The Wrong Way Down Memory Lane (Nat!)

[Kitty]

[[ So yes ... Osias kinda.... surprised me here. Enjoy. O.o; ]]

It was surprising how good the sound of breaking glass was at this point in time ... she'd never actually tried to harm something, much less someone, in her entire life ... but it felt good to know she'd gotten in a good whop on this man. Until of course he moved fast enough to become nothing more then a black and blue blur. Her eyes widened in surprise, which was followed quickly by a yelp of pain when his fist collided with her skull. Those broken off rings made their way through her bandages, which managed to cushion the blow a bit, and scraped what little flesh still covered her skull off in some places. Her heart ability just took a bit of the edge off before it faded with her concentration. And then he was back in front of her.

Dazed, and noticeably wobbly because of it, she peered back up at the man, forgetting for a moment who he was and why her head hurt like it did.... but when he spoke it was clear once more. Oh yes, he was trying to claim her wonderful Rat. and then he started moving again and she couldn't quite keep up with where he was and where he wasn't and simply stopped trying after the first couple of times. Her muscles tensed in anticipation of another blow ... but it'd be next to impossible to dodge if she didn't know where it was coming from.

She wasn't expecting it to come from the front, but she did make a failed attempt at moving away from him. His grip on her throat stopping her from movign back and she just went with his tug, eyes widening further. She felt the knife against her throat a moment before she heard the bag flop on the round and felt the weight vanish from her jaws, the remainder of the strap sticking out from either side of her muzzle uselessly. She had nothing left to attack with now and he was.... he was going to kill her, wasn't he?

Maybe not ... he was offering to let her go.... and she really didn't want to die and..... wait. This close she could see his eyes clearly, and some familiar tickled her brain. Those eyes ... she'd seen eyes like that before. Not the same color but ... Morpheus. That's who had those.... so he was ...? Yes, perhaps she should just slink off, Allure would be worried about her by now. Her fur fluffed more as she was released, her convictions waning noticeably until ....

Osias had been watching, and listening, to the two below and had noticed the canine starting to lose her desire to 'defend' and claim him ... he didn't want her to go, no .... he wanted to finally pull this thorn from his side for good. He no longer understood why he hadn't killed her a long time ago, but he'd rectify that here and now and do it with his mate at his side. His King .... the thought made him tingle in all the best ways. No.... Tamah definitely wasn't leaving tonight.

He sprang off the window sill and allowed himself to plummet toward the street below before activating his flight ability once more to right himself and, of course, keep himself from smacking into the hard ground ... he couldn't fix bones yet after all. About a foot off the ground he'd pause for a moment, an action that was still mildly jarring after free falling, before releasing the power and dropping neatly to his feet to step over to Finistris' side.

The sound of boots hitting the ground made Tamah turn her gaze over to.... Osias! His movements, however, made her fur bristle all the more. He was taking that King's side over her's .... it wasn't fair!

You're not doing a very good job of winning me over Tamah ... My King has done a far better job ...

His voice was a mixture of a challenge, and pleased amusement. He watched as her blue eyes narrowed and her muscles tensed again ... it was so easy to rile her back up.

It's not right! Everyone knows a Diamond and a Spade can never be a proper set.

It was her attempt at getting one, or both, of the men before her aggravated, or at least annoyed.

Osias twitched a bit at that, it was true.... a Diamond and a Spade weren't a proper set .... but it had never really bothered him before, actually.... it had never crossed his mind. A little 'hrmm' of thought escaped him before his nose twitched and he made a move to grip his mates wrist with claw like fingernails. To be honest ... he hadn't even thought of himself as a Diamond for a long time ... what had his own suit ever done for him? Took away the things and people that were important to him? Chased him from his home? Looked down on him? No.... Diamonds had never done anything positive for him ... .everyone he'd cared for, everyone that had ever been kind to him or loved him was a Spade.... perhaps that's why he'd gone to their court so many years ago? A thoughtful little grin touched the corner of his mouth as he peered up at his mate, a thoughtful little glint in his eyes.

That might be true.... in any other case.

He chose then to switch from human to biped and, had his mate stayed still the whole time, he'd make the move to bury his nose in his mate's hair for a moment before moving on with what he wanted to do.... it didn't matter if his mate was at his side or had moved to do anything more to the canine... either way .. .he'd made up his mind the instant she'd called them improper. He wasn't a Diamond.... he just.... wasn't. He brought up a clawed hand and didn't hesitate before touching his chest, sinking his claws into his own flesh with a bit of a grimace and raked them over his suit and only the suit.... the rank could stay, he'd earned it.... but not the suit ....

The Heart's eyes widened as she watched in horror.... the fur down her spine bristling more then it had before.

W-what..... what have you done to him?!

This.... it just had to be the workings of that spade! Her previous thoughts of death vanished and she made a leap at the blue haired Hisstor... oh how she wanted to sink her fangs into any part of him she could get! He'd ruined her knight.... brainwashed him even.... she knew it!

[[ If you'd like me to edit anything just let me know.... this turned into a monster of a post and I kinda went of of what I -thought- would go on.... but if he had a reaction I need ot include let me know and I'll be happy to edit <3]]

[Nathalia]

((Nuuuu! D8 Happyyyyyy!!!!!))

The sudden thud behind him had Finistris whipping around to place a knife near, but fortunately not in his Rat.

"Ah, Osias. I'm glad you've graced us." He murmured, standing to one side and letting his ability fall to standby until it faded. Good.
He was actually rather thrilled Osias had turned up, he hadn't been too thrilled with the thought of letting the girl go without at least a smidge of reprimand, but he'd been afraid of taking it too far and wounding a possible er...friend of his mate.

Osias, could deal with her. Or begin to, and Finistris would follow his Queen's lead.

He chuckled at the girl's outburst. "Ah, some of the best sets are mismatched..." He murmured, as his Rat stepped forward and snatched his wrist, seeming to take far more offense than he had. He watched the girl shrink as her dreams and ideal thoughts were shattered before her eyes.

Honestly, he felt she was a poor thing. So would he if his dear Rat had flounced off with something else, but he couldn't quite motivate himself to actually feel for her...she wanted what he had, and she wasn't to have it.

His mate then shifted with a slight crack beside him and briefly buried his nose in the blue hair. Confused but sated, Finistris pushed back into the gesture lightly before the Rat stepped forward, presumably to strike or further intimidate and/or humiliate the girl.

What his Rat did instead left him in wide-eyed shock.

Had-... Had that just happened?

He stared at the ragged scraps of flesh hanging from Osias's claws, unable to tear his gaze away. Suits...the Rat was really his wasn't he? A warm feeling bubbled up in his chest, only to be quickly snuffed out as the Canine lunged at him and, due to his surprise, he reacted too slowly.

She hit him hard in the chest, causing him to let out a strangled yell as his cracked ribs re-bruised and he stumbled backwards, hitting a wall. "Can you not take a hint? You stupid girl!" He choked, reaching out to slam the broken bone rings into her flesh again and writhing to get away from her.

[Kitty]

It took a moment or two after he'd torn the flesh for the adrenaline behind it to ebb just enough for him to feel it. It stung and throbbed all at once in a manner that reminded him vaguely of a burn. He peered over at Finistris, golden eyes somewhat blank as he took in the other man's wide eyed expression. That .... probably wasn't something that happened very often .... was it? Even so... he meant it, and he'd claw it off again if it came back. He was officially renouncing his suit.

He stood gazing at the blue haired Hisstor until the canine, who he'd nearly forgotten about, lashed out and knocked the man over. Instantly he snapped out of his daze and all of his wiry fur bristled at the sound that escaped the Spade, oh no.... no one was aloud to do that. His tail, permanently kinked from fights past, was stiff until he finally was able to move again... and he pounced with clawed fingers braced and ready for impact. It wasn't that he didn't think the King, his King, couldn't handle himself.... he was out for revenge.

The canine was running off of anger and adrenaline and now the satisfaction she felt from the sound that escaped her target. She didn't care if she was completely outranked, this man needed to pay for what he'd done to her Osias or at least, what she thought he'd done. There just wasn't any way the rat would act like this on his own, not in her mind.

She lashed out with her teeth, which were in varying staged of rotting and breaking, before those bone rings caught her in the chest this time, somewhere around her shoulder. A yelp escaped her maw only to be silenced when another form collided with her side. She hit the ground, flailing despite the fact that she hurt in multiple places.

His tail remained stiff as he rested his weight on the canine's side, finger's curled as he kept his grip by sinking his claws in. There was far more to grab on her then he'd expected. but she wiggled to much, and that canine whine that was coming up from her throat was annoying ... but he knew precisely how to get a much more acceptable sound, and it'd be easy in this form. With one quick motion he'd stab those elongated incisors of his into her shoulder, ears pricking to catch the howl of agony that she couldn't quite bite back on.

He flicked the tip of his tail as his eyes sought out his mate .... this was going to be fun.

[Nathalia]

Finistris recoiled from the snap of teeth near his shoulder. He was lucky that the teeth in question were all in varying stages of disrepair and none were actually able to do anything more than scrape his skin as they tore through his suit jacket. He aimed a backhanded swipe at the mutt as soon as his Queen had pinned her and sunk his teeth into her flesh.

Finistris waited; poised.

Until the Rat threw him that look.

It was fine then. Bias toward the realm or not, his Queen had just administered a request...and who was he to deny that?

He watched the Canine wriggle pathetically, waiting until his Osias had a better hold on her before lashing out abruptly, reaching for the underside of her jaw.
Once contact was made, he would move with her until a firm hold had been established, squeezing the fingers around the bottom up toward the upper, but not trapping it shut.

"Tell me girl... What was your name, again?" He hissed, laconically smile back in place as he knelt down and reached for his back pocket slowly.
He had a very fun toy hidden away in there...and her...state of being would make this all the easier.
"Tell me...what do you have to lose at this point, my dear?" He murmured, his fingers sinking into the flesh of her jaw and twisting slightly. Not enough to inhibit speech, but enough to keep her from moving her head.

His other hand locate the toy.

He would wait until she began speaking, then palm it and move it slowly up under the girls chest.

Now to wait on his Osias.

[Kitty]

A full body tremble started when she realized how stuck she was .... and how this didn't look like it was going to end well at all. Her attempts at wiggling free ceased when the Spade seized her jaw and she simply stared at him with wide eyed fear. That look in his eyes .... she didn't trust it an ounce ... not that she trusted him before. However, she kept her mouth closed and silent.

One notched, rounded ear focused in on the front of the canine, waiting for a response that didn't come. Well, she obviously needed to be taught that a request from someone such as his King required an answer. He gave her another second and when silence remained his tail twitched and he thrashed his head from side to side, the fur along his spine bristling a bit when he could hear tooth scraping against bone. That was quite the delightful sound and he was hard pressed to keep himself from doing it too long .... didn't want her passing out or anything.

When the rat, the one she thought was hers, started him thrashing she had to bite her tongue not to let out a scream. She hadn't expected it, her Heart ability had faded and she could certainly feel every bit of that... and that sound ... it made her tremble more and the tears started to flow freely and soak her fur. She was certain now... this damned pair were going to end her right her in the street ... and no one was going to care ...

Blinking a bit she focused her fuzzy gaze on the man holding her head still once more and swallowed, trying very hard to speak normally despite the pain and fear she was feeling. She didn't sound nearly as confident as she had before, and she only gave him a one word answer, the only word he'd asked for.

T-Tamah ....

[Nathalia]

"Tamah...that's a nice name..." He murmured, reaching forward to stroke the top of the Lowlander's head gently. "And...why did you have such an issue over the fact that my dear Osias is taken? When did you get the impression that he belonged to you? Tell me what gave you that idea..."

He relaxed and sank down to the Canine's level, sinking his nails in suddenly and sharply through the bandages and scalp...and then ripping them away, taking as much flesh with them as he was able and tearing off the bandage.
"Tell me what made you think you were good enough for my Queen, pest!" He snarled, standing again and raising a foot to stomp heavily on one of the Canine's paws.

He would get an answer out of this girl, a small knife now visible in his hand as he brought it down in a flash, aiming for the girl's open scalp wound.

[Kitty]

The canine flinched when the man started to stroke her head, surely another blow was coming .... she allowed herself to relax ever so slightly, and then the violence she was expecting happened. She tensed up, yelped and flailed her front claws a bit, but the more shocking out come to her was the removal of her bandages .... she'd been wearing those for almost as long as she could remember. He'd taken them, just like he'd taken her Osias. Crystal hued visionaries narrowed at the man who was taking everything away from her, her lip curling in a snarl .... a response to his own.

Osias picked his head up, pulling his elongated incisors out of her shoulder and simply holding her down now, he wasn't about to let her gather up any strength and use the adrenaline running through her veins to launch herself at his King again. Rounded ears remained pinned back as he watched, letting Finistris handle her. Watching her suffer was far more satisfying then causing her to suffer ... the dumb bitch would probably be thinking happy thoughts if he were the one administering the punishment anyhow. Stupid, idiotic female.

She hurt all over, and the stomp on her paw was just one more injury added on top of the others, she flinched and whined, but she was back to flashing teeth at the human in a purely canine show of aggression, her words coming out accompanied by a growl.

Cause I'm a better person then you'll ever be!

She kept her gaze fixed on him even when he drew his weapon, she resigned herself to death earlier and at the very least... she'd go out making a point. Maybe ...

[Nathalia]

Finistris watched the Canine's lips curl back, exposing her fangs in a pittance of defiance...but a stand, nonetheless.
That...that at the very least earned a hint of respect, on top of his inability to distance himself from his favor for her Realm.

The Hisstor glanced at his Queen, eyebrows knitted as he tried to decide on a level of appropriateness, his expression leaving his pending actions to be perceived as quite questionable.
"Well, that's debatable, now isn't it, my dear?" He muttered absently, shaking the old bandages off with some of her shredded livery as an afterthought. "Better, in your terms, would depend on whether you were referencing; my abilities, your idea of morality, or the general consensus of society. I believe myself to be better than you, but my opinion doesn't outweigh your own...especially not in your own mind. ...Therefore, neither does yours cancel out mine."

Finistris let his eyes rove over to his Rat, calculating...watching the way that Osias's own expression curled into one of contempt.
Enough.

Turning back, he knelt down in front of the girl, keeping his face back from her teeth, but extending a hand to lay on her shoulder.

"Tamah, was it? I can respect a stand from anyone I've challenged or who challenges me, but you've involved yourself beyond a point of recovery. Know that you have my respect, that which is due to you for not allowing yourself to become a gibbering mass when overpowered and betrayed." He paused, watching her eyes and on his toes for any sudden lunges. "But I cannot stand to leave my Queen insulted and my reputation tarnished by you, Tamah. You have my sincerest apologies."

With that, he would bring the hand holding the knife up in a flash, the movement blurred as he focused his Spade ability on his arm. He aimed the point for the side of her head, hoping to drive it into her brain and twist.

She at least deserved the death to be quick and as painless as possible from this point on.

[Nathalia]

((OOC: Shall we just sum this up and close it? <3))

~Nathalia