August Krasnow
Determined Individual
"Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici."
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Post by August Krasnow on Feb 23, 2009 19:24:52 GMT -5
((The scene plays well with it as well, funny how that works))
::For a time, August is caught in a trance as he chants, the outside world oblivious to his senses and with each passing moment those veins grow, chocking the room with their draining power. With a last chant, August pulls the dagger out from the table and when he does, the room's lights spark and everything goes dark. Slowly a red light pulsates from the seal below Lillith's table that baths the room with its sickly light. He steps away and walks over to the small table where his books and instruments are.::
I remember... being betrayed at Balamb. That's what I remember, Shaft throwing me to the dogs because he feared what I could become.
::He never looks to Iole, just talks as he prepares for the next step in the ritual.::
Suppose he was right to worry but I'll fix it, all this. The worm inside will fix everything, bring this world back into balance and... only at the cost of one woman. It's an honor really...
::August turns sharply, with the dagger in hand, pointing up to Iole.::
You want the world for nothing well commence to your graveling, your King is dead but through me he will rise once more!
::He turns sharply back around and quickly walks over to Lillith, placing the blade against to cheek.::
Out of her blood and flesh, like phoenix, He will rise.
::Returning to the foot of the table, August prepares himself for the next part of the ritual, shutting out the outside world once more.::
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Post by Iole on Feb 23, 2009 19:32:08 GMT -5
::Iole glowers down at August, following his actions with her eyes::
The life of the one for the many. Isn't that right August? But there are more lives at stake if she dies. All those children at her school, what will happent to them if she's not there? You didn't think about how one life would affect all the others did you. No matter how noble you think your intentions are, every life is precious, and not you, your King in Yellow, or anyone else has any right to decide to take it away!
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Post by Eva Natsuki on Feb 23, 2009 19:57:20 GMT -5
::Eva felt a bit weak as she was chained but soon she closed her eyes trying to concentrate whatever she could despite the pain::
It hurts....but I need to concentrated everything I got....I won't let this beat me....
::Eva growled slightly while listening to August continue his incantation::
The life of one for many...this is a sacrifice that doesn't need to get done....the thing that kept my two sides apart....lies in my blood...now its time to mix things up....
::Eva started glowing differently a bit faintly where her hand is apart from the glow that her body was already doing::
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Post by Jas on Feb 23, 2009 20:56:16 GMT -5
*Jas heard August's reason for his actions and he glares at the man* "Killing one person to bring peace is not going to work! August, you better pray to whatever god you worship that you die before any of us break free! 'Cause when I do, you'll see what hell on earth means!"
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Post by Guinevere on Feb 23, 2009 21:26:57 GMT -5
::After dealing with Kenny, Gwen re-enters, this time on the lower levels of the room where August and Lillith are::
I think our friends have seen enough.
::She closes the hatch above them, cutting the heroes off from view again::
Kome with me. The antedote may be in jeapordy. I need you to kome with me and sekure it before we return to the Variola. We kan't very well leave that to Echidna. Nothing much left for poor Lilly than to let nature take its kourse. Don't worry, we'll be back to finish things up.
::One of the other doors open leading to a second corridor. When August makes to leave, Gwen lingers near Lillith's unconcious body a bit longer, catching sight of the little glint of gold off of the pendant Kenny gave her that's served as her engagement ring. With a scowl on her face she rips it from Lillith's throat, securing its silver chain around her own neck before joining August out of the lab. Though she's still comatouse, a tear runs down the side of Lillith's face::
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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 23, 2009 21:33:39 GMT -5
::The perverted ritual commences once more as August calls forth energy and magic from the 'heroes', Ultima, his own incantations and shadows themselves. Seal after seal appears over Lillith's body and sink inside her and with each consuming mark, Lillith screams out in agony and her belly quivers like a nest of worms. He claps his hands together and the normal artificial light of the room takes over. With sweat dripping down from his brow, his hair soaked, he turns to Gwen as she enters.::
Yes, the birth should be anytime now. It went without a hitch. *half laugh* Amazing...
::He nods, wiping the sweat away from his brow and cleaning his hands with a handkerchief from a back pocket.::
Alright, I'll check on it.
::He tosses the handkerchief to the floor, takes up his dagger and exits through corridor.::
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Post by Oliver on Feb 23, 2009 21:36:44 GMT -5
Oliver returns to struggling against his restraints after the viewing hatch closes, going so far as to gnaw on the metal shakles. "Gah! Gos ta get free..." He jerks against the restraints again. "Grr... an why she let Kenny go!?"
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Post by Guinevere on Feb 23, 2009 21:47:28 GMT -5
::Through the corridor, Gwen and August enter one of the store rooms. But it's not the room that holds the antidote. August turns to see Gwen closing the door behind them and securing the hatch::
The antidote kan wait. I just wanted to tell you something before we ran out of time. I know how you get wrapped up in your work.
::She steps ever closer to him::
I just wanted to thank you for all your hard work. You truly are a genius.
::Now she’s right next to him, practically rubbing up against him::
I don’t know how we kould have pulled it off without you. Soon I will be free, and the King will take his throne. And it’s all thanks to you.
::She places her arms around him, and before he realizes it, her lips are pressed tightly against his. Years of study and research, a whole life dedicated to expanding his mind, and nothing could prepare him for the sheer ecstasy he feels right now. He can feel his knees trembling as her arms slide up his back and clamp tightly to his hair and her tongue dances within the inside of his mouth. And then he feels something that shouldn’t be there. Against the warmth of her tongue and her lips, something cool and metallic. Too late. The object passes through her mouth and into his, sliding down his throat. And then pain. Unbelievable pain, like his insides are being shredded apart. He staggers backward, and she is able to push him over as though he were as light as a feather::
A shard from Loci’s jitte, the very one he gave to Natalia before his demise. Most believed it to be lost into the sea with the sanktuary. How did it taste?
::She holds up the jitte that she has had hidden within the folds of her skirt::
A handy little weapon this is, able to break through almost any magikal protection. It's what has allowed me to get through the barriers you so karefully place around yourself. After all, your lust for knowledge was needed for the ritual as well. And the King didn't think it wise to let the last person left who knows the sekrets of the Arkhitekts go free, in the event that you begin to develop a konciense. But what would he fear from me? My empty headed father was merely their financier. He kouldn't have told me their sekrets even if he wanted to. And now that we no longer need you, the time is right to release you.
::She pushes him back against the wall where he slumps down, unable to move. Lillith's knife slides uselessly across the floor to lie at Gwen's feet. She steps over it and towers over him, grasping his head playfully in her hand::
But I didn't expekt it to be this easy. Am I really that attraktive? Or has it just been so long since another human has wanted to touch you?
::She laughs as she stands back up and starts to head for the door::
Don't try to move too much. I sent some of my own magik into your belly through the shard. It should drain you to death soon. I'd guess you have a little less than an hour. Farewell August my pet.
::She turns to face him one more time as she steps through the door::
You see, you too were a... how did you say it? A means to an end.
::And with that she slams the storeroom door shut and locks it::
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Post by Iole on Feb 23, 2009 21:55:04 GMT -5
(OOC: Sorry folks. Off to work. I'll be back in three hours)
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Post by Eva Natsuki on Feb 23, 2009 22:25:08 GMT -5
(OOC-Hmmm can i bust out now ) ::Eva continued holding her concentration as more and more energy started to gather in her hand though she kept it compressed as the fire and ice in her was causing a serious storm in her hand:: If this doesn't work I believe I would be knocked out for a long while.....::She still feels the energy drain but at this point in time the only thing she's concerned about is escaping to help the others even if her life is going to be i jeopardy in the process::
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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 23, 2009 22:29:28 GMT -5
::August crawls along the floor, his insides like that of being in a blender, blood flowing freely from his mouth like a broken fountain. With each painful and agonizing push he retrieves the knife and crawls for the door. He pulls himself up with the support of the handle and stabs the blade through the doors crack, fiddling with the lock:: Whor- despicable cur of wh*gag*e! Gods- wha... have I done? She... she can't have him. GAHH! ::He struggles in vain to break the lock but a another sharp pain in his side causes him to collapse, the knife landing on the floor, it's hilt breaking. He stays for a moment on the ground, breathing heavily, then reaches over to grab the blade and finds something fallen out of it. He takes ahold of the paper, fixes his glasses, and reads it in the dim light. After a moment, he starts laugh, painful laughs, he can't contain himself even despite the pain it causes him. He drops the letter as he leans against and bangs the door.:: Oh... sweet Karma- you knew me too well. ::He turns over and leans up against the door, his breathing sporadic and blood choked. He weakly flips the letter over to reveal a simple little nursery rhyme in common tongue.:: *Heavy painful breathing* Your betrayal to the cause, foolish... It was so close but... now I can stop it... I'll void it; heaven help me for what I am about to do... I believed... but its so much clearer in the betrayal. ::He takes a long look at the nursery rhyme before touching the blood from his mouth of which he uses to transcribe another set of ruins on his forehead and face and then the floor infront of him.:: Knight... takes Queen... Hark hark the dogs do bark The beggars are coming to town Some in rags and some in jags And one in a velvet gown.
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Post by Iole on Feb 23, 2009 23:01:32 GMT -5
(OOC: Okay I'm back. Looks like we weren't short handed after all)
::Iole can see the attempt Eva is making and sends her a message::
Hey Eva... if we don't get out of here... I'm sorry.
::Thankfully that train of thought is not needed. A shadow in the room moves along the walls all on its own. Anyone looking at it might think that the virus has taken hold of their brain. That is until it leaps from the wall and takes shape. A petite woman with white hair and strange black eyes lands on the floor with sais in hand::
Nyx: Captain, they're in here!
::Nyx moves to where Iole is chained, and with a neat cut of her sai's razor edge, she cuts her lose::
Nyx? What are you doing here?
Nyx: Forgive me miss. I came through the gate to warn you. A man fitting August's description was spotted in Freya. I figured he'd come back, and with you here as well I feared for your life. Captain Vincent and his crew got me here when we found out you weren't at Lindblum.
Good thinking. Help me cut the others down.
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Post by Eva Natsuki on Feb 23, 2009 23:11:42 GMT -5
::Eva released all the energy she had in her hand blowing the table behind her as she dropped to the ground breathing hard as she thought to herself::
I still need to train...how did she do that punch....
::She looked up at Nyx and gave a small smile::
"Nice to see you again.....I thought Vincent and the rest would've avoided trouble...."
::She coughed slightly as she struggled to stand herself up::
"I'll..help..."
::She stumbled slighty trying to keep herself up::
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Post by Guinevere on Feb 23, 2009 23:17:04 GMT -5
::Once free of the shackles, the heroes feel their stolen strength slowly returning. Meanwhile below, Gwen is having problems of her own as the Crystal starts to tremble as though some outside force is interfering with it::
August? Damn... he must have more fight in him than I thought. Kunning little bastard. I'm sorry to do this Lilly, but it seems I'm out of options.
::She reaches towards the shelf near her and pulls a scalpel out of an assortment of medical tools::
Don't worry though. I'm a nurse remember?
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Post by Eva Natsuki on Feb 23, 2009 23:23:19 GMT -5
(OOC-I wanna do my versus of the meteor punch XD let me know when!!!!)
::Eva tapped Iole on the head slightly and looked at her::
"Didn't we have a discussion on going in recklessly earlier..."
::She turned to Oliver with the same expression on her face before looking at the viewing window where Lillith was currently being held at::
"I think I feel like taking a shortcut..."
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Post by Dante Shadesang on Feb 23, 2009 23:26:08 GMT -5
Wait? What?? I don't think that is a good--The draining has already begun and Dante starts to groan in pain.. and somewhere along the groaning, his "other" is heard shouting in pain. His Memory Trigger started to turn reversal for some odd reason. Then... "Hey man! You cheated death... as usual ." "Welcome back. Good job on t--" "conflict has finally been resolved..." "--you didn't have to resort to extreme measures...--" "--assignment is on the desk." "--out of this world--" "--it's apparently dangerous too. He was--" --foreign metal-alloy suitcase and a pair of symbol-written gloves. "I am--" "that money, we could expand!--" "HIYA ^_^!!!"In a blink of an eye, he was free from the table somehow. He landed on the ground, grasping for air. The Memory Triggers stops dead as he starts to get up, feeling at least his physical strength coming back. "What... happened? Who got us out...?" He then starts to clear his eyes as the flashbacks were almost blinding and conflicting...
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Post by Guinevere on Feb 23, 2009 23:27:52 GMT -5
(OOC: Go right ahead)
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Post by Vincent on Feb 23, 2009 23:30:26 GMT -5
"Yea, yea the calvary has arrived." Vincent says as he walks in, followed by Miguel. Their weapons drawn, prepared for anything. "We picked up the Variola's signature in the area and thanks to that gypsy's alert, here we are. Sorry it ain't some deus ex bs." He chuckles. "What's the situation?"
Oliver plops down to his feet, rubbing his wrists. "Don need ta scold, I gos ye." He says to Eva, looking a little embarrassed. "We gos ta get Lillith, how we ges down there!?"
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Post by Eva Natsuki on Feb 23, 2009 23:33:35 GMT -5
::Eva closed her eyes and she reopened them a flame appearing in her violet eyes as her fists were glowing::
I don't need any weapons to be any less dangerous...
::They were glowing blue and red as fire and ice were swirling around her hands as she cocked her fist back::
"Lets try..... HAAAAAAAA!!!!"
::She punched the screen as hard as possible as the fire and ice that she gathered instantly impacted the screen she aimed for as it flew across the wall as Eva was breathing hard again her strength not 100% recovered but she was still able to stand::
"That's going to be our entrance if anyone else has any objections..."
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Post by Kerion on Feb 23, 2009 23:37:48 GMT -5
::Meanwhile::
::Kerion stands outside the door to the room that Gwen held the vaccines::
Last room I haven't checked...
((OOC: Harder to post on the PSP than I thought))
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