knights of rebirth- dance at midnights chapter 1
{Scene open} Time: dusk, Sun just setting behind a large skyline. Atop a large skyscraper stands Demos, staring at the sunset, silently as the wind blow. In his maw is a lollipop with the stick looking like a cigarette. In his ear is an ear piece playing music as he enjoys the sight of the city, the city he has called home for the last half of his life. The city was no longer just a part of the landscape, but a part of him. The light of the setting sun vanishes beyond the horizon. As it does his ear piece changes from music to a sharp beeping. Demos jumps at the sound before lifting his wrist to his maw.
Demos: speak.
Communicator: well nice to have you answer, Knight Saturos. The Grand Knight has been looking for you. Midnights have been spotted in your city; you might want to see to that.
Demos: {scoffs, rolling his eyes} Let Knight Mag rage all he wishes, it never changed my ways and it wont any time soon. As for the Midnights, I thought I spotted them in the area a few nights back. I was able to hit them with the wind fang but it didnt go down. Ill be coming to the Knights Circle within the week. Ill take Mag's verbal beating then. Demos out.
As he pulls his wrist away from his maw, a small sound of clicking boots on the other side of the rooftop can be heard. The air carried a whiff of sweet perfume, a kind he didn't recognize, causing him to tense up. The footsteps start off slow, as if the visitor was creeping up on him. Then, within an instant, the presence seem to be right on top of him. With one swift movement, Demos spins around to strike with a blade made of glowing green energy in his paw. Sparks fly into the night air as the blade clashes against another blade, this one made of deep purple energy. The wielders face was hidden by a hood but a glowing purple eye could be seen in the darkness. A smile grows across Demos' maw as he puts his blade away and adopts a more relaxed posture. The hooded figure followed suit. She wore a black cloak hiding the clothing she wore underneath. She reaches up and pulls the hood down. It was a fox, her purple eye dimming. She didnt share the same expression of happiness that Demos had. In its place was a look of annoyance and anger.
Hera: Where the hell have you been, Saturos?! Magnus has been fuming, you havent reported back to the Knight Circle in a month.
Demos: *sighs turning his back to her* I can handle myself, Hera! I dont need you or master Mag breathing down my neck or looking over my shoulder. I have been watching Midnight activity in Darkfall as was my mission.
Hera: Hey, dont act like you are doing what is asked of you! We all have to abide by the rules and you like to skirt past them. It will bite you in the ass one of these days, Saturos. I wouldn't have found you if you hadn't answer your Comm. call.
Demos: *spins around and gets in Heras face* Listen I dont need you of all people telling what to do and furthermore, stop calling me by my last name!
Before Hera can snap back at Demos, three figures fly overhead, medium sized and moving fast. The two spot the trio and pause, feeling the energy signal. It matched up to the midnights that the knights have been hunting for the better part of two years. Both put their argument aside and gave chase. The pair leapt building to building, keeping close tabs on them. Out of the blue, two spin around to face them. Demos and Hera stop dead in their tracks as the third keeps flying.
Demos: Keep chasing, Ill hold these two off of you.
Hera: you sure, Saturos?
Demos leaps up at the two, bands of green magic wrap around his paws. Demos opens them and swings, letting out a torrent of green glowing daggers, vanishing after a few seconds of hitting their target. The daggers simply plink off the armor of the beasts. Hera takes this as her answer and keeps chasing after the creature still sticking to it's flight path. Demos lands beyond them on a wide rooftop and faces the midnights as they land, now only focusing on the ferret panda hybrid. Their metallic hands manifest long bastard swords and elaborate shields. They stomp the ground and hold their shields out, as if bracing for an attack.
Demos: hmm, your kind stood up to a wind fang so I know your tough but then again, {draws two Machetes and twirls them once before striking a stance} I could have been having an off night.
Both blades seem to be engulfed in venom green fire as Demos dashes at the two. The two stand fast as the strike lands, slicing through one shield, cracking the other. The midnight with the split shield slams into Demos knocking him away. The knight rolls and lands back onto his feet.
Hera stays close, feeling her patience with chasing this midnight ticking away, she decided to capture it and investigate it closer. She sped up and clenched her paws tightly and long violet chains appear stretching about 5 feet behind her, floating gently behind the fox as if they rested upon the air.
Hera: {stops abruptly and balances herself atop a radio tower} Alright, I think its time to bring you in, little fishy.
The chains fly at the midnight and wrap themselves around the creatures feet, fusing together after looping around a few times and forming a tight grip. The beast locks up, violet electricity coursing through its being and causing it to drop like a rock. Hera vanishes and reappears beside the downed midnight. The chains vanish but in their place is a chain collar around the neck of the monster.
Hera: *draws a 9mm pistol off her hip and approaches it slowly, keeping the barrel aimed on it* alright, can you speak *no response* again can you hear me? *Still no response, she now stands close enough to examine it.* Eh dead is fine, I dont think the thing would have had much to say anyway.
The fox holsters the pistol and holds her paw over the creatures body, clad in ornate and shimmering armor which covered it from tip to tail. Hera could not sense any life from within the armor but no mechanical energy either. Hera pressing her metal symbol on the choker that rested upon her neck, causing the cloak to vanish. She is clad in a simple purple and black striped sweater, blue jeans and sneakers. After removing the cloak, Hera pulls out a small crystal, it hangs from a thin gold chain. Hera holds it over the head of midnight and scans it down the body. The vixen chants low as she does.
Hera: {the crystal cracks and shatters almost instantly} what the hell?!
The midnight stirs and quickly gets to its feet, brandishing shield and sword, like its brethren. Hera leaps up and makes a motion to prep herself but the midnight slashes her arm, leaving a shallow wound. The fox lets out a sharp yelp of pain as she move away, getting some distance between herself and the midnight whose blade still had her blood running down the blade. Grasping her arms, Hera growls low and her eye glows bright. Violet bands of magic wrap around the foxs arms and they form translucent metal armor ending with long and sharp claws as a pink mist wraps around her feet. The midnight leaps into the air and swings down, aiming right at the wounded vixen but as the blow lands, Hera vanishes and the massive sword comes to rest wedged into the concrete. In a flash, a glowing chain wraps around the neck of the beast. With a quick motion, the midnight is yanked to the ground as the chain squeezes and tightens.
Hera: {standing a few feet behind the midnight, the Chain wrapped around her forearm and clenched tight in her paw} Yea you are going to have to die now.
Midnight: {Rings out hollow as if in an empty room.} Death...Midnight does not die it only fades and returns...death does not come to that which does not live
Hera: {Gasps} these things can speak {Tightens the chain as it tries to fight free} what are the purposes of the Midnights?
Midnight: there is only Midnight {The eyes start to glow a bright white} one midnight yet many phases within the midnightour purpose is not yours to now but you will.soon
The armored body of the midnight began to glow brightly as the energy in the air vanishes rapidly. Heras mind went straight to defense, replacing her chain with a purple shield of energy wrapping around her body. As the shield closes, the explosion she predicted came to pass. It was a large explosion, blinding and deafening. When the smoke cleared, Hera and her barrier were still intact but with the confusion and relief another explosion rings out, this one larger and more forceful then the one she witnessed.
A few moments ago
Demos stands proud, now only holding one machete, the other one is lodged in the shield of the midnight. It pulls the blade out and throws it over edge of the rooftop before both charge him recklessly, coming at him like a train one behind the other with the shield out front. Demos drops the blade with a clank before pulling his fist back, the hybrids left eye glows a venom green as a wicked smile appears on his maw.
Demos: so my wind fang didnt bother you, thats alright{vicious bands of wind whip around him as back of his paws glow with green light} I wonder how you like my {punches and nails dead center on the shield, snapping it in half} Tornado lance!
A beam of light harpoons both the nightmares leaving a neat hole through the stomach of both. They stumble back but dont fall over; their eyes glow brightly as their bodies shake. Demos decides to take this as an open opportunity. The hybrid sweeps his blade up and runs at full pelt, ready to hack them open but when he gets in range the two explode suddenly and violently, blowing Demos clear off the building and sending the young ferret/panda down 15 stories and crashing down into a parked car. It crumples under his weight and speed and Demos lays their unconscious and motionless.
End of part one