South

The southern part of the city has a chic family-oriented sort of charm to it. Here, small locally owned shops run rampant, neighbors often know each other by name, and the monthly socials are an event not to be missed. In the South, children can often be seen safely playing in the park or on sidewalks and in the weekends, families often take to the beach to enjoy the warm waters surrounding the city.

What You'll Find Here

Ascension Center of Equitation
Hyde Park
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium
The Outskirts
The University of Sacrosanct

Ascension Center of Equitation

The Ascension Center of Equitation is the epicenter of the Dark Hunter Cavalry Unit. Originally a high-class facility for show-jumping, Ascension now caters entirely to the Cavalry Unit. Here the Dark Hunters learn how to ride and fight upon the backs of horses - many of which are Were's themselves.
Home of: The Cavalry

Hyde Park

Hyde Place takes up a large part of the Southern side of the city and includes a large playground, several fountains, and a small garden. The park is open from five in the morning till midnight though many shady characters may visit this place while it's technically "closed". The park has also been a venue for several concerts and hosts many holiday-related events. Under a full moon, witches are often seen here for the sacred ground beneath the iconic Weeping Beech.

Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium

The Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (PDZA) is an award-winning combined zoo and aquarium located within the Southern Part of Sacrosanct. Situated on 92 acres in Sacrosanct's Hyde Park, the zoo and aquarium are home to over 9,000 specimens representing 367 animal species. Point Defiance is also widely known for its conversation efforts regarding the breed and release program of Red Wolves.

The Outskirts

Beyond the city limits and over the bridge lies the deep, dark, and almost impenetrable forest. Often seen as a way to guard this magical city against the world that surrounds it, many are entirely ignorant of the evil that may creep between those tree trunks. Many were-creatures use the forest for the transformations of their newest members and some even take to hunting here. It isn't particularly peculiar for people to go missing within this forest but once you get through, the rest of the world awaits.

The University of Sacrosanct

The University of Sacrosanct offers some of the top programs in the nation with its outstanding campus and specialized faculty. The University places a high focus both upon educating future generations but also on research to help revolutionize the world. The University welcomes the talent of students across the world to enroll and unlock their unlimited potential. With applications from across the nation, classes fill up quickly.

PhD in Plant Biology Abigail Hughes

he laughs at fear, afraid of nothing


Posted on February 03, 2015 by Rixon Leifsson
South
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It was one thing for a woman- a girl truly, to attempt to call out a man on his lies, it was another to summon the courage to actually attempt to shove him. The delicate little blonde creature was evidently more spirited then even Frost had given her credit for, a rare trait in women these days and yet truly a little spirit was almost refreshing- it was merely a shame her nerve evidently did not extend much further than the unconscious wrangler, his change from beast to man seeing the woman scramble back and away from him as he made some effort to detangle himself from the halter that hung about his neck like an over-sized collar. Humans were an endlessly vapid species and yet it is hardly humans alone whom seem determined to subject him to such enslavement- as if his species alone permits them the right to treat him as nothing more then a beast of burden, a creature born to serve. No one attempted to tame a tiger or a wolf, no one tried to rope a bear or an alligator, but a horse? His form evidently one beings of all races seem determined to control and master and tame. How little they truly understand of him. The unconscious man is ignored entirely, the words the snowy-haired young male spoken with a callous indifference that betrayed his evident discord with the fellow, those lyrics a cool, smooth baritone the feel from his lips with a an almost ....unusual calm given the situation about him, attention lifted only to the woman when she speaks, those violet eyes watching her from beneath that ever present forelock of snow that forever shields his gaze.

The manner in which her hands rest upon her hips see one eye lift slightly, lip quirking in evident amusement at Little Miss Important as she attempted to salvage her nerves. It was admirable, he supposed, the man once more given to consider that the little thing had more spine than most, allowing her gaze to travel the length of his lithe, toned form as his own arms merely folded across his chest, leaning easily back against the nearest tree before her hand enclosed his own in a firm shake. Brave little thing. Hmm, perhaps she was more valuable then she actually appeared, after all, Frost was hardly a man to waste his time on these deemed useless to him. At least she provided a pleasant enough view. Why rummage through her knapsack? He withdrew his hand easily, moving to effortlessly fold his arms back across his chest once more, shoulders rolling in a shrug towards this Calliel, her name oddly...familiar, though for now he merely ignored such a thought.

"How exactly did you believe I was going to ask you for permission within that form? The majority of beings are inclined to share with animals, it is an emotional response that I shamelessly manipulated to achieve what I wanted and for which I make no apology. Besides, you had no intention of giving me that apple unless I acted in a manner you deemed 'behaving'. If you treat me as a horse- I will act as one and a horse does not ask questions now does he?"

For a moment his lips merely flickered upwards into a stolen grin, entirely content to call the girl out on her behaviour â€" even despite the unusual manner in which she had spoken, as if she had truly believed he had understood her words. The sentence that follows sees that same ghost of a grin grace his handsome young features all the same, gaze still hidden beneath that strange, white hair as a chuckle hummed within his throat before he moved to suddenly and effortlessly lean away from the tree and onto his bare feet once more, walking atop the frosted ground as if he hardly felt the bite of the winter cold.

"You pretend to be braver then you are, don't you, little engill?"

The Icelandic word rolls so readily from his tongue, thickly accented within those ever smooth vocals to approach the woman now, the barest glimpse of those violet eyes flickering beneath that thickened forelock as one hand reaches forward to smoothly rest a single finger beneath her chin, tilting her head gently up to meet his own gaze now, that ever-knowing smile tracing his lips once more in an easy domination.

"I have another power though, one any animal has. You act so very brave and yet I can smell your fear on you, engill. It is a potent thing-"

His finger easily slides from her chin now, releasing her softly as a single stride brings him past her, behind her, uncomfortably close, pressing into her space as any Alpha creature does of those around him- bare chest pressing against her back in a position almost...intimate, continuing to speak as he does.

"-a poisonous thing in this city and one you really must learn to control or those less...pleasant then me will so easily take advantage of it. There are predators here, of every kind...."

His right hand lifts easily enough, trailing suddenly along the inside of her own right arm, teasing a pattern along her skin as his own power engages, fingers warm and heated, teasing a trail along her arm before so sneakily using such a distraction to fasten his fingers about the apple still in her hand, sliding it smoothly from her palm and into his own.

"As for what I am-."

The apple within his grasp he simply moves to step smoothly away from her, easing himself onto the metal bench the girl had occupied only moments before, resting upon it laconically now, lounging entirely, one long leg folding over the other before biting into the apple.

"-that depends on your beliefs, but the most common term is Were. I am a WereHorse. Why did you attempt to help me then?


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