Closed [Sunberth] Stalking the Bats (Michaela Abendroth)

[Avii]

Timestamp: 12th Day of Spring, 513 AV Something Avii wanted to do so very badly was to explore Sunberth and its internal secrets. Sadly, the day she had arrived within Sunberth’s city limits she had become overwrought with fatigue and famine that she quickly plunged into locating her kill, finished eating her newly caught meal, and dove into a long slumber just as soon as the near sparks of sunrise were showing above the daft buildings, all of which were abandoned and broken, shattered beyond repair. Avii had started today by waking up inside of a large, rotted log that had fallen to the ground more than a few years ago. She knew not how she wound up where she was, but latently patted herself on the back for knowing a safe place to sleep unguarded… of sorts. The sky was dull, the sun starting to reside off in the distance, failing to keep its vibrant rays above surface as it slowly sunk below sea level. Avii wanted nothing more than to observe the habits of the people of Sunberth. She knew that this city had been known for being uncontrollable, rogue since the longest of time. She knew that thieves, bandits and high-class criminals loitered the alleys of which were tainted with years of dried blood. She knew that murderers, drunks, cheats and arsonists walked secretly among all the others throughout the city, of which had been collapsing from the years of misuse. She knew all of this, and yet, for some reason oblivious to her, she was curious, intrigued even to venture off her secluded branch and take on the danger. So she did just that, grabbing her backpack, as it previous laid accompanying by her side. Avii hastily crawled out of the tight log, of which was covered in moss, algae and scat. Out of the temporary shelter, Avii then began to search through her large backpack, overflowing with utensils and necessary equipment. She tried to search for her dark cloak, but gave up when her searches failed. Oh yeah, Avii thought to herself, embarrassed at her arrogant actions. She reached up to fid that she was indeed wearing her black cloak as realised. From the previous night she needed more coverage when hunting for her prey, and had forgotten to take it off. It had proved more useful that just a simple disguise when Avii grew too tired to reach in her backpack and cover herself with her winter blanket. It had also provided as a sheild against the hail-like pour of rain that cascaded from the night’s sky. I knew that, she gushed, feeling her face heat up. To distract herself, she separated her wings that had been folded behind her back, and took off into the orange inferno that represented itself as the temporary sky. ______________________________________ Arriving in Sunberth proved to be much easier than Avii had first assumed. There was no need to escape into bushes or to hide until guards had passed. Sunberth’s rumours about a chaotic little town without much supervision were true. True, was the gossip about how this lowly town had erupted in a bonfire of riots, too many to count. And now, Avii was about to be waist deep in it as she slipped through an alley way, unnoticed. Her back was arched, trying not to be seen as she slid over to the right side, concealing herself with the mask of a crate, from a weary eye of an old sailer. The sailor was tall and had unkempt hair, fading grey from it’s original brunette tone. His eyes were a crystal blue that spoke of many sea adventures. He had a scraggly beard that was much to Avii’s knowledge, the proper look of a sailor. Next to this man was a stand and another gentlemen. Traders. This town was known for its trading as well as its smuggling, riots, violence… and mobs. Avii continued to stay hidden, taking in her surroundings and observing the people kept within their limits. She caught sight of two elderly women walking past, wearing black veils, their eyes darkened with fear, their lips not parting to be engaged in a friendly conversation. From the rumours Avii had heard, friendly conversation wasn’t untrustworthy. Everyone was, and if you let your guard down for a split second, you could become one with the walls… blood dried to a pulp. This interested Avii and her darker side. Another woman came drifting down the walkway, staggering slightly behind the two elder women whom remained expressionless and still non-verbal. The thing that struck Avii’s attention the most where her eyes and the shade or colour they were. They were a strange yellow. Similar to hers.

[Michaela Abendroth]

((you might want to put the thread as closed, unless you want others to join it and just so you can fix your last sentence my character is a girl not a boy))

Michaela looked around and she seemed pretty happy. She was mimicking the movement of the couple of elderly that was walking in front of her. She was looking for a weak person, or somethin for her next meal. She was used to not having to eat for days and when she did it didn't matter what it was it just had to be in her system. Michaela seen a color out of the corner of her eye, it looks almost like a reflection, no it couldn't be, another Zith in Sunberth? Michaela wrapped her wings closer around her ... she walked slowly passed the other Zith and when she was out of sight, she turned around and started to walk back. She nodded at the other Zith, as to let her know to follow her, Michaela kept walking down the darker alleyway and waited down a side turn and waited to see if she would follow. It was not safe for any race to be here, and ours you had to be extra careful here. And I wanted to fill her in with stuff as much as I could and maybe we could help each other out.

[Avii]

[OCC= Haha! The last sentence was a typo. It is suppose to say “her” not “he”. Either way, “he” makes no sense in the sentence, and I had specified that you were a woman walking. Don’t worry, I know that you aren’t transgender. And I will mark it as closed as well.] The lady with the distinctive yellow eyes seemed to be searching, but searching for what exactly was still yet to be figured out. Her figure was astonishing and the way she walked made Avii think that she was apart of the couple Avii had just seen pass, but only trailing behind them as though a servant. When the woman who’s appearance seemed to tamper with the aspects of other Zith had walked by, Avii’s tense position relaxed. She wanted to get acquainted with Sunberth before being caught as an outsider, and by sitting behind an old crate wasn’t obvious enough, then Avii didn’t know what was. She wanted to observe her surroundings and learn how to fit in whilst she was concealed behind a crate before being threatened with the dangers of a place such as the one she was just met with. Avii didn’t understand why she was so interested and yet so intrigued by the concept of danger. Why to come to Sunberth was beyond her knowledge. Suppose she was just looking for adventure? Suppose that she had a hankering for learning some tactics on a specific topic and didn’t know it yet? Perhaps she just wanted to get away from Zeltiva. Avii’s mental thoughts were quickly interrupted when the woman with conspicuous eyes came back and stopped in the middle of the alley way. She looked in Avii’s direction and nodded at her. Avii’s heart beat sped up when she was met with a piercing stare of glinting yellow eyes. Her eyes told of peace and friendship, but in a location such as this wasn’t to be fiddled with, and Avii was not going to be played. But perhaps this woman was indeed a Zith? Perhaps they could befriend one another. But perhaps she could be a well-known fraud as well. There was only one way to find out. Avii lifted up her cloak’s hood and lowered her gaze after checking to see if the woman was the only one who had noticed Avii’s presence. When the coast was clear, she stood up from her crouched position behind the crate and walked to the mouth of the alley way. She was determined to stand her guard while investigating this stranger’s aura, which was of racial nature already included within her blood; to be observant and determined. So as she scampered along the rocky road of Sunberth’s alley ways, she kept her gaze low and her facial expression fierce as she caught sight with her previous greeter again and started to approach her.

[Michaela Abendroth]

Michaela could hear the other Zith following her. She didn't even need to turn around to know that her planned had worked and that she was being followed. Just like the plan had been. Michaela then turned down a dead end curve in the alleyway. This is where they would talk. Michaela continued down the alleyway towards the wall at the end, and awaited to be followed. She wanted to talk to his other Zith and maybe they could be great friends.

Well here goes nothing, she thought to herself and waited for the other Zith to come to her.

[Avii]

Once Avii had come close to approaching the unique female, she had pivoted on her heel and had turned in the opposite direction. Avii was stunned at her initial movement, confused as to why this lady had lured Avii near only to turn and walk away. But Avii didn’t question or argue her thoughts. Curiosity was blistering within her as she followed briskly behind. Suddenly the woman cut to the right, leading herself and her follower, who was in this case Avii, down an amorous alleyway, a large brick wall at the end. Avii’s barrier went up when she saw this. Was she being tricked? Was she being played with? Was she being corner as though bait for some reason? Anger simmered to the top of her head, steaming out her ears. How could she have been so gullible? It’s as though she is a child and the man in the car who claimed to have candy just kidnapped her. Whether she had the higher ground of turning and running back the way she came or not, the two women were alone and Avii was vulnerable. Avii’s stance became one of defence, the gears of battle plans churning within her head. Avii’s cloak’s hood had fallen, revealing her charcoal black hair, hopefully giving Avii the appearance of a more sinister threat. Whatever the stranger was going to do next, Avii would be ready for it, and she hoped with all her might that it wouldn’t get violent, or else someone else’s internal fluids would be spewed on ever wall in every direction.

[Michaela Abendroth]

Michaela could see that Avii was now getting defensive ... why would she be getting defensive? Michaela wasn't even in a defensive state and if she wanted to have killed or hurt her she would have done so already ... Michaela started to laugh quietly but made sure to keep it to herself so the other Zith wouldn't hear you.

"Silly Zith, you think that I brought you here to kill or attack you? Seriously? Look around, I brought you down here so that no one would see us. It's dark down here and people usually won't come down here because they know that it is dark and a dead end. Clearly you are fairly new to this city or you would know what I was doing. I know that you trusted me or you wouldn't have followed me down here, but really now all being defensive and what not? Are you trying to be stupid? I could take you out just like that ,but you are a Zith and I am a Zith and I respect you but know if you try to cross me or get me into trouble then it will be the end of you." Michaela said in a low growl, she was not impressed with the way this other Zith was acting. Michaela had shown no hostel or threatening movements.

[Avii]

The strange woman's vocal chords constricted from what Avii could see and she knew instantly that she must have been laughing, but trying to keep it to herself. The lady said something to Avii, some of which Avii caught, but knowing only basic conversation in common, she didn't get everything. What she did make out burned inside Avii. Silly Zith? Clearly she would be new or else she would know what she was doing? Suberth is a place of suprises. There is danger round every corner. You have to keep your guard up where ever you go, there is no telling what this stranger could have brought her into this alley way for. "You brought me to a dark place. You think I won't be defensive?" Avii shook her head in a disappointed way. "That's not how I act." The other harsh words the woman spoke of made Avii's eyes flare. She felt the red rise up into her irises. She felt the heat as they ignited within her cornea. She could take her out just like that? That is fairly irrationable and very unreasonable. Avii had trained herself to be well toned and endurable. She had killed so many people out of pure rage than for just food. If she was provoked, blood would be shed and it wouldn't be from her. "Is that a threat?" Avii spat, backing up slightly, feeling her 'other side' well up inside of her. She wasn't going to be played with by what appeared to be an elder. She wasn't going to be shown the ropes of combat if a battle broke out between them. Avii was an avid flyer and knew her strength and speed. If anything went wrong she was sure to leave this stranger behind in the dirt. But she didn't want a war to erupt. She didn't know who this being was. She didn't know what her strengths were and what her weaknesses are. She would have to wait for answers before making a conclusion of action.

[Michaela Abendroth]

Who was this other Zith thinking that she was.

"What I meant was that you are reacting quickly and assuming. You must have trusted me seeing as how you followed me willingly." I said to her. "I do not want a fight to break out, I am just saying it how it is. Saying it as how it seem to me and what you did seemed a little childish that is all. I know how dangerous Sunberth is and I know the warning but trust me, as long as you are with me, no danger will come to you." I said to her with a smile.

"Now the reason I brought you down here was so we can talk in private, no stupid person is going to come down here when it is completely dark and a dead end, and if they do they will see two very big Zith which will make them leave right away. Do you now see why I brought you to here?"

[Avii]

Avii curled and uncurled her fists, trying her best to tame Violentia, for she was near the rim, excited to be apart of the action. No, Avii thought to her sternly. Let's hear what she has to say. The other woman, which was clearly a Zith by this point in time, relaxed her posture and lifted her eyes so that they spoke peace. She told Avii that she meant no harm and that Avii made her choice to follow her to this dark alleyway that they were presently standing in. Childish. That word stood out to Avii among all the other rubbish that flowed past her brain. Childish? Was this stranger calling Avii childish? By what terms did she have the knowledge and authority to suspect Avii of being childish? "Now the reason I brought you down here..." The Zith trailed off, sending her words of adultery past Avii's comprehension. Whether someone does come down here, one could not simply state that these two women were Ziths or not. It was dark, the shadows consuming any evidence of their appearance. Their furry bodies would be dulled and thought of as a pale complexion. These woman’s words were both confusing and mature at the same time and Avii didn’t understand it. “Do you see why I brought you to here?” The elder Zith spoke, using a tone as though she were speaking to a child. Avii frowned, but continued to maintain her control over her emotions. “No. I don’t know why.” Avii’s lack of intelligence on the common language was somehow limiting tonight and Avii hated it. She didn’t want to seem like an incompetent fool when talking to some such as the woman in front of her. Avii continued to take small steps back, hiding her motions as inconspicuously as she could. She didn’t trust anyone, and the only reason she had followed this Zith was to see who she was and where she was going. She didn’t know it would turn out like this- stopping herself to a dead halt as she faced a dead end with a stranger and her sinister grin. She should get out of this situation now, but something deep within her told her to stay. Something with more authority than Avii could grasp at the moment. “No, I do not,” Avii continued, eying the other lady with great suspicion.

[Michaela Abendroth]

“I brought you down here to help you. To make sure that you stay alive while you are here. I like to keep close with any Zith that I come across and trust me, Sunberth is not the best place to come too even for a killer Zith. Zith are frowned upon in most places and even though Sunberth doesn’t have any laws or rules about races here, you still get looked down upon, I have been trying to show that our whole race isn’t the same. I know that I do do some killings and I do hunt food here, but I don’t kill just random innocent people like they think I do. I came here to look for the people or thing that killed my parents, as I am not sure which race it was, or if it was a monster or what it is, and I am trying to befriend people to help me with this search and so far any leads that I have had have brought me here.”[/i

Michaela spoke calmly to her, although not sure why she was telling her this, but she thought better to get the truth out then not at all.

[i]“My main life goal right now is to better myself and to find out who killed my parents, so when I do come upon who or what did I will be ready for them or it in any way possible. Does that makes sense to you?" Michaela asked her.