Forgotten Wolf 10-26-2008 02:38 PM<br/>TFV******************************<br/><br/>A group of men and women sat around a conference all with grim looks on their faces.<br/><br/>â€œThis wasnâ€™t supposed to have happened. With the deaths of the feuding werewolves and vampires the city was supposed to be safe for its citizens againâ€¦ What happened?!?!â€<br/><br/>â€œWe donâ€™t know though the research teams have notice a large increase in etheric energy levels around the city but they are not sure what it means.â€<br/><br/>â€œSo non-coporeals are causing this?â€<br/><br/>â€œNo there havenâ€™t been any new reports of manifestations all weekâ€¦ What about the ENHs?â€<br/><br/>â€œThe â€˜magesâ€™? Possibleâ€¦ they powers are not clearly understood still on how great their limits are.â€<br/><br/>â€œIt might be those fey things as wellâ€¦ They are capable of messing with peoplesâ€™ dreams and emotions.â€<br/><br/>â€œSo we might have a full scale aggressive ENE outbreak here?...â€<br/><br/>â€œIt might be best to destroy the city to prevent this from spreadingâ€¦â€<br/><br/>â€œNo, no, letâ€™s not jump there yet. We might be able to save this city and its peopleâ€¦ but do contact HQâ€¦ Weâ€™re going to need more men and equipment for this operationâ€¦ Dismissed!â€<br/><br/>The group got up and walked silently out except for the commander who sat in darkness brooding and praying for the city.<br/><br/>Cheiron***********************<br/><br/>He stood on top of one building looking down on the figuratively speaking burning city while he puffed on a cigarette. He takes a drag and rolls the cigarette around in his fingers while in thought as he exhales the fumes back into the air. â€œIâ€™m not getting paid enough to stick around hereâ€¦â€ another drag, another puff of smoke. â€œStaying here would be like handing in a resignation and letting the Company cut me to pieces just to get their stuff back.â€ He steps up to the edge as he inhales another toxic breathe and hold it for a few seconds before letting it free. â€œâ€¦ No way Iâ€™m giving up my life that easilyâ€¦ Iâ€™ll file a report.â€ One last drag before he flicks the butt off the roof of the building to the streets below. â€œThey can decide what they want to doâ€¦ but meâ€ He walks back away from the edge back to the stairway. â€œIâ€™m out of hereâ€¦â€<br/><br/><br/>Dherris*********************************<br/><br/>His head was killing him. He got jumped by some punk on his way back to this mangy apartmentâ€¦ Punk didnâ€™t even do anything, Dherris just stared at him a made the kid smash his head into the alley wall with his life magic. But since that moment his head had been killing him.<br/><br/>It had been a week and still he hadnâ€™t been paid a dime of what that vampire had offered him for the job of taking out the prince. Dherris grumbles as he remembers the deal which only makes his headache worse. He stumbles to the bathroom to get some sort of pain killer for his head but as soon as he flips the light on he freezes. Heâ€™s staring at himself in the mirror but instead of his normal deep brown eyes staring back at himâ€¦ his irises were now crimson.<br/><br/>He stares for a few moments longer. â€œWell that explains the headacheâ€¦ Reality thought it would a little fun at my expenseâ€¦ A bloody witchâ€™s mark.â€ He sighs but a small grin forms. â€œUnfortunately reality made the mistake of doing it to me.â€ He focuses and calls for his powers over life to change his body. He can feel the energy course through him and with a blink his eyes were back to normalâ€¦ at least for the next four or so hours. â€œNow to figure out which club might be still willing to except me tonightâ€¦â€ He smiles and heads off to change.<br/><br/>Brian**********************<br/><br/>Brian practically fell into a chair as soon as the entered the church and listened to Shey as she spoke. She rested for a second against one of the few pews that had been kept when the inside was converted more for living than worship. When she finally finished Brian sat for a second before taking in a long deep breath. â€œAs kind as your offer is Sheyâ€¦ Iâ€™m going to have to declineâ€¦â€ He pulls himself up so heâ€™s sitting up a straighter than before though the tiredness, pain, and strain did not leave his eyes. â€œMy pack needs to stay and try to fix or at least slow down the expanding Woundâ€¦ Not because it is easy but because it is right and is for the benefit of everyoneâ€¦ This pack was created on the principles of keeping the spirit and mortal realms in balance. I can not walk away from that duty.â€<br/><br/>â€œThere is another reason.â€ A voice said from over near the still hanging cross. On a table near there, an unusually large chameleon satâ€¦ what made it even stranger was the gray scales it had. Brian gestures to the chameleon, â€œShey this is He Who Watched From The Leavesâ€¦ Heâ€™s the spirit that agreed to be my packs totem spiritâ€¦ Heâ€™s the main reason why we are so good at hiding and blending inâ€¦ A pact was made though as is the way with all totem spirits.â€ The reptile nods in agreement. â€œThe terms were we would receive his blessings but in exchange we must protect, maintain, and control this church for it is the last place in this city that provides his necessary spiritual sustenanceâ€¦â€ He looks back Shey with a somewhat sorrowful expression. â€œIâ€™m sorry Shey but I am honored bound to these dutiesâ€¦â€