It's the End of the World As We Know It (closed)

[GamingLord]

BlackMN

*Rosemary made no notion of even hearing his thoughts as she waited to leave and go back to the Lazeranos Mansion and if she did, she obviously didn't care.*

*Veni did notice him glimpsing at his wrists and said;* They are the equivalent to bee stings to me. It was just insisted upon to have them bandaged up so the wounds were not visible. *A few moments later about a dozen people came and stood behind Veni and Rosemary. A good look at them told GL that they were vampires as well, quite possibly what was left in the area.* May they come along too?

GL:... Uhm.. yeah, it shouldn't be a problem. We should have plenty of rooms... Dad often has important political party things, or meetings in our home, so it's kind of like a mini-hotel I guess...

*He glanced around, noticing how empty the place had gotten already... roughly half the survivors had been transported already. He noted that quite a few were extremely nervous and frightened though. GL couldn't blame them, some of them were from Gaia-Earth and had never experienced dimensional travel before.. or even seen other life forms aside from kitsunes and such... The soldiers were doing their best to keep them calm, but it wasn't easy. Even though the military had helped them, there was still that sense of paranoia and lack of trust in a race of beings that obviously had more firepower and such than ever seen before...*

GL:... I need a soak in a lava tub...  

[GamingLord]

Minazi: I don't know, Sephiroth. I don't think it's because you didn't work hard, but I don't know.

*She glanced at Githar who was resting somewhat comfortably now*

Minazi: Want to hear something funny? GL, Githar, Malos... those guys had some shitty times growing up and stuff. Hell, this isn't even the first time Githar's been nearly cut in two, it's happened at least one or two other times if I recall correctly... I'm kind of like you in that sense though, at least today. I had a perfectly decent childhood, and I've hardly ever gotten hurt that severely...

*She shook her head*

Minazi: I've no idea why this sort of stuff happens.

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Soldier: Just got some fresh supplies, clothes in this batch. Anyone need a fresh change... of...

*He took a look at Rosemary, then at GL.. his clothes were a bit torn up as well... several of the vampires...*

Soldier: ...I'll just go and get some of those clothes then. Your portal will be open up in a few minutes.  

[Inazuma Sky]

GamingLord

*As it drew close to Inazuma, the shadow goblin spoke. The goblin's voiced matched others of it's kind... a creepy raspy, demonic tone... Though aside from that, there was no malice in it's voice.*

Goblin: You left before Dieamos could tell you where the others had travelled. They left for Barton Town... I know the way, I can lead you there...

Inazuma smiled when she realized that she was right about the demon. It was actually kind of a pleasant thought knowing that she was getting better at picking out the differences between the hell-bound demons and the one's that manged to escape.

She nodded in agreement when it offered to take here to where the others were.

"Okay..."  

[GamingLord]

Dodihuatu Naftali

More than Reason's voice changed then and soon the one-winged angel was replaced by a figure that Hi could vaguely remember, though it was only briefly that he met it before... on the day that he gained his position of power.

To need an entire incarnation to keep you from becoming more than a gibbering, drooling, pile of pathetic energy... We're disappointed in you Hi.

The figure shook its head and stared at him with two windows to infinity. It didn't do anything but blink, but that simple action had Hi flattened, unable to hold himself up. It was as though the elements that allowed his energies to work with each other were stripped from him, leaving him in a permanent state of awake, but unable to sleep or move to do anything about it.

"Break" is a term that one mortal came up with to explain when a mage calls upon more power than it can handle... Which is what you did.

The figure walked over and leaned in close to the incapacitated ex-reaper.

The incarnation Delirium mealy did her job and took your into herself since you should have become nothing more than a mess of chaotic energies that shouldn't have a form. We intervened however to give you ONE more chance if you want to take it. Naturally you would owe us yet another favor.

Hi:... ...Fine... Do it.

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*The shadow goblin lead Inazuma to the guild house where everyone had taken shelter, flying in through one of the large gaps where a wall was missing. It was mostly full of soldiers now, several of them opening portals and letting people through into Limbo for their own safety.*

Goblin: I'm going to go back to Dieamos, to help him with Jacob now. Everyone should be here...

*with that, the demon slithered and jumped out the missing wall, spreading it's wings as it took flight*  

[Inazuma Sky]

Oh no... YOU do it. You need to stop rushing your plans into action and actually BE the Satan that you're supposed to be.

The figure stepped forward and put a particular emphasis on what it said next.

Be creative about it.

With that everything faded and Hi found himself at the cliff base that he had started carving into before he "broke". It took a moment however for him to realize that he wasn't standing. In fact he was being held, as though he had fallen backwards. When he looked upwards to see who was holding him, he saw the face of Reason.

The angel was normally pretty calm and collected, but now he appeared thoroughly pissed off and was glaring at him... or at first he thought it was at him. After a moment of so, Hi realized that Reason was glaring at something by his feet.

The angel's sister, Delirium, had appeared to have thrown a temper tantrum at something shortly before Hi woke up. They appeared to have not known anything about the vision that the new Satan had seen, but the fact that the two of them were standing there arguing was quite the reminder that Hi owed someone a enormous favor.

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She watched the demon fly off and once it was out of site she turned to seek out her friends, taking in the damage that the city had sustained since she last saw it.

What had amazed her was that it had survived rather well considering everything. The bunker was in much worse shape, and from what she's seen happen in Limbo, even that somehow managed to make out fairly well.

If the inhabitants of Barton were reapers though, this line of thought might have put her in a good mood. These people were not so resilient however, and she felt bad for them.

After a little bit she spotted a make-shift medical facility and stepped inside, somehow sensing that it was where she was supposed to go.  

[GamingLord]

*Hi slowly sat up, agitated by the sibling's arguing... his head hurt, his body ached... He was actually tired. Hi was extremely irritable as well, and hearing their bickering wasn't helping. He would have torn their wings off himself, if he thought he had the strength at the moment. Glancing behind him at the runes he had started to etch into the stone, he frowned as they began to crumble... No wonder, not finishing that spell had rather nasty consquences that left him weak as most mortals for a short while*

Hi:... Shut up. Would you two be quiet?

*It hurt his head to try and talk loudly, but dammit.. Having a flying goldfish with a thousand arms, and a tophat fly by his face just didn't help matters much*

Hi: WOULD YOU BITCHES OF HEAVEN SHUT THE HELL UP!?

*The fish squeaked loudly, before bursting into flames and spilling onto the ground as neon blue slime, that smelled oddly of hippo-sneakers... Wait, that wasn't even an actual odor... Delerium gave him such a headache, at least her brother was slightly more tolerable. And proved a better punching bag.*

*He didn't say anything to the two, he simply grabbed his dropped dagger, and stabbed it into the cliff side. Dragging it downward, he opened a portal to Hell, and left Gaia-Earth. He needed a rest, and time to think about what in the name of the burning Hells was going on. Muttering agitated and tired swears, he closed the portal behind him. He didn't bother rounding up his demons that were running amuck... the military were already doing a good enough job of wiping them out anyway.*

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*GL noticed Inazuma, and simply waved at her, that tired expression still on his face*

GL:... Uhm... Hello again. Nice to see you again....

*He didn't say much after that, and sort of went quiet, going into his own little world again.*

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Minazi: Oh... I see.

*Githar shifted a bit in his sleep, mumbling something unintelligable. Minazi smiled a bit... that was a good sign, he'd be awake in a short while. As for when he'd be up and about, that was a whole different thing...*

Soldier: Ma'am, sir... Galantros Lazeranos has invited you into his home, instead of having to stay in our Department of Universal Travel, Transportation and Immigration building. Thought I'd let you know, we're getting a portal opened in just a minute...  

[Inazuma Sky]

She made a little squeak when Hi yelled, suddenly awake. Any emotion that could have followed that was replaced by a amazing fascination of the transmutation that her fish underwent. It was AWESOME!

A real question came across her mind and since her brother was there she asked it of him.

"How come everyone thinks we're from heaven?"

Reason was actually caught off guard by an intelligent question coming from his sister, but rather than try to delve into a long-winded explanation he just shook his head and said something that stumped his sister as much as she stumped him.

"I don't know..."

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She had read GL's glum expression and Rosemary's quick greeting as though they were not expecting Githar to live, which threw her into a mild sort of panic. Rather than greet them properly she ran into the next room and gravitated towards the familiar figures of Minazi and Sephiroth.

"How is he?"  

[Inazuma Sky]

Inazuma let out a relieved sigh when she heard that, but she didn't say anything to indicate how she felt, which was exhausted. Instead she sat down on the ground next the Minazi and leaned her head against the reapers leg.

"Should I ask what happened?"  

[GamingLord]

Inazuma Sky

Inazuma let out a relieved sigh when she heard that, but she didn't say anything to indicate how she felt, which was exhausted. Instead she sat down on the ground next the Minazi and leaned her head against the reapers leg.

"Should I ask what happened?"

Githar: "Nngh... oh you know, the usual. A demon here, a nasty bladed weapon there, and so on... I'll be alright."

Minazi: "Heh... you just need to stop working at your stupid shop for a couple weeks."

Githar: "... ...Let me correct myself, I'll never survive." *Minazi lightly slapped him on the head*

Minazi: "You'll manage... Seriously though, next time just... Stop trying to be a hero all the damn time, especially when you're in no shape to do so! ... You scared me..."

Soldier: "Sorry to interrupt, but it's time to go. Your portals open and waiting..."  

[Inazuma Sky]

She couldn't help but smile at the banter between the two on them. It was adorable and extremely pleasant to see. She wished that she could watch it for a little while more when the guard came in and informed them that their portals were ready.

Portals?

Yeah, she missed out on something. Where were they going?

She glanced up at the other in confusion from where she sat on the floor.

"Portals?"