Shattered Glass [Skirmish] [Adelina]

"Party rock is in the house tonight. Everybody just have a good time..." The music began playing loudly as the very walls themselves seemed to shake as three dozen or so people danced wildly to the music. Among would be an utter beauty. Her honey gold hair wrapped up in a twisted low bun which was a fair bit different from how she usually wore her hair. This was by design. Her form was clad in a lovely black party dress with black leggings and to top it of, black heels. Her very presence caught the eye of almost all around her, men and women alike, who would gaze at her with both admiration and envy.

There was one more aspect about her that was shared among all guests. Adorning her face was a mask. A white porcelain mask with red stripes that resembled that of a kitsune. Normally this would be bizarre, but this situation demanded a certain degree of discretion. Besides, this was a masquerade. One hosted as a house warming party. While she would be a stranger to most there, Adelina's natural proclivities to temptation and flattery along with an appropriate outfit easily granted her access. This naturally kept her face hidden for the most part, but did not do much for her hair nor her brown eyes. 

As she danced near another, a lovely specimen caught her eye. Male. Couldn't be much older than 25. She smirked under her mask which was not visible to her potential target. Despite that, her body language immediately changed. It was inviting. He immediately understood as he began to approach her. Her eyes would be enticing, but behind the mask was a truly predatory grin. This was, after all, how she fed. Discreet and careful under normal circumstances. As of late, however, Adelina had come across too many delicious specimens. It was so difficult to always have to tell them no. As such her activity had begun to heighten. 

As he drew closer, Adelina began to pull him closer by wrapping her arms around his waist. His mask was standard for a masquerade, only covering a part of his face. Before he had a chance to speak, Adelina gently placed her finger against his lips as she took his hand. Walking past kissing couples and drunk party members, they exited the building quickly with him in tow. The wind blew with a slight breeze as the cold air touched their skins. Looking from side to side, it appeared that the streets were empty. Well...almost empty. A peculiar figure could be see walking down on of the streets. 

Adelina growled softly. She had worked to entice this one. Some random pedestrian was not about to stop her. After all, they appeared to be just a random passerby. Once she would begin to feed upon this poor soul, even if she were caught by this passerby, she was sure that they would simply run away in fear. As she dragged her partner for the night down the stairs, he spoke with a chuckle. "Now now. Calm down there darling. Where would you be taking me?" Adelina smiled as she spoke in a rather sultry tone. "A place of pleasure darling. You won't regret it~"

This was all he needed to hear. Adelina began to pull him gently as she walked ahead of him. She took him forward about a block before ducking into an alleyway and pulling him in. She chuckled as they walked farther into the alleyway before Adelina pushed into against the wall with a little bit of force. She growled seductively as he could not help, but smile. "A feisty one aren't you baby?" Adelina nodded as she trailed her fingers up his neck and removed her mask. Her brown eyes suddenly became visible to him along with her scarlet red lipstick. 

Her face would draw closer to his neck in such a way that her face would be obfuscated to anyone about to walk into the alleyway. She nibbled slowly as he gave a soft moan. She purred for a moment, blowing hot breath against his neck before she struck. Her hand would come to his mouth, covering it as her teeth came against his neck once more. This time it would be much more than a nibble. Her canines violently dug into his neck, ripping it open. His eyes widened suddenly as blood sprayed against her face. Soft whimpering surrounded Adelina's hand as she purred once more. 

Hot red blood dripped to stain the ground below as his eyes rolled into the back of his head. He was dead in mere moments if not from shock then from the sudden loss of blood from the carotid artery. Adelina simply licked her lips as she would prepare to enjoy her meal. At least she was hoping to. There was the pedestrian from earlier after all. She was confident that this one would be like the rest who came across Adelina's feeding grounds. They would likely gaze upon a corpse and run out of fear. Blood covered her dress after all along with her lips and hands. She leaned down to the quivering lifeless body of her victim, prepared to continue feasting under the cover of darkness in case anyone interrupted her.

As Adelina licked her lips, her eyes widened with joy. His blood was exquisite. It was spicy and burned slightly as it rolled down her throat. She had certainly struck a jackpot with this one. She did not need to eat for maybe another month, but it was always a grand opportunity to get a taste for some of the culinary wonders that the world had to offer. This man had given his life so that she could enjoy that wonder. She continued to dig into him. Grabbing his arm tightly, she began to take another bite as more blood bubbled, spraying onto her mask and face. She just licked her lips far more.

Unfortunately it was this vile and predatory display that would cause her to not notice the approach of another. The pedestrian from earlier. As Adelina stared down at her prey, she heard a voice behind her. “Hands up ghoul! Any funny movements and I’ll shoot.” Her demeanor changed somewhat. The rather messy and sensual sounds that had been emerging from her lips simply stopped. Instead there was silence as she contemplated the situation. Her face was turned away from Wynne though even then, it would be wreathed in shadow. With the gentlest of movements, she began to move the mask to cover her gore-covered face. 

Her movements would once again be slow as she rose to her feet. This was likely no mere pedestrian. Either it was foolish law enforcement that thought it could injure her with a normal gun or it was in fact a member of the CCG. Adelina cursed under her breath as she stood there facing the wall. Under the mask she simply bit her lip as she tried to relax. Her hands would slowly rise above her head. She could not provoke this one without getting a good look at them first. She would speak with a light chuckle, disguising her voice with varying inflections along with her typical sultry disposition.

"Well now. It seems that I have been apprehended by a knight in shining armor~" She chuckled as she began to tease the Investigator. "Most would have already shot me, but you simply have me at gunpoint. I am forced to wonder why? Do you perhaps want to take me into custody?" She grinned at the notion as she relaxed her muscles once more. There is one thing that she could do to even these scales, but she needed to be facing Wynne. She breathed out calmly. "Well I suppose I have no choice, but to surrender. Would I have permission to turn and face my captor?" Adelina would only turn if the Investigator gave her permission.

If they did, Adelina would slowly turn so that she was now facing Wynne. Her beautiful dress, artistic mask and face hidden underneath were all stained with the blood of the corpse that now lay at their feet. Adelina slowly began to look Wynne up and down, smirking. They were wearing a lovely little purple dress. Dressed for the occasion it seems. Slowly Adelina slipped out of her heels with dexterous efficiency so that her bare feet now touched the ground. "You are quite a treat yourself. Such a shame that we need to be on opposite sides. I would have loved to show you a heavenly time as well~" She giggled softly.

If she had been given a chance to turn around and face Wynne, Adelina would be in a far better position assuming that Wynne had not taken a shot at her yet. The back of Adelina's dress would move slightly, something bubbling underneath, likely unbeknownst to the Investigator before her. Adelina began to speak. [smear:931aed]"Perhaps we can work something out after all. Someone as easy as the eyes as you comes along only a few times in one's life. Beautiful. Soft...and delicious."[/smear:cc1111] Adelina would waste very little time as her eyes beneath the mask changed.

The once purely white sclera and chocolate brown iris morphed. Blotches of pitch black formed as it became as dark as the night. Her iris suddenly turned scarlet. Meanwhile on her back, Adelina's kagune began to grow. From her scapula emerged a yellow pair of enchanting wings. While yellow dominated the majority of the Kagune, thin purple tendrils adorned the wings as well. Adelina would feel the manifestation of her Kagune bolster her natural agility. She would certainly use it to strike quickly. Moving at a heightened speed of A-Rank, Adelina would descend upon Wynne. 

Assuming that the Investigator took a shot at her when her Kagune manifested and the ghoul was rushing her down, Adelina would try to dodge the first bullet by weaving to the side for a moment. If she was successful in dodging a bullet, Adelina would try to use her speed to her advantage. Spinning around and utilizing her right foot and leg, Adelina attempted to slam it into the Investigator. If she hit, she would likely create a C-Rank wound upon Wynne's person and perhaps even jolting her backward into the wall behind her. If this was the case and Wynne was sent back into a wall, Adelina would attempt to move at her again. This time, however, she would attempt to pin the Investigators limbs against the wall, purring softly if she was successful.

Adelina lurched forward towards Wynne with a predatory gleam in her eyes. She was a ghoul. A wolf among sheep. The sheep rarely dared strike at her as they were normally too afraid to be struck down themselves. Those killed by Adelina would suffer a terrible fate. She had desecrated countless corpses of her victims. Mutilating them after luring them into her web. Did this Investigator think that they would be different? They would become prey just as easily as the rest before them. Her Kagune had fully manifested which effectively made Adelina ready to face this feisty little treat.

As she made her move towards Wynne with impressive speed, it seemed that the Investigator was quick on the draw. As Adelina descended upon them, she heard two shots be taken. One towards her leg while the other rocketed towards her torso. Her motions would be quickly as she weaved her to the side. This allowed her to successfully dodge to the side to evade the first of two bullets, the one bolting towards her leg. As it collided with her leg there would be a notable grunt of pain that erupted from her lips. The bullet itself would dig into her flesh as Adelina felt another sensation.

A jolt suddenly lit up within her leg. To most this sensation of electricity would be rather discomforting. It would flare up within her flesh as the electricity would debilitate her. Instead, Adelina would feel no such sensation. Instead Wynne would likely see the electricity that should have tased her rise up her leg. It would radiate towards her torso and began to disperse across her entire body. Her entire body began to crackle with electricity as the electric shock was effectively nullified. With that she could move towards Wynne easily with much impediment. 

With her agility she would come upon Wynne easily and it was that same agility that would allow her to crash her leg into the Investigator with ease. She would feel it almost immediately. The breaking of skin underneath and the natural bruising that Wynne would experience. The force of the blow would send the Investigator's frail body to the ground as they slid along the ground out of the alleyway. Adelina would simply smile as the Investigator's dress had become torn by the friction. As they stood, their movements would appear hobbled and uneven. 

There was a respectable amount of distance between the two of them as Adelina hummed softly. Her gait would be slow, sauntering closer to the entrance of the alleyway. Adelina's voice would ring with the same sultry sound and differing inflections as she heard the Investigator whimper softly. "Oh darling. How scandalous. How obscene to be walking around with a torn dress like yours~" She would grin and purr seductively as she began to skip closer and closer to her. Her speed wouldn't be much faster than her hobbling. In fact, it would be a tad slower.

Adelina was showing a bit of her ghoulish and predatory side. If Wynne watched her, she would notice the wound around the Ghoul's leg bubble. The bleeding that gushed from the wound slowly faded as the wound itself began to close. The electrified bullet popped out of her wound as it simply fell against the ground. With one hand, Adelina raised her mask slightly so only her crimson lips were visible. It was curled into a sadistic smirk as Adelina's Kagune morphed. It's form would suddenly harden and crystalize as the normal glow of the weaponized muscle would become beautiful crystals that radiated yellow and purple alike.

Despite the beauty of the display, however, Adelina was going to toy with the Investigator some more. Suddenly Adelina's Kagune would expel a material. Numerous shards that flew at Wynne. These shards would not be looking to hit Wynne directly. Instead Adelina was aiming them just behind the Investigators' form. She grinned more as her lips let out a hearty chuckle. "Oh how I adore watching you run my darling~" Adelina's crystalized scales began to crackle with a little bit of electricity as she licked her lips and finished by biting her lip. It seemed that Wynne's suffering and fear was surely making her flush.

Adelina's giggle resonated with a sadistic glee as she peered at her prey. She was going to continue her cruel advancement, but the next comment that Wynne made had her stop for a moment and stare at the Investigator. “This was my favorite dress….” Adelina blinked under her mask as she giggled softly. She licked her lips as she spoke out with a calm and patronizing glee. "Oh my sweet little dove. Don't worry. Your modest form is still clad in cloth, though I'm afraid that it may not last~" A chuckle accompanied the punctuation of the sentence as she clasped her hands together.

She began to fantasize about what she would do to Wynne. Perhaps she would start with the eyes. They were always the chewiest. Perhaps a finger? Maybe even an arm? The possibilities were endless and if Wynne's fate was to end up as another meal for Adelina, she would make sure to treat her right. After all, a well-prepared meal was the most delicious. As she shot shards behind the Investigator, she began to consider how she would respond to this. After all she had just seemed to use strictly guns. No Quinque that she had showed off so far seemed to be intended for close range fighting. 

As the Investigator rummaged through their bag once more, Adelina watched cautiously from the distance as they pulled out yet another gun. She scoffed for a moment as she watched them point it at their own abdomen. Were they truly about to face death with cowardice rather than fight for survival. At least this is what Adelina thought until Wynne let the bullet loose. She heard the grunt of moan of slight discomfort, but her opponent seemed to find after all. She raised an eyebrow as she bit her lip. Her voice resonated with a bit of irritation. "They are called Quinque correct? Those perverse weapons you wield that our fashioned from us. I wonder much blood of Ukaku ghouls do you have on your hand? One? Three? Perhaps more...?"

Her voice was not nearly as cheery as she revealed her distaste for Quinque. The world was a realm of predator and prey. What made humans so special? What made them exempt from the rules of nature. Regardless of that, Adelina had her suspicions about the gun that Wynne was stowing away. If it did not harm them then what did it do? Was it like an adrenaline shot? Would they be healed? It was time to see. At first Adelina wished to play around with Wynne some more, but her next comment towards Adelina made her grit her teeth and bite her lip. “Watch this Bitch.” The nerve of this one! Perhaps Adelina would need to make short work of her after all. 

She began to sink into a relaxed stance, a little lower to the ground. She needed to stay mobile against this one. Suddenly there it was. Another three shots at her. Adelina knew that their gun had the potential to utilize electricity. Her natural resistance to electricity would prove useful, but Adelina was not about to stand around and simply take the hit. Upon hearing shots be taken, Adelina deftly jolted to the side using her natural agility. Unfortunately for her, bullets were still bullets and two would certainly leave their mark. Her torso and left arm flared with pain as the incendiary round dug into her skin and smoldered underneath her fair skin.

She gritted her teeth as she knew it would only be a matter of time until her body naturally recovered from the injuries. Meanwhile she tilted to the side, putting a large amount of her Kagune on display. She would fire another set of crystallized shards at Wynne though it would be a hailstorm. Three sets of a dozen or so shards directly at Wynne along with their immediate left and right. Together with the shrapnel that dug its way into the ground behind them, it would be difficult for the Investigator to find a place to hide. If these shards dug into their skin, Wynne would find themselves being affected by B-Rank wounds as the shards themselves carried no static electricity. Unfortunately this hail of shards would cause Adelina to gasp for air for a moment as she felt it to be very draining. Meanwhile, Adelina felt her the wound in her torso close again. The bullet popped out as it seared and sizzled upon hitting the ground. Meanwhile Adelina would focus on her Kagune as the crystals of yellow and purple suddenly became less rigid, appearing to be bright yellow wings once more.

The shards that emerged from Adelina's Kagune were vicious and fierce. Perhaps a couple dozen or so crystalline daggers, ready to shred Wynne to pieces. Adelina remained close to the ground as she waited to see how Wynne would react to this. Would they weave left? Weave right? Perhaps they'd even try to jump to avoid the attack? Either way, Adelina felt that she had them in checkmate no matter which way she decided to move. The Ghoul knew that she was more agile than this one and even she would have trouble evading this storm of crystalline shards.

Well, it seemed that Adelina would have her answer soon. Wynne did not dodge to the side. Nor did they try to leap into the air. In fact, their next movement would have them standing resolute in an attempt to weather the oncoming storm. Adelina simply smirked under her mask as the shards viscously tore into Wynne's flesh. To watch their dress get shredded to pieces as wounds formed all over their body. Adelina was quite pleased with the result. She began to tap her finger against the porcelain mask as she bit her lip. She pondered on what to do with this one.

Approaching her, albeit still carefully, Adelina noted that their wounds were likely getting the better of her. Blood pooled all around them and they seemed to be at the mercy of the ghoul. Adelina peered down at her with a slight grin, her lips likely visible to Wynne for a moment as she raised her mask. Much of her face was still covered, but she would still allow the Investigator to see the lower region of her face. She began to shake her head as she spoke to the dying Investigator. "Tsk tsk tsk~" She leaned down, getting closer to the visage of the Investigator as her voice sounded condescending. 

"My poor sweet little dove. You should know better than to try and withstand that which you can't compete with~" With one hand, she gripped the Investigator's cheeks as she licked her lips. "If you weren't so cute I would turn your head into mush on the street here, but I believe that you have earned a second chance. Just remember darling~" The Ghoul leaned down while the Investigator was conscious, placing a deep bite onto her collarbone. While her teeth would tear through skin, she would not leave an open wound. In fact, only teeth marks remained albeit they seemed a little deep.

Small bits of blood pooled from the bite mark as Adelina grinned. "A little something to remember me by sweet dove. Perhaps one day we can play some more and I can discover the full range of your taste~" With that, Adelina simply began hoisting the Investigator's bleeding and admittedly scantily clad body. The Investigator felt about as light as her so this was not the most difficult exercise of today, but it was certainly no cakewalk either. Regardless, Adelina began to slowly carry, slightly dragging, them to the steps of the party that Adelina had came out of not ten minutes prior. 

Placing them upon the steps, Adelina began rummaging through their fanny pack. While her hands roamed through it, Adelina found that they carried everything in it. The two Quinque they had used. A pack of gum. Notes. Just about everything. She chuckled as she the ghoul pulled out her own phone. Her phone now displaying a keypad, she dialed a familiar number. It was the number of a nearby hospital that she knew of. As she waited for it to ring, she heard a sweet voice on the other end. "Hello this is Toshima Hospital. How can we help you tonight?" 

Adelina cleared her throat as she began to sound like a distressed woman. "Help! Help! There's a woman here. Bloodied. I think she got attacked by a ghoul. Please..you have to send someone!" There was a wail in her voice as she feigned fear and panic. The woman on the other end responded. "Oh no...we will dispatch someone immediately! May I know your present location." Adelina responded with equal distress. "2-chōme-65-5 Itabashi in Itabashi City, Tokyo. Please...send someone soon. I think I can hear someone?!" With that Adelina hung up and chuckled softly. 

Before she would take her leave, however, she pulled out a small index card. She began to write down a phone number for her throwaway phone. After writing it in lovely cursive, Adelina kissed the index card so an imprint of a red scarlet lipstick was present on the card. Finally she wrote a little message. It note now read, "Call me sometime xoxo". Adelina placed the little note in their fanny pack and placed it in their lap. Now it was time to take her meal and leave before the ambulance arrived. As she walked back into the alleyway, slipping back into her heels, she picked up the corpse of the young man she had hunted earlier and began dragging him, hoping to enjoy her meal somewhere else where she would hopefully not be disturbed.