Cafe Nightshade

[misterK]

Zolt

Zolt is almost surprised as the young man in front of him suddenly collapses to the ground thrashing wildly. Then he sees the girl-vampire on his back, her mouth attached to his neck, furiously sucking his lifeblood away.

Zolt dabs at the blood spatters on his face and absently licks them before saying: "I think this is not the time to play. I shall go first and see how far the daemon has advanced." So saying he melts away in the shadows.

 

[~Dream~]

With Artful's permission,

Angel-GUARDIAN ANGEL of Trevor,Zolt and the others
looks at angeline.."Why must you do such horrid things to the innocent Angeline?/ Why?/ You know that it's why you stay cursed as a girl/ vampire! "is their blood really that tasteful to you"?..Angel looks on at Zolt and thinks to herself"no it isn't time to play at all..you're quite right....she disappears again..

 

[Violent C]

Trevor watched all, and sighed inwardly.

This is what I have? This is what I get when I'm trying to take down the most badass daemon in this realm? Hell, they've already knocked one of 'em off.

He crouched down close to the floor and tried to concentrate on the location of the beast. He was dimly aware that the shadow-thing was running off to try and find it. The others continued to argue and talk around him, apparently bilssfully unaware of the imminent danger they were all in.

He sent out his pnuema in search of the terrible monstrosity, and found it much, much closer than he would have liked. In fact...it was...right...

"Get down, all of you!! GET THE FUCK DOWN!!!"

Just then the wall exploded, and the horrible monster was upon them.

 

[hybirdx]

''what the....''zerro got back up after he was bitten.a littel late for the duck call''my....what bad breath you have.''zerro wasn't the type to run but this was a different story.the only problem was he coulden't move!

 

[Zircon]

J.W.C (Tony) Birch

I got down on my knees as soon as I heard the words, ‘Get down, all of you…’

And not a moment too soon either, as the Daemon punched through the hallway wall, showering the group with brick, mortar and God knows what. I saw in the corner of my eyes that some were not quick enough, but that was not the concern right now. We had in front of us a big, angry Daemon, a large hole in the wall, and a narrow hallway in which combat was equally dangerous to all the combatants. Add all those to the bunch of us huddling down.

Saying to the axe, ‘Hope that you are as good as you say you are…,’ I swung with all my might at the Daemon’s exposed legs. The axe, shone with a blue light as it whistled through the empty air and bit deep into the Daemon’s legs.

Shards of flesh and blood struck me in the face. The blood burned into my skin like it was acid. It sizzled the cold dark stones of the floor. Momentarily pained by the contact of the blood, I was delirious with only the thought of hoping that the burning blood will not permanently scar my face.

 

[PmTick]

Lucky

I had been trying to relax and forget about the fact that asshole, Nadic, was ready to rip my head off and hand it to me. I had been unsuccessfull in doing so, being interuppted by a series of squabbles and some loud mouth dragon.

Before I knew it the room was filled activity as some sort of demon broke down the wall. I suppose I could talk to him, explain that I too am an agent of hell and stop this display but on second though I'm having too much fun watching everyone try to deal with him.

I went to reach for my Sam Adams when a piece of debris from the wall flew through the portal and towards my table, breaking the bottle. As my tasty beverage spilled all over the table, trickling down the floor, it was apparent I would get no relaxation tonight. I reached into my pocket to pull out some cash to get another when I realized, I didn't have anymore money, tha twas my last brew. Someone destroyed my last Sam Adams, "That does it!!!" I rolled my sleeves up and entered the portal, intending to join the fray and bring a stop to this.

 

[hybirdx]

''to hell with this bull shit!''zerro freed himself from the demon's trick.''I'm not going to let some ugly vile smelling pice of shit get a hold of me and goble me up!''zerro taken the hilt of his sword,and blindly attacked the giant behemoth.his wistled through the air like an cheata hunting.but it barely had any effect and the beast simple swung his fist to push him out of the way.


''thats it..''
zerro got up and put his hands together

"somebody buy me some time,i'm going to burn this sucker''

 

[Violent C]

Trevor quckly rolled out of the daemon's way and grabbed hold of his tarot deck.

"I call forth the Carnival of Carnage!!"

Carnival...C-Carnival of Carnage
Carnival...C-Carnival of Carnage

As soon as the card touched the floor a purple mist filled the hallways, enveloping them all. The putrid-smelling smoke invaded every crevase, every nook, until no-one could see. The others groped about blindly as Trevor held his breath and waited for the smoke to clear. Once it did, it was apparant they were no longer anywhere near the club...

Instead they all stood before a dark carnival, a circus of lost souls. The entire place was massive, encompassing miles of freak shows, arcades, rides, and fun houses. At every post and milling about the aisles were jokers and clowns. No two looked alike, yet all wore similar death-masks on their faces. And there, in the center of the carnival...
...was the big top.

The daemon looked confused for a moment, then dissapated into a mist to search this new place for easy prey.

A midget clown in a tuxedo was holding a bullhorn and shouting at the group nonstop, assailing them with banter and tag lines.

"All right ladies and gents, if I may have your attention please. I welcome all of you to the last stop on the thrill ride of the soul...the final resting place of the wicked...the Carnival of Carnage!!"

 

[hybirdx]

where the hell are we!?!''zerro was completely lost to where they were losing his chance to give the daemon a taste of serious pain.''this felling so wicked...so evil..dammit trevor!i almost had him!

 

[Lauren Hynde]

Chloë Byrnes

Get down, all of you!! GET THE FUCK DOWN!!!

In all truth, this was the first time Chloë ever faced anything with the faintest connection to the occult. But she had heard those words too many times to remember and her body responded with ease and agility. Dropping most of her weaponry to the floor beside her, she performed a rolling dive, not only protecting her from the hard rain of debris, but moving to a forward position, almost side by side with tall guy that was now handling a golden axe, just slightly behind him. As this guy sunk the axe in the raging beast's knee, Chloë saw an opportunity and started to shoot her rapid-burst machine-gun right into the gushing wound, but was unsure this was having any kind of effect at all... behind her, the rest of the "rescue party" was screaming and pushing each other for the best attack angle.

"This isn't going to work, there's just too much people in here!"

 

[Lady_J]

AngelinaFirst she was sucking on this guy

Ok, first she was sucking on this guy's neck, then somebody yelled, then she had a shitload of bricks fall on her- that rrreeeeaaaalllly hurt- and now she was in some fucked up carnival. Cool, I can deal with this. She looked around making a quick mental note of the booths she might want to visit later, then she straightened her dress and pulled up her ripped fishnets.

"Boys, gird up those loins, this bad boy's going down!"

 

[Zircon]

J.W.C (Tony) Birch

I was only dimly aware of what was going on at this point in time. I felt rather than saw, the Beautiful Ms. Byrnes emptied a clip of her automatic gun into the gaping wound of the beast.

‘This isn't going to work, there's just too much people in here!’

Just as soon I heard the words, I felt a nauseating shift in my being as Trevor transported the whole lot of us to a place where we can all, safely I might add, bear our weapons against the Daemon.

I was still wiping the traces of the Daemon’s blood off my face when I realized that we were actually in a carnival of some sort. A midget clown in a nice tuxedo was welcoming us. Geez, could this night get any better…

Gripping my axe tighter, and whispering to it in the silence of my depraved soul, ‘Sorry to have doubted your powers. Now could we have a truce and lay off on conscience thing. We might get back to that later, but now we have bigger problems to deal with…’

Looking at the rest of group, especially letting my gaze bore down on the young vampire, I said, ‘This bad boy, as you had aptly called him, is no walk in the park. I apologize if the allegory seem misplaced. One by one, he could tear you and me apart without breaking a sweat. So, here a suggestion, pending approval from the group, of course. I suggest that we split up in groups, with one group trying to lure the Daemon, towards a place where the other group has lay an ambush of some sort. Of course, since only Trevor here knows this place, he is the best person to guide us. ‘

I added, ‘Ms. Byrnes here had just emptied a full clip in just a few seconds. I for one, don’t doubt the effectiveness of her weapons. Besides, my ears are still ringing by being so close to the action so to speak.’

I looked at the motley group, as a loud bellow encompassed the carnival.

 

[Violent C]

Trevor looked around at the familiar surroundings of the Carnival.

This place of mystery and darkness was his home away from home, his refuge from reality. He looked over his companions and mulled what Tony had just said over in his mind. He slowly began to nod.

"Yes...yes, I think that's a good idea. What we need to do is lure him into the big top...I know a few guys that might be able to take care of him from there. Until then, however..."

He looked around the Carnival.

"...however, until then I say we split up into groups of no fewer than two. Regardless of my familiarity of this place, it is hardly safe for me or anyone else. There are traps in the guise of innocent booths, and malevolent spirits that may attack without warning. Two will allow us to watch each other's back."

Then he motioned towards the big top.

"The big top is in the center of the Carnival, reachable from nearly every point. All you need to do is start heading towards it once the daemon starts following you or when the fireworks go off, signalling he's being lured in that direction. If you get pinned down and need help, just throw this into the air."

He produced a number of small flares and began passing them around. He noted that the vampire girl glared at him suspiciously.

"Aside from that, just try not to get killed. Not that I give a damn about most of you, but every living soul he devours, mortal or otherwise, will make him that much more powerful."

He looked around at the other members of his little group and waited for this to sink in.

 

[hybirdx]

''sounds good to me''(but who will i get along with?)zerro looked around he already been aquanted with the bounty hunter and the bite some one happy vampire,they may be better than anyone else...''

''whats that saying again?keep your friends close and your enemys closer?heh looks like a good time to see if thats true..."

 

[PmTick]

Lucky

Just as I stepped through the portal, I felt myself being teleported yet again to some strange carnival. It seems the group was countinuing to tussle with the demon. "What's the word people?" I cracked my knuckles getting ready for action.

 

[Khadgar]

Ranken

Ranken Reached out and took one of the flares. Pulling back the action on the carbine and sliding it up to his shoulder he nodded to the clown. "damn right you don't care. and you can all die too, except her." He dropped the barrel t gesture to Kass. "i'll go with her. i need this one alive."

Ranken looked around. it seemed like any normal circus at first glance, but this was definatly a strange place. he kept an eye on Kass and waited to move.

 

[hybirdx]

"well thats one neusence!hey you!''zerro yelled straight at angelina,the same one who attacked him earlier."you got a partner yet?''

 

[PmTick]

I approached the crowd fighting with the demon, "That's not how you fight a demon! Anyone have some holy water? Just keep it away from me. If you guys want I can talk to him a bit."

 

[Zircon]

J.W.C (Tony) Birch
'That's not how you fight a demon! Anyone have some holy water? Just keep it away from me. If you guys want I can talk to him a bit.'

I looked at him and shook my head, 'I don't have any Holy water. Besides, we have drawn first blood already. The Daemon is so mad now that I doubt that talking will have any effect.'

I turned to Ms. Byrnes and said, ‘Ms. Byrnes, you are the one with the most firepower here right now. I’m heading towards the general direction of the Big Top. I would very much appreciate it if you could cover my back with that nasty automatic of yours. We seemed to make a good team back there when we drew first blood. We could set up a place where you can get a clear, clean shot.’

‘I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’ll try and act as a bait in the center of the ring in the Big Top. Find a good place, and remember, the Daemon is the Big guy…,’ I winked at her.

Looking at the demon who made the suggestion of talking, 'Please be very persuasive, as I would be standing in the middle of the ring with just an axe.'

I bent down to grab a flare, ‘Good hunting everyone.’

Not batting an eyelid, I looked expectantly at Ms. Byrnes and the Gucci bag of goodies she was carrying, waiting for her reply to my suicide scheme.

 

[Lauren Hynde]

Just as soon as Trevor told the gang to split in groups, a whole hell was set loose. Suddenly, it was as the daemon had vanished and everybody wanted to find a play partner in kindergarten. Chloë couldn't take it anymore, seeing how even all of her firepower was having little effect in the beast.

After nodding in approval of Tony's plan, Chloë turned her back to the scowling bunch, and quickly identified the sources of the disruption as the same asses that were fighting even on the bar. Holding her two M-16 assault riffles hard against their heads, she shouted over their voices:

"STOP FUCKIN' AROUND YOU TWO!!! We've got more things to think about than your pathetic disputes! Let Kess and the kid decide what they want to do and deal with it!"

 

[PmTick]

Lucky

"Hmmm, oh well, talk is cheap anyway." I withdrew the PP7 I kept in my boot and jumped into the battle. If I can figure out how to get rid of this huge demon, then perhaps I can figure out a way to off Nadic.

 

[Khadgar]

Ranken

Ranken Tilted tyhe hand in his pocket upward, pointing the Comando at the woman who had his at her own gunpoint. "i take the girl. no one says otherwize. you come, fine. don't point that at me again." Ranken noded down to his leather jacket and made sure she noticed the pistol. then stepping away from the barrel he turned back to clown again and dropped the pistol to the side.

 

[hybirdx]

"shit......well it looks like i'm the lucky one i don't have an partner...oh well if i die i die.I'ts not like i'll be dead forever.''zerro thought for a moment''hey does any bodie have a gun i can borrow?"

 

[Violent C]

Trevor watched with interest as the others paired off. He thought about who he should pair with...

Then he thought about Kass. He liked her; she seemed so simple, so...normal amidst this hell. He wanted to stay close to her...perhaps to...protect her? The thought seemed forigen to him, almost laughable. Him, a protector? Trevor Dallas, the man who had slaughtered hundreds in ways never meant by man nor god. Trevor Dallas, the man who had stared Death himself down?

And yet...and yet he couldn't get over this want, this need to protect her fragile form from all harm...

And, he reasoned with himself, it's best that such incredible power as a summoning stone be under his careful watch. Who knows what might happen if the daemon should happen upon it?

Trevor walked over to Kass, who was by this point being hassled by the beefcake bounty hunter, and took her hand.

"Please allow me the honor of your company, Kass. Trust me, I can keep you safe from the dangers of the Carnival, as well," he shot a look at Ranken, "as others."

 

[Lauren Hynde]

As soon as the desperado guy, obviously a bounty hunter, turned his pistol down, Chloë opened fire. The bullet grazed his head, tooking part of his right ear.

"THIS IS NOT NEGOCIABLE! If you want her, you will wait until after we deal with this beast! Until then, we need everyone! Let her choose, or sacrifices will have to be made!"

OOC: I'm not giving in on this one, Khad, unless you and Crys have decided already...