A touch of badness!

[Mrs McGinty]

A large gout of flames engulfs the treats and carries on towards the old lady, the flames lashing out of the nearest hounds flame-thrower like mouth.

McGinty ducks quickly to avoid the flames, but not quickly enough to prevent her hairdo from getting badly singed. Looking up as she gently pats the scorched area to examine the damage, her expression changes from mild surprise to vengeful anger.

"My hair..." she whispers under her breath, glaring direct into the eyes of the offending hellhound. As she speaks, her fingers slide instinctively back into the handbag, to emerge a moment later holding a very large and very, very sharp meat cleaver.

"Looks like it's hot dogs for dinner tonight..." she quips, humourlessly, before charging her infernal foe, and aiming a remarkably powerful swing at its head.

[Holy-hunter]

McGinty ducks quickly to avoid the flames, but not quickly enough to prevent her hairdo from getting badly singed. Looking up as she gently pats the scorched area to examine the damage, her expression changes from mild surprise to vengeful anger.

"My hair..." she whispers under her breath, glaring direct into the eyes of the offending hellhound. As she speaks, her fingers slide instinctively back into the handbag, to emerge a moment later holding a very large and very, very sharp meat cleaver.

"Looks like it's hot dogs for dinner tonight..." she quips, humourlessly, before charging her infernal foe, and aiming a remarkably powerful swing at its head.

This fiery demon was a hunter, a fierce predator.
Accustomed to chasing down its prey and mauling the chared remains of its victims. It was not however, expecting to miss at the last second or was it prepared for the small aged fragile old prey to come charging back at it.
As McGinty aproaches it held its deep growl and footing but it's posture said it was confused and while the creature moved with lightning speed and agility across the ground it's reflexes left much to be desired.

The cleaver hits true, cracking a deep line into the centre of the beasts head, popping through the skull and splitting open it's brain.

A soft dying yelp as the hounds head opens in half see's the monster fall to a burning heap on the ground, now resembling more of a large burnt out campfire then a dog from hell.

The two remaing dogs howl in a fierce rage, after witnessing that they won't make the same mistake.
They release an onslaught of deep fierce barks, with each one a ball of flame explodes from their mouths towards the the two ladies.

[Arkhosia]

Sophia moves in defense of her ally, recovering from healing a burned wound, and slides under the flame breath. She attempts to skewer one of the hellhounds swiftly, cutting and rolling to the side as she attempts to slice through the side before aiming to climb up upon the other and impale it through the brain.

[Holy-hunter]

Sophia moves in defense of her ally, recovering from healing a burned wound, and slides under the flame breath. She attempts to skewer one of the hellhounds swiftly, cutting and rolling to the side as she attempts to slice through the side before aiming to climb up upon the other and impale it through the brain.

As Sophia approaches the hound it's fierce jaw begins snapping at any part of her it can grab, even when she slides to skewer it and rolls out to the side dragging her blade with her, the monster fights with determination right up till the last moments of life pour from its body like fiery lava.

The second hound, seemingly enraged by the loss of its kin, greets Sophia head on, radiating a heat hotter then the others, the air around it distorts as the cracks in its molten flesh glow.
It lets out a thundering deep succession of growling barks.

If Sophia is quick and skilled she will be able to get on top of the angry growling hell hound and while she can heal the instant pain-filled damage coming into contact with the creature will cause, her appareal might not fair as well. ((Unless everything is hugely fireproof))

[Mee]

Again the door almost hungrily absorbs the summoner's blood pressed against it. A faint glow of magic shines between her fingers.

Well. The door was bloodthirsty. Naku can respect that. She also just so happens to have a few bodies nearby conveniently just for it.
In a move that would probably make every sith ever jealous, she reaches back to the two summoners she had just killed, grabs ahold of the fairly large amount of blood that had leaked out from the various holes she had put in them, and basically force-pulls all of it towards her, aimed at the door.

[Holy-hunter]

Well. The door was bloodthirsty. Naku can respect that. She also just so happens to have a few bodies nearby conveniently just for it.
In a move that would probably make every sith ever jealous, she reaches back to the two summoners she had just killed, grabs ahold of the fairly large amount of blood that had leaked out from the various holes she had put in them, and basically force-pulls all of it towards her, aimed at the door.

As horrifying as that would be to an observer, no one was watching. But from this vantage point Naku had a new view of what was happening with the door.

As before the first bit of blood caused the solid black stone to come to life with a glow, this time a much larger area shone. Beneath the dazzling light the stone surface no longer seemed solid and rippled as the rest of the blood flowed through it, little bits of flesh caught in the blood included.

However, the door seemed to seperate the two summoner's bloods, allowing only one persons blood at a time, the second lot of blood would splash against and settle on the stone until one lot had completely been consumed or drawn through.

((Incase I haven't explained it well enough, it requires an offering of ones own blood, usually a cut across ones hand, only after presenting to the door will it allow the owner of that blood to pass. So you can't offer someone else's blood to get in, or can't get in if you don't have blood, obviously there is some allowance for items held by the owner. Naku may be able to manipulate it to some degree with her magic tho))

[Mrs McGinty]

Mrs McGinty's cardigan is slightly on fire at the moment. The elderly cook is attempting to suffocate the flames with a towel she just happens to be carrying, but is succeeding only in making them spread to other parts of her attire...

[Mee]

As horrifying as that would be to an observer, no one was watching. But from this vantage point Naku had a new view of what was happening with the door.

As before the first bit of blood caused the solid black stone to come to life with a glow, this time a much larger area shone. Beneath the dazzling light the stone surface no longer seemed solid and rippled as the rest of the blood flowed through it, little bits of flesh caught in the blood included.

However, the door seemed to seperate the two summoner's bloods, allowing only one persons blood at a time, the second lot of blood would splash against and settle on the stone until one lot had completely been consumed or drawn through.

((Incase I haven't explained it well enough, it requires an offering of ones own blood, usually a cut across ones hand, only after presenting to the door will it allow the owner of that blood to pass. So you can't offer someone else's blood to get in, or can't get in if you don't have blood, obviously there is some allowance for items held by the owner. Naku may be able to manipulate it to some degree with her magic tho))

Naku understands that it probably wants her blood. She just . . . really, really doesn't want to give it her own blood. So she tries to feel for the blood she just sent through: was it destroyed, or just moved somewhere else?

[Holy-hunter]

Naku understands that it probably wants her blood. She just . . . really, really doesn't want to give it her own blood. So she tries to feel for the blood she just sent through: was it destroyed, or just moved somewhere else?

A small portion of it is gone to the door but the rest is splattered about in the room on the otherside

[Mee]

A small portion of it is gone to the door but the rest is splattered about in the room on the otherside

Naku snarls in frustration at the door. The door, more than likely, is not impressed into opening. So she sighs, reaches behind her, and pokes a finger at one of the shotgun-shell wounds on her back. Her finger comes back a bit bloody, and she offers a single drop to the door.

And then pays attention to it, so if the door DOES open, she can, hopefully, just pull it right back after she moves past the door.

[Holy-hunter]

Naku snarls in frustration at the door. The door, more than likely, is not impressed into opening. So she sighs, reaches behind her, and pokes a finger at one of the shotgun-shell wounds on her back. Her finger comes back a bit bloody, and she offers a single drop to the door.

And then pays attention to it, so if the door DOES open, she can, hopefully, just pull it right back after she moves past the door.

Welcoming Naku's blood the door once again glows and the solid surface ripples pulling on Naku's hand, it's a slimy suffocating feeling as it surrounds her arm, the texture much like that of the blood she shared. While it pulls on her arm it won't allow anything else through, not for the small price she paid, and Naku can see the glow start to fade and feel the door slowly begin to solidify with her arm still in it.

[Mee]

Welcoming Naku's blood the door once again glows and the solid surface ripples pulling on Naku's hand, it's a slimy suffocating feeling as it surrounds her arm, the texture much like that of the blood she shared. While it pulls on her arm it won't allow anything else through, not for the small price she paid, and Naku can see the glow start to fade and feel the door slowly begin to solidify with her arm still in it.

Well. Keeping her blood to herself is well and good and all, but losing an arm isn't. So Naku quickly reaches back with her other arm, gets a handfull of blood, and offers that to the door as well.

[Holy-hunter]

Well. Keeping her blood to herself is well and good and all, but losing an arm isn't. So Naku quickly reaches back with her other arm, gets a handfull of blood, and offers that to the door as well.

In sudden a dizzying haze Naku is yanked face first towards the solid stone door only to have it ripple at the last moment and mold around her as she is flung out on the otherside.

((Mrs McGinty and Sophia may have just stepped around a corner and witnessed Naku's disappearance))

Inside the tomb
It's a small dusty decrepit room. The walls are carved into and hung with worthless memorial heirlooms. A large white slate coffin sits built into the ground. Two men in simple brown robes kneel either side with a deck of cards between them, playing on the large solid coffin lid under the soft glow of a small nearby lantern. Close by, crammed up against either side wall two men lie asleep on roll out blankets, wearing the similar robes.

Your sudden entrance startles the two playing cards as they twist to see who is there.

[Mee]

In sudden a dizzying haze Naku is yanked face first towards the solid stone door only to have it ripple at the last moment and mold around her as she is flung out on the otherside.

((Mrs McGinty and Sophia may have just stepped around a corner and witnessed Naku's disappearance))

Inside the tomb
It's a small dusty decrepit room. The walls are carved into and hung with worthless memorial heirlooms. A large white slate coffin sits built into the ground. Two men in simple brown robes kneel either side with a deck of cards between them, playing on the large solid coffin lid under the soft glow of a small nearby lantern. Close by, crammed up against either side wall two men lie asleep on roll out blankets, wearing the similar robes.

Your sudden entrance startles the two playing cards as they twist to see who is there.

"ON THE GROUND!" Naku cries at the two that were starting to get up, SMG out, ready, and pointed at them. "ON THE GROUND NOW!" Her expression is one of bloodlust and rage.

Might not be wise to say no.

[Holy-hunter]

"ON THE GROUND!" Naku cries at the two that were starting to get up, SMG out, ready, and pointed at them. "ON THE GROUND NOW!" Her expression is one of bloodlust and rage.

Might not be wise to say no.

The two sleeping men quickly awaken, after a startled look around they quickly comply alongside with the others.
All four lay on their stomach, eyes either wide or tightly closed in fear, whimpering and mumbling.

[Mee]

The two sleeping men quickly awaken, after a startled look around they quickly comply alongside with the others.
All four lay on their stomach, eyes either wide or tightly closed in fear, whimpering and mumbling.

"What's in the box?!" Naku demands, gun never wavering.

[Holy-hunter]

"What's in the box?!" Naku demands, gun never wavering.

"It, ie, it's just a coffin" one of them builds up the courage to stammer in reply
"Please don't hurt us" another quickly rushes the words out on one quick breath as he obediently presses his hands and forehead to the cold stone floor.

[Mee]

"It, ie, it's just a coffin" one of them builds up the courage to stammer in reply
"Please don't hurt us" another quickly rushes the words out on one quick breath as he obediently presses his hands and forehead to the cold stone floor.

"All of you, up, and go sit in that corner, back to the wall." Naku says, indicating the corner of the room near the entrance.

[Holy-hunter]

"All of you, up, and go sit in that corner, back to the wall." Naku says, indicating the corner of the room near the entrance.

Slowly and cautiously they obey, one by one they stagger to the corner, flinching and jumping at any sudden whisper of even slightest sound.

One of them, after watching the others, finally moves forward and pulls back the hood of their robe to cast out upon Naku the pleading eyes, and a desperate gaze, filled with the frailties and weakness of an old crying worried woman beggin for her life.
"Please child, let us go.... We have nothing worth stealing"

[Mee]

Slowly and cautiously they obey, one by one they stagger to the corner, flinching and jumping at any sudden whisper of even slightest sound.

One of them, after watching the others, finally moves forward and pulls back the hood of their robe to cast out upon Hitomi the pleading eyes, and a desperate gaze, filled with the frailties and weakness of an old crying worried woman beggin for her life.
"Please child, let us go.... We have nothing worth stealing"

"I'm interested neither in stealing anything from you, nor hurting you. The last several people here have tried to kill me, and I have no reason to trust any of you. So sit. Down.

I'm looking for the body of a young boy. Tell me where it is, and we can all be happy." Naku says this with zero emotion registering on her face.

[Holy-hunter]

"Please, please let us go, this is my husbands grave. Let him rest, let me go home to my grandchildren".....

The lady begins to crawl across the floor towards and looking up at Naku, begging.

[Mee]

"Please, please let us go, this is my husbands grave. Let him rest, let me go home to my grandchildren".....

The lady begins to crawl across the floor towards and looking up at Naku, begging.

Naku snaps her fingers, and points at the corner. The lady might find that the shadows coalesced around her ankles and are dragging her back to the corner. The others should find their hands being bound by the same stuff.
"You will stay back. If you continue to get close, I will treat it as the hostile action it probably is." Naku was being nice, not straight killing the lot of them, she thinks. "Where is the body I'm after?"

[Holy-hunter]

Naku snaps her fingers, and points at the corner. The lady might find that the shadows coalesced around her ankles and are dragging her back to the corner. The others should find their hands being bound by the same stuff.
"You will stay back. If you continue to get close, I will treat it as the hostile action it probably is." Naku was being nice, not straight killing the lot of them, she thinks. "Where is the body I'm after?"

Naku might have noticed now that the old lady's heartbeat was far to high and strong even for someone if her age, even if filled with adrenaline. Also as she crawled across the floor, her movements showed no indication of frail joints or softer bones that one of her apparent age should have.

Just as these things click, a bright gout of flame bursts from her hand, dispersing the shadows from her foot. Instantly she then lunges at Naku with a scream, one hand still on fire, a small dagger magically appearing in the other, while the illusion on her face begins wavering.

[Mee]

Naku might have noticed now that the old lady's heartbeat was far to high and strong even for someone if her age, even if filled with adrenaline. Also as she crawled across the floor, her movements showed no indication of frail joints or softer bones that one of her apparent age should have.

Just as these things click, a bright gout of flame bursts from her hand, dispersing the shadows from her foot. Instantly she then lunges at Naku with a scream, one hand still on fire, a small dagger magically appearing in the other, while the illusion on her face begins wavering.

Unfortunately for her attacker, Naku still had her gun out and aimed at the people on the floor. So while the 'older lady' jumped at her, Naku got some shots off, before being tackled to the ground.

Unfortunately for the lady, within tooth-range is a terrible place to be with a starving, bloodcrazed vampire. With her inhumanly quick reflexes, she bats the dagger enough off to the side that it shouldn't hit any truly vital areas, but could steal easily connect somewhere, and lunges for the other woman's throat. If that connects, she pulls, and the serrations on the back of her teeth would rip across and open the entire front of her throat. Blood everywhere.

[Holy-hunter]

Unfortunately for her attacker, Naku still had her gun out and aimed at the people on the floor. So while the 'older lady' jumped at her, Naku got some shots off, before being tackled to the ground.

Unfortunately for the lady, within tooth-range is a terrible place to be with a starving, bloodcrazed vampire. With her inhumanly quick reflexes, she bats the dagger enough off to the side that it shouldn't hit any truly vital areas, but could steal easily connect somewhere, and lunges for the other woman's throat. If that connects, she pulls, and the serrations on the back of her teeth would rip across and open the entire front of her throat. Blood everywhere.

The lady, who no longer appears old, falls to the floor drenched in her own flowing blood. Having only got out a few small slices of her knife across Naku's back and shoulder.
In the corner, the other three are all now dead.
Naku's gun had made things messy but was not the complete cause, two of the men have their heads tilted back, their throat slit wide open and blood oozes out. A small bloody dagger lies on the floor nearby.
A self sacrifice. But to who... And for what...

[Mee]

The lady, who no longer appears old, falls to the floor drenched in her own flowing blood. Having only got out a few small slices of her knife across Naku's back and shoulder.
In the corner, the other three are all now dead.
Naku's gun had made things messy but was not the complete cause, two of the men have their heads tilted back, their throat slit wide open and blood oozes out. A small bloody dagger lies on the floor nearby.
A self sacrifice. But to who... And for what...

That was odd. Naku really wasn't used to people getting out of her shadow binds. But she doesn't notice, as she's busy eating. She'll be a few minutes.

Once she finished, she stands, legs shaking slightly. She couldn't even feel the cuts. She just felt . . . Alive. For the first time in ever. Not bothering to clean her face, or entire chest area. Or legs. It had been very. Very bloody. She walks over to the coffin, and gives it a gentle push. The push should send it flying across the room with enough force to shatter it on the other wall, assuming it was breakable.

[Holy-hunter]

That was odd. Naku really wasn't used to people getting out of her shadow binds. But she doesn't notice, as she's busy eating. She'll be a few minutes.

Once she finished, she stands, legs shaking slightly. She couldn't even feel the cuts. She just felt . . . Alive. For the first time in ever. Not bothering to clean her face, or entire chest area. Or legs. It had been very. Very bloody. She walks over to the coffin, and gives it a gentle push. The push should send it flying across the room with enough force to shatter it on the other wall, assuming it was breakable.

Left behind where the coffin was a dark stairway descends below ground. There is no light and the stairs continue on stretching out of sight.

Naku might start to get the feeling she is being watched.

[Mee]

Left behind where the coffin was a dark stairway descends below ground. There is no light and the stairs continue on stretching out of sight.

Naku might start to get the feeling she is being watched.

Naku isn't home right now. Just a bloodcrazed monster. Please leave a message at the beep, she'll get back to you when she can.
She jumps into the coffin, and rushes down the stairs, heedless of the lack of light. If anything, she preferred it dark; it gave her another advantage over the vastly inferior meat-sacks that had been thrown against her thus far.

[Holy-hunter]

Naku isn't home right now. Just a bloodcrazed monster. Please leave a message at the beep, she'll get back to you when she can.
She jumps into the coffin, and rushes down the stairs, heedless of the lack of light. If anything, she preferred it dark; it gave her another advantage over the vastly inferior meat-sacks that had been thrown against her thus far.

The cold dark stairway spirals as it descends deeper underground. A "thwang" sound echo's behind her as a trap springs into action but Naku in her crazed haste is already far from its danger when it goes off.

Eventually Naku hits into a large steel door imbedded into stone at the end of the stairwell.

"Vampire.." a dark sinister voice whispers tauntingly from somewhere behind Naku, it is shortly followed by the soft tapping of padded feet stepping down the stairs.

[Mee]

The cold dark stairway spirals as it descends deeper underground. A "thwang" sound echo's behind her as a trap springs into action but Naku in her crazed haste is already far from its danger when it goes off.

Eventually Naku hits into a large steel door imbedded into stone at the end of the stairwell.

"Vampire.." a dark sinister voice whispers tauntingly from somewhere behind Naku, it is shortly followed by the soft tapping of padded feet stepping down the stairs.

Naku ignored the voice. It wasn't a direct threat. It was still on the stairs.

Instead, she begins punching the door. If it is just basic steel, the door would give well before her fist does.