Cats in the Cradle [m]

Lion · March 18, 2015, 01:41:58 AM

In the midst of the ruckus, Crowe got a bloodied lip and a bruising cheek. But he was fast enough to move out of the way of a chair, ducking and diving, dipping and moving out of the way of low blows, as he took one man by the leg and pinned him hard to the ground. It was the one that he'd promised to cut his tongue out first.

He bodyslammed the man into submission and made his promise true, pulling his head back with one hand and slashing the blade in his other hand across his tongue in one swift movement. The move had the man screaming and coughing out blood. And a tongue wiggled uselessly to the floor.

His partner lunged for Crowe and landed on top of him. Crowe rolled to the side, landing hard on his ribs as he struggled to keep the man off of him. Slamming his head upward, his vision flashed with colors caused by the force of the blow and knocked him off, but giving himself a migraine at the same time. The first one still writhed on the floor, trying to collect his tongue from the ground.

Crowe kicked the other in the chest and sent him reeling backwards, until he crashed through the window. But suddenly someone grabbed Crowe by the back and nudged him forward none too gently out of the window to follow. He landed with a thud on the hard cobblestone, but Crowe got up first and proceeded to slam his fists hard into the other man's face until it was covered in nothing but blood.

Crowe stood, after cutting his throat, exhausted and rummaged through his clothes. Bunch of chumps... Pfft. He grinned inwardly to himself, finding money and pocketing it and that grinned stayed on his face when something impacted his head. Hard, like the hilt of a dagger and made him fall to the ground, blacked out.

"Fuck, man! He got our boys. Except Cheesehead. Get him from off that floor. Let's take him back to the boss."

visualspice · March 24, 2015, 03:02:47 PM

It was perhaps lucky for Crowe that Khanna was near. And coincidence or not, she had seen the last portion of the battle and was impressed. She knew well who Crowe fought and kept silent and just let the scene play out. But even she hadn't noticed the figures approaching from behind until it was too late. And when the men went to scoop up Crowe's limp body, Khanna took a step forward to make himself known.

"I suggest you leave that man where he lies," Khanna told them coolly. And as the men all looked over at Khanna with sneers, it was only after the men dared to challenge Khanna back that one of them hit the other and said, "You fuck head! Don't you know who that is?"

And as the men all turned to look at him, his name was breathed,
"Khanna Dey."
And the men all froze in place, then braced themselves for what was to come.

Lion · March 25, 2015, 01:58:11 AM

They braced themselves for about two seconds before suddenly bolting off with Crowe in tow. The one that carried him thankfully was strong enough to be up for the task and pounded the pavement hard, Crowe's arms flailing like a ragdoll.

visualspice · March 28, 2015, 04:51:43 PM

His eyes narrowed into poisonous slits before drawing out a knife and throwing it at the back of the man's head that was carrying Crowe.

Lion · March 28, 2015, 05:30:56 PM

[Just so we're clear, are we still going to have Crowe taken to the Rat Pack's hideout?]

The knife was swift but the man's feet were swifter and the knife hit the ground with a loud clatter.

visualspice · March 28, 2015, 05:40:48 PM

OOC: I'm cool with it going either way! Also, I should be online this evening if you want to do any plotting 8D

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Khanna swore. His aim was never off. Damn rats.
Wasting no time, the leader of the Mountain Cats continued to pursue- because right now, this was personal. No one would make a fool of Khanna Dey. No one!

Lion · March 28, 2015, 05:52:40 PM

[LOL. It's personal because they messed up his hair not because they basically kidnapped one of his men.]

If Crowe were any lighter the escape might have been easier but despite the man's large size the pair still booked it like there was no tomorrow. And once they rounded a corner, one man opened up a sewer grate and the both vanished within, as if they'd never been in the first place.

visualspice · March 28, 2015, 06:00:49 PM

OOC: Yeeeeep. Priorities. It's all about priorities. Hair is important :U

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Khanna was swearing again the second he rounded the bend. Where the hell did they go? Magic? No.. Khanna had a secret to work against that...

But then what? Taking slow steps down the alley way, his boot stepped on the partially ajar sewer grate and paused. Peering down, his eyes studied the darkness below as he strained his ears to listen...

And heard the faint sounds of scuffling beneath.

Khanna swore again. Great, did he really have to go into the sewers?
Rolling back his sleeves, he hefted the grate aside and began to ascend. And once the rancid smell of the sewers hit him, he vowed to kill them all.

Lion · March 28, 2015, 07:57:48 PM

Crowe was starting to come to. He groaned a little when at last he could feel his limbs and he rubbed his head. Or tried to only to find his hands were tied around his back. Well cheese balls.

visualspice · March 29, 2015, 01:47:42 PM

One had to be careful when chasing a rat. And Khanna's foot falls were intentionally light, as was his breathing, while he made his way through the winding sewer tunnels. It figures the 'Rat Pack' would hang out around here. Bunch of filthy animals. At least The Mountain Cats knew better-
Or at least most of them did. And though the Cats and Rats never saw eye to eye, and tended to simply just kill the other opposing gang member if there was any confrontation with no questions asked, for the most part they had left one another alone for quite some time. The Cats simply believed it was due to the growth of the Soot Wolves, but who knew if this was really the case.

Either way, Khanna was not about to be outsmarted or out down by such a wretched pack, and turned a corner only to find himself pressing back as he began to hear voices just down the way.

Lion · March 30, 2015, 02:35:20 AM

"Sonuvabitch with a big mouth. We can show him just how big we can make his mouth," said one man, walking down the tunnel. They continued to speak between each other and laughed a little, but that didn't stop them from suddenly looking over their shoulder down the corridor. One man gestured to the other to go on ahead, and the first one pulled a knife out from his belt, and stalked down the tunnel.

The second man vanished down to where they held Crowe, at the very heart of the Rat Pack's territory. Oh he knew they were being followed, and it wouldn't be long before Crowe ended up in pieces.

visualspice · April 02, 2015, 12:53:52 PM

The man sent to investigate would not come back, for he was in a heap of his own blood, festering in the sewers like all the other rats would inevitably do. And she pressed onward, going deeper into the rat's den, and deeper into the dark, unpleasant waters.

Lion · April 02, 2015, 10:40:44 PM

"Now just who the fuck do ya think you are, chump!?" growled one of the men loudly, their voice echoing into all the tunnels. His fist colliding into Crowe's face, yeah that was pretty loud too. "You think you can just run at the mouth? Big bad knife man. You like knives huh? Wanna see my knife collection?"

Crowe spat his bloody spit into the man's face and remained silent. If anything the spit was a clear cut "Fuck you."

He had the grace to wipe his face gingerly and took a large double-bladed dagger, sticking one underneath his chin. "Who do you roll with, fuckface? You better use your tongue to save your ass before I cut it out!"

Crowe stiffened but still said nothing.

"That's it! It's cuttin time. Hold out his fucking tongue!"

Crowe resisted, or tried to against his bonds and when one of the men came to hold him still, he promptly head-butted him in the face. He reeled backwards, and a third man came rushing at him, socking him hard in the stomach, making the air rush out of Crowe's lungs.

visualspice · April 03, 2015, 07:26:54 AM

Even from where Khanna was positioned he could hear the loud voices and the raucous of the Rats. Though this territory was not known real well to Khanna Dey (for why would he bother with sewers personally?), it wasn't like he was completely inept being here. He had enough Cats that didn't mind the dirty work, so long as they got paid. And Khanna had the coin, which did help solidify certain connections.

So when he neared a deeper part in the sewers, to where a broken, underwater grate could barely be seen in the dark, he knew he really had only one choice-
Blackbird would owe him for this, later. And the damn Rat Pack would pay, for Khanna Dey loathed such filthy locations it was almost a phobia. Even a hair out of place made the man's mood quickly change. But there he was, diving deeper into the waters and disappearing into the unknown labrynth of filth and dark waters below.

Lion · April 04, 2015, 12:48:21 AM

Crowe leaned over the unconscious bodies of his torturers, the scars and bruises present on his body and face. He slammed the pipe in his hands down on the head of the man that had been intent on cutting out his tongue, just to be sure. Can't have any stragglers down here. That and he needed to get his fucking knives back!

Nobody took his knives without paying!

"Gods, it smells like shit down here," he hissed to himself, in a half-whisper. Crowe kept the pipe in hand and one of the knives of the other men in his left hand. He listened and waited, for anyone else that might be coming down the tunnel. When the patrol passed by, he slipped behind them and silently cut his throat, taking small joy in the blade digging in just enough he couldn't scream.

And Crowe vanished into darkness, scampering down the tunnel from the direction the Rat Pack member went.

visualspice · April 04, 2015, 02:41:25 PM

And by the time he' d round the next bend, a swampy shadow suddenly swung a knife at him, and hissed much like a cat, as it was equally too dark for Khanna to realize... He was slicing at one of her Cats.

Lion · April 04, 2015, 04:31:51 PM

And the moment he did, Crowe had him on the ground. He swung Khanna over his head and pinned her to the ground. He nearly slashed his throat when he recognized that hiss. "Boss!" Crowe was immediately off him. "Don't scare me like that. On your feet. There you go."

visualspice · April 04, 2015, 05:04:52 PM

And that's when he socked him across the mouth and angrily bull rushed him, slamming him against the wall.
"What the hell are you doing here?"
Wasn't he held captive? Or was he actually on the Rats side? Either way, the blade Khanna held promised a swift death if he thought he could try to fool her.

Lion · April 05, 2015, 01:54:02 AM

[Didn't Khanna like see him get knocked out, and he still has to question it? xD]

Crowe shoved Khanna back putting space between them. His face was already numbed from the cold that he didn't really feel anything from the punch, not to mention it was already bruised up as it was. "What the fuck are you talking about?"

"I don't know how the hell I got there, but I was tied up and welcomed by some fuckers who tried to cut off my tongue! They beat the shit out of me but I wouldn't talk. I don't even know where I am. Why are you down here?" he hissed, suspicious, and defensive. After all he was a stranger in an even stranger place.

visualspice · April 05, 2015, 06:30:07 PM

Occ: of course. XD she just thought he'd be still unconscious and tied up somewhere!

Khanna sneered at him, rolling up her sleeves.
"It's personal. I aim to kill a few fuckers." That much she thought was clear! After all, she had just swam through shit! "Now start by explaining just how you're not still in their Rat trap?"