The True Identity of Issac (Li Wa)

[Man of Many Murders]

Cowl walked with Eithne ontop of the hideaway. His hand was entwined with hers as they reached the small platform with a roof covering them from the rain. In Cowl's other hand was a sandwitch he had taken on the way. It was a good idea to come here and Cowl was hungry after all. As he took a bite of the sandwitch he wondered once again on what had happened since he was gone. So far almost everything seemed to be the same. There were no changes. Well besides the one in Eithne. He still couldn't put his finger on it, but something was definitly different about her. But of course Cowl was to afraid to ask. It was something Cowl really didn't want to bring up. Just as he thought about what it must of felt to Eithne for him to leave her, sent chills up his spine. So instead of asking here he took another bite of his sandwitch. He was just glad to be with her once again. Cowl's attention was brought away from his food when a man dressed in black leather pants with a black turtle neck shirt walked out of the rain. He was vampirish pale colored with very wet black hair. Cowl knew him as Issac, but what he didn't understand was why he was here. And Cowl noticed something. Issac had a look of worry on him. That never happened. Never. Issac ran towards them on sight of Cowl and Eithne. Telepathiclly he spoke to Eithne. "You two must leave here... NOW!!!"

[Señor Sunday Friday]

"Why? What's going on?" she asked, tensing up at the sight of Issac, her eyes wide and she stood up, trusting that there was a reason why she and Cowl had to leave, it would figure they'd have luck like this, huh? Her silver eyes looked through the rain to see if anything was there but she could barely make anything out in the downpour. It was frustrating, really.

(lawl, short post/writer's block)

[Man of Many Murders]

Cowl stared at Issac and Eithne having no clue what was going on. He had no idea just why Issac was here and why Eithne seemed to be a bit upset. Cowl couldn't shake the feeling that something bad was going to happen. Or maybe come. Which Cowl wasn't so sure. So he just stared at his master waiting to see what was going to happen. He was sure Issac knew what he was going. Issac looked at Eithne repliny back hastly, ""No time to explain... There are somethings that aren't supposed to happen... But it looks like thanks to my arrival here they will... You must leave... Go to the village near here." He said as thunder sounded in the distance. It was impossible to see what was in the rain. But what ever was in the rain had Issac worried. And Issac wasn't that happy that it was happening either. Legion had never said anything about them following him here. And know that they were it would mean catastrophic things not only for him, but perhaps for all of Twilight Moon Academy.-

[Señor Sunday Friday]

Eithne nodded, as if understanding that it was just important for them to get out of here, but still, she wanted to know what exactly was so dangerous. "Cowl, we have to go..." she said, helping him up, "You want us to go to Naut'Shinder?" she asked Issac, her voice was all seriousness and she looked through the rain for a single moment as if she might catch sight of it, she felt very much like the people in those Jurassic Park movies, just waiting for something to come out and get you. She couldn't scent anything out because of the rain and it was too loud for her to hear anyone's heartbeat, either... she felt impared. She didn't like this much at all. Her silver eyes darting from Cowl to Issac and then back out into the rain. She remained as calm as possible, though, remembering the task at hand because freaking out wouldn't get them anywhere but killed, if the situation was really as bad as Issac made it seem. It was odd how she seemed to calm and serene, as well as happy before and it was wiped away in a moment's notice and she was icy and determined now, like some kind of soldier. She must have recieved some kind of training in Cowl's absense... it was the only real reasonable excuse, wasn't it?

[Man of Many Murders]

Cowl looked at Eithne. "Go?..." He asked pausing not really understading. What was the such urgency to leave? Cowl didn't understand it. But as he looked at Eithne and read her face he realised that she was serious. Something definitly was coming and they needed to leave. Cowl stood up ready to leave as he heard Eithne asked if they needed to go to Naut'Shinder. That was where Cowl and Issac had stayed and where Cowl had learned how to defend himself. Well more then just defend himself, but that was the most important thing. Issac was about to speak when he stopped as he looked behind him. From out of the rain came a man. The man was about six feet tall with light brown hair and hazel colored eyes. He wore black dress pants with a white doctor's coat. On his face were round rimmed glasses as he smiled at the three of them. When he spoke his voice had a sort of eire feeling to it. Not so much as an evil sound, more as just very unique. A voice that one most likely would not forget. "Well, well, I knew I would find you here..." The man said to Issac. Issac turned towards the man two daggers appearing in his hands out of thin air. Issac spoke aloud to Eithne and Cowl, "Leave you two... NOW!" He commanded. The man mearly shook his head as he spoke again, "Oh they are not going anywhere." With that four hooded figures appeared surrounding Cowl and Eithne. They wore matching colored cloaks all of them had their hoods up. "It has been far to long, hasen't it Issac... Or should I say Casis." the man said.

[Señor Sunday Friday]

Eithne looked to the figures in the cloaks and then towards the strange doctor-person, "Who are you? State your names." Eithne commanded to them, she seemed very confident at that moment, a wonderful front, really. She reached for Aurora and drew it with ease, holding it, prepared to fight. She actually looked quite odd, weilding a weapon that was longer than she was tall, physics normally don't allow things like that, but Eithne was always an exception to some rule. She was a vampire that controlled freakin' sunlight, normally she can do whatever she wants, and she certainly making it sound as if she knew exactly what was going on, her mental guards up and stronger than ever and her defensive stance near flawless. The only problem being she put just a fraction too much weight on her right foot, making her just barely off balance. Not really enough to notice, though.

[Man of Many Murders]

Cowl looked at them questionably. Why were they here? Who was the man in the doctor coat? What did he have to do with Issac? These questions all rang through his mind. The entire time Cowl was wondering just how this involved him. Cowl watched as Eithne took out Aurora. The long blade was as tall as her and the sight of it made Cowl gulp. Perhaps they could win this. Perhaps this upcoming battle would be the perfect time to show Eithne just how strong he had become. Cowl wanted to make Issac proud. He wanted to make Eithne proud. He could all ready imagine the reaction Eithne would have when he defeated them himself. "Oh he's so manly... My Hero..."{/i] Yes that would be Cowl. Cowl the hero. Cowl closed his eyes as he opened his palm a ball of dark energy lay grapsed within it. Cowl would be ready.

Even though Cowl was ready, Issac wasn't. They were not supposed to follow him here. This was not at all part of the plan. Issac turned to the man before him in the doctors coat. "What do you want?" He asked, not daring to say the man's name. The man in the doctors coat let out a laugh. "Is that anyway to treat your former apprentace. After all we've been through together, you go and run off right when the going gets tough." Issac threw the two knifes in his hands with amazing speed at the man in the doctors coat. The man moved his hand as fast as Issac threw the knifes and caught them between his index and middle finger. "Why are you using these little play things." He said throwing them on the ground. The man turned to Eithne and the four who surrounded her and Cowl. He spoke to her answering her question. "Eithne... After all this time you still don't know who I am? To think you would forget me after all we've been through. I mean it did not take you long to figure out who Issac was." The man sighed as he placed his hands back into his pockets, getting rid of the knifes. "Well perhaps you have not figured it all out yet. I mean that is to be expected... But I wonder if your as powerful as you are in the future my pet. I believe my soldiers will test that." As he said that the hood to all four of the figures blew off revealing skeleton faces. They had no eyes in their eye sockets, thus proving they were not alive. Aurora appeared in each of their hands. Well not Auraroa to be exact but a mimic of the blade. "Go ahead, Cowl... Eithne... Let's see how strong you are..."

[Señor Sunday Friday]

Eithne narrowed her eyes at the man, "I'm not your 'pet.' Besides, if you want me to figure out who you are so badly, just tell me and get this over with, already." she tightened her hands on her weapon, looking at the skeletons, "Cowl... I can handle this." her tone was serious and she didn't even look towards Cowl. She didn't want him to get in the way and she didn't want him to get hurt, either. So really, she just wanted him to stand there and look pretty, is all, her eyes still narrowed towards the man in the coat before she looked towards the different skeletons. She was also just going to pretend that she hadn't caught that whole 'Oh he's so manly... My Hero...' thing from Cowl's head. Yeah, nice to know she was thought of like that, and like this was a time to be thinking about impressions anyways, it was almost impossible to tell that Cowl had been training. If he was gonna leave for six months to train and badmouth her, he could atleast show some merit for his efforts. Eithne was totally unaware of it, but there was the slightest hiss coming from her at the thought of Cowl acting so foolish.

[Man of Many Murders]

Cowl looked at Eithne. What did she mean she could handle all this? Did that mean she didn't need him? That was what Cowl was getting from it. He wanted to help her. He wanted to stay there and fight by her side. Was that to much to ask? Cowl considered if this was something to be stubborn for. To show her that he could defend and fight. He wanted to be independent. To not rely on anyone, well maybe Eithne sometimes. "No..." Cowl said quietly his face stern. "I wont let you do this all by yourself. I'm fighting." He told her.

Issac took out two more knifes ready to throw them at the man again. He shouldn't be here. Issac wasn't so much afraid of him being there by himself more so that he might have brought the others with them. He did not want to do that. He did not want to bring pain on Twilight Moon Academy more so then what was to come. Issac had risked so much just to come here and try to rewrite the past. And know things really were turning for the worst. The man smiled at Eithne responding to her. "But that's no fun Eithne... If I tell you who I am, where would the fun in trying to solve the puzzle be. After all I am all for puzzles." The man turned to Issac again and shook his head as in disgust. "And you really should stop lying to them Casis... They deserve to know the truth. Especially since you stole my name..."

[Señor Sunday Friday]

"Casis? Nice anagram, his name's Issac, though." Eithne frowned to the stranger, "Cowl, I don't want you to get hurt, okay? I'd like for us to have atleast that established, besides... we don't have the best running as allies in combat, maybe we should try letting me fight without having to worry about anyone getting in my way. I'm a big girl, I promise." she sent that message exclusively to Cowl, not purposefully adding the slightest sharp edge to the words, though she badly wanted Cowl just to stay out of it. He might have left to train with Issac for some time, but it didn't make him any more knowlegable in what was going on. She looked back at him, obviously she took this battle very seriously, and she hoped that Cowl would understand that her frustration wasn't really focused on Cowl, himself... moreso everything that was happening.

"Could you please shut up and attack already?" she asked the stranger irritably, not caring what he had to say, she just hoped to get it over with, to be perfectly honest, her gaze slicing through the air with displeasure with the waiting, her opponent had four soldiers here, he could atleast let them fight and rant in the meantime. Atleast that would be somewhat more reasonable. This entire battle was gonna have to end sometime.. but before then it'd have to frickin' start... Eithne was rather annoyed by this point. Actually, she was really annoyed, not just rather. "Just do something already! Dammit!" Her shoulders drooped slightly as she clutched Aurora in her hands, not in the least bit intimidated by her opponents.

[Man of Many Murders]

Cowl looked at Eithne. He understood her not wanting him to get hurt and all, but Cowl wanted to do something. He didn't want to sit back and watch Eithne handle everything on her own. He wanted to help. Otherwise what was the use of him even going to Issac. He had left her to train and to be able to help her when the time arrised. This was the time. Cowl needed to help her. Not for her sake but for his own. He needed to prove himself worthy of even calling himself Eithne's boyfriend. He needed this fight. So ignoring Eithne Cowl took the upperhand as he threw the ball of purple energy at one of the soldiers. As it made contact it in the soldiers side it left a hole the size of the ball where it had struck in the skeleton's side. Of course the skeleton showed no pain. But it did fight back. Actually all of them did. And they all charged at Cowl.

Issac turned to the man hoping... hoping that he would not say anything more to Eithne. She was not supposed to know the information he was giving her. This information could change everything if she took it the wrong way. Issac this whole time had stuck to one straight path and had been following it. With this man here that path had come to a fork in the road and they were about to take the wrong way. The man spoke again replying to Eithne. "Oh... Well Actually that is not quite true... But then again you would not know that would you, Eithne... After all the event had not occured yet... But I am not wrong. His true name is not Issac. It never was... He mearly... Borrowed that name." He said.

[Señor Sunday Friday]

Eithne glared at Cowl, "Fine, then you can handle this by yourself." She looked towards the stranger, "Borrowed it from you, perhaps?" she asked the strange man, she still had her weapon held firmly in her hands, "Or from your feelings towards it... might stole be a more fitting word?" she asked, taking a step towards the stranger and sending a slight glance towards Issac, she wanted to know why this information wasn't supposed to be given to her, and the whole 'classified' aspect of it all made it simply more desirable for herself. "Cowl, if you ever need help, here... just ask, okay?" she sent the message to Cowl, just in case, of course. She didn't want Cowl to get hurt, but if he was so sure he could take them, she wasn't gonna get in his way. There was a hint of malice in her intentions, Eithne was angry and annoyed and she half wanted to see someone get hurt, if it was Cowl, so be it.

[Man of Many Murders]

Cowl smiled. He was glad that she would trust him on this. He had to prove this not only for Eithne, but for himself. As the four of them charged, Cowl had already formed two more balls of energy in his hand. This time they were bigger then before, but just by a bit. Cowl though instead of aiming them directly at them aimed it at the ground at their feet causing a small explosion underneath them causing them to go flying in the air. Cowl then opened his palm again, but instead of a ball of purple energy, a black swirling vortex took it's place. With a small smile Cowl tossed it at the group of soldiers on the ground and as they struck it they were all sucked up into it, dissappearing. With a smile proud of himself Cowl turned to the conversation between Issac, the man, and Eithne. The soldiers were gone and never coming back.

Issac sighed. He couldn't afford to fight him. Not here... Eithne was not allowed to know just yet. There were some things she needed to discover on her own. Issac turned to the man. "If you want to fight let us go away from this place so the battle is even." The man let out another laugh. "Oh come on now... You are just avoiding things. Perhaps I should tell Eithne the true reason you are here. And why you stole my name. And yes Eithne it was stolen." He said as he turned to Cowl and Eithne. "His name never really was Issac... As a matter of fact... He lied to you about who he really is... Well maybe not so much as lied as much as he never told the whole truth." He let out a small laugh after that and turned back to Issac. "Are you going to tell them... Or perhaps I should tell them how their are two Cowls?"

[Señor Sunday Friday]

"Oh he's so manly... My Hero..." Eithne sent sarcastically to Cowl, letting him know that A. She heard him think that before and B. she wasn't really all that impressed at the moment, believe it or not. Sarcasm was good like that. She didn't look towards Cowl, though, she instead brought up a hand, now holding Aurora with one hand and she grasped the collar of the stranger's coat, "Okay, since you're so much more chattier than 'Issac' or whatever the fuck his name is, enlighten me. Tell me what the hell is going on and what is going to happen." she said, her voice taking on a darker tone, she didn't like being messed around with, she looked towards Issac for a few seconds, "And you, I'll deal with you later, I can assure you that." she was very pissed at pretty much everyone, and then considering the fact that she didn't get to see someone in pain when she was so obviously looking forward to it, she was just getting really tired of all of this and just wanted it done and over with.

[Man of Many Murders]

Cowl fell sighlent when he heard the telepathic message from Eithne. Things weren't turning out all that good. Eithne was getting angrier by the moment and not only that but it appeared she was mad at him for his thoughts as well. He just looked at the ground confused by this whole situation. Everything was so confusing. What did the man mean 'two cowls'. Why was everything involving him. Cowl felt sorry for Eithne to have to deal with all these problems that were the cause of him.

"Get away from him Eithne..." Issac warned her as soon as she grabbed him by the collar. It was not very smart to go up against and enemy without really knowing what abilities and other things they could do. Issac watched in horor as flames engulfed the man burning Eithne's hand. Issac knew how vampires hated fire and not only that, but how it hurt them as well. When the man sprouted in flames he kicked his foot forward towards Eithne's chest and jumped backward. When he had landed safly a few feet away he responded to Eithne. "Eithne... I can't tell you exactly what's going to happen. But I can tell you the results..." He said this with a warm smile as the flames dissappeared.