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The Quest Giver [Einmal Mod Account] ([personal profile] thequestgiver) wrote in [community profile] maskeddarkness2017-08-21 07:03 pm

Trial of Trials : Act 2

There's something uneasy that can be felt in the city, and seemingly no end to the rumors springing up in the wake of the downtown explosion that leveled BOARD's headquarters. Stories of an odd sickness where the afflicted suddenly winds up anemic, their blood levels dangerously low, despite feeling fine that morning have already taken root, others of strange animals seen roaming at night, and horrible screams and gunshots in one of the parking garages....

The space where the ill-fated headquarters lays silent, an empty patch of dirt and gravel that seemed to attract those drawn to stories and rumors. Police have already had to shoo away opportunists with metal detectors, hoping to find something interesting in the impressively quickly cleared wreckage, and others have reported something that just feels... wrong, when they walk by the site. The ghosts of those who hadn't made it out of the collapse? Or something else? Noone can really put a finger on it to explain.

And meanwhile, under the cover of shadows, things unknown to those who still walk in the light continue to move. Whispers of the rogue mage and a treasure trove of information, of upsets in the vampire hierarchy, and sworn revenge on the mages who had used one of their own for their gain.

And deep in a hidden lab, BOARD's remains and allies continue to work, twisting all they can get their hands on to create the perfect weapon; made of the very things they wish to cleanse from the world. The loss of the incapacitated vampire elder was only a small one, with how much they had already extracted and drawn from it. And if the rumors of their knowledge being in the hands of their enemies were true? They would just have to speed up their projected timeline. Or simply slow down that of the world. After all, they were mages. Reality bended to their will, not that of those who opposed them....
ninjayeehaw: (the hell is that)

[personal profile] ninjayeehaw 2017-09-05 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
"Vampire?" he huffs, before he takes a final deep breath, "'r a damn pretentious bastard?"

Either way, the werewolf loathed him, in both minds. "Cos when I first met y'all, y'weren't anywhere near half so frustratin'."
triggerhappytraitor: (Side thoughtful)

[personal profile] triggerhappytraitor 2017-09-05 10:56 am (UTC)(link)
The Mage pressed his lips together a long, unhappy moment. "...the pretension is from Isaka. He... had a way of just..." Again, he pressed his lips together, the subject deeply uncomfortable. "He was very good at saying what I wanted to hear, and in a way that was somehow both impossibly arrogant and yet somehow charming at the same time. His form of mind control, no doubt."

His fists clenched tightly at his sides.
ninjayeehaw: (i may have Regrets)

[personal profile] ninjayeehaw 2017-09-05 11:16 am (UTC)(link)
"Charmin's one word fer it. Had me sittin' with him 'fore I really caught on." It made his skin crawl, how easily the vampire had been able to manipulate him, and he folds his arms. "Told me he thinks it's obvious which one a' the pair a' y'all's the copy an' which is the original." His shoulders tighten slightly as he shifts his weight to one leg. "He got the wolf riled up somethin' fierce."
triggerhappytraitor: (Not going to answer that question)

[personal profile] triggerhappytraitor 2017-09-05 11:22 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm glad he was on guard. Your wolf, I mean," Tachibana corrected quietly. "Hopefully that wariness will help keep you safer. Since as much as I'd like to tell you to just stay away..." he trailed off with a soft, faint smile. Because they both knew that was a pretty useless request.
ninjayeehaw: (u sure about that)

[personal profile] ninjayeehaw 2017-09-05 11:34 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm more concerned about you stayin' away. This one's sharp - if he gets wind a' y'all bein' anywhere I don't got no doubt he'll hunt you down right quick." He sighs, shifting his hands to his pockets. He's too edgy to stay still. "Frankly speakin', I ain't too sure I got this in hand neither. Trial's got this way a' really pissin' off the wolf. Ain't sure if it's vampire or 'cos he's just a right bastard, but I don't think I got this."
triggerhappytraitor: (Pensive)

[personal profile] triggerhappytraitor 2017-09-05 11:45 am (UTC)(link)
Tachibana nodded, letting out a deep sigh as he leaned back against his bike again. "It might be intentional. Trying to keep you off balance. Isaka was pretty good at that too," he reflected, tone sour. "I was barely able to defeat him before. I don't know if I can do it again. Especially not if he has a copy of me already." His fists clenched again and he landed and impotent, frustrated punch to the seat of his bike. "Goddamn Tennouji going this far...!"
ninjayeehaw: (pout pout)

[personal profile] ninjayeehaw 2017-09-05 11:48 am (UTC)(link)
"Easy, Tachi," he says, his tone less warning and more just tired. "Ain't nothin' we can do 'bout it now, cept fer waitin' on yer research team t'make some headway on that. 'less we got some weaknesses on it goin' into this, we're out 'f our league."
triggerhappytraitor: (So unsure)

[personal profile] triggerhappytraitor 2017-09-05 11:55 am (UTC)(link)
"I'll have to warn Hirose. The data she found..." Tachibana trailed off, pressing his lips together once more in discomfort. "There wasn't much on Isaka, in it. But there was... excessive information on me. The other files on the.... lesser members," the disgust in his tone was clearly echoed in his face at the word, "of BOARD weren't anywhere near as invasive. Tennouji planned this from the day I joined them."
ninjayeehaw: (yeah well)

[personal profile] ninjayeehaw 2017-09-05 12:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"Y'all best make sure they got themselves some defence. If this Trial's so good at throwin' people off-guard, we don't want 'em gettin' caught in the crossfire."