[20:38] * Ezekiel is sat in a large, comfortable armchair atop a balcony which extends from the front room of a large manor on the edge of town, he watches the streets in front of him from above, swirling a glass of what you would hope is red wine. He gestures with one hand, and all hell breaks loose. Lesser vampires explode from the manor, swarming into the streets below.
[20:38] * Ezekiel smiles, and sips his drink.
[20:40] * @Meren had come at the behest of Lady Dwayna, who was currently laying ill due to recent events of spiritual possession. But she wasn't the only knight to have been sent to stop the threat to the Charmsian Realm. "It seems I shall witness for myself your fighting capabilities, Sir Arma," she commented, her face drawn into something other than neutrality for once - concentration and thoughtfulness.
[20:42] * Iah stands in the front room, looking mostly like a nervous wreck, his linens puppeteering what remains of Adam Shelley and what appears to be a random vampire wearing an Evan-themed rug for a coat.
[20:42] *
@noah has somehow gotten himself up a tree, and is presently hiding there. He occasionally peaks through the foliage out onto the street, and seems to be arguing with himself under his breath.
[20:43] * @Dean_Hale begins to walk from the hospital to the manor. He wears a strange contraption, consisting of what appears to be two massive revolver cylinders strapped to his wrists and a backpack.
[20:44] <MrRMA> "So you shall, Lady Meren, I hope my capabilities prove exceptional enough for you," he replied, his broom weapon already activated, with his usual blank expression that he often donned when he was in a conflict such as this.
[20:45] * Ezekiel || throughout the city, lesser vampires begin to attack buildings at random, occassionally dragging their occupants off into the night.
[20:46] <@Meren> Well, it is fortunate we are working together in this cause. Let us not waste time.
[20:47] <MrRMA> Indeed, these creatures seem to be swarming all over the place. We certainly have our work cut out for us.
[20:47] * Ezekiel enhances his voice to fill the whole city as the chaos spreads.
[20:48] <Ezekiel> Attention, various children, robots, aliens and the like.
[20:49] <Ezekiel> If you would like to play at being heroes, I am here to oblige you.
[20:49] <@Noah> No thank you...
[20:49] <Ezekiel> You will find that my little minions are originating from a single building on the edge of town.
[20:49] * +Shale emerges from the shadows of an alley looking /absolutely livid/.
[20:50] <Ezekiel> Feel free to try your luck.
[20:50] * @Meren mutters her prayers, soon glowing with a divine aura as she pulls out her sword and shield, triggering the holy fire enchantment on it to fight the lesser vampires, and healing the injured if she had the chance. "No consideration for several millenia old elves," she seemed to say, as if actually attempting a joke. "Luckily Her Majesty felt it prudent to tell me about his weakness."
[20:50] <+Shale> I have seen many things in my life, but /this/ disregard to the web is /just plain irresponsible/.
[20:50] * Chanel sighs "This is gonna be a long night"
[20:50] * Ezekiel 's voice fades out, leaving behind the sounds of rampaging undead.
[20:51] * +Dys lands by the Lifespinner's side, Warframe already deployed.
[20:51] <MrRMA> "Well, since you asked so nicely, sir, I'd be more than willing to give your game a go. I must warn you I'm quite the lucky player in these sorts of games," he replied to the booming voice before sending blasts of flames from his cuffs towards the vampires closest to him.
[20:52] <Ezekiel> I do enjoy the culmination of a good plan, don't you Iah?
[20:52] <Iah> Yes, sir...
[20:52] <+Dys> Christ in a Corvette, no rest for the wicked, is there.
[20:52] <+Shale> I do not believe I am familiar with the term.
[20:52] *
@noah clings harder to the tree he's hiding in.
[20:52] * @Dean_Hale walks past Dys and Shale.
[20:53] <+Dys> Old Terran slang. I figured I might find you here - You seem to be drawn to this sort of /whatever the hell this is/.
[20:53] <@Dean_Hale> Don't think anyone's ever actually uttered the words "Christ in a Corvette" in that order before.
[20:53] <+Dys> ... Not in this universe, I suppose. Where i come from I've heard them all, from Corvettes to Carriers.
[20:53] * @Dean_Hale continues his walk to the manor.
[20:54] <+Shale> I think that old human deity's choice of vessels are a subject for another time.
[20:55] <+Shale> You and I both know who's behind this. If this maniac is not stopped, they might unravel the whole thing.
[20:55] * Chanel runs past Dys and Shale
[20:55] <Chanel> Wait, you know who's behind this?
[20:55] <+Dys> Remember the vampire in the purple suit?
[20:56] <+Dys> Fond of portals, really full of himself, employs a bunch of cheesy halloween rejects, two of which are taken care of?
[20:56] <+Dys> I seem to recall seeing you last time we ran into his minions. With a bow, if I recall?
[20:56] <Chanel> Oh him
[20:56] <+Dys> Yeah. Looks like he's finally making his move.
[20:57] <+Shale> Chaos. Corrupted strands everywhere.
[20:57] <Chanel> Oh
[20:57] <+Shale> Such disrespect for the balance of things...
[20:57] * @Meren wiped her brow of sweat and blood, her dmaged skin seeming to slowly peel back into place... "Come, Sir Arma. I believe we shall 'take the bait', I believe the saying is..."
[20:57] <@Meren> (*damaged)
[20:58] <+Dys> I do suspect there's more to this than just a simple vampire attack. It's almost definitely a trap.
[20:58] * Chanel nods
[20:58] * @Dean_Hale continues his trek, stopping a few times to swat a lesser vamp.
[20:58] <MrRMA> "Sounds about right. You lead the way, I've got your back"
[20:59] <+Shale> Trap or no trap, i cannot stand idly by while something like this is happening.
[20:59] <+Shale> There are too many of them to effectively counter. We have to undo the anchor-line.
[20:59] <Chanel> I can definitively sense something
[21:00] * @Meren nods, watching their front as they made their way through the horde of undead towards the mansion, cutting them down with her sword or bolts of energy.
[21:00] <+Dys> Cut the head off and the bodies will follow? Makes sense - but it's not going to be easy. And what's more, there's one more minion that is still unaccounted for.
[21:00] <+Shale> The mummy you've mentioned?
[21:01] * ~Lyni drops in from the clouds, smelling vaguely of the sea and wind
[21:01] <~Lyni> We kicking some butt?
[21:01] <+Dys> Yes - but I doubt he wishes to be involved in this madness. He is bound to the Vampire Lord. Is there something you can do about it, perhaps?
[21:01] * Chanel gets out her bow and quiver "Hell Yeah"
[21:02] <+Shale> I can certainly try.
[21:02] * MrRMA sends out a constant stream of electricity and fire as he follows Meren, making sure to pick off an stragglers she misses
[21:02] <MrRMA> *any
[21:02] <+Dys> He wields some kind of ancient rune magic, and the vampire can commandeer him at any time.
[21:03] <~Lyni> Awesome~ I heard that nasty guy's voice at the pier and came as quickly as I could to the party~
[21:03] *
@noah is still up a tree, trying to keep quiet but muttering to himself constantly.
[21:03] <+Shale> I will keep that in mind.
[21:04] <+Dys> Excellent .I assume you can get there faster than I can with that... shadow melding thing of yours?
[21:04] <+Shale> Most likely.
[21:04] <+Dys> Then i'll deal with the rabble for a while and join in later.
[21:05] <+Shale> Good luck.
[21:05] * +Shale nods and melts into the shadows.
[21:06] * +Dys suddenly notices a familiar face.
[21:06] <+Dys> Lyni! Been a while.
[21:06] * @Dean_Hale arrives at the manor. Ezekiel is no longer on the outer balcony, and the large glass door up there has been closed.
[21:07] <~Lyni> Yep yep~! Been a while, and you're still as formidably cute- I mean, formidable, as ever~
[21:07] <+Dys> ... I'm not even going to ask.
[21:07] <~Lyni> I feel people all over the place. Is there even really a plan?
[21:07] <Chanel> Oh were are my manners I'm Chanel
[21:08] <+Dys> Dys. Pleased to meet you, Chanel.
[21:08] <~Lyni> Nice to meetcha, Chanel~ I'm Lyni
[21:09] <+Dys> Long story short, there are lesser vampires -everywhere-. I can't really sense them - no electrical activity after all - but I can rip'em a new one all the same.
[21:09] * +Dys extends the energy whips.
[21:09] <@Meren> Seems there's quite a group gathering. If I'm not mistaken, that is Ms. Sorrel?
[21:09] <~Lyni> Yo~! Nice to see you too~
[21:10] <MrRMA> Definitely not mistaken...
[21:10] <~Lyni> And Arma!
[21:10] <MrRMA> It has been some time, hasn't it, Ms. Lyni?
[21:10] * +Shale emerges from the shadows again by the glass door in question
[21:10] * ~Lyni flies over on her cloud and leans her arm on his shoulder
[21:10] <+Shale> Well.
[21:10] <~Lyni> (elbow, that thing taller people do to shorter)
[21:11] <~Lyni> And it's good to see ya Arma~
[21:11] * @Meren bows her head slightly. "Dame Meren and Sir Arma, Knights of Terrater at your service."
[21:11] <+Dys> How bad is it?
[21:11] <MrRMA> "Indeed, that we are... but don't you get any ideas..."
[21:12] <@Meren> Ideas? ... I think you have me confused with my wife.
[21:12] <+Shale> Something's preventing me from shadow-recalling beyond this door.
[21:12] * ~Lyni whispers "maid service" to herself, loud enough only for Arma to hear, and giggles a bit before flying away to her old spot
[21:13] * @Dean_Hale looks up at the balcony.
[21:13] <@Meren> (I /am/ an elf
)
[21:13] <@Dean_Hale> He probably sealed that off magically.
[21:13] <~Lyni> (or anyone else with enhanced hearing fine)
[21:14] <@Dean_Hale> Hop on down here, he probably means for us to get in through the front door.
[21:14] * @Meren merely raises an eyebrow, but otherwise remains unsurprised.
[21:14] * +Shale melts into the shadows and rematerializes next to Dean.
[21:14] * Chanel looks confusion
[21:15] <+Shale> There's more to it than that. Everything is... /twisted/.
[21:15] <MrRMA> Exactly what I hoped you wouldn't have mentioned...
[21:15] <@Dean_Hale> Twisted?
[21:15] <@Meren> I feel ill merely standing here.
[21:16] <+Shale> My people have an ability to... /see/ the web of life and the negative spaces within. Follow the strands, weave our own, that manner of thing. Usually there is a certain flow to it.
[21:16] <+Shale> This entire manor's been... -twisted-, somehow.
/*note: the point where the conversations tangled messily*/
[21:16] <~Lyni> So kinda like a maze?
[21:16] <@Meren> More like dark magics.
[21:16] <@Dean_Hale> Sounds like his kind of game.
[21:16] <~Lyni> It sounds fun!
[21:16] <MrRMA> Of course you'd find it amusing...
[21:16] <@Meren> Or a little of both.
[21:16] <@Dean_Hale> Don't think there's another option, though.
[21:17] <@Meren> She is young, Sir Arma. Let her have her moments.
[21:17] * Chanel laughs nervously
[21:17] <~Lyni> So let's go through the front door~?
[21:17] * @Dean_Hale takes a deep breath, and raises a hand as if to knock.
[21:17] <@Dean_Hale> (Lyni is with the others?)
[21:17] <MrRMA> Technically I'm younger, so, hardly an excuse
[21:17] <@Meren> When you get as old as I am, you tend to miss them a little bit.
[21:17] <~Lyni> (I dropped in with my cloud so yes)
[21:17] <@Dean_Hale> (Dean and Shale are the only ones at the door)
[21:17] <~Lyni> (well)
[21:17] <@Noah> (I think everyone is together but Noah at this point.)
[21:18] <@Meren> You were built with a human adult-like mentality.
[21:18] <~Lyni> (the conversations twisted around a lot and somehow I got confused)
[21:18] <@Dean_Hale> (It's k)
[21:18] * +Shale removes their sunglasses, places them in a case and rests them in a pocket as their illusion wavers and their true form unveils - there is no time for pretense now, and they will need all their abilities... and limbs... for this.
[21:18] <@Dean_Hale> Here we go.
[21:18] * @Dean_Hale taps the door once, blowing it completely off its hinges.
[21:19] <+Dys> <That'll do, Dean. That'll do.>
[21:19] <MrRMA> Ah, another individual who goes into 'badass' mode as it were, when they remove their sunglasses. I believe I've found a kindred spirit
[21:19] <~Lyni> (so are we all together now then)
[21:19] * Iah stands inside, at the back of the front room, with the two husks in front of him.
[21:19] <Ezekiel> (no)[21:19] <Ezekiel> (none of you have moved)
[21:19] * @Meren seemed to pinch the bridge of her nose a little bit
[21:19] <@Noah> (Noah will just be out here if you need him. =p)
[21:19] <Ezekiel> (Dean and Shale are the only ones who actually went to the manor)
[21:20] <+Dys> <I figured the rest of us would be hunting minor vamps and join the madness later?>
[21:20] * Ezekiel has moved his nice chair onto the inner half of the balcony, overlooking the front room.
[21:20] <~Lyni> (okays then)
[21:20] <~Lyni> (that works for me)
[21:20] <Chanel> (alightly)
[21:20] <~Lyni> Are you okay, Meren?
[21:20] <Chanel> (alrightly*)
[21:21] <+Shale> this place... it's alive.
[21:21] <@Meren> I apologize, Ms. Sorrel. I am... very old. Forgive me for being a little bit of the... 'get off my lawn' mentality.
[21:21] <+Shale> well, 'alive' is not the accurate term.
[21:22] <MrRMA> It's why we tend to work off each other a little more fluently I should think
[21:22] <+Shale> dark threads. spun into -everything-. Alive, but not. Spinning. Almost... pulsating.
[21:23] <~Lyni> Arma, I could've sworn you're the youngest of us all
[21:23] <~Lyni> I mean, I kinda think of you like my baby brother sometimes~
[21:23] <+Shale> Necromantic golems use similar networks but...
[21:23] * ~Lyni pats
[21:23] <+Shale> there is something /else/...
[21:23] <MrRMA> I believe I've already made that remark myself... and you're entitled to whatever you want to believe, Lyni
[21:23] <+Shale> ... This is a whole new degree of /wrong/.
[21:24] <~Lyni> Anyways, let's go have some fun!
[21:24] <~Lyni> Like kill some minions or something
[21:24] <+Dys> This is probably a good idea.
[21:24] <~Lyni> Like kill MORE minions
[21:24] <@Meren> War is not fun, youngling.
[21:24] <+Dys> well fun or not
[21:24] <+Dys> It's happening.
[21:24] <~Lyni> Fighting's fun~
[21:24] * Chanel squees
[21:24] * Ezekiel 's voice echoes from the balcony above.
[21:25] <+Dys> Buckle up, magical girl squad.
[21:25] <MrRMA> I'm surrounded by sociopaths...
[21:25] <+Dys> This is /war/.
[21:25] <Chanel> Let's fighting love
[21:25] <Ezekiel> Now, now, bug.
[21:25] <+Dys> <YES YOU ARE ALL MAGICAL GIRL SQUAD ESPECIALLY THE FUCKING MAIDBOT>
[21:25] <@Meren> You have my sword.
[21:25] <+Dys> <... no offense, Arma XD>
[21:25] <~Lyni> (we're all magical girls)
[21:25] <Chanel> (Whoo)
[21:25] <~Lyni> (we need a kirakira dokidoki transformation scene together)
[21:25] <@Meren> (even Meren)
[21:25] <MrRMA> (Oh, am I a maidbot? Have we established that yet? I didn't know)
[21:25] <@Meren> (she would just be so apathetic about it tbh)
[21:26] <~Lyni> (Arma, you wrote a one-shot about it)
[21:26] <Ezekiel> Let's not go cheating by looking at the other player's hand, eh?
[21:26] <@Meren> (oh look, suddenly an outfit. my wife would enjoy this. continue to be badass paladin)
[21:26] <MrRMA> (Must be mistaking my for someone else)
[21:26] <MrRMA> *me
[21:26] <+Shale> I don't know where you are, vampire
[21:26] <+Shale> But you and I both know that you have more tricks up your sleeve that I -cannot- sense.
[21:27] * ~Lyni does a fist pump in the air and flies off, icing up streets as she impales a few vampires with icicles flying around her
[21:27] <+Shale> Partially because of what you did, and partially because you don't seem like the sort to leave their hand so obvious.
[21:27] <~Lyni> (I will pay good money for someone to draw the CRP cast as magical girls)
[21:27] <+Shale> At risk of sounding trite, though.
[21:27] <MrRMA> Let's just get this over with before one of you starts acquiring a taste for /living/ flesh...
[21:27] <Chanel> (Squees)
[21:27] <+Shale> Whatever you're planning? It will be stopped.
[21:27] * @Meren prays, divine energies reaching out to invigorate the others as she moves to fight off more of the vampires.
[21:28] <Ezekiel> Iah.
[21:28] <Iah> Yes, sir.
[21:28] * Chanel fires arrows at the vampires
[21:29] * +Dys launches out, markings on his warframe glowing as he dashes, lashing out with his electric vines at lesser vampires as he moves
[21:29] * MrRMA swings his broom in lightning-fast velocity, slicing through and knocking down swarms of the vampires
[21:29] * Iah prepares the first puppet, forming a small rune and burning it into the chest of Shelley's former body, then lets it drop from his linens.
[21:30] * Iah || after a moment, the headless body rises to stand, entering a fighting stance.
[21:30] * ~Lyni circles around the next street and this time skates down it, using her whip to destroy the vampires. In the process, some flower gardens are also destroyed, but at least civilians are safer, if pissed at the girl.
[21:31] * +Shale separates their arms, unraveling a few strands from their silvery scarf, placing them at the ready...
[21:31] * Chanel arrow emitted an red light fire at the vampires and incarnates them
[21:31] <+Dys> <i suppose you meant incinerate? XD>
[21:31] <+Dys> <i think they're already somehwat incarnated <<>
[21:31] <Chanel> (dammit XD)
[21:31] <+Dys> <hey, it happens! XD>
[21:34] * +Shale emits a sort of a quiet, stridulating hiss, attempting to isolate the monstrous fragments' signature from the background pulsations
[21:34] * Ezekiel stands from his chair and walks to edge of the balcony, making himself visible to the other occupants of the room. He still holds his glass in one hand, but raises the other like a conductor. After a moment, he slashes his hand through the air, and the body springs into action, leaping forward to swing at Shale.
[21:35] * @Meren also opens a bag at her side, pulling out several flasks of clear, sparkling water that seemed to glow slightly. "Holy Water... if anyone needs a little bit extra, feel free. I'll hand out the stakes when we get to the manor."
[21:35] * +Shale leaps out of the way, lashing out with an array of threads from their scarf.
[21:37] * ~Lyni cleans through her third street with a little more difficulty, tripping over a rock while she skated. As the vampires try surrounding her, though, she releases a barrage of icicles outward from her, and she continues on her way, all the while humming the opening of a particular magical boy anime to herself.
[21:38] * MrRMA takes one of the flasks with a thankful nod and quickly absorbs the holy water into his system where his freezing liquid was contained, hoping the mixture would prove doubly powerful in the process as he blasts it towards several of the vampires, freezing them on the spot and shattering them with quick kicks and swings.
[21:38] * Ezekiel swipes again, and the body speeds away from the attack, as if being thrown around by telekinesis
[21:38] <~Lyni> Man, you'd think he'd at least put a bit more effort into these vampires so they aren't as easily destroyed.
[21:38] * Chanel sings an anime opening while taking out more vampires
[21:39] <@Meren> It is not quality but quantity, Ms. Sorrel. He clearly means to stall 'the cavalry' for as long as possible.
[21:39] * +Shale draws the strands back in an expression of almost surprise. This thing is /empty/ - not even empowered by dark strands. Merely a shell.
[21:39] <MrRMA> He's proving quite adept at it...
[21:40] * @Dean_Hale tackles the body as it flies around, launching it back.
[21:40] <~Lyni> The small fries aren't much of a fight, though
[21:40] <~Lyni> And it's no fun
[21:40] * ~Lyni pouts
[21:41] <MrRMA> Killing shouldn't be seen as fun at all...
[21:41] * +Dys speeds his dash up, absorbing the energy whips and tackling a string of vampires into a string of electrically charged kicks, grumbling something about being overworked, underpaid and having no control over his life.
[21:41] <@Dean_Hale> This is not what I was expecting.
[21:41] <+Dys> </QFG Ref Ahoy!>
[21:41] <@Dean_Hale> And I was expecting a lot.
[21:41] <@Meren> Much as we might loathe to admit, these used to be people.
[21:41] <+Shale> He's stalling for time. Trying to exhaust us before we can even get to him.
[21:42] *
@noah is still hiding in his tree.
[21:42] <~Lyni> I... really try not to think about it. It doesn't help with survival and helping the already living, anyways.
[21:42] <+Shale> He's /playing with us/. He's /enjoying it/. Beings like him feed on chaos.
[21:42] * Ezekiel swipes, and the body rights itself, lighting up with electricity as it charges in an attempt to full-body tackle Shale.
[21:43] * @Meren takes on a more militaristic look about her. "Cleave as you move, people. We need to move out towards the target with haste." She pointed towards the manor, effectively leading their march towards it.
[21:43] <MrRMA> Well, someone ought'a try and take him out while he's toying with us then...
[21:43] <+Dys> Shale is there, at least.
[21:43] <Ezekiel> Something's off about his control though...
[21:43] <+Dys> But I get the feeling they're going to need backup.
[21:43] * ~Lyni nods and is about to move forward when a particular heat signature catches her attention
[21:44] <Chanel> Let's move out
[21:44] <~Lyni> Speaking of backup... be back in a bit~
[21:45] <Ezekiel> (ugh Dean said that)
[21:45] <Ezekiel> (I just noticed)
[21:45] <@Meren> That is why we must move. There will unfortunately be some casualties, but that is as such with war at times. We will mourn them when we have the time, and now is not then.
[21:46] <Ezekiel> (Shale is being attacked btw)
[21:46] * ~Lyni nods at Meren before flying off on her own. Spying the source of the heat signature hiding in a tree, she dives downwards and decelerates enough so that she ends up hovering just next to Noah. She waves at the mustelid, trying to get his attention.
[21:46] <+Shale> <yes I know>
[21:46] <+Shale> <i/'m trying to type something damnit>
[21:47] <+Shale> <xD>
[21:47] <~Lyni> (I read type as pee)
[21:47] <~Lyni> (I am so sorry)
[21:47] *
@noah doesn't seem to be paying attention! Maybe if Lyni called out to him?
[21:47] <Chanel> (what XD)
[21:47] * +Shale shadowmelds as the creature tackles the location it once occupied, emerging again behind the creature and deploying their threads again.
[21:47] <~Lyni> Noah, you okay there?
[21:47] <@Meren> To me, then, soldiers. Let us not falter.
[21:48] * @Meren leads the charge towards the manor
[21:48] * MrRMA follows after Meren without a word
[21:48] <+Dys> ... this is getting us no where.
[21:48] *
@noah looks up and starts, noticing Lyni floating practically right in front of him. He lets out a noise similar to a squeak and, with a crack, falls out of the tree, landing on his back. "... Ow."
[21:48] * +Dys ceases the dash and launches into flight mode, wings of light deploying as he jets towards the manor.
[21:49] * ~Lyni blinks in surprise and lands next to Noah, offering a hand to help him up
[21:49] <+Shale> ... Huh. I shouldn't have been able to do that.
[21:49] *
@noah climbs to his feet with Lyni's help. "Uh... Hello..."
[21:49] <~Lyni> You alright? You seem really out of it...
[21:49] * Chanel starts heading towards to the manor
[21:50] <@Noah> W-well... With all that's going on...
[21:50] * +Shale reaches into a pocket and extracts their pair of scissors. This may recall a rapid severance of contact.
[21:50] * Ezekiel twirls his hand, then thrusts it forward like an epee, causing the body to lurch up and launch a lightning bolt at Dean.
[21:51] * @Dean_Hale leaps aside to avoid the attack, barely managing to escape.
[21:51] <~Lyni> ... yeah, I getcha. It's okay now, we got rid of most of the underlings.
[21:51] <+Shale> ... there really is -nothing- in there.
[21:51] <~Lyni> Though, the big bad is still kinda out there, doing his thing.
[21:52] <+Shale> unless...
[21:52] *
@noah nods. He looks towards the manor. "I can feel him up there... You-know-who wants to go after him...
[21:52] <~Lyni> But you don't?
[21:52] * +Shale hisses, severing the threads that have made contact with the puppet with a swift fluid motion
[21:52] *
@noah shakes his head. "I can't do anything."
[21:53] <~Lyni> Sure you can! You can like, fly around as a bird and peck his eyes out, or do that dragon thing!
[21:53] <~Lyni> ... or is that the other guy, sorry.
[21:53] * Ezekiel || the single string connecting to the rune snaps, and the body crumples to the ground, useless. Ezekiel seems annoyed at this.
[21:54] *
@noah shakes his head. "None of it's me..."
[21:54] <Ezekiel> So that's how it's going to be.
[21:54] <+Shale> ... well, that worked out better than expected
[21:54] <@Noah> W-well... I can. But...
[21:54] <Ezekiel> You, wolf skin thing.
[21:54] <@Noah> I'm no good at fighting.
[21:54] <+Shale> If you're going to try to use me to connect one of these puppets to your golem matrix, you've got another thing coming.
[21:54] * Ezekiel || the vampire with the wolf cloak perks up.
[21:55] <Ezekiel> Go.
[21:55] * Ezekiel || the shoddy Evan clone leaps forward, slashing at both Dean and Shale with the claws attached to his cloak.
[21:56] * +Shale hisses as one of its arms is severed.
[21:56] <+Shale> ....
[21:56] <+Shale> You insensitive prick.
[21:56] * +Shale lashes out with a thread to capture the errant limb, and reattach it to their body.
[21:57] <~Lyni> Look, I know this is... really difficult. But we need to get everyone on board, everyone we can. Everyone else is already going for the big, final push against the nasty head vamp, and while they're strong, extra firepower is always needed. ESPECIALLY for a guy like Vamp vamp. We need to do this for our friends, and if you want to be less selfish, for everyone else here.
[21:57] <+Shale> Have you any clue how much that stings?
[21:58] <@Meren> Moving on ground /does/ seem to be terribly inefficient. Care for a flight spell, Sir Arma?
[21:58] *
@noah 's ears droop. That's probably not what he wanted to hear. Still, his eyes turn gold, and he stretches. "Well damn. Somehow that worked better than anything I could have told him."
[21:58] * Noah is now known as Dustin
[21:58] * Ezekiel || the Wolfskin howls at the two, knocking Dean off his feet with the sonic blast.
[21:58] <~Lyni> .. Well, I guess I did something?
[22:00] <~Lyni> But yeah, let's get moving~ Pretty sure the rest of the party should be there by now, or something.
[22:00] <MrRMA> It would certainly help. I only have so much rocket fuel after all
[22:00] *
@dustin shifts and grows, muscles pushing against his vest and pants as his fur turns a mixture of orange and white with black stripes. Feline features replace mustelid, before he looks fully like a tiger, tall and bulky. "If this guy's half as tough as my sister is, this should be a fun fight."
[22:01] * +Shale braces themselves - definitely taken by surprise by the lesser vampire's seeming ability to employ the abiltiies of the former skin wearer.
[22:01] <~Lyni> Kitty!
[22:01] <~Lyni> ... can I ride you?
[22:01] <@Dustin> Not today.
[22:01] <~Lyni> Fair enough~
[22:02] * ~Lyni summons her cloud and zooms forward, trusting Dustin will follow as well.
[22:02] * @Meren touched Arma and muttered a prayer, and he seemed to glow along with her soon enough, both of them floating off the ground. She seemed to tether a string of light to him so she could pull him along, and they float over the mass of vampires whilst still layign waste to them along the way to the manor
[22:02] *
@dustin runs after Lyni, keeping up fairly well.
[22:02] <@Meren> (pfff 'touched' him)
[22:03] <@Meren> (i'm terrible)
[22:03] * +Shale lashes out with another set of threads, attempting to snag an area of the vampire that is exposed and not wrapped in the wolf skin
[22:03] <~Lyni> We should race~
[22:03] * Ezekiel || the wolfskin howls again, deflecting the threads.
[22:03] <~Lyni> Though I kinda got a head start, oops
[22:04] <+Shale> Definitely going to need backup...
[22:04] <@Dustin> No thanks, you'll just fly over the buildings.
[22:05] * +Dys proceeds to do so. Literally smashing through a window like a crackling bolt of thunder.
[22:05] <~Lyni> Aww, I can skate though!
[22:06] * ~Lyni lands and ices up part of the street, doing a spin~
[22:06] <+Dys> .... Figures. I look away for five seconds and it's cosplay season.
[22:06] <+Shale> Not the time!
[22:06] * Chanel crashes through a window and does a faceplant
[22:07] <Chanel> ..Oww
[22:08] *
@dustin drops down on his hands, sliding across Lyni's ice patch. Once he's across, he climbs up to his hindlegs and continues towards the manor.
[22:08] * Ezekiel || the wolfpire scrambles away from the sudden new appearance, apparently lacking the true stomach for combat the real Evan had.
[22:09] * +Shale shifts into a fighting stance, and would have narrowed their eyes if it wasn't for, y'know, spider. He's /letting/ them in. This dark weave shouldn't have allowed them to shadowmeld and certainly not allowed the others to crash through the windows. What are you /playing/ at, vampire?
[22:09] * ~Lyni follows after Dustin, leisurely slashing at random vampires that appeared occasionally with her ice fan
[22:10] * @Meren floats in soon after with Arma in tow through the newly made window holes, the magic of the flight spell seeming to siphon back into her. She quickly pulls out some finely made stakes of oak wood... "Crafted and blessed by yours truly... take a couple each and try to aim well. The Lady Dwayna said he needed three, I believe."
[22:10] *
@dustin grabs a vampire and throws it at some of its friends, not slowing down as he continues to haul ass towards the manor.
[22:10] <+Dys> Three shall be the number thy shall stake, and the number of the staking shall be three?
[22:11] <@Meren> Yes. Very yes.
[22:11] * MrRMA takes a couple of the stakes and without hesitation throws them at Ezekiel with as timely precision as he can muster
[22:11] <+Dys> ... How did I end up in -this- universe again?
[22:11] * Ezekiel casually deflects the stakes.
[22:11] * ~Lyni makes a final leap over Dustin and flies through the window hole, doing a neat roll as the temperature notably drops a bit
[22:12] <Ezekiel> Ohhh, so you want to play with me?
[22:12] <MrRMA> Clearly that didn't work...
[22:12] *
@dustin slides in through the door. "Never fear, your Shapeshifter is here!"
[22:12] <Ezekiel> I suppose there's enough of you now.
[22:12] <+Dys> <why did i read that in a Maximilian Pegasus voice>
[22:12] <@Meren> Don't just... throw them. these things take aim and precision...
[22:12] <MrRMA> I'm a robot. All I know is precision
[22:12] * Ezekiel hops down from the balcony as if it were a curb.
[22:13] <Ezekiel> Alright wolfy, go play with the others.
[22:13] <~Lyni> C'mon, Arma, winner of the tournament from a year or so ago!
[22:13] * Chanel gets up and dusts herself off
[22:13] <@Meren> Last I checked, 'robots' were 'people' on Terrater.
[22:13] <+Shale> ... there it comes.
[22:13] * Ezekiel || the wolfskin wearing vamp flees, heading out to join the horde.
[22:13] <MrRMA> And last I checked, I was second
[22:13] <Ezekiel> As for you kids.
[22:13] <~Lyni> Well you got the snazzy new broom
[22:13] <~Lyni> So you count
[22:14] *
@dustin cracks his knuckles, staring at Ezekiel. "So you're the big bad?"
[22:14] <MrRMA> I won't feel disappointed if any of you axe him off first of course...
[22:14] <~Lyni> Also, we're not kids!
[22:14] * Ezekiel moves blindingly fast, catching Dean off-guard and knocking him cold with a few precision strikes.
[22:14] <Ezekiel> Kids to me.
[22:14] <Chanel> Yeah I'm 20 years old
[22:14] <Ezekiel> See, this one came prepared.
[22:14] <@Meren> Compared to beings like us? You kind of are.
[22:15] <~Lyni> You're just old and cranky and smelly!
[22:15] <MrRMA> Well now, we really don't need such pretentiousness, do we? Let's get to the point
[22:15] <~Lyni> ... not you, Meren, Mr. Nasty there.
[22:15] <@Meren> I take little offense to anything anymore, Ms. Sorrel, I assure you.
[22:15] <Ezekiel> I mean, if you insist.
[22:15] <MrRMA> We're here to kill you, you likely wish to eliminate us. Let's find out who does what first
[22:16] *
@dustin rushes Ezekiel, slashing at him with his claws.
[22:17] <~Lyni> What even is your stupid plan? You randomly come to this world, send out your little vampires which are, I dunno, kinda -easy- to take out, and have really nice Iah torture our friends!
[22:17] <~Lyni> Like do you even have a plan?
[22:17] <@Meren> They always do.
[22:17] <+Dys> Er, Lyni.
[22:17] * Ezekiel slips past the attack, allowing Dustin's momentum to work against him.
[22:17] <+Dys> Don't taunt the happy funtime purple psychopath.
[22:17] <Ezekiel> It's rather simple, I should think.
[22:18] <~Lyni> If he's the happy funtime purple psychopath, he's stealing my role from me!
[22:18] * Ezekiel smiles, revealing his sharp canine teeth for the first time.
[22:18] *
@dustin twirls over, handing on his hands and flipping back into his feet.
[22:18] <MrRMA> A simple motive for a simpleminded freak of nature?
[22:18] <Ezekiel> I'm going to kill each one of you.
[22:18] <@Dustin> I've heard that before.
[22:18] <MrRMA> Ah, well, good luck to you sir
[22:18] <Chanel> Really?
[22:19] * Ezekiel smiles wider.
[22:19] <Ezekiel> Of course, you may take my threats idly.
[22:19] <~Lyni> I dunno, it's like eight against you
[22:19] <MrRMA> You seem to take ours just the same
[22:19] <~Lyni> (seven, I miscounted)
[22:19] <Ezekiel> Someone hasn't been paying attention.
[22:20] <Ezekiel> Or did you not notice how easily I put down the alien child?
[22:20] <~Lyni> You played dirty, you can't catch us off guard!
[22:20] <Ezekiel> The one so strong he fought the Three on his own?
[22:20] <@Meren> Enough of talk.
[22:20] <+Dys> Dont' tell me.
[22:20] <+Dys> Let me guess
[22:20] * ~Lyni shoots a barrage of icicles at the vamp, fed up with the talking
[22:20] <MrRMA> Yes, listening to pretentious assholes gets rather old...
[22:20] <+Dys> He was a miserable pile of secrets.
[22:20] <Ezekiel> Very well elf, action then.
[22:21] * @Meren returns the flight spell to herself, charging forward with her own sort of precision... her sword in one hand, a stake in the other.
[22:21] * Ezekiel punches through the icicles with his bare hands, then charges Lyni, slipping past Meren's attack in the same motion.
[22:21] <Ezekiel> Boo.
[22:21] * Chanel fires a barrage of arrows at the vampire
[22:22] *
@dustin charges at Ezekiel, trying to grab the vampire's arm and toss him at the wall while he's distracted.
[22:22] * Ezekiel aims a powerful kick at Lyni's midsection, then hops back several feet to avoid the arrows.
[22:22] * MrRMA moves to flank him as he slips past Meren with his broom sweeping low to attempt to trip him up while he lunges another stake at him
[22:23] * ~Lyni creates an ice shield and uses an ice path for herself to send herself backwards with the momentum, to create space
[22:23] * +Dys begins to siphon electricity into the warframe.
[22:23] * Ezekiel 's jumps have the nice added effect of allowing him to avoid Dustin's attack, and he uses RMA's attempted attack as an opening to strike with a powerful neck chop, breaking the stake on the way.
[22:24] <~Lyni> Is there a way to fortify the pieces of wood?
[22:24] *
@dustin twirls on his foot, lashing out at Ezekiel with a roundhouse kick.
[22:24] * +Shale prepares their thread, eyes seeking a target. there is -something amiss here-.
[22:25] <+Shale> What did Dean say... /his control is off/.
[22:25] * ~Lyni aims her breaking shield at Ezekiel's head before flying up
[22:25] * Ezekiel brings up both hands to catch Dustin's strike. He is pushed back by the force of it, but catches his footing and attempts to swing Dustin into Lyni's attack.
[22:26] * @Meren seemed thoughtful at that, seeming to float towards the small supply. "I could try to give them more 'juisce' as the saying goes... but calling the divines to such an unsancified place will be difficult. I will need protection whilst trying to summon more power into them."
[22:26] <Ezekiel> Iah, would you be so kind as to deal with some of the others?
[22:26] <Iah> Yes, sir.
[22:26] <@Meren> (juice*)
[22:27] <Chanel> What?
[22:27] *
@dustin is grabbed, he swings around and kicks Lyni's shield away, then tries to claw at Ezekiel's face.
[22:27] <+Shale> ... His essence isn't localized.
[22:27] * ~Lyni flies over to Meren. "I'll help with whatever protection I can," she says, drawing a circle of ice around them on the ground
[22:27] <+Shale> ... /Clever/.
[22:28] * Iah walks forward slowly, then stops partway into the battlefield, launching tendrils of linen at Shale and Meren, while he forms a rune which unleashes a powerful jet of water at Chanel.
[22:28] * +Shale intercepts the linens with their own thread. almost grinning
[22:28] * Chanel is sent flying across the room
[22:28] <+Shale> We have something in common, it seems!
[22:28] <+Dys> That's the one I told you about!
[22:28] * ~Lyni has the ice around them erect a wall between the linen and Meren
[22:29] * Ezekiel aims an uppercut into Dustin's chest as he allows the claw to slice open his cheek.
[22:29] <+Shale> I had the feeling.
[22:29] * @Meren nods and pulls out her supply of stakes, kneeling to pray over them as the others take on the distractions for her attempt.
[22:29] * Iah quickly forms a fire rune, aiming the torrent of flame at Lyni's ice.
[22:29] *
@dustin takes the hit and tries to grab onto Ezekiel's arm. "Now would be the time to do something!"
[22:30] * ~Lyni leaps over the walls and kicks a torrent of water at the fire
[22:30] * +Dys dashes over to the elf's side and /releases/ his charged energy in the form of a barrier.
[22:30] <+Dys> I'll do what I can to keep this up
[22:30] * Ezekiel allows Dustin to grab his arm, then uses Dustin's own grip to swing him around again.
[22:30] * +Dys blocks several linen swipes as he enforces the barrier further.
[22:30] <Iah> I'm sorry.
[22:30] <~Lyni> It's not your fault!
[22:30] * Iah reconfigures his rune so it begins pumping out both fire and lightning bolts.
[22:31] <+Dys> Oooh, lightning!
[22:31] * +Dys grins as he draws the lightning bolt into himself
[22:31] <Iah> Hmmm...
[22:31] <~Lyni> Thanks, Dys!
[22:31] * @Meren stops for a moment to merely say 'Thank you, my friends...' before continuing her litany of prayers.
[22:31] <+Dys> All in a day's lunch!
[22:31] * ~Lyni puts out the rest of the fires easily
[22:31] <+Shale> Now let's see how much in common do we have then, shall we...
[22:31] *
@dustin plans his foot on the ground, attempting to use the force of Ezekiel's attack to throw the vampire away.
[22:32] * +Shale lashes out with another array of threads but this one, instead of wrapping around linens, seeks to pry its way deeper in.
[22:32] * Iah reconfigures again, and now the rune emits icicles instead of lightning, inexplicably unmelted by the fire.
[22:32] <~Lyni> Well fuck
[22:32] <@Dustin> Something tells me you're goin' easy. What's your secret?
[22:33] * Chanel fires a bomb arrow at Ian
[22:33] * Ezekiel allows himself to be thrown, striking the wall feet first. He hops off and lands on the ground again.
[22:33] <Ezekiel> Oh yes did I forget to mention?
[22:33] * ~Lyni summons more of her energy and creates a wall of boiling water to integrate the icicles into it
[22:33] * MrRMA has remained unresponsive after taking quite the painful neck-strike. He struggles to push himself back onto his knees as he sends a burst of flames towards Ezekiel in another desperate act
[22:33] <Ezekiel> Any of you that dies is going to be mine.
[22:33] <Ezekiel> Or heck.
[22:34] <Ezekiel> Even if your soul were vulnerable because I knocked you unconcious and could exert temporary control?
[22:34] * +Shale reinforces their threads with more threads, wrapping tightly around each other, increasing their burrowing strength
[22:34] <Ezekiel> Now what does that sound like?
[22:34] <+Dys> That sounds like you're a phenomenal mary sue, good sir!
[22:34] <@Dustin> Soul control, eh? Good thing I got two of those.
[22:34] * @Dean_Hale suddenly leaps up, smashing into Shale and the others' line with a ground pound.
[22:35] <MrRMA> Suddenly having a soul is a problem...
[22:35] <+Dys> And THEN there's THIS asshole.
[22:35] * Ezekiel waves his hand in front of his face mockingly.
[22:35] <Ezekiel> Vampire. Hypnosis.
[22:36] *
@dustin rushes Ezekiel again, feinting up before trying to knock the vampire off his feet with a sweeping kick.
[22:36] * +Shale screeches as they pull back, withdrawing the threads but wrapping them around one of its arms for quick redeployment instead of reweaving them into a scarf.
[22:36] <~Lyni> Crap, Iah and Dean...
[22:36] * ~Lyni pushes the boiling water at Iah and shoots ribbons at Dean in an attempt to restrain him
[22:37] * Ezekiel is caught off guard for once, and Dustin's attack sweeps him off his feet, he quickly rights himself by using his hand to do a backflip back to his feet.
[22:37] <Ezekiel> Fast kitty.
[22:37] <@Dustin> Damn, and here I was thinking you were too old to be that acrobatic.
[22:37] * +Shale shadowmelds, remateralizing behind the mummy and lashing out with thread yet again in yet -another- attempt to reach inwards.
[22:38] * Iah is unable to stop the threads at close range, as they pass through his necromancy-receptive linens.
[22:39] * @Dean_Hale attacks Meren and Chanel, still clearly out cold despite continuing to move.
[22:39] * +Shale seemingly enters a trance as their /awareness/ enters the mummy's web in search of the threads that are its own and the threads which bind it to the vampire.
[22:39] * Chanel shield herself
[22:39] <+Shale> You're /seriously/ tangled up, my friend...
[22:40] * ~Lyni tries to intercepts Dean by shooting a large icicle at him
[22:40] *
@dustin rushes Ezekiel again, in the off chance he'll be able to distract him from controlling Iah. He lashes out with a series of swipes and kicks.
[22:40] <+Dys> How's it going with the stakes, Meren?
[22:41] * Ezekiel allows dark energies to bubble forth from deep within himself, slowly forming a green and black aura around his arm, which he launches as a bolt at Meren and Dys. He is then forced back into melee combat with Dustin.
[22:41] * Chanel fire a ice arrow at Dean
[22:41] <@Dustin> I think you'll find I'm more than just a fast kitty!
[22:41] <@Meren> Slowly... But it's clear that if he's targeting me then I might be doing /something/...
[22:41] * MrRMA quickly leaps in to absorb the bolt aimed at Meren
[22:42] * @Dean_Hale 's arm is pierced by the icicle, which causes him to stop. A second later his eyes snap open and he begins to scream from the pain even as he pulls the icicle out.
[22:42] * +Shale weaves more and more threads of their own into the mummy, isolating, interweaving, prying, untangling helical trails of dark threads and weaving them into each other, wrapping threads of their own essence, binding...
[22:42] <+Shale> I've /got you now/.
[22:42] <~Lyni> FUck, I'm sorry Dean!
[22:42] *
@dustin jumps up, and tries to bring his heel down on Ezekiel's head!
[22:42] * @Meren has trust, has faith... she believes in her comrades and most of all, her gods... /Let them hear me.../ she prayed. /Make these stronger.../
[22:42] <@Dean_Hale> Doesn't matter someone hold him still for like 3 seconds!
[22:43] <Chanel> Right
[22:43] <~Lyni> Him like, the vamp or the mummy?
[22:43] * Ezekiel is struck, and retaliates in kind with a straight punch to the gut as Dustin falls.
[22:43] <@Dean_Hale> VAMP!
[22:44] <~Lyni> Right uh, let's see..
[22:44] * +Shale uses all four arms to pull out a massive dark thread from the mummy's body through a gap in the linens as their own threads, reinforcing the mummy's life-threads with their own strength, take the place of the dark connections...
[22:44] * ~Lyni turns around and shoots several ribbons of water and ice at Ezekial's limbs
[22:44] * Chanel runs Lyni "Got any ideas?"
[22:44] <Ezekiel> Get his arm out so it's parallel to the wall!
[22:44] * +Shale lets one arm go and grabs their scissors.
[22:44] *
@dustin takes the hit as he falls, and is knocked back without anything to brace himself against.
[22:44] <~Lyni> Not much, just flail until something works?
[22:44] <~Lyni> I'm not really an idea person!
[22:45] * @Meren opens her eyes again. 'I can only hope that it worked at this point... feel free to try again once we have him pinned down." She distributed them to everyone as quickly as possible.
[22:45] <+Shale> You know, you really should pay more attention to your minions, vampire.
[22:45] <Iah> Yes, sir.
[22:45] <Chanel> Gotcha
[22:45] <Ezekiel> Wha?
[22:45] <+Shale> ... Because you're just about to lose one.
[22:45] <MrRMA> Which just leaves that little difficult feat...
[22:45] * +Shale snaps the scissors, severing the dark thread connecting Iah to the vampire.
[22:45] *
@dustin lands on his ass, but turns this into a roll and is quickly back on his feet. He rushes Ezekiel again, trying to grab the vampire and hold him in place!
[22:45] * Iah lashes out with his linens even as Shale does her work, catching Ezekiel's right arm.
[22:45] * +Shale ties the dark end
[22:46] <+Shale> Have a nice day.
[22:46] * Ezekiel is caught by Dustin on the left!
[22:46] <@Dustin> Do it now!
[22:46] <Ezekiel> Oh you guys are the worst.
[22:46] * @Meren grabs a stake and moves forward with lightening speed.
[22:47] * +Shale watches the dark thread dissolve
[22:47] * @Dean_Hale raises his undamaged arm and fires two stakes from the pneumatic cylinder on his wrist, punching through Ezekiel's right arm and leg, pinning him to the wall.
[22:47] <+Shale> Careful
[22:47] <+Shale> His essence isn't localized
[22:47] <+Shale> For all we know he could be /this entire house/
[22:47] <@Dean_Hale> That's what the backpack is for.
[22:48] <MrRMA> Like that movie?
[22:48] <@Dean_Hale> Pin the rest of his arms, I'll prep.
[22:48] * ~Lyni shoots ribbons at his left arm
[22:48] <@Dustin> Hurry up, this guy isn't gonna let me hold him forever!
[22:48] <Iah> Use stakes, he knows he's done for.
[22:48] * Chanel fires arrow at his left arm
[22:48] * Ezekiel spits in his former minion's general direction.
[22:49] * MrRMA launches another stake at him
[22:49] * ~Lyni flicks a stake down the ribbon
[22:49] * @Meren stabs him in the leg with her own stake for good measure
[22:49] *
@dustin dodges out of the way so he's not hit himself, letting go of Ezekiel's left arm.
[22:49] * Iah picks up three of the stakes Meren had and brings them over. He silently stabs them into a triangle on Ezekiel's chest.
[22:50] * Ezekiel simply glowers.
[22:50] <@Dustin> And now, we remove the head?
[22:50] <@Dean_Hale> Sadly, that won't work.
[22:50] <@Dustin> But it'd make me feel better.
[22:50] <~Lyni> Do we have a witch come and eat his head off
[22:50] <@Dean_Hale> He's an alpha vampire, actually killing him requires the direct intervention of at least one deity.
[22:50] <@Dustin> I might be built like a brick shithouse, but his punches still felt like getting hit by a train.
[22:51] <@Meren> So... my job, is it?
[22:51] <@Dustin> Sorry, mother's kind of dead right now.
[22:51] <@Dean_Hale> But, we can seal him into this house literally forever.
[22:51] <~Lyni> And then launch the house into space?
[22:51] <+Dys> Sealed Evil in a Can?
[22:51] <@Dean_Hale> I mean if you want?
[22:51] <Chanel> Ohh fun
[22:51] <+Dys> Never works.
[22:51] <+Dys> Always comes back to bite one in the arse.
[22:51] <~Lyni> I think launching it into space is the best idea
[22:51] <@Dustin> I still feel like I should pull his head off.
[22:51] <MrRMA> You're the closest to deities than any of us as far as I'm aware, Meren... It'd definitely be more comforting if we eliminated this monster completely
[22:52] <~Lyni> or we can send it off to another dimension
[22:52] <@Dean_Hale> We'll have to make sure the seal has maintenance done every century or so.
[22:52] <~Lyni> with the portals and all
[22:52] <Chanel> How about lauching the house to the sun?
[22:52] <@Meren> I can call upon the Great Dragon to help me smite this evil, and I would gladly do so
[22:52] <@Dean_Hale> And maybe at some other point we can call the Earth Goddess from our home dimension temporarily and get rid of him for good.
[22:52] <@Dean_Hale> But we'll need Talon for that.
[22:53] <+Dys> Huh.
[22:53] <@Dean_Hale> So for now, he's staying here.
[22:53] <+Dys> So that's why he had him taken out.
[22:53] <@Meren> So it has to be a specific deity? Intriguing.
[22:53] <+Shale> Hm.
[22:53] <~Lyni> Or maybe just a diety from their realm
[22:53] <@Dean_Hale> Not specific, just from the same dimension.
[22:53] <+Shale> I don't know.
[22:53] <MrRMA> Rather convoluted scheme to be honest...
[22:53] <+Shale> And honestly
[22:53] <+Shale> I feel like he was counting on it.
[22:54] <~Lyni> Can we just do something about it before he kinda breaks free
[22:54] *
@dustin mutters about being under appreciated, walking away from Ezekiel. He transforms as he goes, reverting back to a ferret-like form, but still a bit taller than Noah normally is. His fur becomes a reddish orange and cream, with gray highlights. "I guess my fun's done, then?"
[22:54] <@Dean_Hale> Right.
[22:54] * @Dean_Hale removes a cloth from the backpack, marked with a holy rune.
[22:54] <MrRMA> Indeed, it's almost as if there was some all-powerful group that knew of the many plot-holes this could have brought on if there wasn't a specific restriction as to which deities could do anything...
[22:54] <@Dean_Hale> We're gonna need to pump this full of divine magic.
[22:55] <@Meren> Gladly.
[22:55] <+Dys> Where I come from deities are wholly fictional.
[22:55] <+Dys> There are beings who could be considered to have deity-like powers compared to others
[22:55] * @Dean_Hale tosses the cloth over Ezekiel's head, and pins the cloth to the wall with two more, smaller stakes.
[22:55] <+Dys> but that is due to quirks of biology.
[22:55] * @Meren summons as much as she can after that exhausting fight, and channels it into the cloth.
[22:55] <Ezekiel> This is very humiliating.
[22:56] * Ezekiel is muffled by the cloth.
[22:56] <@Dustin> My mother was a god, until she died, now a bunch of humans sit on her throne... Oh shut up vampy, you're lucky I wasn't allowed to take your head off.
[22:56] <~Lyni> Though, being half a deity isn't really an uncommon thing
[22:56] <+Dys> Oh give it a rest. Knowing this universe we'll see you next episode.
[22:56] <+Shale> ... Episode?
[22:56] <+Dys> ... I hang out with Piper too much.
[22:56] <~Lyni> Crap, I need to catch up on that anime Helen showed me!
[22:56] <@Dean_Hales> Elf...lady? I don't know your name.
[22:56] <~Lyni> .. I mean um
[22:57] <@Meren> Merenwen Falassion. But you may call me Meren.
[22:57] <MrRMA> If it weren't you weirdos, I'd think my logic-chip was malfunctioning...
[22:57] <@Dean_Hale> Right, holy magic?
[22:57] <+Shale> Just one thing.
[22:57] <@Dean_Hale> Hm?
[22:57] <Chanel> Holy magic , huh?
[22:57] <~Lyni> Come on now, Arma, you've hung out with us for a while!
[22:57] <+Shale> Sealing the main body is certainly a good thing
[22:57] <MrRMA> It's a wonder I'm not spare parts because of it
[22:57] <~Lyni> You should be used to weird by now~
[22:58] <@Meren> Yes, i am blessed by the divine. some would call me a 'paladin', but I prefer 'favoured soul'.
[22:58] <+Shale> But the rest of this matrix...
[22:58] <@Dean_Hales> Ah yeah.
[22:58] <+Shale> I'm not sure I can do anything about it.
[22:58] *
@dustin mutters. "Sounds more like 'full of myself' to me."
[22:58] <@Dean_Hale> Ah, yeah.
[22:59] <@Meren> And you are?
[22:59] <@Dean_Hale> The seal is going to cut off all of his magic outside the house.
[22:59] <@Dean_Hale> Speaking of which, mummy guy, Iah.
[22:59] <Iah> Yes?
[23:00] <+Shale> That will do, for now.
[23:00] * @Dean_Hale removes a piece of paper from the backpack.
[23:00] <@Dean_Hale> Can you set this up on the opposite wall? You're probably more qualified.
[23:00] <+Shale> But we will do well to isolate the house from the external environment somehow, as well
[23:00] <Iah> Of course.
[23:00] <+Shale> ... wouldn't want anyone to walk in and... feed him, somehow.
[23:01] <~Lyni> Portals~?
[23:01] <@Meren> If I am not mistaken, there are many androids already stationed here to look after the Tourniquet family.
[23:01] <+Shale> the last thing we need is an irate vampire piloting a massive quasi-organic corpse-house and hellbent on revenge.
[23:01] <@Dean_Hale> That's what the second seal is for, it basically pops the entire cylinder between it and the other rune into a pocket dimension.
[23:01] *
@dustin crosses his arms. "I mean, I could bury the house, but then I'd be naked."
[23:01] <+Shale> ... I have seen things.
[23:01] <@Dean_Hale> Essentially, he'll be a useless ghost until we bring him back to kill him.
[23:02] <@Meren> Ah... intriguing. In that case i suppose we should take our leave?
[23:02] <+Shale> Hopefully that wouldn't give him time to prepare.
[23:02] <MrRMA> I see nothing else we could do to assist
[23:02] <@Dean_Hale> Yeah everyone buy you, me, and Iah.
[23:02] * +Shale nods
[23:02] <@Dean_Hale> We still need the divine magic to complete the seal.
[23:02] <+Shale> Just one thing.
[23:02] *
@dustin mutters in annoyance about being ignored, before wandering out of the house.
[23:02] <@Meren> Ah... then you shall have it.
[23:03] * ~Lyni climbs onto Arma's back
[23:03] <@Dean_Hale> Everyone else can wait outside.
[23:03] <@Meren> Sir Arma... You heard him. Tell Aria... Hello.
[23:04] <~Lyni> Let's gogogo~?
[23:04] <MrRMA> Sure... and I see I'm now the means of transportation in substitution of a cloud...
[23:04] <+Shale> Iah, I've done more than sever the vampire's control over you. I've Enforced your own threads. Rebalanced your web... You are whole now. Free.
[23:04] * Iah forms the giant rune with his linens, and burns the rune into the opposite wall, then steps out of the range of the sealing spell, lest he be caught in it.
[23:04] <~Lyni> I'm tired and my wall of ice is now a puddle since I'm all out of, ah, "juice"
[23:04] <Iah> And I thank you, immensely.
[23:04] <MrRMA> Maybe another term next time...
[23:05] <~Lyni> I'm using all the magic I can to keep this current form!
[23:05] * Chanel jumps on Arma back "Surprise"
[23:05] <~Lyni> Chanel! ♥
[23:05] * Iah follows the group outside.
[23:05] <@Dean_Hale> Meren?
[23:05] <MrRMA> I'm gonna start charging you people per minute...
[23:05] <Chanel> Lyni ♥
[23:05] * @Meren nods and channels the last of her energies into the rune.
[23:05] * +Dys stretches as he steps out, giving the house one last look.
[23:06] <@Dean_Hale> Now we should go outside.
[23:06] <~Lyni> Come on, gogogo! Don't want to be stuck~
[23:06] <+Shale> I feel that would be best, yes.
[23:06] * @Dean_Hale speedwalks out of the building behind the others.
[23:06] <MrRMA> Ugh...
[23:06] * @Meren nods. "Indeed," she states, quickly moving outside.
[23:06] * +Shale leaves, taking care -not- to shadowmeld but to walk. Who nkows WHAT this thing may be planning.
[23:06] * MrRMA walks out with his two stowaways
[23:07] <Chanel> Whee
[23:07] <~Lyni> Yeeey~
[23:07] <+Dys> Well, that was an adventure and a half.
[23:07] <@Meren> I shall have to recommend you for a commendation, Sir Arma.
[23:07] <@Dustin> My sister could have taken him.
[23:07] <@Meren> It appears I will be telling Aria hello myself.
[23:07] <~Lyni> That was fun~
[23:08] * +Dys funnels electricity to his belt and the warframe disengages and returns into its digital form, revealing his more typical attire underneath
[23:08] * @Dean_Hale || as everyone leaves the building, white light floods out of the place, as it transforms back into the small, residential house it once was.
[23:08] <Chanel> Sure was~
[23:08] <MrRMA> It's an honor.. now... can you two please... y'know... dismount?
[23:08] * +Shale places their sunglasses back on their face, reverting to their more humanoid appearance.
[23:08] <@Dean_Hale> What a prick, he even made his house overbearing and evil.
[23:08] <Chanel> Ok "3"
[23:08] * ~Lyni slides off Arma's back and lands neatly on her feet with a grin
[23:08] <+Dys> Typical evil overlords, hm?
[23:08] * Ezekiel (
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[23:08] * Chanel gets off of Arma
[23:08] <+Dys> ...
[23:09] <+Dys> If this guy pulls a Myotismon
[23:09] <+Dys> I will be /immensely/ dissatisfied.
[23:09] <+Shale> ... What, prey tell, is a Myotismon?
[23:09] <+Dys> Sort of like this guy, but... bluer.
[23:09] <+Shale> ... That is not comforting.
[23:10] * Meren is now known as Narrator
[23:11] *
@dustin waves. "Hello, yes. I worked hard? I accept payment in the form of good food."
[23:11] <@Dean_Hale> I could eat.
[23:11] <@Narrator> An explosion seems to go off nearby, the Black Rose restaurant bursting into flames whilst screams of terror are heard. Why did this happen? Who would do such a thing? Find out next time on... Charms Chat RP
[23:12] <+Shale> ...
[23:12] <+Dys> ... And there goes Dinner.
[23:12] <+Dys> ahem
[23:12] <+Dys> Sorry
[23:12] <+Dys> "And no one ate dinner that night."
[23:12] <~Lyni> ... the dresses, though!
[23:12] <@Dustin> ... There's still that corner cafe?
[23:12] <~Lyni> W-we were going to use that money to... buy another freezer...
[23:12] <@Dean_Hale> I don't think any of us is qualified to deal with this right now.
[23:12] <+Dys> ...
[23:12] <~Lyni> ... for the pizza I bought
[23:12] <+Dys> Funny
[23:12] <Chanel> .....
[23:12] <+Dys> That's exactly what Dragon Ball Z did.
[23:13] <+Dys> Buy another Freezer.
[23:13] <+Dys> ... I'll have to remember that.
[23:13] <@Dean_Hale> All of you head wherever, I think we all deserve a rest.
[23:13] <MrRMA> Let me just repeat... fucking sociopaths...
[23:13] * Narrator is now known as Meren
[23:13] <~Lyni> We all deserve a rest
[23:13] <~Lyni> Let's have a sleepover!
[23:13] <Chanel> Ohh~
[23:13] <@Meren> We should report the incident to Lady Dwayna straight away.
[23:13] <@Dean_Hale> I'm not going to a sleepover.
[23:13] <~Lyni> I call the couch~
[23:13] <@Dean_Hale> I should actually get back to the hospital.
[23:14] <@Meren> There will likely have been Charmsian as well as Terrateran casualties...
[23:14] <Chanel> Come on it'll be fun~
[23:14] *
@dustin taps his forehead. "Nah, Noah's getting antsy, I'll find some food myself I guess. But you owe me dinner, Lyni!"
[23:14] <MrRMA> Yes, but of course, half of us seem to not care about innocent lives potentially being terminated here...
[23:14] <@Dean_Hale> especially since I have a pretty big only halfway healed hole in my shoulder.
[23:14] <~Lyni> Of course, Dustin~!
[23:14] * +Shale closes their eyes behind their sunglasses.
[23:14] <Iah> I do not know where I am to go.
[23:14] <~Lyni> You can sleep with us!
[23:14] <@Dustin> The time of an Alpha Shapeshifter is extremely valuable robot man!
[23:15] <~Lyni> I mean, I can sleep on the floor
[23:15] <~Lyni> we have plenty of pillows~
[23:15] <@Meren> Terrater is a world full of magic. beings like you are quite normal... however, if you wish to find a place here as well, you're wlcome to.
[23:15] <Iah> I suppose for now I shall travel this realm.
[23:15] <MrRMA> Say what you will, I've given up finding any sense in any of your motives...
[23:15] <Iah> I thank you all again.
[23:15] <+Shale> You are quite welcome.
[23:15] <~Lyni> Awww, but sleepoverrr
[23:15] <~Lyni> I'll see you around, maybe?
[23:16] * Iah walks away slowly, seeming tired.
[23:16] <@Meren> They have no reason to mourn. These were not their friends or family.
[23:16] * Iah (
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[23:16] <MrRMA> Innocent lives are reason enough, wouldn't you think?
[23:16] <@Dustin> Besides, I'm still sore from fighting that damn vampire while the rest of you screwed around with his lackeys.
[23:16] <+Shale> He shall find his place.
[23:16] <Chanel> I'm game for a sleepover
[23:16] <@Dean_Hale> Like I said, I have a hole in my shoulder the size of a banana.
[23:16] <+Shale> The web of life always finds balance.
[23:16] <@Dean_Hale> Not dealing with that tonight.
[23:16] <~Lyni> Chanel, come to my place! I'm sure we can-
[23:16] <MrRMA> It's rather selfish to only care if the victims are those you know
[23:17] <Chanel> Yay~
[23:17] <@Dustin> If it's such a big fucking deal to you, robot man, you can go deal with it yourself, how's that sound?
[23:17] <@Dean_Hale> Dude, shoulder hole.
[23:17] * ~Lyni checks her phone at this point, and apparently Helen's begging Lyni not to bring anyone over because the place is a cosplay mess
[23:17] <~Lyni> ... actually, maybe some other time? Sorry
[23:17] <MrRMA> That I shall. And a big fuck you to you too, good sir
[23:17] <@Dustin> Damn I hate it when people try to guilt trip others.
[23:17] <@Dean_Hale> I was literally stabbed at least twice today.
[23:17] <+Shale> ... it was beginning to find balance again here, as well... then /this/.
[23:17] <@Dean_Hale> Regardless, thanks for all of your help, all of you.
[23:17] <~Lyni> Also Arma, if you care
[23:17] <~Lyni> you can talk to our lizard mayor!
[23:17] <Chanel> Ok
[23:17] <@Dustin> I feel like I got hit by a train a couple times, thanks.
[23:18] <~Lyni> Newly elected just a few weeks ago~
[23:18] <+Dys> You know
[23:18] <@Dean_Hale> I'll see you all again soon.
[23:18] <@Meren> Take a break, everyone. We will deal with this threat another time. No use fighting amongst ourselves.
[23:18] <+Dys> this group seriously needs a goddamn healer.
[23:18] * @Dean_Hale turns and walks toward the hospital.
[23:18] * Dean_Hale is now known as Tailon
[23:18] <@Meren> I would, but I expended my energies in that battle.
[23:18] * MrRMA runs off towards the sight of the burning restaurant, ignoring the rest of the conversation, clearly having it up to here with this chaos
[23:18] *
@dustin stalks off towards whatever direction home is for him, grumbling under his breath again.
[23:18] * Dustin is now known as Rex
[23:19] * ~Lyni waves at everyone and runs back to her apartment, still drained of energy to actually fly back
[23:19] <@Meren> Nonetheless, it was a pleasure fighting with you all. whatever you believe in, may it keep you safe.
[23:19] <+Dys> Yes, I believe it's quite about time I found another second-hand set of dimension to be a fuzzball in.
[23:20] * +Dys heads off, waving.
[23:20] * @Meren goes to help Arma, pulling the only survivor out of that mess...
[23:20] * Chanel waves and runs back to her dorm
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