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Post by Nessy on Mar 19, 2006 14:39:10 GMT 12
It was late night. Some kids should be asleep by now. But the night was the Vampire's time. Up on a rooftop, was a tall guy, hands on his hips, looking at the city below. He had a sickly psychotic smirk on his lips. Sven Håkansson, the Vampire's Beta, was the name of that person observing the city. Rats everywhere. And he wasn't reffering to the fuzzy creatures, oh no...!
At his feet, there was a broken mirror, a little bloodied, which he had broken for pure fun. He had... some crazy theories about 'fun'. And also it increased his resistance to pain.
From the little cuts in his hand slid blood. He smirked and sat on the edge of the roof, sucking on those wounds. "Pathetic.", he murmured, still watching the said rats.
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Post by Mina Crow on Mar 19, 2006 14:56:05 GMT 12
"Yes, aren't they?" sounded a voice slightly behind Sven. A tall girl stepped forward, black clothes fading into the night. Mina had her red scarf falling loosely around her neck, framing her usual silver pendant. The breeze stirred her long black hair, increasing her haunting appearance. Joining her Beta by the edge of the terrace, Mina looked forward, not to the city, but to the sky. A red moon was rising - a blood moon. Their blood, their life. Their death. The moonlight shone on her icy-gray eyes, made them burn with a scarlet fire.
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Post by Nessy on Mar 20, 2006 1:43:52 GMT 12
( Ditto. ; ) Sven arched his eyebrows and smirked, not turning back. He could recognize that voice quite easily. As she sided him, he looked up at her and scratched that patch of raspy beard, sucking on that wound of his. It didn't hurt at all, truth to be said, but he did enjoy that iron-y taste of blood. "Mina. Lovely as always.", he complimented. One could have said that it was a false compliment, since we are talking about Sven here, but he was very honest around his leader - or, as honest as one can expect Sven to be. "How are you this evening?", he pushed himself to his feet and dusted off his pants.
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Post by Mina Crow on Mar 20, 2006 1:59:30 GMT 12
Mina frowned. She coped with Sven because he was useful to her, yet sometimes had no patience for his sarcastic remarks. Too... Joyous. At least, his sense of humor was dark enough. And there were reasons he was her Beta. "I'm hungry. Matthew still lies in the pits, and the Cigarettes keep silent. They tease us, try to draw us to them. As if that kind of compelling was needed... Poor kids." She turned to face the general direction of Castle Smoke. Seraphim and the Cigarettes could wait, but the revenge of the Vampires would come eventually. "The Crow protects her own", she whispered with a shadowy smile at the city.
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Post by Nessy on Mar 20, 2006 2:11:35 GMT 12
He stood upright, silently watching Mina. Then sighed and clenched his jaw softly, nodding quietly at her. "Hmn. And does a wonderful job.", he then frowned and smoothed his pierced eyebrow with his index fingertip, before crossing his arms over his chest, squinting his clear and light eyes a little, watching Mina watch the Castle Smoke. If there was one thing that really made Sven's blood boil in expectation of murder, was that same structure; the mere thought of going there and commence a mass murdering, of blood soiling his clothes and skin... Well, lets just say he enjoyed it a lot. A shiver ran down his spine, before the young man stared at Mina.
"Don't worry.", he smirked his less charming, and far more psychotic grin, "They are going down when they least expect.", he scratched his chin. "But lets not talk about that now, for you are hungry. Your needs come first.", he bowed his head a little.
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Post by Mina Crow on Mar 20, 2006 2:34:45 GMT 12
She sniffed. "Don't scoff, Sven. My hunger is for their blood, seeping slowly down the edge of a knife. That's the only thing that satisfies me, nowadays. Every snack, every scrape of food we find tastes like paper, like rubber. The joy of a simple meal is gone, replaced by blood-lust. Not that I really care about it, as long as there is still blood to spill." Mina clenched her fists. "I will skin Matthew with my bare hands... Serenity was mine from the beginning, and not to die as she did. His blood will feed me while we let the Seraphim... rest. And nothing compares to your diplomacy skills. I think we'll have fun tonight."
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Post by Nessy on Mar 20, 2006 2:45:27 GMT 12
He knew exactly what she had meant... but it was just in his blood to be a sarcastic little bitch. In any case, Sven turned around to face Mina and arched his eyebrows, rubbing his jawline in deep thought, before snapping out of it and looking at Mina due to her last comment.
"My diplomacy skills? I have no idea of what are you talking about, dear. People simply get enchanted by my charm.", he smirked and then turned his head to the sky, then to the city below. Sven went back to his semi serious self and nodded in agreement. "Oh, yes. Matthew. There are... more painful ways of making him suffer than skin him alive, Mina. Much more."
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Post by Mina Crow on Mar 20, 2006 3:26:36 GMT 12
"I'm nobody's dear, Sven. Remember that." He edged too close. Too much like the way Juha had addressed her in the old days, despite that sarcastic tone. "Indeed there are many other ways to torture him... In the end, I think I'll hand him to the Cigarettes. Seraphim needs a new plaything, and we have just the right person for the job. We can't skin him then, can we? Our dear Cigarettes would like to do it themselves. But what kind of treatment have you in mind, Sven? Which one of your charming skills would you like to use on Matthew?" The girl looked up at him, a wicked smile twisting her lips.
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Post by Nessy on Mar 20, 2006 3:53:39 GMT 12
He smirked and turned his head a little, in an arrogant attitude. Not out of disrespect, of couse. He just couldn't help it.
Sven then arched his eyebrows and pinched his chin between his thumb and his curled index finger. "Hmn, what could I do. Well...", he purred and smirked. "So many things one can do. Lock him in a dark room. Empty. With low oxygen. Hmn, maybe with... Yes, definately with noise to interfere with his rest, cognition and concentration. And then, the coup de grâce; psychologic torture. Making him fear, so much. He'd weep like a little kid.", he snickered and then looked at Mina with an arched eyebrows. "There are so many ways to torture a person, that I'm afraid I can't do it all. I'd kill him. No fun in that."
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Post by Mina Crow on Mar 20, 2006 4:11:08 GMT 12
Mina burst out laughing, a cold, acid laugh. "Yes, darkness is a good choice. Matthew was never a true Vampire; I know he feared the elevators shafts and the basement. Because they are dark. Pathetic", she sniggered, mimicking Sven's voice. "He's no more than a small, arrogant kid. Serenity's death was to prove himself to the world, to prove his strength and power. Well, it sure proved his stupidity. And that I do not forgive. Because of him, the Cigarettes are willing to start open war. And t at I do not risk." Flicking a look at the Beta, Mina went on. Sure, it would be fun just to attack Castle Smoke on the open, scare the s**t out of them, but that is not our way. Let the Wildcats act feral. We keep to the shadows - the night is ours." She wasn't used to make such a long speech, yet her voice shone with pride on the glory of her tribe, on the power of the Vampires. Mina's eyes assumed a mix of her distant expression with blood frenzied lust, and her right hand traveled to her necklace, touching it lightly.
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Post by Nessy on Mar 20, 2006 4:23:28 GMT 12
Sven grinned at her talk and chuckled at her enthusiasm. That was what he enjoyed listening to. He crossed his arms and watched that Castle Smoke, laughing to himself. He took in the scent of the night before relaxing, stepping on the edge of the building without even fearing.
"We need less of those pseudo-Vampires. We should make them rat food.", he hissed, his blue eyes not leaving the Cigarettes' fortress. He then turned to Mina and frowned, narrowing his eyes. "The Vampires will not fall because of a miserable low life. However, I don't think they'll attack us. At least, not the Cigarettes. If they do, they will be forced into our territory, where we reign, where the advantage is ours.", he snorted amusedly. "They'd have to be even more idiotic than they already are to do that."
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Post by Mina Crow on Mar 20, 2006 4:42:06 GMT 12
She clasped the necklace this time, the silver points digging into the flesh of her palm. Cold.
"I'm not that sure. They feel the loss of Serenity acutely, and above them all is Seraphim. Lucifer, he calls himself." Mina smiled. "Doesn't he realize the only demons in the city are we? We are the lords of the night. It won't be a ridiculous pyromaniac kid to bring us down." The leader stood silent for a while, savoring the moment. "About that 'low-life' - we need them. Unfortunately, we do. We need people to join our ranks, even if they do it out of fear. Scattered, we lose our power. And what would be of us if every Vampire suffered from our blood lust?" She was smiling, now. "Dancer's nature is different, for example. That will surprise the Cigarettes, and might give us an advantage. Her calm, poised self will have disappeared as soon as they imprisoned her. I wouldn't like to be the one facing her then. Oh, she's different - but she is a Vampire nonetheless. And, unfortunately, so is Matthew."
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Post by Nessy on Mar 20, 2006 5:08:30 GMT 12
The young man snorted at the alias of Seraphim. "Lucifer. Satan. The Beast. Catholic crap, that's what I say. There is no God. And if it ever was... it's long since dead.", he shook his head. When Mina proceeded, Sven frowned and shook his head. "I'm not saying that, Mina.", he walked on the edge of the building confidently, arms crossed over his chest and head bowed, looking at his feet in deep thought. "We need low-lives. What we don't need are stupid kids pretending to be Vampires. In every tribe there is a common weakness: pseudo-members."
Sven frowned and stopped his trail of thoughts and his pace. He turned on his heels with perfect balance and watched her. "I tell you this as your Beta, dear.", he smirked and clenched his jaw softly, a little habit he had.
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Post by Mina Crow on Mar 20, 2006 6:02:17 GMT 12
"Our creed is but for ourselves..." murmured Mina. She lifted the right hand, holding the pendant with the pentagram and the cross in front of her eyes. "It is all a lie. Everything..." She fell silent, the moonlight casting the shadow of the necklace on her pale skin. Then, all of a sudden, Mina let go of the silver chain and walked to Sven, stopping dangerously close to him - she could push him over the edge if she had enough strength. And that was exactly what she would like to do right now. "Stop calling me that", she spat, eyeing the taller boy furiously.
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Post by Nessy on Mar 20, 2006 6:54:15 GMT 12
"There, there, lets not go over our heads, hmn?", he bent over a little so that he could be eye-leveled with Mina and smirked. Then took a step foward to her, hopping off the edge and being awfully close to her. Sven watched her and smirked, warping his fingers around her pendant for a moment, stroking the pentagram before putting it back against her skin.
"It's not like I'm hitting on you, Crow. Don't worry.", he watched her head to toe and laughed. "Although I do miss European women. Especially Nordic European.", he snorted and stepped away from her a little. Sly as a fox, Sven watched Mina quietly. "Stupid thing to come here to this land. Promised land my ass. Then again... If I hadn't, meeting you would be not possible.", he arched his eyebrows and snorted again. "Why did you come, hmn?", surpressing a 'dear'.
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Post by Mina Crow on Mar 20, 2006 7:19:50 GMT 12
Mina took a deep breath. She forced herself not to recoil from him, not to snatch the necklace from his hand. The man was insufferable; why had she chosen him for Beta anyway? Yes, he was one of her best followers, but that did not give him the right to play with her. "You will take your share of Nordic women someplace else, Rooster. Stay away from me", she snapped, eyes ablaze with fury. How the knife tucked behind her belt seemed to call for his blood... She turned away suddenly. "This was never a promised land", she snorted curtly. "Not for me. It's nothing more than a graveyard."
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Post by Nessy on Mar 20, 2006 8:05:33 GMT 12
"Calm down, Crow, calm down. Anger does not fit a leader. Keep your head cool.", Sven smirked and turned around. "And I said don't worry. I'm not going to try to hit on you.", he shook his head softly with a smirk. Done with the teasing, he returned to a more serious attitude and turned around to face her again. "Now, on a serious topic. What are you expecting to do if those pesky little trolls, the Cigarettes, do attack. Cross your arms and wait for them to destroy the said low lives?"
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Post by Mina Crow on Mar 20, 2006 8:16:09 GMT 12
"That's no more than they deserve, anyway." Mina was smiling to the night. "But they follow me, so I must - or should - protect them. The Tower is secure enough; I don't think their so-called computer genius can un-do Pixie's work. That girl is mad, but competent. Yet, Seraphim might well enter a rage and destroy whatever he finds on his way. We have stocks of food in the basement, in the improbable case we get stuck there. I'd prefer to keep to the heights, anyway. The other tribes prowl on the ground, while we stand above them. There are buildings nearby where we can gather our ranks and counter-strike those fools if they dare to set foot on our land. This is, if we don't bring them down as soon as they enter our territory." Mina's speech was not priming for coherence. As much as she fought it, Sven's words had disturbed her, invading her privacy, her own safety. She clenched the necklace again, biting her lower lip to keep control, still with her back to her companion.
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Post by Nessy on Mar 20, 2006 8:29:11 GMT 12
Sven frowned and rolled his head, cracking his neck. After some silence, Mina would hear footsteps coming near and then Sven's arms around her neck. Not out of sympathy or something of the kind. Just... well, Sven had these impulses of sorts. He just felt like doing it. You could understand that it was a cold embrace, as if he was leaning against a wall or something.
"Don't worry, Mina.", he arched his pierced eyebrow and smirked. "If that idiotic child tries anything, I'll blow his brains.", he played idly with her scarf, one arm around her shoulders and collarbone. "Besides... If we did attract them up here it'd be our advantage. We know the rooftops of the city. We know where to hide. And we know that falling from here is a long, certain death.", he smirked, looking at his fingers playing with the red scarf.
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Post by Mina Crow on Mar 20, 2006 8:41:12 GMT 12
Mina didn't move away, yet felt her hand tightening on the pendant as an ocean of red-hot fury drowned her senses. "Move away, Rooster. I gave you no such liberties as to hug me", she snarled coldly, ignoring his words. She had no way to reach her knife the way they stood, yet the desire to plunge it into his ribs was growing by the second. "Release me. Now."
[Stupid muse.]
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