Earths Pawns (reboot)

nametralman
age: 26
sex: Male
weapons: Cutlass & Revolver, Silver Daggers.
power (if any): Lycan, Enhanced agility & awareness.
special characteristics: Though human in appearance his canine teeth are as sharp and long as a wolf.

Stralman, exiting the Alchemist shop in greenforge had finally made his way towards the Watchmakers shop. He opened the door with little to no hesitation and upon entrance was greeted by the watchmaker. Stralman, reached into his pocket and pulled out a token. and flicked it on the table. It was A special currency, mostly used between associates.

"Harland sent me, Watchmaker." He paused for a moment. "I would appreciate if you'd tell me where I could find his daughter, Official business."

Stralman never moved from the entrance of the door, purposely closing it off for anyone who wanted to come in.

"I would also appreciate your services in the future. I will likely need to constantly repair or just need new weapons."

Although the shop was dimly lit at this point of the day. He could see clearly, His physical capabilities were beyond human and his sight was enhanced due to his blood. He could see the Watchmaker clear as day, lights on or off.

"Thank you."

 

"I'll check on Adolph then. Come with me."
Beatrice left the counter and swiftly traveled to his bedroom. Entering in, she found Lust clutching Adolph's throat, blood dyeing her hand and his throat red. Beatirce looked om in shock at what she saw.
"No! Adolph! What happened to him!?"
"I didn't do anything! Something came in through the window, and fed on him. I came in just in time to beat it off. Get me some bandages, quick!"
Running downstairs, Beatrice grabbed the medical supplies and returned to Lust. They cleaned and patched up the wound. Once the wound was patched up, Beatrice left Adolph in Lust's care and returned to the counter in the store. The day wore on until it darkened.

OOT: Syncing with evening/night time frame.

The watchmaker regarded Stralman for awhile, before responding to him.
"So Harland has sent you to meet Beatrice. She seems to be getting even more popular these days. I wouldn't know why he did it, but he only tells that name for those he can trust. You'll find her here at this address."
The watchmaker told him the address plainly, repeating it again for comprehension. After getting the message thoroughly conveyed, the old man took the token and examined it.

Before Stralman left, the watchmaker responded to his final statement.
"You are welcome."

 

Alistair stood up and placed his weapon on the counter beside him before moving over to his coat. As he put it on he stopped momentarily, screwing his eyes shut. Reaching into his coat he retrieved a small medicine bottle, poured two pills from it and popped them in his mouth.
After a moment, Alistair opened his eyes again and looked over to Ella.
"I'm not waiting for anyone. Just getting my bearings." He replied to her previous question. "I'll be headed off now, as you should be. The amount of bodies in town this close to night, the beasts will be all over the shop."

~~~

The King gave a slight nod to himself. "Long enough to know servant's passages?"
He walked over to where Victoria stood and stared down at the girl with such intensity that his eyes almost glowed.
"Is it fear or loyalty that stopped you? You could have easily left the Palace grounds with no one seeing you and reached one of the remnants of The Resistance that still operate in the capital. Why did you stay? Fear? Or Loyalty?"

 

Upon hearing the watchmaker say you're welcome he walked out of his store. He looked towards the sky to see the moon was almost full. Reached into his pocket and pulled out a syringe. Quickly he stabbed it in the vain to his neck. And released the medicine inside.

"Shit" Stralman thought to himself. "Only a 90 day supply hopefully that's enough for this job. I might have understocked." regardless he looked at the piece of paper and started making his way towards the address that was on it.

Once he reached the door he let himself on, he didn't knock, he didn't say anything. He walked in and sat down on a chair. Placing his hand on his chest he started to do some breathing exercises to slow down his heart rate.

"God damn medicine. One day the reaction won't be so awful." He realized he said it out loud instead of to himself. "Why do you need me here Harland?" he thought to himself. "There isn't any trouble that I can sense, so why have me here."

 

Everyone had gathered in Adolph's room. Beatrice had been teaching Neji the common language, and thanks to her innate power from her mother, Lust, the knowledge sank into Neji's mind well. Eventually, Adolph's eyes opened before he shut them from the painful light.
"Tch. The light."
"Adolph!"
Beatrice forgot all about Neji, rushing to Adolph's side. However, Lust pushed back Beatrice, keeping the excited young woman from hugging the wounded young man.
"Lay there, something attacked you earlier. And you, young lady, be careful with him. Get him some water, and take that foreigner with you. Teach him what water is while you are at it."
"Why can't you do it?"
"Because I know what I am doing."
"Doing what?"
"Just go! Shoo, shoo!"
The goddess began waving her hand, motioning for Beatrice and Neji to get out of there. Lust glared at them as they stood in the doorway, until they finally left to go downstairs. Upon entering the living room, they saw Stralman. Beatrice did not hear the words he muttered to himself.
"HEY! What are you doing here!? Get outta here, druggie!"

OOT@Rayden413
Had to drag your guy around a bit.


No! A vampire hunter! He will only complicate matters!
The vampire left his hiding place and reappeared outside of the house, walking to the door.


Oswald finished treating Zillis's missing arm, tying a tourniquet to cut off the blood flow and trimming off the loose, dying flesh with the scalpel after applying the priestess's anesthetic medicine. He added extra disinfectant as a final touch.
"Thanks for that, lady. Those herbs will keep him from feeling the pain for awhile."
And now, the smelling salts. Always loved this part...
Grabbing a vial, he poured a few drops of the liquid onto the cloth and waved it under the crippled man's nose. Nearly instantly, Zillis gasped and coughed from the strong scent.
"Gah! What is that!?"
He looked over to Oswald, eyeing the bottle and cloth.
"Bastard."
"Lay back down. Don't want to push yourself, you lost a lot of blood."
Zillis lay on his back, conserving his energy.
"Lost blood? How... Wait, I remember now. Can't feel a thing."
"Thank the priestess for the anesthetic. Nothing I have is that strong, or effective for a wound like that."
"Where are we?"
"At a butchers shop. It was rather fitting, considering how I had to treat you. Right now, Ella's negotiating with some guy."
Zillis gave a sigh, waiting for Ella to finish up her conversation.

 

"I'm afraid I cannot leave... Mad'am Beatrice's father has sent me here. For what reason I am not entirely certain."

Stralman didn't speak with much tone when he was Addressing because something just felt... off to him, he could sense something and close by. He waited, a moment before getting up when he heard the door creak open.

Dresdin was trying to sneak in to avoid Stralman, However when he looked in Stralmans direction he realized that they had met before and both were very aware of each others work. Dresdin clenched his hand into a fist and silently began walking over to Stralman. By the time Stralman was capable of noticing that someone was behind him. Dresdin almost completed his full punch.

Stralman turned around when he heard the final step into an assualt. It was too late for a dodge and instead he moved his chest just enough so Dresdin couldn't crush his sternum. instead he broke about 4 ribs. Once Stralman realized what was going on he saw the face of the man in front of him.Without a moments hesitation he reached into his lower coat pocket, crushed a vial of holy water and threw it directly at Dresdin. Dresdin barely dodging it got just enough to interrupt him on him.Stralman let a short flurry of punches loose towards Dresdin connecting with all of them. Grabbing onto his clothing he Threw him into the wall separating the room.

Dresdin went for a brief flight towards the wall and unfortunately he went through it. Creating enough noise for Adolph and Lust to hear. whatever Beatrice decided to do was beyond both of them at this point. He had no time but to get up quickly. Stralman had his revolver out at this point, He shot. Dresdin Dodged the first bullet, second bullet, and third bullet before disarming Stralman

Stralman quickly reacted and let loose a punch to Dresdin's gut. Any exposed flesh on him began to burn, As Dresdin leaned down from the punch Stralman Kneed him in the face and threw another punch right towards him.giving him enough time to balance he kicked Dresdin in the chest and launched him back. Stralman quickly reached into his jacket and pulled out a wooden stake lunging downward to stab into Dresdins chest.

Dresdin rolled quickly out of the way, but Stralman was quick. He noticed he reached towards his neck and quickly grabbing the cross necklace from his neck and Showing it towards him. created a small barrier between them.

Stralman didn't give Dresdin much choice he Had his revolver in the other hand aiming down towards him.

"Leave, I will show mercy on you only once. I can kill you here, or you can live another day."

Stralmans gaze was locked onto Dresdin unafraid and determined. Dresdin knew he was numbered and so he quickly flashed out of there.Only 2 rooms and a few bullet holes were damaged during the battle, He quickly holstered his weapon and walked back towards Lust.She luckily got out of the way during the brawl that seemed to just happened before them.

"As I was saying." He let out a groan now feeling the broken ribs. "I was sent here to protect Beatrice no matter what It might be from. Special request from her father." Stralman was still standing which was an impressive feat, any sane person could see that he was hurting, he just refused to let himself be weak in front of a potential enemy.

"Now, Ma'am if you don't mind me asking. Where is Beatrice?"

 

Neji was not entirely clueless as to what was transpiring. Just as the fight began, he felt the dark Qi that he had felt before. Something that definitely was not human and was entirely dedicated to darkness. He turned to Beatrice and grabbed her arm with his left hand and drew his blade with his right. In the language that he had begun to learn, albeit broken, he spoke, "We need hide. Now." Taking his job as a protector as due his contract, he didn't allow her to argue, he pulled her along until he found a suitable hiding spot where he could place himself between Beatrice and any potential assailant.

As the fight began to break out he extended his senses allowing him to feel and almost 'see' the two possessors of the Qi he was searching for. He was certain that one of them was the dark being he had felt before however, the other was a complete mystery. He knew a little about Lust, knew that she wasn't quite 'normal' by human standards, but neither were quite a few people that he had met recently, even himself, a Journeyman Samurai and an excellent Qi user (by the standards of his own master), wasn't considered 'normal' by human standards. But this was a fight he knew he shouldn't get involved with since protecting Beatrice was his duty. "Two fight. One black. One white." Again speaking to Beatrice in the broken language. It was hard to describe what he saw in the spectrum of bodily energies to someone who was not like him.

Soon, however, the fight ended and the dark one fled. Pulling himself and Beatrice out of their hiding spot, he began to make his way towards the epicenter of the battle, still being guided by the Qi energies he sees, noticing that it took place not far from where they had just come from, Adolph's room.

OOT: Sorry about not replying, you sent your reply the day my grandmother was admitted to the hospital so I've been offline for the most part. I'll be making rare appearances until she is out. She had a Triple Bypass surgery early this morning and she pulled through it like a trooper, but she's still got a gall bladder surgery scheduled soon so i'll probably be spending more time at the hospital since I am her primary home care personnel.

 

Just before the fight downstairs began...

Lust spoke quietly yet seriously to Adolph when they were left alone, letting him lie on the bed with shut eyes.
"Something came in here and tried to do something to you when I came in here earlier. After getting it to get away from you, it told me you were dead. What shocked me, was that he spoke the truth. He claimed that to bring you back, he must complete a process. After he bit down on your throat, you were brought back."
"That does not make sense. I never felt dead."
"You don't need to feel dead to be dead." She spoke with agitation. "Now, tell me, what are you hiding?"
"Hiding? What do you mean?"
"You know very well. That vampire or whatever it was came back to complete a job. What was it?"
Adolph sighed, then answered.
"Last night, when I left the house, I got called to enter an abandoned house. After going into the basement, the vampire spoke to me, about giving me something before attacking me." Adolph paused, then decided to admit to the cause of the attack. "I kicked him, so that was probably the reason."
"Fool."
"I do not need that right now. After getting thrown around, he bit down on me, before leaving me alone for the night. Waking up the next morning, I came straight here and fell asleep."
"A sleep of death, you mean."
Hearing a crash and a fight down below, Lust jumped up.
"You stay here! I'll check it out for myself."
"I am feeling better. Allow me to come."
As he began to rise from the bed, Lust shoved him down.
"Stay there! that is an order!"

Leaving Adolph alone, she rushed downstairs, watching the fight. She could see Beatrice hiding behind cover with Neji, before she could do anything for the fight, though, it had nearly ended, successfully trashing the rooms in the brief time it took for the fight to happen. After the vampire ran out, Stralman stated his purpose for being their.
"You came in here and tore up the place in some fight, now you want her!?" Then, quietly enough to keep anyone else from hearing, she whispered another question to him. "How much is he paying you?"
Coming out of cover, Beatrice surveyed the damage done to the house. Two of the rooms were trashed from the fight, with Stralman standing amidst the ruin as he spoke to Lust.
"Don't worry, Cassandra. I feel that I can trust him."
She walked up to Stralman, trying to smile, but her smile twitched in agitation from seeing the damage all around.
This is going to cost so stinking much.
"I am Beatrice. I think I can think you for fighting off that intruder... even though you are one, too. Sort of. So! What is your name?"

 

"He asked me to do a favor. He isn't paying me anything. Ma'am" Stralman was discrete and whispered back into Lusts ear before turning to beatrice. Knowing that the vampire was gone. He clutched onto his chest and let out a groan. Leaning over for breath.

"My apologies beatrice. For the mess and well, my rude gesture just now. That vampire got a sneak attack on me. My name is Stralman, I am a good friend of your father. He asked me to watch over you. He is concerned about the condition of the world and in turn he wants to make sure someone is capable of protecting you. I'm sure you have someone, but not quite a professional."

Stralman lifted himself up.

"Now beatrice would you be willing to give me a tour of the house?"

 

Neji's eye twitched as he caught part of the conversation between Stralman and Beatrice. He is too cocky with that attitude. A true warrior would be humble after such a fight. Formidable he is, I doubt he is truly unfazed by that attack. He soon sheathed his katana and took an actual look at the man standing there. He had to admit to himself that the man's Qi did not really match his appearance.

"He has the attitude of a mountain boar." Immediately switching to the language of his country not feeling entirely comfortable around the other man. Not that he didn't trust him. His attitude was something that Neji's master would have beaten out of him had he been trained where Neji was from.

He took a look around and began to start cleaning things up and moving things back to where they belong. Beatrice was his teacher in the language of this country, so the least he could do was help get the house and store cleared back up.

OOT: This one is short. Sorry. I'm just really distracted right now.

 

No pay. Means we will get to save on repairs. Why did he have to send this man? I already handpicked Adolph for this task! And now we have a foreigner, too! Is this what we call a reverse harem?
Agitated with this turn of events, Lust backed off and let Beatrice do her own thing.
"Well, it is simple. That way is the store, over there is the kitchen, back there is the supply closet and restroom, and up there are the bedrooms. That's all there is to the house."
She paused, trying to think of something else to say.
"And... there's a workshop and storehouse outside. That's it!"

Upstairs, Adolph heard everything. Now that it was dark outside, his eyes were able to take the ambient lighting without pain.
Too many people, too quickly. No matter, more meat shields in my goal to defend Bea- wait, that is not my goal.
He tried to deny his purpose and intentions towards Beatrice, trying to wipe the thoughts from his mind.
She's merely a tag along. A side mission I never bothered completing. It will only take longer to get rid of her now that I have a commanded by a deity of all things.
Adolph reached for the revolver Beatrice had given to him, ready to use it should any more commotion start up again.

 

"Old trading post to the south." Alistair explained all the while packing up his things. "Should have some medical supplies for your friend. Afraid I can't help you with a place for the night. I'm hoping to be there by daybreak."
He hefted a large canvas bag onto his back and turned to Ella. "You're more than welcome to join me but you do as I say, when I say it."

And ghost a smile appeared on the King's face for a fraction of a second.
"Interesting answer."
He made his way back over to the table and took his seat again. "From tomorrow you will begin duties as my personal assistant. You may leave."

 

"I would like to thank you Beatrice, you're very well spoken... May I bother you for a bed to rest in, I am quite exhausted. I need to rest after sustaining the injuries I did from that intruder we encountered earlier, I don't sleep long hours and I wake easily, so If you need me for anything just shout my name and I will come running. I promise you."

Stralman waited for Beatrice to lead the way.

Zillis' eyes had finally opened. turning his head over he saw Brad sitting there. Though he didn't seem too concerned he wanted to make sure that He was still alive.

"Brad" he uttered just loud enough to get his attention. before he had another opportunity he went to raise his arms to brush his eyes. Quickly he realized it wasn't a dream and he was missing an arm. In a panic he sat himself up immediately and tossed anything above him to the side. "W-What happened!" He took a deep breath and calmed down. "Right, I guess that big guy that fell from the sky wasn't just a dream I was having it was real. I really did lose my arm."

Looking over to Brad, he saw him looking towards him relieved but nervous about him being awake. Though Zillis' body felt like he was hit by a truck he was still alive, His stomach grumbled, and he was in all types of pain. hunger, physical, and possibly even emotional!?

"Did everyone make it alright, is Zoe still alive, Oswald must be okay if I'm still here. and Ella?, Is Ella still alive. Tell me my sacrifice wasn't for nothing, have they all just stepped out?"

 

Beatrice's eyes widened and dropped her mouth a bit.
"Oh. Uh, you are staying here?"
Beatrice tried to think of a place. The house only three bedrooms: Her father's, her own and the guest room Adolph slept in.
"There is one bedroom that has not been in use for awhile. Follow me."
She turned away and walked up the stairs, leading the way to her father's bedroom and opening the door. Coincidentally, the guest room's position was across from the hall from her father's room.
"You can sleep in here. If you need to clean up, you can go to the bath downstairs. There's a restroom on the far end of the hall up here."

Adolph stood up and crept to the door silently. He knew two people were outside his room, one being a Beatrice. He felt like he knew their exact positions, and stood ready for anything bad to happen as he tightened his hand on the grip of the seven-shooter.
Was that the one who caused that disturbance downstairs?

Still angry, Lust remained downstairs, looking at the damage.
We'll need to call on the repairmen and get new furniture for this mess.
As she surveyed, she noticed Negi, and glared at him, figuratively burning holes into him.

 

OOT: Since I'm just getting back into this, I'm gonna focus on Brad for now. I'll bring my other characters back into the spotlight if this RP starts building up steam again.

Brad shook his head.
"Can't say I do. Besides, if you think this guy's alright, I'm okay with that."
He gave Ella a thumbs-up and smiled.
"Lead on, Boss."

Brad had a look of concern when he saw the look of panic on Zillis' face. He put his hand on his shoulder and tried to get him to lie back and relax.
"Hey now, take it easy, bro! You're gonna tear something if you keep moving around like that."
He gave him a calm but slightly sad smile.
"Don't worry about it. Everybody got out just fine and we're just about to go someplace where we can lay low for a while. What you did definitely wasn't for nothing. You got all of us out of there in one piece."

 

Alistair stepped out of the burned out shop with the pack of his back which looked to be fit to burst and turned to the group.
"Is this all of them?" He looked over them and before stopping on Zillis.
"He needs to calm down or he isn't going to survive the journey. He'll either bleed to death or just draw unwanted attention."

~~~

The King simply waved her away.