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Post by raganiazumi on Apr 21, 2016 7:25:11 GMT -5
Lola dragonfangz Serena
The vampire wandered through the seemingly endless catacombs, with Serena in his arms and heavy sorrow in his heart. They both looked like they had been through a rough time, with hair and clothes untidy, Gabriel's jacket dirty with dust from the crumbling manor and Serena's dress tattered at it's seams. It was the second time now that they seeked shelter in the catacombs. After the first turmoil had calmed down they had made their way up to Lola's room, just to find it deserted. Gabriel's first instinct was to check if the Necronomicon of the summoner still was there, which it had been. Inside had been a message which had made the vampire worry even more. He did not know a lot about the quarrels and plans of the higher ups in this Cult, but he certainly knew that such a conflict between them was more than dangerous, even more if Lola was dragged into it. But he couldn't do anything besides putting the message back for Lee to find, and taking care of Serena. The siren had lost her legs after a while, with her amulet only lasting so long. Having only limited time they couldn't go off to search her wheelchair, so Gabriel had simply taken her into his arms. The catacombs certainly were a lot safer than staying above ground where the vines seemingly crept closer and closer. Besides the fact that Gabriel wouldn't want to fight anyone. He was not a fighter at all and he thought that Serena couldn't fight that good out of water. Since Gabriel had no clue at all about what the situation was, who sided with Famosity and such, he did not want to risk getting ganged up on or anything coming close to that. The vampire had carried Serena deep down into the catacombs, making sure he took the most deserted looking ways to get as far away as possible from potential attackers. Suddenly the situation changed as he smelled blood. A lot of blood and strong blood as well. That of a dragon.Worried the man followed his senses until he heard heavy steps and claws on the floor. Peeking around a corner he spotted a huge white dragon, with blood running down it's snout and something in his mauw. It was Lee, that definitely was him, Gabriel knew the smell very well. With excitement and relief to see the dragon he stepped out of the corner. " Lee!" For a moment the man may have forgotten that Lee might be hostile in the state he was in right now, but Gabriel simply didn't believe that the other would hurt him. " Lee! What happened to you?" He hadn't yet spotted what exactly was in Lee's snout.
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Post by dragonfangz on Apr 21, 2016 16:59:05 GMT -5
After the encounter the dragon had sent itself straight for the mansion, making its way through the larger corridors and down to the catacombs that barely concealed its size, back scales scraped along the top with old stones and cobwebs. Most would get lost down here, if not for having nothing better to do than explore the manor, with as much free time as Lee usually had on day when the forest wasn't trying to destroy them, it was the only entertainment he had been able to acquire.
With another heavy shake of his head the scaled hide rattled at the movement, clicking together like that of armor, droplets of fresh blood landing on the tiles below with thick sounds as its snout had grown sticky and dry blood just beginning to coagulate. It did nothing to diminish his senses and with a soft growl more cultists came into view. Soon there was shouting, the voice familiar but the words a garbled mess in his ears. The dragon stopped before the pair of Vampire and Siren, the smells were strong and easily discernible. Without hesitation the beast dropped his head to the smaller cultist's level, snout pressing against him and soon - nudging him forward, deeper into the catacombs. A harsh snort and a plume of smoke flashing out around them in warning as he nudged again, blood soaking into the clothes of the smaller man while small droplets fell on the siren at the move, a bit forceful, and not at all too pleasant. |
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Post by Serena on Apr 21, 2016 17:26:07 GMT -5
Serena had already learned to love the catacombs. They were wet and dark and quiet. A bit like the deep sea. And it shielded them from the chaos of battle. The Siren was especially thankful for that. She despised the senseless fighting, and it made her shudder how friend could fight against friend. Her home was a war zone, and she hated it. She would have hid into some deep pound in the woods if she could. But the forest was Famosities Territorium, and she didn't dare enter it without siding with her. And she didn't dare siding with the unicorn, because she still thought that her win would mean getting back her soul. She didn't know how far she was from the truth, or else she might have acted different.
When Serena learned that Lola was gone she was in utter panic. For a few seconds. Then they found the letter and the siren actually felt quite relieved. So her friend was safe. That was good. Everything else seemed fine too (or as fine as it could get in this situation) until Gabe spottet the dragon. For a moment, the young woman was frozen with fear. She had never seen a dragon so big before. Or so dangerous looking. But Gabriel didn't seem to care about the possibility to be grilled - in fact he called the dragons name and went towards him, as if they were old friends. For a moment, Serena wanted to protest. Butt it was too late. She couldn't do anything but grab Gabriel tighter and watch in horror how their doom approached and...pushed them around? "Gabe...who is that?"
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Post by Lola on Apr 21, 2016 17:38:19 GMT -5
Was that Serena's voice? It seemed like the further she got from the forest, the less sleepy she felt. The spell was still binding of course, but she was a bit more aware. The summoner was still in Lee's maw, finger's curled around a large milky fang for support. The blood, and her white fur, made it hard to notice her in there. She couldn't open her eyes just yet, which made her groan in protest. "Mnngh...." the sound was barely audible.
If she could hear Serena, Gabe must have been nearby too. Oh god she hoped her letter didn't scare them too much, and if they were here having her covered in blood and pretty much unconscious wouldn't freak them out either. Gabriel would worry she was sure.
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Post by raganiazumi on Apr 21, 2016 18:12:44 GMT -5
Gabriel noticed that Lee was not hostile towards them which was a giant relief. He would have probably thrown himself and Serena into a shadow portal if Lee had shown signs of being aggressive towards them. The only thing the dragon did was pushing them forward with his snout which didn't feel all too great with the blood on it slowly soaking into Gabriel's clothing but the man simply complied to what the dragon wanted from him.
It was very hard for Gabriel to resist the urge and lick the blood away from his date mate but he did not wanted to end up high at the moment, so he had to hold back. Even if the smell was a lot, Gabriel had fed himself shortly before the ball so it was not all too impossible to resist the urge.
As they were pushed forward he could focus for a short moment back to Serena even. "I'm so sorry dear, I was totally out of focus there. Lee there is..someone I met a while ago. He is very important to Lola and he is the reason why I even met her in the first place. We are kind of going out with each other, when he is not this giant dragon as he is right now.I apologize that I could not tell earlier, you see it is rather complicated."
The Victorian gentleman felt really bad out of the sudden that he had not told Serena before but he still was afraid of any backlash from Tapi and the less people were involved the more he could hide it and try to pretend everything was alright.
It was not that he was ashamed of what he and Lee had. It was a game with angry flames possibly latching out to him at any time. It was still worth it for him.
As he heard the small noise that came from inside the maw he furrowed his brows. There was someone inside but he couldn't look right now. It seems that Gabriel needed to wait until Lee had pushed them roughly where he wanted them to be.
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Post by dragonfangz on Apr 21, 2016 18:40:47 GMT -5
Another wave of hot air hit the cultists back, a loud purr rising up in the dragon's throat, his steps now heavy and uneven as they continued their descent. The stone walls growing old with age and overgrown with plant life for the lack of use, where steady streams of fresh water could be heard in the distance; running down walls and creaking puddles in the floor. The smaller creatures were chatting, as it would seem, with soft and familiar voices save for the one in Gabriel's arms. Another plume of smoke and the dragon nudged them to turn down the corridor, this one, with what looked like a dead end. |
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Post by Serena on Apr 22, 2016 9:33:59 GMT -5
"You're...oh." Serena said, and then went quiet for a while. She wasn't mad at all at Gabriel. It seemed a bit odd to her that he hadn't told her, and she felt a bit sorry that she didn't have the chance to meet...Lee? The sirens brows furrowed. She dimly remembered that name - but wasn't that the child-like figure that she had seen around Tapi a few times? "He seems..." The Siren looked up at the giant, hulking dragon from behind Gabriel's shoulder. "Big...Does he talk more when he's not like this?" She asked, while the dragon was still nudging them further down the corridor "Where is he bringing us Gabriel? Are you sure he wont be dangerous for us?" she added, because although she was very curious to begin asking Gabriel all about this new relationship (well, new for her) she was rather more concerned for her life right now. And she said 'dangerous for us' because she was pretty certain that Lee had definitely been dangerous for somebody, judging from the blood that was soaking into her dress. She was a bit sad about that, and as she looked down upon it now, it made her even sadder. Just a few days prior, Lola, Gabriel and her had been out to search for it, full of bristling excitement for the ball. They had helped her learn to dance until she had been twirling trough the room, and then she had that wonderful dance with Dreamer and then Scorpious - and then everything had ended horribly. And instead of the warm, glistening ballroom that was soaked in the lights of a thousand and more candles she was now running trough dim catacombs, the walls wet and broken at places and Lola was gone. She hugged Gabriel tighter...
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Post by Lola on Apr 22, 2016 13:12:20 GMT -5
Lola opened her eyes a little bit. There was a dead end in front of them. Serena sounded so worried it made the summoner's heart hurt. "Mnngh..." She was trying to wake up a bit more and tell Serena they were going to be ok. She tapped on Lee's fangs, so he would let her out. But most likely the dragon wouldn't put her down till they were safe. So she tried again "Mnn not...gonna hurt...you" barely a whisper "He wont..." She hoped Gabe would notice at least, even if he couldn't see her. He trusted Lee about as much as she did, so if they didn't hear her, he could at least tell Serena it was going to be fine.
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Post by raganiazumi on Apr 23, 2016 10:01:13 GMT -5
Gabriel did hear the whispering that came from behind him, but he couldn't make out words, still he knew that voice, that soft sound. Could that be? Could Lola be the one in lee's maw? I would make sense somewhat, after all they had a strong bond and Lola had gone away. He looked back over his shoulder just to see the fangs still closed, as he was nudged further and further towards a dead end. What would Lee want to do with them?
Gabriel did not really worry, that it could be something dangerous. He trusted Lee with all his soul and if he really had Lola in there, he wouldn't bring her into danger, besides the fact that he just couldn't think Lee would hurt him. After all he had a scale and claw right there around his neck, close to his very soul, hidden underneath the dress shirt the Victorian gentleman wore, and that meant something even though Gabriel was not sure what exactly.
As they stepped closer and closer to the end of the hallways, with water dripping down from the leaves of the plants that had nestled themselves into cracks that structured the whole ancient walls around them , Gabriel pressed Serena closer to himself. "Don't worry my dear. I don't think Lee is dangerous at least not for us, yes he talks when he looks different but he is not really a chatterbox, even then. I think Lola is in his snout, I heard her voice coming from behind us. Maybe he tries to bring us where he wants to bring her?" The vampire had never been this deep into the catacombs, but he knew that Lee wandered around down here. "But I wonder as much as you where this journey is going to end."
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Post by dragonfangz on Apr 24, 2016 16:04:14 GMT -5
Here.
There was another crackle of scales, now to the end, or what it appeared to be, of the long hall. Stalking past the two cultists his claws scraped sharply against the wet stone, arm brushing against Serena and Gabriel, nearly knocking them over with the force. With splashes that echoed through the catacombs and a loud intake of breath, the air crisp and fresh, the dragon moved forward, turning its bloodied head to the side and disappearing behind the false wall. His fangs parted to let in some air for the tired cultist resting between pointed fangs before moving back to the vampire and siren, tail cutting off their only escape and pushing them forward, into whatever awaited them in the darkness. The sound of scales rattling as it moved were the only indication, the back of its hand pushing to the flat of Gabriel's back to keep him walking in the right direction as dim, golden, lights soon came into view. |
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Post by Serena on Apr 28, 2016 11:11:45 GMT -5
The touch spent her unexpected comfort, and more so what Gabriel implied next "In his maw?" She asked, and tried to look closer. But for course Serena couldn't make out a lot. It was dark, and her vision wasn't very great anyway. She should wear her glasses...What she did see tho was the warm, golden light. It filled her with wonderment in it's strange misplacement in this dark, forgotten part in the catacombs. For a moment she wondered if this was how her pray had felt, back then, when she was still hunting mermaids that swam too far down.
The thought filled her with unease. Maybe she wasn't the only one who was hunting with the illusion of beauty and light... But Gabriel trusted this creature, and she...well it wasn't like she had any choice in the matter. She couldn't just walk away anymore. The legs were gone. She was dependent on the Vampire. Nervously she looked ahead, hoping to catch a glimpse of what to came. "I hope you're right Gabriel..."
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Post by Lola on Apr 29, 2016 14:25:44 GMT -5
"He is..." Lola wished she could comfort Serena. "Mnngh...Lee lemme out hon" The dragon didn't budge, just parted his fangs a bit to let air in. Lola could see some lights in the distance through the small gaps, but still wondered where they were. This far down in the catacombs there shouldn't be light at all, just the damp floors and walls and darkness. She sighed, maybe Lee had a small hideout down here, it wouldnt have surprised her, but she was still confused. She decided not to question things further, closing her eyes again and trusting the dragon to get them all to safety.
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Post by raganiazumi on May 1, 2016 12:29:32 GMT -5
The vampire nearly toppled over when lee went past him, which ended in him leaning against the wet wall, to try and catch his balance once more. He felt the wetness seep into the fabric of his suit jacket directly and Gabriel grimaced at the feeling. This suit had been ruined before but now it also was wet and dirty with what ever fauna had grown on the brick walls. When the tail cut of the way back Gabriel grew a bit more wary again but he just didn't want to believe that Lee was dangerous, he could have ripped them to shreds anytime before, Gabriel doubted he would wait until they were behind the wall.
Besides that if he showed any panic or worry now, he would only scare Serena. So he did the only thing he could do, stepping forward through the false wall and into the light, guided by the huge claw like hand on the back of his head. His eyes needed a moment to get used to the sudden light source, since before it had been rather dark in the deep ways. "This will probably be safer than staying up there, I doubt the vines will reach these parts soon nor do I think cultists know about this. He's bringing us to safety." He said it out loud, to calm Serena more but in truth he also used it to calm himself down.
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Post by dragonfangz on May 1, 2016 12:48:12 GMT -5
Lee grunted, scales rattling as he rounded another corner to a small room, illuminated with both lights and tall candles that littered around the edges and on protruding bricks in the wall. Golden orb shaped lights hanging from the ceiling by long chains, both thick and thin, looking new and old. small streams of water occasionally dripping down the wall. After a second of looking about the room it moved past the two cultists once more, kneeling and landing heavily on his arms, shaking the ground slightly before lowering his jaw to one of the many blankets and pillows littering the room. Laying Lola down softly with a quiet rumble reverberating in his throat he stood up with stiff steps. The small cultist sinking into the plush material. Turning to Gabriel and Serena. Hot air hit the two and the dragon dipped his head down in front the vampire nudging his snout against Serena's shoulder and opening its maw once more with sharp fangs reflecting the flickering light of the candles, another sound, this time used to get the vampires attention followed by a hiss as if urging Gabriel to hurry up.
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Post by Serena on May 1, 2016 14:14:00 GMT -5
There was no little doubt in Serena about wehter or not the Dragon was bringing them to safety or just for lunch. She was basically clinging to Gabriel now, her claws piercing trough the fabric of his suite and she was straining in the effort to not let a wave of electricity run trough her body. A very natural response for her, a reflex really, but she wouldn't help anyone if it happened now - but alas, no matter how much she tried, as Lee bowed their giant head down and bared his fangs hissing, Serena hissed back in fear and the electricity shocked Gabriel in his wet suit.
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