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Exterminator [Quest]

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#1Decima 

Exterminator [Quest] Empty Tue Aug 17, 2021 6:34 am

Decima
Aldenwald reminded the demi-human a lot of home. The way the fog rolled between the trees like a haunting specter. The inescapable feeling of separation from civilization. The dangerous wildlife that wanted to eat you. Truth be told, the monsters that lurked in the swamps back home might have been even more dangerous; they weren't afraid to attack during the daytime. Nadine let out an amused smirk as she shook her head. She had heard that a pack of werewolves had invaded the area, and took over a lake from the locals. There would be no bloodless way to resolve this problem she knew, and unfortunately for the werewolves the townspeople were paying.

Sitting at the edge of one of the aging docks on the lake Nadine raised up her fishing pole before casting her line out again. Beside her was a large metal bin holding her catches: several catfish that were longer than the woman's arm. Her eyes trailed away from the bobber on her line to a reflection of the moon on the water. It was well on its way into the sky, but she didn't need the visual cue to know the woods around her were alive. Several loud howls had sounded already from different areas surrounding the lake. Warnings, perhaps. Maybe even calls of challenge. Either way the woman ignored them and continued her fishing. Patience would be needed to catch this prey.

#2Decima 

Exterminator [Quest] Empty Tue Aug 17, 2021 6:35 am

Decima
After pulling up another catfish and killing it with a strong punch to its head she dumped it into the bin next to her. The howls had stopped by then, replaced by growls now. Wood creaked as several werewolves stomped out of the fog and onto the dock. Rising to her feet Nadine tapped the fishing pole back against her shoulder as she watched the trio lumber forward like common street thugs in a dark alley. True to their brutish physiology every one of them stood at nearly three full feet taller than the Minstrese woman. Muscles bulged from beneath their fur, or at least from the lead one, anyways. The other two looked a bit scrawny in comparison even though they'd put a normal human to shame.

“The fish are not for you,” called out Nadine as she set her fishing pole down and started to walk towards the werewolves, only to stop halfway on the dock. “Neither are the people who live here.”

The biggest of the three werewolves flared his nostrils in what appeared to be a smirk.

“This is my land, pond scum,” replied the leader in a snarling voice, “I decide what is prey here!” Stepping forward the lead werewolf with his lackeys in tow walked out to meet the intruder in their newfound home.

“You're the only one who has been eating at all it seems,” commented Nadine as she pointedly stared at the two beta males, “the children must be starving, no?” She didn't miss the look exchanged by the pair of famished lycans, but that was all the confirmation she needed.

“The pup can have your tongue!” growled the alpha as he stomped in front of Nadine, easily dwarfing the woman.

“...so there is a child?” asked Nadine as she shifted her gaze back to the werewolf directly in front of her. Her golden eyes practically lit up in the moonlight as she gave the alpha a sharp toothed smile.

#3Decima 

Exterminator [Quest] Empty Tue Aug 17, 2021 6:46 am

Decima
Nadine snapped the fingers of her right hand as the werewolf raised a clawed hand to attack her. A green magic seal appeared over her hand as the self buffing spell activated. As the lycan's hand came down both of hers came up to meet it, palm to palm with one hand while the other grabbed onto her opponent's thumb like a handle. The blow still forced Nadine's stance to lower a little as the wood planks beneath her groaned in protest. However, with one hand gripping the werewolf's thumb she was able to overpower and bend it backwards upon itself. With a roar the werewolf's other hand came in for a blow knocking Nadine off of the side of the dock and into the water.

As the alpha seethed and paced at the edge of the wooden platform Nadine used her tail to swim underwater to the opposite side of the dock. With a quick burst of motion she was able to propel herself out of the water and vault back onto the structure. Water streaked down her face she grinned. She wasn't going to kill this werewolf to eat him, so what harm was there in letting a little enjoyment slip out?

Her prey lashed out with a kick, but she caught the giant foot against her chest with a gasp. The impact slid her back with only one foot left on the wooden planks, but she didn't relent and refused to let go. Instead she braced both feet against the edge and kicked off with all her strength. Both she and the werewolf ended up in the lake this time.

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#4Decima 

Exterminator [Quest] Empty Tue Aug 17, 2021 6:49 am

Decima
Bubbles and blood floated to the surface before the lycan reappeared gasping for air. One of his eyes had been gouged out and as he flailed with one arm to stay above water neither of his packmates moved to help him despite his frantic calls.

Nadine was quick to surface a moment later behind the waterlogged alpha, quietly catching her breath while she took another second to survey the situation. She then took a deep breath and disappeared below the water. The lead lycan soon followed after her as something pulled him down. The next time they both surfaced, just over a minute later, the werewolf floated face down as the demi-human hauled herself onto the docks panting heavily. Golden eyes wide from adrenaline and thrill darted back to the remaining werewolves. Red streaks dribbled down from her lips staining her lightly colored skin. Several long and parallel scratch marks ran down her side through her clothes, but for now she ignored the injury.

“Pick up the bin,” she instructed with finality in her tone as she pointed a finger back to the container of catfish, her eyes never leaving the pair, “that's for the child.” Nadine kept pointing at it almost daring the lycans to defy her, only lowering her hand once they started moving towards and past her down the dock. After one of them had picked up the metal bin they began walking back towards land until Nadine reached out to grab the tail of the empty handed werewolf.

“Only one of you is required to carry that back. The villagers want you all hunted, so one body isn't going to convince them I've done my job.” Nadine stared unflinchingly at the beastial figure as they made eye contact. “I'm not shameless enough to ask you to lay down and die for me, but this situation is out of both our hands, now. As for you?” Her stare shifted to the werewolf carrying the fish. “This area now belongs to the locals again. Make sure the child understands that.”

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#5Decima 

Exterminator [Quest] Empty Tue Aug 17, 2021 6:53 am

Decima
After Nadine had dispatched the second werewolf she tracked the last one back to the pack's lair. She wasn't surprised to find that it was a log cabin not far from the lake. The front door was missing most of its structure, and several windows were broken into. From inside candlelight flickered as she watched two humans talk. A man and a woman, the former of which was shirtless and dirty. Judging from their anxious expressions and gestures Nadine figured she found the rest of the pack. As she stepped in front of the house she whistled in a high pitch to alert everyone inside to her presence. When she saw the two adults peek out from the front door she held up a hand and gestured for them to come out. Perhaps she should have cleaned the drying blood off of her arms before coming here, but she was on the clock.

“Does the child understand?” she asked as both of the humans stepped outside at a cautious pace, “this place is not your home.”

“We get it, all right?! We're leaving!” insisted the man as he held his palms out forward in an effort to calm things down. “No one.. No one else needs to get hurt tonight.”

Despite feeling as if she was in a position of power a frowned pulled at Nadine's lips. When prey lost the will to fight she always felt guilty, especially when it came to hunting people for money.

“Did the owners of this house try to reason with your pack as well when they felt cornered?” The question was asked matter of factly as the demi-human stared at the pair in resignation of what she had to do. She didn't receive an answer other than a pair of condemned expressions. “I see. For what it's worth, from one desperate animal to another, I'm sorry.”

Nadine then rushed the man as he began his transformation into a werewolf again. Before the process could complete itself though the demi-human tackled him to the dirt. Her magic enhanced strength hammered down on the werewolf in the form of Nadine's fists, beating away flesh and cracking bone. As lost as she was in her battle instincts this was different from fighting the alpha earlier. She didn't enjoy this fight, if it could be called that.

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#6Decima 

Exterminator [Quest] Empty Tue Aug 17, 2021 6:56 am

Decima
She only stopped when something grabbed onto her arm from behind, and she saw the human woman there with tears streaming down a grieving face. It was then she realized how hard she was breathing herself. Her gaze dropped down to the corpse she was straddling, and her body shuddered with a big exhale of air. Nadine pulled her arm free before standing up and stepping to the side.

“He's dead,” groaned the other woman as she knelt beside the body. “You killed him.”

“Yeah,” admitted Nadine in a weary tone, “yeah, I did, but it's not something I took pride in doing. I even understand, the blinding hunger pains and there being people around-”

“Is that supposed to make this okay?!” snapped the woman in a seething voice, “what do you understand? How could you understand?!”

“I understand,” repeated Nadine undeterred as she stared straight back at the woman, “the burning of hunger so deep you start wondering what your friend sitting next to you tastes like. We all need to eat, but if you werewolves can't control yourselves, then what hope do I have? How long will it be until I'm the one being hunted?”

“Just get it over with,” sighed the woman with a shake of her head as she dropped her gaze down to the body beside her. “We're all animals to be put down in the end.”

Nadine nodded slowly and solemnly, both in agreement and in confirmation with the other's wishes. Not being a fan of executions she made it quick.

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#7Decima 

Exterminator [Quest] Empty Tue Aug 17, 2021 6:58 am

Decima
After finding the child inside the cabin she took a bit of time cleaning herself up as she explained some of the things that had transpired that night. Not every detail, but enough to get the point across that this area, let alone Dahlia itself, was not safe. She also talked about what the kid should do from there. It was decided that after she collected her reward Nadine would return and escort the kid to the forests in the northern parts of Fiore. There were likely other werewolves there, and with wild game being abundant hopefully this situation could be avoided again in the future.

She decided against trying to teach the kid how to clean and gut the catfish she had caught. Although it would have been a quick lesson now didn't seem the time for it. Nadine even stayed long enough to cook and prep the food for travel. Neither of them seemed very hungry right now, but she was sure that would change with the new day coming. The demi-human left the child curled up in bed before heading back to the village that had contracted her. Before finally leaving she dragged the bodies outside away from the house. She wasn't a monster herself, not yet anyways. This job made her wonder though how long that would last.


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