Story Time

[14:57] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) saunters in from downstairs, grumbling as she moves to the seating area. She smiles as she spots both Nicole and Seren and relaxes a little. She moves to the middle of the area and looks around silently

[14:58] Kitzani (tianin.nandahar) nibbles on Seren's fingers lovingly and feels the warmth of the fire at her back, claws clicking on the rug, plucking a few threads off it

[14:59] ℛḭţα  (ritanight) Lifts a hand to wave at Zoey and warmly smiles

[15:00] Orion Nightsky (ulan.ashland) rub his forehead - no no.....too strange for me ...

[15:00] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox) waved cheerily at Zoey and lifted her notebook exuberantly "ready when you are boss"

[15:01] Poizn Graves refills his glass as he leans torwards the warmth of the fire. Eyes averted down and half closed.

[15:01] LnS.Tokugawa (laurie.adamczyk) shakes her head off a bit, and turns to the mumbling guest with a whisper: "the story telling must be startet yet, Orion"

[15:01] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) stands silently as she waits for people to fill the room and sit. She nods a greeting to Rita when she waves before turning to Seren and Nicole "ready?"  smiling when Seren answered before. Turning the the crowd "Evening ladies, and gents .. come come.. sit, your making the place look untidy"

[15:02] NicoleA Stine looks to Zoey and nods her head "Yes"

[15:02] Kitzani (tianin.nandahar) wiggles excitedly, waiting for the stories, reaching out a paw for a cookie

[15:02] LnS.Tokugawa (laurie.adamczyk) snarls, "I was 'bout to follow that little lilac creature example and sit on carpet..."

[15:03] ℛḭţα  (ritanight) Leans back into the chair to get comfortable.

[15:03] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) looks to Laurie and shrugs "as long as your not standing..." she moves a little to the left "shall we begin?"

[15:03] Azazel blinks a few times and shifts his jaw. "I feel like i missed something, sorry i checked out for a few moments, had to check on something, mentally, back home...now then what's up?"

[15:04] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox) settles in her Owner's lap more and slung an arm about his shoulders, ready to hear the the first part of tonight, her own section in the notepad resting in her lap. Her answering grin to Zoey was a dazzling dimple filled thing

[15:04] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox) adds "story is about to begin sir"

[15:06] NicoleA Stine looks around the room "I would like to welcome you all to the Institute's StoryTime. For those who have never been here. I will start with a story and then we will invite others to offer a story or a poem of your own." she looks to Zoey and nods. Nicole turns her attention to the group

[15:07] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) eyed Darken on the outskirts of the seating area and ushered him to the nearest sofa "Now now Darken, don't want the pinnacle man to be out on the sidelines ... sit!" she said dryly but didn't wait for him to respond. She turned tot he crowd and smile. Hearing Nicole she nodded "Yes, poems and stories are welcome... before we get to the main course we do need a starter... anyone?"

[15:08] Darken (marwan.paine) smirks to Zoey "  ohh I like standing .. it give me better view of the matters at hand , Dear One"

[15:08] NicoleA Stine raises her hand "Shall I start?"

[15:09] Rissa Lycheborne (nerissa.dae) had slipped in and was slowly making her way around by touch as she picks a spot for her to sit.

[15:10] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) "seems no one else wishes to Nicole so... when your ready" she eyed Darken again with a grunt and smiled a nodding greet to Neri as she entered

[15:10] NicoleA Stine spots Neri and offers her a nod

[15:11] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox) chuckled and had part two of the tale safely in her lap, turning to face Nicole to listen, her head resting on Az's shoulder. Sat in her Master's lap she grinned happily to herself, still scritching the ears of kitz now and then

[15:11] LnS.Tokugawa (laurie.adamczyk) sneaks each others of the presents eye line, to try and catch intention to start avoiding others... "I can't recall any good so far..."

[15:11] NicoleA Stine shifts in her seat and prepares to speak, she clears her throat then begins the story "Vampires didn't always roam so freely in the open as they do here in Toxia. They were once mere creatures of myth and legend. Well here is one for the books, one that didn't make it to the paperbacks. " she smiles at her brother Darken

[15:12] Azazel strokes his slut's thigh while glancing around the room, he had nothing to say or do with any of this so he just remained silent, enjoying the time with his slut and watching her do what she loves to do.

[15:12] Darken (marwan.paine) cross his arms and listens to the story , Smiling back to sister Nicole

[15:12] Kitzani (tianin.nandahar) settles with soft purrs and listens, a mask of intense concentration as she imagines every word

[15:13] NicoleA Stine brings her attention back to the group. Her sight shifts randomly from person to person. She continues "You're used to the Dracula stories, well here's one of a man - much like how most of us start out in life - A Human and living his life. Married, with two children, a merchant by trade he ran exotic clothes too and from Europe to the State of Louisiana. A popular man by reputation, who when he was home he doted on his family, spoiling his daughters with fine clothes, his wife with even finer jewelery, and even the town with night long parties. Living just outside of Louisiana, an old plantation where every weekend a party would light up the night sky, and be the talk of the town for the following week"

[15:15] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) sank into her seat, listening to Nicole. She rests her fingers on her lap and looks around the room, eying each person before her fingers tap upon her skirt and bringing her attention back to Nicole

[15:15] NicoleA Stine shifts in her seat and smooths her skirt, neatly folding her hands in her lap "It was at one of these parties this man's life changed for the worst. Because of his wealth and highly desired housing The creatures of nightmares came knocking... Laughter and the clinks of glasses could be heard throughout the house, but outside the shadows moved, moved upon the house in silence. Soon that laughter turned to screams, blood curdling screams from party goers, from his wife, and most of all from his daughters."

[15:15] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox) listened with a beaming smile, the product of days and days worth of research and information gathering now unfolding in a history revival. Her fingers curl over the back of Az's hand and gripped it

[15:18] NicoleA Stine speaks with a tone of despair, leaning forward towards the group. Her sight goes around the group as she speaks. "The man raced through his house, blood splattered the walls, the floor and all around. Bodies of his party goers lay dead of dying, calling for help yet he moved blindly through the calls, his sights set upon the lifeless forms of his beloved family, all three curled at the bottom of his grand staircase, throats ripped out their life blood soaking their fine clothes red." her voice becomes softer, almost a whisper "As the screams slowly die only his remain.. a blood curdling agonizing scream of longing, of death." she leans back assessing the reaction of the group.

[15:20] Kitzani (tianin.nandahar) squeals and flattens her ears, mouth open as she stares to Nicole, eyes wide with horror at the tale.

[15:20] LnS.Tokugawa (laurie.adamczyk) couldn't gulp any sliced sort of chocolate, being on Die
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[15:21] ℛḭţα  (ritanight) places a hand over her mouth and sighs

[15:21] Rissa Lycheborne (nerissa.dae) wasn't showing much but that she was listening with eyes cast down towards the carpet before her. She was nothing more that a silent chilly little presence seated in the chair.

[15:21] Esso the Dreaded (esso.brezoianu) crosses his arms as he rests against the pillar and looks around the room, then nods a little as kat passes by

[15:23] Poizn Graves drinks deep from his scotch as his eyes stare to the floor.

[15:23] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) shifts in her seat, her face blank as stone to the effects of the story. She leant her head back, eyes the only movement to be seen as the looked out watching all

[15:24] LnS.Tokugawa (laurie.adamczyk) too much gloom in this Library takes the chill of our creativity... Who's next spoiling the quiet

[15:24] NicoleA Stine extends her arms out gesturing towards the floor, she leans to the side towards Kitz. She narrows her gaze "He had nothing, his family lay at his feet, their blood surrounding his feet." she sighs "Grief stricken he stumbled from the house, where the shadows called for him, how could no-one see or defend his family from such monstrous acts? His grief bought him to the end of his property, into the arms of darkness.. He accepted his death, the thought of his family, the thought that he would soon again be with them.. oh how wrong he could be.. For the darkness bought with it...." she makes a dramatic pause. Then shouts loudly in the direction of Kitz, attempting to get a scare out of the Kitty "...the Kindred!, the embraced,!" her voice gets softer and she glares at all in the group ".... the vampires of Toxia..

[15:25] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox) grinned over at Zoey and then Nicole, delighted to hear the hard work of the librarians. She gave them a wink and a thumbs up

[15:26] Katara Imari tries to hip check Esso as she heads for the seating area and plops down on the carpet. She crosses her legs, settling in quietly to listen to the story teller.

[15:26] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) smiles noticing Seren, she seems rather excited. Chuckling softly even though the story was that of death and sorrow. Clearing her throat she bites her cheek and listens to Nicole more.

[15:27] Kitzani (tianin.nandahar) leans closer to catch every word, freezing as Nicole pauses and then as the librarian roars, the cat yelps and jumps three foot in the air in fright, turning a shade of pale.

[15:27] Esso the Dreaded (esso.brezoianu) frowns at what he hears before waving his hand dismissively as he grumbles

[15:27] Azazel Deschain (azasu.luik) watches the cat go airborne with a raised eyebrow then shook his head slowly.

[15:27] Darken (marwan.paine) continues to listen to Nicole grinning while his other hand wrap around mags body if able

[15:28] NicoleA Stine speaks with a formal tone in her voice "The Kindred's plan was to expand to the mainland and where better than a plantation house not to far from their beloved island. As all know it wasn't the easiest of things to rule the world when you was cut off from it, and..." she pauses and eyes the vampires in the group. She speaks in a sinister tone "The Kindred were a bloodthirsty bunch, as they are today. The man was just collateral, it was the house they wanted.. The Kindred did spare him a quick death though, they made him into one of there own, yet didn't bring him into the fold... " she leans back in her chair.

[15:29] ℳαgg (magg.easterwood) looks innocently listening, now and then making a cross sign as she feels Darkens hand wrap around her and shrieks "oops sorry bebe...i was so deeply into the story" whispers blushing

[15:30] Garnet Blaze (garnetblaze) walks by esso and and knocks him with her elbow "oh lighten the fuck up dread" then she blatantly leaps into one of the sofa's and makes herself at home

[15:30] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox) held her breath knowing the climax of nicoles section was coming, her fingers tightening on the back of Az's neck

[15:31] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) raised a brow as Garnet just flung herself on the furniture, her jaw clenched but remained silent

[15:32] Kitzani (tianin.nandahar) pulls her shirt up over her head, peeking out at Nicole, wrapping her tail around herself as she listens to every word.

[15:32] Azazel Deschain (azasu.luik) smiled a little at Ren and kissed her cheek before turning his attention back to the story

[15:32] ℛḭţα  (ritanight) Grabs another cup of coffee and sits back down to listen to the rest of the story.

[15:33] NicoleA Stine holds back a smile as Kitz jumps. She continues "One of theirs took pity, the man's plight to save all he loved in the world only to have it torn apart before his eyes. She lingered after the others had departed, watching the life bleed out of the human. Pity coursed through her and she bent, cradled him in her arms, doing something she would never tell anyone till the day she passed from the world. She turned him, her blood in his veins as a poor exchange of her life for the ones taken. Leaving him to his fate, she slipped into the night.." she eyes each in the group and ends at Serenity. She smiles

[15:33] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox) let out the breath and turned in Az's lap, her note pad flipping over to a heavily written on page "and now onto more recent history in the tale of the blood lord" She giggled looking around the gathered crowd, her lips curling in a wide smile

[15:34] Katara Imari snagged herself a cup of coffee as she also looked around at those she knew as vampires, suspiciously. A few drops of coffee fell onto the carpet and she looked around to see if anyone noticed. She slid her leg a little to cover it.

[15:34] Rissa Lycheborne (nerissa.dae) slid a foot forward so very slow over the carpet and tilted her head as if listening to something. A subtle nod of her head and she lifted the dead gaze in the direction of where Garnet had settled.

[15:36] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) was watching, always watching and indeed noticed the coffee spill from Kat. Again her jaw clenched before muttering "not to self: use beakers for the coffee next time" she then eyed Seren and smiled, knowing how hard the Angel had worked she waited to listen to the rest of the story

[15:36] Esso the Dreaded (esso.brezoianu) notices kat look towards him among others and just shrugs

[15:36] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox) bit her lip for a moment, teeth digging into the soft flesh before she cleared her throat, fingers curling over the edges of the note pad "He woke, hungered beyond any hunger he had known before, the world in sharp contrast as all his senses were keener, sharper." she paused to look around, her eyes flicking over to Darken, leader of the kindred with a grin "A predator now. The stranger was gone with only a note left pinned to his jacket 'hunt, feed' " her voice was clear, tainted by her Scottish accent.

[15:37] Darken (marwan.paine) smirks noticing Serneity looks but remain silent

[15:37] Kitzani (tianin.nandahar) switches attention to Serenity, hanging onto every word and image the story brought into her imagination.

[15:39] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox) felt the palpable tension in the air as the story unwound, the emotion of the tale  reverberating about the crowd "Standing he wandered off, lost in the woods for a long time, stumbling and tripping in his hungered fever. Having walked for a long tie he emerges into a small farm land, people milling about as they prepare to head home for the night." She paused to leave a dramatic silence, anticipation rising "Heartbeats, the smell of life, warmth. So angry from all that had transpired in his life he devoured all in his path, feeding on them and leaving a trail of bodies in his path. His rage all consuming as he could see only the faces of his aggressors, the fragile bodies of his torn family." her head raises from the note pad, her eyes wandering the face "He becomes the Lord of Blood, feared by all"

[15:40] Esso the Dreaded (esso.brezoianu) rolls his eyes and gets up from the wall "this is bullshit" then starts to walk off

[15:40] Azazel Deschain (azasu.luik) glances at the man and shrugs. "No accounting for taste in some" he says and happily smiles at his girl

[15:42] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) snorts hearing Esso "gotta love the dick" she rolled her eyes and continued listening

[15:42] Poizn Graves full of scotch he speaks up, "Do i take a number to tell a tale or we like children in a nursery ?"

[15:42] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox) licked her lips and spoke, most of her notes already memorised by long practice "Travelling the world in a blood fuelled rage he is found by a group of other mercenary vampires, he joins and together they wage war on humanity, using them as cattle, meat." Here she looked around the mortal visitors to the library and grinned "Their prey and their fun. Eventually, with the turning of time and the progression of human kind, they fight back. Weapons used in a war to defend their lives and drive back the dark army till only a few of the vampires remained" her face faltered at the comment from Esso, eyes dipping down to the notepad again with a flush of colour rising on her face. She smiled a little at Az

[15:42] Rissa Lycheborne (nerissa.dae) turns her head in the direction of Esso's voice which produced finally a facial response, a slight quick grin flickering, until she looked away again.

[15:42] Poizn Graves easees back into his hunch not knowing serenity wasn't finished.

[15:42] NicoleA Stine narrows a gaze as she watches Esso walk out. Smirks at Zoey's 'dick' comment

[15:43] Darken (marwan.paine) watches Esso leaving before he looks back to Serenity

[15:43] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox) continued "ANYWAY" she spoke louder then read onwards"He never gives up, never tires, fighting with all of his anger in a personal vendetta on the human race, holding them responsible for what was taken from him. He is warrior, he is pain and death ad he does not stop. After many years of warring, fighting, battling for a place in the world. He finds his way to a small isle, abandoned and left to rot in its own degradations. Many species lived here, some good, most bad. The island was named Toxia" she waved her arms about indicating the home of the gathered mass "The blood lord finds a house of his on kind, uneasy he entered, finding a court of some sort. A vampire seated in a throne beckons him forwards, recognising an ancient of his own species. History and old battles are discussed, the blood lord seeking a sort of peace here to recover. The throned one accepts him, talks of how many bloodlines find their way here, all live together"

[15:44] Katara Imari was leaning forward, caught up in the story and gulped her coffee without blowing on it. Her loud "Shit!" echoing loudly and she tried to cover it up with a fake sneeze.

[15:46] Kitzani (tianin.nandahar) squeaks as the story turns to Toxia, wriggling closer to Poizn and glancing around warily as if the beast may suddenly appear in the library. She hunches up , staring at Serenity in growing horror.

[15:46] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) jumped, actually visibly jumped in her seat hearing Kat. Blinking she shifted herself in her seat and laughed, blushing slightly "Jesus Christ..." obviously caught up in the story alittle more than she'd like to admit

[15:46] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox) muffled a giggle at Katara and then spoke on "Forging a new alliance the Blood Lord becomes the sword and shield of the Kindred Alliance, standing side by side with his new brothers and sisters, standing before them when other races sought to destroy.  His weapons which once defended his own life now rise to protect his house" Her eyes flicked about the room, watching the ones caught up in the tale "He becomes a column of strength, a monster to the foes of the house, a Saviour to the younger vampires not yet confident in their new found immortality. Their grudges become his grudges: their hurts become his to avenge: their deaths become his war cry of hatred" her tone became serious, foreboding

[15:47] NicoleA Stine slowly turns to bring her attention to Kitz. A smile grows on her face.

[15:50] ℛḭţα  (ritanight) Shifts her weight and looks over one shoulder and then the other later turning her attention back to the story teller

[15:50] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox) felt absorbed, her eyes pouring over her careful notes before she looked up again, peeking at Darken then scanning the room "Blood ran the streets of tox red, the insane lust for battle was the blood Lord' right, his message. Any in his way were turned, or killed as he waged war on those who stood against the vampire kind. The citizens of Toxia cowered in the dark, hiding from the vampire who would dominate the streets in his crazed mission. The Kindred Alliance grew strong, powerful, a force to be reckoned as their champion defeated all who would threaten to topple them. Their members bathed in the blood he brought, their veins strong with the offerings of many races" she was getting to the dramatic part, her voice growing more confident as the tale neared the big finale "The citizens decided to make a stand, they could not live in fear and would seek to balance the factions once again. Alliances were made in the dark, secret meetings of leaders and their warriors. Soon a champion was elected and sent

[15:50] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox):  with the hopes of many to end the tyrannous vampire's work" she let the last section hang in the air, her attention turning to Kitz to smile at her as she seemed to enjoy the story most.

[15:52] Katara Imari scrunched down as if she could feel the eyes on her. She kept her eyes planted firmly on Serenity, blowing on her coffee while she listened..A frown starting to form..

[15:53] Kitzani (tianin.nandahar) is hanging onto every word, glancing from one to another as a champion is mentioned, chewing on her shirt for comfort at the terrifying story, her ears flat to her head.

[15:54] Poizn Graves remained silent as he swirled his glass of scotch. a sidelong glance at kitzani that sticks as the fire glows

[15:54] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox) fidgeted in Az's lap, the emotion of the story she read growing in her as she poured her heart into the words she had carefully researched. Her voice loud enough to travel to the edges of the library group"Striding the dark streets, the sound of footfalls could be heard, a soft tune hummed. Emerging under the glow of a lamp post, she stopped to smile "come out, come out, wherever you aaaaaaare" the sing song voice seeking that of the enemy. She waited, alone, unarmed" her lips curled, feeling ride for the small female champion of the story "He came, like a storm on swift winds, barrelling through the streets for blood, for war. She stood firm and watched the approach like death on wings. Stopping a few feet away he stared, the tiny woman was radiant, beautiful, baring no weapons, only clad in a white shift dress that billowed softly in the breeze "Fool" he cursed her, spitting blood on the ground at her feet" She reached over the edge of the couch to pet Kitz reassuringly "With a soft and throaty laugh

[15:54] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox):  her pale arm extended to him, fingers beckoning "I seek death, I am told you deliver it" he grinned, fangs dripping red, his face a mask of hatred and malice"

[15:55] Garnet Blaze (garnetblaze) places her fist under chin as she looks up at the ceiling while she listens

[15:56] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox) kept going, too caught up to leave pauses for dramatic effect now ""I am death, I am war.....I am your end" he ran at her, grabbing the arm and twisting cruelly, pinning the tiny woman by it. Leaning down over her he growled a deep laugh "they send you to finish me, you are but a snack on my tour of the city......they insult me" opening his fearful maw the Blood Lord dropped, tearing at her fragile, pale flesh and opening her vessels to his mouth" her eyes flicked to each of the vampires she knew gathered in the room, watching their reactions "Gasping painfully she arched into him, clawing at his arm with her free hand. The blood drained from her with his terrible suckling at her neck, leaving her in great gulps. She began laughing, a maddened and free laugh "I am your undoing Blood lord, your doom" as the last drop of her life was taken, she fell limp in his arms, dead. A single crystalline tear ran down her cheek as he dropped her to the ground"

[15:57] Kitzani (tianin.nandahar): As Serenity sings 'come out, wherever you aaaaare..'' she dives nose first under the carpet and huddles there, curling up in fright to hear more of the tale, Serenity patting a humped pile of whimpering carpet as the heroine dies.

[16:00] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox) flicked pages furiously as she read, the last page bore many highlighted sections for those who could read, much annotation and underscoring "He snorted as if to disagree, beginning to walk away. A few steps and he paused, his hand clutching at his temple, swaying he staggered on before falling to his knees. Looking up through the fog of sleep potion that ran through his body, skin turning an unearthly blue due to an unpredicted side effect taking place in his veins. The man emerging from the dark before him grinned coldly "she gave her life so we might take yours" She leaned forwards then her fingers brushing over the huddling form of kitz "More bodies emerged from the darkness, they did not have long, the potion would not rest in him for more than a short while. They bound him, dragged him to the graveyard where a hole had been dug, a steel coffin awaiting. The then leader of the Rites stepped in, blessing the grave, the coffin that would be his prison. The ground was sanctified, sprinkled with holy

[16:00] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox):  oil and water, salted so not even plants might adorn his grave. Finally even the Blood Lord himself was given a blessing, the intention being to weaken him in the name of the good, the ones standing against him. Tossing him in with little emotion the citizens crowded in the dark. Each standing witness to the entombing of the dreaded Blood Lord. " she looked up then, turning to survey the room, her face tense.

[16:00] Darken (marwan.paine) shakes his head when they mention what happened to the Guardian and then looks to Mag " I don't want to hear such traitors alliance against him that happened long time ago  " he leans to kisses her  a bit before he smirks to Zoey and Serneity with evil smirks and moves out suddenly using his vampiric speed if able disappearing in the night

[16:02] Rissa Lycheborne (nerissa.dae) sort of glanced over her shoulder in the direction of Taurius but her eyes lowered that her lids dropped noticeably when she looked away with a silent deep breath that stained the air before her face pale.

[16:02] ℳαgg (magg.easterwood) feels the cold lips on hers and before she could say something he was gone, her mouth dropped open and she blinked" ehm..goodnight"

[16:02] Azazel watches Darken go and shrugs. 'Vampires...Drama queens" he scoffs a little. 'Well done my sweet, was told in true poetic fashion" he gave her a proud little smile

[16:03] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox) read the final paragraphs of her work, a single tear tracking down her face as emotion coursed through her, pride taken in her careful work "Sealed in, he was buried, alive, aware, alone. They did not mark the grave they did not mourn. They left him to delve further into insanity with his own thoughts, to slowly starve in his box. Over the many years he dried up, he became still and eventually he passed from what you might call his life. His tortured and demented consciousness drifting into death like silence." she looked up then, letting the final part of the story linger before she uttered one final word "Waiting"

[16:03] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) was clearly listening to the story, having faced Seren. She did however hear Darken, eyes flicker to watch him leave with a smirk.

[16:03] Poizn Graves rubs his forehead lightly as he sets his drink down...not sure if to clap yet or not with a single slap

[16:03] Katara Imari suddenly sat up "I knew it!" She yelled "I fucking ...." She hesitated and looked around, then finished almost at a whisper "Knew it"

[16:04] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) upon hearing Seren finish her story she smiled, eying each person individually and spoke softly "This now brings us to our present predicament. Who would of thought just over three weeks ago people would of thunk it a great job to raise this monster, this monster who now makes all monsters in Tox look like friken slimy bunnies. "

[16:05] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox) visibly relaxed against Az, her heart thudding away as she finished finally. Her face turning to press against his throat as she mumbled a thank you at him. She listened now to Zoey, curling her legs up as the tension from her reading left her.

[16:05] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) rose from her chair as she continued to talk "The Bloodlord has risen by the hands of our very own Kindred Lord, and now not been able to control his new pet Darken has allowed the streets the run with blood more so than what it was."

[16:05] Kitzani (tianin.nandahar) is hunched under the carpet, peeking out as the vampire was buried and locked away, blinking at Katara and then Zoey relentlessly continues and she creeps back under the safety, the tale now taking on a more present horror.

[16:06] Azazel shrugged at the mention of a new baddy in town. "Well, sucks for you lot the" he grinned wide and closed his eyes letting his head lull back

[16:06] Garnet Blaze (garnetblaze) shrugs her shoulders "so why has this darken fucker not been burned yet along with his pet?"

[16:07] Poizn Graves leans out to rub the lump of trembling carpet as he holds his scotch aloft. "Its just that time of season skurdy."

[16:07] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) clasping her hands together in front of her she eyes Kitz peeking from under the carpet and smirks, her voice raising as she spoke to Garnet "Well its about time we pull together as a City like we once did, put the petty squabbles aside for at least awhile and rid ourselves of the Bloodlord again. He is strong, he is hungry, and he is out for blood... We will not sacrifice one for the other like before... but...."

[16:08] Rissa Lycheborne (nerissa.dae) murmured, "It will be taken care of as any is dealt with that threatens the city. " Her shoulders rose and fell in a shrug.

[16:08] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox) places a small kiss to Az's jaw and went back to pressing her face into his throat as he ironically chilled on the couch. The icy temperature of his skin making frost appear on her dress

[16:09] Kitzani (tianin.nandahar) gulps at that 'but'

[16:09] zσєу (zoey22.redstar): "Rumors are the only way to rid said evil is to bring a more evil being into the running... The Queen will rise..." she grinned, a rather dark and gloomy grin "Just a burning will not work, we need to come together like we once did and remove the threat for good, no more burying, no more entombing..."

[16:09] Poizn Graves perks up and says,"Who is this Queen?"

[16:10] Garnet Blaze (garnetblaze) frowns "queen? oh no.. oh no no no....I've heard this story before"

[16:11] Katara Imari frowned up at Zoey "Well, But wait ..why not... it worked before... right?" She looked around at the rest of the gathered, obviously looking for some sign of support.. " I mean, you all have heard of the saying involving frying pans to fire right? Why trade one evil for another?"

[16:11] Kitzani (tianin.nandahar) whispers , ''Mirrors and snowy whites.. '' feeling Izm patting the carpet shelter above her head, on eye poking out to watch the entrance

[16:11] Cαηηı (canonli.hobble) perks up at Zoey's mention of the Queen and she frowns

[16:12] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) eyed Poizn with a smirk "Queenie is who will rid y'all of the Vampire Blood Lord... theres books upon books here with stories of her... how abut y'all come to next storytime, we'll base that on her!" she commented before looking about and sighing. Clapping her hands she looked around, cheerily "so... whos next?"

[16:13] Poizn Graves somewhat drunkenly raises his hand hesitantly. "I have something you might like...falls in line with the ..material."

[16:14] Kitzani (tianin.nandahar) backs up some more until the hump of carpet is backed against a chair, jumping at the hand clap

[16:14] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) waves a hand to the floor as Poizn offers "go ahead ... " she sank back into her seat and waited for whatever story the seemingly drunk fella chose

[16:14] Rissa Lycheborne (nerissa.dae) shook her head and sighed at the mention of the Queen.

[16:15] Garnet Blaze (garnetblaze) shakes her head and waves her hands about "yeah count me the fuck out, if this is the same queen that crops up ever few years, as in big green and six titted ugliness, if thats the plan, i think dread was right to call BS earlier" she then sits down again hearing poizn had something "this better be good"

[16:15] Taurius Biedermann shakes his head sideways very slowly. His ice cold posture is similar as a roman statue. His emotionless features only shows in disbelieve. His white porcelain face nods to Rissa as a compliment in return for her greeting while he leaves. However, during his movements he turns again to meet the gathering, his green eyes roams between all, not focusing in no one in particular, and nods once to, to all presents. The sense of coldness could be felt while he leaves.

[16:16] Poizn Graves waits a moment as he hunches back up against the wall near the fire. His voice aimed upwards. A bit of vapor eases from the mask as his eyes open up a bit to look up. "I was born Mark Trellus a few life times ago. A lot happened since i broke free of the placenta. The warmth of the womb was my first memory. Never was I normal as my parents were. They weren't exactly normal as far as society went too. I had this gift, curse or freakish ability to know what people were feeling when i was still trying to not shit my diapers. It was like how someone can look at a clock and see the gears moving and know exactly what time it was . Same was with me towards people. I could look at someone and see the gears moving. When they looked at me..i knew exactly what time it was."

[16:16] Trin Bader wonders about the new "Queen" also after hearing the story and muses that it might be the new leader of the Coven

[16:18] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox) grinned and traced her fingers over the scales of her master, listening to poizn as she rested. Her head on his shoulder, other hand rest on his forearm

[16:18] Katara Imari shivers as if someone had walked over her grave, She frowns at the back of the one leaving before settling back again..muttering to herself still about Zoeys little bombshell

[16:19] Kitzani (tianin.nandahar) turns her attention to the cybernetic now, poking her head out a little to hear his tale, shivering slightly at the sudden icy cold spreading in the room.

[16:19] Azazel hums softly to himself while the others discuss their urgent matters, he was just here for the support of his girl. Leaning in he trapped her lips for a second then smiled, breaking the kiss.

[16:19] Poizn Graves  doesn't give to theatrics or pausing as his respiration is separate from his voice." I don't remember much of my childhood after the accident that took my parents away from me. Somewhere between that and the several foster homes,mental institutes and psychotherapists i skipped between i just stopped telling time. Seemed easier to pretend not to. After awhile i just did what they expected me to do." his hand bringing scotch to give a minuscule pause with a slurp sound

[16:23] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox) grinned brightly at Az, fingers brushing through his long white hair. Moving back to resting her head on his shoulders she stifled a small yawn, tired from all the work and the reading. Her head turned to listen to Poizn, eyes half shutting

[16:23] Poizn Graves continues quickly "I found the perfect job after a long line of shit jobs, restaurant(the ultimate) grocery stores, and finally i found the most appropriate. Insurance death examiner. I could make rational decisions not based off pity or the families or be duped by their deceptions. I made enough to rent a decent house with hardwood floors, a nice yard and one of those concrete mailboxes. I had left for a few weeks to work some claims out in some neighborhood where some crazed mass murderer went berserk chopping up twenty-three people, plus pets and oh yea, insured property. When i got back i was tired from the jet lag. The thunderstorm had washed out roads to the point roadkill was becoming road stew. "

[16:23] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) raises a brow, listening to Poizn, the change of story rather remarkable. Smiling she sinks into the chair listening. Perking her brow every now and then at the story

[16:24] Azazel sighed softly and looked at her sleepy girl. "Right then, sorry you lot, this one looks like she has had it, gonna take her home, put her back in her cage and get her all snuggled in for bed" he grinned around at the room, an apologetic grin for interrupting the fellows tale

[16:25] Kitzani (tianin.nandahar) sneaks closer to hear the story and winces at the pets bit, listening intently

[16:25] Poizn Graves rolls his glass around in his hand as the amber liquid glistens from the light of the fire," The taxi driver, like i was going to drive in this shit, was bitching about this and that. I sloshed through my yard then into my house. The thunderstorm echoed over my luggage being thrown into my "bedroom". With al the niceness upstairs i preferred the basement. It was underground, quiet, and just as big as the whole house without walls." his mask beginning to roll out a heavy cloud of vapor as the scotch burns in his system.

[16:25] Sԑrԑnῒtץ Sῒrԑդ Ғoӽ (serenityfox) giggled softly "thank you all, its way past my bed time" she waved at the crowd, nuzzling into Az's arms to be whisked off.

[16:26] Katara Imari blinked, mouthing "Insurance death examiner?" silently. Then took a sip of her now cold coffee and scowled down at it

[16:26] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) eyed the man Seren seems to be attached to and nodded. She winked to Seren and gave her a wave "g'night hun, thanks for the story you did excellent" she then turned her attention back to Poizn

[16:27] Poizn Graves says,"As i came down the steps i moved through the darkness as i wiped the rain from my face. As my trench coat slumped down behind me where the concrete was bare, something moved along the wall. I stopped cold to listen. I closed the door to the upstairs quickly and whatever it was scurried, loudly, across the wall toward the steps. I long stepped it like a crane footed cartoon character to close the basement door, then lock it. I crept toward the sound of chittering or what sounded like chittering. I was moving by the flashes of lightning but whatever it was had scampered into the darker part of the basement. I flipped on the light switch which went to a hanging light which would have been a perfect poker light if i had such a table. I tilted the light up towards the sound slowly."

[16:28] ℛḭţα  (ritanight) Curls up into the chair relaxing more and listening to Poizn.

[16:29] Poizn Graves: "The chittering was sounding more like clicking or rattling. As the light showed the corner of the room i couldn't help but to let go of the light to swing. Something so strange but real had came into my basement that night with the storm. I saw feet much like a humans but elongated. The overall skin was a pallor most likely seen on a corpse and hued with blue. The veins pulsed black under the skin. The hands were like spiders, long and spindly ending in talons split into a forks grey as tombstone. The mouth went from ear to ear meeting in the middle on a pair of pouty lips. The nose turned up like a bats. The ears were long like one of those mythical elves ending in tufts of hair so white it looked transparent. Those eyes, oh my , those eyes filled the face like pools of arctic ice. The reflection of them as the light swayed just so kept my heart skipping."

[16:30] ℳαgg (magg.easterwood) receives an alarm summing and shrieks, then blushes and silently leaves the room

[16:30] Poizn Graves lets out a shishing sound of vapor as he adds, "It was so beautiful." somewhat choked up sounding.

[16:30] Kitzani (tianin.nandahar): As Poizn's tale grows more tense, she pads across the carpet, closer to the gathering, a worried glance downwards as he mentions beasts in the basement and describes so eloquently, the little feline imagining it all

[16:33] Katara Imari makes an eewww face... "Beautiful?" She looks disbelieving

[16:33] Cαηηı (canonli.hobble) quietly slips out and heads for bed

[16:34] Poizn Graves keeps his tone calm now as he stops his vaporizing." As it clicked its hands along the concrete i realized the nails were what was chittering, the clicking was its mouth now opening . Saliva gleamed along a dozen fangs all in a row running against each other.I knelt down and took off my hat and jacket.. I offered her my self. I asked if she was hungry and...she was. She eased to me and cut away my shirt from my arm till she got to my shoulder."

16:36] Poizn Graves: ". I trembled, i should have known as she bit into my shoulder just below my clavicle. I felt pain yet it was so good. She clung to me till i felt my heart beginning to slow. No i said as i peeled her from me. She looked at me with those large eyes so clear and repeated in a questioningly mocking voice, "no?" if i only knew I touched her skin as she touched mine. I felt a wave of weakness and knew i had to sleep now. Jet lag, 59 hours of no sleep and now feeding a supernatural she-pire had taken its toll. I collapsed on my couch and kicked off my shoes. I struggled to stay awake but i think i might have fainted. When i woke up, surprised that i did, she was there. Clinging to me under my blanket."

[16:37] Poizn Graves: "Her legs entwined with mine, her arms wrapped around me as her head was stuck down to my chest. She was cold, i was warm. i always knew I smiled for the first time in memory, a genuine smile.  This went on for weeks. Feeding her a few sips each night, sleeping with her clinging to me, listening to my heartbeat, me feeling her as i never have before knew how to fill my life with meaning. I was wearing down so i stopped by a blood bank. Few exchanges later i had a few pints to bring home. She bit into the first bag and drank, happily. How i knew She stopped halfway and said, "No?" and i said for her to finish it, till full. The nights blended together as i was feeling liek my head was filling with thick fog and nails"

[16:39] Katara Imari looks thoroughly grossed out now and scooches back to rest against the couch near Garnet.

[16:39] Kitzani (tianin.nandahar) is thoroughly enjoying the tale, curious and listening intently

[16:40] Poizn Graves: "That night as she clung to me i felt her body shift, envelop my warmth, squeeze my hardness like a glove, then milk me till i was empty. All i could say was, "my.... name is... mark.." We laid quietly, tight together till i fell asleep dreaming of her insides" *drains away some scotch as he runs the story out like a sort of living tape recorder*"That night as she clung to me i felt her body shift, envelop my warmth, squeeze my hardness like a glove, then milk me till i was empty. All i could say was, "my.... name is... mark.." We laid quietly, tight together till i fell asleep dreaming of her insides"

[16:40] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) closed her eyes listening to the story, rather grossed out too, yet hid it from view. She held back a yawn purely out of tiredness yet remained quiet and listened

[16:41] Poizn Graves: "The night as i knew her so was perfect . She was carving lil statues out of wood and stone, like a jig-saw puzzle for little wolves and other creatures of the night. I coaxed her to my lap with blood and bare skin. She laid atop me as she drank lightly. I looked at her face and for the longest time i ...saw the time. As i leaned to kiss her for the first time ever since our couplings, she struggled against me. As i tried to hold her to calm her, she only became more wild. Like the feral vampire she was she fought against me. I felt her hand break free, a scraping slap that left my face numb yet wet. her i could only love Yet we moved too fast. I tried to tame her . The untamable as i was untamable. Understanding her..completely."

[16:44] Poizn Graves he finally pauses a moment as he begins to slowly close his eyes,"I fell down to the floor landing on my back. She crawled up to my chest placing her hand there, and the other on my face. I heard her words come to me in a tunnel, "mark," then she made a deep purring sound,"mark.." Rolls his glass in his hands as he drains out the last of the scotch from his glass,"That was the last time i closed my eyes alive......knowing love."

[16:45] Kitzani (tianin.nandahar) mewls as the tale changes tone, stretching out on the rug and slinking closer to Poizn to curl up close to him

[16:45] Poizn Graves then blurts out as he pours more scotch, "fin..next!" then scoots himself a turn to stare into the fire

[16:47] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) jumped, eyes opening wide as Poizn blurts out that he was finished. Clearing her throat she looked to the man and smiled "rather... interesting tale" she would then raise from her chair and stretch "Shall we end the Storytime? or would anyone else like a go too?"

[16:47] Kitzani (tianin.nandahar) is sleepy now, the warmth lulling her to sleep, purring softly

[16:49] Katara Imari clears her throat "Well, that was um, interesting", almost echoing Zoey. She awkwardly rose, set her cup on the table, relieved at the release She bolted for the door..(snagging a cookie on her way by)

[16:50] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) looked around and smiled as no one else pipped up "Well then, i thank y'all for coming, coffee and cake for all... be safe and watch your backs"

[16:50] Poizn Graves calmly says,"That wasn't me by the way. Just a confession given that is stored in my head."

[16:50] NicoleA Stine grins "Yes... do be careful everyone"

[16:51] ℛḭţα  (ritanight) Would stand as the story finished and would stretch and yawn " great story time." She would wave to everyone and slip out the door.

[16:51] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) eyed Poizn and smiled "you have a knack for stories ... it was very good even if it wasnt yours to tell" she nodded slightly

[16:52] Kitzani (tianin.nandahar) is asleep by the fire, twitching her paws a little as she dreams

[16:53] Poizn Graves looks deep into the fire. "I had to tell it eventually. I killed him. Owed it to him."

[16:54] zσєу (zoey22.redstar) looked over to Kitz and chuckled, she grabbed a blanket off the back of the nearest sofa and went to place it over the Kitten. Then looked to Poizn "we all kill eventually.. now if you'll excuse me i have to sleep too"

[16:55] NicoleA Stine nods to Zo "Good night, sleep well "