HALF G[O]D HALF DEVIL // mini oneshot, sacrifice

[glow=black,1,400]I'M TURNING INTO A MONSTER ! — [abbr=CLEOPATRA "CLEO" THEMA, STONEGUARD, THE GOLDEN EYE, 6 YEARS, SINGLE]｡+ﾟ.[/abbr][/glow]

//Gore warning in the third paragraph, starting at the second sentence and ending at the beginning of the fourth paragraph!!

Although The Golden Eye had yet to experience Cleopatra and her religious beliefs, it was only a matter of time before they did. She often thought about her God in the background, not mentioning him out loud yet. But with her promotion to Talonguard, Cleopatra believed she owed The Maroon God something to allow such a thing to happen. Knowing that some would... not like her methods of sacrificing, Cleo decided to wait until night had fallen in order to pray to her god.

Once night had fallen, Cleopatra put on her black fur cloak and the red-and-white jackal mask she kept within her home and headed out of camp. She was, ironically enough, making her way towards the Circle of Eyes. The sphynx made sure she had killed a rabbit before she made her way towards the ritualistic spot. In the back of her mind, this was a substitute for Fragglerock; she didn't like the creature living amongst her and The Golden Eye and believed that he was nothing more than prey. Of course, she couldn't really kill a clanmate or... at the very least, she was not willing to.

The rabbit she decided to use for her ritual did not look like The Golden Eye's newest member fortunately, though it may not be hard to guess if others knew or suspected that Cleopatra hated Fragglerock. Cleo placed the rabbit on one of the rocks before she pulled out one of her knives. "My Lord." She started to whisper this words as she used the knife to cut open her prey's stomach. "I am giving you this sacrifice tonight to honor You." Once she was satisfied with the cut she made, Cleo reached into the body of the rabbit, feeling through its body for its heart and, finally finding it, she pulled on it to get the heart outside of the body - before she used her knife to cut the veins that connected it. It wasn't beating, obviously, but it was still warm. This shall suffice. Cleo pulled out one of her smaller, disposable knives, stabbing the heart and leaving it there.

"Thank you, My Lord, for enabling me a place within the group The Golden Eye. I will not disappoint you." Cleopatra was not entirely finished with the sacrifice, though. With the blood on her claws, the feline painted a little sigil next to the rabbit's body - a little jackal head with facial features instead of a circle. Cleopatra bowed her head now, a moment of silence as she waited for her god to accept her sacrifice.[glow=black,1,400] ━ ✧*:･ﾟ[/glow]

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he heard murmuring, smelt the bittersweet tang of blood, followed it to the source of cleopatra making a sacrifice and chanting some nonsense about her god. yeah, that wasn't going to fly. damion wrinkled his nose at her blatant mention of only one god but choosing not to mention his own religion. yes he was an inner circle, just got promoted, but that didn't mean he wanted to force his opinions onto anyone in case he got immediately demoted. the hellhound simply watched from the sidelines, optics brightening in their glow as she cut the heart out.
jagged tongue ran over lips as he chose to look away again, casting a glance to where He was. speaking of-
the hellhound stood up, pinpointed the position with his inner compass, dipped his head, lids falling over orbs, murmured a quick but low salat, thanking Him for the promotion almost immediately upon arrival. he kept his eyes shut a bit longer, a small sigh leaving his body and back straightening a bit before dropping to his knees slowly, grimacing at how uncomfortable the body position was. but he was used to it, having practised every day since he was born.

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Recently, Fraggle had made a habit of exploring the territory that The Golden Eye occupied, wanting to make himself more familiar with everything there. However, he did so very gradually, venturing out on short trips, usually in the dead of night. This was mainly for his own safety, considering he knew there were still some amongst the group who didn't know that he was a group-mate, rather than simple prey. He didn't want to get snatched up and eaten by someone by mistake – or on purpose – and the easiest way to avoid that was by exploring at night, when most were asleep. Unfortunately, it seemed as though this habit would ultimately end up being a bad thing, mainly because it meant conditions were perfect for him to stumble upon Cleo's sacrifice. He had initially approached the Circle of Eyes out of curiosity, drawn over by the scent of both Cleo and Damion. He figured that he could keep calm and keep his distance, considering he was fairly sure Cleo disliked him, and he wasn't sure what Damion thought of him, at least not yet.

What he saw when he grew closer, however, was enough to make his skin crawl. He froze up when the scent of blood reached him, his tiny nose twitching as he recoiled slightly. The faint shaky in his body only became worse when he saw what Cleo had chosen to sacrifice. The entire scene was gruesome and unnerving in a way he had never seen before, and he didn't know how Damion could be so calm. For a moment, Fraggle just sat there, ocean blue eyes filled with horror as he scrambled for words, "You... what... why?" He didn't remain to wait for some kind of answer from Cleopatra, however. The boy had no intention of being the next rabbit that she chose to sacrifice in some fucked up ritual, and his stomach was already turning. He spared only a brief glance in Damion's direction before he turned, strong back legs springing him forward as he took off, away from the Circle of Eyes. He wasn't going to stop until he was far, far away from Cleo, and far away from the scene as a whole. The stench of another rabbit's blood would be burned into his nostrils for quite a long time to come, he was sure of it.

( out unless he's stopped! )

[glow=#4c2c1c,2,300]YOU CAN WRAP MY BRAIN IN [abbr=tags]PLASTIC[/abbr][/glow]

[glow=black,1,400]I'M TURNING INTO A MONSTER ! — [abbr=CLEOPATRA "CLEO" THEMA, TALONGUARD (sHP), THE GOLDEN EYE, 6 YEARS, SINGLE]｡+ﾟ.[/abbr][/glow]

Cleopatra was vaguely aware of others coming to join her and she raised her head, silent for a moment as she watched Damion get into his prayer stance. Her tail flicked as she noticed Fragglerock in the distance, her eyes narrowing with a glint for a moment whenever she heard his words. He should be afraid. If it were for the laws of this land, she would have slaughtered him without another thought.

But she wanted to earn a place here within The Golden Eye, so for now, she had to respect the tradition of not harming her clanmates. Perhaps time will be on her side eventually.  Cleopatra watched Fragglerock walk off before she grabbed what remained of her sacrifice, heading towards Damion. "Forgive me for interrupting," She spoke softly. "I wish to offer this to you, as I have no more use for it." She wasn't hungry and rabbits, ironically enough, weren't her favorite type of prey. [glow=black,1,400] ━ ✧*:･ﾟ[/glow]

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she had finished, leaving the messy yet unmistakable scent of blood in the air. the hellhound finished, rising to his paws with a huff, ignoring fragglerock then turning to cleopatra as she came to offer him the rest of her kill. he shook his head. "thank you for the offer, but i need to make my own kills." before shaking out his fur and leaving with a swish of his tail.

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[glow=black,1,400]I'M TURNING INTO A MONSTER ! — [abbr=CLEOPATRA "CLEO" THEMA, TALONGUARD (sHP), THE GOLDEN EYE, 6 YEARS, SINGLE]｡+ﾟ.[/abbr][/glow]

Fair enough. Cleopatra could respect that. After all, it could be weakness to accept prey from another. Shrugging, the woman picked her prey back up and headed back home. She could figure out what to do with this, maybe some pelts or necklaces made from the skin and bones.

//out as well lol[glow=black,1,400] ━ ✧*:･ﾟ[/glow]