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立紅葉 Tohno AKIHA ([personal profile] ritsu_kouyou) wrote in [community profile] queenoflogs2012-01-29 08:40 pm

There are two types of human beings in this world: the divine, and the demonic.

Characters: Akiha Tohno and Katina Tarask
Date: 1/30
Summary: Akiha's willpower finally breaks and she inverts... on an unsuspecting soldier.
Warnings: violence, blood, and a forced kiss (no death!)


The days had begun to wear on Akiha, straining the limits of her tremendous amount of willpower. Too much had happened recently, starting with her discovery of what provided the blood in the Lake that she'd been sating her bloodlust with. She'd stopped drinking all together, not even partaking of the freely offered blood of her magician. Then Kohaku had tried to take her own life and Akiha had to divulge secrets to her maid she hadn't wanted to. But Akiha was tired of the lies. She was just... tired. And her blood stirred.

Encountering the supposed 'Queen of Demons' several days earlier had her blood running hot. She could feel her inversion impulse beating against the back of her head, pounding in her chest. Akiha should be in her mansion, should be taking heat and blood from Kris, and calming down. She should, but she was stubborn. She hated her Tohno blood and resisted it. Yes, it was her pride causing this...

She wandered the Gardens, restlessly, as she was moving more on instinct than on intellect right then until she came upon a towering mechanical creation. Standing in its shadow, Akiha looked up at Katina's 'doll' and sneered. What a worthless waste of energy for something that would never work. What was so special about it that the lieutenant had dedicated so much time to it?

Without hesitation, Akiha climbed up on the thing. Perhaps she would understand the point of having it here if she got a closer look. In reality, she knew she shouldn't be touching it, much less climbing on it, given it belonged to Katina. There was no love lost between them, but she ignored the internal warning to avoid this place.

But maybe part of her just wanted the confrontation that would come from this...
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[personal profile] grandtheftmecha 2012-01-30 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
Katina, of course, knew shit-all about Akiha's recent struggles. She'd ignored most of what had been discovered recently as not especially useful to her, and she'd gone on with her life. She didn't live in the mansion to knew what had happened there, and had not run into Akiha lately either - at least she had some kind of good luck.

Of course, luck for Katina is usually just enough to keep her alive and nothing else, and it reverts in a hurry. Even if her Gespenst doesn't work, she's been keeping an eye on its condition, not wanting it to fall apart at a bad time, like when someone was climbing on it, like someone was just then.

Akiha. She knew that slender, long-haired girl anywhere, even if it meant that she was paying way too much attention to her. "OI! Dammit, get down from there! I swear if you break anything I'm climbing up there and shoving you off the top!"
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[personal profile] grandtheftmecha 2012-01-30 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
Katina crossed her arms, tapping her feet. What was Akiha doing? Did she finally decide to just start a fight? Of course, it'll work at this rate. Watching closely, Katina glared up at Akiha, even if she wouldn't be able to see it from up there. "That's what I'm trying to figure out! I don't build the things, I pilot them!"

Huffing, she started looking around her feet for a good sized rock. She doesn't want to start shooting, but maybe a warning rock would get her down.
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[personal profile] grandtheftmecha 2012-01-30 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
...fucking fuck. "HEY! GET THE HELL DOWN!" Now she'll have to figure out what fell off and how to make it not fall off next time. For once, she really wished Tasuku was there, or another mechanic to help her put the thing together. They might even be able to make it work but like this she was just going to have idiots breaking things!

Finally finding a good rock, a bit smaller than a baseball, she wound up and sent it sailing upward. It wasn't good enough aim to hit Akiha dead on, but it would be within a few feet.
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[personal profile] grandtheftmecha 2012-01-30 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
"I doubt you've ever shot a gun OR thrown a rock, you prissy little bitch!" She knelt to look for another rock instead of paying attention to Akiha, missing the look in her eyes. There was nothing as large nearby, but one about the size of a golf ball would work when Akiha was so much closer.

This time when she stood, she managed to throw it well enough to hit Akiha in the leg if she didn't move. "I'd like to see you do what I've done!"
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[personal profile] grandtheftmecha 2012-01-30 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
Well that didn't have the effect she wanted - and she was starting to notice that there was something off about Akiha. Her hair had looked odd for a moment, and there was something subtly different about her glare.

It didn't change Katina's bravado, and she stepped forward, arms crossed again. "Before all that! All the training and education it took to become a test pilot! I doubt you'd last a week in basic without whining about not having any servants to wait on you hand and foot!"
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[personal profile] grandtheftmecha 2012-01-30 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
"I learned my discipline and I appreciate it." She stopped about a foot away from Akiha, practically growling at her. The girl kept making points that Katina knew like they were supposed to be some kind of shocking revelation. Her sheer arrogance was infuriating.

"Do you really think I haven't thought about all of that?! I know my place and I've known it for years! I know I'm probably gonna die young, dammit, but I've already saved lives with my own and I'm gonna keep saving lives, and I'm not gonna regret a damned thing as long as I get to be a cog in a machine that protects humanity!"
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[personal profile] grandtheftmecha 2012-01-31 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
"Shut your damned mouth!" She lashed out to grab Akiha's collar and tug her closer, all but shouting in her face. "I'll be terrified when it happens!" Katina loosened her grip slightly. "It's not like I WANT to die... every time I go out... no, everyone remotely sane has that voice in the back of their head, telling them 'if you fuck up this is it! No more you!'"

Damn that look. What was wrong with Akiha? What the hell was she trying to do? "Save your compliments."
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[personal profile] grandtheftmecha 2012-01-31 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
As angry as she was getting, she didn't expect Akiha to back down - and she'd expected her to fight back eventually. No matter how much of a skinny little teenager the girl was, Katina had always had a feeling that she wasn't physically weak by any means, and she had enough disdain to not worry too much about hurting someone.

The look in Akiha's eyes, though, was something altogether surprising, even more when she started laughing. Katina knew evil laughter after all the maniacs she'd fought in the past, but... everything about Akiha was coming together in a terrifying whole, and now her heart was racing as much from fear as anger. She knew how to hold it in, but that didn't mean that she didn't feel it. "That... that you're terrifying... and that I'm screwed."
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[personal profile] grandtheftmecha 2012-01-31 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
Her wrist hurt a little, but that wasn't a big deal - if it wasn't making her bleed or hard enough to break bone, then she'd shake that off. Akiha was much more worrying. More importantly... the way she was talking, and looking at Katina, giving off the air of an apex predator toying with prey that it had already crippled. Katina couldn't fight it, and she'd be caught if she ran; she didn't step back though. Her instincts had been pounded out of her where unnecessary, after all.

"D-delicious...?" She shook her head. "So... who or what am I talking to? You're talking about 'Akiha' like she's... you know, not you, and... and..." No, take a deep breath. Calm down. "You're... some kind of inner demon...?"
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...oh whoops

[personal profile] grandtheftmecha 2012-01-31 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
Katina knew, both consciously and deep down inside, what those nails could do, practically talons with the kind of strength AKIHA had. It was as controlling as the powerful grip on her wrist - everything about AKIHA was power, and she sure as hell had control of the situation. If she was lucky, Katina thought, maybe this demon wouldn't kill her, or maim her, or... a lot of things.

Despite her fear, she locked eyes with AKIHA, still exercising her bravado. "So you're... like the real her. Or part of the real... Akiha. For some reason or another, she holds your half of herself back... so what the hell are the two of you then?" Maybe she should just be trying to stay alive. She could ask Akiha later... maybe.
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[personal profile] grandtheftmecha 2012-01-31 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
Well, at least she's not being groped by a demon. Under different circumstances, she could take all of this talk like that instead, but it was far too obvious that she was dealing with something dangerous, someone fully capable of ending her life on a whim, at least at this range. Katina hated feeling helpless, but fear was still holding out as her dominant emotion.

Just like she'd said, she really, truly did not want to die. "S-so... a demon or whatever you are has me in her hands... I can't fight you and... I can't get away. What are you going to do to me?" Hopefully, it wasn't something like ripping out her heart or tearing out her windpipe or just leaving her to bleed out. If anything, those seemed far too concise, though nothing was stopping AKIHA from killing her slowly.

Where was help at a time like this?
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[personal profile] grandtheftmecha 2012-01-31 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
Whatever the hell a Tohno is. Obviously, there was pride in that voice. Akiha and AKIHA had pride in damn near everything about themselves.

That lick broke some of Katina's nerve. She cursed in her head as she actually shivered at the tongue moving across her skin, having to shut her eyes for a moment to regain her composure. There were those fangs, so close to her, and AKIHA could have easy just ripped into her neck, but instead she had to taunt Katina.

Normally, the pilot would be quick enough to react, perhaps even turn it around, but she was far too thrown off her game to have a chance. She let out a shout as she dropped to her knees, staring up at AKIHA, trying not to think too hard about what the girl might do to her. "Why... why don't you just take what you want and stop screwing around? C-Come on. You're... wasting my time."
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[personal profile] grandtheftmecha 2012-01-31 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
AKIHA wasn't exactly subtle about that. It was pretty blatantly obvious how she was basking in her control over the situation, twisting Katina to her whims. Like an athlete who'd been laid up with an injury finally recovering enough to get back out on the field, or at least that was the closest analogy Katina could sympathize with.

Katina was increasingly afraid as well, her tough front being chipped away at by the simple knowledge of how utterly powerless she was on her own. AKIHA could make her bleed whenever she liked, tell her that she'll take a hand off and make it a promise instead of a threat.

She stood slowly, taking a few steps back. "...wh-what if I decide to... not humor you. Just... stand here instead?" she responded slowly, having to muster courage just to get that far.
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[personal profile] grandtheftmecha 2012-01-31 05:49 am (UTC)(link)
Shit. Whatever AKIHA was, it was utterly terrifying. Katina twitched as though she was going to run, almost unable to control her own body as everything in her head was screaming at her to try and get away. This creature wanted her blood, hopefully no more, but that was still unacceptable. If she ran, AKIHA might only take that. If she 'disappointed' AKIHA, though, who knows what a creature like that might do? She couldn't afford to test what happened to those who were killed here.

"Hope... I h-hope you're good and... w-warmed up..." Katina stammered, completely failing to taunt anything before turning and bolting as fast as her legs would carry her, blood pounding in her ears, senses ramped up their peak. Her fight-or-flight instincts had settled fully on flight.
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[personal profile] grandtheftmecha 2012-01-31 06:08 am (UTC)(link)
Katina ran, with no intention of stopping. Her lungs and muscles wouldn't burn; the human body was amazing at trying to preserve itself in the face of incredible danger. It was all she could do though, and she knew AKIHA would catch her, giving in to her fear only in the hopes that she might live through whatever AKIHA had planned for her.

As recklessly as she was running, there was no compensating when something tugged at her ankle, sending her flailing to the ground. Her ankle slammed into a stone, tearing open a gash, but the shout that escaped Katina was surprise and fear, the pain going unnoticed in the face of being grabbed and tripped by a burning nothingness. "Fuck... fuck fuck fuck..."
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[personal profile] grandtheftmecha 2012-01-31 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
All that goading Katina to run, and she went own like this. In an instant, she went from a fearful adrenaline rush to her legs feeling like jelly, unable to lift her to try and make another break for it. She rolled over, looking up at the demon with fear plainly evident in her eyes.

This was it, she was caught, AKIHA would do whatever she wanted to Katina. She was already bracing herself, or trying to brace herself, for pain, for torture, for taunting, maybe for death. It didn't matter what she said or did. "Akiha! A-a-are you in there?! Come on, please, I know we've... we've had our differences, but I know you don't want this!" Begging was almost physically painful for her, but if it was her last line of defense against a monster she'd damn well take it.
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[personal profile] grandtheftmecha 2012-01-31 06:45 am (UTC)(link)
There was still a sharp divide in Katina's mind between the prissy, arrogant Akiha, and the demon that stood over her. If this was what Akiha had been hiding the whole time, though, how close had Katina come to putting herself in danger before? Having to tread lightly around Akiha would be infuriating, but it would be worth not having to deal with THIS.

Katina laid there, trying to not give away her terror any more than she had. Her breathing was starting to come in gasps as AKIHA pressed her against the ground, her arm immobilized even if she did want to fight back. "Wh-what... does..."

Before she could even figure out what she was trying to say, she was being kissed. Kissed. She tasted blood - her own? - as AKIHA forced a kiss on Katina. Katina didn't resist, too surprised and fearful to do anything but lay back and let herself be kissed, but she wasn't kissing back either.
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[personal profile] grandtheftmecha 2012-01-31 07:01 am (UTC)(link)
For now, the fight had nearly been beaten out of her. She'd recover, and become more defiant when she realized that AKIHA didn't intend to kill her, but fear and anger had worn her down. She could barely catch her breath when AKIHA pulled away, defiance all but gone as she looked back up at the demon who'd caught her. "Maybe... next ti-"

And she was cut off again, but this time by a loud gasp as fangs sunk into her neck. Finally, at least, she was taking what she wanted, and maybe she'd be satisfied with this. Aside from shuddering breaths, Katina was deathly silent as AKIHA fed, her warmth flowing into the demon's mouth. Her heart hammered in her chest, feeding the the rush of her own precious blood. Katina raised her free arm, giving a weakened, useless shove, a token resistance as she was drained, wondering just how greedy the demon would be.
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[personal profile] grandtheftmecha 2012-01-31 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
Katina felt that pain. At the very least, she could feel pain, as she felt her blood leaving her, sliding down her own neck. It meant that she wasn't dying, as long as she could feel those teeth against her skin.

...then that started to fade a little. It wasn't just adjusting either. She could feel herself starting to grow lightheaded at first, as though she'd donated blood. Nothing unusual, and if AKIHA stopped there, she'd be fine in a few days. But the demon wasn't stopping; that lightheaded feeling was slowly turning to dizziness, her neck growing numb. AKIHA was going to keep going, and her eyes shot wide open in fear, her struggle renewed with what strength she had left, for a moment, as she realized that maybe she wouldn't get out of this alive, all of her blood slurped down by this monster.

Black spots roamed in front of her eyes as her arm dropped, nearly giving in to her lack of strength when AKIHA broke away. Katina couldn't focus on her, blinking her eyes a few times to try and get a better look. "Finished...? Please..." Her voice was small, but more even than it had been.
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[personal profile] grandtheftmecha 2012-01-31 07:46 am (UTC)(link)
It wasn't as though she'd be getting up under her own power right now anyways. She'd lost too much blood on top of her earlier exertion, leaving her limp on the ground, her gaze unfocused. Just staying awake was taking effort, and Katina knew that it wasn't wasted effort, if she didn't want to end up dying bleeding on the ground.

She nodded weakly at AKIHA's demand. No, she wouldn't have to ask anyone else about what happened - she was going to go to Akiha directly, no matter how many threats the demon made. The side that didn't want her dead was strong enough, apparently, so she had to hope that it stayed strong. "Gotcha. I like... my tongue... where it is."