The Lord of Shadows rising [Cain] [London,England]

Cain was out for a little fun and some food tonight, like his usuall nights revolved around but he had a feeling this one would be much different. Though not too fast he was fast enough as he race forward at full speed using the shadows to push him forward ever now and then to move just slightly faster. He ginned evily when he saw a fool walking through the alleys at night. Did he not know he was back in London, back in his home town, back in the place he made his name known to the world? He ginned his sadistic grin and send a shadow flying out at the man covering his mouth as quickly as he could but it wasn't quick enough it seems. For a cry of fear still escaped the lips of his victim as he was pulled over to him. Though it was simply silenced as he dug his fangs into the mans neck draining it if all the blood, listening to the silent screams thought the process. He licked his lips and burped a little after drinking he three to four gallons of blood or however much was in the human body. He had assumed tonight would be a relatively good night with no interruptions if only because of the lack of super heroes on London and none of the police were dumb enough to take any it the Blood Roses on. If only because if you messed with one petal you had to deal with the rest of the thorns as well.

Of course though his seemingly perfect night that would've ended with him bedding Eris once again was ruined. He snarled at the voice and turned to the source of it laughing at the sight of the boy. It was the fool that followed John around now and this greatly amused him as he figured they were just back for another beating. "You again, what do you want and where is your butt buddie?" He asked snarling the shadows around them rising up and dancing around them knowing without Vlad this fight would be harder. It he was certain he could take them both down. That was of course if John would show himself and to make it happen he laughed menacingly and evily. "Johny boy come out come out wherever you are . Unless of course you want blondie here to die." He snarled blood red eyes and blood stained teeth glistening in the moonlight. He was still hyped up from the lovely red mercury h got from the bag o' blood.

Cain chuckled to himself at the boy's answer henchmen watches as John slid down from the building on ice. Rasing an eyebrow at the fancy entrance he shrugged it off and smirked when the man couldn't even look at him. Oh this was all to good, he could kill thm right here an now and was just about to do so when the kid said something about a proposition. It sparks his interst and he made a throne of shadows to form under him which he sat in, kilij on his side. "A proposition you say hmm? Please continue I would love to hear this idea of yours fellow shadow manipulator." He muttered hands folded behind his head as he leaned back and watches as the kid formed a suit of armor and a throne not unlike his own. The suit of armor was a nice touch though something Cain would use possibly in one of his fights if he hadn't already done so. He couldnt remember exactly what he had done with his power as he ha done lots with it, most unspeakable. When the kid continued and spoke his proposition he laughed slightly rolling his eyes in delight. "Am I not already boy? I can do things with he shadows you only hope to dream of, your power is impressive but is nothing compared mine and you know it. What could you possibly give me to make my power even more powerful?"

Cain mulled over everything he heard tappig his fingers again the arm rest of the shadow throne. He was obviously interested in what the boy was saying and sighed softly thinking it all over as he looked up at the moon having learned to tell the time by simply looking at it. From what he could tell it was about ten so they still had time this night to get hints started. When the shadow boy finished what he was saying Cain nodded his head standing up the throne melting back into the ground as he walked forward. "Yes, we have a deal your trials should be easy enough, tell me what to do. But no funny business or I will kill you where you stand boy, do you understand me?"He said having the shadows back at the mannor move in front of Vlad telling him to get his arse over here. He walked up to The shadow Boy and stood in front of him as Vlad jumped down from the roof landing behind him and stood straight up readying for a right until Cain told him to back down. This of course confused him but he did as he was told and stood there as silent and mysterious as ever.

Cain smirked as the boy told them to get ready assuming they were about to shadow travel. Oh, how he missed being able to do that and would always curse the world for some how taking it away from him. When they appears in the room Vlad held his stomach and closed his eyes for a little bit before returning to his normal posture. Cain on the other hand was probably the most calm and collected after the trip out of all of them. Then he noticed someone else in the room, that someone being a very attractive female. Boy did she have a lovely form and other features as well though when she spoke and how she walked she seemed similar. When he saw the canniness and her eyes and everything else also out her front, along with the kilij, it hit him and Vlad. She reminded him of Cain himself and as much as he was confuse by it he was also amused by it as well. Raising an eyebrow he walked up to her and looked her up and down laughing slightly. "So, what's your name beautiful, mind telling me why the obsession with me too?" He said the last part only slightly jokingly but also wondering it as well. For all he knew she could really be his sister. Not like he would know anyway, having never met his father and with his dead moms old 'job'.
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Cain laughed slightly and grinned evily his eyes locking with hers at the same time hers did with his. When she walked over to the pedistal and the kilij formed in her hand he let out a low wistle looking at the beauty of the weapon. It was truly a masterpiece of a weapon, one much greater than his own kilij but he could feel the power if the shadows simply flowing off of it. He could tell just by that fact that this was deffonately no ordinary kilij. When the boy asked who she was she answered by saying she was there tour guide to this strange place. Vlad stepped up to him when the lady spoke about trials and having a lord of shadows to make. He walked behind them and into the dark room, shadows and darkness emitting from and moving around as if they had a mind of their own. "Kind of dark here isn't it? Feels good actually, but as this is a trial i assume you want me to find the other door; am I right? He asked smirking as he looked around pulling the shadows towards him, feeling their resistance. Their pull was obviously strong but he was stronger, eventually they bender to his will and he could see the floor but that was not enough. "Vladimir, do me a favor and point out the way to the entrance." He muttered to the vampire as he simply nodded and knelt down listening for any noise only to hear none. He raised an eyebrow and signed for everyone to be quiet before he tapped his fingers on the ground and heard the noise from the door and the echo. He simply pointed as Cain had the shadows in that direction move to the side out of the way revealing the door.

Cain and Vlad walked into the room behind everyone else and immediately Cain could feel something was wrong. He wasn’t sure exactly what it was just yet but he could tell there was something off. He noticed the torches lining the walls, the shadows forming underneath them and couldn’t feel the normal tug to them he always felt. When he girl explained everything to him he knew why it was so, this room took away his powers it seemed. Made him one of the lowly bags ‘o bloods he despised and fed from day in and day out. Vlad too could feel the powers dampening, but still there unlike Cain the only thing he could tell is no matter what he was calm. As if he couldn’t, no wouldn’t, fight even if Cain was close to dying but he couldn’t tell why.

Cain braced himself as the shadows beings rushed out at him, quickly and skillfully he drew his Kilij and cut down the first two without even trying. Five more though still rushed at him and he jumped backwards getting up against a wall, though most would have found this a suicide move he did not. Cain was fighting something he had used against others all his life practically and he knew how to defeat them as well. Grabbing the torch on the wall he waited until they were close enough and threw the flaming object right at the middle of the five and it explodes lighting them on fire. As they rush at him withering in flames he slashes out ‘decapitating’ all five of them with brutal strikes. The creatures fell to the ground ‘dead’ and still burning as he sheathed his kilij.

“Is that all you got?” He asked not impressed and pissed off at the fact that he had to fight of shadow constructs. Things he would normally never fight because they were something he himself could create if given the time. Walking over to the wall again he grabbed yet another torch and spun it in his hands before chucking the to mankind but did not use them because he had his shadows to do the talking instead. thing at the wall unsure of what it would do exactly. Unsure but uncaring, he was obviously pissed off from the last trial. Even a powerless Cain was not someone you wanted to piss off, hell it was probably worse because powerless he had to resort to other means to defeat what was in his way. Means he had to resort to torture and pure terror, things he has mastered over his short twenty-two year life. As he knew all forms of torture known to mankind which if pissed off could make him an even deadlier enemy.

Cain and Vlad followed her into the next room looking around he chuckled and noticed how similar it was to one of the rooms descried in a vampire book series he used to read. When she spoke aloud of what she had decided on doing and what they were to do he curled his fists up feeling the pull and tug of the shadows once again. The Lord of Shadows had once again gained control of his powers and he was planning on using it to its full extent, probably by rushing in and beating this girl to a pulp. That was of course until Vlad placed his hand on the New York Vampire’s shoulder and shook his head knowing what his friend was thinking of doing.

“As much as I know you wish to rush into this and defeat her yourself, you cannot Cain…she is more powerful than any of us here alone.” He muttered eyes casting over the necromancer and John as well letting it be known he spoke the truth. Vladimir Judastree Alucard did not often speak but when he did it was something that always meant something. “None of us will leave this room alive if we do not take her down together, and all of us must do it at once or we will surely meet the devil tonight.” He muttered already having a bad feeling about this girl; she seemed to be the ‘perfect’ version of Cain, what he would be at his peak of power when the man made it there. For it was fairly certain that the pseudo-vampire would fairly soon become one of the most powerful beings on the planet if not the most powerful.

Cain stopped and listened to what Vlad had to say and nodded knowing he was right. Cracking his knuckles he nodded at Vlad and he nodded back, the two rushed at the girl from either sides. Cain sent five shadow whips flying out at the girl. Vlad on the other hand was rushing at her from her left and slammed his foot down on the ground sending a small fissure out in her direction. Cain too slammed his foot down on the ground and sent a fissure out at her from his direction as well. Uncertain of how well their attacks would fair against her but they were not going to give up, and hopefully Necromancer Boy and Johnny Boy took the hint and decided to help as well.