[center][color=aqua][h1]Forneus - Upper Yazoo Street[/h1][/color][/center][hr]

The dead end alleyway near the massive turntable on Yazoo Street's end was a usually quiet and very tame place at night. Most cats, dogs, rats, spiders and other unseen creatures of the day would gather in the dimly lit corridor usually to find solace from their harsh days on the streets. However, tonight was a different. As the sun sets the street lamps on Yazoo Street lit up with a strong amber light that seemed to shine faintly of the freshly paved asphalt. The rails for the various trolleys and trains returned the mercury lamp's boisterous greeting by emitting an eerie glow. Returning to the alleyway all the quiet residents of the night simultaneously gathered into one spot and proceeded in their own language to talk about the days trifling events. Usually everyone would have a unique and equally terrifying story to share, all of them except one: a lonely orphaned kitty who spent most of her time napping in the shade during the day and finding scraps of food by night. All of the other animals rejected her and detested her for being lazy unlike every other animal who worked their hardest during the day. She longed for an end to this trivial lifestyle of hers, she desired to be happy. Unbeknownst to her however, something in the regular cycle was about to [b]change[/b].

Suddenly in the middle of the gathering where they were listening to a pit bull talking about it's day a portal appeared on the ground, the pitbull jumped off and ran back to its cohorts in horror. The portal was a dominant shade of yellow from the outside, it's faint light giving off a calming yet terrifying radiance. Then came the moans, they were quiet at first but they began to crescendo in both noise and pitch. One brave mouse slowly crept up to the portal looking into it with it's tiny- beady eyes. It panicked at the sight that was present to it, souls of the damned; at least thousands were moaning and turning in the portal in seemingly endless agony. The mouse darted back to the safety of his friends when the portal made a shriek, the kitty who had been bored this entire time looked up to see a portal in the middle of the ground- something was up. Slowly a figure rose up from the gaping hole in the earth, images of the damned caressing the figure as its long hair flowed in the wind. Slowly the figure faded more into view, it was a man who had long green hair. He was wearing all sorts of jewelry, a ceremonial vest and leather boots along with silk pants. At his side there was a beatiful horn engraved with jewels beyond those of socialite's wildest dreams. Finally, the man stepped out of the portal- the souls leaving him as they moaned back into the portal: closing it. The onlookers of animals who had witnessed this spectacle were now as equally intrigued as they were horrified. The man's eyes opened, his eyes an intense shade of crimson.

Forneus surveyed the area around him, the trip here had been no easy task especially since Aunas had such a heatstroke. How annoying to him that it had taken so much longer than anticipated and even seconded by Arakes! But alas, that did not trifle him now. What did trifle him was the great ammount of animals that stood in front of him, blocking the entryway to what he assumed was the main street. [i]Feeble minded creatures, always onlooking with an amount of uncertainty. This is why aquatic life is far superior, if a Dolphin sees a Shark it will swim away as fast as possible; not give it an idiotic look![/i] Forneus smiled, he didn't like arrogance- but if he himself deemed anyone so below his level that not even God himself would smile upon them: it meant that it was alright. He did not care for the upper land that much, Arakes did, Byunei did but not him, he knew that life above water had not fully evolved yet. The sea was dangerous, intelligent, mysterious and of course brimming with knowledge that not even the finest scholar could ever fathom. However the sea was not his domain, the Abyss was. The Abyss was even more admirable than every sea on every planet, it held so much that it would trounce them all at any moment! Forneus smiled, he saw a pit bull and two other dogs get defensive and rather apprehensive of the lord; much like a cornered rat.

Sporting a grin so vile you'd ponder if it was actually glassgow he walked towards the group of hapless animals. [i]Oh what is this? Some sort of circus?[/i] The dog to the right of the pit bull reacted immediately jumping towards Forneus with its mouth gaping open. [i]Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Bad dogs always get the leash.[/i] The dog came in within a foot of Forneus before a spear of water shot up from the ground, it met the dog's head as soon as it had come within breathing distance. It easily pierced the neck and proceeded to tear through the skull until the top of the spear came out the other end with a loud [i][b]CRACK![/b][/i] The dog was dead, eyes still in attack mode. The rest of the animals ran for their lives before they would also be made an example of, except for the kitty who had caught Forneus' attention. The small kitten made a nervous meow as Forneus closed in on her, eyes glowing red. He stopped right in front of her and picked her up with one hand, the poor thing was too frightened to try and struggle.

[color=aqua]"And just what do we have here?"[/color] The lord cooed as he looked the kitten straight in the eyes, [color=aqua]"You know, I'm quite impressed with those who don't run away from my [i]performances.[/i]"[/color] The helpless animal only stared back and purred as if in agreement.

Forneus snickered, [color=aqua]"You have my respect feline! You should be proud of standing your ground against the very essence of abyssal waters! Not much do![/color] He brought the kitten closer, for some reason- she no longer felt fear. [color=aqua]"You put up with these imbeciles every day don't you!? You simply sit back while they mock you and pretend that nothing is happening- don't you!?"[/color]

Forneus' words were like daggers to the lonely kitten's heart, he spoke the truth. [color=aqua]"Allow me to tell you something."[/color] The lord stated, [color=aqua]"I despise[/color] [b][color=red]cowardice.[/color][/b][color=aqua]"[/color] With that sentence Forneus snapped his finger, in the next few seconds that followed- cries of despair and pain filled the brisk air. The kitten's fear returned, she knew she was the only one left.

[color=aqua]"But fear not! For you are on a higher plane of thinking than those idiots. I will let you go for now, you may choose to accompany me if you so desire to maintain that higher plain of thinking."[/color] Forneus pet the kitty gently and put her down, with that the lord strolled down the alleyway and out to the main street.

As he proceeded out into the dusk he heard what sounded like buzzing. He turned around to see three giant beetle-like insects flying towards him. They all looked the same, the had a sleek green carapace, six bulging blue eyes and a long nose-like tube used for possibly devouring their meal. Forneus cackled as the beasts approached him from above, he thought to himself as to what to do when the situation began to unfold.

[i]Mmm. The one in the middle is a bit hungry looking, he'll impulsively try to stab me with that giant nose of his.[/i] The Whirlpool of the Abyss stepped to one side as a giant green nose stabbed into the chocolate pavement. Forneus unstrapped a hidden cloth underneath his cloack and took out his favorite short-sword: Venus. Without another word he sliced quickly, removing the creature's nose- purple liquid gushing out of the half that was erased forcefully. The creature bore its head down again, only for three spears of water to stab into it's round face- piercing its brain and killing it instantly. Forneus done with this deed smiled and then thought to himself again, [i]The second one will obviously try to employ some teamwork with the third one and attack me from behind... Let's see them try this![/i]

The two other insects flew to both sides of the lord and proceeded to charge him. Forneus smiled and with his hand drew a circular motion in the air, after 2 seconds a giant bubble appeared around him. The insects increased their pace, hungry for this new victim who had been stupid enough to walk out upon an open street. At the same time they both hit the bubble, causing Forneus' hair to rustle. He opened his eyes and said plainly, [color=aqua]"You can continue your feeding in the bottom of the Abyss, heathens."[/color] The bubble exploded and the immense pressure of the bubble caused the two insect's bodies to rupture, both of them exploding in a purple mess as their remains fell to the ground. Forneus remained where he had stood and smiled, no goop was around him and he was sure the cat from earlier had watched him. He was right and she wanted more.