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Lorelai



For all their efforts, there was naught to be done to save Eleonor from a grim, murky fate.

The Crimson Knight wouldn't even feel the heat of Solanne's fire as it struck the slime with a hiss of steam, evaporating the sewage water still rolling off the gelatinous mass, and though she may have been a masterful swordswoman, there was little her sword still could do to bring her within reach before Eleonor was beyond their grasp. Tori's ruminations would take to long and pass up the opportunity to offer aid. Lorelai found to her despair that her Knight was gone before she could launch into action, nothing but a comical splash in the water heralding her departure.

With speed even greater now that it was submerged, the slime darted down the sewers along with the current, its form only distinguishable by Crimson Knight at its center. In a matter of seconds it reached a far off intersection and banked to the right, disappearing with their leader in tow.

"LADY ELEONOR!" Screaming without a shred of dignity or decorum, the Abyssal Knight voiced her anguish with her released tome in hand, a battle standard now dragged through the grime caked stones in a white knuckled grip.

Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure.

An endless litany pounded inside Lorelai's head in the face of failure so profound it drowned the world in a haze of red, body trembling from a pressure that had been building since their adventure had begun.

There was no courtesy afforded to them that halted the barrage of calamity, as soon after he sound of water falling onto stone would alert the others present that another mass of slime lugged itself from sewage onto the stone from the direction opposite Eleonor's pursuer, positioned behind Tori and the revived Aquarion sisters as a blob that loomed well over them. It moved to elongate overhead, like a jaw raising to snap down upon them and devour the three of them whole.

Just like Eleonor.

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As the fire danced upon her head, Fei made quick work of the battle field. Slashing her sword into an oncoming enemy, she swirled to trip another soldier and finished him off with a strike to his neck. Whatever the cat had done to Fei was working incredibly. Energy was coursing through her body and bringing strength to the fire within her. She felt unstoppable. Despite the countless number of soldiers, Fei was confident that she could take on every single one of them and come out victorious.

Throughout the fighting, Jessi looked up to welcome her back to fray but before she could reply with a simple thanks, he went on to ramble about complete nonsense. Raising her eyebrow, Fei couldn’t help but let out a small chuckle. While he might have made a fool of himself, she couldn’t help but notice how adorable he looked in the moment. Part of her wanted to walk up to him and kiss him again, in fact her body seemed to beg for the feeling of his lips on hers. A slight blush rose on her cheeks, but a sudden crack in the air brought Fei back to reality as the battle was beginning to come to an end.

The Knight that never seemed to die had defeated the Elf prince and was making his way to the legendary relic, something Fei refused to let his traitorous fingers touch. While the Elves began to retreat and Tegonany’s men were following in pursuit, the Black Knight was left completely alone. Fei and Jessi would not make the same mistake again. This time, he would not leave their sight alive. She watched with fixed eyes as Jessi dashed for the relic first and called out her name before sending one of the most powerful objects in the universe toward her. Without thinking at all, Fei sprinted to catch the relic with both hands. The moment the stone make contact with her fingers, a new feeling of strength rushed through her. She blinked several times and looked down at the power that she now possessed in her hand. Fei could remember the time when the Imperator had offered large rewards for any in the Imperium who could locate and deliver a legendary relic to her. Never had she packed her bags quicker for an adventure that would eventually lead her here, holding one right now. It had all been to make her mother proud… Fei wondered what Eleonor would say of her now.

Looking back at the fight ahead, Fei shook her mind from the memories of the past and focused on Jessi. More than anything in the world, she wanted to be fighting alongside him as he took on the Black Knight. But she understood exactly what he wanted and needed. This was a matter of pride and would be a one on one fight. She had full faith in Jessi’s abilities and knew he could defeat Tegonany.

Sending a wave of flame, Fei blocked off all paths of escape for the Knight. Unless someone wanted to be burned alive, neither Tegonany nor his allies could penetrate the fight. Taking a deep breath, Fei watched carefully in case her knight would need her. Without really understanding how she was doing it, Fei used the power of the relic to strengthen Jessi’s confidence and morale. Waves of encouragement and passion flooded her mind and were pushed toward the person she loved and cared for. The dancing fire above her hair grew as she focused all of her energy on Jessi.

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Fei had taken the battlefield after recovering and after several social stumbles from Jessi they were on track and killing soldiers left and right. Chen had just finished freezing several soldiers in place when the Knight had killed the Elf Prince and forced the remaining elves to flee. Lady Signal had done amazing work with Fei, she wasn't suffering any aftereffects from that poison whatsoever. If only the healing process was less... scandalous.

Actually it seemed as if she was suffering some after effects. Her face kept getting red whenever she looked at Jessi, must be some increased pheromone production from Lady Si's saliva. Didn't seem to happen when she looked at him. That's good, he didn't need or want to be in a love triangle right now. Too many emotions, too little logic, too much effort.

The battle was finally winding down and Chen went to go retrieve the Relic from the Elf Prince's corpse and saw the Knight reaching for the Relic in what seemed like slow motion. He quickly began pumping energy into his own Relic and felt magic begin to surge through him as he was filled ancient power. The usual twin whip blades formed in his hands and he struck out at his hand to stop him. Luckily Jessi was two steps ahead of him as he pinned the Tegonay's hand to the ground with a spear. Efficient.

Jessi threw the Relic towards Fei and Chen tracked it carefully to make sure nobody could intercept, didn't want ancient almighty power in the hands of some lame grunt. Sure it worked out with him, no guarantees for others though.

Fei caught it easily and Chen let out a sigh of relief he didn't realize he had been holding. Fei lit a fire around them and almost set Chen on fire as he was very close to said fire. "Try and be a bit careful about others! You have other allies besides your obvious love interest." He muttered the last sentence under his breath as he brushed some ash off his sleeves.

Chen walked towards Fei and felt a small aura of confidence. Must be how the Elf Prince was able to command so efficiently. He then looked at Tegonay with his bright green eyes. "Stand down now. You are surrounded, outnumbered, and cannot escape."
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~Solanne and Titania~



In any other circumstance, Stark might have arrested Alex right then and there. But orders from the Imperator herself stated that they had time to kill. To Stark, both probably knew this was little more than a game of flattery and manners but if Alex wanted to go down this route, that was fine by him. The metal warrior glided in before halting a good distance from the thief.

“There have been massive energy waves emitted from this location,” said Stark, getting right to the point yet making sure not to accuse Alex just yet. “So far, nothing has come close to matching this level of frequency. Nothing but a Legend Relic. I’m sure as a citizen under the Imperium, you are aware of the policy regarding such treasures. All Legend Relics are to be reported to the Imperium as soon as possible. In case you forgot Alex Kincaid.”

High atop Yggdrasil’s tower, Titania wasn’t sure what was going on. A quick glance to her side and she found Měihóu to be falling off. Huh. Well, so much for a big rescue plan. Unfortunately, this meant she had ran right into Yggdrasil’s location, skidding to a stop before the platinum warrior. White Relic still in hand, she fired a shell at the Knight for a distraction before jumping off the side.

“Over here Měihóu!” Titania said, dropping like a rock. A heavily armored rock with a very valuable treasure in hand. She didn’t want to accidentally crush the White Relic so she holstered her weapon behind her back and cradled the treasure tightly, all the while aiming her body so she could properly align with the monkey’s freefalling form. Still, falling off the side of a massive flying tower was a better scenario then the one Eleonor found herself in.

Solanne stared silently as the form of her sister was swallowed up whole and gone from sight. Not only the Red Relic…but her sister as well. “Get ahold of yourself Lorelai. You’re not the only one who failed here,” said the Crimson Hound, who clamped a hard hand on the maid’s shoulder. But by the way her own body was shaking, it was obvious rage was slowly coursing in her veins and her eyes flicked a wild fury that betrayed the beast inside.

“Yeah, snap the fuck out of it. We’re going the same direction anyway no thanks to these shit suckers here,” Ruxen growled, barreling past the two. Indeed, she was running in Eleonor’s direction because there was still a giant slime being formed behind them. Solanne saw this and forcibly began to drag Lorelai away by the arm, motioning for the Tori and the twins to hurry it up as well.

Further away in Rivenwood, things were finally falling into place. Two warriors of ancient times stared each other down and even now, the wheels of fate were turning all the same.

"Ah, but that is where you're wrong Fairy. Those with power are allowed to dictate the natural order," said the Jester of the Court. The machinations of the battle around them were of no concern of his; indeed, right now the only focus of his interest was Si herself. Perhaps he had come to intimidate her or perhaps this meeting had more dire implications then one would believe. Whatever the case, the Jester continued to stand rigid, almost like a cloaked corpse as his eyes narrowed in on the cat before him. "Of course, you defying me was expected and encouraged. There can be no evolution without conflict and bloodshed."

"There may be no progress without bloodshed... guh!" Si acquiesced the Jester's point. "But it doesn't.... mean that you can play with people like pieces on a game. Nature has its own order... guh!" The cat fairy twirled her tail ever so slightly, barely enough to ring the bell she had near its tip, while eyeing the Jester with a stoic face that was uncharacteristic of Si. "If this was a hunt, it would be ok, but you treat us like rats in a cage. What kind of result might you want to achieve when we have no means of fighting back?"

"I wouldn't say that to be true. You have the Relics, don't you? Think of them as gifts towards humanity. A way to challenge the future laid before you," the Jester mused. "Nature's plan for you leads only to more suffering. Wouldn't you prefer a world of dreams and winners? One without need for sacrifice? To accomplish such a thing, pain and strife are needed. In the end, I am only assisting your journey."

Si turned her back to the Jester, looking over the ensuing battle in the city bellow, both what could be seen and what couldn't. Her eyes rested on top of a high spire that once housed the seat of power of the Ancients. The beings that lived in this Shattered world long before the arrival of the Great Beast and all the conflict it brought. "Nature is very simple; if we are hungry, we hunt and eat. If we are tired, we rest; if we are in heat, we mate and... if we find an enemy... we fight it. Your words are contradicting themselves. You want to cause suffering to end all suffering? And evolution to end all evolution? What's the point... guh!" Si's words had a firmness unusual for her, but this wasn't an usual situation as well; she could afford to bear her fangs a bit more, just as she did, when she turned back to face her interlocutor. It didn't mean any attempts at aggression, though, but rather a testament of Si's own words.

"We'll soon have all the Relics and those who shall wield them. When that's done, what shall come? Do you plan to reveal your trump card? Or are you going to let our own infighting destroy us?"

"My plans hold too much meaning for someone like you to understand. The minds of frail creatures cannot dream of the paradise I have in vision. Even so, your actions are beneficial to my cause. Conflict will always be present. But I can see that holds no meaning for you; allow me then to put this in simpler terms," said the masked man, tilting his head. "A proposal then. There is a great battle to be waged Fairy, one between your forces and the Imperium. Is this faith of yours in nature so strong that you will continue to defy the path chosen for you?"

"... guh! It's not like I cannot understand, but that I cannot see why go so far and... why us?" Si sighed, twirling her tail once more before staring at the pitch black circles that stood for the Jester's eyes as if she could see a whole universe inside of them. "With all the worlds, why come to this one? With your power, you could certainly even build a Realm of nothing but conflict; there was no need to interfere with our lives. And we will show you we don't need your assistance to live. I know they can, even if we must use the power of the Relics to do it. What I ask is... what will come after you are done? Also, why did you choose the Dollmaker for your agent? Isn't she supposed to be an enemy of your cause as well?"

"How vain you creatures are. You assume this world has anything special about it? In all of reality, have you ever heard of a world without peace? The reality is that all worlds suffer from a lack of evolution. As I said, I'm only assisting your journey towards being a superior life-form. One world at a time," said the Jester. "But yes, show me your capacity to fight. Prove to me you deserve to choose your own paths. Through actions, not words. Only then can you find the conclusion to your story. What you come after is reliant on you alone," continued the masked man, his form slowly fading away like a phantom. "As for Emilia Warov, well.... perhaps you should ask her yourself?" he offered before he was gone from sight.

"It seems like this battle is about to reach its climax... guh! I'll be sure that they reach it and win. Otherwise... where would I take my naps?" Si licked her lips, taking in the remainder of Fei's scent, while slowly descending the hill towards the battle against Tegonay. "I think I know where I want to be from now on. The true question is do you have somewhere you belong to?" The white feline snickered, not even turning back to look at the fading smirk before all that was left of the Jester was the blowing breeze.


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So far things could have gone worse, though Alex was getting the sense that he was hardly the picture of innocence for Zealot. Not that that was really a surprise given how rapidly he showed up after Alex himself had returned home. Without immediate aggression though he was willing to consider with this avenue of approach. They'd probably want to find some evidence that the Relic was in this actual place, rather than a general area, first.

Well, if he was wrong then this would hurt. But for now he'd continue with his plan as he came to a stop as well, though he did shift slightly nearer to the escape route that he had installed in his place a while ago. Everyone needed a bolt hole, especially if that everyone was a certain thief of ill repute in the Imperium.

"Of course I am," he confirmed with a nod. Not that he cared much for the rules in the first place, as his self professed occupation could attest to. "I don't even know what a Legendary Relic looks like, much less me having on in the first place. Though if the Imperium is planning to get my luggage back I'd certainly be willing to take a look around."

Admittedly, that was pretty unlikely considering his luggage was at the bottom of Aquaria somewhere. But it wasn't like Zealot would know that either, so he didn't feel bad in asking. At the very least it would buy him some time, which he could use to scrub his own tracks a bit and make it harder for Zealot to find him the next time. For now, h waited to see how Zealot would react to that, and what sort of lie he would have to spin next.
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"Thanks, Tori, I guess you went out of your wait to help us, uh?" Siena was, of course referring to both she and Linea as well as Nebula, who even now hanged limply on Tori's arm, still unable to move thanks to the lack of a power source. "Can't say the same of that moron Alex. The next time I see him..." The explorer let her sentence hang vaguely, though the fist she clenched unconsciously made it quite clear that she was thinking about paying the breach in their trust with something more than verbal bashing.

"Anyway," Linea interjected, "how can you not know who Lady Asgard is?"

"Yeah, are you sure you were born in the right Imperium?"

"The Crimson Guardian of the Knights of Ragnarok, Head of Justice, the Executioner."

"And, our boss, 'cause we were searching the Relics for her-" While as the Twins were in the middle of explaining to Tori, who one of the most important persons in the whole world is, a shuffling sound from behind them caught their attentions. An experienced adventurer never drops their guard while in a dungeon. That's a skill that comes with experience and the Aquarian Twins had more than enough of it to know better.

The distraction from the slime abducting Eleonor wasn't enough to make them forget it as well. "We know it, wolf girl. As soon as we are done with this little inconvenience right..." Siena acknowledged Ruxen's words just as the other slime was an few centimeter away from them. The white-haired girl's substitute arm shone with a pattern of circuitry like tattoos as she felt her new powers activate on instinct.

"Hey, no touching!" Siena yelled as she spun around and let go the power, creating a blast of cold energy that froze the whole tunnel behind them, turning the slime into a large amorphous ice block.

"We'd better go, Oneesama and Tori, this won't keep it away forever. The way the Beastgirl is guiding us is the nearest exit, if I remember well. We have to help rescue Lady Asgard as well." Linea nudged Tori toward the path Ruxen was leading them.

"Yeah, let's go, the guards should be here at anytime. If they come from the Market, we will end up surrounded if we don't run." Siena patted Tori's shoulder, before hastening her pace to match the others at the head of the group, especially Lorelai and Solanne, who she knew little to nothing about. "So, can anyone tell us what happened? I just know that I fell unconscious and them woke up with some weird instructions and codes on my head and some powers I didn't had before. By the way, I'm Siena and that one behind if my sister, Linea. We're explorers working for Lady Asgard. So... who're ya'll?"


*: Yggdrasil will not do anything because he doesn't have means to pursuit Meihou and Titania, at the moment.

*: Tegonay will be up after Jessi does something, or on my next post (when Si joins the fight, after talking to the Jester), regardless of anything.

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Predictably both Fei and Chen raced to Jessi’s side as he confronted Tegonay. Fei was quick to realize the soldier was wanting a one on one with his rival, and made a large circular wall of fire to create an arena for them. Chen, however, nearly got caught in the inferno and after scolding Fei demanded Tegonay surrender. Either act would have been enough to annoying Jessi, but doing both together prompted a reaction from the boy.

”Hey! You should remember who you are talking too before taking that tone! She may be on the same field as us but she is still of nobility and you will respect that. Second, I just challenged this guy to an honorable duel seeing as our last one was already interrupted by someone with a relic. So if you could just stand over there and wait until I kick this tin can’s ass I'd appreciate it. And third,” out of nowhere Jessi charged at Tegonay and swung forcing him to either dodge to block the attack. Once distracted Jessi let go of the weapon and grabbed his spear all in one seamless motion. Spear in hand Jessi performed a flawless backflip to his original position next to Fei and Chen and resuming his rant. ”Always be on guard, even if your enemy is arguing.”

With his trusty spear back in hand, Jessi readied for whatever retaliation Tegonay had in store for him.

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Měihóu was starting to get worried when Titania called out. Měihóu quickly swiveled around and saluted while yelling back up at Titania. "Gotcha!" With a swoosh of her scroll staff, obscuring her body as the red of the scroll turned to black before seeming to shred away into tiny fluttering black squares, leaving no sign of Měihóu beneath it. The black squares fluttered up and around Titania, seeping into her outfit, basically giving it a few more black highlights. Meanwhile, clouds materialized beneath Titania, righting her orientation and slowing and controlling her fall. After a few moments of solidifying, Titania would find herself riding on a cloud beneath her feet, responsive to her leans and body language for which way it should go.

A slip of paper fluttered for her to catch with writing upon it. You've just gotten a Legend Relic, a transforming mount that can fly, swim, or burrow, and armor with strength-assist and reactive hardening. Where do you want to go?
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“Not sure if it should be considered a fallacy or not that just because I’m from the intelligence department that I’m supposed to know everything. Shocking, I know, but I have almost zero interest in politics.” Rolling her eyes as she felt the twins treated not knowing a famous person as being some grave sin. Tori readjusted her grip on Nebula and hastened after Ruxen.

“Come now then, if you have a plan to save the slime devoured one go for it, but I don’t. Siena. You lost your arm. Nebula sacrificed some of her mass to make you a new one. Since I’m uncertain as to what Nebula is made of I can’t accurately say, but I hypothesise that it is likely either a power source or some kind of conductive material that allows for more free access to whatever mana, energy or whatever. As for the code whizzing between your ears? Well, it’s either a copy of the instructions given to Nebula regarding her role or maybe some sort of biological code making a program that allows proper use of an artificial arm. Sorry, Sinea, but there is no definitive answer unless you want to be dissected right now or we have a lot more time than we do now.” The rapid pace of her speech left Tori out of breath and frankly needing a drink, but getting out of a sewer seemed for the best.

“Let’s save the questions for later I think. I don’t think I can survive this continue guesswork. Talking and carrying a little girl isn’t the best combination of activities. And besides who they are, I’m more interested in getting out of here and finding a safe place to study. I haven’t had even half a minute to rest. So much to figure out.”

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The Abyssal Knight roused from her self-destructive ruminations by the tug on her arm, resulting in Lorelai being figuratively and literally dragged into reality in pursuit of the abducting slime. It was a struggle to get her feet under her against the harshness of Solanne's pulling, but it was what she needed to ground herself once again and begin running of her own volition after the vulgarity spewing beastkin.

"So stupid of me. This isn't a thrice damned puzzle to get frustrated over, and I'm not the only hurt here either." Lorelai scolded herself in a more reasonable manner, dispelling her worries with a wild shake of her hair. Slimes were rarely fast eaters, so by all accounts there should be time left to liberate Eleonor before any lasting harm is done, if they could only find her, that is.

Luckily for the party, they had happened upon a very adept tracker keenly suited for this kind of work.

"Forget the exit, we are going after Eleonor if I have to collapse this entire damn sewer to do it!" Lorelai barked over the rattle of her greaves slamming into the sewer's stone work with each frenzied step in Ruxen's wake. Vaguely, she could tell that the outsiders who had crashed into the church were trying to ask something of them, though the odds of Lorelai responding with anything intelligible during her dash were Nil.




Yet while they still struggled to pursue, Eleonor had already been ferried to her destination.

From within the confines of the corrosive slime she would have a poor sense of direction through the viscous mass and murky waters, and shock absorbing nature made every bend and turn nearly imperceptible if she were not focusing with all her wits for the subtle shifts in the slime's body. The exception to this came in the form of a long, steep decline in elevation where the slime rocketed down the channel and into a central cavern that had a startling degree of clarity with it form methodically placed lights in the walls and ceiling.

It was a circular chamber 200 meters in diameter with a vaulted ceiling some 20 feet above, and five arched tunnels, each being no taller then 8 feet but 3 times that in width, leading into it like the points of a pentagon, including that of the one she arrived in. Along the walls were stone walkways, with bridges going over the tunnel's mouths to allow one the luxury of walking the circumference of the room without needing to leap over the rancid water. Across the room from where Eleonor entered was a stretch of wall with a square indentation in the wall and the unmistakable box shape of a lift waiting at the bottom with boundless lengths of chain shooting up past the ceiling to lift its occupants to parts unknown among the surface, but that was little more then a pipe dream if Eleonor was even able to perceive it.

The dominant feature of this room- No, the entire sewer system, was what lay in the center of the room. What came about from the five currents of sewage and slime converging together was a massive whirlpool dominating the majority of the space there, some 180 meters of the room roiling in a downwards spiral that would crush any poor soul caught without sooner then it would drown them.

This didn't pertain to the slime, however, as the very moment it entered the room, it banked hard to the left and dragged the Crimson Knight onto the stone walkway, averting a swift end beneath countless tons of sewage. It spat her out without a care for decorum and not a gesture in parting before it flung itself back into the waters and slid into the current to resume its duties. If it had left her alone, Eleonor would have only been confronted with a hearty jog around a room twice as large as an Olympic running track, but fate was a cruel mistress to the Luxonne family, and was liable to heap misery upon misery whenever the opportunity struck.

So it was that Eleonor, no doubt coughing and sputtering from ingesting slime in her commute, would find soft, delicate, and cold hands reach down to cup her cheeks with angelic tenderness. They were wet to the touch, much the same as Eleonor was, and gently beckoned for the Knight to look upon a familiar face. A countenance many a church goer was familiar with, which now oozed a tan slime from her eyes, ears, and lips while a vibrant red light shone through her soaked robes to dance upon Eleonor's features.

"O' my faithless friend. It was not long ago I had been saving the souls of Deva's people, yet now I seem to have been given a new calling." The robed woman spoke, her voice as crystal clear as it was before even with the slime pouring from her lips. "This work is rather important, gross as it may be, and I do believe it has put me in a most blessed position to save you from yourself, Elly."


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"That was a foolish move, Knight. Even with your allies helping you wouldn't be able to bring me to submission and discard the blade that could level the scales in favor of a common footman's spear?" Tegonay brandished his sword with fury, tanking Jesse's blows head on without a hint of fear or hesitation.

The wall of flames of Chen's threat did little to slow the armored hulk as he grabbed the tip of Jesse's spear and pulled him closer for a pommel hit aimed at Jesse's shoulder blade. A hit from this close and the Lancer would be out. "It's your end, Knight. Give in and join us, the True Imperials, or die like a dog!"

To turn things worse, the group's oversight would pay back in an unexpected way when the Elf's corpse rose from the ground, shambling and grabbed his spear again, ready to face Chen and Fei. Now that he was from the clutches of death, passing through the fiery barrier was no problem, even if his flesh was set ablaze as he charged at Fei, aiming to skewer her stomach.

The flames however, had a good side to them as they unveiled the coils of magical thread around the Elf's body, teetering him like a puppet. Their source was the top of a spire across the square where the fight was taking place. No doubt their owner could be only one being, a certain puppeteer that even no must be grinning in dark amusement as marionette and performers danced in the mad revelry of combat, all to her tune.

Or so it seemed to be.

"Guh..." Came Si's voice as she descended the slope leading to the battlefield at a steady pace. The bell at her tail echoed a sweet tune as she waved it to and fro, drawing the eyes of the Elven Prince's corpse who seemed to be stuck in place, transfixed by Si's gaze, halting the strike he was about to perform as well as letting Fei go. "It's easy to fight when you have nothing to lose... guh. You have done too much on this world already... it's about time to leave." As the fairy sorceress said so, motes of pale light began to stream from the elf's body, undoing him. In but a flash the once proud warlord was turned to nothing but wisps of fading memories. Condemned to be forgotten over the ages, like all of this Shattered World's past. The past which Si was part of.

The snapping sound of Emilia's strings breaking heralded the departure of the Dollmaker. Never one stay when there was nothing more to be gained or entertainment to be had, obviously Emilia would bail out once the fight turned undoubtedly to the side of Fei's party. The loss of Emilia's aid immediately caught the attention of Tegonay who noticed Si and immediately forgot about Jesse, shoving the Lancer away. "What have you done, Witch? I knew that I should have killed all of your people long ago. Letting even one escape was a mistake. But, it's not one I'll commit again!" With a howl of rage Tegonay abandoned Jesse, vaulting over the flames and delivering an overhead strike at the cat girl magician, with the intent to off Si once and for all. It was about time the last of the feykind expired.

Much to the Black Night's dismay, Si parried the blow effortlessly with her staff, redirecting the force to throw the Knight back at Jesse with enough force to dissipate Fei's wall of fire and leave an indent against a massive tree that stopped him. "You two go help your friend. There's a time for one's pride... but it's not now... guh. If we don't go back soon.. something bad could happen... guh." Si tapped her staff against the ground, summoning ethereal looking hippogryffs that would carry them back to Infinitum, faster than any other beast or ship, as soon as the battle with Tegonay was over.



Meanwhile, at the sewers of the Imperial Capital, the Aquarian Twins continued to follow the rest of the group, concentrating their thoughts on what was to come instead fo talking, for the time being, at least.

In another section of the tunnels, not very far away from there, Eleonor was bent down, coughing the vicious goo that had entered her. The Crimson knight attempted to cover whatever else was left of her modesty with her hands, now that her armor had been dissolved. The sweet, known voice calling for her roused Eleonor back to the present, instead of trying to conjecture ways to reunite with her allies, or escape this maze.

"Antonia!? What are you doing... by the Divine! What happened to you?" Eleonor's initial shock was so great at seeing Antonia at her defiled state that the Knight failed to avoid the slime woman's advances, founding herself an easy prey up for grabs. "What are you doing? Get away from me, Antonia, you are not in your right mind! How can you say that you accepted these abominations willingly and still claim to serve the Imperium?" Eleonor tried to put
as much resistance as she could, as expected, it wasn't much worth in pushing the empowered Antonia when Eleonor was effectively deprived of her own means to fight back.


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“That still doesn’t explain the massive spikes of energy we have detected here,” Stark said, keeping his robotic tone level and his armored face in the general direction of the other man. “Despite your claims of having never laid eyes on a Relic, you have yet to provide us with a reason for these strange anomalies. It is reason to suspect that you are lying.”

Although Stark didn’t outright attack Alex, his armored hand was drawing downwards towards his waist to reveal…something. It was probably a something Alex would not want to find out any time soon. “Your luggage must be filed through an official complaint like all matters in the Imperium. Your compliance makes my patience wary Alex Kincaid,” the armored man warned.

Ironically enough, a Legend Relic was also the center of subject near the master of Zealot’s floating tower. Titania gasped loudly as shreds of what looked like clothes seemed to meld into her own attire and giving more leverage in free-falling. Additionally, a cloud had manifested beneath her feet, something that controlled and turned much better than she had been expecting.

When the slip of paper flitted into her hands, Titania responded with, “We should probably meet up with the others at the rendezvous point. Hopefully they all fulfilled their missions well. Also…er, thanks for saving me…yeah, let’s get on with it already.” With a swivel of her boots, Titania directed the speeding nimbus over to the center of the city.

It was the center that would house the above ground of Eleonor’s own stick predicament. Both parties were close to one another but even still, boundaries and barriers barred their way. “How about you shit stains shut the talking and pick up the fucking pace!” came the rowdy voice of an irritated Beastkin. “Seriously, I can hear you all the way up hear you sacks of piss! Fucking shut up with the techno-babble!”

Ruxen’s constant anger and annoyance seemed to infect the air or maybe it was the fact that she had seen her sister ripped away from her eyes; whatever it was, Solanne was in a dark mood, scowl directed forward as they ran through the sewers. Ruxen was unsurprisingly fast meaning if they wanted to find Eleonor, they needed to keep up. “We’re on your side,” was all Solanne said to the twin’s questions.

Thankfully there was little in the way of obstacles to impede them in their progress and soon enough they entered the chamber. What they would see was a sight beyond Solanne and Lorelai’s nightmares. Eleonor was trapped in a muddle of goop, being tenderly stroked by…was that Antonia?

“You live?” Solanne said, hand already glowing an unnatural color of red. Before she could be reasoned with, she shot a stream of pure flame past Eleonor’s head and right into Antonia’s face. “Maybe I really should have bit your throat out when I had the chance,” the Crimson Hound snarled, walking forward and not relenting in her attack, rage consuming her.


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Alex shrugged, though he did catch sight of Zealot moving to pull out something from his belt. Past experience told that it was probably some kind of weapon or something like that. The fact that he wasn't using it yet was some indication that there was still a chance to work out of this with the place in one piece, so he'd just have to keep trying for that. "Like I said, I just got back. Haven't had the time to file a complaint," he pointed out, though he doubted that the armored figure in front of him particularly cared about schedules, time, or anything beyond searching for his already decided upon conclusion.

Glancing around, Alex gestured at the apartment that Zealot would be able to see. "I don't have an explanation because it obviously wasn't me. Look around if you want, but you won't find anything special here or whatever Relic you're looking for. Have you checked the neighboring apartments?" He hadn't heard anything indicating that Zealot had, but it was still a possibility. In which case this would become slightly more difficult, but not by much.

For now though he continued to stand at ease as he waited for what his armored guest would say, even as he planned for the worst outcome. It would be all too easy to wind up running again at this point.

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Though Jessi thought he had escaped Tegonay’s range, he was soon proven wrong as the black knight grabbed his spear and pulled him in for a hit. Unfortunately due to the position his spear was in, Jessi only had two options: Let go of his spear and dodge the hit but leaving himself without a weapon once more, or take the hit and follow up with an attack of his own. Seeing the need to end this fight, Jessi chose the later pulling his spear from Tegonay’s grasp just as the pommel met his shoulder.

A loud snap followed by immense pain sent Jessi screaming to the ground clutching his now broken shoulder. He could barely concentrate enough to hear the words Tegonay spoke over him as he attempted to convert the soldier to the “True” Imperials. Normally Jessi would have spat in his face and called him a name for this, but his usual wit was lost in the moment as survival was all that was on his mind. Grabbing his spear Jessi had every intent to get in one last swing before he was most likely finished off. But things took a good turn as Tegonay abandoned Jessi to pursue Si who was still full of surprises as she outmatched the larger opponent and sent him flying into a tree.

Spear in hand, Jessi saw an opportunity and wasted no time in taking full advantage of it. Pushing through the pain, Jessi pulled himself off the ground and began walking over to Tegonay with a few words for him. ”You allied yourself with mercenaries and thugs.” He said as he threw his spear at the dazed knight and pinned him to the tree. ”You slaughtered my brothers and sisters in arms.” Jessi grabbed the elven spear he had previously discarded and threw that as well further securing Tegonay to the tree. ”And yet you dare call yourself an Imperial? No. You are a traitor.”

Now in front of the knight, Jessi found the strength to rip Tegonay’s own sword away from him and wield it with one hand. ”Normally, it’s the red’s who judge traitors. But for you? I think I’ll handle it.” With that, Jessi went to town. Slicing off both of Tegonay’s arms followed by his legs the enraged soldier finished him by stabbing the blade in the knight’s head, and cutting down right through his torso.

Taking a step back, Jessi dropped to a knee completely exhausted and muttered, ”iustitia tradidit.”

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"I will respect her when I see something worthy of respect. Just being born doesn't mean I have to grovel at her feet as a dog would. And your honorable duel... Chen hesitated to speak further as Jessi's shoulder was broken and Tegonay abandoned him quickly for Fei, discarding all notions of this confrontation being a duel.

Lady Sì handily disabled the Knight and Jessi then disarmed the foe, ending the battle in under a minute. "I'd say that honor has no place on a battlefield." Chen moved towards Jessi swiftly and stopped him from toppling completely with some vines. Chen clasped his hand gently on his broken shoulder and concentrated on his Relic, willing it to regenerate Jessi's arm. In a few seconds Jessi was all better, possibly more so than he was at the beginning of the battle. "Your honor will get you killed. That is counterproductive to our mission. Don't get killed." With that being said Chen walked away from Jessi and quickly retracted his vines, leaving Jessi with no support.

Chen walked over to Lady Sì and dropped to one knee. "Your assistance was greatly appreciated Lady Sì. Shall we go back to Infinitum now?"
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Loyalty. The consequences of it are so unfathomable. You can’t trust someone traitorous, but if you’re loyal until death you’re exposed to significant danger at a much higher rate. Sure, Tori could have left and done her own thing. Sure. But then she’d be alone in a sewer she’s unfamiliar with the layout of and is known to be filled with monsters. So sticking with the group is the logical choice and complaining would simply lower morale drastically. Or cause her to be abandoned. Either or.

“Yep. That sure is a lady talking to the slimes. Kill her so we can leave. Boil her insides, flambé her flesh, electrocute her, eviscerate her, whatever. It’s damp, dreary and gross. And zealots don’t negotiate. They have this annoying undying faith thing that they can use to explain away and all argument you make, no matter how much research you conduct that disproves their archaic and frankly backwards belief system! I try so very hard!” Arriving with the rest of the group, albeit at the back, Tori saw no reason to beat around the bush so to speak, but that soon devolved into complaining about the church and not much else

“They even stole my funding when they complained it was blasphemous to carbon date their holy relics! Why are they so worried? That research will destroy the holiness of the rock they have? If they’re right, why can’t I study them? Hey, Holy Goo! Why can't I study your holy relics? What do you have to hide?!”

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"Hey, Tori? Don't you think that you are being a bit too, erm... schizophrenic, here?" Sienna voiced her opinions about Tori's recent outburst regarding the Imperium and their belief system. "We may technically be rebels at the moment, but y'know that the Imperator is a real person, right? She made a public appearance like half a year ago and all that. You are kidding, right?"

"Onesama, in front of us." Linea chimed in as they arrived at the lair of the fallen archpriestess.

"Whoah, Lady Asgard!? That's a sticky situation you are in!" Sienna blurted out on reflex just as Solanne began to toast the slime woman with flames.

"Tell me something I don't know!" Eleonor replied as she tried to push Antonia off of herself, before realizing who had just said that horribly timed comment. "The Aquarian Sisters, what are you-" The Crimson Knight was silenced by another goop of goo before she could say anything else, resuming her struggle against Antonia.

"Linea, stay back and take care of Tori and the Beastkin, I'll help free Lady Asgard." Sienna shouted before stepping forward, focusing her thoughts on her new powers. When she opened her eyes again, Sienna's arm was glowing with circuitry like marks and the temperature around her fell a few significant degrees.

"Well, how about we add some ice to this song of fire, huh? I got your back, flame girl whose name I don't know." Sienna summoned a hail of icicles to drive Antonia toward Solanne's attacks.

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"We need to go now, before we are unable to leave... guh!" Si pointed to the duo of ghostly hyppogriphs waiting for them a few meters away. "We can talk more on the way there, guh!"

As if a testament to Si's words, the whole forest seemed to began to shake and heave, as is it were a great beast, struggling for air. The spells that kept the Elven capital shrouded the the brumes of time for eons began to unravel themselves one after the other, like gigantic tapestries being torn apart by their own weight. If they didn't left the ancient city and its secrets behind at the moment, they would never be able to do so again.

Well, Si would but not within a relatively short span of time, given that it was her power that was the only thing holding the remnants of the barrier erect. As long as she used them for herself alone it would be no problem, but normal humans would never live long enough to get out of the maze summoned by the out of control magics.



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Chen immediately rose from his kneel and dashed towards the hyypogriphs awaiting them. The forest appeared to be distorting around them, an effect of the Elven leader being killed, may he burn in whatever hell he fears. "I suggest everyone hurry before they are consumed by the maze!" Chen mounted his hyypogriph and suddenly realized someone was going to have to share with him. How awkward. Hopefully it would be Lady Si.
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Titania would notice that suddenly, Měihóu was standing behind her, hugging slightly to stay on the small cloud. "I've actually gotta go. Just got a message. Send my cloud back to me when you get where you're going. Just ask if you need it to be something else. I left one of me in control." Měihóu then let go and jumped off, plummeting into the city, saluting as she went.

As if to punctuate Alex's statement of "Have you checked the neighboring apartments?", there was a resounding crash before Zealot could take action or respond. It was sounded rather like an artillery round had just landed in the apartment directly behind Alex. Completely with bits of lifted debris clattering down on the roof afterwards like pattering raindrops.

From the wreckage, rose Měihóu.

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"Would you look at this, Elly. They always said you were a leader of men, but to see so many follow you to these murky depths. If only you were so charismatic in our academy days, Solanne would have never left for her silly rebellion."

The Crimson Knight, bereft of armor or armament, would find her struggles against the gelatinous woman would only further cement Antonia's hold upon her. With each passing moment, that which bore the continence of Antonia gradually began to lose the appearance of flesh and cloth, till there was only various shades of slime still loosely holding her appearance together. This made apparent a source of soft, ruby light from the center of what once was a rib cage, and now all that remained was a sphere shaped gem of such luster and polish it would not be remiss among the Imperator's own jewels. For those with an intimate understanding of these uncommon creatures relegated to long forgotten crypts and the Infinitum's sewers, this would be recognizable as the Core of a Slime, the point where the mass's consciousness originated from.

What most would not know is what happens when a person, living or dead, ingests a Slime Core. Until now, that was.

In this way, Antonia was bearing her heart for the first time, and going to great lengths to drown Eleonor in her affections in the process. The others would arrive and say their piece, but even as the first spark was lit within Solanne's palm, her little sister was sucked lock, stock, and barrel into the body of Antonia. The displacement of mass expanded the viscous priestess, her form enlarging to accommodate a full grown woman now floating in her chest. Before Eleonor's face was the core, yet for all her strength, the pressure Antonia exerted on her kept the Crimson Knight from moving a finger against it, and provided the assurance that to target the core was to target Eleonor's vitals as well.

Against this form of viscous fluid, the Crimson Hound's fire struck, sputtered, and died within short order. Antonia's expression didn't waver from one of supreme confidence in their superiority, even as the mass of slime was brought to a boil for a brief period, sure to cause no end of suffering to the floating hostage. In odds with this, Antonia opted to swiftly evade the frozen assault and slid onto the sewage water beneath a carpet of slime unhindered by the current.

"So hasty. Not even the tiniest ounce of compassion for your captive leader. It isn't like I've done anything irreparable to her that she couldn't be 'saved'...yet. Oh, yet here I am, trying to redeem you mouth breathing Neanderthals because that's just what I do. Someone has to preach salvation to the masses, and looks like you are my congregation from hence forth to the end of eternity, so I best prepare a fine sermon." Antonia said amidst an incomprehensible flurry of tone shifts, speaking as though unbidden by the veneer of pious grace she had in life.

Sweeping her arm towards the center whirlpool, an unspoken command ushered forth a cataclysmic rumble from the sewers bowels alongside the faintest of illumination rising from the pit of waste water. This grew steadily, then exponentially, as the source rapidly drew closer on an upwards ascension heralded by a scarlet light-!

What once was a whirlpool was no more, as from the bowels rose a colossus which nearly scrapped the ceiling with its head. It's mass was dense, and lacking the transparency of Antonia, but it could be labelled a slime as well by massive core nestled in its chest. It's shine was undiluted by the filth of its form, and if one were to look close, they would see that within this core were thousands upon thousands of smaller cores like Antonia's.

Lorelai looked upon and noticed the creature looked, for lack of a better understanding, happy. It favored them all without malice or hunger like Antonia had, and almost seemed to be more inviting then the priestess was above. In a departure from the human anatomy, it lacked arms in the proper sockets and instead formed gargantuan limbs of the same dense slime from the now still sewage water at its waist.

"Isn't she wondrous? A forgotten saint far more suited to spreading the Imperator's guiding light then you or I. She is the center, the beating heart of the Infinitum, and she will now usher you into her fold as she did with myself. Rejoice! For the hour of you ascension is-"

"Heretic."

A sharp crack, and Antonia's head would snap to the side as one of the Colossus' fingers exploded into a shower of waste along the far walls, and an Imperial Standard was left fluttering from the force of its swing. Lorelai had remained silent upon her arrival, rage roiling within her yet tempered to a razor's edge in the face of others exacerbated tempers. This wasn't the maid doting on her Lady Eleonor, or even a matter of vengeance on her abductor.

"You are truly the foulest of heretics, and one who was held in the trust of so many as well. Crimes beyond measure are stacked upon your neck, and I will crush it within my to expunge your taint from this Imperium!" The fire's of zealous fury burned with heat equitable to Solanne's own, the very same Tori had opted to deride, now fueling the Abyssal Knight's will to crush their opposition. "It does not matter if you carry the waste or hold a title of Ragnarok Knight. No usurper to the Imperator's shall be spared my judgement."



Antonia was taken aback and adopted an expression mirroring that of Tori's, borderline disgusted in being confronted by the self-same drive that she extolled with disingenuous words and hollow prayers. The Sewer Core was more taken aback then anything, its missing finger gradually repairing itself from the surrounding waters before it reached out once more, both hands closing in to scoop up the entire group into its all consuming mass.
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