Topic: The Beastmaster's Quarry - Lucien (Read 35047 times)

Drakilian · « **Reply #50 on:** August 03, 2015, 07:19:07 pm »

Ennius leaves, sending out men to choose whichever servant Ennius considered most incompetent. Likely it would scare the other servants into performing better. Or running away. Really, the odds were cut in between. Certainly Lucien's service would improve, at least, what remained of it.

Daedalus · « **Reply #51 on:** August 05, 2015, 11:13:55 am »

Lucien waits.

Drakilian · « **Reply #52 on:** August 06, 2015, 10:39:23 pm »

After about 20 minutes of loitering around in his own dungeon, giving his future wolf dirty looks, Ennius comes by with two guards restraining a servant (who Ennius no doubt claimed was stealing stuff).

Ennius dismisses the two guards, who look back nervously at their master, the servant and the wolf.

Daedalus · « **Reply #53 on:** August 07, 2015, 04:18:42 am »

"We must make an example of what happens when you steal in my castle. But im not without a heart..." he smiles cruelly. He geatures to the first guard "bring him a sword and a shield." You" he gestures to the other guard. "Lock down the courtyard."

Then he turns to the unlucky servant "and you, you will fight for your life. Survive and you walk out a rich man, free from any service you have to me."

Ofcourse, Lucien were lying. Should he actually manage to kill the wolf he would take its place. He needs a new fleshcrafted schlatza. Though he found that scenario very unlikely.

Drakilian · « **Reply #54 on:** August 07, 2015, 03:08:06 pm »

The servant looks at Lucien like he's insane (because he most likely is) and immediately makes a break for it. Ennius grabs him by the arm and stops his flight but he struggles madly all the same.

Daedalus · « **Reply #55 on:** August 07, 2015, 03:17:37 pm »

Lucien smiles, a truly beautiful sight.

"Or perhaps... you would like to go without any defense or sword?" He raised a eyebrow.

Drakilian · « **Reply #56 on:** August 07, 2015, 05:55:16 pm »

The servant stops struggling, though he gives Lucien another look and both fear and hatred.

"Why? What did I do?!" He cries out.

Daedalus · « **Reply #57 on:** August 07, 2015, 08:43:23 pm »

Lucien gives him obvious look. "You stole."

Drakilian · « **Reply #58 on:** August 08, 2015, 09:06:09 am »

The man exclaims some unimportant things about how "he didn't do anything" or "this is wildly unproportional" or how "you're a monster". Disregarding the man's petty "reason", Lucien has Ennius give him his sword and shield, shoving him into the cage with the weapons.

The man immediately curls up into a ball, using the shield to protect himself from an attack that never comes.

That's because the second the cage opened, the wolf within made a mad dash for the exit, bursting through the cage and blazing down the hall. Ennius, the cumbersome knight, moves far too slowly to catch the beast.

It occurs to Lucien that fully blood-bonding the wolf would have made interactions much more amenable. It did hate him, after all.

Daedalus · « **Reply #59 on:** August 08, 2015, 11:06:48 am »

"There he goes." Lucien says as he watches the wolf run away. "Oh well, we shall hafto accomodate a new one." He shrugs.

"Kill him." He gestured to the sevant.

Drakilian · « **Reply #60 on:** August 11, 2015, 05:20:29 pm »

Ennius seems rather aggravated, possibly because the servant already has his sword and shield, so killing him would have to be done barehanded.

The wolf, meanwhile, gets through rather easily - the guards at Lucien's estate not quite willing to stop it, as well as having not been ordered to.

Ennius backs the man into the cell, where, desperate, he attacks Ennius - hacking away the Ventrue's arm. The sword does nothing, of course, and the man simply drops his weapons in terror and begs for mercy. Ennius' aggravation settles, now that he can use his sword again.

Cleaning his blade on the body afterwards, Ennius says - "Perhaps it would be best to wait for the trainer, as originally planned. You do not seem to have a connection with animals, my lord. Enough of your escaped creations are out there already."

Lucien might almost wince at the mention of Barrabus.

Daedalus · « **Reply #61 on:** August 11, 2015, 08:14:59 pm »

Lucien did wince. Slightly. "Ugh, dont remind me of that bastard. He'll gets what coming to him soon enough."

Then he thinks for a few moments. "Perhaps that would be for the best. Oh, and bring me a new subject. A strong one."

Drakilian · « **Reply #62 on:** August 12, 2015, 05:38:54 pm »

"Man or beast?"

Daedalus · « **Reply #63 on:** August 12, 2015, 07:49:27 pm »

Lucien shrugs. "Surprise me."

Drakilian · « **Reply #64 on:** August 13, 2015, 07:16:02 pm »

Ennius leaves the castle, and Lucien, alone once more. Does the master of Shaasburg have any other business to accomplish?

Daedalus · « **Reply #65 on:** August 14, 2015, 04:24:38 pm »

Nope!

Drakilian · « **Reply #66 on:** August 15, 2015, 07:36:21 pm »

Several hours later, while Lucien boredly does literally nothing, Ennius returns to the castle with 4 huntsmen - one of whom is injured - and three heavily injured and bound wolves.

Daedalus · « **Reply #67 on:** August 16, 2015, 06:22:21 am »

"Oh my. Quite a sight to behold." He says, clearly happy that he got 3 wolfs this time. "Now, it seems you just made my evening far more pleasant, and i will gladly pay extra this time." He practicly beamed. "Ennius, pay the men extra. Especially the wounded one. Make sure they know how glad i am."

Drakilian · « **Reply #68 on:** August 16, 2015, 05:06:34 pm »

Ennius summarily pays the men and tells them to wait outside of Lucien's courtroom.

"My lord, perhaps it would be best to create a Beastmaster through use of a hunter? He can help us trap down Barabus, and with time and training he will become rather competent. When Adrian sends his we can compare."

Daedalus · « **Reply #69 on:** August 16, 2015, 05:25:26 pm »

"Yes, i've already considered the idea." He replied graciously, pouring up a glass of blood in a goblet. "Did any of the men strike you as they would be willing to go tje extra mile?" He asked as he gave the goblet to Ennius.

Drakilian · « **Reply #70 on:** August 17, 2015, 09:30:28 pm »

Ennius shrugs.

"The one who captured the third wolf was the one who was bitten. We didn't really need that third wold and I said so. He's a rather aggressive hunter."

Daedalus · « **Reply #71 on:** August 18, 2015, 07:37:37 am »

"Indeed." Lucien replied with a thoughtful look."Stupidity is not a virtue. And the other two?"

Drakilian · « **Reply #72 on:** August 22, 2015, 01:31:21 am »

Ennius shrugs again.

"They did their jobs."

Daedalus · « **Reply #73 on:** August 22, 2015, 01:53:06 pm »

"One part brave, three parts fool." He mumbles. "Bring me the wounded one. Send him to my work room.

Note: the official work room, not his private one.

Drakilian · « **Reply #74 on:** August 23, 2015, 09:00:04 pm »

"Of course Lucien."

Ennius leaves, while Lucien walks down the halls into his workroom, a small, official looking room that the Tzimisce doesn't actually use that often.

Ennius knocks on the door soon thereafter, bringing a man with a freshly bandaged shoulder with him.

"Darius Vasile, my lord."

Daedalus · « **Reply #75 on:** August 24, 2015, 11:00:53 am »

Lucien writes on a sheet of paper, taking a minute to reply. Then he puts everything back in its place.

"You captured a third wolf, after being told it was not needed. Why?" He asked with a voice that sounded like i accustomed to giving out orders, while his body language was relaxed. "You're not in any trouble mind you, quite the opposite really." He added to make the man lower his guard.

Drakilian · « **Reply #76 on:** August 26, 2015, 12:01:48 am »

"There was another nearby, we had to opportunity to provide more."

The man falls to a knee, kneeling before Lucien with a grimace from the pain of shifting his position.

"It is our duty to provide as much as we can to our lords, is it not?"

Daedalus · « **Reply #77 on:** August 26, 2015, 07:46:40 pm »

Lucien smiles before replying. "Your lord." He corrected. "And you are correct. It is your duty. But is also your duty to go the extra mile? To put yourself in harm's way in order to prove yourself the wolf, rather than the sheep? I think not young master Darius."

"Are you willing to be the wolf? To become the real hunter rather than the hunted? I jest not when i say that all humans are sheep, but are you willing to go beyond that?"

This is all metaphorical to Lucien. The moment Darius stepped in Lucien took a liking to him. He shall become more than what he is. Hell, ln time he might even make him his childer. That is the presence the man had him.

Drakilian · « **Reply #78 on:** August 30, 2015, 02:06:32 pm »

The man looks up, inspired by Lucien's greatness.

He stands, fist proudly slamming against his chest, and declares.

"Yes, my great lord Lucien! Of course!"

"Not the brightest one is he?" Ennius mutters under his breath.

Daedalus · « **Reply #79 on:** August 30, 2015, 04:20:17 pm »

Lucien raises a eyebrow questingly at Ennius. Then he smirks at the man and disregards it as jealosy.

"So be it." Lucien replied with a smile on his pale face. His eyes seemed to measure the mans very soul.

Then a curios look came upon Luciens face and he asked "Do you want to live forever?"

Drakilian · « **Reply #80 on:** September 01, 2015, 04:18:16 pm »

"Of course! To live forever would be to serve my great lord forever!" The man declares with certainty.

Daedalus · « **Reply #81 on:** September 01, 2015, 06:33:47 pm »

Lucien smiles. "And so it shall be." He said and for the first time in this conversation he stood up from his chair. Took a nearby goblet he had prepared in advance with some of his blood

"You now, enter the realm of hunters master Darius. There is no longer any going back."

He gave him the goblet. "Drink." He ordered.

Drakilian · « **Reply #82 on:** September 03, 2015, 08:29:46 pm »

"Uh, what?"

It appears even Darius' absurd enthusiasm has its limits. Mainly, when asked to drink a goblet of unidentified liquid that appears to be blood.

Ennius rolls his eyes.

Daedalus · « **Reply #83 on:** September 03, 2015, 08:50:04 pm »

Lucien smiles again.

"You said you wanted to live forever. This the key to living forever. And no, you no longer have a choice in the matter Master Darius. I am true to ty my word. Drink, and you shall be granted power. And become the wolf."

Drakilian · « **Reply #84 on:** September 06, 2015, 07:15:32 pm »

"Ummm..."

Ennius crosses his arms and speaks out loud now.

"The lord said to drink, Darrius."

The huntsman's eyes briefly flicker over to the Ventrue and back to the cup. He licks at his lips nervously and takes the cup into his hands, bringing it swiftly up to his lips and downing the whole thing as fast as possible.

His eyes widen back in shock as the blood courses through him - the cup clatters to the floor as his hand releases it in a shock, and he gasps briefly for air like a man near drowned, staggering back into a table and clenching the edges of it as hard as possible. There's an audible crack as the wood snaps under the strength of his grip.

"What..."

Darrius moves without difficulty now, Lucien surmises that his wound has more than likely finished healing.

Daedalus · « **Reply #85 on:** September 06, 2015, 08:20:23 pm »

Lucien smiles at the man. "You did not expect that did you?" He smiles. "Perhaps now you understand i am no mere mortal."

"You thought i was just spouting a bunch of nonsense were you?" He laughs. "Now... now you are a servant worthy of me."

"You are stronger, faster and your wounds will heal at an incredible speed, though dont take unneccesary risks. A arrow to your heart will still kill you, even if age will not."

"Now tell me my servant... how do feel? I want to know exactly how you perceive your change "

Drakilian · « **Reply #86 on:** September 11, 2015, 08:33:28 pm »

"I feel... glorious my lord! What would you have of me for this great boon?"

Ennius can barely hide his incredible disappointment.

Daedalus · « **Reply #87 on:** September 12, 2015, 05:28:38 am »

"This man is an idiot." Lucien thought to himself.

"Thats.. all you have to say describe it?" Lucien says with a slight disappointment. "Eh. It doesn't matter."

"The wolfs will undergo a similar experience like you, albeit a bit more forced. You will care for them when i am done." He says.

Drakilian · « **Reply #88 on:** September 20, 2015, 06:04:41 pm »

"Sounds great lord!" Darius says exuberantly.

"Can he go now?" Ennius practically pleads.

Daedalus · « **Reply #89 on:** September 20, 2015, 06:31:10 pm »

"Ennius, call in a servant to get him a room. Make sure the servant knows to get his things moved here." He said, and with a wave he let Darius know they were done for the moment.

OOC: Fast forward a week?

Drakilian · « **Reply #90 on:** September 27, 2015, 01:52:47 pm »

1199, March 7th, 10:33 PM
Shaasburg,
Domain of Lucien, Queen of Sandor

It's been three days since Lucien decided to ghoul Darius and put him in charge of training his first few wolves of war.

In that time, Lucien has managed to fully solidify the bond he's placed on Darius, as well as bond the wolves (having learned from the last time that no, you can't convince wild animals it's a good idea to drink your blood, especially when they really really hate you).

In that time, Ennius has also informed Lucien that there have been reports of a wild fleshcrafted beast wreaking havoc on the border villages of Sofia - and yet, none of the Tzimisce vovoides united in their hatred of the city's Lasombra Prince - previously Basilio the elder, though Lucien has heard tell that Kiril has taken his place, blessed by one of the shadow-workers' Black Gods - the one known as Boukephos - have claimed responsibility (publicly OR privately).

Daedalus · « **Reply #91 on:** September 27, 2015, 02:40:46 pm »

"We must leave tomorrow evening. Prepare a letter to Kiril of Sofia that we will be visiting his domain for a short period." Lucien orders Ennius. "Bah i really need to arrenge for a childer for times like these.." He shrugs.

Lucien considers what he knows of Boukephos

Drakilian · « **Reply #92 on:** September 27, 2015, 07:14:38 pm »

"At once sir, i'll send a messenger summarily."

As for what he knows... well, literally nothing. Lucien has never heard of Boukephos before, he knows only that the name sounds important and that he seems to be a methuselah of great power.

Daedalus · « **Reply #93 on:** September 29, 2015, 06:56:46 pm »

Lucien then waits untill they are ready to leave.

Drakilian · « **Reply #94 on:** October 06, 2015, 04:58:04 pm »

Preparations are quickly completed. A messenger is sent ahead of Lucien's travelling company (composed of Darius, a squad of ten paid guardsmen, the three barely-trained but at least bonded wolves, and Ennius).

It is a quiet trip.

March 13th, 5:34 AM
Sofia,
Domain of Kiril, the Anointed

Arriving at the city, Lucien is impressed by the architecture and strength of Sofia - it is a powerful city; it has to be, being the capital of Bulgaria.

Leaving behind Darius, his guardsmen and his wolves Lucien enters the city with Ennius and begins heading for the keep at the center of Sofia, where Kiril no doubt resided.

He, however, finds himself quickly greeted within the city walls by a young man with quick-looking eyes.

"Excuse me, my mistress should like to have a word with you, sir."

Daedalus · « **Reply #95 on:** October 16, 2015, 02:21:54 pm »

"Indeed. And may i ask who your mistress is?" He asks with a surprised smile.

Drakilian · « **Reply #96 on:** October 17, 2015, 10:05:02 pm »

"Amalia, of Thrace", the young man says, his eyes darting about, his movements seeming strangely slow in comparison.

"She is an ally to your friend, Prince Kiril."

Daedalus · « **Reply #97 on:** October 19, 2015, 07:37:01 am »

Lucien ponders what he knows about this Amalia.

politics, politics and more politics. How annoying. his forehead wrinkles slightly at the thought of it. But he quickly steels his resolve. You need to play the game.

"Very well. But you have me at a slight disadvantage here. I am weary from traveling and would not want to meet anyone looking like a dirty peasant. Perhaps tomorrow evening?" He asks with a raised eyebrow.

Drakilian · « **Reply #98 on:** October 21, 2015, 09:02:38 pm »

"Unfortunately she wishes to tell you the news herself now. Please, if you will follow me."

The man takes off immediately.

Daedalus · « **Reply #99 on:** October 21, 2015, 11:56:02 pm »

Lucien shrugs and follow the man.

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