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Post by Varian on Mar 18, 2009 20:53:32 GMT -5
Render let loose her terrifying howl, her fur blowing in the wind as she lowered her head to survey the park. Her three heads looking over every direction to see where the were had gotten to. Her howl would no doubt have sent it into an even further panic while hopefully dispersing any that would interfere with this game as a bonus. She lowered her left head to the ground and sniffed around, keeping tabs on the scent of the wolf were.
"Charity, it's time for you to take over. Our prey is frightened and fleeing. Now's your time to show them what you are." She says softly, turning a had back to try to find where the girl had gotten to. Putting her up against a desperate werewolf might not have been the safest play but the girl hadn't been a disappointment thus far. If her plans went ahead smoothly she might well need to know how to look after herself as well.
"Don't let your guard down. I will be close but this is your hunt now, I expect you to show me what you've learned." She grins back to the young half breed. In this world their kind had sparse few allies outside their own kind and the sooner her worries on Charity could be abolished the sooner she could work on giving her a safe world to live in.
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Post by xxHuntressxx on Mar 18, 2009 21:00:45 GMT -5
Charity came barreling in through the bush upon large puppish type paws. Her eyes were red with bloodlust as she looked left then right as her twin tails whipped about beside her. As her mentor spoke she nodded in silence. She would not let her friend and idol down if she could help it! With a rush after the beast who was in propelled in utter terror she strived to corner it but this was not like the city. No... there was no ally's or other traps for her to get it into. No... this was testing her hunting skills. She knew this well. A were wolf form would be added to her roster after this kill. A male at that which was great for spying and causing mischief for her mentor's enemies.
With a howl of her own she gave chase. Upon the beast's hills she nipped at them like herding dog at work. Drool dripped from her maw as she snapped at the were's legs, preparing to take it down though all the while.... toying with it just a bit. She was in bloodlust and this beast would die by her teeth and claws no matter what.
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Post by Varian on Mar 18, 2009 21:11:44 GMT -5
Render watched the young one charge off after the prey, taking off after her at a more sedate pace, though making sure to stay close enough to help the young one out should she get into trouble. A set of eyes stayed on her, another on the werewolf, while her third head did it's best to survey the surrounds to make sure they were not interrupted. She missed the thrill of an open hunt herself but there would be more than enough time for her to sate her own desires later.
As she watched the young halfbreed hound the wolf so viciously she had quite the mixed response. On one hand seeing the girl's more violent nature shining through gave her less to worry about, violence would always be a part of their lives so the more adept at hunting she was the better. On the other hand she hoped she'd manage to retain some of the playful innocence she showed at other times. The last thing she wanted was for Charity to end up like herself, at least in that respect. Another reason to bring an end to her kinds persecution as soon as she was able.
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Post by xxHuntressxx on Mar 18, 2009 21:24:31 GMT -5
Charity soon decided it was time she leaped upwards. Coming down upon the wolf with his talons as sharp as daggers she smirked as red crimson leaked from the wounds amidst the pelt of black. She drew her maw back and bit into the wolf's backside as it yelped in pain and moved to turn around and bite her. She fell back at this. Rolling a bit before she quivered her lip and stared the beast down. Her tails whipped and soon she was launching herself again at the were. This would be her time to shine she told herself as she dared to recollect and end this beasts life.
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Post by Varian on Mar 19, 2009 10:32:23 GMT -5
Render came to a stop a ways behind Charity, staying off to one side and out of the were's field of view. She watched the whole scene as well as she could with her extra pairs of eyes, taking in every little movement the young halfbreed made, watching to see where she could improve her technique. Her tails whipped behind her eagerly as she watched, anticipating the kill. Young she might be but Charity was already proving her worth to their kind. Most other races didn't care much for half breeds, but given how few full bloods of her kind she knew were still alive and the sheer difficulty of raising offspring, she at least was glad to have some company.
It wouldn't be long now. Then she could see just how much Charity wold embrace this part of her heritage. She almost felt sorry for the were, but then his body was far from going to waste, her kind got a lot more out of what they killed than those who hunted just for sustenance.
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Post by xxHuntressxx on Mar 19, 2009 15:43:04 GMT -5
With this recollection she hit the beast hard upon the neck. Large pup like paws though just as dangerous as any other predators dug into flesh. Large canines sunk into the wolf's neck as it yipped for mercy. Though there was no mercy this time, no. Not with the owner of those fangs in her current state. With a violent twist of her head, the beasts life was over. Though Charity didn't stop there as she seemed like a pup with a new toy. Yanking back and forth violently till suddenly with a loud snap the neck bone broke and it was severed gruesomely from it's torso. The pup panted, tongue lulled out in pleasure as she gave a howl to the ebbing moon. Her tails wagged happily as she playfully pulled apart the beast and took the blood into her own flesh. Absorbing everything that was this were as she ate with her eyes still glowing that vile red. She felt it's power, it's shape slowly going into her roster of others. Soon perhaps she would have just as many shapes as Render did. This thought though broke her from her lust of tearing through the corpse and caused her to look back to Render. She barked. Getting low into a play bow before sprinting about the kill happily.
" I did it." She grinned as she faced the other blood hound that was teaching her the skills of the hunt.
" I got it." she added as she jumped back on the corpse and started to tear out flesh to swallow.
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Post by Varian on Mar 19, 2009 16:55:22 GMT -5
Render couldn't suppress the elation in her faces at the young half breeds victory if she had wanted to, and she most certainly wanted it known. She padded over to the remains of the wolf slowly, glad to see that she wasn't going to have to instruct the girl on the need to devour their prey as entirely as possible. In her case especially, she'd need as much of their life as she could get to develop their form as her own.
"Very well done Charity." She rumbled softly as she moved to the younger hound's side. "Make sure you eat as much as you can, the more you eat the more you'll know about them and the easier it will be to mimic them." She was repeating herself some, but it was a point to stress. She didn't want the girl to squander any opportunities to increase her power.
"You've got a lot of potential." She added, leaning a head in to lick Charity's cheek as she ate.
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Post by xxHuntressxx on Mar 19, 2009 17:04:53 GMT -5
Charity laughed a bit at this. " Thank you Render." She smiled as she then dipped her maw into the flesh and devoured as much as she could. Committing as much of the DNA to her gut as she possibly could and only leaving bits and pieces behind. When she was done she picked up a a leg of the wolf and used her tail to slide into a shredded bloody head that was a mixture of flesh and revealed bone. She wanted to take these home as trophies of course though the leg would be swiftly gnawed away after a few days of puppy teething upon it. The skull though could easily be bleached and boiled then arranged in her sleeping area as a demented memento.
Dropping the one trophy for just a moment she opened her mouth to speak to her mentor.
" Should I bury these here to bring home later or are we going to go someplace else?" She asked as the morning light slowly trailed over her coat as the end of the full moon had at last come.
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Post by Varian on Mar 19, 2009 18:04:15 GMT -5
Render pondered the question for a moment, looking up at the sky as she felt the first rays of light landing on her crimson fur. The humans would be rising shortly and with the effects of the full moon passed she'd be able to utilise some of her other forms more fully. Now would be a good time to set a few more things in motion.
"The day is young, and there is much for us to do my sweet Charity. If you wish to bring those home then bury them nearby by all means, I don't think we'll do ourselves any favours lugging the skull of a dead were around the city in this light." She rumbles softly, scanning her eyes around the park. It'd be a while before anyone found the body and assuming the witches got involved they'd be more worried with a cover up than finding the missing parts. Now the question was would any of them suspect...
"If you'd like we can spend the morning together before I run my more personal errands. I need to familiarise myself more with the city itself. Or my little one can keep herself amused if she'd rather." She turned back to the younger hound, only able to smile at the sight of her drenched in a weres blood and carrying the severed head in her tails. It was the simple things.
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Post by xxHuntressxx on Mar 19, 2009 18:33:34 GMT -5
" No! I'll bury them and we both can have some fun!" She spoke up as she carried the parts away and dug swiftly in the bushes where no one would notice them. After she was done she bounded out and ran up to Render. Tail wagging before she sat down with a thump. She watched her intently at this.
" Okay, lets go!" She grinned innocently as she waited to be instructed by her dear mentor on what she should do next.
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Post by Varian on Mar 19, 2009 18:59:35 GMT -5
Render had to grin at the girl's enthusiasm, it was refreshing to have such eager company at her side. She grinned and leaned over to lick some of the blood from Charity's muzzle, before nodding. They would no doubt find something to distract themselves in this city, it had been full of interesting things so far.
"Then I believe it's time to adopt a less conspicuous shape." She grinned, her form shifting into that of the red headed young woman she often used for mingling with other races. Her long red hair was pulled back into two tails, each falling from the side of her head in long curls. Clothed in an appropriate attire of simple jeans, a shirt and a dark jacket for now she stood before her friend and smiled.
"Time to go have some fun."
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Post by xxHuntressxx on Mar 19, 2009 19:02:48 GMT -5
Charity soon followed suite. Taking on the shape that was as much of her as her hound form. The black haired young girl looked to the red head with youthful gray blue orbs.
" Yes! Lots of fun." She grinned happily as she spun about and laughed a bit to herself. She stopped though, looking to Render once more.
" So when do you think.... I can try out my new shape hmm?" She asked. Tilting her head the other direction as she straightened out her black shirt and skirt a bit so she didn't look so messy.
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Post by Varian on Mar 19, 2009 19:21:22 GMT -5
Render looked up at the sky thoughtfully and smiled, lowering her head once more to the now raven haired girl.
"How about we try around mid day, before I run my little errands. I don't want to risk the moon interfering with your shifting." She nodded, watching the girl sort herself out. She certainly couldn't fault her for the amount of effort she put into everything she tried.
"In the mean time," She continued, bringing a hand up to flick one of her curls out of her face, "Is there anything my Charity would like to do in particular, consider it my treat for excelling at your test this morning." She grinned a little devilishly as she offered her arm to the other.
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Post by xxHuntressxx on Mar 19, 2009 19:34:51 GMT -5
Charity nodded at this, though stopped as she thought about what she wanted to do.
" I want to play a game... with someone." She slowly grinned in the most eerie fashion.
" Mama Render.... and I.... I want to make trouble with you." She spoke as she started to walk along next to her mentor. A slight mental slip had happened the girl was slipping into a mind state that was always trouble. She starred up at the brilliant morning sun, a slight crazed look slipping upon her face.
" Lets.... play...with those that hurt us." She told her, pointing up towards Madd Cat Tower. Though this was no longer the home of the coven... this was the only place that Charity knew that ever held witches within it's dark walls. As she looked over to Render once more she frowned a bit.
" Lets make them bleed." She whispered darkly to her.
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Post by Varian on Mar 19, 2009 19:50:12 GMT -5
Render watched Charity with increasing concern in her eyes. As much as she her company had reminded her about the fun she'd used to have before the slaughtering, this side of her only served as a reminder of why she so desperately wanted to see an end to it all.
"All in good time little one, their day will come and we will make sure they feel our pain." She slowed a little, slipping a hand down to find Charity's squeezing it gently. "I need to find out how weak they have become here before we can play with them my sweet." She shifted to stand a little closer to the girl as they walked.
"Don't you worry, they'll all pay for what's happened to our kind, for now though I want you and I to do something else. As much as that is our goal I don't want you to loose sight of your life, there is more to it than just revenge." The last thing she'd let this ordeal do is claim the rest of the girl's innocence as well. If they killed off the threat of the witches only to be left as murderous beasts it wouldn't be long before the humans, the were or the vampires decided they were better off without their kind as well.
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Post by xxHuntressxx on Mar 19, 2009 19:56:06 GMT -5
Charity sighed at this.
" Oooh.... .okay." She responded as she continued to walk through the park. She then turned onto the main street. Looking around as she thought long and hard on something. What... -DID- she want to do she thought to herself as she stopped and looked through the window of some of the shops.
" Then... I just want to spend time doing whatever Render wants to do. " She told her.
" Though ice cream would be nice.... but I don't think their open yet." She frowned a bit at this simple little fact.... you know... Since most people ate breakfest this early in the morning... and not well... ice cream...
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Post by Varian on Mar 19, 2009 20:22:29 GMT -5
Render smiled and nodded, squeezing the girl's hand again. Ice cream would be nice, she'd make sure to get some for her when the places opened.
"It's a shame the sun is rising, else I could break in somewhere and get you some." She sighed, knowing that taking her vampire form now wouldn't be the best idea. The early morning wasn't exactly a great time for having things to do.
"Well I'll be happy for the company, though why don't we go back to our little den and get you cleaned up before anything else, then we'll be all good to get you ice cream when they open." She smiles. "And if you're feeling up to it maybe we'll try that shifting practice a little early."
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Post by xxHuntressxx on Mar 19, 2009 20:28:19 GMT -5
" Huh?! Really? You mean it!?" Charity exclaimed. She loved anything that had to do with practice. Especially if it was related to getting a handle on shape shifting or even magic at that. Though she didn't like the coven... her father was a witch, and her blood held a line that ran along side theirs. He magic... was always a failure, but that didn't deter her from trying. At least she made a better Cerberi... then a magic user she thought with a bit of a sigh. She clung onto Render's arm all the same at this.
" I would like that very much Render. This is be my first male shape I have ever taken." She told the female who already knew this.
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Post by Varian on Mar 19, 2009 20:47:37 GMT -5
"I mean it. You've proven yourself today all ready, it wouldn't hurt to push you a little further." She smiled, glad she was off that dangerous track with the girl now. She was interested to see how long it'd take her to recover from the effect of the moon as well.
"But you are going to take one of your other forms for me first, just to make sure you can shift to those fine." She clarified, giving her hand another squeeze as she smiled. "You're still young Charity, there are a lot of things that will come with practice and age, don't feel you have to be as strong as me so soon. I'm old remember, I've had a lot of time to practice." She grinned down at the girl. She wouldn't bring up her being a half breed because she truly didn't see that as an obstacle. She had the ability to take forms so with any luck the girl should be able to overcome any weaknesses of her Cerberi form.
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Post by xxHuntressxx on Mar 19, 2009 20:58:57 GMT -5
Charity nodded at this happily.
" Sure! " She smiled at her as she looked about as they made their way towards their little den.
" I have my fae shape down real well if you want to see that first." she spoke up a bit happily as she ran ahead and turned around to wave the female Cerberi closer.
" Come on! Hurry up! I want to show you!" She called to her as she giggled and ran further ahead. Spinning about with her arms to the side in jest.
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Post by Varian on Mar 19, 2009 21:08:49 GMT -5
"Hey wait up you." Render had to chuckle softly at the sight of her companion spinning off so care free. That girl really did bounce around moods sometimes. All the same she increased her pace, still walking though far quicker than she had been.
"If we go too fast the ice cream places still won't be open when we're done." She grins, deciding to let herself chase after the girl playfully. It wasn't like she got to act carefree often, and each excuse was one she'd gladly take around Charity.
"Oh when I get you there'll be some trouble." She calls out playfully. If she was still in her Cerberi form she'd be crouched down with her tails wagging like a puppy. Charity's playfulness was far too infectious for it's own good at times.
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Post by xxHuntressxx on Mar 19, 2009 21:19:18 GMT -5
Charity was soon so close to the den as she stopped and grinned at her mentor.
" But I want to take my time learning about these forms." She smiled as she paused to see just how much longer till they reached their home. With this orbs of pale blue turned back to the other female.
" Right? I shouldn't rush these things at first." She smiled, saying what people told her oh so often about things she wanted to do in a hurry.
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Post by Varian on Mar 19, 2009 21:31:23 GMT -5
Render slowed down again when the girl came to a stop and turned back to her. She had to smile at the girl's words, she was certainly learning to be a smart ass when she wanted to be as well. Oh where could she have picked that up from.
"Oh you really are asking for it today." She grins, "Yes you should take your time, fine we can run all the way back to the den and spend all morning practicing if that's what you want." She brushes her curls of hair from her face once more. She didn't enjoy running in these bipedal forms so much but given the lack of usable alternatives for now it'd have to do.
"I did say we could do whatever you wanted didn't I." She reminds the girl, mostly before she has it used against her.
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Post by xxHuntressxx on Mar 20, 2009 5:25:19 GMT -5
" Yep, yep." She grinned as then turned and sprinted all the way back to the den. Once there she ran inside like a kid on Christmas morn. She knew better then to be out in the light when practicing. If someone caught them... Well. The memories were not something she wished to dwell upon.
" Train first bath second?" She called out as spun around eagerly. She knew very well it was supposed to be bath first and train second but well. She could try reverseing the order on Render to see if she got her way. Sometimes Charity was more like a little kid then a 16 year old girl about to burst into womanhood, though this was sometimes to her advantage. Not many would think a slightly mental female could ever possess dangerous blood within her. Often giving her the advantage in some situations.
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Post by Varian on Mar 20, 2009 12:18:11 GMT -5
Render followed Charity at her own pace back to the den, hoping some of the girl's bounciness might have worn off by the time she arrived at the den. No such luck though. She shut and bolted the rusted door to the long abandoned warehouse, her eyes quickly scanning over the interior. Down one wall there were some old built in offices which also held basic living facilities, apparently they were supposed to hold a guard overnight. Thankfully it hadn't been much effort to have the water supply and electricity reconnected so they had a place to clean up and store food. There wasn't much else to see other than the old empty containers that had been left in here and the two piles of old mattresses and rugs which formed their individual sleeping areas. Nothing too fancy, if anyone did break in here they'd probably just assume there were squatters living in here. Squatters with various gnawed bones and skulls but squatters all the same. She might have to think about having Charity move her bedding into one of the containers and keep it shut when they were out when they really started to get things moving.
"Pushing our luck a bit aren't we?" Render smiled at the girl's request, but finally given a nod. "This once as I won't be able to get you clean if you're bouncing around like mad but you're bathing before we go out for ice cream." She told the excitable half breed sternly, letting her know there would be no compromise on that.
"Now why don't you show me the fae form for starters, I'm curious to see how well you have it down now." She moved over towards the sleeping area some, watching Charity closely. Having all these forms was all well and good but if a Cerberi couldn't switch between them with less than a thought they left themselves very open to all the weaknesses that form brought.
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