[Lincoln, September 11th 1251, 4:00 AM] [Last time, you discovered Troile's tomb a moment too late as the Baron of Chester fed her, seemingly, all of his blood and she awoke, ripping one knight in half with her bare hands.] [Begin] #06* Cosimo scans the scene, noticing one of the Baron's men looking at him with intent to engage. Cosimo grins and then leaps towards the man, striking at his weapon with intent to disarm him. [Leonardo stands up, drawing his sword.] #06* Moriel draws his sword and launches himself at Troile, snarling. His wild slash connects, but...doesn't seem to have any effect. #06* Rolf steps in front of her movement a bit and growls, "Sorry, but ya don't hold back 'gainst your type." He swings his right clawed fist, hard, with a louder snarl, at Troile. [Troile laughs maniacally and dodges out of the way seemingly faster than anyone can see her, then she continues her movement forward before, a knight moves forward and swings a sword at her, and it seems like trying to cut stone, and then another knight fires a crossbow bolt that simply ricochets off of Troile's shoulder.] #06* Eliana rushes one of the brujah with supernatural speed (though nowhere near Troile) and grabs one of the from behind, arms clenching his tightly and the fire on her shoulder alarmingly close to his face. #06* Cosimo spins as he leaps, bringing the pommel of his dagger down directly on the cross-guard of the man's sword. the sword rings violently as it is jarred from the man's grasp. deftly, Cosimo grabs it in his other hand as he lands with cat- like grace and grins, toothily. [A brujah runs forward swinging a broadsword at Rolf, cutting pretty deeply into the Gangrel's side. Meanwhile, another Brujah rushes forward, slicing open his wrist with his teeth and draining blood into Troile's mouth for a few moments before another Brujah runs to meet with Troile, pushing the other Brujah out of the way to offer his own torn open wrist to Troile, draining some blood into her mouth.] #06* Thalaba stands back, watching everything that's happening, her mind running through what she saw in her vision and what's happening now. Her eyes move to Leonardo, looking for the crystal dagger, wondering if it's broken yet. [The next Brujah struggles against Eliana's hold while screaming in terror, but does not manage to escape.] #06* Eliana grins at the Brujah's terror, obvious in the flickering firelight. Even when they're about to die, she can at least find something funny. [Troile moves forward at lightning speeds. In one motion she raises her hand, latches it beneath the jaw of the knight who attacked her and rips his head off draining blood into her mouth like it was a goblet before discarding the head and moving on to do it to the next knight. She proceeds to do this 7 times, before stopping just before Leonardo at which point she looks like she is about to lunge forward but pauses for a moment as if listening, the rage seeming to leave her face. She speaks. Her voice sounds like the sweetest candy to all of you and you feel yourselves entranced by everything she says. Even if it is brief. "Tell your prince he has competition." And she disappears.] #06* Moriel *stares* out the way they came in, his expression blank with shock. #06* Eliana relaxes slightly, but then it's over and this brujah is NOT getting out of her grip, thank you. #06* Cosimo watches as Troile leaves, then turns back to the man he recently disarmed. "well... where were we?" #06* Rolf took a sword hit, and so he's doing a good job of bleeding, but he still manages to snarl at Troile's fleeing. [Leonardo's hands morph into vicious claws, he moves over to the Brujah that is about to attempt to tackle Cosimo and slashes at him. Slashing deep gashes in the Brujah's side.] #06* Rolf takes a deep breath as he pushes B4's sword in him aside, and then lets out an even louder roar as he brings a massive clawed hand down to tear a couple wounds out of B4's hide. [Two knights run forward, slashing at the Brujah that Rolf just attacked and knocking him to the ground. Two others shoot crossbows at B2, who is running away, slowing him down as he howls in pain, and the final two knights slash at the guy approaching Moriel, One misses him and the other cuts deep into his arm.] #06* Eliana keeps gazing where Troile once was, thoughtfully, and then snaps out of it. She reaches up with one hand and grabs the brujah by the hair, wrenching his head roughly to one side, before sinking her teeth deeply into his neck and ripping his throat out. Blood spurts everywhere. [One Brujah rushes for Cosimo, diving at him and Cosimo steps out of the way, letting the Brujah fall on his face. The Brujah attacking Rolf, who has just been attacked by the knights, lies on the ground, some of his wounds slowly closing.] [The next Brujah just runs out of the room like a lost puppy, looking for Troile] #06* Cosimo shakes his head rather unimpressed, he then tucks his dagger in his sash. With an acrobatic twirl, he flips the Brujah's sword into his sword hand. He then grabs the blade tightly with his empty hand, the steel cutting his flesh as he draws the blade through his fist coating it with a blackish-reddish ichor. #06* Thalaba rushes the second Brujah and swings her small fits at it's face and manages to connect to it's jaw! *POW* [Several minutes later, the fight is over. Cosimo having killed one of the remaining Brujah, stabbing him through the back, Eliana another, Rolf and Thalaba another and Leonardo and Moriel one more, the final Brujah was captured for questioning. Leonardo bows to all of you. "Thank you. I am in your debt. Were it not for you, Troile surely would have killed me before running off. Now, unfortunately, we have bigger problems. You should return to Mithras, and I will return to my lord."] #06* Eliana uses the inside of her cloak to wipe blood off her face. "Of course." #06* Cosimo surveys the room, closing the wounds on his hand. His eyes soon stop on the body of the Baron. He walks over to it, bends down and removes the sword and scabbard from the man's body. [And after a long journey, you find yourselves back at Mithras' hall with the prisoner and some evidence from Chester in tow. Mithras is seated on his throne and one of his servants lets you into the audience chamber.] #06* Eliana goes through the requisite prostrating and etc. Formalities. [Mithras nods. "What have you discovered?"] #06* Eliana says, dryly, "Troile awoke." #06* Moriel bows and then waits quietly behind Eliana. #01 The Baron of Chester was diablarized in the process and clearly a part of the plan. He was accompanied by five other brujah, one of which is here, intact. #06* Cosimo nods respectfully, for once, instead of his hands turned palm up, he holds in his open hands the sword and scabbard of the Baron Chester, the blade tied to the scabbard with a crimson ribbon. He bows his head and presents it to Mithras, though he does not approach the throne. #01 They found her resting place by a crystal Carthaginian dagger, which had a map in it that flashed clearly in the sun, less so in firelight. It has since been unfortunately destroyed. #01 The dagger was once in Ragged Jenny's possession. I am sure you're familiar with her. [Mithras nods. "I see. That is... unfortunate. We will need to deal with Troile. I will arrange a hunt. And I will send somebody to bring Jenny to me. That is all."] #06* Cosimo remains in position, still offering the blade. [A servant walks forward and takes the blade, bringing it back to Mithras.] #06* Eliana nods, then adds, "And: Troile requested we deliver a message, which is," and her voice shifts, imitating Troile's but without any of the compulsion to listen, "'Tell your prince he has competition.'" #06* Cosimo nods respectfully once more and then straightens, leaving his arms outstreched and palms facing upward. [The hint of a smile appears briefly on Mithras' face and he nods. "Understood."] #06* Eliana nods brusquely. She waits a few moments longer, then when it turns out Mithras has nothing more to add, she spins on her heel and walks out, cloak not far behind. #06* Moriel rises, bows again, and silently follows Eliana out. #03* Moriel is now known as Mae [Over the next few days it becomes apparent that Ragged Jenny and many of her students are no longer in the city. Her school is abandoned and all of her things gone. Salliana welcomes you all back to the court of love and having heard the news, frowns and sighs. "Thank you for discovering what the traveler was trying to warn us of. If you need the assistance of my court later, we are in your debt and you are always welcome to stay in Paris, if you need. Now we must make efforts towards finding Troile."] [Session End]