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genessia2018-07-04 10:42 pm
nolifecount) wrote in genessia2018-07-04 10:42 pm
[Voice]
Action [Any forest, beaches, or drinking at the bar]
Wherever he goes, he walks silently like a shadow. Unnoticed, invisible, throughout the cities, the forest, wherever he feels like going. One blink of an eye you might see him. The next blink, you don’t. For he’s the Night Walker, one of his many names, and he wanders at night, exploring the cities.
Late at night, he would drink in any seedy bar and keep things to himself. It was hard to see his expression beneath his red hat and the surrounding dark aura around him, drinking his wine and spirits in the corner all alone by himself.
Wherever he goes, he's a tall figure, wearing a red coat, and a red wide-brimmed hat, and a pair of sunset orange sunglasses. The wind whipped at his tailcoat. His shadow overcast darkness itself, blending with the night. Wandering, aimless in his nightly strolls.
Audio
[Here's a voice that Genessia never heard before. It was a deep baritone, dark..and tired. And sad. And lethargic. That voice would have been proud once, even menacing, but the owner of the voice is trying.]
"How do you handle the heat wave? It's hot. Still, for a summer night, it's a good night to drink some blood chilled with ice. I preferred to drink blood, then wine afterward to make it sweet. I feel so hot, exhausted, and thirsty.
I haven't drunk anything decent in 30 years. I think I would pick the path of asceticism by now, but that path is unappealing as most religions go. But I won't lie. I am starving.
Whatever is in those blood bags? Beyond salvation. It's enough that I might want to give prayer a try, but I have a problem with putting my hands together and kneel. "
[Uh-oh somone is a harsh critic tonight.]
Wherever he goes, he walks silently like a shadow. Unnoticed, invisible, throughout the cities, the forest, wherever he feels like going. One blink of an eye you might see him. The next blink, you don’t. For he’s the Night Walker, one of his many names, and he wanders at night, exploring the cities.
Late at night, he would drink in any seedy bar and keep things to himself. It was hard to see his expression beneath his red hat and the surrounding dark aura around him, drinking his wine and spirits in the corner all alone by himself.
Wherever he goes, he's a tall figure, wearing a red coat, and a red wide-brimmed hat, and a pair of sunset orange sunglasses. The wind whipped at his tailcoat. His shadow overcast darkness itself, blending with the night. Wandering, aimless in his nightly strolls.
Audio
[Here's a voice that Genessia never heard before. It was a deep baritone, dark..and tired. And sad. And lethargic. That voice would have been proud once, even menacing, but the owner of the voice is trying.]
"How do you handle the heat wave? It's hot. Still, for a summer night, it's a good night to drink some blood chilled with ice. I preferred to drink blood, then wine afterward to make it sweet. I feel so hot, exhausted, and thirsty.
I haven't drunk anything decent in 30 years. I think I would pick the path of asceticism by now, but that path is unappealing as most religions go. But I won't lie. I am starving.
Whatever is in those blood bags? Beyond salvation. It's enough that I might want to give prayer a try, but I have a problem with putting my hands together and kneel. "
[Uh-oh somone is a harsh critic tonight.]
Re: audio
[He mentions while pouring himself a cup of tea.]
A dhampir, actually. Though, most don't seem to realize it until I walk in sunlight.
audio
Dhampir? Walking in sunlight? Hm. Dhampir. A child that is the result of a union between a vampire and a human. How very interesting.
Are you proud of your birthright and lineage?
Re: audio
[He's rustling a bit in the background in search for the sugar.]
Or that's just what I was always told.
[Augustine pauses for a moment once that question is asked. Is he proud? He never gave that question much thought but is he?
Sometimes he doesn't know.]
...I would think so. I never shied from telling the truth about myself to others.
audio
Alucard is getting more curious in what this dhampir gentleman can do. While Augustine is not on the same level as Count Dracula in his castle, power-wise and strength-wise, he's really sizing him up...as he tends to do for everyone.]
So you can walk in the daylight. Can you summon bats and familiars? Heal and regenerate yourself? And what's your special weapon for battle?
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[A cheerful chuckle escapes Augustine once the questions start rolling. It seems his new colleague is very curious about him. That's all fine and dandy to him! Beats having this vampire trying to hunt him.
Augustine figures a half-breed like him is a little out of the norm. Humans and vampires are often enemies, not lovers. So a half-breed like him is truly a rariety. Especially since his mother was a vampire rather than human unlike most cases.]
Yes, I can walk in daylight. Although, my abilities wane heavily in direct sunlight. My affinity to the night is reason for that.
[He's also almost blind during the day. No one knows that he wears glasses sometimes.]
As for summoning, I'm...not able to summon bats but rather demons instead. I'm likened to a "mage" in that regard.
[Less like Gandalf and more like Merlin.]
Oh, I actually do have a favorite weapon but that's a secret.
audio
Being in the only vampire in his world, it's up to him to sire a human of his own choosing.]
That make sense. From my end, I never recommend for my fledging, the one back home, [Referring to Seras] to walk out in sunlight either. The light burns, turning the body into ashes. While it will not cause death, the stinging and recovery takes a while to heal.
Demons? Magic? You must have studied the forbidden dark arts to come that far. Most impressive. Yes, most impressive indeed.
Hmm, fair enough. Most of my opponents preferred guns and bullets. In ancient time, swords and lances. I was looking for anything unusual, but your talent in summoning spirits is indeed most unusual. Lesser key of Solomon, by any chance?
[A pause, a beat.]
I'm Alucard. I hope to meet you sometime, and see what your demons are made of.
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I've seen what sunlight does to my dear huntress. She's vampire much like myself but she's the kind who cannot walk in daylight. [He sighs.] Being unable to see the sun rise seems quite unfair.
[Augustine grins in spite of himself at that next bit.]
That I did! I've been studying the Dark Arts since childhood and continued in such practice throughout my life. I'm better with magic than with swords, friend. Although, I'm a decent marksman sometimes. Just woefully out of practice but yes, you know of the Clavicula Salomonis Regis. Excellent! I suppose you took up Demonology.
[He honestly haven't had much need for firearms in Genessia. His magic suffices enough.]
Well met, Alucard. Nice to see----[He pauses.] --- I mean, nice to hear from another vampire. Nevertheless, I'm Augustine Gheorghe Vlad Tepes. I'm the currently the curator of the Nova Museum.
audio
I studied many great arts in my long life. Terrible arts. Dark arts. Knowledge is a form of power. I trust you use the knowledge wisely as I think you are more of the expert and wiser user than I am. I valued brute strength and using the limits of my mind and my power for terrible causes, pushing myself to extreme limits to be who I am today. With this power, I did many terrible sins that cannot be redeemed and regret none of it.
Ah, Augustine. Rip told me a bit about you. You are her Beloved, am I correct? And a descendant of the Tepes line. It's a noble line, that of royalty and aristrocrats. In my world, they are dead centuries ago. All of them. I was there to bury what remains of the royal family after the King ended the wars with the Ottoman Empire. So I consider you a very blessed soul indeed. Perhaps I shall pay visit to the museum and see what gallery is on display.
[It's so odd talking about a history of his past so distantly and separate from himself. Alucard, however isn't particularly fond of museums, having once fought the Judas Priest and was this close, by a nick of a second to start a bloody fight in there with all the civilian tourists...and he wouldn't have care if it not for Seras to stop him...being a dorkulina.]
[There's more to the story, but for now, Alucard left out a fair amount out. Augustine doesn't have to know the whole story. There's a pause as for now, as he earned Alucard's respect and approval. He thinks he's a talented child of the night, one so deserving and so talented.]
I expect great things of you, Augustine. I must say, please take care of the Huntress. I entrust her to you. She and I came from the same world, and she has a rough start. I could say she's hardly grounded, lacking a center to herself, but she's a good child who is in need of your steady hand and guidance.
Re: audio
He barely knows anything about Alucard besides his name but he senses a kindred spirit in this mysterious vampire. That somewhat worries him.]
Regret does nothing to change the past. So, I don't fault you for not having any regrets. [Augustine quickly interjects before that next bit damn near knocked him off his seat.] You know her?!
[Why is he so shocked? Well, he didn't think Rip would know any other vampires beside the usual troupe in Everglade. Alucard never came up in their conversations, at least not by actual name.]
...Is that so? [He still somewhat stunned by this revelation.] If you were the one who buried what was left of the Tepes line, then were you...the last one?
[Augustine frowns.]
Despite the parallels between us, everything is so different. In your world, the Tepes line is long gone but in mine---we live yet still. [He pauses briefly, clearly lost in thought now.] This must be a paradox, one forged by time itself. Time is an entity unknown to us, a force that is truly infinite and omnipresent.
While time is force by which we cannot hope to understand, I do know that sometimes time veers off course and creates a new path.
[And he hails from that different course.]
You speak so kindly of me, Alucard. Almost too kindly. I take your compliments with humility and your wisdom with earnest. Rip is...doing well here in Genessia. As well as she can, I believe. I'm not alone in assisting her. She has quite a large family.
[He can't help but smile some. His smile is almost felt through his words.]
She'll be fine, Alucard. I'll make sure she'll be safe and sound.