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Post by Guinevere on Feb 24, 2009 0:24:44 GMT -5
::Thankfully Gwen has a steady hand, otherwise the surprise from the crash Eva just caused to the ceiling could have damaged Lillith in worse ways::
What in the...? How did they eskape? Did August.... No. It's Nyx and that krew of miskreants.
::She can't hope to fight them all. Whether they're weakened or not, she's vastly outnumbered now. Her only hope is to get the child out of Lillith's womb and escape. She presses the scalpel further until she deems it safe. Thanks to the energy from Kenny's memories, Lillith will live, and the damage will heal itself once it's done. Gwen pulls something out of Lillith's stomach and wraps it in white cloth. She holds it up to her face::
Soon little one, we will both be free. You, King in Yellow kan do whatever it is you please, and release me from your services. I promise I'll put your virus to good use and spread your power. Does this mean I'm free now? Is it done?
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Post by Oliver on Feb 24, 2009 0:36:41 GMT -5
Oliver pushes past Eva to see Gwen and the wrapped child. "Put ta baby down!" He commands in a growl. "We gos ya now, we do!"
Vincent and Miguel come up behind, Vincent with a pistol pointed at her and Miguel with his machine-pistol. "Well, this aint exactly something ya see everyday." Says Vincent. "You got one strange operation going on here sorceress."
"We meet again, Gweny. Long time no see and still causing trouble, can't change can you?" Miguel hoists up his gun, digging the butt of the gun into his shoulder. "Can I shoot her, really want to shoot her."
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Post by Guinevere on Feb 24, 2009 0:50:14 GMT -5
::Gwen narrows her eyes, but smiles again as though she still has the upper hand. With the child in hand she backs slowly toward the crystal::
You would wouldn't you dear Miguel. Much easier to kill me from up there where you don't have to see my face. I haven't forgotten how frightened of me you were, anymore than you've forgotten what it's like to be a toy.
::She changes her face for a split second, choosing a glamor that would work the best on Miguel; the face of Mistress Yersinia. Then while he's still distracted she changes back to her true form and slams the switch in front of the crystal. Red lights begin flashing and the sound of alarms pervade through the facility. Then she throws a fireball at the viewing window, finishing what Eva started and shattering the floor under the heroes. They fall to the lower level with shards of glass and land hard. When they get up, Gwen has already fled down the same hall she led August down only moments ago, the child with her::
Dammit. I have to get to the Variola. King in Yellow, why don't you answer? This is the host you've made us slave for these long months. What's wrong? August kouldn't have disrupted everything from within the storehouse. That's not possible. He's just a filthy meddler!
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Post by Eva Natsuki on Feb 24, 2009 0:58:34 GMT -5
::Eva growled slightly a bit sore before casting haste on herself and stood up::
"You won't be getting away!!!!"
::She looked down the hall she saw Gwen run as the alarms went off before she frowned::
"I'll run after her...everyone else can get out of here....and get Lillith out. I'll try to find her and Kenny."
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Post by Oliver on Feb 24, 2009 1:01:34 GMT -5
Vincent and Miguel advert their eyes and duck down as the shards of glass fly over them, with the sounds of alarms and the sight of the crystal going haywire, they look to each other knowing full well what to do.
Vincent stands up first, bringing Miguel up with him. "Shes making for the ship, me and Miguel will take Lillith and get to my ship and attempt to cripple the Variolia. Rest of you... godspeed. We'll be waiting for when you're done kicking her ass, come Miguel."
The two pirates retrive Lillith, carefully lifting her into Vincent's arms, give the others one last glance and flee to the direction from whence they came.
Oliver however, has another plan and against Eva's orders once more. He jumps through the shattered window after Gwen, ignoring any warnings or objections. He charges after her with his quick little legs.
Down the hall however, something catches his attention, the sounds of moaning and the smell of blood, familiar blood. He spots a door off to the side of the hall, approaching it slowly he unlocks it and it slides open. A dying August slumps out onto his back, covered in blood but still breathing. Wary, Oliver steps back, watching him closely, then approaches when he feels its not a trap.
"August...? Wha happened ta ye?"
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Post by Lillith on Feb 24, 2009 1:05:56 GMT -5
::A heavy shard of the bullet proof glass manages to cut one of Lillith's shackles open. She lurches forward and clutches her stomach, gasping for air. But there's no blood. Everything Gwen did to her with the scalpel has healed itself::
What... what happened? Guys you're alright?... Where's Kenny?
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Post by Guinevere on Feb 24, 2009 1:10:51 GMT -5
::Knowing that Eva is following her, Gwen uses air magic to propel herself forward, using fireballs to blast walls and ceilings, hoping the debris will slow her pursuer down. She reaches the elevator shaft at the end of the hall and leaps onto the platform. She turns and waves taa-taa to Eva before blasting the elevator's controls. It goes up to the higher floors and now there's no way of getting it back down. outside on the loading dock Gwen fights through the strong sea wind to get to the Variola. Just next to the ship, Echidna is waiting for her::
It's done. But I'm being followed. Make sure none of them leave this place alive!
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August Krasnow
Determined Individual
"Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici."
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Post by August Krasnow on Feb 24, 2009 1:15:13 GMT -5
::August coughs blood, unmoving except for his chest which rises and falls slowly and strained. His eyes open and look towards Oliver.::
I... was loyal- *pause and moan* to my nightmare of choice. I stopped... it...
::He rolls his head over to look where Gwen had fled, then back to Oliver.::
The... the king... had behind them... to my mind... the horrible suggestiveness of words.... heard in dreams *pause* and phrases spoken in... nightmares...
::He closes his eyes then and his breathing appears to stop and when Oliver leans in closer to inspect him, August's hand suddenly flies out and grabs the boy by the ankle. He turns his body slightly to look straight into the frightened childs eyes.::
The horror! The horror!
::August's eyes then glaze over, his last breath dying with his last word. His mouth hangs open, blood draining and forming a pool beside him. His grips relaxes and slides off Oliver and there is no more movement from him.::
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Post by Iole on Feb 24, 2009 1:15:30 GMT -5
::Iole catches up to Eva just as Gwen vanishes up the shaft::
We'll have to get out the same way we came. But we need to hurry! Vincent thinks this place is coming down, and I don't think Lillith can walk yet!
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Post by Oliver on Feb 24, 2009 1:18:22 GMT -5
As Lillith comes to her senses, she realizes that shes in the clutches of Vincent who helps her along. "Don't talk Lillith, we got you. We're getting you outa here to the Hijrah. The others are after the sorceress."
Meanwhile a frightened Oliver awkwardly sidesteps around August but couldn't help and notice something clutched in his other hand, a piece of paper. Skittishly he leans down and takes it, he doesn't read it, instead shoving it into a pocket, he also takes ahold of the knife fallen beside August's body, then follows after where Eva, Iole, and Gwen went.
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Post by Lillith on Feb 24, 2009 1:28:28 GMT -5
Vincent?... Nyx? How did you all get... Where is Kenny?
::She notices something strange about herself. Somethins she's so used to having isn't there anymore. Her neck is bare. The phoenix pendant is gone. Then she understands and growls under her breath::
Gwen.
::With her strength renewing, she slides off the table, though Vincent still has to steady her::
We need to get to the ship. What's the situation with the King in Yellow?
::She's unable to refer to it as "the baby", because doing so reminds her that she was just carrying it. Like a stain on herself that she'll never be able to wash away. Gwen and August had just used her body and left her for dead. Then she had taken what was most precious to her just to leave her empty. But there is something she can channel all these feelings into. She can find Guinevere and make her suffer a thousand times worse. But first she just wants Kenny back::
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Post by Oliver on Feb 24, 2009 1:32:28 GMT -5
"We just got here Lillith, I have no idea what's going on anymore but we're getting you out of here. The Hijrah is waiting nearby, let the others fight this battle, you just got a screaming larva ripped out of you." Vincent steadies her and attempts to guide her away from the operating room. "The place looks like its going to go boom, I don't want to have to drag you out of here."
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Post by Lillith on Feb 24, 2009 1:37:36 GMT -5
::Lillith's strength slowly starts to return to her. She grabs Vincent by the front of his shirt::
Vincent, do you have a potion?...
::He seems to hesitate::
Vincent I'm not kidding. Do you have a potion, an elixer, anything. I am getting my fiance back.
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Post by Oliver on Feb 24, 2009 1:40:34 GMT -5
Vincent rolls his eyes and sighs. "Miguel, give her the elixer. I ain't going to fight this."
Miguel rummages through a satchel and tosses Lillith an elixer. "Your funeral."
Vincent brushes off her hands away from his coat, looking tired and disillusioned. "I'm going back to my ship, if you're still alive when this place goes down or the Variola explodes, I'll be sure to fish you out. Now go get whatever is making you crazy."
When Lillith runs off, Miguel leans over to Vincent and whispers. "Women..."
They head off to the Hijrah then, radioing for Tresk to be ready to receive causalities and passengers.
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Post by Iole on Feb 24, 2009 1:42:29 GMT -5
(OOC: Poor Vincent is always so tired even before he does anything)
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Post by Dante Shadesang on Feb 24, 2009 1:45:18 GMT -5
"Hold on, Eva! Gwen may have something up her sleeve!"
He runs after Eva but her Haste makes it difficult to catch up with her.... then...
The Memory Trigger! Slow down, something's wrong with it! O.o
In an instant, a burst of electricity surges through his body and starts to run abnormally fast. He starts to bend his back forward in speed through aerodynamics... and faintly, an outline of a bird hovers on his back. However, Gwen pummeling debris down to slow both of them down; Dante tilt side-to-side quickly like a jet avoiding incoming missiles as his balance is aided by the bird unknowingly above him being silent for some reason.
However, it was too late as Gwen destroy the shaft control. Dante stops, the bird gone, clenching his chest and bangs the wall. "Damn!" Then he overhears Iole. "*sigh*... then we must run back quickly then... come on Eva!" He runs down the hallway ahead... clenching his chest while running at it...
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Post by Oliver on Feb 24, 2009 1:46:27 GMT -5
Oliver gets spun right around as Eva and Dante run back past him, he's dizzy for a moment, shakes his head then calls out to them. "Hey! 'ait for me!" He yells and takes off running after them.
((He's reached the point hes learned not to try and fight with woman of Lillith's type.))
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Post by Eva Natsuki on Feb 24, 2009 1:51:40 GMT -5
((OOC-rofl smart man))
::Eva looked at the elevator one last time tempted to break the door down before shaking her head and chased after Dante keeping a eye on his body posture as they run::
Dante...is there something wrong with the trigger?
::She ran up beside him as they continued running the alarm seeming to be louder every second to her::
I've noticed something earlier before we came in here....and I've been keeping an eye around if anything else but right now you really aren't looking well right now...did that drain have anything to do with it?
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Post by Iole on Feb 24, 2009 2:02:28 GMT -5
(OOC: Kay fixed it Eva. She's just thinking to herself now).
::Iole stops as she catches up with Eva, unintentionally catching what Eva was asking Dante with her thoughts. She stops and pretends to be waiting for them, keeping her thoughts to herself::
...Dante is that right? Is your gadget not working right?
(OOC: Pch unintentional. Who am I kidding that was totally intentional)
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Post by Dante Shadesang on Feb 24, 2009 5:39:48 GMT -5
Dante overhears her by thought.... and hear her briefly mentioned of what he saw on the edge of the research center...
No, Eva, I am fine... Then he gets the suspicious feeling that she was going to pout or into some relation of that. ... when the machina was draining my energy, the power from the Memory Trigger possibly, it went reversal for some reason as if it was trying to save my memories... but these memories it was trying to save.... they--
Before he could finish, he crashes head-on into something... or someone. He tries to get up and see who it was.... "... wait, Kerion?? What are you doing here??" The building start to fall apart further. "Argh... never mind, explain as we run!" We shall explain later, Eva... but I am fine. I have not forgotten anything important such as everyone else here... and you. He feels that Eva is still worried in the back of her mind about the Memory Trigger's current condition, which is almost looks unstable since the draining incident and the crack is starting to show up very slowly... but in this current situation, they both know not much can be done at this moment... best thing he can do is make sure it does not get harmed further. Dante puts focus on getting out to find the closet exit... though he still ponders upon it... what did happen that day... when "they" were defeated...?
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