Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:55 pm by Athos Malkus
*This is what happened when I was bored. My last host, after finally being too old to sustain, unless I wished to use my own energies, had died, the last of his life drained by me as we reached the borders of the city. So sad, he had been full of life, and sad enough that he gave me whatever he had, no problem. Well, no sense in crying over spilled milk, especially when I had used him to ruin five other people's lives. A single truth brought into light, such as this person had been cheating on her, had caused three suicides. At least, that's all I saw. The other two were now so miserable that the would die any day now, possibly take a few down with 'em. I'd want to see that. So now, floating above the city, I was scouting out for a new host. Which one, I wondered, could I use to bring the most mayhem to this place. Mayor, respected citizen, police officer, their were so man choices!*
*The only thing limiting me was the strength of someone's will. If they were stronger then me, which could happen if I hadn't fed in a few days, or if they were just of a higher caliber, I could be expelled. Or, in a few rare cases, they would actually take their own life then be taken by me. But that only happened when they were aware of me, through the Force, and they were truly willing to do it. A doubt and I would grab them, amplify their sadness and make them my host, make them wraithbound. Not that I expected any resistance like that from this city. I could taster the few who were strong with the Force, and could feel that they were unaware of it. Well, I would start with them, they were always so delicious.*
*I floated downwards, my body invisible to all save me, and those I showed myself to. Which, in this case, was no one. I went through a house, sending a shiver of fear and murderous hatred towards a young child, the hatred aimed at his parents. He got up, and walked towards the kitchen, reaching for a knife, then I was past and continuing on my prey's trail like a hound. He was emanating fear, anger, and pain, all vibrant, bright, and powerful emotions that I used to track him better. Gradually, I went through worse and worse parts of the city, stopping once in a while to spread pain, fear, and hatred among random residents. Spice up their lives. This was an easy thing, manipulating people's minds and thoughts, their fears and hatred. The hard thing was manipulating the physical world, such as telekinesis, or combustion. I had to be grounded in the physical world for that, through a host, and even then I could only use his power, not mine.*
*I was close, I felt it through my bones. Shouts came down across an alley, and I wandered into it, sensing my future host there. Presented in front of me were three male humans, and my host (another male human) being beaten on by the three. They were laughing as they did this, enjoying the power the felt it gave them, kicking and punching my food. A very good thing, I thought, for it gave me a way to control his mind. I would stop pain, and he would let me do it, without realizing I meant to never let go. So, gathering up my energies, I sent my mind into his, converging and placing him face to face with a beautiful individual, radiating light off his body, similiar to some culture's versions of a heavenly messenger. It was simply a form that often appeased them, and made them trust me more.*
*I showed him visions of power, of what I could do to those who were attacking him. He greedily turned to me, bowing his head and leaving me full control of his every motion. Now I didn't have to expend any energy subduing him, he had willingly submitted to my full control. I greedily took his body, my eyes opening for the first time in days to see, my body finally feeling pain again. I breathed, enjoying the pain it brought, then looked at my attackers. They had continued beating me, but now that their object had not been attempting to protect himself, they were confused. I smiled, licking my lips as I tasted my new body's lips. Time for fun.*
*Feeling into the Force, I shot my hand out, sending tendrils of lightning towards all three of them. They caught them in the chest, caught off guard, and were thrown to the ground from the force of the impact. Enjoying their misery, I started greedily lapping at my new body's energy, absorbing it into myself. I wouldn't need this for too long, it couldn't cause as much mayhem as a judge. But, as a feeding ground, it was excellent. Standing up, I brought out my nails, sending my new body's power into them and causing them to harden into claws as I walked towards my previous attackers. The lightning had long since stopped, but they were on the ground still, paralyzed. Bending down over one of them, I slashed slowly at the throat, causing him the most pain and enjoying it like good food. I repeated with another one, a pretty blond teenager who had looked over at me with pleading eyes. Idiot.*
*The last body. Ahh, how much I would enjoy this. Standing over him, I made eye contact, sending waves of terror and sadness into him as I raised my hands. I started them down quickly, as a wave of pure hatred rolled over me. Me, not my body, felt as if I was feeding, even though I wasn't actually inhabiting the source. Such raw energy, such life! I had to have it. It overwhelmed me with it's impulse, and I brought the hand which had been destined for the man on the ground to my own throat. Raking it across my body's throat, I departed at the last minute, taking every drop of life he had with me, and racing off to the source.*
