Tooth grits his teeth. "When I finish killing this....Kuroniku, I have two questions. Question one: will Richard get his personality and physical capibilities back? And question two: if this guy is your second-in-command, who will watch Alvilda?"

#4 simply drums his fingertips together, classic villain gesture. But he hardly considers himself a bad guy, nor should he. He's done his fair share of beneficial things. "His physical capabilities exist. His heart beats, his muscle structure and such are in peak condition. An ideal laboratory creation. It is good that I had one of his hairs from an encounter long ago locked away, for DNA purposes." Another wee pause. "And, in the event that you do kill Kuroniku, I suppose nobody will monitor Alvilda. You tried boy, and your effort in negotiation was commendable. But I had thought you'd know better than to make deals with me at all. As for Alderson's persona and memories... Perhaps these will be granted, if you can manage to impress me." And, more importantly, if his player is consulted about it and the like.

Maniacal_Jester is pacing back and forth in one spot somewhere out in the woods, and apparently has been for some time, as he has worn quite the well sized path into the ground with his many footsteps, the bells on his hat jingling with each step. His hands are clasped behind his back, and he glares mischievously from side to side looking for something or someone to amuse himself with.

[Tooth] Damn it. Damn it all. Keep careful, Tooth. Shit, you just screwed it all up! Calm down, calm down. "All right." He says quietly. "And what does impressing you consist of, if I may ask?"

#4 chuckles. And that is something that is very rarely heard- probably for a good reason, too. The sound is simply the accumulation, the sum of all of the malicious acts he's ever done. Yet with a patronizing undertone to it, as if simply to make whoever's hearing it feel more helpless. He certainly has vocals down, and the slight echo trailing it fails to help matters. "Kill Kuroniku first, and we'll talk."

Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she lays in a tree, sleeping coundly in the nights darkness. her right arm's bandages bloodied, her armitself achieing. but she ignored hthe pain. her lungs filling with the refreshing night iar.

Tooth smirks, turning his eyes to the ground in disgust. For himself or this...thing in front of him, it was hard to tell. "Got it."

#4 ceases to sustain the stabilizing energies that allow this realm to contain him. As an instinct of sorts, of planes could have such things, he is somewhat spat out.

Maniacal_Jester suddenly stops ... foot stamping, neck scrunching, arms twitching ... and lets out a sharp yell of anger. He gnashes his teeth several times, again looking around him ... then spies Kodora sleeping up in her tree. All manner of anger fades instantly from his face, replaced by an overjoyed smile of mischief. He bends low to the ground, glaring up at the demon-cat girl. "The game isn't over yet," he mutters in a low voice before springing up into the lower reaches of the trees to watch ... and watch he does, as the same ugly rat creature from the other night appears from the other side of the tree, ugly, feral, demonic, and about the size of a large boar. The rat snarls as it catches Kodora's scent and slowly starts to scale the tree beneath her.

[Tooth] "Oh Kame...." He runs his hand through his hair nervously, already regretful of the deal he's just struck. "Dammit." He won't think about it. Not right now. And, well, since it was too late to go back to work. "C'mon Tomei, let's go home." He speaks to the unconcious cat, finally slinging her over his shoulder and then lifting off, flying off into the sky, towards the mountains.

Little_Half~Breed_Kodora the scent of the rat dances about her nose. She wakes up, thoug ha bit grogy, she soon realizes what happeing " ughhh.. " was all that came from her. she was too teird to fight, but if she was goign to livee to sleep again, she would have to battle the ugly thing. it shouldn't be too hard, but she stilll didn't want to do it.

[Maniacal_Jester] The creature picks up speed at the sound of Kodora's waking. Soon it has reached the branch underneath her, its claws digging into the wood and pulling the creature's mouth up to bite at her.

Little_Half~Breed_Kodora sje jumps down below the rat,grabbing it's tail on the way down. she would hope that, in the suprise of being pulled down, it would struggle, and hit it's head on the tree or a rock.

[Maniacal_Jester] The rat shrieks unnaturally as its prey quickly evades its bite, and even louder as its tail is grabbed suddenly ... the force is sufficient to dislodge the rat's claws from Kodora's previous branch, causing the rat creature to fall through the air and slam its chin roughly on the branch below ... but it doesn't stop there, and keeps falling as long as Kodora continues to pull it down.

[Maniacal_Jester] As the two are falling, the rat takes the opportunity of Kodora holding onto the tail to swipe at her face with the barbed end of its tail ... unless of course she has it by the very end of its tail, in which case the sharp barbs have already pierced her skin.

Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she let go of the rat, just eveading the swipe, only havea few deep gashes in her face..she growled in pain,and swung her leg to kick at it's face, hoping to cuse it enough pain that it wouldn't come looking for ehr again

[Maniacal_Jester] The rat takes powerful kick right to those massive rodent incisors with a resounding crack, recoiling from the impact. Its feral eyes glinted with a predatory hunger that perhaps Kodora would recognize - this creature would not give up until it was fed or killed. Shaking its head, the rat regarded Kodora with its now crooked-toothed grin and lunged at her belly first, four clawed legs splayed out dangerously to try and dig into her flesh and pin her underneath it.

Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she was taken back,pinned underneat h the rat. but from what she had seen, it was a male, which would make her next move more effective. she pitched a rock over in a bush, hopeing the rat would be distracted. then she would lift her right legf as hard as she could, kicking the creature several times in the ...er.. wel.. balls. "sorry. but i don't feel like ebing someones lunch."

[Maniacal_Jester] THe rat was only distracted for a fraction of a second ... giving Kodora all the time she needed. She'd swear she saw the thing's eyes bug out as it let out a pitiful sort of whimper/squeal, staggering off of her and to one side, still stunned and distracted from the blow.

Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she jumped out from under him on her way up she dragged her left hand claws up form it's belly to it's chest up up to it's chin, her left hand now drenchedi n blood, thats if it connected. she woulld jump back int a tree, catching her breath, eying the rat.

[Maniacal_Jester] The blow strikes true ... the rat gets gutted like a fish, blood and gore spraying over Kodora's arm and the ground underneath. Despite its wound, the creature struggles to stay upright for just a few more seconds, eventually succumbing to the mortal blow and collapsing to the ground, silent and motionless. Somewhere up in the trees, the jester grins and quietly applauds, though not so loud that Kodora could hear, even with her improved hearing. "Well done my dear, well done ..." That is when Kodora is suddenly reminded of her hunger ...

Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she growls angrilly at the jester, starting to charge at him " YOU BASTARD YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT" she growls angrilly, her eyes flashing the demonic blood red.and she began to swing at the jester with her left hand.

[Maniacal_Jester] By the time Kodora reaches the place, the jester is no longer there, or anywhere else around her ... only his sadistic giggling which seems to echo from every direction. Suddenly the scent of cooked meat fills her nostrils from down below ... if she turns to look at the place where the rat fell, she sees that the rat now rests on a platter, fully cooked and marinated in some kind of rich fruit sauce. The smell is intoxicating and makes her mouth water ....

Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she growls a bit "DAMN YOU" she yells out. just then her nose twitches, followed by a loud rumble from her tummy. she follows her nose. not really careing if it were the rat or not. she would then dig into the food like a cat, ripping the meat off with her tetth, right form the bones. shaking it fiercly in her mouth, a large chunk hanging out, then then would chew it, giving large, exagerated chews. doing the same thing every time shegot a new peice of meat

[Maniacal_Jester] The meat was very tasty ... probably one of the best tasting meals she's ever had, appealing to her predatory side and her more refined senses. At the end of the meal, she finds herself completely stuffed ... there was quite a bit of rat to munch on for a twelve year old girl, after all. The warmth of the food inside her was probably making her sleepy as well.

Little_Half~Breed_Kodora she leans back agaisnt a tree. yawning tierdly, her eyes growing heavy. soon she was asleep, sauce all over her fingers and face. but it didn't bother her at all. she curled up, her arm was begining to heal byu itself. though it would take about a week it total.