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[madannoshashu]

Who: Xigbar's Nightmarish Creation, these lovely people, and YOU!
When: Tuesday, October 9th through Thursday, October 25th.
Where: Anywhere the creature finds you.
Summary: Plot info posts - [1] and [2]. If you want to have a random encounter with the monster or be an investigator, please check in on Plot Post #2.
Warnings: Violence, gore, horribleness. Also copious amounts of darkness.

[ The day has finally come.

He raises his head, a stark, hooded figure peering across the slate-gray waters as the sun sinks slowly below the waves. It's an hour before evening sirens, and everything is set. He has his list, as well as the instrument of judgment. Whether or not it succeeds is up for debate, but truly, he cares little for AGI's agenda. Entertainment, curiosity, and keeping himself appropriately positioned are the really driving components behind this little escapade. The old man heightened his understand of the power he now holds, and this is the perfect opportunity to put it to the test.

The call is silent. He doesn't even have to snap his fingers for the monstrous shadow he's created appears at his side. He turns, looks at it, and rests a hand on its muzzle.

The targets appear one-by-one, seared into the mind's eye of the "hound" he's created. The creature softly snarls, and butts its head against Xigbar's palm.

Xigbar merely smiles. ]

Happy hunting.

[ A feral rumble sounds in the twilight, and the Heartless vanishes without a trace. Xigbar stands for a moment, unmoving, before darkness wraps around him and carries him away. ]

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[reassures]

[What--? How did it not work? Nill stumbles back quickly, before waving one of her arms in a wide, sweeping arc to send a huge gust of wind at the monster while she moves away, trying to push it back and put more space between them. It's faster than she is, and that's very bad for her.]

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[ The wind has a little affect, as it buffets the creature to a near standstill. A brief eruption of color happens, however, as the veil of shadows is momentarily cast off, revealing the monster for how it truly look.

Launching itself into the air, it circles rapidly, dispelling the winds before charging straight at Nill. ]

[reassures]

[The actual appearance of the monster is more startling than Nill expected it to be. That was definitely no darkness monster she'd ever seen before.

The other darkness monsters are coming up too close behind her though, and Nill can't move back. She lifts her guns to start shooting, trying to at least slow the thing down while she runs to the side; trying to find an opening to put either that thing between her and the other monsters, or vice versa.

Unfortunately, it leaves her pretty open.]

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[ The Heartless fears nothing but its masters hand so the other creatures out in the dark do little to deter it.

Never swerving from its true target, the creature hurtles itself at Nill and swipes out a claw. ]

[reassures]

[The claw connects. Even though she does her best to dodge, it's too fast, and she doesn't have enough time to react. The best she can manage to do is jump back and turn slightly, but that ends with the monster knocking her back a good 20 feet. Her cheek and hands skid across the ground, and now there are five huge gashes from her shoulder, over her side, down to her hip, dripping blood onto the ground. One claw clips a wing - her arms are okay because they were raised with her guns, but her ribs are less than okay.

Nill gasps, trying to suck air back into her lungs as she rolls onto her stomach. It's hard to breathe, and she knows she's been hit badly, though the adrenaline stops her from feeling a good chunk of it for the moment. Shit-- this wasn't good...]