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 Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2026 5:59 pm
Quote: Biting Chill ( 18 ) : The cold is strangely harsh, and even the still wind is vicious enough to sting. But the cold isn't the worst part of tonight--it's what comes with it. Out of a swirl of blowing snow, a massive, wispy wolf takes shape, enormous and snarling, with fur spiked like jagged icicles. Its eyes glow with a cold, wild intelligence, and before you can even react, it lunges as though you’ve trespassed deep into its territory. Every strike it makes feels like the bite of winter itself. Wherever its claws slash, wherever its jaws snap, frost cakes over. Even if you're lucky enough not to take massive damage, the cold seeps bone deep. When you manage to land a hit, the creature bleeds a strange, clear blood--icy water that freezes instantly into slush on the ground. The more damage it takes, the more its form flickers, shredded like wind-torn snow. The wolf fights with the relentless instinct of a dire beast, but it is not invulnerable. It will never run. It will fight until its body is broken and flickering, then--finally--a sudden gust will rip through the air and carry its dissolving body away. Howls echo on the wind. The rest of its pack probably isn't too far behind. Bélénos didn't often find herself truly cold with winter, when she was powered up, anyway. She was a summer gal when she was running around as Olivia. But as Bélénos, she felt like she could actually enjoy the snow this way. How pretty the city looked. Of course, tonight, that was vastly different. The cold bit at her, and she shivered, wrapping her arms around herself. What the heck? That wasn't normal. The wind blew hard, sending little bits of icy snow into her face. It seemed to get stronger, kicking up all the powdery snow into what seemed like a mini-tornado. Oh no. This is magical bullshit, isn't it? she thought despairingly. The snarl had her stopping in her tracks, rooted to the spot as she finally saw the monster that was causing the storm. A giant wolf leapt forward and she just barely managed to throw herself back to dodge its teeth, but it came forward again and she screamed, "HELP!"
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2026 2:16 pm
Windsor had learned that if they put their phone and headphones down somewhere before powering up, they could listen to their music while on their night walks.
And right now, as with…the last several months, songs from Epic were blaring in their ear. Just one! It wasn’t really smart to block out all sound, even so, they were absolutely rocking out to the song ‘Little Wolf’. It was such a bop. All of the songs were a bop, but this was one of their favorites.
Well…untill they heard the scream, and with that scream, Windsor’s head snapped into the direction it came from, and honestly, they didn't even remember telling themselves to go investigate, they were just running before thinking and…
Oh. s**t. That…that wasn’t a little wolf at all…that was a big wolf. “Uh. I’ll try!” Windsor had no magic and nothing to really help with…but. The had some stage combat skills, and that had to come in useful…
There was a stick on the ground and they picked it up and then threw their stained glass ornament in the air, hoping this wasn’t going to be a stupid decision but…with a war cry, they hit it as hard as they could with the stick, sending it towards the wolf….
Of course, the pressure made it crack into three smaller pieces, but they all pinged off the beast so…not a total…failure!
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2026 6:00 pm
Oh! Oh, thank goodness, someone was showing up. She dove down, getting underneath the belly of the beast as she felt the aura approaching. They felt like a Page.... aw, hell, that wasn't exactly thrilling to know. That meant they had a pretty crummy weapon and most importantly, no magic. Bélénos had magic, which was all well and good, except it wasn't offensive, it was healing magic, so she was probably super duper mega ultra <********, at least there was a second person here to help keep the wolf occupied, maybe until more reinforcements could show up, or maybe they'd be able to drive it off together, she didn't know. She grabbed at one of the ornament shards as it fell down, a gush of cold water following it, and lurched upwards, carving it through the wolf's stomach. Instantly, she was doused with his ice-cold water-blood, but at least she'd harmed it. She just couldn't get out of there in time to avoid the bite. It came down and chewed into her shoulder, making her shriek shrilly with pain.
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Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2026 11:25 am
“Wow! Oh s**t!” Windsor was excited for a moment that the plan had kind of worked, and that the creature? Wind…monster? Whatever it was seemed to be hurt and bleeding…but then it bit this poor girl and Windsor shook their head violently. “No, no–nope!”
Moving closer to them both, Windsor held the stick firmly and began beating the wolf upside the head. “Don’t you ******** ever bite anyone without consent. We live in a civilized society and that’s not how things work!”
The majority of the blows were focused on the wolf’s ears and nose, for Windsor hoped that they would be the most tender parts. That was the case with most dogs at least. Not that it was ever a good idea to hit a dog? That was another huge no.
“Can you get out of the way? Are you okay?”
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Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2026 5:04 pm
Bélénos really, really needed to keep her mouth shut so she didn't start screaming at the guy who had come to help. It was human instinct to ask those questions, after all, even if the answer seemed quite ******** obvious she was not ******** holy s**t her goddamn shoulder was just ripped open by ICICLE TEETH, BUDDY, OF COURSE SHE'S NOT OKAY!Gritting her teeth, she inhaled deeply and turned her head to bite at the wolf's snout, feeling the satisfying crunch of the ice under her teeth. Windsor's wailing on the thing had chipped off a lot of flakes of ice, but now it howled in agony and released her, pawing at its snout as the icewater-blood poured from all its wounds. In just another moment, enough of the stuff had gushed from the beast that it simply collapsed into an icy puddle, leaving them with nearly no evidence of what just happened. "Holy ******** s**t I thought I was gonna die," she said very quickly before collapsing to her knees, gasping for breath. "Ohhhhh God, oooookaaaayyyy. Hold on. Holy s**t. I have healing magic, kinda, just. Stay near me." Closing her eyes, she chanted, "Hopes and Determination!" As the beautiful pear-scent came into being, she relaxed, feeling better. Her injuries weren't healing yet, but she felt like she could make it to a hospital if necessary. And it probably was, she mused, glancing at her shoulder. Orangeish Sherbert The sweet scent of pears fills the area. Allies (regardless of faction) will feel bolstered and more hopeful that they can achieve their current goal. They feel revitalized, like they can manage to hang on a bit longer, and everything will be okay. They will make it so, if they must. They can do it. This lasts for 35 seconds, has 2 uses, and has a radius of 12 feet.
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Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2026 7:19 pm
Holy s**t. That. Was so different to what Windsor was used to, that they weren’t really sure what to say. Or do. They could panic, that was certainly a choice, but…would that help the situation at all?
They didn’t have anything for like…wounds, and didn’t have any bandages or…or…
“I don’t have anything useful, but…maybe…this will like, help a little?”
As the woman collapsed to the ground, Windsor gently joined her and tugged sharply on the star that held his sash on, pulling the long, colorful fabric from around his waist and presenting it, giving a dubious look…it was…a lot longer than they had thought it would be but…
“It could be a bandage? Like, if you want it? You were amazing and I’m so sorry I couldn’t do more…the stick was the best thought I had and it wasn’t as great as it had been in my mind–that smells really nice? Is it like, essential oils?”
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Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2026 7:20 pm
Bélénos inhaled and exhaled slowly, allowing Windsor to wrap her shoulder and arm with their sash. "Thanks. And uh, no, that's part of my magic," she explained with a shy little laugh. "Uh... Anyway. Glad I could, uh, save your life. Maybe don't try to take on giant wolf creatures while you're still just a page, okay?" Not that she particularly cared, but hey, if she managed to get another of these White Moon dudes to chill the ******** out when seeing a Dark Mirror senshi, that would be great. "I should probably go get this treated for real or something though..."
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Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2026 7:26 pm
Windsor nodded. “It…seemed like a good idea at the time okay? You feel powerful when you’re like this! But you smell nice, and yes, please go get that looked at! I hope we run into one another when there’s not a giant ice wolf trying to eat us!”
They gave a slightly nervous laugh and then took a few steps backwards, eyes glancing warily around. “I’m gonna head out in case it comes back…good luck! Don’t die!”
Thank goodness for the speed of being a Page…if nothing out…they were faster than normal, and that made getting home all the more easy.
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