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ambercast · 2 years ago

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feat. Will Monroe, Raziel, Quinn Buckley, and October Roulette (tw: blood, violence, death, cannibalism)

Will walked up to the apartment door, not entirely sure what to expect. This was a new client, someone he hadn’t serviced before. But Eagan needed the money, no matter how much she protested. Will was going to take care of them, just like she had all those years ago.

It was close to sunset, so Will was already prepared to have to spend the night. He knocked on the door and took a step back to wait. After a moment it opened, and the person on the other side smiled, taking a step back to let Will in.

“I’m glad you could make it,” they said. “If you do not require anything, I would like to begin.”

“Yeah, sure, whatever,” Will said with a shrug. He was used to getting down to business right away. He moved to pull off his jacket. “You want to do it here or . . .?”

“I have a room prepared,” the person said, walking in tall-heeled boots toward a door at the end of the hall.

Will followed, peering curiously past them to see a room with mattresses attached to the walls. The floor was covered in plastic. That was . . . odd.

“I quite like my partners to be loud,” the person explained. “Yet my neighbors do not think the same. This will prevent them from hearing. The plastic is for sanitary purposes.”

“Right . . . okay,” Will said. It wasn’t the strangest thing he’d heard. He stepped into the room and the person followed, shutting the door behind them. “So what do you—” Will stopped, as he suddenly noticed the figure standing in the corner of the room.

“I hope you don’t mind I asked my new friend to join us,” the person said with a smile.

Will eyed the girl skeptically. “Sure, but it’ll cost you extra.”

“It always does,” the person said.

The figure lifted her head and gave Will an unsettling smile. She raised her arm, revealing a large, sharp knife. Will’s eyes widened, and he took a step back. She started to approach, walking slowly with the knife raised. Turning, he ran toward the door, but the person intercepted him, grabbing his arms and holding him still in a tight grasp.

“What the fuck are you doing? Are you crazy? Let me go!” Will yelled, twisting in the person’s grasp, trying to get away.

He felt a sharp pain in his back, as the knife pierced his skin. He cried out as the knife pulled out and then plunged back in. “Help!” he screamed. “Help me! Somebody!” But the person covered his mouth with their hand, muffling his cries.

“Give in and it will end quickly,” the person murmured.

The knife plunged into his back once more. Will could feel himself growing dizzy, as the sticky warm blood flowed down his back. His knees buckled and the person lowered him slowly to the ground.

“Please, just let me go,” he whispered, tears prickling his eyes and sliding down toward his ears. He needed to get back to Mila, to Eagan. He couldn’t leave them.

The person stroked his curls back from his forehead, his expression calm, unaffected. “Your death will save many lives. Consider this your sacrifice to the cause,” the person said softly.

Will’s eyelids felt heavy. He couldn’t feel the pain anymore, as shock traveled through his body. The girl knelt above him, blood knife held aloft, and he closed his eyes, shuddering as he felt the knife pierce his chest. He was vaguely aware of the knife carving down the middle of his torso, his skin being pulled back, and then everything went black.

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Raziel stared down at the dead prostitute, watching as Quinn dug into his chest, pulling his sternum out with one pull. It was more strength than he’d seen anyone use, especially from someone so small. She pulled back the ribs and pulled out the still beating heart.

“You take a bite,” she informed him. “And I ask It for favor. Then you’ll be able to walk among the beings at night.”

“Fascinating,” Raziel said, taking the bloody heart from her. He looked it over before bringing it to his lips and sinking his teeth into the tough muscle. The iron hit his tongue, sharp and bitter, but he managed to chew and swallow.

October stepped into the room, observing the scene and taking the heart when Raziel handed it to him. “Apparently a bite of this and a favor asked by the little one will grant us the ability to move about at night.”

The giant didn’t argue or even seem to consider this impossible. He simply took a bite before handing it back. “Now let’s get this mess cleaned up,” he said once he swallowed.

Quinn took the heart from Raziel. “I’ll cut a piece for Jane,” she said, not planning on telling the young woman what it was. She glanced sidelong at Raziel. “Do you want a piece for Eldon?”

Raziel nodded, watching as October pulled a machete from somewhere and began to hack up the body of the prostitute. “Yes, it would be good to save the heart for now. Though I suppose we’ll need a new one before too long.”

Quinn nodded. “I’ll look out for a new sacrifice,” she said.

Raziel stood, flicking the blood from his fingers. “I shall leave you both to this work, as I must return to the Commune before nightfall.”

With that, he turned on his heel and left the room.

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ambercast · 2 years ago

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In the Interim . . .

((below the cut you’ll find what everyone has been up to in the 13 days since the earthquake))

Cassie cleaned up the farm, took stock of damages and what needs to be fixed. Felix moved in with her and together they’ve worked on rebuilding.

Claire brought chicken noodle soup to all the Romeros and checked in with them, but concentrated her efforts on visiting Duck to cook for him and help nurse him back to health.

Conrad stopped drinking atm so he could keep a better eye on Mason and Pru in the aftermath (esp Pru since Minnie was her friend). He offered for Pru to come spend the night at his and Mason’s whenever she needed.

Declan is helping with the rebuilding efforts as best and much as he can, considering his limitations. His hand tremors pop up more often than not but he’s kept a smile on his face and is doing his best to keep things light.

Jamie made meals for displaced people and those working on the rebuilding efforts during his time off from the diner (with Nick’s help). He’s since moved in to Clara’s place and has a meal ready for her when she gets home or brings her dinner when she has to stay at the ranger station. He’s doing his best to keep busy so he doesn’t worry too much, especially since anxiety can trigger his PTSD episodes.

Lucy and Roman made things official before she moved back into the commune. Roman tried to talk her out of it but they compromised with having a walkie on their persons to keep in touch despite the distance.

Natalie came out to the family as Briana’s daughter and has been visiting Bri during her recovery.

Nico is devastated at the loss of Minnie. It’s the first time he’s lost a family member and he’s not handling it well. He’s been spending most nights drinking and having sex with whoever will have him. He hasn’t been seen at the Commune since the earthquake except to check on Scout and let Xander know he’s still alive.

Quinn has been keeping an eye on potential followers and has been talking to Raziel in dark corners and behind closed doors.

Raziel moved into the commune and is helping Sandra as her second, quite magnanimously (while also keeping an eye on Sin and sexually teasing him at any chance they get).

Rose has been staying with Avery while they both recover from their injuries. She put Finch in charge of the Commune garden while she’s gone.

Saffron has been looking after Val as best they can and checking in with Roman more often than before. She’s doing her best to stay busy so she doesn’t have to think. They don’t regret their confession to Halley but is still kinda freaked out about it.

Star has been numbing herself as much as she can in the aftermath of Minnie’s death and had OD’d twice already. Despite being in no shape to do so, she’s been spending a lot of time with Spencer, attempting to help them out as best they can.

Will has been going between Eagan and Mila to look after them both as best he can, picking up extra clients so he can give the extra ration cards to Eagan while she’s unable to work herself.

Yuri has been helping where she can around town and just recently came across her brother, so now she’s gotta look out for him too.

Zoë is dead. Her belongings were given to Zain, including her laptop which has her notes, video, and interviews compiled for her documentary on Huntsville. What happens to all this research is up to Zain . . .

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