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A/N: LoK and all characters therein are © to Crystal Dynamics and Edios Interactive. Sonja, belongs to MEMEME. Thank you.
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She awoke to the sound of screaming and the heavy foot falls of armored feet. 'What the hell's going on?' She groaned sitting up and rubbing the growing lump on the back of her head. 'Why am I lying on the ground?'
Opening her eyes slowly and wincing at the brightness of the sunlight, 'Oh man... Ow!' She began getting to her feet slowly only to hear a ruff male voice growled.
"Stay where you are demon."
'Demon? What the hell is he talking about?' She frowned slightly and turned to face the speaker, squinting her eyes against the fog in her head.
Her eyes widen at the sight of the soldier's bright red and gold armor. 'This can't be good.' She reflexively took a step back only to feel the point of another soldier's spear jab into her back.
"Brothers! The creature is over here!" The other soldier, wearing similar armor as the first shouted.
More heavy feet can be heard thudding against the ground heading towards them.
'Ok, remain calm Sonja... you've been in worse scrapes then this...' She glanced over her shoulder at the man with the spear and the 5 others that are running down the cobble stone road in their direction.
"Excuse me, but... just what's going on here?" She asked trying not to sound threatening.
The spearman growled and jabs her again in the back, this time drawing blood. "Keep your mouth shut monster. We won't have you calling your demon friends down on us."
'Ok... so these people think I'm some kind of demon? Ok... well if that's how they want it... I might as well show them just what a 'demon' can do.' She lowered her head, her long bangs shadowing her eyes; a wicked grin curling her lips. She flexed her fingers slowly and clenched them into fists at her sides.
Sonja chanted a phrase in her native tongue, softly at first, but with each passing moment the words become louder.
The armed men looked around nervously as the wind begins to pick up and whip leaves and dirt into their faces.
Lightning appeared out of nowhere and struck 4 of the 5 soldiers that were charging towards Sonja, the building behind her collapsed onto the remaining soldier and the still twitching bodies of his friends.
The soldier behind her, who jabbed the spear into her back collapsed to his knees clutching at his head screaming.
"You really should not have tested your luck with me. I'm way out of your league." Sonja chuckled darkly crossing her arms over her chest.
The man's head then exploded showering her and the soldier in the red and gold armor with blood and tissue.
The last soldier's face turned a deathly white as all of these things happen within only a few seconds time. He took a couple steps backwards, dropping his sword with a loud clang. "Merciful heavens!" He wailed before turning like a coward to flee.
Sonja growled and launched herself at the fleeing soldier's back. "I show my enemies no mercy!" She ripped into his armor with her powerful claws and sunk her fangs into the back of his throat.
He screamed out in pain as he collapsed onto the cobblestones below his feet. Sonja tightened her grip on the back of his neck and gave a vicious jerk with her head. A sickening snap can be heard, along with a ripping of flesh as she broke the man's neck.
After a moment Sonja climbed to her feet again and began to dust off her leather jumpsuit. "Mmm, that was refreshing." She smiled and tore off a section of the soldier's tunic wiping the blood from her face and hands.
A faint blue white glow caught her eye as it floated past her head. She looked up seeing the soul of the soldier drift by. "Ah look, dessert."
She giggled reaching up to catch the soul between her hands and held it in front of her face. "You thought you were free of me didn't you? You silly human, it's not nearly that simple."
She closed her eyes holding the soul firmly as it attempted to free itself from her grasp. She opened her mouth slightly and breathed in deeply, the soul getting sucked in and absorbed into her body.
Sonja looked around noticing that no humans have come to see the reason for the soldier's screams. "I wonder if they're used to these sorts of things?" She laughed kicking the corpse beside her and began to search for a way out of this human city.
Little did Sonja realize, however, that she was being observed by far more dangerous creatures then the simple human soldiers who 'protect' the city from the shadows.
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After wandering around aimlessly for what seemed like hours, Sonja finally found a gate, leading out of the city. She frowned slightly as she passed through without any opposition from the guards keeping watch.
Once outside and stretched glancing back at the watch towers seeing that there are no humans moving inside. 'Wonder what that's all about...?' She shrugged and followed the path leading away through the withering remains of a once great forest.
Sonja sighed, playing with the chain hanging from around her neck, 'I wonder where I am anyway? I've never seen this dump before'.
She paused hearing a rustling through the dried grass and leaves to her left. She whirled towards the sound and drew a wicked looking dagger in a flash. "Who's there?" She demanded with a sneer. 'Surely those humans wouldn't be stupid enough to try attacking me again after I owned them back there...?' The forest was dead silent. She frowned and started testing the air with her keen nose. 'I don't like this... it's to quiet, and the wind has died... I can't smell if there's anything there.' Her knife hand twitched slightly with the anticipation of a battle.
Suddenly a shadow lunged out of the trees at her and she spun around bringing the point of her dagger up with lightning speed and it pierced the chest of her attacker.
It gasped and shuddered violently before falling dead on top of her with a thump.
"Ah! Damn it, this thing's heavy!" She wiggled around under the dead body struggling to get free.
After about 5 minuets she managed to free herself from being crushed to death by the corpse and hunched over panting for air, her hands resting on her knees. She cleaned off her blade putting it away and examined the corpse of her attacker.
She pushed the body over onto its back and peered at the face. "What the hell is this thing?" She frowned slightly noting it's human like features. She tilted the head to the side and laughed softly at the elfin ears then plopped down Indian style in the path. "Haha, I never expected to run into an elf.... assuming that's what this thing is? He had a pretty face though..."
She stared at it curiously for a little while longer before climbing to her feet and beginning her trek through the forest again.
No sooner did she get to her feet, when something shot past her knocking her into a tree. She let loose a string of very colourful curses as she knocked her head against the tree and crumpled to the ground as searing pain traveled down her spine. 'Oh gods that hurts...'
She steadied herself against the tree for a moment squeezing her eyes shut as she regained her balance.
Taking a deep breath she opened her eyes again, blinking against the dark blotches in her vision and followed after whatever it was that knocked her down. 'When I get my hands on that... thing... I'm gonna tear it apart!'
She stalked down the path angrily, only slowing to leap over the occasional fallen trees and gouges in the path.
Before long she came upon a large swirling body of water, and was forced to stop and search for a way across.
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Sonja sighed deeply and dropped to the ground at the shore of the lake, "I can't believe there's no docks or bridges here. I can't swim across this damn thing... with my luck I'd end up drowning in that fecking whirlpool."
She leaned over the edge of the bank and put her hand into the water experimentally, "And no telling what might come from the bottom to try and gobble lil ole me up. I have no desire what-so-ever in becoming some giant fish's dinner." She slapped the water's surface with the palm of her hand, annoyed, and stood up again.
"I suppose I could just fly over." She stretched, folding her hands behind her head. "I'd rather not, but I want to get as far away from this place as I can... and the only real way to do that would be to go up."
She looked up at the sheer rock cliffs above her head. "I sure as hell am not going to climb up there... so... flying is the only other option."
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Not far away, a very nervous looking fledgling crashed through the doors into the Sanctuary of the Clans, his arms flailing around wildly.
The guards in the halls outside the audience chamber stop him before he can burst in interrupting the meeting the clan leaders are having with their lord Kain.
"Halt, you cannot enter here fledgling." A rather large Dumahim growled throwing the smaller Turelim fledgling backwards onto the stone floor. "Our masters are far to busy with matters of great importance to deal with one such as you."
"B-ut sir, I have to tell my lords of the strange creature that escaped the human citadel. It killed 7 vampire hunters in under one minuet, and it killed my drill instructor... in less then 15 seconds." The fledgling wailed piteously, pleading with the Dumahim guards to let him enter the audience chamber.
The doors to the audience chamber were thrown open a moment later and a very annoyed vampire stood there, glaring daggers at his underlings. "Just what is the meaning of this!? Did Lord Kain not say there were to be no disturbances?"
The three others dropped to their knees before the more powerful vampire, "Forgive us Lord Raziel. We were trying to follow our orders when this impertinent fledgling charged in here insisting that some strange creature escaped the humans and killed his drill instructor..."
Raziel frowned slightly glaring down at them silently for a moment, before he motioned for the fledging to enter the room with him. "Lord Kain wishes to hear your story fledgling, tell me, what is your name?"
"Raven Strathmore, Sire." He bowed deeply, as he's was led into the center of the chamber before Kain's throne.
Raziel stepped away from the fledgling taking his place between Dumah and Rahab once again.
Kain's eyes travel over the fledgling for a moment before he speaks, "What's this about the humans holding a creature that can kill vampires?"
The fledgling flinched at the scorn in Kain's voice, "I saw it with my own eyes sire. Magus, my instructor took me to the citadel walls to observe the humans and we both saw this strange female demon creature... She killed 7 of the soldiers with strange spells, the likes of which I have never seen before. Four of the men were struck with some kind of lightning bolt, another was crushed under a building that collapsed for no good reason, another's head exploded and the last she killed with it's bare claws. Snapping the soldier's neck in her jaws."
All of the Clan Leaders murmured to each other about such news before Kain raised a hand to silence them. "If what you say is true, child, then we must locate this creature before our enemies can use it against us."
The six lieutenants all nod in agreement.
"Let me go Sire." Dumah, the third born and the largest of the lieutenants stepped forward. "I would gladly hunt it down for you."
Raziel frowned shaking his head, "You would kill this creature before we could even discover what it was, Dumah. No, someone else should go."
Kain smirked, "I'm glad you're willing to volunteer Raziel."
The other five lieutenants snicker as Raziel's jaw dropped. 'I didn't say that...' "Yes... of course Sire." He bowed slightly, and then turned on his heal to leave. Before he reached the door he grabbed the fledgling dragging him along behind him. "I'll need you to identify this creature for me, when we find it."
Turel grinned watching Raziel leave, "May I assist him my lord?"
Kain laughed softly, and nods. "If you feel your brother cannot handle this alone be my guest."
"Oh, it's not that I feel he cannot do it. I just want to be there when and if he fails. And besides, that is my fledgling after all." Turel laughed and turned following Raziel out of the room.
They follow the fledgling towards the swirling waters of the Abyss and pause seeing a small shadow fly over the water towards them.
They duck behind some boulders as the figure lands, folding a pair of glossy black feathered wings on its back.
"That's the creature!" The fledgling whispered pointing at Sonja as she flips her hair and scans the area around her.
Raziel blinked looking at the tiny figure. She stood no taller then 5'2" and was about as cute as a button. "You're joking?" He scoffed at the idea and stood. "I hardly think this little... girl... is capable of doing the things you said she has done."
Raziel stepped out from behind his hiding place and crossed his arms over his chest eyeing Sonja doubtfully. "You there..." he pointed at Sonja with a claw.
Sonja whipped around towards him, her dagger drawn before he can even finish his sentence. "What do you want?" She growled softly, not really in the mood to deal with a bunch of weird soldiers again.
Raziel studied her for a second. 'Her reflexes are good it seems...' "I am required to take you to our Lord Kain."
"I have no lord human!" She snarled hunching down slightly readying for an attack.
Raziel snarled drawing his own blade, "Human!? How - dare you speak that way of me!"
Turel moved to the top of the boulder sitting down to watch his brother and this strange female fight.
"I call them as I see them. And you look pretty damn human to me! Maybe a bit pale... but otherwise..." Sonja shrugged and crouched low to the ground waiting for an opening.
They circle each other for a moment before Sonja charged forward. With lightning speed she ran at him then at the last second feigned to the left kicking him in the side knocking him off his feet and tooks off running past them towards a canyon near the Sanctuary.
Sonja laughed madly as she charged down the dirt path away from the 'humans' "What a bunch of idiots!"
She came to a screeching halt when Raziel appeared in front of her slashing his sword at her neck. She dropped to the ground and slid underneath him between his legs and kicked up with her feet once she reaches just the right spot.
Raziel went sprawling forward on the ground clutching at his groin and whimpering in pain.
Sonja sprang to her feet again and put her hands on her hips smirking down at the prone clan lord. "You really should be more careful. You could hurt yourself." She cackled leaning forward clutching her gut. "Oh that was good..." She turned and started to jog away, but came to a sudden stop as she slammed right into Turel's chest.
She fell backwards onto her back startled and blinked up at him. "What the hell...?"
Turel smirked down at her his arms crossed. "Going somewhere girl?"
"As a matter of fact..." Sonja got back up quickly taking a couple steps back. "I am."
Turel shook his head a sadistic smirk on his face. "Not likely. You're going to come along with us, whether you like it or not."
Sonja snorted, "And just how are you going to make me go with you?"
Turel grinned, "I have my ways..."
"You'll have to render me unconscious before I go anywhere with the likes of you!"
"Suit yourself, girl." He gave a short nod looking past Sonja.
She frowned and turn to see what he's referring to, but just as she looked into the eyes of the fledgling behind her something heavy connected with the back of her head, sending her flying forward into a heap on the ground, at Raziel's feet.
Raziel grunted kneeling down to pick her limp body off the ground; he pulled a rope from the fledgling's pouch and bound her hands and feet together. "I hope that little stunt of yours hasn't killed her Turel." He threw her over his shoulder, careful not to damage her wings.
"Oh, she'll be fine brother. If she can take you down I'm sure a little head wound won't keep her off her feet for to long." He laughed and they returned to the Sanctuary of the Clans with their unconscious prisoner.
