▪ (Slums) Old Nichol

@Zhou Ah Niu Kyungsoo managed to bring himself to stand again, though with a pained slouch. He cleared his throat and rubbed his tail bone. Tea? This male, who clearly looks like someone from the higher ranks, is asking him, a low life, for a drink of tea. The small male was surprised but agreed anyways.

"Sure I would love to have some tea with you, thank you sir. I am quite exhausted." Kyungsoo gave a polite bow to the other. It was unfortunate that the wolf did not catch the malicious glint, since he had bowed down.

@Do Kyungsoo Zhou cocked a brow, a little disappointed that he didn't get the answer he'd hoped for. Oh well, he'd gotten the consent to take anything he wished in return, not that he needed it in the first place. A smile spread on his lips as he eyed the helpless little thing before him. He didn't care for the wolf's thanks, he never helped for the thanks. He helped for the tears and wails of his ignorant victims, when they realized they should never ever wish for something from him again. It was always better to try everything else before-hand.

"No need, no need. You must be exhausted from all that, would you like to join me for a cup of tea?", he asked and for the briefest of moments a malicious glint flashed in his eyes. You would have missed it if you blinked.

@Zhou Ah Niu Kyungsoo was dropped on the floor with a thud. He lifted his head up only to see the monster being slammed against the opposite wall. He was glad that it had died, he himself would have died any moment longer in the monster's arms. He looked up at the other male who was peering in front at him.

"I..I feared for my life...sir...I couldn't thank you enough for saving me tonight...I would do anything to repay you" Kyungsoo panted and placed his hand over his bleeding neck. He wasn't sure what to do right now, he was just helpless on the ground talking to the other male in front of him.

@Do Kyungsoo He smiled, rather malicously. The contract had been made, except his victim knew nothing of it's existence. Zhou granted wishes, but always for a price and he often liked to trick people into wishing for something just so that he could see them suffer later. Like right now. The elf stood perfectly still, a smile on his face as the monster was ripped away from the werewolf and flew against the opposite wall with such force, that it's head split open. And it consequently died.

The elf peered down at his victim and wondered if he'd have been happier just being killed by the monster, instead of meeting him. He was curious to find out. He turned to his guards and quietly ordered them to find out what was currently most important to the boy. One of them was a mind-reader. "Telll me, werewolf.", Zhou began and took a step towards him, "Tell me, what is it you feared to lose, that you so desperately asked for help? Just your life?"

@Zhou Ah Niu Kyungsoo had been dragged back up to his feet by the monster. 'this is the worst night ever...I should have just stayed at work..' he thought to himself and shut his eyes tightly. He was slowly losing hope and wasn't fighting as much.

Overhearing the other male talking, he tried his best to listen. 'get rid of it...?' he thought again and gasped for air. "Y-yes p-please...g-get rid of it!.." he rasped and nodded as best as he could. Kyungsoo gripped onto the monsters arms hoping it would do something to it so it would let him go. He squirmed and gasped again for air as he was lifted off of his feet, being choked.

@Do Kyungsoo Zhou pursed his lips and observed the situation in silence, showing absolutely no signs of stepping in. That would be quite useless. He was agile, but neither very fast nor very strong. To summarise: useless in a fight. As was that werewolf over there as it seemed. Now the reason why he despite everything mentioned still stepped into the monster's plain sight, is because these things were drawn to fear and pain. Presently, all of that was coming from the werewolf. Actually, Zhou was a little surprised to see that species have so much trouble with the monster. The last of that kind he'd met, had been completely different from this one. Strong. He hummed in thought and then smiled. Ah well, everyone was different.

He looked rather pathetic, sobbing like that. But he was probably about to be killed, so it could be justified. That werewolf was probably of low rank. "Do you wish for me to get rid of it?", he asked, as if he didn't know the answer.

@Zhou Ah Niu The creature whipped it's head towards the noise from behind it, Kyungsoo however was grateful that there had been someone there. "P-please h-help me!.." he choked out and the monster had not let its strong grip go around the small male. He quivered in fear and pain, but there was relief.

After just standing there for a while, the monster harshly threw the boy onto the ground, turning around to face the other. It was much larger than Kyungsoo had thought, seeing it under the moonlight. The werewolf tried to crawl away but was too weak to escape. The creature bared it's teeth and went for Kyungsoo again, who was now sobbing out in fear.

@Do Kyungsoo Zhou walked past a row of his employees, of whom all bowed as they saw him. He'd come to his Opium Den in Limehouse about three hours ago. It had been supposed to be a simple visit. A routine check on the condition of things, nothing more. Yet it turned out a young employee had been stealing money and Opium and so he'd had to... deal with things. The elf already had trust issues, so having a person betray him was just about the worst thing that could happen. The young lad would never be seen again. Sadly, that hadn't been the end of things. He and his guards had had to check every last thing to catch any other rats that may have found their way into his nest. What a bother.

With a grim expression on his face, the Chinese walked through Chinatown and into Old Nichol. He was flanked by his two bodyguards. They moved along in silence, they knew it was best not to anger him when in such a mood. But just then the echo of a scream hit their ears and a small smile began to dance on the elf's lips. His day had just improved greatly. It didn't take long for them to find the source of the noise: a werewolf boy struggling against a monster of the Shadows. Zhou did not waste time, he immediately stepped into the moonlight and made his presence known. "It seems you are having a little trouble."

@Zhou Ah Niu The moon shone over the dark village, the unknowns shadows lurking around the alleyways. Kyungsoo could say, he hated leaving after his day of work. He didn't like walking out through the dark, and he would never like it. The small male tried to manoeuvre his way as quickly as he could through the darkness of the night, so he could go home.

Kyungsoo could hear footsteps behind him, which only caused him to walk faster. But not fast enough. Strong arms pulled him back, and slammed him against the brick walls, causing the poor small male to groan out in pain. He looked up and couldn't make out a face, it wasn't a person. It was a monster. "H-help!!...s-somebody! p-please help me!" he tried to scream but the monster had already bit down on his neck, drawing a pained scream from the small werewolf. Kyungsoo tried to kick, slap, punch, everything he could for the monster to release him. But no avail.

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