Out Hunting (Open)

[razor]

You can‘t run from what you are
You can‘t hide all the pain
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The blond haired, blue eyed beauty followed the couple from the shadows. It was of course raining, and she ignored it like she always does when she is out ‘hunting’. Her adoptive father taught her to ignore the weather while on the job, he said that if she worried about the weather then she would have lost her focus. And when a hunter loses their focus, they lose their life as well. Granted her father and her were no ordinary hunters, but the two of them could die as well. It might have taken more of an effort to eliminate them, but they could be taken out just the same.

She turned attention back on the job at hand, just in time to see the male lead his female companion into a dark alley. She of course followed them, needing to make sure the woman was indeed safe. As she rounded the corner, her hand slipped itself to her sword’s hilt and gripped it tightly in her grasp. Her eyes focused on the couple, and watching the man’s every single move. He seemed to be a handy man as he couldn’t keep his off of her. Her body tensed in reaction to what she knew was going to happen next, however she paused when he corralled her to a steel door with a cover slit in it.

The blond girl ducked into a nearby shadow, and peered out as the man’s eyes searched the alley behind them. The cover slid open, and the conversation was a brief one before the person on the other side opened the door and let them inside. As they stepped through the doorway, the blond girl emerged from the shadows just in time to see the doorman slam the door. She was now cutoff from her target, and knew she needed to get inside. Her hand released her sword and she began to over look the building, and smiled when she saw an opened window on the second floor. She took a running start, and like an acrobat, jumped into the air and sailed right in. She landed softly on the floor and stood up gathering her surroundings in. she heard loud music coming from downstairs, and followed it.

What the chest pumping notes lead her to, was the mother lode. Not only was her target among them, but there was dozens like him. She smirked to herself, and knew that her father would be so proud of her. However, unlike him, she prefers to get herself a bit dirty. She quickly withdrew her sword, and began to swing it around the place. Some ran away, while some charged at her. As her sword sliced through those around her, the bodies burned up and turned to ash. She continued to swing her sword, and turning the fanged creatures to ash. When it was all over, she stood there in the middle of the ashen remains with hardly a scratch on her. Sirens could be heard in the distance, and they were closing in upon her. She quickly vacated the building the same way she entered it, and began putting some distance between herself and the cops.

Other person talking
Thinking
”Speaking…”

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
When you look through empty eyes
Night falls and the darkness remains

TIME :: Late evening
TAG :: Open
WORDS :: 531
NOTES :: Hope she doesn’t get caught…
STATUS :: Done
LYRICS :: Dark Side of the Glass from the Forever Knight Soundtrack (Vocals by Lori Yates)
CREDIT :: ABBY!!

[ben]

Ben could be seen jumping from roof top to roof top with the symbiote covering his entire body. The head appeared to be covered by a black mask with large white eyes and the body appeared to be covered in a skin tight black jump suit revealing almost every detail of his muscles. On the front, a llarge white X could be seen with a smaller one on the back. As Ben ran and jumped, he didn't have to worry about slipping on the now wet ground since the symbiote used it's wall crawling abilities to gain traction on the ground. Then all of a sudden, Ben heard sirens from behind and when he looked to his right, he saw a girl that appeared to be around his own age jumping out a window with a sword.

Gee, I wonder who they're after? thought Ben in a sarcastic tone as he suddenly disappeared from where he was with his teleportation ability and appeared right in front of the blond chick with the sword. "That sword isn't a prop is it?" asking Ben jokingly.

[razor]

You can‘t run from what you are
You can‘t hide all the pain
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Sky had ran for a few blocks before she decided that she needed to get off the ground. She returned her sword to it’s sheath, and prepared to jump to the roof of the building in front of her. She looked to both sides of her, and she was certain no one could see her, she jumped straight up into the air and with enough force to get her clear of the roof of the targeted building. So when she came back down, she landed with finesse and grace upon the roof. She paused once in her retreat, to check the progress of the cops behind her. She smirked when they passed her up on the ground, and turned to leave. She was startled and withdrew her sword again ready to cutoff the head of the guy who appeared in front of her from nowhere.

"That sword isn't a prop is it?"

She only raised an eyebrow, and lowered her blade just enough to convoy that she meant him no harm as long as he didn’t attempt to harm her. She was putting her guard completely down, but at the same time she did not wish to harm this person in front of her. She sniffed the air around her, and her hearing had picked up a heart beat besides her own. So she knew that the guy in front of her was not one of her ultimate targets, but just a human bystander who had seen something. ”It is a gift. One I treasure dearly. As for it being a prop, would you like to find out?” She answered him and offered a deal for him to either accept or refuse it. She couldn’t care less either way he chose, but she put it out there for him to take the truth if he wanted. Her beloved sword out in front of her, was pointed non-threateningly toward the ground and ready to be used if needed.

Other person talking
Thinking
”Speaking…”

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
When you look through empty eyes
Night falls and the darkness remains

TIME :: Late evening
TAG :: Ben
WORDS :: 327
NOTES :: She thinks that was a stupid question…
STATUS :: Done
LYRICS :: Dark Side of the Glass from the Forever Knight Soundtrack (Vocals by Lori Yates)
CREDIT :: ABBY!!

[ben]

"Don't worry, I'll tell the police to handle your sword with care once I apprehend you" said Ben right before he rushed towards the sword wielding girl. Once he was within the distance that her sword can hit him, Ben suddenly teleported behind her her and sent a karate chop towards the back of her next at a very fast speed with the intention of knocking her out. The only problem was that the chop basically had the strength to knock out a normal human being and Ben never considered the fact that she might have super powers. After all, if he were to attack ordinary criminals at full strength, he would kill them easily, which is why he attacks them with these "love taps"

[razor]

You can‘t run from what you are
You can‘t hide all the pain
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Sky watched him like a predator watching their prey, and her mind was quickly going through possible scenarios that could end very badly. One was that he was not fast enough and she cut off his head. Another one was that she ran him through the heart killing him dead. A third was that he took her sword from her and the hilt activates shredding his hand beyond further use. All of them the worst, for both of them. She was of course on the verge of needing drink blood again, and if she even sees it she might loose it. That of course is not an option she is willing to take. There were too many humans and witnesses nearby. Her father would not be pleased.

”Don’t worry, I’ll tell the police to handle you sword with care once I apprehend you”

She raised her sword to defend herself when he rushed her. She was of course about to swing her blade, he disappeared to only have someone kick her back harder than a human could mutter. She fell forward, put her hands down while still griping her sword, and flipped on the roof to land back on her feet facing him. ”Fool. I mean you no harm, human. You are not what I seek to destroy.” She seethed at him, and backed slowly to the edge of the roof. She took a quick look behind her and noted how far of a drop it was to the ground, as well as the distance to the next building. There was a crowd gathering below, so that option was out of the question. So the next roof it was.

Sky put away her sword for a better balance and moved away from the ledge. She turned her back to him as if to get a running start in. If he still thought her human, then he was about to think her insane. She turned her head to look at him over her shoulder and smirked. ”Don’t follow me if you know what is for your own good.” She told him and started to run to the edge. At the very last possible moment, she jumped into the air. She easily sailed through it unseen over the crowd below her, and landed on the nearest roof 20 feet away from where she was. Her landing was of course graceful, and she landed on her feet.

She didn’t pause in her moment as she continued to run to the furthest edge, only to repeat the process. Her mind was constantly telling her what direction to run, when to jump, and how hard. Obviously going with that weird looking human was out of the question. Her father would defiantly not approve of this development.

Other person talking
Thinking
”Speaking…”

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
When you look through empty eyes
Night falls and the darkness remains

TIME :: Late evening
TAG :: Ben/Open
WORDS :: 461
NOTES :: Try to keep up, mortal.
STATUS :: Done
LYRICS :: Dark Side of the Glass from the Forever Knight Soundtrack (Vocals by Lori Yates)
CREDIT :: ABBY!!

[ben]

Ben couldn't help but appear a bit shocked once he realized that his chop only moved her forward a little. That hit should have knocked her out. There's is definitely more to this girl than meets the eyes thought Ben as she on flipped on the roof. She would then tell him that he wasn't who he sought to destroy and specifically told him not to follow her. As she started to run towards the ledge of the building, Ben ran after her running at his top speed of 60 mph and jumped over to the roof she was headed towards. Ben landed onto the roof about a second after she did and turned to face her back. "Oh no you don't" said Ben as he extended his right fist and shot a line of black web from the top of his hand at her back. If the web reached it's mark, Ben would then quickly pull the line of black web in order to bring Skylar towards him with the most likely result of landing her back with her head in front of his feet.

If that worked, Ben would then ask "Well, who are these people who your seeking to destroy?"

[razor]

You can‘t run from what you are
You can‘t hide all the pain
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Sky was about to make her second jump with her senses told her that she was about to get attacked from behind. She grunted her teeth together and dove off to the side, the webbing missing her totally. Without missing a beat, she got to her feet and faced him like she was facing one of the many vampires that she had taken down. Of course what had given him away was the ‘Oh no you don’t’ muttering that she had clearly heard before he attempted to attack her. She of course had her sword back out, ready for any attacks her may throw at her.

”Well, who are these people who your seeking to destroy?”

She shook her head at the mortal, but kept her focus on him. She knew from the last time that she would have to focus her senses more incase he disappeared and reappeared somewhere else. ”Do not interfere, mortal. And what I seek are not people.” She told him, still refusing to let him out of her sight/ She was ready for anything, her training kicking into high gear. She really did not want to hurt him, but if he insisted upon chasing her then she wouldn’t have any other choice but to actually cause him harm.

Other person talking
Thinking
”Speaking…”

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
When you look through empty eyes
Night falls and the darkness remains

TIME :: Late evening
TAG :: Ben/Open
WORDS :: 213
NOTES :: You do not want to push your luck…
STATUS :: Done
LYRICS :: Dark Side of the Glass from the Forever Knight Soundtrack (Vocals by Lori Yates)
CREDIT :: ABBY!!

[ben]

So much for the easy way out. If I attack her again, I'll attack without pulling my punches seeing how these love taps of mine aren't working thought Ben after Skylar avoided the web by diving to the side. She would then get to her feet and faced him with her sword drawn out before telling him not to interfere. Ben had the feeling that he would get injured if he were to get hit by that sword, even when the symbiote around his body was bullet proof. "Look, if you tell me what's going on, I'll let you go depending on what you say. Besides, I'll believe you no matter how strange this story of yours is. I mean, I'm a human with the ability to teleport and some kind of alien life form around me. So I'm already in the strange and freaky department" said Ben hoping to get an honest answer from the girl by telling her a little about himself.

[razor]

You can‘t run from what you are
You can‘t hide all the pain
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Sky eyed him warily, she didn’t trust others easily all thanks to her dead birth father. She believed that everyone wanted something from her, and right now she didn’t have the time or patience to dance around this mortal in front of her. She sighed mentally trying to think of a way to cut this dance short and really quick. She could just jump off the side of the roof and sail into the open man hole below that she saw just before she had to dive to the side to avoid that web. She had a feeling that if he couldn’t see her then he couldn’t follow her, and she moved to make that jump.

"Look, if you tell me what's going on, I'll let you go depending on what you say. Besides, I'll believe you no matter how strange this story of yours is. I mean, I'm a human with the ability to teleport and some kind of alien life form around me. So I'm already in the strange and freaky department"

She eyed him up and down carefully, and nodded her head once as she stopped her retreat. She wasn’t going to tell him everything, as she didn’t really trust him like she trusted her adoptive father. ”The strange and freaky department is a whole lot different than the rabbit hole, mortal. I hunt and kill vampires. You could say it is a family business.” She told him, and began to inch closer to the edge. She still did not tell him anything about her or who she was. Just what she did. How was she suppose to know he wasn’t a familiar to one of the surviving pure houses that wanted to make vampires like her and Blade? She didn’t, and thus she had to be extra careful.

Other person talking
Thinking
”Speaking…”

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
When you look through empty eyes
Night falls and the darkness remains

TIME :: Late evening
TAG :: Ben/Open
WORDS :: 302
NOTES :: She finally answered his question…
STATUS :: Done
LYRICS :: Dark Side of the Glass from the Forever Knight Soundtrack (Vocals by Lori Yates)
CREDIT :: ABBY!!

[ben]

"So are we talking vampires like Dracula or those lame Twilight vampires?" asked Ben saying the first question that immediately came to his mind when Skylar told him that she hunted vampires for a living. He himself didn't like those Twilight movies and couldn't explain why a lot of girls around his own age liked them. If he had the guess, this whole vampire thing will be a fad that will fade away in time. If historians in the future were look at the culture of the 00's and the 010's, Ben hoped that they would come to the conclusion that this whole vampire fad will be the equivalent of a zit of those time periods.

"Oh, by the way my name is X, what's yours?" asked Ben figuring that it would be okay to introduce himself to her seeing how it appeared to him that there wouldn't be any more fighting between the tow.

[razor]

You can‘t run from what you are
You can‘t hide all the pain
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Sky was still wary, and when he asked about what kind of bloodsuckers she hunted by comparing them to fiction she couldn’t help but smirk at the comparison. In reality, she wished they were like them but they were not. Dracula was perhaps the closest to the truth, but it was still distorted. She grinned at him, showing her fangs. The only thing that told him she was not human. She also shared the fangs with her adoptive father when they needed blood, or in his case his serum. She couldn’t understand how he could take that awful stuff, as it tasted and smelled nasty. It also makes her sick when they had tried to get her to use it instead of just drinking blood. Perhaps it was because she was half pureblood vampire, and he was half turned in the womb. Who knew. ”Dracula is the closest, but it is still distorted from the truth.” She responded to his question, and stood up slowly putting her guard down. She was still ready for anything, but she wasn’t on high alert anymore.

”Oh, by the way my name is X, what’s yours?”

She cocked her head to the side and eyed him carefully, as if she was trying to make a decision about him. She didn’t know if she could trust him or not. So giving him her true name was out of the question. She knew her father never gave anyone his true name any more. No one called him by it either. So saying Eric Brooks was most likely not to get her anywhere in the underground vampire hunting scene. If she just muttered Blade, she was far more likely to get what she wanted or needed. ”I’m Razor.” She said letting her sword hang loosely at her side in a very non threatening manner.

Other person talking
Thinking
”Speaking…”

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
When you look through empty eyes
Night falls and the darkness remains

TIME :: Late evening
TAG :: Ben/Open
WORDS :: 307
NOTES :: She is still wary of him…
STATUS :: Done
LYRICS :: Dark Side of the Glass from the Forever Knight Soundtrack (Vocals by Lori Yates)
CREDIT :: ABBY!!

[ben]

So that's why my attack didn't knock her out. But why is she hunting her own kind? thought Ben as she showed off her fangs to the young super hero. She would then tell him that Dracula was the closet thing to real vampires as she placed her guard down. Ben really didn't notice it or did he care since he had no intention or fighting this young vampire, although he was still suspicious about her hunting down her own kind. And even if she did attack him, he would be able to sense the danger giving him time to react. She would then introduce herself as Razor which gave Ben the impression that she was hiding her true name like he was doing. But it did occur to him that this could be a vampire name.

"Wait, if your a vampire, then why do you hunt your own kind?" asked Ben.

[razor]

You can‘t run from what you are
You can‘t hide all the pain
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Sky suddenly felt the hunger and thirst begin to gnaw away at her. She knew that she had better get some kind of blood soon, or she would soon not be herself. Her hearing and sense of smell was starting to work overtime to drive her toward the nearest blood source which was this X character before her. She closed her eyes, and turned her head in an effort to push back her need for a bit. She doubt that he would give her permission to bite him. It looks like she will have to make a trip to the bank for a midnight withdrawal later.

"Wait, if your a vampire, then why do you hunt your own kind?"

Her head whipped around so fast that it would have given anyone human whiplash. Before she knew what she was doing, she was on him glaring him down. Her mouth and fangs so close to his neck, that if she just moved her head a few inches she could pierce his artery and drink from him. However, she had more control than that. She kept her teeth and other body parts off of him. She meant it when she said she did not wish to harm him, but him calling her a suckhead was not a very nice thing to do. ”Get this straight and get it now. I am not one of them. So do not ever call me one again. Next time I will not stop myself from killing you.” She whispered dangerously in his ear and just as quickly was across the roof from him. That show of control only made the urge to sink her fangs into a warm neck only stronger. She stepped closer to the edge, and stepped off. She doubted that she would make it safely to the nearest blood bank now. Her next option was to find a sleeping homeless person to sip from.

Other person talking
Thinking
”Speaking…”

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
When you look through empty eyes
Night falls and the darkness remains

TIME :: Late evening
TAG :: Ben/Open
WORDS :: 321
NOTES :: Lesson to be learned, don’t call her a vampire if you want to live.
STATUS :: Done
LYRICS :: Dark Side of the Glass from the Forever Knight Soundtrack (Vocals by Lori Yates)
CREDIT :: ABBY!!