The Search

[draegon]

Michael stood out side the club for a moment taking it in, his suit was wrinkled his eyelids heavy, the dark rings under his eyes said it all about how his plane ride was, late, his meeting ran late, the bus had broke down and he just walked for an hour to finely get there and to top it off he had just started raining. “this old geezer better the worth it” he said quietly to him self before he made his way to the velvet rope.

A fucking wired ass duck” he told bouncer before pushing him aside. Now that wasn’t the picture exactly but at the same time it was a wired looking duck.. as he moved into the main room he slowly scanned the room ‘great, so I’m looking for one freak in a full freak show… wonderful.. as he made his way through the crowed standing out like virgin in a whore house, he couldn’t help be somewhat nervous one wrong move here and he’d be what the police scraped up before breakfast provided they could find anything to scrape up.

Moving to the bar he stopped a minute judging the bars tender, well it sure wasn’t a tall old black man…”well this might take a while” he mumbled to him self as he placed a cigarette between his lips placing the soft pack back into his inner pocket, his hand then reviling a Zippo which he began striking once, then twice, and again” damnit” he muttered “ he got wet.. worthless things I thought they were supposed to be better then a sixty nine cent lighter from el cheapo around the block “ he tried it again with no luck before he glanced up gazing the crowed once more for this “papa midnight” he was looking for.

[Cassiel]

Deep in his sub level haven he was disturbed by the phone ringing. “You have another one, He seems fun.” Hanging up the phone he rose from the overly large black armchair. Drawing his coat over him a glance was passed to the lovely Halberd before the door was drawn open and locked behind him. He moved easily through the crowd that seemed to part for him. He had quite a few regulars that never seemed to leave and to them he nodded his thanks for keeping an eye on this new pup.

He caught sight of the man attempting to light a cig. “Pitty dey are pricy and don work wen yah need dem to.” Fishing from his pocket a lighter that he clicked and drew flame for the other man. Midnite would appear from no where or so it would seem, his eyes seeming dark as they reflected the clothing most wore in the club hiding their lighter colour. A colour that would give him away as something other than what he liked to appear as. “So Dey sen someone wit a back bone aye? I can tell yeh gonna be a torn in my side.”

Pressing his lips together he moved over towards the bar and motioned with his hands for the man to get them two glasses and a bottle from the top shelf. “So day say you lookin for Papa Midnite. What ye be lookin for him for?”

[draegon]

He light his cigarette inhaling deeply before the allowed the smoke to flow from his lungs as he spoke” Thank yo- “ he cut himself off looking at the man, and listening to his words”wow ..not what I expected” he finally fallowed the man inhaling once again on his ever needed cigarette before Midnite spoke then awaited his reply” well considering you are a tall darker man with a bad accent I am assuming you are him and before you say it yes I am an ass and yes I like making one out of other people”

He smiled condescendingly before he ask “ now do I have backbone or am I just being an ass? He looked around again “Man this place is so wired the cockroach’s moved out” He looked at Midnite again and shook his head some” you telling me a man this owns a place don’t know why im here? Please… “ he says inhaling once more before he looked at his cigarette “ no way it was almost already out.. damnit “ he narrowed his eyes somewhat aggravated he just light the damn thing.

He leans again a wall once more awaiting their drinks now” oh by the way I was there when the other guy showed up after you kicked him out, lovely funeral, I mean I didn't attend but I sent a nice letter of approval and some flowers, I think they have him watching a desk “ he says almost in amusement

[Cassiel]

“I do not have a ‘Bad’ accent, I jes don feel like talking de way oders do, it does get radder borin.” He then laughed. “You’d be having a hard time making an ass out of someone like me Michael. But if you feel the need to do so you can try.” Once he got the glasses he twisted the cap off the bottle and poured them both a tall glass of whiskey. “Now I can dive into your head and work my way through that little mind which is very painful or I can pretend I am a jedi and order you to tell me or you can jus spill it.”

Midnite Smirked as he clutched the bottle and his glass, Moving towards the stairs and up into a more private but equally dark setting. Only once did the lights flash in his direction being completely reflected by his eyes. His other patrons eyes glowed every once in a while due to the lighting he had in here. Once inside no one could hide what they were, eyes were either blue, yellow or red there wasn’t much else to it.

Up the stairs the man stepped. Once there he motioned and even whispered to the two men by the door. “De man wit my cup.” He raised his own. “Is to enter him and no one else.” He wouldn’t take this man downstairs just yet. He also didn’t want to snake into the man’s head not a very good way of keeping trust between The Aurora’s owner and the damn Vatican. Midnite was pretty sure that humans were starting to figure things out on their own.

[draegon]

Michael Draegon sighed some before taking a drink from the glass fallowing the tall wired man, only about 5 steps behind him, why why was his damn assignments always so damned complicated, go give a man a message nowhere did It say, go to a freak club where 99.9% of the people in there most likely want to kill and possibly eat me” he thought as he fallowed Midnite to the stairs “ I gotta start reading the fine print” he said outloud softly to him self” before coming to a quick stop as he saw one hell of a fine ass women” dam- he stopped him self as he saw now a tail, and sharp curved claws he could only imagine her ripping his throat out with as he shook his head some “I’ll see no evil, hear no evil, and date no evil he repeated to him self a few times as he quickly made his way up the stairs.

He took another drink from the glass before dropping it to his side as the two bouncers stepped in front of him to stop him’ Oh hey, and which of the dwarfs are you?” he said looking up at the two gorilla sized men, I’m with him” he motioned to were Midnite had just entered,
The man he had directed his comments to stared at him a moment” … you know, I'm trying to imagine you with somewhat of a personality” Michael said trying to push though again as the man push’s him back” HEY FUCK YOU BUDDY” he said before the bouncer grabbed the collar of his dress coat “ OK OK I TAKE IT BACK UN-FUCK YOU” Michael said raising his hands now showing the almost empty whisky glass, as the bouncers noticed it and finally allowed him passage Michael cautiously made his way between them before entering the room and shutting the door behind him as he softly said” to many freaks and not enough circuses.

Turning to Midnite slowly Michael fixed his coat collar before finishing his glass and setting it down, ok ok, so now that we are somewhat alone, I guess ill get to the point so I can maybe get some sleep before Christmas, The message I have for you is simple, you tell me where that angelic weapon it and I take it back to the Fifth and they give it to the Vatican and every ones happy” he says as he retrieves him self another cigarette awaiting Midnites reply on what she was sure was abut to turn into a vary touchy subject

[Cassiel]

A glance over his shoulder to the guards by the door and then to Michael. With a shake of his head he just settled in one of the large chairs sipping on his whiskey pouring himself a new one just before the other walked through the doors and closed them. He knew what was coming was coming it usually was bout the weapon he had below in his haven. And so he waited for it. And there it came with those words he chuckled deep in his throat. “Christmas won’t be coming soon for you if you mean the pretty piece of metal I keep as a decoration in my room? The opener of rifts the destroyer of souls, The bringer of Peace?”

Again he smirked but only lifted the cup to his lips as he took a rather large gulp and grinned. “You can try to take it all by your puny self or you can leave it right where it is. I don’t think it would be very happy if you move it from it place. It kinda likes where it is. So no you can’t take it.”

He pressed his lips together and tilted his chin towards his throat. “After all these years they are still trying to get their grubby little hands on something that... is right where it needs to be. What do they want it for anyway? No human can wield it... Or have they found someone to claims to be the owner of such a remarkable weapon?”

[draegon]

Michael made disgusted face as the words “punny self” well, you should know they frown on people like me telling people like you whats going on in there little haven of God, he says with a smart tone” he says as he frowns at his zippo again before more or less snapping his fingers so he had a small fire he light his cigarette from before slipping the zippo back into his pocket, and making his way over to Midnite as he sat in the char” But considering they told me you where a human and you seem to know so much about it, “ he leaned in closer to him inhaling on the cigarette” lets be brutally honest here shell we?” he ask as the corner of his mouth curled into a smirk.

Michael stood up again turning his back to Midnite and pacing back toward the door before turning around to look at him” from what I know they want it because some wannabe demon known as Lilth clams to know how to release some demons from the sword “ he says reviling to limited experience with the fifth which doesn’t happen to often but he is somewhat new to the organization even if he is food at what he dose” And you sir have what she needs and they believe there will be some attempts by her and her lackeys to obtain the sword and your little “mortal’ he made quotations with his fingers as he spoke the word” self wont be able to stop them.

His dark brown eyes fell upon Midnite as he watched his reaction to his words as once he exhaled though his nose his head tilted slightly to the right, his hands snaking there way into the wide pockets on his coat.

[Cassiel]

Midnite listened to the man speak and frowned but then that smile came back almost a constant as if someone stuck needles and hooks to keep his features in a grin. “Ah so let them frown they have been frowning since they became a church. They were frowning when they rose into power and even when their souls leave their body... guess what they are still frowning. So it really wouldn’t matter if they frown at what you tell me or don’t cause they do anyway.”

Watching the man as he turned and started to almost pace the room he thought to himself ‘here we go again another one of these who sees the small little boxes but not the big one that they are in.’ He waited for Michael to finish before he chuckled. “So they do not think the angel of that weapon wouldn’t be with it? Lilith isn’t any wannabe demon, the is perhaps the most conniving of all demons. So she wants to free her little ones or does she want to trap her last the crowned demon? Lamashtu. She is a fun one hand you ass to you without you knowing that you cut it off yourself.”

He chuckled deeply once more as he downed the rest of the drink now choosing to guzzle from the bottle for absolutely no reason. “But it isn’t a sword... No sword could cause a rift in the fabric of the realms. No Ax either.” Putting down the bottle he let his fingers meet after a moment of silence he chuckled much darker and much more quiet than before as though listening to the soft music that would be blasting one’s ear drums in the room below. “I can’t let you take the weapon…”

After another pause he lifted his eyes to Michael “God says no.”

[draegon]

He glared at Midnite a moment, I don’t take kind to failing human or not, you have a certain stench about you, a better then thou perfume you marinate in it. Something iv smelled before, I don’t do this for the church and I don’t sure don’t do this for them, not the brightest lot I know, and im not a Bible thumper, The bible was written by the same people who said the earth was flat. I do this because I don’t like to see death, I don’t like to see people getting slathered by beings who think of us as sheep. Michael replied his eyes had narrowed a bit as he dropped the butt of his cigarette to the floor stepping on it.

And if I leave without that sword and somehow theirs more of them around, and more people die im going to have a little but a feeling of guilt, and that’s not just bad for me, that will be vary bad for you, angle, demon, human, I don’t care, ill make you pay for it.” He said leaning into Midnite a little not so much in his face for a fight but he meant his every word as more of a warning.

Michael turned his back in Midnite and slowly started his way to the door” But, id hate to tell them i found you and didn’t even get to lay my eyes upon this weapon and made sure it was in a safe place where she might not be able to get to it after all” he said turning his head to look at Midnite behind him from the corner of his eye.

[Cassiel]

“It would suit you better if you took your glaring eyes elsewhere. Those that wish to peek upon my true form usually can’t handle the glow. Burns their eyes. As you implied I am not Mortal. Or not your common verity.” He again chuckled. “I am not one to threaten nor make threats but as I said what God has said. The Halberd stays where it is God commands it. I do as he commands me to. If he tells me to cut your head off I don’t ask why I just do as he says. Not that God has commanded it, it is just an example.”

Once more Midnite found himself laughing into the bottle as he took a swing. “The Demon you should be looking to stop is one named Caldron.” He said as he stood up. “But he has been keeping very quiet since ninety-four. Perhaps he has got some other duties rather than...” he glanced around them mostly to the club through the large glass windows that paneled one wall.

Suddenly he was opening the door before Michael and no longer behind him. “So you want to see it? Don’t think it is in the right hands?” His hand curled around the fabric of the other man’s shirt and he would proceed to rip him from the room. Pulling him back towards the stairs then to the back where another set of stairs were. Stopping there and only there.

“So Do you still want to see?”