Made of Scars[Closed Rp]

Damon Jones

Clarissa

Andrina

Thomas Willow

Clarissa's bones ached, and her skin felt like it was on fire. She had been hung up by her wrist for days now. Dangling in the air, her toes just barely touched the cold wet floor below her. Her eyes were sore from lack of sleep, though she had fainted more than a few times, due to lack of food. She could hear the moans and screams from those around her. Her blonde hair stuck to her forehead, and the sorry excuse for a dress clung to her body.

"Wake up!" A rough sounding voice called at her. A large man, his eyes red and empty glared at her. He was a demon. He had been the one to look out for her. He had done a horrible job. "You have a few men coming to look at you today, try and look presentable." Clarissa whimpered and tried her best to hold her head up between her aching arms. Her hands had gone numb some time ago.

The knots at her shoulders where her wings met her back, were sore from being poked and prodded by countless potential buyers. They had gone still, and no longer fluttered, just like the rest of her body which no longer responded to soft touches, and only to pain.

Clarissa could barely remember how she had gotten where she was, but it was a dark and damn place. The lights above hung by their wires, and swung back and forth. It gave the building an eerie feel. It was hot, hotter than the sun she could imagine.
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Thomas wasn't in need of a slave exactly. He more or less just wanted one. He was bored, he had gotten rid of all of his staff in a fit of rage some time ago. He was desperate for some companionship. He needed someone to talk too. He had heard of an underground market for slaves and such. As he walked the grounds, he understood why it was underground.

It was dirty and loud. Those being sold hung from tight ropes, their bodies stretched to their max capacity. He watched as men and women alike shopped and tested out the merchandise. He was looking for something exotic. Something that no one else had.

"Hello sir, how may I help you?" An older looking vampire had approached him. In disgust Thomas stepped back before speaking.

"I want something rare." He held his suit jacket in one arm as they walked down the hall. He could see all types of creatures. Angels, demons, fairies, elves, vampires, werewolves, a mermaid?

"Stop." Thomas called after the man. Tucked away in the corner was a slender woman, her lower half lowered into murky water, her upper half stretched like the others around her. Thomas stood by the tank of water and snapped his fingers in an attempt at waking the sleeping woman up.

Andrina's body was aching from all the hanging and man handling from previous nights, weeks and so on. Her hair was in bad hair along with her tail, lack luster and no shine. She was losing hope of ever being rescued or escaping. She was weak and hungry and often cried, the tears had stopped because of how dehydrated she was, which was ironic, because she was in water, filthy water. As she was falling asleep the tall and pale skinned, dark eyed male made his way to her. The vampire, picked her face up and hissed, "stay awake we have clients coming to see you soon, so look presentable." She huffed, easier said then done, not that she cared to make an impression she would be mistreated and unloved wherever she went,

As she fell asleep to just get a little rest, she was woken up by the tapping on her tank. She sighed softly and opened her eyes staring at a man with glowing red eyes, she trembled with fear. She figured it'd be another human coming to look at her or a pirate but this man was different.

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Damon had spent several months gathering these slaves and selling them or trading then for whatever goods he could get. Damon sighed as he showed his clients the many slaves he gad gathered over the years and was proud of his collection. He sold many and it was about time he found some more, all in good time he guessed.

Damon was growing bored, selling and trading was good and all but he needed a woman, someone to entertain him. Damon out one of his minions in charge as he went to find another area of slaves maybe he would find sketching he liked and keep it to himself or not. He would go look anyway. Coming back an hour later he found nothing and he was frustrated.

He did find another gentleman or demon In this case staring at the mermaid he had found months ago, he grinned walking over and assuming him if he needed assistance. He pulled Andrina while the demon tapped on the tank or snapped his fingers. He mumbled in her ear to wake up. She did as she was told,

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Clarissa could feel her heart slowing, her breathing was coming out in short burst. “Hey, wake up!” She felt a sharp slap to her cheek, the Demon now stood before her. Clarissa could hardly keep her eyes open, before she knew it she had fainted again. The world blackened and she hung loosely, her body slack against her ropes.
“Goddamnit, Mr. Jones!” The demon yelled for the owner. He placed two fingers against the fairies neck. Her pulse had slowed drastically, it was almost nonexistent. He would be in deep shit. He had completely neglected feeding this slave. She was allotted the standard two meals a day, he hadn’t fed her in almost a week. He slapped at her cheeks again. This time, no response. She merely hung, her head dropped back, eyes closed, lips parted. Her skin was clammy and dripping with sweat.
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Thomas faintly heard a yell from behind him for the owner. He ignored it, the creature in front of him was exactly what he was looking for. He circled the mermaid slowly, allowing for his eyes to travel down and back up again along her form. He rain his fingers through her hair. It had surpassed the greasy stage and was now the texture of hay. He shook his head, and let his fingers run down her arm. Skin that he had imagined for a mermaid should have been soft and moisturized, was dry and scaly.
“You don’t care well for your merchandise do you?” Thomas asked the seller that had brought him her way. She was extremely underfed, and the water she dipped in was disgusting.
“I want her…” Thomas’s eyes returned to their normal blue and stood so he was face to face with the mermaid, he stared into her dull eyes. His own face was emotionless. He had never owned a mermaid before. Even though he wasn’t showing it, he was extremely curious.

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Andrina watched this stranger circle her and touch her and she never felt such a warm hand on her skin. It was strange she watched the man study her and she opened her mouth, tilting her head, closing her mouth once again. She circled around the tank watching the man, and he was handsome but she didn't want to die. She also didn't want to stay in this dump.

Would he nurse her back to health and care for her? What would happen? As this a form of hope in her eyes? She flipped her tail almost excited to go home with him even though she didn't know what to expect from this stranger,

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Damon frowned when he heard yelling in the back he looked at the man who was talking. "Well, we try to, but sometimes we've got too much going on, oh you do? Well, I don't know she's my only mermaid.. hold on just a minute it got to take care of somethjng quick" he walked back and hissed. What was goinght on? His face when white when he saw his fairy passed out, he growled at the servant, "how can you let this happened?" He picked up the dying fairy and carried her to his own private room and placed a towel on the sofa and placed her on it. "Feed her and give her water until I'm done with this transaction, if she dies... you will too" he growled. Damon walked back out and looked at Thomas who was speaking to the mermaid.

"How much are you willing to give me for Andrina? I don't get many mermaids in, they're not the easiest to trap, this one was just..,not that bright." He stared at Andrina who turned away from him.

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"How ever much you're asking" Thomas was slightly annoyed with the owner, he was in a bit of a rush, he kept glancing down at his watch. He'd need to get her home and cleaned as soon as he could. Plus, the place was filthy and he was anxious to get out of there and breath some fresh air.

"What do I even keep her in? Is this her normal form, does she have any real legs?" Thomas was way over his head, but the desire to own a rarity was to strong. Thomas watched the mermaid in her tank, and bindings. She was thin framed, he was sure she'd be beautiful once she was cleaned.
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Clarissa felt cold water pressed to her lips, hazily she opened her eyes. She still felt weak, but she was laying on something soft and plush. She moaned at the vast difference from the uncomfortable situation she had been in for so long. She felt a presence at her side, and she inhaled sharply. The smell of food wafted into her nostrils and she felt her stomach cramp at the thought of something filling it.

She was just barely able to make out the demon standing above her and before she could say anything a large spoon full of mush was shoved into her throat. She fought off the gag and sat up, resting on her weak arms.

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Andrina kept swimming in circles, trying to figure out what they were saying my she couldn't hear well from this distance. She didn't know how long she had been locked up in this filthy tank. She wanted to escape even if it was in the stranger's arms. She didn't know what his intentions were but at this point she didn't care. Maybe he'd kill her and put her out of her misery.

Andrina watched the lanky vampire owner scribble something down on a piece of paper and handed it to the gentleman wanting to buy her. Andrina looked at the handsome gentleman before yawning.

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Damon wrote down the offer, "that's the minimum that I'll take, she's my only mermaid. As far as where you would keep her a tank like this will be fine. She does get legs every so often, full moons mostly. I think it's for luring men into their deaths but one can't be sure they're all different and have different temperaments. He looked at the time.

Damon smiled wickedly "so do we have a deal? I have to take care for one of my sick creatures.." He watched the mermaid and he walked over to her grabbing her face, "you wanna go home with him? I see the hope in your eye" he whispered in her ear.

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Thomas looked down at the paper and then back of to Damon "Done, get her ready for me to take." He held his hand in the air and motioned for everyone to wrap it up as he turned to leave. He needed to get out of the building ASAP.

"I'll have the money for you when she is given to me." He called out over his shoulder as he walked away.
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Clarissa was swallowing down the mush the demon was calling food. It was disgusting, there was no flavor and the consistency was testing her gag reflex, but she was starving. She gulped down the cool water he handed her. Her cheeks full of food and water as she looked around the room weary.

She was curious as to where she was but she couldn't stop eating. The man was watching her with hard eyes as she finished her food and water, she pushed the plate and cup away and laid back. She swallowed hard, and then closed her eyes, hoping to not throw everything up.

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Andrina splashed as she was being picked up by the vampire and he hissed at her. "Come in, you're getting a new home, " he mumbled. As the others helped carrying her to clean her up a bit and prepping her to leave, "get her ready and take her to the man, Thomas, I'll be there in a moment." Andrina struggled as they kept trying to clean her up. She hissed every now and again. She couldn't believe someone had bought her, she wondered what the man would do to her.

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Damon walked into the office that was much cleanser than anything else and looked at the fairy. "How is she holding up?" He asked in an annoyed tone. He walked over and touched her face, "I'll have to nurse her back to a more decent health, we got to start cleaning up and taking care of them better if we want a profit" he growled, "I'll be back just finishing a transaction real quick, the mermaid is leaving us." He walked outside and watched as they placed the mermaid into the vehicle. "Enjoy your new pet or whatever she is to you" he nodded as Damon took the check,

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Thomas motioned for his driver to head home. He was curious about her new mermaid. She seemed slightly feisty, not all the way broken. He smirked to himself. That would make it all the funner. She was probably absolutely gorgeous under all that grime she had caked on her. Most mermaids, he had heard, were beautiful. He sat silently next to the mermaid. He had refused the tank in his vehicle. She'd be home in no time and have fresh water to swim through.

"I'm telling you now mermaid, don't try any of your tricks on me." He pointed his finger at the weak creature in his car. He was well aware of their powers, everyone knew what a mermaid could do. As a demon he was slightly immune to any tricks of the mind.

When they arrived to his home he ordered the driver to carry the mermaid into the guest bathroom. She was placed in a tub that had already been filled with clean water, piles of different soaps had been laid out for her to use, as well as plush towels for when she was done.
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Clarissa had been laying down for some time now, she had fallen asleep after eating. It wasn't a deep sleep, and it was filled with nightmares but she had slept better than when she had been hung up. The demon who waited with her seemed annoyed and kept poking her to make sure she was still alive.

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Andrina watched as the man or demon warn her about her tricks she simply nodded her head. She was thankful to be out of that filthy place, she wondered what was in store for her at this new place. Would she be treated worse or better? Only time would tell. She looked at the demon and almost smiled, but decided against it.

It felt strange the way the driver carried her, wth such care and not abuse this was very different already and as soon as he placed her in the clean water she let out a soft moan. It had been ages since she's had clean water. She immediately swam around and started to clean herself. Even at her weak state she knew the difference already, the water got filthy soon with all her dirty and grime that was in her. They quickly drained the dirty water and placed clean water until Andrina was completely clean. She felt so much better already.

After she cleaned herself she swam around in the clean cool water, it felt so good against her scaled and skin. Her blonde hair started to shine as well as her bright blue eyes were filled with hope. She didn't know how she would thabk this man. She had been under the clean water for half an hour enjoying it, she came out when someone had walked in.

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Damon walked back in smiling as he had made so much money of the damn mermaid. He looked at the sight of the fairy, "I suppose we would make more money if we actually cleaned and took care of these creatures, so starting today you're going to start nursing then back I health and the others can help you clean them and feed them. I'll take care of my pixie " he sat next to her for a moment.

Maybe a clean bath was in order, he started a bath and looked over at the sleeping fairy. It had certainly been so long since someone showed her any kindness. He didn't really check on his merchandise often he was just there to make the transactions and receive the oaymentsx

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