middaeg | open-ish

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open-ish

Who: Trevor Belmont and others
When: first half of the month prior to the event
Where: various places
What: mostly planned things with cr but also an open prompt concerning the doll quest
Warnings: Trevor being Trevor, blood drinking, monster fighting, other things tbd

dolly mine quest

[ Early in the evening on this particular night, if you happen to be taking a stroll nearby a certain toy store, you might happen to spot a little set-up that's been done some ways from the store on the cobblestone path. There's a table, four chairs, small little cups with saucers, and a teapot placed in the center of the table. All miniatures. If you're thinking tea party? You'd be thinking right. And who loves tea parties? Dolls love tea parties. It's a cute little set-up. How could any doll resist coming over to have some tea?

But near that little set-up is also a box. Yeah. A really BIG BOX that's tilted on an angle with a stick propping it up... angled to drop down over the little tea party and catch some dolls. How? With the near invisible string that's tied around the stick propping the up the box and runs up up up all the way to the building beside the toy store with a head peeking over the side. No, not a doll head. A vampire's head. Who, just so happens to spot someone strolling by his trap. ]

Psst! Get away from that! You'll scare the dolls off!

[ That sure is Trevor now-a-vampire-but-still-a Belmont shouting in a whisper at you. ]

other things?
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[ This is fine. They'll just make it up as they go along. Like always. Right??

But he flips back when the creature comes for him and he catches sight of the earplugs being tossed... off to the side. With a what the fuck, Alucard? expression on his face, hands even held out, he rolls off to the side to grab the plugs.

That's when he notices there's a second one coming from the bush and with another shit muttered under his breath, he grabs the cotton balls from the ground quickly and unhooks the Morning Star whip from his side. ]

I think the bait is working!

[ The sound of the Morning Star whip clinking around can be heard as Trevor throws the end of it off in direction of the one closest to him, twirling and snapping and flicking the whip around like the master that he is with it. He can do this. He can handle this. They can handle this. It's fine. ]

[Alucard can't hear the morningstar coming like this. He's already slid off with the devil, the thing now pacified with the offering of horrible meat and--

--there's a second one. Of course. But also good, that means the situation really will be finished. So Alucard's attention turns to the devil he's already attacked, and that thing? That thing takes Alucard's full arm and flings him about cheerfully, throwing him into a dense bit of woods.]

[ He doesn't need to see it out of the corner of his eye. He can hear when Alucard is grabbed and tossed into the woods, Trevor breaking his gaze away from the devil he's got. It's a split second of doing so, but the devil takes that opportunity to swipe at the vampire... and Trevor bursts into a puff of white mist, making the devil fall through him and into the ground. He travels quickly in that state, popping out of it right as he comes over to devil that had thrown Alucard and snaps his whip around its arm. He tugs. Hard. Throwing himself up into the devil with a kick of his heel bashing into the creature's long snout and knocking it back.

Right as the other one comes up for him.

He bursts into mist again, narrowly avoiding its swipe once more and comes up behind it, cracking his whip at the back of its head and hating how this would be so much more easier if the Morning Star was enchanted.

But the crack also gets the creature to SCREAM and Trevor falters then with a hand coming up to cover at his ear, his other pressed into his shoulder as he drops down to a knee. ]

[Alucard doesn't have the luxury of time to look at Trevor and assess what's going on there. He can only get right back up to his feet and--

--well fuck, Trevor's taking advantage of his new vampire abilities. It's a good match for the whip, although Alucard doesn't want to be near the thing. Blessed or not anymore, it's dangerous and Alucard is without his normal defenses.

The scream doesn't impact him. Human ears. He doesn't hear as well, and so he rushes at the devil that has caused Trevor to go still. His sword is out first, and he thrusts the blade at the thing's throat. It isn't clear how deep he's gotten, but the thing is thrashing and screeching at the other end.]

[ With Alucard advancing on the one devil, trembling fingers reach down for the cotton which he stuffs in his one ear before he throws his gaze up and blues eyes now burn with red. Someone's a little angry.

A crack of his whip, he throws the thing around the neck of the devil Alucard is handling and yanks on it hard with the intention of getting it down to the ground. When the other advances on him, he's quick to explode into puff of mist, reappearing behind the other devil. He grabs at one of its wings and tugs it back with fierce vampire strength, still holding the morning star within his other hand to try and keep the other devil immobilized for Alucard as much as possible.

It's the sudden BOOM of thunder so loud within the skies above that make the devils screech and thrash about more and Trevor is tossed off to the side but lands rather gracefully, the morning star whip wrapped around his wrist.

And that's when it starts to pour. ]

[Alucard doesn't catch much of the action - just the flash of red on Trevor's face and God if that isn't the most disturbing thing he's seen in this fight so far. Any luxury to dwell on it though is for later, as the devil he's struck is trying to make more noise. Be louder as to paralyze Alucard, and when Alucard withdraws his sword, it almost works.

The blood splatter hits him in the face first, and the thing falls. It's losing too much blood, and Alucard brings his sword down just as the thunder sounds. The devil's rolled away and is struggling to get back up.

That seems to have it's friend's attention, for just as rain comes down, Alucard is attacked from the side. He falls, but there's no grace from it. The thing is too angry, and Alucard had been unprepared for the blow.]

[ With the one devil down and the rain beating down around them, Trevor advances with the earth squishing beneath his boots. Short sword yanked from his belt, he throws the thing into the fallen devil's neck and zips past for the one going at Alucard. A crack of thunder accompanying the crack of his whip, he throws it around the devil's shoulder and yanks it back with all his vampire strength, snapping the whip off to smack the devil in the face with the tail end of it then.

The devil screeches and Trevor snarls with eyes burning red as he swing his whip about. Water kicks up around him as he moves about with swift and grace, dancing with his whip in a way that only a Belmont could as he smacks and pushes back the devil amid the rain and thunder.

When the devil goes to take flight, Trevor is quick to throw the morning star around its cloven ankle, wrapping tight. Heels buried deep in the wet earth, he holds tight as he tries to reel the creature back in, sliding along the ground as he tries to keep his balance. ]

Fucking piece of shit! Get back here!

[Alucard gets to his feet in the moment that the devil takes flight. The thing is fighting against the whip, but this part? This part Alucard knows.

He remembers the fireball. Sypha and Trevor depending on each for balance while Alucard drove the thing back to his father's face. It's a memory that drives Alucard to action, and he runs so that he is behind Trevor. Puts his hands over the Belmont's wrists, ignoring the mud that smears over them.

They can't talk. But Alucard knows and trusts Trevor, and so he adds his strength into the next yank, hoping the motion will come at the opportune moment.]

[ Heels dig into the soggy earth beneath him as the devil continues to struggle and pull. For a moment, he's almost sure the fucking thing is about to take him up into the sky with it when he suddenly feels hands come around his wrists and he smells Alucard so warm and close against him. There's his bonded.

But with the added help in trying to reel the devil back in, he digs deep within himself and yanks on the whip the same time the blond does, managing to drag the devil down from the sky... and straight for them. Whoops. But Trevor is quick to grab Alucard's arm and drag him away before the devil crashes into the ground.

Quick as he is, he yanks the short sword from the other devil's throat (seems pretty dead to him??) and throws it off in Alucard's direction to take. Hopefully he can... catch that just fine. ]

[It's a relief that the extra force works. What isn't is how the tension in the whip snaps back to bite them. Landing in mud isn't a bother at this point, and Alucard is half way to getting to his feet when Trevor drags him.

A much needed drag, as it turns out. The devil's crash is loud and horrible and terrifying, but there's something-- ah. It landed on a wing. There's a bone poking out. All it is now is a matter of finishing it.

Alucard takes the short sword, just as the devil struggles to it's feet. With luck, Trevor can pin the thing's legs leaving Alucard free to finish this.]

[ When the devil clamber to it feet, Trevor nods to Alucard and cracks the morning star around its cloven feet, yanking hard as a means to keep it from squirming or crawling or whatever the fuck else a devil like this does.

The rain continues to pour and beat down around them while another crack of thunder booms above them high in the sky. But Alucard's got this. That much he knows. ]

[Trevor does everything Alucard needs him to do. The thing is pinned. Thrashing. And maybe Alucard might have more pause if this thing was humanoid, but it's like a night creature. He can kill those without blinking, and that's exactly what happens here. He approaches the thing, places his boot atop it's head, and slits it's throat. The blade goes deep, and there. The thrashing slows. Then stops.

Alucard's drenched by the rain by the time he sheathes his sword. He's dripping when he returns to Trevor, digging the earplugs out of his ears.]

There's no more of them, is there?

[ Covered in blood and dirt, Trevor coils the morning star whip around his arm as he gives a look around in the pouring rain, red eyes bright and searching before he looks back to the blond. ]

Not as far as I can tell.

[ He brushes a gloved hand over his face, knowing its futile what with the rain and all but still doing it out of habit. ]

What do you want to do with the bodies? Can't torch them in this weather.

I'll come back for them in the morning if it clears up. We don't have anything big enough to get them both back.

[Alucard snorts at the hand over his face. It's colder than the rain right now.]

What I want right now is to be somewhere inside where it's warm.

[ Giving another look around, Trevor nods with the morning star whip now completely wrapped up and clipped to his belt. ]

Right. Sounds like a good idea- both counts.

[ Glancing to Alucard, he can both hear and smell the blond's blood rushing through his veins and it has Trevor step away from his bonded, a hand brushing strands of wet hair out of his face. ]

I'd say we could stay at the farmhouse until the rain stops but there's no guarantee it will before morning and I'd rather not be stuck somewhere until nightfall.

I think that's our only option right now. [He frowns, folding his arms over his chest.] Besides, that place can accommodate your needs. When you rise next evening, we can hoof it back to the city and make good time.

[He grumbles, pulling his coat tighter around himself.]

[ There's a huff of sorts under his breath before he raises a hand, back turning to the blond. ]

Fine. Let's go. I'm sure they won't mind us staying there what with slaying their devil and all.

[ And so, he starts heading back, boots squishing as he goes. ]

Thankfully not that far.

Did you have another plan then?

[Alucard's good enough to keep pace, but the reaction is...weird.]

No.

[ He still keeps going as they talk. ]

I'll stay in the barn. You stay in the farmhouse with them. Sound good?

[That sounds like nonsense.]

Stay in the farmhouse with me until morning?

Alucard.

[ He says his name a little firmly but keeps looking ahead, keeps going. ]

I'm a vampire. [ A beat. ] I'm thirsty.

[ To which he looks to the blond then and gestures to his red eyes. ]

Or did you not notice these?

[ NO, he can't see his eyes, but he's come to discover that they turn red when he's angry and hungry and considering there had been a lot of blood shed in that fight back there?? Yeah. ]

Edited 2020-04-05 00:33 (UTC)

Usually those are anger mark-- [wrong vampires. He sighs, pausing to move dripping wet hair out of his eyes. The storm is absolutely miserable and his hair is making nothing better.] Wallachian rules don't apply.

[There's only one solution.]

How much do you need?

I'm not drinking animal blood.

[ He dismisses that with a wave of his hand. ]

I was just going to stay in the barn until I've calmed down. I'm not dying for blood but that fight just made my vampire stomach growl is all.

You can take from my wrist.

[There's a nasty squelch as Alucard's feet find a rather nasty mud puddle, and the stuff splashes up to Alucard's knees.]

[ Glancing to Alucard out of the corner of his eye, he stares to him rather curiously for a moment. ]

You sure that's a good idea? You saw what happened when I just had a lick of your blood that one time.

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