The Invasion of Arias Chapter 4: Massacre

[TheBlindMime]

Hale caught the glare of Vargus for a moment before he looked away. I wonder what he was mad about Hale thought as he watched Vargus pat the horse on its side. Or maybe I should have helped with the horses, but someone has to keep watch. His eyes pulsed painfully for a moment, he had been on watch all day. Even hours before the half-vamp attack, with all these humans around you think one of them would have taken a shift at it by now.

Hale effortlessly lept off the top of the caravan landing silently on the ground below, as he rose the feathers slowly wilted away and his wings withered and shrunk into his back. Standing tall in his now white cloak he started into the caravan. "Someone else take watch for a while my eyes hurt to much, I need a break." Well that was half true, Hale could of kept watch up for another hour or so before it really suffered, he was just damned tired of Shirin explaining how he raised those horses.

[Rhiya Ravenwing]

Tantalum nodded to Hale's request, and climbed with swift grace onto the top of the caravan, where she perched there, dark, haunting eyes blinking in the light. Slowly, she changed again, her hybrid form melting into her human form, until, finally, she was totally human save for her strange eyes. She folded her arms, tapping her four fingers on each elbow, and stood upon the wooden frame of the caravan lest her now-heavy weight would cause the roof to cave in. Her balance was impeccable, and she sent her eyes gazing out in a wide sweep to the land before her.

She was sleepy, yes. As sleepy as an owl could get at midday. Nevertheless, she was still extremely alert, and she was not afraid of having the caravan being caught unawares by physical bodies.

She lifted an arm and ran her fingers through her long, sleek hair, and sighed. Today's not a good day to travel.

[Ryu Kurai]

Shirin cracked the reins, and the horses began to move, slowly at first, then picking up a now slightly familliar speed. Shirin whispered something, and then he put his right hand out. A green line of light came out from his hand, suspending itself in the middle of the path. As it hit the caravan, it faded slowly afterwards, sending a light green light out the back of the caravan, but leaving no trail. The horses followed the light, Shirin's next spell erasing their tiredness and psychological stress from being taken captive. They galloped at an even pace, until hours later they had reached the edge of the trees. The outside was home to a bright red setting sun, where Shirin let the horses go for a while until he stopped far away from the treeline. He waved his hand, dispelling the line of green light. "Well, i think we should all probably get some sleep, y'know, get a fire goin'. Because tommorow is going to be tougher than before. Plus, I think you guys are getting a little bit stressed from this trip. So, what do you say? Who wants to camp out under the stars tonight?" He said, with a genuine smile.

Karvan could tell at a first glance that Shirin felt like they might have needed to cool down, possibly after seeing Aquilla destroy the longhouse with all the half-vampires in it. It was a tactic that one of the waitresses at his restaurant had told him about after she had done it to cool down her boyfriend after a few drunk travellers had taken a few extra swats at her behind. He remembered it mostly because he had been in charge of removing the travellers from the restaurant for inappropriate behavior. That was, in fact, the day he had decided he wanted to get out more, at least the prelude to it. He decided to go along with it, and stood up with his arms crossed.

[Mintaro]

Aquila had donned his cloathing mid travel. It was warm to be sure. However it was not very comfortable. "Function over style I supose." He thought to himself. Aquila had put his head back against the caravan wall for the trip. Trying to relax and calm his chaotic mind. His father had once warned him about his temper. Aquila was to much like his father in a lot of ways. He spent so much of his life staying in the calm center of his mind that when he lost that calm center. He was far more dangerouse then one would beleive of him. "Have I always been this way? Or is it a side effect of the spells. Its been so long I don't remember."

When the caravan stopped Aquila hopped outside and began to stretch out his muscles. He was fealing remarcably relaxed. Aquila looked at all of his travling companions and decided he wasn't quite ready for sleep. "Not to cause problums." Aquila called out. "But I am going out for a fly." Aquila calmly began to strip and change into his Bird form.

[Rhiya Ravenwing]

"I'll come with you. I need fresh meat, and not the ones we have in the caravan. Too stringy and dry," she added when Aquila said he wanted to go flying. She turned and looked at Aiera. "Will you mind taking over the watch for the moment? I'm going out to feed."

Then, without waiting for a reply, she quickly shed her clothing and leapt into the sky, changing rapidly as she did so into the gigantic barn owl that was her wereform's counterpart. She hovered for a second, watching Aquila finish his own change with her keen eyes, sharper now in the darkening daylight. She hooted once, and began circling, riding a warm current higher and higher into the air.

[Mintaro]

Aquila blinked and smiled, his smile quickly turned into a beak and his entire body followed into his Eagle form. He launched himself into the air and flapped up to Tantalum. He flew close to her, grazing her slightly with his wing tips. Flying both lazily and playfully around her. He backed off a little giving her room to fly in the gliding fashion she did. "Hurray, company." Aquila thought to himself as he flew away into the darkness, Following Tanta's slight shadowy form as he went.

[Rhiya Ravenwing]

OOC: not exactly dark yet, just almost...

Inside the shell of her wilder self, Tantalum smiled deviously. Aquila was acting like he was smitten with her, though she did nothing much to provoke such emotion apart from displaying herself nakedly only once.

Her sharp eyes distinguished out the landscape in the failing light, picking out minute details as if it were daylight. Still, the colours of the world seemed bleached, the setting sun's weak rays unable to produce the vibrant colours that were so familiar during the day. Tantalum revelled in her blanched world, gliding upon her silent wings as she searched for prey.

Then...
There! the flash of white and grey. The familiar terrified bound of an escaping hare.
The barn owl folded herself, her subconsciousness reckognising Aquila doing the same as he spotted the hare's mate bounding in the other direction. She dove, gathering speed and momentum, the wind silently sliding past her body as she knifed down to her prey.
Just at the last moment, she let out a blood-curdling screech, freezing her prey in its tracks. Then, her wings snapped out, and her powerful feet slammed into the neck and hindleg of the hare, killing it instantly.

There was a slight moment of silence following her kill, as she bent down and reshifted her claws grip on her meal before labouring slowly back into the air.

[Mintaro]

OOC: I love it when your vicious, gets me all frisky lol. My girlfriend is looking at me meanly....

Aquila, following Tanta's lead, dove through the air. He slammed into the back of the small furry creature. Tearing at it with his claws. The bones snapped under his weight and his talons sprayed a mist of blood against him as they punctured it's arteries. The hare's high pitched death cry was drowned out by Tantalum's hunting screech. Aquila quickly tore into his kill with a savage fury. The fresh warm blood and hot meat reminded him that he had spent another day without food and exerting far to much energy. One kill would likely not be enough for him tonight. Aquila picked up his Rabbit and dragged it over to Tanta and began to finish his meal next to her.

[pendejochy]

I wiped my eyes sleepily. It seemed Bossy Bird wanted to bring us out for something. *yawn* {I hope this is important.}
Apperently, he just wanted to announce that he was gonna take a little hunting trip. *yawn* {Could've just left a note.} He seemed to chat with the wereowl before he left with her. {Argh, he had to interupt my dreams of lusty V.H. maidens, so he could tell me he is gonna go on a little date while that thief could still be out there, waiting to kill us in our sleep? Oh yeah, that thief! I'd better go on the night watch in case he comes back!}
Tantalum asked Aiera to keep the watch, but when she left, I decide to offer my aid to Aiera. "Hey, Aiera. I'll be your night watch partner for the night. I was worried that something my happen to you in case that strange vampire thief with that strange mind power comes back. His power can't effect me, as long as Girito isn't affected." I had Girito fly into a nearby tree, hidden from view, but still able to see the caravan.
I looked around for a bit, looking somewhat scared of seeing the thief again. {What if that Vampire Half I let escape was the thief? Well, I guess we won't be seeing him again, considering that he knows we are a ligitamite threat.} I looked up and saw that the cloud of pollution has almost disipated, but there were several dead birds scattered on the ground. {Too bad about those birds, but all those chemicals have to go somewhere.} "Um, by the way, Aiera. Don't be eating those birds laying on the ground; they're poisoned."

[Gineko]

Aiera was still half asleep. She nodded to Pende and yawned widely. She then shook her head in an effort to stay awake. "D'you know what time is it?" she said, slightly jumbling her words.