Post by defenderx2480 on Jan 14, 2011 18:00:43 GMT -5
That uneasy feeling came back. Zephos knew he was being followed, and his pursuer wasn't making any attempt at hiding their presence. No...not pursuer. Pursuers. He turned down an alley and continued down it until he reached a large stack of boxes blocking the path. He stopped in front of the boxes and placed his left hand against the box that was chest height, but they were too heavy for him to push down...but it was too late. He heard a raspy voice call out from behind him, "Well, well. Look at what we have here." Zephos didn't have to see them to determine there were five of them. The men that had been staring at the girl before they went into the clinic.."I think he's ignoring us, boys. Maybe we should teach him just how much we don't like being ignored."
Zephos heard the scrape of swords being drawn and sighed...he didn't like fighting. It was probably a good thing that Decay was still asleep, or he'd never heard the end of what he was about to do...Zephos reached up with his right hand and removed his eyepatch before placing it in a pocket in the inside of his cloak. While his hand was there, he used his thumb and middle finger to remove the ring he'd been wearing, releasing the curse...
"That girl you were with is our property. We would really appreciate it if you told us where you dropped her off at."
Solid darkness started to pour off of Zephos' arms and chest. He let his left hand fall away from the box and stood up straight, bringing his full height to bare before speaking, "To own another living creature...is a grave sin." The dark mist that was falling off of Zephos had reached the men standing behind them, sending shivers down their spines as Zephos leeched their mana, revitalizing himself. He turned his head slightly to bring his glowing, red eye to bare on the men and grumbled in a deep voice, "If you continue, your souls are forfeit. Otherwise, leave now and..." He grabbed the handle of one of his jutte and started to slowly draw it from the sheath, "...Repent!"
The men looked at each other before making up their minds. Four of them rushed ahead while the man in the very back took a single step forward...then turned and run back the way he came.
A short while later, Zephos stepped out of the alley, both ring and eyepatch securely worn...only to find the girl from before had somehow tracked him down.
"You! Hurt! Go! Doctor!"
Zephos sighed and let his shoulders sag. This girl obviously wouldn't understand, no matter how many times he explained it. But it wasn't as though he could actually go to a doctor...but he was feeling a bit strange. Strangely enough to say something he never had before.
"Make me."
Zephos heard the scrape of swords being drawn and sighed...he didn't like fighting. It was probably a good thing that Decay was still asleep, or he'd never heard the end of what he was about to do...Zephos reached up with his right hand and removed his eyepatch before placing it in a pocket in the inside of his cloak. While his hand was there, he used his thumb and middle finger to remove the ring he'd been wearing, releasing the curse...
"That girl you were with is our property. We would really appreciate it if you told us where you dropped her off at."
Solid darkness started to pour off of Zephos' arms and chest. He let his left hand fall away from the box and stood up straight, bringing his full height to bare before speaking, "To own another living creature...is a grave sin." The dark mist that was falling off of Zephos had reached the men standing behind them, sending shivers down their spines as Zephos leeched their mana, revitalizing himself. He turned his head slightly to bring his glowing, red eye to bare on the men and grumbled in a deep voice, "If you continue, your souls are forfeit. Otherwise, leave now and..." He grabbed the handle of one of his jutte and started to slowly draw it from the sheath, "...Repent!"
The men looked at each other before making up their minds. Four of them rushed ahead while the man in the very back took a single step forward...then turned and run back the way he came.
A short while later, Zephos stepped out of the alley, both ring and eyepatch securely worn...only to find the girl from before had somehow tracked him down.
"You! Hurt! Go! Doctor!"
Zephos sighed and let his shoulders sag. This girl obviously wouldn't understand, no matter how many times he explained it. But it wasn't as though he could actually go to a doctor...but he was feeling a bit strange. Strangely enough to say something he never had before.
"Make me."
