Taliesin: Raven Event

“Dont talk to me like I’m beneath you!” Huxley growled darkly as he skid to a stop, his claws barely keeping him upright even whilst in his werewolf form.

“Oh this will be interesting” Verosika grinned as she watched the fight. 

“You don’t even try to hide your enjoyment do you” Hades sighed as he crossed his arms, though he too was watching. 

“Beneath me?” Taliesin laughed darkled as he clicked his fingers, as soon as the sound viberberated out tendrils of shadow erupted from the shadow surrounding Huxley, grabbing hold of his limbs and neck. The werewolf strained against the hold these shadows had but they seemed too strong, he bowled angrily as Taliesin walked towards him with a grin, slowly floating higher and fighter until he stood above Huxley. “I think you are beneath me, you know” 

“ENOUGH”

——

 

Just before.

“So why are we joining Ravens side again?” Omen questioned Tal as they walked the outskirts of Norwich, this place was about to become a war zone, the surrounding villages and compounds, anywhere where the living once resided now stood empty and abandoned, boarded up or moved to make way for the oncoming armada. 

“Because I don’t trust Swan as far as I can throw him and I’m pretty sure I can throw that bastard far” Taliesin shrugged one shoulder as he kept walking through the deserted area, making his way towards the makeshift war camp he knew was up ahead. 

“But I thought we’d changed our ways, we’re good guys now” Omen hummed, she was currently projecting as a Cahri, a glowing purple one at that but it gave her the means of expression, and right now she looked awfully confused.

“We are good and hey, who’s to say Raven isn’t good!” Tal countered as he looked down at his companion.

“I’m pretty sure I heard word that Hades, Verosika, Helsing, you know all the really bad people we’ve met? Yeah they’re all here” She narrowed her eyes at him and huffed.

“Then we already know the compition!” He grinned and practically skipped straight into the war camp. 

It wasn’t half bad of a set up honestly, mostly if not everyone here had some sort of power or affliction so there was buildings made of various materials scattered around, training areas too but Tal headed straight towards the largest building in the area, ignoring literally everyone who had stopped to stare at the infamous shadow man.

The building in the center of all this was something straight out of a Edgar Alan Poe poem or whatever shit the humans did, it was an old relic of the humans, a Manor House clad in black brick and dark irons but half of it had caved inwards onto itself, making it even more ominous than before.

“Loving the aesthetic-“ Tal went to continue on before stopping dead in his tracks as an obsideon tail blade appeared out of nowhere and straight into his chest, not piercing though that was a very good sign. “Verosika! Lovely to see you babe how have you been? Still under that old prick?” Hades grinned as he turned to see the tall purple Aphex standing behind him. “It’s creepy how I never see you coming”

“If you’d listened to your companion instead of daydreaming like usual then I think you’d have been more prepared” She rolled her eyes and pointed her golden claws down at Omen who was very clearly giving Taliesin a look that could kill had she been real.

“My bad, was just admiring the place! Love what Ravens done, the ominous broken mannor house really brings the whole place together!” He said before turning back to the mannor in question. “Now is Raven there or-“ As soon as he stepped forward a line of blue flames erupted before him and a deep guttural snarl caused him to turn back around. “Hades! Huxley! How have you two been! Long time no see hey” He shot finger guns at the two Aphex who both just narrowed their eyes.

“What are you doing here Taliesin, I thought your dad duties would stop you from participating in a war” Hades almost spat as he spoke, his clear distrust and hatred for Taliesin showing.

“Not just the war” Huxley spoke up, even in his werewolf form the Aphex still wore a collar and could speak, even if it did sound more guttural. “What are you doing here, we assumed you’d be on swans side having gone soft” 

“That’s what I want to know” Omen grumbled from Tal’s side before she morphed into a small Hooca and perched herself upon Tals shoulder. “Why are we here”

“Look it’s fine, all you lot need to know is I’m here, I’m pretty queer and I’m here to strike some fear okay?” He grinned wickedly.

“Enough of the jokes Taliesin” Huxley narrowed his eyes at him.

“Or what? Is the big bad puppy going to bite me, oh wait you can’t, you’re all bark and no bite, literally” Tal snickered as he crossed his arms over his chest. “What are you even doing here, last I heard you were a shitty bounty Hunter who didn’t even like to kill, you’re too soft, I mean just look at all that fur, I could bury myself in you” He waggled his eyebrows as Huxley just growled deeply. 

“Hades…-“ Verosika went and stood next to her mentor who just held up a hand, signalling for her to wait. 

“Do not talk to me that way, I have every right to be here as much as you” Huxley growled down at Tal, even with the purple Aphex floating slightly above the ground Huxley still towered over him in his werewolf form. 

“Or what? You going to suffocate me with your fluffy ass? Allure only knows you’re too weak to try anything” Tal challenged.

——

Present.

Taliesin looked down from his perch above the restrained Huxley to see none other then Raven himself standing there with a rather cross look on his face, Hades and Verosika flanked him and his guards, all of them forming a kind of wall against him. 

“So the bird can come out of its cage” Tal kept his grin on his face even when Raven looked at him with surprise considering his term of endearment. “And here I thought you were going to get these grunts to do all your dirty work” He hummed as he floated down from above Huxley, slowly he released the werewolf from his restraints. “Now we can finally cha-“

The air was knocked out of him as he was sent tumbling back a few feet before righting himself using the shadows as an aid, Huxley stood infront of the wall of opposers and Raven growling deeply, he was still very clearly pissed to say the least. Tal simply glared back at the werewolf but his eyes met Ravens for a moment, the Aphex simply raise a brow and grinned, motioning for Tal to show his stuff, oh show his stuff he would do happily. 

The thing about Huxley is hes strong and a very capable fighter, Especially in his werewolf form, the Aphex could easily take down a few Aphex without breaking a sweat but Tal wasn’t exactly like other Aphex’s and well, he didn’t think that Huxley, bless him, had the experience for this fight.

As Huxley charged him Tal simply waited for the very last second before morphing into shadows themselves around the werewolf like a parasitic fog, Huxley only had seconds to react before Taliesin appeared above him again and sent the tendrils of inky black into the werewolves limbs, causing him to howl with pain even as the weapons almost dissolved back into his own shadow. 

“Hux c’mon, we both know you can’t beat me” Tal gently took his jaw as he spoke whilst the werewolf was in no position to argue or move but then the same blue flames appeared all around Tal, causing him to laugh and turn to face Hades. “You also cannot beat me Hades, we’ve had this fight not too long ago if I remember correctly” 

“This isn’t about fighting, I don’t want you harming all our soliders before the war has even begun” The older Aphex said sternly as he could hear Verosika and some of Ravens guard helping Huxley to move out of the way as the flames simmered down. “Now if you’re really here to join Ravens side and not sabotage it you’ll cease this pathetic competitive behaviour of yours and actually be of use for a change”

“Oh owie my feewings got hurt” Tal sung before poking his tongue out at Hades, the taller Aphex simply brushed past him and stood before Raven who honestly looked rather amused by the whole thing. “Pretty sure you’re going to need someone to whip these guys into shape who can actually dish some damage” He grinned at the Aphex who although was tall was the same height as Taliesin currently as he was still floating just above the ground.

“I think you’ll make an excellent addition to the war Taliesin Blackthorn” Ravens lip twitched up in amusement as Tal broke out into a huge grin. So even the king around here had heard of him… How fun.