almond 10-13-2008 11:59 PM<br/>Azhar went immediately into hiding in plain sight by calling on the discipline of Obfuscate when "Toby" attacked Aviose. He simply stood still as he watched the assault and the failure of Lady Cutra in maintaining order within her own boardroom.<br/><br/>Gherris has escaped. Though Azhar was the closest to him by the exit he did nothing to prevent it. He just didn't see any need for it... nor was there any gain. Besides, he did get rid of the Prince for him. Poor Prince Aviose, looks like he'll be in torpor for a very long time. No elder vampire will willingly shed a drop of their blood for any youngling. It was the way things were always run.<br/><br/>Shey had dragged the other mage with her through the spirit world. Azhar raised an eyebrow and didn't expect that they were in a relationship. He would have to make note of that. The information might come in handy one day. Now all that's left in the chaotic boardroom was him, Brian, Chris, Lady Cutra and the torpor form of Prince Aviose.<br/><br/>He broke his cover and went to pocket his eeePc.<br/><br/>"I believe... we are at an impasse," as soon as he finished that sentence a faint wolf howl could be heard penetrating the now silent boardroom.<br/><br/>"It seems that you need to be somewhere as well, Shah Brian. Lady Cutra, by your leave, I would like to retire and bring Prince Aviose's body back with me. He needs.... to be taken care of. In the meantime I would assume complete responsibility for his duties until he has awoken again," which will be for a very, very long time.<br/><br/>Then, the floor shook as an explosion could be heard somewhere in the building. The florescent lights on the ceiling flickered and one or two dislodged from their plastic housings, causing electrical sparkles. Azhar was annoyed when he realized that he didn't have time to bring back the projector.<br/><br/>"It appears... we have company..."<br/><br/>Forgotten Wolf 10-15-2008 11:43 AM<br/>Brian was in outrage, first Dherris attacks the prince, then Shey disappears into the Shadow with that mage she brought along, and when the commotion finally settles Memnoch, Viktor, and Dherris were also gone. He hadnâ€™t even really noticed when Memnoch or Viktor slipped out because he had split his vision and hearing across the Gauntlet to see what Shey was up to which turned out to his dismay was just getting out of there. Aggrivated, Brian just let his head fall into hands as he tries to calm himselfâ€¦ Ahzar just decided to start talking againâ€¦<br/><br/>Brian leapt to his feet as the explosion or rather the shockwave of an explosion hit the building. Azhar comment about them having company was quite a bit off. â€œThat wasnâ€™t here Azharâ€¦ That explosion came from place else nearby in the city.â€ Brian remarked. It was a second later that his cell went off. Brian took a quick look at the caller id before answering it and holding a quiet but hurried conversation with the person on the other endâ€¦ When he was done, he put the phone away and looked over to Ahzar nervous and pale before the words slipped from his mouth. â€œThe Elysium was attackedâ€¦ All that is left is a pile of rubbleâ€¦â€ He words seemed to echo in the small chamberâ€¦<br/><br/>Ladypuppet 10-18-2008 01:24 PM<br/>*Cutra spun quickly seeing Shey and Jack leave. Shaking her head she looked. *This meeting is over for know. * She lashed out the robe flew off as she moved past them quickly not really caring of what anyone thought of her for storming out. She felt the sorrow and death in the air. She looked and shook her head.* No you may not have is bodyâ€¦It stays hereâ€¦Until I say other wise.*She hissed out at him and growled moving past who ever was left in the room. She looked quickly her blackberry came from the pocket of her skirt and looks at him. She crused to herself then strated speaking again. â€œWhat is he address for the Elysium?â€ she asked not really knowing this city very well. She quickly gave the man her phone number. â€œThereâ€™s death in the air Iâ€™m need else wereâ€¦â€ she said quickly and disappeared out the door. A riding jacket around her and a shiny black helmet on top of her headâ€¦ She rides away though traffic on her motorcycle weaving in and out of traffic heading toward the coldness and sound of the crying dead soulsâ€¦Sad that she couldnâ€™t prevent thisâ€¦Soon her blackberry went off.*<br/><br/>braioch8201 10-18-2008 02:10 PM<br/>The sounds of an explosion rocketed to Memnoch's senses, his gaze turned towards the sound of the blast. Curious he thought to himself, perhaps it's the new group of humans, it wouldn't suprise me that humans would be so bold<br/><br/>He took a step in the direction when he felt the presence of another person behind him, along with the smell of cold metal and gunpowder.<br/><br/>"Don't move!" A voice commanded from behind him.<br/><br/>Memnoch rolled his eyes before he twisted around, knocking the weapon from the man's hand and snapping his neck with ease. Humans, so slow and fragile, hardly worth the effort.<br/><br/>He turned back towards the blast and leapt upwards, scaling the nearby building. Then began leaping from rooftop to rooftop, ignoring the sounds of the city around him as he reached the blast site.<br/><br/>"Well, well, what happened here?"<br/><br/>Forgotten Wolf 10-23-2008 06:48 PM<br/>The Elysium was effectively goneâ€¦ nothing more that a pile of smoldering rubble surrounded by cop cars and fire engines where the once large grand building stood. There was no sign of the TFV agents that had stormed it moments before having cleared out as soon as the charges were set and before the police could arrive.<br/><br/>Citizens were panicked, supernaturals were afraid and enraged, and TFV was savoring their victory thinking the conflict was drawing to a closeâ€¦ It wasnâ€™t even close to finished. Across the Gauntlet in the Shadow, the world was being floodedâ€¦ saturated with death, pain, fear, pride, and rage spirits to the unprecedented levels. The citizens (both supernatural and mortal) could feel the overflow, the concentration of spirits starting to influence their actionâ€¦ in the coming days the murder and suicide rates would only climb as well as out right violence towards one another.<br/><br/>The Shadow was starting to darkenâ€¦ the earth crack, char, and become barrenâ€¦ the skies growing stormy and odd dark colors swirled amongst the clouds. The Wound that Brian had worried about was starting to form but this Wound would soon prove in the future to be beyond what anyone had experienced or seen beforeâ€¦<br/><br/>eferhilda 10-23-2008 08:14 PM<br/>The dead were collected, cleansed and then laid to rest returned to the bosom embrace of Gaia, where they could rest and wait till they were reborn again. Once this was done Shey went to her injured to packmates, nuzzling them, comforting them, promising she was going to personally rip the faces off of all the men responsible for this butchering. The only comfort that Shey had managed to get was from Jack, she still did not know how long this would last between them but right now he was a welcome distraction from all the pain her heart was feeling. His touch allowed her to focus on something more then just the lost of family members and the sense of violation. She used his arms as a means to draw the comfort that she was giving all the others, used his strong body as a pillar of strength to lean on at night when she thought she could not take anymore.<br/><br/>Rolling over, a week later following the attack, she smiles for a brief moment as she observes Jack slumbering form beside her. Kissing him gently on the cheek before she stood grabbing up her clothes, she dresses quickly and silently not wanting to wake Jack. Exiting her new larger den she looks over at the two large wolves who were guarding the entrance. "Keep him safe. Tell him that I went into the city to meet up with Brian so that we can discuss some business. If he wants me, tell him to call my cell and I'll meet him somewhere in the city." There was a low growl of understanding from the two guards before Shey took off for the edge of the woods and then into the city.<br/><br/>Later she stood outside a corner store using her cell phone to call Brian and have her meet him, since try as she might she could not locate on his scent nor any of his wolves. He was right when he said they were so good at hiding....very good.....