[IC] The Party

[Sewer Rat]

ARCHIE

"Alright assholes you ruined a perfectly good suit I'm too lazy to magically dry up!" He ran to the first two hunters to reaching into their chests and pulled out their hearts, then crushing them in an instant, dust replacing what WAS their heart. The hunters fell on the ground dead, other hunters hesitated, confused on how did the man do that.He turned into to the hunters, "Now who's next?"


Victor

Victor and his monster ran toward the nearest hunter, the monster man handling one, while Victor punching with his gloves on another, "Bitch!" Victor himself wouldn't do this, but Archie's spell made him attack the hunters.

[Flightless_Soul]

@Luna Amore

m.youtube.com/watch?v=N8ZAx_OvKpM

Mei hurried off the balcony dragging Celeste behind her, never once stopping to look back, for why when she knew behind her...was certain doom. She kept running, Nero's gun clutched in her hand, down a stairwell onto the front lawn and across the wet pavement to a cherry red, high performance vehicle. Undoubtedly hers.



"Get in!" She ordered Celeste. As soon as the girl jumped in, Mei slammed her foot down on the gas, and the car tore across the lawn and out onto the main road. They kept speeding away, faster and farther, until the mansion...and the hunters... were out of sight and mind.

Mei looked back in her rearview mirror to make sure they weren't being tailed. The hunters, now that they had her scent, there was no way they were giving up easy.

@Kaesus

"TARGET RIGHT! OPEN FIRE!"

Nero dove behind a pillar right as the squad of hunters drew down on him and unloaded a brutal barrage of bullets. He popped back up returning fire, then back down again as the hunters fired back. That's when he noticed the odd glow of the bullet holes a few feet from him. "Fuck! UV rounds!
Of course!" He muttered to himself, preparing to fire back on the hunters when a black mist enveloped beside him.

With surprise, he watched briefly as the smoke formed into the shape of a man. He was about to answer...until he heard something roll across the floor....

....and land beside his foot.



He looked down at the floor with a furrowed brow, then to the man beside him.

"That answer your question?"

[Luna Amore]

It was so difficult to keep up the pace with Mei, for a moment there Celeste felt as they were flying instead of running. Just when she was about to catch her breath, she saw a spectacular automobile in front of her. Blinking twice to make sure the car was indeed real, the young woman said in admiration, "A red Ferrari...wow...you must be rich..."

With her eyes still wide-open, she followed her savior's order. Once inside the car, she opened her eyes even wider. The car was as beautiful inside as it was outside. The leather seats, the modern dashboard, the high-tech instruments. "Who are you?", the green-eyed girl asked herself. Her gaze fixed on Mei.



However, Celeste could not appreciate the awesomeness of the car for too long. In a matter of seconds, the long-haired girl was holding tight for dear life to the ceiling grab handle.

Putting her seatbelt on was a great hurdle at the speed Mei was driving. "God no! I escaped from a deadly situation just to jump into a deadlier one!"

After a lot of struggle, Celeste finally managed to secure her body to the seat. Closing her eyes, she said a little prayer in her head. "Dear God, please let me arrive alive and in one piece to whatever place this person is taking me."

[Sewer Rat]

Victor, while strangling a hunter saw a man dressed in all black,Hes as edgy as Archie he thought to himself, but something about him seemed...familiar(Flightless Soul if you dont want me to know their vamps then tell.) Then it hit him! He spent most of his time in Transylvania with an old friend..Then thinking back he knew what both Nero and Mei were. "Archie lift the god damm spell! This is important!"
"Fine." Archie was chokeing a hunter with one hand, then he lifted his other hand, and Victor stopped his actions, He turned toward Nero, "Hey you, YOU! Where the hell is the girl? Tell me now you fucking vamp!"

[Kaesus]

As the grenade rolled towards Clay's feet he smiled once again to the man dressed in black. He kicked the grenade, but instead of it being shot away from him it vanish in black smoke right before appearing from a black cloud just on top of the militia followed by a red BUUUM as the bits and pieces of the grenade flew towards all directions.



Do you want a way out?

[Flightless_Soul]

@Luna Amore

It was over...for now.

Despite being as far away from the chaos as possible, Mei continued to push the raw power of her Ferarri down the highway, but finally she could relax. With a weary sigh, she reached over to the dial on the car's CD player. Perchance some music would help her cool down.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=MV_3Dpw-BRY

So much had happened, and all of it happened in such a short span of time. Four of her coven, four of her dearest friends, mercilessly slain, and now the UNHC was on her tail. As if this couldn't get any more fucked up than it had been. To make matters worse, she ended up getting a human involved in this debacle.

With one hand on the steering wheel, she looked out of the corner of her eye to her passenger. Celeste, Mei had to wonder now what was running through the mortal's mind. Was she still in awe of the Ferarri? Or was she just terrified out of her mind. Part of the reason Mei put on some music simply...was to get rid of the annoying silence.

"You must have alot of questions, correct? I would figure." Mei whispered. "I'll answer them. For starters, yes, I am a vampire, and so is Nero. I lead a coven called the Erzebets, and for years, we've been at war with another coven for control of the city, the Malkavians. It's been a long stand down between us, but ever since these murders....I feel like we'll be tearing each other apart...real soon. Anyways, I'm taking you to my home. You can rest there, but tomorrow, I'm taking you back to wherever it is you live. You will forget about everything you have witnessed this night, including...what I am. Do you understand?"

@Kaesus@WelcmeToGudBrgr

It was over...

Thank fuck, Nero thought as the smoke cleared and the dust and flames settled. Bodies littered the scene of combat and carnage, blood and sinew strewn about what was once an elegant and lovely ballroom...now the grim facade of unholy warfare.

Nero collapsed in a chair, one of them that at least survived the bloody fray, with a sigh and fished from his jacket a crumpled cigarillo, lighting it, then taking a drag.

"Well...this sure was a lovely party." A dry quip before turning to the man who, more or less, saved his life. "Don't know who you are or what you did, but thanks. At least you got rid of the bastards."

And of course, Nero couldn't forget a familiar face.

"Victor Frankenstein." He uttered the name with a spit of venom. "Tell me, how long has it been since your goddamn abomination helped Vlad destroy Lady Bathory's castle? You know I don't have any business with anyone who associates with the Malkavian Coven, so why show up here?"

[Gentlemanvaultboy]

"What?" Came a voice from across the room. The rat man sat on a nearby table, snacking from a discarded a tray of Hors d'oeuvres held up by one of the long wormlike tails hanging off his back. "Ovah already? The nerve of deese jarheads. Ya shoulda heard the kind of shit they was talking just five minutes ago." He took another bite. "God, dis cheese is jus div~ine. Hey vampire boy, do me a solid and pick up that fork next to ya foot. I wanna know if this crap is real silverware."

Rat's still scurried willy-nilly about the room, but the large ones had disappeared deeper into the party hall to seek out the core of the space. He tried not to let it show, but he really was pissed that those hunters had been such a lackluster distraction considering he couldn't move that far from the hole they'd knocked in the walls of time and space. A rat could get in anywhere, but it took constant gnawing to keep this hole open long enough to get back out.

[Olira]

@Flightless_Soul,@Gentlemanvaultboy

HILDA WRIGHT

Lady of the Void

Hilda:
Across the room from Nero and the gang was a woman sitting atop a chair made out of what looks like black clouds. Besides her was a large figure wearing bright, polished armor. She'd reach over to her table and sip her tea, taking a look at the group.

"Marvelous! Truely marvelous! I came here for a nice dinner with a few friends, and yet, I got a wonderful show instead! How lucky I am."

She'd place her tea cup back on the table as the chair began to float over. The knight slowly followed, glaring at the Rat Man and Nero.

"Um, my boy. A moment if you will. You've successfully captured my attention for the evening. What's my name my dear? How old are you? You're a Vampire? How'd that happen?"

She was... A little too eager to talk...

[Flightless_Soul]

@Gentlemanvaultboy@Olira

"You got feet, dont you, rat boy? Get it yourself." Nero coldly replied. He had already had enough of this evening and was just ready to go home and crawl into bed before he either shot someone or drained them dry.

Holstering his gun, he got up out of his chair, about to whip out his phone to call Mei, when another entered the scene. At least she was pleasing to look at than the other mooks. Not a bad looking dame at all.

"Listen dollface." He said taking a pull of his cigarillo, a thick wisp of smoke trailing from the corner of his lips. "I ain't got time for your silly questions, alright. I just got shot up by a bunch of fucking weekend soldiers, my friends are all hiding cause someone's bumping off our coven one by one, and now I'm surrounded by the Mad Hatter's fucking tea party. Can't say I'm having a good evening here. Now if you'll excuse me."

He turned around, dialing Mei's number. "C'mon Mei, pick up!"

[Olira]

@Flightless_Soul,@Gentlemanvaultboy

HILDA WRIGHT

Lady of the Void

Hilda:
Hilda's smile slowly went away, now replaced with a scowel. The knight beside her unsheithed his sword, but she held up a hand, telling the knight to stop.

"I'm guessing that your parents never taught you manners... That was a bit rude, but I'll ignore it for now..."

The knight sheithed his blade again, still staring at the vamp. The woman sighed, letting go of the Vampire's attitude and returning to her normal self.

"Now... Let's try this again... I am Hilda Wright. Who may you be?"

[Flightless_Soul]

@Olira

While waiting for Mei to pick up, Nero paced the floor.

"Nero Castigione, and no, my parents didn't teach me any manners, on account of them being burned at the stake when I was two. Now fuck off, doll!"

The phone rang for a few minutes. Nothing. Nero was getting impatient.

@Luna Amore

Mei glanced down at her phone buzzing in the cubby hold. She picked it up, already aware of who was calling.

"Nero."

"The one and only." Nero answered with a dry chuckle.

Mei smirked, "Okay smartass. How is everything? Are you alright?"

"I'm a little dinged up...and surrounded by weirdos. You at the hideout?"

"Not yet, but I'm getting there. Has Anton contacted you any?"

"No, but I figured he'd call you first."

"Shit..." Mei sighed irritably. "Well look, I'll get a hold of him and the rest. You just get back to the hideout in one piece, okay? Got it?" She sounded genuinely concerned, and why not? Nero, the coven, they were more to her than just loyal subjects.

"Yeah, sure thing boss. And Mei?"

"Yeah?"

"You watch yourself out there. There's some bad shit going down, and I think it has to do with more than just the Malkavians."

Mei was quiet for a moment, her brow wrinkled with a grim feeling of anxiety. Softly she answered, a tad choked up, "Y-yeah...you might be right. I'll see you back at the hideout. Be safe."

She hung up the phone and kept driving.

[Olira]

@Flightless_Soul,@Gentlemanvaultboy

HILDA WRIGHT

Lady of the Void

Hilda:
She'd sigh, feeling that either her somewhat aggressive introduction left a bad impression on him. Hilda would still appear quite angry as she didn't enjoy being called doll. The knight beside her held it's position kept a hand on it's blade, looking to his master, waiting for permission to cut down the rude boy.

"Fuck off? Why that's a rude way to talk to someone that wants to help you. I may not be a beast of the blood like you, but I too know the feeling of being hunted. While you seem to be the lone wolf type, I encourage you to at least take a listen to my offer. Also..."

Hilda's chair moved arond Nero, placing herself in front of him. She'd slowly stand up, reveling her height of 6'8". The woman would look Nero in the eyes, bearing a smile that just reeked of malicious intent.

"Please don't call me 'Doll' again... It's quite insulting to me."

[Sirkaithethird]

The lights in the room flickered as a strange light show appeared in the middle of the room. Then with a boom the circular lights collapsed in on them selves revealing a young man dressed in a blue uniform dating back to the American Civil War. On his back was a rifle, he was clearly confused, by what had happened. The man stood there dazed.

[Luna Amore]

Celeste closed her eyes during the majority of the trip to wherever was that Mei was taking her. Mei was an excellent driver no doubt about it, however, the young girl would have preferred for her savior to show her car racing abilities without her in the front seat. The green-eyed girl would open one of her eyes a little every now and then, peeking both out of curiosity and to make sure she was still alive.

Suddenly the long-haired girl began to listen to some music. Maybe Mei had noticed how terrified and nervous she was and wanted her to feel more at ease. Whatever the reason, the music was working since it was the first time Celeste could relax a bit since escaping from the ballroom.

After hearing Mei's voice, Celeste opened both of her eyes and turned her head towards the driver seat. She listened with utmost attention to the Chinese's woman voice. "Vampires! They are vampires!", she shouted inside her mind. "A vampire war?! And she is the leader of one of the groups!"

Returning her gaze to the road in front of her, Celeste could not help but be in an absolute state of shock. She had gone to the party in hopes of forgetting about her ex-boyfriend and move on with her life, meet some people and maybe have a nice time, but instead of that, she was sitting next to a vampire, and no just any vampire but next to some sort of vampire queen.

"So, she is taking me to her house..." Celeste had mixed emotions.

She was extremely grateful to Mei for saving her life but at the same time, she was petrified at the thought that her savior would have her for a late-night dessert.

She was scared her to death but at the same time, it had been a long time since she felt that alive. In fact, she had never felt more alive.

"Well...I guess I will return back to my normal life... tomorrow." There was a feeling of relief but nostalgia as well...yes her old life was very safe but also so boring and lonely...

The truth was that part of the reason that she had allowed her coworker to "convince" her to go to the party was that she was tired of returning to an empty apartment every night after work. She was tired of feeling so lonely.

The buzzing of Mei's cell phone interrupted Celeste's train of thought. It was Nero. Still looking at the road in front of her, she tried to understand "the queen and knight's" conversation from the few word Mei said in reply.

"So...he is alive..." An unvoluntary soft smile formed on the young girl's lips. "We are close to her house...I wonder what her house would be like...I mean...she drives a Ferrari...so I would not be surprised if she were to live in a big castle..."

A new name appeared. "Anton... he must be another one of their group...and the rest?!!! How many are there!!!" Still a bit in a daze, Celeste tried to process all the things that happened up until that point.

[Shrivvle]

Shrivvle would walk into the room, not expecting things out of the ordinary. With her drill on her back, she sat down on a seat, humming.

[Flightless_Soul]

@Luna Amore

The Ferarri veered off down a dirt path, cutting deep into the black pine forest. The car soon came to a screeching halt throwing dirt and gravel everywhere. "Well, here we are." Mei uttered unfastening her seatbelt and getting out. "Home, sweet home..."



There was nothing to the place at all. In fact, it just looked like, or rather was, some old, rundown cabin, like a movie set for a cheap 80s slasher flick. You were practically expecting a hulking behemoth in a creepy mask to be stalking around, but the only two out here were Mei....and her unfortunate human guest. Or so it seemed as another vehicle pulled up.



With its headlights glowing in the thin mist of the woods, the black Impala crept up to the cabin. The doors open and two figures emerged, one a male, the other, female.





"Anton! Petra!" Happily Mei ran up to them, giving both a warm hug.

[Shrivvle]

"Looks like this place is almost deserted." She thought as she looked around the room. She'd notice what is happening... "Hm..?" She'd look at

Sirkaithethird

[Flightless_Soul]

@Olira@Shrivvle@Sirkaithethird

Great, more weirdos, Nero thought, enough to make a pureblooded vampire look normal. He sighed gruffly shoving his phone back into the pocket of his coat, next to his holstered Beretta of all things, chewing on the end of his cigarillo, trying his damndest at this point not to blow a fuse...as hard as that was at this point.

None too fazed was he by the tall ass bitch or her walking tin can, and he more or less expected the unexpected at this point, so no surprise to a Civil War soldier just popping in.

"For fuck sakes." He muttered flicking his cig away.

"Look Hilda or whatever the fuck your name is, I ain't got time for whatever you're offering, alright. I gotta get back to my coven and make sure they're still kickin'. In case you haven't noticed earlier, my boss and I nearly got whacked by a motherfucking death squad, so unless the only thing you're offering is blood, drugs or pussy, I ain't listening!"

And with that he stormed off to the exit of the house, already fuming under the collar.

"And to the rest of you weird ass motherfuckers who just showed up, welcome to the party! Now goodnight and I hope you burn in Hell!"

And out the door he went, across the driveway to his car.


He got in and slammed the door, falling back into his seat with a sigh...of relief, then he called Mei.

"Yo Mei, I'm on my way."

[Shrivvle]

"Well, they were weird.." She'd sigh to herself "What did I even do wrong..?"

[Shrivvle]

Shrivvle pushes her chair back, and stands up. "I'm leaving." She muttered as she started to walk out of the party room. "Who even invited me anyways? It was a waste of time." She strolls down the sidewalks, whistling as she goes.