[Night 9] Central Tower

[petite_frere]

[from here]

Because of the always abundant moonlight, Armand breathed a sigh of relief when he entered the central courtyard. He didn't see anyone he knew out there, though the space could hardly be called deserted. He moved further into the open, superstitiously avoiding the shadow of the actual tower jutting above them.

He headed for the traitors

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[death_happens]

[from here]

Once out into the central tower, Rin leaned back against the wall not too far from the Perverts Wing and watched the other prisoners move about. She knew she should be working on something more this night than alcohol acquisition, but she felt she was entitled to some self-indulgence even in a prison. Besides, it wasn't as if her assistant would have accused her of slacking off on the job again; Mimi would have made this a top priority in half as much time as Rin.

There were a few possible locations to search. Still watching the others, Rin mulled them over in her mind.

Now, if I were a guard in a prison full of special people and had to treat them as nasty as I could during the day, where would I hide my alcoho?

[free for now, but will be moving eventually. Joining up is a possibility.]

[hells_npcs]

The noise from the Central Tower drew the attention of the rats feasting off the remains down in the pits below. One large rodent began crawling its way up the rocky wall as it began to climb out of the pit. Another soon followed the first as it crested the top and glanced around the large tower area.

Sighting one female, the first rat hissed as the second scampered up to join it. Without a second thought, the two rats took off after their new-found prey.

[Ozzy]

[death_happens]

The sound drew Rin's attention from her thoughts. Her eyes narrowed. Rats. She'd lingered too long in thought.

The immortal kicked at the first rat and then slashed down at the second one with her dagger. Such a nuisance.

[hells_npcs]

Rin's kick landed on the first rat, knocking it off to the side with a high-pitched scream. It shook its head, the rat momentarily dazed, before getting back onto its feet and bounded back in towards Rin's location.

The second rat, however, darted around the incoming slash as it scrambled out to the left. It didn't stop in its movements either as the large rodent bared its fangs and leapt to rip off a piece of flesh from Rin's right side.

[death_happens]

Such a nuisance.

Rin narrowed her eye as the rat leaped at her. she followed her slash in a diagonal upwards motion as she stepped to the side, hoping to catch the rat's underside. With it in the air, surely its ability to dodge was hampered.

The other rat's position was noted, but one rat at a time.

[hells_npcs]

The rat continuing on with its assault didn't see the incoming slash. Its attention was too fixated on getting some flesh in its stomach, and so as Rin brought down the dagger, the sharp blade easily pierced through the rat's underbelly - spilling blood and rotted internal organs from the wound.

While its companion was being attacked, the original rat rapidly closed the distance. Yellowed fangs were bared with a feral hiss moments before the rat moved to clamp its jaw down around Rin's calf muscle.

[death_happens]

Throwing the remains of the rat side, Rin was a little late in reacting to the other rat. She hissed as the fangs pierced her skin and muscle, but she wasn't one of the children in this prison. She did not crumple at the pain; she attacked.

Beding down quickly, she grabbed at the rat's midsection with her free hand and brought the dagger down at the base of its neck. If it was going to insist on clamping down on her leg like that, she was going to make it pay for doing so.

[hells_npcs]

The rat's front legs instantly reached out to wrap around its meal's leg the moment that its teeth sink into flesh. Now that it had its meal, the rodent wasn't going to let go.

Sinking its claws and teeth in harder when the hand came down to grab at its midsection, it squirmed in Rin's grasp until the bite of her blade impaled the base of its neck. Its fangs and claws instantly released her leg as it screeched out in pain.

[death_happens]

The immortal twisted the blade, not wanting to prolong the creature's suffering any longer. Blood soaked the pink cloth around the wound, and Rin took her weight off of it. That familiar itching was slowly centering around the wound as her body worked to repair the damage.

Rats. She had indeed dawdled too long.

[hells_npcs]

It squealed in pain as Rin twisted the dagger. The death was quick and within seconds the rat's body went limp.