Souls Lost on Black Tides [WoD]

[Morgy]

“I’m feeling a bit better, thank you miss... Lisa.” Lupus smiled as he greeted the nurse, was she really inhuman? Yuzuki had said so and Oliver basically shouted it in his face... “Ahh, well I assume a rather upset client got me in a drive by, luckily they shot me in my bad leg so at least there's some light in all this darkness.” Lupus went on to say as the nurse went to take some blood sample. “Yes, by all means go ahead, don’t let me interrupt your work.” Well at least they didn’t seem to mean him any harm, Lupus didn’t really have any prejudice against the supernatural, he respected them just as he would anyone else. He never understood why some hunters hated specific supernatural like werewolves or vampires, it just seemed pointless.


Lupus waved the nurse goodbye as she went to run his test samples so Lupus laid back in his bed thinking. Yuzuki had left, and he was forced to send Oliver off, hopefully the dog didn’t worry too much for him then again he had given a sort of emergency order, he just hoped he would behave himself. Lupus sighed and closed his eyes. “Just don’t get into trouble friend..."


Meanwhile Oliver was happily waddling down the hall seeing that someone had decided to follow him. Oliver could sense they weren’t the same like Lupus, but they seemed like they could help out with whatever was troubling the man so Oliver thought why not? As the group finally arrived to the room Oliver waited outside yipping excitedly to show that this was the destination to the one that had followed him. Once he made sure they had followed he waddled off into the room.

 

[Zayuz]

"Y-You haven't told me.." Saede made no move to stop him as he walked through the door - Her voice somewhat discouraged. "..Anything." She sighed, turning her head away from the door and seeing the computer. ..Which was still active. If he knew how to access the computer, he must be part of that group, 'Parental God's Tribunal Memorial Hospital.' Or at least a past member. Why would she be able to jump through the portal and he wouldn't? Ugh. Nothing made sense. Deciding to ignore Kal and his whimsical desire to follow the small dog - She made her way to the computer terminal after he left the room, checking out what exactly was on the screen which was logged in..


...And if he had to ask, there was no way she was dropping the sword. He might not understand because he can shoot fire from his hands - Which still wasn't explained. ..But when dealing with people who can do these kinds of things and refuse to explain themselves, it's best to keep one around. "If nobody who's normal can find the cloaking sequence then how did a dog get in...?" She mumbled to herself, trying to find as much data off the computer as she could.

 

[ValkyrieRose]

Yuzuki made her way out of the hospital... it looked like she was unpursued. That was good, but then again the angel had been in a nurse outfit...did she work there? Well, either way, she needed to contact her father...now for two reasons. She began the trip home, dialing her father. "Daddy, it's Yuzu." She said. "Listen, there is a man in a hospital that was recently admitted. His name is Lupus and he's a hunter that got shot in the line of duty...anyway there is someone there posing as a nurse. Could you please provide police protection? Also, I was looking into the case of this captain and he's at the asylum, seems the bugger never escaped. Could you arrange a private phone call with him?"

 

[NovaPheonix]

@DARK7


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"Who is this nurse that you're talking about? I think I'm going to need more information Yuzu. I don't have any men I can send over there right now, we have enough going on that I can't just send guards for no good reason. You need to relax, he'll be fine as long as he's in the hospital." Her father spoke in a calming tone, as if he was used to having to chill her out like this. "I might be able to call the asylum, but I'm going to have to get a permit and get permission from the warden..." He sounded frustrated, and it seemed like the police were going to be slow and ineffective in this case when it came to helping with the investigation.


An elderly doctor holding a clipboard passed by Yuzuki with a scraggly gray beard, white colored eyes, and a matching white coat.


Seren continue to warn its host "Watch out, that guy might be-"


Another nurse with blue eyes, short blue hair, and a small bloodstain on her outfit that she was trying to clean off almost bumped into the hunter.


"Look out! Look out!" Seren wiggled around frantically inside her eye socket. It couldn't steer her whole body, but it felt like the demon was desperately trying to.


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Kal knocked on the door of Lupus' room, seeing the dog paw at the door. "Hello, is anyone there?" He could probably just knock down the door or blow-torch a hole into it, but that wasn't necessary at all. He turned his head towards Saede, until he realized that she wasn't there. "Huh?" He didn't care about her much, and figured he could find her later if he really needed to.


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@Zayuz


The angelic computer was so advanced that saede couldn't begin to understand. It operated using certain methods of quantum mechanic logic that allowed the computer to store billions of files and operate with them simultaneously. There were files for each of the people in the city, tens of thousands of them. There was a folder that seemed to store information on each room of the hospital as well as the university on the east side that Saede went to. It almost seemed like these people were gathering information on her specifically, and in fact there was probably a file about her buried on here somewhere. The files were also divided by different subroutines and passwords that would require advanced knowledge of the system that she didn't exactly have. It was more similar to a futuristic computer than anything she had ever used before.

 

[Morgy]

As Lupus sat alone in the room he simply tried to go over the events that had happened, what had it been? 4-5 hours? Upon seeing the leftover ice cream cups left by Yuzuki he helped himself to one, undoing the plastic seal and scooping out a chunk of the sweet icy treat. “Hmm, so let's see Lupus, we talked to a girl, ended up getting shot, and now we're in a hospital, oh Lily and Leo would love to hear how this one played out~” Lupus mused with himself as he took another bite of the ice cream. So there was something not human taking care of him here, what could it be? Werewolves? Probably not. Vampires? I mean free blood? No the idea was preposterous in itself... Maybe demons? He hoped not they were a hassle to talk to at times in his experience... He supposed he would have to call Yuzuki in a bit to find out.


As Lupus thought to himself he heard a clawing at the door. “Oliver?” Soon after was a knock and call from the door. “Ah, Come in come in, why don’t you come keep this lonely soul company for a bit?” Lupus chuckled as he called out to whoever was behind the door to enter. First Yuzuki, then Oliver, then the nurse, he was quite popular today it seemed. Then it hit him, Oliver had went and got someone...Oliver please... Lupus thought to himself as he pinched the bridge of his nose. Oliver was smart, very smart, and loyal, even appreciated, but sometimes he just went on his own initiative and complicated things...

 

[Zayuz]

Ah..! Those were the files she was looking for. Without a standard system search button, it was pretty hard to locate anyone specific. Luckily for her, she managed to stumble upon Kal - Which she clicked on in attempt to read his files...Apparently she needed a password, which she tries to enter from memory of what Kal put in...


...Shit.


Obviously it wasn't correct; the sudden alarm and flashing lights gave that away. They had scared the hell out of the poor girl, who practically jumped back from the computer. With her heart rate having spiked as it did, Saede takes a moment to calm down - Her breaths coming quickly as she leaned against the portal in the middle of the room. Flashes of red filled the room, the alarm announcing her location to seemingly anyone in the hospital with ears. This would be awkward to explain to the police. Maintenance room A12...Somehow she felt like sticking around would be a bad idea. Her breath recovered quickly, as did her shock.


She makes a brisk walk towards the exit, almost leaving before she takes out her phone and snaps a picture...She needed proof of this stuff after all, especially because she couldn't get onto the computer. In truth, she was almost glad that Kal didn't care about her, it make it easier to do her investigation without him being around...But as she made her way over to the door, it seemed that a second encounter with him would be unavoidable. Her katana at her side, the girl approaches him with an obviously forced smile. She tries to think of something to say to him, but nothing comes to mind. She just stands there, trying to look like she's helping him bring the dog back...When a nurse passes only a moment later - seemingly without hearing the alarm - Saede grows confused...The alarm was practically deafening her...How did the nurse not hear it? The girl hadn't noticed, but behind her a few black feathers lay upon her path.. These even the nurse glanced at, and she realized they were dropping from her. ..All she could do now was conceal her panic and hope that nobody noticed. "Do you think the dog can wait?" She says between clenched teeth. "We might have more important things to do..."

Session 1, Scene 1 End

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[ValkyrieRose]

Scene 2: [Nurses = False]


The second Yuzuki made to leave, Seren had stopped her... there was an alarm about a breach somewhere... Yuuki wasn't hearing the alarm, but it wasn't like Seren to lie to her, especially about something like that. "Listen daddy, things are beginning to escalate here, I'm serious! At the rate it's going it's going to turn into a fight... You might hear a call from the hospital about a bomb threat in a few moments." She says. "Love you Daddy, bye!" She says, hanging up.


She narrowly took a breath, dodging the man. "What, these guys are ALL angels?!" She mentally asked... she was in way over her head. She needed to get out of here... but she wasn't about to let her new partner be in danger. Well... WAS he in danger? It was hard to figure out actually. These goody goodies were probably trying to help people now that Yuzu calmed down for about two seconds... they would still kill her probably. Still... Lupus was her partner. She needed to warn him. Opening her phone, she texts Lupus. "I called and tried to arrange Police protection for you... they seem to be angels or something similar. I'm going to keep you safe I promise. If you hear something about a bomb threat, don't panic."


Coming out from an invisible door... well, it looked like a wall to Yuzuki but that didn't matter, came a person an another such.... and they weren't human either. Yuzuki cursed, her hand going to dreamer in her coat... this place was full of things that wold want her dead. She noticed one of the girls was...panicing? Feathers lay behind her... she seemed the best target for information.


"Come with me." Yuzuki said as she walked past the girl. "I know what you are, so help me figure things out." She said

 

[Morgy]

Just before the door opened Lupus got a buzz on his phone, checking it he found a text message from Yuzuki, reading it he was rather dazed and confused. There were angels here? And if so why would he need protection, did they have malicious intents? And why was there going to be a bomb threat? Lupus’s mind racked with different ideas, it seemed Yuzuki was rather keen to keep him safe. The idea boggled him, he had just met her yet she was trying this hard? Perhaps Lupus owed her a bit more than he thought... But the angels wouldn’t do anything to him surely, this was a hospital after all...


“Ahh hello there and hello dear Oliver.” Lupus said as the door was open to reveal a blue haired man and his dog. Lupus looked down at Oliver preparing to question the dog as to why he did not run away like he was told to until a feeling of worry began to pass over him. “Now Oliver i told you to run away what are y- Oliver whats wrong?” Lupus immediately questioned as he noticed the dogs strange behavior. Oliver was by the side of the bed, his head on the floor as the dog kept pawing over his ears and whining. “Oliver whats wrong? Why are you covering your ears like that? Unless...” Unless there was something Lupus couldn’t hear that the dog could. The only feeling Lupus was getting from Oliver was that there was something bothering him greatly and Lupus couldn’t hear it...


But what could have been that was irritating Oliver so much? “Oliver get over here...” Lupus said reaching down he picked up the dog and place him on his lap. “There there calm down boy...” Lupus cooed as he held the dog close, petting him gently as he tried to calm Oliver down. He then turned his attention to whoever it was that was outside the door. “Hey is there something going on?” Lupus called out to the man before noticing another person appear behind him. Now this began to bother Lupus, why had Oliver gone out of his way to get people, what was going on? Was this the angels doing?


Meanwhile Oliver gently curled up in a ball as Lupus had picked him up. ‘Bad, bad, bad, bad noise, hurts...’ Was the only thought that went through the poor dogs head as he whined into his companions chest closing his eyes. He was just going to get someone to check up on Lupus since he seemed in distress but now this noise had started at it was driving him up a wall.

 

[NovaPheonix]

@DARK7 @Zayuz


The blue haired nurse with a bloody smear across her outfit approached behind Yuzuki. Meanwhile, Lisa and another nurse approached from behind Saede on the other side of the hallway. They all had a determined look in their eyes, gazing between the three that were in the hallway. A fire alarm went off seconds later, causing the people who were in the hospital to panic now. The crowd of screams was quickly silenced, and it could be assumed that the people were being evacuated through emergency exits. It was even more likely that the people were being escorted through more 'invisible doors' to funnel them away from the hallway. Meanwhile, the three nurses blocked them on both sides and prevented them from escaping.


The three girls started to rattle off information that Kal and Saede could hear clearly, and Seren could of course relay the data to Yuzuki. It was basically a demonic earpiece at this point, except that it was an eyeball. The girls also seemed more like pieces of technology than people at this point, and they didn't even speak out loud. They spoke in a frequency above the human spectrum.

Spoiler

Subject: Saede Lare


Threat Level: High


Status: Rogue Agent


Order: Flag and Eliminate


Downloading Relevant Data: Searching for possible weaknesses


...found.


Subject: Kal Lumin


Threat Level: Medium


Status: Lost Agent


Order: Detain and Return To Infrastructure


Downloading Relevant Data: Neutralize dangerous welding tool.


Subject: Unknown


Searching for data....


Determining Orders...treat as hostile...


prepare to counter firearm...


"I have a plan." Seren started to project its spiritual form outside of Yuzuki's eyeball. She wouldn't be able to see it at all, but she could still imagine Seren's presence being nearby. "With this many demons here running interference, this should work...keep them busy with a show."


It gave Yuzuki a final nod before fading from her mind. It was strange when Seren wasn't there, since they had become so used to being intertwined, but Yuzuki would know that if Seren had a plan, then even God should be on guard.


The three nurses marched closer, intent on dealing with the three of them with a inhuman glint to their eyes.

 

[ValkyrieRose]

So Yuzuki was right... the woman she had told was the center of this. She listened as Seren relayed all the information to her... this woman's name was Saede? Well... it was that or Kal. Firearm countering? ... They were targeting Yuzuki then. "Lupus, get a wheelchair or hide or...something... i don't want you getting hurt."


Listening as Seren told her something, she nodded. If Seren wanted a show... then they would GET a FUCKING SHOW "Alright ladies, step right up." She said, begging to juggle her guns in front of her... it was silly for most, but for Yuzu, this was part of the show... and she shined when she was performing. "Target the one blocking our path so we can secure an escape route." She whispers to her temporary allies.


"What's it gunna be? What decides your fate?" She asked,doing a twirl, catching a gun with her right hand as she shot. "...Dreamer is it? Not your lucky day." She says, catching the other gun as well. "Clear the path!" She orders.

 

[NovaPheonix]

@ValkyrieRose @Zayuz


Lisa saw Melody get shot and stumble backward away from Yuzuki, but she didn't flinch. She focused on Saede, who was the only threat that was worth worrying about here in her mind. She spoke to the others, and decided that there was one way for her to turn the tables, preventing casualties as well.


"She is the enemy to you all, she will kill everyone here if we don't work together." Lisa's words sounded true, and in fact they were true. Saede was holding a sword, and would probably slice up Yuzuki and Kal without even thinking about it. "Don't fight us, fight her." She persuaded the others, worming the suggestion into their heads with powerful hypnotic effect. "She's more dangerous to you than all of us." She spoke no lies, and Yuzuki and Kal would be further reinforced to believe that it was true. "She is a trained killer, designed to kill, and you are her next targets..."


Yuzuki's mind would become suddenly flush, without her control, with images of her being stabbed by Saede's massive sword. Lisa was right, she was the only one with a weapon here, maybe SHE was the real threat.


Kal was already somewhat against Saede, so he recognized that Lisa was right even quicker. He had to fight for his own survival. He couldn't trust her anymore. Though he still hesitated for a moment, too afraid to attack her when she was armed like that.


Meanwhile, Melody was forced back by the loud gunshot. It pierced through her chest and she placed a hand upon her outfit, which was already bloody. Now even more blood spilled unto it, and she winced in pain. She held out her hand and placed it unto Dreamer while moaning out in pain "Ahh..." She gripped it tight and her soft eyes seemed to beg the woman to stop. She had red painted fingernails that matched the blood at this point that covered her fingers, and her eyes were a soft sky blue.

 

[Morgy]

Well this had turned into quite a spectacle for Lupus, all of a sudden there was a group of people just outside his door, the blue haired man, a blond teen, and now Yuzuki? “Well this is turning out to be quite the show Oliver... though it looks like this time around were just the scenery and Yuzuki seems to have the spotlight on herself...” Lupus chuckled to himself as he pet the corgi. “Let's hope this goes well my dear Oliver i'd like to get a chance to meet her..” Oliver gave Lupus a quizzical look as if you ask which one he was talking about only to be overlooked by Lupus’s focus on the scene as 3 nurses appeared ready to fight it seemed.


“Well now the curtain is raised, these must be the angels she spoke of....” Lupus watched on as Yuzuki gave her small introduction before beginning the fight with a good chest shot to one of the nurses. “Aye! not bad!” Lupus exclaimed to himself with a smile until something began to go wrong... he saw one of the angels speaking then another try and grab at Yuzuki's gun. “Why th-that wretched...” Lupus began to say, seeing Yuzuki getting attacked by one of the angels. “GRRR How dare they touch her?!? I’ll Ki-Ugh ....MY BLOOD.... IS ON FIRE!” Lupus growled out in an almost animalistic voice, his hand reaching to grasp at his cane at his bedside with a death like grip. Oliver to growled with him as he saw the events unfold feeling the same emotion as Lupus, rage... Something Lupus hadn’t felt in a long time... It made the man want to lash out at something anything... but he contained himself... it's not like he could do anything to help her...

 

[Zayuz]

Saede stood there in awe, almost stunned as the nurses rushed into the room, not even raising her sword. ..Well, 'nurses.' They obviously weren't nurses. The systematic voice in which they spoke was uncanny, labeling her as the biggest threat in the area. How was she a threat? She had never killed anyone.. And she hadn't even managed to hack the computer. The fire alarm blared in the background, and a bullet rang out. Suddenly one of them lunged at the gunslinger, who seemed intent on helping the confused girl escape from this mess. Err.. Wait. ..Did she say angels..? ..Were all these guys? ..Was Kal..? ..Was she!? Suddenly it had dawned upon her.


Oh.


She had tried to hack into god's computer.


Despite the new information that was presented to her, Saede remained perfectly calm; suddenly fully aware of the situation. With only a few words from her opponents both of her previous allies had turned upon her, earning them both a neutral glance; Her eyes lingered on Kal in particular.. If he had only told her what was going on, maybe they wouldn't be in this mess. If he had done ANYTHING for her, and not just left her to wonder what the hell he was or what anything meant, then maybe she wouldn't have touched that computer. It showed just how much she meant to him as she saw in his eyes that he agreed with their attackers. It angered her that they would betray her so, even if they just met.. and with so few answers she still didn't know what to think of the situation as a whole. She saw one of her opponents collapse to the ground from the gunshot, clutching her chest as blood seemed from the place her hand covered. ..And in that moment, she knew what to think, and smiled.


Angels could bleed.


A pulse of magic emitted from her body like a gust of wind, the sound of the screaming civilians deafening for only a moment as the girl shot forwards towards the speaker. With a spin, the girl brought her Katana in an upwards motion across the outside of Lisa's thigh, getting to the other side of her and making not a sound as she did so. The noise returned, the alarm, people in the distance and the sound of her blade piercing flesh.. It was not a particularly deep cut, but it served her purpose. She was on the other side of the speaker, and if they wanted to shoot her with their guns or jets of flames, they'd have to fire through their new ally. And somehow, she doubted they would do that. Somehow, being in combat felt natural, as if she had done it a hundred times before. A trained killer.. Designed to kill.. It meant nothing to her, but if it were true then she found it laughably stupid that they would dare challenge her like this.


[Emotions = False]

 

[NovaPheonix]

@Zayuz


The inhuman nature of Lisa started to show, peeling back the disguise of the human body that she was inhabiting. She didn't flinch, hesitate, or even cry out when her thigh was cut. Blood ran down her leg, and Melody visibly flinched at the sound as she heard it dripped onto the floor. Lisa had spoken enough to rouse the others to action, now she simply turned her head and looked towards Saede. After a moment she blinked and held her head as if she had a headache. Taking harsh breaths, she stepped backward away from the battle, her legs starting to shake. Was the stress of the battle and all the noise getting to her suddenly?


From her side, Saede would see incoming a rather well built nurse with black hair and sharp green eyes. She cut across the floor in a frenzy and wildly smashed into the schoolgirl, pushing her back slightly as their bodies collided. She let out a harsh scream towards the girl "Ahhh!" and made a face like she was ready to pummel her into the ground like an ape. She seemed more well-built than the other girls, maybe she was frequenting the gym after her shift? Like hell, that wasn't it at all. She was just created that way to defend the patients from threats.


At this moment it became obvious that the odds were in favor of the angels since, for the moment, it was a five-on-one fight. The fact that they were unarmed didn't make much of a difference, as these nurses were equipped with reality bending powers that had yet to be fully expressed by any of them. The alarm still rang in the background, assaulting everyone with the loud sound. Saede had silenced it for about 4 seconds, which was actually very noticeable to those around if they were paying attention. The clean white floors and walls were becoming more and more bloody as the seconds ticked by, the the battle had only just begun.


Helen's muscles tensed up, and in the span of a few more seconds she lashed out, lunging with her arms forward toward the rogue angel. She sprung forward with a burst of quickness, blurring a bit as she focused all the forward kinetic momentum into her attack. She wasn't graceful like saede, she was rough but also as fast as an animal pouncing. She sprung forward with insane speed and power, and yet Saede was able to move faster using her talent and skill.

 

[Morgy]

Lupus was beginning to calm down a bit from his small out burst of anger, his iron grip still on his cane. No he couldn’t loose himself, not now, not like this... He looked over towards the small battle occurring just outside his room as he was still trying to calm down Oliver. It looked like things were login to take a bad turn until he noticed that everyone had begun to try and turn on the blonde headed girl. The girl had just been trucked by one of the nurses shortly after she had hit the nurse that had tended to him. It confused Lupus what the hell was going on, man with flaming arms, girl with Katana, and 3 nurses that looked like they were on WWE smack down... Lupus didn’t like it one bit.


“Yuzuki! Get out of there! Theres not need for you to get caught up in this and get hurt, Its not our fight!" Lupus cried out to the hunter pleading to her to back out of the fight. "Come back to me please!” Lupus begged, he saw no reason for her to get caught up in all this especially since everyone seemed to focus on the blonde. He felt a bit bad for her but he had to look after his own, the pack before others... thats what wolves did at least...


Yuzuki had come back for him, at this point he owed the woman more than his life. He dragged her into this whole mess and he was going to pull her out whether by his words or crawling and dragging her out by force... “Yuzuki no ones going to harm me just back out now while you still have a chance!” Lupus cried out one last time hoping, praying, she would listen to reason.

 

[ValkyrieRose]

Yuzuki suddenly felt lost. Her mind felt like it was going crazy. She wanted to help that woman but... she was going to kill her?! Her mind was racing ... she could see her death clearly, that katana running her through... that's how her performance was going to end? Not on her life... she wasn't going to remain here, bound and killed by this...this angel! Her first instinct was to turn and shoot her... surely these angels would look after her more than this katana holding woman would, right? That's all that would matter... kill the enemy, live to perform another day... she had to die!


Then she heard Lupus voice... clear as day.... this wasn't her fight? She thought about it clearly... or as clearly as she could. it's true, these people hadn't been after Lupus. Yuzuki only sought to help that woman for answers... to see if they meant any harm to her new charge. She was going to kill Yuzuki? After she offered help? No... that made no sense, think Yuzu! She had to think...had to think had to think....


He was right, Yuzuki realized. She needed to leave right now... she had to get away. and Yuzuki could fight... she wasn't disarmed yet! "I don't want to be in your stupid fight anymore, so let... me... GO!" She said, twirling the gun and angling it behind her head to shoot at the woman restraining her. "Let me go already and I'll back out, threat level zero, isn't that better than restraining me?!"


She looked to the katana weilding woman.... Yuzuki gave her an apologetic 'i'm sorry' look... hopefully she would understand, and NOT try to kill her.

 

[NovaPheonix]

Spoiler

Engaging Precision Deflector Field....Engaged


Lisa backed even further away from the group, eventually fleeing into the background and running towards the blaring sound. She abandoned the fight entirely afterwards even though she was only lightly injured. She had a calm look on her face, as if nothing was wrong, and yet she simply left without a word.


Melody was too busy dealing with her blood spilling onto the floor to notice Lisa leaving. "B-blood..." She didn't sound afraid or terrified, in fact...she sounded a bit happy. She looked down at the new hole that Yuzuki put into her body and grabbed at her arm.


"You've made a mess, and I'm going to have to clean it up..." Melody heaved the girl into the open door to Lupus' room, almost throwing her aside and forcing her to impact the floor as she violently let go of her. Then, the door in front of Yuzuki shut by itself without anyone to push it closed, and it was held tightly by some invisible force. "It's eeeevvverryyywheeeereeee!!!" Melody could be heard moaning outside the door, and the thump of her body falling to the floor made it clear that she was probably becoming weaker and possibly even insane.


Helen still made a few more jabs and swipes at Saede, but the trained killer was dodging them all with relative ease. They danced along the floor together, though Helen was more low to the ground than Saede, weaving down and then striking upwards to try to avoid the sword while striking at her.


Kal raised his arm towards Saede and Helen, setting himself up for when their waltz of battle would conclude. Then, he could roast the traitor alive.

 

[Trickster Queen]

Just as Xanthus was thinking it time to return back to the surface, the elevator began it's screeching descent back to the Underground. He hadn't called it so it could have only been the fact someone was on their way down, a miscalculation on his part from having taken too long in his exploration overnight. His legs felt light and his mind raced with circulations of ideas and possibilities that he began to sift through until one instinct came out on-top of them all: Hide and Survive!

A quickened dive was all it'd take for Xanthus to get behind one of the shelves lined with old boxes along them, they were dusty and worn, tattered and broken miscellaneous objects from years past. Two voices soon run out past the silence, breaking it within moments and there seemed to be an active call to find him which allowed Xanthus to know he was being pursued by two individuals, one of which he surely didn't want to be caught by - not that the other option was as pleasant either. Thus, Xanthus' eyes narrowed and through the usage of producing magecraft through mental mastery, he had begun an attempt at masking his presence.

Futile, a word that could describe the born results - whether by a lack of control on his part or by mere dumb luck, the pursuer had managed to get a general idea of his location. Thankfully the other male had seemed to leave the area to Sword and thus left the Underground's search solely to him, making the situation much easier for Xanthus. He was thankful honestly, recalling the teachings of his parents before their loss and he made it one of his goals to survive for his mother and father to make their sacrifice not in vain.

Click, clack, click, clack -- footsteps drew near as Sword was about to round the shelving and meet with Xanthus in his poor attempt at hiding...yet the man had already begun to clap his hands together and slide them along the floor in a circle, digging his fingertips against the surface in the style of marking symbols which were as familiar to him as breathing. There was hardly any delay at all, once the circle was finished the magic kicked in and warped the very area of space around them into a magical field to which Xanthus himself would hold dominion inside.

 

[Zayuz]

Just a moment after her initial attack, another one of the nurses comes barreling into her, practically body-checking her backwards and following up with three quick strikes of her fists. ..She had been hit by the initial attack, but the girl smoothly moves out of all three strikes. It looked like something out of a kung fu movie, with both fighters moving at almost inhuman speeds. One strike to her side narrowly missed, the battle-angel twirling to her left to avoid, a second to her chest, which she dodged by dancing around her attacker; and a third, knife hand style strike that would have hit her neck.. Had it not been halfway across the room by the time she launched the attack. Helen was obviously the most capable fighter - which meant she would be the best at close quarters. Wasting time with her was allowing time for her remaining two targets to cast, which she simple could not allow. Now that the gunslinger and the speaker were out of play, there was nobody to stop her from dancing her way over to Melody and giving a bit more of the blood she seemed to crave so desperately.


..But then again, she wasn't sure if one of them was truly her enemy. Saede indeed blamed Kal for the entire situation, though she suspected that now that the speaker was gone that she might have a much higher chance of dissuading him of the effects. The way he aimed his fists at her made her grit her teeth as she passed by him over to Melody, and she had this terrible feeling that she was about to get sprayed by flames that never came. ..Had he hesitated? What was going.. On.. Oh. Oh no. Oh no no no no no no no no. Saede suddenly realized that she hadn't killed the first angel.. The speaker. She had simply gone and left. In her mind, she just knew that there was not a chance that she was going to simply let the 'highly dangerous rogue angel' go. No, she was getting reinforcements, and took priority over all three of these ones..


"Kal!" She shouted, raising her sword above her head as she neared the bleeding nurse, who might have freaked her out could she still register emotions like she did before. "I'm not sure what the hell you're thinking, but you just jumped through a portal with me and hacked these guys' computers!" Her sword descends onto Melody, who looks up with a deranged smile, raising her blood stained hands and.. Catching her sword. A full force swing. Was caught in her hands. Even with emotions disabled, she was baffled for a moment before wrenching her sword back up and away from her grip, turning to make sure Helen wasn't going to catch her by surprise for the second time; her sword assuming another offensive stance as she braced for a second wave of attacks. ..And Melody wasn't even scratched. "You were on their targets list as well as I was, and you know it! The one who persuaded you is going to get reinforcements, and if that happens we're BOTH dead. I can handle these two..! Go stop her!" Her voice barked like an order, her usual gentleness and sympathy dead and gone from her tone. No longer was she Saede.. But Varraiel, angel of destruction, and none would stand in her way.


Sweat dripped from Saede's forehead, her student costume still miraculously intact during the combat. At this point she hardly noticed the alarm in the background, most noises drowned out from her adrenaline. ..That hit from Helen was sure to bruise, though it would by no means slow her down. It was up to her to destroy these 'angels,' and with the gunslinger locked away she wasn't sure if she was going to be getting any help at all. ..Though thank the gods that she.. - Er.. Was thanking the gods the right thing to say anymore? ..No. This was not the right time to think about it. - Thank the gods one of the patients snapped her out of it - She had a sinking feeling that the male voice may have saved her life, and for that at least, she was grateful.

 

[Morgy]

Lupus kept watching the scene intently, the blonde hair girl danced about fiercely as if she was completely in tune with eh rhythm of battle, The man with the fiery arms stood there biding his time it looked, they nurses fought like fury from hades and then finally was Yuzuki, the center of Lupus’s attention trying to free herself for the angels grip. Lupus was rather surprised to then see the very same girl he had been focusing so intently on to be thrown through the door into this room. “Oh! Well thats one way of coming in I suppose, are you alright there?” Lupus asked a bit concerned as Yuzuki began to get up a bit concerned about the girls well being. All of a sudden the door forced itself shut and all that could be heard is her moaning from behind the door. “Well then, she was quite the charmer that one.... remind me never to come here again...” Lupus said as he turned his head back towards Yuzuki, Oliver now seeming to calm down a bit also starred at Yuzuki intently as if studying what she would do next.


“I’m quite relieved to see you well my dear Yuzuki, i have to say you gave me quite the scare there with all that gunfire..” Lupus said with a chuckle before switching the conversation to the task at hand. “Well as it appears, our first escape plan seems to be a bust...” Lupus said gesturing to the door. “But worry not there is always plan B.” Lupus said pointing toward an open window that was parallel to the door. “We're on the first floor, shouldn’t be too hard, I’m just going to need your help getting out there if that not too much trouble Miss Yuzuki.” Lupus said with a smile, he felt bad about leaving the blonde behind in a situation such as that but there wasn’t much he could do, not to mention from what he saw calling out to Yuzuki might have just saved the blonde quite a bit of trouble. He prayed she’d be alright at least.


Lupus laughed to himself. “From head of the show to the backstage crew, not the most fitting of places but sometimes it's needed.” Lupus said tapping his cane on the ground as Oliver now hopped off the bed to inspects the woman by poking her with his nose. “Well it seems Oliver has taken a liking to you, now let's carry on... I must say this day had been rather eventful. I think it rivals the day i tried to negotiate a meeting between the Forsaken and Pure, now that turned to a bloody mess quite fast.” Lupus said with a small chuckle remembering the event, despite his airy voice with mentioning it that day had truly been a tragedy to remember...

 

[NovaPheonix]

@Trickster Queen


Sword waited for the lights to start switching on, illuminating the underground storage room. He paced around, searching carefully. It wasn't likely his prey would be down here...how would he have found the elevator? Regardless, he was working under his master's orders and as long as he wanted to live he would obey him to the letter of his word. He heard the noise, a body in the darkness clattered among the shelves, and he moved carefully towards it while staying on his guard. He couldn't be sure that this intruder wasn't kindred, or perhaps even one of the neighboring werewolves? He had to be ready for anything, but he still wasn't prepared for what he saw. He looked and saw Xanthus miming a circle with his hands digging into the floor, creating an invisible field where he would be trapped and forced into a duel with the Mage. Sword was transported to another world within his mind, though in reality the two of them were standing there in a suspended stare down for any onlookers who would observe it. Like statues, gazing intently at each other as they dueled within the soul. His reaction to this was overblown, as would be expected. "What the fuck is this!?"


He glared off towards the mage who was across from him in the dueling arena, and watched with confusion as the arcane landscape bended, folded, and changed around him like an aurora kaleidoscope of colors and shapes in a twisted space. His body language was clearly extreme as he raised his arms and spread out his body in frustration, his slim form flailing about.

 

[ValkyrieRose]

Yuzuki had been thrown into the room with Lupus... that was good, she had actually been planning on coming in here anyway.


"Thank you Lupus... you snapped me out of my battle trance." She says, checking to make sure he's okay. "It's good to see you're okay, i came back thinking they might be after you... i'll take care of you back at my place." She says opening a window, getting out, where she would proceed to help him as well. She decided to call her father. "Yeah, It's me again. Um... sooo long story short there are a bunch of angels killing themselves... good you come and get us home?" She asked, hoping her father's fatherly instincts would kick in and help her get to safety, grabbing a wheelchair for her partner to sit in.

 

[Trickster Queen]

Reality inside of the space between the two of them began to shift to their eyes into something much different than where they had been previously. The floor shifted into hundreds of golden coins and jewels of different kinds, making stable footing beneath them while pillars made out of silver were risen around them to make a large circular dome. Glass panes lined the roof area connected to the pillars, a roar sounding out to the both of them by a large white dragon that sat atop the panes, glaring down at the both of them whilst they were across from each other. Endless streams of molten gold were spilling out from cracks in the cave-like area around the dome, filling the ground outside as if replacing lava. "Welcome, welcome!" A voice rang out from Xanthus' side of the dome yet it was not Xanthus at all and the green eyes to those that knew of them would be the indicators of a great mental change. Eidolon had taken up the detective's place and was now smirking widely at the dumbfounded man in front of him.


"I take it this is your first time? Don't worry I won't be gentle! Aaaaaanyway! Welcome to our little arena~ This is where you and I will settle our situation peacefully! Err, sort of! Think of this as all one biiiiig dream you and I are sharing, okay? Can you do that for me champ? Course you can, thank you! The rules of this little match of ours is to beat the other person up until either they forfeit or pass out or 'die' but as a ground rule killing in this dream is a no-go and tends to be avoided!" Tapping his foot Eidolon was growing impatient with explaining but those were the breaks about the circle. "Now before we begin we have to establish the ground rules of our scuffle in open agreement! What you want I assume is to take me to whoever was looking for me and y'know, offer me up and stuff and do your job right? Well if you win then I'll do just that without any little fuss! However if I will then you will agree to me making it so that when you wake up after I knock you out that you won't remember any of this and will just go about what you were doing before! You won't have any real injuries or anything so no worries there, like I said, imagine it as a reaaaaal-ish dream! Got it? Get it? Good! Now then, do you agreeeeeee~?! You do think you're strong right? This should be an easy win and a way to vent some stress you must have! So what do ya say, pal?!"

 

[NovaPheonix]

@Trickster Queen


"I don't care how you wanna fight me, my orders are to bring you in...if I have to beat your ass in a dream or whatever...then I'll do it. It's not going to be very fun if it dosen't hurt you though, I was looking forward to hurting you!" He accepted the challenge. Sword's eyes glittered with crimson power, and he started to feel Orfeo's Vitae flow violently within him. His teeth started to become sharper, forming fangs. His nails started to grow, forming tiny claws as the Beast that Orfeo made the fighter into started to bloom within the imaginary space. It was a painless and rather rapid transformation, as it was in reality only a non-real visual expression of his inner self. This mirrored how Eidolon was the expression, or at least part of, Xanthus' inner self. This was Sword's Beast within that humans could not see. His skin became more pale, and his features slowly became more and more similar to a vampire. Xanthus' power was expressed to its fullest extent here, but so was Sword's. It magnified his vampiric state to visible extremes, and clearly morphed him from man to more of a monster. In this place Xanthus' magic was allowed to roam free, but he probably didn't expect the ghoul in front of him to also unchain his Beast. "Damn...this feels pretty fuckin' good...maybe I'll enjoy this..." Hunger pulsed in his eyes, and the predator found his prey. His muscles surged, and he looked much stronger than a normal human just based on pure visual recognition. The power of the vampire's blood flowed through him, and it blurred his judgement while sharpening his form into the perfect predator.


"Let's go, weirdo...I wonder what your blood is going to taste like?"





Sword was still wearing his suit, and he still fought on behalf of Orfeo as his servant. The new power, originally given to him by Orfeo, that surged from him would give him a chance to battle the mage. They were on a somewhat even footing, even if he was heavily out-matched and out-ranged by Xanthus' magical skills. Sword was a close range fighter, but with this new level of ability it seemed like could close the gap between them. He needed to close that gap, the one of skill as well as physical distance if he wanted to win this duel. Rushing in with raw power was the only hope he had. He looked down at the floor that was composed of a massive hoard of gold coins. Did space and physics even matter here, would judging the distance between them matter at all? Interestingly, neither of them knew anything about each other's fighting style or possible abilities, but Sword already mentioned offhand that he was a former MMA fighter. It was clear that the servant had more physical skill than Eidolon the detective-daimon. However, Sword couldn't account for the mental-demon's killing intent or lack of mercy. If he simply barraged Sword with a rain of magical bullets, then this fight was over, and if the shooter hesitated then he would be dead.


Regardless, the beast approached, moving closer so that the duel could really begin. Sword's weapons were his fists, and his shield was his body. He didn't need tricks or magic, he was relying on his own raw willpower and strength. Sword verses Gun...a truly interesting, if not one-sided, matchup.

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[NovaPheonix]

@Zayuz


As Saede, the angel of destruction, came for her...Melody was already prepared. She was cross legged on the ground and seemingly helpless up until the very second the steel came down to strike her. She raised her bloody fingers and deflected the blade by reducing its internal structure. For those few moments the katana was about as dangerous as a wooden bat. She used the rest of her reflex to stop the weakened sword with her hand and brush it aside with a smile. Her blood continued to pool across the ground, but she laughed with mad pleasure. "Blade Deflector."


"I didn't do that to help you, I was saving myself!" His arm flourished with blue-colored flame and he thrusted his body forward. "I'll melt you, and then you won't be able to disobey God any longer!" Kal screamed out, full of justice and passion. His only job was to repair, and now he was using his powers to destroy. It felt wrong, and he knew it was wrong. He wasn't on God's side anymore, and he was starting to realize it...but that didn't mean he was going to let a killer run free and harm his allies like this. She was the enemy, and she had to burn in the light of God's torch even if it took all his strength. He was Lappidiel, the Torch of God...and this was his weapon.


LASER CUTTER!


Flame exploded from his hand, rocketing toward Saede's back as it seared her body in blue Aetherial flame. He watched the flames and sparks consume the back half of her body and sizzling Melody's blood that was across the floor. The former angel stepped back a bit from the blood, as if it was critical that he avoid it. He had a look on his face that confirmed that he was serious. He wanted to kill her, and he wasn't holding back even a bit.

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Helen watched the flames dance across Saede's form and was in fact a bit impressed by the boy's display of power. The brawler angel breathed heavily from exhaustion and tried to calm herself down. Her clothes and skin burned in the sharp light, and the flames danced high in the air around her. It was a beautiful disaster. She smiled with glee as she watched her opponent fry. It was amazing how powerful this demon was, having control over the very flames of hell itself. At least, it looked that way. She decided to back off, a bit exhausted from having to use her power and speed to its maximum. However, she was still prepared to beat sense into Saede if needed.


After the flames faded, Melody giggled a bit, having dipped her finger into a bit of her own blood. She smeared the blood unto Saede's midsection, as her clothes were now torn and burnt. The hot blood, warmed by fire, seemed to melt as it hit her skin. "You really should just give up, please. We don't wanna have to hurt you any more. I'd rather kill you painlessly." She poked at the girl who stood over her, treating her more like a plaything than a titan of destruction. She poked her with her bloody hands, continuing to spread blood along her body and then eventually letting it drip down Saede's leg. The bloody nurse looked sympathetic, but she was clearly enjoying the girl's pain.


These angels were quite emotional for robots, but as long as they carried out their mission it didn't matter. Thier memories and personalities were going to be erased after this, and they probably were going to have all new bodies too. It was more about them enjoying the moments they had, without falling and becoming demonic. Melody playfully pawed at the girl while on the ground and painting on her skin with her blood. She was rather cute and catlike.

@ValkyrieRose


Outside, all attempts to make phone calls would be jammed. Someone was setting up a electromagnetic wave field to scramble the signal, probably one of the angels inside. This blocked anyone from being able to communicate while they were nearby the hospital from now on.