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Strixes Alaric XXI
Alaric XXIThe mall was huge, five stories tall, and it took up a huge lot of space in the center of the city. It was one of the few places with an above-ground parking lot, so it could add even more space. Of course, every parking space on the above-ground lot was filled, but we weren't driving today.The neon sign emblazoned on the top of the building was dull in the day, but at night it was supposed to be something to look at. There was a thick crowd of people coming in and out of the building, talking so loudly that you had to raise your voice if you wanted to be heard.If you had human hearing. My senses were a razor's edge and I could pick out Kaya's normal voice just fine.We were going on the mall crawl, according to Kaya. Something straight out of every teen movie and TV show you could think of. Kaya just wanted to shop. I guess girls will be girls, even if they are alien-influenced vampires.The crowd of people was so thick we had to push our way through in a few places. I w
Strixes Interlude: Henri/Alice
"Henri, have you finished your homework?" his mother called.She smiled back down at the woman and nodded. "Yes, mom. I'm just going to go relax before dinner!""Alright. Make sure you remember to come down this time.""I don't forget!"As soon as the door was closed behind her, Henri's form melted away. Alice stetched. "It's such a pain hoing to kill."Why did she have to take the form of a student? Because he was Alaric's friend, that's why. Still, she should have taken the form of a teacher.Before she could yawn, the screen in Henri's room flickered to life. It was connected to the camera that would look out on Evelyn's despair.
Strixes Interlude: Acting Director
Interlude: The Acting Director of PlutoMiyuki had lived a very long life. The casual observer never would have known by just looking at her. Despite her very long life, she didn't appear a day over twenty-five. If one were to look at her files, one would see that Sword recorded her age to be twenty-four.That was a lie, but the truth would never pass through her lips. If one knew the truth, then one might assume she was a strix. If Miyuki didn't work in Sword, she could have well been.Sword was charged with the protection and defense of humanity against the strains. While this entailed all of them, Sword singled the strixes out to be their greatest enemy. The scanners they developed were specifically calibrated to detect and reveal strix. If she was one of the vampiric monsters, then she would have been exposed.Factoring that into the equation, one might assume she underwent the rebirth project that Kobayashi headed, but the truth lies elsewhere. She had never set foot inside the l
Strixes Eveyln XIX
Evelyn XIXEvelyn LescheresThirty Years AgoThe snow was coming down heavily, now that the storm had rolled in. At least it wasn't night, but the snow was too thick to get through. Not without the right equipment. Or an airlift, but with how strong the storm was, that might not be possible. Not right now.The strix was weakened. She had been lit up with heat rounds, so even her recovery would be slowed. The perimeter that I requested had been established, so there was no way off these mountains. The strix was finished and if I was lucky, she'd figure it out soon.We had made it clear that our goal was to capture, not kill. If she valued her life, hopefully, she'd surrender. And soon.I could see the white snow piling up through the window. I hated going north. It was too cold and in the winter, the snow could pile up high. Port White was the furthest point north and the snow could pile up higher than me.I flicked a cigarette out of the package. It was a disgusting habit, but it was
Strixes Evelyn XX
Evelyn XXAfter losing the original version of Evelyn XX and XXI, I have finally downloaded a more secure writing program. One that will save what I"ve wrote, even if the same bullshit happens. So enjoy this slightly shorter than a normal chapter (with an original Wandering Wolves draft added).Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go rewrite Evelyn XXI****************Thirty Years Ago****************"You wanted to see me, Captain?"I nodded, sipping my coffee. Despite the late hour, Seth was just as perky as ever. He came in bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Even on the eve of something like this, he maintained that general air about him. He was so happy-go-lucky."I did. We just received word from headquarters."His mood changed drastically. Gone was his plucky self and in exchange, the serious boy that I had first met reappeared. "What are our orders?""I'll be taking field command, so far as it dictates the little things. Overall operation command has been given to Division 2 and we w
Strixes Evelyn XXI
Evelyn XXI****************Thirty Years Ago****************When the beeping sounded, Seth started before me. He sprinted into the snow-covered mountain, right up the face of it. "Come on, Captain Lescheres!"He sounded so sure of himself. I took one last look at the foreboding mountains and I followed after him, the other three team members behind us. "Don't go too far, Seth! We still have no idea what we're going to find!""We know we're going to find spiderwebs!"Given that it was the only thing the scouts reported back, that much was obvious. Lights flared to live around the mountains. Every team was making an incursion.The snow crunched under my feet. The freezing wind battered my face. I was shivering in the armor. To think I could be in my nice warm apartment right now, but instead, I was throwing myself into the freezing snow.As we scaled the mountain, the snowstorm started picking up. The wind was howling as snow swirled all around us. The white snow was so thick I starte
Strixes Wandering Wolves
Chapter VIII: Leaving TownFor the first time since I was reborn, I was leaving Wind Port. The city that had once reminded me only of Fullmetal Alchemist now felt as familiar to me as San Francisco did back on Earth. Up until now, I lived my whole life in this city. I knew all the streets and neighborhoods. I knew the best food stalls on the streets, the best restaurants, and where the local youths ran to when they were hiding from the watchmen. I knew Wind Port like the back of my hand.I didn't want to go. I didn't want to leave this familiar place. And that's why I knew I had to go with Pierce. In my last life, I hated change. When my life changed forever after getting thrown out on the streets, I hated it for years. Then I adapted to the change and there was a part of me that didn't want to change. I shunned government and private help.When I was reborn, there was a certain novelty in my situation that made me forget how much I hated change, if only for a bit. My mom wasn't aroun
Strixes Henri - Alice
When Damien arrived, she was worsed to master the impulse not to strangle him. Or else strick him in any form. That would do nothing beyond hurting him superficially and set her back a long way. His knights would move and she'd be forced to take another form. If those protective mother hens didn't evacuate him from the city.Alice needed him here, so for now Damien was safe from her. Alaric. She had to remember to use the proper name.When he jumped out of the car, it the impulse was stronger that she expected. It was the damnable competitive instinct among the progenitors, but she couldn't act on it."Where is everyone else?" D- Alaric, asked."They're not here yet. Everyone is coming. I just got here a little early. I wanted to talk to you."
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Wandering Wolves Preview
In the fullness of time, we would come to find that the bandits were the foolish ones. No one in their right mind would call that place home.There was something worse than bandits in those mountains and we were front and center to see it.We had just gotten near the bottom of the mountains after a week of walking. All around the mountain was what looked like an African savanna. There was one long dirt road that ran straight through the tall grass and scattered trees. I imagined a lion laying in wait for us in that tall grass. Yep, we would be taking the dirt path.Euphy was groaning about lunch, and Gwen was all smiles."How about we make camp here? We can cook those rabbits."I'm glad we had Gwen with us. She wasn't just a top-class magician, she could create magic traps. Traps designed for catching something to eat.I looked at the sky. The sun was still high. "I think we should keep moving. We want to find civilization, don't we.""We already have," Euphy reminded me."Civilization
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Wandering Wolves Preview
The Girl with Auburn HairIn the early morning light, the valley was beautiful. As the sun got higher in the sky, mist rose from the trees and covered the mountains. It wasn't the color-changing fog of Attea's creation, but a common, white mist. As the sun climber further into the sky, the mist burned away. The lake shimmered in the sunlight as a breeze gently rocked through the valley.There was something ethereal about this place. It felt out of an anime or fantasy book, untouched by human hands. I lived my whole life in San Francisco. When I was younger, my parents took me to see the Redwoods, but that was the only time I left the city. It was a very long time ago. To me, the world had become a concrete jungle.Wind Port was a lot better to look at, but it was still a city. Where ever we were, there wasn't a single sign of civilization. And it was beautiful. This place looked like it was out of a dream.I couldn't get the boar out of my head. Through the night, it haunted me. A dum
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Knight Three
When the wolves began to surround her, the Knight expected attack. Instead the wolves turned tail and sprinted up the stairs.In the direction of one of the evacuations. The Knight had started to regard the wolves as young. Gifted, talented, but young. Head strong. Not the kind of beasts that she would have to worry about being clever. At least, not yet. The Knight didn't have any intention of letting them live that long.She underestimated them. She she flew up the stairs after them, desperate to make sure the evacuation wasn't interrupted.The wolve nearest her, the male, turned on her like a dime. He jumped off the wall and tackled her, it's mouth ripping into her shoulder.He tour a chunk out of her skin.
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Knight 2
The Knight was starting to feel a little bad about it. It was like taking candy fro. a baby. These wolves were the babies and she was the mean and she was the frightening old hag in this children's story. It wasn't that the wolves were bad. In fact, for being so young (and they were young, if their scents told her anything), they fought extremely well. They had trained to fight as a pack anf there was nothing to critique.It was just a shame they ran into her, a monster so old. One who had feed on so much blood it might as well fill an ocean.Still, she wouldn't underestimate them. As the three wolves positioned themselves around her, she prepared to end their lives.
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Knight
Her office was in ruins and now she was pissed. She shouldn't be. She would have to abandon the office regardless, because the wolves decided to come.It all looped back again to the wolves. The Knight was going to have to destroy her office before Sword got here, so she was going to take her agression out on the mutts that caused all of this.The two wolves divided, coming at her from different sides. The Knight kept her eyes on the female, listening intently to the male behind her.When he moved, she heard it and he jumped over the charging beast.The Knight raked her claws across its back, drawing blood.
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The Knight
The office was a clean and polished white. It looked even more professional than than the government offices she used to work in. From the office, you had a great view of the arra called the quad. There was a creepy bronze statue of Nathaniel Gilbert, the founder of the city. The Gilbert family were apparently rich as all hell and still contributed so much to the school. And now her office was in pieces. Granted, she was the one who propelled the wolf through, but she wasn't about to admit that.At least she heard a resounding CRACK!The other two hesitated. "Well? Come at me, mutts."
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Bianca Continued
When she saw the woman on the stairs, Bianca growled. The scene of the dead radiated off of her. Not the blood of her victims, no. The deep, decaying scent of death that a rotting body produces.There were only two thinga that made that scent: the aforementioned rotting bodies and the strix.Not a strigo ot a striges, but a true creature of the night. Either a knight or a progenitor. The woman smirked as her fingernails extended into claws. She leaped down the stairs and attacked them head on, despite being out numbered.Bianca barked, the sign to scatter, but it was too late. The strix jump tackled her.
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The Commander
"Where are the wolves?" she asked."They have entered the tunnels, commander," one of her officers replied."When will they breach the lower levels?""Less than five minutes.""Very well. It's been a long time since I've skinned a mutt. Maybe I'll make a pelt. Continue the evacuation. I want everything out by lunch time.""You think the mutts will make it down here?""I'm not worried about the animals, but Sword is coming. For us and the mutts. This facility is compromised. We're leaving.""Understood, commander.""Alert security. I don't want any of them up there with us. Have them on guard while we evacuate."
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Chaos Finale
It came to an end when The Guard was cornered by one of the wolf mutts. In that moment, he thought his life was over.He had chased the female to one of the old board rooms the humans used. The room was small and he was sure it would restrict her movements. With his strength and the pistol, he'd be able to overpower her.That was his original plan. And it semed to work, for a second. He ran straight in after the female bitch in the leg.The only problem was how close to the door she was. She rammed him through the room. She sank her teeth in his skin and ripped off his arm. She would have taken his head off if he hadn't fallen through a window.
