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A Bored Murderer [P]; Private: Shan
Topic Started: Sun Oct 23, 2011 1:12 am (690 Views)
Shan Orison
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Shan stayed still when the Cutter finally arrived, moving faster than was mundanely possible. It seemed the trick had brought him here, but it didn't put Cutter in a good mood. Not only was he ranting about the courtyard, screaming "Cut!" over and over again, but the very air around him was growing darker, as if all the light was simply being swallowed up.

Shan quietly wondered if he was going to be able to pull this off. However, he'd become visible if he moved, so he might as well try.

Keeping his breath quiet, Shan began to play again, this time allowing it to sound like a violin, but one that sounded echoed and reflected slightly off water. Using ears alone, it sounded as though it came from the inside of the well. Then, he activated the Mesmerizing enchantment.

He really, really doubted it would work, truth be told, but if it was true that it became harder to resist the longer you listened, perhaps the Cutter would stick around long enough for Shan to get away alive tonight.

Mesmerizing Enchantment
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Zenjirou heard an enchanting sound, he kept his mantra up as he slowly became mesmerized by the sound, his mantra ending as he stood by the well, looking down in it. He didn't want to leave this spot... not yet. He let himself get lose in the music, it was nice... killing the prey could wait, first he would enjoy the music. He remembered his kills in Cascadia, he was lost in his memories that the song dredged up, yes, he would wait here, let the pretty music wash over him, it was nice.

(OOC: Sorry, short post, really didn't know what else to do.)
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Oh, hey, that worked! Shan's second thoughts said. Now what?

Shan watched as the bloodthirsty chanting slowed, faltered, and finished, The Cutter falling under the enchantment's spell. Now he stood, silent and smiling. Shan risked stepping out of the shadows. The Cutter didn't react. Shan kept playing, shutting down the Sounding enchantment as he thought of an answer to his question.

Well, we can't ask him to do anything he wouldn't do on his own, his Arcane Knowledge said, running through his memory of the Mesmerize Enchantment. So I'm guessing asking him to knit sweaters for orphans would be out of the question, or anything like that.

Ooo, ooo, we could ask him stuff! his curiosity said in glee.

Can we really risk discovering 'Answering Random Personal Questions' is against his moral code? his second thoughts said.

We'll be able to try again after a minute.

Yes, a minute, his second thoughts said to his curiosity. Do you really want to let him free for a whole minute?!

...Hmmmmm...

Don't answer that, Curiosity. I honestly don't want to know.

Shan wondered what exactly he should do. He could potentially play all night, but the Mesmerize enchantment was so high class he needed to continue to play well. It didn't tolerate crap performances, and he was already feeling his fingers beginning to cramp from the cold, not to mention that he was coming down from his adrenaline high and hadn't slept all day. Which is possibly the reason his curiosity was able to get the better of him.

"Who are you, and what do you want from me?"

GODSDAMMIT, CURIOSITY!

What? It's a good first question. Or questions, I suppose.


Shan's second thoughts sighed. Get the Blast enchantment ready. This may not end well.
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Zenjirou looked up as he heard something move, it was his prey... he seemed to just watch him for a while, he kept an eye on his prey, wondering why he wasn't in the well where the music was. He looked back down to the well, thinking about his murderous lifestyle, until the prey asked him a question, who he was... right now he was Cruel Cutter, he did not want to give out his name though, if he did, that could link the crime of murder to him, Lumi would know and there would be a fight he might not be ready for. He looked at him and shook his head, "Who I am is a secret, the little lady can't know I'm out and about, as for what I want... I want to scare you, if I wanted to kill you, I would have used my demonic powers... also the pretty lady frowns whenever I start murdering people... I might not make it out alive after killing that guard... will you play more music for me?"

Zenjirou is still in a bit of a daze, he wanted to stop this now, he wasn't having as much fun, though there was still a chance that the pretty music could play again, he would wait for a while before considering leaving.
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Shan started up the music again, soothing the Cutter's mind into soft compliance. It seemed it wasn't perfect: Cutter refused to share his real name, although now he knew he had demonic powers, feared someone called the "Little or Pretty Lady," and he only wanted to scare Shan-

Like hell! his paranoia said. I heard what he said! He planned to make us a mincemeat pie with too much orange peel so it tastes far too citrus-y.

...Alright, at least he's a music fan, his second thoughts said.

"What can you tell me about the 'Little Lady'?" Shan risked asking. He didn't know what he'd do with the information, to be honest. If he were in Cascadia or even Balefire, he'd have at least a half a dozen contacts he could reach to find out more. So he listened mostly to store the information for later use. There was more he could ask, but he'd best leave town for now. So first...

"Alright Cutter, sheath you sword," Shan said in a soothing voice. "It's time to sleep. Go to sleep, Cutter. Sleep now, a deep sleep. Listen to the music in your dreams. Sleep."
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Zenjirou shook his head slowly, considering the consequences of letting out that he worked for Lumi, she would have him killed or caught and tortured and then killed and handed over to the authorities, he shook his head as he spoke, "Can't tell you, if she knew I killed someone she would be mad... I would be hunted down, I don't want to be hunted by her, she knows the city better then myself, nowhere would be safe." He looked at his old prey as he played the music, telling him to sheath his sword and sleep, Zenjirou nodded slowly, sheathing his blade and turning around, "Sleep... I want to go to bed." He shot off into a sprint, leaving behind a black blur as he ran towards the warehouse he called home.

In a few minutes he arrived back at the warehouse, looking at the door he opened it, he could still play the music in his mind, it reminded him of the music his mother played for him... before he brutally murdered her and framed his father and had him murdered while he was in jail. He sighed as he opened the door, the men inside recognizing Zenjirou, and cowering in fear as they saw his new demonic parts, his black twisted horns sticking out of his forehead, he waved to them as he went to his cot, laying down, snuggling deep under the covers, and for the first time in a long time, dreamed of his life before his murderous spree, his happy childhood days.
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Shan expected Zenjirou to resist his order and start attacking him, causing some fast thinking and fancy footwork on his part, or to simply drop into sleep where he was, meaning he would start worrying about the man freezing to death and why he would worry about someone with twisted black horns freezing to death. Instead, it seemed when the command "Sleep" hit the Cruel Cutter's mind, he had a very specific place he did this and went off in a blur to do it. Shan kept playing for a time after the Cutter was gone, mostly from the shock of the man's speed. His arm ground to a halt, though, and Shan found himself alone in the night.

"Well, then," he said to no one. "Good night, I suppose."

Shan had no means or desire to track the Cutter to his lair, so he backtracked through the streets to the house he left his belongings. It was easy to identify, at least. It had two broken basement windows. He secured his violin, bag, and coat, crawling back out and looking up toward the washed out city stars for any glimpse of the Cutter. The roofs were mercifully free of him.

The tale of a Lady who knew this city of magic was intriguing, and Shan felt anyone who made Cruel Cutter nervous about killing was worth knowing, but that would have to wait for another time. For now, he didn't want to be in the same city as Cutter if the murderer woke up in a foul mood.

He headed through the streets toward one of the docks. Perhaps there was a ship he could bribe his way on, one headed for warmer, familiar climates.
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