@shylarahQueen let out a shrieking cry of rage as she threw a dumpster down the alley and into the long-abandoned street. The demon, Kabuto, watched with disinterest as he rested both hands atop an aristocratic, ebony and platinum walking stick. His suit matched; a regal, black velvet material trimmed with scaled platinum and solid sapphire cufflinks. Even his shined, leather shoes had scrolled, platinum plateibg on them for decorative purposes. The demon was nothing if not stylish, but vanity was not uncommon among higher-classed demons. His face was partially hidden by the shadow of the alley, but those eyes almost glowed with blue brilliance. The product in his faded and slicked hair shimmered in what little light entered that deep into the alley.
Queen whipped back around and darted to the demon, anger and pain twisting her lovely features as she screamed at him, "
You! You did this! This is your fault!" she released a tentacular rinkaku that ripped through the air on a path to impale the demon's head.
But it stopped just breaths away from its target. Kabuto's gold-plated teeth now reflect light as he smiled a lazily sinister smile. He had tilted his head back to look down his nose at Queen, but had otherwise not moved. She, however was hanging in the air seemingly by nothing. Stifled gasps and groans escaped her lips as she fought for air. Her neck began to bruise with the invisible force that applied such pressure to her throat. Her legs kicked and flailed as her face began to change color and tears flowed from her eyes.
Kabuto spoke in a chilling voice, one that could capture your attention with only the bad feeling it would place in your gut. "You will do well to remember your place, ghoul. You may have demonic power, but you're still a humanoid. You need silly little things like air and sustenance." He released her and she collapsed onto the concrete, coughing and gagging as her crushed trachea began to mend with her accelerated healing. A sickening, animalistic growl rumbled from nowhere in particular as Kabuto returned to his previous posture. "Find me that boy. The one that Sees things."
****
This 'Keeper' sounded familiar, as if Tsitua knew the term, or had heard it somewhere. He wondered if it was he who remembered it, or his eternal companion. Coodaudu often gave him a sense of knowing things he didn't. He shook the feeling and returned his attention to Amuné.
"Sounds like an honorable mentor.." he surmised, touching his chin with a curled forefinger. His mind was still alight with the Keeper. He couldn't help it.
Suddenly he got an NI update from Victor.
Reduced demonic presence near the Upstairs. They're moving.Good he replied,
Keep on them. I want them pinpointed within the cycle.Roger Victor confirmed.
"Well," he said aloud, addressing Amuné once again with a smile, "it's your turn. Ask away."