Black hunt

[Cast]

As Audacitys body lay burning, Deadra and Louis watched on, from all around them slender winged figyers began to show up in to view.

The Succubie wher finished with the mercinaries, as they closed in on them, and to make matters worse, Audacity's Dragon like body was starting to move, the recent bomb blast didnt seem to do the trick after all...

Completely surrounded, there options were running slimmer by the moment each passing second the demons formation was tightening, there dagger like tails whipping about eager for the kill.

"Wait" the formation stopped, and some one slipped past the Demons.

Francis? yes it was indeed the frenchman, in nothing but a bathrobe somthing seemed to be dulling his sences even, as if just waking up.

"My friends!, this is such a terrible waist of your lives!"




Livia peaked out of the large whole Audacity made in the Brothal, she could see her lover out talking to the last Demon children and a look of worry crossed her face. "Darling? what are you doing?".



"Yes!, Come, join us! i'm sure Livia would not mind if you were to submit your will to her!" there was a long pause in the frenchmans words, as he focused his attention on to Louis. "L-louis!, my friend, would'nt it be better to live with Deadra, then to die with her?".

[Break]

The former vampire remained silent, glancing between the flames, Francis, and Livia. -Yes, it would be better...- Suddenly, a wide grin crossed Louis's face, looking at the Frenchman with eyes concealed beneath the rim of his top hat. -...if all of you died first.- Reaching into his coat, Louis drew a metallic object; the holy silver stake which he had kept after the incident with Dracula.

-Here; now that you're with the demons, I think you deserve this more than I do!- With that, Louis tossed the stake at Francis with deadly accuracy, aiming at his eye.

Francias was only given a brief moment to set on a surprised face, and a gasp. His own scream would be drowned out by the howl that came from Livia. The Stake sank deep in to his head, and he immediately collapsed, only able to stammer around as the blood was forced from his eye, having no other exit.

Wings sprouted from Livia, as she leapt out of the building, and soared down to Francias, her inhuman speed allowed her to catch him before he struck the ground. "No no no no no" The Demon said over and over as she delicately moved the Frenchman’s sticky blood soaked hair out of the way of his face. "I'm sorry darling... at least our souls will be together forever..." With these final words, she set her hand under his chest, fingernails cutting threw leather and skin and bone, before pulling his heart out. The next moment, she displayed her true nature, as she began to devour the Frenchman’s heart, then and there, right in front of Louis and Deadra, as if they were not even there. But she finished up rather quickly, licking the blood from her fingers before wiping the gore from her lips.

Dedra wasn't about to wait for the demon to finish her feast. Her body glowed brilliantly like a celestrial as a great gale washed over everyone. The gust of wind soon turned into a constant jet of flame as Livia's minions were burnt to a crisp. Their charred bodies fell to the floor as Dedra started to collapse out of exhaustion.

"GRAGH!" Audacity placed his bony fingers in front of the raging flames before they incinerated his soft-core tissue. "Wait, that's them! My jewels!" Dedra leaned on Louis's shoulder for support as she struggled to stand up. "These won't help me anymore, however..." Dedra slipped both necklaces over Louis's head. "...You might find some use for them."

Placing her arm over his shoulders, Louis limped with Dedra towards a narrow alley in an attempt to shake off the voluminous dragon.

Livia cracked her eyes open after the glorious display of power Deadra had displayed, dusting the charred remains of her sisters from her self. "Oh, don’t tell me you only have the stamina for one round sweet heart" her fingers wrapped around her whip, which was tightly wound in her hand now. "I guess you can just watch your friend and I play for a while".

"I-I'll recover quickly Louis. Don’t be reckless." Dedra grunted as she was escorted away.

Approaching the wall of a wrecked building, Louis gently placed Dedra against the stone surface and into a sitting position. -I guess it would've been better if I had stayed a vampire, huh?- he said, glancing briefly in Livia's direction.

"Human or vampire, you'll always be my knight Louis." Dedra embraced Louis and placed a kiss on his lips. As she did so, her armor shifted from herself to the former vampire, covering him from head to toe in her black steel. As their lips parted, the helmet covered his face. "The metal you adorn bends to your will. just think it and it will obey." Dedra crept further into the side street as audacity pointed and yelled.

"Hey, HEY! I'm still coming after you once I'm done with your new boyfriend!"

Turning around, Louis gazed at Livia through the visor of his newly acquired armor. -So, mon cher, what is it that you expect to accomplish by killing me?-

" What am I going to gain from killing you?, what are you going to gain from killing me?" she almost giggled. "Well, you in particular now because you killed my soon to be husband..."

Her seductive smile crept along her face, as she began to advance on Louis, swaying her hips in that sexy fashion.

"I am a collector of souls, and pure hearts, I simply set myself on the top of the food chain... Surly you must know what that’s like, don’t you?" she gave a wink to Louis, as she now began to Circle him.

Just then, the armor's helmet retracted to reveal Louis's head. An unworried smile crept through his face.

-I murdered countless innocents, yes, and I did it out of my own will. I know what it is like to be a monster, to be "on top of the food chain". I lost many loved ones because of my actions, people I cared about and will never come back. I'm sure that even you have done and felt the same.-

Louis glanced briefly at Francis's corpse.

-That's why I'm telling you; you cannot expect to take lives without giving some in return. If you choose to continue this madness, more and more lives will be lost, and in the end, you will accomplish nothing.-

Suddenly, the armor around Louis's torso retracted as well.

-I killed the one you claim to have loved, even though he tried to show me mercy, because he too betrayed the ones who trusted him; sacrificed them because he was devoted to you. I don't fight for the church, nor do I fight to rid the world from evil. I fight because I've finally found a reason to live, and that reason was almost taken away from me today. I too am devoted, just like he was, but that doesn't excuse me for what I've done. For that, I'll gladly give you my soul in exchange of his life, but you must also spare the one I'm trying to save.-

Livia just smirked more "I love a sentimental man..." she paused now however, and coiled her whip back up, and set it on her hips, the claws which clung to her breasts moved slightly, re adjusting there hold as she began to move towards Louis again.

"What was I thinking?, I just cant let such a man like yourself go to waste..."

But just as she approached, something unexpected caught Livia's attention; Louis was no longer smiling, but grinning.

-That's too bad, because I CAN let a demon like you go to waste.-

Taking advantage of her lowered guard and proximity, the armor quickly enveloped Louis again as he lunged himself forward at the succubus with a devastating fire spell ready at hand, which he then unleashed upon her with almost all the energy he had left. Soon afterwards, he knelt down exhausted, the usage of magic having taken a rather heavy toll on him.

A vicious crack , and the fireball exploded, Livia having to draw her whip out, the fire spell managed to sing her, but the burns were Minor.

Continuing forwards, her fingers traveled delicately under Louis's chin, tipping his head up so she could look him in the eyes.

"You are so full of resolve, tell me... is that what makes you human?". any determination to kill him seemed to have vanished.

Giggling nervously, Louis shrugged as small beads of sweat rolled down his forehead under his helmet.

-I wouldn't know; maybe if you let me buy you a drink we could discuss it!-

*Thud*

The earth shook as Audacity hauled his half necrotic body over to Livia's side.

"Are we going to kill him or what?"

"No" she smirked and ran her thumb along Louis's cheek. "I have something planned for him".

Her tone was lustful, as she leaned in closer to Louis, stealing a kiss off of him before letting his head drop, after her fingers had slipped away from his chin.

"Let the other one go to for now... when I'm finished with Louis, you'll be able to do whatever you like, can you be patient for me Audy?".

Setting her hands behind her back, she stared up at Audacity cutely.

Audacity just groaned and raised his head. he didn't make any other movements.

Making a squeal, she rushed over and latched on to his leg, embracing it as she lifted one leg up. "OOooooo your so kind , maybe I'll give you your jewel back!....later..."

[Cast]

I always wondered what I would do under the circomstances of being kidnapped, being a grown man with no real relations to any one of his Rich relitivs, I'm more apt to just get a boring mugging, or stabbed in the back.

But what kind of Trama would I endure? I know I'm sounding like a massicist, but bare with me!

Would I co-oporate with my captures? Cry for mommey? Try to bribe my way out of it? or would I try to befriend them in hopes they just let me go.

Maybe I would be as big of pain in the ass to them as I could, or Maybe I would try to free myself and attack them, Its really quite a lot of choices, all sound entertaining... I definatly see myself being a large head ach.


Humming a melody to herself Livia was securing the last binding that would be on Louis.

She had to take a few steps back to view her handywork, setting her hand under her chin as she giggled in delight.

His legs were secured to his chair's legs with some leather belts, she had taken liberty to empty all of his belongings on to her dresser, and had removed his shirt and tossed it recklessly on to the floor.

His hands were folded behind the chair's back, Again, Lether bounds held his arms together, and another looped inside of that and held it to the chair.

"Wait... I'm missing somthing" walking back over to Louis she picked up another piece from her dresser, and affixed the "finishing touch" wich was a gag for him, a red ball wich was stuck in his mouth, and a black strap to keep it there.

"Perfect!" she squeeled in satisfaction, she couldent wait till he regained his contiousness.



Out side of the Brothell, the few remaining Succubie had reverted back to there more human form, fulley dressed as they began to pick threw the remains of the Carivan.

Not good The Rider survayed what was going on, he only wished he could delibertly intervine, but doing so would Jepordise his own purpose. Louis, Deadra, I do so hope you have a trick up your sleeve...

Turning from his Carivan, the Rider began to dissapear once more in to the Shadows.

[Break]

Just outside the window, Audacity rested his head against the building and doodled on the ground with a charred piece of timber. in his lowered level of awareness, Dedra was able to sneak around the back of the brothel undetected. Despite being stripped of all her special equipment, she still had an...advantage.

*snap*

A succubus dropped to it's knees and was hauled off silently behind a bush. she was no match for the baker's inhuman strength.

"Just what am I?"

Dedra had been cursed by fingers the day he died. It was part of what he was. She was unsure herself what he was exactly. The baker was suppose to be some kind of ghost, but what ghosts were made from flesh? She could also see her reflection and do other various non-ghost things. Perhaps the curse hadn't fully taken hold yet.

Dedra was told that the curse would lay dormant for a long time, and may not awaken for years, possibly decades. She wasn't this strong when her hunt started, so what was it? was it her anger towards Audacity? No, she wasn't really bothered by him. Was it the loss of her alies? No, that couldn't be it either. Aiden and Michael always seemed so distant. Perhaps it was something less sinister, maybe it was Louis?

With a single leap, Dedra entered the brothel window on the third floor. she could hear Livia moving around on the floor above.

"Hmph..."

The baker silently made her way up stairs as she made a bee line for the sin. Uppon entering the room, Dedra let out a loud gasp that blew her cover. Seeing her honey poo tied up in such a vulgar manner was just...

"You whore!" Was all the baker could say before assaulting Louis's kidnapper.

[Cast]

Livia was sitting on Louis's lap, tipping her head from left to right waiting for him to wake up. "I guess Audy smacked you pretty hard...speaking of hard.." she slowly slipped her hands to Louis's waist, and began running them closer to home when!

"You whore!"

"Hm?"

Livia turned around just in time to recieve a knuckle sandwich (baker joke, baker joke!) wich tossed the Sin off of Louis's lap, and tumbling to the floor.

But she was quick to recover!, rolling and finally recovering in to a kneeling position, she streached her arm back, and lashed falwards wit the whip, wich would snare the Bakers legs together if she was not nimble enough!

[Cast]

Louis had regained consciouness a few minutes before Dedra's arrival, but pretended to be out of it in fear of what might happen if he didn't. Even when Livia slipped her hand down his waist, he almost flinched.
Once Dedra arrived and the commotion started, Louis opened his eyes slightly and watched the ongoing fight.

Even if he didn't show it on his expression, he thought that the squabble taking place before him was strangely...arousing.

The baker performed a series of back flips to keep out of reach of her attacker's whip until she was forced against a wall. Knowing she had to act fast, Dedra punched a hole in the brothel's room out of desperation, and hurled a fist full of debris at Livia.

Livia lifted up her free arm to keep the debris out of her face, but was knocked off balance once again, rolling onto her back, this time being much slower to recover.

Dedra used the opportunity to grab Louis's chair and attempted to drag it down the hall with her, Louis in tow.

Lifting up his head to look at Dedra, Louis's eyes showed his amazement for her insane display of strength.

-Mphmmm, mphft mphmm!- he mumbled, being unable to speak because of the gag ball.
"Louis, you're awake?!"

She immidiatly stopped dragging the chair and started taking the ridiculus contraptions off of him.

Once the gag was removed, Louis was able to enunciate again.

-I don't know what you've been taking, but I want some of it too!-

"AUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"

Livia whined from her sitting position, like a baby who had just lost its raddler.

The dragon's entire head came through the wall.

"...You lost Louis? How did that happen?"
"Because YOU let a intruder in!" She hopped up off her butt and dusted herself off, pointing to where Deadra and Louis now resided.
"More likely one of your lackies is incompetent, but I understand..."

Audacity's head snaked its way through the hallway as it closed in on Dedra and Louis.

"Can you run Louis? It would help..."

Taking hold of Dedra’s hand, Louis began to run in the opposite direction.

-Ah, mon dieu!-

But just as Audacity was about to catch up with his prey, an unexpected intervention came crashing through a wall on the side of the corridor, taking hold of the dragon’s neck to stop it in its tracks.

-Demon Children, London division, reporting for duty!- spoke a raspy voice that Dedra knew all too well, as Mr. Hyde's muscular arms held on to Audacity's neck with relentless strength.

Dedra looked over at Louis.

"Well, you didn't think you were the only one with secret friends did you?"

"Listen here hairy, if you don't let go of me, you'll lose both of your arms!"

Audacity barked angrily at Hyde.

"Erm, anyway Louis, where's my armor? It would be very usefull right now..."
-Ah, well...you see, I was out of it and...uh...err...I love you?- was all Louis could answer before chuckling nervously.

-You're about to lose so much more than just arms, Pimples!- Hyde spat back and he slammed the dragon against a wall on the side and then dashed to deliver a relentless rain of punches on to the side of the beast's face.

However, Audacity wasn't going to lay still for long. with a quick nip, he caught Hyde's fist. He would have smiled had the flesh not been melted off of his face earlier.

"Louis, I love you too. but I need to know where it is."

The dragon blew a puff of flame against his own front teeth, causing the flames to spill out of the sides of his mouth over the demon doctor.

Livia was still getting all the dust off of her. "Ew ew ew... Hey!, give me back my boy toy!". Cracking her whip, she tried to sneak past Audacity's head, not seeing the newcomer.

Crossing his arms in front of himself, Hyde leapt back and smashed through the wall of the contiguous room to escape the flames.

-You son of a two-penny whore!-

"RRRAAAAAGGGHHHHHH!"

The dragon threw his head onto Hyde once again, everything but his long skeletal spine disappeared from sight

"We can't leave Hyde here like that. I'll take on Livia, you can try to find something to aid Hyde and myself."

Dedra quickly sprinted in the succubus’s direction as the dragon's spine twitched from the fight raging on in the other room.

[Break]

Hyde continued to fight the jaws of death that threatened to chew him in half. His foe may have lacked skin and muscle, but his bite was as strong as ever.

"They'll kill you once you've assisted them you know? You're a monster just like me. What do you have to gain from all this?"

-Kill me? What the fuck are you talking about?- he spat back as he struggled to keep the dragon's snout from closing shut; its sharp fangs away from his flesh.

"Ahh, as usual, London is let in last on the church's affairs..."

Audacity's bones started to heat up as he continued to speak with Hyde.

"The church is satisfied with all that the demon children have done, and now wishes to doom them in along with the remaining sins. One of their agents was working along side the succabus that your friends went after. I'm afraid after you've defeated us your battles will have only just begun."

-Is that so? Well...- applying a tremendous amount of strength, Hyde managed to toss the dragon's head aside and leap onto its neck -If we manage to defeat that which the Church couldn't even confront, what makes you think the Church will even stand a chance!-

"Dedra is not a true demon child. She possesses magical trinkets and cunning reflexes to overcome her foes. Are you so blind as to not at least fathom the fact that she may be in the churches pocket?"

As Audacity inhaled to speak again, the winds became super heated as they were pulled between his jaws and passed over his spine and Hyde.

"Interesting how a woman is able to come back from all the previous hunts unharmed..."

Letting go of the dragon to avoid being burned, Hyde took refuge in a nearby room.

-So, what are you trying to say? Do you actually want us to stop all this fighting and live?-

"I want to live, and if keeping you alive will better my chances, then I'll gladly take you under my wing...or what's left of it anyway."

A small bony stub that use to be a wing waved freely in the air.

"Dedra needs to be stopped. I don't think her boyfriend will approve of such matters so he will have to be dealt with as well. My lady also has to go too sadly. Unlike us, she can't curve her appetite for destruction..."

The dragon said this mulling around in a pile of bricks that use to be part of the brothel.

"After we're done here, we have to see if there are any other demon children left that haven't been killed off by the church's minions. Then we can overthrow them and ensure an era of prosperity for our kind."

-Your lady?- Hyde inquired with increasing interest.

"The Succubus has granted me this form, but at a price. She has set me up so that I may carry out her wishes and nothing more. I can only act on my own accord when she's tied up with something else, like right now."

Audacity fell to one knee and gestured like that of a gentleman.

"She is reckless. Look at how easily the church was able to find her. we will have to deal with things like this as long as she lives! She must perish so that we can be gone of such hindrances..."

Pondering upon Audacity's word, Hyde finally made a decision.

-Let me go to your mistress and then I'll see what I can do.-

Audacity fell onto his side, as if he had just been struck with a killing blow.

"I'll play dead until you are successful. I wish you luck..."

The flames in his eyes and half-skinned throat went out with a puff. The dragon laid on the ground as motionless as a stiff corpse.