Jaebi Lyckander
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Post by Jaebi Lyckander on Sept 4, 2009 18:13:26 GMT -5
The air was cool against Jaebi's skin as he burst into the courtyard from the far end of the gym. A light outside the door reflected off his shoulders-- he gleamed with a light sheen of fresh perspiration. Cupping his hands around his mouth, Jaebi filled his lungs with air before projecting out into the courtyard, "PROFESSOR HAWK? VINCENT HAWK-- THERE'S AN EMERGENCY!"
The sheer volume of his voice surprised him. Nonetheless he continued on his search, venturing out further as he continued to call the Professor's name.
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Jaebi Lyckander
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Post by Jaebi Lyckander on Sept 4, 2009 18:32:24 GMT -5
It wasn't until a few minutes later that Jaebi had reached the other corner of the courtyard. He yelled up to the sky, hoping the acoustics of yard would carry his voice all the further. Taking a step backward, Jaebi tripped over something with a yelp. His rear hit the grass and his knees remained hooked over the --- whatever it was. He scrambled back a few feet and stared at the object curiously. It was moving, only ever so slightly... or... breathing?
Cautiously, Jaebi crawled back to the thing, prodding it gently with his hands. Recognition suddenly hit him, and he rolled the body over. It was Nina's roommate! Dubhiarr, he remembered. But she was pale--- paler than usual. And there was blood on her neck...
"PROFESSOR HAWK!" he bellowed, cradling the mage's shoulders in one arm, her head resting against his chest.
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Vincent Hawk
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Sept 4, 2009 18:40:06 GMT -5
Vincent had heard the overlapping echoes of the voice from some distance away, and paused to listen, standing still and silent. Another shout rose above the echoes of the others. Someone was calling for him. Shit! What could it be?
He bolted in the direction of the voice, shouting in reply. "Where are you? Who are you?"
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Jaebi Lyckander
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Post by Jaebi Lyckander on Sept 4, 2009 18:43:02 GMT -5
The reply came to Jaebi in an echo. He had to take a moment to decipher it.
Where was he? He whipped his head around to get his bearings. "Southeast corner of the courtyard! The tall grass behind the stone benches!"
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Vincent Hawk
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Sept 4, 2009 18:56:03 GMT -5
Vincent stopped and pieced together the echo that answered him. Southeast... courtyard... long grass... stone benches. Okay. now to get there. He took off again, flashlight help steadily in front of him, praying that whatever was happening, he wasn't too late to help.
A pair of figures came into the beam of his light--he veered aside and skidded to a halt in the long grass to avoid hitting them. A young boy was supporting an older girl on his shoulder, who appeared to be unconscious. A trickle of blood ran down her pale neck and into her long purple hair, from one of two small puncture marks in the skin. He recognized both students by sight and name.
"What happened?" he asked Jaebi, urgency sharpening his voice as he bent to take a closer look at Dubhiarr.
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Jaebi Lyckander
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Post by Jaebi Lyckander on Sept 4, 2009 18:59:09 GMT -5
Jaebi shifted Dubhiarr's weight so that Vincent could better view her injury, explaining all the while.
"Conall woke up, Professor. I told the Healer first and then found Ian and Diana... they're looking for Miss E now, and I was told to find you. That's when--" He indicated Dubhiarr with a nod of his head.
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Sept 4, 2009 19:16:25 GMT -5
Vincent swore a bit more loudly than he had wanted to. Diana was involved?! She was one of the two people in this world he would die for. He tightened his jaw, vowing not to let her get hurt if he could.
He carefully lifted Dubhiarr from Jaebi's shoulders, cradling the girl in his arms like a life-sized doll. "I'll take her to the sick bay. Come with me--I don't want you outside alone on a night like this." He headed quickly toward the door, careful to move Dubhiarr as little as possible.
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Jaebi Lyckander
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Post by Jaebi Lyckander on Sept 4, 2009 19:23:06 GMT -5
"Yes, sir," Jaebi stood as soon as Dubhiarr was taken from him. He started to follow obediently behind the Professor...
And ended up lagging behind. Soft rustling noises reached his ears-- ever a curious being, he could not help but investigate, against every bit of sense in his head roaring GO BACK YOU SPIKY-HAIRED BAFFOON!
The bushes... Where the tall grass blended into them-- that's where he followed the rustling. As he approached he hunkered down, feeling the muscles in his hips and upper back coiling in anticipation. A second later and he pounced, landing in the vegetation and pinning down whatever was lurking there.
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Ariel Hawk
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Post by Ariel Hawk on Sept 4, 2009 19:33:50 GMT -5
Ariel shrieked in fright as she was pinned to the dewy grass. Someone had hold of her shoulders and was leaning heavily on her chest. She squirmed and struggled, trying to draw breath to cry out again.
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Sept 4, 2009 19:35:52 GMT -5
Vincent spun around at the sound of the shriek in the darkness behind him--it hadn't sounded male, and the only female he knew of nearby was unconscious. "What was that?!"
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Jaebi Lyckander
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Post by Jaebi Lyckander on Sept 4, 2009 19:39:05 GMT -5
"Oh!" Jaebi's eyes widened and he lifted himself off of Ariel, taking one of her hands in two of his and pulling her to her feet. He let go with one hand-- the other stayed clasped around hers.
"What are you doing out here?" he asked her in a hoarse whisper. "You need to get inside-- it's not safe."
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Post by Ariel Hawk on Sept 4, 2009 19:42:04 GMT -5
Ariel debated staying quiet, but decided against it. She had been caught. Stepping into the beam of her father's flashlight, she looked up at him and spoke. "Dad, what's going on? I heard people shouting..."
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Sept 4, 2009 19:45:27 GMT -5
Vincent looked at his daughter in surprise laced with fear. "Ariel! Get back inside and into your dorm. Now, young lady! No excuses!"
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Post by Ariel Hawk on Sept 4, 2009 19:49:07 GMT -5
Ariel stood her ground--it was thanks to her father that she had a stubborn streak a mile wide, and she would never let him forget it. "Tell me what's going on first! Please!"
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Sept 4, 2009 19:51:53 GMT -5
"Ariel Christine--" Vincent gritted out through his teeth. "A deranged psychopath of a vampire is loose somewhere in the castle. People are getting hurt! I do NOT want you among the body count! Now go!"
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Jaebi Lyckander
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Post by Jaebi Lyckander on Sept 4, 2009 19:56:40 GMT -5
Jaebi looked from Ariel to her father, hesitant to intrude.
"Sir," he finally interrupted, his gaze on the unconscious mage in the Professor's arms, "Dubhiarr."
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Sept 4, 2009 20:51:25 GMT -5
Vincent drew a slow breath and let it out again, his eyes flitting to the boy. "Yes. Thank you, Jaebi."
He turned his gaze back to his daughter and conceded, "First things first--we need to get Dubhiarr to the sick bay. Then I think the safest thing for you to do, Ariel, would be to come with us. If we run into anything, I'll protect you both. Stay within my arm's reach at all times." He turned and continued on to the sick bay, eyes darting left and right to make sure Ariel and Jaebi were close to him.
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Jaebi Lyckander
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Post by Jaebi Lyckander on Sept 4, 2009 21:01:38 GMT -5
Jaebi's catlike eyesight caught no movement in the deepening darkness as he looked behind them, extending forward the hand that held Ariel's so that she walked between he and Vincent. He strained his ears for any sounds, any at all, that would indicate danger.
Jaebi squeezed Ariel's hand once. Except for their own footsteps, it was silent.
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Sept 4, 2009 22:20:19 GMT -5
Vincent suddenly stopped in his tracks, a critical thought slapping him in the face.
"This girl is a mage," he remembered with a sinking heart. "And a vampire drank her blood... oh, shit. This is worse than I thought."
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Jaebi Lyckander
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Post by Jaebi Lyckander on Sept 4, 2009 22:23:59 GMT -5
Jaebi's eye twitched. Now that he thought about it, he understood Vincent's distress. "Mage blood is hallucinogenic, isn't it? Conall will be tripping bad..."
He winced inwardly, hoping that no one ran into the old vampire in that state. "What happens if..." He stopped himself, then started again. "I mean, is he more dangerous or just less stable if he's drugged?"
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Sept 4, 2009 22:32:31 GMT -5
"I wouldn't have any way of knowing," Vincent answered, moving forward again with a hardened resolve and a quickened pace. "Let's hope none of us have to find out, shall we? I want to get Miss MacNamara to the sick bay and you two to your dorms as quickly and as carefully as possible."
They reached the sick bay quickly; Vincent got Dubhiarr settled into the nearest available cot, tucking the blankets around her and doing a quick check of her vitals. Her breathing was slow, and her heartbeat was faint. That wasn't surprising, as she had obviously lost a significant amount of blood. But they needed to find Ellie as soon as humanly possible.
With his daughter and her friend in tow, Vincent took to the hallways again, making a beeline for the Academy students' dormitories.
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Korlian
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Post by Korlian on Sept 5, 2009 0:30:37 GMT -5
Korlian was heading to the kitchen. He knew, as long as he avoided the patrolling professors, it would be easy to get there and get some food. It was like he had hit his thirteenth birthday and been hungry ever since. He couldn't even sleep right now, he was so hungry.
He saw Professor Hawk and company before they saw him, but their faces told him something was wrong. Very, very wrong. He stood in the hallway, his face concerned. He could claim he heard someone shout in the courtyard, which he had, and wanted to investigate. Everyone expected such behavior from him anyway.
"What's going on?" he asked, grey eyes looking piercingly into Professor Hawk's. There was a maturity to that expression far beyond his apparent thirteen years... one he hoped would make the professor listen to him.
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Sept 5, 2009 0:43:33 GMT -5
Vincent recognized Korlian immediately, but the urgency of the situation overrid any reason to chastise the boy for being out of bed so late. He had probably heard Jaebi shouting in the courtyard and come to investigate.
"There's an emergency," he replied. "A psychopathic vampire is on the loose, and worse, he's completely drugged on a mage's blood. In effect, he's twice as dangerous as usual. You should go back to your dorm immediately, and stay there. We can't risk anyone else getting caught by themselves if he's anywhere around."
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Post by Korlian on Sept 5, 2009 0:51:37 GMT -5
Korlian couldn't help the chuckle that came to his lips. "You know my brother? I'm better. I think coherently. Mostly. If there is a fight in the offing, you can't keep me in my room without killing me."
He wanted to go back and get a knife. He wasn't supposed to keep them, but he had them. Hidden.
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Post by Vincent Hawk on Sept 5, 2009 0:56:16 GMT -5
Vincent regarded the boy irritably. There was no time for this.
"And letting you join in a fight with Conall will get you killed twice as quickly! You're far better off in your dorm. I would forever blame myself if one of you was injured when I could have easily prevented it."
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