Crowded Room, Full Of Empty Faces(Lu Xiang, open)

[Xiaoli Lien]

Fly over ME evil angel

Why can't I breathe EVIL angel?


Ah yes so the world continued to turn and guess what today was, the one day her mother probably hated. It was her birthday, it was Lien's 20th birthday. Now that the young beauties mother could never speak what a funny thing it was. She called all of the shots and what fun did she have doing so. Her mother had never again after that horrible day mention marriage so she was free to do as she pleased and that was what she did. Though the guest of honor was no where to be seen well Xiaoli Lien could be seen from her balcony looking into a mirror as she straightened her hair out. Slipping behind a screen that was lit lightly by a candle, as she changed it dimly could show her movements the way the dress slipped off her shoulders. A new one quickly took its place and shortly after she walked out from the cover, it was black and red and it hugged her body lightly a slit up her leg that revealed just enough to leave anyone looking curious.

Perfect were the words that came to the mind of anyone, she could be anything anyone wanted and more. The perfect actress. No one expected that behind the beautiful mask there was a serpent that hide there waiting to strike. Movements graceful and perfect, the tone of her voice was something that most men believed to be angelic. Though to the core of her she was corrupt and she knew that taking the shaw like thing she had for her it hung off her body and sat on her arms, it was rather light. Men and women were idiots, at least the ones that looked at her and thought of her to be the beautiful widow, grieving over her husband everyday. Believing it to be the deepest wound within her yet the deepest wound within her had been carved by the pathway of betrayal. What he had done was unforgivable and Lien made sure that her fiance had known that. How you might ask? By driving a dagger into him, letting his blood stain her hands. Even now when she looked at her beautiful skin, down at her hands that were perfectly delicate she could see the blood on her hands.

Did she regret it? Did Lien feel bad about it and cry out of regret...no.

Her heart became evil and what had once been a far more beautiful creature turned into nothing but a beautiful monster. A siren that drew you in, told you all the things you wanted to hear gently threw you into the arms of ecstasy with her and then ate away at you moment by moment. Such beautiful things like her really could be the death of any man...especially those of whom decided to cross her. There had been rumors yes that she had killed him but the one person who really knew what she had done could not remember and well even if she did its difficult to tell such secrets without a tongue. Oh what a wonderful world she lived in. Xiaoli Lien had all the money that she could want and slowly her climb to power would be like no other. Though most were convinced that a husband would help but...Lien knew the only reason she would ever marry now would be for the power and wealth.

Love was not and never would be something that she would let herself believe in again, it was for the weak and now after what she had done Lien knew that she would above it all. Beauty had carried her quite a bit a ways and now it would carry her even farther most of the men saw her as something to be cherished. Though she had a deal with herself and most of them would never dare complain about it, most of them were one night deals meaning mostly she spent a night with them and that was it. Sometimes though she would stay with one or another for a bit at least if she found them to be good enough plus it was always fun to mess with their heads make them think they had caught the one who could never be caught and then she would fade away. Watching them fall from their pedestal of self importances. Oh what a joy.

Turning on her heels she turned to the door to her room and walked out of her room shortly she made her way to the stairs, with a few quick brushes she made her way down the stairs. A wave of silence went over the room as people turned to look at the host of this party, some of them whispering into each others ears of a variety of rumors they had heard about the young women. Some calling her 'the black widow' discussing the story of her fiances death though all of them ended with the line, at least that is what I heard. Which seemed to dissolve the other persons suspicions about her after all such a beautiful creator never had it in her to kill a man that loved her. That was why she truly did not worry about anyone bringing it up to much. Most of the time though if they did, lightly small tears would come to her face and Lien would make it look as though she had to remind herself not to break down.

Such pain on a beautiful face seemed to be almost forbid in the culture no one could bare to point the finger at such a beautiful women. Picking up a glass of wine as everyone looked at her she swished it a little taking in the sent and closing her jade eyes, letting them flicker open softly. "Here is to a special day that all of you have come to celebrate with me" clapping erupted lightly for the women and then lightly as she did everyone took a drink of what was in their hands. Standing she watched the people, a small smirk played on her face when she felt mens eyes fall upon her, her beautiful green eyes would wonder in their direction. If she found them to be appealing her eyes would scan them a few times and her lips would part slightly and the look in her eyes spoke of a type of unspoken deal. The ones she felt not to be worth her time merely got a glance and then her eyes would be off to the rest of the room.

A few women came up to her occasionally to speak to the women some of younger and asking her questions upon questions about how she had become the women she was today. Never did she throw in the small detail of killing your fiance can often lead to freedom. Other older men and women would come up to her, perhaps some offering their daughters so that she could teach them to be what she had become. Others mentioning their sons occasionally hoping for the girl to show interest hoping that one of their sons would become the one to have his arms around her and her money most likely.

Oh what stupidity.

[Lu Xiang]

Lived a life so endlessly...
Saw beyond what others see..
I tried to heal your broken heart,
With all that I could
Will you stay?
Will you stay away forever?


Love was something you could never really stamp out; no matter how heartless or emotionless you became, the fact remained love was permanant. Once taught to love and to despire, forever taught. For example, a vulture. A heartless beast that would eat from the bowel of its prey, such a cruel and disgusting thing to do yet the vulture would never dispatched from its one true love. Forever bound by its decision and its devotion to them. At one single time, not a single man could exclaim he was pure evil or a complete lover. He who did was a liar. For even the darkest sinister beings could spare time for his wife or kids; or assist a small bird who had struggled from flight.

Vultures? Humans? There wasn't much difference between them anymore. Lu Xiang hid behind his feathers. They both shared the same traits after-all... did they not? Greed? Betrayal? Self indulgence? The eagle of the north; originally presumed dead - but the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was tricking the world he never existed. Arise. Spreading his now tainted and blackened wings. Back from the grave they say. Back from the dead.

Time still turns the pages of the book its burnt. The trapped, desperate individual tore himself apart. Difficult to differentiate what was true and what was false. Just like sand was picked up by the wind, drinking came natural. To soothe the heart of everything. He tore it all out, pulse-less.

There was nobody to go to, he knew nobody. He knew as much about himself as the prostitute on the floor above did. The walls eroded around him, a twisted spiralling insanity. His heart beat raced and his sweat pumped out voluntarily. He couldn't move. His eyes refused to open and left a glazed over effect; his ears worked perfectly as his mind rushed around. Like a scittering house-maid with OCD. His heart chugged on, pounding along the rails like a heavy freight train. And then... then he reached the end of the rails.


A punture to the guts. A bleeding manifesto, but there was no solution to be found. Gone but not forgotten. Succumbing to darkness and constant sleeping, a full grown beard and a full grown diet of the strongest drink. The sunlight burst in through the gaps, violating his deathly hallowed eyes. His skin had faded, becoming a pale amphibious-like scale. His hair was much longer and darker due to lack of sun and his eyes stretched for sleep and life. His communication skills completely annuled. Even the reflection in the clear liquid refused to acknowledge him, showing nothing but the monster he had become.

How such a man could sink to this, eventually it came to much. On how the world, so heartless had turned its back on Lu Xiang. Whether it was liquid confidence or natural ideology from him - it was his mind that told him to turn his own back on the world. God had sent Lu Xiang to piss the world off. Understanding his destiny now, or manipulating his destiny to take revenge for the removal of everything he had ever known and loved.

Once the drinking stopped, his memory slowly returned. Like an alcoholic omen. It didn't change much, he was now too stubborn. Placing a false outlook on things, presuming the very worst for everything and painting his skyline black and running torches down every bridge he would now burn.

A switch-blade for a tongue, a river of anthrax for blood and a footlocker of pure ice for a heart. The man was the perfect ruler through his cold, burning red eyes. His teeth gritted sharply down. He didn't need riches, women, food or anything of the sort. He just wanted everyone to suffer like him. Every enemy on their fucking knees begging to be hung by himself.

Visions, the deep halls of a black throne room. The sound of the clanking chains upon the floor as the hallway lights with red flickering lights of ultimate doom. They are thrown to their knees, every last one of them before him. The most pleasing smile upon his face, legs folded upon his gargoyle carved throne. The shadows lurk both left and right hissing at the remaining ones upon the floor. Bounded and beaten. The wine in his hands gently soaks his tongue before the club meets the flesh. Goodbye cruel world. I am the pilot between life and death.

"Hey punk, push me one more time; and I will teach you a world of hurt."

He said rolling his tongue inside his mouth, controlling his short fused anger to some extent. A younger man in front of him showing off in front of women had barged into Lu Xiang ever so rudely. Lu Xiang's patience was thinner than the chance of surviving an encounter with him in a terrible mood.

"I'm sorry.. did you say something old man?"

Before the man could even finish his was gripped by the veins of his hair deep by the huge fingers of Lu Xiang, his claws extending over and carving into his forehead. Allowing the women to witness how much of a pathetic whelp he truly was. Squealing in fear. A dagger placed upon his back, running down his delicate spine - playing with the child. He laughed. Running his black corrupt lips over the mans ear.

"I wonder how many of your teeth are stronger then yourself?"

He said questioning the man; a puzzled look came over the mans face before he could even question or reach having his face smashed into the wall beside him as the women ran in fear before Lu Xiang dropped the man to the floor at the presence of blood on the walls. He warned him. He rolled his eyes, such a pity the walls were in a good condition before the man had stepped over the line.

[Xiaoli Lien]

Fly over ME evil angel

Why can't I breathe EVIL angel?


In order to love someone you had to trust them and Lien made sure that her trust was in short supply, her heart was made sure to be cut off from the rest of the world. Lien doubted her mother really ever loved her she was more of a item and in return, Lien had never really treated her as anything but a toy. Even when she had been a younger child her mother had simply scorned her until her daughter become of the proper age to be given off to some young sutior. No Lien had never known any kind of pure love, most of the love that she had ever been spoon fed from anyone was full of some sort of deceitfulness. So now she trusted very little and kept herself guarded because she had learned that being guarded and being known to be a ice queen was so much better then foolishly falling.

Perhaps there was someone always made for another but Lien doubted that there was anyone out there for her. Besides she was young and was climbing her way to everything she had ever wanted and somehow even without love she was just as content. Content to swim in her sins to ever try and wash them away. As she saw people age though, these things began to come back at them and redemption seemed to be the only thing they could ever want a part of her wished she could stay like this forever. Stay just in this way that she was, in the very prime of her being having absolutely nothing to loose well if people did know something about her she would have something to loose but the best kept secrets made for some good rumors. Though that only helped her climb the ladder of having a reputation.

Hearing some noise in the party she smirked, she was use to noise but this was hardly what she was use to keeping her distants though she watchched. That younger man had no idea what he was getting into, even now as she watched she could tell the man who was older was not some sort of old fool. He was different...he had that look in his eyes, something had turned him into some sort of monster she would of guessed and Lien would not say that she was not intrigued. People were curious things and this one was more so then others and just maybe she could cut him a deal after all if he cleaned himself up he could of had great potential. The wheels in her head began to turn.

Watching the now escalating situation her red lips rested on the side of the glass and her left eyebrow raised, his first impression had been quite amazing and now for such entertainment she would pay him back. Plus if she let him get away now whatever would happen to him he had such potential, such a fire burning in his eyes that she would not let it die out now. Then the man or boy really his face was smashed into the wall and she watched as he practically slid to the floor controling the laughter that she felt almost escape her lips though Lien held it in as everyone else had looks of pure shock on their faces. She kept her cool composure even as she watched a guest get his face smashed into a wall.

Sighing she put her hands on her hips looking at the wall for a moment, then she clapped her hands "maids have this wall cleaned up and someone get this...boy off my floor" she said looking down. Almost immediately about six guards came over and two of them dragged the man off to a room where by Liens guess they would treat him for his nasty wound. "You have caused quite a stir at my party" now her green eyes met with his and a smirk played on her lips her guards looking at her for a moment. "Go enjoy yourselves I am sure that this little event can be forgotten about very easily yes" when Lien said it to most it sounded like a question though to the tohers that listened closely it was far more of a order. With a wave of her hand people went back to dancing and enjoying themselves seemingly forgetting about what had happened.

"Well when you make a impression you make sure to go all out"a small laugh escaped her red lips as she looked at the man for another moment he probably had no idea who she was. "Let me not be rude though I am Xiaoli Lien, the host of this seemingly simple gathering". Taking in a deep breath she sighed "you hardly look as though you are in good shape and well after what you just did I would say you have alot of potential so its simple". Brushing a hand threw some of her loose hair Lien glanced at him again. "I want to help you" laughing she looked at him "though from what I can tell you can probably see right threw my little act can't you, which just mught be why I find you so intresting".

"I want to help you to get back on your feet, no questions asked after all you don't ask me about my dirty little secrets and I won't even dare to think about the ones you are hiding", a light wink came in at the end. "All I ask in return is that in times I might ask you for small favors, this big house is awfully dull without other people in it" her eyes met his. "I don't mean to pressure you though...you could always just go back to whatever you are now...it is impressive yes but however there is only so much you can do in that state". "Move on from whatever you are so stuck on, become a new man...maybe even a better one".

[Lu Xiang]

Love me? Hate me? Isolate me? Love was whatever you wanted it to be, you could manipulate it; extend it. Overuse it, murder it, rape it, endulge or maybe even encounter it.. Lu Xiang had loved and lost and never loved again. A simple tale of losing and never wanting to lose again. Not a lover but his whole family. He didn't get close to anyone, he was cold. Nobody gave him a chance to get close.

Lu Xiang was rather startled by the immediate reaction from the guards, they were normally pretty slow but today they were like flies to light. He sighed, scanning them for weapons and weaknesses before a woman, a beautiful woman bailed him out. Strange? The corpse of the toothless imbecile who had challenged his patience was dragged away and with it so were the blood stains. Yet he couldn't help but feel obscure. Having very little in life, made him completely weak; but ultimately strong. There was nothing the enemy could take from him. Nothing.

"Your party? My apologies.. Well excuse my manners; I'm sure that man will make a lovely gift.. if not for you then take pleasure in the unfortunate souls who have to deal with him."

Lu Xiang laughed out loud, at first he would seem like a maniac. Perhaps even a little crazy. But there wasn't a single screw loose.. at least not one of a drastic standard. He knew exactly what he was doing.. and to be damn honest. He liked it. He was an intelligent individual and he didn't do it out of simplicity either. She spoke to her guards removing them from the scene, dusting the murder beneath the carpet. How cruel... how vicious... He was starting to like this woman.

"If I had known I was in the company of a woman like you, then I would've dressed up a little more. Apologies for my first impressions.. "

He said before reaching into his face and pulling out a small but cheeky smile. Rather cute to some extent, if you weren't paying attention to his victims blood on his face. He removed a small black hankerchief before wiping it from his face like it was as natural as blowing his nose before bowing with valiance.

"No need for apologies, the rudeness is mine. If I had known this estate was yours I would've smashed him a few yards away."

He laughed again, finishing off cleaning his hands before placing the hankerchief back into his pocket and then brushing back his hair a little.

"It is a delight to have stumbled across such a rare diamond, Mi'lady. I am Lord Lu Xiang of Xia Pi but as you say I am a little rough around the edges."

He said brushing his face, his past had been tough but he was wasn't going to fall down to his knees so easily. He would choose death over dishonour everytime. An ego stretching to infinite and back.

"You wish to.. help me?.. Charity isn't in my nature."

He examined the offer from the woman, it was rash and fast. Was she up to something? or.. just lonesome. He couldn't tell as a puzzled look peered into her hellish red lips, satyr pale skin.

"I do not require help, but I cannot refuse a place to belong for a while. I will do as you will whilst in your custody; however there are a few principles I must add.."

She spoke about her dirty secrets.. this made Lu Xiang a little more interested. Did she have habits like him? He wouldn't question, the offer was too good - however that didn't mean he couldn't snoop with his eagle eyes. There was so much more beyond the flesh.

"I will accept your accomdation on three terms... firstly I will only stay until I consider I have outstayed my welcome; secondly I bow to no man or woman and finaly - You take full responsibility for the monster you have helped create."

That was simple enough, wasn't it?

[Xiaoli Lien]

Fly over ME evil angel

Why can't I breathe EVIL angel?


Lien knew what she wanted and it was simple if she was to see fit for something to be hers it would become hers. Mind you she was willing to fight for it though most of the time she found that the fight was far more worth it then actually having it. In some way she knew that back then she had to have been in love after all she had felt something towards him that she had never felt before. It didn't really matter though Lien knew that he had betrayed her in one of the greatest ways possible, performed one of the most unforgetable crimes and when that happened, her heart turned to ice. It had not been like that before when he had been hers she was closed up at times yes but she was open at times. Now though that part of her had died with him. No longer the same...

Lien made sure that her guards were fast after all she could never be to careful which only illuded more to what she could possibly be hiding so hard that she would need guards. They were hired because they were some of the best it was simple, she demanded the best in her life everyday and normal guards would not do for her. Linking her hands together she treated what had happened as it was nothing after all she had seen far worse things in her life and well blood did not scare her. After all she had murdered a man, she had seen enough blood to last her a lifetime somehow though Lien knew a darker side of her wanted to see it as it spilled out on the floor. Such ignorance only deserved such a punishment, people really should learn how to hold their tounges sometimes. After all, look where it got this boy?

Laughing she swivled the wine in her glass "oh he will do just fine" a smirk played on her ruby red lips that would tempt any man who dared to look in her emerald eyes. Lien had no time for men like the one that had so rudely said those words to that man after all he was very simple minded always trying to impress women. He had tried with her once and she had gone with it for a while that was until she pressed him against a wall, pressing herself to him and then sliding the dagger from her thy. Merely stating to him how a women like her would never sink that low to let people find herself in the throws of anything. Frankly after he felt the pointy blade on his skin she had guessed just about them whatever he had wanted from her had quickly vanished.

"Company of a woman like me?" she said raising her eyebrow "don't worry I'm sure you will clean up nicely after all I'm dying to see what is underneath it all" a mischievious smirk played on her lips. It was obvious she liked to play games that most of life she saw it as a vicious cycle that repeated its self over and over again and if she was meant to be stuck in something so stupid she might as well enjoy it. "It is quite alright...he's been needing that for sometime actually..." Lien said her tongue licking her lips lightly. Every movement that she seemed to make drew people in, the people around them seemed to glance at her ever so often a few looking and whispering. Most of the parties she ever did throw usually consisted of people just looking and peering at her discussing everything they had heard about the young women.

"It is a pleasure to meet you Lu Xiang" when he said he was rough around the edges she shook her head as she looked at him. "Oh that's not to bad after all sometimes being a little rough around the edges can be a intriguing quality" saying the last few words her tongue seemed to roll with it. Laughing she shook her head as she walked lightly closing a bit of distance between them her voice getting softer. Drawing him in as she walked "oh don't think of it as charity" walking around lightly and ending at his side for a moment she leaned into his ear "think of it as my pleasure". It was not a lie in the least bit really though after watching what he did to that idiot kid she figured keeping him around could not be a bad investiment for her. He was powerful and well, Lien loved power.

Hearing the man say that there were a few principles that he had to add in she awaited to hear them after all even with a offer like that he had some ground rules. Always careful was he? Oh yes her dirty little secrets were hidden away in the darkest corners of the city. After all somethings about her were simply never meant to be know she thought. "Sounds fair enough" laughing when he said he bowed to no man or women she took a sip of her wine "a man you takes control...I like that". "Oh its my honor to help create a monster after all" she looked down at the floor for a moment then back at him "who says I haven't created one before" with that a smirk played on her face.

[Lu Xiang]

Lu Xiang was far more secure about his situation; he would only reach out and grab something if he was certain it would be his. His forsaken mind had grown to love paranoia as much as it loved death and murder. Fighting depending on the circumstance, he was very analytical. Taking every path before resolving to engaging in something that could bring him down, his resourcefulness was un-matched because he didn't allow his enemies a chance to even breath.. not like they needed to anyways. Fighting was normally something he promoted; not participated in and when he was taking part.. then he'd never bury the hatchet.. unless it was in your head.

Lu Xiang's empire was under construct at this very moment; he concealed a few details from this lady. After all she'd have to earn his trust - like he'd have to earn hers. In fact his Citadel would be far greater then ten of her estates put together.. or maybe that was his arrogance talking. He laughed, stroking his face with a simple double finger movement; running it from his brow to his cheek.

Her lips were by far the trademark of her, so daunting.. yet so inviting. Every now and again you'd find yourself reach out to engage or get lost in the words of her speech and the ground below you would topple. She had these ability to build you all the way up and then with a huge mallet; knock you down.. block by block. It was rather amusing, infact it almost aroused Lu Xiang. So a cruel demise, was he the first? He doubt it - he wouldn't mind suffering though, he was suffering.

The temptress, a woman who could twist the coils of the mans wants and needs and manipulate them with a simple flick of the eyes. He rolled his eyes, folding his arms in strong manner before plastering a cheeky grin upon his face, a smug one.

"Company is rare for me, Mi'lady. However; to be grace with company so grand as your attractive self..."

He flickered, his eyes. His eagle like appearance hadn't changed much. The feathers were dead and rotting, his mind cold and decayed but the insides still works; the flesh and bone still remained and all in all, he dominated the skies.

His eyes flickered back into the room, switiching between reality and his mind. Consuming his thoughts. She spoke something about this man, deserving it.. well he did. Anyone who stood in his way deserved a blade in their throat at least. He had been lucky that Lu Xiang had stumbled upon this woman.. or his fate would've been much worse. A playful smiled, extented over his face.

"Excuse my lack of manners; but is there something you ask of me? I mean you've invited me here off the streets, for little reason?"

He questioned her a little, it wasn't exactly subtle or logical. Not in his eyes anyways. He was born alone and he'd die alone.. the rest was up to him to fill the gaps.

"Men take control all the time, it is men who maintain control that should excite you."

He smiled, the warmachine rolling across his pupils; the flares of burning villagers and innocents screaming through his veins and his lungs. You've opened the door now, and its too late to close it. The thunderous pound of the drums; beating within his chest. His heartbeat raced before he quickly rushed and poured himself a glass of wine, understanding his condition was becoming worse by the day. His war mongering condition, the longing for ripping men apart upon the battlefield..

"Your previous creations shall not match my own wrath my lady, rest assured; I will be the solemnly the greatest monster the world has even seen, in honour of your gratitude."

He laughed, taking the rest of the wine as a shot to calm the nerves a little before shivering all the way throughout. Turning his attention back to the woman, though she submitted to his requests; she still had a strange control aura around her. She had authority without imposing any.. he scratched his chin, how ironic he'd fall into the hands of a banshee.