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Jan 28, 2018 23:21:16 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Jan 28, 2018 23:21:16 GMT -5
"Awwww.... Mourning the dead, are we...?"
Antonio, Sorin, and Drusilla's eyes all darted to the recliner in the far corner of the living, where Daniel sat. "Daniel...!" Sorin yelled out, when both Antonio and Drusilla both pulled him back. "That's not Daniel..." Antonio said. The Espelhar stood up, laughing. "Sorin!" It said walking over to the group. "I know I look a little different since the last time you saw me..." It laughed at him. "But never the less, the fear in your heart is such a beautiful thing..."
Drusilla clenched her jaw, as Antonio stood frozen.
"Drusilla... Fulong... You two are still alive!" It clapped, smiling. "The more misery the better!" It walked over to Lei. "Oh... You, Lei Wulong... The super cop... Not so super in my eyes..." It said, taunting Lei. "Especially when you were crouched in the fetal position... crying to your pathetic ancestors..."
The Espelhar spun around. "Speaking of the Lei ancestors! I specifically remember one...." It put a finger to it's lips. "Lei Long! He tried to ironically trap me in a mirror... The blood soaked shoes that trampled him to death proved him to be unsuccessful...."
"What do you want!?" Drusilla yelled out. The Espelhar grinned at her. "You know what I want, better than anyone else here..." It tilted it's head. "I want Claudio Serafino... to myself... forever..."
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Jan 28, 2018 23:40:53 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Jan 28, 2018 23:40:53 GMT -5
When Daniel appeared, Lei immediately initiated his fighting stance, without hesitation. The Demon might have powers, but Lei wasn't going to let this demon slip. Although the demon took the form of Daniel, Lei remained calm. Fulong also remained calm. He didn't know this Daniel kid like everyone else did.
"Drusilla... Fulong... You two are still alive! The more misery the better!"
"Yes, Misery loves company." Fulong said. "But not for long. We're gonna defeat you!"
"Oh... You, Lei Wulong... The super cop... Not so super in my eyes...Especially when you were crouched in the fetal position... crying to your pathetic ancestors..."
"Is this your sad attempt and playing mind games with me?" Lei asked. "Because it's not working."
Fulong was impressed that Lei didn't seemed afraid at all.
"Speaking of the Lei ancestors! I specifically remember one.... Lei Long! He tried to ironically trap me in a mirror... The blood soaked shoes that trampled him to death proved him to be unsuccessful...."
"Yes. I know. I've been told that story a million times by my brother..."
"You know what I want, better than anyone else here... I want Claudio Serafino... to myself... forever..."
"Um, you might want to talk to Sorin about that. Because I'm sorry... but he's taken. You'll have to wait in line like everyone else." Lei said, jokingly. Though mocking the demon might be a good way to die, but Lei had no respect for such a creature. "Also, you gotta' work on your personality, because you know, you might look good, but if you want someone to stick around forever, you must have a good personality."
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Jan 28, 2018 23:57:39 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Jan 28, 2018 23:57:39 GMT -5
The Espelhar laughed at Lei's confidence. He never backed down, The Espelhar loved a challenge. "Aww..." It walked over to Lei. It tilted it's head, and suddenly an image of Zakk was laying on the ground, dead and rotted. "I will bathe in the blood of your children... and I won't think twice about it..." It got close to Lei's face. "You give me such a gloating confidence... I can't wait to wrap my hands around it... And Crush it." It grinned, looking at Sorin. "As for you... brother...." He picked up Sorin off of the ground. Antonio's hands shined bright, as he sent an arrow at the demon.
It raised it's other hand up, sending the arrow at Drusilla, who was sent flying to the wall. She slammed into it, grunting, and falling into the ground. Antonio was dumbfounded, rushing to her aid. "LET MY SON GO!" He yelled out.
"Hmmm... I think that'll be a no." He said, smiling. "And you should know better than to use your exorcist powers on me!" It grinned. "It didn't exactly work out for your mother, now did it?" The Espelhar wrapped it's hand around Sorin's throat. "Now... Claudio..." It said, firming it's grip on Sorin's throat.
"I will kill Zakk. I will kill Elise, Your precious little daughter... I'll kill Anna. I'll kill everyone, in their worst nightmare... And the best part is... they won't even know what's actually happening.... Lei Long sure didn't. Those little followers of mine sure didnt... and what's really messed up...?" He said, looking at Sorin. "Neither will any of you..."
Soon, The Espelhar vanished in a cloud of darkness, with Sorin. Antonio screamed into the void, as Drusilla got up, rubbing her shoulder.
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Jan 29, 2018 0:19:24 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Jan 29, 2018 0:19:24 GMT -5
"I will bathe in the blood of your children... and I won't think twice about it... You give me such a gloating confidence... I can't wait to wrap my hands around it... And Crush it."
"WANREI! LISTEN TO ME! WANREI!" Lei immediately shouted in shock. He suddenly found himself holding his son's corpse, riddled with bullets, in his arms.
"Wulong snap out of it! It's an illusion!"
Fulong then ran and slapped Lei on the the back of the head. Lei then blinked several times, trying to get that image out of his head. He finally snapped back to reality.
"It's what it does, it turns your worst fears against you..."
"Thanks for the tip... Don't just stand there, help me fight him!"
"I don't know martial arts."
"Really? Seriously? You never bothered learning."
"Didn't think it was important."
"And you should know better than to use your exorcist powers on me! It didn't exactly work out for your mother, now did it?"
"Yeah, but a good old fashioned fist-to-fist attack always works!"
Lei quickly ran and leaped to do a flying kick. As Lei did it, he missed the kick, and his foot dove straight into a coat-rack. Lei had to recover from that, getting back into his stance.
"I will kill Zakk. I will kill Elise, Your precious little daughter... I'll kill Anna. I'll kill everyone, in their worst nightmare... And the best part is... they won't even know what's actually happening.... Lei Long sure didn't. Those little followers of mine sure didnt... and what's really messed up...? Neither will any of you..."
"A threat against my loved ones! Hah! You forgot like ten people! Also, I don't know a Zakk. You're a rookie at this, aren't you?" Lei taunted once more. "Plus, taking out the competition won't let you have Claudio... I know this... trust me, people don't like getting their lover killed by their rival."
"Wulong, don't antagonize him! This false bravado thing is going to get you killed!"
As the Espelhar vanished into the void, Lei quickly ran straight into the void without another thought.
"WULONG! DON'T!" Fulong reached out to grab Lei's wrist.
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Jan 29, 2018 13:14:33 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Jan 29, 2018 13:14:33 GMT -5
Sorin gasped, when he immediately sat up. He looked around, "Where am I!?" He was relieved to see he was back in his father's house. His father hugged him tightly, "My son..." He said. Drusilla was sitting on the floor, her head leaned against the wall. She rubbed her aching head.
He turned, to see Lei and Fulong laying on the ground, unconscious.
"None of it was real..." He said. "That... was the strangest mind screw I've ever had..." He said, rubbing his head.
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Jan 29, 2018 13:24:06 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Jan 29, 2018 13:24:06 GMT -5
"None of it was real... That... was the strangest mind screw I've ever had..."
"Yes. It is. Get used to it."
Fulong followed Sorin not too long after, waking up. He quickly stood up and tried to wake Lei up. He wasn't sure what to do.. that was when it hit him.
Fulong ran in the kitchen to grab a glass of water, and splashed it on Lei's face, waking him up instantly. Lei gasped, panicking and looking around. He had to take a few minutes to breathe before he was finally coherent.
"A lot of people died because of me..." was all he could say. "Real or not, that much is the truth..."
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Jan 29, 2018 13:32:08 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Jan 29, 2018 13:32:08 GMT -5
Drusilla got up, still clutching her aching head. "Now you see what we are dealing with... And it doesn't even touch the tip of the iceberg..." She said, weak. Sorin looked at her. "How do you know so much about this...?" He asked. Drusilla knelt down next to him.
"The Espelhar possessed me of my own free will centuries ago..." She said. "I had no idea it would lead to this... I was aware the entire time it inhabited my body..." She said to him.
"So, Daniel is aware...?" Sorin asked, slightly horrified. Drusilla nodded, "Unfortunately, yes. He is...." When Lei mentioned he caused all of those people's deaths, Antonio patted him on the back. "We can only try our hardest. The deaths of those are not your fault.... The demon is clearly using that to hurt you. That is what it wants..."
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Jan 29, 2018 13:41:55 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Jan 29, 2018 13:41:55 GMT -5
"We can only try our hardest. The deaths of those are not your fault.... The demon is clearly using that to hurt you. That is what it wants..." "Yes. Mother died for this. She died so that you and I could live longer lives, and stop this abomination. It was her fate, and she accepted it willingly. You sitting there crying over this is disrespecting her sacrifice! If she didn't die, Big Chin Mao would have killed us both!"
Lei looked at his hands, vividly remembering the blood on them. "Yeah, but I murdered a few people in cold blood! I murdered Big Chin Mao. I murdered my partner..."
"It was all self-defense! Don't get it twisted. Either they die, or you die, and our mother's death is for nothing! Don't let that demon succeed. Didn't you say a minute ago that the demon can't possibly hurt you, well guess what, it did? It won."
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Feb 7, 2018 0:18:17 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Feb 7, 2018 0:18:17 GMT -5
Sorin took a deep breath. This was all so much to take in, "How do we save him..?" He asked her. Drusilla tilted her head, "We have to kill it..." She crossed her arms, while Sorin laid his head down on his father's shoulder. Drusilla faced Lei, taking his hands into hers.
"You have to learn how to become unafraid... If there was ever a time that you needed to deal with emotional baggage, it's now. The demon will use anything to get to you... Eventually, you won't be able to handle it, and you will die... I have seen people literally scared to death by what this thing can do. Don't ever underestimate it, but more importantly, never doubt yourself. Discern what is real, and what is in your head. It could save your life..."
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Feb 7, 2018 0:26:46 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Feb 7, 2018 0:26:46 GMT -5
"You have to learn how to become unafraid... If there was ever a time that you needed to deal with emotional baggage, it's now. The demon will use anything to get to you... Eventually, you won't be able to handle it, and you will die... I have seen people literally scared to death by what this thing can do. Don't ever underestimate it, but more importantly, never doubt yourself. Discern what is real, and what is in your head. It could save your life..."
Lei nodded in understanding. "Looks like I've got some meditating to do. I still have some ghosts that still haunt me." He muttered. "Besides, Jun said that if I had killed Kazuya, she and I would be together." He had a slight chuckle. "Jokes on her... I kind of really don't want a family with her... just... I dunno. Wishful thinking. But I suppose it was my subconscious still pining over her."
"Of course. What will you do now?"
"I suppose I'm going to have to pay mom and dad a visit. Elder brother Fulong, you're coming with."
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Feb 8, 2018 22:07:30 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Feb 8, 2018 22:07:30 GMT -5
Drusilla nodded, when Antonio noticed how dirty the poor girl was. "You can shower here if you'd like... We can find you some clean clothes." He said, flashing a concerned smile. Her eyes lit up at his kindness, and nodded. "I would love that..." She smiled. "Thankyou..." Antonio led Drusilla to the bathroom, where she could clean up.
Sorin walked with Wulong and Fulong to the door. "Take care, you guys... We'll find Claudio, and we'll take care of this menace..." He frowned, concerned for his brother. "Just, watch your backs..." He said. "We never know what's gonna happen..."
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Feb 8, 2018 22:34:23 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Feb 8, 2018 22:34:23 GMT -5
"Just, watch your backs... We never know what's gonna happen..."
Lei and his brother were both shuffled at the door, ready to head out, but Lei had to ask Sorin where he could find Claudio.
"Do you by any chance know where Claudio might be located? He needs to train me... how to... I guess exorcise demons." Lei shrugged. "I mean... like my brother believes that I have the power to do that."
"You do."
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Feb 8, 2018 22:55:09 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Feb 8, 2018 22:55:09 GMT -5
Sorin tilted his head, "I've been talking to him... He gave me his number last time I saw him..." He smirked, "I guess he didn't wanna leave it up to chance to see me again...." He crossed his arms. "We are going to Italy in a few days to meet with him, I guess dad wanted to go back to exorcising demons..." He leaned against the wall. "You could always come with us when your investigations are done..?"
Antonio had returned shortly after, and smiled at the Lei brothers. "Claudio is gonna have a time with this..." He said.
Meanwhile, upstairs, Drusilla peeled off the bloodied, dirty clothes off of herself, and jumped into the shower. The hot water felt nice, as the dirt and blood ran down her body.
"Minerva, grant me wisdom in these dark times..." She muttered.
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Feb 8, 2018 23:04:51 GMT -5
Post by Lei Wulong on Feb 8, 2018 23:04:51 GMT -5
"I've been talking to him... He gave me his number last time I saw him...I guess he didn't wanna leave it up to chance to see me again....We are going to Italy in a few days to meet with him, I guess dad wanted to go back to exorcising demons... You could always come with us when your investigations are done..?"
"Yeah. I'll see about having Interpol transfer me over to Italy. And see about getting that training done. I'll let Pai have our daughter for the time being. And Xianlong can stay with her family, since they're all moving in my apartment, yes?"
Fulong nodded.
"It's settled."
"Claudio is gonna have a time with this..."
"He is. For sure... Thankfully, I'm an old dog who can learn new tricks."
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Feb 8, 2018 23:14:16 GMT -5
Post by Anna Leigh Williams on Feb 8, 2018 23:14:16 GMT -5
Sorin laughed a little, as Antonio patted Lei's shoulder. "I can help you, my friend... This old dog hasn't lost too much ability.." He smiled. Sorin sighed, "We're gonna save Daniel right...?" He asked. Antonio turned to his son, and he nodded. "We will save Daniel... And everything will return to normal..." He said.
Sorin nodded. "Look, I need to go... I can't really tell you where, but it's important...." He said. Sorin knew Anna needed to know. Hell, she might not even believe him... But he could let her be alone, and not know what was happening.
"I'll see you later... Dad, let me know when Claudio gets here..." He said. Antonio nodded, "I will... In the meantime, go rest... A foe such as this requires the upmost energy..."
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