The Challenge

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Dec 13, 2013 18:31:43 GMT -6 @isadora said:

The night of December 13. 2013 at 8:30pm

The sound of heels cling on the pavement as the lone cloaked figure walked into the building the aura was released all the way. It was choking to those around and eyes dark with a monster that is normally was hidden front the building felt dead as she walked in her eyes scanning for someone. She did not care who was around it was time to show she meant business and was not some one to play these gamed like she was. Everything about her aura was thrown out there announcing herself as royalty would do in a city. It was her trumpet call and her flag flying high. This was her throwing down the gauntlet as one would say, she had enough it was time for him to answer her call. A smile plastered on her face was wicked and motherly at the same time. She was deadly and it was time to prove to them all that she really was. Pain from her talk with Sabin still hung in her chest as she ready herself for what was going to happen. She wanted to cause pain she wanted to hit him and make an official challenge Sion and her ripping through here would do just that.

She pinpoint a bare bone crew mostly vampires as she smiled and in one room it seemed to be three or four humans. She felt the anger growing inside her more and more knowing it was time to let the dark side out of herself. The side Padma help bring out of her, she was her mothers daughter as she giggled her eyes landing on the guards while they start to stand. Oh if they only knew who she was and what she was here for. They were not enough to stop her no not with them by themselves not yet maybe in a century or two and maybe they would be up to pare with her. She knew where she stood and yes there were more out there that could take her out but not these fresh ones. Her mind quickly moved to Sabin then just as quickly it moved away from him. She did not to think of him as she was the monster that scared others.

Her strength was quick as a striking snake as she moved to the door men her smile wicked and kind at the same time. They were of her blood line and they were weak and made insane. Growling as she lashed out at the Guards throwing her aura out to let them feel her power, her intent and her anger. She came a calling to challenge Sion the proper way, she was tired of the games they were playing with each other. They needed to act there age and not teens like they were, her hair was down as one says. She locked eyes with one as she smiled watching him wrinkle his face in pain and pure horror while she smiled the whole time. She saw the blood start to drip out his nose and then he turned to dust. The pile was left around the area while she turned to the other door guard, he stood as she looked at him and giggled. Her laughter would send chills down peoples back if they knew her she looked at the other one causing the same to him. Moving past the desk that now had dust as she walked passed him as he moved into dust farther in. She made sure that she swept the building floor by floor as attacked the vampires taking them out they were not a threat to her they were to sparse and too weak to take her down.

Too weak to hungry and to crazed as she moved through there till she found one that was a little stronger and smiled. She moved and let her claws out as she proceed to carve into the vampire as she laughed the blood dipping from her hands as she ripped his heart out. The feel of the cool blood on her hand made her giggle as she watched the vampire fall on the ground as she kicked his face as hard as she could. She kicked him again even though she knew he was not getting back up at all. She was angry at this one, he looked to much like her maker did so he had to pay more then what the others did she would get rid of the body later on or make the humans do it for her. Oh yes she had to move to the humans as she walked farther into the place as all the vampires she could feel where dust but one and he was laying down with nothing left in him.

She moved to the room that had the humans as she used her claw to pick the lock or destroy it as one could say. She looked locked eyes with one of them rolling them with a smile as she spoke one word to them. "Clean" She pushed them into doing it as he moved with them as they cleaned the dust and made it look good a new. She walked them back into the room and locked eyes with each of them wiping their memories as she left them there in a daze. Slowly she moved out of the building knowing she left her calling what would make him realized who it was with the the lip prints she left on the door that Sion or his lackeys would know. Those where the only clue left and even if the cops where to look at it she used one of the humans in crimson lipstick. He was of Padma and she was too, the color was one that Padma fancied on her and other of his female toys. She walked out of the building and faded away into the night heading back to her court and her room.

Looking down at her hand she saw the blood still staining it as she smiled, she knew they would never be able to tell who it was through the cameras or anything like that since she hid herself and what they caught would look like the Harlequin. Unless he looked closer but who knew how Sion would react but this was an Official Challenge to him. Now lets she how he would take her call, would he answer her or would he run? She could not wait to see how he handles this. Tonight she would of made her mother proud, she proved herself to be the Blood Countesses Daughter. Fading into the night as she left before anyone would appear.

[Eliachem]

Occasionally Eliachems nights were more than tedious. On those nights he rejoiced in his having lived to see the sights he had and looked forward to seeing more. Those nights were few and far between this night was one of such. He’d felt the twin powers of the Cities Master and the pretender flaring as if they were wildfires rushing towards each other. Drawn by the heat struggling for dominance. This would be interesting he thought as he assumed the role of shadow once more. Keeping his aura as thin as the touch of a falling leaf he trailed Isadora keeping the spider’s web of his aura taut and aware. She would have her blood and be unmolested by any who’d the gall to think she was anything less than the Master her self. Which meant that if Sion had the bravery to face her he would have his forces and his ears pinned back.

Eliachem chuckled as she worked . She did strike quite a figure and he could almost forgive Sabin his actions knowing they had chosen each other. Being with her in any way he could see why one would think more of their position. Knowing that Sion’s security was more than preternatural he set about deleting all but one image of her. It was that of her covered in blood her face obscured. It would look to all the world that the grim reaper had appeared in the midst of the staff and claimed the lives and souls of all who’d remained. He froze the cameras and backtraced the offsite repositories he would have his work cut out for him. They were a secure facility he himself used for Excalibur. It was also where he’d been pushing Isadora to house her offsite for the Anastasios. It was a veritable Fort Knox. Perhaps if he couldn’t use a scalpel a hammer would do. He knew that Ray’s men would revel the chance of unleashing their own variety of hell.

Watching the live feeds of Isadora’s actions he for once well and truly knew that she could be the woman for the job. He now had to escalate what he’d planned and insure that the surrounding lands knew she was not to be trifled with. With Gary paying funds for protection it was now time to enact the same with the others. He however didn’t know if it would be quite so safe to use the lions again as they were it seemed amassing their own power base. The idea of joining with them was tempting to say the least having access to all of that strength was an intoxicating idea. He had however restrained himself but it was quickly becoming something he might not fight against so hard anymore.

Especially with the Snakes spoken for and having a foot up over the other clans he would need to have access to his animal to call if for nothing else than to be strong enough personally to assure that none could or would stand against Isadora.

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Sion had known his actions would attract attention and so be it he was prepared. Let them come. Let the new challenger and whoever she would bring fall under his boot heel. He felt her energies flare but it was far too little far too late. She was across the city far removed from what he’d planned for the evening. Which was as it should be. He felt her challenge and if she had but challenged him months ago he would not be worthy to the task. He was nothing if not honest with himself. She had the same hot almost living energy as he But his was doubled and redoubled again from strength of his armies. One hundred plus hungry mouths and ravenous souls all bound in allegiance to him. It had taken more strength than he’d thought to have possessed to complete the task but with each newling he grew and now he was far above and beyond any that could challenge him. No single Master no single anything could stand against him.

She wanted to try her hand and lose her life fine so be it. He would even play fairly or as fairly as a stacked deck would ever be. Answering her flare of energy he launched his own newfound strength at her. She wanted blood and there would be so much blood it would drown the city. This Isadora this plaything of Padme’s this rebel who dared stand against him. He would crush her and her precious lycanthropes and those that wouldn’t seek their place and heel at his feet would be so much dust. He felt her and knew her his answer to her challenge was a resounding yes. Yes come die at your own choosing was his answer. A bloody awful yes. Even if she won the battle the war was far from over he had one final trap to spring and he would if she gained the upper hand. The city would broil if he couldn’t have it then none would and live.

[Eliachem]

Eliachem laughed at the petty strength of Sion as he felt waft across the city like a the rotting carcass of some feral beast. While there was a heat to his aura that hadn't been there before there was also a madness. A madness that Eliachem knew the stench of. Sion had been drinking vampire blood, he'd been drinking deeply of the viscous nectar of undeath. He and his fould forces had gorged themselves on the dark strength of vampiric immortality. The fool. Vampire blood was not the filling flame of life that mortal or lycanthrope blood was. It would give him an overstated sense of self and power. It would temporarily grant him more strength than he knew what to do with but if not suffused with fresh living blood would burn him up from within. Even the weak blood of his army of mistakes would destroy him.

All Isadora would have to would be to out last him in combat he would die the true final death from the twisted energies flowing through him. All she had to do was assail him forcing him to dig deeper into the reserves he didn't have. He would tap into the stuff of his own soul and fall dead. Eliachem smiled that Isadora had won the war knowing that if she struck soon Sion wouldn't have time to gorge himself on enough fresh blood to offset the damage he had done to himself. He would be the very instrument to his downfall. All it would take would be the match to his fire. His accepting her challenge meant he chose the weapons if he was foolish enough to not then the matter would fall to Isadora.

Speeding from her shadow to within speaking distance a smile sitting on his lips Elicahem spoke quickly and far too quiet for any save her to hear. "He hasn't chosen what may be used against him or terms. The war is over it is yours to do with as needed. Might I suggest the full assortment of your allies their strength would act as yours and neutralize his army of undead. He doesn't have the strength to lead them and combat you." He knew that he was speaking thoughts that she was sure to have, yet it needed to be said and acted on quickly so as to seize the decisive moment before Sion realized how impoverished he was and sought to go to ground.

If he was allowed to escape he could very well gorge himself and fill his ranks solidifying the dreadful new strength. If he was allowed to do so he would in fact be a power to reckon with.

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The flare of power made her giggle it was not as strong as she hoped it would be but there was a trap in it. She answered it waiting for him to answer back. She needed to know when and were they would meet and how they will go at it as one says.Her fangs showing as she reached out her aura expanded to coat the city letting everyone know that it was time for action. She called to her allies to meet her, she needed them to tell them what happen but she would leave out the part where she slaughtered all but the humans in the Powhaton. She didn't think they would agree with her but she had to warn Eliachem that there was something wrong with those Vampires that she faced. They were to Feral and too new, she feared what was happening. Though it was not enough to make her stop what she was going to do next.

The blood on her hands coated them as gloves would as she stopped in her steps as she slowly turned to where he was. Looking at Eliachem her eyes were darker and her warmth held off as she nodded agreeing with him. She slowly called herself back to the more human side over the animistic side that ran with out check earlier as she smiled. Nodding as her eyes turned back to their normal way while she took a breath her hands hidden under the cloak. "I answered him back and now it the waiting game to see if he calls a weapon or not it does not matter I will beat him. But those vampires were not right they were half starved and very feral when I came across them. I was expecting them to talk to me..Well one of them but they seemed to foam at the mouth and they were all my bloodline. I would like if you can look into it, also if there is any feral vampires that can not be save we must save the city from them or who knows what could happen. Sion is weak but smarter then most give him credit for. We must not be caught with our pants down." She said as she brought one of her hands up and wiped it on the wall trying to get some of the tainted blood off of her.

"Eliachem we must find out what is happening in my city. I trust you and you alone on this task. Also I need to have someone tell the Rex I need to talk to him but I will respect him enough not to go onto his land right now. Can you do that for me?" Isadora looked at him with her eyes seeking out his. A soft wicked smile touched her lips and flashed her fangs when she took a deep breath. "I think it is time to show Sion that we are the monsters under the bed. Its time to make those monsters come to life."

[Eliachem]

Eliachem kept his thoughts of the blood wafting from her to himself. She was a strong vampire and Master of the city. It was not his place at the moment to make pronouncements of any sort. He felt the dying strength of the blood and knew to what affliction those who’d possessed it suffered. He hadn’t known that Sion would dip so lowly or desperately but it was all the better he had hastened his own demise. Nodding as Isadora spoke he scanned her aura lightly seeking out any poisons from her exposure to madness. He did so surreptitiously and softly so as to not arouse her attention or notice. He wanted her safe and well the fleeting grip of urges released was the only dazzle to her aura he spotted.

"That I felt as I am sure so did he. His lack of knowledge in the way things are done leaves the matter in your hands. I am on my way to the Lions now. Form there I think it best if you were to speak with your beast to call it is obvious he holds a grudge against me personally and I would not risk his emotions as it would very well impede what good can come of this. The others I will see to visiting as well. Their locations are easily found especially as the most of them have leaders of some considerable strength." Watching as she sought to divest some of the ichor from her he watched the look on her face. She was as disgusted as he was. He knew that she hadn’t the same sight as him but it spoke highly of her that she could sense the wrongness even with a touch.

"I am very well capable consider your will done , Isadora." Turning to leave he stopped in his tracks. "If he is as connected as we know his paranoia would lead him. You will be able to reach him and call him to you through one of the humans you left alive. He is sure to have compelled them as well as his progeny. In fact with them he would have done more. You could array your forces and pull him to you. He has not set a time or a place that means the matter is completely in your hands." Nodding at the soundness of his assertions Eliachem was off his motions blurring into nothingness as he raced away taking to the air once he was what seemed to be a few steps from her when in actuality his steps had taken him to the mid-point of the next block.

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Sabin arrived with the heat of hell in his eyes and the fury of a thousand suns. Tonight was the night, this would end by the time the dust settled. everyone was where they were supposed to be. Hiero was in play as the hammer. He would clean up any the battered dredges of Sion's army if they made it beyond us. Tiem had the trigger to enough C4 to level the Powhaton. She was to clean out all of the undeads out of the place or detonate it if she could not breach the resistance. Finally the last part of the plan Sabin's version of the Bravo's are drawing close around Sion's location cut in out any escape that he could hope.

The training he paid for would put the federal marshals' to shame. They can spot the preternatural nearly as fast as a third year executioner. At least that was what Sabin hoped anyway. If not than when they fall back to Hiero he will need to clean up what they failed at. If it all failed, then Sabin was dead anyway so it would just the final failure. Throwing the door open Sabin grabbed the shotgun and started seeking Isadora. He could feel her aura flaring, she was agitated, which made sense because this was for all the marbles.

Sabin's heart skipped a beat when he saw her arm and face covered in blood. thoughts swirled in his head, Was she hurt? Was he too late? He could not fell Sion, so the battle did not start yet. Sabin ran his hand over Isadora, the skin was whole and supple so the blood was not her's. Sabin felt a flood of relief sweep past him. he just noticed that Eliachem was standing there, Sabin took a deep breath he knew that Eliachem would not allow anything to hurt Isadora.

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Isadora smiled wickedly at him her eyes taking in everything around them while she waited for him. Her aura released till it hung in the city as a heavy blanket, she comforted her allies. Without hiding it as she searched with it seeking the one she wanted to take the city from. She waited for him to come to her for him to call back with what was needed as she tried not to snarl since he was pissing her off, Sion...He was the start of the rot and she was playing the doctor that would have to cut it out. " Be safe Eliachem and do what you must but keep the city safe. I will not have a child throwing a fit take what is ours and ruin it cause he is mad he is not getting his way." She smiled while she noted that Sabin was moving closer and closer to her. She took a breath and looked towards where he would be coming from, knowing he would be worried soon as he saw her. Then again she did take things to a new level she attacked a place hoping to draw out Sion but he stayed away he was hidden and then he flared at a place she was unsure of, she would take him soon enough. First she needed to warn others that the on coming storm that could be felt thick in the air was here.

Slowly turning her body the way the snake was coming as she smiled again. She watched him come closer noting that he took in her appearance while she wanted to giggle at him. It was cute that he was worried but then again she would do the same with him if he had blood on him and he knew it. The feel of his hands on her made her want to turn and take the thrill she was feeling in a different way but that would have to be later. Her lover was worried that she was harmed and they still had a wanna be monster on the loose, there will be time enough in the end. Isadora was not one to let things distract her but tonight she felt the need to cause harm and to take what would be given to her, knowing all would be well after all was said and done. Though first they had to finish what she just started, she hoped all knew Sion was hers though. She wanted to tare him limb from limb and bath in that crimson liquid but that was not to be shown yet. Sion would learn who she truly was right before she killed him, and he would learn you do not mess with one of your bloodline.

Her eyes locked on to Sabins for a few second telling him that she was fine and all ways well she would let him know what was happening soon as she turned back to Eliachem before he left. "Remember what I told you to tell the Rex...It is time and keep him safe. Make sure he is well aware that Sion may of tried to play god and watch for Feral things if our thoughts are right. Stay far from all but your animal to call cause we are not sure who are his eyes out here, do it unless you are sure you are safe. Also get some one to pull the humans out of that room I have a feeling that it will become a tomb tonight. If I get my way it will be gutted and turned into a themed hotel by the time I am done or cheaper apartments. Also Boys you two play nice with each other we have enough on our plates after this the three of us will talk..." She said in a voice that she would do it as the Master working things out not as a friend or lover. They were allies and she could not afford a rift between them not yet not right now. Her hand with blood on her hand still as she reached for him and then looked at Eliachem. "I trust you both...Eliachem I know you are my right hand man...Sabin you are the animal that calls to me and I know you both will do your best. Eliachem I need you to go swiftly so the next step can be done. Contact me after you do it." She said as she watched the other vampire leave then she turned her brownish eyes back to Sabin. Her body held tight as if she was waiting for something to come out of the shadows.

Isadora would welcome the fight she wanted to play and this was her insanity. She wanted to cause them pain watch them turn to ash as she felt there black blood on her hands. She wanted to clean the trash up off the streets of this city and this was going to be a hard job but then she had to do it. Maybe she should go hunting with her love before they touch Sion, wait no she need to conserve it all before the fight. Her eyes started seek out Sabin's so the black that started to bleed into them can be chased away. She needed to find her calm and that was why she needed him there with her.