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So... I'm a writer... A gamer and an anime nerd... Uh... I love fantasy ans Sci-fi. And I have a weakness for romance. I'm also gay.... My best friend and I joke around and say that I caught the ghey. My best friend is also a trash talking dwarf. No lie. He's 4'9 has longer hair than most women and a beard. Anyways.... I ramble about stuff often... I'm pretty socially awkward but get me on a topic I like and I'll talk for days....

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Rex nodded. "Not often among the higher echelons." He thought for a moment. "It's usually lesser Counts and petty House quarrels gone sour. It's not happened in the High Court for centuries if I remember right." He shivered. "I have a bad feeling about it. The sooner we fix this whole Undead mess the sooner I can fix the damn Courts. I just pray the General can keep order."

He patted the cloak in his hands. "This is what will help you get through unfettered. They won't bother me, they believe I work for Jivarn." He held it up, looking between Jay and the cloak. "It should fit. It'll be a bit tight since well... I had originally made it with myself in mind but it will do. You just focus on these runes here and send a bit of magic to them and they will take care of the rest."




Following his Instinct, Zion found tracks. The scent was of vampire and something else. He struggled to place it as it dissipated but thought back through his long history. "A Fae. No.." He scowled and followed the trail. It was headed roughly in the direction of New Auburn, but he didn't know of any vampire who had that particular scent. He noted a few traces of a more feral scent, though the vampire he was following was definitely not feeding regularly, marking them as a danger to themselves and others.

"I'll take care of this and then I'll keep going." The elder vampire thought to himself aloud as he ran between trees. His steps were unusually light, leaving nothing but a swiftly fading scent of an ocean breeze.
Rex kept to himself while Jay practiced his magic. He could sense the fear rippling his magic for a moment before settling. He was very attuned to his magic, Rex thought. All at once the magic vanished and Rex looked up as he entered. He blinked at the man's wear and scanned him momentarily before looking in his eyes.

"Good evening." He gave a small nod of his head. "Wyf let me in. I hope that I'm not interrupting. Everything is ready for tonight and I have a cloak that will help you navigate the town safely. Word has gotten to us that there was a death in the Council. A friend of my father's. He was apparently attacked by Hunters and one of them possessed a Sun rune." He sighed. "I suspect foul play among the members, Councilman Zion is arguably the strongest Vampire behind the General." He swallowed thickly, worry creeping up again. "We need to act fast."




Zion slipped out of the store with ease and focused on the area around him. He was old enough to remember the teachings of the first Alpha Prime, a man who'd saved his life and trained him, despite their racial differences. All night long he had felt the mistress of the night urging him towards something. The Therians called it their Instinct, and surprisingly, Zion felt his awakening again, finding use after all these years. He would follow it, traveling to where the pull drove him, his form settling into the powerful Vampire Lord he'd once locked away. Time was of the essence and he needed all the speed he could get. He could handle a little bit of feral urge as he'd always had.
@Sep@King Cosmos

Darkspire's abilities are based on the lunar cycle, getting stronger as the moon grows full, however there is a drawback. Sep I'll send you the wip I have when I'm on my laptop.

Orwell's abilities are more of energy channelling and cataclysm. He can't generate extra or do more outside of simply absorbing and releasing energy. His attack is more along the lines of draining energy from a source and using it to fight.
Rex nodded and carefully entered the cottage. He looked around and didn't see Jay, so he went to go sit down when he felt the soft thrum of magic. He closed his eyes and opened up his senses to the magic, getting a feel for what the other man was doing. It was soft, but steady. His senses spiked when the candles lit themselves, and he grabbed Skuggi before the skullbird could go check it out.

"Stay still, little one." He admonished. "Do not disturb him." He sat the parcel he held down, taking out the cloak. It shimmered slightly, but he paid it no mind as he took a seat, placing it in his lap. It would be much easier to deal with while he was holding it, as the first time he made the rune he couldn't enter his workspace for several days.




Verdant Falls turned out to not even know where the King was. As Mayor Graham hadn't seen him in nearly a month. Word traveled fast through the Kin about a rumor of the murder of one of the Elders. Zion grimaced as he heard that the Regent was trying his best to get the Militant Faction to declare war on the Hunters for the travesty. Zion would rather let them assume he was dead as it made his mission much easier, as he wouldn't be traced in any way.

He kept moving, planning to ask the one other person who might know where the King was, the estranged Elder Jivarn Kartoss, in New Auburn City. It was a Sanctuary City, and the Regent refused to recognize it as part of the Kingdom, since it had been Magnus' only act to create such cities when he was King before abdicating to his brother. Jivarn was one of the late King's closest confidants, and his Court had all but moved there when he'd died. It would be a solid day of hard travel for the elder vampire, who would need to use all his speed to get there. He just prayed he wouldn't run into trouble or any Hunters along the way.
Tossing up an idea between a villain with Astrokinesis named Darkspire and an ergokinetic-esque hero named Orwell. Both seem good just not sure which route I want to take.
hmm interesting
The next evening, Rex stirred himself awake at the desk when Skuggi kept pecking at him. The young skullbird was hungry and after feeding both the bird and himself he took a quick shower and set off to gather the hunter. The night before he'd prepared his magical cloak, one that was enchanted to avert the eyes of those who looked in it's direction. It was tricky work, though Rex knew the runework intimately and was able to complete it, flipping the cloak inside out and putting it in a bag when folded. He made his way to Jay's cottage, knocking at the door.

"Jay, it's Rex." He called, scanning the area to make sure no one was around. He'd done some careful planning to make sure the vampires loyal to the Council wouldn't find out what he was doing. The last thing he needed was for them to discover Jay. It would be catastrophic to their respective goals and missions.




Elder Zion stumbled over to the hidden door in his study. He had expected the Regent to be angry with the turnout of the vote, but this was sheer madness. He opened the door with one hand while clutching at his bleeding side, eyes flicking to the body of a Hunter on the floor. Entering and grabbing the satchel inside he bandaged himself up. He didn't have much time, as Rex's new information had said something bigger was brewing in the underbelly of the Council. While they had suspected the Regent of being powerhungry, they never expected what lengths he'd go to in reality. Zion shook his head as he changed clothes, left a coded message for his assistant and vanished into the stormy weather outside. Let Marcos think he was dead. He would have justice served to him either way.

It was a simple affair to get to the forest outside the city. Out of all the vampire elders, Zion was the oldest and strongest of them. He chuckled as he thought back to when he would run out here with his lover, General Dryder Valorian, in his youth. While the Regent controlled the people, their military might always stood with the Crown, a rule that not even the Regent could easily overrule, as they were devout Loyalists. And with all that had happened, they would no doubt fight any attempt of the Council to force their hand, especially since with the Law of War in place. Zion felt secure in Dryder's ability to maintain order. In the meantime, Zion would focus on helping the young King. He would outsmart any of Marcos' men who thought they could track the centuries old Ranger, taking them out silently before heading out to the last known location of the king, Verdant Falls.
Rex nodded, finishing his tea. "I can see that, this area doesn't see much activity." He stood, motioning with his hand as a rune on under his glove flared and Skuggi chirped happily, exiting the skull he occupied and gripped it in his talons. He seemed to grow a bit larger, nearly the size of Wyf as he did, carrying it to Rex before shrinking and settling on his shoulder. "I will see you tomorrow, then. For now, I recommend you get all the rest you can. What I have is a bit much, so I will see about sneaking you into the Manor. Shouldn't be too difficult, I'm well versed in stealth tactics, and my magic is suited towards it." He chuckles. "What a fit the Council would have if they saw their King conspiring with a Hunter. Positively scandalous." He smiled at that. "I will be off. HAve a good rest of your night, Hunter Jay."

He took his leave, heading back to the manor. A soft whisper of a spell and he was not disturbed. He had to prepare, sleep for the first time in a week and send a strongly worded letter to the Council of Elders that if they wanted their King to pay taxes, they would very well expect to pay as well, and their motion was denied for even suggesting that they be exempt from it.




"He is not a boy, Elder Marcos." The deep brasy voice of Elder Zion all but sighed out as he argued with the Regent on the matter of their young King. "He is well of age, yet unbonded. He has a few more years yet before it will be time to no longer enjoy the whims of young adulthood. I say let him."

"He shows no interest in ruling, Elder Zion." Marcos replied with a sneer. "He chases a lost myth that led to his father's insanity and ultimately got him locked away in an enchanted slumber and the King killed by Hunters. We should be spilling their cities with blood."

"War with the humans would only hurt all of our kin. Not just Kin, but the Therians, the Fae, the Elves, and the Dwarves. You've seen what has happened to those that threatened them. The Orcs have all left for the Wild Lands, the Dragons were nearly hunted into extinction and the Covens? They burned them." Zion stood as he spoke, addressing the entire Forum. "What we should be seeking is peace. That we may coexist like we do with others. I stand against the motion of War." He looked directly at Marcos. "I still want revenge for the slayings, we all do. But War will only see us all killed. I stand by the King's wishes and vote no." With the swing vote, once again Marcos was denied his wishes. Zion could see the fire in the young Elder's eyes and it reminded him of his past mistakes, of the secrets he kept and the loss of the Royal Court. "The Council is adjourned. Have a good evening Ladies and Gentlemen."
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