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#Post#: 7382--------------------------------------------------
RP: The Meta-Human Killer: Cicada
By: Zorbak the Ebil Moglin Date: February 1, 2021, 1:51 pm
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(Open rp for the Police and their allies)
Cicada Theme: Mute (
HTML https://youtu.be/E_1ua-0Sulg
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For the police, there had been no shortage of crime going on in
the city, between Nightshade, Inferno, and many other smaller
groups of criminals. In addition, serial killers like Scar were
also still running around. With the cases coming in, one of the
few good things had been the fact that Black Sun had left Mecha
Shadow with the police, not only acting as a communication link,
as well as support ever since the red moon incident.
However, as of recently, a new serial killer had appeared in
London. With London being one of the cities highest in
population of known supernaturals, attention of all kinds was
being focused on the city. However, this new serial killer
seemed different from the rest. This serial killer was only
killing supernaturals, or anyone that wasn't a normal human.
Mostly, the killer had been focused on vampires and werewolves,
but also going after magic users, even killing a few people
allied with the Liberi Group. So far, the killer had steered
clear of Hellsing, the Iscariot and the White Council, but no
one knew for how long he would avoid them.
So far, his killings had all told the same story. The victims
had been beat half to death, then stabbed by some sort of bladed
weapon in the heart to finish them off while they were on the
ground. Though the killer had been fighting higher level
supernaturals, so far none of the victims had any trace of the
killer's DNA, showing that even though they tried to fight back,
they were unable to land a single hit on the killer. What was
stranger is that the death blow seemed to come even among those
that could regenerate, and whatever weapon was being used seemed
to negate regeneration.
However, all of this would soon be more understood with the most
recent killing by this killer. Unlike before, not only had the
killer gone after a group of stronger supernaturals, but he had
taken on multiple opponents. And unlike before, the killer had
been caught on camera, unlike the last few times. It was obvious
that the killer was getting more confident in his abilities.
It was not long after the latest killing, that as the media
found out about the investigation, they had managed to recover
the surveillance footage before the police had. While the police
had gotten the footage, the media had been covering the
killings.
During a broadcast.
The news station was showing the video, showing the man fighting
the group.
The video showed the man walking up to two vampires and a
werewolf hanging out together. The three were not criminals it
seemed, and seemed to just be supernaturals enjoying the night.
The man had a hood and a special mask, which seemed to make a
strange sound when the man breathed.
Vampire 1: Who's this idiot? He says as he notices the man
cutting them off, holding what appeared to be a glowing dagger
in his hand.
Vampire: We'll see how tough he is. He's human... This should be
easy. He says, cracking his knuckles.
Werewolf: You picked the wrong group, friend. He says as he goes
into werewolf form.
The man throws the dagger into the ground, which releases a
wave, which seems to knock out the video feeds.
After the video, the news returns to the female news anchor.
News Anchor: No one knows who this man is... But recent video
footage has led to people calling this new serial killer:
Cicada. So far, he has been known to target supernaturals, which
adds another reason to be careful walking the streets of the
city. Between the killings of Scar, the recent uprise in human
trafficking believed to be caused by Nightshade, and the gang
wars among the groups in London, there's much for the citizens
to be on the lookout for.
Watching the broadcast on his way to the crime scene, PI Dr.
Nate Barker sighs.
Nate: Damn... The media already gave him a name? That was fast.
This video couldn't have been out more than an hour. He says,
before getting to the crime scene. As he walks up, he finds
Amenadiel already present.
Amenadiel: I take it you're with the police?
Nate: Friend of Kindron's... He shows his PI identification to
Amenadiel. He asked me to help with the case. He's working on
trying to track down certain Nightshade members, but he said
he'd join us if we need him.
Amenadiel: I see... He sighs. Well... What I know so far,
there's three meta-human victims, two vampires and one werewolf.
They seem to have fought together and lost to this guy.
Nate: Meta-human? Is that what we're calling supernaturals now?
Amenadiel: Sorry... In the FBI, we usually refer to them as meta
humans. Cause not all of them are supernatural in nature.
Nate: Ah... That makes sense.
Amenadiel: You see what they're calling this guy? He asks Nate.
Nate: Cicada... The video went out an hour ago, and they're
already naming the guy? All I can say is that I don't hate the
name, but damn I hate the media... Part of the reason I'm glad I
gave up being a cop so I don't have to deal with them. He says
with a shrug.
Nate looks at the bodies as he activates his psychic eye,
looking over the bodies. Nate: Strange... My eye should be able
to see their minds before they died... But... It's like they're
blank spots in the world or something. I can't use my psychic
eye on them, but it's not like something's resisting me... It's
like I'm just drawing a blank like my eye isn't working or
something. He says, somewhat confused. Well... So much for me
being an advantage on that front... He looks around with his
psychic eye. Everything else works fine. My psychic powers work
fine everwhere else.
Amenadiel looks to the body. Amenadiel: Well... It's just like
the others at first glance... Beaten half to death, and then
stabbed through the heart, but we'll still need Ducky to confirm
that there's not anything different. Not one of them got a hit
in on their attacker. If this guy is that good, why not just
kill them immediately? Why beat them to death?
Nate: He could have anger management issues. He says jokingly.
But I think the question is, what is he trying to gain? He
obvious didn't know these guys, so why fight them? Hell... What
kind of human would WANT to fight three supernaturals at once...
I mean... There's better ways to settle your disputes, bro. He
says, partially to himself.
From behind, Dr. Spencer Reid walks up. Reid: Actually... In
ancient times, there was a Germanic law of trial by combat in
many cultures where they would settle disputes or accusations
where there were no witnesses or way of knowing who was actually
right by having the two people in question fight, and whoever
won, they would proclaim to be correct. He says as he walks up
and looks over the body.
#Post#: 7385--------------------------------------------------
Re: RP: The Meta-Human Killer: Cicada
By: Coolcat207 Date: February 1, 2021, 2:13 pm
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Dectective Mason Fletcher walks up to the group with a cup of
coffee in his hand. Normally, he would be with his partner
Detective Jane Rodriguez but she is still busy trying to use
technology to find the serial killer due to her being a
psy-tech. Mason listen to Reid as he takes a few sips of his
coffee.
Mason: The kid's on to something. Not to mention that I've seen
this kind of stuff back then. A few which I was involved in
during my younger and more violent days.
#Post#: 7460--------------------------------------------------
Re: RP: The Meta-Human Killer: Cicada
By: Caterina Sforza Date: February 6, 2021, 7:35 am
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Officer Ziva David steps into the crime scene briefly flashing
her credentials. She was filling in for Jane as Mason’s
temporary partner. Her eyes briefly drift to the bodies.
Ziva: Well this man certainly has his M.O. down to a science.
Have you gathered anything without us? She asks looking between
Nate and Amenadiel.
A few moments before Ziva arrived, Ducky had just shown up
setting down his medical bag. He pulls on a pair of gloves and
crouches down next to the closest body to look it over.
Ducky: The practice Dr. Reid is referring to is exactly why we
have the phrase “throwing down the gauntlet”. At some point in
the middle age it became practice for the disputers to have
squires, who after checking to make sure there was no magic or
witchcraft involved, would try to talk it all out and when that
didn’t work they would donate money to a church and literally
throw down a gauntlet to signal that this challenge was
happening. And it seems for these poor folks that our killer was
more than happy to pick up the gauntlet in this case.
He begins to examine the stab wound on the first body to gather
the type and shape of the weapon based on the wound pattern
left. He also looks for any debris that may have possibly broken
off.
#Post#: 7464--------------------------------------------------
Re: RP: The Meta-Human Killer: Cicada
By: Zorbak the Ebil Moglin Date: February 6, 2021, 1:48 pm
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Nate: So it would appear. He says to Ducky. Two vampires and
werewolf... That's not an easy group to take down. Not even
supernatural hunters would fair in a fight like that without a
scratch. Or at least... most of them.
Amenadiel: Same here. I saw my fair share of fights. Even if I
didn't fight in any of them. He says in response to Mason's
comment. He then turns to Ziva as she arrives. We know that he's
stepping it up. Got caught on camera, and he took on a group of
three this time. According to the video footage that aired on
the news, I think we can rule out any relations between the
victims like we thought. It appears this guy really is going
after meta-humans randomly.
Reid: Either he's escalating to get more satisfaction or
emotional release out of his fights and is getting careless, or
he's testing himself to become a more efficient killer. Based on
the profile Dr. Canaan gave me, I'd say testing himself to
become more efficient would fit better into his psychological
profile, but either scenario means this guy is going to become
even more dangerous. We still don't have enough information to
say whether he's fighting them for fun or if he's fighting them
out of anger though. Or enough to figure out how he's picking
his victims. He says to the group.
As Ducky would examine the corpses, he would find more or less
the same thing as the previous bodies, which was that they were
beat near to death and then stabbed. However, this time, the
stab wound would have slight energy burns around it, which were
not present in the last victims, even though it appeared to be
the same weapon that killed the previous victims.
#Post#: 7468--------------------------------------------------
Re: RP: The Meta-Human Killer: Cicada
By: Coolcat207 Date: February 6, 2021, 2:17 pm
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Mason: Yeah, Jane was having problems trying to track down this
creep after that video footage. Usually, it would take a few
hours at most but even with the killer being less careful, she
still doesn't have anything. Hopefully, Lorenzo got someone who
might help out.
Those who know Lorenzo is that he was a mafia bounty hunter who
has a lot of connections.
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Re: RP: The Meta-Human Killer: Cicada
By: Caterina Sforza Date: February 7, 2021, 11:43 am
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Ziva nods though the last half of Amenadiel’s statement makes
her turn to look at him as she responds. Ziva: The only direct
relation we have is that they aren’t normal humans. They fit the
the profile though, and at first I thought maybe he was doing
this as challenge like Dr. Reid suggest just to see how much he
can take and do. Now I’m beginning to wonder if this is
personal. A vendetta of sorts and if that’s the case is he
taking out just strangers or is our golden ticket within all
these victims. Because if it was just pushing himself, why only
focus on meta-humans. Why not go after supernatural beings too?
She steps to the werewolf’s body as she speaks. This one doesn’t
fit. It was likely a wrong place, wrong time body. He couldn’t
leave witnesses.
Ducky takes a skin sample of the burnt portion of skin off one
of the bodies to send off to the lab for analysis later. As he
stands up he looks back to the group.
Ducky: Whatever the case may be our profile just changed a bit.
Same weapon based off the wound pattern at first appearance, but
now there’s charred skin. I’m guessing from some kind of energy
based attacks, so he either pulled out a new trick that he’s
been holding back or our dear killer is learning and getting
brave.
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Re: RP: The Meta-Human Killer: Cicada
By: Zorbak the Ebil Moglin Date: February 7, 2021, 12:56 pm
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Dr. Reid: He's been pretty careful up to this point... And even
now, it seems like there's a deliberate intent in everything he
does. I'd be more surprised if your people did find anything
that can track him as things stand right now. It might be better
to try and find information on the victims to see if any of them
had anyone watching them or saw anyone suspicious the days
before they died. I think it's safe to say by how well prepared
he is that he must be watching his victims for some time before
he attacks, and seems to know when victims will be alone so he
can target them. These fights aren't just something that happen
randomly. He's planning each fight before it happens, and he
could be spending days to weeks watching some of these victims
to learn their habits so he can catch them alone. He says to
Mason.
Amenadiel: A vendetta against meta-humans is starting to look
more and more likely it seems. Though we don't have enough
information to rule anything out yet. Beating someone half to
death and then stabbing them rather than finishing them off with
a beating... His MO is a bit strange. He says to Ziva.
Nate: The video footage that aired showed the werewolf and two
vampires knew each other. They were all part of a group. It's
most likely he targeted them all at once, and if he didn't plan
on the werewolf, he still must have adapted pretty quickly which
means he's a pretty adaptable fighter on top of everything. He
looks over at the sample Ducky takes, activating his psychic
eye. That weapon of his is definitely some kind of supernatural
weapon. I'm pretty sure that's what knocked out the video feed
when he attacked the group. He sighs as he looks at the sample.
It could be those burns that are the reason I can't use my
psychic eye on them. But I'd also have to look at the other
victims to know for sure.
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Re: RP: The Meta-Human Killer: Cicada
By: Coolcat207 Date: February 7, 2021, 5:25 pm
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Mason: You got a point there. Doesn't hurt to ask. listens to
Ducky and Nate Wait a minute. A supernatural weapon? Damn, I got
a hunch but I'm not so sure. If that weapon can disrupt
technology like the CCTV cameras, it might also be a power
negation weapon. It would explain why we couldn't get a clear
read on the victims. He says mostly to Nate due to his psychic
powers.
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Re: RP: The Meta-Human Killer: Cicada
By: Caterina Sforza Date: February 8, 2021, 6:40 pm
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Ziva: If this is revenge or a vendetta maybe he’s reenacting
someone else’s method in these killings. Maybe one of these
people or someone like this one did something like this to
someone he knew and this is his method of getting back at them
while making this whole thing a test of limits. As she speaks
she starts examining the bodies and taking crime scene photos
now that she won’t be under Ducky’s feet.
Ducky looks towards Mason as he speaks. Ducky: You could be onto
something there. It could be why Nate’s abilities aren’t working
if it has some sort of lasting aura negating abilities. It could
also explain why none of the victims were able to heal or
regenerate their wounds. He collects a few more samples and
stores them away. I’ll have to send them off to the lab to test
that theory. And of course I’ll bring Dr. Barker to the lab to
see our other victims.
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Re: RP: The Meta-Human Killer: Cicada
By: Zorbak the Ebil Moglin Date: February 10, 2021, 1:44 am
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Nate: If this weapon is supernatural... It doesn't work like
normal power negation. That means it could have other effects we
don't know about as well. If it can affect my eye, then that
means it doesn't just work on negating natural powers, it could
also negate supernatural items and weapons. He says in thought.
I will say though... This is turning into some freaky sh*t, bro.
He says sarcastically with a sigh.
Reid: If it is a vendetta... His MO could be a way to beat down
those he feels have wronged him. He probably felt powerless to
help someone in his life, and now he wants his victims to feel
that same powerlessness before he kills them which is why he
beats them half to death before stabbing them. It could be a way
to make his opponent suffer like he does as a method of him
trying to get revenge. Or... It's also possible that he's just
trying to weaken them so that he doesn't risk missing with his
weapon, which could imply that his weapon is only useful under
certain circumstances. He weakens them enough so that one stab
will finish the job. Honestly, I think either one might fit
given his current profile. He says in response to Ziva's
comment.
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