[hr][hr][center][h1][color=#DB7093]Cassiopeia Claire Alistair[/color][/h1]
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[b][color=#DB7093]Location:[/color][/b] Hindu Temple – Cary, IL 
[b][color=#DB7093]Skills:[/color][/b] [/center]
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I smile as Nic holds me. I let my eyes close and wiggle in closer to Nic. [color=#DB7093]”I won’t smack you. I’ll just give you an aggressive jab in the stomach,”[/color] I say. I take a moment to breathe in Nic’s scent before I pull back and look at him.

[color=#DB7093]”I don’t mind you worrying about me or trying to heal me, but I do a lot of this kind of thing. Sometimes with Caden, sometimes on my own.”[/color] I rest my hand on his cheek, my eyes drifting to his lips before looking into his eyes again. [color=#DB7093]”I promise to let you know if something happens to the point of needing medical attention. Deal?”[/color]

[hr][hr][center][h1][color=#B0C4DE]Avery Zain[/color][/h1]
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[b][color=#B0C4DE]Location:[/color][/b] Supernatural District – Chicago, IL 
[b][color=#B0C4DE]Skills:[/color][/b] [/center]
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We head inside the building and split up to cover more ground. I move up to the second floor while Caden searches the ground floor. I sniff the air, looking for that blasted perfume.

I climb the stairs to the third and then to the fourth floor. This building only has five floors. If we don’t find this thing, we might have to come back. As soon as I enter the third floor, I can smell the perfume. Why didn’t I grab the silver knife? I uncork the rosemary and salt as I walk down the hallway.

I knock on doors and open the ones that are unlocked, searching as far into each apartment as I dare before reentering the hallway. I’m about to knock on the third last door when the hair on the back of my neck starts to stand on end. My hands twitch, and I turn around in time to see a medium-sized animal launching itself at me. I toss the salt and rosemary at it, and it screeches before diving to the side.

[color=#B0C4DE]”Caden! A blessed silver knife would be really great right now!”[/color] I yell. The creature shakes off the attack and comes back at me. I loosen my stance and go to grab and throw it, but it barrels into me and knocks me to the ground. Lamia are apparently inhumanly strong.

I grunt as I struggle to keep the snapping jaws and claws away from my face. I can feel Caden getting near from our bond, but he’s taking his time. I managed to get a good hit on the Lamia, but not before it left a mark on me. My eyes flash yellow as I toss the creature. I get back up onto my feet and growl at the Lamia.

[hr][hr][center][h1][color=#006400]Caden[/color][/h1]
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[b][color=#006400]Location:[/color][/b] Supernatural District – Chicago, IL
[b][color=#006400]Skills:[/color][/b] [/center]
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I hear Avery call for me, but I’m otherwise preoccupied. I was on the third floor when Avery moved up to the fourth. As soon as he left, I sensed I was being watched. I knocked on some doors, trying to look nonchalant, but I was hunting what was hunting me. 

I turn a corner, and a highly attractive woman stands at the end of the hallway. She cocks her head, looking me up and down before she makes a slow sensual walk towards me. I can see how men easily succumb to this woman, but I am otherwise taken and rather old. These simple tricks don’t work on me.

I smirked, pulled the blessed silver knife out of my jacket, and flashed it at her. The Lamia pauses, glaring at the knife before glaring at me.
[color=#006400]”Sorry, love, no time to chat,”[/color] I say and flip the knife around. That is when Avery calls, and I hear a thud from above. Temporarily distracted, the Lamia jumps me. I go down but quickly throw her off, flip over, and get to my feet. She’s coming at me right away. I flip the knife around and throw it. The knife finds its mark and impales the Lamia. She screeches and falls to the ground, withering before bursting into flames.

I rush forward once the flames die down and pick up the knife. [color=#006400]”I’ll take that.”[/color] I make my way up to the fourth floor to help Avery.