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Post by Alex on Feb 6, 2009 14:10:26 GMT -8
They counted the tourists that went in and out. Researchers and staff were not exempt, either, effectively forcing the Demon to sneak in. With the vaulting ceilings of the public entrance, skittering up and the wall and crossing the ceiling was easy.
A marvel of engineering, the ceiling was fitted with with the jawless skulls of many poor beings. Their blind eyes stared at the guards far below them, unless they were otherwise occupied by Rae's careful fingers or toes. Leather shoes hung from her belt on a short string, letting her grip the holds of the skulls with her feet as well as her hands.
"The makers of the catacombs" speculated the library; they might even have been right. Rae was not present when they fixed the thousands of skulls to the top of the entrance-way, or when their bottom teeth had been decoratively attached to the Arch where the guards stood. She had been present when the library was small, and the Catacombs a place for the revered dead. She had returned once before, with the skulls in place, and familiarized herself with the new twists and traps of the Catacombs, the shrines that lay around in odd places, and the secret lost studies of the greatest minds of the city-state. Often their skeletons were found in the study rooms, and not their crypts. Sometimes they would be found in even odder places... and in states of disarray.
This would have been her third visit to the underground halls, and she knew that much had changed since her last time here. Instead of complaining, she waited patiently for nightfall and the Vampire it would bring with it.
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Post by мєяű on Feb 14, 2009 20:55:37 GMT -8
"Would you watch where you're sticking those things?!"
A small, obviously angry voice came from the skull that the toes of Rae's left foot were currently in. The owner of the voice unhappily bit down hard on the top of the young woman's big toe before emerging, eyeless face in what could only be a scowl.
"Are you trying to crush me? Here I am, sleeping in somewhere that I figure I won't be disturbed in and some silly girl goes and sticks her feet in my face, nearly crushing my head! I oughta--"
Liam was cut off from his rant when a small hand emerged from the eye of the skull next to the one he had been resting in and felt around until it rested on his arm.
"And what if I don't want to be quiet? I think I should be able to say something when someone nearly kills me!" A soft sigh came from the neighboring skull and the rest of the person the hand belonged to popped out, glaring sleepily."Alright, alright," the small man hissed. After hoisting himself out of the skull he shook out his translucent wings and flew over to hover by Rae's face, his glow lighting her features-- not that he needed the glow. Night vision was one of the perks of his... whatever you called it.
"So," he began,"Demon girl. You're looking for something here?" he questioned as his companion came to join him, stretching a little as she flew over.
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Post by Alex on Feb 14, 2009 23:38:51 GMT -8
The last comprehensible words that were clear to anything outside Rae's head were several disjointed curses. Her mental shields flared to life then, and her thoughts were once again private.
She blew on the little man, disrupting the air around him as she fought the muscles in her face.
"Silly pixies usually end up in a Demon's belly, so maybe one shouldn't be outraged at an accident." She bared her teeth at the Fey."I've eaten odder bugs before."
With another glance at the silent fairy, she climbed on.
"Stay out of people's mind, bug."
This time she didn't look back.
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Post by мєяű on Feb 15, 2009 0:27:11 GMT -8
"And stupid Demons usually fall if they don't keep their guard up while climbing skulls." Liam bat his tiny wings wildly to get back to his companion's side-- the wind of Rae's breath had thrown him off kilter --while the Demon girl climbed on.
He scowled, wishing he had something to throw that wouldn't stun the idiot for five whole minutes so that he could get a relatively civil conversation out of her. Aislin shoved him forward, urging him to follow. He hissed out an annoyed cyrse and took her hand, flying along side Rae as she climbed.
"She wasn't in your mind, though she could be quite easily. Long story short, I saw you, got a vague idea of what you're doing and she," he jerked a thumb back at Lin (who waved, grinning),"voted finding you. Hell if I know why," he added under his breath.
Aislin's grip on Liam's hand tightened a moment and her gaze flickered over to him.
His head snapped in her direction."Absolutely not! We came, we saw, we go!"
She glared. Liam winced and turned back to look at Rae."Want a hand?"
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Post by Pip on Feb 16, 2009 12:06:44 GMT -8
"Noisy fey, and pissed off demons. I knew getting around in this city would have been fun, but not this fun"
Denzel's face emerged from a shadow in the corner, his pale skin eminating a slight glow from beneath his hood as his skin hit the little moonlight. "Demon, you do attract the most strange company" he said with a smirk."But I do believe time is of the essence. We must begin to descend."
His fangs shined a slight red off the light, as his smirk widened. "I knew not how long this might take, so I took the liberty of leaving a distraction in the far corner of the city. Needless to say, we most probably won't have to much attention drawn on us".
He stared at the pair of floating fey that had earlier been bothering the demon. "From what i've gathered you've already drawn some un-needed attention though"
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Post by Alex on Feb 16, 2009 13:05:04 GMT -8
"knew not..." muttered Rae."I'll shove a new knot up your ass... Halfway medieval retards..."
She glanced down at the guards, who had started pointing at the figures on the skull cobbled ceiling, and let go. She fell through the empty space and landed with a slap on the stone floor.
"Well, we're done with Subtlety now." she called to the others. To the guards, she summoned up more well-words.
"Sleep." She said.
They stumbled in their run toward her, and fell with twin echoing claps on the floor.
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Post by Pip on Feb 27, 2009 21:19:11 GMT -8
Denzel lept down from his shadow and gracefully landed on the stone floor without a sound. He knelt over one of the guards and gave him a tap on the head. Having no response, he grabbed the pair of guards and tossed them into the most shadowy corners of the room.
"Subtlety was never your thing to start, dear, let alone be finished with"
He gave a smirk as he wandered towards the doorway the two guards had previously been guarding. He reached to his cloak and drew out the map of the catacombs. He slowly rolled it open, his eyes glowing green in the darkness as he observed the map.
"Now then, shall we advance?"
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Post by Alex on Mar 8, 2009 21:31:59 GMT -8
Without a word to the Pixies or the Vampire she stalked into the narrowing tunnel. It continued straight for a while, splitting off in minor passages. Rae ran her hands along the walls, feeling the rough cobbles coated with dust. The tours stopped where the main passage split in two; after that both main passages were unlit. She took the left path, conjuring a witch-light in her right hand as she walked. These passages were still not completely neglected. Scholars and the curious rich could afford a guide to lead them further into the earth; it was at the next major split that common use stopped.
Under-earth dampness was not present. The cobbled tunnels stayed dry and stagnant. Once they had grown plants by witch-light in every used room, but without people the practice had died out. She continued to run her hand along the wall, deftly avoiding certain stones with every step.
Before the next split came into view, Rae stopped. Gaping smooth tunnels broke the path in front of her for several meters. The punched through the passage, making its sides unstable.
"Rockworms." she muttered.
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Post by Pip on Mar 25, 2009 9:59:50 GMT -8
Denzel followed behind the Demon, making mental notes of tunnels on the maps, and one's made recently, either by the humans, or by other strange creatures. His eyes gave off little glow in the darkness compared the the Demon's witch-light, but his sight was still as clear as day. Being a nocturnal creature of shadows could have that effect on a person.
"Rockworms?" He said with disdain,"Tell me you are kidding. Those monstrous larvae are the last thing I want to deal with down here" 'I'll have enough trouble if I have to deal with you or those obnoxious fey', he thought to himself.
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Post by мєяű on Apr 3, 2009 17:35:16 GMT -8
And speaking of obnoxious fey...
They'd followed, staying close to the ceiling, lighting a little of the area with their glow. Quietly, as per Aislin's orders (and much to Liam's disappointment). At least until the mention of rockworms.
"Rockworms? Oh that's lovely," Liam hissed."Good job, Lin. Now if we're not eaten by the Demon of Vampire, we have rockworms to worry about."
The silent fey sighed. So much for silence. Well, if he was going to be talking, he might as well try and get some information. Lin gave a small squeeze to his hand.
Liam frowned."We'll not get anywhere with it, but I guess I can," he murmured to his companion before addressing the other two they were in the company of."Just what is it you seek?"
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Post by Alex on Apr 4, 2009 20:57:54 GMT -8
"You know what I'm after, you little mind parasites." Rae said without looking at the fey,"You know enough, anyway."
She sighed and put a foot out into the holed abyss. Underneath her foot the air turned pearly. It swirled and pulsed faintly as it held her weight. She advanced across the unstable stretch and the pearly substance dissipated and appeared with every step. If one were to trace her path, they would fall into the depths.
She walked without looking back.
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Post by мєяű on Apr 5, 2009 5:03:56 GMT -8
"Like I said," the little sightless man hissed to his partner."I believe I told you that we had a vague idea. Nothing specific," he said, this time addressing Rae, flying a little above her, following as she walked across the large gap.
Aislin glanced back at the vampire briefly before returning her attention to the 'conversation' at hand.
"You know, I'm right tempted to give up on this one." Liam jerked a tiny thumb at the demon girl before crossing his arms."Frustrating as hell she is. I'll bet that one back there is more helpful than she is," he added, referring to Denzel.
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Post by Alex on Apr 5, 2009 8:32:29 GMT -8
"You read auras to see, right? Something like that? I've got a demon's aura at best, which begs the question why on all the Earths you'd decide to follow me. I've not exactly been hiding it...."
Rae turned around and glanced at Denzel.
"Try the Vampire, pixies."
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Post by Pip on Apr 6, 2009 19:11:59 GMT -8
Denzel shot a look at Rae and the fae."Don't go dragging me into whatever knowledge rape you lil ones are into" He said with discomfort,"I have my own personal reasons for coming down here"
He looked down at his chest, and at the ornate golden sigil hanging around his neck, with a ruby skull with onyx wings imbedded in it. He gave it a warm hug with one hand, and pressed onwards into the tunnel.
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Post by мєяű on Apr 10, 2009 12:37:26 GMT -8
Liam rolled his eyes, still unsure as to why he was pursuing something so hopeless when he could be off doing something more productive-- like napping."We can't get in your heads. I'm a Dreamer. Heard of it? They're few and far between. That's the only reason we had any idea of what you're doing, girl. As for that," he looked back at Denzel."Completely unexpected."
And why was he explaining this, anyway?"And don't even think about pointing fingers at Lin, either. She can't get into your head to see or hear. Only to tell. It's how she talks."
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