[C] Exploration and Training

*the room was dead silent as she walked in....not a sound at all. the place had all kinds of weapons in existence, from the old fashioned to the high tech. however, Valora was a bit more old fashioned, and preferred the twin blades she had received from her Father*

Father...

*her eyes glazed over slightly at that thought, thinking of the jealous family she left behind in order to spare them and keep herself safe. however, she quickly shook her head, clearing her thoughts and her face going indifferent again as she walked deeper into the room, admiring the quality of the weapons and running her hands over them...she wondered which ones she could play with first...*

A small thump came from the corner of the heavily armed cold room, a corner that held many axes and blades of all different kinds. Not many people come into the armory, or was that because there was only a few members? In any case, the room now held members.

A small musical giggle sounded from the very same corner followed by, once again, another thump. A large battle axe deccorated with verious dark ribbons fell to the floor causeing a small domino effect on others around it. The axe hit the sword, the sword hit the table of daggers and the table of daggers went flying all over the room.

"Shhhhhhhhhh!" Came a hushed amused whisper to someone else unseen. "Hehehehehe!"

*instincts kicking in, Valora withdrew the long daggers, elegant blades made of folded titanium with ornate decorations in silver and black gems, attached to her waist and slipped into a battle stance, expression not changing from indifference*

who's there? *her voice was calm and collected*

*she could sense more than one person near by, and the giggle was slightly eerie. she didn't like people sneaking up on her. so she began looking around, her eyes piercing the darkness and seeing two figures hiding in the shadows*

come on out....lets see your faces

Lyssum heard the woman who had just entered the room commanding to show herself. She had came into the Artillery Room in secret and was hoping not to bump into anyone on the way, but tonight was not her lucky night. She was still crouched down behind a large stack of weapons, one of which was currently in her bloodied hands. A large and VERY shard double sided axe.

"Hehehehe!" Came the giggle again, masked by echos creating an eerie effect.

Ooooo, she wants us to come out and play, she does, yup! I wanna play!

"Want us tooo come oUt?? Hehehe." Lyssum looked over to her partner in crime for the evening and grinned.

"Oooookay~" Just as she replied she suddenly skipped our around the weapons and into view.

She swayed backwards and forward on the tips of her feet, her long grey bloodied medieval gown and long messy hair swaying along with her. She wasn't even looking at the new woman, in fact her sharp yellow eyes where circling around the room of weapons.

Slumping slowly behind her was a horrid sight. The figure was tall and was very muscly with a large firm build. A man. He was dressed in old dirtied clothes full of rips and had little hair on his head, the hair that did remain was greasy and silver.
But the thing that made this man such a horrible sight was the fact that he was... dead. The green decayed skin of his face was slowly beginning to peel off, some only just hanging on my a thread of skin, while the skin on his feet had and was currently being dragged along the floor behind him. His eyes matched those of his owner, a deep shocking yellow. The only thing missing, except from large amounts of skin and the fully working pupils of the eyes where the look of hunger and the screaming about being hungry. He just stood there, lifeless yet still moving.

"Hehehehehe~"
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Translations:
~ = Singing or in sing-song voice.
O (e.g. NoOpe) = Raising in the voice.
aaa (e.g. Aaaa) = Drawn out sound.

*seeing this sight only made Valora more tense, her dark green eyes flashing dangerously as she looked at the yellow eyed ones. they were off putting, but she had seen worse than the grotesque creature standing behind the woman*

what are your names?

*Valora hadn't moved from her battle stance, but she wasn't one to be quick with her blades and attack outright. she wanted information first*

and what is that creature behind you? a reanimated corps perhaps?

*she didn't like the situation one bit...not that the fight, should it come to that, would be all that challenging at first glance...but she didn't want to test that theory*

Yellow eyes finally came to rest on the redhead that was talking to her.
With a large grin Lyssum took a wild step forward, ignoring the woman. Before the woman spoke again the vampires eye was caught by a new weapon that lay on the floor, she looked down at the now remembered the item she hand in her hands.

"Hehehehe~ No wonDer she be tense Lyssum, tense shee is!" She mumbled to herself while she looked at the others fighting stance. "You haaven't the rIght weapon, nope, you doon't." She shook her head, wild white hair flying all around.

She dropped the axe from her hands and it hit the floor hard, now sticking out from the floors concrete surface and skipped around in a circle picking up a shorter shiny sword from the floor.

"Now shhe won't be scAred~" She nodded in confirmation. Skipping up to the woman Lyssum help out a bloodied hand, not caring how tense she was or the fact she could be attacked by doing so.

"I am Lyssum, I am, yUp!~ aaannnnd this," She pointed over her shoulder, "Is... umm... JACK! He is jaaack! Jackjack hehehehehaha! He is mY 'reanimated corpse' hehehe. He is helping mee~"

*Valora eased up a tiny bit, only sheathing one blade as she shook the strange vampire's hands. many would be disgusted at shaking a bloody hand, but Valora couldn't care less. she had enough stain her hand already any way*

i see...My name is Valora Morgenstern...i've just arrived here.*raises an eyebrow at 'jack'* that's quite impressive....how long has he been reanimated? the longest corps i've seen animated was about two days before it fell apart.

*Valora was still on high alert, her eyes never leaving the pair as she let go of Lyssum's hand. unable to stop herself, as she hadn't fed in a very long time now, she raised her bloody hand, and licked it clean, eyes flashing deep red for a second before going back to green*

Vashka came sneaking out the room for some training. She remembered the last time she trained. She was fighting ( actually Noirael is ) to protect lady Veronikale from the exorcist. He wielded a twin axe modified with a whip and a rapier ,which now she recalls as the thin long stick she used as a hanger. Hmm... now I wonder where the blades gone ?

"HeloooOoo... Anybody here ? " She peeked.

There are two persons inside. She recalls the fun loving chose Regent, Lyssum but the other one... umm.. not so much. Well, it's better to know her! Vashka smiled and entered the room.

" Hello~ " She giggled. " I want to train too! " she smiled. She might be small and rusty but she thinks she still got some skills.

swiftly withdrew her blade that she'd just sheathed and pointed it at the newcomer in between their eyes and then looked over at them, while still keeping Lyssum in her rage of sight, making sure neither could move without her knowing about it, as her training had drilled into her

she was getting annoyed at people randomly appearing around her.

who're you?

she was never one to like new people

Lyssum looked around the room at the happy newcomer. She haden't met with her personally yet, but she knew of her... or him from the Elders on the day she arrived. She looked sweet and eagure to train. Lyssum giggled.

"Hehehehe, Heello little Vash, Vaaash is liTtle, yup~!" She looked back to Valora grinning.
"Impressive! Impressive it is, yuup! Jaaack has been here for a weeek, but don't tell!" She ducked her head and looked up at the redhead through her bangs with a finger help tight over her lips.
"Giacinto no knows! Hehehehaha!"

Lyssum skipped over to the little newcomer and help out her bloodied hand, just as she did to the redhead only moments ago, jack following behind her as she moved.

"Lyssum gets to meeet you now! Hello! Heheheh~"

" Vashka is not little! A bit but... " she fidgets. " Noir is taller than you! " She boast him like he is some sort of her big brother.

"Jack ? " Vashka wondered. After a while she has just noticed that the floor, the dead corpses , the weapons, are all there. Scary dripping blood are there and starts to soak into Vashka's shoes. " Ah... wow... " she commented flatly.

She looked at the girl she didn't know. She smiled sweetly and shook her hand. " Nice to meet you, I'm Vashka. Vashka Facade! I'm here to train Want to be my training partner ? " She giggled.

looking at vashak, she knew that the child meant no true harm other than to train, so she withdrew her blade from Vashka's face.

.....perhaps in a minute......

looking back at Lyssum, she felt her stomach wrench, epecially at see the blood....she hadn't fed in so long.....it was getting painful. her last mission before she came to the mansion didn't allow her a moment to hunt and feed...she couldn't stop her eyes flashing red with need for blood, and swiftly looked away from the pair, turning her back on them and hunching forwards a little.

come on...you have better control than this....even if it has been nearly a week without feeding...

she felt her fang protrude from her mouth, but forced them to retract again and tried to control her urges

"Hmm.... Lyssum is noot here for training~ hehehehe! Lyssum heRe for sword, yuup! Niceandshinyandnice! But," She paused for a dramatic effect as she help up the short shiny sword and twisted the blade, making light reflect off the metal surface creating a bright light.

"It is shiny too, look! hehehe~" She help the blade up quickly to Vashkas face before swinging it dangerously around in the air towards Valora.

"But Valora may, Valora has weapon too hahahaha! Lots of fuun~ Weeeeeeee~" In a blink of an eye the blade had stopped just beside Valora's head. Lyssum blinked up at her innocently, her yellow eyes full of delight.

This will be fuun~ Fight, fight, fight~ Lotsa blood hehehe~.... Don't let them see mess in the corner, no, no, can't do that!

"WAAAHH!" Vashka screamed in excitement. She likes how Lyssum handles the blades. So... cool and MANLY!

"Vashka will choose a weapon too! " she giggled. She only knows fencing from Master Raphael but it seems so fun to join.

She took a Rapier, shorter than usual but it fits her well. She remembered all the trainings she has done with everybody on the Eliael's house and numbered 4 out of a thousand servants so she is sure of her ability...ish...

" Waaahh!!!" She swooshes the rapier around randomlly but in a certain order. " Wah~ not bad! " She giggled.

Valora raised an eyebrow, a bit non-plused by the pair....she shrugged it off and decided to put her daggers away in fvaour of picking up a rapier. she would quite happily challenge the little one.

i will train with you then.....if you so desire Valora said cooly, holding the rapier with practiced ease and already in the correct stance and with a slight gleam in her cold green eyes.

begin whenever you're ready little miss

After found her training partner for the day. Vashka was a bit ready for the practice. She looked at her partner put away her daggers for a rapier, she felt really happy being challenged.

"Oh! I'd love to~ <3" Vashka exclaimed in joy.

" But wait!!! I have to prepare my thought! " She smiled. Slowly she closed her eyes, imagining the scenery he once loved. Her family, her precious friends, the taste of her own blood and the sweet smell of the opponents'. Trying to control her flow one second at a time, forgetting her cheerful side and opening a new page for her true self to appear.

She opened her eyes a few minutes after. Her eyes are calmer than usual. she give a little gentle smile instead of a large grin on the face. He took her rapier firmly and listens to the partner's movement.

Fighting and dancing are the same. You need a partner, a start and an ending.



Remembering to her previous master's words. She begin her training.

'I'm ready..." She smiled firmly.

Valora's face was blank and calm, her eyes sharp as she calmed her breathing, no emotion apparent in her face as she easily fell into the corrects stance.

without waiting a moment longer, she lunged forwards, her movements lighting fast and accurate

She's fast! In a blink of an eye she could see her behind her. her movement was faster than what Vashka has expected but then her blows are weaker than what Vashka expected.

Vashka then used her old fencing technique to reply the blows, her movements were slightly slower, but more accurate and heavy than the other girl. Vashka's stance itself have different move compared to fencing. It was more combined with ballet than any other styles.

she chuckled, now having finished testing the waters, she upped her game and began putting wait and added accuracy to her attacks, but it was barely any more, keeping the speed just about as she parried attacks and kept her footwork going as she moved, her centuries of training shining through

Woah! Very Very good! Maybe she's better than me! She admires her movements and all. Vashka tried to defend herself but she might be a little bit too weak for that.

Looks like I have to do this...

She suddenly closes her eyes. Focusing only to her hands. She know she couldn't win if she keeps on attacking like this. Her specialty was not in the attacks so... Maybe it'll work.

she noticed a slight change and was cautious, but maintained her level of attack, putting pressure on Vashka to keep her distracted a little

She kept closing her eyes and having a blank expression. Sometimes, she blocked Valora's attacks and sometimes just dodge them. She was presred but didn't feel pressured at all.

A line of defence.That's what master Raphael always teaches both of them. She got hit a little, but that is fine for her. She's not that good.

she began adding flourishes to her attacks an dpushing Vashka back, hoping to corner the girl. and her eyes began glinting red.

she was nearing blodlust

((OOC: Ahh! I am so sorry for being away so long! I hope you don't mind if I jump back in ))

Both Lyssum's and 'Jackjack's' piercing yellow eyes darted wildly as the two girls in front of them flashed by again and again exchanging blows.

They are very goood fighters, good good fighters, they are... Would be good in a war.

Normally her thoughts would not stray to fighting and wars, but she had learnt to always keep her guard up and when you have an advantage to take it. Tilting her head as she watched she took a step backwards before plopping her bottom down onto the floor in order to watch more.

"Hehehehehehe~"

Her eyes narrowed slightly as Vashka took a small hit and even more as her opponents eyes brightened in a familiar sense of blood-lust. She would normally enjoy watching a show like this, the blood and the blood-lust.

Buuuut... Gia wIll seee the mess!~ Nope nope. Can't happen~

If she had to she would stop the fight before it got too far, but if it did, they where very lucky they had the covens medic around.

Seeing she had no chance of attacking. She just went defensing herself. Sheltering herself like a little turtle she is. She has no intention of giving an all-out n a battle, it would be bad. Soon, she began to notice Valora's bloodlust.

Does she need to eat ? Well... I don't mind with that... I'm a good giver! yes I am!

But then, she didn't want to just give her blood. She thought up an excuse. One of Valora's attacks directly hit her arm by "mistake" . of course, Vashka was bleeding a bit.

It's a bit hurt, but it's usual for her to feel that way. "Ah~ It hurts... "