Standard disclaimer applies. I don't own D. I didn't create him either but
I did create Katrina and the little girl so they're mine. As is most of
the other people living in these towns. Ask before borrowing please. Thanks.
Well D is returning as promised. This is the third story in the line of D
and Katrina stories. Also. Unlike the other two previous stories this one was
not roleplayed out prior to it's being written.
Part 1
Laying face down on the ground, battered and bruised was a humanoid figure,
obviously not entirely humanoid due to it's purplish skin tone but still semi humanoid.
Surrounding the prone form were about 7 youths of various ages though all in their teens.
"It's a mutant,"Katrina said quietly to herself, looking at D and then back to the
body. Another quiet cry left it's lips and it raised it's head to see who had come over.
Looking up at them they saw bruises covered the effeminate male face and a few
trails of blood ran from the corners of his mouth. He then noted the swords and looked
back down, his voice quiet as he gasped,"Help me... Please..."
At this another one of the boys with short brown hair kicked him in the side as the
rest looked to D and Katrina.
"What the hell do you want?" The boy with the long hair asked as he put his hands
on his hips and tried to create an intimidating sight.
"Mommy...." Sarah spoke up quietly from her perch infront of Katrina on
Mycroft,"Daddy. Why are they hurting the man?"
"What is his crime?" D asked as he gave the boy a stare that stated he wasn't at all
scared of this child.
"Hmph,"the youth snorted derisively before he explained,"Stupid freak thought he
could come into our town and cause trouble."
With that said the youth kicked the mutant again as his friends laughed and
watched. After the blows had stopped for a moment the mutant, gasping for breath,
coughed up blood onto the ground. The poor man's body trembled and shook as he
seemed about ready to cough up vital organs.
"Obviously he knows we're hunters or could at least guess as much,"Katrina
thought while she observed the scene before her,"If he were working for a vampire lord
then he wouldn't ask for our help."
"Don't you think you've punished him enough,"Katrina said as she gave them all a
displeased look.
"We're just following the orders of the Lord," another of the youths said, a grimy,
filthy boy of about 15.
"We're to beat him to death," another stated with another kick to the unfortunate
mutant.
After giving them a convincing look D stated simply,"We'll take care of
eliminating it. You get back to your families, dusk is falling."
They gave him one last skeptical look but after he unsheathed his massive sword
grinned and went on their way. D dismounted and walked over to the mutant, sword
pointed toward the still trembling body.
"D!" Katrina said sharply as she quickly dismounted,"You aren't seriously going
to just kill him without hearing his side of the story are you?"
"I had planned on listening but it never hurts to be safe,"he replied without even
looking at her, his eyes focused on the mutant who was slowly trying to pick himself up
off the ground.
Slowly the man got up and managed slightly to a sitting position, all the while
though he held tightly to his chest and stomach as blood dribbled down his face. He
looked at Katrina as he spoke,"I thank you for your intervention."
His words were slow and paced between coughs as he looked between her and D.
Before he could continue though D spoke in a cold monotone voice, keeping his sword on
the mutant the whole time.
"What were you doing in that town that led to this?"
"I was travelling through the town at first with only the problem of people
avoiding me but I spotted the mayor and his son one day," he explained between coughs
as he tried to regain his composure.
"And?" D prodded for the mutant to continue while Katrina got a spare piece of
cloth and a waterskin for him to clean up with.
"Thank you,"the mutant said as she handed him the things before he
continued,"They're not human."
"I could sense that they weren't human from where I was but it was daylight so I
know they couldn't be vampires. They noticed me looking at them and I guess realized I
knew something I shouldn't and had me literally beaten to the condition I'm now in."
"Are they mutants like yourself?" Katrina asked as Sarah watched the man clean
his wounds.
"No,"he replied,"They're something else. I'm not sure what though."
"Very well," D said quietly as he sheathed his sword.
"I'd go check them out if I were you," the mutant continued,"As it is they're
looking for someone to help find out about the half eaten women's bodies found in the
woods outside the town."
"We'll go,"D stated
"It would probably be wise for you to stay out of sight for a bit,"Katrina said as
she helped bandage the mutant's chest as well as she could.
"Again I thank you for your help," the mutant ,"My name is Therentis."
"I'm Katrina, this is D and the little girl is Sarah,"Katrina explained,"Perhaps once
we get a room at the inn you can find a way to sneak in and just stay in there til we figure
this all out. Out here those children can find you again."
"True,"he replied with a wince as he remembered the beating he'd already received
at their young hands.
D gave her a look of disapproval at her inviting the stranger to stay with them til
she walked over away from everyone with him and simply said,"We'd probably get the
same treatment if they knew what we were. Sarah'd be the only one among us welcome
in that village freely."
With a sigh D conceeded finally as they both watched Sarah help to bandage
Therentis's arm. The two seemed to be getting along well and D thought this might be the
chance to find a permant home for the child away from him and his dangerous line of
work. Katrina though was thinking about how this might work to be a good situation for
Sarah to have interaction with 'others' not normally accepted so she would always be
open minded. Not to mention the fact of a caring babysitter to watch Sarah while they
were hunting vampires.
The two walked over to Therentis and Sarah as Therentis stood on somewhat
shaky legs. D made a makeshift crutch to help him balance better from a nearby tree and
Therentis thanked him with a smile as he watched D unsheath his sword and begin hacking
the tree apart.
"What are you doing?" Therentis asked as Sarah watched on in wonder and fear
from his side.
"If we do nothing to make them think we've disposed of you they'll still be after
you,"D explained quickly as he grabbed a piece of Therentis's clothing from the ground.
It was a torn old coat that had fallen off as the boys beat him and now they watched as D
lit the tree on fire with some flint and steel and then partially burnt the coat, leaving the
tree to burn.
"Good thinking,"Katrina said as she mounted Mycroft. Therentis handed Sarah up
and D mounted his own horse.
"There's an abandoned cave by the edge of the road about 2 miles down that way.
Head down there and wait til nightfall. One of us will come and get you,"D explained
then turned his horse as Therentis nodded. After a quick 'Goodbye we'll see you later'
the three rode off and Therentis went towards the cave. None of then watched as the
'funeral pyre' burned to ash and then blew away.
I did create Katrina and the little girl so they're mine. As is most of
the other people living in these towns. Ask before borrowing please. Thanks.
Well D is returning as promised. This is the third story in the line of D
and Katrina stories. Also. Unlike the other two previous stories this one was
not roleplayed out prior to it's being written.
Part 1
Laying face down on the ground, battered and bruised was a humanoid figure,
obviously not entirely humanoid due to it's purplish skin tone but still semi humanoid.
Surrounding the prone form were about 7 youths of various ages though all in their teens.
"It's a mutant,"Katrina said quietly to herself, looking at D and then back to the
body. Another quiet cry left it's lips and it raised it's head to see who had come over.
Looking up at them they saw bruises covered the effeminate male face and a few
trails of blood ran from the corners of his mouth. He then noted the swords and looked
back down, his voice quiet as he gasped,"Help me... Please..."
At this another one of the boys with short brown hair kicked him in the side as the
rest looked to D and Katrina.
"What the hell do you want?" The boy with the long hair asked as he put his hands
on his hips and tried to create an intimidating sight.
"Mommy...." Sarah spoke up quietly from her perch infront of Katrina on
Mycroft,"Daddy. Why are they hurting the man?"
"What is his crime?" D asked as he gave the boy a stare that stated he wasn't at all
scared of this child.
"Hmph,"the youth snorted derisively before he explained,"Stupid freak thought he
could come into our town and cause trouble."
With that said the youth kicked the mutant again as his friends laughed and
watched. After the blows had stopped for a moment the mutant, gasping for breath,
coughed up blood onto the ground. The poor man's body trembled and shook as he
seemed about ready to cough up vital organs.
"Obviously he knows we're hunters or could at least guess as much,"Katrina
thought while she observed the scene before her,"If he were working for a vampire lord
then he wouldn't ask for our help."
"Don't you think you've punished him enough,"Katrina said as she gave them all a
displeased look.
"We're just following the orders of the Lord," another of the youths said, a grimy,
filthy boy of about 15.
"We're to beat him to death," another stated with another kick to the unfortunate
mutant.
After giving them a convincing look D stated simply,"We'll take care of
eliminating it. You get back to your families, dusk is falling."
They gave him one last skeptical look but after he unsheathed his massive sword
grinned and went on their way. D dismounted and walked over to the mutant, sword
pointed toward the still trembling body.
"D!" Katrina said sharply as she quickly dismounted,"You aren't seriously going
to just kill him without hearing his side of the story are you?"
"I had planned on listening but it never hurts to be safe,"he replied without even
looking at her, his eyes focused on the mutant who was slowly trying to pick himself up
off the ground.
Slowly the man got up and managed slightly to a sitting position, all the while
though he held tightly to his chest and stomach as blood dribbled down his face. He
looked at Katrina as he spoke,"I thank you for your intervention."
His words were slow and paced between coughs as he looked between her and D.
Before he could continue though D spoke in a cold monotone voice, keeping his sword on
the mutant the whole time.
"What were you doing in that town that led to this?"
"I was travelling through the town at first with only the problem of people
avoiding me but I spotted the mayor and his son one day," he explained between coughs
as he tried to regain his composure.
"And?" D prodded for the mutant to continue while Katrina got a spare piece of
cloth and a waterskin for him to clean up with.
"Thank you,"the mutant said as she handed him the things before he
continued,"They're not human."
"I could sense that they weren't human from where I was but it was daylight so I
know they couldn't be vampires. They noticed me looking at them and I guess realized I
knew something I shouldn't and had me literally beaten to the condition I'm now in."
"Are they mutants like yourself?" Katrina asked as Sarah watched the man clean
his wounds.
"No,"he replied,"They're something else. I'm not sure what though."
"Very well," D said quietly as he sheathed his sword.
"I'd go check them out if I were you," the mutant continued,"As it is they're
looking for someone to help find out about the half eaten women's bodies found in the
woods outside the town."
"We'll go,"D stated
"It would probably be wise for you to stay out of sight for a bit,"Katrina said as
she helped bandage the mutant's chest as well as she could.
"Again I thank you for your help," the mutant ,"My name is Therentis."
"I'm Katrina, this is D and the little girl is Sarah,"Katrina explained,"Perhaps once
we get a room at the inn you can find a way to sneak in and just stay in there til we figure
this all out. Out here those children can find you again."
"True,"he replied with a wince as he remembered the beating he'd already received
at their young hands.
D gave her a look of disapproval at her inviting the stranger to stay with them til
she walked over away from everyone with him and simply said,"We'd probably get the
same treatment if they knew what we were. Sarah'd be the only one among us welcome
in that village freely."
With a sigh D conceeded finally as they both watched Sarah help to bandage
Therentis's arm. The two seemed to be getting along well and D thought this might be the
chance to find a permant home for the child away from him and his dangerous line of
work. Katrina though was thinking about how this might work to be a good situation for
Sarah to have interaction with 'others' not normally accepted so she would always be
open minded. Not to mention the fact of a caring babysitter to watch Sarah while they
were hunting vampires.
The two walked over to Therentis and Sarah as Therentis stood on somewhat
shaky legs. D made a makeshift crutch to help him balance better from a nearby tree and
Therentis thanked him with a smile as he watched D unsheath his sword and begin hacking
the tree apart.
"What are you doing?" Therentis asked as Sarah watched on in wonder and fear
from his side.
"If we do nothing to make them think we've disposed of you they'll still be after
you,"D explained quickly as he grabbed a piece of Therentis's clothing from the ground.
It was a torn old coat that had fallen off as the boys beat him and now they watched as D
lit the tree on fire with some flint and steel and then partially burnt the coat, leaving the
tree to burn.
"Good thinking,"Katrina said as she mounted Mycroft. Therentis handed Sarah up
and D mounted his own horse.
"There's an abandoned cave by the edge of the road about 2 miles down that way.
Head down there and wait til nightfall. One of us will come and get you,"D explained
then turned his horse as Therentis nodded. After a quick 'Goodbye we'll see you later'
the three rode off and Therentis went towards the cave. None of then watched as the
'funeral pyre' burned to ash and then blew away.