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Post by kisuke on Aug 10, 2009 22:07:13 GMT -8
It was a dark, stormy night, wind and rain battering against a small city, making many inhabitants quake in fear as lightning flashed, and thunder boomed.
However, in an abandoned theatre, three young children were terrified for an entirely different reason, surrounded by several rough-looking men and demons, all of who were armed to the teeth and on edge, ready to fill the first thing to make an unexpected move full of blaster holes. "Hey." One of the men suddenly spoke up. "Are you sure this gambit's gonna pay off? I've heard that no one has ever escaped that guy! He's taken out half the boys already!" He exclaimed, looking around worriedly.
One of the few demons not showing any signs of fear laughed harshly. "That may be, but we're holed up in a fortified position now, and if that intel we got is correct, then that bastard won't do a thing as long as we've got the kids as hostages." He sneered, kicking the legs of one of the children, causing the tyke to whimper in fright and pain.
"Why's he after us anyway? Who sent him?" Another asked.
The demon who'd spoken earlier shrugged. "I dunno, we've all done a number of despicable things, but I can't think of any single organization that would want us all wiped out... Unless..." He murmured, looking around thoughtfully as he stroked his chin.
"Well, what is it boss?" Another of the demons asked expectantly.
The now identified boss shook his head. "y'know, there is one, but only one organization, from many years ago, that would want all of us demons gone, and any humans that associated with us- But I'd heard they'd fallen into obscurity, and faded away, a long time ago." He replied.
"Wh-who cuh-could that huh-have been?" One of the human thugs stuttured, the fear starting to overwhelm him.
The demon nodded thoughtfully. "It was-" He started, only to be interrupted violently as a coughing boom echoed throughout the ampetheater, followed by violent rumblings that threatened to shake them all off their feet...
And then the lights went out.
"Oh Hell, he's here, isn't he?!" One of the men panicked.
The boss laughed in the darkness. "Even if he is, he won't do anything if he knows what's good for him, or the brats will get it!" He yelled out, groping around for the kids, only to find nothing but air. "Wh-What the Hell? Where did the brats go?!" He exclaimed as a flash of lightning illuminated the large room, revealing that the kids were gone.
"... You do not need to worry about the children any longer, for they are safe, and you are about to be sent to the abyss..." A cold, low voice, which seemed to echo from all around, said. Another flash of lightning revealed a man, dressed from head to toe in a black cape, standing there on the stage.
"LIKE HELL WE ARE! GET 'EM BOYS!" The leader roared as he and the others opened up with their blasters.
"Did we get 'em?" One of the thugs asked hopefully as the last battery died down.
"I... I think so!" Another exclaimed as lightning flashed again, revealing the stage to be nothing more than a smoking ruin before all went black again.
"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. We are nothing more than dust, and to dust we shall return..." The haunting voice echoed throughout, sending the men into a blind panic before their death screams permeated the night.
Lightning flashed once more, revealing the black-cloaked figure standing amidst a pile of bodies. "Amen..." He finished, and the darkness claimed the area one last time.
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Post by kisuke on Aug 11, 2009 16:00:07 GMT -8
That morning, the three childen, after having been knocked unconcious by the figure so that they would not witness the slaughter, had been returned to their homes unharmed- the only things that they would be suffering were nightmares for a little while because of their ordeal, but they were ok overall. Exiting the window of the last child's home after having placed her in her bed, the figure dropped to the ground before walking off, his hood still drawn up as he strode forward towards an industrial district, the morning sun shining brightly behind him.
"Hn hn hn hn... I didn't know you cared for kids so much."
The figure stopped in his tracks, turning his head so that he was facing a long, dark alley-way situated between a pair of warehouses, quickly spotting a man leaning against one of the buildings, dressed smartly in a black suit, smoking a cigarette while adjusting his sunglasses. "So I take it the job was done?" He asked, removing the cigarette from his mouth.
The man in the black cloak nodded. "Yes, all of the targets were wiped out, not one escaped." He replied, his voice, as hard as steel and sharp as a razor cutting through the morning air, even though he spoke in barely more than a whisper.
The suited man nodded, kicking off from the wall before sauntering over to the other figure. "Good, good. Here's your pay. You have three days off before your next mission, so make the most of it, eh?" With that, he stepped back into the alley, disappearing into the inky darkness.
The cloaked figure looked down at the invelope in his hand. "Well now, let's see what I can do with this..." He murmured before sticking it in a pocket and walking off.
Several hours later, at an orphanage, one of the younger attendants bustled to the front door after it had been rung, wiping her hands on a dish-towel. "Hello? How may I help you?" She asked, opening the door, only to find a young man standing there, holding a large box on one shoulder and another under his arms. "Wh-wh-wh-" She stuttured, drinking in the man in front of her. He was about 6'1, wearing black clothes with a white collar and the type of face she'd only ever seen a few times, along with piercing, pale blue eyes and jet-black hair that was pulled back in a pony-tail. "What can I do for you?" She managed to squeak, blushing.
The man nodded to the boxes. "I'm a travelling priest, and I thought I would bring some joy to the children of this orphanage, so I come bearing toys for them." He said, walking in as she opened the door for the rest of the way for him.
The attendant nodded. "Yes father, just take your gifts into the living room, and I'll fetch the matron directly." She replied, pointing to where the living room was before dashing off toward's the matron's office. "Ma'am! We've got a guest here who has brought presents for the children, and he's a priest!" She exclaimed, bursting into the older woman's office.
The matron, hearing that, smiled. "Well isn't that nice. Shall we go greet our guest properly?" She asked, getting up from her desk and following the attendant to where the man was. WHen they got there, however, the found that the kids had already gotten to him, and were now scattered across the living room, playing with the various toys while he sat off to the side, a small smile on his lips upon seeing how happy the children were. "Father! Thank you for your generous donation." The matron said, bustling over to him even as he stood up.
The man nodded his head. "It was my pleasure. Bringing smiles to these poor little children is the only thanks that I need. I've got something else here..." He said, reaching into a pocket before pulling out an envelope and handing it to the matron. "Here, another small donation from me." He offered before making his way to the door.
The matron, upon opening the envelope and seeing all of the money inside, almost fainted. "Wait, father! We surely can't accept such a generous donation!" She exclaimed.
The man stopped at the front door before looking back. "There is no amount that is too great to help the innocent of the world. Please take it madam, and make sure that the children are happy." With that, he disappeared through the door, closing it behind him. As he walked down to the sidewalk, he suddenly stopped, tilting his head to the side.
Someone was watching him.
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Post by Luna on Aug 21, 2009 11:16:51 GMT -8
 [Earlier In the day]
Serena stared at all of the children from all ranges of ages from babies to adults. Most of the ones who are adults stay at the orphanage and work . She sometimes wondered why she was the only teenager though.
A young girl walked up to Serena holding a guitar she had pig tails in her hair and smiled brightly at Serena.
"Play?" She asked Serena nodded and grabbed the guitar gently out from the child's hand and sat down on a stool. She ran her fingers along the strings listening carefully to see if each string was in tune. After tunning the instrument she began to play a song she created herself and began to sing for the youngsters as they all gathered around, forgetting all there troubles of the out side world.
[Later that Night ]
"What's Wrong Miss Granger?" Serena asked worried seeing that there care taker was fretting, she was not sure if it was because the intense thunder storm or something worse.
"Billy , Timothy and Ron they are missing...they went out ..." She said in a weak faint voice her face extremely pale as though thinking about the loss would make her faint. Serena looking at her so distraught and worried made panic rise inside Serena but she did her best to hide it from Granger.
"I will go find them Granger, They could not have gone too far and I know all there secret hiding places as well" Serena said and with that she turned her back on Granger and ran out of the house and outside to the heavy thunder and rain. Serena winced as the ran lashed heavily onto her skin , she suddenly wish she worn a jacket but there was no time!
Serena first checked the surrounding area constantly and then went to there hiding places. Thats when Serena heard voices of humans and the low voices of demons.
'Demons! I've never faced one before....' Serena thought feeling a small tremble in her stomach a knot. She did not know what to do soon she heard them yelling out. Serena watched carefully as she heard the word.
"Ashes to Ashes Dust to Dust we are nothing more then dust, and dust we shall return..." hearing the voice gave her slight chills but she could not find the figure, and the boys were gone as well , sorrow sank in her heart she was not able to protect them, she then headed back to the orphanage in defeat.
[Next Day ]
Serena finally arrived in the early morning when the boys were returned. She was happy to see that Granger was happy once again to have the boys back. It was then from looking through windows and looking around corners that she was able to see the man who had saved her friends. Curiosity began to over throw her as she watched more and more but left herself hidden.
Seeing Miss Granger get so overwhelmed when he handed her money she walked over to her.
"How much did he give you?" Serena asked curiously gazing down and sucked in her breath. It was outrageous she felt as though, he couldn't be this kind he saved them and even gave donations.
"I'll be back " Serena said and with a quick dash exited and then followed him along the side walk her breath held in, when he suddenly stopped she guessed that he heard her she no longer cared so she stepped forward her light blue eyes right on him as she jumped down the tree in front of him gazing intensely at him.
" Who Are you? Why did you save my friends?"Why did you donate to the orphanage?" Serena asked curiously in truth she wanted to save her friends. Not some guy who appeared to be giving charity and toys away and not ask for a single dime in return was rather strange in her eyes. Serena hands both in a tight fist as she waited for an answer. |
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Post by kisuke on Aug 23, 2009 22:44:16 GMT -8
(ooc: Thank you for joining! ^^ Before I begin though, I cannot help but voice my curiosity... Are you a model?)
Slightly taken aback by the abruptness of the girl, the man cast his emotionless gaze on her, his ice-blue eyes finally locking onto Serena's own. "My... But those are some odd questions to ask, and I'm afraid that you must have me mistaken for someone else when you refer to your friends being saved." He replied, cutting his gaze away.
Turning slightly, the man looked up at the orphanage, placing his hands in his pockets and withdrawing a pack of cigarettes and a lighter, shaking one of the cigs out and lighting up before placing the pack and lighter back into his pocket. "As to why I would do that for the orphanage... I'm a priest, and it's my duty to help the innocent, and I'll do anything to do that. I did what I did to bring smiles to the children's faces and make their lives a little easier, nothing more, nothing less." He finally said, pulling the cigarette from his mouth and blowing a long plume of smoke.
Looking back at Serena, he inspected her face once again, his eyes calculating. "As for who I am... I am Ken Goodman, priest of the Holy Church of God. And yourself?" He asked, taking another deep drag of the cigarette dangling between his fingers.
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Post by Luna on Aug 28, 2009 9:29:01 GMT -8
((Me a model ^^' I wish heee , but no I am not ))
Serena looked at him intensely when he said that she mistaken him for someone else. She bit her lip and inhaled a deep breath of cigarette smoke but coughed waving her hand in front of her face as though it would help remove the smoke.
"I do not forget a face when I see one..." Serena said with a slight edge in her voice.
Serena then took a smaller breath this time wondering if she should give her name , as he did.
"Ken goodmen who is a priest...hmmm That would make you a demon hunter" Serena said and then made a face.
"My name is Serena, my last name was Zeba" She said in a soft voice as she began to ponder .
"Do you travel around the world , father?" She asked only calling him father since he said he is a priest.
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Post by kisuke on Aug 29, 2009 17:49:06 GMT -8
(ooc: Really? With pictures like those- *points to your dp and the picture in your first post* I think you could easily pull off a modeling gig! ^^)
Ken cocked an eyebrow at the girl, making sure to blow his next plume to the side, well away from her. "I travell wherever I am needed- Where the innocent find themselves in need of a champion of the Lord and a comforting friend in these troubled times, wether it be on this world or any of the others." He replied.
Finishing the cigarette off, he looked down at the butt before dropping it to the ground and steping on it, grinding his heel a few times. "Tell me though, young Serena... You speculate that because i am a priest, I am a demon hunter. Also, you say that you never forget a face... So tell me, wouldn't revealing these things to the very man whom you suspect is a demon-killer be counter-productive? Who knows, maybe such information was never to get out in the first place, and now here you are accusing me directly of it.... What should we do with this situation?" He asked, his voice still carrying that same emotionless tone as he reached into his pant's pocket.
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Post by Luna on Sept 4, 2009 8:30:26 GMT -8
((Well thats not really a pic of me kyu....so yeah ))
Serena's eyes focused on him she studied every movement he did , that is what she did with every person she encountered, she watched and learned.
"I never really thought about that information being known....Are you going to Kill me Father?" She asked in a voice that held no emotion something she had mastered over the years.
"I simply just want to help you is all , if that is possible in anyway" she said softly
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Post by kisuke on Sept 4, 2009 10:08:55 GMT -8
Ken pulled his hand from his pocket, revealing another cigarette, that he lit up. "No child, I'm not going to end your life- That would be a travesty in any case, and it would go against my beliefs. However, you should keep the knowlage that you have of me to yourself, some of my brothers are not so lenient." He replied, blowing out a long, thin plume of smoke. "Just how could you help me, in any case?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
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Post by Luna on Sept 4, 2009 10:42:49 GMT -8
Serena took a deep breathe thinking on the question for a small bit not wanting to seem like some ignorant child.
"I have a power, It's really a copy cat but once I see something done i can do it as well I also have very good memory and know how to defend myself and others..." She said in a strong clear voice.
"I am no child..." Serena growled to his comment of calling her a child
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Post by kisuke on Sept 5, 2009 15:54:53 GMT -8
Ken held his hands out to his sides, looking at Serena as a small smile played across his lips. "We are all the children of God, though I am a bearer of his word, one of the messengers of his divine will. I am a bringer of his justice agains the wicked and evil, and a protector of the innocent. Tell me though, why would you tell me of what you are capable of doing?" He asked, intrigued.
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Post by Luna on Sept 8, 2009 15:45:13 GMT -8
Serena looked annoyed now and sighed heavily.
"You asked why I would be of value are you stuipd or something?" Serena asked feeling anger inside the pit of her stomach start to build.
"So are you going to let me help you or not?" Serena asked getting straight to the point
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Post by kisuke on Sept 9, 2009 22:13:54 GMT -8
Ken looked over Serena, as if appraising her. "So, you wish to join the church? What I do is hard work, and more often than not, dangerous. Are you sure you'd be up to it?" He asked solemnly.
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Post by kujo on Sept 10, 2009 14:44:15 GMT -8
((May I join with a male character in his teens who is a friend of serena's?  If yes then I will create his profile and make the next post before serena replies.)) |
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Post by kisuke on Sept 10, 2009 19:03:53 GMT -8
(ooc: Well, I myself wouldn't mind, but if he's gonna be someone who knows Luna-san's character, then you should probably get her ok as well.)
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Post by Luna on Sept 18, 2009 16:04:30 GMT -8
Serena closed her eyes leaing everyone here so she could get stronger was the only choice she had , she couldn't rely on this streghth even though it was very usful in this life. She wanted to help rid this world of evil
"Yes I am ready "
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If yes then I will create his profile and make the next post before serena replies.))