open Night Creatures {RP}

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

OOC Thread: http://mlpforums.com/topic/58052-night-creatures/

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The world is a different one to the one you know, or think you know. As you walk the corridors of your high school, what do you really know about your classmates, your teachers? Could they be hiding a secret? Don't be so sure that they're not; this particular secret is one that if you are a human, you are never going to be allowed to find it out. Vampires and werewolves are not just a legend, they are real. They are all around you. Your best friend could be one, and so could your boyf. Your favourite teacher could be one, and so could the woman who drives your school bus. Unless you know what to look for, you wouldn't ever know. They are so good at hiding themselves amongst humans, as well as interacting with and preying on them. They've had centuries of practice, after all. Both the vampire and werewolf races have good reasons for doing so. For one, there are hunters who back in the past, hunted them down and killed them. For another, it's all about the thrill of the chase. After all, what would be the fun of hunting if the prey was aware that it was being hunted? Some of the creatures of the night actively seek out humans to toy with, to play with their hearts, to lead them on to believe that they are in love. It's all part of the thrill; to trick the humans, and also to enjoy their companionship while hugging the all important secret to themselves. It is for that reason that they attend schools and pass themselves off as humans.

The vampires and werewolves are not friendly. They have been waging a war against each other accross the centuries, a war that's been ongoing for so long that no-one can remember how and why it started. All they know is that they hate each other, and never mix. Both species run in different gangs, and make different friends, but they stick to their own. The werewolves mainly prey on wild game and livestock, as killing humans attracts unwanted attention. The vampires feed from the humans, but can do so without killing them. They merely trance their prey so that they may have a strange gap in their memory, but do not remember the attack where a blood meal was taken from their veins. Some will attend school and mix with humans; others will shun such activities as pointless and instead, hang around the school in their various groups. Werewolves tend to form packs, whereas vampires are more solitary. But one thing is certain; neither tends as a whole to see humans as equals. For one thing, it's hard to see your dinner as being a friend. For another, terrible punishments are visited on those who fraternise with humans; especially those who fall in love with them. Using humans is considered to be fine, tho; and of course, there are those rare night creatures who, despite the risk, may grow fond of humans. But the penalties are too harsh for these night creatures to forget themselves easily.

Things are changing. The Old Order of vampires has run the show for as long as anyone can remember; however, their influence is weakening. Some of the oldest vampires are refusing to follow the old rules any more, and wish to do as they want. The younger ones are more numourous now, and are rebelling against the old fashioned rules and regulations that the Old Order lays down. Some have banded together and formed a New Order; a group that is set apart from other vampires due to the fact that they firstly allow werewolves to join; and second, they feel that the only way to deal with the humans is to persuade them to join. If they agree, they are changed; sometimes, against their will. If they refuse, they are killed. The killings are done in secret, but the bodies are displayed openly, and the humans are beginning to realise that something terrible is going on. The police however are baffled by the killings; there are no marks on the bodies, save two tiny marks like pin pricks on the throats, and no indication of what killed them, save that the all the blood has been drained out. There also might well be a New Order member or two on the police force, to falsify evidence and mislead his or her collegues.

 

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Last night...

A young girl walked down a dark street. She knew that it wasn't safe to do so, had been told umpteen times by her parents and by others that she should never take such a risk with her safety. But she had been inside the club til it closed at four am, and she had been so caught up in the fun as she danced with her friends that she had forgotten to put aside money for a cab for the journey home. Still, the walk back was not far, and altho her feet hurt in her new kitten heels that she'd bought especially for this night out, she was sure that she'd make it back. Many young girls have this mentality; the thought that, "It won't happen to me." It wouldn't happen; the monster would not strike, she would make it back home unharmed with only an early morning at school the next day to worry about. As she walked down the street, her eyes fixated on a dark bundle lying accross the pavement. She at first thought that it was a rubbish bag, then, as she got closer, she thought it a shapeless bundle of old clothes. It was neither. The girl stopped dead, her mouth opening in a scream of horror as she saw that what lay accross the pathway was the body of a girl, who lay too still to be merely asleep or passed out. Her face had the paleness of death upon it; there was no mark upon her visible to show how she had died. The young girl could not do anything; she backed away, stumbling on her heels, screaming over and over, until running footsteps signified that someone at least had heard her and was running to her aid.
 

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Next day...

Dolph Blake groaned as his alarm went off. School again; he thought briefly about not going, but gave up on that thought. After all, there was very little to do in the town, and especially in the collection of trailers where his pack had made their home. The locals tended to avoid this area, calling it a commune of weirdos and welfare scroungers, which was just how the werewolf pack liked it. No-one had the authority to move them, and no-one would try, anyway. He sat up in bed, pushing a hand thru his hair, which stuck up haphazardly in spikes. Dolph attempted to brush it flat, abandoned the task as being useless, and got out of bed. About half an hour later, he was walking towards the school. He knew he was early, but prefered to make the journey at this time, avoiding the vampires for one thing, and the teeming crowds of humans for another. He had already hunted the night before; still, he might be able to fit in another hunt at lunchtime. It depended on whether or not he'd be able to get out of the school unseen. If there had been another murder, there'd be a security clampdown on the school and no student would be allowed to leave the grounds at all. Dolph thought it was stupid, what this new group were doing; sooner or later, it would come to the ears of the Old Order, or even a hunter, and then all hell would break loose.

Edited April 26, 2013 by Pripyat Pony

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

(The fact that no-one else has posted yet worries me.)

 

Mack woke up slowly, yawning and stretching as he got up. This would seem perfectly normal to most people if he wasn't also changing forms from wolf to man. Not that he cared much about keeping his secret hidden. Even if someone happened to see him change, which they shouldn't considering he was in his bedroom, he would just make sure they were killed and any evidence destroyed. It simply wasn't in his nature to take things any more seriously than that. He quickly dressed and headed to school, careful not to wake his father, who was probably sleeping off a hangover.

 

Honestly he wasn't sure why he even bothered going to school anymore. He had learned everything important the human school could teach him, but for some reason he felt compelled to keep going. Maybe it had something to do with the abundance of attractive female students, and the fact that he had little trouble bedding them. If there was one good thing about humans, it was that they put out year round, not just during heat. Or maybe he kept going because of the numerous opportunities to prove himself physical superior to the soft, weak human students. He quite enjoyed football, wrestling, and general fistfights. Really there were quite a few reasons when he thought about it. At any rate, he continued to go. In fact, just as he had finished this train of thought he arrived at the school, although he was still quite a bit early.

[HeavyRain 45]

It was a bright sunny morning Sereluna got up and stretched it was his time to go do some exploring he found humans as something to appease his curiosity he put on his normal clothes and grabbed his sun glasses before heading Outside he could see the humans walking around and doing whatever they do he enrolled himself at a human high school to better learn about the human society and to maybe find out about potential meals for later when he needs a quick bite he arrived at the high school and he could see humans running around talking to each other he looked at his watch and he was quite early so he decided to get a better look around the school grounds.

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

Dolph walked to school with his half sister Tala, who also lived in the trailer park along with her best friend Ayame. He had hunted the previous night; the nearby forest was full of game, from rabbits to deer. The trailer park had a bad reputation which kept humans away as a general rule, which suited Dolph perfectly. He disliked the humans, especially the ones at the school. There were the various cliques; the jocks, the cheerleaders... all were pointless and liked to make fun of unusual names, particularly the names of the werewolf pack. If they only knew...

 

Flynn went to the school only when he could be bothered. He had had a late night, but decided to attend anyway. Human girls were so silly and naive, sometimes good to play with; he might find another to spend the night with, one more receptive than the one he'd kept company with before. Of course, she didn't know this; she had a space missing from her memory where he'd fed from her. She hadn't proved a suitable fledgeling so he'd cast her off.

[aRegularPony 306]

The alarm went off. Not that it mattered. Topaz had been awake for an hour already, making breakfast (Which consisted mainly of candy.). He got dressed, then grabbed his bag and an abnormally large lollipop. Then, he skipped out the door, humming a playful tune. The sun was shining, which, to a normal person would be great, but to Topaz it was just a nuisance. He never understood why humans like it so much. After switching to another, equally as happy, tune to hum, he had arrived at school. Then, he realized he was hungry, and starting sucking on the lollipop he had retrieved from home. He was somewhat early, though people were still rushing around. It was kind of funny, seeing how oblivious everyone was of the creatures that were active in the night. He cheerfully skipped into the school.

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

Flynn felt lonely, which was usual for vampires who'd lived as long as he had. He cast his eyes over the female students, wondering if any of them would be suitable for a fledgeling. He did have a few friends, like Topaz who'd stopped his aging at thirteen. Humans often thought it strange that he would be conversing with a kid, but he didn't care what they thought. They knew nothing, anyway.

[HeavyRain 45]

As Sereluna observed the humans coming and going out of the school he could feel the price for his immortality he has seen his friends either die off due to werewolf attacks or got killed by who they thought were their friends. Sereluna wished for to have friends of his own but he was the only vampire that he knew around but just maybe one day he might find some friends 

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

As Dolph walked into the school, he could hear the cheerleaders discussing the murder in excited, gossipy tones. He felt disgusted, turning to his sister.

 

"What is wrong with these girls?" he muttered. "Why do they just gossip about this, when it could be them next?"

 

Tala shrugged. "They're just stupid humans," she replied. "I wonder if Mack is anywhere about?"

 

@@Alex Kennedy,

[aRegularPony 306]

"Hi Flynn!" Topaz ran up behind the vampire. He looked up at him, then spoke is a half mocking, half sympathetic voice. "Aww... Is Flynn lonely?" He stifled a giggle at that, though it seemed so out of place. Topaz believed that Flynn had made a mistake in joining the New Order, especially since Flynn disliked werewolves. He hated that he couldn't bring it up because of the risk of someone overhearing. "So, see anyone you like?" Of course, to a human, this would seem normal. Really though, he was talking about possible fledglings.

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

@@aRegularPony,

 

"At the moment, nothing," Flynn replied, guardedly. He too wondered sometimes if joining the New Order had been a mistake; but he was so sick of the old fashioned rules and regulations of the Old Order so at the time, it had seemed a good idea. But he did hate werewolves, so always tried to avoid them whenever possible.

 

"I'll have to take a look around," he continued. "See if there's anyone who might be persuaded. If they change their mind, of course, I'll just wipe theirs."

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

@@Pripyat Pony,

 

Aimlessly wandering the halls before class, Mack picked up a scent that caught his attention. "Faol", he muttered under his breath. Someone else with the gift of the wolf, someone familiar. Following the scent, he found Dolph and his sister near the school's entrance. He headed over and nodded in greeting. 

 

"Hey. I take it you guys heard about last night? Things are getting pretty crazy around here. There's something big coming, I can smell it."

[rolle 320]

Grek noticed the sun rising as he looked at the clock on the wall ¨...I'm gonna be late, not that its the first time but i gotta go so better pack my bags¨ he swiftly moved down and took his already packed bag and left his home that was in a hidden alley near the schools streets ¨better hide my scent too... Dont want any suspicious to come¨ he said as he took some of this weird formed gas cointainer he had bought to hide his scent, as he neared the school he thought about something, something important that he heard long ago, it was about an order but he didnt care for either...He was a free werewolf man. He entered the school and silently walked getting what he needed from the 'gossipers' as he called them, mostly because they gossiped so much but not only cheerleaders gossiped ofcourse, well he shouldnt mind them anyways, it was just something about a murder. Nothing too important for him.