Sound the Drums of War

[Odette]

Odette's eyes flashed as she jumped out of the way of the fire. This little pixie was starting to piss the vampire off. She needed to get control of the girl's arms to stop the fire frenzy, then again if she could get a small meal out of it, the vampire wouldn't mind. Running at the girl, Odette hissed once again.

[Chase Young]

Chase didn't need to wait any longer to wait, dodging the musical attack was easy at his speed. However, the werewolf might prove to be a problem. He needed a way to end this and fast before things got too crazy. Taking the werewolf out would have to be his first priority. Moving quickly, the lizard lunged for the werewolf, aiming for his leg this time.

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Dawn had arrived late once again. She was sure she could handle a battle, but it would involve fighting an opponent. Her blue eyes scanned the battlefield, already Kimiko was in battle, along with Musa with what appeared to be a werewolf against a lizard. Those two could handle a fight on their own.

Now she just had to fight someone.

[Izaya]

(ooc: double post for the win)

Izaya smirked for a moment that the boy squirming before releasing him. "I bet that you don't even know what my powers are do you?" he asked Hiccup. "Well, instead of telling, maybe i should just show you." once again the boy snapped his fingers. Only this time, the shadows disappeared, and Hiccup became surrounded in a small dome of darkness.

"Hope you will enjoy living your worst fears and darkest memories for awhile." Izaya chuckled.

He stood there for a moment, watching and waiting, sooner or later the fears and or dark memories would start coming out.

(ooc: not sure what hiccup's memories are so if you could please.)

[Hiccup]

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[atrb=background,http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/696/hiccupmiddle.png] Being released hadn't made the pain in his arm go away. Hiccup could feel that it had been stretched beyond its limits. Though he wasn't quite sure if something had broken or not, he thought he had felt something while he was struggling. He seethed in pain and only became aware of the shadows as they began to surround him. Emerald eyes grew wide and he tried to find his way out of the darkness, but he froze when a familiar, harsh voice broke the silence that seemed to have surrounded him. "I cannae put up with this any longer, Hiccup. You've put Berk through too much trouble. We cannae risk yuir tamperin' with... whatever that was!" No... no. Not that. Anything but that! Hiccup felt his body begin to shake, and memories began to flood his mind. He could almost see Stoick in front of him, that disapproving scowl firmly set on his features, and his green eyes piercing his soul. "Dad..." "As of this moment, you're not my son. You are hereby banished from the tribe of Berk, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III. If we ever see you around here again, you will be treated as an enemy." Hiccup had no words. He couldn't take it. Reliving the most horrible moment he had ever experienced at home was more than he could stand. As strong as he tried to be, he couldn't stop the tears from emerging. Every echoing word from his past was like a hot dagger stabbing him. Before he could even begin to rationalize with himself, the words of his father vanished. In their place, he could hear dragons. The scene seemed to change in his mind. Changing back to a different time when he was only about seven years old. "No... no..." Hiccup couldn't take it. He knew what was coming. He could see his small, little boy self watching in horror as a lifeless body was brought back home. A body he knew too well. His mother. "NOOOOOOO!" All at once, memories began to flash rapidly in Hiccup's mind. Him unintentionally overhearing a drunken Stoick blaming him for his mother's death. The other kids cheering Snotlout on as he proceeded to beat the tar out of him. Stoick frustrated by his son's un-Viking like behavior... "Face it! All you're ever going to be is Hiccup the Useless!" "Yes, exactly! Stop bein' all of you!" "Get out of the way!" "The worst Viking Berk's ever seen." "...If it weren't fer him, she would still be here Gobber." "Make it stop... make it stop..." Hiccup could hardly stand anymore. He was wobbling, on the verge of slumping over onto his knees, and looked absolutely horrible. He couldn't even summon fire anymore. The flickering flames had all but died at his fingertips and he was left with the cold, empty feeling of his own horrors. (ooc: You may now proceed to begin kicking the snot out of him. >:3) ---- Snotlout let a loud yelp of pain escape him when he felt teeth sink into one of his back legs. He was forced to let go of Chase's tail, blood dripping from his mouth a good indicator that he had at least done damage, and shot a nasty glare at the demon. What a cheap shot! Then again, Snotlout's tactic hadn't exactly been fair either. He'd gone for a tail instead of something at the front of his body. No matter. He would just have to do something else. Something to make the demon let go of his leg. "All right, you asked for it!" Snotlout growled. Without warning, the hardheaded Viking werewolf attempted to slam his head against Chase's. Just to try and make it so that he could free his leg. All the while, he was beginning to come to grips with the fact that he felt a little strange. He shook off the vague notion that something might have been wrong, though. He was a Viking. Vikings didn't just fall because they felt off. He wasn't going to let it stop him from fighting. ---- Song: I'm Still Here by John Rzeznik Images and Codes belong to their rightful owners Table made by Rapunzel Don't Steal!

[Izaya]

Izaya loved this part of the game. Watching his opponents become so immoblized with fear of their worst memories that he could do whatever he wanted. And why not start with something a bit more fun. "You want it to stop?" he asked, pushing the boy to the ground. "I can make it stop you know. All you have to do is beg me to."

the dark smirk on his face grew more and more sinister as he placed his foot on the boy's back, and started to repeatedly stomp on it.

(ooc: hope that's okay.)

[Hiccup]

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[atrb=background,http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/696/hiccupmiddle.png] Being shoved to the ground was one way to really get Hiccup's attention. He hit the ground, wincing visibly as he felt his body becoming more shaken up, and after a moment he tried to push himself off the ground. However, his effort was futile as he felt his opponent's foot slamming against his back. The process was repeated over and over again, each strike becoming more and more painful, until Hiccup couldn't take it anymore. The twiggy boy was roughed up enough without being stomped on to death. But he couldn't do anything about it. He tried to cry out for help, but the only thing that came out was blood. His own blood. You can't let it end like this. DO SOMETHING! For once, it appeared his body was listening to his brain. Whether Hiccup knew it or not, his whole being was growing hotter. The flames within him were acting for him, desiring to protect their threshold from the attacker, and slowly engulfing Hiccup's being. It wasn't long before they rose up, briefly taking on the appearance of a fiery sort of dragon, and tried to attack Izaya. Hiccup, all the while, was unaware of what was occurring. Even if he was aware, he probably wouldn't have been able to replicate what happened if he was asked to. (ooc: Hope that's all right. ^^; ) ---- Song: I'm Still Here by John Rzeznik Images and Codes belong to their rightful owners Table made by Rapunzel Don't Steal!

[Astrid]

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[atrb=background,http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/6900/astridmiddle.png] The vampire was quick. Legs shot out as Sakura aimed to knock Astrid down, and she did, atleast to some degree. Astrid should've braced for impact, but she wanted to try something else. Writhing to her side, Astrid stuck her legs on her right side close to her chest, facing the paws down. Sliding, she hit the ground, resulting into a cut and some shock going into what should've been her right wrist. Her paw pads were scraped and stinging, but as Asrtid slid, she pushed herself up with her right side, setting her left legs apart and in a fighting stance. All in all it had looked clean. Astrid had stood up while sliding, giving the move a somewhat dramatic flare. But as she'd stood, she swiveled around to face her attacker once more. A delighted smirk crossing her face. Astrid didn't like to lose her footing, and she was close to sure it wouldn't happen again. A yip of delight and threat left Astrid's maw as she continued the circle like nothing had happened. The earth soft against her one sore pad. She refused to limp, to show weakness to the vampire. It seemed the two had thrown the banter aside and now were more intent on ripping one another apart. Astrid was happy to oblige and dashed in hoping slightly on her back legs and biting at Sakura's arms before running back to the circle, shoving her shoulder at Sakura's legs. When the red head had fallen the wolf in Astrid had suffered a lapse of delight and disappointment. In the wolf nature, Sakura would've been dead. The onlookers finishing it and tearing the vampire apart. To bad there were no on lookers who shared the same instinct as Astrid. The wolf and the girl were fixed on finishing it though, they wouldn't go down beaten. Astrid charged again, and harsh bark leaving her lips as she leaped to the side trying to rip away flesh from the thigh or hip. Even though Astrid was a tall wolf, she wasn't taller than a human, making her attacking range limited if she wished to stay on her feet. That was a big let down. The blonde dove at it again, using her canines to go in and rip at everything in their path, her feet carrying her out of Sakura's striking range. Her savage snarls always warning. Again, Astrid dove in, jumping at Sakura from the side not holding the spear her jaws seeking the red heads shoulder and biting hard and pulling. She was trying to break a bone or dislocate the shoulder, leaving the girl with a flailing limb of no use. it would both increase Astrid's strike range as well as keep Sakura on her toes. And Astrid was all about the games. ---- Song: Howl by Florence + the Machine Images belong to rightful owners

[Izaya]

Now that was startling, several stabbing moments of pain entered Izaya's flesh. That was going to hurt in the morning. "Not bad kid, not bad." he muttered. "However, can you back it up?" he smirked down at the boy. At least he was fighting back. There wouldn't be much fun if he couldn't. "Well stepping on you isn't fun anymore, in fact its kind of boring."

Pacing seemed to be in the best interest for Izaya, who decided to do just that to think of other ways to torture the boy. "Oh i know!" he snapped his fingers once again and one of the shadows below hiccup rose up turning into a deadly sharp, icicle like shape. "I don't think you'll be needing your leg anymore. What do you think?"

Cruel? Yes, but since when did demons show regret. Moving his hand quickly back to his side, the shadow pludged down towards his victims leg. "Hope you weren't using that leg very much, because now i don't think you can."

[Hiccup]

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[atrb=background,http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/696/hiccupmiddle.png] Hiccup didn't even know what had happened. He glanced back briefly, trying to see what had made Izaya stop attacking him, but he saw nothing. The fiery dragon had already dissipated by the time Hiccup tried to glance back. His whole body ached, especially his back and right arm, and he felt dazed. He barely registered that Izaya was saying anything. All he could do was lay there and try to regain control over his breathing. Suddenly, Hiccup felt something piercing him. All at once everything seemed to stand still, and Hiccup felt his body jolt for a moment. Something was very, very wrong. Hiccup could feel it. He just couldn't see it. It took several moments before Hiccup realized what had happened. Why he couldn't feel a part of him he had been able to feel before. The same leg that Snotlout had tried to tear apart the day before, his left one, had been pierced just below the knee. Ironically, it was almost in the same spot Snotlout had bitten. No fire came to Hiccup's aid. As he began to realize more that he could no longer feel the lower half of his left leg, he did the only thing he could. A singular, horrible sound of agony erupted from within Hiccup's admittedly scrawny body. That's it. You're going to die here. You're finally going to prove that you really are Hiccup the Useless. You couldn't even stand up to one guy for more than a few minutes! USELESS! Hiccup finally saw how bad the damage was to his leg. He didn't need to be a medical genius to figure out that bone and flesh had been pierced. The shadows looked as though they were even piercing the ground just beneath what had been the lower half of his leg. ---- Song: I'm Still Here by John Rzeznik Images and Codes belong to their rightful owners Table made by Rapunzel Don't Steal!

[Xia]

Xia's mind reached out, detatching herself from Rex to try and find someone to fight. Suddenly there was pain, that couldn't be good. Xia latched her mind onto the one in pain and followed it. Don't freak out. My name is Xia. Are you okay? I'm coming to help, she sent the thought to Hiccup as she ran towards him, Who did this to you?

[Hiccup]

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[atrb=background,http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/696/hiccupmiddle.png] Breathing became audible, quick and shallow, as he tried to swallow the pain. It wasn't so bad... it was just his leg. He had another one. He would be fine. ...Oh, who the hell was he trying to kid? Hiccup could tell it wasn't good. Not at all. Rapunzel had been able to save him from this same situation the day before, but his blonde-haired friend wasn't present. She couldn't sing her special song and save his leg this time. He was doomed. Suddenly, there was a voice echoing through his head. It wasn't his own. Someone asking who had done this to him and saying they would help. At first Hiccup didn't know how to respond. It wasn't every day someone just addressed you without being in the same place as you. Despite that, and despite his hasty breathing from his attempt to calm himself down, Hiccup tried to respond as best he could. Someone... someone called Izaya. He... he did this. I... I can't feel... my leg... Wonderful. Even his own thoughts were beginning to sound shaky. If he came out of this situation alive, he certainly would have a story to tell. However, it was beginning to look like he wouldn't get out of it at all. Astrid wouldn't be able to make good on her promise if he was dead. ---- Song: I'm Still Here by John Rzeznik Images and Codes belong to their rightful owners Table made by Rapunzel Don't Steal!

[Mami]

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[atrb=background,http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/8944/dawnmiddle.png] As the battles grew heated, Dawn watched as Musa and the werewolf fought the lizard like creature. When searching for an opponent, her eyes caught sight of a cat boy. Normally she would have found this quite funny. There was something different about him though. He seemed darker. While fighting dirty was not in the blue haired girl's style, she knew that demons never fought fair. "Crystal Ice Storm." she called out, as a light blue light appeared above her head and six icicles rained down on the boy. She hoped that it would at least draw his attention, of the sort, or at least damange him a little. One could only hope that though ---- Song: Wonderland by Natalia Kills Images and codes goes to rightful owners Table made by Rapunzel Don't Steal!

[Mami]

(ooc: sorry wrong account, was testing something and forgot to switch)

[Xia]

Xia grit her teeth, this kid was probably bleeding out. She wasn't good at first aid, but she could at least get there in time to help. She sent another thought to Rex to get a healer and saw Hiccup. Slidding to a stop she placed a hand on his shoulder and gave him a smile.

"Hey, you're going to be okay," she said, "Where's this Izaya?" Hopefully this jerk was a demon, because this hunter was out for blood.

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((ooc: oooh! Yay!))

Ikuto's mind was trapped as he watched Mami fight the vampire. That wasn't going to end very well. When he started towards her he got a chill that made him turn just in time to see what looked to be crystals flying at him. Gritting his teeth he swung his clawed arm out as well as using some demon magic to block other a few others. However one nicked his arm and really pissed him off. He saw Dawn and smirked. Moving fast he ran at her and sliced with his claw. Unsure if he had made contact when he ran past, the boy doubled back and aimed a kick to make the fairy fly a little higher that she might have liked.

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[Izaya]

Izaya having gotten bored with the fact that Hiccup had stopped screaming and had just gone dead, watched for a moment from the shadows before appearing in front of Xia. "You must be a demon hunter, not many people go looking for me. Unless they want a date." he snickered. "But i'm afraid that i am not into your type."
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Dawn had barely enough time to react when the claw marks, cut her cheek. Blood fell on to the ground below, she wouldn't get scared now, despite how much the sight of blood bugged her. The kick was the next thing that really made her mad.

"You know its really rude to fight someone from behind, especially a girl!" she said, sending a blast of powerful cold wind at the cat, before flying towards him and aimed a powerful punch at his face.