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Cross Effects 1.0 Archive / Re: Cross Effects- The RP
« on: January 21, 2014, 05:16:45 PM »
Lucas
I'd woken up in this place a little more than a week ago, leaning against the back of a wall. I already hated it. The smell in the air, the buildings , the lack of forests and trees that spread untouched over everything... I came across a lily, yesterday. It was dying. In all my life, I hadn't ever seen a plant die. Even when something was trampled, or scratched, broken in half, or even burned - it always grew back. At the very least, this place is also overrun with beasts and devils, things that only pretend to be human - so not that different from where I came from.
A couple of days ago, after taking some clothes from one of the many stores that line the streets of this city, I came across an old, abandoned bookshop tucked away from prying eyes. I made a base there, after changing it to my liking. Now, a layer of soil has replaced the floorboards, after I ripped them up and filled the space in. After taking as many plant seeds and baby trees as I could carry, I planted them into the new layer of soil, and already, they're nearly full-grown.
I can barely smell the pollution of the City, anymore. Another day or two, and this place will be the perfect refuge. I can feel my strength returning as I stay here - for some reason, being away from areas with lots of greenery makes me weaker. I still have enough strength to deal with the pack of giant wolves that came past last night, but being outside isn't the best idea for me right now. At the very least, I am still immortal - one of those wolves took my head off, last night. The shock on its face when I ripped out its' spine was priceless. I made short work of the rest of the pack, but if I hadn't been so close to the bookstore, things might have been a little more difficult.
Even though leaving the bookstore isn't a great idea right now, I've been gradually increasing the distance I get from it. Staying in one place too long, though I can do it, gets to be a little stifling... I've also found that this city is infested by a new breed of monsters, something I haven't heard of before - they're called "vampires", apparently. A creature that grows stronger at night, and makes other vampires by feeding on living things, like a parasite. They seem to resemble humans, like me, but have fangs and... golden eyes? This "Twilight" book doesn't seem to be the right material... a book titled "Dracula" turns up better results that correspond with the things I've heard about.
Turning humans into vampires by drinking blood, creating familiars, turning into mist, bats, and dogs... it seems the only way to get rid of them is with fire, silver, decapitation, or impaling them through the heart. I'm not fond of fire, and don't have a supply of silver... it seems that decapitation and impalement are the only ways to destroy them available to me right now. The bookstore has many shelves and low and high ceilings - it's a rather odd looking place from the inside, and the numerous trees, vines, and other plants growing in it now only add to it.
Ducking into a narrow doorway, I enter a small side room. It probably used to be storage or an old office, judging by the number of books lying around. Now, above the small desk in one corner is a marked map of the city that I convinced a vendor to part with. I had to go outside in the daytime, when people were outside, to do that, so I was already cranky - he gave me the copy for free after I snapped at him. After finding out what I could, I drew areas of influence on it in accordance to the various factions of this city. It isn't very detailed - just circles, drawn in a red marker with names inside of them, and a species underneath in parenthesis. Vampires cover the majority of the map - more than any other race, they seem to be suited for this city. I'm not, at the very least, and that puts me at a disadvantage, so I have to be careful. I've also marked out the parks and gardens that give me strength in (what else?) green marker, so I know where to go if things go south...
Investigating about these creatures is One of the circles on the map catches my eye, and I take a closer look at it. It doesn't really have a name, just a title, with the standard notation of (Vampire) underneath it.
"The Law Unto Herself..."
An old vampire, a female, physically young, wears a jacket, and seems to have a large group of allies with unknown combat potential. She seems to have a gun, and uses that to fight. That's about all I know on her - if I need to investigate the habits of powerful vampires, she might be a good candidate. I'd need to be careful with observation and combat, but- actually, why should I bother? I'm immortal - I don't need to sneak around all the time. As long as I am touching the Earth I cannot die. And, if worst comes to worst, I still have "that" in reserve. I gather my thoughts and head out - I can't really say I've ever had much of a plan, for anything, so this suits me just fine.
An apartment building across the street from me is where she's holed up. My objective at this point is to either kill her, lessen her amount of allies, or capture one for interrogation. Goal 1 is more important than Goal 2, which is more important than Goal 3. Simple enough - either way I should be able to learn more about vampires. I knew the area, but not the exact building, so I was prepared for a search. That is, until a pizza delivery van came by, with a young teenager carrying multiple pizzas and sodas. I had watched him idly, somewhat curious as to who would order so much food; at least, until I saw who opened the door. A silver-haired boy (well, an adult, but still on the young side) greeted the boy delivering the food and telekinetically seized it, pulling it inside as he paid the delivery boy.
This must be one of the allies of the vampire - an "ESPer" as this culture refers to them. Someone with psychic abilities, in other words. And now, thanks to this group's mistake, I now know with certainty where 'Law Unto Herself' lives. After the pizza van leaves, I cross to the front door of this place, slowly, taking care to appear nothing more than a mere human. Knocking on the outside of the door in a rhythm, I wait for just a moment before acting. On the final knock I draw upon my power. I'm not that close to sources of greenery, so I can only amplify my current level of power by two times; but that should be enough for this.
My fist hits the door hard enough to blow it off of its hinges, and I move inside so fast that I blur. The vampire isn't on this floor, so therefore she must be upstairs-! I move for the stairwell with inhuman speed, ready to fight.
I'd woken up in this place a little more than a week ago, leaning against the back of a wall. I already hated it. The smell in the air, the buildings , the lack of forests and trees that spread untouched over everything... I came across a lily, yesterday. It was dying. In all my life, I hadn't ever seen a plant die. Even when something was trampled, or scratched, broken in half, or even burned - it always grew back. At the very least, this place is also overrun with beasts and devils, things that only pretend to be human - so not that different from where I came from.
A couple of days ago, after taking some clothes from one of the many stores that line the streets of this city, I came across an old, abandoned bookshop tucked away from prying eyes. I made a base there, after changing it to my liking. Now, a layer of soil has replaced the floorboards, after I ripped them up and filled the space in. After taking as many plant seeds and baby trees as I could carry, I planted them into the new layer of soil, and already, they're nearly full-grown.
I can barely smell the pollution of the City, anymore. Another day or two, and this place will be the perfect refuge. I can feel my strength returning as I stay here - for some reason, being away from areas with lots of greenery makes me weaker. I still have enough strength to deal with the pack of giant wolves that came past last night, but being outside isn't the best idea for me right now. At the very least, I am still immortal - one of those wolves took my head off, last night. The shock on its face when I ripped out its' spine was priceless. I made short work of the rest of the pack, but if I hadn't been so close to the bookstore, things might have been a little more difficult.
Even though leaving the bookstore isn't a great idea right now, I've been gradually increasing the distance I get from it. Staying in one place too long, though I can do it, gets to be a little stifling... I've also found that this city is infested by a new breed of monsters, something I haven't heard of before - they're called "vampires", apparently. A creature that grows stronger at night, and makes other vampires by feeding on living things, like a parasite. They seem to resemble humans, like me, but have fangs and... golden eyes? This "Twilight" book doesn't seem to be the right material... a book titled "Dracula" turns up better results that correspond with the things I've heard about.
Turning humans into vampires by drinking blood, creating familiars, turning into mist, bats, and dogs... it seems the only way to get rid of them is with fire, silver, decapitation, or impaling them through the heart. I'm not fond of fire, and don't have a supply of silver... it seems that decapitation and impalement are the only ways to destroy them available to me right now. The bookstore has many shelves and low and high ceilings - it's a rather odd looking place from the inside, and the numerous trees, vines, and other plants growing in it now only add to it.
Ducking into a narrow doorway, I enter a small side room. It probably used to be storage or an old office, judging by the number of books lying around. Now, above the small desk in one corner is a marked map of the city that I convinced a vendor to part with. I had to go outside in the daytime, when people were outside, to do that, so I was already cranky - he gave me the copy for free after I snapped at him. After finding out what I could, I drew areas of influence on it in accordance to the various factions of this city. It isn't very detailed - just circles, drawn in a red marker with names inside of them, and a species underneath in parenthesis. Vampires cover the majority of the map - more than any other race, they seem to be suited for this city. I'm not, at the very least, and that puts me at a disadvantage, so I have to be careful. I've also marked out the parks and gardens that give me strength in (what else?) green marker, so I know where to go if things go south...
Investigating about these creatures is One of the circles on the map catches my eye, and I take a closer look at it. It doesn't really have a name, just a title, with the standard notation of (Vampire) underneath it.
"The Law Unto Herself..."
An old vampire, a female, physically young, wears a jacket, and seems to have a large group of allies with unknown combat potential. She seems to have a gun, and uses that to fight. That's about all I know on her - if I need to investigate the habits of powerful vampires, she might be a good candidate. I'd need to be careful with observation and combat, but- actually, why should I bother? I'm immortal - I don't need to sneak around all the time. As long as I am touching the Earth I cannot die. And, if worst comes to worst, I still have "that" in reserve. I gather my thoughts and head out - I can't really say I've ever had much of a plan, for anything, so this suits me just fine.
An apartment building across the street from me is where she's holed up. My objective at this point is to either kill her, lessen her amount of allies, or capture one for interrogation. Goal 1 is more important than Goal 2, which is more important than Goal 3. Simple enough - either way I should be able to learn more about vampires. I knew the area, but not the exact building, so I was prepared for a search. That is, until a pizza delivery van came by, with a young teenager carrying multiple pizzas and sodas. I had watched him idly, somewhat curious as to who would order so much food; at least, until I saw who opened the door. A silver-haired boy (well, an adult, but still on the young side) greeted the boy delivering the food and telekinetically seized it, pulling it inside as he paid the delivery boy.
This must be one of the allies of the vampire - an "ESPer" as this culture refers to them. Someone with psychic abilities, in other words. And now, thanks to this group's mistake, I now know with certainty where 'Law Unto Herself' lives. After the pizza van leaves, I cross to the front door of this place, slowly, taking care to appear nothing more than a mere human. Knocking on the outside of the door in a rhythm, I wait for just a moment before acting. On the final knock I draw upon my power. I'm not that close to sources of greenery, so I can only amplify my current level of power by two times; but that should be enough for this.
My fist hits the door hard enough to blow it off of its hinges, and I move inside so fast that I blur. The vampire isn't on this floor, so therefore she must be upstairs-! I move for the stairwell with inhuman speed, ready to fight.
