Title: Iced Wars
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Characters: Haylee Rae, Pierra
Haylee Rae must post first, outlining a story on the following theme (feel free to get creative):
Setting: A frosty pine forest
Backstory: The group were all attending the same event (some or all characters).
Occurance: government agents attack.
Variable: Haylee Rae is naked for some reason.
Participants: 2
ARES: yes
Speed: slow
Chapter: no
Minimum Words Per Post: none
Maximum Words Per Post: 600
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Iced Wars [MM]
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Haylee Rae (DELETED 9724)
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Re: Iced Wars [MM]
The height of summer, yet the pines were stiff with frost. Why? How? Who knew. It was Harper Rock, surrounded by wooded forests that weren’t so much haunted, but at least occupied by the frolicking Fae. Harmless to humans, but not quite so harmless to vampires.
The music was eerie and the lights alluring as they stretched up into the trees. A winter wonderland not so far from the city, created by god knows what, nor for what reason. Perhaps the city was a veritable Bermuda Triangle. Strange things were happening constantly. Sometimes they were witnessed. More often than not, they were not. Now that the humans were aware of vampires they were slowly opening their eyes to everything else – though the government had always been aware. Even now, they were aware of the weather anomaly, and were gathering forces to figure out what to do with it, or whether they should do anything with it at all.
Haylee Rae was in the caverns collecting gems to use in the creations she sold for her business, For Keeps. Enchanting raw jewels wrapped up in gold and silver, sold mostly to those who believed in the healing powers of crystals. At least, that’s what she thought she was doing – until she woke up in the middle of a clearing, freezing.
And naked.
A curdled scream scratched at her throat as she sought desperately to cover herself. There were others, similarly lacking clothes. They were dancing, and laughing. There were bonfires. The cold didn’t seem to be bothering anyone. But… how had she got here? Her fingers and toes dug into the earth as she scrambled to her feet, the shadows flickering and gathering around her, unbidden, summoned by her own overwhelming desperate need to hide.
The music was eerie and the lights alluring as they stretched up into the trees. A winter wonderland not so far from the city, created by god knows what, nor for what reason. Perhaps the city was a veritable Bermuda Triangle. Strange things were happening constantly. Sometimes they were witnessed. More often than not, they were not. Now that the humans were aware of vampires they were slowly opening their eyes to everything else – though the government had always been aware. Even now, they were aware of the weather anomaly, and were gathering forces to figure out what to do with it, or whether they should do anything with it at all.
Haylee Rae was in the caverns collecting gems to use in the creations she sold for her business, For Keeps. Enchanting raw jewels wrapped up in gold and silver, sold mostly to those who believed in the healing powers of crystals. At least, that’s what she thought she was doing – until she woke up in the middle of a clearing, freezing.
And naked.
A curdled scream scratched at her throat as she sought desperately to cover herself. There were others, similarly lacking clothes. They were dancing, and laughing. There were bonfires. The cold didn’t seem to be bothering anyone. But… how had she got here? Her fingers and toes dug into the earth as she scrambled to her feet, the shadows flickering and gathering around her, unbidden, summoned by her own overwhelming desperate need to hide.
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Pierra (DELETED 10327)
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Re: Iced Wars [MM]
Pierra was still only a newly formed vampire, but she had become rather familiar with the things she was capable of, and the threats she would face. There perhaps wasn't a vampire around who enjoyed being turned quite as much as Pierra had. Though, to be fair, she had also lost her mind when it happened and really didn't seem to care about much else but her own entertainment.
At this moment, she was dancing around laughing and practically naked because she had happened upon a group in the forest that were dancing for some reason. She had no idea why and didn't really care she just thought it would be entertaining to join them. He own clothes were tossed at the foot of a tree right along with a sword and gun underneath them. She didn't really care for following any normal rules of decency anymore, she'd already killed people, why would running around naked be any different aside from that normally it would attract attention. She really didn't know if anyone here cared that she had just happened to come across them and joined in, but she herself didn't care either, she was pretty sure one of them wouldn't be making it home alive after this anyway, when she fed, she liked to go a bit further then most vampires were comfortable with.
Pierra paused as she cocked her head looking at some vampire woman who had just gotten up from the ground after screaming, shadows seemingly getting darker around her. Oh is that one of those shadows? she thought hopping over towards her, and waving while smiling as if everything was normal in spite of the complete oddity of the situation. "Helloooo there lady! What's'a matter?" she asked leaning her head forwards to look at the woman's face.
At this moment, she was dancing around laughing and practically naked because she had happened upon a group in the forest that were dancing for some reason. She had no idea why and didn't really care she just thought it would be entertaining to join them. He own clothes were tossed at the foot of a tree right along with a sword and gun underneath them. She didn't really care for following any normal rules of decency anymore, she'd already killed people, why would running around naked be any different aside from that normally it would attract attention. She really didn't know if anyone here cared that she had just happened to come across them and joined in, but she herself didn't care either, she was pretty sure one of them wouldn't be making it home alive after this anyway, when she fed, she liked to go a bit further then most vampires were comfortable with.
Pierra paused as she cocked her head looking at some vampire woman who had just gotten up from the ground after screaming, shadows seemingly getting darker around her. Oh is that one of those shadows? she thought hopping over towards her, and waving while smiling as if everything was normal in spite of the complete oddity of the situation. "Helloooo there lady! What's'a matter?" she asked leaning her head forwards to look at the woman's face.
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Haylee Rae (DELETED 9724)
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Re: Iced Wars [MM]
"No, s-stay back!" Haylee stuttered, voice guttural. She didn't know whether the similarly undressed blonde was friend or foe, despite her eerily friendly greeting. So she didn't know whether her out-thrust hand and stuttered request was for her own safety or for that of the stranger. The shadows were hardening, sharp and intent. Haylee had no control over them, and they'd lash out at everyone and anyone who got close when the young girl was feeling threatened. Which was far too often, given Haylee's constantly spiking anxiety.
Even so, she herself stumbled backwards, as if pre-empting the slashing shadows. They struck out at the blonde, and Haylee only hoped she distanced herself enough to keep from causing too much harm. With one arm over her chest and the other again lowered to try cover her lower half, she stared wide-eyed. Where the hell were her clothes?!
"What is this? Wh-where are we? Where are my clothes?" she breathed, hoping the blonde might have some answers for her.
Even so, she herself stumbled backwards, as if pre-empting the slashing shadows. They struck out at the blonde, and Haylee only hoped she distanced herself enough to keep from causing too much harm. With one arm over her chest and the other again lowered to try cover her lower half, she stared wide-eyed. Where the hell were her clothes?!
"What is this? Wh-where are we? Where are my clothes?" she breathed, hoping the blonde might have some answers for her.
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Pierra (DELETED 10327)
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Re: Iced Wars [MM]
Pierra cocked her head leaning back in thought at the strange woman seeming fear just as she was folding her arms behind her the shadows lashed out cutting into her left forearm and she stepped back furrowing her brow and looking at the cut, looking up just in time to see the woman stumble away and chuckle as questions blurted forth from her.
Pierra laughed a little high pitched before shoving her hand over her mouth and looking around guiltily, "Ha, a real scared one ain't ya?" She said poking her cut arm in amusement not really answering the question yet, "Pfft, well I dunno, I just sort of showed up here. Does it really matter, what do you really need to worry about? We're the same you and I. Naked. I'm kidding, ha! Though it is true. But I meant the other thing." she added poking her canine teeth with her still bloody finger.
She shrugged, "Ugh, really freaked out you are. I have some clothes but why don't you sit down for a moment cause I'm not giving you clothes so you can just end up ripping them apart on me."
Pierra laughed a little high pitched before shoving her hand over her mouth and looking around guiltily, "Ha, a real scared one ain't ya?" She said poking her cut arm in amusement not really answering the question yet, "Pfft, well I dunno, I just sort of showed up here. Does it really matter, what do you really need to worry about? We're the same you and I. Naked. I'm kidding, ha! Though it is true. But I meant the other thing." she added poking her canine teeth with her still bloody finger.
She shrugged, "Ugh, really freaked out you are. I have some clothes but why don't you sit down for a moment cause I'm not giving you clothes so you can just end up ripping them apart on me."
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AUTOMATED RANDOM EVENT
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The group notices that the area immediately around seems to be shaking, as if hit by an earthquake!
The group notices that the area immediately around seems to be shaking, as if hit by an earthquake!
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Haylee Rae (DELETED 9724)
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Re: Iced Wars [MM]
Haylee felt nauseous, sick. Bright red blood sat in deep contrast to the porcelain white of the blonde’s skin and Haylee wanted to apologise but bit her tongue. One, the woman didn’t seem phased by the injury and two, Haylee had no idea whether she’d be apologising to her captor. She’d found herself out here somehow and it was by no volition of her own. Thus, someone else was responsible.
It dawned on her, however, that the blonde was not her enemy. She was just some vampire who had been lured out here too. And some of these creatures… were not vampires. What were they?! And they were in the middle of the forest, there was ice. In Summer. Unless Haylee had been under someone’s thrall for months…
No. She couldn’t think about that. She swallowed the bile rising in her throat and, though she wanted to scream at the blonde, what came out was a mere squeak. ”We’re in the forest! There’s ice! It’s the Fae, don’t you get it? We’re in danger!” she said. It all looked like fun and games but what if they were going to be ritualistically sacrificed? What if it was something worse? Haylee’s imagination got the better of her and her fight or flight response kicked in – just as the earth began to shake. What she wouldn’t give to be able to bury herself!
”Run,” she said, even as she pushed against the earth and bolted for a gap between the trees. She didn’t want to be trapped here; she wasn’t bound in any way. So, like a woodland nymph, her pearlescent skin glowing in the blue moonlight, she disappeared into the forest. Though she had no idea which way home was. At the first chance, she’d head uphill to try get a view of her surroundings.
It dawned on her, however, that the blonde was not her enemy. She was just some vampire who had been lured out here too. And some of these creatures… were not vampires. What were they?! And they were in the middle of the forest, there was ice. In Summer. Unless Haylee had been under someone’s thrall for months…
No. She couldn’t think about that. She swallowed the bile rising in her throat and, though she wanted to scream at the blonde, what came out was a mere squeak. ”We’re in the forest! There’s ice! It’s the Fae, don’t you get it? We’re in danger!” she said. It all looked like fun and games but what if they were going to be ritualistically sacrificed? What if it was something worse? Haylee’s imagination got the better of her and her fight or flight response kicked in – just as the earth began to shake. What she wouldn’t give to be able to bury herself!
”Run,” she said, even as she pushed against the earth and bolted for a gap between the trees. She didn’t want to be trapped here; she wasn’t bound in any way. So, like a woodland nymph, her pearlescent skin glowing in the blue moonlight, she disappeared into the forest. Though she had no idea which way home was. At the first chance, she’d head uphill to try get a view of her surroundings.
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Pierra (DELETED 10327)
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Re: Iced Wars [MM]
Pierra cocked her head at the comment the first time, it didn't even really occur to her that this could be the fae. She'd been in the forest before as a vampire, admittedly, for very short periods of time, she was basically in and out. Pierra looked back at the people behind her, "What?"
She put her hands out to the side to steady herself as suddenly the earth started shaking, Run? Well...ok? she thought seeing the woman dash away, she quickly leapt in...another direction to grab her clothes and things first, before running after her trying to put them on as she ran. "Wait! There's an easier way!" she shouted after her remembering that one of the more early abilities she had gained was the ability to teleport herself or another to just about any location outside, though teleporting two would make doing anything else with her powers a bit more difficult she knew, but she also rarely needed them either.
Really, Pierra didn't really know what was going on. She knew next to nothing about the fae aside from that they existed, were powerful, and hated vampires. She knew what demi-fae were however, but they were far less of an issue as they could actually be killed. Fortunately she'd never encountered a fae before, and judging by the reaction of the woman, she assumed she'd like to keep it that way. That, or she was just crazy. She did wake up naked in a forest after all.
She put her hands out to the side to steady herself as suddenly the earth started shaking, Run? Well...ok? she thought seeing the woman dash away, she quickly leapt in...another direction to grab her clothes and things first, before running after her trying to put them on as she ran. "Wait! There's an easier way!" she shouted after her remembering that one of the more early abilities she had gained was the ability to teleport herself or another to just about any location outside, though teleporting two would make doing anything else with her powers a bit more difficult she knew, but she also rarely needed them either.
Really, Pierra didn't really know what was going on. She knew next to nothing about the fae aside from that they existed, were powerful, and hated vampires. She knew what demi-fae were however, but they were far less of an issue as they could actually be killed. Fortunately she'd never encountered a fae before, and judging by the reaction of the woman, she assumed she'd like to keep it that way. That, or she was just crazy. She did wake up naked in a forest after all.
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Haylee Rae (DELETED 9724)
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Re: Iced Wars [MM]
Crazy. Haylee hadn’t often felt crazy. She suffered a gamut of other mental anxieties but worrying about her sanity had never been one of them. Until now, of course. Even as she ran she wanted to know whether this was all some insane dream. But was she imaginative enough to come up with something as ‘out there’ as this?
She hadn’t got far when her path was suddenly made brighter. Haylee’s non-beating heart leapt into her throat as she considered the beams of light swaying back and forth in front of her, pushing her back. Her first thought was aliens! But upon swallowing her heart and assessing the situation with a little more reason, she understood that there were no aliens. The beams of light were flashlights, connected to high calibre weapons held by men in suits. The men in black. The government, whatever branch it was that had been dispatched to deal with supernatural phenomena.
That weather glitch had been noted; the agents had arrived only now to explore the reason for it. Nearby there was a commotion, a shout; a young man had been locked in a cage and he was shaking at the bars. They vibrated beneath his touch, his hands glowed. A mystic – the cause of the earthquake. Had he been running, too, or was he like the blonde? Enjoying something without knowing its source?
”Put your hands up!” one of the men shouted.
”What’s going on out here?” another shouted, the question directed at Haylee as if she were fleeing from the scene of a crime that she had not instigated. A panicked sob lodged itself in her throat. So many men, and they wanted her to put her hands up. They wanted her to stand there naked in front of them while they drilled her with questions.
The shadows gathered once more, thickening, hardening, responding to their master’s desire to hide. She didn’t want to hurt anyone, but there was a good possibility that she would not be able to help herself.
She hadn’t got far when her path was suddenly made brighter. Haylee’s non-beating heart leapt into her throat as she considered the beams of light swaying back and forth in front of her, pushing her back. Her first thought was aliens! But upon swallowing her heart and assessing the situation with a little more reason, she understood that there were no aliens. The beams of light were flashlights, connected to high calibre weapons held by men in suits. The men in black. The government, whatever branch it was that had been dispatched to deal with supernatural phenomena.
That weather glitch had been noted; the agents had arrived only now to explore the reason for it. Nearby there was a commotion, a shout; a young man had been locked in a cage and he was shaking at the bars. They vibrated beneath his touch, his hands glowed. A mystic – the cause of the earthquake. Had he been running, too, or was he like the blonde? Enjoying something without knowing its source?
”Put your hands up!” one of the men shouted.
”What’s going on out here?” another shouted, the question directed at Haylee as if she were fleeing from the scene of a crime that she had not instigated. A panicked sob lodged itself in her throat. So many men, and they wanted her to put her hands up. They wanted her to stand there naked in front of them while they drilled her with questions.
The shadows gathered once more, thickening, hardening, responding to their master’s desire to hide. She didn’t want to hurt anyone, but there was a good possibility that she would not be able to help herself.
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Pierra (DELETED 10327)
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Re: Iced Wars [MM]
Still carrying her clothes Pierra finally caught up to the woman she was chasing. She was still a few yards behind when she saw her stop and the flashlights not far away, Pierra grimaced. Oh they'd had too have seen them. It was bad enough they were running around and these people had flashlights, but they were also naked which made them even easier to see.
Pierra only managed a flickering glance at the man in the cage, another vampire, she didn't quite make the connection he was actually of the same type that she was. She herself didn't feel so much fear on this situation, but she did feel concern. Including the idea that the crazy woman might intentionally or accidentally retaliate when the government people confronted her. She walked over quickly her clothes tossed over her shoulder holding out her hands hopefully before they noticed the shadows.
"Whoah hey please be careful." she said standing in front of Haylee clearly concerned, she didn't want to get shot today, but on the other hand for some reason she was curious about the woman, "We just..." She began, Pierra wasn't exactly some charismatic genius, but she was good at lying. She sighed "We-we're naturalists. Just don't like doing it around...you know...other people. I don't know about those other people though." she said coming up with the best thing she could, she grabbed her shirt and pants trying to hand them backwards to Haylee while still facing the cops and putting on the undergarments she had. Pierra may not have been any kind of genius, but she could guess pretty easily Rae seemed to feel extremely exposed, fearful, or at the very least highly uncomfortable, lacking her clothes and had that strange issue with the shadows. That was something she'd ask about later.
"Geesh calm down woman or you'll get us both shot." She whispered over her shoulder. Pierra had no idea if her attempt at convincing these people would work, in fact even if it did she figured they'd do something with them anyway even if not lock them in cages. Though, if they did, as long as she was close enough to Rae, she could get them both out of this and then she could ask her about those strange shadowy striking things or whatever else.
Pierra only managed a flickering glance at the man in the cage, another vampire, she didn't quite make the connection he was actually of the same type that she was. She herself didn't feel so much fear on this situation, but she did feel concern. Including the idea that the crazy woman might intentionally or accidentally retaliate when the government people confronted her. She walked over quickly her clothes tossed over her shoulder holding out her hands hopefully before they noticed the shadows.
"Whoah hey please be careful." she said standing in front of Haylee clearly concerned, she didn't want to get shot today, but on the other hand for some reason she was curious about the woman, "We just..." She began, Pierra wasn't exactly some charismatic genius, but she was good at lying. She sighed "We-we're naturalists. Just don't like doing it around...you know...other people. I don't know about those other people though." she said coming up with the best thing she could, she grabbed her shirt and pants trying to hand them backwards to Haylee while still facing the cops and putting on the undergarments she had. Pierra may not have been any kind of genius, but she could guess pretty easily Rae seemed to feel extremely exposed, fearful, or at the very least highly uncomfortable, lacking her clothes and had that strange issue with the shadows. That was something she'd ask about later.
"Geesh calm down woman or you'll get us both shot." She whispered over her shoulder. Pierra had no idea if her attempt at convincing these people would work, in fact even if it did she figured they'd do something with them anyway even if not lock them in cages. Though, if they did, as long as she was close enough to Rae, she could get them both out of this and then she could ask her about those strange shadowy striking things or whatever else.