Isaak Fernand von Kämpfer//Panzermagier ([info]ordenmagier) wrote,
@ 2008-06-03 13:11:00
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[Locked to Byakuran, Shouichi]
*It's already evening, and Isaak's immense lab is completely empty, but he isn't too perturbed, as he lights a clove and brings it to his lips, taking a long, slow drag, looking out the window.

Just another day of business.*

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[info]killing_sweep
2008-06-03 05:23 am UTC (link)
[There's a confidence to Byakuran's step that can't be denied. Even with Shouichi's words still fresh on the network, it would be hard to tell that the mafia boss had any precautions on his mind beyond his slightly dressed down appearance. White Spell's uniform was truly too recognizable to wear to such a meeting.

He slows as he reaches their destination, hands resting in his pockets at a lazy angle as he tilts his head to the side, making certain Shouichi is still in line.]

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[info]sub_x_rosa
2008-06-03 05:39 am UTC (link)
*He follows, as always, a point and a step behind. He's a little more careful, bright green eyes observing their surroundings before he glances back at Byakuran. He'd decided to wear a simple collared black shirt, though the jeans stayed.

Well then, this was quiet.*

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[info]ordenmagier
2008-06-03 05:47 am UTC (link)
*He snaps his fingers, and the large doors slide open. Still dressed impeccable in a tailor-made mourning suit, he nods to them, slipping into the German accent he tends to use from time to time*

Guten abend, gentlemen.

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[info]killing_sweep
2008-06-03 06:27 am UTC (link)
[Byakuran has to smile at the style and grace which with he's been greeted. The City's villains knew how to craft the world to their whims, not dissimilar to the families that had dominated the landscape of Italy before Byakuran had made his mark.

He applauds softly, returning in heavily accented voice.]

Guten abend, Isaak-kun.

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[info]sub_x_rosa
2008-06-03 06:32 am UTC (link)
*Shouichi's response was a polite nod, even as he surveys the empty area. He's mildly unsettled, although it doesn't escape his notice that Byakuran seems to be extremely comfortable with it. Then again, when wasn't he?*

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[info]ordenmagier
2008-06-03 06:36 am UTC (link)
*A faint bow, a mark of respect, and Isaak surveys the both of them briefly before he continues, his voice soft and cultured*

Unfortunately, most of my creatures are somewhat...graceless when it comes to dealing with prey. But perhaps a demonstration or two, first, to see if it would suit your taste.

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[info]killing_sweep
2008-06-03 06:49 am UTC (link)
[Byakuran hums a thin note of interest.]

A sampling of their abilities would, indeed, be well appreciated.

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[info]ordenmagier
2008-06-03 07:04 am UTC (link)
*Isaak simply smiles, before whistling. Shortly, a faceless maid pushes a box in, containing three large, ferocious dogs.

He gestures for her to release them, and they snap from enclosure as soon as it was opened, bounding towards the end of the large room. A minute, two, and there are distressed squeals and whispers and loud, bestial growls. Flesh can be seen torn from from the dogs, and blood and organs spatter on the white walls, far from them.

Soon enough, the creature shimmers into being; oversized, bloodthirsty wolf-beast that tore into those dogs as if they were mice.

He doesn't bat an eye when the creature turns on the maid after the dogs stop moving, large claws tearing into her as if she was nothing more than a rag doll*

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[info]killing_sweep
2008-06-04 11:31 am UTC (link)
[Byakuran stills, his eyelids lowering in appreciation as he watches the beast in motion.]

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[info]sub_x_rosa
2008-06-05 09:42 am UTC (link)
*Shouichi, however, does not quite share the same appreciation. Yes, he understands the mechanics of it, the way the creature moved, and the fact that it came into being by some kind of allowance that left him curious. But the sheer brutality of it, the carnality and gore almost made him sick. He can smell the blood, much like the first time he ever killed a man, and he tenses, fingers digging into his palms*

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[info]ordenmagier
2008-06-05 09:48 am UTC (link)
It's a pity, really; *the Magician comments, as if he was talking about something as banal as the weather* these creatures shed their invisibility as soon as their bloodthirst is triggered.

However... *he takes steps forward even as the beast drags over the tattered, bloodless remains of the faceless maids, his palm glowing slightly. The beast stops, tilts its head in Isaak's direction, and bounds over to him, tamed and melting back into what seemed like nothing. His fingers curve elegantly over what would be its muzzle before he releases it, smiling pleasantly* ...They're very convenient to have around. Exceedingly silent, as well.

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[info]killing_sweep
2008-06-06 06:07 am UTC (link)
[Byakuran glances at Shouichi almost belatedly, as if he doesn't want to miss a second of the Magician's pets. They're intriguing to him in their ferocity, a step further up in power than what the boxes offer to them.

He turns his attention back to Isaak with a smile.]

Your creatures are quite something, Herr.

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[info]ordenmagier
2008-06-07 08:21 am UTC (link)
If they have found favor with you, I can spare six; they will be under your instruction.

*He taps on a wall, letting it slide open to reveal a large glass panel, revealing a group of stragglers that he himself had brought in. Tramps, beggars, and such. They notice nothing, of course, for on their end, the glass serves as a perpetual mirror. They had obviously been in there for a while, and he presses a button, letting the sounds be heard*

Of course, there is also another breed that you may fancy.

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[info]sub_x_rosa
2008-06-07 08:24 am UTC (link)
*Disgusting, Shouichi thinks, even as he watched with a kind of terrible fascination. Nothing good would come out of this, even as he eyes the people within the enclosure, held like they were nothing more than animals. Was this really necessary?*

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[info]killing_sweep
2008-06-07 08:41 am UTC (link)
Your generosity is appreciated.

[Byakuran's nothing short of entranced by this fresh amusement. His smile grows, tinted in cruelty.]

Oh? What other pets do you have, Herr?

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[info]ordenmagier
2008-06-07 09:13 am UTC (link)
*He gestures to the enclosure, where a black, tarlike pool of substance was beginning to grow in the middle of them. Taking a long, slow drag of his cigar, he murmurs*

Kuntsliche Swerg, or rather, shadow demons. *He explains, as tar-like, noxious looking demons who look like twisted dolls emerged from the pool, large jaws revealing extended teeth. Isaak acknowledged the terror, the choked cries of the stragglers with a calm indifference, even as he glances back at Byakuran*

They're almost always too famished for their own good.

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[info]sub_x_rosa
2008-06-07 09:21 am UTC (link)
*Shouichi glances over at Byakuran, recognizing the signs. A part of him admires that cruelty, is fascinated with it, but he knows better, even as he glances back at the enclosure, stubbornly keeping his own reaction under wraps.*

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[info]killing_sweep
2008-06-07 09:26 am UTC (link)
Ah, do you not feed them enough, I wonder?

[It's casual, conversational, and essentially meaningless. His approval of the beast is already clear, as it neatly clicks into his plans for the future to come, both in the City and in his home world once more.

The power of the boxes and rings that he'd taken so easily from the Giglio Nero, he'd amplify with the power of this new ally's toys and pets.

He doesn't turn as he softly adds.]

Are they vicious enough for your Vongola, Shou-chan?

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[info]ordenmagier
2008-06-07 09:37 am UTC (link)
*He chuckles quietly, even as the shadow demons spread over the panicking humans, tearing blood red, beating hearts right out of their chests and consuming them. The screams, the terror was palpable. There were a few, of course, who were fighting back, but none stood a chance. The wet, slick sounds of the hearts being consumed was all that was heard right now, even as their bodies are left intact*

Hn, I wonder.

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[info]sub_x_rosa
2008-06-07 09:42 am UTC (link)
*He tears his gaze away from the scene, feeling the bile rise in his throat at the horrid, gruesome sight. He swallows, stubbornly hiding his true reaction even as he impassively focuses his gaze on the bloodied walls. But if this was for the Vongola...*

It's almost enough to make me pity their fate, Byakuran-san.

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[info]killing_sweep
2008-06-07 09:51 am UTC (link)
[Byakuran's smile only shifts slightly in response as he softly responds.]

Is it not?

[The confirmation, in that firm voice lined with Shouichi's resolve was more than reassuring. These beasts of war would do more than well enough to annihilate those that stood in their way to the top.]

I trust they're easy enough to direct if given the appropriate orders, then?

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[info]ordenmagier
2008-06-07 09:58 am UTC (link)
*He observes them quietly, amused. Byakuran reminds him of Cain, the purity of his cruelty something rare, even in this City*

Of course. They will listen to your every word after I program instructions into them. Would you like them now, or?

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[info]sub_x_rosa
2008-06-07 10:05 am UTC (link)
*Shouichi sees that smile, and he's reminded again of just why he follows him. He nods; he sees the potential in making use of such tools, recognizing the sheer, cold ambition that drives Byakuran*

I assume they'll have a very hard time with these.



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[info]killing_sweep
2008-06-07 10:11 am UTC (link)
Now, so that both of us can make proper use of them.

[The rings, the boxes, the bases. Byakuran would share this with him, too, in a rare gesture of trust.

He steps forward, eyes fixed on Isaak. There was nothing to fear in the beasts around him, only in their master. That measure of respect was made quite clear.]

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[info]ordenmagier
2008-06-07 10:22 am UTC (link)
*He nods, that measure of respect returned with a faint, courtly bow. Cain would like him, he muses; Byakuran was, after all, one of the more interesting clients he'd had in a while.* As you wish.

*The pentacles on the back of his gloves glow, and the soft rustling of shifting, invisible beasts can be heard, settling behind both mafioso. He looks back at Byakuran, then murmurs* They'll heed your voice from now on, and as for the shadow demons...

You need only to will them to emerge from your shadows whenever you wish.

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[info]sub_x_rosa
2008-06-07 10:26 am UTC (link)
*Shouichi watches, even as he glanced behind him, where the sounds were coming from. He doesn't fear it - not all that much, and he maintains his silence as they converse, contemplating the nature of such creatures. Programming instructions? Was it possible to engineer them, then? If he could somehow learn from that...*

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[info]killing_sweep
2008-06-07 10:45 am UTC (link)
[It's almost as if he can hear the tick-tick-tick of Shouichi's mind already at work. The calm shifting to something more. It seems as if Byakuran's set to benefit from this simply from sharing the power with the other. The slight warm of contentment spreads at the thought.

Byakuran reaches out, almost curious to see if he can't touch them.]

How frighteningly obscured for something so deadly.

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[info]ordenmagier
2008-06-07 10:59 am UTC (link)
*The unseen beast presses its snout up against the hand, warm and alive, because as long as it did not receive instruction to kill, it's tame, and Isaak simply smiles*

People fear what they cannot see, don't you think so, Herr Byakuran?

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[info]sub_x_rosa
2008-06-07 11:03 am UTC (link)
*Shouichi tenses when Byakuran reaches out, but when nothing happens, he allows himself to relax, just a little, even as he feels one of them pushing against his own hand with a soft whine. There was a relieving lack of teeth in that equation, and he glances down at his shadow. It was creepy, the gifts tht they were given. Would they kill them in their sleep?*

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[info]killing_sweep
2008-06-07 11:10 am UTC (link)
[The feeling is different, but not entirely unpleasant. Byakuran slowly begins to pet the creature at his side, long fingers stroking at the curious animal.]

Especially when they don't know how real it can be.

[He lets his other hand shift to find one of the others, offering it the same, off-handed affection.]

As far as feeding goes...?

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[info]ordenmagier
2008-06-07 11:39 am UTC (link)
*They nuzzle against his palm, the other looking for attention as well, fur brushing up against his hand. Isaak surveys him briefly, a faint smile tugging at his lips*

Indeed. It seems like they've taking a liking to you.

They only eat what they can kill. Once every two nights, let them run free in the Forest.

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[info]sub_x_rosa
2008-06-07 11:56 am UTC (link)
*His fingers trace over the snout, over its nose to the top of it's head. It's a lot bigger than the standard wolf/hound, a lot sturdier as well, even as he feels the ripple of muscles in the animal, the raw strength of it as it brushed up against his legs*

Did you make them?

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[info]killing_sweep
2008-06-07 04:26 pm UTC (link)
Have they, now?

[Byakuran scratches the fur a little behind what feels like their ears, letting Shouichi ask his question.]

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[info]ordenmagier
2008-06-07 04:38 pm UTC (link)
Of course. *He smiles faintly and takes a slow, lazy drag of his cigar*

All of these are my creations. There are a little more than usual as of now, since I created most of them in my boredom. They are yours to command, although do remember, the command for their bloodthirst is 'Kill'. To restrain them, the mere word 'Come' would simply suffice.

I assume overly fancy words would hinder their effectiveness.

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[info]sub_x_rosa
2008-06-07 04:40 pm UTC (link)
*He looks down at the empty space that was supposed to be a wolf, and he finds it more than a little unbelievable. Even then, he keeps it to himself. For something to be this lifelike, this was not normal science, was it? He was going to have to assess this further on his own, unwilling to betray his own ignorance.*

Edited at 2008-06-07 04:40 pm UTC

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[info]killing_sweep
2008-06-07 04:50 pm UTC (link)
[Byakuran chuckles, withdrawing his hands from the creatures, finally.]

As it is with even humans, I suppose.

[He bows his head slightly.]

They're a beautiful gift, Herr. I'm sure we'll make good use of them.

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[info]ordenmagier
2008-06-07 04:54 pm UTC (link)
*This time, Isaak assesses him openly, studying him. He likes what he sees, he likes the potential, and he feels a smile tug at the side of his lip as he bows in return*

I look forward to your performance with these creatures, Herr Byakuran, and all the blood that you will spill.

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[info]sub_x_rosa
2008-06-07 04:56 pm UTC (link)
*Shouichi bows slightly in tandem, remembering his manners before he turns toward the exit, feeling the displaced air of something bounding alongside him. There was much he had to do, much he had to talk to his superior about once they were alone.*

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