Frankenstein, I'm a scientist," He held out his hand to anyone, though the longer it took the more awkward it was, he was beginning to bring his hand back...

[Flightless_Soul]

@WelcmeToGudBrgr @Luna Amore

His questions were...perplexing to the woman. What was this nonsense he was babbling? Surely this eh...man, had to be playing a practical joke on her, which in turn was more annoying than amusing. Mei however gave the man, Dr. Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein she would assume, a warm smile and took his gestured hand. "Mei Xiao-Lan. Charmed. As for your question, Doctor, I do believe we are here on planet Earth, the realm of mortal kind. A silly question, isn't it?"

Over Victor's shoulder, Mei could see Nero's bothered expression as he practically threw back a glass of wine like a shot of hard bourbon. He was getting ancy, perhaps trigger happy as well, so Mei has to speed it up before the fool blew it. His eyes met hers; she could see his lips quietly mouthing 'Hurry up!'

"Now if you will excuse me, Doctor, I do believe I would like to resume my conversation with Miss Celeste here...privately, if you would be so kindest my dear. Twas an honor to make your acquaintance, Doctor Frankenstein."

[Sewer Rat]

That answer wasn,t good enougg, he KNEW there were magical beings here, but he decided to not mes around with people who dont know the truth."Well, thanks for help, now if you'll excuse me, I will try to burn this place to the ground" Then winked at them and started to run into the huge crowd, looking for the host of this party

[Sewer Rat]

That answer wasnt good enougg, he KNEW there were magical beings here, but he decided to not mes around with people who dont know the truth."Well, thanks for help, now if you'll excuse me, I will try to burn this place to the ground" Then winked at them and started to run into the huge crowd, looking for the host of this party

@WelcmeToGudBrgr

[Luna Amore]

Celeste looked from Mei to Victor, from Victor to Mei, and she continued with this visual tennis match as the two talked to each other. Deciding the best thing to do was to let the two guests talk among themselves without interrupting them and to stop the visual tennis match before she became even dizzier, Celeste opened her beige evening bag and looked for her cell phone.


While looking for her cell phone, Celeste thought to herself: "Wow...Miss Mei sure knows how to attract guys...she is so confident, so beautiful, so attractive and she sure knows how to talk to guys, no wonder her college friend invited her to a date tonight. He did not even care she is married!!"

[Flightless_Soul]

@Luna Amore

Once the good Doctor had decided to leave them be, Mei returned her attention to the ravishing young woman at her side, noticing that while trying to brush off Victor while not arousing any suspicions, she had become rather...parched. Now while trying to seduce Celeste away from the party...and from Nero, she had to stave her ever growing thirst, a thirst wine nor water could satiate.

"My dear, it's such a beautiful night outside. Why don't we go to the balcony. There's a lovely view of the night sky from there, plus we can get to know each other...better...without any interruptions."

Yes, the balcony. Hopefully no one would be there.

[Sewer Rat]

Victor was pushing past many people, most likely kings and queens, until he bumped into a man he knew TOO well, "Wa-wait, Archie!?!" (*Winks at Flightless_Soul)



ARCHIE

"Why hello there Victor," He said with that know it all smile
"Tell me where-"
"The hell are we, I know I know, but the truth is, were in a center realm as I say it."
"A What?"
"A center realm its a world where all different realms connect into that one place. " He spread his hands wide " Now, many people from different worlds somehow got here, either magically or by invitation. " Victor nods and starts to look around the place, "Are you wondering where the hosts room is?"
"Yes!"
"Just keep going right and you'll know it when you see it." Victor once again disappears into the crowd. Archie's face changed once he was gone, it was lazy but now it's very stern, "Lets hope I find what I came for."

[Luna Amore]

Just when the green-eyed girl had found her cell phone, she heard a familiar voice again. Lifting up her gaze to meet Mei's eyes and with her hand still inside the evening bag, Celeste replied with a shy and nervous tone. "Go to the balcony?"

She didn't know how to answer to that invitation. On the one hand, being near too such fascinating woman made Celeste feel apprehensive and insecure. But on the other hand, in front of her was a woman who was the complete opposite of what Celeste was. Before dumping her, Jonas had told Celeste that he had expected for the naive girl to become stronger, more confident, seductive and sensual but that she had never had and that she never would and that he needed another kind of woman by his side, not a girl, but a woman.

The painful memories gave Celeste enough courage to answer. "Yes, I would like that. Let's go," said the girl abruptly. It wasn't until the words flew out of the long-haired girl's mouth that she realized what she had said, but it was too late to take her words back. Taking her hand out of her bag and closing it, Celeste got ready to face what would undoubtedly be a very interesting night.

[Luna Amore]

Weary of traveling all day long, Elaniel had stepped into an inn at the side of the road to rest and spent the night.


Little did she know that said inn was, in reality, a magical port that would take her into a realm very different from hers.

Opening the door, Elaniel stepped into the "Inn". Upon entering the room, the door close behind her and in front of her, there was a strange room, a room like she had never seen before.

"Where am I?", she black-haired woman asked herself. She tried to return from where she had come but the door had vanished. "What is this place?"
(winks at Victor ;) )

[Sewer Rat]

VICTOR

Victor, with ragged clothes came out of the hosts room and into a lobby where the exit was, "Fucking magical beings and their stupid shi-" Thats when she saw a black haired girl come out from god knows what. She didnt notice him yet, he answered, "Well thats the question of the night, huh?" He stepped into the room.

[Flightless_Soul]

@Luna Amore

Perfect...

Her charm was working on the naive beauty. Now all Mei had to do was lead her away onto the balcony, away from the prying eyes of too many strange guests to this most austere of parties. She took Celeste delicately by the hand and led her away, out from the stuffiness off the grand ballroom and into the cool and clear autumn night.

The moon glistened across the emerald lawn and danced across the sheen surface of the courtyard's reflecting pool. Stars, nearly hundreds of them, like precious diamonds, shimmered against the endless sea of black velvet that was the night, and yes, a most beautiful night it was.

Alas...it was nights like these Mei...was the thirstiest.

"Come here, my darling." Her voice, it dripped with a sensual heat, a proverbial snare that meant to grasp Celeste in a bond unbreakable. She pulled her closer, closer to her, till their bodies were as close as they would allow.

"You are just simply...delectable." Hungrily Mei whispered. The urge, she couldn't control it. Not anymore. "Oh...how I shall have you tonight, my beloved, all to myself." Her eyes, they flashed a fierce crimson. She lowered her lips onto the woman's neck, but then....

"MEI!"

Nero's cry brought her crashing down from her adrenaline high. Dammit! So close! So fucking close! This had better be good she thought.

"Mei! Anton just texted me! We're in big trouble! We have to go, now!"

"Nero, calm yourself!" Mei quickly replied, reluctantly relinquishing Celeste from her grasp. "What the fuck is going on?!"

Nero's look, it was one of dread, "Anton said he saw a group of hunters heading toward the manor! Someone must've tipped them off! We have to go, dammit!"

He grabbed Mei's arm, trying to pull her away, but Mei wrenched away, her eyes glowing red with anger. "Just one moment!" She growled. "Who could have tipped them off? Unless..." Slowly, her fearsome gaze turned to Celeste. She remembered now. The woman was looking through her purse for something, a phone!

"You..." Her teeth grit, a sharp pair of fangs exposed, she glared down upon the spy. "You fucking BITCH!"

But no sooner did the words leave her mouth....

All hell broke loose.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=PN5YntoTFKw

*BOOM!* The explosions rocked the grand ballroom, sending the party into a fleeing panic. Single file, they emerged through the dust and smoke, entire squads of men dressed in all black tactical gear, wielding all manner of assault rifles and submachine guns as they moved in tight military formation through the terrified guests, shouting,

"MOVE IN! MOVE IN! LOCATE THE TARGETS AND ELIMINATE THEM! GO! GO! GO!

The hunters were here.

[Sewer Rat]

Archie was about to drink a Vodka Tonic when heard the explusion, the drink spilled all over him, "Oh FUCKER, now they gonna get it now." He raised his hand up in the air, disappeared in a puff of Grey smoke, reappeared in the front of the explosion, dagger in his hand
"WAIT, DONT START THE BADASS BATTLE WITHOUT ME" Victor started running with a...Man? Or was it a man.Victor panted once he ran next to Archie,"I Wanna do this."

[Gentlemanvaultboy]

Through the blasted hole, among the feet of the hunters and terrified guests, something else also swarmed into the mansion. Grey and brown furry blobs covered the floor, individuals breaking off from the tied and making their way up the legs of the guests. The pushed their way into pockets, nipped at cuff-links and pulled on jewelry. Anything valuable they found, removed, and ran back to the entrance where a man stood next to the hunter captain.



The captain looked on distastefully as rats carrying valuables scaled his companions legs and disappearing into the living mass spread across his shoulders and down his back. The rat man caught his eye and smiled. "Don't look like dat." He said. "We jus' gnawed our way into a center realm. Do ya have any idea how hard dat is without a dedicated specialist? Our deal was ya let me do my thing once we got in here. Don't start judgin' now."

He stepped into the room as the rats moved at their own discretion. Two large lumps of fur sloughed off his shoulders, somehow not diminishing the amount to writhing grey, and unfurled into two horrid horking rat creatures the size of dogs. They patrolled loyally at his side as he strolled forward, taking in the decor. He never got invited to fancy shindigs like this. He sniffed the air, searching for any highly concentrated magical scene. Spaces like this one usually had some sort of core that maintained them, and that core was probably the most valuable thing here both magically and financially speaking.

He didn't get far though. At least a couple of people seemed a whole lot braver than the rest. He stopped in front of them. "Ya wanna check our invitation?" He asked. "Cause we ain't got one."

[Luna Amore]

As soon as Celeste felt Mei's gently touch grasping her hand, the naive girl felt herself immersing into some kind of hypnotic trance. The Chinese woman's hand was cold but Celeste barely registered that, since her own hand was as hot as a fiery coal. Without any resistance, she let Mei lead the way.

Stepping into the balcony, the long-haired woman lifted up her gaze and looked at the starry night. There she was next to a complete stranger, yet she had never felt more at ease. Calmly observing the beautiful ebony sky, Celeste did not even realize Mei's real intentions...

Captured by the enigmatic woman's voice, the green-eyed girl was an easy prey in the hands of a beautiful hunter. Mei's words made Celeste feel aroused. Almost instinctively, she exposed the smooth skin of her neck to her seducer. She bit her lower lip as if preparing herself for a new experience. However, that enjoyable sensation was interrupted by Nero's voice.

Slowly returning from her trance, Celeste calmly observed as Nero discussed with Mei. It was not until she heard Met insulting her that the fair girl completely came back to reality. Blood began rushing through her body after looking at the short-haired woman's sharp pair of fangs.

"What is this?! What is happening?", Celeste asked herself with desperation. The poor girl had no time to process all the events occurring around her. The sound of the explosions in the hall awoken the fleeing instinct inside of her. She looked straight into Mei's eyes. "Save me...", she said to her hunter in an extremely low voice. Her tone was not a begging one, rather a heartfelt request. Hoping Mei had been able to read the words on her lips, Celeste waited in silence.

[Flightless_Soul]

@Luna Amore

"Shit!" Time was up. The hunters were flooding the ballroom as though a vicious army of ants, ants armed with enough firepower to waste the undead. Mei could see them through the window hurrying up the stairs. Hopefully, they hadn't spotted her or Nero yet.

"Nero, give me a gun!"

Nero pulled a spare Beretta from his jacket, tossing it over to Mei. Mei caught it, cycling the mag and cocking the slide. She then turned to the girl beside her, a stern look in her cold, black eyes. "You, you're coming with me! Nero, keep 'em busy!"

"You got it!" Nero quickly nodded loading his weapon. "See you back at the hideout! Now go!"

And with that, Mei seized Celeste firmly by the arm and made her run.

[Luna Amore]

Waiting for Mei's reply had been excruciating. It had only been a couple of minutes, but for Celeste, it had been an eternity.

She did not care about the future in that moment, the only thing that mattered to the green-eyed girl was the present. Her present which meant saving her life, she will worry about the future later.

Letting a deep sigh of relief, Celeste followed Mei with great haste.

[Kaesus]

Clay didn't even knew why he was invite and to make it even better the invite forgot to mention the place where it should be, he dressed up for what from his point of view was well dressed and left his home, but as soon he left his house he found himself in the garden of an huge mansion, and the party had already started.

"It seems I'm late." He could see some type of army men storming the place he wanted to participate in the party so in a puff of black smoke he vanished from the garden and appeared inside the building by the side of a man all dressed in black.

"So we are the good guys right?" As he smiled at the guy.

(Here is Clay:)

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