A Trip To Hell Story/Collar Information

[A Trip To Hell Short Story]
After 16 and 13 had teamed up, Leeker Ayame Nashiko lost track of 16. It had appeared they were looking for a place to settle and call home, a place where they didn't have to hide from the world they lived in.

It hadn't been long before they were able to find a place to settle; where humans, demons and the like could live and interact with one another. With the Ayakashi no longer traveling Ayame was able to keep tabs on 16 more efficiently. However something hadn't been right and a month later both 16 and 13 vanished. A week had passed before she once again spotted them, yet there was something different about 16, tattoos covered her neck, wrists and ankles. A month later after they returned 16 had approached Ayame with a playful, yet sinister glint in her pink eyes.

"I know you have been following me, keeping track of my movements and reporting any information you find to your fellow Leekers. I wish to give you information to add to your files about me." 16's eyes had stayed glued to Ayame as she sat across from her. Her tail swayed behind her as ears turned in every direction listening to her surroundings. "When we first came to this place it had almost seemed perfect, but it wasn't long before problems arose. People thought it was funny to take advantage of me and my cute and childish nature. It was because of this 13 had decided to take matters into his own hands, with his mind made up on just what to do he took me to hell where we spent a week making the necessary changes to keep people from collaring or taking advantage of me when 13 or anyone else couldn't be there to watch over me."


[Demonic Tattoos]
"The changes we did were these tattoos." 16 had said as she ran her finger first over the orange and white tribal design along her neck, then moved to touch the ones on her wrists and ankles. "Getting these demonic tattoos didn't hurt but it wasn’t a pleasant experience either, the best description I can come up with is; frightening. They are a permanent mark, a branding of possession. They keep anyone from being able to collar me and claim ownership. Any object of ownership that comes in contact with me vanishes and is claimed by hell. If one touches the tattoos in an attempt to remove them, or the tattoos sense a hostile dominant it will feel threatened by it, the individual or individuals will begin to freeze; no matter if they are immune to ice or the elements, because once the tattoo is touched the defenses are forfeited. It is a quick process and within two turns the individual touching the tattoo is frozen solid." 16 paused briefly as her hand had once again went to touch the tattoo on her neck, a dark smiled spread across her lips before she started talking again. "The tattoos also repel magic of all kinds; those attempting to cast spells to remove them will suffer the same fate as those who touch the tattoos. The ice follows the spell back to the caster by the unique signature the caster has upon their spells. The design and concept behind the tattoos are rather brilliant when you relay think about it."

Leeker Note:
We have tested magical artifacts; things that would remove curses, disenchantment's, and other such items. None had any effect. The fact that the markings match those of 13's it seems he alone has the ability to release 16.

Report by Ayame Nashiko 2015