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Ivan ([personal profile] priesttotheend) wrote2014-02-06 12:28 pm

It Begins

 The church will not heed his warnings. The evidence is clear enough for even Ivan to guess that a new war will soon arrive, but no, the monsignors will keep their eyes shut to the truth.

Very well. He shall take it upon himself to stem this flood.

And perhaps rescue an old friend.

He has plans with Hanna to meet in City Seven, gathering what few priests still remain, to track down Gab- Black Hat and stop his minions. With the blessing of the Church or no, he pulls his bike from storage one last time and heads out into the desert.
bringerofthetide: (I've got dreams too)

[personal profile] bringerofthetide 2014-02-06 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
No one is more surprised than him that he survived the fire. Burnt and bleeding and in enough pain to make him wonder if he did die and went to Hell, he drags himself away from the wreckage, seeking refuge inside a small dark cave that really isn't more than a hole in the ground. There, he cocoons himself. It's a disgusting process and he hates it, but it'll help him heal.

He sleeps for a week, maybe two, and could've gone on longer to fully replenish his strength, but his Queen calls for him and the yank on his leash drags him out of his peaceful dreams of lush gardens and lazy Sundays.

She isn't happy with him. She doesn't say anything, of course, but the feeling is there. It was his fault things went wrong. He all but alerted the priests to what was going on. Maybe his loyalties aren't with her but with the ones that were perfectly happy to leave him behind as food for the demons? Or maybe those are his own feelings reflected back to him in her quiet snarls.

Whatever the truth may be, he knows that fixing this is on him. And he has.. something like a plan, and this time he will not allow for distractions.

But first, he wants his hat back.
Edited 2014-02-06 19:53 (UTC)
bringerofthetide: (this is my sadness)

[personal profile] bringerofthetide 2014-02-07 10:49 am (UTC)(link)
Finding the priest isn't as difficult as it would seem.

Most of their planet is dead, with the remaining human population consentrated in one area. Anything beyond that is dead and wild. Not even the settlers in the outskirts venture beyond a certain point, not even the vampires.

He knows how many priests there are and where they live. He spent years following them, tracking and observing while they were breeding a new army. The one that is now destroyed, most of them before they were even fully grown. He also knows how they think, he was one of them, after all. He was trained the same way. He knows they'll re-group and lay out a plan. If he was smart about this, he would find out where they're meeting and take them all out in one blow. It would be easy, like taking out a nest of vermin.

So why is he instead trailing Lucy and whats-his-name?

He won't touch them, won't let his presence be known. His interest in the priest's daughter is dead and gone. She served her purpose. She drew him out. All he's interested in is finding the trail. He knows the priest would come here to make sure they're safe, but he also knows he's long gone. There is no way he would accept just sitting around with idle hands.

Finding his scent is easy and trailing it is even more so. He can move as fast as those bikes, faster even when he takes to the air. It gets more difficult when he catches up. The need for stealth battles with the need to let his presence be known. He wants to say something, but for now he'll just watch. See if he gets noticed anyway.
bringerofthetide: (I see what you did there)

[personal profile] bringerofthetide 2014-02-07 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
He'll wait, for now. He's waiting for him to sleep, even if he's sure that Ivan won't actually do that. He would be very disappointed if the priest didn't know he was there, thought he was safe enough to actually close his eyes.

He just wants... Well, he wants to see if his old friend will play this game.
bringerofthetide: (blank face)

[personal profile] bringerofthetide 2014-02-08 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
The hat makes him smile. He was a little worried that he wouldn't keep it, that he would burn it to make a point, but then the priest pulls it out and that sends an entirely different message. In his mind, at least.

He stalks closer, but stays hidden in the shadows when he deliberately stomps on a small rock to crush it. Make a little noise and see what happens.
bringerofthetide: (well maaaaybe I took your cookie)

[personal profile] bringerofthetide 2014-02-08 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, he will. He will step lightly, not make a single sound even if he knows the priest will be counting his steps anyway. He's on guard. He knows that this might and will explode at any moment, but until Ivan makes a move, Gabriel will keep gliding closer to him.
bringerofthetide: (You're safer in the cage)

[personal profile] bringerofthetide 2014-02-10 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
He would have come closer yet, if Ivan had let him, but the explosion he was expecting finally comes and he can only laugh as he grabs onto the priest to drag him down on the ground with him. He doesn't fight it even if he probably could throw him off. Only looks up and smiles.

"Thought you were sleeping."
bringerofthetide: (How you doin')

[personal profile] bringerofthetide 2014-02-25 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
As slight as the smile is on Ivan's lips, that's how wide Gabriel's wolfish grin is. He pushes himself up as well, but stays close enough that his coat slides against the priest's robes.

"You have things that are mine."

Plural.
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[personal profile] bringerofthetide 2014-02-25 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"No. It was always yours."

He's not talking about the hat. The hat is his. Ivan gave it to him. The only thing he ever got from anyone that wasn't a weapon or punisment. It's just a hat, but it's also the only slice of the normal world he's ever had.

But he's not talking about the hat.
Edited 2014-02-25 21:48 (UTC)
bringerofthetide: (I've got dreams too)

[personal profile] bringerofthetide 2014-02-26 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
"I came for this," he says and takes the hat from Ivan to place it on his own head. "And for you."
Edited 2014-02-26 00:00 (UTC)
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[personal profile] bringerofthetide 2014-02-26 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
"I could, if that was what I wanted."

His grin is just plain filthy, and he moves just a little closer. If there was a sliver of air between them before, it's not there now.

"But I think we both know you always wanted to be the one doing the taking."
bringerofthetide: (this is my sadness)

[personal profile] bringerofthetide 2014-02-26 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
He reaches back to catch the hat before it falls to the ground, but he doesn't put it back on his head, or move away.

He moves a little closer and inhales to keep his voice steady. "I've waited for you. I'm strong enough now."
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[personal profile] bringerofthetide 2014-02-26 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
That's his cue to tackle the priest and this time, he'll be the one pinning the other to the ground. "Remember that time outside the walls?"
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[personal profile] bringerofthetide 2014-02-27 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
He's surprised that it happens so easily. He expected more of a fight, expected to be pushed off and denied, but the fact that it doesn't happen means something. He's just not quite sure what. Consciously, he's more disappointed that there's not a fight.

"Did we venture out more than once?"
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