Hell Above

Killian Neos


Anya Williams

Killian licked his fangs clean as he walked out of a small crooked door inside a little unknown alleyway. He had just finished feeding and was beginning to feel all of his strength come back to him. It was not daily that Killian ate, due to the severe negative affects it could have humans for being fed on too often. He tried to be more aware unlike many from his species. Though it did come down to that some believed that humans were only good for food, and even more did not care because they needed to eat daily in order to keep up their full strength. Though despite that, it was necessary for them to continue feeding. If they did not, they would die.
As he was making his way to the main street, Killian suddenly stopped. Lifting his nose up, he took in a deep sniff. There was something familiar about that scent...But he could not quite put his finger on it. Who was he smelling? And it was so fresh, were they still around or just walked through here recently? Whatever it was, Killian knew that it was important. Again, he took in a long breath as he tried to identify it.

@ Mother.Of.Dragons
Running across the rooftops, the girl with the bright red hair and a mask to cover up her nose down was on the prowl for someone to kill. She didn't like the opposite species, having been told they had been the ones to kill her family and leave her an orphan. She had already killed three vampires tonight and was looking for her fourth victim. She despised everything that came along with them, she didn't understand how anyone could want to be what they were and keep doing what they did to people. Though, most vampires just made the same argument about how she ate a cow and they just ate their prey, and honestly, she did understand it but at the same time, it was ridiculous. She found it vile and down right evil. Hopping down, she spotted one, seeing him feeding on some girl. She followed him to an abandoned alley before seeing him stop abruptly. Now or Never, was what he head told her. She jumped off the roof, knocking the vampire to the ground and roundhouse kicking him into the brick wall. Jumping back, she unsheathed her sword waiting for the next move, seeing as she could just tell he was older than the younger ones she had been killing as of recently. She was at the top of her class, but vampires always went crazy over her smell, and she didn't really understand it. The academy said it was because she was the last of her bloodline, making them crave her blood because it was so rich.
Anya glared at the vampire that was in front of her, waiting for a moment. She hoped her mask didn't fall off in the fight, since they want them in masks in case of security cameras, since past hunters had gotten in trouble with the police in the past, since the mundane world had no clue these creatures existed.

@ JesterOfGenocide;
Killian jumped right back onto his feet after being knocked down. That hit had surprised him but she wasn't going to be able to get him again. He was one of the older vampires, which meant that by now Killian knew how to protect himself quite well. Though he did wish that he did not always need to. Killian pulled out his sword from his side, before moving into position. He had an idea of what this was about and he hoped he could convince her that he was friendly. "I assure you that this is unnecessary madame." Killain said as he took a small step back. "I have no ill will towards humans and I do not wish to fight you."
While it was unlikely that this would convince her, Killian hoped that the fight would not last too long. He knew that she would be trying to go for the kill, while he would just try to knock her out before getting away. It was odd not killing someone who tried to kill you, but he figured it fell in line with his morals more.
Though even with this happening, Killian could not get the smell out of his head. There was just something about it that was so familiar. Whatever it was, he knew that it was something that he had not smelled in years.

@ Mother.Of.Dragons
Anya raised an eyebrow as she listened to the way tha the spoke. "Dude, get with the 21st century! Please! It's so annoying dealing with you guys when you're not even trying to blend in!" With a sigh, Anya punched him in the face, having feinted to the right before punching him on his left side. She knew that this wasn't going to be an easy fight whatsoever and just hoped she'd be able to pull it off. Sadly, when she had been punching him she had accidentally grabbed her mask with the punch causing it to fall off revealing her aqua colored eyes that had happened to run in the bloodline along with the firey hair. "Shit." She muttered under breath. Her features were a mixture of her late parents. She had her father's forehead, but also had her mother's feminine nose. Her eyes matched her father's, but her hair was all her mother's. Anya sometimes wondered what it'd be like to be told that you looked exactly like your parents. She wondered what it would have been like growing up having some more memories of them. They had been killed when she was five, and all she remembered from that night was her teddy bear and her dad carrying her up to bed.
She wondered why he kept smelling the air. "Do I smell bad or something?" She couldn't help herself. It irritated her when people just smelled her all the goddamn time.

@ JesterOfGenocide;
Killian eyes widen as the woman's mask fell off of her face. It had been years since he seen that little girl. Years since he smelled the scent of his old friends. How did he not recognize it right away? "Anya?" Killian said in surprise as he dodged her next jab at him. He was not surprised that she did not recognize him immediately. After all Killian had to drop her off at the orphanage when she was five. But why was she attacking vampires?! "Anya Williams! I was a dear friend of your parents before their death." He then used his speed to end up behind her back, giving him more time to speak while she had to turn around. "I am Killian Neos! Surely you remember me." He had been their family friend for years and was at their house several times a week. Plus Killian often played with Anya when she was little. Though while this changed everything for him, he made sure to keep his guard up in defense. "And you smell exactly like your parents. How did I not recognize it immediately!"

@ Mother.Of.Dragons
Anya raised an eyebrow seeing his eyes widen. She had grown that was for sure. It had been 16 years since he had last seen her, and her him. She blinked when he said her name. "How do you know that?" She demanded, her eyes immediately flashing as she watched him. She heard him before gasping. "How do you know that name?" She heard him say he was a friend of her parents before they had died and she shook her head. "They would never be friends with the very creatures that destroyed them! That destroyed us!" He suddenly disappeared, and Anya dropped her sword stepping back, before spinning back around feeling his presence behind her. She jumped back. "That name means nothing to me! I don't know you! You've got me mistaken for someone else!" She said, but her words came out as if she wasn't convinced herself. "I don't know you." She told him shaking he rhead once more. "Don't say that!" She yelled at him shaking her head. It was time to go. She needed to get away from his lunatic.

@ JesterOfGenocide;

Killian raised his eyebrows at Anya's reaction to what he was saying. How could she have forgotten so much? It wasn't just the fact that she had no idea who he was, but she didn't even seem to know what her parent's ideals were." As she panicked, Killian moved a step closer to her. "I know exactly who you are and there is no way that you aren't Anya Williams, daughter of Peter and Catherine Williams, my dear friends. I remember you from when you were young, and I often spent time with the little girl that you used to be. I was the one who had to carry you to the orphanage as you cried in my arms. And it is true that your parents were killed by vampires, but it was because of their ideals that we fought together on. And even after their deaths I continued to fight for those beliefs that we believed in. Because they, like I, believe that the best thing, for both of our species is to live in harmony." Killian took another step closer to her. "Little Anya Williams, you must know that I am telling you the truth. You must remember something from then that makes you know I am who I say I am."

@ Mother.Of.Dragons
Anya shook her head her mouth opened in stunned silence. She was so confused and all of this information was starting to hurt her head. She was having an information overload and it wasn't very pleasant to be on the receiving end of an information overload. Seeing him move closer, she took a step back shaking her head, putting an arm out so he could't come any closer. "I didn't get dropped off at an orphanage! I got dropped off at an Academy for vampire hunters and now i'm the best one they've had in 50 years." She told him before she grabbed her head listening to him. "I don't remember anything! Stop saying things!" She told him seeing him take another step forward. "I don't remember a goddamn thing! I just remember my dad and a teddy bear! I can't even remember what my mom looks like let alone you!" She yelled at him before backing up and jumping onto the roof and starting to run. She couldn't take it. By the time she made it to her apartment, her lungs were killing her and she felt like her legs were on fire. She didn't understand a goddamn thing that that vampire was saying to her. None of it seemed real to her. She made it into her apartment and took her long trench coat off as well as her leather pants and changed into a pair of Nike shorts and a t-shirt. She sighed plopping down onto her couch.

@ JesterOfGenocide;
Killian was taken aback when Anya yelled about an Academy for Vampire Hunters. Did he really drop her off at a fucking academy to hunt his kind? He moved his hands into his face before letting out a small groan. Sometimes he could be a real dumbass...especially if that really was the case. However, even though Anya ran off, he couldn't just leave this situation alone. At the time of the accident, Killian knew he couldn't take care of her. But now he could try to help her. So after following Anya's scent home, he headed back to his place to pick up a few things. With what Anya was saying there was a few things that would be best for her to see. Plus maybe it would help her remember a few things. Once Killian was all packed up, he headed back to Anya's apartment and knocked on the door. He knew that she may start a fight with him but he felt like this was going to be worth it.

@ Mother.Of.Dragons
Since the revelation, which might or might not have been true, of the vampire knowing her parents, Anya had grabbed a bottle of liquor and started to chug it down as if she would never get to do this again. She sat down on the floor with her face in her heads shaking her head and groaning. It wasn't possible. She couldn't believe any of it. It couldn't be true, right? The very thing she hated in life, and her parents were besties with it? When she heard a knock at the door, Anya muttered, "Go away." The knocking persisted causing Anya to get up with the bottle in hand and open it to reveal Killian's face. "Oh god." She muttered before taking a long swig of the vodka. "Might as well come in. I'll decide or not if I want to stake you then." She whispered before going towards the couch and sitting down on it, feeling the exhaustion of the day start to take a toll on her body. She stared at him, shaking her head again as she watched him. She honestly didn't remember anything, well, except when she slept, but then she woke up to remember nothing at all. It was like her REM sleep just took place and she got nothing out of it.

@ JesterOfGenocide;

Killian was surprised that Anya let him in easily. He thought he was going to have to fight just to talk to her. Though he had some hope that maybe she was remembering some of what he had been telling her before. "You do realize that now you gave me entry I can just break in whenever I want right?" Killian asked as he sat down in one of the chairs. He wanted to make sure she realized that it wasn't really in her best interest to just be letting random vampires in. "I'm just saying that not all of us are kind." He said before searching through the backpack that he had brought along with him. Once he got into the right pocket, Killian pulled out a picture and handed it to Anya. "This is a picture of your parents, with you when you were just one." Killian told her, giving her a small smile.

@ Mother.Of.Dragons
Anya sighed hearing him before holding a hand up and said, "Look, the only reason I let you in is because of earlier. Usually if a vampire shows up at my doorstep, they are dead before they can even begin with a simple hello." She told him rolling her eyes. She sighed shaking her head watching as he sat down in a chair. She rolled her eyes once more, "That I know." She shrugged before looking at the picture. "Who are these people?" She asked him, blatantly before looking up looking at him raising an eyebrow. She heard him say that they were her parents and she frowned looking at them. "So this is what they look like.." She murmured softly before setting the picture down shaking her head. "Look, I don't remember anything, and if I do it's subconscious and things, and no one in 16 years has been successful at making me remember what happened. Professionals call me a lost cause, so I would be appreciative if you didn't try." She told him. "Don't get my hopes up." She turned her head and looked out the window, pulling her knees up to her chest.

@ JesterOfGenocide;

Killian was quiet for a moment as he thought about what she had said. He then gave her a small nod. "I understand." Killian told her. "I can't make you remember your parents and i certainly know nothing about the unconscious. But if you want, I can tell you about your parents." He gave her a small smile. "I know that it would not compare to real members that you could have of them, but maybe knowing things about them would at least be something." Killian hoped that she would consider his offer. Though before she could say anything, he pulled out a card and wrote his number on it. "Listen, even if you think this is not what you want now, keep my number unless you change your mind later."

@ Mother.Of.Dragons
When Anya heard him say he understood, she stood up knocking over the table to her right and said hotly, "You understand? How could you ever understand having your house burned down along with your parents at such a young age and then not remembering a fucking thing!?" Her voice crescendoed into a yell by the end of her words. Hearing him say he could tell her about her parents, she laughed, "Why? So I can think of what I can never have? No thanks. Get the fuck out of my house." She demanded grabbing his card and throwing it to the floor."Get out." She told him, her voice shaking. Once he was out, she fell to the ground and felt the sobs begin to rack her body. Once she had calmed herself, she crawled into her bed and fell asleep. In her nightmare she saw everything and remembered her parents and everthing. She had had a nightmare and came out into the living room hugging her teddy bear to her chest. She was rubbing her eyes when she saw her mom on the ground with blood coming from her neck and her eyes wide open. "Mommy?" She mumbled walking over and starting to shake her. "Mommy, wake up." She started to cry and panic when her father grabbed her and hoisted her up and they both heard a bang and he set her down to go get a sword. Before she knew it he was attacked, his body flopping onto the floor. "Daddy!" She cried out, shaking and saw the bad man coming towards her and started to sob. "Daddy!!!" She cried. "Help!" Anya suddenly flew awake screaming, sweat dripping down her face and arms and tears running down her face.

@ JesterOfGenocide;

Killian headed out of Anya's house, a somber look on his face as he did so. Perhaps he had used the wrong word to explain that he understood why she thought that he would be useless to her. Though he felt like he could not force her to accept his help. Killian wanted to do right by her and his old friends, but it wasn't up to him to decide she needed or wanted it. Besides, if at any point Anya wanted him, she had his number. And as much as he would like to go back to Anya and try to get her to reconsider, it was probably dangerous to do so considering the fact he accidentally dropped her off at a vampire hunting school...
Once Killian got home, he dropped his backpack to the side. There had been a few more things in there that he wanted to show her. Maybe he should keep them...or maybe it wouldn't do any harm to mail them to her? Either way, he didn't have to make a decision tonight. With that, Killian headed off to his office. It was time for him to work on other things. Things that he would actually be able to have a say in. Things that he understood better...

@ Mother.Of.Dragons
Once Anya was awake and was sure that she wasn't dreaming anymore, she felt her whole body start to shake as she let out her frustration and cried. She never slept well anymore. It was always that reoccurring nightmare and it played everynight. Sometimes she would remember more like Killian and sometimes she woudl just get to replay her mother over and over again. Some nights, she drank herself to sleep just so she wouldn't dream for a while. It all started to come back in her dreams, but once she was awake all memory faded and she knew she remembered in her nightmares but it wasn't as if she could just write everything down in her sleep. She couldn't remember faces, or voices and all she remembered was the fire. She closed her eyes having a hand over her mouth as she cried. She sniffled before running a hand over her face. Standing up, she made her way into the bathroom. She turned on the shower and stepped into it before sighing in contentment once she felt the hot water going over her body. She pushed her red locks from her face. Once she was done, she got out of the shower. Suddenly, she heard a banging on her door and sighed opening it, while in a towel. She opened it to find someone from the academy standing there. "What?" She asked snapping her fingers so he would stop looking at her body. "I have an assignment." He handed her the file. She nodded before slamming the door in his face and opening the file, skimming over it.

Once morning came around, Killian headed into his bed, getting ready to sleep for a little bit. It was untrue that vampires were allergic to the sunlight or anything like that. The truth was that it had absolutely no affect on them. Though, many vampires preferred doing their business during the night because that was the best time they could use their powers when no one saw. This caused the vampire society to run mostly a nocturnal lifestyle. But due to the fact that they slept for only a few hours a day, they were also able to participate in human society if they wished. Killian only needed three hours of sleep before he would feel refreshed. Besides, he had business with members of both species. in the afternoon. Even with his friends gone, Killian still worked hard to find harmony between humans and vampires. He was hoping that his appointment in the afternoon was going to bring them all closer to his goal.

Anya got some breakfast before getting her leather leggings on along with her jet black jacket with a tank top under it. The less skin you showed the better it would be considering they wouldn't be able to smell your scent that strongly. The younger ones anyways. Her assignment was to go after a young vampire who had been killing anything and everything he came across in his path., Not only was he a vampire, he was a homicidal vampire with a big appetite. Anya took off across the rooftops looking for this vampire. She had a headshot of him in the file and was referencing it as she looked for him. Once she found him, she knocked him to the ground before trying to cut off his head. She felt him hit her and gasped as she saw blood from her mouth fall onto the ground. "Fuck." She whispered knowing this wasn't going to be good. Vampires went crazy over blood, especially her blood. She dodged his oncoming hit before roundhouse kicking him. She dodged another hit gasping, and climbing onto the roof so she could get a breather.

@ Mother.Of.Dragons

@ JesterOfGenocide;

Killian was heading through the town, getting ready for his meeting in an hour or so. Though as he walked through, Anya's smell immediately hit his nose. Glancing around, his eyes stopped when they landed on her. Letting out a small sigh, he made his way onto the roof with just a few strategic jumps. Once there, Killian kept good amount of distance. "You should leave." Killian told her as he glanced around them He was looking for those who would come and want to take a bite of her. It probably wouldn't be long. "This is not a human welcoming neighborhood to be in. And considering your scent, you will get into some visitors." Killian's eyes then stopped on a vampire who was trying to make his way up to the roof. Though with how the vampire looked, it was clear that Anya had probably started a fight with him. This caused him to let out a small sigh. "And may i also suggest that you should stop killing vampires." It was upsetting to see his friend's daughter be filled with so much hate.