Sticks and Stones, Love [Kage]

[Nahani]

The loud yelp echoed across the open plains, bouncing off the tops of each slowly rolling hill. It came from beneath a small orchard bordering what was left of a small mill. It was quite a ways from the main den site in Ilahlari but still quite within it's borders. Pressed up against the old stone foundation was a wolf who was cowering beneath a much bigger wolf with a flame and black pelt. The cowering wolf was bloody, his face a mask of scratches and blood and one back leg hung limply at an odd angle. There was a huge gash along his side where fresh blood flowed freely, staining the ground beneath both wolves feet. "Please!" the cowering wolf begged, tears mixed with blood dripping off his chin. "I swear I don't know anything!" he begged, holding one front paw up as if to shield himself from the male above him.

Nahani smirked down at him, gory blood dripping from his chin, his usual fiery orange eyes now burning black, proof the demon was present. With the blood and gore on his face, the black eyes and the dark smirk, he looked demonic and macabre. Certainty the Alpha he portrayed himself to be, without a female or weakness. "It's not a matter of whether you know or not, Ronan." His voice was smooth and laced with a certain poison that made the wolf, Ronan, cringe. "You have still been chosen for a greater deed." The wolf sobbed and his legs collapsed beneath him, no longer able to hold himself off due to blood loss. Nahani's grin broadened, his teeth and mouth stained red with blood.

"Give them my love." he said before, with a feral snarl, leapt at the male, his claws and teeth digging into the gouge on the male's side, spraying blood and fur in every direction as the male howled in pain, a howl that could make anyone cover their ears. When the resounding crack of a rib breaking echoed through the orchard, the male screamed out in pain, begging Nahani to stop. But why would he? His father's genes pumped like a rampaging bull through his veins, bringing out the blood fiend in him. His father had had a fascination with blood, even if it was his own. Nahani had never had much interest in mutilating his own body for the sultry blood like his father but he had no quims about ripping into the flesh of another to get it. He wsan't a cannibal, far from it, but he enjoyed the blood all over him. And the screams of those he destroyed? Priceless.

After awhile, the male's dying screams turned into gurgles and he slumped against the ground, eyes wide and terrified as they glassed over. Nahani lifted his head from the male and grinned, blood sprayed back along his body as though he had been hit in the fact with it, his face dripped flesh and blood onto his paws and his black eyes raged. "One down, six to go..." he mused. He snorted at the male before he turned to head towards the lake not far off and clean off before returning to the pack. He wasn't ready for them to find out his plans yet.

[kage]

It was a sickening sight, gruesome and stomach churning. It was almost too much to believe, Kage looked on in horror from the tree line above the pair, her eyes wide and glossy, her muzzle crinkling in disgust. What would possess Nahani to act this way? The day had started off so normal, the lands were calm and quiet, she had barely noticed that time was even going by. As per usual Kage had gone out and did her rounds, following the length of the perimeters and ensuring that the pack lands where safe and that there were no trespassers stupid enough to try and get by her.

The lands silence had been broken quite abruptly, on the winds came the devastated familiar howl of one of her own, his cry filled with desperation that caused a cold chill to flow down her spine and sink into the pit of her stomach. With sentinels pricked atop her crown to take in the deadly howl her hackles bristled like quills down her slender spine, muscles tensed and talons clenching the loam. She did not hesitate, like a spring hind legs slammed against the earth and pushed the warrior queen into motion. Paws collided with the earth in a heavy torment, muzzle clenched shut in anticipation of what she might find, her muzzle twitched with the warm metallic scent of the wolf’s life fluids and as swift soundless pads carried her closer she couldn’t help but to stop dead in her tracks.

Never would Kage have anticipated the sight she found, she had expected a stranger, an evil mercenary, but instead she found him. Her crimson stars glared down at the scene, catching Nahani in a bloodied lust as he delivered the final blow to a begging wolf who wanted mercy from his alpha but instead was slaughtered by him. Ronan was nearly unrecognisable, Nahani didn’t just kill Ronan he tortured and dismembered the wolf, a loyal follower. A snarl bubbled its way to the surface of the femme fatal, her crimson gaze narrowing as lips curled and withdrew to expose the deadly sabers she often kept so well hidden.

To say that she was angry was a term far too simple to explain the emotion that forced itself free of the banshee. A roaring snarl echoed free of her muzzle as she forced herself to escape the shock she had felt, the warriors cry echoing through the lands as she rushed down toward her despicable alpha and her fallen comrade. “Nahani!” She bellowed out his name as she rushed at the male, using every ounce of force in her body to slam right into the fiery bastard. Bones cracked in protest, flesh instantly bruising for both parties as the two wolves went flying together and slammed onto the ground. Kage’s rage was fully visible as she rose onto her feet once more and glared down at nahani.

The anger she felt fueled a side of Kage even she was unaware of, a commanding expression held fast to her once sultry face. She stood strong and proud, an air of dominance filling her as she sneered at the hellion she had knocked to the ground. “You fucking bastard, you sick son of a bitch... What the hell is wrong with you?” She snarled at Nahani, not even giving him a chance to respond or even make sense of what was going on she rushed at him again, her jowls parting open as she snapped at his nape and grasped his flesh within her powerful jaws. Infuriated the dark temptress yanked and pulled, to and fro as she ripped at his flesh before tossing him aside like a rag doll. She wanted to make him scream, to yelp and cry as he made her comrade do. Kage wanted Nahani to feel the pain that she now felt, to understand the pain that loss created. “He was a good wolf! And he was loyal to you!” She whimpered, her entire image of Nahani crashing to pieces. Now her own muzzle dripped with small amounts of Nahani’s blood and she stood there frozen, her rage still building within her. The overcast of clouds above the wolves as if to respond to her soon began to spit out onto the scene, rain drops few at first soon fell in the thousands and coated both wolves with its cleansing touch.

[Nahani]

Because of all the blood on his face, it wasn't till after he was barreled into that he caught her scent. He let out a vicious snarl, one not entirely created by him. The demon within him hissed out angrily as Kage sent them spirling through the air, a mass of teeth and claws. Nahani was used to being attacked, and was used to the pain that was inflicted. As his father raised him, he would randomly tear into him, ripping a piece of flesh off just because he could. After awhile, the pain would become numbing and then, altogether, disappear. As Kage tore into him, only his anger hurt. He didn't expect her to understand him. He was fucked up and he knew it. And he sure as Hell had never shown Kage his full potential, why he was feared as a Leader and his name spit like Hellfire from the mouths of those who opposed him.

They hit the ground, hard and she stood above him, snarling at him, some of the blood from Ronan smeared across her face and front. The very look of it made him smirk. She thought he was wrong and messed up and yet, here she was, standing above him, smeared with the wolf's blood much as he was, sharing in the kill together. Just the thought of it made him burn with longing. She had so much more potential that she didn't know.

Before he could say anything else, though, she tore into him again, snapping at his neck as if she really meant to kill him. He laughed and kicked at her stomach with his hind claws, twisting his head so that his jaws latched around her front leg. He bit down, hard, tasting her blood as well as the blood of Ronan. It made his head swim with a blood high.

When she pulled away from him, he smirked up at her. "Of course he was loyal." he said, his voice just as calm and sultry as if they hadn't just been tearing into each other. "He was the first to set in motion my plans, love." He looked at her oddly, his smirk grinning. He took his paw and wiped some more of Ronan's blood on her face, smearing it with his own blood. "You look gorgeous covered in blood." he whispered, his black eyes burning, no trace of his usual fiery orange.

He looked up into the sky as the rain started to come down and he closed his eyes as it ran over his face, washing the blood and gore from his fur. He crawled out from beneath Kage, sustaining a flinch as the wound at his neck shot a hot wire down his body. It had been awhile since he had felt pain and he had to admit, it felt pretty good. Reminded him that he was, unfortunately, still mortal. "I apologize for not letting you in on my plans, sweetheart." he informed her, walking over to Ronan's body as the water caused steam to rise into the air from his still warm carcass. "But I assure you, Ronan was only the first of many sacrifices that have to be made." His voice had turned hard and low, a hint of the demon's voice laced with his own. So this wasn't necessarily his own doing. Something this great was not thought of out of the mind of Nahani.

[kage]

Feverish heat swirled around Kage, her head swam with negative thoughts and all she wanted to do was tare into Nahani, the one wolf she had believed in. She had known from the get go that he was a strange wolf, she had always thought him so arrogant and perhaps even a bit oblivious. Never had Kage expected the wolf to be capable of the destruction he had created on this day. Her paw ached as it oozed with vermillion, her own blood now staining the emerald blades of grass. A sickening snarl continued to echo through her jowls as Nahani peeled himself from the ground and found his way back to the dead wolf he had butchered not long ago.

Kage was by far no stranger to killing, she had caused the deaths of several wolves in her short life and she would surely cause the death of more. As Nahani spoke however all she could do was grow more furious with each calm word that danced free of his silver tongue and coo out as if nothing was wrong with the scene before them. She spat at his warm voice, his loving tone. “As long as I am here I will not let you spill the blood of the innocent!” Her own lyrics spat out with more authority and venom than ever before, her blood boiled in her and her mind clouded more and more.

Bristled hackles seemed to dance and sway with an un present wind, her once round pupils narrowed to the side creating reptile like slits. Rouge tongue slipped free of the banshee’s ivory studded confines to slick its way around her muzzle in erotic fashion. Kage had given herself to the demon within, unable to handle the stress of what she was facing. For Kage the images where far too familiar to lost memories and so she ran from them leaving Nahani in the wake of a demon Nightslayer that was now more than willing to play.

A sultry purr escaped the exotic vixen, slow moving paws graced the blood soaked loam as rainfall continued to matt her fur. A light giggle escaped the demoness, freedom being one thing she had yet to fully experience in her life harboured within Kage. “Now look what you’ve gone and done Nahani, you caused enough turmoil to weaken Kage and let me out. You may have ruined any chance you had with Kage with this one.” Her dark laughter was intoxicating, lithe movements carrying her toward the titan, her muzzle meeting with his own as playful tongue graced his cheek before coiling his ear and retracting once more. “But I on the other hand, think that there is some fun to be had.” She pulled away from the alpha, her plume sashaying to and fro and coiling his chest as she circled around his large frame.

The demon moved as though she had not felt the wound that had been inflicted upon Kage from Nahani, her paws never once missing a beat as she brought her dome to rest upon his right blade, sniffing at the open gash that kage had created and allowing Nahani’s blood to intoxicate her senses. She moaned in ecstasy at the rich scent of his blood sighing out before caressing her side into his. “You sure are a messy killer my love and oh how delicious this all is. How about you forget about Kage and just keep doing what you’re doing handsome. Kage might not appreciate it, but perhaps if you help me get rid of her for good I can stick around to appreciate it in her place.” Her deep sultry lyrics purred into the male’s ears, sure that she could easily sway the male that had been chasing after the owner of the body that she now commandeered. Licking at her chops she slowly nipped at the wound on his back, tasting his flesh and once more letting out sheer joy at the taste and feel of biting into him.

[Nahani]

If there was one difference between Kage and himself, it was the fact that Kage didn't allow her demon free reign as Nahani did. They considered themselves one, not two different entities. Whereas Kage's demon still choose a body away from Kage. He supposed not all demons were the same but it was still strange to have to talk to two different beings. Not that he minded the demon within Kage. He already knew the demoness had a thing for him.

His attention snapped to her as she became a seductress and a grin spread across his face. He loved Kage when she was like this. It made all his hard work of getting her to allow him near her worth while. He seemed to purr as her tongue caressed his cheek and followed her with his eyes as she circled back around him. Ronan's blood, that was smeared across his chest, brushed against her side, smearing across her side. The blood beneath their paws was growing thick as it clotted and the smell of carrion was starting to attract the birds as they circled above. "Quite the little macabre little pair we are." he murmured, his voice husky. "I would rather you stuck around then Kage..." he told her, closing his eyes and drinking in the dark scent the demon cast off. It still smelled of Kage but it had a darker hint to it.

When she bit into his wound, he growled but it was more of a seductive growl then an angry growl. He reached out and snapped at her as pain shot through the wound but he didn't mean it to harm. "Are you sure there's nothing else I can do while you're here?" he asked her, a smirk coating his face. "You know, somethings Kage won't allow me to do but I'm sure you could appreciate...." He glanced up a the birds and then turned his head to Ronan's body and his smirk grew. "It's the perfect setting." he teased. "Think of the power you would gain from mating with me..." he purred to her, this time, allowing himself to circle her, his tail curled over his back and his stance strong and dominant. In his dark eyes, you could almost see the demon moving within. "Think of the things I could tell you, my plans, the reason for killing this wolf and so many more to come. Come now, dear. A dark demoness such as yourself should know the ritual for mortalizing the Sins..." he whispered hoping that giving her a tiny glimpse of his plans would bring the demoness closer to him.

[kage]

The ancient soul of the demon tensed within the confines of Kage’s body, the mention of the sin’s causing blood to boil. She knew all too well who the sins where and what they were capable of. A cold chill of pleasure coursed through her spine and caused her hackles to bristle at the idea that this brujo wanted to free them from their tombs and unleash them upon the world. Vile grin stretched across her lovely muzzle, blood dripping from the confines of her razor jowls and dripping down her ivory chin. “Of course I know the ritual, don’t be so simple my dark knight.” Her grin widened, sultry footfalls carrying her away from the blood stained bastard.

Her body smoothed and danced around the area, the sickening aroma of the carcass flooding her senses as she meandered toward the mangled heap of flesh she once recognised to be a wolf. Large ebony paw slamming down onto the skull of the dead wolf, as if him being killed the way he had been was not a sick enough fate. Her talons gripping at his plush visage and grating against it, dragging down the side of the cheek only to tear flesh from bone and rip meat up to the surface. Like some demonic queen the banshee of midnight blackness and bloody crimson stood, her eyes nearly a glow. “If you want me Nahani you must first prove that you can please me, so far you’ve done well.” She allowed narrow diamond shaped pupils to lock onto the fiery titan, her proud stance growing taller, her cage pushing forth to emphasize her womanly features before marching her way to his side once more.

She remained at arm’s length, tormenting the titan with the truth that he would not get to touch her unless she so wished it, she circled him yet again, and slowly, effortlessly closed the distance in a fluid dance. She weaved herself under his trunk, brushing the hackles of her spine against his sensitive underside and coming up the other side only to cup his chin with her plume and continue to prance her lithe silhouette forward. “You’re such a good boy Nahani, now let’s go for a walk, you’re not getting anything out of me yet.” She shot him a seductive grin, her elegant figure pivoting to face him a new. “Now how about you go ahead and tell me all your dirty little secrets my knight.” Her lyrics purred free of her vox, caressing the air and oozing into the sentinels of the fire painted alpha in tempting fabrication. She wanted to know exactly what this male was up to and how far he would go.

[Nahani]

And I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord
Well I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord
I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord
Well I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord, oh Lord

He could feel his demon slipping, feel himself taking control again. His eyes, once black from the demon's influence were now lightening back to their usual fiery orange. It happened a lot, between himself and his demon. At times, it was like his demon just... vanished. No influence, no dark thoughts. Just himself. And for that one brief moment, he felt free. He could even, if he dug far enough, find the wolf he used to be before the attack, before his father found him. And, with that wolf, lay all the guilt and horror of what he had done. He wasn't ready to face that, wasn't sure if he could handle that much pain. So with the disappearance of his demon, he pushed away his former self and stuck to his dark, soulless shell, suddenly quiet anxious to keep her interested. Did the demoness like him or the demon?

As she sauntered away, a smirk broke out on his face and he trotted to catch up with her, his mind racing. Even since he had become Alpha of these lands, he had fallen for the she-wolf who wouldn't allow him closer to her. Like all taboos, he felt the need to break such "laws" and claim her as his own. It soon became an obsession. He had never taken much interest in a female before but there was something about how Kage kept him at arms length and demanded his obedience that made him shake and moan in ecstasy. He was so used to giving the orders, to bossing others around with violence or fear and Kage managed to do that to him and it was surprisingly a turn on.

But the demoness made it worse, flaunting the fact that he wanted her and making sure to give him the slightest of touches, the slightest of suggestions then playfully pushing him away again. His demon wanted nothing more than to push her to the ground and take her as his own whether she liked it or not. But without him, he had reverted back to his previous self, the one raised and trained by his father and decided he'd rather watch this play out then give in to his needs.

He caught up to her and walked side by side with her, their fur barely brushing. "The Sins have long since been locked up in the Nether Realm. As the stories go, they control the amount of each sin displayed on earth whereas the Virtues control the virtuous motives. It's a tug and pull relationship. But, I hear tell, a rumor that if the Sins were to be released upon the world, the unspeakable chaos that would invoke with the amount of Sin able to be used among us wolves would be legendary. I plan to use their powers to turn the rebels against themselves. If they can't control their own packs, they will be in disarray and it would be so much easier to just run in and destroy them all when they are distracted." He grinned at the thought. "And I also happen to know the ritual involved in bringing them back. But I can't tell you all my secrets." he teased, his tail tip running along her back suggestively.

((Sorry it took me so long x.x))

[kage]

The demoness let a grin stretch upon her chops in a sickening fashion. She was far more than simply amused watching the lobo follow behind her, however she had little doubt in her mind that he would. Plume curled atop the slender spine of the hell bent harpy, a smooth stride keeping her at the side of the titan who mistakenly called himself king of these lands. The thought sickened her to her core that this brujo believed he was honestly so powerful. She fantasized momentarily the idea of tearing into this Nahani, of claiming her dominance over the delicious looking male and teaching him who truly was in charge.

Narrow lanterns shifted, glancing over the fire painted knight as he mumbled on about the demons he wished so strongly to unleash. It annoyed her to listen to information she was already aware of, this lobo forgetting just who he spoke to. This bastard was in over his head as far as she was concerned, he was cocky and probably more foolish than she cared to admit he was. It was a dangerous game he was playing and she wasn’t entirely sure how she felt about it.

She shifted suddenly, nothing more than a blinding flash of power as she pivoted and turned on the largely built mongrel, if not for her crouching she could easily display a comparable size. Kage’s body was nothing like that of a typical female and the demon within had to respect that kage herself was an impressive vassal. A sneer escaped her, hoping to throw Nahani off with her sudden forceful display of aggression. Her fangs glimmered in the fading light of the sun. Her hackles shivered as they rose down her nape and spine, a deadly air coming over the demoness while venomous words danced free of razor stained jaws. “And do you honestly think such power can be controlled by a pathetic power hungry mortal like yourself?”

The demon calmed herself, backing away as she regained her composure, her tendrils smoothed to give the banshee a far more attractive look. Slowly lyrics cooed out in soft almost seductive tone. “They’ll eat you alive my little pet.” She nearly purred as she spoke out the thoughts that stained her mind. She couldn’t accept the idea that such a force as the seven sins could ever be controlled nor would they care to play along with some mortal’s petty goals.