Standing there alone,

@Caligula

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After leaving the fields with the "Queen of Elkshire", Maeve was feeling herself returning to the body she felt as if had been gone for years. Like a corpse feeling its pulse more, she moved North. Seeking for something more than just the nothingness she had here.

Wherever here was.

She had no memories of how she had gotten here, or much of who she was. She was Maeve, a fighter - and that was all she knew. Perhaps it was for the best, maybe the rest would just weigh her down like shackles and only impede progress from here on. 

The progress today was to walk along the territory of what she found a pack had laid claim. A heavy mist shrouding the woods of their claim as she could barely see past a few feet around her, winding around the trees in hopes of finding past them and yet... the fog only thickened. The scent that came from the mist only brought the fur along her spine to prick to attention.

It didn't feel right, and hopefully she could find her way out before being caught wandering just outside their borders. The scent of blood was heavy here, only making her feel as if it didn't matter if she was trespassing or just "too close" for them. 

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The ghoul watched from afar, his blood having run cold in his veins. There was something so hauntingly familiar about the woman that it drove him batshit crazy, but the reasoning for his immediate fury was unknown -- for now. All Caligula knew is that he needed her, this mysterious wolf practically serving herself up on a silver platter. Although he didn't know what his intentions were once he secured her, the beast knew this was one he would keep for himself. She would not fall to Vengeance's ownership, she would not become a vessel for his spawn; this is one Caligula would gladly brawl to the death over. Also, he would win because Noki probably doesn't want to roleplay with Noki okay moving on.

Caligula slithered forward as he stalked his prey, unable to decide how best to approach the situation. She belonged to him, that much was clear, but how would he go about capturing her? Trickery or brute force, he wasn't entirely certain -- but there was only one way to find out. It was called panic deciding at the last second and it was a bloody foolproof method, yessir.

"Miss," he called, finally revealing himself from the foliage around him. "You wander too closely to claimed grounds." There. He would play the part of concerned member for now and the rest.. well, they would see.

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Wanting out of this place and away from the suffocating mist, she turned with annoyance and anger as someone called out to her. “I know, that is why I am trying to leave.” Full of sass, she growls fourth the annoyed words to the scarred up man who approached with a warning.

He didn't come off aggressive and yet, Maeve was still annoyed as all hell. It didn't help that he smelled of this place too. The smell of death, moisture and wood that snaked its way around the forest with the familiar, unfamiliar stench of claimed lands.

Without knowing anything of his internal thoughts, Maeve continued to walk. Hopeful that with declaring she was just trying to find her way out would be enough to show that she didn't intend to come so close. So she turned her back on the man, keeping only her ears turned to listen to any feet approaching should he follow.

“Just give me a fucking moment and I'll be on my way.”

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Oh dear, that wasn't too terribly polite of a reaction to his chivalry, was it? Caligula almost snorted in amusement at the feisty response before remembering that he hated it. The man was reminded of another he had long since buried in his past, and the anger towards her resurfaced as the bitch spat words at him with needless venom. He was downright sick to death of being treated like such common trash by women who thought their wombs made them worthy of only the finest, but at the end of the day they were all nothing but whores who dragged their ass as they bled. Disgusting wretches to then turn on him and act as though they were better. No, @Maeve was not better than Caligula, and he was keen on showing her one way or the other.

"Oh, but you're going the wrong way, darling. Your new home is back this way," he murmured, slipping to block off her exit with a macabre grin lighting up his scarred lips. "You may come with me willingly or I will force you back, but either way, I extend my welcome to the Nightwalkers." A snarl bubbled in his throat as he studied her, almost hoping she made a move and gave him a reason to bite.

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Ears twitched as he issued a challenge. Demanding that she would turn to return in the mist with him and never leave - become one with the vile stench that swirled in the mist with him. One of their goons. Maeve wasn't opposed, if he saw potential then why not? A pack meant food, shelter, and safety in numbers. But - he was not so easily persuaded either.

Turning to face the man with only one eye, she looked at him with a challenging glint in her warm eyes. “If you cannot force me back, the Nightwalkers are unworthy of my time.” If he was going to play hardball, he better walk the walk if he was going to talk the talk.

“So? You gonna back up those pretty words of yours?” She growled in return, a flash of white to challenge his stance here. Would he take it on or cower and let her walk the hell away as she had originally desired.

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"There are many things I can force you to do, kitten," he hissed with glee, the hackles along his spine rising with wicked excitement. She wanted to play, she wanted to play! The ghoul quivered with delight as he felt himself harden between his thighs, drawn into arousal by the mere thought of her blood. The rage that burned inside his gut was only fanned by her insolence, the mere fact she thought herself capable of handling him in any capacity. The bitch said quite a bit with that pretty mouth of hers and Caligula, fueled by his need to absolutely destroy her, wasted very little time in surging forward with fangs flashing in an attempt to grab hold of her by the neck and throw her to the ground. He wanted her to thrash and scream, wanted to taste the fear on her lips and watch as realization sank in to those eyes of hers. He thought they might be worth removing from her in order to render her helpless, too, but certainly didn't want to get ahead of himself. No, for now, his only goal was to simply fuck the woman until she regretted ever doubting the Nightwalkers.

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There was no time to think about what he said and digest it. Between when she prepared to show that she was no pushover for some guy to muscle up to and his words, the man was quick to approach with a full mouth of teeth. Maeve would not back down or turn away. As he came forward, she met him with equal determination to take him down and show him just what kind of woman she was.

He bit and she could feel him trying to take her down already - but not yet. As she growled and twisted, Maeve was hungry for retribution as she snapped at the man with hunger for blood as her own motivation. With his teeth on her neck, there wasn't much she could go for other than his upper shoulder.

Chewing onto anything she could grab on to, using claws to rake his skin with every swipe of her paws as she viciously swung around during their dance. She was not out of the fight just yet because this man had other sinister intentions.

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In the grand scheme of things, what type of woman she was did not matter. It certainly helped reassure him that he had chosen himself a proper companion, of course. Companion was a gentle word for what he actually intended on making her, but perhaps with time she would come to find him in a similar light. He had crushed the souls of women before and would merrily do so again, if only she continued to prove herself irresistible. Irresistible to torment, to dominate, to control. Those were all things he could not deny.

Caligula hissed a guttural laugh, mocking in its tone, as she set about to tear his flesh from bone. Her attempts at wounding him were allowed for the sake of her feeling some semblance of hope, but he was not about to let a few slashes on his shoulder and a set of flailing teeth distract him from his goal. Make this easier on yourself, sweetheart, and give up, he crooned internally, though nothing aside from growls and snarls permeated the air. Yes, Caligula wanted to feel the defeat seeping from every pore and get drunk on the taste of her fear.

Caligula held tightly to her scruff and swung his haunches towards her hips, hoping to unbalance her with a rough slam. He only needed her rear to go down before he launched, and what could a woman hope to do in the face of a wraith drunk on destruction?

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Furiously she snapped at him, there was no way in hell she would let this one eyed-wraith take her down here and now when all she wanted was to find a way out of this fucking mist and do.. well... something. Something other than being stuck here like what he seemed to want from her. Angry screeches and growls poured from her lips as he bit at anything she could reach, maybe if she could even take his remaining eye she could laugh in his blindness and let the memory of her be burned in his mind as the last thing he saw.  

Annoyed she felt her hips fail beneath her as he knocked his own against hers. Scrambling to get her legs beneath her again, Maeve continued with her desire to rip into him. Not letting him have his victory just yet as the fight continued to boil over within her. She could feel the skin along the back of her neck being pulled back, pulling against her face as well in a vicious smile as a tongue snaked just waiting for him to get too close to the weaponry waiting for him.

With rigid limbs, she was not done yet. Hoping to shake the man off and if the amazon was capable to get a hold of the ground again, would swing around to take that one fucking eye of his. If only she could get that grip on the soil once more. 

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The battle was nothing but foreplay -- at least for him. It was difficult for him not to growl and snarl with possessive, lusty chuffs as he continued their dance. If she thought she would be making it out of the situation unscathed, she was sorely mistaken. Caligula appreciated her spunk, however, and the man knew he was making the proper decision. She would birth his children one day -- strong, fiery. Let Vengeance have Morag, for he would never lay a hand on Maeve. Mostly because the same person played them but shh.

Caligula maintained his hold on her scruff for only a few moments before attempting to slam her down, hopeful to smack her head or jaw into the dirt below. He only needed her dazed just enough for him to straddle her body without too much resistance, and on the off chance she fell, he would take that opportunity gladly.

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Pulling against his grip, Maeve cared little for her scruff and focussed more on the freedom she thirsted so much. Claws dug into the ground, digging up leaves and dirt as he pushed down on her. He was pushing down and she was pushing up and away. But she could only fight for so long. With the man having already the upper hand, Maeve's chin hit the ground with a crunch, biting her own damn tongue as blood pooled from closed lips as red seeped out toward her chin.

Even with the stars she could see, every angered breath she heaved was filled with rage. Rolling with growls and hatred but losing much of her strength after the rattling of her brain around when hitting the ground. It seemed she lost... and would rue the day to have ever been brought back to life in this wretched place.

Being bested - Maeve accepted her fate. It was either this or die - and she wasn't quite ready yet to perish here and now.

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It was almost a pity when she accepted her face, truly. Caligula enjoyed playing with fire, found himself aroused at the prospect of being burned -- but though the flame came oh-so close, it never scorched his skin. It only served to fan him onward, losing himself in the need to dominate and punish the woman who had thought it proper to speak out against him. He had only wanted to be cordial, and now he knew she would never speak inappropriately to him again. Not after the humiliation of being tainted by the man who now owned her -- every last drop of her.

She slouched against the ground, defeated, and Caligula took it upon himself to finish what he had started. The wolf gripped her scruff and attempted to roughly yank her upwards, swinging his paw across her back to tug her into position. There was no doubt what his endgame was, demented as it may be. A guttural moan rumbled in his throat as he pressed himself against her, hot breath on her neck. "You belong to me now," he whispered, dropping her scruff to offer her a gentle lick to the wounds he had inflicted. It was a moment of gentleness before his hips thrust forward, ramming his cock inside of her to completely and utterly devour. There was no tenderness in his actions as he fucked her, humiliated her, tainted her. Caligula would make sure her punishment was received in small doses -- for Maeve, it would be a long night of being brutalized by the ghoul.

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Maeve may have lost the battle, accepting her fate as she was brought into his ranks against her will - but she was not completely defeated. Even as he roughed her up and declared ownership over her, she snarled. Skin twisting as he yanked, a low guttural growl assuring that she was not completely extinguished just yet.

Especially as he forced himself onto her. Feeling his presence enjoying her body only made her snarl shine louder than before as she gripped the earth with blackened claws. It wouldn't have been all too terrible if this had started in a more positive way, but there was a clear desire to humiliate her - and all the while as he took pleasure from the woman; Maeve was promising that some day, she would have her revenge for this act.

One way or another, she will have him regret this.

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