Something Wicked This Way Comes;Day Two Late Night

[Vexzel]

(( Open to anyone really ))

About a mile off-shore from the harbor, a small motor-boat had been set adrift. Half of the lashed rope once holding it to the docks trailed at its back in the water; while a gentle, yet seemingly guided tide led it farther and farther from Tokyo Harbor. It found a nice deserted spot with no on-lookers as the tide abrutly halted.

This boat was little more than a point of entry, as landing in the ocean would seem rather foolish. For a few moments there was nothing in the sky other than a reddened cresent moon. For just a brief moment one could see a black spot upon the moon as someone decided it was time to finish his journy to Earth. The less magically aware would only have seen the first split-second black light upon the moon. The rapidly falled sphere of obsidian energy that fell from the sky, and the sense of dread it carried, would only be visible to those with certian talents.

The sphere itself dissipated dropping a tall, dark figure onto the middle of the boat. The landing was a bit awkward, but he kept his footing; sitting rather than falling. A few bits of delay later a briefcase with a few essintials dropped down into the boat before him. All went silent after that thud as Vexzel took a quick look around. After all the time cooped up in the goblin's idea of a 'spacious' UFO, he couldn't help but stand to his full hieght of seven foot five inches and stretch.

The pitiful excuse for a room he had on the ship barely gave him room to put on anymore that a black sleeve-less undershirt and a pair of black leggings. Vexzel ran a and through his short black hair, getting that which flew out of place during his plantfall back into place.

Next thing was to get dressed, properly now that he had some room. He kneeled, poped the latches on the suitcase open, and put on some fresh clothes he'd brought from home. Discareding the black shirt for a purple one, with a gold trim on the edges where the sleeves should be. Naturally he folded his wings around his chest, better to hide them under his clothes then fly a clear freak flag as he walked through a foriegn city.

Over that a long sleeve center button coat. This was dark purple with lighter cuffs, gold rim and a wave pattern lined the cuffs. Gold trim concealed the centered buttons with sickle-topped stripes down either side. Gold trim lined the coatail on either side, both sides of fabric made a V-shape ending at the height of his knees. A simiar design where the lower part diverge from the hidden buttons an another where it came up to his teighs in the back.

Vexzel' trowsers matched the purple hue of his coat and shirt, with thin gold lines down the front and back; the gold wided to a diamond shap at his knees the thined again as it continued to his ankles. His shoes were much simpler, just your average black dress shoes. He dawned a simple pair of black leather gloves before pulling one of his favorite articles of clothing from the suitcase.

The outer part of the cape was black as the night sky, the inside bloody red, trimmed with gold like most of the vampire's clothing. He wrapped the cape around his shoulders He pulled a point in the garment over from the right to clasp the cape over his chest. Finally, Vexzel pulled the high collar over his hairline at it's full height.

True the wardrobe may have been a few hundred years out of date, but Vexzel found it to be timeless. He closed the garments he'd been wearing during his desent in the suitcase and headed to the boat's motor. Vexzel wasn't sure how many years it had been sense he used a ship like this, but he still remembered how to get the motor started and guide the small craft back the way it came.

Vexzel pondered if anyone, or thing, aside from the one lacky he managed to contact.(though he still couldn't figure exactly how the goblins had tapped a cell-phone from out of Earth's orbit) However they did it, Vexzel was content to leave the little green creatures to research Earth's moon, or whatever else kept them close enough to take him back to his own world once he was done with the senshi.

More importantly the docks of the harbor were coming into view....

[Dilo]

From afar, a single red-haired lady could feel another presence much like hers. Or at least more like hers than most. Something that was part vampire. But something was different about this new being. It was as if it were the direct opposite. Instead of being simply curious, it also had an air of darkness engulfing it.

Bloody Dracul Vampiru opened her eyes.

Could it be another threat? she thought. After all, darkness was almost always a threat to this world. Though it's very faint, I know. Something wicked...is coming.... With a swish of her stained glass-decorated cape, she surrounded herself with a dark wood. Enough to hide herself from the energy she noticed. An illusion that evoked the energy of a real dark wood. Enough to fool most.

With a snap of her fingers, her gown and cape disappeared to reveal a school uniform similar to those who attended Juuban High School, her hair tied back into a ponytail. "A disguise, nonetheless," she muttered to herself.

((I'm trying not to try too hard, if that makes any sense... lolz))

[Vexzel]

There was a moment when Vexzel thought he sensed what could be another vampire; but it was faint and soon to vanish..... or maybe hiding, at long range that would be easy. Yet that faint, momentary presence didn't seem too significant.

Vexzel's attention was once again turn to the small boat he piloted to the harbor. It took him a while longer, but soon rather than at the edge of his vision the docks were at the edge of his motor-boat. He guided it alongside one of the vacant docks before de-activating the engine. As a tendril formed of his shadow tied a rope to a small post alongisde the knock Vexzel stepped onto the wooden platform and started making his way to solid land.

It all seemed vacant enough, fewer humans worked this 'late' into the night, but there should have been someone here. His current minion-of-choice seemed to be running late, perhaps the goblin signal took longer to reach him then Vexzel had thought.

Vexzel stopped a few paces into the harbor. The vampire reached into a pocket on the underside of his cape and extracted an old-fashioned silver(only in color) pocketwatch, and began to adjust it to the goblin's estimate of this time-zone on Earth..... best to know when the dawn was coming.

It ditn't seem like he was paying much attention to anything other than the watch though.

(( couldn't quite tell where Vampiru is from your post so couldn't find a way to inteact..... ))

[Dilo]

((Sorry, I was trying to make it seem that she was just shy of shore, but I'll edit my post up top for clarity.))

Vampiru was at the outermost edge of the trees she conjured when she saw through the darkness a figure on a boat heading straight for shore. She could feel her senses getting stronger and stronger. This must be what she sensed.

Though she knew it probably wasn't a smart move, her curiosity took over. She felt as if she should reveal herself. There wasn't another being that was half vampire like herself on this planet.

She walked out of the wood and stood just off the shore on the concrete that divided the wood and shore, clearly visible to whomever she was about to encounter. I am so stupid, she thought.

[Vexzel]

(( would have helped if I knew there were woods around here ))

After a few moments Vexzel halted the watch at about 1:25AM and returned it to his cape pocket. He had to wonder just what was keeping his guide....... and just who he'd laid eyes on coming from the woods.

A mix of boredom and curiosity made Vexzel decide to close some of the distance between them and get a better look at the girl. "Odd time for a walk, young lady." He greeted the stray high-school girl as he started walking in her direction. For the moment he had no obvious intentions of harming Vampiru..... but with something like Vexzel it was hard to tell.


As this encounter began; the distant sound of a motorcycle began to close in on the harbor from the direction of the nearby city. The vehicle carried the presence of one long dead.

[Dilo]

((Sorryz))

Vampiru waited patiently on the outside. On the in, she was honestly a bit nervous. What a night, she thought to herself. That could be danger speeding this way... She moved her left bang behind her ear and licked her finger before raising it in the air as if checking for wind. Just in case... The wind that night was fairly light. More relaxed now, she dropped her arm slowly, cautiously, with her eyes still looking at the teenage-looking boy almost ashore.

"What?" She heard the sound of a motorcycle in the distance. An even colder feeling came over her. Whatever it was, it was getting closer. Something wasn't right. Second thoughts, second thoughts... She darted back to her bad hiding spot, doing her best to act like a scared girl. New plan!

((Slowly running out of ideas...))

[Vexzel]

Vexzel stopped when he saw the girl run, most likely in fear. Not that he gave it much thought, even if she managed to alert the senshi to his arrival somehow..... No matter how he thought about it Vampiru's presence was insignificant. He simply turned in the direction of the oncoming motorcycle rushing to the harbor.

The Motorcycle cleared the distance between itself and the dark figure on the shore a little too quickly; failed to stop next to him and served wildly behind the vampire before managing a dis-balanced stop.

The figure on the bike was a male, seemingly of Japanese origin in his early twenties. The biker was clad entirely in black leather; a sleeveless open vest covered most of his pale chest. Black leather pants and knee high boots covered the legs still over either side of the pitch black Harley Davidson brand V-rod Motorcycle. The rider was one of the reckless few who never bothered with a helmet; he had a deathly pale face with blood-red eyes and short wind-blown black hair.

"You're late." Vexzel didn't even bother turned to greet his minion. He knew only one who'd use a motorcycle, let alone so recklessly.

"You try reading the typo infested junk goblins call a text message and see how easy you follow it!" The biker couldn't help but snap after putting up with the goblin's crude butchery of the Japanese language. You'd think he'd gotten directions form a toddler who just learned to speak.

"I smell an eavesdropper......" The biker turned to look into the tree where Vampiru was hiding, with the same look as a hungry wolf spying a hidden sheep.

"She is....... insignificant at best, Sian. You've a proper liar for me some-where I assume?" ..... Vexzel thought that was a stupid question for this particular minion.

"My apartment will have to do for a few days. Between a few Youma stragglers and local Yakuza all the good spots are taken." At least in what little searching Sian could do on the way here. "But seriously Sire, the girl........ mind if I?" Sian couldn't help but lick his lips. It had been what, two weeks sense he had fresh blood?

Vexzel pulled out his pocket watch for another look at the time. "You've got twenty minutes." Sian had dismounted his motorcycle and darted for the woods after he heard Vexzel's time limit. He already had a guess of Vampiru's hiding spot from her scent, and was heading her way with an inhuman speed.

(( Might as well make the malicous intent obvious.... ))

[Dilo]

Dammit! she thought. She immediately detransformed into her traditional vampire cloak and cape before disappearing from her primary hiding spot and reappearing in a deeper location in the wood, far from the middle but far enough from her follower. It is not such a good idea to reveal myself to you just yet, my friend. As if afraid her new location wasn't enough, she disappeared yet again. She reappeared in a much, much deeper part of the wood, hoping it would buy her some time to think a bit more before she did something else stupid.

But what could she do? She knew nothing about these interesting creatures. Other than the half-vampire she saw first, but even that was too complicated. She decided. They were going to find her sooner or later. It might as well be now. Perhaps there was a good reason for these new beings appearing in this harbor tonight. She disappeared yet again. But this time, she reappeared in her schoolgirl disguise at a "safe" distance from Vexzel, still wary of Sian's pursuit.

((I'm totally running out of ideas...))

[Vexzel]

It seemed right when Sian had his next meal she was....... gone. For a moment he simply stopped dead in his tracks with a look of utter cluelessness on his pale face. There was no way an ordinary human could move fast enough to elude him so easily. So how did she pull it off?

While Sian simply stood there Vexzel looked in the direction of the forest. for a split second he thought he sensed someone using magic.... and it certainly couldn't be a dunce like Sian. Vexzel thought he felt it again, while Sian went with the simpler solution of dashing deeper into the woods.

Sian couldn't even find a scent to follow, that just didn't make sense. As the less intelligent lackey rushed onward Vexzel though he sensed.... could it have been Teleportation? "Not an...... ordinary human." He couldn't be sure of course.... but something seemed off about this.

[Dilo]

Maybe it was her human side, but Vampiru felt as if the only thing left to do was to reveal herself. She was sure that her teleportation had to have been sensed. It was now or later. Now would usually be the lesser of either fate, but I will eventually be caught, she thought.

"Welcome to Earth," she said. She stepped forward out of the shadows with her arms behind her back. Fear slowly crept through the humane part of her that wanted to run. Her feet wanted to turn and run. But her vampire self reminded her that she wouldn't get far if they decided to give chase. So she stood her ground. And waited for Vexzel's reaction. Still wary of Sian's movements.

[Vexzel]

A 'welcome' pretty much proved he'd gone more than a galaxy away from home, exactly what he liked about Earth. Most nearby planets saw intrusion by his family as everything short of a declaration of war, or in the case of his mother; a coming apocalypse. His amethyst eyes did meet Vampiru's before he responded; calm and collected as almost always...

"Thanks, though knowing Sian you should make yourself scare soon."

There was just no stopping that young fool when it came to food. Looking at the watch in his right hand Sian still had fifteen minutes to catch and kill her. Not good if she stood around here too long, but her life held little value to Vexzel anyway, for the moment.

Meanwhile..... Sian had already got her scent again, yet still hesitated. He couldn't help but try to think of what would cause her to have approached his master....

[Dilo]

What?! she thought. Then again, maybe that's not a bad idea. She slowly turned her head to the forest. Her eyes narrowed for a second before looking back at Vexzel, still puzzled yet relieved. Eyes still on Vexzel, she slowly turned and walked away. What are the chances that we will indeed meet again?

And the reason the conversation was so...short. She felt uneasy. Not because of Sian's dangerous aura, but because of the awkwardness. She knew she felt something...off about Vexzel's vampire aura, but she couldn't put her finger on it.

Peaceful Departure
Original Song - Image de mon Pere
Lyrics by D’lo

The sounds of the night are calling.
I am the silent one.
But this single night in particular
Stirs the base of my thoughts.

This new being appears
Silent as the night.
The feeling that somehow our paths
Will cross again with meaning.

The woods will run in the aftermath,
Not possessing the willpower to give answer to

The actions of the one with too much on his mind.
The thoughts that will run through my mind.
Eventually we will see.
I leave in peace.

END OF SONG

Upon vanishing into the cold night, the woods returned to nonexistence.

(( I completely ran out of ideas, so I kind of pulled the song out of my anus. ))

[Vexzel]

Vexzel couldn't help but raise an eyebrow as Vampiru started singing. It was certainly a strange way to greet the harbinger of their doom.... but a nice change of pace. Earth never ceased to be interesting, especially now that he had the time to identify her aura as another vampire.

Sian however, wouldn't care about that, cannibalism was a very appealing idea to him. He picked up on the song almost instantly, and took a few moments to be sure he'd caught her scent. Then the insane vampire chased the smell of Vampiru with speed to rival Olympic Sprinter.

Vexzel actually clapped when she ended the song, modest compared to some he'd heard, but she had potential. Sian burst from the forest moments before it faded, lunging like a rabid tiger for the singer.

His claws missed tearing into her spine by a matter of seconds, leaving him to crash-land rather disgracefully unto the pavement of the harbor.

"Damn!" Sain growled, denting the ground with his fist. "This is why I've always hated teleportation!." Sian almost didn't notice his master still standing near the motorcycle.

"Compose yourself Sian, theres still a few tasks for you." Vexzel simply watched his servant stand up, hoping for once that he'd show some restraint. "To the nearest Yoma nest, looks like you could use something to vent on." Sian darted back to the motorcycle with his usual inhuman speed as both vampires took their positions on the vehicle. A tendril from Vexzel's shadow brining his suitcase along.

"I get to kill them all right?"

"Just clear me a place to sleep, I don't care how."

Sian started the bike, and killed both silence and speed limit as he tore out of the harbor into the last peaceful night Tokyo would see in quite a while.

(( Consider this my exit stage left. ))