Shadow Riders

[Tobias]

(OOC: a two person Story by Ultra and myself for you guys to read...have fun!)

Both men sit down at the bar at the Kilted Wench. Tobias, the Wayward, sits on the barstool, hat pulled down like usual. Laying Eden, his broadsword against the counter, he calls the bartender for two drinks.
He turns to the man next to him.

"So...I managed to catch you in a situation before with that demon. I see your still the same 'ol desperado that you were when last time we bumped into each other. How goes it senor?"

He takes a sip of his drink, letting himself relax...something he wasn't accustomed to doing very often.

[Ultrawolf]

Alexander Grey brings his drink to his lips and pauses.
"It Goes."

His mind wanders, only a few days ago.
All he manages to remember...
Quitting Time.

The image of an Old Man pops into his head,
And just as quickly fades away.
He winces and his head begins to throb.
What this all means, he does not know.
Perhaps it doesn't even matter.

No,
What is important right now is unfinished business.
After that? Alexander Grey will be able to return to searching for whatever it was he was looking for. A feeling of sorrow seems to wash over him and he remembers a little girl. Once again, he cannot seem to remember...A Face and a Name. That is all.

Katie...I will find you.
I promise.

Alexander finally puts the drink to his mouth, slightly satisfied.


They are Two Souls, Two Sides of the Same Coin.
Alone in a World that lies in the Twilight.
While Good and Evil struggle and fight for control,
These Men walk the Path Between.
They hold no Allegiance in their Quests,
But perhaps Quest is not the correct word...
It is a Crusade, and they are Crusaders.

Tobias and Alexander shall go wherever their Hearts Guide them,
To their Ultimate Destinies.
For now however, Fate brings them together.

[Tobias]

It goes.

Like time

Tobias had been here for a while now. He wondered when he would continue...find his way back to Eden. He had spent much time here, learning more about himself than ever. He had learned more about the world's goods and evils then he could imagine.

He still longed to be home.

So fate had lead him to the bar...with Alexander next to him. They both drank quietly, solemnly, when he burst in.

Lets take a good look...about 6'3, weighing in at about 250lbs. And it wasn't a great 250...you could see he had a relatively large stomach to deal with. He burst through the door with reckless abandon, the stench off of him seeming to make Tobias angry just knowing that he was there. His tank-top was all sweaty and yellow, and his pants were ripped, showing his inappropriate care for his self hygene. He took a seat at the other end of the bar.

"Bartender...give me the Good."
"*sigh*I dont want to know what you did this time Gee"
He grinned with glee as he took a pint of a steamy ale and chugged a bit down.
"But it was glorious...picture it. Me and some of the boys catching a carrige down the road. Two Beautiful young chicks and two kids with them. We tipped the thing and took the ladies back to the hideout. The boys...well, lets just say they have a ways to get home...cept for that youngin...he put up a good fight."

The bartender sighed again, "Listen Gee...people don't care to take kindly to people like you and the rest of the gang...one of these days, someone's gonna stop you guys."
He sneered as he stared back at the bartender, grabbing his shirt by the cuff and pulling him nice and close to his scruffed up face. "If you've got a problem...then why don't you spit it out?"

Tobias just sat. He knew he should do something. He'd rather keep himself out of it. If they crossed his path, then let it be their problems to deal with someone like him.

[Ultrawolf]

Alexander tapped the man on the shoulder.
He let go of the bartender and turned towards Alexander.
"Now who in the hell do you think you-"

Alexander didn't let him finish his sentance,
"I'm Alexander Grey, and I've got a problem."

He gave the man a right hook to the jaw which knocked the man off his stool. The man stumbled to his feet, only to have his head slammed against the bar. "What's your name Dirtbag?"
The man spit at Alexander.
"Wrong Answer"

The large man swung at Alexander who moved out of the way causing the man to crash into a table where a few players were engaged in a high stakes game of Poker. Dollars and Coins went everywhere. The keg had been set, all that it needed now was a spark and the Bar would be drawn into a frenzy of fighting and choas.
For a moment, everything was silent.

A pair of Aces slipped out of a player's sleeves.
And the man beside him shouted,
"Rodriguez You Cheater!"

That was that.

[Tobias]

Tobias was stunned at first. He knew that someone like Alex was capable of this...but I guess they had both had a long day.

At the table, a revolver exploded, sending a single slug into the man's stomach. Someone next to him grabbed his arm, pulling it upwards and releasing another slug into the ceiling. Someone dove across the table and fell headfirst into the gunslinger's stomach, keeling him over and sending his gun on the other side of the counter, where the bartender unloaded the metal cylinders.

Tobias ducked down, letting a punch soar overhead. He landed an uppercut into the guy's jaw. Jumping, a chair swung at his legs, missing and cutting through air. Tobias landed, sending an errant foot into that man's chest, pushing him back into a bundle of men, who also began their own brawl.

The bar began to fight as one living, breathing unit. Fists flew, feet collided, teeth clenched around flesh as people wrestled each other, punching and grunting as the music stopped and all hell broke loose. Tobias backed up, bumping back to back into a familiar man

"Look what you started senor..."

[Ultrawolf]

"Me? Don't get mad at me..."
Alexander smashed a chair into a man running at him.
"Thank our friend Rodriguez over there for being a no good cheater."
A faint smile seemed to come across him,

Just as quickly as it had came, it now faded.
His eyes searched the room.
"I think we need to have a little chat
with our boastful friend from before."

His face was now grim as a man advanced towards him with heavy iron in hand. Alexander quickly moved to the side, kicked out the man's legs and knocked him to the ground. Another man jumped onto his back and began choking him. He quickly fell backwards which knocked the wind out of the man, releasing his hold on Alexander's neck. Grey reached into his coat and removed three knives which he held between his fingers.
"Playtime's over."

[Tobias]

"Aye"
Tobias rolls up his sleeves, revealing the steel gauntlets on his hands. He plants a single fist into one man's cheek, then dodges another swing, which is followed by a swift left hook into the man's stomach.

Tobias takes a quick look around the chaos, finding the target. The ogre of a man throws a man aside, then catches the eye of Tobias, and makes way for the door.

"He's trying to run."

Tobias blocks an errant fist with his one hand, using the other to grab tightly onto the arm, and hurl the arm, and everything behind it over his shoulder. Standing up straight, he feels a firm bludgeon hit him directly in the back, knocking him down. Spinning around, he sees a metal bar tear down at him.

Too bad. The bar slowed to a halt above him. It WAS a metal bar, and Tobias was too quick with his energies to not let his instinct let off a small burst of energy.
The bar, as a result, sped back, finding a home in the man's nose.

Standing, he begins to slowly make his way for the door.

[Ultrawolf]

Alexander Grey moves towards the door.
Everything else is an afterthought,
He steps over a body,
and throws one knife at a man approaching him.
The time for games is over,
It's time for Business now.

The brute's heading for the door.
Gotta slow him down or stop him.
Need to get a clearing to throw the rest of these knives.


"Hey Ugly"
Several people turn, stopping their action and turn towards Alexander.
He mutters to himself,
"Great."

[Tobias]

"CHAIR!"
Tobias breaks the silence and releases a barstool, letting it careen right into the closest guy. He picks up another and throws it hard, before getting hit on the back with a chair.

"Go get em!"
He falls over, only to kick back up and start pummelling the guy that hit him with the chair.

[Ultrawolf]

Alexander growls.

Too much action.
Can't push...past...all..these...people!

His eyes scan around and he sees the chandelier.
"Works in the movies..."
He leaps up and with his free hand grabs hold of the chandelier.
It's old however...too old.
The chain links break apart and he falls onto a group of fighters.
"Ugh..."
He shakes his head and opens his eyes...
Only to be blindsided by an incoming fist.
He shoves the second dagger through the attacker's chest.