Log: Complete

[dark-butler.livejournal.com]

When: Saturday night, April 12
Rating: R for bloody violence
Characters: Walter Dornez dark_butler, Girlycard tinyvampiregod and Henry Fitzroy stokerwasahack
Summary: A pair of bored vampires, experimentation with an unfamiliar power, and prey Henry. What could possibly go wrong?
Log:

Sure. He'd thought that going out into the Wild to practice shapeshifting would be a good idea. He was dreadfully behind on some - alright most - of the powers of a nosferatu. Changing age was hardly an accomplishment when even Millennium's shoddy work had given him that ability.

Where had he really gotten since Lenny's gift/curse of humanity had ended with his becoming a vampire again? A few shadow tricks, walking through walls - alright that was a useful one, a little bit of mostly-useless levitation, a bit of this a bit of that and mastery of almost nothing.

Well, not so now. He had managed a transformation. Perhaps he had had too much time in Xulchilbara's household - the hellhound had a distinctive appearance he would have to work on. But a partly skeletal doberman was likely to have some of the intended effect of striking fear in prey.

Walter stretched, turned in circles to try to see and examine his tail, and then turned to lope deeper into the forest, counting on Alucard to follow.

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[tinyvampiregod.livejournal.com]

Alucard was suitably impressed with Walter's shapeshift, the form was terrifying, yet elegant. Stretching out, his form blurred, then landed on four heavy paws. Throwing back his head, he howled, exposing a muzzle filled with sharkish fangs.

Shaking off his shaggy coat, the hellhound opened all eight eyes and huffed, trotting off beind Walter, nipping amusedly at the tail.

[stokerwasahack.livejournal.com]

With the events of the previous night, Henry hadn't had an opportunity to feed. He could have made it through another evening without a bite to eat, but since he had recovered from his earlier, curse-induced illness, it had been difficult to quiet the Hunter. He did not intend to make it wait for a meal without good reason, not just now.

Normally, Henry's hunts took him to the streets of the City, but tonight he wanted a change of scenery, and instead of moving towards the square, he moved away from it. He found what he sought at the edge of the Wild--a young woman, alone, easily swayed to forget him as soon as he had taken what he needed. Henry licked the blood clean from the tiny puncture wounds in her throat and sent her on her way. He was about to leave himself when he sensed the other vampires. With the Hunter already so close to the surface, there was little hope of reining in the instinct to defend his territory. He turned, his gaze seeking the other nightwalkers.

[dark-butler.livejournal.com]

This was exhilarating! Walter pushed himself, running through brush and leaping obstacles with no pause or thought, just letting instinct lead him in how to use this body.

He knew Alucard was behind him, and there was life throughout the wild. Some fled the hounds, some peered at them as they raced by.

So many choices. He wanted something strong. Something he could run into the ground. Something that would fight.

His path led him in an arc away from the heart of the forest and out toward the edge again. He didn't know what was there, but it shouldn't be in the Wild, should it?

[tinyvampiregod.livejournal.com]

The living ground beneath silent paws thrilled the hunting instinct in Alucard. He could feel life all around them, waiting to be taken and used to fuel his own.

For now, he allowed Walter to lead, drawn in by the enthusiasm of his fellow hunter.

[stokerwasahack.livejournal.com]

Henry took a step closer to the trees, eyes narrowed in an attempt to focus on finer detail. The trees were an impediment, not the darkness. Even a vampire might have difficulty picking out one form from another under the cover of leaves and branches. His eyes were nearly black, his lips curled away from his teeth in silent warning.

[dark-butler.livejournal.com]

Nearer. One without fear. That was what he wanted. He wanted to find this one without fear and make him fear. Make him tuck tail and shiver and...

rend

and bite and

Walter lost words in his mental narrative as he bayed and found a path clear in the forest that led straight toward this one without fear.

[tinyvampiregod.livejournal.com]

Alucard moved in front of Walter and stopped, blocking his path. He lowered his head slightly and gave a low sound, ears flattening. With a jerk of his head, he indicated Walter continue on, then started off at a diagonal.

Pausing, he turned and gave a wolfish smile. An attack from two sides. Then howled and set off down his own path at a run.

[stokerwasahack.livejournal.com]

They were near. Every hair at the back of Henry's neck stood on end. He should have come armed, but Henry had long grown used to relying on the gifts of his nature alone. You didn't need a concealed carry permit for vampire strength and reflexes.

One of the hunters was approaching from the side. Henry angled his body to meet the attack, hopefully without sacrificing his awareness of the second hunter he'd sensed.

[dark-butler.livejournal.com]

Bone gleamed where black fur did not and a howl cut the night as he caught sight of the prey.

It wasn't hot; its blood wouldn't be warm, but its posture said it was ready to give Walter some of what he wanted.

He picked up speed, running right at his target, counting on Alucard to take it from the side.

[tinyvampiregod.livejournal.com]

He waited until Walter's attack from the front, then followed up a half second later with his attack from the side.

Snarling, he bared teeth and claws, attempting to sink them into soft fleshy bits on the other vampire.

[stokerwasahack.livejournal.com]

Even with the howl, Henry hadn't expected two hellhounds. He was able to bring his arm up to catch one, but the other had a clear shot at his unprotected side.

[dark-butler.livejournal.com]

Walter darted in to clamp his jaws in the exposed flesh and rend.

[tinyvampiregod.livejournal.com]

Alucard attempted the same, claws sinking into flesh and teeth seeking blood.

It was exciting to hunt with Walter like this. Arousing in a way.

[stokerwasahack.livejournal.com]

Bones heavier than a human's deflected the worst of the damage to Henry's side, but Alucard's teeth found and tore through muscle and tendon, leaving Henry's arm useless. The younger vampire snarled and moved to sink his fangs into Alucard's throat at the same time he sought to close the fingers of his good hand around Walter's neck to dislodge the hound.

[dark-butler.livejournal.com]

Walter's teeth dragged through Henry's skin as the vampire's grip on his throat pulled him away from his attempt to get to the vitals behind the bone. He twisted, snapping at Henry's hand if he couldn't get to his soft organs.

[tinyvampiregod.livejournal.com]

Alucard released his hold on the arm and pivoted, attempting to leap on Henry's back.

[stokerwasahack.livejournal.com]

It was enough to overbalance Henry. He staggered, went down to one knee, and couldn't prevent either of his attackers from doing further damage.

[dark-butler.livejournal.com]

There was no thought to knowing this vampire. There was no conscious thought at all. Walter was running on pure canine instinct and bloodlust. Henry wasn't a hound, therefore he was prey. Walter snapped at his arm to try to drag him down still more and keep him down.

[tinyvampiregod.livejournal.com]

Alucard snarled and parted jaws, closing them around Henry's neck and giving a light shake. His scent was delicious, the blood and skin.

But it made Alucard pause. Oh yes... human thought returned for a moment.

Henry, this was Henry. Lifting his head, he gave a whine at Walter and swatted towards his nose with a heavy paw.

[stokerwasahack.livejournal.com]

It was all the opening Henry needed. Instinct drove him to close crushing fingers around Alucard's throat and surge upwards, seeking to tear open the hound's jugular. He was not going to lose to a pair of dogs.

[dark-butler.livejournal.com]

Walter had paused at the warning swat from Alucard, but now the prey was attacking and there could be no quarter given. He snapped again, this time to tear at the meat of Henry's thigh.

[tinyvampiregod.livejournal.com]

Alucard snarled at Henry, the fool should have taken the opportunity to run. He thrashed in Henry's steely grip, claws scrabbling at Henry's arm.

[stokerwasahack.livejournal.com]

With a snarl of his own, Henry tossed Alucard away. This freed his one working arm to reach for Walter.

[dark-butler.livejournal.com]

Meat and blood were too high on Walter's list of priorities to pay attention to something insignificant like the hand reaching for him. He snarled and tore at the flesh under his teeth and did nothing to evade Henry's grasp.

[tinyvampiregod.livejournal.com]

The hellhound gave a yelp of annoyance at being tossed. As he hit the ground, Alucard melted into a pool of shadow, then rebounded back up in hound form.

Fur on end, ears erect, he bared teeth at Henry in a warning snarl, but did not attack. Instead, he nipped at Walter's flanks, Not this one.

[stokerwasahack.livejournal.com]

Ignoring the warning from Alucard, Henry clamped his hand on Walter's scruff and paid no attention to the flesh lost as he forced the hound's teeth free.

[dark-butler.livejournal.com]

Nipping was an annoyance, nothing more. How could it get his attention when the prey was fighting back? Walter twisted in Henry's grip, fighting for purchase with his claws in cloth and muscle beneath.

[tinyvampiregod.livejournal.com]

Thoroughly put out by both of them, his anger rose when Henry grabbed Walter. Walter was his. Gathering his muscles, Alucard leaped, attempting to hit Henry squarely in the chest.

[stokerwasahack.livejournal.com]

Henry was knocked back. He lost his grip on Walter. A growl reverberated in Henry's throat as he glared up at Alucard.

[dark-butler.livejournal.com]

Walter scrambled free, but now Alucard was on top of the meat. Did he want first claim on it? A thin whine trickled from Walter's throat as he licked the blood off his muzzle and danced anxiously back to see a place to jump in where his alpha wouldn't take it wrong.

[tinyvampiregod.livejournal.com]

The hellhound lowered his head, nosing at Henry's face as his tail wagged a few times. Then moved off, sitting down and licking the blood from one paw.

Carried away. . apologies. He attempted to send to Henry, then turned to Walter, tongue lolling out in a houndish grin.

[stokerwasahack.livejournal.com]

Blood stained Henry's arm, thigh, and back. He rolled up into a crouch and stared at the pair with darkened eyes, fangs still bared. A truce. The Hunter railed at the idea. Henry staggered to his feet and edged back, limping as he went, and the Hunter quieted until he was able to think.

"Accepted," he rasped through a sore throat.

[dark-butler.livejournal.com]

Walter growled, whined, and growled again, eyes blazing red in the darkness. They couldn't let it get away. It was wounded, bleeding, it would be meat to quiet the hunger.

He stalked stiff-legged toward Henry, confused by Alucard's behavior and not ready to let the hunt go yet.

[tinyvampiregod.livejournal.com]

Alucard moved between Henry and Walter, trotting towards the other hound, attempting to herd him in the opposite direction of the human shaped vampire. There was other life to hunt. Other game.

And Walter would obey.

[stokerwasahack.livejournal.com]

Another warning growl came from Henry. He wiped the blood away from his mouth, tasted it, and with his mind clearer recognized the identity of one of the hounds, which allowed him to guess the other. Resuming the fight would be suicidal.

"Take him and go," Henry directed, "or we'll regret this night even more."

[dark-butler.livejournal.com]

An angry whine trickled from Walter's throat; his tail twitched in an attempt at a placating wag, low behind him before his lips dropped to cover his teeth and he took a slow step backward.

Somewhere inside his mind he struggled against the overwhelming and unexpected flood of instinct to bring conscious mind to the surface.

[tinyvampiregod.livejournal.com]

He wouldn't say regret, exactly, as Henry and been an excellent romp. But, it was best to leave things as they stood.

Moving to Walter, he licked the other's ears before starting off back towards the woods, pausing at the edge to ensure his fellow had followed.

[stokerwasahack.livejournal.com]

Henry backed away still further, occasionally supporting himself with one hand against the tree trunks. He would have liked to collapse where he was, but that would have called to the predatory instincts of the hounds, and he was far too stubborn to display that weakness to them. With a little luck, he might be able to manage another hunt before he returned to the apartment. Otherwise, he would have to rely on Vicki yet again.

[dark-butler.livejournal.com]

Walter took several slow steps backward, glaring at Henry before he finally wheeled and raced off after Alucard.

With the conflict quelled, it was easier to keep the voice in his head silent in the welter of sensory input from the night forest. There would be other prey, after all, and he was still hungry.