School For Half Humans (REBOOT, IC)

[Nuridia]

Salma saw Eric and instantly her ruby eyes sparkled with unshed tears. She kept super quiet like John said but the tears kept welling up and she quickly wiped them away. Aurelia looked at John and her eyes said, "So what's the plan? How do we bust him out?" On the streets, Falan shrugged. "Having soft fur's cool, you're warmer and get more chicks." "And that's their meeting spot?" "They couldn't do better than that crappy ass piece of shit?"

[Tomia]

John put his hand on Salma's shoulder feeling very bad for her. He knew how she felt and hated seeing Eric like this. "I need your help." He whispered to Salma. "I need you to make a distraction. Set one of the tents on the other side of camp on fire. Make it large enough to draw their attention. When their distracted they'll leave Eric and we can grab him. Can you do that?"

[New Cinoth]

"Indeed it will.... Jsut be careful if a guy is getting all up on you. You won't want him scaring away the girls." Seth chuckled, "It's just a front. We need a live witch hunter to get into the real thing." He pointed at a man who was stumbling drunkley in an alleyway. He had a medallion of a cross with two sharp blades crossing behind it. "There's our boy! You grab him and make sure he doesn't scream. Just remember we need him alive and completely human. After we are done feel free to eat him or whatever you want to do with him."

[Nuridia]

Salma nodded and quickly and quietly made her way to the other side of the camp. As Salma drew breath, her skin started to glow a yellow orange and her hair and eyes got brighter. Creeping up to a tent, she touched four of them, setting them all ablaze rapidly before quickly running away. Falan grinned when he saw the witch hunter, "Not a problem." He grabbed a beer bottle off of the street and turned around in the alleyway. He quietly snuck up on the drunk witch hunter and hit him hard over the head with the beer bottle, knocking him out but not killing him.

[New Cinoth]

Seth grinned, "Nice job!" He motioned for Falan to follow him into the warehouse. The inside was just like any standard warehouse, it was ordinary, almost too ordinary. it was as if the owners went out of their way to make it seem as unremarkable as possible. Seth led them down a long set of steps that ran under the warehouse, "No one should be in the lobby at this time, I hope." He grabbed the necklace off the unconscious man, careful not to touch the cross. "This is tied in with their life. If they die it stops working." He gently pressed it against the door and it made a slight click, "And there we have it." Seth pushed open the door to reveal a long lobby decorated with many trophies. Including a few stuffed werewolves in demeaning poses. There were a variety of pixies pinned on walls, dead imps, centaurs, a Minotaur, and some other creatures. Seth went rigid, "And this is why I hate them." Three doors stood around the lobby one forwards, one left, and the last right. The right one was labeled infirmiry but the other two were bare. "So which way first?"

[Tomia]

John saw the smoke rising on the other side of the camp and monsters shouting and running over to it. The giants guarding Eric ran over leaving Eric alone. When Salma got back the three of them ran over to Eric. John took out his sword and cut Eric's bounds. Eric was badly wounded and unconscious. John slapped his face trying to wake him "Come on Eric wake up let's go." John was starting to get worried and then he remebered the bottle Mercury had given him. He took it out and poured the liquid into Eric's mouth. After about a minute Eric's eyes opened and he started breathing more regularly. He was clearly in pain and injured but he was alive.

[Nuridia]

Salma rushed to where John and Eric were, having left the camp a while after setting the tents on fire. "Eric, are you alright?" "It's Salma and John, you're gonna be okay now." "Aurelia's here too, she can fix you up in no time." Aurelia turned to John. "I can heal him, but I'll need absolute quiet and concentration." "Although, my father's healing powers are stronger than mine but I should be able to fix him." "Should we do it here and now or wait to get back to my father?" Aurelia asked John. In the hunters' hideout, Falan walked down the halls and sniffed the air blowing their way. "I say we try here first." He pointed to the left. "The left hallway's always the more exciting."

[New Cinoth]

Seth nodded and held up three fingers, Three... Two... One.. He opened the door. On the inside was a grizzled looking female instructor pointing at different parts on a stuffed minotaur. An giving a lecture on the best way to kill one. Around her young children looked at her with awe, studiously soaking in the information. look at how young they start learning to be a pain in Hell's ass.... An young assistant came in carrying a crate of wooden blades. He dropped the crate at the sight of Seth and Falan and gripped the instructor's baton that he had to discipline children. Serge mumbled into his hand and a glowing whip appeared. "Hello there.... Class is now in session." The children shrank back and away while the instructor and assistant stepped forward. They had no chance of wining but to them it was better to die with honor. Seth struck out with the whip at the assistant, who recoiled at the sharp pain. Oddly enough, Seth's back also arched, but not in pain. "The other one is yours." Seth said, grinning as he struck again, the demonic magic turned the assistant's pain into a pleasing experience for himself.

[Nuridia]

Falan shrugged and picked up the grizzled young woman. "Well what am I going to do with you?" "You people have hunted our kind for years for no good reason." "I would eat you but you'd probably make me sick and that's way too good for you." "I honestly don't know what the hell to do with you." He turned to Seth. "Hey Seth, maybe we should give her to some alphas I know." "They really like human women, maybe we can make some money off this bitch."

[New Cinoth]

The tutor struggled against Falan's grip. "You'll die wolf, you and your master." She glanced at Seth, who had started to alternate between painful lashes and ones that stimulated pleasure. "Do you really think you are safe with such a creature? It will do the same to you given the chance." The assistant was just a quivering lump by the time Seth stopped. There wasn't even a bruise on the assistant's body however the stimulation Seth provided proved to be too much. Seth gave the assistant a playful pat before turning to Falan, "I guess so. But we need to store her somewhere, we can't just drag her around. It needs to be somewhere that she can't call for help either. That would be bad." He chuckled and the tutor paled and struggled against Flan's grip even harder, "So... Any suggestions on where we stash her?" The five of the children were still cowering in the corner but three others had picked up the wooden swords and held them at the ready. The children were highly inexperienced and scared, "P-p-put her down. Or... Or... Or I'll hit you."

[Nuridia]

Falan made a face. "Ooh, I'm so scared of an army of little kids with sticks!" "Seth, call the rest of the pack!" he said mockingly. "Look kids, you've been brainwashed by these people." "They taught you to hate anything that isn't human." "I don't feel like getting my nice fur dirty, but if you don't sit down and be quiet, I'll be forced to roast you like shish-kebabs and use your "swords" for the sticks." "But, I don't think my angel friend would like that." "She'd never forgive me if I ate anymore kids alive, she kicked my ass for the last one."

[New Cinoth]

The kid who spoke earlier, obviously the bravest, shook their head, "When Lucian sees you you'll be sorry. He's going to kill you both and then you'll be stuffed on the walls" The other two kids, who seemed to be on the verge of fleeing, nodded at the mention of Lucian. "We don't hate non-humans. We hate the ones that are tainted with evil. We want all the bad ones to die." Seth chuckled, "Alright kids you've had your fun now get lost." A group of three men entered the room, "What's going on in here? We thought-" The group eyed the scene with a mixture of shock and anger. The leading one glared at Seth and Falan. He had an almost stereotypical "prince charming" appearance. "So a werewolf and his girlfriend break into our sanctuary. This seems like a bad joke." Seth's eyes widened, "Did he just-" Another chuckled, "At least the wolf has some taste. She's cute." Seth turned bright red, "I'm not a damn girl you shit for brains, inbred, wannabe-knight." All three of the witch hunters stared at him. The one who said he was cute turned bright red. Lucian sighed, "Well,then we won't have to take it easy on you." Lucian snapped his fingers and two small werewolves entered the room, both had large collars around their necks. "Let's see how you two do." A hunter and a wolf squared off against each one, with Lucian watching. "Falan, that's one of the elders...... He's younger than I thought he'd be, but he's the leader of the New York Sanctuary." Seth began to chant as the his pair of adversaries circled him.

[Tomia]

Salma rushed to where John and Eric were, having left the camp a while after setting the tents on fire. "Eric, are you alright?" "It's Salma and John, you're gonna be okay now." "Aurelia's here too, she can fix you up in no time." Aurelia turned to John. "I can heal him, but I'll need absolute quiet and concentration." "Although, my father's healing powers are stronger than mine but I should be able to fix him." "Should we do it here and now or wait to get back to my father?" Aurelia asked John. In the hunters' hideout, Falan walked down the halls and sniffed the air blowing t way. "I say we try here first." He pointed to the left. "The left hallway's always the more exciting."

Eric looked up at Salma his eyes unfocused and dazed. "i knew you guys would come. I'm glad you're safe." John felt a weight lift off his chest when Eric opened his eyes. His angry for the moment forgotten. "Couldn't stay out of trouble for one day huh?" "Well you know me I can never resist a good time." Eric replied weakly. His eyes were still dazed and he had lost a lot of blood. John turned to Aurelia "We've got to do it now. He's in bad shape and we're not exactly ensured a smooth ride home. If you could at least get him stable I would really appreciate it."

[Nuridia]

Falan growled, "They're from Logan's pack." "Why are they working for the witch hunters?" He saw the three men preparing to attack them. "Kids, this is gonna get messy so you might wanna look away." Falan ran around the men, careful to avoid their crosses and proceeded to maul two of them at once. In the park, Salma grew anxious when Eric started to get sicker. Aurelia said a prayer and her body began to glow in a soft bluish green light. She placed a hand on Eric's chest and the glow spread throughout his body, healing his injuries and easing his pain, slowly but surely.

[Tomia]

The cut on Eric's chest stopped bleeding and closed slightly. The wounds and bruises on his face and head began to heal slightly. His breathing eased and his eyes focused. He looked up at Aurelia and said "Thanks a lot". John looked at her with gratitude in his eyes. "Thanks I owe you big time." John grabbed Eric and put his worthy on his shoulder. "Come on we have to get out of here." The four of them walked slowly outside of the camp staying low and quiet to avoid monsters. When they reached of the end of the camp John saw somebody standing in front of them. He was afraid it was monster when he realized he recoginzed them. "Michael?" He said in shock. Michael nodded his head "Hey, John how's it going?" John couldn't believe his eyes. He had been afraid the worst had happened to his half brother. Eric was shocked and happy to see Michael alive but something seemed different about him. Michael smiled, it wasn't a kind smile. "We have to talk John."

[New Cinoth]

Seth finished the last of the spell and blistering hellfire spilled forth, charring the charging werewolf."I don't know... But those collars meant they are witch hunter property. Maybe he sold them for some support." Just then the witch hunter tackled Seth, knocking him over. Well..... This... Is just great. He moved his head aside to avoid a vicious left hook. "Hey the least you could do was buy me dinner, you did say I was cute after all." The hunter reddened with fury, "You little-" Seth grinned up at him and dug his small claws into the man's side. The hunter howled and rolled off of him. They both eyed each other warily. Physically I'm screwed... He began to chant another spell. "Oh no you don't. You aren't getting off another blast of fire, hellspawn!" The man charged, swinging his blade , just as Seth finished the spell. The sword gazed Seth's chest and a blast of fire rocketed the hunter back. Wow! That stings quite a bit! He looked down at his chest, that was oozing dark blood with a mixture of surprise and curiosity.

Lucian watched as the small group he was with was killed quickly. "You might have defeated them, but I am much better." He raised his shining sword at the pair. It was obvious he was highly skilled at fighting things like the monstrous opponents he now faced. "Well now, shall we dance?" His heavy plate armor seemed to barely hinder him as he strided forward, confident in his abilities. the children watched as Lucian, their idol, walked towards the pair of wicked creatures, a confident smirk p his face and the passion of someone who found their true calling in his eyes....

[Nuridia]

Falan looked over at the bleeding demon. "Seth, man you alright?!" He then turned to face Lucian, growling and shifting to his full wolf form, infused with the power Seth had given him. He stalked toward the witch hunter and looked like he wanted to eat him. In the park, Aurelia nearly fainted. "Sorry, healing uses up a lot of energy." she said weakly. "Eric, I'm glad you're okay though." Salma put a warm hand on Eric's forehead. "Me too." "We were so worried about you, al of us were."

[New Cinoth]

Seth shrugged, "Yeah, it's just a scratch. It's just been a while." Seth nodded appreciatively at Falan's full form, That is certainly a by-product of demonic magic. I wonder how much more I can warp his form. "Just be careful with this guy. He's not like the others. Lucian has probably fought with all kinds of creatures. Just don't get cocky." Seth sighed as he heard a high pitched yell. He used his wing top knock the in coming kid off their feet, "Really? Why don't you stop trying to be brave and watch the fight. It promises to be an interesting one." Seth sat down on the ground, fully prepared to step in if anything started going badly.

Lucian's plate armor glowed with a divine radiance. He pointed the sword directly at Falan's chest, "I admire your bravery, beast. If only you would have joined our side instead of a demon's. It is an honor to do battle with you." The man charged, faster than a normal human. This will certainly be interesting.... May God have mercy upon his wretched soul. He brought his blade in a beautiful downward strike. "Die and let the world be rid of your tainted blood."

[Nuridia]

Falan focused all of his new strength into his teeth and jaws. Shit's gonna get crazy and this might burn like hell in the morning, but it's my only chance. Falan's teeth grew harder and sharper and his jaws became more powerful. Snapping his head up at the blade, Falan bit the blade of the sword with a huge chomp, using all his force hoping to shatter the blade or at least snap it in half. It burned a bit but he kept chomping and held on for dear life.

[Tomia]

John saw Aurelia and turned away from Michael very worried. He moved towards her allowing her to rest her weight on him. He knew it probably seemd strange but he didn't care in that moment. "Aurelia are you ok?" He said his voice full of concern. Eric moved from John trying to stand on his own. He felt weak and nearly fell to the ground. He leaned against Salma "Sorry, I can't really stand yet. I'm still feeling weak." Eric turned to Michael "Mike it's great to see you. We hear about the disappearances and thought the worst." Eric pointed to Salma "This is my girlfriend Salma."

[New Cinoth]

As Falan's mouth made contact with the blade it began to throb and then burn as the sanctified metal was pressed against his flesh. The blade advanced another centimeter, lightly slicing the sides of Falan's jaw. Lucian saw this and tried to press down harder, his muscles bulging against Falan's unholy strength. There was a sudden snap and suddenly Lucian was not pressing the attack. he was holding a long shard of the blade and staring down at it with a look of utter shock, "Well, of all the thrice blasted things that could have happened." he dropped the useless weapon and drew the short sword from his side. "I might have misjudged you, beast. You are far more formidable than I would have expected. That blade has ended the lives of many of your kind." He began to slowly circle Falan, taking a measure of the monstrous creature, while keeping an eye on his demonic companion, who for the moment seemed content to watch.

Seth's eyes widened as Falan caught it with his mouth, Ack! If that get's through it'll cut his bloody head in half! I might be good at helping him out but reattaching a cranium is not something I can do. He continued to watch, ready to spring forward at the slightest sign that Lucian was getting the upper hand. That's when an amazing thing happened: The blade snapped! Did that just happen? A collective gasp was heard from the children. He grinned triumphantly, If Lucian can't pull off a miracle this fight is over. "C'mon Falan! Kick his ass!"

[Nuridia]

Salma waved at Michael. "Him it's nice to meet ya." In the witch hunter's lair Falan smiled at his handiwork through the pain and easily made short work of Lucian's short sword as it wasn't sanctified, when the corners of his mouth started to bleed. "Ow, holy fucking shit!" "That shit hurt, you'll pay for that!" Falan lunched toward Lucian and ripped the guy's head off with his still bleeding mouth, eating the head before turning back to his human form. "Bye Seth, I'm gonna go find some band aids or shit for my mouth." "Ouch!" "Fuck!"

[New Cinoth]

Seth blew a low whistle, "Well... That went well." He got up slowly, "That's one down..... Hopefully you can spit that head back up later." Seth walked over towards Falan, "You definitely did very well. I knew you had it in you. If I doubted you for a second I would have jumped in, but I didn't." He patted Falan on the back when he noticed the blood. "Falan, stay here. sanctified stuff is easy to fix as long as it isn't too deep. Just hold your mouth open and I can fix it, after all I doubt you'll find any band-aids in this place." He motioned for Falan to open his mouth so he could get a good look at the wounds, "Just let you old friend Seth take care of it. I know what I'm doing, after all I have encountered these hunters before, you know."

[Tomia]

John held Aurelia holding her weight. Michael smiled at Salma, the same unfriendly smile. "It's nice to meet you." He turned to John "We need to talk brother." He walked away motioning for John to follow. John wasn't enthusiastic, he loved his half brother but something was off about him and he didn't want to leave Aurelia alone. "Come with me. Just in case." He said to her trying to sound more confident than he was . John walke foward supporting Aurelia wondering what Michael wanted to talk about. Michael turned to them and said "I've heard you have been looking for Vulcan's hammer. Jupiter's given you a quest right? Have you found the hammer?" John shook his head. "No not yet." Michael nodded a sly smile on his lips. "I'm sorry to hear about what happened to your brother. My monsters were a little more rough on him than I wanted." John frowned "What do you mean your mosnters?" Michael pulled something large out of the bag on his back and took it in his hand and rested it on his shoulder. The red metal of Vulcan's hammer shined and sparked with power. "We have a lot to talk about brother."
Eric stood with Salma and held on to her. "Something isn't right. Michael had a strange look, and he never even mentioned the monsters or anything."

[Nuridia]

"Thanks Seth." "Why would I need to spit the head back up?" Falan asked as he opened his mouth for Seth to fix. In the park, Aurelia recovered quickly enough. "Thanks John, I'm fine now." she smiled at him. Salma looked at Michael and her eyes widened at the flash of red sparkling behind him. That's the hammer. John's brother took it? And that creepy aura he's giving off. Something tells me if we don't get out of here now, all of us are gonna be in deep shit. The look she gave Eric and Aurelia that moment said exactly that. Aurelia nodded in agreement, she didn't like the vibes she was picking up from that guy.