I apologize if this isnt a very good story, its in a roleplaying format with a friend ^^;
Name: (very simple name) The Ninth (until his real name is undisclosed.)
Age: Unknown (physical appearence 20)
Height: 6 '4'
weight: 240
eye color: red
Hair color and style: 5 inches long, messy, black
Skin color: tanned
Outfit: A black jacket with three buckles in the front instead of buttons or zippers. A red, skin tight shirt. Black pants with a red dragon design up the left leg. Black boots. One black gauntlet on his right hand that goes up to his shoulder with a series of leather, buckles, and metal. No skin shows up to his shoulder and he is unable to remove the gauntlet at any time.
Personality: Lonely. kind if he trusts you.
Weapon: A broad sword that is made from energy that he holds with his right gauntlet.
Background: Unknown.
Name: Ellia
Age: 23
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 130 lbs
Eye Color: Violet (bright)
Hair:
-Main: Very dirty blond; Straight but curled inward at the ends; Long- down to the lower part of her shoulder blades; has a thin black stripe down the side and next to it, a dark white one.
-Accessories: She usually wears her hair up in a hair tie
~The hair tie is dark bloody-red, and its basically just a long ribbon, where the end dangle down to the tips of her shoulders
Skin Color: Inbetween Tan and Pale; She has freckles on her cheeks, shoulders, upper chest area, and her butt.
Outfit:
-Shoes: Black buckle up boots that go to her knees, as well as stockings a plain black color.
-Lower: Very dark blue shorts with a large black belt with a skull belt buckle.
-Torso: Dark red tanktop, with a black vest and white fluff aroung the neck; the vest neck is long that flips out onto the shoulders (thats the normal design, but the flaps can be played with if desired)
-Arms: Black hand gloves that have the fingers cut out, they also have unessessary buckle and strap on the top, the buckle is silver
-Head: Black collar with very small silver spikes
-Undergarments: Black silky panties and bra with blood-red lining
Personality: Stubborn, Mischievous, Flirty, Playful, Nice and kind if she get to know you, as well as like you
Tattoos: She has a large tattoo on her back of a very detailed black and white skull, and she also has rose vine around her right thigh.
Ability: Able to summon a demon to her beck and call (His name is as simple as Death, and hes that demon i showed you earlier, his main color is black and thoes tips of his.. apendages are red)
Background: Not much to say but, to put it simply she was just a bad girl growing up to know, always stole, not to mention she was good at it. She also well at sneaking and being unseen by others, pickpocketing is as easy as cutting pie for her as well.
Familly: All dead
The ninth ran from roof to roof chasing after something that humans below him couldn't see. The creature he was after ate the humans then disappeared into thin air until it was ready to attack. They were simply called black bloods for their unusual black blood. Their blood was able to poison other creatures or be used as acid, burning though anything it touched, depending on the temperature. Not much was known about the black bloods however, all the ninth knew was that is was his and the other twelve of his kind that could see and kill the black bloods.
There were thirteen chasers in total. None of them knew where they came from, aside from a legend. A 14th chaser called ZERO. Zero had never been seen before however, so he was just a legend. The chasers generally survived by being close to their master, and taking orders, but the ninth was different. He had no master. He hadn't had a master in years. Each chaser had to have a master within 3 days, or they would die.
The ninth spotted his prey, a bat-like creature that landed on a woman and had begun devouring her. The ninth couldn't care less about the humans, all he knew is that he hated the black bloods with every fiber of his being, and he hated anything that got in his way of killing one. He jumped on the bat, a blowing red blade coming from his gauntlet that he jabbed into the black blood's spine. The creature let out a loud screech and fell to the ground with a thud. it continued to writh so he finished it by slitting it's throat open and spilling the contents onto the ground. The blood was not hot enough to be acidic, so it did not burn. The blood had to be heated to 150 degrees F before it would melt.
Ellia had been in town during the incident, but was no where near it to witness it. Though she always had the uncomfortable chill down her spine every time a black blood was near. She had no knowledge of these black bloods or chasers, but she always had a awkward unaware sense lingering around her. She was walking home, to her apartment in the "Bad Parts" of town. She had been doing grocery shopping earlier. She didn't really mind living in the "Bad" parts of town. In fact, she quite enjoy living there. Never knowing whether someone was around the corner, ready to snatch you into the near by alley, and do what they pleased to you. The constant sense of danger, she loved it, she lived off it. Living anywhere but here frightened her. But she didn't need to worry, she was MORE than capable of handling herself, as well as anyone else she desired.
The ninth's blade went back in and he began walking down and out of the ally. The following morning, the news showed the mangled body of a girl that looked to have been half eaten. The woman the black blood killed. The corpse of the black blood as well as it's blood were gone. The ninth had fallen asleep against a wall near ellia's home and was not moving. He had not slept in days. He had been searching for that one black blood. To someone who didn't know him he looked dead. Chasers had no need to breath so he was not breathing
As she rested and watched the news that morning, Ellia sat in her surprisingly neat and clean home. Not moved at all by the pictures that portrayed the scene the day before. A slight grin showed on her face as she watched. "I knew i felt something weird!" she exclaimed. Then realization came to her that something like that was out there, she grew very excited at the though. {Something that can do that much damage...} She sat there amazed by the images, she loved this type of news. Snapping out of her trance she decided it was best if she went for a breather before she got TOO excited and ended up watching horror movies all day, like she usually did after hearing, seeing, or witnessing something so graphic. She walked herself down the stairs cause the elevator had been broken for some time, and she stepped right out of the Apartment Complex and down the street.
She could see the ninth sitting against a wall where he'd fallen asleep. There was traces of black blood on his red jacket and on his face as well as on his pants and boots. she could tell he was involved with the scene the night before. To someone who had no idea, the blood looked like paint. But it had a certain thickness and gloss to it that only blood could make. Someone obsessed with blood would be able to tell.
She stood there a bit, staring at him, tempted to just go up and see if it was real, if he was real, dead or alive, or just sleeping, she just stared, her mind transfixed on him. Ellia eventually snapped out of it and went over to him, not touching, but looking around him, she noticed he wasn't breathing, but she didn't care, she was staring at this black blood type liquid on him, her eyes a bit wide, with a sort of maniacal gaze to them.
The ninth started opening his red eyes and they instantly locked onto her. "What are you doing girl." his voice was deep and filled with hate. He began standing, he was half a foot taller than her. he looked down at her form. "Do not stand so close to me."
Ellia just stared up at him, stepping back a bit as he asked. "That's blood on you right..?" her voice a bit husked though her eyes are still shinning brightly. Her hands are curled into her chest, growing ever excited for a reason even she is unsure of.
He looked at it. "no it is not." he decided he did not want humans to know about the black bloods, so he lied. "it's tar" he turned away from her to start walking away.
Her gaze suddenly turned sharp and a smirk grew, "Don't lie to me.. I know blood ANYWHERE... lying is just doing you no good.."
He glared at her equally sharply. "I suggest you leave it at that girl. You do not want to learn about things that will only get you killed." He turned away and began walking.
Ellia ran and stopped right in front of him, "I've experienced things you do not know of, so a little blood is nothing, or rather.. a battle?". She twitches a bit, "That thing that attacked that woman... you're the one who killed it? And that's it's blood? I knew it! i knew i felt something weird.. i ALWAYS do" She begins to ramble to herself, her mind buzzing.
He raised an eye brow. "You can feel them?" he was asking more to himself, but it was directed to her. He had never met a human that could even feel black bloods.
'Y-Yea! i feel like.. a disturbance in the air, ya know?" Her body seems to be shaking, obviously very excited.
Hmm... That can be dangerous." he put his hand to his chin. "I have decided i will stay near you to observe you and learn about how you can sense the black bloods. It is interesting to me.
She suddenly snaps out of her trance, "Whoa, whoa, whoa.. wait what?" Her eyes shoot up to him awkwardly.
He doesn't change his mind about staying near her. "I have already made my decision. You will not change it.
Ellia just stands there speechless for a bit, just looking him up and down. "Fine... but only if you help with my daily life." she says while crossing her arms.
I will not take orders from a human like you. I will only take orders from my master." he glared at her cruely.
"Then I'm afraid you wont find anything interesting!" She shrugs it off and goes back to her apartment, locking the door behind her.
W
hen she gets inside he simply jumps in through a window and sits on her couch. "Trying to keep me away will not work."
She raises an eye brow and shrugs, she moves to her room and closes the door behind her.
He suddenly sensed another black blood and looked in it's direction. "north." He jumped from the window and climbed to the roof, running off.
Chills encase her body and she exhales deeply. "Ugh..." She ignores the feeling the lays in bed, obviously not wanting to get involved in 'his work', eventually falling asleep.
By evening the ninth was back in her house as she was cooking. He was clean this time. He removed his jacket and his boots and sat on a chair.
She only wearing her panties and bra, shes currently cooking collard greens with bacon and balsamic vinegar mixed into it, as well as spices. As well as making salad with ginger dressing. Letting the food cook and walks into the living area to see him, then going back into the kitchen and setting up the table, only having one plate and bowl out for herself. She also has her hair down.
He doesn't look even the slightest upset. He knew he didn't have to eat to live, unless he was commanded to do so. "What is your name girl?"
"I could say the same to you.. " She walts back to finish cooking then set the food orderly on the table and digging in.
"I am the ninth. That is all you need to know of my 'name'." he spoke softly. "i have not had a name since i had a master last. That was long ago..."
"Ah.. alright" She doesn't want to ask him too many questions. For 1 she doesn't want to annoy him, and she thinks it wouldn't matter anyways. Ellia goes back to eating.
"Again, girl. What is your name?" he spoke up to her this time. He was growing annoyed with her already
"Why do you need to know..?" she scowls at him a bit. His annoyance of her is annoying her.
"I will not be around someone whom i am not on a first name basis with." he glared at her. "And you will not stop me from being around you. If i have to i will find out your name on my own.
"Alright, I'm cool with that" Ellia shrugs as an attempts to ignore him, she suddenly not feeling hungry she put the food in a container and cleans up.
"fine i will find out on my own." he sat back and looked at the ceiling.
"Fine by me.. " After finishing the dishes she goes into her room and spends the rest of the day in here.
He got up and began doing his own research on a small computer on his gauntlet.
-the next day-
She turns in her sleep and sits up quickly in back, gasping, then realizing shes fine and calms down, immediately climbing out of bed and getting dressed. Ellia walks out of her room and out the door, to find something to do.
Ninth looked at her and stared at her long and hard, blocking her path as he did. He said one simple word to her. "ellia." he left the building quickly and without letting her respond to him
She stared after him with a slight eye twitch. " Oooookay then.." She left afterwards and walked all the way to the safe part of town, looking around at all the people. Ellia personally pitied the normal people, they had no idea of the danger, the thought also amused her. Moving onward to the Cinema she picked out a horror movie to see, "V/H/S... never seen that one.. hmm" She bought a ticket and walts inside, taking her seat and waiting for the movie.
The ninth waltsed into the theater when she was in there and sat by her. He was dressed like a normal person. It was almost strange.
Ellia doesn't notice him at first but as soon as she looks over at him she literately jumps out of her chair. "Jesus man.. warn me next time.." she slowly sat back down, but in one seat away from him.
He looked at her oddly then sat closer to her. "I must stay near you. A black blood may sense you and attack you.
"It's just one seat, ill be fine.." She sat another seat away. "That and i don't particularly feel comfortable around you..."
"and why is that?" he looked offended by that. He was trying to protect her after all. "Am i a scary individual?
"i just don't.. know you all to well... so I'm trying to keep my distance just a tad.." Ellia talks quietly as they are in the movie theater, but she also notices that he has seemed to be offended by what she said, but she hesitates and doesn't know how to respond or comfort him.
he looked away from her and at himself. "am i really that hard to be around?" it had been some time since he had contact with others, so it was hard for him to speak to her in a way that would be considered normal
"N-no.. it's that that i-!" Someone yells from behind them to be quiet as the movie starts. Without talking to help her she just decides to sit back next to him, as an attempt to help repair what insult she may have portrayed.
He stood up and left the theater quickly and did not come back. he went to a roof and ran off.
She just watched him go, then looked down at the floor feeling horrible, but she stayed there and put it all at the back of her head and tried to enjoy the movie.
When she arrived home she saw he wasn't there either. In fact for the next few days she still hadn't seen him. He suddenly came back after 5 days and sat on her couch all day without speaking or looking at her.
Ellia finally sees him and impulsively walks up to him and just stares at him, feeling like there's a frog in her throat, "I-I..."
He didn't react to her. he stared off into space with his weary red eyes.
She waves her hand in front of his face, "Ninth..?"
He looked at her quickly, grabbing her hand in front of his face so she would stop waving it. "what is it." he released her hand. "is there a problem?"
Ellia flinches at his action but quickly recovers, "I just wanted to apologize if I.. offended you back in the Cinema.."
Don't" he interrupts her quickly. "I am used to being odd to humans. I have not spoken to one for over 14 years before you."
She stutters as a response but stops, "Okay.. ", with nothing else to do she decides to just sits on the couch next to him and turns on the tv, then handing him the remote, "You choose what we watch then..."
"i don't care." he sets the remote down. he was not one to watch tv or use a computer. he was usually an active individual.
Laying back as she stares at the tv, she puts her knees up and hugs them and just watches.
"i am sorry for suddenly being in your life. It is my job to protect humans from black bloods, and they WILL hunt you down if they know you can sense them.
"then ill just try to prepare then.. and im not some normal defenseless human.. i have my ways.." Her eyes stay transfixed on the tele.
That is not the point, human. If a black blood comes close. I WILL kill it. it is not a matter of protect you, it is a matter of you being bait." he decided to be brutally honest with her. it was true, she was bait to him. She lured the black bloods, and he hated them with everything in him. he had every intent on exterminating them all.
The thought of being bait made her skin crawl, but ignored it, she didn't want to ask, she didn't want to care and she did not respond.
He stood up and left the room quickly. he knew he'd made her very uncomfortable, but that was not his intent. He intended only to tell her the truth.
Before he could walk away she grabbed his hand tightly, "It's.. fine..i think i understand.. to an extent..you don't need to leave.."
He looked at her then nodded. "tell me you want me to stay and i will stay. If not i will leave.
She began to bring out an angry blush but couldn't bring herself to say it and let go of his hand, "It's just nice, ya know? I'm usually known as the 'freak' of the neighborhood.. i rarely talk to people... but im always a target in this place.. which is odd."
"do you want me to stay, or don't you?" he spoke clearly and almost rudely.
She grew tired of this and just stood up and left the whole complex, needing to think to herself.
He left as well, decided he'd come back later for an answer. he personally didn't care what her answer was.
Ellia walked into the neighborhood park, and just watched the kids, thinking of nothing better to do. She stayed there the rest of the day, until it turned night time, until nobody was left at the play area. Yawning, she stood up and went on her way back home. A deep, menacing chill coursed through her whole body and she stopped, straying up directly at one of the rooftops and saw, dark yellow eyes, they were sharp and shining, she just stared at it for the longest time before she grew angry and just kept walking home, being more aware of her surroundings, making sure that . . . thing, doesn't get to close.
the ninth sensed and black blood and came running in it's direction, he found ellia near where he sensed her and growled a bit. "i knew it..." he followed slowly and waited for it to attack, wanted to see just how well she'd protect herself.
As she felt is draw closer her eyes sparked a bit, {It's not safe to bring him out here..}. She ran into an Alley and watched it follow. The creature pounced onto the ground floor, making the ground crack, it seem as though a large, furred, wolf of some type, but it was large, and stood on two legs, and seemed as though there were scars all over its body. She took a step back and her eyes glowed, the Skull on her back also glowed through her clothes, the same color as her eyes. A dark red portal opened up in front of her and her companion jumped out. He's tongue licked around his mouth as a black liquid fell from in between his teeth, he turned to her, "Been awhile, eh Ma'lady?". Ellia simply nodded and got onto his back, "You know what to do..". The Black Blood's eyes turned into slits and with lightning speed, dashed forward towards them, its long ragged nails elongated, ready to lash out. Her companion jumped over it as it came within reach, quickly twisting its body and turned out, jumping on its back and sinking its teeth deep into the wolfs neck and shoved its claws through its chest and outward, literally ripping the wolf apart and having the head still in its mouth. She stared at the blood, "It's.. sizzling.. does it hurt Death?". He only replied with a quick shake of the head and let the head go and away from the acid like blood, then letting her off, "I enjoy serving you Ma'lady..". Ellia smiled and stroked his head, his quails being pushed backward. Death's body disintegrated into ash and blows away. She exhales loudly, "Jesus fuck ...", turning around she heads out of the Alley.
When she exited the alley the ninth stood there. "nice kill. There are three things wrong with it however." he faced her and obstructed her path. "first, you did not execute it yourself. Second, The blood is poison, i would check your demon if i were you, and third, black bloods are MY prey. I will not hesitate to hurt someone in my way of killing one. I let you, or i should say, i let your friend kill it to see how strong you are." He patted her head. "do you have an answer now, ellia?"
Taken aback by how he judged her and she slapped his hand away, "well he's part of ME if you should know.. Also.. he can't be poisoned... hes consumed worse... and im sorry i killed "YOUR PREY".. i was protecting myself.. like i said i would. And i DON'T have an answer.. i don't know if i'll ever have one.. Now if you'll excuse me im going home.. and cleaning up" She leaves him and goes home.
he glared at her and frowned again. "i should really stop trying to talk to humans. I don't understand them.
As soon as she got into her apartment she took all her clothes off and went to the bathroom, making a nice hot bath. Her feelings mixed with stress, annoyance, irritation and strangely, sadness. "God.. why me.." Ellia rubbed her face in the water, then getting up, turning off the light, and getting back in.
