The Main Offenders

Lucifer's Butterfly

"I still don't get it…," she muttered as all of what was spoken tried to process in her brain. "I've lived all my life perfectly fine without knowing any of this supernatural stuff. Nobody, besides you, has ever bothered me. Why is it such a big deal now?"

The two males looked at each other before turning back to her. "Humans…any who've encountered the supernatural…well, most end up dead. Either some demon who revealed themselves to the person kills them at the end of their…games, or a Cleaner comes eventually to keep humans quiet. Sometimes that just means driving them nuts until they're locked up in an asylum. Usually it means some mysterious death or permanent disappearance."

“Cleaners?” she asked, not liking the pause he had before saying the word.

“Yeah…they are like self-proclaimed protectors of supernatural existence. It’s more like a rumor that goes around. Or like a theory on why most of the billion and something humans have no idea that the supernatural world exists. Or at the very least, can’t get any evidence of it existing. Cleaners aren’t really a type of supernatural being. They’re just guys that have decided that it’s their job to go around hunting humans that have glimpsed somebody supernatural and are still alive to tell about it.”

Key took a seat next to Minho. “So since Cleaners aren’t types of supernatural beings and more like an…occupation, we can’t really teach you any information to protect you from them except one grand important rule that you should ALWAYS follow outside of these walls.” He leaned in closer towards her, who was across the coffee table. “Never ever EVER behave in a way that makes anyone even suspect that you know supernatural things exist.

At Key’s serious face, she slowly nodded.

His expression changed as quickly as a flipped light switch. “Ah! I forgot about the Once Humans. You’re going to have to watch out for them too.”

Minho’s face contorted into one of disgust. “Once Humans. Waste of space mongrels…,” he muttered to himself.

Her voice ventured, “Just judging by the name, I’m guessing they were…once…human?”

Key blew his fringe out of his eyes. “Yep. And to us, they’re worth the dirt underneath our fingernails. Actually, no. Fans would probably pay for the dirt underneath my nails. Once Humans should all just go jump into a magma pit.”

Minho explained, “Vampires, werewolves, zombies. Things like that--”

“Yeah. THINGS. That’s what they are,” mumbled Key.

“—we’re kind of prejudice against them. You can just imagine our opinions about humans—”

“In general,” Key added.

“—so these things that were made from humans, we kind of look down upon. They boast strength, speed, agility, and other supernatural abilities, but to us who have it in our blood and families for millennia, these things that just suddenly gained all that just by pure accident are low lives. Then they have the nerve to think they're better than demons or that they should be considered the same category as us. ” Minho scowled.

Honestly, she had never seen so much scowling coming from Minho before, and with Key, even the most hideous outfit didn’t garner so much disgust from the guy.

Key continued to mutter insults, “Breed like mosquitoes, those things…”

The strongest mind as well be barely as strong as our most mediocre demon species, and they have no purpose what so ever. I mean, faeries are weak and stupid but THEY at least have a purpose in the world," Minho continued. "Most Once Human-type creatures seem to prey on exclusively humans for their survival, but they’re exceedingly sloppy and end up not finishing the job a lot of times, spawning more of them useless things."

“I think the only reason they've survived is because they are so sloppy. Flies and mosquitos, I tell you! Oh god…if a Once Human ever killed you or (oh may all the gods forbid it!) turned you into one of them, I’d go crazy and just kill them all,” Key exclaimed, eyes just a bit wild at the thought.

“Don’t think about it Key,” Minho said with a shudder as he put his hand on the other demon’s shoulder to comfort both of them.

Key shook himself out of his worry and then changed the subject. “Demons in general though, Seoul doesn’t have the largest demon population but there are a few hotspots and times of day you should avoid. Standard advice. Don’t go down shady looking side streets. Stay away from red light districts and bars near them. I would tell you to never go anywhere alone, especially at night, but truthfully, if a demon really sets his or her eyes on you, you can be in a crowd of one thousand at a police force convention and wouldn’t be safe.”

“I’ve gotten you some books are the most common demon species and then a few on demons that I’ve noticed reside in Korea or pass through often,” Minho said as he gently pushed a few books across the table towards her. “Information is brief in those though because they’re all in languages that you know, but most books that are written aren’t in languages that any human can decipher. We’ll be saying a lot of things that won’t be mentioned in books so you have to pay attention.”

She nodded as her hand dusted the covers of the books.

Minho and Key nodded too as they dove into their lesson.

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THEA's Corner <3

No progression really with this chapter but I just typed it up so I mind as well post it...
Oh! I can't believe I didn't talk about this before! "SHERLOCK"! The teaser photos scared me to bitsies. I was like 'O_O oh goodness...why is Taemin ?!?! AND LOOKING LIKE A GIRL?!?!' I was like, '...all the es out there are having a field day...' And then I heard the song and was like 'Bleh." Not bad but not feeling it. Then I watched the MV and was like '.....THE DANCE IS FREAKIN AWESOME!!!' but also 'WHY ARE YOU WEARING SUCH CLOTHES?!' for some scenes. Lucifer Taemin hair extensions I liked. Sherlock hair extensions I hate. But now the extensions are getting shorter so I'm like okay with it. I really like "Stranger", but when I hear it, I only hear Key and Taemin. I know the others are in it, but I think it's a total KeyTae song.

Posted: 06 April 2012

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  • Gods:

includes - 2 types - (1) those that have risen to god status by worship
            (2) those that have always been there since the beginning
Characteristics -
    (1) - power depends on number of worshippers
        -can be long-lived or fleeting.
    -can never overthrow the pure gods. “The true gods would automatically know and just crush them like ants”-Key
    (2) -eternal
    -have god types like those of the greeks and romans. earth, air, sea, lightning, etc.
    -"nobody pisses off the gods"-Minho
    -don’t really have “demigods”. usually they end up being just as powerful as a true god so just call them gods.

Things to watch out for:
1-Cleaners -- general term
2-Demons -- duh...
3-"Once Humans" i.e. vamps, zombies, werewolves, witches

  • Faeries:

Includes - nymphs, pixies, gnomes, etc.
Characteristics -
    -invisible to all unless they want to be seen. Especially invisible to human adults for some reason. Maybe because they’re so out of tune with the supernatural
    -main activity is playing. They live to play and almost nothing else. Reproduce. And play. “I swear the just pop out of nowhere.”-Key. Whether others benefit or get hurt by them is just a consequence of their play.
                  -ex. of a useful one= wood nymphs. Play in plant foliage like forests, woods, fields, meadows. Help plants grow and flourish.
                                                water nymphs. where they play, water becomes clear and clean.
                                               leprechauns. bring good luck to those they show themselves to
    -live in groups
    -relatively short-lived. About a century or less. Some only decades.

 

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