Is She Not Right? {Open}

[†The Blood Countess†]

Someone was singing in the alley but where? Clearly it was female judging by the high tones but there was something so...strangely eerie about it. Normally when one thinks of a woman singing they would expect a sweetness to it but not this one. If one were to descend deeper into the darkness, they would come upon a female with fiery hair holding a male in her arms. In a passing glance it seemed fine but a closer inspection would reveal otherwise.

Blood was dripping onto the ground at a slow rate, the body unmoving, eyes wide with fear. Yet still she sang, as if though serenading to the corpse until the notes turned into words.

"Laid to the river
Midsummer, I waved
A "V" of black swans
On with hope to the grave
And though Red September
With skies fire-paved
I begged you appear
Like a thorn for the holy ones."

Humming ensued and she began to dance with the lifeless body. One might think that a siren had grown legs but rather than singing to the living, she sang to the dead.

"Bared on your tomb
I'm a prayer for your loneliness
And would you ever soon
Come above onto me?
For once upon a time
On the binds of your loneliness
I could always find the slot for your sacred key."

Her tongue snaked out to lick at the puncture wounds in his jugular. It's a pity a human could only hold so much in their body before they run dry. Blood was life and without it there was no life. Vampires needed this life to keep going...

"Fold to my arms
Hold their message away
And dance out to the moon
As we did in those golden days."

[shadows]

Shadows walked casually down the street when he froze instantly. Crouching down he lifted a hair from the ground and noticed it was slicker than normal. Blood coated the hair and a smirk crossed his face. Glancing around his crimson eyes scowered the area as he rose. "Come out come out, where ever you are." Shadows walked foreward and a strong scent hit his nostrils. Blood had been spilled recently and fresh death was on the air. Death smelled like raw meat and feces mixed together and cooked as a fucked up soup. Vampire eyes scanned the area and fell upon a dark alley ad there it was. A light tune came wafting through the air from the valley. His attention sparked, Shadows leapt to the roof top and sprinted along it untill he slid to a hault.

Placing his foot on the curb of the wall he crossed his arms and leaned down resting his elbows on his knee. There was a female vampire dancing with the corpse of her victim and singing a strange foreign sounding song. Shadows smirked as he opened his mouth and let out an echoeing scream.

"Caught up in this madness too blind to see
Woke animal feelings in me
Took over my sense and I lost control
I'll taste your blood tonight "

Shadows leapt and landed between the female and the exit as he rose, his voice moving perfectly with the lyrics making it both astoundingly beautiful yet barbaric at the same time.

"Some live repressing their instinctive feelings
Protest the way we're built don't point the blame on me
Scream, scream, scream the way you would if I ravaged your body
Scream, scream, scream the way you would if I ravaged your mind..............."

Shadows finished as he raised an eyebrow at the female. "So apparently you have some techniques taught by the older ones Eh? Serenading your prey be it before....or after death in this case died out along time ago."

[†The Blood Countess†]

Amoura was about to start licking her blood sodden hands clean when something interrupted her. Someone was singing lyrics to a song that she heard of once before. The female was interested in a variety of music from classical to death metal. Hell, even she can throat sing. Ah yes! This song was Scream by Avenged Sevenfold. Once he finished, the vampiress clapped her hands.

”Oh yes, I do enjoy serenading but the people I sing to try to run…so I just sing to the corpse.” Grinning, she glanced towards the body on the ground and stretched out her body towards it. The unthinkable suddenly happened. Vines sprouted up from the ground, circling around the limbs, forcing it to rise.

"The Daughter of The Earth" was playing with her food?

"Relax while you're closing your eyes to me..." The body walked towards the female, one hand resting on the corpse's chest once he was within range, "So warm as I'm setting you free..." Eyes glimmered under the light, fangs bared, "With your arms by your side there's no struggling..." Her arm then shot back and then dove into the corpse's chest. The still heart fell to the ground behind the body. Blood-sodden arm pulled back, allowing the torn corpse to fall, "Pleasure's all mine this time..."

"I'm not a big fan of Avenged Sevenfold but I do so enjoy that song. Has quite a lot of fun parts to it. Though personally I like Cradle of Filth."

Back now to her victim, she folded her arms and tilted her head to the side, ”Didn’t I run into you earlier?”

[shadows]

Shadows smirked as she complimented the song and finished some of the lyrics he had written himself. Even if they were not a fan he still appreciated those who remembered his song. As the vines encoiled the body and made it move Shadows' eyes narrowed suspiciously before widening. A rue smile spread across his face. Amoura was no ordinary vampire, she had a ke ke genki, a blod line trait specific to the blood that flowed through her veins. Shadows almost vibrated apart with excitement as he watched her. Out of everyone he knew he was the only vampire with a bloodline trait and he had passed that onto Aiden.

Shadows smirked and bowed his head. "Yes you did, though it seems last time I bothered you by overstepping my boundries but I have a feeling you misunderstood me." Shadows straightened his head and tilted it to the side. "I was merely offering you a position in my clan. I seek out those like myself, those who have special abilities and try to bring them together." Shadows stepped foreward but held his posture totally neutral, not threatening in anyway. "Will you atleast hear my offer before leaving this time?"

[†The Blood Countess†]

Oh, right! He's the fellow that she met up with in the fog. The thick cloud kept her from seeing his features clearly but his voice wasn't too hard to pinpoint. As for her power? Amoura wasn't born a pureblood vampire but somehow managed to get a hold of TerraKenisis. Her master didn't have it but didn't know about the master before that. Did the blood somehow awaken this? Amoura will never know but at least she could command the earth at will. "Oh, right. No worries though, I just wasn't in the mood to talk to someone. I can be quite antisocial at times." The vampiress chuckled.

"A position...in your clan?" Amoura placed a finger against her lips and began to think on it. First off, she worked alone and couldn't see the point in joining one. Normally she'd go off, do her own thing, and then return later. Why join something that involves someone having authority over her? "I will hear you out this time but thus far, I'm not too keen on joining. I pretty much stand alone in this life."

Anyone who stuck around the vampiress for too long often times annoyed her. Who's to say she won't suddenly take a life?

[shadows]

Shadows smirked as she agreed to hear him out. Knowing the chances of her joining were next to none h didn't care, he'd hate himself more for not trying that for letting a chance for a creature so magnificent to support him in his cause. Shadows bowed his head in thanks as he spoke. Placing his fingers over his lips he starred at nothing and paced back and forth in the alley thinking to himself. Random thoughts shot through hishead as he tried to make a thought or a good point as to why the female should jon him. No truly good reason flew through his mind and e never relied on threats unless he didn't like the person. As he paced he'd shoot random glances at the female.

On his last trip he stopped and sighed shruggig as he turned towards her. " To be frankly honest I truly have no reason as to why you should join me in my cause. All I can gaurentee you is that I will do everythinjg in my power to make ure that I or those under me do not "cramp" your style. I will become Master of the city of New York soon and instead of pulling everyone under my power I only want those with a bloodline trait with very few exceptions." SHadows paced back and forth yet again before turning to her. "Anything you could ever want or need I can provide for you. I can give you an unlimited amount of victims to hunt, I can increase your power though I doubt that's something youcare for.All I can garentee is that I can proivde anything for you or thoseyou hold dear. They will always have sancuary in my city and sfety from my people."

Shadows stepped foreward a few steps and tilted his head to the side. " Also you will have to listen to no one but me and only on rare occaisions when I need dire assistance. I will unite us under one banner sooner or ater no matter what my cost. We all say we're better than the lycanthropes yet they pull together all the time, with us it seems we couldn't pull together if our very existence depended on it." Shadows sighed and lit a cigarette, inhaling sharply he shook his head. "I know you won't join but does it soud like a good plan atleast." Shadows glanced at her and smiled slightely.

[†The Blood Countess†]

"I was never too fond of having to obey any forms of authority. Though I am rather interested. Though I do have a question...what is this clan's goal? Is there an ulterior motive for combining a group of powerful vampires into one?" The vampiress circled Shadow as if though sizing up prey but her eyes remained at his head. The once calm color took on a venomous shade. "If it is getting rid of pathetic, lower vampires and lycanthorpe then I am all for it. If the cause is much more chaotic...count me in."

Her circling stopped upon hearing something. Sirens this time of night? "Why, it seems the law is much swifter in this country than in America. What a shame. Can't get a moment's peace around here!" Fingers snapped and the ground before them shot up, closing the exit. Police cars will only be able to get so close. Humans on the other hand...

"Care to join me? It's not as fun getting rid of a nuisance on my own."

[shadows]

Shadows smirked as the female circled him. Not moving his body his head turned slightely as his crimson eyes stayed on her with every rotation. When the female stopped so did Shadow' eyes. When she spoke his eyes widened slightely and his lips curved up into a crooked smile that flashed some fangs. As the sirens sounded Shadows hissed in excitement, his eyes flashing with anticipation. When the female dropped and sealed the cars off Shadows dropped into a feral stance a low rumbeling growl escaping his throat. "I can promise you rivers of blood and mountains of corpses, that is my goal."

Shadows was suddenly gone, flying across the roof top, his trench coat billowing around him. Seeing the lights Shadows screamed an immortal cream that echoed through the city. Hands disappearing behind him for a moment and reappering with two short blades in his hands, they looked like shoort swords but were thinner. Shadows hit the edge and front flipped through the air. Landing and crouching instantly between two humans he sliced the back of their knees causing blood to spary, them to scream and collapse onto the ground. Leaping over the car he landed on another's shoulders and drove the blades into the chest cavity and twisted causing huge amounts of bloo to spray into the air and rain red. A bullet slammed into Shadows' back causing him to roll off the man. Standing Shadows hissed as he threw the blade causing it to whistle through the air and strike the man in the face. Sliding over the car hood he landed and ripped the blade out causing yet aain and turrent of blood.Shadows turned to face the entrance that was sealed.

Shadows Crimson eyes were glowing a neon red as his entirebody was dripping with dark crimson blood. Mouth slightely open and breath comming fast from excitement his fangs were extnded and stretched below the lip as he scanned the area. With his energy flying around him like a whirlwind there was a sound like static in the air that emitted from his body. When he spoke his voice had dropped a very octaves and then vibrated through the air. "They're all dead.......more will come soon, come out and we'll decide if we should wait for more or run away." Shadows spoke as blood dripped from his body, not one inch of him was dry with the life fluid of all beings.

[†The Blood Countess†]

What a sweet promise. Blood and all the corpses she could serenade until the stench became unbearable! For this vampiress the mere sight of carnage was far greater than what sex could ever offer!

Off the vampiress went after Shadows made his bold move! Surprisingly, instead of pulling out her guns, she slipped daggers from under her long coat. The edges were so fine it could easily slice a hair in half! The female landed in a group of three males. Up she went, spinning, slicing all of their throats open. Blood shot out of their wounds, their last breaths rushing forth from their lungs. All three toppled over at once.

I'll hunt again one night...

A gun was loaded and pointed to the back of her head. "Put your hands up! Put the daggers down and get to the ground. Now!" Amoura bent her knees slightly and suddenly jumped into the air, flipped over the male, and shoved her dagger through his throat. That's all it took to kill him off.

Soon the blissful moment was over. ”I’ve had my fill this night. We’ll do something like this some other time. It’s best if we talk about this...offer of yours.”

[shadows]

Shadows watched the female and smiled, his teeth the only thing not tainted by the blood. Lifting his daggers he licked the blade clean quickly untill it was spotless, then did the same to the other blade. Spining them quickly his hands disappeared under the back of his trench coat and when they came out the blades were no where to be seen.Shadows looked around at the carnage and his eyes seemed to darken as the thick smell of blood almost caused his technique to surface.

Turning his eyes were a very dark red splotched with red. Inhaling sharoly he let out a long exhale. "Then we can't stay here or we'll be interupted again. Shadows suddenly appeared behind the female and wrapped his arms around her. "With your arms by your sides there's no struggeling.....pleasures all mine this time." Shadows laughed as his knees bent and suddenly they were hurteling through the air. All vampires had super human strength but none could jump this high or far. That was the gift of Shadows' blood line trait. His technique gave him strength 1000 times over that which he should have and speed and healing capabilities to match. The drawbacks however were very bad, along with the other side of the technique.

As the two dark forms moved too fast for even immortal eyes to see they covered miles in minutes. Just as Shadows'foot would touch the ground in the slightest they would be hurteling forewards again. Soon the area that they were in was completely from sight and hearing, in fact they were on the opposite side of town now. Hitting the financial district they sky scrapers were immaculate and masive. Hitting the ground they were standing beside a 60 story building as Shadows smirked and bent his knees again. "I don't believe in fairy tales, and no one wants to go to hell, you've made the wrong decision and it's easy to see, now if you wanna serve above or be a king below with us you're welcome to the city where you're future is set....FOREVERRRRRRRR!!!" As Shadows screamed the last there was a thrust that made the flesh feel as if it were tearing. Everything was a blurr as they flew the speed of a bullet through the air. As soon as it started Shadows slammed his feet onto the roof of the building and spun away from the female laughing with glee. Stopping hi smirk was present as he turned to her.

[†The Blood Countess†]

The vampiress stomped her foot atop the head of her fallen enemy. Bone splintered under pressure and eventually succumbed to her inhuman strength. Brain matter oozed betwixt fragments of bone along with the liquid the organ was coated in. Quite a gruesome sight it was and the stench wasn't very pleasant either. Did she care? Dare I even answer? "A pity this party had to end so quickly but I'm sure I'll hunt again. This time I'll leave only bloody smears in my wake." Without warning, the male had sneaked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her body. Arms now pinned to her sides, he sang that one part from "Scream".

Up into the air they went! This completely took the vampiress by surprise! Since when could a vampire jump this high? Rather than panicking like most females would have, she tilted her head back and closed her eyes to enjoy the rush of air! Never before had she gone this fast in her life. The experience was exciting to say the least. Miles passed within minutes and then they were at it again.

Another song? Amoura wasn't familiar with this one. Finally she was freed from his grasp! He had quite a grip on her and for good reason. "That was quite a ride you took me on. I'll remember that until the day I die. Now, I feel like sitting down and I'm sure you might enjoy the same thing."

In one, fluid, graceful motion the vamipress got onto her knees and placed her hands on the rough roof top. Air escaped her pursed lips and onto the bits of dust that had somehow collected atop here. Green began to appear under their feet, vines sprouted up and formed into what seemed to be a...swing set? It seemed sturdy enough since Amoura sat on one of the seats without a care in the world.

"So...what made you start this clan?"

[shadows]

Shadows paced around aimlessly for a few moments before lighting a cigarette and inhaling deeply. "I was personnaly sick of all the weak minded fucks that thought they should have power due to those who made them or powerful sires." Shadows snarled, fangs still slightely exposed. "What people are failing to ralize is that the only way to gain power is to use the power we were given." Shadows sighed in one large puss of smoke. Glancing over he his eyes raked over he female's body as he smirked.

Waking over he slid into the empty seat and leaned his hea back expelling another burst of smoke. " I first came to this mortal realm for revenge against the strongest lycanthrope you could ever imagine, his name was Logan. I'd known him for a VERY long time and in a sense we'll always be apart of one another." Shadows remembered back those 2 or 3 years ago to the time Logan had killed him and hissed slightely. "He killed me in the end and that wasn't very fun. Before my resurrection he took a true mate and left for a safe haven away from all the shit tha was and still is going on. My ultimate goal is to purge the land of all human nations and build one that will control it all, an empire of immortals with humans as the minority." Shadows finished and raised his head, crimson eyes boring into her. "You're opinion?"

[†The Blood Countess†]

"Agreed. Problem with me is my master wasn't powerful, he was just an ordinary vampire with no special powers. Yet, somehow, certain genes in my body were awakened which allowed me to control earth to a certain extent. Though I must be careful with what I do. Too much use and it will tire me out." Amoura then tilted her head down and pushed back with her legs to start swinging. Red hair swayed to and fro in the same motion her body moved. Once the male had finished his short tale and his reasons for starting the clan, Amoura turned towards him.

"There are a few things I must say about that. First off...why control human beings? It's an interesting daydream but I consider life to be much more exciting when they don't know much about us undead folk. Constantly sneaking in the shadows, pouncing on prey and yet when bodies are examined they think some lunatic is on the loose rather than a vampire." She chuckled, "Ignorant humans are the best kind to taunt! Why expose ourselves when it's a lot more fun doing just that? It's my opinion anyways...and there's something else..."

Amoura suddenly became serious and slid off her swing, back turned to Shadows. Her body leaned against the mass of vines before speaking, "Immortals? Feh. There is no such thing as immortality, Shadows. Just a prolonged life while maintaining your youthful appearance. In order for life to have a beginning, it must have an end. We may consider ourselves invincible but one day we will experience death in all its splendor." She craned her neck to look over her shoulder, "Just like my twin sister, Amena Van' Diel, did."