Perilous Beauty
 

((OCC: ok I really want to make this RP work....so come on we join in and save the world....or help with the reign of terror!))

Jade stood on the grungy oily New York street and took
in a lung full of the polluted air and coughed. She had
no trouble at all seeing in the pitch black of night.
Her walk was so smooth she seemed to be gliding down
the street "What have they done to my land?"her voice
was subtle and sad. As she walked, she spotted a man,
leaning against a pole, and standing in a small circle
of light Ah my first victim an evil smirk crossed her
beautiful face. The man spotted the young women in the
green cape and approached her boldly "Hey baby, it's
dangerous out this way...you come home with me and I'll
keep ya safe!" he threw his cigarette on the ground and
stomped it out "No thanks...but, there is one thing you
could do for me." she gave him her innocent eyes
"Anything for you babe!" he grabbed her by the wrist
and held her tightly "But first how's about a little
kiss?" She smiled sweetly "As you wish."She ripped her
hands from his grip, put her palms on his cheek, and
pressed her tender lips to his rough ones, suddenly the
man's eye's began to glaze over and he was thrown into
a fit of convulsions as his soul was slowly sucked away
from his body. Jade threw the man on his knees "Now bow
to me you insolent swine!" She kicked him in the
stomach and watched him cringe at her feet "Burn this
building down to its foundation and make sure your
inside as it burns!" she hissed to him, and the man
scrambled into the condemned building and began to set
the old furniture on fire with his lighter. Jade
watched as the building grew into a raging inferno, the
man screaming inside as he slowly burned to death and
she smiled wickedly, her reign of terror had only just
begun. She faced into the wind, the flames framing her
perfect body and started deeper into the city.

((OCC: ok come on :( one good guy at least....thats all I'm askin!))

((Well, now that I can read it! Now, who to use?))

Karra sat high up on the top of the building, one leg swaying over the edge. She looked out over the city, wishing she could once again walk those streets. But no, now she was stuck in this mutant turtle body, outcasted from society. Yet, if she hadn't gone through with the procedure, she'd be dead by now. Fate was a bitch.

She was shaken from her thoughts as the building she sat on started to shake. She looked down and realized that it was because it was on fire! And the structure was starting to collapse. She quickly jumped across to a neighboring building, and ran over a few more rooftops until she was a safe distance from the blaze.

"What th' hell caused that?" She asked out loud. She could have sworn she heard screaming, but it died under the roar of the fire. "Man, an' I really liked that place too."

(( I'd like to jump in as well, but I don't know who to RP as... :( ))

((You could use one of the TMNT if you can't think of anyone else. Karra's not exactly a "good guy".))

*shaking her wings out, Quinn stares out into the darkened city below*

I wonder what Brock and the others would say if they could see me now. Guess they'd probably laugh their heads off

Jade could feel the power surging through her body the mans soul had done wonders...like a hot meal on a cold winter day. A sudden rustling in the bushes halted her and she kneeled to the ground and made a purring sound. A smile appeared on her face as a large black panther stalked from the bushes "Ahhh...my precious pet Enya....you have waited for me?" she scratched the panthers soft head "We shall once again rule, but first we must build a new clan...we need more women who tire of mans foolish games!" Jade walked further down the street coming to a brightly light resturaunt "Mnas magic has become strong...I must have more souls!"

*looks down from her perch, seeing a pinpoint of light that is the burning building*

There goes another one.

(( Hrmm... I think I'll use Ryan "Ryutaro" Keshiki in this one, since he also has some supernatural talent. His Bio will be posted in that other thread. ))

NYPD criminal investigation labs:
News came in about a fire that burned down a building in one of the seedy areas of the city. It would have been marked down as just another fire, if it wasn't for the strange body...or what was left of him, that the fire fighters found inside. That left the doors open for hte police to investigate the cause of this.

As the senior invesitagtors looked over the remians of the building, Ryan sought to find any witnesses in the area. He made note of a restuarnat down the way, and decided to go there first.

Jade walked into the resturaunt, Enya at her heels "Miss, you can't bring your...uhhh...panther in here!" the mans eye's widened with fear when he recognized the animal by her side. ahhhh...this one is as good as any she thought, then she walked up to the counter and blew a sweet smelling powder into the man's face "Sorry miss is threr anything you would like me to do?" the man slurred his words and acted as if he were drunk "Yes...if you would please follow me...all of you!" she blew the same powder at the three young men sitting at the counter drinking coffee. The four men followed Jade out of the resturaunt to thier doom.

Ryan was talking to a waitress at the other end of the bar, when he forze in mid speech after see when the lady with a panther did to four of the men there. "That.. is definatley not normal. Excuse me," he left to asee where she was talking them. Outside, he followed at a distance as they went into an alley.

Jade kissed the first man sucking the life out of him, when man dropped to his knees she snaped her fingers and the panther lept on him ripping his throat out. One of them men snapped out of the trance and began to run screaming back down the alley "Enya...stop him and bring him back here!" jade instructed to her panther. Jade advanced on her next victim.

*stretches her wings slightly, growing bored with acting like a statue*

Geez. It's days like this that I'm almost tempted to just sleep like normal instead of wearing the amulet

*glances down at the trinket around her neck, a long time gift to her clan from another*

It would definately beat being bored out of my...

*hears a scream in the alley below, startled out of thoughts as she looks down and find the source in the form of man being chased by a...panther?*

What the?!

Enya lept onto the man's back and tackled him to the ground "HELP....GET IT OFFA ME!" he screamed. Enya gave a cat's smile showing the tips of her fangs, then grabbed the man by his leg and began dragging him back to Jade. No one can hear you so why struggle? the mans eyes widened as the panthers thoughts entered his mind.


By the time her panther had returned Jade had finished off the other two men "Now to finish you!" she pulled the man up to his feet by his throat.[/i]

*mantles her wing*

Oh no you don't.

*leaps off the building, diving down toward the people below her with a battle screech*

Jade narrowed her eyes and dropped the man "Hmmm....this could be interesting." she rubbed her hands together the friction causing a fireball to appear. "Try this!" she hissed as she tossed the firea at the screechin creature.

Whoa!

*tucks her wings, barely dodging the missile as she veers to the side and almost slams into the next building, landing hard on the alley floor*

Note to self, practice landings.

*shakes off, crouching on all fours now and glaring at Enya* What are you doing to him?

This is... turning out to be one unusual...supernatural homicide... to say the least Ryan ducked in the shadows as the scene unfolded. It certainly would be foolish to intervene, for all he had was a 9mm and a cell phone at the moment. He was relieved to see that a good power chose to distract the succumbus before all was lost.

He looked to the panther guarding the terrified man as the other two creatures confronted each other. *Let him be...* he interjected into the panther's head while approaching it. Ryan held his fire arm at ready, all the while wishing he had his sword at hand instead for this.

Jade looked at the creature crouched on the ground "Enya is a close friend of mine, she is willing to do whatever i ask of her!" she paused in thought "She only has the same goal as I.... and that is to take her land back!"

Enya wrinkled her nose and bared her fangs foolish man I obey no one , but my master....your kind has done enough destruction to my land, and you will soon die like this worm! Enya's eyes flashed with rage as she struck the man beside her with outstretched claws he is nothing why do you wish to save him?

*snarls, eyes blazing red*

Take back your land? Lady, I don't know what your problem is, but in case you haven't noticed, this land belongs to the humans. Not some crazy panther and some vampire wannabe.

Ryan looked from Jade and back to Enya. They weren't out to merely cause trouble, but to get revenge. He took anotehr dareing stepp closer tot he cat, ghis finger itching to pull the trigger. *It's my duty to save and protect the innocent. THIS man did no harm to you or your lady. He does not deserve your punishment.* Ryan meet his dark eyes with the cat's seething ones.

Jade's eyes narrowed "How dare you....I come from a proud heritage....a long line of Amazonians and mages." she gave the creature a wicked smile "I see that you agree with what man has done to this land....how he has maniputlated it into a polluted city!" a saddend look then came over her face "This land was once lush and green, a place of beauty when my mother ruled....I am the rightful hier to this land.....not man!"

Enya cave another Cat's smile I belive nothing of your words...protect the innocent...Ha don't make me laugh her pupils widened to let more light in Would you risk your own life for this man...then take him if you dare! she stood beside the shaking man claws extended, ready to pounce.

*growls* And you think that we Gargoyles have had it any better than you? In case you haven't noticed, lady, we've nearly been driven to extinction by humans. But that doesn't mean we go out of our way to hurt them, especially the ones that never did anything to us personally.

"I see some Logic in what you say Gargoyl....but if I am to protect myself I need a mans soul, it's not so much as what he did as to what he has!" she shifted her weight to one side

(( ack... you're making me think too hard :wink: ))

Ryan was tempted to make the first move, to take on the cat. But that wouldn't be wise just yet. If he failed, then both he and the other man would be dead.

Ryan tightened his stance, his plan made. The cat was ready to pouince him, but was she flexible too? How was she at chasing two targets? With lightening fast reflexes, he darted to the far side, more or less covering the man. "On my mark, make a dash out of this alley, sir," Ryan told the fellow crowering behind him against the wall.

For your protection or not, that still doesn't give you the right to take an innocent's soul! He may have a family who needs him and if you kill him just for yourself, you're taking away something more precious than you can know!

*snarls again, her own words ringing of her early life, though she doesn't say*

Jade shook of the gargoyl's words and turned to Enya was planning to strike out until a call from Jade stopped her "Enya, come my friend....we have better things to do than fool around with these petty creatures, besides I have enough soul energy to last me for a while."

Enya curled her lips and hissed at the two men Jade sometimes feels pity for the creatures who are less powerful...but I do not! her golden eye's flashed in the darkness Man has always treated animals with inferiority....and untill my brothers and sisters are free from thier cages I will bear this grudge She turned and trotted off after Jade.

*growls, debating whether she should strike or protect the remaining humans*

*Just because a few abusive men might have caused you grief, doesn;t mean we all despise animals* Ryan just narrowed his eyes so they were just dark slats, as the two offenders left the scene.

His gaze softened some when he looked to the gargoyle figure. "Thank you," Ryan said, then turned to tend to the injured man behind him.

"NYPD," he flashed his badge then got out his cell phone before continuing. "All you alright? Do you need an ambulance?"

*merely nods to the officer, then proceeds to climb up the alley wall, back toward the rooftops again*

((OK... I'm gonna jump in with my old character, Stealth, until I have the mind to think of another character.))

As Enya climbed that rooftop, a shadow emerged from the depths of darkness in the alleyway. A glowing blade stuck out, as an arm was obscured from the naked eye. An echo of chuckle bounced off of the alleyway walls, as the figure placed a foot out. The figure drew his leg back behind the darkness of the alleyway and threw out a deceased body, apparently his most recent casualty. As the figure dropped to the ground, the murderous figure stepped out from the shadows, only to reveal that it was none other than Stealth, the mutant assassin.

"Well well well! This town's gotta little party for me and I wasn't invited? Stealth snickered. "Somebody's gotta 'lil bit of explaining to do. I'm p*ssed and I need a 'lil bit of action to cheer me up."

Stealth walked back behind the darkness of the shadows, as he drew his glowing blade back into its handle.

((Eh... not bad. But I think I can do better. I've noticed I have a different style of RPing, so bear with me if my RPs are too descriptive. It's all because of Efeds <you'd know what I mean, Azure, if you were in elite Efeds>. Anyway... I'll attempt to find the time to RP, but school is a big time consumer and homework from all AP and Honors courses don't help either. Please someone, lend me your sympathy))

((AP and Honors courses. *cringes* I remember all too well. You have my sympathy.))

Karra pulled her coat a bit tighter around herself. The night suddenly took on an eerie chill. Something's wrong...

Most people would consider an omen of danger to be a bad thing, but not Karra. Danger was what she lived for, and since it didn't seem to be coming to her, that meant she would have to go looking for it.

(( yay, more players! ))

Ryan left the alley after the EMS showed up to help the shaken man. And people thought X-files was just a TV show... must make a note to start carrying my sword around with me more the way I get stuck with these unusual assignments, Ryan though to himself as he headed back tot eh original crime scene. He had a good hunch that vampire vixen was responsible for the building fire. The hard would be getting the rest to believe this truth. It's not like one could just incinerate an evil spirit.... that matter would have to be taken to a different sort of authority.

*settles onto her favorite perch, going over the recent events in her mind*

What was she talking about? Needing a man's soul to protect herself? Isn't her own enough?

Jade stood on the rooftop surveying the hundreds of other buildings, Enya pacing by her side. "Sit my friend be at ease!" Jade hissed to the cat, who promtly did as she was told.

I can't believe you let that last man get away, let them all get away...you have enough power to take them all out! Enya's eyes had an eerie glow as she sent her thoughts to Jade "Yes, I know that...but we must be patient my friend, toy with them a little...see what makes man work in todays society."



Jade...i was thinking perhaps to know man we must partner up with a male Enya watched the shadows having a feeling of being noticed "Enya, that would go against the Divine Rule, you know that as well as I!" Flames spouted from her finger tips as she experimented with her newly revived magic yes , but we could always dispose of him when we are threw....we do not have to guarentee him his spared life for his deeds!

Jade nodded "Very well we shall try this plan of yours...but first we must find a male who hates man almost as much as both of us put together."

((thank you Kali, for your sympathy. i really needed that. u really put a tear to my eye.))

Stealth kept his shell against the alleyway's dead-end wall. He knew that there was a pole that he could climb, in order to attain reaching that location he desired. He had no idea what was to happen, but it all seemed too easy for him.

Maybe they're expecting some freak to arrive at their toes, Stealth thought to himself.

He had no idea what to do, think, or execute. He was a pot of mixed emotions. Who knew what would be of his life? He had befriended a fellow mutant, his first-ever true friend (Tiger). But he hadn't seen her ever since the last meeting (Dark Seasons). She tried to teach him a lesson in trusting, but it was only so minimal that he could do so.

"This town is just too exciting to move from, Stealth murmured to himself.

He gripped the pole and slowly exceeded upward, to the rooftop. Things were going as planned, unsighted, as he always had been in his past infiltration missions with the MAU. He couldn't stand being the odd man out from the mutant world. He wanted to reveal himself to the world, but how? And how was interfering in other mutants' rendevous supposed to help? His thinking process had many faux pases, and he never attempted to fix them, but what was the point? He'd always remain a clod-blooded, relentless, assassin.

He had reached the center, until the pole broke, causing a loud noise that echoed through the skies. He had no choice but to drop back down, before he was suspected. He let go of the pole and fell below into a dumpster, but the real inquiry was if anyone had heard or spotted his fall...

(( Oh, I know whatcha mean about efeds, Ninja Nin. Posts had to be full of vivid descriptions... Competition gets really tough sometimes, which is why I haven't joined any efeds in a long while. Don't have much time nowadays. Hmm... AP and Honors?? Yep, I remember going through that, too. You've got my sympathies as well. ;) I'm still wondering what kind of character I can use in this RP... Hopefully I'll think of someone and jump aboard. ))

The loud noise startled Jade "Why didn't you tell me we were being followed?" she questioned her comrade.

Enya eyed Jade this one is quite the shadow lurker...a stealthy fellow, but he hasn't the pads on his paws to keep his step as quiet as mine! She quietly blended into the shadows, her fur the perfect cloaking device let us see what his intentions are...you speak with him if he decides to reveal himself.

Jade nodded and resumed producing fire from her palms as though she had never heard the sound.

((OOC: Oh thank you, Azure... I give you my gratitude for showing sympathy. It's not easy maintaining a good rep while worrying about making it to UF (University of Florida) with all of these grades I have to accomplish. Anyway, as long as I'm able to rough (I've done that for years), then all I can do is cherish the sympathy you guys give me :tlol: ))

Stealth lain in that dumpster, wondering to himself what was his problem. What had he learned from his missions in the MAU? It was to proceed with caution and stealth, and so far, he had been failing each trait to infiltration. He closed the dumpster lid, so that he could relieve some of his stress.

He looked at a garbage bag, next to himself, and started beating it with a balled-up fist.

What in the hell is wrong with me? Stealth thought to himself. If only he could find the root to his failing, maybe he missed Tiger. Maybe he missed Cory, or maybe knowing that Rex could possibly still be lurking the streets searching for Stealth's shell was a factor that affected him (from Dark Seasons - One). Whatever the cause what, it couldn't affect him now.

He gradually opened the dumpster lid and looked back outside, where he found plenty of rats scurrying around.

Food! he joshed to himself, in his mind. He pointed a pistol at it and placed a silencer on it. Stealth drew back the pistol and placed it back in his belt, where his glowing blade also stood.

Stealth hopped out of the dumpster and looked up at the roof of the building. He didn't know what was going on, but he was bound to find out. What was the purpose of his curiosity of what was up there? He found that broken pole piece and picked it up. He stared at it, then lunged it across the alleyway, as it landed on the ground with an echoing CLANK! Stealth wondered what was meant for him, and walked away from the scene.

I'm not giving up on getting to that roof, he thought to himself. but how? I'm Stealth, dammit, I should know!

Jade tapped her foot impatiently "If this fellow takes any longer, I shall have to go down and see what the problem is." Enya's thoughts reached her mind no he's coming...he wants to be here I can feel it!

Jade muttered something and shot a tiny bolt of electricity in Enya's direction "Don't correct me pussy cat!"

Enya appeared out of the shadows, her fur standing in all directions Do you have any idea how long it takes to groom myself?
Jade laughed "I don't know...but you'd better re-groom before our visitor arrives!"

I'll get you for this later Jade! Enya's thoughts were not in a harsh tone but rather an amusing one, and she grinned as she slunk back into the shadows.