Path of lost souls

[Lord Whale]

This place was beautiful...once...

A lone tear falls from my eye as i behold the ghastly remnants of the once-lush gardens. 'Is there nothing that has not been ravaged by the absence of this god-forsaken butterfly!?!' I scream into nothingness. Some unseen creature, presumably a wolf, howls in the distance, giving me my answer.
I have lived a thousand lifetimes...alone....how long must i endure such a terrible fate? The same horrible howl can be heard again, much closer this time, so i surrender to my curiosities and decide to investigate.
I use my inhuman agility to reach the beast within seconds.
A large, black puma roars with contempt, and leaps, teeth gnashing, towards my throat. 'Shadow!' I cry, and the creature stops in its tracks, Staring into my ever-cold eyes.
This cant be...Shadow, my familiar, was slain by a group of brutes from town that had come for my head once learning that i was not quite human. 'Shadow!' I call once again, and the beast stops at my feet and bows its head. Could it be that my beloved pet had somehow survived, or queerer yet, been reborn? Answers aren't needed right now. I thaught to myself as i wrestled with my loyal companion.

[Lestat]

I had heard the loud cries of a man somewhere in the haunted gardens, his voice beholding the frustration that he must have felt. I decided to meet with him, my curiosity, as so often it did, taking over logical thought. My footsteps were an even beat of what sounded like drums in my mind, drums that echoed the pain of my heart, pain that clawed and tore at my soul. As I reached the bare gardens and looked in all directions I could only see emptyness, I was alone...there was no man standing in the barren, dry earth that once reigned as a proud, beautiful garden. Using my powerful senses, I listened intently to the surrounding areas, hearing the beastly growl of a large cat. It struck me as odd, for noone had spoken of a large cat being in Nullius, and it was certainly not a pet of any of our warriors.

I headed in the direction of where I had heard the scowl, and just on the outskirts of Ventana, my shadowed eyes revealed to me one of our nobles wrestling with what appeared to be a puma. I was confused, the beast was not harming the man as I thought it might have been doing...it almost appeared to be playing with the man. I watched in astonishment as the pair rolled about on the dusty earth of Nullius, oblivious to my silent presence. I cleared my throat, preparing to speak but really uncertain as to what to say to the man. Using a deep, polite tone, my lips parted and spoke what seemed appropriate.

"Excuse me sir, do you need any assistance?"

[Lord Whale]

"My beloved shadow..." We continue to wrestle together, as if we had never been separated, when a sudden voice startles me into action.
"Excuse me sir, do you need any assistance?"
i draw my blade and hold it at the stranger's throat before he can finish, but something in his eyes tells me that he hasn't come to harm us, so i lower my blade ever so slightly. My faithful companion, Shadow, scrowls at the stranger and positions himself as if to pounce. "Shadow, heel!" I cry in my most commanding tongue. There is something about this man...I look into this youth's eyes, his soul, and see... Nothing. "Have you come to end my sorrow?" I ask the stranger, taking a step closer. The youth's expression fails to change, his heart tells me nothing. Who...or what...is this creature? "Or have you come to meet your own anguish?" I advance another step closer, expecting some measure of emotion, but still...there is nothing...I sheathe my sword and extend my hand in a gesture of friendship. "I do not know what you are, but you are a man of power, this i can see. My name is Fenrir Whale Omnia of the shinobi. This is my Familiar, Shadow. May i know your name?"