*** Late, late at night ***
"look left... Look right... look again... run." He scarpered across the empty street to a doorway, and pressed his back to the wall, glancing quickly through the door, lest he be spotted.
"won't get caught... won't get caught..." The mazoku repeated his mantra quietly, then slammed himself against the wall again. That had been very close.
A lone figure was making their way down that road in the distance. Who ever it was might alert his target, seeing a suspicious figure lurking by the doorway. Not giving a second thought, he scrambled up the wall to peer over the top of the roof with violet eyes, until the offending stranger was out of sight.
***it's Xellie!!!***
He leapt off the roof, to back where he had been watching his victim, landing in uncanny silence.
A lot of other mazoku would have just warped in behind the target.
But a lot of other mazoku were lazy, and this was far more entertaining. And self satisfying.
Looking at his task from a 'game' angle made it more enjoyable too.
He peeked through the gap between the doorframe and the door, the light fell in a shaft which got blocked out as he silently, crept up to push it open.
Resting his fingertips on the door, but not applying any pressure, he smiled a smile of sadistic pleasure. His presence had been detected, but that was no reason to walk in outright now. He'd much rather keep The Victim in suspense. The panicked pushing to of the door, and hurried footsteps up the stairs were useless against the mazoku so close to his prey. This is when he chose to teleport inside the door, and step onto the stairs, purposefully, each footstep making a loud thud. His steps were slow, as if calculated until he reached the next door between him and the victim.
He pushed the door. She was holding it shut.
He rammed it with his shoulder sending Filia to he floor.
Then stepped over to her, glaring coldly and pointed at her accusingly.
"You distract me way too much Filia-san. Next time you won't sense me coming."
"nice to see you too Xelloss." She replied dusting herself off. "And here was I thinking we'd never cross paths again."
Xelloss smiled back at her.
"And why did you assume that? I have a good reason for visiting you now."
"Oh?" She asked quietly. Last time her and Xelloss had spoken was months ago, then he'd left, telling her he'd never remember their previous encounters. So she had a very good reason to distrust him. "Did Zelas send you here?" She asked more bluntly.
The mazoku rubbed the back of his head.
"thats a..." He changed his reply hastily on seeing the look she gave him. "Yes. She did."
Filia tensed herself. Here to fight? It could be anything... Or it could be? Did he know?!
"look left... Look right... look again... run." He scarpered across the empty street to a doorway, and pressed his back to the wall, glancing quickly through the door, lest he be spotted.
"won't get caught... won't get caught..." The mazoku repeated his mantra quietly, then slammed himself against the wall again. That had been very close.
A lone figure was making their way down that road in the distance. Who ever it was might alert his target, seeing a suspicious figure lurking by the doorway. Not giving a second thought, he scrambled up the wall to peer over the top of the roof with violet eyes, until the offending stranger was out of sight.
***it's Xellie!!!***
He leapt off the roof, to back where he had been watching his victim, landing in uncanny silence.
A lot of other mazoku would have just warped in behind the target.
But a lot of other mazoku were lazy, and this was far more entertaining. And self satisfying.
Looking at his task from a 'game' angle made it more enjoyable too.
He peeked through the gap between the doorframe and the door, the light fell in a shaft which got blocked out as he silently, crept up to push it open.
Resting his fingertips on the door, but not applying any pressure, he smiled a smile of sadistic pleasure. His presence had been detected, but that was no reason to walk in outright now. He'd much rather keep The Victim in suspense. The panicked pushing to of the door, and hurried footsteps up the stairs were useless against the mazoku so close to his prey. This is when he chose to teleport inside the door, and step onto the stairs, purposefully, each footstep making a loud thud. His steps were slow, as if calculated until he reached the next door between him and the victim.
He pushed the door. She was holding it shut.
He rammed it with his shoulder sending Filia to he floor.
Then stepped over to her, glaring coldly and pointed at her accusingly.
"You distract me way too much Filia-san. Next time you won't sense me coming."
"nice to see you too Xelloss." She replied dusting herself off. "And here was I thinking we'd never cross paths again."
Xelloss smiled back at her.
"And why did you assume that? I have a good reason for visiting you now."
"Oh?" She asked quietly. Last time her and Xelloss had spoken was months ago, then he'd left, telling her he'd never remember their previous encounters. So she had a very good reason to distrust him. "Did Zelas send you here?" She asked more bluntly.
The mazoku rubbed the back of his head.
"thats a..." He changed his reply hastily on seeing the look she gave him. "Yes. She did."
Filia tensed herself. Here to fight? It could be anything... Or it could be? Did he know?!