"Normally I would say two is one two many when it comes to who knows my secrets and kill you where you stand, but I have to admit for a human you intrigue me." The voice that filled the room now came from a chair that sat in front of the many screens. I watched as it swiveled revealing an old silver-haired man his frame was wirey and as he stood from his chair I could tell years had taken height from him. He seemed somewhat out of his era he resembled a British nobleman a vast difference from the cheap car dealer suit the Polidori before was wearing.
"Good day to you I am Polidori Grando." The old man says with a polite bow.
"I will be taking you in for testing so rejoice for your life will be spared." a chill ran down my spine at those words causing me to instinctively back away. Noticing this Polidori holds out his palm and his eyes begin to glow.
"Dodge it!" Rugosa urges and without hesitation, I move away not sure what I was dodging. A similar explosion that sent Kairo flying goes off in the spot I was standing doing enough damage to blow a hole through the floor. I noticed on one of the screens that the debris falling from above, Polidori notices the same.
"Almost forgot." he says with an annoyed sigh as he holds his palm out a black ichor begins to form causing a pit in my stomach.
"Why do you have one of those!" I ask hoping the concern didn't fill my voice. This only prompted a twisted smile from the old man. The dark device took a shape resembling a rapier.
"Willow ru-" is all Rugosa managed before Polidori snapped his fingers causing a familiar ringing in my head a ringing I hadn't experienced in three years I felt Rugosa's strength fade from my body the new form I took dispersed leaving me cupping my ears in terror.
"I thought I heard something whispering to you and now that's been dealt with you can show me that abyssal presence from earlier." Polidori said raising his weapon at me. The ringing intensified rendering me helpless, disappointment etched itself onto Polidori's face.
"Danger doesn't seem to be its trigger so what about pain?" as he asked this I felt a surge of pain in both my thighs as three vertical puncture wounds form on each bringing me to my knees. Not being able to handle it I howl out in anguish. Tears threaten my eyes as I watch blood seep from my thighs. Still, the ringing continued growing stronger memories of that night flooded back washing me further into the deep end.
"Wasn't pain nor danger Hmm..." Polidori says looking over the three victims in the room.
"oh! The sentimental type are we?" He asks slowly making his way over to Emily whose eyes formed back fully now and was regaining consciousness.
"Stop please!" I screamed over the ringing hoping he would just focus on me. He ignoring me now stood over Emily who was slowly rousing from her slumber and lifting herself to an upright position.
"Rose? What's happening?" she asked unaware of the monster behind her.
"Emily run!" I scream unable to even hear myself anymore as this hellish noise deafens me. Before Emily could register her surrounding Polidori uses the tip of his rapier to jab a shallow hole in Emily's neck at the base causing her to fall over limp, but conscious.
"Don't fret dear I only rendered you immobile you'll heal fully during your transference." his snake-like tone sickened me his voice was all I could hear clearly as I watched helplessly as he lifted her from the floor. I could see her lips plead for help from any of us as Polidori readied his fangs. Everything began to slow once more, but not stop.
"Failure and loss are cruel in their method, but great teachers for those who have difficulty learning." Rose's voice was smug and apathetic as we watched Polidori's fangs sink into Emily's neck as the color left her skin and as dark spider-webbing veins coursed from his bite.
"Maybe this will teach you when enough is-
-ENOUGH!"
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Lonan Radney
Radney awakes to the feeling of a painful sag in his chest several ribs had been broken and then poorly healed, but that isn't what made him wake. He was sweating pools and an instinctual fear had gripped his chest his eyes focused and he could make out he was in some sort of security room CCTV images of children and medical details on screens nearby were cause for concern, but his attention was snatched by what woke him. In the center of this room was Rose who was oozing not only Killing Intent, but raw Abyssal Magic that reminded him of that bastard Joker.
"Fantastic! Magnificent! It was a loss then!?" Polidori exclaims with a devilish laugh. Rose did not react though she steadily consumed the ambient magic twisting it into herself. Radney watched as the sigils he crafted himself formed all over Roses' body with slight changes made on the fly.
"Come little monster show me what you're made of!" Polidori called to Rose who growled and grunted back. Radney watched as Rose disappeared moving faster than even he could keep up with until she was inches away from Polidori. With a swift unblockable movement, she pushed him away freeing Emily from his grasp and sending him crashing against the screens. Radney reached his feet moving away from the collapsed Polidori and over to Rose who was lying Emily down flat on her back. He could tell she's been bitten and that she was soon to begin transference once her heart beats its last beat.
"There's nothing to be done she'll be a part of his family soon." Radney offered some cold comfort for a friend, but it seemed to fall on deaf ears. Rose stood and held her hand over the wound on Emily's neck causing the spreading black veins to halt and reverse.