Post by Nihilus on Nov 29, 2014 19:27:30 GMT
Pepper Town:
It's late, the city is half asleep yet still just as alive as it is during the day. A random diner has a woman cleaning up inside, she recently closed the doors for the night. She's cleaned the floors, the booths, the tables and counters already, all that's left for her to do is take out the trash. She puts on her coat and grabs the two black garbage bags, heading out. Stopping just outside the doors, she turns and locks them, she won't be going back in tonight, she's done. Which, is fair enough...it was dark this morning when she arrived to work, she's put in her share of hours for the day. The diner had been short staffed lately and this woman, who's name tag read: "Nyla", was the only worker who was single and without kids. This meant that she was more available on days like today, which was a holiday.
Now in her car, the radio had "Jingle Bell Rock" playing as she pulled out of her work place parking lot. She was exhausted and excited at the same time, she just started college less than two weeks ago, there was a major test the next day. She had been prepping for the last five days, every night after work. She was to be the only member of her family to graduate from college, this was her time to shine. While driving, she looks around cautiously, she's been feeling like someone has been watching her, its made her quite uneasy. This was rightly so. Unbeknownst to her, a hooded figure wearing a black cloak has been stalking her from the shadows, learning all he could about her; her schedule, her driving patterns, who she talks to regularly and especially, her sleep routine.
As Nyla drove down the dark streets, Nihilus hovered above her car, watching. As she parked and exited her car, he moved himself through the air to her bedroom window upstairs as she made her way through her house. He watched as she entered her room and he elevated him to stand on her roof, careful not to make noise. Once he was sure she was in the shower, he let himself in through the window and waited for her to finish. Robed, the woman walked out of her bedroom's bathroom to see the masked demon standing in front of her bed with his arm extended towards her, glowing with energy. Screaming, she took off running out of her room and down the hall. While running towards her front door she looked back quickly to an after-image of the trespasser. Almost to the door she turned her head quickly, only to see him now standing in front of her.
Arms flailing as she shrieked in fear, she turned towards her dining room and went out her house's second door, screaming for help. Exiting her front door, Nihilus shot into the air without her seeing, and he jetted to the west, laughing about how much this would likely affect her. She was his new toy and soon, he'd be ready to play again.
Upon reaching a dark forest, the Demon landed and walked into the thicket. Feeling like a workout, he started darting towards a tree, kick flipped off of its trunk, and ricocheted off of another, and other. While doing this from tree to tree, Nihilus shadow boxed, imagining multiple foes attacking him. Flurries of punches and kiblasts were thrown as he increased his travel speed. Several minutes later he stopped and walked from tree to tree, punching the massive trunks of every tree he passed until they fell. Quickly, a large clearing was developing in the forest and Nihilus could see more and more of the dark sky as the tops dropped. He created a circular clearing, this would be one of his training grounds now. Soon, he left the trees alone and stood in the middle of what he had created, taking a deep breath.
Once again, he began shadow boxing but this time, he went all out: punches, kicks, knees, axe-handle smashes, round houses, kiblasts, every physical attack he could think of he did in combinations. Nearly a half hour later, he was bent over with his hands on his thighs, gasping for breath. He was tired and did not yet have the energy he required to train for longer. Pissed about still being starved for power, Nihilus gathered energy from deep within his core. His aura flared around his body as his hand glowed with his demonic energy. More energy was gathered and more after that. Finally he pointed his hand towards the trees still standing and released a huge Demon Blast at them. Fire and energy spiraled through the air and creating a large explosion upon impact. The trees were now somewhat engulfed in flames that were quickly spreading as the Demon fighter took flight and hovered above. Barely able to do so, Nihilus just watched as the forest burned. This, was no longer one of his training grounds.