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(RP between me and Xyzzy)

A few days have past since you received the letter from the hooded man. After one long day, you decide its best to relax at a hotel that you came across. As you enter everything looks normal, the only thing that looks out of place is a man sitting in the lobby sipping tea and reading a newspaper. He is dressed in fairly odd clothes, you can't decide whether it looks good or strange. One major thing you notice about his appearance is the eyepatch over his right eye. The man doesn't seem to notice you. You purchase your room, go up a few sets of stairs and walk into your room. You choose to relax in any shape or form that you like. After about an hour, you hear a gentle knock on your door.

Sorry about the whole commanding you around thing, I won't be doing it anymore, it was just to start the RP, I will be responding in 1st person now.

Xyzzy lounges on her bed, just starting to doze when knock startled her into awareness once more. She frowned a little, sighing and donning her 'human' disguise once more, hair bleeding to a dark blond and eyes shimmering to a bright blueish green, wings and horns hiding themselves as she walked across the floor. Outfit remained the same however, her limited magicks unable to let her do that much. It was a strain to even pull this off, especially during the day when her power was significantly decreased, even more so with the fact that she hadn't fed much lately. Not many victims to be had in the area that were to her calibur. Still, she answered the door, hips cocked to one side as she looked to see who was bothering her. "Yes, what is it?" she asks in that sweet, musical voice of hers, sound lilting and carrying an almost heavenly note to it as she waited for an answer from her mystery guest.

When you open the door you are greeted by the man that you saw in the lobby, his expression is serious, or at least that's what it appears to be. He does not break eye contact as he begins to speak to you, "Greetings....", he says with a deep bow, placing one arm in front of him and behind him as he politely greets you. "I am Azrael...", I say in a professional tone, with a slight hint of kindness, just for show of course. I stand up straight once more and you notice that I appear to be missing an eye, in place of it is an eyepatch covering the right side of my face. My one blue eye stares into yours, at first glance it is welcoming, and polite, but upon closer inspection it is cold and slightly aggressive. You notice my clothing, it looked as if I had acquired my outfit from a very old English clothing store, it looked proper, and made my appearance very dapper, but strange. I continue after greeting myself, "I am sorry for intruding at this hour...", I say with a bit of distaste for myself. I then give a small gentle smile,"May I come in? It's a bit drafty in this hallway.", My smile slowly fades away, as if it was never there to begin with as I wait for your response.

Xyzzy frowns faintly 'blue-green' eyes narrowing as she looked at him. Hips remained cocked to one side, generously curvy frame angled just so while she watched him. She opened perfect lips to speak again, not offering her name as of yet. "Now why would I let some strange man I don't know into my room? I don't know what you'll do if I let you in here so if you have something to say, you can say it from in the hallway Azrael, if that really is your name," she sniffs daintily, watching him from down her nose, clearly suspicious of him as he watches her with that not-quite-friendly eye and that not-quite-warm smile.

I understand her response, and nod respectfully, I look down and smile dryly, closing my eye "Of course...I am a complete stranger", I say with a small laugh. She didn't know what I was really here for, ~Did she remember the letter? She doesn't seem all that cautious, maybe she didn't receive the letter? No matter.....~, I thought to myself briefly, and after a few moments of looking down with my eye closed I look back to her, and give a smile, it was a simple smile but somewhat sinister. My eyebrows furrow only slightly, and I don't look very welcoming anymore, although I'm keeping my gentleman-like demeanor, my look gave of a strange feeling. It was like seeing something that was completely normal, but knowing that it was all just a lie, a cover-up. You detect an aura off of me, something that humans don't usually have, and you were certain I was a human, it was powerful, and it was under wraps this whole-time. I smile, and it is slightly unnerving. I dryly say, "I have business with you.....", My smile does not waver as I continue to speak, "If you don't co-operate, then the consequences...", you feel my aura double in strength, "Will be dire....".

Xyzzy frowns and shivers a little at feeling the aura, brows arching in surprise before she stared at him with narrowed eyes. She remembered the letter and now had the feeling he was the one that sent it. She wasn't the type of demon that fought much and as a result, she was fairly weak in that regard. She was a succubus, all she really had was her charms and her body, but she had the feeling those wouldn't work on him. She was suddenly very afraid, fear sliding through her like an oily snake and laying in the bottom of her belly like a stone. She stared at him, eyes widening some. Strange that tears would spring into them, but they did, crouching in the corners of those 'blue-green' orbs, full lips quivering slightly. "Y-you.. You're the one that sent the letter... Y-you're here to kill me, aren't you..?" she whispers, voice shaking. She was a woman after all, a demonic one, but she wasn't any stronger than most mortal women of her build and stature so she knew fighting him would get her nowhere except dead faster. She was intelligent and knew better than to try and resist so she simply hangs her head, stepping back to let him into the room, a small whimper escaping her. "I-I haven't done anything worth being killed for..."

My smile fades as I see her begin to break down, she was afraid, and I knew it. I keep a cold glare locked onto her, I knew exactly what she was, I could smell it on her. Succubus are capable of deteriorating the strongest and most confident men, into nothing but mindless slaves. At least, that's what I've heard, but I don't recall getting a contract for a succubus. I was sent to kill a half-demon that matched her exact description, the only reason I didn't kill her off outright was the fact that she was a succubus. I wasn't one for killing the innocent, human, angel, or demon. For now, I keep my head in the game, and act the part, ask a few questions and play detective. She asks me about the letter and asks if I'm going to kill her or not, then proceeds to defend herself. I needed to keep her thinking that she was out-gunned at all times, So I would confidently dive into the lion's den without a second thought. I walk by her briskly and look about the room, I didn't sense anything strange here so I turned and faced the Succubus once more. I nod for her to close the door, and wait for her to do so, I was tense, ready to move if she tried to make a run for it. As, soon as the door closes I breathe out a silent exhale through my nose. I begin to speak, "I just need to ask you a few questions...", as I talk I fluidly move my hand into my coat and pull out a massive revolver, you are surprised at how well hidden it was. I pull down on the barrel to break it open, and begin placing bullets into the chambers in quick succession. I speak once more, "Your co-operation will determine whether you live..." I snap the gun back closing the port, and pull the hammer down with my thumb making a distinctive *clicking* noise, "or die". I lower my weapon down to my side, I was confident I could raise it up in time if she made a move. I close my eye and take a deep breath, before I asked my first question, "What is your name?" I said sternly, flicking my eye open, staring into her core with a cold glare.

Xyzzy lets out a low, frightened sob at seeing the gun and watching him load it. In her fear her disguise faded, letting him see her as she really was, silky silver hair and mismatched silver-n-gold eyes, horns and wings now visible as ears elongated back out. She trembled, stumbling back against the door and biting her lip, generous chest rising and falling rapidly with quick pants. She gulped, tears slowly starting to slip down her cheeks and drip off her chin, making soft splatters on her chest and the ground. "P-please don't kill me.. I-I haven't done anything wrong..." she whines, gulping again and staring at him as she cowered, voice shaking even more as he asked his first question. "M-m-my name i-is X-xyzzy..."

I watch her as she transforms into her true form, for some reason I feel relieved that she does, probably because I wanted to confirm to myself that she was a succubus. Her scent had grown stronger and she had fear running through her, I had no doubt she was a succubus. She began to cry and I started to feel slightly bad, I was giving the poor girl a panic-attack. She spoke her name, and I immediately smiled, it was a smile that I had not used before, it was almost like it was real. My eyes gave a tender and gentle look and almost glistened, my smile fades, but I look much more welcoming. "Well...Miss Xyzzy, it appears that I have made a mistake....", I lower the magnum's hammer gently, and slip my weapon back into my coat, but let it stick out a bit for easy access, just in-case. "You're not the one I am hunting....", I look around the room and say, "But my target is here...", I look a bit stumped as I gaze off into the distance, but I quickly turn my attention back to Xyzzy. I walk over towards Xyzzy with my hands raised, I look over her quickly, checking to see if she is armed. She was pretty, I would give her that, but I needed to concentrate on the matter at hand. "Please don't cry....I'm not going to hurt you I promise....", I step towards her and out reach my hand, and give a warm and gentle smile. The aura about me changed, it remained at the strength that it was previously at, but it seemed much less aggressive.

Xyzzy trembles and flinches back with a small, frightened cry as he walks towards her with hand out, fearing he would hit her. She turned her face away to brace for a slap that didn't come, looking at him nervously when he didn't smack her. She bit her lip, sniffling some and trying to calm herself, shaking, jittery fingers moving to wipe away tears from her cheeks. "I-I'm not w-who you're looking for...? Th-then who sent me that letter...?" she asks, frowning and hiccupping a little, staring at him with wide eyes at still seemed a little afraid of him, despite how kind and tender he was trying to be now.