Tuesday, December 12, 2006

The man stood there, with his hand raised...
"It's a shame that I have to do this..." He stood still for a second, and out of nowhere, Jessica felt immense pressure. "Nngh, wh...what is this!?" Jessica said, slowly being forced to ground. "It's merely manipulation of the energy within you, just as my superiors said. Amazing how I'll easily be able to crush each and every one of you." The man said, moving toward Jessica, increasing the force that was pushing her down. "First I'll start with you, then that strange woman, and then..." He smiled and raised his hand higher, ready to finish his task. "...I'll slowly crush those who are closest to you, a young man to be exact. He'll be begging for mercy after I'm through with him, and after seeing what I've done to you two."

Jessica stopped when she heard that Gabriel was a target as well. "You don't like that, do you? Good...on second thought, I'll let you live, barely, and let you watch me kill him. How's that sound?" He pushed his palm down, forcing all pressure possible onto Jessica. "NO!" The man was too shocked to stop himself, and still managed to apply pressure. It didn't matter, because Jessica had begun to glow a bright light that broke through the nameless man's power. She had broken through it so badly, that man's hand itself also broke. "....Seems as though I've been misinformed. Still, it doesn't mean you've won so easily!" He took his other hand made a cross on his chest. "I, #8, will not be defeated here, not today!!" His hand glowed with slightly darker color that Jessica's, and had focused all of power into a single finger. "This is the end!" He cried out, firing his dark shot. Jessica, still glowing, batted away the shot as if it were nothing, and fired one of her own. #8 dodged the first shot, but wasn't ready yet for the barrage of light shots Jessica had created. Both Jessica and #8 had exhausted themselves, but both still stood, ready for the other's attack. "...Seems as though you've survived...don't worry...I'll be back...." With those last words, #8 had left, leaving Jessica alone where she stood as she passed out.

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"Here you go." "What the hell do you mean, here you go?!" Carmen had taken Branwen's corpse and given it to Matt, who was still in shock at what just happened. "No, seriously, what the hell do you mean!? She's DEAD!!" Matt said, still carrying her, so he wouldn't upset Carmen somehow. "You'll see..." She said in a singsong voice. Oh crap, I'm not gonna like this at all. She's smiling, we've just killed two...numbered people or something...and I'm walking around with a freaking corpse...god I hope no one asks what's with her. "Now Matt, I believe now would be the time to head back for Camilla, what do you say?" "I say-" She was already headed off toward Jessica's house, unaware of the events that happened there and that Camilla had already left with Gabriel. "Come on Carmen, do we really have to do this? I mean, I could just dig a h-" "Shhh!" Carmen had stopped suddenly and had made Matt do the same, and covered his mouth. "Do you not sense it? Somebody is...in pain, scared, and...I smell it..." Her fangs slowly began to come out. "I need to control myself, don't I Matt?" Never one to pass up answering as bluntly as possible, he didn't hesitate. "Yes...yes you do." Giggling, Carmen simply pointed in the direction where she thought the person was suffering from. After a quick search, they saw #8, thinking he was finally in the clear. Believing he was in fact, by himself, he had put his good hand on the broken one, and let his dark energy flow into it. Before he got anywhere near healing fully, Carmen charged and slashed his knees and legs. "You pick a bad time to come across us, you know that right?" Looking up, all #8 saw was a woman, smiling as if enjoying the pain she caused him and tried to crawl away. As he crawled, he heard her snap her fingers, and nothing happened...immediately. "Carmen, why'd you-" He was interrupted by the last thing he'd ever expect. The once lifeless body of Branwen had struggled free and slowly walked toward #8. Watching this, Matt sighed and walked toward Carmen. "I SHOULD totally be freaked out by all this, but..." He let out another sigh as he watched Branwen slowly catch up to #8. "......." She remained silent, and had lifted #8 by the collar. Looking directly at his neck, he did his best to get away. "Wh-what are you!?" "...Carmen's..." And with that, Branwen had bitten into his neck, but unlike the precision that Carmen had often used, she let the blood flow free, draining passed her new fangs and dripping to ground below.

~To be continued~

Hoaryu: A short intro to Branwen...
Branwen: *bows*

~She who has lost and regained the will to go on~

Branwen a.k.a. #19 in the Holy Order
Hairstyle and Color: Short and Black
Eyes: Black
Features: Bite marks
Age: ???

Being a member of the Holy Order, she had sacrificed the energy that lie dormant within her to gain immortality, believing this was for the greater good. Over the years, she saw that this was a grave mistake, as she watched friends, family, even her younger siblings, die of old age. It was with these deaths that she had given up on her own life and had recklessly followed the Holy Order. She fought countless fight for the Organization until...
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