Re: The Savage Brawl [Round 3: Abandoned Park]
06-29-2010, 12:18 AM
Originally posted on MSPA by MyifanW.
In the corner of his eye, Diego saw the lich's phenomenal magic raise the earth into the shape of a laybrinth. He blankly thought about how he could probably climb the walls of it if he retrieved a rope he saw earlier, but his main focus lay on the ajar door.
Why was it open? Diego thought he had closed it. He was almost sure that he did. It's true, he hadn't thought too hard about closing the door when he did it, but he had made it a habit to close all doors behind him, to minimalize the chances of being seen when he shouldn't have been.
The door had not been open. Diego still wasn't sure of it, but assumed that it was the case, as the worst case scenario was the most worth exploring. Assuming it had been closed, and was now open, meant several things- first, the thing that had opened it was capable of, well, opening doors. While that didn't sound threatening on paper, in practice it meant that the thing was of a decent height and capable of gripping a knob. It also implied the second thing- that whatever it was, it had rudimentary intellegence at least, enough to understand the concept of turning a door handle. Again, while that fact did not seem particularly threatening, Diego understood the dangers of even the slightest intellegence. Too many times had he almost endangered himself when certain people, even certain animals, acted in ways that exceeded his plans. Remembering the time that the lazy royal guard had decided to make one last round made Diego wretch slightly. He had had to hide in a horse stall, underneath the hay, for about an hour. Diego would never forget the incessent smell, and the pervasive feeling of filth.
Refocusing, Diego squinted, and focused his airspace, feeling the air behind the ajar door. Now, he heard something, and his gut tightened, fear confirmed. It was a plodding sound, fairly light sounding for the size of the thing he had seen. The sound drew closer, closer... Aprehension siezed Diego's heart.
And a dog trotted out.
Diego breathed a sigh of relief, before immediately reverting to his tensed state. The dog's legs were too short for it to reach the doorknob... And, Diego noticed, it's collar had a light on it, which wouldn't have been notable had it not seemed like the exact same light that Diego had seen while watching the thing in the warehouse from the screens. Diego's base deductive instincts told him that there was a link. However, he knew he couldn't find that link if he didn't take a closer look.
"pfft... Stepping into the unknown for the sake of information... I hate doing this."
Diego slowly made his way off the top of the building to ground level, and approached the dog, who had begun chasing it's own lack of tail. Immediately, the dog stopped and backed away from Diego, growling. Diego sighed. He was a failure when it came to animals. It probably had something to do with animals having he ability to percieve things humans could not- in his case, animals probably sensed that his hands had been stained in blood, even though had tried hard not to get dirty, and that benign thoughts never went through his head, as much as he tried to pretend that they did.
"Come on, dog, I just need to see that damned collar..."
Diego stepped forward, widening his steps, leaving the dog no good way to get past him. The dog cowered against the building wall. Diego reached out to grab it.
The dog's collar suddenly turned red.
The sound of breaking bones filled Diego's ears, as the dog's entire frame began expanding. It got off its front legs, and stood on it's back legs, growing senselessly larger and more menacing, defying several laws of physics. It's transformation complete, It howled and searched for the offender, Diego.
But he wasn't there. As soon as Diego noticed something was wrong, namely the breaking bones, he fled to the building he had come from. Behind a closed door, Diego froze.
The beast lifted it's nose to the air and gave a sniff, while perking it's ears, listening for any sound of Diego. It got nothing.
Of all the things Diego could do with his ability, besides manipulating sound, the most useful was the ability to utterly erase his presence. Sound and smell were both transmitted through the air, which, in a small area, he could isolate and hold still. In this way, he had avoided getting caught several times, including this time. The beast gave up quickly, and left the premise, looking for other beings that it had gained the scent of.
With no way of knowing that, though, Diego held his position for a few more minutes.
In the corner of his eye, Diego saw the lich's phenomenal magic raise the earth into the shape of a laybrinth. He blankly thought about how he could probably climb the walls of it if he retrieved a rope he saw earlier, but his main focus lay on the ajar door.
Why was it open? Diego thought he had closed it. He was almost sure that he did. It's true, he hadn't thought too hard about closing the door when he did it, but he had made it a habit to close all doors behind him, to minimalize the chances of being seen when he shouldn't have been.
The door had not been open. Diego still wasn't sure of it, but assumed that it was the case, as the worst case scenario was the most worth exploring. Assuming it had been closed, and was now open, meant several things- first, the thing that had opened it was capable of, well, opening doors. While that didn't sound threatening on paper, in practice it meant that the thing was of a decent height and capable of gripping a knob. It also implied the second thing- that whatever it was, it had rudimentary intellegence at least, enough to understand the concept of turning a door handle. Again, while that fact did not seem particularly threatening, Diego understood the dangers of even the slightest intellegence. Too many times had he almost endangered himself when certain people, even certain animals, acted in ways that exceeded his plans. Remembering the time that the lazy royal guard had decided to make one last round made Diego wretch slightly. He had had to hide in a horse stall, underneath the hay, for about an hour. Diego would never forget the incessent smell, and the pervasive feeling of filth.
Refocusing, Diego squinted, and focused his airspace, feeling the air behind the ajar door. Now, he heard something, and his gut tightened, fear confirmed. It was a plodding sound, fairly light sounding for the size of the thing he had seen. The sound drew closer, closer... Aprehension siezed Diego's heart.
And a dog trotted out.
Diego breathed a sigh of relief, before immediately reverting to his tensed state. The dog's legs were too short for it to reach the doorknob... And, Diego noticed, it's collar had a light on it, which wouldn't have been notable had it not seemed like the exact same light that Diego had seen while watching the thing in the warehouse from the screens. Diego's base deductive instincts told him that there was a link. However, he knew he couldn't find that link if he didn't take a closer look.
"pfft... Stepping into the unknown for the sake of information... I hate doing this."
Diego slowly made his way off the top of the building to ground level, and approached the dog, who had begun chasing it's own lack of tail. Immediately, the dog stopped and backed away from Diego, growling. Diego sighed. He was a failure when it came to animals. It probably had something to do with animals having he ability to percieve things humans could not- in his case, animals probably sensed that his hands had been stained in blood, even though had tried hard not to get dirty, and that benign thoughts never went through his head, as much as he tried to pretend that they did.
"Come on, dog, I just need to see that damned collar..."
Diego stepped forward, widening his steps, leaving the dog no good way to get past him. The dog cowered against the building wall. Diego reached out to grab it.
The dog's collar suddenly turned red.
The sound of breaking bones filled Diego's ears, as the dog's entire frame began expanding. It got off its front legs, and stood on it's back legs, growing senselessly larger and more menacing, defying several laws of physics. It's transformation complete, It howled and searched for the offender, Diego.
But he wasn't there. As soon as Diego noticed something was wrong, namely the breaking bones, he fled to the building he had come from. Behind a closed door, Diego froze.
The beast lifted it's nose to the air and gave a sniff, while perking it's ears, listening for any sound of Diego. It got nothing.
Of all the things Diego could do with his ability, besides manipulating sound, the most useful was the ability to utterly erase his presence. Sound and smell were both transmitted through the air, which, in a small area, he could isolate and hold still. In this way, he had avoided getting caught several times, including this time. The beast gave up quickly, and left the premise, looking for other beings that it had gained the scent of.
With no way of knowing that, though, Diego held his position for a few more minutes.