Ivan (
priesttotheend) wrote2014-02-06 12:28 pm
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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.
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.
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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.
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The ride to City Seven is a long one, though, and that night he rests in the desert, far away from any sign of civilization, human or vampire.
And yes, he has the hat.
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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.
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He won't go seek him out, though. If Gabriel is trailing along after him, that means he isn't out killing innocent people. He intends to drag him out a bit, keep him busy, before he confronts him.
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He just wants... Well, he wants to see if his old friend will play this game.
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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.
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"Thought you were sleeping."
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"I wasn't."
He stays there for a moment longer, then pushes himself off and stands up. "What are you doing here?"
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"You have things that are mine."
Plural.
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And deep down, he knows the hat truly belongs to Gabriel, too. But where would the fun be in admitting that?
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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.
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"Then you have not told me what you are doing here."
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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."
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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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"What time?" Of course he remembers. How could he forget?
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"Did we venture out more than once?"
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