[IC] Darkness

[Zetsuko]

Nybras listened intently as Thanalog told his father's story. He'd heard legend of the contract before, of course, but he hardly knew anything of note about it. Moriko began speaking before he could ask any questions so he stayed quiet for Thanalog to answer her. plus it gave him time to think of what questions to ask know and which later.

[Aqutanama]

He sat in a chair near them both and strangely enough the chair seemed designed for his massive tail. It swayed back and forth as he listened to Moriko. His clawed hand rested against his face as he listened to her and as she asked her question he couldn’t help but laugh a little.

“Well, I cannot tell you too much or solving the puzzle won’t work.” He admitted as he started tapping his index fingers claw against his teeth. He couldn’t help but let out a smile as he laid back in the chair.

“My Father was once so powerful gods trembled before his might. Now he is imprisoned here within these walls, well, gates.” He clarified as he looked at the two in the room with him. A strange rumble could be felt as well as heard throughout the area. Instead of being something of a quake it was more akin to something growling.

“Well, it seems that the others are here.” He said as more people entered the house.

“They are here to make this impossible for you both to solve.” He said with a wave of his hand.

“Although you are welcome to stay here until you wish to leave.” He said as he rose and moved to greet the newcomers. There was a tall man but he looked like he had burns on his skin. Upon closer inspection one would realize that it wasn’t burns but onyx black from the burning hells. Another, a beautiful woman didn’t seem to stand out much. Although she did have a tail with a spade on the tip of it. It looked like a small heart when she waved it correctly. She looked over to the two in the resting area and her eyes seem to light up.

“Now, now you know the rules. No killing or kissing people to death.” Thanalog told her with a swift slap to her face.

“I see your eyes light up like that again and I will devour you both.” He informed them as he moved against the wall in the hallway. He noticed that she didn’t even feel the slap. It was as if she enjoyed the pain as she let out a seductive moan.

“I can’t help if they fall for me.” She purred as her tail flicked back and forth quickly like a cat hunting. Soon the duo left the room and made their ways to their rooms. Thanalog moved back to the two in the room and looked at them.

“Sorry, one of them is a devil and the other is a demon… well, partially.” He admitted as he looked them over.

“Anything else I tell you they will most likely learn because of their strange magic.” He looked in the direction the couple went.

“So what would you both like to learn… that doesn’t have to do with freeing my father from this prison?” He asked as he turned back to face them.

[Vampy]

Moriko listens to all that Thanalog said. She tried to understand the situation but she still didn't get it really. Moriko just sat as quietly as she could, paying all her concentration towards him to understand it better. So, it's all about his father who is very powerful, like a god.......... and we need to solve the puzzle all by our selves. I get that so far. Then two other people came walking in the room. Moriko had never seen anything like them, by how they looked. Thanalog told that one of them is a devil and one is a demon. people who chose the dark side ? maybe???? she asked herself.

After the two left the room he asked what she wanted to learn. "The true story of the past really and how to use my bow better..." she said after Thanalog asked.

[Zetsuko]

Nybras pulled his knees up to his chest and curled his tail around over them, burying his nose behind it so that only his eyes were visible peeking over. He remained like that until the demons had gone. he moved his tail away and looked at Thanalog, answering just after Moriko "Like Moriko i wish to learn what happened between the humans and demons. I also wish to learn what i can about magic, of any kind"

[Aqutanama]

Thanalog made a strange clicking almost insect like noise with his mouth as he thought. He was picking up surface thoughts from Moriko and Nybras and he felt their emotions as well. He pulled out a ring and handed one to each of them.

“These rings will protect your minds from being overheard. They will also allow you two to communicate telepathically but only if you both want to. There will be no eavesdropping when it comes to these rings. As for those two, they didn’t have a choice in how they were born. They were born and raised in the nine hells or one of the layers of the abyss.” He paused tapping his talon like nail against his lip.

“They were raised be those you would consider Evil but in reality good and evil are all just matter of beliefs and how one is raised. Imagine if all your life you are told that killing is bad or evil. You will eventually believe that deep in your core. Now imagine if you didn’t kill someone at least once a week and that was considered evil…” He paused as he glanced from one of them to the other.

“It is all about where you are raised and what they believe in. Well, mostly. There are rare cases where people are different no matter what. They either get some strange dark or light impulse to do something out of their natural races beliefs. These people are extremely rare but do exist. Like my father… although it took him centuries to change and it was because of a friend of his.” He continued as he looked around.

“In short we all hold darkness and light within us. The thing is will you let one overpower and control your actions?” He asked as he looked around the room, it was as if he was searching for something and then he moved over and took up two books and some quills with ink. He handed each of them one and looked at them as if they expected something more.

“What?” He asked shrugging.

“I want you two to keep journals and write everything you feel, what you think about the day and how it was spent. Also, I want you to write down what you would do to change the day. Let’s say hypothetically if you could change the past.” He informed them and with that he sat back down taking in a deep breath as if to catch his breath from a long run. Then he recalled that Nybras did ask him a few questions or was it just a statement? He pondered as he looked back at the duo.

“Magic is a simple thing to learn and something impossible to master or control. I could teach you both about magic but I was hoping that you both had “special types” of magic to teach one another. As what happened between the humans and demons… well it was more of what happened between the races of light and darkness. Again as I said before you can change how you are viewed but never how your race is viewed as a whole. No matter how long you work at it people will always shun you for your race. Unless they are people raised by my father. It is one of the reasons you are all here.” He explained as he looked at them.

“I beg that you don’t want me to tell the story now…” He paused and looked at them and noted that they were really interested. How could they not be?

“From what I gathered from my father and well, both sides. The war was over, land. People always want land and were fighting and fueling the wars. A few Gods of War were loving it and they were the first to fall to my father. Even in their strengthened states. He fought the gods of war at the same time when the war was at its peak.” He explained as he looked at them noting the sparkling lust for knowledge.

“He ended the war and made both sides sign blood contracts to keep the peace. Although, humans have such a short lifespan that they were able to void the contract within a few hundred years. The humans feared that the Demon Lords and Archdevils were plotting to erase them. They probably were at the time but couldn’t figure out a way to get past the contract. The humans started mingling magic and technology. Once this was done the contracts were all void. Although, at the time the demons didn’t know this and were attacked by magic powered handheld cannons. The humans eradicated almost every demon from the cavern… all save for an imp.” He paused to allow them to take it in.

“That imp went to the lords and arch devils revealing this had happened. With that they all got together and somehow captured my father. They used his blood as well as their own to craft a powerful spell. The spell that is still blotting out the sun.” He stopped as he took a sip of something that looked like wine. After a deep gulp he rubbed his thumb across his lip to wipe away a drop.

“My father didn’t figure out they used his blood for the spell until much later. I think they drugged him or something. Calling him in under false securities and friendship. Although, I’m not sure.” He clarified and shrugged.

“I hope this was enough for you both for now. I’m tired and probably going to bed.” He stated as he pointed to the clock. It was early in the morning, somewhere around 7AM. He moved off at a slow shamble and took his cup and bottle with him.

[Vampy]

Moriko listens carefully to what Thanalog told. When he gave her a ring and told that it protects her mind for being read and that she and Nybras could communicate telepathically if they wanted to. Then Thanalog started telling about the races and good and evil and Moriko felt as if he was talking to her about her race and why it's split in half over evil and good.

Thanalog gave also a book and a quill and ink to keep a journal. What he told about the great story made her even more interested in what he has to tell about it later on.

A little yawn escaped Moriko and Thanalog said that we will go to bed. Moriko got up from the seat after he left. "I think that I will go to bed too then." she said to Nybras after placing the ring on her finger.

[Zetsuko]

Nybras took the ring and the book, he set the book aside for a moment and examined the ring while Thanalog was telling the story. He eventually slipped it onto one of the horns atop his head rather than a finger and listened to the rest of Thanalog's story, picking up his book when it finished and opening it flipping through a few of the pages just to get a feel of the book before closing it again. He nodded at Moriko when she stood up "Sleep well" he stood up as well and glanced off to the side nervously "perhaps...perhaps you'd like me to accompany you to your room?"

[Vampy]

@Zetsuko
Moriko turned to wards Nybras he looked a little nervous when he asked her if she would like that he walked her back to her room. She rolled the ring around her finger a few times. Yes, I would like to. Moriko answered telepathic to test it out and she blushes a bit. Moriko picked up the blanked that laid on the seat and puts it on. She was getting a bit sleepy. Then she took the ink and the quill in one hand and the book in the other but she was still holding the blanked tight so that it wouldn't fall off while she waited for Nybras.

[Zetsuko]

Nybras wrapped his book and quill in his blanket to make it easy to carry, tucking them under one arm and turning back to Moriko. Hearing her voice in his mind from the telepathic rings, he rubbed his horn where the ring was and smiled nervously as they began heading back to the rooms. He saw that she was holding the blanket around herself and thought she felt cold so he put one arm around her along the way. A few scales on his face changed color slightly in the reptilian equivalent of a blush when he realized the intimacy of the gesture a moment later.

[Vampy]

@Zetsuko
Moriko walked next to Nybras to the great main hall, where the stair was to go to their rooms. on their way she looked trough some of the windows when she noticed that Nybras was about to hold her. She didn't said anything about it and let him hold her. Moriko's ears folded down and a little lush became visible on her cheeks. The castle or mansion is really huge! she said in her mind, not being sure if he would have heard it. The moon stood high in the sky and it looked beautiful with all the stars that surrounded it as if they where dancing. A chill came down her spine and made her shake a little, Moriko was really getting tiered. This first night on her new school had been already so interesting that Moriko can't wait to get started with her lessons.

[Aqutanama]

The next morning...

The fact that the sun was constantly being covered by a magical darkness seemed to not bother the younger generation. They couldn't understand the awe and power that the sun held. The fact that in the light all the darkness would have to retreat back into the darkness of holes within the earth or now within buildings created by the intelligent races scattered all over the world. It was probably a primal feeling to most races to want to bask outside under one of the "Sunlight Orbs" as if getting the real thing. Aku was walking around the house aimlessly as he bumped into the infernal pair.

“Here again to stop the true darkness from being free?” Aku asked the female as he looked at her. His smile made her swoon and made the male blush.

“Of course you could always help free me. I do reward those who help me...” He paused as he looked at both of them. His body language changes a little as he shifted his body to fully face them but so that he could lean against the wall.

“Then again if you weren't born before what happened to me then you wouldn't know that I am held to my word.” He said and then tisked three times as he moved over to sit on a chair. Somehow he still faced them.

“We would help...” The succubus started.

“And imagine how your masters would hate it before I removed them from existence.” He cut in before she or he could finish what they were going to say. They both blanched at his words and became a bit pale. It was strange to see denizen the Nine Hells or the Abyss do such a thing.

“They didn't tell you that I record every person's names they send here and how I will seek revenge upon those who stood against me?” He asked as they looked at him, more color leaving their features. He seemed amused at their discomfort and began to laugh. They narrowed their eyes at him as the color returned to their features. They knew he couldn't do anything to them yet but did they want to test him now?

“Go, you know I cannot do anything.” He said to them as he waved his hands at them. They walked off and started talking with one another speaking in a strange language. Aku prepared the table for breakfast and waited for everyone to gather. Thanalog sat in the room at the table sitting at the opposite side as his father. He waited for everyone to get into the room and situate themselves.

“So what do you all plan to do today?” He asked after they all seemed situated.

[Zetsuko]

After Bringing Moriko to her room last night and making sure she was fine Nybras had returned to his own room and settled in for the night. He awoke the next morning and got out of bed, putting on his clothes before going out and heading down to the dining room, setting himself in the same seat he'd sat in before and looking around at the others as they came in and took their own seats. It was then that Aku asked about their plans for the day, to which Nybras' answer was "my current plan today is to figure out my plan for the day" he still didn't know much of the castle, perhaps he'd explore...

[Vampy]

Moriko woke up and looked around the room. She stood up and saw that the dress that she had worn laid down on the chair near the desk. Moriko walked to the clossed and took out one of her own dresses that she had unpacked and took it out and holds it in front of her for the mirror. "I think that i'll go with this" she said to her self. It didn't took long for Moriko to change her self. She puts her room key in one of her pockets and saw that she was still wearing the ring. Moriko blushed a little and walked out of her room. She didn't saw anyone in the hall. Moriko locked her door and walked to where she had eaten diner the day be for. As she walked in the room she saw that Nybras was there already. Moriko walked to the same seat and sat down next to Aku. She greeds them a good morning.
@Zetsuko@Aqutanama

[KindledBeast]

Bishop awoke in the morticians office feeling groggy having faint memories of last night and his "party" he stood up and brushed himself off. "Well it would appear it's finally morning." he said with a stretch. He needed to go back to his dorm and change and prepare for what ever the day had in store for him. Bishop walked through the castle paying little mind to anyone who crossed paths with him, when he finally reached his dorm he unlocked the door and entered closing it behind him. Bishop stripped his clothes off and noticed some slight bite marks on his torso he laughed ignored them. He put on a dark grey shirt and black pants, just before leaving his room though he looked to the window. "such a beautiful dark day" he said with a laugh as he exited his room locking it behind him. Bishop had gotten hungry so he decided he would see what they had for his unique taste. As he entered the room he noticed people sittin at the table. "Ehhh." He thought to himself as he got himself a goblet and sat down as far away from the others as he could. Bishop still felt groggy and just out of it.

[Aqutanama]

Aku looked at each of the students and smiled when the infernal joined in on breakfast. The one known as Bishop finally joined the group. It had been a few days since he arrived and it seemed that he was hiding from the world while he dabbled in his trade. He wasn't put off like most may have been by his hobby. He had been many things in his life and walked just about every path there is, so he could sympathize with each student's budding curiosities. The thirst for knowledge that Nybras had… the book would help him along with that.

His gaze fell upon Moriko as he took another sip of his drink.

“What drove her?” He wondered as his eyes moved over to the infernal male, female and… there was another? He thought he knew everyone who entered his domain but perhaps his power was finally fading. He shook his head trying to clear his mind and grinned as food came in. Invisible servants carried each platter to everyone's favorite breakfast meal. He couldn't help but grin at their choices, it was more of an aura feeling than a mind reading. It had something to do with how they felt after they woke up, it was meals that helped them recall their dreams.

“Is this everyone?” He asked as he waved at the meals.

“You may all pray if you would like.” He informed them as he looked at his cup. He placed it on the table and started to pat it back and forth between his hands. Probably a nervous gesture and he looked at them all.

“First thing you all will learn is the basics of magic. This is just so we know that you can refine it without trying something...” He paused as his mind fell back into his past but it was quickly shrugged off. “That may get you killed.” He finished as he looked around the group.

[KindledBeast]

@Aqutanama @Vampy
Bishop turned and looked toward Aku, and spoke in such a way that even angles would cry. "I don't believe this is all of us sir." He said as he noticed the food coming toward them in a hushed tone he got closer to the individual bringing them the food. "Excuse me, If you'd be so kind to as bring me some of your finest ichor, I'd be most grateful." He said with a devilish smile. He looked to his side and noticed a girl, "hmmm I'd rather have her ichor." He thought to himself with a smile as he liked his lips. Bishop wasn't the kind to forcefully drink from someone he often just used his silver tounge to get them to do it willingly. He remembered the first time he fed on a living person the thrill was overwhelming he could barely bring himself to stop but before he got the chance he was ripped off.

[Vampy]

@KindledBeast
As Moriko sat on the same seat that she had the night before she looked around the room and noticed someone that she haven't seen before. She looked for a little while at the new person until the meals came in. Moriko could smell the salmon that was for her. The delicious smell came closer and a smile appeared on her face. Aku asked if everyone had their meals. Then the new person began to speak in an what devilish tone in his voice. Moriko spits her ears to be sure that she had heard it right.
@Zetsuko
Then Moriko looked at Nybras and asked him with help of the ring: "Is that someone new, or... He acts so odd, have you also noticed that?" she wanted to be sure so that she wouldn't gave a false judge about someone she didn't knew.

[Zetsuko]

Nybras flashed his eyes up from his meal at Moriko when he heard her voice in his head, then to the new person she had mentioned for just a moment before looking back to her and responding through the ring 'He is a bit strange...he seems kind of like Aku, another kind of vampire...' He glanced at the new person again, gaining a slight feeling of dread at the look he had on his face 'perhaps...we should be wary of him' He looked back to his food as he took another bite an then looked at Moriko, again speaking telepathically through the ring 'what of you Moriko? did you sleep well?'@Vampy

[Aqutanama]

Aku let out a small chuckle as he overheard the conversation going on between Nybras and Moriko. He couldn't help but notice they didn't bring Bishop's meal still hadn't arrived. He stood up and moved over to the boy and placed his hand on his shoulder.

“Please, keep those memories caged, less you wish to stir the beast.” He warned him with a hushed whisper, a whisper that was at such a low frequency that only vampires could hear it. He quickly looked at Bishop and then smiled as he pulled out his own brand of nectar and filled another goblet. Where had that goblet come from? Better yet where was his?

He looked around and noted the meals that had arrived. A small tray of what looked like hearts sat next to the demon and her friends. Slowly, Aku prowled over to their side of the table and picked up one. His eyes rested lazily and then settled upon the female demon.

“Is it true that no matter how many of these you eat...” He paused as he looked around the room and bit into one as if it were an apple.

“You never learn to love?” He asked as he placed the remains on the third addition to the infernal side.
The creature looked at Aqutanama and its eyes were filled with rage and a little lust. He couldn't tell if it was male, female, was neither or both. That was something that took skill to hide from him… then again he was fading. He only smiled in return and nodded to the creature. Soon he found himself next to the male infernal who had made his way here with his female demon friend.

“What beautiful eyes you have.” Aku complimented the male as he moved. He never made contact with him but his body was close on several occasions. Soon he was staring face to face with him and the devil gulped deeply as his skin started to redden. Only after a few moments did he see past the illusion of the eyes and notice there were none. Cold sweat replaced the sexual hunger he had felt and he turned to face away from the ancient.

Again he moved to Nybras and looked for that book he had acquired. He noted that it was well hidden as he moved to Moriko and noticed she was partaking of fish. He had moved to everyone but his own son Thanalog. He was the last he moved to and he started to massage his shoulders. There was no warning or tenseness in Thanalog as his head fell forwards so his father could continue.

“Now the classes will consist of four topics… for now.” He revealed as some papers appeared, neatly folded and in a way not to get damaged. If one were to take note the infernal all received one.

“History as it was written from my perspective. So please don't hate me if there are a lot of details left out. I am… or was only one person.” He thought the last part out loud as he continued.

“Magic Defense” He said next as he looked at everyone gauging reactions.

“Sparing” Again he looked around the room.

“Finally, basic survival skills.” He finished as he shifted his hand to another spot on his son's neck.

“Each of you will be at the classes...” he paused as a darkness seemed to creep into the room.

“Anyone who is late will die.” He said as he looked at each of them.

“Also anyone trying to prevent another from joining a class session will be flayed and flayed many times.” he warned as he watched for a reaction. Slowly the light refilled the room as did the warmth. He finished with the massage he was giving his son and walked by Bishop picking up his own drink.

"That's where I left it…" He thought out loud as he sat back down and drank.

[KindledBeast]

A devilish smile appeared on bishops face when he heard Aku speak, he decided to keep all comments to himself and just listened. Bishop finished listening to Aku and decided to turn toward the others, "I don't believe we've been properly introduced sir and madam, I'm Bishop Alastair Lynch." He said as he gestured a bow while sitting. He realized then that they could probably read minds as well so he made direct eye contact with Moriiko and smiled agin.

@Zetsuko@Vampy