Get Out [Hard/DE, Now Rated R] ❷✗

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Haunt Score: 5

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Ludwig
The Abandoned Room (O)


“There it is again.”

Silas slithered about around Ludwig’s neck, shivering almost. His head cocked and turned to Ludwig. Another tell tale, resounding “CAWWWWW” reverberated throughout the house eerily. Asuka himself would grab at his arms, shifting and looking about nervously. Looking at Hibiki, he knew that he wasn’t trying to go anywhere. He sighed, looking on worriedly at Hibiki. Hibi was likely fearful of what the rooms beyond had in store for them. It was understandable. “It’s okay! Aha~!” The teal haired male said stepping away from the kitsune and towards Ludwig with a cheery smile.

“My name is Asuka! Nice ta meetcha n’ greetcha, Ludwig!” He saw Ludwig’s outstretched hand and rather than a handshake, wrapped his arm around the girl and her ferret who scurried to Ludwig’s head so as not to get squished. “Hugs not thugs~!” He chirped joyously before letting go. “Gosh, everyone really changed a ton in this place. I’m about as tall as you are normally!” He laughed, running his fingers through teal locks and pushing them from his line of vision. “I get bein’ lost in my head. I do it all the time!” He exclaimed excitedly. If there was one thing Asuka enjoyed doing it was day dreaming and thinking of all kinds of things. Just staring up and watching the clouds, letting his imagination run wild. He sighed sadly, looking up. There was no sky here though.That was a ceiling. A creepy one with wear and tear and cobwebs galore.

“I really don’t like this place.” He massaged his neck, looking about, thinking something was going to jump them at any given moment. “It gives me the creeps. All these birds and voices and whispers. Everything here feels pretty evil. I think it’s got Amaya down sorta kinda..” He looked to the Kitsune who had a crystal ball in her hands, just staring at it. It was just a normal crystal ball but she’d been unresponsive since acquiring it. He pocketed his hands “Oh! I came first with a guy! It was really interesting rolling over and waking up next to him and all! He looked super strong and tall and stuff. Moved like it too! Aha~!”

Did that mean.. nevermiiiind...

Thinking on it, Asuka figured that since Amaya/Hibi “was down for the count”, Ludwig would have better luck with the stuff he found. Gingerly, Asuka peeled the crystal ball and Angel’s Feather away from Hibi’s hands and handed it over to Ludwig. “I’m gonna hang around here for a bit before I move further. Maybe I’ll take ‘er to the entrance hall back where we woke up. We haven’t found a key but I’ll keep an eye out for ya!” He nodded his heads towards the items, urging him to take it. “We found those though! Maybe it’ll be of some use to you!” He smiled brightly at Ludwig before moving back to the rug and sitting alongside Amaya, trying to console her. There was worry on Asuka’s face but he tried to remain positive. Would Ludwig have any luck in the next room? Gosh.. he hoped so.

+Crystal Ball
+Angel's Feather

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Ranth & Rin
The Underground Lake (E) -> The Servant's Quarters (O)

”Careful your majesty, Kaen might get jealous if he heard you saying such things.”

The comment itself was interesting enough that it caused the Empress to momentarily break her concentration and look to her companion, blinking a few times. At the sound of more creaks and bumps in the night, she wouldn’t find the chance to comment. Rather, she would focus. Rin braced herself, ready for some sort of combat. She was ready to knock someone unconscious until he disappeared from their sight. Gone. Vanished. The Empress spun about, shining her flashlight just about everywhere she thought the man could have been. “Yes.” She exhaled, the caution apparent in her voice. “I saw him as well." They were nearly under attack in one moment and fine in the next. It was suspicious. Too good to be true. She didn’t trust anything in this castle.

She’d see Ranth found something and Rin moved closer to him, deciding to be his eyes while he was occupied with something in the gross mud. Moving her light around to see if there was anyone else waiting around. “I’ll keep my eyes open while you investigate.” She half expected whatever it was to be bones. However, Ranth would find a small ornate, wooden box. A box with Jedidiah’s name engraved on the very top. When Ranth would open it, on the inside, was a small note that said “Just in case”. Below it? A shining, silvery revolver, complete with a bag of rounds.

Rin glanced over her shoulder to see the revolver in the box and bent down with a small smile of familiarity. “Have you ever use a gun before, Ranth?” She looked at him questioningly for a moment before looking back to the revolver. The Empress loved to show off so she wouldn't waste a second. She placed her flashlight in her mouth, shining the light on her hands so that he could see what she was going to do. Carefully, she reached for the gun and its rounds. She’d show him how to load it, pull the hammer back and aimed before resetting the hammer. She filled it completely; Six rounds in the barrel with 3 left to spare. Rin would finally hand the revolver and the extra rounds off to Ranth. He should be able to figure out the rest.

“My old Zanpakuto gave me the chance to play with all sorts of weapons~” She said, sighing wistfully before standing and dusting herself off. She’d follow behind Ranth, letting him take the lead. Once he opened the door, the pair would find themselves in a bedroom of sorts. It was basic looking, like it was where the servants of this castle rested. That foreboding feeling was back once more. The same feeling they’d felt in the Catacombs. Ranth alone would suddenly hear the whimpering of something.. Or someone.

“H-Hello..? Someone p… please help..”

The sound of a girl. She was coming from a wardrobe with a broom slid in the handles, effectively locking it from the outside. Ranth would feel himself drawn to it. She was alone. Trapped. He’d feel compelled to pull it out and open the doors, freeing her. Out fell a girl and with her, a crow flew out like a bat out of hell, cawwing yet again. Rin spun, turning to the wardrobe and her eyes widened in complete shock.

“Ranth. Get me out of this house. This. Instant.”

Make a haunt roll.

+ 1 Revolver with 9 Rounds
The Girl grants +5 Sanity & +5 Knowledge (If you loser her, then lose -5 Sanity & Knowledge).

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{Spoiler}{Spoiler}You can use Speed to attack with the revolver rather than might. The person defending must also use speed if that's the case.
You may roll an extra die for speed when attacking with this.
You may attack anyone in the same room or another room within line of sight, uninterrupted. If you attack someone in another room and lose, you take no damage.

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Luke & Shizuka
The Library (E)

ooc: You both have 50 speed and may move up to 5 spaces in rooms or areas that are already explored. You only go one room at a time when exploring a new room.

Down the slide went the vampire and his girlfri— ah, wait. Whoops. Down the slide went a blonde who was dying to fulfill a certain fantasy in a creepy castle and his poor vampire girlfriend from the top floor down to a room they hadn’t explored yet. In a room that felt a lot better than most of the others. This place was cozy. They could somewhat relax in here. The furnishing of this room was made to relax in and just put your feet up and crack open a good novel or two. This was the Library. It was a well lit and there was a fire blazing already. Though they could see the available doors were open on either side.

Through one of the open doors was a corridor where plenty could be seen from where they were at. Statues. Many pieces were smashed to the ground. Some chunks were red others were white. If they cared to look or explore that room they’d see the room was filled with statues of their heads. Ones of their original faces. One for every person in this house. Shizuka, Luke, Ludwig, Rin.. and more. Luke’s statue in particular was smashed to bits. Not cleanly as it was possible to make out his face but someone passing through here had a good time.. or a bad one.

Someone was definitely here already. Perhaps it was one of their own? In a chair off to the far corner was a pair of skeletons. It was.. unnerving. Creepy. It was a Mother and child, still embracing. A sight that would no doubt warm Shizuka’s heart. On the floor just before the pair, they’d see an open book. It was turned to a page. There was a large image of a key. One with a skull at the head. If they cared to read it further, the book would explain a little more about this castle in detail.

It would tell them about how this castle itself was the source of all the evil going on in this house. How the incredible amounts of evil tailored into the fine details of this house was what brought the strongest of travelers, men & women, down to their knees and crying in total despair and agony. The events of this house varied. What it was dependent on? One of you. The book was confirming everything “Nadezhda” was telling them. The key was their only way out and the key would only be found in a room after the haunt occurs. It was either that or pacifying whatever curse was going to take place soon.

As if on cue, they would hear it. “CAWWWWW” Throughout the entirety of the castle. Someone had discovered another room with one them in it and they were that much closer to “The Haunt”. Based on “Nadezhda’s” count, this would be five. Something or rather, someone, one of their own would be the one that would definitely kill them if they didn’t get the hell out of this place. If they flipped through the book further, the words would slowly disappear from the page. As if someone were taking the words away and replacing it with something..

“Get out.”

Each page after the first few he’d flip would read those same words over and over until the color of the ink turned a familiar crimson color. The color of blood. The book even began to reek of the coppery smell and from the other pages, they would stain red. Where else would they go?

5+ Knowledge to Shizuka & Luke

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Wycliff
The Statuary Corridor (E)

At the sound of the old woman on the phone and the slamming of the phone, the chair rattled as if it were afraid and moved towards the door. It bounced up and down over crumbled bits of past broken statues as if to tell Wycliff that it really wanted out of this room. On his way out of the Statuary Corridor, he’d see random name plates. Names of the past. Names of the fallen. His comrades were up to bat now. Would they end up like this. Broken pieces of what once was? Erased with only their faces marred with agony and immense pain as their final stamp on their legacy?

As Wycliff made his way upstairs, the chair eagerly trotted behind him. It did have some trouble. Some wobbling, some tripping. It was like watching a puppy trying to climb stairs and falling repeatedly. However, the sound of crashing from the library was motivation enough. It was loud enough that even Wycliff could hear it as he was only at the Upper Landing at that moment. The poor chair, with fear of death firm in its mind, hopped up each stair and finally made it. It rattled with triumph but the next sound would make it cower, immediately moving behind Wycliff and his mighty axe for safety.

“CAWWWWW”

It would be then Wycliff would take a seat upon his fearful steed and off this mighty duo went! His chair went in circles, clearly indecisive of what room to go in. It would pass doors that we’re open and ones that weren’t. At last, it took Wycliff into a room with desks, and papers and books strewn about. There were even beakers and microscopes. The occasional mysterious stain of who knows what dotted here and there. It was a research laboratory and everything else seemed fairly normal until the blonde would set her eyes on the back of the room.

There laid a closet door. Something about this door would draw Wycliff and the chair to it. So, the chair would bring Wycliff to it, allowing him to open it if he chose to which, he definitely should. Peeking wouldn’t really get him anywhere. It needed to be opened fully. It was just a crack open… Just a crack. There must be something to it. Who knows if there’s something interesting in there!

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[Wycliff]

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Rolling to see what happens first (ooc:)


Wycliff held onto the bottom of the chair as it decided to spin around and around in glee that it had him ontop of it. Still moving around in circles did leave him a bit dizzy and if the chair had decided to keep spinning and spinning around he would have thrown up right here in the hall, luckily that wasn't the case and it had chosen a room to go into. Given that he was in a chair he decided that the best way to open the door would be to use his axe to break the handle of the door then kicking it open rendering what was a once functional door useless and unable to stay closed. While this wasn't a bad thing for the moment it meant that in a pinch he couldn't lock this door and use it to hide inside of, but what were the chances that he needed to hide? After all like a lovable little short character from a movie who made a big deal about their weapon he had an axe.



Entering the room he looked around and saw that this place looked like some sort of lab, it gave him the creeps. Unlike other things in the house this seemed too close to a doctor's office and he fucking hated those, which was the reason why when he was stuck in squad four he always took the away missions to stay away from any of the doctor like offices that made up most of the squad. Still there was something that drew him closer, the door in the back, for now he had found a mask and a weapon, but there was more to be gained and he flung open the door to see that sadly there wasn't much to gain in there. Nothing really stood out inside, but he felt that something had changed, he kept his axe close and ready.

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[Ludwig Verrlicht]

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“There it is again” Ludwig would turn his head around to look over the room only to quickly realize Silas had curled up more next to his neck. Again the voice in the back of his head pointed towards the idea that his ferret could talk. But that’d be ridiculous, ferrets didn’t talk. . . Unless they did and Ludwig didn’t realize they did. For a long time he didn’t know Parrots could speak until he’d seen one in a pet shop. Ludwig made a mental note to later on go look over some information on ferrets just to be sure that his current companion couldn’t actually talk. If it could though there’d need to be a discussion for that at another time. For now he heard the caw of yet another crow looking around for it but finding none. A bit more annoyed at not finding the source of the noise Ludwig looked back to Asuka.



Of the many things he could expect getting tackled into a hug was not one of them. Silas in turned quickly jumped onto his head and inside the flower crown for safety. It took a moment for Ludwig to come back to reality and return the hug to Asuka but he was still fairly caught off guard. He almost regretted thinking of Asuka as a dangerous person but with the message he’d received prior there was no such thing as too careful. The sooner he could separate from her the better as he’d likely eventually drop his guard around her, this much he was certain. Regrettably having gotten lost in his head again he’d not caught onto Asuka’s introduction however when she looked back to Amaya Ludwig did have to admit he was a bit concerned as to what had happened to their companion.



Asuka called this place evil and creepy, that must have been an understatement considering Amaya was all but unconscious with how unresponsive she was. Sad as it was though Ludwig didn’t let the thought stick around for long as he continued to listen to Asuka taking note of another person. A man it seemed. Meaning it was actually a woman. He’d yet to see this person but it was good to keep an eye out for them. You never knew who you’d run into but speaking of that Ludwig needed to find out who this person was before leaving. This way if he ran into them he could know who they were. As Asuka went over to check on Amaya Ludwig quickly threw out the question. “Do you know the name of this man? Or what they looked like? I don’t wanna mistake them for something this house could spawn up. Myself and Wycliff had already been attacked by a disfigured teddy bear. I wouldn’t think it too out of place to have it find another person roaming around that is a resident of this house.”



Before Ludwig could ask any other questions Asuka had returned and given him a couple items. A crystal ball and a feather. The feather in particular seemed oddly...pure and warm in it’s own way. Like a small light in the dark abyss that was the mansion. Ludwig took note of that and put it inside his jackets pocket. The crystal ball on the other hand he looked it over, just crystal as far as he was concerned and began to carry it like a basketball while his other hand held onto his shovel. “I’m gonna hang around here for a bit before I move further. Maybe I’ll take ‘er to the entrance hall back where we woke up. We haven’t found a key but I’ll keep an eye out for ya! We found those though! Maybe it’ll be of some use to you!”



Ludwig merely nodded to Asuka. Amaya looked like she needed some time to recuperate and Asuka would definitely be the right person for the job. As far as Ludwig was concerned. He could only hope she’d pull herself together and push through this. He knew it’d be tough but he was certain they’d make a comeback eventually. With a quick but sincere thank you to Asuka he looked up to Silas, currently still on his head given he’d grown comfortable there. Silas merely nodded and curled back up while Ludwig began to make his way to the door on the right. He’d spied it earlier and was curious to see what would be on the other side of it. A little fumbling with his shovel and the crystal ball and the door opened.



Upon entering Ludwig would close the door behind him. Another silly precaution in case Asuka or someone popped up behind him. He’d be able to at least hear the door opening and react accordingly. However Ludwig had to admit even he was a bit drained so he’d move to the right side of the door and sit down for a moment. Glancing over the room to take note of it and where he was then look at the crystal ball. It was shining a bit. The kind of shine that was internal more so than someone had taken care to shine the ball. He’d look into the crystal ball curious to see if perhaps there was something inside it that he hadn’t noticed before. Not realizing he’d be starting a vision to take place. A vision of what though? Only the ball knew Ludwig could only hope that if he saw anything it’d be useful to his current predicament. Preferably where or what this key that the voices constantly spoke of. For all Ludwig would know there could be a million keys in this mansion and he’d never know which was the correct one.
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Everyone, I'm sorry for the wait on this post. Ya'll know I haven't really been doing very good lately so that's put a damper on my posting. But, again, I'm sorry for the wait.

Tugging on his shirt to try and keep his nipples under control, Luke fully got to his feet so he could start looking around to see what sort of room he was in now. Making a weird facial expression that was something of a mix between a wince and a frown, Luke lets his head turn from the left and to the right as he looked around at his surroundings. ”A library?” Luke asked, his new feminine voice almost a whisper as he thought outloud. But before he could begin to investigate the area he heard a commotion from behind him. Turning he watched as Shizuka descended down the slide and joined him in the library.

”Shizuka!!” Luke cried out happily, rushing his girlf-boyfriend and wrapping his arms around her. Overcome with joy at seeing her, Luke couldn’t keep himself from hugging her. He really was happy he wasn’t alone. ”I’m so tired of this stupid house! We need to get out of here before I go insane!” he pleaded, almost in a whine, looking at Shizuka before blinking with surprise when he realized what he was doing. He had lost control over himself. Pulling himself away from Shizuka, blushing a little, Luke turned his attention back to the library they were now in.

”Make sure you didn’t drip all over her leg now.”

”A-at least this room is a little cleaner.” he murmured, trying to change the subject a little. Funny he said that just when he noticed the pair of skeletons in the corner. ”Shizuka will probably get a kick out of this.” the Doll said, humorously, as Luke looked away from them. Finding the book on the floor and leaning down to get it, exposing his rump for Shizuka, Luke blinked when he held the book in his hands. Flipping through it, Luke wasn’t really surprised to learn that the house was responsible for what was happening them. Well, at least it wasn’t some cursed flesh sack or anything.

”I was expecting a bit more of a plot dump but...looks like we’re stuck in these bodies because of this house. It’s also responsible for all the weird shit we’ve been seeing. So...we’re stuck in a haunted house with a genderbend fetish. You enjoying yourself, Jäger?” The Bount said to Shizuka, though that last part was directed at the Doll in his head.

”But...know I know how we get out.” he smacked the page with the back of his hand, turning to Shizuka with a smirk. ”There’s a key. We just need to the find the key to the front door!” At least they had a goal now. ”This book says that the key only appears after the “Haunt”. And there was something else. Nad-err, that ghost, said something about one of the others here being a traitor. Kinda, sorta. We’re gonna need to watch our backs if we bump into anyone else.” finally, they had a plan. As Luke finished what he was seeing, he blinked with surprise when he suddenly heard another crow caw.

”I believe that was the fifth one.”

”Didn’t Nadezhda say that something was gonna happen when enough crows croaked?”

Throwing the book to the floor the Bount approached his boyfriend. ”Lets head back upstairs and finish looking around. We need to find it before the others. I get the impression that all the crows we’ve been hearing has been them. We’ll let them deal with whatever the haunt is and find the key.” Luke didn’t even realize just how cutthroat that sounded. He was so focused on getting Shizuka and himself out of this that he wasn’t even seeing the others as people. Maybe it had to do with the fact that one of them, or all of them, could be agents of the house out to kill them. He didn’t even consciously know he was thinking like this.

Aiming to head back to the Upper Landing and go to the North room.

[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

As the blonde man slid down and finally entered the library, he was astonished at seeing everything in the room. It was warm, not too weird, though had just enough of a "creep" factor to get the adrenaline going. Without much thought, Shizuka made his way over to the fire and stood in front of it, embracing the flame's touch to his skin. Well, its heat. He wasn't about to sit there and stick his hands in fire just because his fingers were a bit chilly. He was a man, but he wasn't dumb. Not all the time. He just wanted to take a minute to warm up his booty, that's all. This was a perfect opportunity.

As he looked around the room a bit more to inspect it, he noticed a couple of slightly odd things. For example, there were some statues that appeared to be a little messed up. Statues of... Oh, no. Their faces? That wasn't good. And it was their original faces, too! But Luke's had been smashed for whatever reason. That was such a shame. Luke was a very handsome man back when he actually was one. Now, she was just a pretty girl. And she was adorable. And was also being ignored. Shizuka didn't actually realize that he had been the second person to enter the room and hadn't noticed that Luke was already there until she approached him.

”Shizuka!! I’m so tired of this stupid house! We need to get out of here before I go insane!”

Shizuka lifted his head to stare at the ceiling and hide his incredibly red face. He was so overcome by Luke's sudden cuteness that he needed to look literally anywhere but at his girlfriend's face because he was going to lose total control. Being a guy was hard! Literally! The erection that Shizuka thought he was able to fight off returned at even the touch of a woman. This was getting ridiculous. He made a mental note to never make fun of Luke for getting random boners. These things were so inconvenient and impossible to deal with. On top of that, how was he supposed to relieve himself? He was in a strange house! Besides, Luke wouldn't be up for that. It would be their first time together, and... Oh, man. Nope. Shizuka needed to stop thinking about that unless he wanted to be even more excited.

The Fullbringer's wandering gaze led to a pair of skeletons that looked like a mother and child. His features seemed to move on their own as his mouth curved upwards into a somewhat sadistic grin, his face shadowed by morbid pleasure. Only a brief chuckle was heard as he looked at the deceased pair. Did he just get more violent with more testosterone, or was this simply how he always felt about kids? Shizuka wasn't a fan of them at all and thanked his lucky stars that Luke wasn't fertile, but things like this were entertaining for whatever reason. Okay, Shizuka was a little messed up. He was. But was it really this much?

Thankfully, soon enough he had been distracted by the wonderful roundness of Luke's ass. What good had he done to deserve such a sight? It was so perfectly shaped, too. What dedication Luke must have. What motivation! What aspiration! It was like some holy grail that had bestowed itself upon Shizuka's eyeballs. And his dick. Before he knew it, his hands were reaching for the wonderful cheeks in hopes of grabbing them and making them his own, but Luke snapped back up and Shizuka had never moved his arms to his side so quickly. His eyes shifted a bit as he whistled, doing his best to act inconspicuous.

”I was expecting a bit more of a plot dump but...looks like we’re stuck in these bodies because of this house. It’s also responsible for all the weird shit we’ve been seeing. So...we’re stuck in a haunted house with a genderbend fetish. You enjoying yourself, Jäger?”

"Jäger?"

Shizuka had only known of Jäger through name. He'd never met the Doll. But he was fairly confident he might one day, whenever that would be. For now, Shizuka agreed with Luke's plan. Just being in this library made the two of them feel smarter, it seemed like. That wasn't necessarily a bad thing. After everything that had happened, it was going to be difficult to keep their wits upon themselves. They just needed to be clever and figure it out. This was like a game, after all. But then, like an omen, there was the fifth caw. Shizuka narrowed his eyes and placed his hands on Luke's shoulder after she explained her beliefs.

"I'm with you, babe. I like a woman who takes control."



Strength - 50
Speed - 50
Knowledge - 50 + 5 = 55
Sanity - 45

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{Gains}

• Dynamite: Instead of attacking, you can throw this through a connecting door in an adjacent room. Everyone must make a speed roll to avoid the explosion. | 5+ no damage. 0-4 Take 20 points of physical damage

[Ranth]

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{New stats}
Strength - 45
Speed - 50
Knowledge - 65
Sanity - 55

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{Haunt Roll}
I rolled a 4 and needed at least a 6 so... I guess we're going into phase 2 now!
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As Rin cried out in alarm as the mysterious girl burst out of the wardrobe, Ranth felt the most bizarre sensation run through him as his fingers closed around the hilt of the revolver that he found inside the wardrobe. A sensation that was at once both chilling and electrifying and he suddenly felt as though all of his senses became foggy... almost as though he were perceiving them from very far away from someone elses viewpoint. Someone was shouting at him and he was vaguely aware of the noise, but he just... kept... slipping... away...1-3·1-3·1-3·1-3·1-3·1-3·1-3·1-3

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THE HAUNT HAS BEGUN

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Ranth - - TRAITOR
The Servant's Quarters (O)

As Ranth would feel himself slipping away, the girl that fell out of the wardrobe would look at him with pleading eyes and her own hand would snap out to grab his own. She’d offered him a quiet smile before turning to Rin who looked as unnerved as ever. It was as if she was completely thrown off by the presence of the girl and this new stranger knew it. Like prey in the presence of a hunter. Shivers ran up the mighty Empress’ spine and in an attempt to save face, she merely huffed and turned, looking to an unopened door and deciding to go through it. Though, not without, “I’ll explore this.. I guess… You just… You.. Hmph!” She stammered before storming off into another room with a mixture of emotions more difficult than this castle itself.

The girl looked back to Ranth. She looked helpless and it would be then Ranth would realize just how cold her hands were. Cold as ice and something about her would make anyone shudder. She was incredibly pale and cold and her eyes were bright red. Was she even of the living? It couldn’t be possible right? She’d take another step closer and she’d open her mouth as if to say something but the last thing he’d see and feel were a pair of fangs. The girl would watch until she’d let him slip to the floor to sleep.

When Ranth would awaken, he’d feel nothing short of amazing. Powerful. Oh so powerful. Like a God. Fears he’d had before would wash away at the sensation of this curious power coursing through his veins. Like the world was in the palm of his hands. As if he were unstoppable. It would be a feeling unlike any other. Then, he would feel an insatiable thirst. The kind where water wouldn’t do the trick. What was it? What did he need?

“..This place has a crypt.. Ugh.. Utterly mortifying.”

He’d hear her from the other room. It would hit him. Blood. He’d crave blood. The sound of crows would be ringing in everyone’s ears as they cawed mercilessly for about a minute, fluttering everywhere and perching themselves amongst various objects in room. and Rin would quickly run back into the servants quarters to see the girl sitting on the bed watching her and Ranth on the floor. “..Ranth?” She called out to him, panicked. From behind her, she could hear the moving of a stone slab and when Rin turned her head she’d see that someone had opened the crypt from the inside. Clawed and pale, she saw fingers holding on to the slab and the girl got up and brushed past the Emperor, moving to the tomb. Though, not before turning around and looking to her newly turned comrade with a toothy smile.

“Go ahead, Ranth. Have a taste of what it’s like.”

Rin looked back to Ranth and moved closer to see if he was ok. Jed and Mandy did say that one of them was going to turn on them. Was this it? That sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach as she came to a certain realization. Rin found herself trying to deny it but every second that passed got worse. She saw yet another pair of bite marks on him and as she looked to his face, she saw something fairly terrifying and found herself backing away towards the door they originally came from.

“My, what sharp fangs you have..”

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Ludwig
The Chapel (E)

“The man? Dunno his name but.. He was super tall and all fancy looking. He had a nice red kimono on and a long black pony tail. He was in samurai armor also. He’s definitely one of us.” She nodded her head, reassuring him with a small smile. “Stay safe, Ludwig.”

Asuka would wave the merriest of goodbyes to her newest gal pal before moving off the Kitsune to the entrance hall where it was safest. She had to monitor poor Hibiki. Whatever he saw in that crystal ball probably spooked the living crap out of him! If Ludwig were to peer inside the crystal ball he’d see nothing for the moment. It was clear for now.. Silas watched that ball for a moment and his tail would flick idly as he was comfortably wrapped around the red head’s neck. “You haven’t been to the basement yet, have ya?” Ludwig would hear Silas’ voice once more. The ferret was truly talking to him. “That’s where Hannah killed me last time. It’s the creepiest part of this castle..”

He tried to advise him the best he could. “No one can really undo my death but I’ll do everything I can to help you get out of here Ludwig.” The ferret was as determined as ever. “Even if I’m stuck as an animal now.” He did have a certain ghastly pair to thank for that but it was better than rotting under the floorboards like everyone else did. He knew his human body was under there. This house was a lot more disgusting than most people realized and for Ludwig’s sanity, he’d try not to tell him too much of the gruesome stuff. Just what was necessary.

As Ludwig walked, he’d find himself in a room that felt overwhelmingly safe in comparison to the rest of the castle. It was a massive room. Rows of wooden benches with a single aisle down the middle with bright red carpet and golden trim. Beautifully stained glass windows of angels flying and playing in the sun were at the other end of the room and a podium with a golden cross practically bolted to it. It was safe to say that this pair was in the Chapel. “Hey.. I’ve seen that dumb thing before.” Silas jumped off Ludwig and sprinted for the podium and tried to jump up to golden cross, his tiny claws scratching lightly at the mahogany as he’d try to reach for the box. “Try pulling on that thing. Last time I did, it opened up a passage.”

Mid tiny ferret jump, the sound of a grandfather clock ringing would be heard throughout the castle. As if it struck twelve. Though, if anyone were to look at any other clock in the castle or in their rooms, they’d see that it was only 9 PM. If they looked longer, they’d watch the hands of every clock turn to 12 and it would stop moving after. That “CAWWWWW” that they’ve heard before would multiply. It was so loud and the screeching seemed to last for a minute too long. Their beady, glowing red eyes stared at every brave hero that traipsed throughout the castle in search of a way out.

“Oh Jesus… It’s started..”

Like bats out of hell, Ludwig would be able to see crows would flutter everywhere, lining the walls and perching atop any surface they could. Terrified, Silas skittered up Ludwig’s leg and huddled around his companion’s neck. He’d feel the hairs of the frightened ferret prickling his neck as the animal looked around anxiously. “Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit.. It’s the freaking Haunt. It started. Most of your friends are on this floor right..?” Oddly enough, they didn’t come in the Chapel. Not just because he closed the door to the chapel but if Ludwig were to open the door, he’d see that they avoided this room with the way that they lined up. “Hey! That ball is glowing!” The ferret pointed out. If Ludwig were to look into the ball, he’d see a vision:

A strange girl and.. Ranth and the exact description of the man Asuka had mentioned seeing. They were in some sort of bedroom. There were a few beds and wardrobes. He’d see Rin storm out flustered into a separate room but then see the girl approach Ranth. She looked helpless but then she opened her mouth and quickly sank her fangs deep into his neck. He’d see her feeding on him briefly before letting go and licking her lips as well as Ranth falling to the floor unconscious briefly. He’d see Rin enter the room worried and Ranth stirring awake. He’d hear the other girl say, “Go ahead, Ranth. Have a taste of what it’s like.”, before walking further into another room.She then seemed to act like she noticed something and would then look at Ludwig, dead in the eyes. As if she could see him through the little crystal ball he was holding in his hands. Her lips would peel into an animalistic grin.

“See you soon..”

And the vision ends there..


+5 Sanity for being in the Chapel

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{Secret Passage}Secret Passage - Roll 3d3:

6: Passage goes to any room you wish
4-5: Any room on the upper floor
2-3: Any room on the ground floor
0-1: Any room in the basement.

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Luke & Shizuka
The Attic (E)

ooc: You both have 50 speed and may move up to 5 spaces in rooms or areas that are already explored. You only go one room at a time when exploring a new room.

Through the library and the statuary corridor they went. Luke and Shizuka might notice the red chunks of statues but it wouldn’t appear to come from anyone that was present. Like it was there before from a previous bad night like this one. Every statue was that pristine, alabaster white and clean. Untouched… well, mostly. Even Luke’s statue, although smashed in the head, was still mostly fine. There was nothing in this room that was red in particular. Just a corridor with statues of their original selves. Where did it come from? Perhaps this pair should revisit this room at a later time..?

Ah, to be young and in love and.. in the creepiest castle. This pair would find themselves in a particularly difficult room. There was junk everywhere but Shizuka would notice that this room, was slightly similar to the Storeroom she was in earlier. Though, that was all the way down the hall and to the far right. This room looked to be an attic of some sort. There was junk everywhere and going in was fine but getting out was going to be a hell of a lot more difficult.

If they continued to search, they’d find toys and trinkets of all kinds as well as belongings. Random ones just grouped together for no particular reason. Junk on the floor, on the walls.. Stains here and there. This place was such a damn mess that navigating it was going to be annoying. Towards the end of the room, both Shizuka & Luke would see a lock safe that seemed to stand out. Perhaps they could try their luck with this one? There might be somethings in there that’s pretty useful!

In the midst of all this, this lovely couple would hear the booming sound of a clock ringing in their ears. Foreboding and chilling right down to the bone. There were plenty of clocks and watches carelessly strewn about in the attic but if either one of them would notice, it wasn’t 12.. yet. Every hand on every clock face would turn to 12 immediately and wouldn’t budge past that. The sound of clocks chiming would continue until they heard that familiar “CAWWWWW”.. Though, they wouldn’t hear just one. They’d hear two…ten.. twenty?.. No it had to be way more than that. The sound of wings flapping and fluttering could be heard from a mile away and suddenly crows would storm the majority of the house. They’d see the birds lining shelves and sitting atop random surfaces as they’d look upon the pair with red, beady eyes. Like they were spectators to some sort of show.

“Uh-oh… It started~!” He’d hear Nadezhda’s voice from outside of the attic. She was standing there eerily. No bike or sandwich. She just stood there, looking up at all the crows that would occasionally squak or pick at their feathers. Her face was neither amused nor upset as she looked on. It looked contemplative if anything and she shrugged. “At least it isn’t you two. Teehee~! Congrats!” She tilted her head, suddenly grinning facetiously. “You need to find that key ASAP Luke. You don’t wanna know what this house does when someone dies.. At least.. I don’t.. think you will? We’ve got a really unique situation. ” She said ominously before taking a step forward, leaning in the doorway.

“Do you know who Dracula is~? Did you know he’s in this house with his bride and one of your friends right now?”

When exiting this room, you must make a speed roll (5d3) and get at least a 3. If you fail, lose 5 pts of strength.

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{Locked Safe}

Locked Safe: Once per turn, you can attempt a knowledge roll to open the safe.
5+: Gain two items
2-4: Take 5 pts of physical damage (speed or strength, your choice). It won’t open.
0-1: Take 10 pts of physical damage (speed or strength, your choice). It won’t open.

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Wycliff
The Research Laboratory (E)

As Wycliff would open the closet he’d see… nothing. But it was open! There had to be something there no? This house had so many secrets and this was another one of them. Was it good or was it bad? Wycliff was already fairly loaded but based on how creepy and dangerous this house was… another something, something wouldn’t hurt, right? That and that key had to be around here somewhere. The key to get out and ending this nightmare of a hellish house.

Wycliff might remember the statuary corridor he was in earlier. How he was faced with everyones statues of their original selves, himself included. He might even remember the red chunks in the rubble that stood out far more than any other. There was nowhere else it could have came from and it wasn’t bloody or anything. Having spent the most time in there and having a merry ol’ time ruining Luke’s statue and the ugly mask he wore, he’d likely know that maybe that room was going to change soon. Perhaps he should pay a visit later..? It wouldn’t hurt to get another look and get some information on what’s going on here.

He also had to have known that one of them was going to betray them soon and with all the cawing that he was hearing, it was only a matter of time. As if on cue, he would hear the loud, bone chattering boom of a clock chiming. There was a small clock on the desk of this lab and on the wall. It wasn’t 12 yet… Why are all the clocks going off? He’d watch the hands turn and then the horrendous “CAWWWWW” would be in the poor blondes ears and the chair moved, its legs scratching the floor and bumping up against a near by desk knocking papers over. Papers spilling out about the “Haunt” on every sheet if he looked.

It started. From all the reading he’d done in the library and all the knowledge he’d gain, Wycliff would know that it was happening and that one of his friends was coming for him. It was one of them and in droves, Wycliff would see crows and their cawing getting louder and louder. There had to be hundreds of them and even in the room they’d fly in and sit on the desks and the shelves. One even tried to sit on the chair who would jump up and down, clearly terrified of the bird and would move closer to Wycliff. Their eyes trained on Wycliff and watched his every move.

As if that wasn’t the worst part… ! The chair squeaked against the floor anxiously and if Wycliff looked up he’d see thousands of bugs from seemingly nowhere spill out onto his head. Creepy crawlies of all kinds on to his skin, hair and clothes.. Yuck!

“..Hello? Anyone up here? Aha.”

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{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Get the bugs off of you!

5+: You blink and they’re gone. Gain 5 sanity
1-4: Lose 5 sanity
0: Lose 10 sanity

[Ranth]

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{New stats}
Strength - 60
Speed - 65
Knowledge - 80
Sanity - 70

Ranthula opened his (or her) eyes and sat up slowly. Everything that had come before felt like a half remembered dream, but it wasn't just the events of the mansion that were a haze but everything from before as well. He felt incredible, his muscles brimming with strength and his five senses sharp enough to notice details he'd never have picked up on before. But perhaps the most chilling change was his mind, for as he rose to his feet his mind had already processed what had happened as well as summarised his surroundings and created a plan. A plan to sate his thirst, but there was more to it than that... so much more and he was in a perfect position to take advantage of the confusion for an easy point on the board.

"Rin...", he said weekly as he turned his amber eyes upon her and made them wide with fear and confusion. "It hurts Rin, help me, please... I need you to come over here. Though his tone was panicked and would ordinarily be enough to elicit feelings of sympathy in those around him, there was something else in Ranthula's words that would strike at something deep in Rin's subconscious and if she couldn't fight it off, then she would have no choice but to come to him... like a lamb to the slaughter. In fact, she probably wouldn't even think anything was wrong with approaching him at all if she couldn't fight off his newfound ability.

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{charm roll}
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If he succeeded, he would wait until Rin came to him and only then, when she was standing within arms reach would he make his move. Placing his hands gently upon her shoulders, he would look deep into her eyes which were at that moment clouded over by the effect of his charm and he smiled again, this time bearing his newly acquired fangs. "Submit", he whispered softly and Rin would find herself mentally assaulted by terrible visions of torture and suffering and the urge to bare her throat to him would slowly begin to build inside her even if she didn't understand why. part of her knew that something was wrong, but another part of her whispered that all of her problems would be over if she just... gave... in.




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She heard him call out her name. Just from his voice she felt herself stop. His pleading voice struck a chord and it was as unusual as ever. Rin was never one who gave in quite as easily but.. it was Ranth. She shouldn’t go near him. “How could I not go over to him?” She knew what she saw. ”How could I resist him in his time of need?” The haunt had started though. It was obvious, wasn’t it? She wanted to say many things but found herself unable to. No matter what she saw, she couldn’t convince herself not to go over and help her companion. The mental struggle was clear as day on her face. She saw him but she also saw something was terrifying. Rather than run, Rin remained frozen in place at first, her nails digging into the wooden doorframe as she watched him call out to her in distress.

”It hurts Rin, help me, please… I need you to come over here.”

Before she knew it, she was right in front of him. Her fingers traced around the puncture wounds on his neck before looking to his face and seeing his smile. There its was again. Those sharp fangs. It was nearly impossible to look away but the sight of the girl, kneeling besides the tomb caught her attention. It was her fault. She’s the one that gave Ranth those pearly white fangs. Rin knew what he wanted and yet found herself unable to pull away. He truly was a vampire. ”Submit?” She repeated his command in a soft voice, looking back in the eyes. Rin would lean much closer to him and would start to crane her neck but would stop herself. Just a touch out of reach for poor, thirsty Ranthula. She’d grab onto his hands on her shoulders, squeezing and closed her eyes as hellish visions filled her mind. Easier. It would be easier but she had to get out of here. No! She couldn’t just give up. Frustratedly, she exhaled and looked back to Ranth, whispering with a smirk.

“As if.”

Words of false bravado left her mouth and she would be damned if she showed him fear. An Empress was on top. She couldn’t lose her footing now. She slipped but she had to do everything to regain it no matter how frightened she was. It was unreasonably difficult to move away from him but she found herself finally able to pull away. It was like being pulled in by a magnet. She couldn’t move too far off for the time being but she would circle him, observing him head to toe all whilst trying to figure out what that odd, pesky girl was doing in the crypt. “Vampire, ne? I’ve heard of such tales but never seen one in the flesh nor have I had the pleasure of fighting one..” She pulled the collar of her kimono closer against her neck. She clicked her tongue. “You must be oh so hungry… Alas, I will not be your meal tonight~!”

[Ranth]

It was intoxicating for Ranthula as Rin approached him, his vampiric charm overriding Rin's basic instincts which would have otherwise commanded her to flee. Yet here she was, dancing on the edge of a deadly mental precipice. Her will against his, her pride against his thirst... and he was so very thirsty and his hands balled into fists as he resisted the urge to lunge at her. He didn't know for sure without proof, but he had a feeling that the power of his charm would wear off if he made a move and that could... complicate matters.

For although his ego had been largely destroyed by the vampiric transformation- turning Ranth into Ranthula- there were elements of what had come before that still lingered, at least after a fashion. For instance, his desire for Rin wasn't as shallow as a mere desire to suck her dry. There was a deeper desire there, warped and twisted as that desire was thanks to his current state, but it was a desire to possess her... to make her his and his alone and in order to do that he couldn't let his base desires lead him astray. If he killed her, then she would be lost to him. But if he broke her... ah, he shuddered with anticipation at the mere notion, even in their gender swapped state.

"You've always been a feisty one... I think that's part of why I want to make you mind so badly. It will only hurt for a moment, but after that it feels so good, better than you can even imagine". Ranthula's voice dropped to a seductive whisper as he spoke these last words and he brushed his fingers against her cheek in a gentle caress as he locked his eyes with hers. "I know you're in pain my dear, but it doesn't have to be that way, all you need to do is take a step closer and bare your neck... I'll be gentle, I promise", he purred enticingly.

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”Whoever lived here must have been a hoarder. I wonder if we’ll find any mummified cats.” Jäger asked as Luke, with Shizuka, stepped into the junk filled attic. Stepping over some trash laying on the floor, Luke stepped deeper into the attic and looked back and forth. ”I don’t even want to know what these stains are.” She/He said outloud with a bit of a cringe. ”Cum. Semen. Poop. Combinations of both.” Why are you like this? ”Because you didn’t let me make a Instagram.”

Looking at some of the toys on the floor, Luke was beginning to wonder if this room was just going to be another waste of time. However, as his search brought him to the back of the room he would find the secret treasure hid within the junk. ”Hey, look at this!” Luke shouted to Shizuka, grabbing onto the safe and tugging it free and into his arms. Placing it down on the floor and looking at it the Bount wondered if he could get it open. ”What do you think is in it? Maybe a gun. Or that key.” he murmured. ”Or porn.” But before Luke could even begin trying to open the safe he was interrupted by the sudden booms in his ear.

The loud noises sounded like a grandfather clock sounding off the hour, causing Luke to lift his head and look around. He’d notice clocks strewn about the attic that would suddenly turn to twelve all at the same time. Something was happening. Was this room a trap? Was the safe a trap?? Before long he’d hear the birds and, in the back of his mind, realize what was happening. Crows flooded into the room, situating themselves atop shelves and other perches and just watch them.

“Uh-oh… It started~!”

Luke’s head whipped in the direction of Nadezhda’s voice. She was back! Glaring at the apparition of the child he listened to what she said. ”Thanks for telling me the obvious.” the Bount replied with snark, before going quiet again as Nadezhda started talking again. When she mentioned Dracula, there was a moment of silence between them before Luke’s eyes suddenly widened. ”Oh...OH FUCK OFF!” He would suddenly shout, a bit in anger and a bit in disbelief. Was this a joke? ”Oh that’s just so funny! “Hahaha let’s send a vampire after a vampire it’ll be hilarious” fuck off and die.” he replied in annoyance, before turning his attention to that safe. He needed to try and get that open.

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[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

At least Luke completely ignored Shizuka's somewhat rapey nature. He wasn't trying to do anything too bad, but it was so difficult to hold back all of these urges. Shizuka learned very quickly that being a man was hard. Literally. His own erection was becoming an issue and Shizuka didn't have anything to stick his dick into. Well, actually he did, but he wasn't going to just strip Luke of all of her clothes no matter how much he wanted to. Her sweet feminine face was too irresistible and it was taking an unnatural amount of self control to not rip his pants off, expose his erect penis to the world without care, and sheath it within Luke.

Shizuka mentally shook himself. After taking a deep breath, he sat for a moment and considered his options. This heathen of a child following them was causing problems, but she was also somewhat helpful. Ugh, what a disgusting thing to say. Who would ever think of a mere child being helpful? Especially one as annoying as this. It didn't make sense. Shizuka looked around at the open doors and noticed a room just south of where they were beyond the upper landing. That one looked suspiciously unexplored. He turned to Luke and grabbed on to his girlfriend's arm, gently pulling her along with him.

"Alright, Luke. There's somewhere we haven't been yet. It sounds like this place is getting significantly more dangerous, so here we go."



Strength - 50
Speed - 50
Knowledge - 50 + 5 = 55
Sanity - 45

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{Gains}

• Dynamite: Instead of attacking, you can throw this through a connecting door in an adjacent room. Everyone must make a speed roll to avoid the explosion. | 5+ no damage. 0-4 Take 20 points of physical damage

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THE HAUNT HAS BEGUN

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Ranth - - TRAITOR
The Servant's Quarters (O) -> The Larder (I)

A feisty one..? Those were words she thought would never leave Ranth’s mouth. Words she never thought she’d hear in this millennium. He didn’t have to say it. He desired much more than blood. She could see it in his face. He wanted her and that was an incredibly dangerous thing. What did that even mean? She blinked several times as those words rung in her ears. He wanted to make her his? Was his charm still at work? The thing that terrified Rin down to her very core was the fact that at this point, maybe she was staying of her own volition and she knew it. Rin knew damn well she could slam dear Ranthula into the nearest wall and make a break for it, looking for a way out.

..But she didn’t.

Her brows furrowed as her cheeks would start to grow hot and take on that tell tale red hue. She recoiled ever so slightly as she became very aware of what she was feeling in that moment. Everything about this situation was wrong. She asked the first question on her mind. Fingers grasped at his chin gently, angling it towards her face, her eyes locked there with his own. “That’s it? What is the other part? What else is it that your now twisted little heart desires?” She was showing him weakness. Rin absolutely couldn’t have that. It was difficult to concentrate with his fingers grazing her cheek. ”Snap out of it..!”, in her mind and yet she whispered, “Indulge me. Isn’t something boring like blood is it?” One could only hope.

“When have you ever seen me submit to anyone?” As she spoke further, she couldn’t help but illicit a chuckle. Submit. Oh please.. In that moment, she grasped at his chin a little tighter to prevent him from making a move and making a cheeky attempt at a nibble. She leaned her face much closer to his, her voice low as those bright orange eyes flickered between his gaze and his fangs. “Did you forget who I am or do impossible challenges entice you?” With that, she let go and stepped around him, walking back and away from him. She was the same in a way. The Empress was known to tango with danger on more than one occasion. This was no different.

She put up a strong front but she was tempted. She wanted to ‘feel better than she could ever imagine’, just as he described. Rin would never admit that to him though. Her eyes fell to his lips. Once again she felt herself falling back into that trap. Rin’s mind screamed at her to run but there was an exciting, thrilling curiosity that gnawed at her. Her fingers moved to the collar of her kimono and idly, they traced the hem. Sad, she wasn’t in her actual body; it would be far more effective. “..Like this?” She asked aloud as she watched his face closely to see his reaction. She gently pushed it apart, exposing her neck. Could she goad him further? See how deep this desire for her and her blood ran. How far down the rabbit hole was Ranth? “Just how badly do you want me, Ranth?” She'd tease him one last time as she moved backwards further, feeling a door behind her back. She turned the knob from behind her and opened it, entering and closing the door behind her. A feeble attempt to put some space between herself and the vampire.

In the next room, Rin felt her heart pounding. She found a barrel and attempted to prop it up against the door. Though, she knew it wasn’t going to keep him out for too long. She grasped on to shelves and shook her head furiously as if to rid herself of his charm. It was no good. He was in her head and she had to find a way to escape him. Somewhere in the back of her mind, she had a feeling she wasn’t getting out. As Rin, walked around the room she found a bottle with black liquid in it and something about it called out to her. Quickly, she snatched it and observed it. She decided she was going to pop the cork and take her chances. However when she drank, she coughed up blood. It was violent and painful and she couldn't help but fall to her knees and double over. Her hands tried to cover her mouth desperately to stop but that crimson liquid covered her fingers and she felt oh so weak. Rin tried to stand and braced herself against the wall, wiping the blood away from her mouth. Her breathing became labored and she felt more weak than ever. Her fingers reached for the knob to the next door but she didn't have the strength in that moment to move forward.

Rin's Stats
+5 Str From Larder, - 10 from Str & Speed

45 Strength
25 Speed
50 Knowledge
50 Sanity

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Luke & Shizuka
The Attic (E) -> The Charred Room (O)

Out of the safe fell two items. A purple stone and a shallow bowl with some kind of medicinal substance in it. They seemed useless but boy, would they be as useful as ever. The stone, when held, had a property to it that would make anyone feel like things would get better and the medicinal substance looked exactly like what it was; for healing purposes.

“I haven’t lied to you since I met you.” Nadezhda shot Luke a pointed look. “I’m not kidding you, Luke. What did you think was going to happen? This house is full of all kinds of stuff” She shuddered and stomped her food on the wooden flooring, some crows fleeing at the action and her anger. “Just thinking about it annoys me.” Nadezhda casually kicked some of the garbage out of the way at the entrance of the attic and watched Luke and Shizuka hop out of the attic. This was serious and Nadezhda wasn’t here to play games or mess with them. This was a problem she herself detested and she’d seen it before.

“There’s a crypt in the basement and Dracula’s skank bride got out and turned one of your friends. Something about wanting to turn everyone and feeding on humans.. boring if you asked me! Teehee~!” Her cutesy act fell as she saw Luke's demeanor. She grabbed Luke’s sleeve and tugged on them to get his attention. She looked at him seriously. “Another one of you is down there and she’s kind of in trouble. Don’t know how long she’s gonna last but uh.. She probably doesn’t have long. She’ll be one of us but.. scarier and hungrier… Like her friend and all of you if you let them turn you.” She looked to Shizuka and smirked, purposefully goading the blondie. “You especially don’t want that.” She did tell them that one of them was going to turn on the rest. Better to believe it now than later, right? She huffed and walked past the two, leading them to the room they intended on going to.

“Anyway, his bride is currently trying to wake up the mighty bloodsucker himself and that is someone you really don’t want walking around. You need to kill him and his bride if you want to free your friends from their vampiric curse.” She said aloud to them walking them into a room that was entirely burnt. Charred from head to toe. The room reeked of that burning smell and nearly everything inside was destroyed. She pointed to the center of the room where a wooden spear with a ruby encrusted handle was embedded in the floor. There were tiny, onyx bats engraved near the bladed tip. “And you need that to kill Dracula. If you attack him head on, he won’t die.”

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{Spoiler}{Locked Safe Items}Lucky Stone: After you attempt a roll, you can use the stone to reroll any number of of those dice - One time use

Healing Salve: You can apply this to yourself or anyone whose Strength & Speed is below the starting value. You can heal one or both if you choose. - One time use