Loreto VS Himiko: A Real Vampire

[superkamiguy1]

Loreto was honestly just visiting Japan to pick up a present for Princess Lian, just a quick stop and then back again, in and out...but sometimes you just have to slap down a Vampire Wannabe Villain.

[superkamiguy1]

The city of Musutafu was a vibrant tapestry woven from the threads of heroism and everyday life. As the sun dipped below the horizon, the sky transformed from a brilliant orange to a deep indigo, casting shadows that danced along the bustling streets. For the citizens of this world, night was more than just a time to rest; it was a canvas for stories yet to be painted.



In the heart of the city, among the flickering neon lights and the hum of chatter, stood a small café named “Midnight Brews.” It was a place where the weary could exchange their burdens for a warm cup of coffee, where laughter floated through the air like a melody, and where secrets whispered in the corners remained safe from prying ears. The moon hung high and the streets pulsed with life. Vendors lined the sidewalks, their stalls aglow with fairy lights and laughter. Musutafu was alive, a city that thrived on the energy of its people.

It is here that our story begins. A swirling vortex of darkness opened up in the middle of a back alley parking lot. The temperature in the immediate area of the alleyway dropped by several degrees and the street lights rapidly flickered on and off. Darkness spilled out of the vortex and the silhouette of a woman dressed in a frilly outfit emerged from the vortex. She slowly walked out of the vortex undeterred by the aura of dread and fear that spilled out of the vortex, out of The Umbra as they called it, until she cleared it and then she stopped and casually raised her hand and the vortex closed behind her.

As the lights gradually returned to normal she was revealed to be a tall lean and beautiful black haired woman wearing a frilly black maid outfit with white frills complete with a white bonnet and a white apron. The woman's expression was blank and unreadable, clearly that of a calm, cold, stoic woman. Her skin was ghostly pale and as colder than the night's wind, a fact clearly offset by her bright red eyes that shined like blazingly red rubies. All of this combined to give her an imposing aura despite her less than intimidating physique on the surface. In fact one would be forgiven for thinking she was a killer android right out of a Terminator Movie considering how she entered Japan and the aforementioned red eyes. But the truth was both better and worse. This was not a killer android. This was Loreto Luciano Of The Red Dragon Dracul Vampire Coven and she was here on a mission: To pick up some Rakugan and Sakuramochi for their beloved Princesses Carmella and Lian along with procuring souvenirs. 

And of course whatever their Princesses requested she was more than happy to pick up for them. The red light died down and instead the irises became normal and dark with white sclera while her flesh became a healthy pink. The puncture wound scars on her neck were covered up. It was a simple shapeshifting trick but it was all she needed to walk the streets of Musutafu freely without being hassled. She slowly turned her head and looked down the alleyway towards a crowd of people casually walking down the street and going on about their day. She turned her body to follow the direction she'd just glanced down and walked away out of the alleyway and into the crowd of people. 

[Valhalla Erikson]

Toga is fuuuuuucked

[superkamiguy1]

Sept 4, 2024 2:24:22 GMT Valhalla Erikson said:

Toga is fuuuuuucked

Like you wouldn't believe! That's just what happens when a wannabe goes up against the real deal! 

[superkamiguy1]

Sept 4, 2024 1:53:15 GMT superkamiguy1 said:

The city of Musutafu was a vibrant tapestry woven from the threads of heroism and everyday life. As the sun dipped below the horizon, the sky transformed from a brilliant orange to a deep indigo, casting shadows that danced along the bustling streets. For the citizens of this world, night was more than just a time to rest; it was a canvas for stories yet to be painted.



In the heart of the city, among the flickering neon lights and the hum of chatter, stood a small café named “Midnight Brews.” It was a place where the weary could exchange their burdens for a warm cup of coffee, where laughter floated through the air like a melody, and where secrets whispered in the corners remained safe from prying ears. The moon hung high and the streets pulsed with life. Vendors lined the sidewalks, their stalls aglow with fairy lights and laughter. Musutafu was alive, a city that thrived on the energy of its people.

It is here that our story begins. A swirling vortex of darkness opened up in the middle of a back alley parking lot. The temperature in the immediate area of the alleyway dropped by several degrees and the street lights rapidly flickered on and off. Darkness spilled out of the vortex and the silhouette of a woman dressed in a frilly outfit emerged from the vortex. She slowly walked out of the vortex undeterred by the aura of dread and fear that spilled out of the vortex, out of The Umbra as they called it, until she cleared it and then she stopped and casually raised her hand and the vortex closed behind her.

As the lights gradually returned to normal she was revealed to be a tall lean and beautiful black haired woman wearing a frilly black maid outfit with white frills complete with a white bonnet and a white apron. The woman's expression was blank and unreadable, clearly that of a calm, cold, stoic woman. Her skin was ghostly pale and as colder than the night's wind, a fact clearly offset by her bright red eyes that shined like blazingly red rubies. All of this combined to give her an imposing aura despite her less than intimidating physique on the surface. In fact one would be forgiven for thinking she was a killer android right out of a Terminator Movie considering how she entered Japan and the aforementioned red eyes. But the truth was both better and worse. This was not a killer android. This was Loreto Luciano Of The Red Dragon Dracul Vampire Coven and she was here on a mission: To pick up some Rakugan and Sakuramochi for their beloved Princesses Carmella and Lian along with procuring souvenirs. 

And of course whatever their Princesses requested she was more than happy to pick up for them. The red light died down and instead the irises became normal and dark with white sclera while her flesh became a healthy pink. The puncture wound scars on her neck were covered up. It was a simple shapeshifting trick but it was all she needed to walk the streets of Musutafu freely without being hassled. She slowly turned her head and looked down the alleyway towards a crowd of people casually walking down the street and going on about their day. She turned her body to follow the direction she'd just glanced down and walked away out of the alleyway and into the crowd of people. 

As to be expected nobody looked twice at the maid walking the streets of Musutafu. If she wasn't bothering anyone or acting like a Superhero then nobody was really interested. For all they knew she was just some random maid working for a rich family or a hero agency or something out to pick up groceries. She leisurely walked down the sidewalks alongside everyone else on her way to a department store. When she reached it she casually stood outside until the doors slid open and then Loreto walked inside with the rest of the people. She was well aware that Eraserhead had spotted her while he was patrolling the rooftops but since she wasn't bothering anybody he just moved on with his lives. It really was funny how easy it was to freely walk through the city just by minding your own business. Everybody here was so caught up in the Hero VS Villain Performances that they didn't think twice about what was happening right in front of them.

Loreto entered into the department store and looked around. It really was a fantastically designed building. Everything was bright and colorful and eye catching with shining lights and holographic displays of the various Heroes throughout Japan. Most of the advertisements were about All Might of course but several others were displayed throughout the department store complex with the various Female Heroes receiving particular attention. She also noticed a Midnight Hologram stationed outside of a BDSM Store. It certainly suited her aesthetic but Loreto was actually surprised that a Hero would advertise for a business like that. But, to each their own. Loreto briefly considered poking her head inside and seeing what they had to sell but...in all honesty? Carmella, Lilith and especially Ramona likely owned anything they could sell already. Besides, she was here to shop for Lian. This in mind, Loreto began her walk through the store and proceeded towards the escalator to ride up to the second floor's stores to begin her gift shopping.

-

Himiko was bored. She leisurely sucked on her lollipop while she leaned over the railing and let her arms dangle down into open space. This whole 'laying low' strategy really was for the birds. As much as Himiko Toga enjoyed the fine art of subterfuge and infiltration, she really didn't like laying low as herself. Her bloodlust was left to stew inside of her as it gradually bubbled up more and more and more until she finally couldn't take any more and she was overcome by the sheer desperate longing need to carve someone open and bathe in their blood until she was finally satisfied and she could finally relax again until the next time. Getting the chance to become them and take over their lives for a while, thereby getting to escape herself for at least a short time, was just a juicy bonus. But no...Shigaraki wanted everyone to lay low for now due to the increase in Hero Activity at all hours. Just keep their heads down and wait for the right time to make their moves. He promised them it would come but they had to be patient. All Might was too active right now as were the others. Nevermind All Might, Toga wasn't sure if any of them could even take on Endeavor besides Dabi and he was half-burnt toast! Or maybe Bacon? She was going to make herself hungry if she kept up this train of thought so she switched to a different line of thought: How DOES someone like Dabi even keep his head down in the first place? Hell, how on Earth did that Suko lady evade detection for so long? Was it something you just learned from experience? Questions for later maybe but it's not like she had anything else to do right now besides ruminate on everything.



"Izu-ku. Ocha-ko. Izu-ku. Ocha-ko. Izu-ku. Ocha-ko." She mumbled as she lazily rocked back and forth and watched all of the bloodbags scurry about the mall around her. Their sweet, sweet, bright read blood. Gallons of it running all around the store like little happy meals with legs. She could smell it, she could sense it, she wanted it. She wanted it. She needed it. Hell with it. She had to get some of that sweet sweet crimson nectar in her before she went even crazier. Himiko began scanning the mall for a suitable victim before a new sight caught her eye and she turned her attention towards the hot maid riding up on the escalator across the mall. She straightened up and raised her hand to her forehead and looked across the mall at the rising maid. "Hold the phone who is that?" She whipped out a phone she stole earlier and turned on the camera and began quickly zooming in on her.

(Oh...ohhhhh myyyyy....loook at her! Just...look at her! She's....wonderful! This chick has got it going ON! She's beautiful! Maybe it's the maid outfit doing it for me but she's just so beautiful! She's wonderful! I want her! I want to drink her! I want to wear her! I want to become her! Go ahead and call it sin, it is what it is, but this lady just jumped to the top of my list. Nothing personal Miss Maid but you will be dead by midnight.) She lowered the phone and turned it off. Himiko figured that the owner would be tracking it soon so she subtly dropped it into a random woman's bag and strolled away to begin following around that lovely lovely maid. 

[superkamiguy1]

Sept 10, 2024 1:13:14 GMT superkamiguy1 said:

Sept 4, 2024 1:53:15 GMT superkamiguy1 said:

The city of Musutafu was a vibrant tapestry woven from the threads of heroism and everyday life. As the sun dipped below the horizon, the sky transformed from a brilliant orange to a deep indigo, casting shadows that danced along the bustling streets. For the citizens of this world, night was more than just a time to rest; it was a canvas for stories yet to be painted.



In the heart of the city, among the flickering neon lights and the hum of chatter, stood a small café named “Midnight Brews.” It was a place where the weary could exchange their burdens for a warm cup of coffee, where laughter floated through the air like a melody, and where secrets whispered in the corners remained safe from prying ears. The moon hung high and the streets pulsed with life. Vendors lined the sidewalks, their stalls aglow with fairy lights and laughter. Musutafu was alive, a city that thrived on the energy of its people.

It is here that our story begins. A swirling vortex of darkness opened up in the middle of a back alley parking lot. The temperature in the immediate area of the alleyway dropped by several degrees and the street lights rapidly flickered on and off. Darkness spilled out of the vortex and the silhouette of a woman dressed in a frilly outfit emerged from the vortex. She slowly walked out of the vortex undeterred by the aura of dread and fear that spilled out of the vortex, out of The Umbra as they called it, until she cleared it and then she stopped and casually raised her hand and the vortex closed behind her.

As the lights gradually returned to normal she was revealed to be a tall lean and beautiful black haired woman wearing a frilly black maid outfit with white frills complete with a white bonnet and a white apron. The woman's expression was blank and unreadable, clearly that of a calm, cold, stoic woman. Her skin was ghostly pale and as colder than the night's wind, a fact clearly offset by her bright red eyes that shined like blazingly red rubies. All of this combined to give her an imposing aura despite her less than intimidating physique on the surface. In fact one would be forgiven for thinking she was a killer android right out of a Terminator Movie considering how she entered Japan and the aforementioned red eyes. But the truth was both better and worse. This was not a killer android. This was Loreto Luciano Of The Red Dragon Dracul Vampire Coven and she was here on a mission: To pick up some Rakugan and Sakuramochi for their beloved Princesses Carmella and Lian along with procuring souvenirs. 

And of course whatever their Princesses requested she was more than happy to pick up for them. The red light died down and instead the irises became normal and dark with white sclera while her flesh became a healthy pink. The puncture wound scars on her neck were covered up. It was a simple shapeshifting trick but it was all she needed to walk the streets of Musutafu freely without being hassled. She slowly turned her head and looked down the alleyway towards a crowd of people casually walking down the street and going on about their day. She turned her body to follow the direction she'd just glanced down and walked away out of the alleyway and into the crowd of people. 

As to be expected nobody looked twice at the maid walking the streets of Musutafu. If she wasn't bothering anyone or acting like a Superhero then nobody was really interested. For all they knew she was just some random maid working for a rich family or a hero agency or something out to pick up groceries. She leisurely walked down the sidewalks alongside everyone else on her way to a department store. When she reached it she casually stood outside until the doors slid open and then Loreto walked inside with the rest of the people. She was well aware that Eraserhead had spotted her while he was patrolling the rooftops but since she wasn't bothering anybody he just moved on with his lives. It really was funny how easy it was to freely walk through the city just by minding your own business. Everybody here was so caught up in the Hero VS Villain Performances that they didn't think twice about what was happening right in front of them.

Loreto entered into the department store and looked around. It really was a fantastically designed building. Everything was bright and colorful and eye catching with shining lights and holographic displays of the various Heroes throughout Japan. Most of the advertisements were about All Might of course but several others were displayed throughout the department store complex with the various Female Heroes receiving particular attention. She also noticed a Midnight Hologram stationed outside of a BDSM Store. It certainly suited her aesthetic but Loreto was actually surprised that a Hero would advertise for a business like that. But, to each their own. Loreto briefly considered poking her head inside and seeing what they had to sell but...in all honesty? Carmella, Lilith and especially Ramona likely owned anything they could sell already. Besides, she was here to shop for Lian. This in mind, Loreto began her walk through the store and proceeded towards the escalator to ride up to the second floor's stores to begin her gift shopping.

-

Himiko was bored. She leisurely sucked on her lollipop while she leaned over the railing and let her arms dangle down into open space. This whole 'laying low' strategy really was for the birds. As much as Himiko Toga enjoyed the fine art of subterfuge and infiltration, she really didn't like laying low as herself. Her bloodlust was left to stew inside of her as it gradually bubbled up more and more and more until she finally couldn't take any more and she was overcome by the sheer desperate longing need to carve someone open and bathe in their blood until she was finally satisfied and she could finally relax again until the next time. Getting the chance to become them and take over their lives for a while, thereby getting to escape herself for at least a short time, was just a juicy bonus. But no...Shigaraki wanted everyone to lay low for now due to the increase in Hero Activity at all hours. Just keep their heads down and wait for the right time to make their moves. He promised them it would come but they had to be patient. All Might was too active right now as were the others. Nevermind All Might, Toga wasn't sure if any of them could even take on Endeavor besides Dabi and he was half-burnt toast! Or maybe Bacon? She was going to make herself hungry if she kept up this train of thought so she switched to a different line of thought: How DOES someone like Dabi even keep his head down in the first place? Hell, how on Earth did that Suko lady evade detection for so long? Was it something you just learned from experience? Questions for later maybe but it's not like she had anything else to do right now besides ruminate on everything.



"Izu-ku. Ocha-ko. Izu-ku. Ocha-ko. Izu-ku. Ocha-ko." She mumbled as she lazily rocked back and forth and watched all of the bloodbags scurry about the mall around her. Their sweet, sweet, bright read blood. Gallons of it running all around the store like little happy meals with legs. She could smell it, she could sense it, she wanted it. She wanted it. She needed it. Hell with it. She had to get some of that sweet sweet crimson nectar in her before she went even crazier. Himiko began scanning the mall for a suitable victim before a new sight caught her eye and she turned her attention towards the hot maid riding up on the escalator across the mall. She straightened up and raised her hand to her forehead and looked across the mall at the rising maid. "Hold the phone who is that?" She whipped out a phone she stole earlier and turned on the camera and began quickly zooming in on her.

(Oh...ohhhhh myyyyy....loook at her! Just...look at her! She's....wonderful! This chick has got it going ON! She's beautiful! Maybe it's the maid outfit doing it for me but she's just so beautiful! She's wonderful! I want her! I want to drink her! I want to wear her! I want to become her! Go ahead and call it sin, it is what it is, but this lady just jumped to the top of my list. Nothing personal Miss Maid but you will be dead by midnight.) She lowered the phone and turned it off. Himiko figured that the owner would be tracking it soon so she subtly dropped it into a random woman's bag and strolled away to begin following around that lovely lovely maid. 

Loreto wasn't an idiot. She could smell the blood on the girl from across the mall and sense the lustful dark desires in her mind. She already had a sense for her intentions and she wasn't even remotely intimidated. A mere child carrying knives without any experience with The Supernatural was not even remotely a threat. There was no reason to kill her here either. She'd pretend not to notice her for now until she could lead her somewhere more private and then dispose of her. Loreto focused on the task at hand and continued to stroll through the mall and enjoy the sights and the colorfully dressed people around her until she reached the store and walked inside.

Loreto looked around at the various wares available on the shelves before she selected an All Might keychain to start off with followed by a Mirko figurine. She also spotted a Midnight keychain and again had to question if that was child appropriate but she got her answer when a random woman casually picked one off the shelf and showed it to her little girl. Her question answered she picked one for herself and moved on to pick up a Hawks figurine. She briefly glanced at an Endeavor figurine only to dismiss it and move right along. With the toys selected she carried the figurines up to the register and casually waited in line until it was her turn and she walked right up to it and set the figurines and the keychains on the counter.

"Hello good sir. I would like to purchase these please." She greeted the cashier in flawless Japanese.

"Well alright then. Did you find everything you were looking for here?"

"Yes sir."

"Okay-dokey! If you don't mind me asking though, why the Maid Outfit? Are you working for a wealthy family?"

"You got it!" She giggled innocently. "I'm just out on a shopping errand for our Little Princess."

"Ha. Quite the lucky young lady. I'm sure she's going to love these." He rang up the objects, wrapped them for her and then placed them in a gift bag and Loreto paid for all of it. He accepted the payment, returned her change and bid her goodbye. Loreto smiled and bid him farewell as she walked away.

(So. A Hero Lover, huh? Well...it's unfortunate but not a complete turn-off. Besides, she's utterly gorgeous close-up! And she works for an heiress? My oh my. Living her life is going to be fun!)

Toga was justified in thinking her thoughts were private as she was unaware that The Vampire could read the minds of others. But unfortunately for her, Loreto heard her internal monologue loud and clear. Which just landed Toga on her kill list.

She continued to ignore her for now though and proceeded further into the mall. She walked into a clothing store and looked around at the various shirts and dresses to find one in Lian's size while Toga subtly and quietly moved between the clothing racks keeping an eye on her. Loreto eventually found a pair of cute Mirko and Mt.Lady shirts in Lian's size and purchased them. With the two shirts now bagged she carried the bags on her right arm and walked back out.

The mall venture proceeded in this manner with Loreto visiting a few different stores and picking up small little presents for Lian and then moving on while Toga followed her around like a bloodthirsty puppy. By the time she was done Loreto had five bags full of presents dangling from her right arm! It was then that she finally took at look at her arm and wondered if she overdid it a bit. "Hmmm...nah. I'm sure she'll love all of them. Now then, time to go pick up the desserts." She whispered to herself and walked away from the mall to go pick them up.

Himiko Toga, still thinking she was being slick, stuck to the shadows as she followed the maid.

[superkamiguy1]

Sept 12, 2024 2:55:14 GMT superkamiguy1 said:

Sept 10, 2024 1:13:14 GMT superkamiguy1 said:

As to be expected nobody looked twice at the maid walking the streets of Musutafu. If she wasn't bothering anyone or acting like a Superhero then nobody was really interested. For all they knew she was just some random maid working for a rich family or a hero agency or something out to pick up groceries. She leisurely walked down the sidewalks alongside everyone else on her way to a department store. When she reached it she casually stood outside until the doors slid open and then Loreto walked inside with the rest of the people. She was well aware that Eraserhead had spotted her while he was patrolling the rooftops but since she wasn't bothering anybody he just moved on with his lives. It really was funny how easy it was to freely walk through the city just by minding your own business. Everybody here was so caught up in the Hero VS Villain Performances that they didn't think twice about what was happening right in front of them.

Loreto entered into the department store and looked around. It really was a fantastically designed building. Everything was bright and colorful and eye catching with shining lights and holographic displays of the various Heroes throughout Japan. Most of the advertisements were about All Might of course but several others were displayed throughout the department store complex with the various Female Heroes receiving particular attention. She also noticed a Midnight Hologram stationed outside of a BDSM Store. It certainly suited her aesthetic but Loreto was actually surprised that a Hero would advertise for a business like that. But, to each their own. Loreto briefly considered poking her head inside and seeing what they had to sell but...in all honesty? Carmella, Lilith and especially Ramona likely owned anything they could sell already. Besides, she was here to shop for Lian. This in mind, Loreto began her walk through the store and proceeded towards the escalator to ride up to the second floor's stores to begin her gift shopping.

-

Himiko was bored. She leisurely sucked on her lollipop while she leaned over the railing and let her arms dangle down into open space. This whole 'laying low' strategy really was for the birds. As much as Himiko Toga enjoyed the fine art of subterfuge and infiltration, she really didn't like laying low as herself. Her bloodlust was left to stew inside of her as it gradually bubbled up more and more and more until she finally couldn't take any more and she was overcome by the sheer desperate longing need to carve someone open and bathe in their blood until she was finally satisfied and she could finally relax again until the next time. Getting the chance to become them and take over their lives for a while, thereby getting to escape herself for at least a short time, was just a juicy bonus. But no...Shigaraki wanted everyone to lay low for now due to the increase in Hero Activity at all hours. Just keep their heads down and wait for the right time to make their moves. He promised them it would come but they had to be patient. All Might was too active right now as were the others. Nevermind All Might, Toga wasn't sure if any of them could even take on Endeavor besides Dabi and he was half-burnt toast! Or maybe Bacon? She was going to make herself hungry if she kept up this train of thought so she switched to a different line of thought: How DOES someone like Dabi even keep his head down in the first place? Hell, how on Earth did that Suko lady evade detection for so long? Was it something you just learned from experience? Questions for later maybe but it's not like she had anything else to do right now besides ruminate on everything.



"Izu-ku. Ocha-ko. Izu-ku. Ocha-ko. Izu-ku. Ocha-ko." She mumbled as she lazily rocked back and forth and watched all of the bloodbags scurry about the mall around her. Their sweet, sweet, bright read blood. Gallons of it running all around the store like little happy meals with legs. She could smell it, she could sense it, she wanted it. She wanted it. She needed it. Hell with it. She had to get some of that sweet sweet crimson nectar in her before she went even crazier. Himiko began scanning the mall for a suitable victim before a new sight caught her eye and she turned her attention towards the hot maid riding up on the escalator across the mall. She straightened up and raised her hand to her forehead and looked across the mall at the rising maid. "Hold the phone who is that?" She whipped out a phone she stole earlier and turned on the camera and began quickly zooming in on her.

(Oh...ohhhhh myyyyy....loook at her! Just...look at her! She's....wonderful! This chick has got it going ON! She's beautiful! Maybe it's the maid outfit doing it for me but she's just so beautiful! She's wonderful! I want her! I want to drink her! I want to wear her! I want to become her! Go ahead and call it sin, it is what it is, but this lady just jumped to the top of my list. Nothing personal Miss Maid but you will be dead by midnight.) She lowered the phone and turned it off. Himiko figured that the owner would be tracking it soon so she subtly dropped it into a random woman's bag and strolled away to begin following around that lovely lovely maid. 

Loreto wasn't an idiot. She could smell the blood on the girl from across the mall and sense the lustful dark desires in her mind. She already had a sense for her intentions and she wasn't even remotely intimidated. A mere child carrying knives without any experience with The Supernatural was not even remotely a threat. There was no reason to kill her here either. She'd pretend not to notice her for now until she could lead her somewhere more private and then dispose of her. Loreto focused on the task at hand and continued to stroll through the mall and enjoy the sights and the colorfully dressed people around her until she reached the store and walked inside.

Loreto looked around at the various wares available on the shelves before she selected an All Might keychain to start off with followed by a Mirko figurine. She also spotted a Midnight keychain and again had to question if that was child appropriate but she got her answer when a random woman casually picked one off the shelf and showed it to her little girl. Her question answered she picked one for herself and moved on to pick up a Hawks figurine. She briefly glanced at an Endeavor figurine only to dismiss it and move right along. With the toys selected she carried the figurines up to the register and casually waited in line until it was her turn and she walked right up to it and set the figurines and the keychains on the counter.

"Hello good sir. I would like to purchase these please." She greeted the cashier in flawless Japanese.

"Well alright then. Did you find everything you were looking for here?"

"Yes sir."

"Okay-dokey! If you don't mind me asking though, why the Maid Outfit? Are you working for a wealthy family?"

"You got it!" She giggled innocently. "I'm just out on a shopping errand for our Little Princess."

"Ha. Quite the lucky young lady. I'm sure she's going to love these." He rang up the objects, wrapped them for her and then placed them in a gift bag and Loreto paid for all of it. He accepted the payment, returned her change and bid her goodbye. Loreto smiled and bid him farewell as she walked away.

(So. A Hero Lover, huh? Well...it's unfortunate but not a complete turn-off. Besides, she's utterly gorgeous close-up! And she works for an heiress? My oh my. Living her life is going to be fun!)

Toga was justified in thinking her thoughts were private as she was unaware that The Vampire could read the minds of others. But unfortunately for her, Loreto heard her internal monologue loud and clear. Which just landed Toga on her kill list.

She continued to ignore her for now though and proceeded further into the mall. She walked into a clothing store and looked around at the various shirts and dresses to find one in Lian's size while Toga subtly and quietly moved between the clothing racks keeping an eye on her. Loreto eventually found a pair of cute Mirko and Mt.Lady shirts in Lian's size and purchased them. With the two shirts now bagged she carried the bags on her right arm and walked back out.

The mall venture proceeded in this manner with Loreto visiting a few different stores and picking up small little presents for Lian and then moving on while Toga followed her around like a bloodthirsty puppy. By the time she was done Loreto had five bags full of presents dangling from her right arm! It was then that she finally took at look at her arm and wondered if she overdid it a bit. "Hmmm...nah. I'm sure she'll love all of them. Now then, time to go pick up the desserts." She whispered to herself and walked away from the mall to go pick them up.

Himiko Toga, still thinking she was being slick, stuck to the shadows as she followed the maid.

Her initial plan, to follow the maid to her car and either stab her there or slip into it and wait for her to go somewhere private where she could stab her quietly was foiled when the maid simply strolled away from the mall and across the parking lot. Toga continued to follow her through it while hiding in between or behind the cars but she found it odd that the maid didn't seem to have any method of transportation of her own. Was she going to be picked up or did her boss seriously expect her to walk all the way to the mall, pick up the toys, and walk back? In heels? Her feet would be killing her by the time she got back! Or the would if she didn't do it first. Regardless she continued to hide her presence as she followed her. The Maid simply continued to walk away like nothing was wrong as Toga slipped into the crowd and stalked her through the city. While Toga did have to hide behind something or people whenever a Hero happened to be strolling by she never let the beautiful maid get too far from her line of sight. Eventually after criss-crossing the city in a seemingly random pattern she arrived at a bakery and walked inside. Toga watched her from behind a pillar as she picked up an order of Rakugan and Sakuramochi. She paid the cashier and made some small talk before she turned around to leave and Toga hid again. Now she was really curious as to just who the hell she was shopping for. The only person she could think of that would have a maid like this out here doing all this for them was the Yaoyorozu Family but you'd think they could spring for a car for their maid. That could only mean that she was meeting someone and would be picked up and driven home. Heroes might be trash but not even Toga thought they'd be that scummy to make this poor beautiful creature walk all around the city doing their dirty work and walk all the way home herself. Toga made a note to take it up with her before she split her guts. Afterall, if she was going to drink the pretty maid's blood and take over her life she would need to know everything about her. Besides, it wasn't like she'd be able to fight back with her hands full like this.

The Maid walked out of the bakery and continued to walk through the city while Toga followed behind her until she walked down an alleyway. Toga's tongue flicked across her lips. This was shaping up to be a wonderful night indeed. She continued to stalk through the shadows as she followed the maid into the back lot. Her smile widening further and further as her breathing started coming in rapid quiet gasps. She was finally, finally, alone with the pretty maid in a place where she'd be free to just relax and take her time with her. She was going to cut the pretty laid open and bathe in her blood from head to toe and drink it all up! Toga quietly drew a kitchen knife from behind her back and sprung out of the shadows, dashed across the lot and leaped on top of a car and raised her knife into the air! "Hellooooo beautiful!" She declared to...nobody in particular! "Uhhhh...what?" Toga looked around in confusion. The maid was nowhere in sight! But that was...improbable! She was right there! Right in front of her! Toga saw her go into the alley and had her eyes on her the whole time! Was this a Quirk or did someone get her out of here just in time?

"Can I help you?" A voice asked from behind Toga. She briefly jumped in the air before she turned around to see the maid looking up at her with a bored looking expression. There she was! She was still here! The pretty maid was right in front of her! Toga's heart skipped a beat as she stared down at her. She was so lovely. Like someone who just walked right out of a magazine! No, no, a painting! It was as if someone painted the most beautiful woman ever, put her in a maid outfit and brought her to life! Toga regained her composure and stylishly twirled her knife.

"Well, well, well. Aren't you full of surprises, pretty lady! There aren't a lot of people who can sneak up on me! But you are pretty aren't you? You're seriously one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. Not like those stuffy fake Heroes. No, you're a vision of true beauty, Miss Maid."

"For the record? My name is Loreto Luciano."

"Loreto. That's such a pretty name. My name is Himiko! Himiko Toga!"

"You're the girl who's been following me around all night aren't you?"

"Woah...you...noticed me?"

"I knew you were there the whole time."

"WOW! You really are wonderful aren't you? Nevermind sneaking up on me! Very few people are able to ever notice me following them! And yet...here we are. Alone. Together. You didn't run, you didn't leave, you didn't cry for help, you didn't even inform a Hero! You're so wonderful, Loreto! This can only be fate! You want this too don't you?"

"What are you getting at?"

"You want to give me your blood, silly! That's what I do! That's who I am! I take the beautiful, wonderful, delectable red nectar from people and take over their lives!"

"Why? Because you can't look at yourself in the mirror?"

"NO! It's because it's hard being me! Because nobody wants to let me be myself! Because nobody understands me! Nobody, except you. You lead me here to give me your blood. Don't worry, Loreto, I'll make it gentle. You won't suffer anymore than necessary for me to get all of it. Just...just tell me about yourself, alright? Tell me everything and I'll take care of the rest."

"You wouldn't last a day in my life, child. Shove your knife in your belly and drink your own if you're that desperate. I have more important things to do than entertain a childish wannabe like yourself."

Himiko Toga's expression changed to a frown as her eyes narrowed. "And do what? Work for some asshole trash Heroes? The same scum who are making you bust your ass around town without even a car to drive home in? Don't worry about those rich assholes! Just let me set you free and take over your life and I'll take care of the rest! When my time as you runs out? I'll kill them all in their sleep! They won't bother anyone again! Besides." Her smile returned. "It's not like I'm giving you a choice here."

Loreto's expression remained unreadable save for a brief annoyed quiet sigh. The brat had just signed her own death warrant and she didn't even realize it. "Bring it on then. If you want my blood so badly? Lets see you try and take it."

"SAY LESS!" Toga declared as her knife slashed through the air at blinding speeds to cut through her head but Loreto vanished into thin air once again before Toga could make contact! "Wha-what? Again?"

"Over here." Loreto informed her from where she was standing in the middle of the lot.

Toga grinned and darted off the car and raced towards her like a cheetah! She drew a second knife and began slashing wildly only for the maid to leisurely dodge around all of her attacks with ease while still holding onto her bags. Toga chased Loreto in circles making repeated stab attempts and slash at her arms, bags and torso but Loreto just dodged everything before she suddenly vanished from Toga's sight and she re-appeared several feet away. Toga spotted her and laughed. "Niiice trick. So you're a teleporter huh? That's cool but it doesn't look like you have much range with it. Besides, you can't fight back with your hands full!" 

"You've made two grave mistakes. I'm not teleporting, Toga, I'm capable of doing so but what I've demonstrated so far is pure speed. If your eyes can't keep up with me then that's your problem. The second mistake is thinking that I'm helpless just because my arms are full."

"Ohhh really?" Toga sneered and crouched down low to the ground. "Then show me what you've got, pretty-pretty! Lets compare speed!" She declared and bumrushed Loreto head-on at top speed! She moved so fast that she disappeared from the sight as she zoomed towards Loreto like a rocket! She drew closer and closer to the Vampiric Maid who just stood there calmly and stoically waiting for her to get in close! As soon as she closed the distance she attempted to leap into the air and slash at her neck but Loreto's right leg flashed up faster than Toga could see and it was driven into her stomach like a cannon! Pain exploded in Toga's stomach as she was launched backwards through the air across the lot like she'd been fired from a gun until she crashed into a far wall and smashed into it! She broke into the wall upon impact as blood sprayed out of Toga's wide open mouth. Her wide eyed jaw hanging open expression a far cry from the bloodthirsty smile she'd been sporting up until now. 

"I'm going home to deliver these presents to our Princesses. Wait her for a moment until I return." Loreto casually informed Toga as a dark shadowy portal opened up in front of her and she walked inside. Leaving Toga to her anguish and pain as she slowly fell back out of the wall and dropped back down to the ground. 

[Valhalla Erikson]

Rin adjusted the strap of her bag, her eyes wide as she admired her freshly done nails, the iridescent polish catching the glow of the passing lights. The bustling heart of Hinansho sprawled around them like a neon jungle. Towering skyscrapers sliced through the skyline, their glass exteriors reflecting an endless array of holographic billboards that danced in the evening air. AI-guides floated around, translucent and polite, offering directions or services to anyone who needed them, their soft voices adding a subtle hum to the city's natural buzz.

“I’m not usually the religious type,” Rin said, wiggling her fingers as they walked past a street vendor hawking virtual pets, “but I swear, Sis, that man must have been sent by Kami himself. The way he did my nails? Out of this world.”

Hawk, walking beside her, snorted. “Right, because Kami’s totally into making sure your cuticles are on point.”

Rin shot her a playful glare, flipping her hair over her shoulder. “Hey, good nails are a spiritual experience. You wouldn’t get it. You’ve been rocking the same chipped black polish since... what, last year?”

Hawk grinned, her mohawk casting a sharp shadow under the glow of a nearby holographic display advertising some kind of new augmented reality game. She was built like a tank—lean muscle wrapped in a worn leather jacket that clung to her athletically built frame. Despite her rough exterior, her eyes gleamed with amusement as she shoved her hands in her pockets, not bothering to hide her nails.

“First off,” she said, her voice dripping with faux seriousness, “these nails are a statement. Second, I don’t need fancy polish to knock someone out in a street brawl.”

“Because that’s totally what people think when they look at you—‘Wow, what a badass. I bet she could take down a cyborg and file her nails at the same time.’”

Hawk raised an eyebrow, slowing her pace as they passed a towering billboard that shimmered with the image of a sleek new AI companion. “Pretty sure they’re too busy staring at my chest to notice the nails, Rin.”

Rin sighed, dramatically rolling her eyes. “We both have that problem, don’t act like it’s just you. Difference is, I’m multitasking. Nails and charm.” She winked, stepping around an AI-guide that floated by, offering a list of nearby dining options in a cheerful tone.

---

Hawk’s steps faltered, her eyes narrowing, her senses buzzing. That familiar, electric jolt shot up her spine, her “Hawk Detection,” as she called it. It wasn’t something she could explain in technical terms, but she’d learned to trust it. The feeling was unmistakable—like the air just before a storm, crackling with anticipation. A fight was coming. She could feel it. No matter how far away she was, her instincts screamed at her when violence was about to break out.

“What’s up?” Rin asked, noticing her sister’s sudden shift.

Hawk squinted, her gaze sharp, scanning the distance. Even from what had to be the equivalent of three football fields away, she could see it—a confrontation brewing between two figures, tense and poised for a fight.

“Someone’s about to throw down,” she muttered, her muscles tightening. “Big time.”

Rin’s eyebrows raised, but she didn’t seem surprised. She was used to this by now. “Chidori or Kira? Or both?”

Hawk shook her head, her eyes still locked on the distant scene. “Nah, not this time. One of them’s a high schooler, and she’s maxed out on the creep meter. Imagine a less likable Harley Quinn.”

“Yikes. Cringier than that Cringesquad game?”

“Zing.” Hawk smirked, but it faded quickly. “But yeah, more cringe than that.”

Hawk started describing the girl, laying out the unsettling energy, the erratic mannerisms, the wild eyes. Rin visibly cringed, her face scrunching in disgust.

“Ugh. Definite creepo,” Rin said, shaking her head. “Reminds me of that one who wouldn’t stop harassing Hana a while back.”

Hawk’s eyebrows shot up. “Come again?”

“Yeah, you know? She wouldn’t let up, no matter how many times Hana blew her off. Now, you know me—I’m a charmer, not a fighter, so I gave WildCard the heads up. Figured he’d handle it.”

Hawk chuckled. “Normally, I’d be hurt you didn’t call me, but since we’re talking about The Butterflies... yeah, good call.”

Rin shot her a playful wink before continuing. “So eventually Hana told Han about it.”

Hawk winced. She’d known Solo—Han, as Rin called him—long enough to get along with him. But one thing was clear: mess with his family, and things got shut down. Permanently. If there was one thing he’d say in this kind of situation, it would be, “Chidori, fuck her up.”

“So Chidori fucked her up,” Hawk muttered, half under her breath.

“Beyond all recognition,” Rin added, shaking her head. “Nobody messed with Hana after that.”

Hawk crossed her arms, her gaze still distant, but now a grin crept up her face. “You wanna know what’s messed up? Hana once told me Han sending Chidori was his merciful response.”

“A tag team of WildCard and Chidori is mercy?” Rin snorted. “I’d hate to see what happens when you’re really on Han’s shit list.”

Hawk nodded, a glint of approval in her eye. “So we’re recording this fight and sending it to Sakura, right?”

“Goes without saying.” Rin smirked. “So, who’s Creep McGee going up against?”

Hawk squinted again, her Hawk Detection still pinging like mad. “Looks like… a vampire. I could be wrong, but I’m getting serious bloodsucker vibes.”

Rin’s grin widened. “Oh, we are definitely recording this. From a safe distance.”

“Obviously.” Hawk chuckled.

[superkamiguy1]

Sept 19, 2024 1:59:48 GMT Valhalla Erikson said:

Rin adjusted the strap of her bag, her eyes wide as she admired her freshly done nails, the iridescent polish catching the glow of the passing lights. The bustling heart of Hinansho sprawled around them like a neon jungle. Towering skyscrapers sliced through the skyline, their glass exteriors reflecting an endless array of holographic billboards that danced in the evening air. AI-guides floated around, translucent and polite, offering directions or services to anyone who needed them, their soft voices adding a subtle hum to the city's natural buzz.

“I’m not usually the religious type,” Rin said, wiggling her fingers as they walked past a street vendor hawking virtual pets, “but I swear, Sis, that man must have been sent by Kami himself. The way he did my nails? Out of this world.”

Hawk, walking beside her, snorted. “Right, because Kami’s totally into making sure your cuticles are on point.”

Rin shot her a playful glare, flipping her hair over her shoulder. “Hey, good nails are a spiritual experience. You wouldn’t get it. You’ve been rocking the same chipped black polish since... what, last year?”

Hawk grinned, her mohawk casting a sharp shadow under the glow of a nearby holographic display advertising some kind of new augmented reality game. She was built like a tank—lean muscle wrapped in a worn leather jacket that clung to her athletically built frame. Despite her rough exterior, her eyes gleamed with amusement as she shoved her hands in her pockets, not bothering to hide her nails.

“First off,” she said, her voice dripping with faux seriousness, “these nails are a statement. Second, I don’t need fancy polish to knock someone out in a street brawl.”

“Because that’s totally what people think when they look at you—‘Wow, what a badass. I bet she could take down a cyborg and file her nails at the same time.’”

Hawk raised an eyebrow, slowing her pace as they passed a towering billboard that shimmered with the image of a sleek new AI companion. “Pretty sure they’re too busy staring at my chest to notice the nails, Rin.”

Rin sighed, dramatically rolling her eyes. “We both have that problem, don’t act like it’s just you. Difference is, I’m multitasking. Nails and charm.” She winked, stepping around an AI-guide that floated by, offering a list of nearby dining options in a cheerful tone.

---

Hawk's Hawk detection picks up something. Her Hawk Detection she describes as sensing an impending battle that is about to occur. No matter how far she is from it the senses go off like crazy.

"What's up" Rin asked

Hawk squints her eyes, even from three football fields away she can see a confrontation between two people." A fight that is about To happen"

"Chidori or Kira or Both?" Rin asked

Hawk shook her head. "Not this time. One of them is a high schooler that is a 100 on the creep meter. Imagine a less likable version of Harley Quinn"

"Outside of that Cringesquad Game"

"Zing. But more cringe than that" Hawk proceeds to describe Toga and Rin visibly Cringed.

"Ugh a definite Creepo. Reminds me of the one that was harassing Hana awhile back" Rin explained

Hawk raised an eyebrow. "Come again?"

"Yeah she wouldn't let up you know? Despite the countless times, Hana blew her off. Now you know me, I'm a charmer not a fighter. So I gave WildCard the heads up to set that creep straight"

"Normally I'd be hurt that you didn't come to me regarding that but since we are talking about The Butterflies, good call"

Rin winked at Hawk before she continued."So eventually Hana did tell Han"

Hawk winced. She has known Solo(Who she'd usually refer as) enough to be a cool bro but there is one thing she knows. Fuck with his family and he'll shut it down permanently. In a case like this there are only three words he'd say. "Chidori, fuck her up"

"So Chidori fucked her up"

"Beyond all recognition" Rin commented. Nobody fucked with Hana after that. "You want to know what's messed up though? Hana once said him sending Chidori is his way of being merciful"

"A tag team combination of WildCard and Chidori is merciful. I hate to see what happens when you're really on Solo's shit list. So we are going to record this fight and send it to Sakura right"

"That goes without saying. So who is this Creep fighting"

"I could be wrong but it looks like a vampire"

"Oh we are totally recording this. From a safe distance"

Yeah that tracks. You fuck with the fam and you're going to get WRECKED! And of course, Wild is always willing to step up to defend a dear friend. Between the two of them they would absolutely wreck any lamea$$ s-harasser loser and put them on the ground!

That's not to say that Han can't wreck people just as badly of course!

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Super happy to see the birds flocking together again! They really need the spotlight more often from being such an awesome pair!

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IC!

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While Toga was laying facedown on the ground, Loreto Luciano returned to the coven where Lian was playfighting with Ramona by speed punching Ramona's hands while she rapidly blocked them. The point of the game was to get past her hands and land a hit. The machinegun punches rained down on Ramona's hands as Lian levitated in the air and the German gently held them off with expert timing. She kept going and going until she spotted Loreto arriving with arms full of presents!

"LORETO!" She backed off from Ramona and then zipped over to a wall, kicked off of it and launched herself towards the maid. She balanced the desserts on one hand and then she spread her arms out and welcomed her to a hug.

"Hello your highness." She greeted Lian as she collided with her. Loreto didn't move of course but she still welcomed her loving embrace. "I trust I didn't keep you waiting too long."

"Don't even worry about it! You're right on time like you always are!"

"Wow, you really splurged this time didn't you?" Ramona questioned. "And what's that scent?"

"Yes and I am not ashamed. Carmella and Lian deserve the world. As for your second question, it was just a minor pest. One of those punks who have been causing trouble in Japan. She picked a fight with me and insulted the name of our coven so I kicked her into a wall. Of course, the most important thing is that everything is delivered first before I return to finish her."

"Wow. Somebody was actually stupid enough to pick a fight with you? Who was it?" Lian sniffed her. "Smells like a girl?"

"Himiko Toga."

"Ohhhhh. Her. Yeah, I read about her. She's a Vampire Wannabe Serial Killer Punk. Even the other delinquents aren't interested in her." Lian responded. "Well alright then. If she's insulting the coven then I guess you just have to discipline her. Lets free your hands up first though." Lian levitated into the air again and took the desserts while Ramona took the bags off of her and they walked over to the table and they set everything down. "Ohhhh man! These look so goooood! Hey, Loreto? I'll wait for you. I'll wait to take everything out of the bags and then we'll open them all together, okay? Go on now. Go ahead and defend our name."

Loreto genuinely smiled. "Your growing into a fine Princess, Lian. By your leave." She curtsied and summoned up another portal to return to Japan and finish what she started.

Ramona high-fived Lian and sent a psionic message out to Carmella and Lilith. (Come on down, ladies! You won't believe the haul Loreto brought back with her this time!)

-

Loreto quickly returned to the city to find Toga still on the ground struggling to get back up to her feet as she continued coughing up blood on the ground. The blood gathering equipment on her back had been trashed by the impact and her vision was shaking. Everything around her was blurring and trembling. The sounds of the city were a cacophony of shrill shrieking indescribable noise now that she couldn't make any sense of. The shrill ringing in her ears made it even worse. Blood slid down her face from the head injury she'd incurred from her head impacting the wall and ground just now. Her stomach felt like it was on fire! It felt like she'd just been hit by a car or a punch from Izuku! Was this...was this what it was like to seriously FIGHT Deku? To fight a Super Strength Hero? To fight ALL MIGHT?! She couldn't make sense of anything around her. She could barely move. Everything hurt. She'd never been this hurt. She'd never been this hurt in her life! NEVER!

That was when the realization hit Toga. The reason why Izuku held back so much when fighting her. Why he only escalated as necessary against Villains when he was so fully capable of throwing hands with monsters like Muscular: He was being kind. A kindness the maid hadn't shown her. With one swift kick she'd brought Toga back down off her pedestal and brought her crashing back down to reality. That at the end of the day she was just an above average human girl with knives who never stood a chance against the big dogs.

While she was having this internal realization though the world was still a blur to her so she didn't even notice when Loreto lifted her up off the ground and flung her across the lot into the side of a dumpster so damn hard her body dented it inwards until it was too late for her to do a single thing about it! Toga dropped back down to the ground and lay on her keister slumped back against the dumpster now in even worse physical condition. The only good news was that it cleared up her head and brought the world back into focus as the maid's shadow fell over her. The Maid had returned and Toga slowly painfully raised her head up to see the real face of the woman she'd stalked across the city. Her skin was pale, ghostly pale, pale as death with red eyes blazing like the flames of hell. Her raven hair as dark as the night. Her blazing red eyes stared into Toga's very soul and she saw herself burning inside a lake of fire! Toga looked upon her and foresaw her very own death. She was looking up into the eyes of her executioner now. "Ah...ah...ah....wha-wha...what....what are you?"

"I am what you pretend to be. I am Loreto Luciano. Lycanpire Maid Of The Red Dragon Dracul Coven. And you, Himiko Toga, have threatened not only me but the very royal family and Vampire Coven to which I have sworn my loyalty too. I trust you are prepared for the consequences you are about to face?"

[Valhalla Erikson]

Toga just realized the difference first hand when fighting a hero who holds back and someone who has no qualms about fucking you up. When Loretto warned Toga to back off, that was Toga's only warning. Whatever happens next is on her.

---

From a safe distance, Hawk and Rin watched the fight through the lens of a sleek, high-tech drone shaped like a hawk—courtesy of Hiro Kurosawa, who had gifted it to Hawk. The footage was sharp, catching every moment in crisp detail as the maid absolutely demolished Toga.

“Damn,” Hawk muttered, leaning back with a slight wince as Toga got tossed into the dumpster. “I've been in my fair share of pit fights... even took down a yokai once.” She grinned at the memory, but it quickly faded as she focused back on the drone feed. “But fighting a vampire? Especially one from a prestigious coven like that? Yeah, that’s just signing your death warrant.”

Rin handed her the controller back, watching Loreto close in on Toga like a predator with its prey. “What’s she thinking?” Rin shook her head, incredulous. “It’s like giving away your life expectancy for free.”

“Whatever happens now is on her.” Hawk handed the controller over to Rin. Standing up, she stretched, her muscles tensing like a coiled spring. “Keep an eye on my baby,” she said, nodding to the drone.

Rin gave a mock salute. “I got this. Don’t worry, nothing’s happening to your precious drone on my watch.”

Satisfied, Hawk walked to the edge of the building. She hopped onto the rail effortlessly, her balance perfect, and with a sudden, graceful movement, feathered wings sprouted from her back, spreading wide in the dim city air. She glanced back at Rin, her expression serious but tinged with excitement. “I’m gonna get a personal view of this fight. Make sure to get all the good angles.”

Rin gave her a thumbs up as Hawk leapt off the rail and into the night air, her wings catching the wind effortlessly. “Go on, get your front-row seat,” Rin muttered with a grin, her eyes glued to the drone feed.

Note: As revieled Hawk is a Kanshu(Awaken) it's a Japanese term for Chimera as the West would describe someone born with super powers. And her fight with a Yokai? That's another story for another time

[superkamiguy1]

Sept 19, 2024 3:31:35 GMT Valhalla Erikson said:

Toga just realized the difference first hand when fighting a hero who holds back and someone who has no qualms about fucking you up. When Loretto warned Toga to back off, that was Toga's only warning. Whatever happens next is on her.

---

From a safe distance, Hawk and Rin watched the fight through the lens of a sleek, high-tech drone shaped like a hawk—courtesy of Hiro Kurosawa, who had gifted it to Hawk. The footage was sharp, catching every moment in crisp detail as the maid absolutely demolished Toga.

“Damn,” Hawk muttered, leaning back with a slight wince as Toga got tossed into the dumpster. “I've been in my fair share of pit fights... even took down a yokai once.” She grinned at the memory, but it quickly faded as she focused back on the drone feed. “But fighting a vampire? Especially one from a prestigious coven like that? Yeah, that’s just signing your death warrant.”

Rin handed her the controller back, watching Loreto close in on Toga like a predator with its prey. “What’s she thinking?” Rin shook her head, incredulous. “It’s like giving away your life expectancy for free.”

“Whatever happens now is on her.” Hawk handed the controller over to Rin. Standing up, she stretched, her muscles tensing like a coiled spring. “Keep an eye on my baby,” she said, nodding to the drone.

Rin gave a mock salute. “I got this. Don’t worry, nothing’s happening to your precious drone on my watch.”

Satisfied, Hawk walked to the edge of the building. She hopped onto the rail effortlessly, her balance perfect, and with a sudden, graceful movement, feathered wings sprouted from her back, spreading wide in the dim city air. She glanced back at Rin, her expression serious but tinged with excitement. “I’m gonna get a personal view of this fight. Make sure to get all the good angles.”

Rin gave her a thumbs up as Hawk leapt off the rail and into the night air, her wings catching the wind effortlessly. “Go on, get your front-row seat,” Rin muttered with a grin, her eyes glued to the drone feed.

Note: As revieled Hawk is a Kanshu(Awaken) it's a Japanese term for Chimera as the West would describe someone born with super powers. And her fight with a Yokai? That's another story for another time

Oh now that is pure awesome! Hawk being a Super is an awesome twist for the series that I cannot wait to see explored further! You know all of her friends would be down for this! Looking forward to hearing about the time she threw hands with a Yokai! 

IC!

Loreto waited for Toga to gather what little strength she had left to stand and fight if she chose to do so while she raised her hands into the air and summoned the powers of darkness once more to encase the lot in a smokey black fog that slowly surrounded it. The fog covered both exits and crept up along the walls and even encased the rooftops to prevent any escape. The two of them were now completely closed in. Nobody would be coming to help Toga now and she wouldn't be able to escape. 

"Uhhhh wha? Is that...darkness? Dark Magic? I guess she wants to make this a private affair." She made a mental note to talk to Malty and Baron about it later.

"Now isn't that interesting." Hawk commented as she poked the black fog only for her finger to be repelled. "Yep. She's definitely keeping this between the two of them. The only way you're getting out of there is through superior magic or by killing the caster. This fight, if you can call it that, is now blocked off by darkness."

Toga eventually managed to force her battered body to stand back up and stood there gasping for breath as she looked at the dark fog around them. "Looks like Kurogiri's shadows....but lighter....I guess there's no escape?"

"No. Only the winner of our fight gets out of here."

"Fighting my way out it is then." Toga managed to regain her composure and resumed swinging on Loreto with a quick combination of punches and slashes from her knife but Loreto just dodged everything all over again before she backhanded Toga across her face hard enough to send her flying towards another wall. She collided with the shadow barrier and bounced off of it to land facefirst on the ground. Blood dribbled out of her mouth but Toga didn't have any time to worry about that now. She forced herself upright again but stumbled around briefly until she was able to find her footing and regain her composure. She threw the blood draining device off of her back in hopes of moving faster and went on the attack again. Except instead of charging straight at Loreto again she ran to the side and she began zig-zagging all over the lot and flipping and vaulting over cars in an attempt to confused the maid who responded with a leisurely stroll towards her. 

Hawk shook her head. "Confusion-fu like that won't work on an expert fighter like Loreto, Toga. You're just wasting what little energy you have."

Toga obviously didn't hear her so she dropped down to the ground and began running circles around Loreto a few times before she suddenly flipped over her, took out her knives and flung all of them at her back only for Loreto vanish into thin air again leaving the knives to stab uselessly into the ground. Toga didn't even have time to blink before Loreto struck her from behind, *Pause*, and sent Toga hurtling through the air until she smacked facefirst into the barrier yet again, bounced off of it due to being repelled, and dropped towards the ground where Loreto was already waiting to knee her in the gut sending an explosion of pain through Toga before Loreto followed this up by slapping Toga's back and sending her crashing back down to the ground. 

The fight had barely lasted a minute and Toga was already broken but Loreto still wasn't done yet! She kicked her into the air, caught her leg and carried her across the lot towards the cars.

"Uhhhh....Hawk? Is-is she gonna....is she gonna do what I think she's gonna do?" Rin asked.

"Puny God." Hawk confirmed. "You might want to close your eyes in three....two....now." 

Loreto raised Toga up by her leg and stared at the broken girl in her glazed empty eyes for a moment before she lowered her arm and then quickly raised it again, whipped Toga up in the air and began slamming Toga left and right and back again into the cars on either side of her hard enough to dent and break them down. Repeatedly. Toga screamed in pain as she was helplessly ragdolled into the increasingly broken cars all while she was helpless to do a single thing about it. The alarms blaring from the broken cars only adding to the sheer unrelenting brutality of the assault. Toga was slammed into the hoods, the windows, the roofs and trunks of the cars over and over again completely unable to fight back or free herself from the vampire's grip. 

Rin covered her mouth and shut her eyes. "Tell me when it's over."

"Don't worry. I will. Yeah, honestly it's probably for the best that you don't watch this part." Hawk admitted. Even after all she'd seen in her life this moment of savage brutality was hard to watch. 

Loreto's inner demon however was laughing her ass off at the maid's performance. 

Eventually she finished the beating and dismissively tossed Toga's broken body away. Her broken blood covered body was left helplessly skidding across the ground until she bumped against the wall. Loreto then turned around and walked across the broken glass covered ground towards Toga. 

"Well....it's...the ragdoll session is over at least." Hawk informed Rin. 

"How...bad is she?"

"....Ever seen ground beef? Because...that's basically what Toga looks like now." 

"Eeep!" 

While she was on her way over to her, Loreto raised a hand behind herself towards the cars she'd just broken apart. "Lavoro Di Riparazione." She said quietly. After she said those words an aura of magical energy surrounded the two cars and it was as if time was being reversed upon the cars as the magic began to repair them! All of the blood splatters and damage done to the cars was cleared away and they were rebuilt before Rin and Hawk's eyes. No reason to destroy some uninvolved civilian's means of convenience after all. Toga did not receive the same care however. She was left laying on her back with her arms and legs and back all twisted up and broken in a puddle of her own blood gurgling up more of it. The blood bubbled up out of her mouth and dribbled down her chin down to her neck and down her torn tattered school uniform.  

"So that's it for you. You talked all that trash and you're already out. Fool of a girl. You could've survived this night had you just taken the offer to leave when I offered it to you or just stayed out of my business. But you made your choice so now you will face the consequences." She reached down and grabbed Toga by her neck and pulled her up into the air again while extending her other hand out and the blood that had been left pooling down on the ground suddenly shot up into her free hand and was absorbed into her while Loreto's other hand sucked in all of the free blood that was flowing around Toga's body. She sighed with relief. As big of a waste of time as Toga was the blood was nice and refreshing. Virginal too which was a surprise but a welcome one. Once all of the excess blood had been absorbed into Loreto she tossed her into the air again and grabbed her face as she tilted her head to the side and revealed rows of fangs in her mouth. Then she leaned in and took a big bite of her neck. Toga's eyes widened in pain as she seized up and all of the blood in her body was sucked out of her body into the maid. Toga's eyes slowly lost their light and her body went limp as it began to shrivel up like a prune or an empty sack. Her soul was pulled out of her corpse with her blood as Loreto drank and drank until there was nothing left within Toga to drink up and then she tore her mouth away and ripped out a whole chunk of Toga's neck. She rapidly consumed the section of her throat she'd just torn away and swallowed it. A long demonic wolf tongue licked at her lips as she returned her mouth to normal. 

The battle was finished and Toga was dead. Now all she had to do was get rid of her body. She held Toga up into the air and spoke once more. "Congelatore." She said and Toga's body flashed blue as she was transmuted into an ice sculpture. Not frozen. Transmuted. From head to toe Toga's body was transformed into a shining sparkling ice sculpture. Then Loreto simply tossed her away and pointed at her. "Tagilere: Miscelatore." A series of thin criss-crossing lines covered the Toga sculpture and then she was shredded apart all at once. The ice sculpture was turned into mere floating ice crystals that swiftly dissolved in the air. She was gone. There was nothing left of Toga's physical being within this world. 
 
As Hawk and Rin tried to process the utter annihilation they just witnessed, Loreto strolled around the lot and did some minor magical repair work on the wall and dumpster to erase any evidence she'd been here. Finally she froze and shattered Toga's discarded device. The only evidence left of the battle was the knives which Loreto simply threw into the dumpster. No mess, no muss, no fuss. She was a Professional Maid after all. With Toga dead and the crime scene cleaned up Loreto dismissed the dark fog as she stretched and basked in the afterglow of her meal and the screams of Toga's soul from within her. 

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[Valhalla Erikson]

(MMMMM Oh. Kay. It's going to take a lot to unsee that.) Hawk rubbed her temples, feeling the weight of the brutality she’d just witnessed settle into her bones. 'Toga got what was coming, sure. But still...'

Malty had warned her that a fight with a vampire could be vicious—merciless, even. She thought she’d been prepared, that she’d seen enough to handle it. But Loreto’s cold efficiency, the way she systematically broke Toga down, left her shaken. There was something clinical about it, almost detached, as if Toga was less an opponent and more a task on a list Loreto needed to check off.

The cars were fixed. The evidence erased. The world looked like it had before—like nothing had happened. But Hawk knew better. It was a veneer of normalcy over raw violence. And just like that, Toga's gone.

Hawk let out a slow breath, shaking her head. Tomorrow, she’d need to cleanse this from her mind, a detox from the darkness that clung to the corners of her thoughts now.

Ichika's shrine first, she decided. The peace of the shrine would do her good. Malty’s place after that for a debrief—maybe even to ask why the hell no one warned her it’d be this bad.

Her thoughts shifted before she ends the recording. 'You owe me for this, Sakura.'

---

Somewhere, far away from the carnage, a pair of crimson eyes watched from a rooftop. Hannah, the young vampire who looked no older than fourteen, had been watching the entire time. She raised an old Polaroid camera and snapped a picture of the aftermath, her grin widening.

“Now that was a performance,” she purred, clapping her hands in mock applause. “Loreto, you truly represent the coven well.”

Hannah’s nose twitched. She caught a familiar scent in the air and turned her head, spotting Hawk retreating from the scene.

“Well, well, well,” Hannah's fangs exposed as she licked her lips, eyes glinting with amusement eyeing Hawk's frame. “Why hello, my Avian beauty...”

[superkamiguy1]

Sept 20, 2024 0:05:27 GMT Valhalla Erikson said:

(MMMMM Oh. Kay. It's going to take a lot to unsee that.) Hawk rubbed her temples, feeling the weight of the brutality she’d just witnessed settle into her bones. 'Toga got what was coming, sure. But still...'

Malty had warned her that a fight with a vampire could be vicious—merciless, even. She thought she’d been prepared, that she’d seen enough to handle it. But Loreto’s cold efficiency, the way she systematically broke Toga down, left her shaken. There was something clinical about it, almost detached, as if Toga was less an opponent and more a task on a list Loreto needed to check off.

The cars were fixed. The evidence erased. The world looked like it had before—like nothing had happened. But Hawk knew better. It was a veneer of normalcy over raw violence. And just like that, Toga's gone.

Hawk let out a slow breath, shaking her head. Tomorrow, she’d need to cleanse this from her mind, a detox from the darkness that clung to the corners of her thoughts now.

Ichika's shrine first, she decided. The peace of the shrine would do her good. Malty’s place after that for a debrief—maybe even to ask why the hell no one warned her it’d be this bad.

Her thoughts shifted before she ends the recording. 'You owe me for this, Sakura.'

---

Somewhere, far away from the carnage, a pair of crimson eyes watched from a rooftop. Hannah, the young vampire who looked no older than fourteen, had been watching the entire time. She raised an old Polaroid camera and snapped a picture of the aftermath, her grin widening.

“Now that was a performance,” she purred, clapping her hands in mock applause. “Loreto, you truly represent the coven well.”

Hannah’s nose twitched. She caught a familiar scent in the air and turned her head, spotting Hawk retreating from the scene.

“Well, well, well,” Hannah's fangs exposed as she licked her lips, eyes glinting with amusement eyeing Hawk's frame. “Why hello, my Avian beauty...”

(OOOOkay. Oooookay. Okay. Okay. Kittens. Kittens. Cute little kittens. Cute little kittens. Cute little cats. Cute fluffy cats. Cute fuzzy cats. Cute fluffy and fuzzy cats. Chaos cats. Chaos cats. Hana. Kurosawa Hana. Hana The Chaos Cat. Hana Trolling Han. These are some of my favorite things! Okay. Okay. I'm calm now. I'm calm now. I'm going to erase this whole night from my mind and chill.) Rin decided as she took a deeeep breath in and then she slowly blew it out and then she began performing her breathing exercises to calm down and then she raised her watch to her mouth. "Alright. Okay. Sis? Are you okay over there? Sound off."

"Y-yeah...yeah...I'm good. I'm alright now. I just need a minute, cool? Just give me...a...a..." Hawk trailed off as she turned around to see Loreto standing on the rooftop looking right at her. The two of them stared at each other before Loreto reached up and ruffled her hair.

"Huh. I didn't know people still rocked mohawks. That's neat. And that scent?" She paused and sniffed the air between them. "You're a Chimera....and that's the Battousai's scents on you....ohhhh I get it! You're one of their friends, right? You must be The Hawk. I heard her talking The Princess about you guys. I assure you she had nothing but good things to say." She put her arms behind her back and gave her a soft smile. "Well. I'd love to stay and chat but I must return to my duties. I hope the three of you enjoyed the show."

"I...uhhh...um...okay...thank you. Thank you. It was...wonderful. I, wait, what? The three of us?"

Loreto reached up again, booped her nose and then pointed past her towards the direction where Hannah was watching them. She waved to them and Loreto took a bow to her before she casually hopped off of the rooftop as a portal opened beneath her and she fell into it to return to the Coven.

[Valhalla Erikson]

Sept 20, 2024 0:45:52 GMT superkamiguy1 said:

Sept 20, 2024 0:05:27 GMT Valhalla Erikson said:

(MMMMM Oh. Kay. It's going to take a lot to unsee that.) Hawk rubbed her temples, feeling the weight of the brutality she’d just witnessed settle into her bones. 'Toga got what was coming, sure. But still...'

Malty had warned her that a fight with a vampire could be vicious—merciless, even. She thought she’d been prepared, that she’d seen enough to handle it. But Loreto’s cold efficiency, the way she systematically broke Toga down, left her shaken. There was something clinical about it, almost detached, as if Toga was less an opponent and more a task on a list Loreto needed to check off.

The cars were fixed. The evidence erased. The world looked like it had before—like nothing had happened. But Hawk knew better. It was a veneer of normalcy over raw violence. And just like that, Toga's gone.

Hawk let out a slow breath, shaking her head. Tomorrow, she’d need to cleanse this from her mind, a detox from the darkness that clung to the corners of her thoughts now.

Ichika's shrine first, she decided. The peace of the shrine would do her good. Malty’s place after that for a debrief—maybe even to ask why the hell no one warned her it’d be this bad.

Her thoughts shifted before she ends the recording. 'You owe me for this, Sakura.'

---

Somewhere, far away from the carnage, a pair of crimson eyes watched from a rooftop. Hannah, the young vampire who looked no older than fourteen, had been watching the entire time. She raised an old Polaroid camera and snapped a picture of the aftermath, her grin widening.

“Now that was a performance,” she purred, clapping her hands in mock applause. “Loreto, you truly represent the coven well.”

Hannah’s nose twitched. She caught a familiar scent in the air and turned her head, spotting Hawk retreating from the scene.

“Well, well, well,” Hannah's fangs exposed as she licked her lips, eyes glinting with amusement eyeing Hawk's frame. “Why hello, my Avian beauty...”

(OOOOkay. Oooookay. Okay. Okay. Kittens. Kittens. Cute little kittens. Cute little kittens. Cute little cats. Cute fluffy cats. Cute fuzzy cats. Cute fluffy and fuzzy cats. Chaos cats. Chaos cats. Hana. Kurosawa Hana. Hana The Chaos Cat. Hana Trolling Han. These are some of my favorite things! Okay. Okay. I'm calm now. I'm calm now. I'm going to erase this whole night from my mind and chill.) Rin decided as she took a deeeep breath in and then she slowly blew it out and then she began performing her breathing exercises to calm down and then she raised her watch to her mouth. "Alright. Okay. Sis? Are you okay over there? Sound off."

"Y-yeah...yeah...I'm good. I'm alright now. I just need a minute, cool? Just give me...a...a..." Hawk trailed off as she turned around to see Loreto standing on the rooftop looking right at her. The two of them stared at each other before Loreto reached up and ruffled her hair.

"Huh. I didn't know people still rocked mohawks. That's neat. And that scent?" She paused and sniffed the air between them. "You're a Chimera....and that's the Battousai's scents on you....ohhhh I get it! You're one of their friends, right? You must be The Hawk. I heard her talking The Princess about you guys. I assure you she had nothing but good things to say." She put her arms behind her back and gave her a soft smile. "Well. I'd love to stay and chat but I must return to my duties. I hope the three of you enjoyed the show."

"I...uhhh...um...okay...thank you. Thank you. It was...wonderful. I, wait, what? The three of us?"

Loreto reached up again, booped her nose and then pointed past her towards the direction where Hannah was watching them. She waved to them and Loreto took a bow to her before she casually hopped off of the rooftop as a portal opened beneath her and she fell into it to return to the Coven.

Hannah winked suggestively at Hawk and blew her a kiss before she joined Loretto into the portal.

Even as the Portal closes Hawk is still processing the events that unfolded. Most importantly. 'Did a vampire just flirt with me?! You know what? THAT is a lot to unpack. Yeah, a lot to unpack there. I'm just going to call it a night and read a lot of ecchi mangas. The Hardcore Ones.' Hawk contacted her sister Rin. "Yeah I think it's time we head home"

"Couldn't agree more. Going to read a shitload of Ecchi Mangas after this?"

"Oh yeah. Big time. You?"

"Pfft. That's your thing. I got a frontal massage from WildCard with my name on it"

Hawk closed her eyes and rubbed the bridge of her nose. "You know what? You deserve it. I can't believe I am saying this but keep it PG-13 and make sure you guys are done before Pops gets off from his shift"

"Got it" Rin commented. The drone arrived and she pets it. Putting it up in Hawk's backpack she waits for her sister to arrive so they can get back home. Not before texting WildCard.

Up for a little Marshmellow Heaven?

Oh you know I'd never pass up that offer! Your place right?

Rin thought about it and shrugs

Sure. I'm also going to see if Hana is cool with coming over

Cool. If it's cool then let me know so I can pick her up.

Got it