Shamitako

Renton "Renton, and I would be happy to." Renton accepted the compliment. He wasn't oblivious to Satania's embarrassment, but chose to ignore it so as not to embarrass her further. He nodded to indicate he could help with the tea. "For starters, the kettle is on the stove right there, you can just use tap water." He pointed to the stove and the sink to make certain Satania spotted them. "Maria bags the tea so Aria has less steps to worry about, several fresh bags should be in the cupboard above the sink. If not, I can fetch extras from the pantry. Make sure to sweeten it with lots of sugar, Lady Isis doesn't like her tea bitter." Red Red climbed back up onto the Wolf as Peter and his Shadow struggled in vain to avoid falling to the ground. His strike was desperate and easily repelled by the magical beast's thick fur. Just before their fall would finish, Susi whipped Peter downwards, slamming him into the ground below and immediately pouncing atop him. He found his face staring directly into her muzzle, fangs as big as his hand bared in an angry snarl as a low growl emanated from her throat. Peter would have a few seconds to consider his fate before the Wolf launched a bite at his head, attempting to crush it completely.

Red "Install." Another pair of moth wings appeared from Red's back and she used them to redirect herself towards Peter as he tried to fly away. At the same time, the Wolf seamlessly merged into Red, brining it along with her redirection. Without missing a beat, Red extended her arm and the Wolf shot out of her, snatching onto Peter's ankle as he tried to flee. Red grabbed ahold of Susi's tail and dropped her moth install, attempting to let the Wolf's great weight drag her and Peter back to the ground.

Lilith Much like in the decimated forest, Lilith lunged at Arturia. But instead of going for her neck, this time Lilith wrapped her arms around Arturia's waist. The hug was a little tight because of how strong Lilith was, but it wasn't exactly an attack like Arturia had been anticipating. Lilith sobbed against Arturia's chestpiece, just sobbing uncontrollably. She didn't know what to do. She didn't want to be alone, but being around her was hurting Arturia. She didn't want to hurt Arturia, but she didn't know how to stop. And so she could only sob while clinging selfishly to the very person she should have been pushing away.

Lilith Arturia's outburst of apologies snapped Lilith back to herself. Arturia was her find, she didn't want to hurt her. The shadows stilled as whatever was seeking to burst from her receded, and the fear her eyes cast returned to a slight discomfort. She felt miserable, how could she do something like that to her only friend? Hurting Arturia made Lilith feel hollow, she needed mommy to love her and make her feel better. With a stilted, dazed looking gait, she made her way to the kitchen drawers and grabbed a spoon. A tendril of electricity formed from the back of her hand and entered the spoon, heating it up until it glowed red. She was careful as she pressed it to her chest, making certain it wouldn't be visible even through her revealing clothing. She bit her lip to stop herself from crying out in pain, Mommy didn't like when she made noise. After burning herself three times, she cast the spoon aside and sat down, hugging herself and repeating a single phrase over and over: "Mommy loves me forever."

Lilith Knife took Arturia's instruction and backed off, dragging Cora out of the room with her, chair and all. Lilith kept her full attention on them until the door shut, at which point her gaze snapped to Arturia. The instant Lilith's eyes touched her, Arturia was stopped in her tracks by an overwhelming sense of terror. The tears that had been welling up inside her burst out, her emotions tearing free of her already flimsy control. In this moment, the yellow eyes of the girl in front of her was the most terrifying thing she had ever seen. The shadows behind Lilith seemed to be pushing against the light, trying to break free. They must have had some physical presence, as a few dozen scratch marks had formed on the ground around Lilith's feet. What that meant for Arturia if they broke free was unclear, but it certainly didn't seem like she wanted to find out.

Red Peter wouldn't have much luck trying to fly away, as the Wolf and Red charged up the side of a building in a blur of red and brown, easily besting the speed at which Peter could climb back into the air. In an instant they were beside him and launched off the building to smash into Peter from the side, the Wolf's massive jaws attempting to snap him up or snap him in half as she launched across the street at blinding speed. Red couldn't help but be filled with glee, it had been so very long since she had gotten to play with Susi. And their prey this time was struggling so hard before his inevitable demise, it was absolute ecstasy. Another howl filled the night as Red and Susi tore into the sky, a howl of pure joy.

Last Occultism AoCF

Maid RPG Clad in her newly a quired maid outfit, Victoria/Satania arrived in the kitchen. There was another occupant already there, a young man. He had the most beautiful skin Victoria had ever seen, chin-length, wavy, black hair, and narrow, deep brown eyes. He was wearing a well-kept tuxedo with white gloves, and looked altogether far too attractive in it. Upon noticing the new arrival, the man, who must have been Renton, stood and gave a short bow. "Hello. You must be Satania." he said in a slightly exotic accent, "Maria told me that the mistress had brought home a new servant, she failed to mention the new servant's beauty."

Knife Knife noted that Arturia was on edge and smiled again to reassure her, "I just need to ask her some questions, though I made need to move her to a safer location." The shower turned off, causing Cora to smile knowingly, "She'll be down shortly." She said, "And then you'll regret this." "Somehow I don't think I will." Knife answered casually. Lilith finally appeared a short while later. She was still wet from the shower and wasn't wearing a shirt. For the first time, Arturia got a clear look at her chest. It was covered in burn scars and shallow cuts, and there was a nasty looking bruise on her right breast. It was a little strange, how the injuries had been inflicted in such a way that they stayed well away from being visible past Lilith's skimpy outfits. It was too meticulous to be random abuse. Knife was visibly upset by this sight, and backhanded Cora again. Lilith responded with suspicion and anger. "Who are you?" She demanded. Knife realized a display of violence was not the best first impression, but it was too late to take it back. "Bonnet, Knife Bonnet." she introduced herself, "Are you Lilith?" "Yes. Why is Cora tied up?" "To stop her from hurting people, she won't hurt you anymore, okay? " Knife had begun moving across the room towards Lilith. Lilith backed away in response. Knife decided to risk pressing the issue. "Where do those scars come from?" "Mommy gives them to me. Are you going to tie mommy up too?" Lilith covered her chest defensively. Cora laughed, adding to the feeling of unease that was beginning to form. At the edge of the kitchen light, Lilith stopped backing away. Knife matched this and stopped her approach. Something was very wrong here, she felt uncomfortable approaching Lilith. She could have sworn that the shadows behind the girl were writhing about, threatening to lash out if she got any closer. Suddenly she realized that she was the one backing away now, and forced herself to stop. What was this feeling of dread? She'd faced down far worse than an abused little girl before, in fact she'd faced down an abused little girl before, this should have been a cake walk.

Knife Knife was surprised at how calmly Arturia was able to relay the information that she was going to be molested. Cora was surprised by a backhanded slap to the face. She let out a yelp of pain, and started to protest before Knife silenced her with a glare. She trusted that Arturia wasn't lying, mostly because Arturia had been the one being stomped on. Since Arturia had explained the situation, Knife figured it was her turn. "The name's Knife, yes, a long E, Bonnet. I'm here looking for a girl by the name of Lilith Perditia. I don't suppose either of you know her?"

Knife Knife smiled to her rescuee reassuringly. It felt good to help people, she only wished she'd come sooner. The woman Knife had tied up was scowling at her. "Who are you, anyways? How did you get in here?" She demanded. "Aht-tah-taht." Knife made a strange, rapid sound with her tongue and held up her finger to tell the angry woman to wait. "You first. Who are you, why were attacking this girl, and why wouldn't you lock your door before doing so?" The woman clammed up, her face turning red with rage and embarrassment. She wasn't going to say anything, but Knife hadn't expected her to do so anyways. That was fine, if she wouldn't tell her story, the victim certainly would. "So, what's your name?" She asked, "And why was this woman attacking you?" Stole Tys "It's Stole Tys." Tys admonished Alva (though she did so politely and didn't seem angry). "And it's good to meet you, Alva. I am Ustole Kaede's mentor." She turned her attention to Kaede, though she tried not to come off as ignoring Alva. "Unfortunately, that's sort of why I'm here, though not in any official capacity. Apparently someone important from the church wants to talk to you about the events during your school outing, I wanted to brush up on your interview skills before she shows up."

Cora Cora immediately shut down Arturia's attempt to tackle her by stepping on her back, or really something more along the lines of a stomp. The wind was cast from her, and she wasn't given time to recover as Cora knelt down and shoved the active stun gun into her again. The pain ceased to the sound of shouting. Not enraged, just loud for clarity. "Good, now turn around slowly." A woman, she looked to be in her early thirties, was pointing a handgun at Cora. She was dressed in all black, like a secret agent from a TV show. Her skin was a deep brown, she had a tattoo of a knife on the right side of her face, dark red eyes, and short, curly black hair which was pushed back from her face by a red Alice headband (the only non-black item in her outfit). Once Cora had complied and turned around, knife tattoo barked more orders at her. After having Cora slide her the weapon and move to one of the chairs knife tattoo tied her hands to it with some zip ties. While this was happening, knife tattoo kept an eye on Arturia, waiting for her to recover enough to sit up. When Arturia did so, knife tattoo would address her. She didn't use the order barking voice she used with Cora, rather a much kinder tone, though one that still held an air of authority. "You alright, kid? I can't call the squad, but I know some first aid if you need."

Cora Arturia's transformation caught Cora off guard, but she wasn't the type to let an unexpected change faze her. Arturia's struggling proved futile, as Cora was a good bit stronger than the girl and her arm was not pushed away. Arturia's punch fell limp as electricity coursed through her, causing her body to convulse. It wasn't active long, but it was very effective at putting down Arturia's attempt at resistance, it didn't seem likely she would get very far by trying to fight. As she was recovering, Arturia was certain she heard the sound of a door opening, though it also sounded like Lilith was still in the shower. Maybe she was sneaking back to help. Cora didn't seem to catch it, instead telling Arturia, "Hell or not, you will do what you're told. Otherwise both you and Lilith will suffer."

Cora Though it didn't show, Cora was annoyed at Arturia for pointing out that she hadn't made any demands yet. But she was still defiant, Cora needed to push her now, so the girl would get an answer. "That's right, she's thirteen." Cora began to approach Arturia, pulling a stun gun out of the bag as she passed the table. Arturia had nowhere to run to, the door behind her would take too long to open and any other escape was past Cora, she was trapped. "And you're not much older, you can't do anything any more than she can." Cora grabbed Arturia by the hair, shoved the stun gun against her stomach, and leaned close to whisper in her ear. "So you're going to help Lilith pay for her dinner with your body."

Cora Cora was unfazed by Arturia's defiance, and the initial hint of fear showed that she already had the upper hand on the girl. "Before you worry about what I've done, you should ask about what Lilith has done." she said, "Because I'm the only thing protecting her from the consequences." It was the truth. There was nothing this girl could do to save Lilith from herself, and that meant there was nothing she could do to save herself from Cora.

Lilith Lilith looked even more panicked when Arturia offereded to help. She started to speak up, trying to stop this from progressing any further, but Cora didn't give her the opportunity. "Isn't that wonderful, Lilith? She said she'll stay and help." "No, it's-" Lilith tried to protest. "Why don't you go take a shower, I'll explain everything to her." Lilith nodded submissively, she didn't really have a choice but to do as Cora said. Cora As soon as Lilith was gone, Cora dropped her act. Intimidation was the key to success now, fear and power were her tools. Her eyes hardened and her voice took on an aggressive snarl. "You seem to care about Lilith a lot." She said, "So let me make this clear: I am that girl's lifeline. If you don't want anything to happen to her, you're going to do everything exactly as I say."

Lilith Lilith hesitated, seriously considering Arturia's offer. What she would have answered didn't matter, as that hesitation was enough to prevent Arturia from escaping successfully. A woman entered the kitchen, flicking on the light and momentarily blinding the two girls. When Arturia's vision cleared, she would be able to size up the woman. She looked a lot like Lilith, if Lilith was in her late thirties and a little overweight (though not so much as to be unattractive). In her arms she was carrying a paper grocery bag, which she set on the table before addressing Lilith and Arturia. "I didn't know you were having a friend over today, Lilith, is she here to help with work?" The woman's voice was surprisingly sweet, practically dripping with honey. It almost sounded fake, but the woman's eyes smiled sincerely, making it hard to tell for certain. "She was just leaving, Cora, she has nothing to do with this." The panic in Lilith's voice gave credence to the fake theory. "Is that so?" The woman, Cora apparently, spoke to Arturia directly, "That's unfortunate, maybe some other time then." Lilith gave Arturia a pleading look, but it was unclear whether she was pleading for help or for Arturia to escape. Caliko "That's great to hear." Caliko told Platinum, "I'm always happy to meet my fans." "Caliko, you should tell them before you forget." Sharp spoke up. "Oh, right. Nobody knows I'm here so I'd really appreciate if you'd keep it a secret and call me Azreal when we're not in our room. I'll compensate you of course, hush money or... other things." Caliko winked at Platinum. "Caliko, don't tease." Sharp scolded. "Alright, alright. You're no fun." Caliko pouted, "I mean I can give you signed memorabilia and stuff. Though for such a cutie, the previous implication is not off the table." Caliko caught Esyllt's glancing looks and responded with a discreet nod. It wasn't clear what this meant, but at the very least she had acknowledged that she recognized Esyllt from the trip.

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Lilith "Oh, no that's..." Lilith wasn't sure how to respond to that, since it hadn't been her intention to suggest that. She wouldn't get a chance to respond yet either, as the door creaked open and the light just inside was switched on. Lilith panicked, she hadn't planned for this. "You have to leave, now." She told Arturia firmly, standing and trying to usher her friend to the back door before it was too late.