Paris, France, 1812

Raven tilts crazily on the roof over the opera house, swaying with the long held notes. Her shockingly blue white eyes roll back in her head and the song rises to a cresendo. Down below, the slow stream of people begin to leave the theatre, each to a different task.
All would be good victims.
Raven takes a deep, unnecessary breath, feeling the steady throb of heartbeats against her ears, and the cold, empty space where hers once beat.
Again the vampire sways, lifting her long, thin limbs up in a mock conducter way. She rises on long, delicate looking limbs, and dances in time to the music. Her arms grasp an invisible partner, the short black hair lifting in the wind.
"Ah, music." She speaks with a mild accent. "So beautiful." The vampire sighs, and leaps down from her perch, unnoticed by the throng of motals.
She stares around her with the wonder a child might have and instantly chooses a victim. A yooung man, waiting by a coach for his mistress.
Raven grins and lets her canines extend to brush her lower lip.
She saunters over, a flickering shadow in the crowd, unseen and unheard. The man doesn't know what happens. One moment he is in the street light, the next he is in an alley, his blood being drained by a vampiric woman.
Once the boy is dead, Raven lets his body drop. She licks her now very red lips and blinks dark blue eyes, rejoining the throngs of people. Nearby she can hear screaming. But not in the normal range of human ears.
Vampire screaming.
Raven's lips curl back, and she quickly and smoothly advances on the sound. A few blocks down from the opoera house she comes upon a small, grassy yard, clearly abandonned by any gardener.
There is another of her kind, a young one. Raven herself was made many years ago, in 1617. But what truly draws her attention is one minute detail.
The other vampire is her child.
Not that Raven cares. She has made many dark children. No, but this one...she was slain by a hunter. One that is still in the area.
"A warning? How cliche." Raven laughs, stepping to the body and giving it a kick. "Foolish child."
She spins away, angry and somewhat mortified. Who would dare attack one of her fledglings, In her territory no less!?
A man steps out from a dark doorway, crossbow in hand.
"Hello, madame Raven. It has been long since I had the pleasure of such an old ones company."
The hunter lifts the crossbow, and aims for Raven's heart. "O well, fleeting visit I suppose."

Just so you all know, anyone can join, new or old. Also, so you also know this, I am an experienced Rper, and I do not control other peoples characters, and please do not control mine. Just consider me playing two people if you are confused, the hunter and the vampire. You may interact any way you wish, feel free to join any time. Thank you and sorry for double posting but I'm stupid like that. :imu: Love the bunny...

*A girl with blood red hair and blood red eyes slides threw the shadows of the throng of people, she heard the scream and though she did not know what vampire it was she knew it was one. she siftly made her way to the spot, seeming to apear from no place. she looks down at the child and sighs softly* One of Raven's.....She should really teach them better....*she laughs softly and kicks the foot of the child andheads on untill she sees Raven and the man. her moves swift and sleek. she now stands next to Raven her hand apon her shoulder. Herself one of the few older vampires left alive...or unhiden. she hisses into Raven's ear softly and slyly* So, yet once more, I find you standing face to face with a hunter....pitty my child....*Her voice has a slight British Acsent to it. she laughs softly at the hunter and moves behind him. her hand running along the side of his neck* You would make a fine catch....Yet your bloods kind is so fowl....*she laughs agian and moves back behind Raven, both her hands apon her shoulders*



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~Swan

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Raven smiles at her sire, glad to see another ancient one and not another of the weak fledglings.
"So nice of you to drop in." She whispers softly, now looking to the hunter. "Are you ready, young hunter, or do you wish to scream first?" Raven moves to circle the hunter, blue eyes surprisingly innocent looking. "Pretty bauble you are." She laughs at him, carefully keeping the shaking crossbow in the corner of her eye.
"Ellestrella did not say there were more than one!" He manages, face pale as one of Raven's victims. But to the lad's credit he does not flee, but takes a shot at Raven. The vampire easily catches the bolt in one hand, and looks along its fletching.
"Pity, I was hoping for a real fight." She sighs, tossing the now-broken bolt over her shoulder.
Something stirs in the shadows of the alleys around the small cemetery. Other huntrers emerge from the darkness, all with various (and sharp) weapons.
"Hmm...I don't suppose you would like to join in?" Raven asks her sire, eyeing all of the hunters.
A most entertaining night this would be.

*smiles in full reaching behind her back pulling a sword out from behind herself and gets into a fighting stance for the hell of it, still in the dress she wore. she smiles agian* This should be fun. *her eyes shine bright blood red as she moves forwards*

Raven Grins as well, pulling out her only physical weapon, a long, narrow dagger. The perfect size for slipping between ribs on particualrly annoying victims. She rushes at the first hunter, ducks and strikes forward, with dagger extended. The hunter is swift on his feet as well, so it only cuts a small section of his side out, nothing too serious.
Raven again moves in, this time feinting with the knife, then giving a swiftm, hard kick to the groin of the hunter. He groans in surprise and pain, and falls back. Raven moves to follow, but finds herself with other hunters at her back. With a feral look at the hunter, she turns on her heel, slashing low.

Now Raven was having fun.

*spins around taking the head on one of the hunters clean off and then maniging to cut a bit of the other ones but gets backed into a corner and laughs slightly dropping her sword and pulling otu a dagger, hger moves fast,swift and clean as she slips it into a few of there ribs*

I approach the two from the shadows. I wear a long black drover and a a and one arm covered in belts. My hair is pure white and spiked. I have a katana at my side in its scaberd. I dont bother to draw it, I'd like to see what they can do first. I like my lips at the site of all the blood, trying despritly to hide my real self. With this many hunters it would be realy annoying if they did. I stand still with my arms crossed as the hunters are slaughtered.
"Fine work, though mortals are barley a chalenge. I can't understand why they bother with such enery, I doubt ti would take that much."

Veata wached the vampires. She never got to close to vampires or anything else. Veata was half vampire and half shape shifter. She was mostly alone in life. The hood of her cloke hid her face. All you could see was her eyes that were dark green, but and night they looked midnight black. The wind carried the sent of blood to her as she wached the vampires.

I look over and see a cloaked figure. I walk over to the person,
"Greetings, why do you not join them, it looks like good fun? So, are you a hunter or a vampire? An innocent mortal perhaps?"

Veata looked at Sorn. She backed away a bit, and said "Greetings" back to him. "I'm only half vampire." "why do you not join them?" She wondered why he was talking to her.

*her eyes looks the man as all the hunters lay around there feet* They are rather pointless arent they? Anyways, Why do arive here younge one? *she looks over at the girl and smell the vampire in her but also her other half. she shakes her head and sighs* Can no one bother to make there own kind anymore? *she thinks aloud*

::She wandered into the Tavern, unnoticed, she hid in the shadows. She knew the others would sense her right away but that didn't bother her at all. Her fangs had just be cleaned from the feast she had. Her filling was not satisfied though. Curiousity overwhelmed her and she decided to approach the few::

"I do not join them because I dont like to kill hunters, even if they are mortals. I tend not to kill thoughs in my own profesion."
I then look over to the other, elder woman,
"I am here because I over heared some hunters discussing a big catch, but I never excpected to find an ancient one here let alone two. You are very skilled though they were mere mortals."

Veata heard what the elder said. She turnd and walked away. She did not belong around other vampires. She thought to herself "I'm just aloner and an outcast. She sighed as she walked on.

::She moved slowly foward one more time, this time in sight of the others:: "Hope I am not interrupting something" ::She looked around for a reply from them::

I am the only Elder vampire here. This younge one. Is one of my fledges....And i do sudjest, NOT killing your own kind dear sir........It only gets you in trouble.....

"I'm sorry. I guess I never quite got over being turned. He was my mosted hated anemy. The thought of joining what ever race he belong to mad me sick, that is why I hunt. I have no wish to kill an elder, well, appart from Ranikin."
I take a look at the slain hunters and let out a sinister laugh,
"Though I guess my job would be easier with less hunters around. And I am sorry for the mastake about your fledge, I hope we do not have any more disputes."

OOC: Um, we arnt in a tavern, we are outside. I would reply, but I thought you were else were.

OOC: sorry I am quite slow

::She followed them outside to where they stood and approached the man of the group. Her eyes wandered to each one of them. She wondered if they would even notice she was there. Most vampires or people didn't notice her. She was one not to converse with or even be around to most things. Although something seemed different and she decided to speak:: "Hello"

My ears perk at the sound of a new voice,
"Hmmm? And who might you be melady?"

::Her eyes brightened, meaning she was happy she was known by someone else.:: "I am Enid Maundrell and you are?" ::A grin became plastered on her lips as she spoke to the man. Something was different about him in this night::

::Her eyes brightened, meaning she was happy she was known by someone else.:: "I am Enid Maundrell and you are?" ::A grin became plastered on her lips as she spoke to the man. Something was different about him in this night::

"Greetings, my name is Sorn."
I cant help but let out a small chuckle
"You seem happy to see me."

"Well it isn't like many people talk to me. I am not one who is good to talk to most of the time. Well that is what many people say of me. Now that I am here, in a new place I might be able to change that. My approaches on other people seem different around here." ::She tilted her head to the right and then looked past him, even though it looked as though she was looking him in the eyes::

"A new place, a new start. I was the same way for me. I was exiled from my village. They were at war with some vampires. I was one of the villages best warriors, but in a battle with Ranikin, I was bit. He hated me so much he didnt kill me. Instead he left me as one of his own. That why I became a slayer."

::She shivered slightly at the word Slayer. She had no idea this man was a slayer. She backed against a wall as he said it as well. She knew somethin was different about him and now she knew what it was. Terro raced through her veins as she looked him in the eye:: "So you hunt and kill all vampires now?"

"No. I only hunt those who attack for fun, like Ranikin did. I'm sorry. I forgot how much slayers scared younger vampires, but I would never harm a lady like you."
I look up at the stars,
"You and I seem to be a lot a like."

"Well I wouldn't consider myself young" ::She said stepping away from the wall. She only stepped away for her best vampire friend was killed by a slayer when she was just starting out some 700 years ago:: '753 years of being a vampire is young for me, it seems like an eternity" ::She referred to the last thign he said now:: "we have a lot in common, is that so? what would those things be?"

"I mean, we both seem to be out siders, wanderers, trying despratly to find were we belong, thats all."

"And that is what I have been doing for most of my existance. You won't have that long, I suposse, unless you are immortal like myself. otherwise it won't dwell with you for an eternity" ::She looked at him and leaned against the cold wall which she had backed into earlier::

"I have lived long and will keep living until i meet my fate at the sword. Its strange, but I dont mind wandering to much. I like meeting new people, and I seem to walk into all kinds of adventures. So in a way, I'm happy like this."

"As am I. I tend to wander a lot myself. Just came to this country actually, been to many others besides here. Everywhere you name I've been most likely. It is very rare someone says somewhere I haven't been." ::A grin plastered itself upon her lips::

"It does sound like you travel a lot. I wish I traveled over that much ground, but alas. I hope to travel over all of it some day and collect as many allies as I can."

Veata heard the name Ranikin, and quickened her pace. Her hood flew back. Her jet black hair flowed behind her. The name Ranikin ringing in her head. After awile she slowed down and pulled her hood up over her head. Then stoped and listened for anyone or anything that maybe following her.

"Yes it is a treasure to make allies and new friends in different, sometimes high places. One day hopefully you will travel those places, see different thigns and get out of these streets" ::She glared around the alleyways and streets where they stood::

OOC:very sorry I must be going. I shall be back on much later. For now I must rest

"Heh, I hope your right. The streets are very harsh and unforgiving, but that is where my people are at night."

OOC: Yea, I think I'm gunna hit it also. Been fun like this though, sry we have to be enemys in the other one but some one had to be an angle.

OOC: no worries about that one. It makes it fun!

"Well the streets are harsh, but you get used to them after awhile. That is where I have lived my whole existance. In the streets, no house to live ni just old abandoned houses which I find randomly" ::She nodded::

8she had listioned to the two of them converse and then smiled softly at all three of them. she looks ot her fledge and then to the other two, her smiles still gracng her soft cold red lips* I've got a place not far from here....You are all welcome to stay if you so wish......And you younge man.....Your name has not yet made it's way towrds my ears, may I hear it?......And in your quest to kills though, who kill for no reason....You would end up killing more then half of the human race, and more then just one Elder....Myself not included. *her eyes still sninning bright blood red as she looks around the group thath as formed around her in what seemed seconds, she wonders where the half-breed ran off too, she didnt mean to frighten her, or offend her in any way...She was just asking herself a simple question becuase of all the half-breeds she runs into now. she sighs softly and shakes it off her mind. if she wishes to return she should know where they went........all she has to do is follow the sent she doesnt say anything to the others though*

::A soft smile formed on her lips at the offer:: "That would be lovely of you. Where is it around? ::She questioned. Perphaps one night she would make her way up there to see what it was like. Even though the streets were her home, this offer might get her a good sleep and some decent shelter::

*smiles softly* The rest of the way down the street. Last house on the left. There's a large Gothic Cross in the yard. The house is rather Gothic Oriented itself. *she smiles softly once more* Please, stay tonight....Company would be nice.....*her eyes flicker slightly* But we should get moving soon.....what's your name Dear?

"I guess I could accompany you tonight. There isn't much else for me to accomplish tonight as it is" ::She looked around to Sorn and then back to the woman:: "My name is Enid...Enid Maundrell"

"Sorry. My name is Sorn Adin, a plesure to meet you. I would love to join you at your home, it will be nice to stay at an actual house."

::She looked to Sorn and nodded. She wondered if both of them would be allowed to stay the night at this fair lady's house. Her eyes peered around to make sure they weren't being listened to or if someone was trying to find out where they would be staying for the night::

*smileS* Lovely names the both of you. Oh, I've been so rude and havent yet intoduced myself, dear me I'm sorry....then names Shadow. *she smiles softly*

"It is so very nice to meet you. Do you mind if we stay at your house? Though I suggest you take us ther and not tell us were it is, some on may be listening."

"Nice to meet you dear and Yes I agree with Sorn" ::She looked around still quite nervous that someone might be watching::

Veata returnd to where the vampires were i am sorry for leaving like that. I just didn't feel as if i belonged. My name is Veata. She removed her hood and looked at each vampire studying them.

*smiles at Veata ( i thought that saiud Velveta..sorry lol) * Tis alright, I really shouldnt have said that....But I was only wondering becuase I have so many half-breeds in my day. Anyways. Please, Al lof you do follow me.
*she turns her dress flowing around her wrappign i nthe front and then falling as it should as she moves slowly at first and starts to do a "slow" run*

OOC:: Sorry all, I've been camping far from civilization for a time.

Raven smiles softly after listening to what they all had to say. She leans back, watching each and taking time to remember their names.
"Sorry if I have been silent for so long: I am Raven." Raven bows slightly. She looks to her sire. "It has been a long time."
She lids her eyes, and listens to the sounds of the dark. "I do believe that there are more hunters. If you do not mind, I am going to find them." She smiles at them all before melding back with the shadows to find her new prey.

OOC:: Again, sorry this is so short.