[IC] The Blood Compact

[Shikaru]

Once again, Matt lie still unable to move. He sat there and watched as the vampires assembled their forces, making makeshift tanks and putting on armor. They had never done anything like this, then again they never had Dresden as a leader. During the time the vampires took to assemble their tanks and such Matt was healing. He wouldn't be so foolish this time as to try to attack alone, no, he would merely get his gear and retreat back to the fort for the battle. He first grabbed his guns as they were laying beside him and holstered them, then proceeding to move as swiftly and silently as possible he retrieved his chakram before running off towards the fort. He stopped at the bushes Lightning was hiding and told her "If I was you I'd move your ass before you get crushed by one of those tanks." before running back towards the fort. He stopped at the entrance with the main SOLDIER group just outside the gates.

Hearing what Matt said and looking towards the tanks she decided that yes, it would indeed be a good idea to move. Following after Matt as quickly as she could she eventually joined him at the gates. "So, what's the plan? Get shot and heal?" Lightning asked him. "No, the plan is try not to die." Matt told her.

[thewizardguy]

The Vampire Tanks advanced, as the bowmen fired arrow after arrow, taking down teh gunners on the walls. Bullets ricochetted off the solid steel armor, as the constructs advanced, and Johnathan himself fired his incendiary grenades over the wall from the center tank, causing confusion and panic. As the Vampire Tanks arrive at the walls, the vampires hop off, and turn the whole thing upside-down, the floor becoming a protective roof, as the unprotected side is placed against the wall. After a few minutes, all tanks are arranged as such, forming small unbreachable holdouts next to the wall, albeit to no obvious effect.
Dresden smiles, as he sees that he is the only remaining vampire that has not surrounded the fort. They woud not be able to get out without opening themselves up to the bow-fire and rushing charge of the vampires, who would leap from their defenses to rip the humans to shreds. Tactics. He saw now what a beautiful thing it was, as the humans were stuch in their fort with no escape. Vampires did not starve, and needed no sustenance, although the long wait would make the bloodhungry. All the better for when the humans were forced out of their bunker into the open by lack of supplies. Even with their weapons, they were no match for the vampires if the horde could get in close, and another massacre would occur, with nearly no vampiric casualties. Turning, Dresden left, as he went to the nearest village. Without the forces of SOLDIER to protect them, he alone would easily be able to wipe out a few human villages.

[Shikaru]

Magnus could hear the chaos in the distance, echoing through the halls of a cave he had claimed his own. It wasn't much, a simple area for resting and one for bathing, luckily the cave seemed to have a natural source of water in it. The sound of the chaos awoke him from his slumber, he grinned menacingly, it had been ages since anything interesting had happened. He got up from his makeshift bed and proceeded out the entrance of his cave. He could see smoke in the distance and hear the screams of humans as they perished.

He began walking in the direction of the sounds. Eventually there was a scent that stood out from all the others, a very familiar scent, Dresden. His sireling, the only one whom he had ever made. It had been hundreds of years since either of them had last seen each other, for Magnus had only recently came back to Point Kilo a year or so ago. The last time they had saw each other was when Magnus chose to leave his most recent clan. Curious to find out how his sireling was doing and exactly what had become of him he leapt into the trees, moving silently amongst the limbs moving steadily closer to the source of the chaos.

Once he got there it was truly a magnificent sight to see, vampires slaughtering SOLDIER left and right, the sheer number of them being SOLDIER's downfall. He scanned the area searching for Dresden, eventually he saw him, he also noticed the blade he was carrying. So, he had actually done it. Magnus thought to himself. He finally killed the old clan master, guess that makes him leader of this massacre. He smiled, sharp pointy teeth glistening in the moon light. He was truly proud of what Dresden had become.

Jumping down from his perch he decided to join in the fun. His arms outstretched slightly from his body he flexed his claws and let out a bloodcurdling howl before dashing into the fray. He cut down any target he met, vampire and human alike, they seemed to fall by a source almost invisible to the human eye. This was truly the most fun he had had in years. Amongst the chaos he was keeping close attention on Dresden, eventually he could sense him leaving the area. Ceasing all movement he said "While this has been fun and all, I am afraid I will have to leave you to slaughter one another alone."

He then proceeded to silently trail Dresden as he went towards the village, he wished to speak with him alone, and perhaps even test his strength. After all, the original leader was very strong, Dresden would have to have came a long way since he had left him to beat the old leader.

[thewizardguy]

((..... the Vampire Tanks hadn't even begun fighting yet! But oh well. As Allen is dead, we'll assume the Enclave was run over.))
Dresden stopped, sniffing the air. A familiar scent. Magnus. So the old man was still alive, eh? It had been long, and nothing made Dresden happier than knowing that his sire would be here to witness the end of SOLDIER. Halting upon a rock outcropping, Dresden turned, grinning brightly. "I'm not the pup I once was, Magnus. I can smell you in those woods." Secretly, Dresden felt a bubble of pride rise within himself for having been able to detect his master, who had once eluded him so. He well remembered trying constantly to notice Magnus in repeated excercise. Finally, Dresden had caught up.

[Shikaru]

"Very good indeed my son." Magnus said as he emerged from the shadow of the trees. "Your skills have in fact improved greatly to have derected me amongst hundreds of your comrades." He said with a grin. "Finally defeated that old fool of a clan leader I see? Very good, very good indeed. Decided to mess with SOLDIER too I see, that little skirmish a few days ago was your doings as well wasn't it?"

"While we are on the subject, I am curious to see just how far your skills have come. How about a friendly duel, shall we? Let's say first one to land a few hits on the other is the victor?" Magnus said with a grin. He knew unless Dresden had truly surpassed his expectations and previous strength he could easily win, but even still he would have had to improve greatly to have beaten the old clan leader, and of that he was proud of his sireling.

[thewizardguy]

"Of course." Dresden grinned, as he threw aside the Crimson Blade. "Let us fight with our bare hands, as vampires fought in olden times. It would be a shame if I were to spoil the reunion by severing a limb." While his tone was mocking, Dresden knew a pang of concern. The Crimson Blade would slice through Magnus' steel claws like butter, and slice even more easily through his skin and bone. The rest of his motivation was from his stubborn pride. He would not tolerate himself to have such an advantage in a duel to determine skill, esspecially when facing his sire.

[Shikaru]

"Hmm yes, I don't think that would be good for either of us." He said with a laugh. Removing his claws he laid them beside himself, "Let's begin, shall we?" Magnus said with a grin. Magnus advanced, issuing a series of blows directed at Dresden's torso.

[thewizardguy]

Moving backwards, Dresden holds his right arm at his side, moving it back and forth against the side of Magnus' arm to deflect the blows without taking the hit. In a duel betwen vampires, a single punch can shatter bone and break flesh, their strength and speed far outpacing their durability. Dropping into a crouch, Dresden moved under the rest of the blows, propelling himself forward while swinging an uppercut at the bottom of Magnus' head.

[Shikaru]

Magnus rocked back a bit from the force of the blow before regaining his composure. "Very impressive.." He said before resuming his attack, running around behind Dresden he delivered a swift, but not very powerful kick to his back causing Dresden to lose his balance.

[CallaLily180]

Mia walked up to a soldier "Hi I'm going to squad A can you tell me where that is." The soldier didn't say anything instead he pointed to a big tent, "Thank you sir." She walked to the tent unpacked her things and walked through the camp.

[thewizardguy]

Magnus was running, and Dresden turned with him, stepping out of the way of the attack. He remembered this trick. However, it was not truly a killing blow, or really a heavily offensive move, as running a circle around an opponent gave them plenty of time to react, and block. Was Magnus testing him? Slightly annoyed, Dresden launched into a series of short jabs towards Magnus' chest.

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As the vampire forces swarmed over the outer Enclave, one of the Old Blood vampires ripped the spine out of the last of the SOLDIERs. Johnathan watched coldly, hating himself for leading the destruction of this SOLDIER outpost which he himself had been charged with protecting. Whomever was running things seemed to have locked down the Inner Enclave, the large cavern in which the main SOLDIER army was hosted. The small tunnel would mean that the vampire forces would have to go in small groups, and no doubt walk right into barrage fire from the humans. Gesturing, Johnathan lead the forces to halt their charge into the tunnel mouth, gathering up in the Outer Enclave, as they started on the construction of servicable shields from the kevlar some SOLDIERS had been wearing, providing protection from the haze of bullets they were likely to encounter.
((Lily, you're probably in the Inner Enclave, so you know..... get ready.))

[Shikaru]

A few of the jabs connected, however, Magnus dropped to the ground and performed a swift leg sweep knocking Dresden off his feet. "Very nice, you truly have come a long way to match my skill. For that, I am proud to have chosen the right person to sire." Magnus told him with a grin, thinking of his plan of attack to possibly counter Dresden's. If Dresden were to try the same thing on him he could easily evade the sweep, as he would be expecting it. "Now, get up. Let's finish our little duel before all the fun is over." He said gesturing towards the Enclave.

Matt and Lightning could here the chaos outside, raging on, SOLDIER and vampire alike slaughtering each other. But they both knew that the small amount of SOLDIER outside were no match for the vampire forces. Eventually, the chaos stopped and went silent. Matt listened as closely as he could, he could here Johnathan shouting orders faintly. "Don't let your guard down! They're still there and they will be here soon!" Matt yelled to the group of SOLDIER around him. They were outnumbered, but they were prepared.

[thewizardguy]

Dresden fell to the ground, but quickly used his hands to push him out of range of further kicks and right himself, grinning. "I agree." For a moment, Dresden closes his eyes, going silent. Then they spread wide open, bloodshot red, as his teeth elongate to resemble a sabertooth cat. Hair sprouts from his bare arms and chest, dark grey, as his hard fingernails are replaced with long black claws. Dresden grows slightly, about 30 centimeters, making him 2 meters tall, his legs adapting themselves to the form of the wolf. Bundles of muscle seem to harden and increase, tendons going taught, and the creaking of bone can be heard. This is Dresden's most feared ability, to take the aspect of the wolf, and embody it's primal power. And at last, he howls with a fury no other vampire could muster, the howl of a truly wild beast, before rushing forward with rapid swipes of his claws, moving far faster than before.

[Shikaru]

Well, this is new. Magnus thought to himself. If he is going to demonstrate his gift, I shall mine. Magnus allowed one of the claw strikes to hit him, opening a wound on his right shoulder, so he could concentrate on speaking directly to Dresden's mind. He jumped back a few feet from Dresden's barrage of claws, randomly saying various things to Dresden telepathically. Magnus dashed at Dresden, pushing down on Dresden's shoulder and rolling over his back ending up behind him. He sent a series of jabs at Dresden's back and the back his head, before finally issuing a powerful kick directed at the middle of Dresden's back.

[thewizardguy]

As Magnus dashed towards him, Dresden righted himself, his tremendous height preventing Magnus from getting a grip on his shoulder, as he reached out and grabbed Magnus. Twisting, Dresden threw Magnus into a nearby tree with sufficient force to cause the tree itself to fall over, it's roots pointing to the sky, as Dresden's moonlit stillhouette moved closer once more. It seemed to be completely ignoring all distractions, focussing solely on it's..... prey.

[Shikaru]

Magnus slowly stood up, a bit stunned. "Well..him.." Magnus thought to himself. Standing completely still and closing his eyes Magnus focused on Dresden, planting a image of Magnus standing directly in front of Dresden. Hopefully that would be enough to distract him. Magnus once again charged at Dresden, right before he reached him he dropped slightly lower, raising up when in reach he drove a powerful uppercut into the bottom of Dresden's jaw, knocking him off his feet.

[thewizardguy]

Dresden dashed forward, blood on his mind. Magnus was his sire, but now Magnus was the enemy, and mercy was not an option. Magnus stood still, eyes closed, the perfect target, as Dresden reached him almost instantly, raising a muscled arm. His black claws were outstretched, and shot down at Magnus' neck, slicing through bone and tendons, severing the head from the shoulders..... of the illusion. The image had made Dresden miss the real Magnus, although Dresden was right next to him. As Magnus went in for an attack, Dresden swept his left claw sideways, ripping open a wound in Magnus' side while stepping past him, growling.
Turning, Dresden once more set his sights on Magnus, Roaring, his claws now stained with blood. His muscles coiled, bunching, as he leapt forward once more, like a bullet launched from the chamber, moving at speeds that would dazzle the human eye.

[Shikaru]

Magnus roared in rage and partially in pain as he was wounded further. Hm..Magnus thought to himself. Jumping backwards so as to get leverage on Dresden's attack before he rushed him, Magnus turned and jumped into a tree. "Damn..without that transformation of his this wouldn't have been too difficult." He thought. He moved a few trees back, still able to see Dresden yet the trees would provide some cover. He concentrated once more, this time planting a image of 3 illusions, laughing at Dresden, each a good way off from Dresden and in different directions If this didn't work, he'd have to use his weapons, or quite obviously he would be killed or severely wounded. Opening his eyes hoping the illusions had worked he had opened them just in time to watch Dresden's failed attempt at a charge take down the tree he had once been in. "Well. Ain't I lucky?" He thought to himself.

Jumping down he dashed at Dresden from behind, nearly impossible to hear his footsteps, he grabbed him from behind and hurled him into a tree nearest him. "Remember Dresden, this is a duel of skill, not a death match. Control yourself" Magnus told him.

[thewizardguy]

Dresden saw Magnus concentrate, and he saw three of Magnus. But he was no stupid beast, no. He was a smart beast. Sniffing at the air, he noted that three of the Magnusses did not have a scent. Only one had a scent. Grinning, Dresden turned his back to Magnus, feigning to charge at one of the doubles, as Magnus ran up behind him. Turning, Dresdn grabbed a tree, and with one mighty pull, he pulled it down, on top of Magnus, pinning him to the ground with the force of the blow combined with the weight of the tree. He then pushed the tree gently downwards with one arm, the pressure combined with the weight too much for even a vampire of Magnus' standards to overcome. Dresden leant close to Magnus, but restrained himself from making a killing blow. "I win".

[Shikaru]

Dresden turned, right before Magnus reached him. He cursed under his breath as the tree fell on him. Before he could move the tree off him Dresden pushed it down on him slightly, combined with the extra force holding the tree down there was no way he could move it. If Dresden couldn't control himself, Magnus was done for. Dresden leaned in close, he was sure he was going to be dead in the next few seconds, but instead Dresden simply told him "I win.". Magnus grew calm, knowing these wouldn't be his last few minutes of exsistance, in fact he began to laugh. "Indeed you have my son, for a moment there I thought you had lost all control in that form and you were actually trying to kill me." Magnus said. "Very impressive, you have grown to match and even surpass me a bit in skill. I truly did choose the perfect person to sire all those years ago."

"Now, do you mind moving this tree off of me? It's becoming hard to breath." Magnus asked him.