Azrael’s Vengeance

Celeste Darken · Post by **Celeste Darken** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:38 pm

I don’t know how he found me. Well actually, that is a lie: he found me through sheer dumb luck.

I was prowling the streets. I take Ron’s comments to heart, and I can usually catch the scents in the air before the winds of change actually happens.

The fight started out simply enough. Two drunks beating on each other in an alley. Or rather, one huge drunk was straddling a smaller one and beating him with a tire iron. I tried to separate them as quickly and as efficiently as possible, without drawing too much attention. In other words, I grabbed the larger one by the throat and slammed him against the dumpster, leaving the other one cowering for a few moments before he realized he wasn’t being pounded anymore.

“Go get yourself cleaned up,” I suggested as kindly as possible, considering the circumstances, and suggested he go to the hospital. He meekly complied. I watched him go, keeping my grip around the other’s neck so hard all he could do was yank fitfully at my fingers.

“And you,” I growled, turning to face him and removing my glasses and baring my fangs. “What are you doing here?” I thrust him hard enough to dent the steel of the dumpster. He just growled and refused to answer.

“I suggest you talk, filth,” I hurled him deeper into the alley, where I would be free to interrogate him. “The longer you talk, the longer you live.”

“You’ll let me go if I do?” he asked timidly. I shook my head negatively.

“No. You die whatever happens. So I leave you with this last choice: sooner or later?”

He snarled and lunged. I brought my knee into his stomach, stopping him dead in his tracks. He wheezed painfully, his hands clutching his abdomen. I didn’t wait, kicking him as hard as I could in the face; he clattered against the fire escape before falling to the ground. Then he evaporated, and the flood of rats fled my presence.

I hate Bogeymen.

That’s when I heard boots scrape against the ground. I turned to see a young man walk into the alley, staring at me. At least . . . I think he was young. He had long, gray hair, but looked physically active and his fair skin was unlined. His eyes were piercing as bullets, and his demeanor was expressionless and cold. He wore a gray duster and black, knee high boots. The rest of his outfit reminded me of a soldier from the south during the civil war. I could see the large hilt of a finely crafted sword at his back.

“Ready to die, abomination?” he sneered, fingering the thorn-like piece of steel at the sword’s pommel.

I instantly knew the figure.

Azrael.

Deathblaster · Post by **Deathblaster** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:41 pm

FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:43 pm

Damn! Don't leave us hanging! You're as bad as Holister and I! (And I learned it from you! :lol:

)

Holister · Post by **Holister** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:48 pm

WHAT! That psycho actually went after you Cee. When were you gonna tell me? That's it, Im getting my guns...DAMN IT, Im seeling those aren't I.

Well I take it you survived since you are posting this.
I hope you taught him a lesson nice and quick.

Kolya · Post by **Kolya** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:15 pm

Bert_the_Turtle wrote:Damn! Don't leave us hanging! You're as bad as Holister and I! (And I learned it from you! )

Actually, she is far better than you

But, seriously, you are right, she really knows how to hit us with edge of the seat cliffhangers.

I hope I get to read how you take it to this slimebag....

Ron Caliburn · Post by **Ron Caliburn** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:16 pm

Only a matter of time before he found her.

When I wasn't looking for her I bumped into her about 3 or 4 times.

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:57 pm

I hope she managed to kill the Bogeyman. I HATE Bogeymen!

Shadowstalker · Post by **Shadowstalker** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:03 pm

If I read things right I think that she did in fact kill the Bogeyman. Damn I am headed back to DC soon, again I am not returning alone, otherwise I already would have been back. I will explain why later and else where.
I think it is time to see if we can track down Azrael.

Holister · Post by **Holister** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:28 pm

Why bother Shades, if Cee is postings, that means ol' sir Azreal is dead, or a least missing a few vital parts.
Its not like she lost. She deals with chumps like him all the time. This guy is nothing new. The fight probably lasted five minutes, she kicked his ass, end of story.

Have some faith in our CeeCee

Shadowstalker · Post by **Shadowstalker** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:40 pm

Oh I do have a fair amount of Faith in Celeste. But the fact is Azrael is a little bit of a unknowen, and if even a fraction of what he said about his abilities is true this would make him a threat, particularly to her. I hope she finished him off, but I like you have to wait and see.

Holister · Post by **Holister** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:59 pm

Yeah, well my money is on my Celeste. :mrgreen:

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:48 pm

Considering she's posting only a sucker would bet that she lost :lol:

KonThaak · Post by **KonThaak** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:29 pm

Incidentally, I think Bogeymen are one of the few paranormal baddies I've never had to deal with... o_O Them and werewolves are the only things y'all have all talked about that I've never had to deal with, before...

Of course, until recently, I hadn't had to deal with any Dybbuks, either, and I think I'd've been better off if I never had...so I guess I can hope the same for lycanthropes and bogeymen...?

Ron Caliburn · Post by **Ron Caliburn** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:45 am

Just because she's alive don't mean she did all that well in the fight.

I know the best I've been able to say of a few of my battles is I lived through them.

Kolya · Post by **Kolya** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:18 am

Amen.

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:29 am

Very true.

Ron Caliburn · Post by **Ron Caliburn** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:19 pm

She's been slow posting her follow up . . . I wonder if there was a re-match?

Kolya · Post by **Kolya** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:22 pm

Pondering that myself.

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:35 pm

Ron Caliburn wrote:Just because she's alive don't mean she did all that well in the fight.

Wait, did you just call Cee alive? :shock:

Don't tell me she's starting to win you over. :wink:

Ron Caliburn · Post by **Ron Caliburn** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:39 pm

Metaphorically speaking.

Kolya · Post by **Kolya** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:39 pm

Figger of speach, no doubt.

Ron Caliburn · Post by **Ron Caliburn** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:41 pm

A better phrase would be Less-than-dead.

Kolya · Post by **Kolya** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:38 pm

un-undead?

Holister · Post by **Holister** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:39 pm

So she's a litte late responding. Maybe she is just taking it easy today, catching up on her beauty sleep, or something.

You guys don't think that psycho could have....no, couldn't have. This is Cee we're talking about here.
The wack job couldn't have hurt her, could he?

If that guy hurt one hair on my Cee's head I'll hunt him till the ends of the earth and gut him like a lake trout I swear!

Holister · Post by **Holister** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:40 pm

Kolya wrote:un-undead?

The politically correct term is "Living Impaired" :wink:

Kolya · Post by **Kolya** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:44 pm

Holister wrote:
Kolya wrote:un-undead?

The politically correct term is "Living Impaired"

haha.

I swear I donot know you anymore...

Holister · Post by **Holister** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:59 pm

Hey, what do you expect. I've been doing anger management courses twice a week, and have cut my drinking down to one beer a day (two or Fridays).

Plus Molly thinks beer tastes like "funny soap". :mrgreen:

Kolya · Post by **Kolya** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 5:14 pm

What kind of beer you putting in her bowl?

Holister · Post by **Holister** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 5:24 pm

What bowl? Up here in Maine we drink our Black Rabbits right from the bottle like it should be.

Duke agrees with me, right Duke?

(WOOF!)

Good boy Duke.

Kolya · Post by **Kolya** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 5:48 pm

I just figured her fingers were too small to hold the bottle..