Hunters Moon - IC

[arcanus]

The pale woman froze her face fixed in something between discomfort and horror, in centuries of life nothing had ever hugged her.
"That, that is alright Lady Moon" she said patting Moons arms somewhat awkwardly as she was released

"Now who is this Hyun and what importance is he"?

[arcanus]

平靜的霧氣穿過海浪 (Píngjìng de wùqì chuānguò hǎilàng or Tranquil Mist across The Waves) waited for Madam Tiger to respond, both women momentariy distracted by the sounds of violence, vandalism and screams echoing through the mist.

Her otherworldly senses scanned across the fog, her eyes changing from silver to ocean green sensing this was not a product of the Emerald Mother, no this was summoned from the Yomi, it stank of Demon Chi, she could see motes of dark energy flicker across the roiling vapour.
Looking skyward she could see twisting streams of its energy flowing high into the sky and the clouds above, she knew what this meant the spirit storm was also feeding upon the fog.

Again their attention was drawn to the sounds of gunfire Pinjing gestured, her hands parting as if opening a pair of curtains accompanied by a shower of sparks, Moon watched as lightning seemed to dance between some dark specks speedign through the air and three bullets fell to the sand.

Pinjing turned "Lady Moon"

[arcanus]

The Fishing Village North of Tippers Point
Moon however was far away, events seemed to be moving in slow motion around her she could tell that she was somewhere similar to her Den Realm but still able to see the fog and fishing village.

Looking up she would see the stars and constellatons clearly, notably one that she nor any astronomer had seen, the pattern resembling the shape of a moth or butterfly, she also noted that the images or tattoos of dragons flashed upon the inside of her forearms before vanishing.

The world seemed to revolve very quickly around her as she returned to the here and now, the dragons had gone but the pair of them had moved without her being aware, they now stood amongst the elevated huts of the village.

She snarled the smell of blood calling to the beast, prayer beads flaring hot as her teeth sharpened, she saw bodies in the mud, figures running around in panic and the unmistakable movement of other figures hopping.

[arcanus]

Moons eyes were tinged with red, the fury swept across her form as frustration and anger seized her, not quite rage but mother tiger leapt against her cage roaring to be free as Moon drew her blade and pounced, she was quick and the blade swept through the air striking a hopping form.

The blow tore through the creatures side splattering a nearby wooden wall with thick black gore, the centipedes presence was strong almost stiffling.
Surprised the thing staggred but didn't fall, turning Moon looked at in in both feral anger and fear, vaguely human its skin had the consistency of cracked green tree bark, its eyes shining yellow as it hissed extending its mouth into a snarl showing long fangs.

Moon felt the creatures power wash over her, a numbing fear that caused the hair to stand on the back of her kneck, although her heart beat faster she did not freeze instead as the creatures clawed hand stabbed towards her face she sidestepped, bringing the short blade down and cutting its arm off.
The creature screeched and turned to flee, as it did she brought the blade around and across its kneck, slicing through its long platted hair and through its cracked flesh sending its head flying across the street.

Rage flowed through Moon now, her Prayer Beads were burning her skin, as she turned to get her bearings but as she did she stumbled forwards as a figure landed on her back, wrapping its arms around her arms and sinking its fangs into her shoulder.

[arcanus]

Moon felt warm a flush of heat ran through her body accompanied by an oddly pleasurable sensation, her limbs grew heavy but she didn't mind she smiled feeling both giddy and sleepy.

The second creature supped rich blood from her muscular shoulder shaking as it did so, the vitae burned in its mouth, it was glorious but furious at the same time, it drew some more precious blood before having to release as fire flooded through its veins and glorious strength surged through its long dead form.

Pulling its head away it released a rasping howl at the sky before bearing its fangs, tightening its deathly hug and stooping to drink again.
The pause was enough to release Moon from the creatures dark kiss, in a fluid motion her body flowed into her Crinos form, a 7 foot white Weretiger, in the same motion her enhanced strength prised the creatures vice like clinch open, reaching back she sank her claws into the things back, gripped and pulled it forwards over her head.

Thick black blood sprayed from rents in its back however before she could shred it with her claws, the creature had swung its feet to the floor, gripping her wrist it attempted to pull her towards it, but Moons Weretiger proved stronger standing her ground then flinging the creature aside.

As it crashed into the side of a fishing hut she snarled the wound on her shoulder throbbing but not healing, growling she looked around spying another beast scrambling down one of the alleys, it appeared to be running on its own entrails.
Looking up another street she noted moaning figures clumsily running towards her, with a snort she crouched growling at the pain and leapt up onto the nearest huts roof.

[Keeper]

Moon snarled at the burning pain in her shoulder, more fuel to the fire that was her anger.
Her heart were-tiger form sprang up onto the roof of an adjacent building, the structure creaking under the beast's weight. But these guys were well built and the roof held.
She can't her gaze around and through the cage she was able to make it several forms upon the ground, motionless, the unlucky victims of this evening's attack. She felt a wave of guilt.
Although the fog hindered her vision there were still people that she could see from her vantage point.
She was not far from the water and she could see a fisherman wildly swinging a boat hook at two hunched figures that slothed towards him.
He jabbed the spikes end at one of the figures that jerked backwards.
"Good on you," Moon thought.
A sudden scream to the north Moon to another fight. There, a grandfather was leading a mother and her two children through the village, fleeing pursuit by two of the eastern kindred.
She glanced back at the fisherman. He was holding the creatures at bay for now. The family had reached a barn, fried the door but found it locked and couldn't get through.
Her mind made up, she began to move but stopped dead. Something distant, hidden in the fog, a dark chi tugging at her senses.
"First things first," she growled at herself and leapt down from the roof and sprinted for the family.
As she ran she rasped her claws on the ground, sparks flew, power flowed through her arms to the tops of her fingers, hardening those razor sharp talons further.
She launched herself at the first kindred, snarling and feral.

[arcanus]

Her leap from the rooftop took Moon almost the entire distance of the intersection between the mud streets below, the buildings roof finally admitting defeat, a section giving way as she pounced.
Her speed accelerated by her Rage meant she was upon the two oriental vampires before they knew what had hit them, her first blow cleaved the monster in half, the second a horizontal swipe removed the upper half of the second, both destroyed in the blink of an eye.

The scene was a horrific the creatures had quite literally exploded in a torrent of blood and gore, the family were covered from head to toe, the grandfather sagged against the door wheezing and holding his chest, the mother just staring at the the white monster before them and the two children hiding their faces in their mothers dress.

Moon sensed the movement before it struck, with a low snarl she turned meeting the next attack as it flew through the air at her, the third vampire sprang propelled by its own entrails on which it ran, her claws as sharp as steel she swiped, despite it moving with unnatural speed her blow severed its left arm and sent the beast crashing to the mud.

Its head exploded as she brought her clawed foot crashing down, stomping out its unlife.

[arcanus]

Moon looked up from the broken body, she bared her fangs as the entire corpse seemed to deflate like a water skin and made a horrible wheezing noise as it collasped in on itself.

She sniffed the air and looked to the sky again, light from the stars seemed to connect showing patterns, she wasn't entirely sure on their meaning other than there was a signficance, however her attention was immediately drawn to the powerful trail of Dark Chi she had detected, it was moving to her north and from west to east heading for the villages shoreline.

She also detected something else Hyun, it wasn't his scent more his location or bearing as if the stars were acting like a giant compass.

[Keeper]

The sense of the Dark Chi pulled at Moon’s thoughts, the rage within her slowly building.
Her heightened senses seemed to have homed in on that distant taint to the point where all else faded into obscurity.
Her purpose had become one singular objective – destroy that dark Chi!
Her huge form began to stride towards her enemy, kicking the door of the barn open for the terrified and bewildered grandfather and his family. Hopefully when their minds recovered their rational thought they would go inside and hide.
That was all the thought she could spare them for her prize was somewhere up ahead.
But then, suddenly, she had become aware of Hyun and her heart leapt, the rage within her began to fade and her focus immediately shifted. Warmth enveloped her neck as the beads added to her calm and just as her focus had changed, so did her form as he body shrank and the fur receded.
There was still fighting to do so she did not return completely to human form but adopted the tiger-woman Sokto form.
With new hope she began her hun for Hyun.

[arcanus]

As she began to move off, using both her natural and supernatural senses to hone in on Hyun, Moon sensed a familiar presence.
Slowly turning she saw the large form of Bujo, he stood across the small muddy square, her eyes narrowed he was on this side of the Wall but in his full spirit form, but then concluded that to be no different from her assuming Crinos form.

Upon approaching Lady Tiger, Bujo had waited sensing her rage was high it certainly wasn't to his benefit to trade blows with her in the midst of rage, seeing she had shifted to her near human form he approached and she had immediately sensed him.
Just from looking at her he could tell her spiritual power had grown since he had last seen her, he was beginning to suspect why the Beast Courts had given her this mission.

He bowed "Lady Tiger" are you alright, she nodded her eyes bright with feral light
He had sensed the presence of a more powerful Jiang Shi, he'd easily dealt with the weaker hopping bloodsuckers on his way to her but what lay ahead was greater.
"I mean no delay and of course I am at your service, but I would quickly ask a boon?"

Her eyes continued to blaze even if they did narrow

"I was pledged to you to work off my offending the Celestial Court, it was a trifling matter but they are very harsh, five centuries of penance, I was wondering whether in light of our achievements so far and the fight ahead, if you would put in a good word for a reduction in my sentence?"