August Krasnow
Determined Individual
"Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici."
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Post by August Krasnow on Feb 21, 2009 14:03:38 GMT -5
::Inside the facility, buried under a ceiling of water that strains to break inside is a scene of the most strange behavior. Strapped to a table etched with old runes is Lillith, her body looking strange, a small bulge in abdomen that is hooked to strange machines that pump with a iridescent liquid resonating with the power of Ultima. Beside her are the workings of some perverted occult ritual, books and symbols and a knife.::
Wakie, wakie. Ah good, now open your eyes girl.
::Lillith is started awake by the hand of August batting her cheek, through the haze of the magic sleep the figure standing over her appears like that of the King with those topaz eyes. Once the haze clears, its clearly August, his glasses reflecting the light of the room.::
Welcome to the edge of the world, Lillith, the last place you will see. Don't struggle, we wouldn't want you to startle the worm inside your belly.
::August moves away then, turning around to skim a book of his.::
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Post by Lillith on Feb 21, 2009 15:47:03 GMT -5
::Lillith groans as the enduced sleep starts to fade. Her body is covered in a feverish sweat. She tries to wipe it away with the back of her hand, but finds that her wrists are bound tightly. The runes on her shackles glow as she strains against them, forcing her hand back down. She rolls her head and strains to lift her neck. Through the haze she notices the strange bulge in her abdomen for the first time. Her voice comes out as a hoarse whisper::
Wh...what did you do to me? Where are we?
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Post by Guinevere on Feb 21, 2009 15:56:44 GMT -5
"What's going on, what do you want with me, why are you doing this," those are the usual questions aren't they August?
::The rythmic clicking of Gwen's heeled boots and the rattling of the black beaded tassles at the end of her ostentatious skirt echo over the relatively empty lab as she descends the railed walkway that overlooks the room::
I was hoping Lilly would be a bit more original. Don't bother moving. These runes skratched into your shackles and the table were karved by Loci himself. This is the very room he once held our lady kaptive in. This is where the event transpired that began the last plague wars. In fakt, if you're able to see the Ultima Krystal there, you'll see where she made a desperate attempt to absorb its power as a means to eskape. Rather unstable woman she was, aktually ran head first into it, almost shattered it. I'm very glad she didn't, otherwise I wouldn't have anything to transfer the energy I've been pulling from you and your friends into.
::From the folds of her skirt she pulls a glowing blue shard that appears to belong to the gargantuan crystal in the center of the room that Lillith is hooked up to::
August, how are our preparations koming along?
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August Krasnow
Determined Individual
"Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici."
Posts: 291
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Post by August Krasnow on Feb 22, 2009 1:35:53 GMT -5
::August welcomes Gwen to the proceedings, with a excited tone and a skip in his steps. Very excited he is, able to be performing such an occult experiment as this.::
Oh they are coming along perfectly, nothing like baking a baby in a few hours. The injection you did those few months ago haven't degraded at all, took nicely to the host from what I've been able to observe. If all goes according to plan, we will be able to slice him out of there soon. Just have to keep her stable...
::August skims through his book, thinks for a moment then writes some scribbles down between the lines on the book's pages.::
In the next few minutes I'll begin the last part of the ritual. This is just so exciting!
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Post by Guinevere on Feb 22, 2009 1:48:18 GMT -5
::August's calculations seem correct, until the humming of the Ultima crystal starts to whine and spark::
Damn. While the energy I took from using the injektions is enough to start the ceremony, it seems we need even more to sustain it. And we're running out of time. Where are we going to get that kind of power from?
::Over the intercom, Echidna's voice announces what she sees from her vantage point on the roof of the facility::
Echidna: Gwen, August, against the night I see a dragon of purest white! They're coming this way like vultures for meat, do you wish me to come out and greet?
::Gwen's pale lips form a sinister grin as August smiles back, catching on quickly to her train of thought::
No my pet. Let them in. It seems the King still has use for them.
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August Krasnow
Determined Individual
"Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici."
Posts: 291
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Post by August Krasnow on Feb 22, 2009 1:52:38 GMT -5
::August looks up from his writing upon hearing the news of the new arrivals.::
Come to the edge, he said. They said: We are afraid. Come to the edge, he said. They came. He pushed them and they flew.
::He looks back to his writings.::
I do hope they don't interfere, one misstep in this ritual could mean disaster for the child... and Lillith. Wouldn't want this anymore bloodier then it already has to be.
::He looks up and over to Lillith.::
Isn't that right dear?
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Post by Lillith on Feb 22, 2009 2:24:10 GMT -5
::Lillith groans and struggles against her restraints::
If you hurt them, so help me I'll... I will hunt you down and make you wish you never came back through that gate.
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August Krasnow
Determined Individual
"Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici."
Posts: 291
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Post by August Krasnow on Feb 22, 2009 2:32:07 GMT -5
::August smirks and chuckles, amused by Lillith's threats but continues his personal work none the less.::
I don't believe you're in any condition to be making threats, Lillith. You will be lucky if you even survive the ritual, this is something I've only heard about in rumor and whisper. Never did I ever think I would partake in fusing a god into a another creature, its... very complex. Like reverse exorcism but on a whole 'nother level. Ah, I got it.
::August turns around and looks at Lillith, still smirking.::
Think of it like this, that thing growing inside you is an empty shell, like a new computer. What I am doing is installing the software that has been specially prepared for this particular machine, and this machine only. See, the thing is though, I have no idea what will happen when I start or if the 'programs' 'code', have you, is complete. There's so many variables that nothing is for certain. And... if I fail, you will assuredly die.
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Post by Iole on Feb 22, 2009 2:46:07 GMT -5
::Meanwhile the dragon and her passengers, along with Eva, Kenny, and Jas can see the facility's spires rising out of the water like grim sentinels. They swoop around each one, checking for lookouts, whether they be Echidna's monsters, or the mad songbird herself. Nothing. They land atop the first spire as Iole changes shape back into her human form::
Not to sound neurotic, but this is a little too easy don't you think?
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Post by Oliver on Feb 22, 2009 3:01:56 GMT -5
Oliver pays little attention to the others for a moment, caught staring in wonderious awe at the ocean around him. This is his first time ever seeing it and it strikes him dumb for a moment, the rest of the world flying by him unaware as he is caught up in the magnitude of it all.
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Post by Eva Natsuki on Feb 22, 2009 4:06:04 GMT -5
::Eva looked around a bit in awe at all the water around them before she looked at the entrance of the place::
"I can guaranteed this is all a trap or "Come in if you dare scenario...."
::She sighed::
"Honestly can't we just stroll in and just save whoever without too much resistance?"
::She looked at her ring and looked ahead with a frown on her face::
"Looks like we won't have to knock after all..."
::She looked towards Iole and Oliver::
"You two watch each other's back, if there is any problem I don't care how small or minor it is I want you to back off or at least try to get some help by calling. I'll be there in a flash..."
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Post by Dante Shadesang on Feb 22, 2009 4:21:14 GMT -5
Dante gets off of Iole and takes in awe of this isolated building in the middles of the ocean as much as Oliver. "I thought Besaid Village was most isolated of the world..."
He starts to walks around a bit and observes the area... then he walks to the edge of this isolated mechanical island to see the height from the ocean to the top of where everyone is... "I wonder what this used to be." He looks down a bit long... then, like some sort of horror movie, a dark figure pops out beneath the surface he stands with an only red abnormal-shaped right eye with odd lines inscribed upon it.
He jumps back, startled. Quickly, he jump a few steps forward and whips out his Revolver... nothing. What... was that? And where has my "other" been... He puts away his Revolver and walks to the group, who were all still a bit busy getting off from Iole and others are still landing to discuss.
"All right then, I see nothing suspicious going on outside so far that will harm us right now... so let us enter inside and be ready for what is about to come..."
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Post by Iole on Feb 22, 2009 9:42:06 GMT -5
::Iole just nods to Eva's order, prefferring to stay on her good side this time. Then she looks at Kenny who appears to be in really bad shape::
Kenny, you okay? Hey come on, no long face. We'll get her back. Just stick by us and don't do anything reckless.
That's rich coming from me.
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Post by Kenny on Feb 22, 2009 11:33:52 GMT -5
:Kenny listened on to Iole as he was just upset but clenched his blade so tight he did not move at all.:
"Don't worry about me..I'll be ok...But if they hurt Lillith....They will be in so much trouble."
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Post by Rainii Loire on Feb 22, 2009 12:31:05 GMT -5
::Rainii gets off Iole, and immediately begins looking around. She watches Dante walk around, and she walks a little close to where he is.::
"It's not the outside that's going to be the problem...It's going to be the things on the inside that we'll have to worry about."
::She looks up at the building one more time.::
"It was a little to easy to land here, though. Luring us into a false sense of security, I guess?"
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Post by Iole on Feb 22, 2009 15:49:58 GMT -5
::Iole kneels down and runs her fingers along the ground, getting a feel for the terrain::
Or Rainii, you're just getting to be as paranoid as Auntie. Maybe their resources are a little thin out here. I mean, this place is metal, there's nothing organic that Rena could make something out of. I think all we're really up against is whatever traps August and Gwen planted on the inside. They're not as head-on as Rena. Traps and plots are more their style.
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Post by Lillith on Feb 22, 2009 16:49:32 GMT -5
::While the heroes try to strategize, a piercing sound echoes up to them through the hatch; Lillith's screams coming from one of the lower levels ring clear even over the galing winds that crash the waves against the sides of the spires::
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Post by Oliver on Feb 22, 2009 16:57:48 GMT -5
The muffled scream snaps Oliver out of his trance, he looks around, ears twitching and move to isolate the sound and then without a warning he shoots off down the hatch leaving the others behind.
He travels down into the facility, into its depths until he comes to a large door that appears sealed. He pushes against it but refuses to budge and attempts to work anything that appears to be a handle but nothing succeeds in moving it. In one last attempt, he steps back a few feet and charges the door but something protecting it throws him back, like the field in Lindblum when confronting August. He lands on his backside and rubs the back of his head as he tries to figure out what to do.
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Post by Iole on Feb 22, 2009 17:01:38 GMT -5
::Iole just catches a streak of gray and black as Oliver scurries past her::
Ollie wait! It could be a... trap. Dammit!
::Acting on her own brash impulses yet again, she takes off after him::
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Post by Guinevere on Feb 22, 2009 17:07:02 GMT -5
::Meanwhile, down below where Oliver tries to figure out just how to get into the room he thinks he heard Lillith's screams coming from, he doesn't realize just how tired he's feeling all of a sudden, until a pale hand with blood red fingernails clamps down onto his little shoulder. He's whirled around to face the hazel-eyed witch::
You're a kurious little one aren't you Oliver.
::Her grip is solid on his small frame, and her hand is like ice. Somehow he can't call on the will to struggle just yet. Over Gwen's left shoulder he can see Echidna leering at him with her mad eyes and wicked smile, cackling like a heyena::
Echidna my dear, why don't we show our young friend what's behind that door.
::Rena doesn't take her eyes off Oliver the entire time she strides around Gwen until she reaches the door and begins to turn the hatch::
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