Enter V. Helsing

Link to Job sign up

To Hunt a Vampire 1

This was not a good idea, or that was what was going through his mind now... Which was the opposite of him wishing to prove his worth to his new guild.

He recently joined Fairy Tail and was happy to join with his new friend, Arcadia. The sweet and kick-ass little girl of a Dragon Slayer impressed him. However, she welcomed him to Fairy Tail with open arms. He had longed to join Fairy Tail as a kid, even now after their reputation was tarnished...

... still the reality was a thing to get used to. THe Fairy Tail guild was indeed more like a mercenary guild, not so much a wizard's guild. That and some members looked down at him, as a kid and a summoner. Making him look like he was not worthy to be among the stronger guys... So what if he was a Celestial Wizard?! That was no reason to treat him differently-- and now he had Leo, one of the twelve Zodiac spirits to depend on. He would prove them wrong.

So without anyone's knowledge, or the master-- he took a grade higher mission for him. Vampires. The guild was asked to have someone help deal with a new breed of vampires. It did make him a bit nervous to take on-- but there was no other one he could take on that he felt he had a chance to handle.

So there he was, wandering down the lonely, overcast, spooky road through the Curse Lands. A lone mage, clad in his blue jacket which now sported the Fairy Tail logo on his back and his breast pocket. He had a pair of headphones over his ears, listening to upbeat music to give him a bit of comfort in this bleak atmosphere. On his shoulder, was the transparent spirit of "Ruby Carbuncle" who always loved his company, but even she seemed nervous about the ominous space around them.

He planned to charge right in and get the book-- since it was guarded to keep non-magic users out. Stupid idea, if you asked Zachary for an enchantment. However-- there was one thing that made Zachary feel a bit confident to take on this mission.

From what he knew about this breed of Vampire, was while they were resistant to garlic and couldn't be staked-- there was one thing that was constant. They were unable to tolerate sunlight. His new and best spirit, was a spirit of the sun. He smiled as he felt the key he tied around his neck, his valued keepsake.

Ruby nuzzled his cheek, concerned by the scary trees and grey surroundings and gave soft squeaks. "Calm down, Ruby. I know its scary here, but there is nothing heree we can't handle. If you want you can go back--" At the offer to return, all Ruby did was lift up into Zachary's jacket and crawled under it, finding his inside pocket to hide in. He just rolled his eyes, amused and walked on.

He soon stopped as he found the house. It was a pretty large, one, almost like a manor in size. Three stories total with large barred gates. Luckily, he was able to get into the gates and make his way up to the door. At first, he worried he would need a key, but the doors were open as he tested the door. Taking off his headphones, now was the time to be more alert and aware. He felt alone, despite Ruby in his pocket.

He looked around the outside, being sure he was indeed alone. He had this strange feeling he wasn't alone-- that someone was nearby. Still, he couldn't figure out who or what. It was times like this he wish he had learned other magic that helped him be more aware of his surroundings. It was just feelings at time.

Still, he took a deep breath and opened the door. A ghastly wind blew past him, like if the house sighed. His body froze for a moment-- and felt Ruby shiver against his chest. "For a spirit, you are awfully lively. " he joked to himself. He would summon a more capable spirit for company, but he had to use his magic power wisely here. He just had to find the book and get out.

Swallowing his fear, he stepped into the house and closed the door behind him.

(WC: 786)

The inside of the house was just as creepy as it was indeed outside. THe house was elegantly decorated but worn down by abandonment and time. Cobwebs littered the chandelier and the gloomy portraits were worn, torn or faded. Not a single lamp or crystal was lit and the only light came from the windows. Zachary was entranced by the 'classic' haunted house vibe he got from this place. It was almost cliche to him-- as he recalled the fake attractions he would attend at the carnivals or trips he went to for amusement parks. From his pocket, Ruby poked her head out to look around, curious as Zachary patted the Carbuncle on the head to ease her fears.

Even though he knew what he needed to find, he didn't know where to start. "Huh... where to begin searching? If it is in a library or something, where would the Library be?" he thought aloud softly.

It was then he heard the metallic click-- the sound of a cane and a voice behind him. He froze for a moment, frightened-- and Ruby let out a squirlish squeak. The little mouse-like creature scurried along Zachary's jacket till it was on his shoulder and hissed at him.

Zachary turned around to see the man behind him. He had shaggy black hair and black clothing, toeing a cane along as he went. He seemed casual, almost at ease with everything-- as he pretty much spoke down to Zachary, which made him frown at the stranger.

"I'm a lot of things--but stupid isn't one of them," Zachary retorted back, his hand instantly going to his jacket pocket as his hand settled on the keyring that held his spirit keys. "Any particular reason why you would say that?"

This would of been likely to happen. Another mage, from another guild had come to take the job. However, Zachary had an odd feeling about this guy. His magic seemed, different and spooky by the feel of it. "I'm a wizard and I am here for finding a lost tome about Vampires--"

It was then his eyes widened as he took a step back. His hands gripped one of his keys in preparation to use. "Wait a minute?! You're one of them aren't you!" he declared, presuming by V's gothic like appearance. "I should of known from your black hair and shiny pale skin like some glorified supernatural romance novel."

The snap might have been a bit on the nose for V, but if anything, he couldn't blame him. The stranger did scream 'supernatural' from his appearance, cryptic greeting, and tattoos on his body.

"Who are you then?" he asked.

(Encounter roll for after meeting) WC: 480

The member 'Zachary-Sirius' has done the following action : Dice Rolls

---

'Monster Dice' :

Zachary was on edge, as was Ruby as the man walked forward and introduced himself of having no name. The aura of mystery and the creepy vibe continued putting Zachary on guard till he caught the smirk and comment. "Just kidding. You can call me V." Zachary frowned as the smart-ass comment made itself known. LIkely he was not a vampire as described, but still, a person who enjoyed to see Zachary squirm. "Jeez. That's very helpful. V, huh?" Zachary asked.

It wasn't completely uncommon for wizards to take on alias or titles to protect themselves. He should consider having one too. Despite the rather creepy entrance giving the wrong impression, Zachary straightened up and faced the tattooed man. "Name's Zachary, from Fairy Tail." he introduced himself. Ruby just curled around Zachary's neck, peeking out from behind his neck and using her jeweled tail to hold on to him.

Before Zachary could bring up why he was here-- beyond just the mission itself, the howl of a spirit could be heard as V warned him to the presence of it. Zachary quickly reached into his pocket as V made his way towards him. However, the sudden halt to his movement made Zachary concerned. He seemed physically weak-- hence his use of a cane. It was when he saw it. A ghastly white cloud that swept down the hallway. It swished and moved but as it came closer, they could see a humanoid shape-- with arms and ahead of a ghastly face that roared out at him.

It approached fast as Zachary drew out the celestial silver key. The key that opened the gate of Amethyst Cat. He tried to move fast but the spirit was near in arm's reach. "Open, Gate of the Lynx--" he cried as he held the key out.

The spirit closed in and was about to make contact with Zachary, now having stepped up to protect V---

-- then suddenly, the ghost became a mist with a wail and cry. It vanished like smoke in the presence of light as it had merely touched the key Zachary was about to use. As it vanished like a cloud of chalk dust, Zachary stood there, frozen. He blinked, wondering what the hell just happened.

It took him a few moments to grasp that the ghost had indeed vanished and he lowered his hand with the key still in a deathgrip. "OKay... what the hell just happened there?" Zachary asked, more to himself than V at the moment.

What Zachary didn't realize-- was the ghost was repelled by items of silver, which were magical qualities in their own right. As Zachary looked down at his key-- the gleam of the silver key made itself known to be what saved him. Not the summoning of the spirit, but merely possessing a silver object was enough to repel an attacking spirit before it would have harmed them in any capacity.

Naturally, it was amazingly beginner's luck that Zachary's Silver Keys were what saved them. The irony of how silver keys to Celestial Wizards were considered weak and not as good as the Zodiac-- but, in this case, they were valuable to survive the spirits of this place.

Of course, V would notice this and chalk it up to the boy's own luck.

As Zachary got his barrings back, he turned to V. "Um, are you okay?" he asked, noticing how V wasn't really in the best of physical shape.

At least for the moment-- they would have time to figure out their next move.

WC: 618
(Rolling for next encounter)

The member 'Zachary-Sirius' has done the following action : Dice Rolls

---

'Monster Dice' :

It seemed V was fine as he commented to leave the spirits to Zachary, who blinked and looked at his keys. "It seems very odd how the ghosts would be afraid of my silver Celestial Keys. I mean... really? " he said, not knowing the fact that silver repelled ghosts.

Howeve,r the conversation ended quickly as the sound of more ghosts could be heard. At V's suggestion to move, Zachary didn't complain. Ruby tucked into his jacket collar and Zachary took off with V, going as fast as they could.

Zachary scaled up the stairs fast and down the hall at a steady pace, but V was a bit more on the slow end. Just slightly. He did observe the dark hallway and noticed it still looked well furbished despite its age. Gargoyle status lined the halls as the numerous rooms and halls branched out.

After a considerable distance, the wails would go away-- they would have outran the ghosts for the moment. Zachary took a moment to pause. As a wizard, while he might have been faster than V but lacked the endurance as most would have. With so many hallways and rooms, finding one book would be difficult.

"We need a better way to search them out," Zachary suggested as he held on to his keys. "This can take us forever..." He soon looked to the key he was holding and soon found one that seemed to gleam at him. One with the picture of a blue eagle on its end.

A smile slowly formed on Zachary's face as he turned to V. "I think I got it." He said and pointed the key ahead of him. "Open, Gate of the Eagle! Aquila!" A flash of light and the magic circle with a keyhole appeared, surrounded by stars. The circle burst and a bird of light seemed to fly out.


The light faded to find a brown and white eagle flying out through the hallway. It looped back to Zachary as the boy extended an arm forward, allowing the large bird to perch on it.

"Hey, buddy! Did ya miss me?" Aquila said, or as Zachary liked to nickname him as Cobalt Eagle. The eagle flapped his wings lightly as he rested on Zachary's arm.

"Good to see you, Cobalt." he replied and turned to V. "Aquia here can see through solid objects. He has a real sharp eye. He can probably narrow down our search."

"Daw, stop. You're embarrassing me" the eagle cawed with a hint of sarcasm. "So, what exactly are you looking for?"

"A library. Somewhere where they would store a valuable book. ." Zachary said.

With that , Aquila took off and flew down the hall-- beginning to investigate and search for the target room

(WC: 510)

Aquila flew down the hallway, pausing every once in a while to allow Zachary and V to catch up. Naturally, the eagle was fast and would pause by flapping his wings in place to keep up. "Come on, slowpokes! The early bird catches the bookworm!" he egged on to keep em motivated.

Zachary sighed as he caught up and allowed him to go. "Eh, Aquila has a rather compeititive personality," Zachary explained to V, hoping the man wouldn't be offended. It seemed Zachary was a bit more socialable than V, but he was sure that V had his own reasons for being on guard. Hell, Zachary had been up to that point.

After a few turns in the hall-- Aquila stopped as his eyes gazed through its wall and stopped at one of the large two-sided doors. "Hey-Hey! I see a lot of books in here! Good place for a bookworm like you, Zachary, to roost. " Aquila called out to them, urging them to catch up.

Zachary soon reached the doors and paused for a moment. "Is it safe?" he asked.

"Only thing I see dangerous in there is if you are afraid of demonic dust-bunnies," Aquila said sarcastically, "Speaking of. I'm hungry. Can we get something to eat when this is over?"

Zachary didn't answer that as they were there on a mission. He would pay his spirits with food sometimes as a thank you but now was not the time. Once V caught up, he pushed the door open and looked inside.

Indeed, they found it. The library that they sought was old. A single large window illuminated the place with moonlight-- or what amount came through the cloudy sky. The entire walls were lined with bookshelves, tons of books worn or covered in dust and cobwebs. A few reliefs were placed along the bookshelf, adding some decoration to add to the gothic feel of the library. The bookshelves went up high into the high ceiling and hung a chandelier long since not lit in the center. A large mahogany desk stood in the back of the furthest bookshelf, making this place an ideal study position-- along with a few small tables, lounge chairs and what seemed to be a century old scotch that still seemed full in the corner.

Aquila's flap of his wings made some of the dust waft in the air, indicating how long anyone alive had come here. "Well, we found the library... but now its literally finding a needle in a pile of needles. Unless whoever made this library had a card catalog, where do we start?" Zachary asked V.

"I'll take a bird's-eye view from above. What's the book you're looking for?" Cobalt Eagle cawed.

"Anything pertaining to Vampires. If you find any just toss them down." he instructed.

"Whateva you say, Z-boy." he replied comedically and flew up to search the higher parts of the shelves.


(Aquila duration: 2/5. WC: 532)

The member 'V' has done the following action : Dice Rolls

---

'Monster Dice' :

V's suggestion to split up seemed like a worrisome ideas-- but it was only one room to check out, and it wasn't that big. With a hum of consideration, Zachary proceeded to do just that. ON his own, he began to comb the tombs looking for anything pertaining to vampires. He wasn't aware as V was regarding its age of the book, but was focused to find what they needed. So he more or less combed the shelves while Aquila , aka Cobalt Eagle, searched among the higher stacks.

Little did any of them know they were being watched by... something.

"Come on..." Zachary groaned as he moved from row to row, seeing some books without the topic or languages he couldn't comprehend. "It has to be here somewhere..."

"Heads up!" Aquila cawed.

Before Zachary could react, he felt a thud on his head that made him wince. The book clattered off him and onto the ground. Irritated, Zachary looked up to find Aquila hovering above him. "I said, heads up." he retorted.

"It's kind of a moot point, if it already hits me!" Zachary grumbled as he looked down and found the book Aquila had pulled with his talons.

"You said anything related to vampires, so that's one." he said as he continued to look where he hovered.

Zachary leaned against the old desk and looked at the book-- simply written on the cover was the title "Twilight". Curious, he scrolled up mid-way in the book and looked at the page.

"The brunette haired woman threw herself at the pale man half clothed as she pressed herself against him. 'I don't care if you are a vampire. I love you!" she pleaded.

Edward leaned forward and kissed her feverishly.

Zachary stopped there with a sour look on his face as he tossed the book aside. "Are you kidding me?! We want a tactical dictionary, not some third-rate supernatural erotica!" he shouted back at the eagle.

"Ahahaha... Oh, and how do you know what erotica looks like, hm? " The eagle egged him on.

Zachary shook his head and returned to searching for the book in question, and prayed that V was not judging him by his interactions alone.

A few minutes had passed and neither of them got another clue as Zachary found himself taking a break and leaned against the desk-- him knocking into it that made a hollow 'thud' sound.

Curious to the sound-- Aquila perched himself on a nearby statue head and looked around. His head darted, as many eagles would as he looked to the desk. His special eyes saw through it with ease...

"Hey, any of you humans think to check the inside of the desk there? " Aquila suggested.

Zachary felt baffled for a moment as his gaze fell upon the desk. He looked to V, and allowed him to check out the compartment inside it.

WC: 518

The desk compartment was locked-- but that urged Zachary to find what was inside. As V tried to mess with it-- something stole his attention. Zachary looked up but didn't hear or sense anything. "You sure something is--" Was all he got before V sent an icicle straight at one of the bookshelves, blasting through it and causing a mess.

Aquila flapped his wings in alarm as he cocked his head at the mess. "Be glad Nyx isn't here or she would bite your head off *Squak*!" he said.

However, they soon saw it-- V had exposed a shadowy figure that was indeed humanoid, and solid unlike any ghost. Its eyes glowed as it glared at them. Zachary gasped for a moment, surprised and shocked... till V acted as cool as ever and advised Zachary to work on opening the compartment. Zachary tugged at it hard, trying to open it with putting a foot on it and tugging.

Meanwhile, the Vampire rose up as he met V's gaze... "Well, well... someone else with ice in their veins." the vampire hissed as it swayed softly and rose to his feet. "But I'm afraid your iscicles will not kill me -- even if right through the heart. " he hissed.

There was a sharp intellegence in the vampire's eyes as his gaze looked to V and the young mage behind him. He didn't consider the bird a threat, but he could tell the boy was a Celestial Wizard, by the view of the keys he clung to.

"I will say this... you have my gratitude for helping me find what I sought," he said, "NOw all i have to do is dispose of it... along with you."

It was then, as if it was a ghost-- it vanished right before V's eyes. The vampire was mist-- then gone. It had become invisible, and was now moving around silent and cunningly. It would take some smart thinking to reveal its position.

While this happened, Zachary tugged hard on the desk door to pull it out, he gave one last pull and it came loose-- the hindge breaking due to the desk's age. Inside was a large book about a foot long. It was bound in old leather and velvet red cover with goldne letters -- along with a holy cross on it, with language that was familiar to what they were looking for.

Zachary took hold of the book happily-- about to declare he found it.

However, Aquila was watching both of them-- and his sharp eyes caught sight of something. Movement. Pressure on the old floor and dust that moved in the air by movement of something unseen. It moved around the room towards Zachary.

"Zachary! On your right-- RUN!" Cobalt squaked and took off from his perch on the statue.

Zachary looked-- till he felt the chill go up his spine and moved. He soon felt the swipe of something near him. Had he not moved, the vampire would of slashed him with his sharp claws.

Now it was clear the Vampire's strategy-- take out the weakest link. Compared to V, he would get what he want by targeting the younger mage. However, Aquila was not about to do nothing as he let out a caw-- and flapped his wings. The beat released a massive blast of wind-- rasor sharp as a blade as it came down and struck the space between Zachary and his enemy. THe wind slashed into the desk-- causing it to be torn to spliters, and nicking a bit from the Vampire.

THe Vampire flickered-- his appearance there for a moment that gave Zachary enough vision to get away.

"What would you do without me, buddy?" Altair squacked.

"FIlthy VULTURE!!" The Vampire roared and extended its claw.

"Hehe... You wan't more Bat-boy? I can do this all....oops" Aquila was continuing to mouth off as he flapped there-- but his body began to glow and appear as starry constellations. "Oh, crap. Looks like my magic flew the coop..." Aquila vanished-- his duration gone.

"Seriously? Now of all time..." Zachary grumbled, and looked to the vampire-- who now looked at Zachary with a hungry look. No doubt it wanted his blood.

" Hmm... As much as I love an icy drink of you," he spoke to V... his gaze turned to Zachary, "I had never had the meal of a Celestial Wizard before. " He licked his lips with hunger.

Angry, Zachary kept the book under his arm and close. With his free hand, he reached into the hem of his shirt and pulled something out-- hanging from his neck. Under his shirt he kept one key hung by a long cord-- a golden key with a fiery design and a beast's face on the handle of it. "Hate to break it to you, but my friend here is the top of the food-chain!"

This would be the moment when V would understand why Zachary was so confident as he extended his hand. NOw at a safe distance, he revealed his trump card. "OPEN, GATE OF THE LION! LEO!! "

With a slash of the key through the air-- bright light shined before him and a powerful flare like sunlight appeared. The Vampire let out a cry as he was repelled by the light briefly.

From the key-hole magic circle and starry mirage,a great beast roared out loud as it appeared in the library. Before Zachary stood a magnificent, white lion-like creature. His body seemed to be a mix of fur and metallic alloy of some nature that seemed celestial in origin. His mane seemed almost like that of the sun in design and starry energy shimmered along his form.

While Leo, or Ajani as he liked to be called, had another form more suitable for indoors-- to martial its full combat powers, it took its true form as a grand lion.

"Well met, Zachary," Leo spoke, his eyes focused on the Vampire. "I take it this isn't a social call."

"Sorry, Ajani. This vampire is dangerous, and your my best bet to fight him," Zachary explained.

A growl escaped the white feline as he eyed the vampire. "I see. A worthy reason, I dare say. Do not worry. I'll make short work of it."

The vampire looked about-- now between an icy wizard, a Demon Slayer-- and one of the 12 holy Zodiac spirits that were infamous among his kind.

WC: 1132

Zachary witnessed as V was the first to strike, slinging powerful Ice magic at the vampire. At first, Zachary thought it was powerful and effective, but the Vampire somehow snapped right through it, scattering the ice to the floor. It also appeared th at the vampire was skilled in a form of blood magic-- something Zachary wanted to stay far away from . The sheer idea of using blood as a weapon creeped him out, especially how the right use could be extremely fatal.

It was V's warning to retreat that broke his fear. They had the book and according to the reports-- this Vampire couldn't be killed by conventional vampire-slaying methods. There was one thing, however, Zachary felt was constant-- enough to secure their escape.

"None of you are going anywhere!" The vampire roared and lunged towards Zachary to try and steal the book from him.

However, he forgot about the white lion in the room.

"AJANI!" Zachary cried out.

The lion immediately moved-- intercepting the vampire. A bright light glowed off of the majestic white lion as magic built up. With a powerful roar-- a powerful nova-colored light erupted all around him. It eclipsed the room that V and Zachary were in. IT was a powerful spell called Regulus Nova-- similar in Fairy Law to directly harm enemies and leave allies untouched.

As for the vampire, the blast was magically created sunlight. The sheer blast-- while no doubt couldn't truly destroy the vampire, it would no doubt hurt him.

And the bet was on the money as the Vampire repelled away, bracing himself and burns forming along his pale features. "GRRRAAAA!! Noooo-- damn you!! The SUN IT BURNS... GAAAHH!!"

It was then that Leo's aura lessened, allowing the others to see. Smoke wafted off the vampire, but he was still there. His wounds were slowly healing, but his eyes were sealed shut.

"NOW is our time to leave," Leo insisted . Turning to Zachary, the lion gestured for him to jump on his back-- so he could run with them. If V wished, the offer to ride Leo was open to him and should be. Leo was large enough to allow at most 2 people to ride his back. Holding on tight to Leo and the book-- Leo took off running down the hall. "Hold on tight!!" he roared, leaving the Vampire behind in his blind state.

However, Leo skipped past the stairs and ran forward. Before Zachary could even correct the beast, he saw the upcoming window large enough for Leo-- and he ran for it. "Ajani-- no... no!"

"I said hold on!!" he roared-- and charged right through the window.

Zachary let out a scream of fright as they went flying out the second story window into the night air and flew over the fence of the estate.

Leo would land on the outside-- leaving skid marks in the dirt as he landed, a soft growl escaping him as the cool air greeted them. Leo-- or Ajani as Zachary called him, shook his mane, losing the tight feeling of tension that was left in the battle they escaped from.

"Leo... next time when you wanna jump out a window, could you give me some warning, please...?" Zachary groaned and rolled off Leo's back onto the ground. All the while , he still had the book clenched under his arm and held on to it as if it was Leo's key itself.

They were now safe and the book in their possession. The question was-- how was V and Zachary going to cooperate from this point on now.

WC: 625
TWC: 5201