Unnatural lightning crackled through the air, moving from lifeform to lifeform. It was not truly electricity, which required the presence of air. It burned not the hardened bodies of the microscopic beings, but dropped from life source to life source, as it burned them from the inside. Even such small beings, lacking in such commodities as organs and skin, were burned and damaged. And yet, for every microorganism that was burned, there were a billion more. However, the feeling of the life energy around the two was amazing in how it oppressed the senses and thoughts.

The man looked up, smiling. Two black wings extended from his back, and he held up a hand to Leeroy, who had settled into this charge. It was like all the sounds in the room just stopped, a sudden disconnection from the sound of Honey trying to destroy an army of microorganisms. Time was an illusion, and Leeroy moves forward only at a snail's pace, watching the events unfold around him in slow motion. The man speaks, and his tone sounds both dark and final. "A man who should have died a long time ago, living off of borrowed time. Leeroy Jenkins. I am the Judge, who dictates the barriers of life and death. I am the Agent of Balance, created by the Primals themselves, an instrument of the Eternal Creator. And I am tired of those who have cheated death for too long." Screams echoed, as Leeroy and the Judge find themselves in an infinite expanse of black, as if nothing else existed. Figures moved, shadily, reflections of the memories. He could see himself joining the Fairy Tail Guild. He could see a variety of adventures, stories playing out silently, in this surrealistic expanse.

"Rest in peace, Leeroy."

Leeroy dropped to the ground. Sound rushed back, as Honey turned to stare. Soul in tatters, body desperately holding on to the fringes of life. It was not a strike, no grand attack from the Judge. However, Leeroy could feel them returning. The times he should have died, the cold fingers of the reaper holding his wrist. His soul shaking, as he felt each blow once more. Many lifetimes worth of suffering, condensed into this short span of time. They were coming to take him away, darkness closing in from all sides as his vision fades. And this time, it was not a darkness he could escape.

---

"Boys and girls, welcome to the Genesis Devourer."

A soft voice, carrying a menace like a cutting edge on a blade, dripping with venom. Plates of carapace slid aside, seemingly becoming one with the walls, as a woman with long red hair steps into the room. Her skin is the color of chocolate, her eyes the color of storm clouds. She was dressed in a long dress, surprisingly plain and red, as she smiled deviously. She was not particularly beautiful, nor did she look particularly strong. And yet, as she walked in, there was a presence, as if the quality of the air had changed. Long black boots held her feet, practical and sturdy. Around her dress were a variety of belts, holding odd-looking tools, some of which looked like they had a life of their own. Thick leatherlike gloves held her hands, the brown clashing with the dress massively.

"Isn't this just exciting? Of all the species I've looked at, you," her finger rests on Mithias "are by far the most interesting. Genetic flexibility, rapid mutation factor, cellular control, why, isn't it just fantastic?" She giggles with glee as she runs over, and grabs Mithias' hand. "An intercellular psychic net, creating a hive mind effect which forms the barrier of your consciousness? An arcane seal intermixed with advanced genetic manipulation to bind your soul to each individual cell? Do you know? I don't!" She laughs out loud, doing a little spin, seemingly bursting with excitement.

The genesis devourer?

Teo said with a quizzical look

thewizardguy said
An arcane seal intermixed with advanced genetic manipulation to bind your soul to each individual cell? Do you know? I don't!" She laughs out loud, doing a little spin, seemingly bursting with excitement.

"Biotechnology? Hm, no I don't have a sample of the gas, but it was different than what is floating around in this room. I can smell something in the air all around us." Mithias immediately picked up on a sound from across the room, and the dark girl in red came over. The look on his face showed that he had no clue what all those big words meant, that she had been using, but she seemed harmless. He didn't move or make any threatening gestures as she came over to him, touching him, and taking his hand. "You're very brave, not knowing what I am... or perhaps you know already too well. I am Mithias, and this is Teo. Are you the one I should speak to about my vacation being ruined?"

A red tick mark appeared on Kare's forehead, and he tapped his foot, waiting to be noticed. Surely they noticed the high concentration of pure Evil in the room? Did he need a neon sign? He cleared his throat again. He really wished to speak to the girl who he knew to be the controller of this... thing... and he knew of the deeds it had accomplished.

The three strangers looked around the room. A little girl in a small robe, seemingly colorless, two men wearing masks. One wearing a gas mask, the other wearing a demon mask ".....so since this kishin guy is taking his sweet time, let me just say that I hate both of you." The girl says. The man in the demon mask looks at her "too bad." He says. I walk in and smile "I see everyone's here." I say "let me tell you why you're here." "I'm just here because I have nothing else to do." The girl says. I shake my head and say "lu, you really ought to be taking things seriously. Now you and oni go after the judge." I look at the man in the gas mask "....y'know cecil I keep mistaking you for that one assassin guy." I say "how's the disease capsule?" "Good." Cecil says with a muffled reply "from what I know, chickenpox will work best. I'll launch it now." With that, he walks out of the room "alright lu let's go." Oni says. Grabbing lu's hood and portalling with her. My smile fades as I reach out into my pockets and pull out a grey notebook labeled "erase note" and a vial labeled "chickenpox". I dispose of the vial and read the last page of the notebook with a smile "now to play the waiting game." I chuckle as I tear out the page and portal away the notebook.

---

Oni and lu portaled in and saw the judge "that's the guy eh?" Lu says "we can take him." Oni sighs and mutters "if she gets me killed-" "you'd be dead." Lu interrupts

---

Cecil checked again. He was sure he loaded the capsule with chickenpox but it seemed more like......nah. couldn't be. He launches the metal pod and watched as it flew toward the genesis devourer

Now,what is the Genesis Devourer?

Wraithblade6 said
"Biotechnology? Hm, no I don't have a sample of the gas, but it was different than what is floating around in this room. I can smell something in the air all around us." Mithias immediately picked up on a sound from across the room, and the dark girl in red came over. The look on his face showed that he had no clue what all those big words meant, that she had been using, but she seemed harmless. He didn't move or make any threatening gestures as she came over to him, touching him, and taking his hand. "You're very brave, not knowing what I am... or perhaps you know already too well. I am Mithias, and this is Teo. Are you the one I should speak to about my vacation being ruined?"

The girl simply laughs, as she spins you around. She makes a gesture with one hand, and it's like the world explodes with crimson agony. You can feel your body screaming as it's torn to pieces, hundreds of microorganisms destroying it on a cellular level. Movement is interrupted, as muscles decay at high speed. Your legs collapse into a frothing pile of bright red goo, bone and muscle tissue mixing as they're liquefied. Nerve endings are burnt, and the image of the girl looking down on you is burnt into your mind, as your body writhes in undiluted agony.

Absolute blackness. A strange sense of emptiness, as if all of reality had ceased to exist.

Moments later, you can feel your body rebuilding itself, new cells forming from the base materials of the remains, reshaping themselves. The girl is at the other side of the room, talking to the man from before. As your hearing returns, you can catch snatches of the short exchange. However, your mind is too preoccupied with recuperation in order to make any sense of the sounds. When this girl notices you regenerating, she jumps over, as hyperactive as ever. "Oooh, you're back! That was amazing. Boy, I would love to see what makes you tick, but I'm a busy woman, you know? I mean, I've got worlds to destroy, dimensions to plunder, and a grand master plan to finish my doomsday device, and screw up EVERYONE's day. So, instead, I hired an expert." She smiles, as you feel your body being lifted off of the ground.

It takes you a moment to notice the strange creature. It has the form of a man, but lacks any facial features. It's bright red, like a human without it's skin, and you can see muscles moving and flexing, exposed to the air. It was as if someone was building a human, and stopped halfway. However, this mysterious humanoid picks you up, and carries you out of the room, even as the carapace 'skin' slides aside for it. If the being was capable of speech, it gave no indication of such, instead remaining mute as you're carried through black interiors, and pulsing red corridors. At a certain point, you see a room filled with what appear to be eggs, the shells laced with pulsing veins. There are also many other rooms filled with strange creatures, performing unfathomable actions.

Akihisa Yoshii said
A red tick mark appeared on Kare's forehead, and he tapped his foot, waiting to be noticed. Surely they noticed the high concentration of pure Evil in the room? Did he need a neon sign? He cleared his throat again. He really wished to speak to the girl who he knew to be the controller of this... thing... and he knew of the deeds it had accomplished.

((I already replied to you....))

kishin asura said
The three strangers looked around the room. A little girl in a small robe, seemingly colorless, two men wearing masks. One wearing a gas mask, the other wearing a demon mask ".....so since this kishin guy is taking his sweet time, let me just say that I hate both of you." The girl says. The man in the demon mask looks at her "too bad." He says. I walk in and smile "I see everyone's here." I say "let me tell you why you're here." "I'm just here because I have nothing else to do." The girl says. I shake my head and say "lu, you really ought to be taking things seriously. Now you and oni go after the judge." I look at the man in the gas mask "....y'know cecil I keep mistaking you for that one assassin guy." I say "how's the disease capsule?" "Good." Cecil says with a muffled reply "from what I know, chickenpox will work best. I'll launch it now." With that, he walks out of the room "alright lu let's go." Oni says. Grabbing lu's hood and portalling with her. My smile fades as I reach out into my pockets and pull out a grey notebook labeled "erase note" and a vial labeled "chickenpox". I dispose of the vial and read the last page of the notebook with a smile "now to play the waiting game." I chuckle as I tear out the page and portal away the notebook.Oni and lu portaled in and saw the judge "that's the guy eh?" Lu says "we can take him." Oni sighs and mutters "if she gets me killed-" "you'd be dead." Lu interruptsCecil checked again. He was sure he loaded the capsule with chickenpox but it seemed more like......nah. couldn't be. He launches the metal pod and watched as it flew toward the genesis devourer

The Judge looks up, his expression hidden behind the shady glasses. A smile flickers across dead lips, pale skin seeming to shimmer in the fading lights that dance in the sky of this desolate realm. Already, the barriers of this reality were beginning to fade, the horizon filled with images of grand castles and structures sinking into infinite oblivion. The ground, which first was covered in a deep mist, is revealed to be a mere white plane, all power taken from this world. Still, thousands of arcane circles and runes move through the space around the man, an overwehelming life force backing his soul. And visible to any who would call themselves mages, he's surrounded with a powerful arcane aura, his mere presence seeming to cause the air to shimmer as if in heat.

The Judge's black wings fold behind his back, his black boots soundless against the immaterial floor. He slowly walks forward, his hands clasped, a faint smile on his lips, as dark magics seem to dance on the rim of his glasses. Long black hair hangs around his head, outlining the paleness of his skin. "More youngsters come to challenge me? It is only natural, that one born into such a world would fight to protect it, ignorant and blissful within it. Have you ever felt the beautiful touch of death, children? Have you ever bathed in the river of souls, and beheld those stranded on the banks of life?" The words are whispered, and yet can be heard clearly. It feels like it would be impossible not to hear them, the man's voice cold and calm. "Very well. Let us see, children, the face you shall show me when you taste the bittersweet embrace of death. It shall be a beautiful sight now as well, as your lives are brought to an end."

---

The massive tentacle doesn't react to the presence of the pod. It flies in through a pore, entering a large chamber within, the walls of which are lined with the odd metallic carapace that is the Genesis Devourer's 'skin'. The pod seems to bounce off of the hardened material, clattering to the floor. Around it, hundreds of 'seeds' can be seen, symbiotically attached to the Genesis Devourer. The steady pulse of the Devourer's heartbeat can be heard, although no veins can be seen in the armored interior. The pore below opens and closes, as if sucking in air from the atmosphere of the small planet it was devouring.

Teoinsanity said
Now,what is the Genesis Devourer?

As the vampire crashes to the floor, boiling in a pool of his own blood, the girl turns to you, smiling. Her voice drips with a kind of glee that many would find uncomfortable at the least. "Oh, my baby. He's beautiful, isn't he? I called him that, but really he needs a name of his own. Something unique, to reflect it's beauty." She smiles, as she gestures to everything around her. "You're inside him right now, this is one of the rooms I built in him. I built him from the energy of a dying star, fused with advanced genetic manipulation, to create a monster unmatched in this universe. Can't you feel the beat of it's heart?" She giggles, before turning, and hurrying back to the vampire, who seems to be growing a new body.

"...rrrraaAArgh!" Mithias reforms with a frustrated growl. Wingless this time, he closed his eyes, turning away from the woman who just liquified him. He realized he had forgotten his manners. In fact, knowing he was pretty much undestroyable had corrupted his ego. But pain reminded him of the importance of humility, moreso now that his body would always heal and remake itself. He wasn't evil, nor vengeful. He was patient and protective, and determined to stay true to his nature.

To the golem that picked him up, he gave one command, "Put me down." The thing did not comply, nor could it speak, so that left escape up to Mithias.

A thump was heard and the woman and Teo turned around to see Mithias atop the golem's chest as it lay on the floor. The vampire had broken free and was once again approaching them. "Please forgive me, miss. I would like to talk."

Wait a second,

He turns on his goggles

It has the same bio signs as the pod!

thewizardguy said
The Judge looks up, his expression hidden behind the shady glasses. A smile flickers across dead lips, pale skin seeming to shimmer in the fading lights that dance in the sky of this desolate realm. Already, the barriers of this reality were beginning to fade, the horizon filled with images of grand castles and structures sinking into infinite oblivion. The ground, which first was covered in a deep mist, is revealed to be a mere white plane, all power taken from this world. Still, thousands of arcane circles and runes move through the space around the man, an overwehelming life force backing his soul. And visible to any who would call themselves mages, he's surrounded with a powerful arcane aura, his mere presence seeming to cause the air to shimmer as if in heat. The Judge's black wings fold behind his back, his black boots soundless against the immaterial floor. He slowly walks forward, his hands clasped, a faint smile on his lips, as dark magics seem to dance on the rim of his glasses. Long black hair hangs around his head, outlining the paleness of his skin. "More youngsters come to challenge me? It is only natural, that one born into such a world would fight to protect it, ignorant and blissful within it. Have you ever felt the beautiful touch of death, children? Have you ever bathed in the river of souls, and beheld those stranded on the banks of life?" The words are whispered, and yet can be heard clearly. It feels like it would be impossible not to hear them, the man's voice cold and calm. "Very well. Let us see, children, the face you shall show me when you taste the bittersweet embrace of death. It shall be a beautiful sight now as well, as your lives are brought to an end."The massive tentacle doesn't react to the presence of the pod. It flies in through a pore, entering a large chamber within, the walls of which are lined with the odd metallic carapace that is the Genesis Devourer's 'skin'. The pod seems to bounce off of the hardened material, clattering to the floor. Around it, hundreds of 'seeds' can be seen, symbiotically attached to the Genesis Devourer. The steady pulse of the Devourer's heartbeat can be heard, although no veins can be seen in the armored interior. The pore below opens and closes, as if sucking in air from the atmosphere of the small planet it was devouring.

"The only one dying is you. Worthy adversary." Oni says. Sensing the judge's power. Suddenly the judge finds his magic growing incredibly weak "a being such as you. One who believes they decide who lives and ago dies. Such a being has no place in this world."

The capsule opens. Where a disease should normally be released there was a small piece of flesh. It fed on the microorganisms around it. Growing. Within seconds it completed it's transformation. In it's place stood something that was anything but natural. A very mockery of science "heeheehee..... I must be at the right place." The thing hissed. Grinning an unnatural grin

thewizardguy said
((I already replied to you....))

((And that was a reply to the girl going straight to Mithias and Teo and sort of ignoring him... Kare figures he deserves attention first and foremost... If there was something before or right after that I completely missed it...))

(oh. perdoneme si se me escape tu post. leere otra ves.)

Wraithblade6 said
"...rrrraaAArgh!" Mithias reforms with a frustrated growl. Wingless this time, he closed his eyes, turning away from the woman who just liquified him. He realized he had forgotten his manners. In fact, knowing he was pretty much undestroyable had corrupted his ego. But pain reminded him of the importance of humility, moreso now that his body would always heal and remake itself. He wasn't evil, nor vengeful. He was patient and protective, and determined to stay true to his nature.To the golem that picked him up, he gave one command, "Put me down." The thing did not comply, nor could it speak, so that left escape up to Mithias. A thump was heard and the woman and Teo turned around to see Mithias atop the golem's chest as it lay on the floor. The vampire had broken free and was once again approaching them. "Please forgive me, miss. I would like to talk."

As you move to return, you can feel the clammy, bloody hands of the homonculus closing around your wrists. Even as you move to release it, every danger sense in your body screams out, your left hand moving almost of it's own accord. When your conscious mind catches up to your fighting instincts, you find your arm, having only barely deflected a glancing blow at almost supersonic speeds. Twisting in a method impossible for any human joint, the arm latches onto you, and the room spins away as you're launched at high speed, flying through the air. In between you and the door leading back to the room is the hommonculus, and clear as day, you can feel a powerful killing intent in the air. Whatever this creature is, it'll go through any extent of violence to move you. If you want to return to the room, it seemed obvious you would have to defeat it, or find a way around it.

Teoinsanity said
Wait a second,He turns on his gogglesIt has the same bio signs as the pod!

"Oooooh, you found that? You must be from one of the worlds indicated for absorption. It's the most efficient system I could devise for sorting, scanning, eradicating and assimilating all forms of life on a planet." She smiles, as she takes your hand. "The name's Eliza Heterodyne II. I'd ask who you are, but that really doesn't matter, now does it? I mean, you won't be yourself for much longer." She takes your hand, and happily starts guiding you through a different corridor, separating you from the vampire from earlier. "I'll show you around before you go, though. It'd be impolite to not give you a tour now that you're here."

kishin asura said
"The only one dying is you. Worthy adversary." Oni says. Sensing the judge's power. Suddenly the judge finds his magic growing incredibly weak "a being such as you. One who believes they decide who lives and ago dies. Such a being has no place in this world."The capsule opens. Where a disease should normally be released there was a small piece of flesh. It fed on the microorganisms around it. Growing. Within seconds it completed it's transformation. In it's place stood something that was anything but natural. A very mockery of science "heeheehee..... I must be at the right place." The thing hissed. Grinning an unnatural grin

The Judge smiles, as he holds up one hand. A ripple seems to move through the air, as billions of runes shift into new forms. A single spark of magic seems to dance across them, multiplying in power and intensity. A magician's eye can follow the pattern of magic, as the advanced ritual setup seems to focus around the two intruders. "It's saddening to see that all hope of the opposition would rest in the hands of fools and children. This is not a battle, child. While I am sure that, had we met on more equal ground, you would have proved to be quite an obstacle, you were foolish enough to attempt to fight me in a realm like this, where the powers of both life and death are granted to me in equal measure. Both are held, equal and opposite, the perfect balance of power." One gloved hand touches the circle of power nearest to him, and a strange sort of power floods the area. The combined and focused lifeforce of the billions of beings is overwhelming, and yet this area used to be the realm of the forsaken, and it's perfectly intermingled with the power of all those that had fallen.

In an instant, even the tiniest spark of magic activates the massive power held in the ritual, and the girl finds herself surrounded by darkness. Wounds seem to open on her skin, blood exploding from her sides, as she's forced to the ground. Even as she utters defensive and healing magics, her body seems to break itself apart with no indication of stopping, the strange power permeating every cell of her body, filling her mind and her soul. And as it pules, both of her arms seem to explode outwards, the blood moving of it's own accord to slice them from bone. The girl drops to the ground surrounded by a pool of blood, which slowly swirls around her, ready to rip her apart once more from the inside. Watching, the Judge only smiles.

---

The mockery of science finds itself in the same cavernous area, rows of seeds lining the walls. Ready to be launched downwards into waiting planets, filled with 'Cleaners', microbes created to wipe out and absorb all nutrients on an entire planet, wiping out civilisations and cultures as if they had never even existed. The slow heartbeat pulses through the room, a steady thrumming that tingles in the bottom of the mockery's feet. Other than that, however, another sensation moves through the area, as the entire tentacle starts phasing. Having finished devouring the world below, it's about to move on to a new realm. Portal energies crackle along the walls and floor, space seeming to shift as the area moves through the barriers separating dimensions from one another.

thewizardguy said
The Judge smiles, as he holds up one hand. A ripple seems to move through the air, as billions of runes shift into new forms. A single spark of magic seems to dance across them, multiplying in power and intensity. A magician's eye can follow the pattern of magic, as the advanced ritual setup seems to focus around the two intruders. "It's saddening to see that all hope of the opposition would rest in the hands of fools and children. This is not a battle, child. While I am sure that, had we met on more equal ground, you would have proved to be quite an obstacle, you were foolish enough to attempt to fight me in a realm like this, where the powers of both life and death are granted to me in equal measure. Both are held, equal and opposite, the perfect balance of power." One gloved hand touches the circle of power nearest to him, and a strange sort of power floods the area. The combined and focused lifeforce of the billions of beings is overwhelming, and yet this area used to be the realm of the forsaken, and it's perfectly intermingled with the power of all those that had fallen.In an instant, even the tiniest spark of magic activates the massive power held in the ritual, and the girl finds herself surrounded by darkness. Wounds seem to open on her skin, blood exploding from her sides, as she's forced to the ground. Even as she utters defensive and healing magics, her body seems to break itself apart with no indication of stopping, the strange power permeating every cell of her body, filling her mind and her soul. And as it pules, both of her arms seem to explode outwards, the blood moving of it's own accord to slice them from bone. The girl drops to the ground surrounded by a pool of blood, which slowly swirls around her, ready to rip her apart once more from the inside. Watching, the Judge only smiles.The mockery of science finds itself in the same cavernous area, rows of seeds lining the walls. Ready to be launched downwards into waiting planets, filled with 'Cleaners', microbes created to wipe out and absorb all nutrients on an entire planet, wiping out civilisations and cultures as if they had never even existed. The slow heartbeat pulses through the room, a steady thrumming that tingles in the bottom of the mockery's feet. Other than that, however, another sensation moves through the area, as the entire tentacle starts phasing. Having finished devouring the world below, it's about to move on to a new realm. Portal energies crackle along the walls and floor, space seeming to shift as the area moves through the barriers separating dimensions from one another.

Lu merely smiles. Not really affected by the microbes. If at all "I already developed barrier magic that filters the air and repels magic." She says "I need two seperate barriers though, but the implied "fuck you" is still noticeable. I'm a motherfucking prodigy y'know."

---

"......well, now to fuck up shit." The mockery says. Expecting the microorganisms to kill him sometime soon

thewizardguy said
As you move to return, you can feel the clammy, bloody hands of the homonculus closing around your wrists. Even as you move to release it, every danger sense in your body screams out, your left hand moving almost of it's own accord. When your conscious mind catches up to your fighting instincts, you find your arm, having only barely deflected a glancing blow at almost supersonic speeds. Twisting in a method impossible for any human joint, the arm latches onto you, and the room spins away as you're launched at high speed, flying through the air. In between you and the door leading back to the room is the hommonculus, and clear as day, you can feel a powerful killing intent in the air. Whatever this creature is, it'll go through any extent of violence to move you. If you want to return to the room, it seemed obvious you would have to defeat it, or find a way around it.

Mithias picks himself up off the floor with a heavy sigh. The meaty homonculus had fixed itself firmly between him and the door going back the way they came. "I'm sorry to have to do this, but if I'm going to stop world from being melted, I'm going to have to prove I'm worth talking to." making a cut on his right hand, Mithias manipulated his blood into a long whip, which he cast directly at the creature. The big red being easily reached out and grabbed the other end of Mithias' blood-whip, which was just what the vampire had been counting on. Changing the whip into bladed, razer-wire, Mithias jerked back forcefully, cutting the homonculus' hand in half. Then, using his speed, he ran at it, lashing around its neck as he did so. With a leap he passed behind it and pulled the whip to sever its head. The head popped clean off, blood spattered to the floor, and the body of the creature followed.

Mithias looked down at it briefly. he hoped he didn't earn himself another liquification. he re-absorbed his blood lash and walked back to Eliza and Teo.