Raindrop Valkyrie

The truth is every person thinks differently than another. Gender has nothing to do with it at all and commonly is a things cited when it's not true. People all think differently, the gender not really being a factor to the way people think. It is a social construct and gender expectations that lead to the whole "Guys should never show emotion other than anger, and women are emotional and do everything based on emotion". And Society is stupid for it. It's society's way of controlling people in it's own way and to force people to conform to a small definition. However, people are rarely that simple and definitely cannot be easily said to ever truly represent that. We have emotions for a reason and some are more prone to showing them or having them bleed into their decisions etc... whether male or female and others are more logical and don't. Then there is everything in-between that. The basic is there is no difference between "girls" and "guys" thinking, but there is between People. Gender doesn't really amount to anything in this equation because genders are a social construct. Think of people as people without facotring in such a thing... and you'll find it much easier to understand somethings in this world.

All that stuff in media etc... is complete bull. It is the idealized form of love or Romanticism. It's the grand gestures and the things people use to over-embellish the points of what it is etc... Movies, books, anime... it all shows what we think love is and what we think we desire. It's what we believe is it's true form... but it is hardly the case. It's basically a carrot dangled far above out heads that we can never reach because there is no way to ever get it. It doesn't exist. Like Ideals... it is a social construct dangled far above out heads It's something we are told all our lives we should want and desire... and yet it simply does not exist.

Let's cut the fakemon discussion. While it's nice and all this isn't really the place for it as it's out thread for Se7en not really a place for the discussion of fake-mons. Maybe when our dex wasn't full and it was nice for a bit of inspiration, but now just... na. This is to be about the project we have going on and not so much a dumping zone for ideas. Let's stay on topic a bit here. ((If you didn't want to necro one... make a new one simple as that lol. I'm sure people wouldn't mind a topic on such etc... as the others are old at this point. But the Se7en Thread is NOT the place to be posting fakemon ideas.))

Well... let's jsut hope Ashnard doesn't find them anytime soon.

Ashnard ((Berserker)) The Beast growled as it climbed though the Window.. It didn't respond in any language that was intelligible only the speak of beasts. It was clear it sanity was slipping further, but not enough that it would kill Siegfried. It still knew of the contract they had though it was begrudgingly following it. Dark Hunger as clear in it's eyes. It would chew on his bones if it had the choice that much was clear. It then once more spoke in the foreign even alien tongue it had before to summon the cage. It winked quickly out of existence. It jammed it's hand inside the cavity it had created within the body. The dried blood on it's arm made it clear this was the way it had killed earlier. The wet sound of jostling organs came from it as it pulled out what it was looking for, the heart. The Beast held it in it's hand for awhile looking at it. It stared at the still crimson shape. Then it quickly snapped it down. Cold... and dead. Bah! It preferred them warm and still beating, but it had not the time for that with the prey it was hunting. It got away anyhow... It was clearly not amused by this. Normally it would ahve eaten more... but the body was cold now it had expired. It held no interest for him.

Not my fault you don't knwo the dark secrets of Vixen. There's a reason for that by the way... I'd just rather have that come out in OSAF then here if possible lol.

Funnily enough what you don't know...is that be a 1.

Thing is... Vixen probably won't give a shit XD. So there is that lol.

Yea, My brain is just stupid... and for some reason decided it meant that you just ordered him to use Blink to get you out rather than like.. well anything more. Basically I'm dumb XD. I just forget that Command Seals so long as their orders are much to vague can do a lot of things lol. Basically yea... it totally fine. Ashnard's not going to be happy they got away though.

Oh yea... I totally forgot that for a seocnd lol. Dang Command Seals I forget how OP you guys are if used properly.

Keep in mind Acquie, that Yukine is within the Cage of Lightning whereas Debronee is on the other side. The cage was summoned to bound to the wall of the building however it has a limitation in that it can;t be summoned inside of or touching another being. So... as Yukine was at the wall ((by your description I believe.)) it bumped the Cage back a few paces as to not summon the solid wall within her body trapping her within. Just clarifying in case what I posted wasn't clear lol.

Ashnard Free falling... Whatever happened Ashnard only registered himself falling. The drop wouldn't be fatal however... he knew now that His prey was there. This wasn't the act of an ordinary human. But for now he had to deal with a different problem. Yukine heard the beast yell something in a different language. It was unintelligible other than the fact that it was most definitely words. It was perhaps... in a Language that didn't exist within this world. However... it's power was still recognized. The power in the words it spoke still activated the power. He wasn't going to use this power... but he didn't have a choice now. A flash of green blasted into the area as green lightning struck the Werewolf's body. Then around him shot out a green energy that formed a hardlight box. Normally Ashnard had to anchor this to the ground... but instead he anchored it to the side of the building. Around Yukine the cage warped though unbeknownst to his knowledge. He couldn't create the cage inside another being only around them. Therefore it gave enough space that it didn't summon the wall inside of her... but it pinned her against the wall and the window. The Beast landed with a loud thud and the crackling of electricity. He stood on the "bottom" of the cage being shocked all the while he did so. However... he was used to the pain of the Lightning. He barely showed any signs of feeling pain as he trod back towards the wall to climb back into the window. The Green Cage of energy sparked and pulsated with electricity. By the way he was able to walk on it, the walls were definitely solid and touching them would cause Electricity to shoot through the one who did. It could be seen as Green Electricity sparking from all other the Werewolf's body. A normal human wouldn't have been able to take that much without passing out.

Ashnard The Beast just stared directly ahead into the room. If it had known better... It was looking right where Yukine was in reality. However it's eyes weren't looking for the refraction of light caused by the spell, that thought hadn't even crossed it's mind. It hunted it's prey almost as if it was a normal human, this was quite the folly. However, Yukine could see it's pale green eyes in the darkness, they mirrored the light. Full of unbridled hatred they were. She stared directly into the visage of a monster, there was barely any man left in that... thing. One wondered how on earth it qualified to be a Servant... Either way, it slowly strode into the doorframe, not suspecting any retaliation.

Ashnard The Beast still angry at the fact he had to kill... stared at the body lying on the floor. He needed it out of the hall. He only had this thought within his mind because he knew he still needed to find his target. This body would pose a problem if any of the the tenants found it and he would have many more issues if the whole building knew of his presence. His prey would easily escape in the panic caused by the revelation. Having killed one Ashnard resolved to just kill another human, or any humans that were sleeping in the apartment he was in front of. He'd dump his current body there as well. He cracked the door ever so slightly into the room just barely enough to know the door was open. He assumed this apartment was full of sleeping people... he would later find himself to be mistaken. This room... it was the one he had followed the scent to... the one he had been searching for had entered. However... due to the woman he never confirmed the door to be that door. As such, he thought it was just a random room full of sleeping tenants. He preceded with his plan not knowing what was waiting for him. He lifted the body by it's leg and through it into the apartment at full velocity. It landed with a wet thud against the far wall. It landed beneath the window... right next to the invisible Yukine. It was a mess of a body... to horrid to describe. It also smelled horrid due to much damage was caused to the abdomen. ((clarification... Ashnard didn't enter the doorframe... he also has no idea they are there. Basically... he was going to throw the body in anyway. I'm just seeing if the sudden motion causes Yukine to trigger her spell early or if the body trips it. Not Power gaming you... it's what Ashnard was already going to do, I might as well check first before posting that he enters since that action takes place first and I don't want to mess up the order of operations or anything.))

Can't say I'm all that surprised by that XD.

Ashnard ((Berserker)) The trail had lead him to an apartment building, form the looks several stories. It was a large compound, while maybe not the most lavish of places it was at least middle class so to speak. It wasn't amazing, but it was certainly not low end housing. This made it much harder for the beast to stay on target. Even though the target was burned into his mind... the thought of how many humans were here... drove him crazy. There were even more to slay and eat here...more than the female presence he was hunting right now. Hard... to... resist... The beast barely able to hold back from entirely letting go. Even through his mad enhancement he knew what he was ordered to do and that the one he was hunting was the most important. It'd be bad to start ripping into the humans here as it would alert them. For now... the beast could control it's hunger... it couldn't see any of the humans after all. It walked up to the front door testing the knob. It's claws clattered on the cold metal chunk as it tried to turn it. Nothing. It didn't even budge an inch. Locked. It near lost it's temper but it knew it could remove the door with minimal sound if it tried. It was that trying that was hard. It's mental state was so hindered keeping itself together was tough. The task at hand was the only thing keeping it from completely losing all sanity. It began to bash at the hinges with it fists. It tried to loosen them enough that it could get the door off. It took awhile... but it eventually succeeded in it's task. It followed the scent it was looking for, even though it was mixed with all the set scents of the area. It was actually the reason ti could still follow it. It was so faint, that the scents that lived here... were too obvious. They stuck out too much and there for were clear to not follow. Prey like humans covered their tracks or tried to make sure they were harder to follow. So, the scents that weren't hiding just were easy to ignore. They were clearly wrong. It's why the perfume even while nearly bombarding the senses didn't effect him much. It certainly made it take longer to get here than normal, but it only served to delay not fully obscure. It followed the scent... it was faint down the first floor. It would need to ascend. Quickly it went for the staircase hoping to climb up and see if it could get any more powerful a scent form the upper floors. It climbed quickly as it could, and as silently as it could. However it's size made that difficult. The stairs creaked under it's weight and it's hair brushed against the walls. It crept up the stairs to the 2nd floor but didn't have it's senses flagged enough so it kept going until reaching the third, it at first passed this too. However, it quickly realized that the scent was strongest there. It doubled back on it's path to reach the third floor. All was quiet as the Beast emerged at the end of the hall. All the residents currently asleep it would seem. Ashnard could hear the soft sound of breathing... humans... breathing. No... not, targets... not prey. Focus... Focus... Focus... Wait for the red mist... the river of lifeblood to run down your body. Wait for the sensation of bliss and ecstasy... then bask in it once right prey is found. The floor boards groaned ever so slightly as the beast crept closer and closer to the scent. It sniffed under each doorway to see if the scent matched... 4 doors down... nothing. It kept going... 5 nothing... would it be the sixth? Either way before it reached the door the next door apartments door creaked open. A woman... had come out awakening in the middle of the night. For what purpose? She was talking quietly on something as she approached. It made no sense to the Beast it didn't hear or understand the words. She groggily spoke more as she kept going down the hall. The Beast's darker fur made it blend in with it's surroundings so the woman didn't see it. Ashnard's mind couldn't handle it... he wanted to kill it. Murder the vile creature. He would have to do something to avoid being caught anyway. ((for reference... this is happening right outside the apartment Debronee and Yukine are in.)) He grabbed her mouth as he jammed his other hand straight up into her gut. Warm blood poured out over his arm as he jammed it into her chest cavity. Muffled screams came from under his hand. It was not slow... and it was not painless. This beast didn't know the meaning of those words. It growled lowly it was angry. This wasn't the correct prey. He didn't have time to enjoy this kill and he certainly couldn't leave it here. He dropped the body, as it lifelessly dropped to the floor. It was enough of a crash that anyone currently awake would have heard it. He licked the blood off his hands and claws quickly taking a little time to savor at least a little of his kill.

Ashnard ((Berserker)) Ashnard noticed still flashes of movement out of the corners of his eye, he never got a good look of any of them. He would've wondered if he was seeing things if he was more sane, but his cloudy mind didn't allow him this path of thought. His mind forcibly thoguht something was around and it wouldn't let him stop thinking so. He had made an attempt to follow the small flashes of movement only finding the leftovers of something... hairs? He knew they were something a trail probably being used to mislead him from their path. However... they were a path straight to where he wanted to go. Picking up the scent he followed behind not slowing his pace once. However, they had a great headstart one of quite the length. He kept finding more and more of these strands. His brain not equipped to notice much out of the ordinary or take an alternate route of thinking... he didn't think for a second they could be leading him astray. It would take him some time to catch up even at his high speeds. He also had to walk now rather than swing from building to building. Having caught the scent of a human he had to slow his speed to keep it by staying on the ground. The beast had some practice in it's human form at being quiet and discreet. It was an instinct now that he was on the hunt. His rage and hunger still made him foam at the mouth but he could focus enough on the path in front of him. It was all his focus on this that lead him ever closer to his prey. Vixen ((Archer)) "What the hell is that thing?" The blue-haired woman thought to herself. She had been looking through her binoculars taking a sweep of the city when she saw it, far off into the distance perhaps more towards the residential districts... was something out of a nightmare. A giant Lupine beast was making probably quite the racket as she saw it land onto a roof and then go back down. She didn't see it for long and only noticed flashes of it so often. It was looking for something surely by the way it was moving and searching stopping etc. It was clearly looking for something. Was it a servant? It had to be... but this thing wasn't human...what the hell was it? She had no idea what it could be other than she figured it wouldn't be of any of the knight classes. It left only really Berserker as a logical choice... It didn't seem like a rider and certainly not a Caster. Assassin possibly... but this would be a very strange Assassin if such was the case. She decided to try and keep an eye on it, but it was so far away she probably wasn't going to be able to. It was probably searching for another servant, but who? She sighed... What would she do? If she followed this Beast it might lead to another Servant and it's Master... but it certainly wasn't a guarantee. Also, there was all the other 5 servants still out there. It'd be rash to make such an open move right now, especially like this Beast was. Given the Kid's earlier orders, she thought it more wise to stay put. Even if her own instincts were telling her otherwise. Ashnard ((Berserker)) And all of a sudden came a sickeningly sweet scent. If it were any other, it would have bombarded them completely kept them from using their nose and most assuredly would have lost them the trail. Ashnard barely managed to keep it himself. But he was well trained in his senses, and while he couldn't just ignore this perfume scent... he could focus on the task at hand. That was what kept him able to keep on target. His mind so set on the task that it was the only thing on his mind. So much so... he hadn't even noticed the other effect of the bounded field. ((Mental Pollution.)) Ashnard didn't hear the sounds at all, his mind so focused on the task ahead they simply didn't register. He wanted only one thing and one thing alone to find his prey. The thoughts of tearing apart flesh and bone still the only things on his mind. He would feel that warm sanguine pleasure all over his fur and body once he found his prey. He would enjoy tearing them to shreds and basking in their viscera. It was all humans would good for... Killing. He surged forth, the thoughts brimming in his mind again. He wanted to find his meal quickly. It was already too long a wait. So much of his time wasted following this trail everywhere in this district. So many countless spots of hair used to lead him astray and try to convince him this chase was wild and senseless... but his mind wouldn't allow him to think there was no sense in it. To his mind it was but a long trail to his supper. And if it took this long... he'd have it no matter what at this point. 90 spots so far... Still finding more. The Werewolf gnashed it's teeth in anticipation. It had to be getting close now. It had to be. Soon... the crimson bath would be soon.

Can;t say I expected much of a reply XD. But yea, I've always been able to roll with the punches so to speak I don't let a heck of a lot get to me if I can help it. My alopecia... eh... it's not something I struggle with a lot outside of the physical implications. Much as you mentioned your cousin. Luckily... being male has the luck I do. Guys, while that aren't always not bothered usually have an easier time of it. It's not weird or odd for a male to have a bald head as I said before. But, society is still at a point where women with it, don't exactly get treated very kindly. It's definitely something that bothers me on a certain level but not much just one person ((me!)) can do on their own to change that. ((this part isn't at anyone in particular.)) I guess If I have anything to say... even if it seems different or strange... be considerate of other people. Just looking at them... we don't know their story. We might be able to guess small pieces of it maybe a little more, but we can't really get the whole story. We each deal with a lot on a daily basis and at the end of the day... we are human. That is the most important part really. Each person, no matter how different is a person and therefore one should treat them with the respect they expect themselves.

Hmmmm, well Diagnosed-wise I have several Auto-Immune disorders one of which has since faded as I only had it as a child which was Psoriasis...((has a different name as it was a childhood version of it.)) The ones I still have are Asthma and Alopecia. I'm sure most know of Asthma since it's a lot more common than most other autoimmune disorders and is one of the easiest to catch as it has pretty clear symptoms etc... It's also a pretty nasty coupler with allergies ((Yay! I got them both and they make my daily life hell...)) as it is an inflammation of the airways that restricts air-flow etc. It's not fun. Luckily for me mine is under control enough that I don't require medication any longer for it other than a back-up rescue inhaler just in-case. I've only actually used the thing in recent times when sick just to make dang sure nothing bad happens lol. I use to have horrid allergy problems though actually having been hospitalized twice as a kid for Asthma attacks so severe that I had to stay there overnight. So, I've come a long way from that. Alopecia on the other hand... is an interesting beast that I'm not sure many know about around here. But basically... while not lethal it's certainly nothing good and hell... it is devastating to some. Anyway, in it's basic form Alopecia is the loss of hair due to the immune system believing hair follicles are foreign bodies. It's usually small circular patches that will in time grow back etc... It's pretty manageable on this basic level. However, what I have is known as Alopecia Univeralis. This means that I have literally no hair on my entire body. I don't have eyelashes, eyebrows ((though most don't notice somehow.)), body hair, hair on my head, any of it. Of course, this makes for a few problems. As I don't have eyelashes... I am required to wear sunglasses outside even on pretty overcast days as the immense amount of light really does a number on my eyes if I do not as the natural barrier to keep light out ((a.k.a your eyelashes.)), I don't have. I usually have to wear hats too if outside of long period of time to avoid sunburn, however it's pretty rare as I rarely ever get it even if I don't, I just like to be on the safe side. It also effects my ability to sweat properly as body hair is a big part of your sweating process allowing the sweat to get out of the body etc... I still do, just nowhere near as efficiently as I should, therefore I am very prone to heat exhaustion and other heat related issues so I need to be suuuuper careful doing anything physical or just being out int he summer time at all. This stage actually has nothing that can be done for it and sorta have to live with it unless it randomly decides to just go dormant for awhile. It can happen and is known to for earlier forms of alopecia but it's really rare for once it gets to my level for it to reverse itself to any degree lol. It's not too much a bother for me, I actually am pretty fine with it other than how stupid people can be. I've literally caught people treating me like a cancer patient, or flat coming up to me and giving me their condolences. It's... kinda annoying they assume such just because I'm bald and don't have any hair. It's suuuuuper inconsiderate. Also,as a guy other than those few annoying folsk I don't got many problems with it. ((honestly... don't need to shave or get haircuts... pretty sweet deal imo XD.)) EDIT: I should note, that Alopecia can effect women. And well... I've met a few that it's something they usually struggle with a lot more than say... me. For guys the shaved head thing is more and more common and it's not really batted and eye at so much anymore, but it's still not so for women. As such... they have a lot more issues with that than say I would. This is what I meant by it is pretty devastating to some. I learned to live with it pretty quickly, but other individuals do not. Some men and women really struggle with self-image issues and straight up being treated differently because of the disorder. While it's something that doesn't seem to big a deal it really can be for some. It didn't hit me hard, I've been through worse things... some have not and it really effects them. So do know while I make it sound pretty harmless that's cause to me it is... but others aren't quite in the same boat. I'd just like folks to keep this in mind.

Ashnard Shuffling... movement. Fast but the sound was heard. His excellent hearing was what Ashnard was mostly relying on at the moment. THe senses that were 100% certain that living prey was within the area. He definitely heard something, footsteps... some sort of climbing. He'd have to build up his speed again and pursue. He saw the flash of movement having spotted it out of the corner of his eye. He made a quick instinctual judgement on which direction it would be headed. He took a running leap towards the roof of the building knowing that the motion had moved up towards it. His immense weight crashing into the roof sending a crashing noise throughout the block. ((Definitely heard by Yukine and Debronee.)) The roof barely didn't collapse under the momentum from the leap but Ashnard then started moving, the target he was tracking... had gotten a good headstart as he had to slow down; At least Ashnard thought this might have been the case. His mind didn't really let him consider the possibility they didn't go far as most were so frightened by this form of his. But, from the visual clues and trying to use his heightened hearing he begin to try and locate the source of the earlier movement. Once more his belabored breathing could be heard by Yukine and her servant. This time, he was clearly in their line of sight. They saw the hulking form of the beast standing on a roof across from them however it had yet to notice their exact location. It was clearly looking for something and as it had leapt to the roof... it was safe to say it was building a trail on them, that they were the targets of it's hunt. Luck was on their side though for now. The Beast happened to be looking in the other direction not theirs. By the way it moved its ears back and forth and was scanning with it's eyes, It wasn't tracking by scent. It was using its other senses, mostly hearing and sight. It made sense for how fast the beast was moving earlier as it swung into the scene. One couldn't follow their nose at that speed without a high amount of interference from the air and other outside forces. Ceiling tiles cracked under his feet as they landed on the roof, so the racket he was making made it clear he was moving.

Ah, kk. ((Keep in mind... I know very little out of Fate so yea lol. THanks for clearing that up.))