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One hell of a night (Dominic and Erythreus) COMPLETED

Erythreus sat in his room thinking about his purpose in "life" which made him chuckle since he was technically dead, and the protector of it "oh the irony" he muttered as a maid came in with clean bed sheets, "really, I can do my own bedding, my own clothes, and everything else that concerns me .. I don't need a maid" he said bitterly, he despised having this kind of luxury "Thank you Judy, but you can tend to the other rooms" he said, gesturing her away with the wave of his hand, slamming the door behind her.

Ery shook his head... why did they have maids? They had all suffered equally when they spent their lives in pain before they'd formed together... so they knew not to take anything for granted, "But here we are" he whispered to himself clenching his jaw, but Ery knew of one other man who was nearly just like him, and it pained him that he hadn't had the chance to spend time with the Therian in mind.

Wandering over to his wardrobe that only held black clothes, he pulled out a black tee, black leather pants, his leather jacket, and his grunge boots. Quickly showering, he shrugged into his clothes, and styled his hair as usual, departing his dimly lit room, his room really did look like death, black and red satin everywhere, candles always lit, and a desk where he sat and wrote in his journal... Ery was nothing but a brooding mess. He wanted some "fun" tonight, and knew just who to go to for it.

With that, Erythreus hopped onto his Ducati Panigale and sped off, the sun was just about to set, and nightfall would soon be taking place, when Ery liked it best. Pulling off at the entrance of the woods, he slid his helmet off and dropped it on the ground, he wasn't worried about someone stealing it, he'd just hunt them down and take it back, in his own dysfunctional way. After walking a ways into the forest, finding the only secluded place there, he picked it out as Dominic's place. Being a brooding man just like himself, this was the perfect isolated place to be.

Walking out back where he heard noises, there he seen Dominic, polishing, or cleaning his bike, he wasn't sure, but he knew it was Dominic. "Dominic" he said simply nodding his head to him, walking over to look at his bike... "nice, I left mine at the entrance of the woods" he stated, glancing around, making sure he hadn't been followed. IT wasn't often the Aspect of Death was out and about, and when he was, people made a deal of it. He despised it, but he shrugged it off. "I was hoping you would join me at the pub for a drink" he said, his accent as thick as the clouds above them. "I haven't gotten to properly meet you yet, and you're probably the only one who understands me" he added, and waited for Dominic to catch up to everything he had just said.

"Being out feels.... odd" he muttered under his breath and pushed his shades onto his head, so he could see better. He preferred confined spaces, the outdoors annoyed him because of the people who littered the streets, Dominic thankfully wasn't like those people though, and he was the only one who sat off in his own way, deciding to live away from the manor. Erythreus was in the process of doing just the same.

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Ailward GuardPermalink Reply by ✓ Dominic Howlett ~Mod~ on December 15, 2017 at 18:05

Dominic pushed open the door to his cabin and headed around the side to where he kept a few of his vehicles that he was constantly working on. He had finally finished putting back together a bike which had been in a pretty bad wreck a couple of months ago. The owner, who thankfully lived, didn't want to put the time or money into fixing the machine, but he had a feeling it was more along the lines of being scared to ever ride again. Dominic happily bought the metal off of the man the minute he came into his garage. Projects were one of his favorite things about being a mechanic.

As the sun began to set and the night began getting cooler, he pulled his leather jacket on and began polishing the bike. He couldn't wait to give it a test drive and the weather was just right. When a breeze blew passed him, his Therian senses picked up on someone or something approaching. The scent was familiar, but he honestly couldn't remember from where. It was odd too. He remembered thinking so the first time it ever hit him and that's when the memory came back to him. Turning around, Dominic saw the Aspect of Death walking towards him and knew the look on his face must've showed utter shock and probably confusion.

Dominic had met all the Aspects before, of course. He was an Ailward Guard after all, but his meeting with him was brief. Erythreus had always kept himself secluded and they hadn't spoken much since their meeting so long ago. The only time he would've seen the Ailward was when they held council at the manor which was a rarity. He looked at the ancient being and realized the Aspect had stopped talking and was waiting for him to reply. "Uh, yea... hey, man." Dominic wiped his hands on the rag and put a hand through his hair before extending it towards Erythreus to shake. "It's been a while." His hazel eyes stared at the Aspect for another quiet moment until he realized the awkward silence and cleared his throat with a smirk. "I usually don't get visitors, especially Aspects, so sorry if I seem a little surprised."

After placing the rag into his back pocket, he dismounted the bike and stood up. He wasn't sure if he'd heard Erythreus correctly, but it sounded like he wanted to go out. The idea of him being out in the world was more than a little amusing to Dominic, but he certainly wasn't going to say no either. This was bound to be entertaining and well, the Aspect was kind of his boss. Whatever this new longing was to get out of the manor, Dominic felt like he was the right Guard for the job. Someone had to keep a proper eye on him. A smile turned up the corner of his mouth as he folded his arms over his chest. "Now, what is this about being the only one who understands you?"

Ailward AspectPermalink Reply by ✓ Erythreus Ailward ~Admin~ on December 19, 2017 at 12:14

Erythreus couldn't help but watch as confusion, shock, and other facial expression adorned the Therian guard's face. Ery's thin lips drew up into a smile, watching as steam parted his mouth as his hot breath mixed the with winter air. One of the perks of being .. well dead, is that he didn't freeze when winter time hit, and he could enjoy the frigid outdoors, where no one lurked; being the loner that he was. He always took notice, of how on point Dominic's senses were, Dominic was a man who didn't need to fear really anyone, since he knew who was around him the moment they arrived, it was amusing to say the least. "Couldn't sneak up on you if I wanted to" he joked some, chuckling before extending his own hand.

"A while it has" he responded, shaking the guards hand. Ery looked to the bike again as Dominic put his rag away, realizing his own bike needed polished, worked on, probably the whole damn thing needed replaced, and he now knew where to bring it for that occassion. ""No apologies necessary, although I love the irony in me being the Aspect reaching out for fun, while the rest hoard up and clutter the manner. I suppose they remain busy though, or just pure laziness" he stated, smirking and shaking his head. Erythreus analyzed his current surroundings, making sure he hadn't been followed, he was out here to summon Dominic to the bar, for purposes of only fun, he didn't want Dom having to take on any serious tasks tonight.

Ery being out in society though would call for just that, he was sure of it, or maybe... just maybe he'd get his drunken night, without problems. Noticing the odd expression that Dominic then held towards the Aspect of Death, he chuckled "yeah, it sounds crazy .. even to me. But, I want... no NEED to blow some steam off, you're one of few guards who I took a liking to, you kind of get the whole... fun thing... the drinking part anyways" he said, not making much sense but that was his pride and him not wanting to admit that he had no idea how to have fun by himself. It was the Guards, and the other Aspects years ago who had taught him how to be a man again, when he was torn from society and became more of an animal than anything. And, old habits did die hard.

Erythreus then watched as he folded his arms over his gigantic chest, causing him to look down at his own slender frame "jesus, I need weight in my life" he grumbled underneath his breath, but that's because standing beside of Dominic made him look much like a piss ant. "Well, despite you and I only have a couple meet ups in the manor, you've been the only Guard who's ever reach out to me without assuming i'm stuck in my own head, or just being afraid to speak to me in general... not always making a big deal of me like the others do. I need to get out, and 'breathe' .. I much rather be in my dark room, in my brooding state, but... well you'll understand after we get to the pub" he said, not wanting to ramble on to avoid much more awkwardness that would fall between them if Ery continued trying to make sense.

He didn't even know how to have a proper conversation with his Guard, so yeah, it was a must to have his assistance with going to a bar,... around... people. Ery had things on his mind he hadn't felt in years, and wanted to wash it away with alcohol .. sure the problem/person would still be there when the booze wasn't, but to forget for a night sounded like a treat. "How have you been Dominic? anything to report?" he then asked, making sure his Guard had been doing well since it was rare that the two were in the same breathing space. Watching him dismount his bike, Ery waited, wondering if Dominic was ready to head out or not, if he'd even assist him. For missions and being his Guard, he had no doubts about Dominic, but to teach him 'fun' .. Dominic may have very well had second thoughts on it. Either way, Ery leaned against the garage door as he waited.

Ailward GuardPermalink Reply by ✓ Dominic Howlett ~Mod~ on December 29, 2017 at 4:03

He shrugged as Erythreus asked him about the on-goings of the world that might be of interest to the Ailwards. "Nothing really. All has been quiet, thankfully, but you know in the supernatural world that never lasts." Dominic chuckled and pulled his leather jacket from the nearby workbench. Shrugging it on, he took a hold of the handlebars to walk the bike down the dirt road that led back down to where the Aspect had left his own motorcycle. When they had gotten to where he'd left it, Dom's eyes scanned the lines of the Ailward's bike and he whistled in appreciation of its beauty. He had been thinking of where he should take Ery and there was only one place he could come up with that made sense. This was going to be interesting.

"Well, let's get this night started, shall we?" Dominic smirked mischievously and started his bike up. "Follow me. We'll be there shortly." After a fifteen minute ride, they were pulling up to their destination. The lights of the strip club illuminated from the side street that was off the main road which ran through the busy downtown area of the city. Dominic hadn't been there as a patron in a long time, though he'd be kidding himself if he said he hadn't frequented the place a lot when he was at his lowest. Alcohol and naked women just seemed like the obvious choice to quell the pain that crept up in his mind from time to time. Nowadays, the Therian only came to the place to work as a bouncer as most strip clubs absolutely needed. He pulled into the parking lot and turned his bike off, looking up at the busy establishment. His eyes went over to Ery to see his reaction and chuckled. "Welcome to the Devil's playground."

He dismounted the bike and headed up to the door where he gave a nod to the bouncers who he knew well. When they stepped inside, it was clear the night was already jumping. There were girls on the different stages around the large main room dancing to the loud music and there were plenty of people packing the place and ready to have a good time. He couldn't help but smile widely as he watched the Aspect take in his surroundings. Dominic clapped the man on the back and beckoned him over to the feature stage where they sat down up front in the chairs surrounding where the dancer would be performing. One of the shot girls came around and Dominic greeted the woman he was friendly with, taking two shots off the tray and ordering beers. He passed one of the shots over to Ery and leaned back in the chair as one of the women came up to them on the stage and began twirling on the pole. "So," he began, taking the shot and watching the dancer, speaking above the music. "What's up with the sudden need to get out? Is everything okay at the mansion? You guys aren't getting into trouble, I hope."

Ailward AspectPermalink Reply by ✓ Erythreus Ailward ~Admin~ on January 7, 2018 at 0:14

Nodding to acknowledge what he said, Ery knew Dominic was right. In the supernatural world, war was always brewing just beneath the surface of everything that seemed 'good'. "Time will unfold all the evil lurking around here" he responded, smirking. Erythreus had became a bored lonely man. Frankly he was bored of himself, hoarding up in his room and brooding all the time had been keeping him from the life people lived outside of their homes. Erythreus was curious about this whole 'fun' thing, hoping tonight he would change his insight on it.

As he and Dom walked the trail to leave, he chuckled as the Guard whistled in appreciation at Erythreus' bike. "Your's aint to bad either, let's take these beauties to the road.. i'm ready for that foreign word.. what is it? .. fu--fun?" he stuttered out, chuckling .. joking because everyone saw Erythreus as nothing more than a buzz kill. Nodding at his Guard, he winked before kicking his kickstand back into place and sliding himself onto the bike, "Let's go" he said simply in response. For the first time in a long time, Erythreus had hope .. he was excited. Was he sick? He felt like feeling his own forehead for a fever. The mischevious look in Dominic's eyes startled Erythreus but he followed as instructed. Fifteen minutes later, Ery's eyes lit up along with the lights.

Gazing from the lights to Dominic, Ery didn't know what to say, nor think.. he assumed they'd go to a pub and talk out the issues they both had in their lives. But, a strip club? "I didn't expect this at all man, all I can say is .. good job" he chuckled. But, the moment they entered, Erythreus felt so out of his comfort zone that he'd felt like crawling into a hole. Him being socially awkward, yeah he'd definitely need Dominic's help with this. He'd need his guard to teach him how to react to beautiful women without their clothes, and booze as if its was an all you can drink buffet. Sitting at the front stage where Dom had taken him, Ery's eyes widened. The women were more like barbies here, models so to say. His eyes glued to only one in particular before his gaze fell back onto his muscular Guard who ladies tended to swoon over.

His smile Let Ery know he'd planned this the moment Ery requested a night out with him. Erythreus had a new level of respect for his Guard. Holding his shot glass up to Dominic, Ery smirked, downing the first. As Dom the questioned the sudden need to get away, Erythreus sighed to himself. "I don't know .. I'm drowning within myself, I needed a break from being the buzz kill I suppose. This definitely wouldn't have came to mind, but thank you. I'm glad it's where you brought me" he explained, expressing his thankfulness to his Guard as he then stared back to the stage. "You don't seem like a first-timer here though, you come here to pause the other parts of your life?" The Aspect Of Death questioned curiously. He knew he had to give an answer about the question Dom had originally asked.

"Something is missing. I feel.. empty?" he said, but his tone more of a questioning one as Ery had never been the type to be honest about his emotions. Just as he started to speak again., two of the women had exited stage, one going to Dom the other to him, both sitting in their laps nonchalantly. Erythreus couldn't help but widen his eyes, the irony of twins approaching them was just a bit over the top for him. But, then again, they were fucking gorgeous.

"You two looking for a good time?" each asked, nearly at the same time. Erythreus almost froze in time, but involuntarily his hands fell to her hips, squeezing. Not that he knew it was forbidden to touch a dancer. But, in his favor, the twins already knew Dominic, and were completely fine with him doing what he was doing right now. Looking to Dominic with a smirk, he parted his lips to speak "what have you gotten me into?" he questioned his Guard, but clearly the man knew how to live, despite the fact he too battled many of his own demons. Pulling his wallet out, Erythreus stuck a 100$ dollar bill down the side of the girls g-string and looked up at her. "Pretty sure thats the only thing we're here for" he answered, hoping his new wingman would swoop in with his easy words and save the day.

Ailward GuardPermalink Reply by ✓ Dominic Howlett ~Mod~ on January 22, 2018 at 23:15

Dominic leaned forward in his chair as he listened to Ery explain his need to escape Ailward central. He couldn't blame the Aspect. He would be going stir crazy if he was locked up in a room all the time too. Yea, he needed his privacy and brooding sessions too, but at least he didn't live in a house filled with others that would always be around. Dom was able to roam the woods in the wide expanse of Therian territory and still not come across a single soul.

He smiled at his inquiry of being a regular here. "Yea, me and this place go back a few years." The Therian's eyes scanned the establishment that had become one of the first places he'd come to when arriving at Evermore. Things weren't the best then and alcohol and women was his obvious therapy. It wasn't long before he knew everyone's name and the owner had offered him a job as a bouncer to help him get back on his feet. He would be eternally thankful to him and his wife for seeing passed his down and out luck. "I came here a lot to get away from my thoughts and past. Now, I just work here more than partake in the revelries," Dominic said, chuckling as one of the waitresses came over and he ordered them beers.

When Ery mentioned about feeling empty, Dom's face fell a bit. He knew exactly what that was like. There always seemed to be an emptiness inside of him that could never be filled by all the women and booze in the world. Just as he was about to ask him more, the Garcia twins came over and they each sat down in their lap. Dominic leaned back in the chair, taking the woman with him, and put his arm around her waist. It took everything in him not to laugh as the Ailward was trying to figure out what to do with himself and the girls. "Erythreus, meet Nikki and Brie. Ladies, meet my very good friend here, Ery. Promise to be gentle with him; it's been a long time since he's been around beautiful women." Dominic pulled out his wallet and gave Nikki, who was sitting on his lap, enough money to keep them around for the night. They were the sweetest and less likely to eat the Aspect alive. "Oh, and it's his birthday," he lied, taking the beer off of the tray the waitress had returned with. "He's absolutely going to need a dance in the VIP room."

"Sounds good to me!" Nikki said as they both kissed them on the their cheeks and stood up to start dancing in front of them.

Dominic reached over to hand Ery the beer. "Don't worry, they won't bite," he reassured him with a chuckle and opened his bottle. "Unless you pay them to, of course." Popping the cap off the Corona, he winked at the Aspect and turned his attention to the girls as they moved around them. Nikki was on her knees in between his legs and moved her hands up Dom's thighs and to his chest, running her hands through his hair. She spun around and sat backwards in his lap, sliding back down slowly to the floor.

"Bringing back memories?" she questioned with a wicked grin as she looked back up at him, taking his hand in hers.

He shook his head and smiled at her. "As if I could forget..." Dom's gaze went next to him and he saw Ery's wide eyed reaction as Brie moved against him. "Try not to get too grabby," his said with a wink, taking a large gulp of the beer. "If this is too much, we can go somewhere else." Maybe this would be sensory overload for the Aspect and that wasn't what Dominic wanted at all.

Ailward AspectPermalink Reply by ✓ Erythreus Ailward ~Admin~ on January 29, 2018 at 17:05

Ery would have been lying if he said that Dominic hadn't surprised him. He was certainly a good listener as Erythreus began to ramble on about how he needed an escape from the every day rituals in the Aliward manor, if it wasn't missions being talked about, it was holding fancy parties, and drinking expensive wine. Ery himself didn't wallow in their lifestyle, he cared for each of them .. they were family, but he didn't mind getting away every now and then either. If he didn't, he'd lose control and lash out, so for this event Dom had picked out for the two of them, he was more than grateful.

Coming to find out that Dominic, a man who seemed to have it all together., had only came across this place to escape his own past and demons had intrigued Ery. That being said, he realized he wasn't the only one who needed an outlet, everyone did, he assumed. "So, you work here... and what else do you do?" he questioned, curious of Dominic's jobs aside from the duties he had as a guard. Noticing that Dom's face had fell perhaps he knew too what feeling emoty was like, but they were soon interrupted, which Erythreus didn't mind this kind of interruption as the twins sat down in their laps. Although, Ery kind of gazed more to Dom than he did the female in his lap, trying to figure out what to do.

A chuckle echoed from his beer stained lips as Dom introduced him to the twins. Damn was Dom a lucky man to know females like this personally. "Nice to meet you ladies. Dominic here has definitely made me a happy man tonight, it's not often I meet women like you" he stated, licking his lips as he gazed to the one in his lap. Ery's mouth fell open when Dominic paid them to stay with them for the night, but more so when he lied about it being his birthday. Clearing his throat, he said nothing, and smirked at Brie who was in his lap, as she rolled her hips, twisting herself to straddle his lap reverse cowgirl style, her hands wrapped around his ankles when she then began twirking in his face, or he assumed that was the correct term for how she was now moving. Fake birthdays were definitely the best. And somehow, he'd find a way to repay Dominic for this.

As they then stood up to dance for them, Ery took the beer happily. "You know how to live, man. I appreciate this, all of it" he expressed, and for the first time he had a cheerful smile on his face. Chuckling as Dom said they wouldn't bite, unless they were paid to, he became even more intrigued. "Biting is a man's weakness... Ill pay" he stated, smirking to Dom before looking back to Brie. Damn was she gorgeous, and the way her body moved was magical in his eyes. When he glanced over to Dom., Brie had turned and pulled his face back towards her, feeling her tongue roll across his throat, sent him over the edge, but he listened to Dominic's instructions and let his hands fall to his side, when Brie then propped her legs on each side of his, still straddling him, swinging her head around causing her hair to wrap around his neck a few times, while Nikki was between Dom's legs on her knees.

"You know how to pick them to... this definitely isn't to much... I needed this more than I realized. A motel room for each of us sounds fitting to end this night though" he then said, flashing a wink to his guard, He had already paid the girls to spend the night with them, so Ery would pay for the motel rooms. He had to admit he was having more fun than he ever had in his life, and it was all thanks to Dominic.

Brie

Nikki

While the girls continued moving against he and Dom,. Ery glanced over to Dominic once more. "As long as you're having fun bro, i'm with you for the entire night... i'm enjoying myself for a change, and if we go anywhere, hopefully, it'll be to a motel ... with these two" he stated, knowing Dominic could work some magic and have them come with them once they left. Suddenly though, as a blonde entered the main stage, and began working the pole like nothing he'd ever seen, Erythreus spoke over the music. "Who is she Dominic?" he asked, becoming overly intrigued by her.

Ailward GuardPermalink Reply by ✓ Dominic Howlett ~Mod~ on February 9, 2018 at 3:24

Dominic let his eyes wander over the dancer's body and smirked as she winked at him and sat down in his lap. She threw her hair back over his shoulder and swirled her hips against him. As she turned her head and whispered a memory the two shared in his ear, he shook his head, letting the smirk grow even wider. "Not tonight, Love." Nikki stuck her bottom lip out in a pout and kissed his cheek. Their short history would have to remain just that; short.

At Ery's question, he turned his head towards the Ailward and nodded at the club. "Well, I bounce. I was coming here so much for so long that the owners knew my name. They were nice enough to offer me work as a bouncer when I first came to Evermore. Word got around to the other clubs and I sort of became the go-to guy for anyone needing help at their bars, clubs, restaurants, or even at some of the official city events. It's either one of those places at night or at the garage in the daytime."

Nikki ran her hands up his thighs and over his chest, lightly tugging on his hair as she sat down facing him. "And he's pretty damn good when it comes to fixing cars," she said, smiling at him.

"And that too. I work at a garage on the border of Th..." he quickly amended himself as he realized he was about to say Therian Woods. Nikki and Brie were both human and that would've made them raise an eyebrow. "The border of the main highway leading out of town." Dominic knew he would get what he was saying. Always had to keep ever watchful of what came out of your mouth around humans when one was a supernatural. "That's where most of the parts came from on the bike I drove here tonight. You should come by some time. Another excuse to get out of the house since you love to ride."

He chuckled as he watched Erythreus taking in all of Brie, but quickly shook his head with a smile and a laugh at the proposition for after the club. "Oooh, no. There will be no motel rooms for me tonight, but feel free to take the twins with you if they are up to some fun later on." Brie let out an exaggerated sound of shock and did the exact same pout as Nikki had. Dominic laughed and finished off the beer.

"Exactly my reaction," Nikki said as the music changed and a new girl came out on stage.

Dominic's eyes went over to the performance as Ery inquired about the dancer. "That would be Kelly. She's one of the best you'll ever see." The Therian nodded for another round as the blonde bombshell took flight on the pole and seemed to defy gravity. "Don't blink or you'll miss something."

Ailward AspectPermalink Reply by ✓ Erythreus Ailward ~Admin~ on February 26, 2018 at 0:55

The woman in Dom's lap didn't whisper low enough, causing Ery to chuckle. But Ery couldn't deny the girl had moves. "are they all like that,? pouty when they cant go and have a night with you?" he questioned but it was more of a whisper as not not offend anyone. Ery then listened intently. Dom certainly was a busy body, all the way from bouncing different clubs, to helping the city when they threw events. It frankly amazed him. "Speaking of the the garage", Ery had the idea he could come help him during the day when his schedule wasn't full of aspect duties. "If you ever need help, ill do it" he stated.

He watched as Nkki ran her hands up his thighs and said he was damn good at fixing cars too. Another perk of Doimic Howlett. Ery became intrigued with the Therian the more he spoke. Thankfully,Dominic amended him self from giving off that he was a Therian, in a club full of mostly humans. He nodded again, as Dominic said he should come by, smiling as it was another means of getting out of the house. Ery suddenly became annoyed with the twins, each of them wanted Dom. Shooing Brie away, Ery excused himself and let the twins have their way with him, Kelly... she was something else, and as he sat in a seat close to the stage, Kelly got on her hands and knees, crawling towards him, throwing sveral hundreds at him, which only cause her to wrap her number up in one the hundreds with the apartment sweet she'd be in later on.

Erythreus made his way back to Dom, and grinned. "Like... dude ive been missing out, thank you for this. Ill pay for these two as well, since you brought me into a new scene one that i actually like." with that he threw a coupe more hundreds to Brie and Nikki. He'd be damn sure to show up to kelly's suite. Only hoping he could convince Dom at the end of the night to tag along.

Ailward GuardPermalink Reply by ✓ Dominic Howlett ~Mod~ on March 11, 2018 at 1:19

"These kind of women are always pouty when they can't get what they want from a man," he replied to the question, but not so quietly. He was friendly enough with the girls that he knew they wouldn't be offended as Nikki gave him a mock look of hurt and tsk-ed him. Dominic chuckled and then watched as the Aspect rose from his chair and seemed to be entranced with Kelly. She was no fool and noted how Erythreus was eyeing her as he made his way to the stage. Dominic immediately saw her move over to him and knew her game well. She was going to give all the attention to the fresh meat, especially when he could pay big money for it. Dom's eyes went back to the twins in front of him as one went behind him and tilted his head back while the other sat in his lap and continued to dance.

"Your friend there doesn't get out much, does he?" Brie asked as she lowered her head down by his and ran her hands in his hair. "He seems nice enough."

Dominic smirked and finished off the rest of the beer. "Yea, let's just say he's had a rough go in life."

Nikki grabbed four shots off the tray of a passing waitress and put them on the small table near them. "Well, tell your friend we're doing shots here!" She pounded down the first one and shook her head with a smile.

On cue, Erythreus was making his way back over to Dominic and he could tell he must've scored well with Kelly. He couldn't help but chuckle at his comment of paying for the girls. "Don't worry about it and uh," he motioned for the Aspect to lower himself down to Dom so he could whisper. "Try not to think of them as 'things' when you're speaking about the dancers in front of them."

The Therian picked up the shot and lifted it in a toast as he waited for Ery to do the same, but a sudden noise towards the front of the club made the smile fall from his face as he turned his head to the side. Despite the roar of the music and large amount of chattering people occupying the space, his extrasensory hearing thought he heard the sound of a scream. Dominic easily lifted Nikki off his lap with one arm around her waist and put her down on her high heeled feet as he raised himself to standing. "What gives?" Nikki questioned as she looked up at him and then over towards the door where Dominic was scanning the crowd.

"I don't know." A shot suddenly rang out and chaos ensued. People began to scatter to the only exit that was left to them on the side of the large room now that the entrance wasn't an option. "Go, get out of here!" He yelled to Nikki as he ushered her towards her sister. Dominic stepped in front of Erythreus and went into full Guard mode. Protecting the Aspect was the only thing that mattered. He looked around, but it was still impossible to see anything that was happening because of the amount of people pushing passed each other to escape the gunfire. "Shit..." he mumbled under his breath as he took Ery by the shoulder and lowered them both behind one of the industrial speakers. Dominic pulled the gun he usually kept on him from his waistband and waited as the crowd dispersed so he could get a better look at the situation without the stampede of frightened people.

Ailward AspectPermalink Reply by ✓ Erythreus Ailward ~Admin~ on March 12, 2018 at 17:01

Chuckling as Dom said they were always pouty when they didnt get what they wanted, he noticed how they mocked him and gave a teasing look. "At least they are light hearted about it" he stated, grinning towards the guard. Ery had been quick to move to the stage with a wod of hundreds in his hand, he didnt spend his money on anything besides booze as it was, it wouldnt exactly hurt to spend some on a female like this one. As she quickly moved over to him, pulling moves that hed never imagine hed see, Erys eyes widened, quickly, stuffing a few hundreds in the band of her leather shorts.

Not expecting her to turn around then and have her ass in his face, he done all he could to not touch her, and with success, her set had ended and he hadnt touched her. But now, he had other issues. "Oh for fuck sake." he groaned and Kelly smirked, using that call-me gesture with her hand, only to look down and see she had slipped a number down in front of him, quickly he grabed it, balling it up in his hand before walking back to Dom. Erythreus wasnt going to call her, or was he? Hed worry about that later.

As Ery sat back down with Dom, and grabbed the shot offered to him, he knocked it back and listened to the whisper he was pulled into. "Noted" he said, a dry chuckle leaving his whiskey stained lips, it was true he didnt get out much unless duty called so he was still adjusting to all the adaptions that came with 'fun'. Ery could immediately sense something was wrong, oh god, here he was the aspect of death.. please don't let no one die, is all he could think as he too had heard the scream. He stood beside of Dom scanning the area, and over towards the exit, after a gun shot people tried escaping but to no avail as all of them didnt make it. Dom helped the twins to safety before standing in front of him. "Dom, you dont have to do this alone, I know it's your duty but you wouldnt be here if i hadnt came to you looking for a way to get out and have some fun"

Ery immeditately hushed after that, when he was pulled down by his shoulders lowered behind one of the industrial speakers. "a few have died already, I can hear them talking to me" the Aspect said, since this was what the Gods had tasked him with, more and more were passing through the two realms, from life to death. The mad gunman was still shooting, and he knew before long he and Dom would be next. "We have to get out of here, hes not leaving much space between us and those who are out there trying to escape" he protested, suddenly feeling as if he wanted to protect Dom too. However, he knew Dom would allow for no such action. Kelly hadn't had time to get off the stage, before she was shot in the shoulder, he could hear her whimpering out, but she managed to act like she was dead, and so the gunman moved forward.

"Goddamnit" he growled out, he had just met Kelly seconds before the girl got shot, this was something he hadnt dealt with in a long time, although, everytime someone died, he felt like he was pulled into this place with them, to make sure they found peace, the more that died here, the more hed end up losing his sanity, he then looked to Dom, "Dont you dare risk your life and die on my account" were his last words to the Guard before the gunman hovered over them with a wicked smile on his face.

Ailward GuardPermalink Reply by ✓ Dominic Howlett ~Mod~ on March 21, 2018 at 1:27

Dominic clicked the safety off of the handgun and smirked sarcastically. "It's kind of my job, sir," he said lowly and began to move to stand up until there was a gun a few inches from his face. He lowered his weapon to the ground and stood up with his arms raised in the air to show no threat, but kept himself between the gunman and the aspect. Now that he was standing, Dominic could see there were a good many people still in the club. There were some that were wounded and a few who weren't moving at all. His eyes went back to the threat in front of him and he began taking the man in.

He was a normal looking guy which tended to mean the worst in situations like this. Despite being much shorter than Dom, the man had a fire in his eye that said he wasn't really scared of anything, but there was also recklessness there. Dominic couldn't be sure if that was because of the very powerful weapon in his hand or the righteous cause he thought he had in coming into this club and wreaking havoc. Regardless, he could tell this would-be murderer was adamant for whatever his reason was for doing this. Because they were so close in contact, he realized the man was in fact human after picking up his scent.

"Move." The man motioned with his gun to step out of the way of Erythreus and it was now clear of what he was here for. His target was the ailward.

Dominic looked into the human's eyes sternly. "No."

"Move, guard, or I kill you now instead!" Not only was it obvious that he had done his homework about who they were, but apparently he had a plan on how this whole night was to go down. "I don't care anymore! I can't wait for them!"

There was more than just him? This was getting worse. If they were going to make a move, it would have to be before his back up arrived. The gun was now against his forehead, but Dominic didn't flinch. It wasn't the first time someone had the balls to put a gun to his head and he would like to believe tonight wouldn't be the last time. Keeping his hands raised in the air, Dominic stepped slowly to the side to let the man confront Erythreus.

The gun was now in the aspect's face and the man was shaking in his emotional state. His eyes were becoming more wild and Dom knew he was on the edge of losing it completely. "Bring her back," the man said to Ery and the therian furrowed his eyebrows slightly at the man's demand. The aspect remained quiet and the human pushed the weapon against his forehead in a rage. "I SAID BRING HER BACK!" It was becoming clear now. He'd lost someone he loved and he wanted this very powerful being that watched over death to bring her back to the realm of the living.

"He can't," Dominic said matter-of-factly causing the man to swing the gun around back to Dominic. "It doesn't work like that." He needed to buy them some time to think of what to do to get out of this mess.

"The hell he can't." The weapon was now trained again on Erythreus. "I know what you are. I know you can bring her back."

"Who is them?" Dominic questioned; the man turning his unsteady gaze back over. "Who are you waiting for?"

A grin spread over his face as he wiped the sweat from his brow. "We were in a group for counseling. All of us. People who'd lost someone special and couldn't move on in our lives. Tragedies that our loved ones didn't deserve! Their lives cut short! One of them used to be a guard and he told us about you," he said looking back at Ery with a sneer. "His wife died after a home invasion while he wasn't home. While he was out on duty to protect the aspects on Skye." Dominic's eyes flickered over to the guardian of death. Things were starting to become evident. "And now we have a way of getting them all back. You."

Ailward AspectPermalink Reply by ✓ Erythreus Ailward ~Admin~ on March 27, 2018 at 21:29

It was definitely times like this when Ery wanted a normal life, he was sure there was a point where all Aspects wanted to resign. Seeing Dom having to risk his life only made Ery wish for it more, but he'd never actually go along with it, the Aliwards both guards ad Aspects was all he knew, and they were family, being the Aspect of Death was something he'd grown to appreciate, and being the protector of the underworld; he couldn't exactly go back to normal from that. When Dom clicked the safety to off, and smirked at Ery saying it was his job and referring to him as sir, Ery let his head fall against the industrial speaker, sighing. This was something Ery would have to swallow his pride and get over.

As Dominic stood, Eryt's heart sank into the back of his chest, instinctively standing up behind him, he knew better than to wedge himself in between, and Dom had earned a new level of respect for this. Ery too had put his hands up, to show he also was no threat, even though ever fiber of his being wanted to use his staff to turn himself into his dragon form and eat this prick. Ery let his gaze follow Dom's which met that of a mad mans. The gaze he held on both the Aspect and the Guard was a soul-less, dark, fiery gaze. It was only when Dom picked up the man's scent that a feeling of ease washed over Ery, he knew that had the upper hand on a human but if he decided to fire that gun at them and it pierced the right places, he and Dom would have been fucked.

That feeling of ease Erythreus had been feeling prior to the man's next statement was now gone when he requested that Dom moved, it was then clear who the gunman was there for. The gunman had made it clear he knew who he and Dom were and threatened Dom's life if he didn't move, with that Erythreus placed his hand on his guards shoulder ready to pull him to beside of him, if they were both gonna go down, then why not together, but this human was a little in over his head. Dom told the man no, with the most nonchalant tone he'd ever heard for a situation like this, then the gunsman said he couldn't wait on 'them' with his hands on his temples like the psycho that he was. "Them?" Ery uttered out, knowing instead, he should have kept his mouth shut.

After the gun was placed to Dominic's forehead, Erythreus had gotten his wish, Dom stepped to the side, and the man eyed Ery up and down. "You, to your knees. NOW!" the madman yelled at Ery, after Ery kneeled slowly and gazed up to the man who'd said bring her back... repeating himself over and over again, demanding that Ery bring someone back he apparently loved. It was almost sad, but the man with the gun would soon be under Ery's protection too, in the underworld if this went in his and Dom's favor. He was thankful that Dominic spoke up again, because it caused the gun to be directed away from Ery's face once more, but back to Dom's which didnt make the situation any less gut wrenching.

Dom speaking had given Erythreus the chance to stand up which pissed the gunsman off, firing off his gun as he'd aimed it towards Dominic, From Ery's point of view it had only bipped his shoulder but the Aspect became enraged to see his guard targeted, and not knowing if the bullet had only nipped him or had fully lodged into his skin. "DOM!" he yelled in a panic "LIKE I SAID I WANT HER BACK!" he shouted as his gaze flickered between the aspect and the guard before the maniac turned back to Ery after his short but clear explanation of why he'd been seeking Ery and Dominic, and why he now had shot up a whole club trying to get to them. Erythreus couldn't think straight, but he knew very well that this man had lost his mind to ask the protector of the dead to bring back his loved one, along with an entire group of people who were on their way expecting the same.

"I can talk to her. I can give her a message for you, do you think this is what she would have wanted?" Ery then asked, trying to distract the man from Dominic who Ery had no idea if he was okay or not at this point, being the brute that he was he'd hoped it would bring some comfort to the Gurd who'd at least been pierced slightly. With Ery's mention of being able to talk to gunsman's loved one he froze and turned to Erythreus "How can you do that? I said. I want. Her back!" he yelled each word out as if Ery was an idiot, like the man was trying to make him understand something. Now with his back turned to Dominic once more, Erythreus gave Dom a look that said 'shoot this bastard'. But if the other showed up before they were able to do anything at all, this could very well be Ery and Dom's ending. "She's here, you just can't see her, I can reach out to those in the underworld.. she's crying, she sees all the innocent lives you just took, she said this isn't you, to let her go" Ery spoke once more, continuing whatever kind of distraction he could provide for Dom to retaliate.