It was on a night just like any other that Hades found time for peace. While she was a very devout individual to the coin, she wasn't so simple as to be read by that single trait. It was only under a pomegranate tree that she could truly relax and let her mind wander from the schemes and curt harshness that normally occupied it. With a pomegranate in hand, she looked down at it, her stoic expression blank and empty, her dress hugged her figure as tight as always with the various straps hanging loosely at her sides. She gently spun the fruit around between her fingers, idly passing her time as she looked into it as if looking deeper within to something that wasn't there. Pomegranates were something that had a special place in Hades' heart, even if she maintained a cold and frigid demeanor, it was harder with pomegranates around, simply because it brought back warm and kind memories. Time spent with Persephone, though initially it was much against the Goddess's will, it blossomed into one of the few warm retreats that Hades had left to shelter what was left of her emotions. With a soft and subtle sigh, she continued slowly turning the fruit as if trying to look deep into every inch. "Perhaps this world would just be better without anyone left-- Then I could spend all of my time with you." Hades' voice was monotonous and betrayed no emotional context or feeling as always, but her word choice made the faint longing clear. Hades had left Persephone in the underworld to take care of things and run Tartarus for her in her absence but Hades had no doubt that bringing her consort to the surface would be a bad idea. She had to keep this kind of life hidden for as long as possible from her sheltered consort so that Demeter wouldn't find her again. "It only becomes more bothersome around other plants though..." She spoke with a scowl that was directed towards the grass beneath her as if plants were spies who were trying to ruin her. @Shigure Kosaka
Into the Night Shigure was more nervous than she ever was tonight. She was no stranger to tailing this goddess, she only tailed this goddess of all those that had come down to the mortal world for that matter. So why was the girl so nervous despite doing her usual tailing of Hades? We will get to that later, patience is key. Shigure sat a fair distance away from the goddess, a few pieces of rubble her only cover as she watched the goddess through her black mask. Her black cloak rustling faintly in the winds as she tried to stop herself from shaking. "Just go and talk to her already… She is a goddess, not like you can hide from them … Gaa but what if she finds me weird… I have been tailing her… But i just can’t build the courage to talk to her…” Shigure spoke under the winds to herself as she nervously ducked under the rubble trying to conceal her presence as much as possible. Why was it so hard to just go and say hello? Her face turning red as she tried to think of how she would start the conversation. "Hi … I’m Shigure … though a goddess like you would know that i think … NO? That’s rude …” Her hands hitting her mask lightly as she kept trying, it was helping her nervousness but making it harder for her to focus on concealing herself. "Hello … Nice night is it not? … No too generic…” Slowly moving behind the larger parts of rubble so she could stand up and pace behind the hiding spot. "Please let me join your Familia!... no that's just straight forward … Gaaa why is this so hard!? Her tone full volume before she quickly moved her hands over her mouth. No doubt Hades would have heard her that time as she tried to crouch back to her viewing spot to look for the goddess, hopefully she did not make the goddess be alert. She did not want to cause Hades any trouble. Thread type: Closed Tags: @Hades Hidden Drifter's cloak: [Cloak | I-Rank] A lightweight black cloak worn over Shigure's body at almost all times outside or places she does not want to be at. A hood, to cover her head making her rather suspicious looking character. The black mask that is often over her face with this cloak does not help. Shuriken: [One handed | I-Rank] Small sharp throwing stars. Each is made from a black steel and rather thin. However this allows them to be lightweight, and easy to carry a great number of them at any time. Having two small hip bags on each side, each holding roughly thirty Shuriken. (Sixty left) Tetsubishi: [One handed | I-Rank] Also known as small spikes, these little pains to pick back up are Shigure's trap to set around when she has smoke cover. Each one roughly the size of a spinning nickel, they don't hurt much alone but when you step on ten or so it gets annoying. Carried in a medium hip bag against Shigure's back and roughly one-hundred of these tiny spike balls are kept within. The back side of the bag, facing away from Shigure has a small flap that can be opened to leave the spikes behind her in sets of ten. (One hundred left) Kemuri bakudan: [One handed | I-Rank] Also called 'smoke bombs' These little dollar coin sized orbs are kept around Shigure's upper arm and roughly ten to each side. While small they can be thrown down at the ground to make a smoke screen large enough to hide even some of the largest adventures. great for escapes or using as cover to set something else up. (Ten left)
Hades was not new to this girl's tailing, initially it was merely a quizzical gesture, but over time, Hades came to ignore it. It was something uneventful for Hades, the girl wasn't interfering with business, and she also wasn't contributing to it, so Hades found no reason to bother her. It was only when she started shouting and interrupting the tranquility time that Hades finally began paying attention. Reaching down, Hades lifted a rock in hand before suddenly throwing it towards the girl's hiding place. Not so much to strike her, but merely to quiet her down from her flustered talk. Trying to earn a few moments of silence, Hades glanced back at the fruit in her hand, finding her quiet time not as interesting as it was before from the disturbance. "I offer every service, for the appropriate price. A place in my familia-- A place at my side-- Everything is for sale." She finally spoke as she bit into the pomegranate glancing towards the girl's hiding spot as she tasted the feeling of seeds in her mouth without care. "You don't seem to possess gold though, or interesting collateral; did you intend to pay with your life? Your soul?" She asked with a measure of indifference, as if however the transaction went didn't matter much to the Goddess herself. She was largely uncaring about the girl's destiny before her, that lack of interest was conveyed clearly as she glanced up at her. In the end though, Hades rested her hands in her lap offering the girl the fruit she bit into with a lazy hand gesture. "I'll not understand your fascination with me, but we've no enmity or grievances, so I won't turn it away without negotiating that much at least." She explained finally, the girl's flustered actions and great concern for approaching her was something Hades hadn't seen in other mortals. Some had a measure of respect for Gods and Goddesses, while others might even have ire, but it was the first time someone was so diligent about trying to make a first impression. "Causing a ruckus during my tranquil time is unsatisfying though, I'll ask you to pay for that as well." She spoke curtly tacking on more to the already overwhelming initial price tag.
Into the Night When hades had thrown the rock her way Shigure moved out into the open, her mast hiding her red flustered expression as she approached. She did the one thing she never wanted to do for hades, so when she got fully into view she knelt down, then bowed with her head to the ground. "Forgive me Hades... I did not mean to cause you any trouble..." Shigure kept her head down until she was told to otherwise. Hades words about having no gold or collateral stung a bit, but she knew it was true. She gave up everything she had to get to where she was now and now that she needed that abundance, she did not have it. Hades next part of the comment did stir enough if Shigure to speak again. "Life … body … soul… Everything I currently have … and everything I might gain I offer just to have a spot in your familia… Any orders you wish me to undertake … I will follow without question or regret.” Shigure kept her head down as she spoke, her eyes unable to meet the goddess’s just yet, and her voice while shy held no one bit of regret in saying what she did, offering everything she was and could become to the goddess. When Shigure was asked to pay for ruined Hades alone time she moved her hand to get out a small knife and raised it at the ready over herself. "Any spot, be it cutting off a finger or stabbing my hand… I belong to you even if you don’t wish to let me into your familia…” If Hades did not give her a location to stab herself she would at the least show she meant it as the arm holding the weapon slammed down into her other hand. Expressing cracking slightly under her mask as she kept the weapon in her hand. Should hades still not seem like that was enough she twisting the blade in the fresh wound, her lower lip bitten into to keep herself from showing weakness as best she could. "If that is not enough I can do the same for my other hand to try and atone for my rudeness…” Her voice was shaky but still true to making herself clear for the goddess to hear her. If the wound was enough she would pull the knife out and wait to be told to leave to tend to the wound or when Hades let her tend to it in her presence. Thread type: Closed Tags: @Hades Hidden Drifter's cloak: [Cloak | I-Rank] A lightweight black cloak worn over Shigure's body at almost all times outside or places she does not want to be at. A hood, to cover her head making her rather suspicious looking character. The black mask that is often over her face with this cloak does not help. Shuriken: [One handed | I-Rank] Small sharp throwing stars. Each is made from a black steel and rather thin. However this allows them to be lightweight, and easy to carry a great number of them at any time. Having two small hip bags on each side, each holding roughly thirty Shuriken. (Sixty left) Tetsubishi: [One handed | I-Rank] Also known as small spikes, these little pains to pick back up are Shigure's trap to set around when she has smoke cover. Each one roughly the size of a spinning nickel, they don't hurt much alone but when you step on ten or so it gets annoying. Carried in a medium hip bag against Shigure's back and roughly one-hundred of these tiny spike balls are kept within. The back side of the bag, facing away from Shigure has a small flap that can be opened to leave the spikes behind her in sets of ten. (One hundred left) Kemuri bakudan: [One handed | I-Rank] Also called 'smoke bombs' These little dollar coin sized orbs are kept around Shigure's upper arm and roughly ten to each side. While small they can be thrown down at the ground to make a smoke screen large enough to hide even some of the largest adventures. great for escapes or using as cover to set something else up. (Ten left)
When Shigure offered her life, Hades didn't hesitate with a lean of her head, she spoke in an uninterested voice. "Deal." She spoke blankly, after all possession of a person's everything and future was difficult to come by, and every person was a resource. Having more was never a negative since even the most incompetent pieces had a purpose, she didn't care much for anything else, as long as something could be used she'd use it. "From now on, everything about you and everything you own is mine. Do well not to trouble me with debts." She spoke simply before hearing Shigure ask her to name a body part for her to stab. The girl's dedication was certainly commendable, but it made Hade's brow furrow. There was only a flicker of emotion in her deadpan gaze, something Shigure would no doubt understand was rare after stalking her, it was rare for Hades to show anything, but the flicker that appeared in her gaze this time was disdain and disapproval. Practically disgust as the woman offered to injure herself. Instead, Hades tossed the pomegranate in her hand at the girl, the sweet fruit's juice splattering the woman's face and or clothes when it landed like a wet sponge splattering the sticky juice. "Ignorant girl, you'd dare damage my property? After signing yourself away, you belong to me, I'll not have anyone damage something that belongs to me. From now on if someone hurts you, you will endeavor to harm them twice as viciously." She explains blankly before slowly rising to her feet to approach Shigure one metal step at a time from her heels. A tall woman, Hades stood at 6 feet tall looking down at the shorter woman as she spoke. Eventually she stood close enough for Shigure to feel her shadow on her as she spoke with the same monotonous voice she always used. "I'll have you pay for this threat as well, these are two debts you now owe me." She explained reaching a hand out slowly to seize Shigure's chin. Hades had very slender fingertips, each one as if cut from ivory had a radiantly pale splendor to them and a very gentle chill like a winter's breeze. She tried to turn Shigure's face first to one side to get a good look at her profile, before turning it back up to meet her eyes directly, Hades' blank and empty gaze. For a long while Hades simply looked into Shigure's eyes as if thinking or processing something, but Shigure would have a long time to look at Hades from up close in this position before she finally spoke. "From now on, you are my tool, if you break then I will throw you away and you will never see me again do you understand?" She spoke, trying to take the girl's mask off, then her mantle without care for a good look at the girl in question. Revealing Shigure's identity, Hades didn't express anything, her expression didn't even flicker as she spoke in a blank tone as always. "I do not need a tool who will hesitate or argue or complain. Only by fulfilling your new purpose will you pay these debts to me. Do you understand your role little tool?" She spoke in an uncaring tone.
Into the Night Shigure kept her head down and avoided eye contact with Hades. She made no motion, or had not planned to move when Hades threw the pomegranate at her but her body reacted to the situation. Fingers spun the knife in her hand before cutting the fruit down the middle so the pieces would land to either side of her before she dropped the weapon to the ground. Listening to Hades words Shigure nodded her head with compliance, before slightly buckling as Hades approached. She feared she was already going to be discarded. Her head lowering more when Hades was standing over her, she felt the weight of her world ready to crash down with any words hades spoke. The words ringing in her head as she felt hades move her head up and to the side before facing Shigure to look the goddess in the eyes. She felt the cold touch from Hades hand, and the smell of burning flowers from what her nose could tell behind the mask. She simply nodded slowly at Hades words and seemed nervous when her mask was taken off. Lavender eyes glowed with fear, but at the same time admiration towards the goddess. When her cloak was removed Shigure turned slightly red as her ears moved out from her hair and her tail flicked around slowly. She was nervous, her hands shaking slightly from being so close to the goddess this time able to bring the courage to speak up rather than just nod. "Until the day I die, your order is law, Lady Hades…” If allowed Shigure would slowly move up to kneel before Hades and move her head down. Her face still red as her ears moved down slightly. ‘Gods and humans truly are so far apart…’ her only thoughts crossing her mind as she waited for Hades first order. Thread type: Closed Tags: @Hades
Hades nodded clearly contented, though genuine rage flickered across her face when Shigure cut the pomegranate. It drowned quickly under her stoic demeanor, but it was clearly there for a flash. "If you don't eat that pomegranate you just cut, I'm not going to be happy." She spoke in a firm tone, showing some feeling for the damaged fruit, there were two things Hades did genuinely like Profit and Persephone, as a diety of Spring, the Pomegranate was considered precious by her and Hades was protective of those feelings. "Down to the last seed." Hades asserted, if Shigure didn't hurry, Hades would try to lift a foot up to push the girl down towards the floor since she was already kneeling to bring her face closer manually. If Shigure complied obediently though, Hades would let it go and exhale her emotions before becoming stoic again. "Now then, perhaps we should start with a test..." Hades murmured, her hand reaching out to idly stroke Shigure's head as if she were some kind of animal or domesticated pet. The action was gentle, her cool touch soothing as she ruffled Shigure's head idly as she tried to think of the various debts she had to collect. It was while she was treating Shigure like an animal that she finally decided on a course of action. "Come then, there are people I will use you to collect a debt from. You will be my sword and my whip, understand?" She spoke firmly that Shigure's role would be to kill and torture. If Shigure didn't stop her, Hades would begin to walk through old town, her heels clicking against cobblestone as she walked. Her poise was just as noticeable as always, her radiantly dark air reaching out around her as it usually did chilling the air. It was the Hades that Shigure had stalked and searched for now giving her permission to follow her for a job. Hades needed her, at least for the moment, it was a glory Hades gave to only a few people, but she was willing to test Shigure and make use of her... Or so this was how Hades thought.
Into the Night Shigure did not like to eat fruits or vegetables, so when hades told her to eat the fallen fruit she looked over at it for a brief moment before doing as she was told. She did not bother to clean it off, seeing as she had already delayed with eating it she felt doing so would only make Hades more angry with her. After she finished both halves she had a slight sour look in her eyes, she truly hated the taste of fruits. When hades touched Shigure’s head she would not doubt see Shigure’s tail stand on end and the girl freeze up for a moment. Shigure was very clear and precise to never let people touch her, that was one thing she could not handle. But as Hades messed with her hair and ears she started to purr lightly and tried to fight back her expression of enjoying the situation. She still saw herself in trouble so being treated nicely and showing she was enjoying it was a sin to her, but the expression of joy and the light purr was clear in the silent night. When Hades started to walk away it took Shigure a moment to stop purring and to get up and follow behind the goddess a few paces back. ‘Geez your first meeting with her and you cause her trouble Shigure, you are such a handful.’ "Sorry…” Her voice nervous and faint as she spoke towards both Hades and the voice in her head that was her only friend for the longest time now. The air and movement of Hades was enough to iron out Shigure’s resolve though. This was the goddess she knew, and there was nobody like Hades nor would Shigure follow anyone else but this goddess. ‘She truly is in her own league…’ A small smile as she picked up her pace to try and keep up with the taller women, a small smile on her face as her tail waved happily. Thread type: Closed Tags: @Hades
Hades walked with a patient and even gait, through the streets, she finally looked through the streets walking with Shigure behind her rapidly catching up. When she arrived back at her side, Hades lifted a hand to her head once more, a casual gesture, one that came from when Hades would watch the gates with Spot. As she ruffled Shigure's hair and ears, she continued to walk at an even pace. "Cheap... Words are always cheap. If it is your desire to buy your way back into my good graces, there are a variety of prices that can earn you that service. Whether warming my bed at night, taking care of mundane daily tasks for me or working much much harder; it's all the same." Hades explained blankly as they walked. It was only when they arrived at a small home built in a group of ruins that Hades stopped. Turning to face it from a small hole in the wall it could be seen that there was a small group of three sleeping around the bed. Two guys and one girl, they had a collection of books and boxes all over, but there didn't seem to be anything of value, even the hides on the floor and blankets on their beds seemed cheap. She continued rubbing Shigure's ears as she spoke in a blank monotonous tone. "These ones owe me a debt. A debt they have refused to pay. We will now collect that debt. You will go in barefoot and capture the three of them in bags and drag them out here. The two men you will tie up using your own clothes to ensure they don't escape, do you understand?" Hades stood back and waited, even glancing around she considered exactly how to extort them, she glanced down at Shigure giving her butt a tap to try and push her towards the home. "Go now, this isn't the first group of people we have to grab." She urged waiting outside for Shigure to accomplish her task while she watched. Her gaze critical as she considered how to assess Shigure's ability to handle the situation.
Into the Night When Hades began to pet her again she purred happily and her tail flicked a bit faster with excitement. ‘There is nothing better than being near her after all...’ When the comment about warming Hades bed came up Shigure turned a bright red for a moment, her hands nervously lacing her fingers as if she considered that. ‘You have no right to be that close to someone of Hades statues fool! Just be happy she takes the time to pet you and talks to you! The voice in her head stopping her blush quickly as she moved her head slightly trying to get pet behind the ear. When they stopped she quickly moved her head back and stood looking in the direction Hades was. As the order was given she nodded slowly, her body lowering as she removed her shoes, setting them to the side before taking her socks off and hooking them to her belt. Hands moving to her back to take off her chest armor before removing her shirt with a slight blush. Under she only had a roll of bandages around her flat chest, not enough to be used to bind the men sadly as she reached for her tanto kept in her arm guard before everything about her changed. The sound of the metal drawing washed away her blush as her expression went cold, eyes focused only on her targets as she cut the shirt down the middle and stood back up hooking the cut fabric to her belt as she felt Hades hit her butt. Her mind holding her arm back from trying to cut Hades as she moved forward looking the building over. Eyes looking at the point of entry, the three and how they had been sleeping, a few other things before she moved towards the door looking at the handle. ‘Locked…’ Hand moving back as she set her tanto away and her emotions came back, a playful grin across her face as she reached for her hair and took out the pin holding it as it fell down to the floor. Nimble hands picking the lock quickly and silently before she left the hairpin in her mouth and got her weapon back out to kill her emotions again. While inside her first choice of action was to seal the room the three had been in quickly. Door closing as she looked for more items to use. Two short ropes, and two small bags. Her gaze moving back to the room as she approached the sealed door opening it slowly. Her gaze set on the women first, both men seemed to have some concern for her judging by their arms over her. Small hands slowly pulling the girl away from the two and waking her up, tanto lightly pressed to her neck. "Wake them, try anything your blood is on them.” Her voice held no mercy as she slightly dug the blade into her neck to show she was not joking. Luke … Link … Help…” The girl’s voice shy as the two stirred waking to see a blade held to the girl’s neck. "Make any sudden move, or not follow my order and she dies.” While she did not look all that scary Shigure held no sign of mercy or second guessing her actions. Annoyingly though, the first male did just that, rushing forward Shigure ducked down cutting the girl’s calves down to the nerve before rushing the male. Keeping people alive was not something Shigure liked to do when they saw her face, but since Hades wanted them alive she moved her tanto to stab his right leg before slamming him to the ground. Tanto soon moving to his forehead as she hissed. "Hero’s like you die, listen and fight another day!” The male nodded as Shigure moved off him and kept her weapon at the ready. The other male had rushed to the girl’s aid only to back away when Shigure got closer. "Girl, bind their hands.” Shigure tossed the two halves of her shirt towards the girl as she seemed to be struggling with the pain. ’Weak… so weak … kill her…’ Shigure moved back a few steps to get the rope and bags as the girl tied the male’s hands together while crying. Shigure felt nothing for them as she checked the bindings and added the ropes to them. Right hand moving swiftly as she lodged her blade into the girl’s left arm before her left hand shoved a sock in each of the male’s mouths. Shigure had only one thing left for the girl to do and she had no reason to keep her alive since Hades had not mentioned anything about her paying a debt. Placing a bag over both the males heads before grabbing the ropes in her left hand and leading them outside. "Disobey or act out and the girl’s life ends.” Kicking the males from behind to have them kneel down before Hades as she sheathed her tanto and smiled happily. Blood on her hands and figure doing nothing to deter her, the thought that the girl likely would bleed out also had no weight on her smile or expression as she looked only for Hades approval. She had no problems with harming or killing people, she enjoyed it more then anything, but she knew how to hide it very well as her tail flicked around happily. Thread type: Closed Tags: @Hades
Hades watched closely, scrutinizing Shigure's efforts to follow through with orders properly. It was something every tool should be capable of after all. She waited patiently as people were stabbed or killed without blinking at the possibility for death or violence. Shigure seemed like a useful piece, there was efficiency, but Hades could still find flaws or problems. It was only when Shigure came back to her side that she reached out to pet her head once more. Her gentle cool hands stroking behind her ears as she spoke with a criticizing choice of words. "Good, but not perfect. You should endeavor to either make a death look as messy as possible or as associated with us as possible. Messy deaths are harder to trace back, unassociated deaths have nothing to do with us. You must endeavor to see one of these through." She explained blankly. That said though she looked at the two men who were led out nodding though, it wasn't perfect, but it wasn't bad either, with that in mind, she continued patting Shigure as she spoke. "Even so, it was good enough for you to earn the privileged of me knowing your name. What is it?" She asked with indifference, as if it didn't really matter, but she would hear and learn it as a reward for the girl. In truth, Hades acted like this a lot, other people and their names didn't usually register with her if they were unimportant or not useful for her to commit to memory. Though even as Shigure would begin to name and introduce herself, Hades would reach down for the closest blunt object testing it's weight with a small shake, she glanced over towards the men suddenly swinging at them. Hades didn't have a lot of physical power in her body, if she did she didn't use it as she struck them making the pair cry out in confusion. Hades wouldn't ask them anything though and would only idly strike them again. "Every grievance has it's perpetrator and every debt has it's collector. There was no enmity, anger or hatred between us in the past, but I've come to collect the debt you've left with me, even if it means ripping it out from your hides." She explained with a blank tone lacking any real enthusiasm or care. Instead she glanced towards Shigure, gesturing towards the house. "Everything inside that has value, I want you to drag it outside. We're going to be taking 20 gold worth of things and an extra 8 gold as interest. This will be your job." She explained patiently spending time systematically beating the pair as if she were taking gold out of their flesh.
Into the Night Shigure’s ears lowered as she was told she did not do well enough, the petting only making her feel worse as she looked to the ground shyly. "Shigure Kosaka … My mom said it meant ‘death from above’.” Her tone was nervous as she kept her focus to the ground and purred lightly. With the next order reaching her ears Shigure began to walk back to the house. ’I got no idea what anything is worth.. Do you?’ "Not a clue ha-ha!” Shigure speaking faintly aloud to the voice in her head as she entered the building and saw the girl crawling into the kitchen. "You're still not dead weakling? Gaaa I thought that would be enough to kill you.” Shigure walked over to the girl and picked her up by her hair to look into her eyes. She saw it, that last few glimmers of light in her eyes starting to fade. The slow deaths always got Shigure’s focus as she simply watched until the light faded from the girl’s eyes and tossed her aside before standing to look around the house again. "What looks like it is worth something … if she was alive maybe she would have been, but I did not need her before…” A playful tone as she lifted a carpet to see if there was anything below it. "Hello~ Anything of value still in here?~” A cheery and playful tone escaping her lips as her tail waved around happily. She never knew what things of value truly looked like and finding something new was always fun, like finding new ways to kill people. Her toes lightly dancing across the floor as she kept looking for anything that stood out. Eventually jumping onto the counter and looking down into a cabinet with her tail swinging in the air as she pulled out a few jars of apples and other fruits. Thread type: Closed Tags: @Hades
Hearing Shigure's words about her name, Hades considered it for a short while, letting it sink into her head before slowly nodding back in acceptance. "Very well Shigure." She spoke her name with a nod letting Shigure go about her business inside the room as she was told. While Shigure was within the room, Hades only continued swinging the blunt tool to beat the pair of men who owed her a debt. She continued swinging violently, but hearing the silence within, she perked a brow wondering if things were going alright for Shigure. It wasn't as if she felt like Shigure was incompetent, but the girl didn't seem to understand how to properly see her order through. Seeing Shigure bent over the counter, Hades could only sigh heavily looking at her sifting through the contents of the cabinet for fruits and preserves. Cracking her neck, Hades approached reaching a hand touching Shigure's backside as she spoke. "Metal is more expensive then food, weapons are more expensive then metal, furniture is more important then weapons. this is how you decide the price of things, it will help you get a better understanding of what to take and steal." She explained trying to give Shigure a push as if trying to motivate her to move faster. It wasn't until she let hades gather up a good collection of things that finlly reached the proper amount that she'd tell the girl to stop. "We'll take this much. The rest is unnecessary, I'll take only as much as I'm owed. If they owe more int he future they should have more to pay in the future." She explained with a small nod before turning her gaze back to Shigure. "Come, outside we're going to leave them to die and arrange the scene properly. One you must stab and kill in a single blow, the other must be beaten to death, do you understand?" She spoke simply urging Shigure to kill the pair violently. Though one would get off easy with just a quick death, the other would no doubt suffer before their end.
Into the Night When Shigure felt someone touch her back her tail shot up as she grew alert for a brief moment. If Hades had not started talking she would have drew her tanto on the goddess, but hearing her voice caused her tail to wave happily before she moved to look at the goddess, still sitting on the counter. Listening to the goddess with excited eyes before she nodded and began searching the cabinets. Pulling out a rather barren silverware kit before hopping off the counter landing on all fours before she pounced towards the bedroom she found them in, her leap taking her over the corpse as she stayed low to the ground tipping her head. Her left hand swapping under the bed as she tried to reach for something before hissing and crawling her way under it. When she had landed she saw a small glint of light from below the bed that had caused her to react. A moment of her being under the bed with her legs and tail out one side before she pushed a two handed sword out with a golden handle. Crawling her way under the bed to get out the other side as she jumped onto the bed and kept hitting the sword until it was not shining and she looked blank for a moment. ’Fool Hades is watching you, stop acting like a cat and get your job done!’ The voice in her head causing her to turn red as she picked up the sheathed weapon and ran it over to the pile. Her tail flicking around happily as she placed a few jars of food down also and ran to get a bag for it all. The order to kill them came through crystal clear as Shigure placed the bag down near the exit of the house and got her tanto out. For only a brief moment she seemed to purr at the sight of her blade before rushing forward. When she got a few feet from the first male she jumped up moving her blade to her feet as she slammed the blade into the back of his neck and stood on his neck with no emotion as she turned to the other target. Twirling slightly to spin the blade between her feet and to make sure the wound was fatal before she pulled it out and looked ready to do the same to the other male as she held her blade at the ready. ’Beaten to death fool, one killed swift other suffers is the order!’ Sheathing the tanto as she got back her smile and hopped over to the other male slamming his head to the ground as she landed on his back and slammed her foot to his head to cause the event. "Bad luck~” Shigure spoke in a mocking tone as she jumped off the male’s back and crouched before his face as he lifted his head. Hands grabbing his bag before she slammed his head back into the ground, this time onto a rock a few times before she watched him stop twitching. "I wanted to watch the lights fade again…” A almost frown crossing her face as she stood up and jumped onto their backs again before jumping off landing behind the feet and rushed back over to Hades. Picking up the bag as she looked to Hades for the next order, a small trail of bloody footprints leading back to the building half way though. Thread type: Closed Tags: @Hades
Hades' gaze slid across the items Shigure retrieved one by one as she brought them back and left them by the door. Sifting through them, sword, food, silverware, she counted them out with criticizing eyes and analyzed every piece to decipher their value. "This is sufficient... There is too much though-- Where to trim the fat though." She considered looking through the things that Shigure had taken and one by one she began removing articles here and there to ensure that the total outcome came out to the proper amount she'd been looking to retrieve for the debt. Hades after all took contracts very seriously, if there was a chance to acquire more gold at the cost of breaking her word, she would not do so no m after how much was at stake. For the Goddess of the underworld, a contract and her word held too much sway making it hard if not impossible for her to break unless the conditions were broken as well. Removing some of the tarnished silverware and one jar of fruit, she set them within the door as if leaving them for these people's next of kin as she was meant to. Lives didn't matter much to Hades after all, simply another resource, she didn't invest too much time in their next of kin and didn't really bother seeking them out. Instead, these lives that paid for what couldn't be accumulated in gold covered the rest of the debt. "Good... Exactly 28 Gold and the damages to the lives of my staff have been paid." Hades spoke closing her eyes in thought remembering the crimes they've commited. Hades was a patient person, waiting a year or two for revenge wasn't a big deal, but now that the debt was recollected, it was just one of many weights she carried on her shoulders being lifted before she turned towards Shigure who returned with some bloody feet and splashes here and there dotting her frame. Giving her a glance, Hades lifted a hand and raised a small black embroidered handkerchief. It was well made and embroidered with golden threads with Hades' symbol that functioned as her written name in a lot of cases. Beside it there was another symbol of a pomegranate it was clearly a personal item of Hades that she carried around for her own use, but seeing her tool in such a condition, she began using it to wipe Shigure's face. The warm fabric that had once been nestled to her bosom brushed over Shigure's cheeks wiping the red from her face while Hades wore a blank and stoic expression. "Good girl. This should be enough. Drag these morons back inside, we'll let the authorities deal with the rest." She asserted before reaching down to pick up the things that they were planning to take with them.
Into the Night When Shigure noticed Hades taking care of her blood covered face she could only turn red. She was only being a burden on the goddess in her eyes and yet she was being so nice to her. The kindness causing her to look down at the ground as her ears and tail showed she felt ashamed. As another order was given she perked back up and nodded before running back to the bodies. She was not a strong person, she did not want to try and show Hades that she could do it either so she reached to the rope of the first male and began dragging him across the ground with a bit of trouble. ’Your useless as always Shigure.’ Her inner voice causing her tail to lower slightly as she kept trying to drag the body to the house and set it beside the girl before wiping a bead of sweat off her forehead with her armguard. Going to the other body and having a bit more trouble with them but after some time the body was moved to the house before Shigure seemed to do something she was not fully aware of. Arms reaching down as she undid their restraints and moved their hands to cover each other’s before she walked away. She felt bad when Hades was the one carrying the debt collection but she followed behind the goddess in mostly silence. Her mind was mostly roaming elsewhere at the moment. One moment wondering what Hades meant by warming the bed for her, another moment reflecting on what Hades had taught her. But her exterior told one story, she felt ashamed for not doing the best job and exceeding Hades expectations. Her tail hung low and swayed slowly, and her ears stayed down as she walked with a fast pace to stay near Hades but never reaching her side, always a few steps behind her. Thread type: Closed Tags: @Hades
Hades continued carrying the loot without hesitating. Though it was a job that she could delegate to Shigure, she refused and would refuse if asked. It was only because the loot was always Hades' and she would rarely part with it or trust anyone else with it in hand. Even with a soul contract, it was something that she would take as her own burden to carry the things being repossessed. Instead though, she glanced back to Shigure who was still following along with her. "Get yourself dressed back up. It wasn't perfect, but it was still a pass. Your willingness to surrender everything makes you useful." She explained with a blank monotonous tone. "I've little at the moment, though I shall soon have a more reasonable place to call my own. In the mean time, you will have to find your own lodgings or settle with the carpet at the foot of the bed like an animal." She explained without care. She didn't have facilities for her familia yet... but soon she shall, she merely needed to collect on all the debts that had accumulated thus far. "You will be performing jobs like this in the future, I will give you the materials you need to take care of it and the methods, you will follow my orders to the letter." She explained as she continued to walk out from the old city district. If Shigure kept following her, they'd eventually make it to the upper class side of town, the place where Hades called her own. After a while though Hades would stop, glaring back at Shigure. "You, stay here." She'd assert firmly. Her voice monotonous but she picked forceful words before turning into a nearby alley. For a moment the stench of fire and flowers was strong, but it would disappear quickly before Hades returned empty handed with a transparent smoke billowing off of her shoulders as she returned. She glanced down to Shigure once more before gesturing down at her. "Now, one more time, do you wish to join my familia?" She asked blankly as if uncaring about the result.
Into the Night Shigure looked down with a slight blush when Hades told her to get dressed again. She had left her cloak and mask back where Hades had taken it off of her and the shirt was cut in two. Reaching her arms through the sleeves as she placed the two halves on, the middle of her stomach visible as she followed until she was told to stop doing such or it was implied. "I have a place, though I never feel at home there..." Shigure slowly lifted her left hand to point to the slightly higher end side of the upper district roughly where her parents lived and she did, if she ever wanted to go back there anyways. She nodded to show she understood her roll before keeping up with Hades. The order to stay was taken rather serious as she sat down outside the alley and waited. 'Improve yourself, if you keep...' - "I know ... I'll be tossed aside like always..." Shigure looked down into a small puddle of water looking at her ears. Right hand reaching to pull them as she looked distained by them. "Most people only expect one thing from cat folk... and I can't do that ... I'm only able to kill..." She lowered her hand as she heard Hades reproaching and stood up quickly. "I do ... I offer everything I have, and will become... just to make sure I'm useful to you Hades... I ask only that ..." Shigure turned a bright red as she looked down, her tail nervously flicking around. "If I do a real good job ... could you ... praise me..." Her voice was quiet as she kept looking down for a moment before looking back up flustered. "I mean if you don't want to that's fine and all ..." Her face red as she looked down slightly. She just had to ask something of the person that already owned her. Thread type: Closed Tags: @Hades
Hades watched Shigure beginning to slide on her torn top on. Seeing that the poor girl had no alternatives, Hades reached out with a hand trying to rip the scraps from Shigure's body with a swift tug leaving her topless once more. "Never mind, being in that condition is unsavory-- An eyesore, it's better naked then ragged." Hades complained briefly before she handled her business. Returning to see Shigure experiencing some kind of trouble, Hades had little care for this sudden change. Hades didn't mind how Shigure looked at herself, or felt about her people, as long as she had a use, Hades would use her. Instead, the Goddess simply reached out a hand to the girl's head giving it another gentle stroke. "Good, then you will accept the Falna and our transaction will be complete." She spoke blankly, uncaring and unrushed, she tried to turn Shigure's body forcefully until her back was facing her. With a sharp tug, Hades tried to tug on the bandage covering Shigure's chest to yank it upwards to expose only her back. She needed to see Shigure's back for the Falna after all, touching a bare palm to it, her eyes closed to a half lid before stopping between Shigure's shoulders. "And... Complete. From now on, you belong to me." She spoke even as Shigure might feel the searing hot feeling of her divine protection through the Falna she was offering. Taking a quick glance at Shigure's status, she let go of the bandage and let Shigure relax once more. Shigure's request made Hades pause though, giving it thought led to an awkward silence, one Shigure might mistake for irritation, but Hades was simply considering pros and cons. After a while of thought and possible panick from the smaller girl, Hades would finally speak in a disinterested voice. "Very well, if you do something suitable, then I shall give you a word of praise if you've completed a task perfectly." She spoke, but very slowly, Hades' hands would begin sliding up to Shigure's cheeks cupping them briefly. She used those cold chilled fingertips to stroke her cheeks before leaning down to whisper into her ears very softly. Her tone only carried a flicker of empathy, a very brief feeling of expectation as she spoke. "If you do well consistently though... If you prove yourself as a good tool... I might even allow you to be my favorite-- So work hard." She murmured before leaning back up and crossing her arms behind her back to continue through the streets to her home.
Into the Night When hades took Shigure's cloths she looked down and simply let it happen. She belonged to Hades, so if she wanted her to follow her with nothing she would do just that. When hades rubbed her hair Again Shigure purred happily, her previous emotions washing away with the cold touch of her goddess's hand. The forceful turn made Shigure blush, was Hades going to try and pull her tail, she did not want that. Tail coiling around her waist to try and prevent it before she noticed hades moving her bandages that help her chest down. Was hades going to make her go around topless as punishment for not doing her job right and perfect, or was it punishment for trying to wear her shirt despite it's condition. The heat causing her back to bend as she stood upright, her tail puffing up as she tried to deal with the pain as best she could. When the burning feeling was over and her bandages set down Shigure quickly spun to face Hades, a small tear in her eye despite her struggle to hold it back. She instantly regretted her request when it was met with silence. 'Stupid fool, now she will cast you out for sure!' But when hades spoke it fully caught Shigure off guard. She was expecting a harsh yell, a slap, a lecture anything but her request being accepted. Hades actions only furthered her surprise. the cold touch against her face caused her to turn red with embarrassment. Hades' face was so close to hers, and she felt the goddess breath against her ear as she was spoken to turning her whole face red. Hades was giving her the chance to be her favorite? the idea freezing her in place as Hades walked away. The girl still stunned for some time before she broke out of it. "Ha ... Hades ... Her breath was so warm ... her skin was so smooth ..." Mumbled words as she still struggled to bring herself to move as the goddess no doubt kept moving away from her. "if I do well long enough... I'll get to be her favorite ... hades favorite..." Shigure's legs buckled as she fell into the water puddle still red. "I have to get training ... no time to waste! I have to get stronger for Hades-sama... I need to be the best tool in her arsenal!" Shigure rose quickly slapping her palms to her cheeks to snap herself back into reality. She needed to go buy some tools, she needed to start training right away. Legs tensing as she sprinted back the way they had come to go start her training. 'Looks like she was everything we expected her to be...' "No... She was more then that... We underestimated her..." Shigure mumbled to herself as she jumped over a few boxes, her tail flicking around happily. Thread type: Closed Tags: @Hades
