School For Half Humans (REBOOT, IC)

[New Cinoth]

Seth hopped on Falan without hesitation, his light frame was easily carried. Seth grinned, "This feels great! Why hasn't anyone thought of werewolf Calvary?" He petted Falan's head, " I be you are enjoying that soft fur now!" He chuckled and nuzzled down, "This is going to be fun! We shall ride into battle atop our valiant werewolf!" Seth laughed, "Let's do this! Just think of the all the awesome stories we are gonna have!"

[Tarnen]

Alex cleared his throat a little "Yea, we should go do that, just to make sure."

He got up, and held his hand out for Alex, worried about Alex's mother as well. I hope she's ok...

Alex grabbed his hand and hoisted himself up. He figure it would at least be a couple of days before they would be able to reach his house. "Um..we should pack a few days worth of clothes it is kinda far from here. I know someone who can give us a ride there if needed."

[Nuridia]

Falan rolled his now blood red eyes. "Well, let's get going." "I don't wanna get there too late and miss all the action." In another place, Salma looked shocked when she saw the camp. There were huge monsters and it was obviously very dangerous out there. But, she wasn't a chicken so she sucked it up and followed Eric and John to the monsters' camp.

[New Cinoth]

Seth grinned and held onto Falan, enjoying the feeling of the soft fur. "So anyone notice anything out of the normal?" He looked around, "I think I feel a bit of magic around here." He wrinkled on Falan, "Do you smell anything interesting? Maybe a demon or something?" He kept his senses open and caught the depression that wrapped around New York. Oh this feels nice! "It is a little odd that we haven't seen any witch hunters yet ... Maybe they are out hunting this too?"

[Tomia]

John, Eric and Salma walked to the edge of the camp keeping low and quite to ensure not to be seen by any monsters. John looked around and saw more monsters than he ever wanted to see. He saw dozens if not hundreds of monsters mulling around, talking, fighting. John looked at Eric and Salma and mouthed Stay here he walked over and hid in a bush near two cyclops on guard. "I'm hungry!" One of them said to the other. "Why didn't he let us eat those demigods?" "I don't know but I'm not questioning it. I don't want to be on the receiving end of that hammer." John felt like he got stabbed in the heart. He hoped the cyclops was wrong but knew he wasn't. He motioned for the other two to follow an they move into the bush next to him. When the cyclops left John whispered "The hammer is here. We have to find it." They moved through the camp seeing terrible things. Cyclops, hellhounds, minotaurs, and giants. They know knew what happened to the people in the town. They were food. John turned into a rat to search the camp and told Eric and Salma to stay hidden. Eric didn't like that he looked at Salma and said "Come on." They walked foward and hid behind a tent. A giant walked around the corner and saw them. It gave out a roar and Eric yelled out to Salma "Run!" The giant was about to swing his club at Eric but he froze and collapsed disintegrating into dust. John stood in front of them holding his sword and said "We have to go." Dozens of monsters came running at them John slashed and stabbed at them with his sword cutting a hellhound in half. They tried fighting but there were too many and they were being surrounded. Eric looked around and knew what he had to do. "John take Salma and run I'll hold them back." "No way in hell." John replied "We get out of this together." "There's no time go!" John was abou to protest but saw Eric was right and nodded. Eric transformed into a werewolf and began slashing monsters and roaring wildly getting as much of the monsters attention on him as possible. John grabbed Salma knowing she wouldn't want to leave. He started pulling her away saying we have to go. John turned and hated what he saw. The monsters had surrounded Eric and were overwhelming him. A giant smashed Eric with the butt of his sword and the other monsters threw a net over Eric trying to subdue him. Eric struggled like mad and looked up at Salma staring into her eyes until the monsters surrounded him and Eric fell out of view. John dropped his head in shame as he turned away "We have to go." He said to Salma pulling her away from the monsters.

[Nuridia]

Falan shrugged. "Who knows, they're probably off." In the camp, Salma was about to protest, she didn't want to leave Eric all alone. But she knew they would just get in his way if they stayed. As they ran she called out to him. "Eric, you better be careful and come back in one piece, ya hear?!" As they ran on, Salma said to John. 'Thanks for saving me." "Oh, I do hope Eric will be okay."' she said with a worried expression.

[Tomia]

John led Salma out of the camp feeling ashamed and angry. I failed him, again. he thought. A few monsters guarding the exit tried to stop them but John stabbed one in the chest and then transformed into a lion and slashed the other into dust. He turns back to his human form and ran with Salma. They had get away from the camp, he knew the others would follow them. They ran back into the forest and John started to make a camp. He needed time to think. He heard Salma and didn't know what to say. he didn't even know if Eric was alive but he wasn't going to tell her that. He steeled his emotions again not showing his concern or sadness. John noticed it was getting cold so he turned to Salma "I'm guessing you could make us a fire right?"

[Nuridia]

Salma nodded grimly. "Sure." She was worried about Eric, but also concerned about John. He probably already felt bad for leaving him and crying over him would just rub it in. Although Salma was scared for Eric as well, getting all worked up would do more harm than good but her face made it clear she was scared for him. She gathered some logs from the forest and brought it back to where she and John were. After arranging them, Salma sucked in a shaky breath and blew at the logs and they instantly blazed up.

[Tomia]

John saw how Salma was handling it and was impressed. He could tell she was really scared but she didn't cry or anything like that. When she came back and made the fire John stood next to her and warmed his hands. "Thanks" he said to her. He didn't really know what to say to her. He felt like he should comfort her but they didn't exactly get along. After an solemn silence John looked at her "Eric's going to be ok. He's alive I know it and we'll rescue him. I'll die before he does." He meant it. He couldn't believe he let Eric down again. He was sick screwing up and sick of being angry all the time. He looked up at the sky anger in his eyes. "If he dies, I swear I will find a way to kill you." He said to seemingly no one. The sky didn't respond.

[New Cinoth]

Seth patted Falan's side, "So does there seem to be anything to do? I' not picking up anything.... Well, there is a lot of malice in this area, but it's New York, it's probably just some gang or something... Maybe it's a gang of bodysnatchers? That would be an interesting story to tell." He sighed, "SO much for an adventure. I wonder what all the fuss was about." He texed Salma, What's with the big warning about Uptown? There's nothing here! It's boring up here. He sent it, frowning. If this is some kind of joke I'm not going to be happy. He idly rubbed Falan's side, working small amounts of dark magic into the werewolf.

[Nuridia]

Salma nodded. "Thank you." "I know he's strong and he'll beat 'em." Just then, Salma heard her phone vibrate. "Oh God." "It's Seth, I tried to warn him about the attacks but he went looking for it." She quickly texted him back. I heard that they were uptown, that's what my friend told me. But apparently they're a shitty source of information! I was really convinced it was real, they showed me a newspaper article. Looks like we both got pranked. When I get back home I'm gonna smack that fucker. Salma sent the text. She wasn't going to tell Seth where they were, any interference might slow Eric down.

[New Cinoth]

Seth read the text, "Fuck! It was a prank." He glared down hatefully at the screen, You and me both! I was hoping for something entertaining..... He sighed, "Well this sucks.... But it might not be all that bad. The witch hunters aren't here. I say we stir up a little mischief of our own, strike a blow against the people who will be hunting us later." He nodded, "So Falan, would you like to fight some people who are dying to mount your fuzzy little head on a wall? I know they've done that with other werewolves. I say it's time we show them exactly who they are going to be up against. Don't you agree?"

[Tomia]

John sat next to Salma thinking about what they should do next. He sat in silence then finally voiced a thought in his head. "He did it for you, ya know. He sacrificed himself for you. We'll rescue him I promise." "We have to get back in that camp. The hammer is there I heard a monster talking about it. They'll be keeping Eric there I'm sure. We can't get back there on our own though. They'll be looking for us now, we need help." He thought for a moment. "You think you could ask Aurelia for a huge favor?"

[Nuridia]

Falan grinned, showing his wolf teeth. "Fuck yeah, let's get some werewolf hunters!" "That's another way I can be king, I bring back the head of a powerful enemy to the council and they'll judge me more powerful than Logan." "Although, I'll still kick his ass for the fun." Outside the forest, Salma nodded. "I'll be grateful forever. I mean, I'd do the same for him but I know I couldn't ever be as brave as he is." "I know we can get him back, and even more so that we know where he is." She responded to John's last question. "Of course, Aurelia would totally help us out." "What should I text her?"

[Tomia]

John shook his head "That's not true. You stood infront of a wild werewolf to save a stranger. When we were in hell you're the one who stopped Eric not me. I never thank you for that by the way, thanks." John's typical anger towards Salma wasnt there at the moment. It seemed stupid to be mad at her. He needed her help. He the thought about what to say to Aurelia "Just tell her the truth. Eric's been captured by monsters and we need help to get him back."

[New Cinoth]

Seth grinned, "Alrighty! Do you know the warehouse on 7th street? Their base is right under that." He texted Salma, Don't come uptown. Something big is going down. He grinned to himself as he sent it, Won't this be a nice time! It'll certainly be entertaining. and Falan seems to be enjoying himself. "Well, Flalan. I think this will be quite entertaining. And if you become king it'll be all the better. By the way how much glory will the three leaders of the witch hunters east coast branch get you? They are supposed to be having a meeting around this time."

[Nuridia]

Falan grinned. "All three heads should be enough, and when I kick Logan's ass I'll add his head to it." "Hey Seth, you want one of their heads?" "Because if I get Logan's I'm not gonna need all three of em then." In the park Salma nodded at John. "I was only focused on helping everyone be safe, and stopping Eric from getting hurt." Her phone beeped as she got Seth's text. Thanks for the warning. I can't anyway, I'm pretty occupied where I'm at. After that, she quickly texted Aurelia. Trouble in upstate New York!! Eric's been captured by monsters and they're after me and John, HELP!!! Aurelia read Salma's text and after talking to the emperor and empress, quickly flew out of the window, it had stopped snowing. She only hoped she could get there quickly enough. Salma spoke to John. "She should be leaving now, I hope she gets here quick enough, and gets here safe."

[New Cinoth]

Seth shrugged, "I don't really know what to do with the head. I prefer simple and clean incineration. Severed heads tend to scare away people who want to sell their soul." He chuckled, "You must really hate Logan.... Why don't you just tear off his arms and legs and keep him around as a living trophy? Or you could completely dominate him. Logan as your personal slave, now wouldn't that be nice?" He patted Falan, "The elders won't be hard to kill, they are old men, but their guards are young and the elites. They will certainly be a pain, much more than a pain actually..... They could be quite dangerous." His phone buzzed and he looked at the text, Just making sure. Stay off Seventh Street what ever you do.

[Tomia]

"You've helped him though. I've neve seen him so happy." John confessed. "He was glad to hear that Aurelia was coming and he felt his heart skip a bit. He felt so weak and helpless he was glad someone else was coming. "Good, I'm glad she can help. We need her. We'll wait to she gets here." John sat in silence waiting for Aurelia deep in thought.
As John sat he heard a rustling in the forest. His hand moved to his sword hilt as he scanned the forest for enemies. Just then a Minotaur came running through the forest waving a giant battle axe. John moved out of his way and slashed at the beast. It turned and ran at Salma but John transformed into a tiger and knocked him out of the way. He pinned the beast down and ripped at it's throat. The monster disintegrated into dust and disappeared. John returned to his human form and sat down again as if nothing had happened.

[Nuridia]

Okay, chill. Salma texted Seth as the wind in the place she and John picked up, blowing leaves around them and nearly putting out the fire. Aurelia landed where they were, wearing a purple sweater and a pair of jeans with a white scarf. Her dark gray wings were fully extended."John, Salma!" "What's up, I heard Eric's in a lot of trouble." In New York, Falan grimaced. "Nah, I don't wanna hear his dumbass mouth." "If we find him, I'm turning him into a new pelt. A perfect gift for my future queen, whoever she is."

[New Cinoth]

Seth chuckled, "Alright, it's your choice... Speaking of pelts, another werewolf would be nice. They can be soft and fuzzy and used as a wonderful living pillow." He grinned, "I would ask you, but I'm pretty sure you wouldn't like that. And you'd probably want your queen occupying the darker hours of the night." Seth nodded to himself, "A werewolf girlfriend would certainly be interesting, but species doesn't really matter to me. Except dwarves... I hate dwarves." He pointed down a street, "Anyways, should we be off? Carnage and glory await us."

[Tomia]

John stood up when he saw Aurelia land next to them. His heart beat skipped again and it annoyed John. He had more important things to deal with than a stupid crush. "Hey, Aurelia thanks for coming. We were looking for the hammer and we found an abandon town a little while back and it turned out that someone has created an army of monsters. The mortals were the food supply. We found the camp where the monsters were and found out the hammer is being kept there too. We snuck in then..." John had a hard time talking about this next part "We were caught, we tried to fight but we were surrounded. Eric stayed behind and distracted them so we could escape." He put his head down his voice full of pain. "We have to rescue him."

[Nuridia]

Falan grinned. "I hope we find some of his followers, you should try to bag a pelt for the party Seth." "Girls absolutely love furs, and you can use your demon magic to make it softer, just like you ended up doing with my fur." "Well, let's go find some rival wolves and witch hunters to slay." "We can probably find tons of cool shit in their lair, give some as gifts to girls at the party and keep some for ourselves of course." "And we still have to get the stupid suits." When she landed, Aurelia's voice stuck in her throat as John explained Eric's plight. "He's in trouble?" "Where are they keeping him, if we know here he is we can go and get him quicker."

[New Cinoth]

Seth nodded, "Alright... Maybe the witch hunters have a few domesticated ones.... Hopefully my girlfriend would like it... Although that means I'd have to kill a wolf first." He grinned widely, "Soft werewolf fur is definitely a wonderful feeling on your skin. By the way how are you liking having softer fur? I'm sure it'll make your girlfriend really happy to be up close with you." He looked around a bit before leading Falan down another street. "I hope we find some cool stuff.We are going to need to move fast and hard to make sure no one sounds the alarm. But anyways Just be ready for a fight. I doubt they'll let you just walk all over them, even if they don't know we are coming." He pointed at a dilapidated looking warehouse, "There it is. First we are going to need a live witch hunter."

[Tomia]

"We don't really know." John confessed "He's got to be in the camp though. I have a plan to get him out. Let's get going." He got up and led the two girls back to the camp. He wasn't even sure if they would find Eric alive but he wouldn't tell them that, especially not Salma. John didn't want to think about it either. He wouldn't be able to stand losing Eric. They reached the edge of the camp again and John turned into a rat and ambushed the guards. He returne to his human form and quietly killed the two monsters. The three of them then moved into the camp quietly. John led them toward the center of the camp where Eric was captured. He figured that would be a good place to start. They hid in an empty tent and looked out. What John saw made his heart sink. Eric laying on the ground his hands tied to a pole over his head, he did not look good. His face was bruised and beaten and he had a large cut across his chest that ripped through his blood soaked shirt. John wasn't even sure if he was conscious. Two giants stood guard in front of him. John wanted to run out and kill every monster in the camp but he controlled his emotions. He turned to Salma, he knew she would be extremely upset and needed to keep her calm. If the monsters heard them they would be dead. He put his finger to his mouth and whispered "Stay quiet."