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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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Comments

late night October 19th; 2 AM

[hejhej]

[Lisbeth made sure that Jesse and Jane were either asleep or too tired to notice her in the house before she ducked out. Over the past week, she'd been collecting information about the reports of people being attacked by a mysterious creature. That meant she hacked into the Network, stalked other posts, and poked her nose around hospitals.

It wasn't until she saw the pictures Nill had posted and learned that she was attacked did she finally decide to see this monster for herself. Nill's attack had also helped her formulate a connection between the attacks on Newcomers.

Nill, Mary, Aurican, and others. Names that popped up on the Network dating back to the first Newcomer Hunt. Then names connected to the storming of Spencer's grounds. The SERO murder was the only one that stuck out like a sore thumb so that was the piece of the puzzle that made her second-guess herself.

But now she found herself in Sector 5, one of the sectors an attack had taken place. She moved around in the Darkness, watching the shadows carefully. The dragon had said it moved within them.]

god women stop it

[aprettybutterfly]

[Yes, there was a monster out, and he'd seen everyone talk about it on the network. But there were always monsters at night out in the darkness. The real monsters were the ones that never bothered hiding out in the daylight.

But Rorschach had taken to walking around at night, just like back home. Despite the monsters, there were plenty of drug dealers around, and he almost felt like he was back in New York.

Tonight was sector 5. He'd gotten his things from the garbage, and now he was ready to go. The sectors here were so big that it only made sense, like patrolling down by the docks with Nite Owl, all those years ago.

What he didn't expect was to see someone who was not a drug dealer (maybe). A woman (maybe). Walking in the darkness (yes). Not a prostitute (maybe). He carefully keeps to the shadows, following her, unaware that she was watching the shadows while he was watching her from them.]

:E

[madannoshashu]

[ It's a slow night for the Heartless dubbed "Rover" thus far. For all that it's been hunting quite a bit, looking for sustenance has taken a backseat to the actual mission.

Tonight, though, it's sniffing about. Hearts don't often fall into its lap which is why it peers ever so intently at the individuals wandering about in the shadows...a snack, perhaps, between targets.

Detaching from a nearby wall, it keeps its distance but shimmies down to take a look. ]