Otilion listened to his commander's report through the handheld radio that Damien was carrying. Gesturing to his Faceless, he told them,
"This will be the first real test for you. I must be safe, and though Damien and Vlad will attend, with one or two other soldiers, you will be the main force of my bodyguard."
Beckoning to the woman whose hand he had broken, and was now leader of the Faceless, though she still answered to Damien, he told her,
"Go and prepare the train. Take three others with you, but the others shall remain," Moving over to a chest that had been delivered earlier in the night, he opened it and removed a white mask, "This is the mask of the leader. Take it."
Reaching into the chest he removed three black masks, and handed them to the other Faceless that were going with their leader,
"The mask of the night. It's yours. Every one of you will have a mask."
As the woman and her three subordinates left, the other Faceless lined up to take a mask. Grinning, Otilion told them,
"We wait for Damien and his two soldiers, then we prepare the journey."
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Otilion ordered the first faceless to fetch his fellow ancient.
Elestry was in his quarters when the face-less told him to accompany Otilion. Elestry Walked through the hall's and into the throne room "You called Otilion?" Elestry bellowed
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Damien kicked open the door's of the mansion to see the face-less leaving the throne room and he walked up to his quarter's to re-arm and get ready to leave momentarily...
(ooc: been awhile....sorry, but laziness and writer's block is catching up w/ me...anyways, here's something)
Back at the mansion, Leo was heavily smarting over the rock that had bruised her forehead. She had been sorely tempted to shoot Vlad on the spot if not for the severe consequences that would have come her way. All she could hope was Vlad didn't head her way...or he fell in a ditch.
I'd have him beg for death before I'd be done with him... Balling up her fists as she rounded the next corner of the luxurious mansion, she only stopped at noticing an ancient head her way. Immediately, Leo turned her gaze away, lowering her head as she walked past. She wasn't worthy to be in the same shadow of a higher up, let alone look at them.
If only I worked hard enough...or gave more than a damn...perhaps, Leo pushed open the door to her quarters, subconsciously tugging off her boots. Perhaps I would've been commander...then again, She stripped out of her pants, shirt and trench coat, throwing herself half naked on the bed. “Responsibilities are a ***** with a capital B-”
“Speaking of responsibilities...” From the bathroom, the sound of a toilet flushing could be heard.
Leo jumped up, falling off her bed in a tangle of sheets. Covering herself up, she crawled on her knees to the closed bathroom door. Before she could open it, it swung open, adding onto the bruise already starting to form from the rock.
Jumping back on impact, Leo held onto her forehead, tears starting to well up in her eyes. “****! ****, ****...**** that hurt!” On her back, she squirmed from the pain, eyes closed tightly in annoyance. After a long minute of profanity, she opened up her hazel eye to the smiling Genesis. She scowled at her happiness. “And just what the **** are you so happy about?”
“Such language...” Pulling the bitter Leo to her feet, Genesis rubbed her slowly darkening forehead with a weak smile. “You always get yourself into trouble, you know that, right?”
“No shit...” Leo's scowl softened, the massage to her forehead helping. Glaring up to the kind giant, she furrowed her brows. “What are you doing here...in my room...now?”
“Polite too,” Genesis laughed loudly, leaning against Leo's bureau. She glanced outside to the sparkling stars. Her expression grew somber. “It's about the night before...when we were attacked.”
Crouching down, Leo pulled a small white plastic bag from beneath her bed. Bending it, the bag soon grew cold, Leo smacking it to her throbbing head. She sat herself down on the bed, eyes on Genesis. “What've you learned?”
Genesis drummed a beat onto the carpet with a heavy foot, fingers drumming along her arm. She refused to share a look with Leo. “For one, they’re renegades. Secondly...it wasn't an isolated incident.”
Leo's brow shot up. “Hmm?”
Glancing to the door, Genesis elaborated. “Itay asway otnay olatedisay. Eythay ereway ecificallyspay terafay ouay…” [[It was not isolated. They were specifically after you…]]
“Eallyray? Omeonesay deredoray emthay otay ogay terafay emay?” Leo tossed aside the icepack in disgust. She closed her eyes, kneading her forehead as she rested her elbows on her knees. “I’may iggingfray atteredflay.” [[Really? Someone ordered them to go after me? I’m frigging flattered.]]
A heavy minute passed the two friends by. Genesis finally turned her gaze to Leo. Her visible eye was filled with worry. “Leo…what did you do you?”
She started to drop her jaw, opting instead to cross her arms. Her words were stained with poison. “It’s funny how the blame always falls on me. I didn’t do anything,” Genesis still looked skeptical, Leo raising her hands up. “I swear I didn’t do anything. I on’tdat owknay hyway ethay enegadesray ouldway antway otay illkay emay!” [[I don’t know why the renegades would want to kill me!”]]
Genesis looked her up and down in scrutiny. She sighed, moving her eye patch from her eye. Rubbing at the eye lid, she shook her head. “Eythay eren’tway yingtray otay illkay ouyay. Erelymay, itay asway a arningway ofay at'swhay otay omecay. Atwhay actlyexay, I on’tday owknay selfmyay, econray ancay lyonay etgay ouyay osay arfay enwhay ou’reyay MY izesay.” She snapped the eye patch back over her eye. [[They weren’t trying to kill you. Merely, it was a warning of what's to come. What exactly, I don’t know myself, recon can only get you so far when you’re MY size.]]
“Seems as if they know me…” mused Leo, a distant look in her eyes.
“You tell me,” Catching her distracted gaze, Genesis arched a brow. “Think you have an idea of what's going on?”
Leo shook her head. “Nah…let’s keep our eyes open, eh? Or, eye in your case.” Leo laughed.
Genesis scowled. “Ha ha, you know damn well I have two eyes,” Walking over to her door, she glanced back. “Just be careful, alright?” Not waiting for a ‘bye’, she swiftly exited.
Upon the doors closing, Leo’s smile faltered before disappearing entirely. She soon frowned in thought. Hunted by someone who may or may not know me… She turned her gaze to out the window, an ominous pale white painting her skin from the moon's surreal glow. A rush of goose bumps crept along her arms. Again, her eyes gained a vague hue. “I wonder…”
(that’s all folks. That should make up for a day or so)