Always tumbling down over that abyss of Madness

[moonlitknight]

Who: Zero and Open
What: Zero loses his shit falls to his bloodlust
When: May 4th
Where: Everywhere.
Warnings: Blood, violence, manipulation, self-harm, he'll be an arrogant ass too


He digs at his throat obscuring the tattoo. The pain a welcome change to the raw hunger clawing at his throat making it impossible to even think! His stomach churns and his form convulses bringing him to his knees. His hands slam forward breaking the fall as his instincts single out the faint sound of a heart beating in the distance. He covers his ears to block out the sound but it doesn't go away!

Starvation.

It turned vampires mad. And Zero had been starving himself for far too long.

His body screams in agony, forcing his instincts to the surface as hunger grips him in its claws forcing his heart rate up, the sound mixing with the steady one in the distance. It was close. If he--

"Stop it!"

He grits his teeth and his breathing falls into ragged breaths. He's losing control. Beneath the blood and raw skin, his tattoo begins to glow and his eyes pulse a deep red. He's slipping, falling off the ledge of sanity and the monster lurking inside raises its head and tests the will that always kept it at bay, and for the first time it come away with a grin. The Hunter lost more than his memories, he lost his strength to defy it.

Time passes and his throat begins to heal while that beating heart echoes in his mind drawing the vampire toward the source, a wide grin marring its lips when its meal falls within its sights.

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[birdstheword]

NOW THATS SOMETHING!

Hajime stares at the picture for a moment on her screen before slowly lowering her phone to look at him. He have gorgeous red eyes, any other time she'd be all over him about them but there's something wrong here. The air feels heavier and that glowing tattoo isn't settling well with her.

"Got it~! Thanks for that. I need to get to taking more pictures of everyone else too though!" She means it too, but her gut is telling her to leave and Hajime always follows her feelings. She takes another step back to skip around him. What is this chill?

[moonlitknight]

The moment she turns there's a shuffle of wind and Zero appears in front of her, the only indication that he moved a soft fluttering of his tie as it settles back down.

He moves slowly then, his lips shifting into an easy smile. "Where do you think you're going?"

[birdstheword]

So fast!

Hajime blinks a few times. There's a moment she thinks she's imagining the moment, it happened to fast but she was sure she had some space between them. Her smile dips a bit as she reaches back to her other pocket, grabbing the end of her NOTE that sticks out. Something is telling her she's going to need to transform.

"I told you, more pictures. What do you really want?"

[moonlitknight]

His answer comes easy.

"You."

[birdstheword]

Hajime's reply comes just as quick.

"Can't! I've got someone waiting for me!"

[moonlitknight]

"Let them."

He moves then, his hand snapping out to catch her wrist in an iron hold.

[birdstheword]

"I don't wanna fight you." But she will if she has too. It's a warning. Probably one she shouldn't of given but she's never really used her powers against anyone so human like, glowing eyes and creepiness aside.

Hajime frowns, trying to pull her arm free. His hold is strong! If that isn't going to work... Her eyes lock on his as tries to pull out her NOTE with her free hand, it starts to give of a slight glow. If she can transform she can get away easily.

[moonlitknight]

He catches sight of the NOTE, his hand snapping forward when it begins to glow, moving to pull it out of her grasp before she disrupts his meal.

[birdstheword]

"Bird--"

This is the first moment Hajime's heart actually starts to race. That glowing notebook is a physical form of her soul. Feeling his fingers on it gives her an uneasy chill, the glowing instantly fades when it's removed from her hand.
When the NOTE is pulled away she immediately makes a grab to try and reclaim it in vain. She even stands on her tippy toes.

"Hey!"

[moonlitknight]

His lips pull into a solid grin at her avid reaction. He can hear her heart racing behind her rib-cage, the sound bolstering his hunger.

"Bird?"

He flicks the NOTE in the air, watching her closely as it falls back down before snatching it out of the air inches from her fingertips.

[birdstheword]

That's just mean!

"Stop!" Hajime frowns at him, narrowing her eyes. At least be careful with it. She's never really been in a situation like this. Her heart is beating loud in her chest, she's still reaching for it, trying hard to snatch it back but with no luck. She had seen what happened to Rui when his NOTE was in someone else's hands. When the damage effects the owner. She shouldn't of hesitated. Heroes don't hesitate.

"Give it back, that isn't yours!"

[moonlitknight]

His hunger pulsed through his veins, and he enjoyed the heated warmth spreading through him as it consumed him little by little.

"Or what?"

He was playing with his food.

[birdstheword]

She doesn't respond back to his question. She just stares at him, clearly uneasy but it's slowly shaping into being upset more then anything. Instead of answering, she clenches her hand into a fist, pulls it back and tries to punch him as hard as she can in the stomach. It's a strong punch but nothing super human, she's just a fit teenage girl without her Gatchaman abilties. She needs NOTE for anything past that but it comes without warning.

"You're being mean."

1/2

[moonlitknight]

He takes the punch.

2/2

[moonlitknight]

And finds amusement in her pitiful attempt, but keeps the game going.

"I'll trade you for it."

[birdstheword]

"That's silly. It isn't yours to trade!" Hajime huffs, stomping her foot. The punch didn't do anything did it? Of course not. Not only is he stupidly fast but he's strong too! What can she do here? She needs her NOTE back. If he does anything too it...

Hajime moves to pull her phone out, it makes a sound as it rings for Davesprite. Maybe he can come swoop in and grab it from this jerk. There's still something very wrong with this guy, she knows there is. Glowing red eyes and tattoo aside but....she can't leave without the NOTE. Even if she tried, he's too fast.

[moonlitknight]

The moment she pulls out her phone, he adds pressure to the NOTE stopping a square pound of force away from cracking it.

"I wouldn't do that."

[birdstheword]

She doesn't need to look to see him gripping the NOTE tighter, she can feel it! Hajime winces as she freezes, gripping her own phone tightly in response. She sucks in a breath holding it as she stands there in front of him. It feels like he's trying to crush her. There's the faintest taste of copper in the back of her throat.

"....S-stop"

[moonlitknight]

His lips pull into a wicked smile. Poor little thing. She served herself up on a silver platter the moment she pulled out that NOTE.

"Come."

An order, as he extends a hand out to her, palm up.

[birdstheword]

Hajime stares at him, her mind is racing looking an an answer of some kind. Some way to get her NOTE back. If she can just grab a hold of it for a second and transform, this wouldn't be nearly as dire as it is. He's too fast and she can't leave him with her NOTE.
She steps forward, grabbing his hand with hers, squeezing it. She'll listen for the moment. At least until she can make another grab. She stares at Zero, there's a spark of fire behind her pale brown eyes. She's not giving up. Only Kido knows about her NOTE, though her squirming may have given him clues. Hopefully not enough.

"What do you want from me?"

1/2

[moonlitknight]

A gentle smile at the quiet acceptance.

"Bleed."

2/2

[moonlitknight]

His fingers dig into the Note cutting through the top layer in a sudden surge of violent tension. She tried to hide it but he caught it. An explosion of a rich coppery tone that filled the air the moment he crushed the NOTE beneath his fingertips.

Blood.

[birdstheword]

Before she can even question his words, pain shoots throughout her body. She grips his hand tightly, her own fingers digging into his skin as she grimaces. A painful yelp escapes her lips as she stumbles as she shutters. His fingers that are stabbing through the cover of her NOTE are hitting her very core. She struggles to keep standing, really the only anchor she has is his hand. That faint taste from before is more present now as she coughs, blood coating the inside of her mouth.

He knows.

It strikes her. Hajime forces her body to move. She leaps at him. Her free hand reaching desperately for the NOTE in his hand. Even if she has to tear it from his nails, she needs to get it back before this takes a darker turn!

[moonlitknight]

Blood fills the air, inciting his bloodlust to full drive as she launches herself at him, a rabid little kitten going up against a wolf. And he lets her.

Lets her leap on top of him, lets her stretch against him for that NOTE before an arm circles around her, trapping her place in a steel hold as he dips down to lick off the blood.

[birdstheword]

Eyes on the prize but she can't reach it. He's got too much height on her. She reaches with all her might, stretching with her finger tips just a breath away. She's so close! It's taunting! Feeling that strong arm wrap around her, she kicks her feet a bit and pushes against him. Her hand moves to push against his face, stopping from whatever he's trying to do.