On the streets of Knockturrn Alley, all was quiet. The day had drawn long and most of its inhabitants were either asleep or in one of the dark taverns that littered the small street. The sky seemed to twinkle as if they knew that not all was as it seemed on this silent night. A strange figure entered the small street knowing that it would seem strange for someone like him to be here. The figure passed empty shops and cluttered taverns until he reached a point that either he wanted to be or he couldn't decide where to go. He had approached a fork in the road. One road wound itself between buildings like a serpent. The other traveled off a long way. The street had no buildings near it except for the ones at the fork. The figure paused and removed the blue hood that shrouded his face revealing what he looked like to the air around him. He had dark brown hair, wild and messy in places. His eyes were a bit unique. The left eye was hazel, and the right a deep ocean blue. The ring around the iris in his hazel eyes changed color depending on his mood. Right now the ring matched his right eye in color. He looked up at the sky as if he knew someone was going to be here.
Lilith Cole enters the alley. The hood of her long black cloak was drawn up over her head concealing her black and silver hair and hiding her face from view. She did not want anyone to notice her here. The heels on her boots made a soft clicking noise against the cobblestone as she walked along quickly. Her teal eyes, under the hood, were darting rapidly from side to side taking in the backdrop of abandoned buildings and those that were closed for the night. Approaching the end of the street she was on she noticed that the road forked off and that up ahead stood a figure gazing up at the night sky as if contemplating the universe. She quickly looked around for a spot to hide to further investigate this person. Noticing a gap, hidden in shadows, between two of the buildings she quickly ducked in making sure that the shadows concealed her presence as well as the hood concealed her face.
The silent tapping of his foot hitting the cobbled road reached the figure's ears. He looked down from the sky and looked around his eyes darting around the streets searching for who the tapping belonged to. Upon seeing no one around he closed his eyes concentrating on what appeared, to outside eyes, to be nothing, when in fact, he was concentrating on a power he used had a bit of fun using. When he opened his the lids of his eyes his eyes were no longer hazel and blue. They were teal. He looked at the scene in front of him, although he wasn't seeing what was laid out in front of him, he saw what the person nearby saw. Once he had gotten all he needed to know he closed his eyes again releasing the ability. He staggered backward opening his eyes again revealing his normal eyes. He leaned against a wall to hold himself up, as the ability always left him much weaker after using it. "H-Hello" he spoke stuttering "I know you're here"
Lilith Cole growls softly as she feels a presence not her own in her head. It had to have been coming from the only other person that was present in the alley. Her eyes glowed an eerie teal color as her temper flared slightly before she immediately calmed down as the figure spoke. Smiling slightly she stepped slightly out of the shadows not speaking.
The figure watches as the girl steps out from the shadows. He smiles, his eyes glinting as he pushes himself away from the wall his strength recovered "I'm sorry for entering your mind" he spoke stringing his words together eloquently "It was necessary to find where you were." He started walking towards her quick in pace yet slow to him "I am Connor Coleman. Head of the Temporia Clan." He said formally. It was one of the things that were drilled into his head from his realm 'Name and Title first, then talk freely. So that's what he always did except he never told his second title, though his father would be dismayed, as he didn't like the reactions he got.
Lilith Cole smirks slightly under her hood at the person in front of her. It was quite obvious that the stranger was not human, however, just what he was exactly was a mystery to her. Shocked by his apology for invading her mind, she smiled before speaking to him, her voice soft and unsure "I can accept your apology...just keep in mind that there are things in my head that I would rather not share with someone I have only just met." She lowered her hood as he introduced himself, revealing her bright teal eyes and long black and silver hair as well as the elongated canines that only flashed when she spoke a certain way. Her eyes widened slightly when she heard the name of his clan. The man in front of her could only be one thing with a title like that the man in front of her, she now knew, was a vampire.
Connor smiles slightly before speaking "I try to refrain from seeing that which people do not want me to know, unless the fates show me it in a vision" He spoke noting that the girl didn't introduce herself but he didn't mind as he was more surprised to her reaction to his clan "So, you've heard of us?" He spoke eyes wide yet smiling all the while "I commend you. Not many in this realm have" He laughed silently as he walked slightly closer "Tell me, How did you hear of the Time Vampires?" he asked knowing there were only two others besides him in this realm
Lilith Cole smiles a little at Connor deciding that she liked his sense of humor and decided to introduce herself "I seem to have been rather rude to a very important person by not introducing myself after you did. My name is Lilith Cole and I don't have a fancy title" she says with a small chuckle before answering his question "My biological father was a demon very high up on the food chain. When he left my biological mother and I she kept all of his old journals which are now mine."
Connor bows his head "A pleasure to meet you." He spoke before looking up again chuckling "If I had a dime for every title, I'd be a very rich person indeed" He spoke listening. "My own biological father was high up as well. Old too" he joked dryly "He was without a doubt an important person. More important than I, certainly" He sighed silently thinking of the war that was taking place in his realm "But I digress. I am quite curious to hear how you've heard of my clan. This is the first time in centuries that we've come to this realm" He asked hoping to get an answer this time
Lilith Cole smiles at Connor her fangs flashing slightly as she did. "My father had the power to jump from realm to realm at will. He recorded all of his travels in a series of journals which I have read so many times that I now have them memorized. These journals spoke of a bunch of encounters with your clan and that they should be shown respect at all times."
Connor smiles "Your father was a wise man then" He spoke while in his mind he was trying to think things out "I didn't think it was possible to enter the realm without permission." He spoke aloud as this thoughts overwhelmed him "Then again, a lot of powerful people were invited to my father's court" He continued not realizing that he said court which normally adhered to royalty "My father wasn't one of my clan though, it was my mother who was it's head at that time" He spoke even though it was not necessary information.
Lilith Cole smirks at the comment about her father "that is where you are wrong...my father was an arrogant jerk who didn't care about anyone other than himself" she said her tone of voice cold and harsh as her eyes flashed to sapphire blue for a moment. She chuckled when she realized that she was essentially talking to a member of the royal vampire court. Chuckling slightly about his comment about his parents she replied: "well sometimes women are better leaders than men."
Connor shrugs his shoulders slightly "Perhaps, but it is not my place to judge" he spoke laughing slightly "That depends on the person. I myself believe that no one gender is better than another." He spoke leaning against a nearby wall "Especially seeing as I never knew my mother until the day she died"
Lilith Cole smiles sadly at the thoughts of her own biological mother that his statement produced. Her eyes darkened as the memories flashed through her head. Memories of her mother's words and the time she had spent at the orphanage and all that happened there. She shook her head slightly to drive the memories back where they belonged before she spoke: "Well as fun as this conversation has been, I really should be going...it was an honor to meet you."
Connor notices the reaction that his words had but said nothing. "It was nice meeting you" He spoke bringing himself into a formal bow "The honor is mine" He straightened himself up and
spoke "Goodbye. May our paths cross again"
Lilith Cole quirks her eyebrow at the bow and giggles quietly and the vampire before pulling up her hood and disappearing from the alley in bright teal flames. She didn't know if she would ever see the vampire again but she certainly hoped so.
Connor walked out of Knockturrn Alley understanding why the fates had brought him here.
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