FLESH AND BONE // MURDER

[buckingham barnes]

Oh god, that whiff of blood was hauntingly familiar. Bucky's smelt it far too much in his lifetime, that it no longer smells disgusting and nauseating. But the maine coon knows when he smells it, something horrid happened to a clanmate, or perhaps a stranger at the border, seeking medical attention. When blood is split, lives are lost and people are grief stricken. So, the former assassin quickened his pace through the muddy territory, following the iron filled scent. And when Fairylight's scream echoed through the territory, the Helion began to run. Either Fairylights just came across a corpse, or she's being attacked! God, he hoped it wasn't the latter-- even though they feel more like strangers than family, he still holds responsibility of her!

Just as the maine coon came running into the scene, Ymir's furious howl screamed in his ears, flattening to his cranium. Now that he's at the scene, he can smell the Ascendants mixed in the blood scent. He looked at the three, mangled corpses for a moment, a frown making it's way onto his muzzle. God fucking dammit-- that mysterious murderer is back! Right after they become neutrals, just like last time! Except, things are a little different now. The Ascendants agreed with the neutrality, and Atticus even mentioned that this could be the first step to them becoming allies once again. Moonmade had no control over this mysterious killer, and Atticus certainly wouldn't try to pull a stunt like this. Someone is trying to keep them as enemies, and this time, it's not going to work. "It's that unknown murderer again," He hissed with a lash of his tail, tearing his gaze away from the mangled corpses, as he went over to Fairylights, and stood in front of her. Bucky doesn't want her to look at them anymore, she certainly hasn't seen anything as gruesome as this.

He looked over at Ymir, taking note of the anger that radiated off of the wolf's fur. It looked like she was ready to go to war with the Ascendants all over again. "Someone from the Ascendants is trying to sabotage our neutrality," He meowed, keeping his voice steady and to the point, "The Ascendants aren't sure who the murderer is, and they've set curfews in the past in attempts to fight this killer. Clearly, the killer stopped murdering when we became enemies, but the moment we agree on neutrality, they strike again."

"I will bring one of these corpses to the Ascendants to warn Atticus that the killer is back. We will not go to war over this, I will not allow this situation to turn into a larger mess again." He declared, with no room to argue with him, his eyes gleaming with seriousness, as if they were saying calm down to Ymir. "Once Atticus and the Ascendants are warned, I will bring the corpse back to be buried with the other two."