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[tsukihito]

[All this talk about the Everglades as of late had spurned the fox's interest in this gloomy region.

He arrived here by foot after sundown and found himself already longing for the gentle forests of Fayren. The Everglades is a land cursed by darkness and forged by magic. The oppressive fog that chokes the region is almost too thick for even his eyes to see. It's a sinister place that looks only vaguely similar to that of fairer Attleton but not by much. The foulness of this city honestly doesn't bode well for anything remotely human.

Tsukuyomi honestly looks out of place as he meanders along the street immaculate in white with his black sword at hand. He had no other reason to come here other than to ease his nagging curiosity. He caught a glimpse of people here and there but most where quiet hesitant to converse with an outsider. The ominous flickering of the nearby street lamps left little to be desired by anyone visiting this ghostly town.

Finally reaching a landmark in the form of a grand manor obstructed with ivy, the fox deity pauses as he pulls out his phone to record his adventure thus far.]

So this is the Everglades?

[He questions as he glances down at the cracked screen of his phone. In the upper corner of the screen there's easy to see that glass there is chipped thanks to Tsukuyomi's carelessness.]

Not much to look at in the terms of beauty but certainly a rather interesting abode. Quite humble in a sense but still quite sinist---

[The loud cawing of a crow nearby caused him to jump a little. It seems that even a former deity like him can get a tad anxious.]

H-Hold your tongues. None of you witnessed that.

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[nofortunateone]

[This is a night where Toby's out walking the streets. He isn't bothered or spooked by the dark, there are honestly few things that scare him and none of them live in Everglade.

His ears catch the stray voice, the crow and then the nervous change in tone. He decides to walk towards it continuing at a leisurely pace. His hands are pushed into the pockets of his leather jacket, his eyebrow rising when he sees the man on the streets. He smells different but Toby is getting used to that now.]

You're a little to skittish to be out this late.

[tsukihito]

[A little too skittish and a little too dainty for this nonsense.

Tsukuyomi glances over his shoulders and gives the tall one a slight huff. These humans love to presume, don't they? Surely the other realizes that he isn't some mundane human just by his ears alone. Not too many people are parading around in the Everglade with fox ears.

That much is absolutely certain considering kitsunes are rarity.]

Skittish? Me? Oh, perish the thought! I'm merely...cautious.

[02crusnikabel]

[After Abel closed his store, and make sure Alessandro is safe in his home, he head straight to Everglade to go bounty hunting to make extra money. It's Friday night, so it's one of those nights where he hardly sleep. And if he's going to crash in Sataurday, he'll just open the next day on Sunday. He's pretty flexible with his schedule.

Abel arrived in Everglade when it's pitch dark, even at 9pm. Since he closed off his phone, he won't be checking the network. The reason why, was because whenever he raised his own energy levels, the nanomachines within his bloodstream and it's bioelectric waves will effect any electronics that is on, causing static, distortion, or causing his phone to drain and shut down.

He only raised his energy levels to 10% for increased speed and strength only, no transformation, therefore he still looks normal, though his long, silver hair might float up a bit. While he cannot be sensed by humans, it can be sensed faintly by supernatural beings, but there are many powerful supernatural beings in this town, that they would thought of Abel as a weaker being.

Anyways, the crows there were cawing? They sense something is up. They make a racket and they flew away from the trees, because Abel is passing by out of an alley, looking and hunting for anyone suspicious.]



[OOC: It's going to be a failed bounty and he'll end up empty handed, probably. ;~;]

[tsukihito]

[After his earlier blunder, Tsukihito turned off his phone with a tense sigh.]

What a shameful display.

[He mutters quietly as he continued along his way. The streets here by this manor was covered in thick overgrowth from the vines scattered across the gate. He carefully walks over the leaves and twigs to get further down the sidewalk.]

Surely they're laughing at me now. Thank goodness I don't need to hear it--

[The fox trails off suddenly once he senses something near.]

What in the world--

[He grits his teeth as he leans back against the vines. Something is approaching...]

[02crusnikabel]

[Abel walked further out from the alley way, on the block outside the manor. He sighs to himself. Nothing. Perhaps he'll end up empty-handed tonight. And it's getting even more late, he should be going home.

If the fox deity stayed still, he'll sense the priest has a significant raised energy level, which is different when they last met at the Bay. And his silver hair rose up.

Something about this priest should tell the fox deity that he's more than he seems, and not just a mild-mannered priests.

Ah wait. His glasses is smidgen. So Abel took out a handkerchief to wiped the surface of his glasses to clean it.]

[nofortunateone]

[Toby's smelled another little fox deity before and the similarities in the scent aren't lost on him. Not saying anything is his way of being polite, after all, Toby isn't human either.

He raises an eyebrow at the man before rolling his shoulders in a noncommittal shrug. He really doesn't care what other people do.]

Here I thought fox's were cunning.

[tsukihito]

[Tsukuyomi honestly gasped in surprise once he spots the man from afar.]

Is that...him? [The kitsune squints his eyes to get a better look.] Surely that can't be.

[His disbelief is telling from how he stares at the creature before him.

Nothing about that mild-mannered priest signified that he was anything other than human. The two had talked on a few occasions but Tsukuyomi never sensed anything truly abnormal about Abel. The priest seemed a tad preachy, no pun intended but he definitely didn't possess this peculiar aura the last time they met. The raw energy that flows from this being is enough to make Tsukuyomi's fur stand on end.

Against better judgement and a bit of his own arrogance, Tsukuyomi steps forward looking quite tense. Will the other still remember him or has his sudden powers overwhelmed his logic?

This is the question Tsukuyomi demands to have answered.]

Who ARE you?

[tsukihito]

Quick with the insults, aren't you? [He nearly growls. These humans...] Mind yourself.

[Are all these accursed humans all so rude? It would seem so given how many insults Tsukuyomi has braved since entering this realm of Genessia.]

One could suspect you're not very cunning either for prowling these streets. Certainly you realize that a human like you are easy prey.

[02crusnikabel]

Hm?

[Eyes widen. Aw shit, shit shit. Stupid small town. Abel quickly shut down his powers, a small fraction of it as it maybe, and returned to normal. And then he smiled goofily.]

H-hello! It's me Abel! Strange night we're having here! Especially at this late hour!

[tsukihito]

[The kitsune blinks his eyes slowly once the creature reverts back to his usual form. Gone is that strange energy that encased the priest earlier and now replaced with that familiar friendliness.]

Quite the night indeed.

[He murmurs in reply as he comes near.]

What are you doing here? You are...

["Not human?" Tsukuyomi is tempted to say just that to the man since he knows it's the truth. Instead, the kitsune just stares up at Abel looking utterly bewildered.

He simply cannot believe his eyes right about now.]

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[feckinboomstick]

Did that bird give ye a start, beastie?

[If you don't know that voice by now, shame on you. It's terribly memorable.

One would imagine that a man so rude and bold might... not be the size of your average lady. Well you'd be wrong, the shotgun strapped to him looks like it might weigh as much as he does, not to mention the books dangling from his hips by a pair of chains that might snap a bigger man.

He looks pretty fine though, and as smug as ever]

Careful, nasty little buggers will peck your eyes out.

[02crusnikabel]

Bounty hunting. And Everglade, is not my favorite city either.

[In a city where werewolves and vampires rule the night, and humans are vulnerable at this hour. The priest is smiling...quite forcibly. That's one truth. Though now, because of his tiredness, his ability to keep himself together is starting to crack. His super powered abilities is always under his control. It was his ability to be honest that is starting to crack. After all, it's hard to live a lie hiding your true self from humans.

But the other is a kitsune, and he sensed it, his other self.]

Tell me, are you afraid of the night and of the vampires here? You know, they would wonder what fox blood would taste like. A celestial being like yourself, you should go back home to Fayren.

aw hell~ lol

[tsukihito]

[Da-me! This is no good.

A part of Tsukuyomi was actually dreading meeting this glorified donkey ever since their exchange over the network. The kitsune wanted nothing other than to grind this feminine (as if he could talk) bastard's head in-between his fangs. The latest addition to the populace here in Genessia is less friendlier than the rest and happens to be a Man of God.

Both of which annoys the former God of the Moon to no end.

He turns ever so slowly to see the annoyingly smug bastard standing there in all his bespectacled and shotgun glory. Tsukuyomi let's out a disgusted sigh as he turns away again.]

I certainly hope they peck your eyes out, pest.

[tsukihito]

You're a bounty hunter?

[HOW?! Just how!?

The priest doesn't have a murderous bone in his body for the most part. Tsukuyomi really is having a tough time believing any of this nonsense. Why didn't he sense this strange power earlier? Why is it only know that the truth reveals itself?

Has his powers waned since coming to Genessia? Just that thought alone makes Tsukuyomi lose the color in his cheeks.]

You think I'm afraid of the dark? [He snorts at that ridiculous notion.] I am not afraid.

I was once the God of the Moon. My celestial glow used to illuminate even the darkest of realms. Surely the same shall happen here once order and peace is restored by my hands.

[Lofty goals someone scared of crows, no? The little fox has grand dreams of godhood.]

[feckinboomstick]

Nasty creature ye be too, can't even take a bit of ribbin'.

[He isn't really out to harass the kitsune, he was literally out looking for dinner.

Why shoot dinner when he could buy it?

He's cheap]

Yippin' at birds like an angry little dog won't help ye any either, may as well go back inside where ye belong.

[There was something... not... right about the somber dressed man. Like some shadow desperately clinging to him, some massive tick in a sense.

An alien, abrasive, unearthly presence]

Might get eaten by a wolf.

[02crusnikabel]

[The priest huffed indignantly.]

I only capture criminals and turned them over to the police. So far, I captured zero. I mean, the oddest bounty job I did last time is helping an old lady washing her windows, and that because nobody comes to her house in this town, and she's a crazy old cat lady, and they are very fearsome feral cats indeed! She has over a 100 kitties in her home, so nobody can come close to her.

[Zero capture?! Yep, failure of a bounty hunter. So, the priest is no kills on them bounties. And um, about them no murderous bone in his body, that's only his choice in the present. His past back home however...]

Maybe your light shine better in Fayren. You don't intend to stay here overnight, do you?

[tsukihito]

[As if Tsukuyomi needs another reason for his fur to bristle any further. Between the so-called teasing and that strange shadowy entity that seems to cling to the priest, the kitsune isn't feeling so proud. To be brutally honest, he's terrified of this land and certainly isn't looking forward to having to overcome his fears to save face.]

The only one who'll be eaten here shall be you if you continue to pester me.

[Tsukuyomi threatens with a slight growl. Those tall white ears are flat against his head now despite his brave facade.]

[feckinboomstick]

[He's also not actively trying to frighten the fox either. It just seems to happen, it's a story that's been played out before. Even people unschooled in the supernatural ended up finding his presence... disquieting.]

Ye threatenin' me, beastie? I'd not suggest it, I'm not in a mood to entertain folks right now.

If I'm pesterin' ye, tuck yer tail further and leave. Tis a whole forest open to ye.

[tsukihito]

[A sigh passes through Tsukuyomi when he's forced to sit through that ridiculous tale about some old crazy woman and her many cats. It's moments like this that he wishes he had the power to silence those who prattle on endlessly like this, especially this priest. Though, none of that nonsense bothered to explain why this mild-mannered man almost felt as powerful as him earlier.

None of it does. Abel is clearly hiding something and Tsukuyomi isn't easily deterred.]

I do not believe I shall.

[At least not now after being so properly spooked earlier by some stupid crow. Oh, the shame--]

But what of you, Abel? Clearly...you're more powerful than you appear. Shall you stay?

[tsukihito]

Do you really think I would wander into these good forsaken woods alone?!

[He huffs. Out of all the monsters to come across, did he have to deal with this troll here? This midget of a man is shorter than even him and yet has the nerve to be this surly. It's downright laughable.]

Why are you even here in the first place?

[feckinboomstick]

Then it seems ye be stuck with me.

[A brow arches... and he points his shotgun.

And pulls the trigger.

... And a fat raven falls dead in a heap of blood and feathers not too far from the fox]

Ravens be a bit like black chickens. Boil 'em in a stew and ye can be rid of the gamey flavor too, tis a lot cheaper than buyin' the swill they have in town.

[02crusnikabel]

No. I don't like being bothered by the other supernatural out here. If I have to stay...

[Abel trailed off. If he has to stay here, someone will know of his true powers since he need them to defend himself and gossip spread fast in this city. Sure maybe one day, the people will know what he really is eventually, but not right away. Not now. He's...distrustful of people.

He checked his watch for the time. 9:45pm.]

It's getting late and if you linger beyond midnight, that's when the supernatural activity is going to get really crazy. I'll escort you back to the archway. I'm on my way to leave anyway.

However, to protect you properly since random attacks do happen. I need to ask a favor of you.

[tsukihito]

Aiii!

[That wasn't nice, priest! The shotgun has a nasty boom to it, especially up close like that. Tsukuyomi's ears are ringing thanks to that idiot's lack of finesse.]

H-How dare you! You were aiming at me?!

[Just when he was about to make good on his previous promise to bite this bastard's head clean off, Cassian explains himself and Tsukuyomi cannot help but feel as if the priest tossed an egg at his face.]

You're planning on eating this trash? [He turns his nose up at this proposition.] I much rather raid a chicken coop.

[That was said on accident.]

[feckinboomstick]

[See that shit eating grin? Drink it in. He goes and scoops up his catch, dropping it into a sack he was carrying with him]

Ye be a pest and a beastie, but I ain't here to hurt ye. Listenin' to ye screech like a girl though, tis a great joke.

[He looks like he's already got a few in there, and the smile just gets sharper]

Well you're in luck, tis a few in town, beastie. Since ye be such an important little beastie yourself, I'm sure breakin' in will be easy for ye.

[tsukihito]

I utterly detest you.

[He grumbles under his breath. Tsukuyomi is going to have a healthy dislike for all humans soon enough. His journeys through this realm haven't been pleasant at all.]

Stop calling me 'beastie', you short little bastard of a man!

[How disgusting! That fool is actually plotting on eating those dead crows? Tsukuyomi is frowning in prime disapproval.]

At least have the decency to purchase a proper meal! You'll end up like the monsters here if you eat such foul meat.