*Zeta starts to stir, her being completely fucked from the fight still. Her spear fills her in on what happened while she slept, and she nods with understanding.*
Zeta: I see...
*She puts all of her weight on her spear to stand up, and leans heavily on it as she walks. She looks in some of the remaining cupboards for food cause she is starving. She finds some biscuits, and just chews on them while she waits to heal.*

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*Vaseraga puts one hand on one of the pincers, and blocks the other pincer with his torso. He tries to stab the centipede through the top of the head with his scythe and remaining hand.*

*Xan holds out the knawed on leg of Ham to Zeta silently, obviously offering some to her*
*Once she sees Zeta found biscuits she goes back to chewing on her leg*
Xan: (Crunch crunch) You good? Rested?

*Sydney howls as her wrist snaps. However she does have two, so she swings the second one as hard as she can towards the Scarecrow's face*

*Hugo looks at Iris and tilts his head.*

Hugo: (Huh. Wasn't expecting that.)

*He can't help but grin as she asks about a 18 year old girl. Tho he quickly forces the grin away and replaces it with a healthy smile.*

Hugo: No I'm sorry I haven't a clue. But I could help you find her I guess. I've got nothing better to do.

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*Walter has left his room and inspects the library.*

*Iris nods and smiles gratefully*
Iris: Thank you. I'm...
*She pauses, thinking. She realizes that now she's changed, she can't keep the name Iris anymore.*
Iris: Well... for now you may call me Iris, thought that's subject to change.
*She beckons for Hugo to follow her*
Iris: Come on then, let's go find her. Her name's Hanna by the way.
*She walks towards the door to the outside, still calling Hanna's name*

*Be'lak raises his hand, and fires off his own beam of energy to collide with the brightlance, causing them to ricochet all over*
I came for my son, but I am not against shedding your blood as well
*The Devil then turns to regard Sasha, and flicks his wrist at her, causing lightning to fly from his fingertips at her*
I will make sure to meet you again, when you are sent to Hell.

*Lecter charges at Be'lak with his sword, trying to distract him from Sasha and John*

*The centipede tries to close it's maw as best it can, and swerves to ram Vaseraga into a tree. It can't, however, block the scythe going to it's head, and instead fires off a blast of electricity that it was building up at Vaseraga*

*The Scarecrow can't block the blow, and gets punched in the face. It's head recoils back, but it keeps giggling*

*Hugo vibrates with joy when he hears the name Hanna. He then nods to Iris.*

Hugo: Nice to meet you Iris. The name's Hugo, now lets go find this Hanna.

*Hugo follows after Iris but doesn't start calling Hanna's name. He looks around full well knowing where Hanna was, but he intended to either turn some of the rooms inhabitants against Hanna. Or get someone Hanna knows as a hostage.*

*Spikes slowly start to protrude out of Hugo's arm as he positions himself behind Iris.*

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*Hanna's eyes crack open and she looks around. How long was I asleep? she slowly leans up. Oh no, it's Iris. She's probably freaking out... Serves her right... Hanna only half means these thoughts.*

Hanna: I-I'm up here! On t-the roof.

*Jillian bristles slightly, and decides to hang back near the kitchen.*
*She silently rests her hand on her magnum, and waits to see what will happen.*

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*Sasha takes shelter behind her shield, hopefully the shield blocks the lightning attack.*

*John keeps blasting at the tentacles, and tries to get a shot on Be'lak.*

*Iris hears Hanna and quickly walks outside. She looks up at the roof and sighs with relief*
Iris: Oh Hanna... You're okay! Good, I was worried...
*She looks upset*
Iris: Could you come down please? I want to apologize... I was wrong with what I said before.
*She looks ashamed of herself and her actions. She pays no attention to Hugo either, completely focused on Hanna and her apology*

*Sydney roars and leaps at the Scarecrow*
Sydney: F*#& off you tossa!

*Hanna starts climbing down and she see the spikes coming out of Hugo's arms and she freezes in fear.*

Hanna: I-Iris look out!

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*Hugo's arm continues to deform and it makes a horrid squelching sound. The second Hanna yells Hugo's arm explodes into a horrific mass of black muscle. It's underside is smooth but the back is covered in serrated barbs. This "arm" shoots at Iris with lightning speed in an attempt to take her hostage.*

*Hugo remains silent the whole time.*

*Iris's eyes widen and she turns, just in time to get snatched by the arm*
Iris: AHHH! LET GO OF MEE!
*Her body glows as energy crackles over her torso, shocking Hugo*
*She tries to break his grip, flapping her wings and kicking wildly. If some of the spikes rub against her, they probably scrape against her scales with a horrible grating sound. If they're sharp enough then they punch through, making her scream in pain*

*Hugo's are trembles from the shock and he tightens his hold on Iris.*

Hugo: Stop squirming! That'll only make this worse!

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*Hanna goes to jump at Hugo but is stops as Hugo waves his finger at her.*

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Hugo: Now now Hanna. Don't do anything stupid or you friend Iris here *He squeezes Iris to make a point* might get very badly hurt... So. Be a good little girl and hop down from there *He winches and growls from the constant shocking but regains his composure*. Slowly...

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*Hanna hisses but complies*

*Iris yells in pain*
Iris: Let go of me! What's going on!? Who are you!?
*She glares at Hugo in anger. Every heartbeat from her sends a shock into Hugo. Her anger, confusion and fear expunging the energy from her. Left with nowhere to go it zaps Hugo repeatedly*
Iris: Hanna! Hanna don't listen to him! Run and find Horus!
*She calls out desperately to Hanna, willing her to do as she's bidden*
*All the while she continues to struggle, her enhanced strength seemingly useless.*

*Zeta nods, still tired from the fight, and still leaning heavily on her spear.*
Zeta: I'll get better.
*She eventually finishes her biscuits, and gets some water.*
Zeta: Where's Jillian?

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*Vaseraga laughs at being zapped, cause he can't feel it, but despite that, his limbs spasm a fair bit from the electricity, and also some of his bones break from being slammed into the tree. Despite this, he still attempts stabbing and pummeling the Centipede.*

*Xan shakes her head, then winces as she's still got a pretty nasty headache*
Xan: Not know. She say watch you, then leave.
*She rubs her temples, eyes screwed up*
Xan: Oof... Head hurt still. You better then? Keep getting better?

*Hugo winces with every shock but his grip doesn't waver. Part of the horrid tendril coils around Iris's snout and holds it shut*

Hugo: Be silent!.. Why do you stand up for this abomination!? She's was borne of a relationship that should never have happened! And she feeds on the flesh of people! The only thing she is good for is being a weapon to eradicate the rest of her species!

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*Hanna sinks to the floor. She had been found again and now the ones she cared about were being hurt because of her simply being alive.*

Hanna: F-fine I'll come... J-just let her go.

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*Hugo laughs.*

Hugo: Not a fucking chance! The second I let her go you are going to turn on me and try and kill me! And with all the stuff that's been put into you, you probably could! No. You come all the way back to Jackson, then I let her go.

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Hanna: How do I know you won't kill her once I get there!

*Hanna vibrates with rage and her wings shoot out*

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Hugo: Because I'm not like you. I don't kill other people unless it is necessary. But monsters like you on the other hand...

*Belak's lightning would probably fuck up the shield, but it'd remain standing, as Be'lak didn't give his all into the attack. The Devil returns his attention to Lecter, parrying his sword with his claws, and trading his own blows just as quickly*
I had wished you stronger than this.
*Lecter snarls and empties the rest of his clip at Be'lak while they duel, to little effect*
You cannot pay for your crimes. Not with death. But my other creation can.

*The centipede topples the tree in its charge, still carrying Vaseraga as it turns towards John as well, ready to defend it's master. The Devils blood seeps from its head, but it still goes on for now*

*The Scarecrow laughs as it raises its leg blade at Sydney, ready to bisect her as she lands*

*Jillian listens to the exchange between Hugo and Hanna, when the fighting erupts she rounds the corner, and opens up at Hugo aiming for his face.*
*Her face is completely placid as she deals lead.*

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*Sasha's shield takes the lightning attack, and has a slag mark from where it hit. She is also electrified until finally it ceases. She slouches, but manages to stand, and keep her shield up.*
*Steam rises from her armor and shield, it's also apparent that Sasha is stunned.*

*John is too busy shooting at the tentacles to check on Sasha, but starts to back pave towards her.*

*Zeta hears the gunfire, but she really can't be assed to deal with it, so she pretends she doesn't. She looks at her spear, which is looking back at her in its own way, and sighs. She lets go of the spear, and lets it go check out the disturbance. It floats over to the shooting, and sees Hugo with his tentacles wrapped around a weird lizard monster, so it is really confused as to who is the good guy. It slowly floats back to Zeta after a while of watching, and she basically facepalms.*

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*Vaseraga roars in defiance at being moved around, and tries digging in his heels into the ground to at least slow the centipede down. He also tries picking it up, but yeah that won't happen, it's a fair bit too big for that. He does what he can with the scythe, but loses his grip on it in exchange for trying to slow down the centipede, so the scythe clatters out of the centipede's head and onto the ground, lost in the dust from the rampaging critter.*

*Hugo's shoulder instantly curls and blocks his face from the bullets. He growls.*

Hugo: Who ever is shooting can you not!? Cus if you do it again I might have to squish this dragon chick! Then things could get ugly...

*His arm wriggled (probably leaving openings that only someone with great shooting skills could utilise) with every shock but Hugo did his best to not show weakness.*

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*Hanna's gaze shot to where she heard the gunfire come from.*

Hanna: P-please stop shooting! I-Iris could die!

*Be'lak ducks under Lecter's blade to drive his claws into the Devil Hunter's gut, and sends him to the ground with a blast of lightning. At the same time, Karma slips out of the tendril by turning into smoke, reappearing next to Lecter in her Devil form, albeit battered and bloody*
He walks free.
*Be'lak simply laughs and advances on the familiar*
I created you in the depths of Hell. My tool, my perfect assassin. My mistake.

*The centipede bucks its head around, trying to lift Vaseraga from the ground as it charges. More lightning begins to charge up in the Devil's chitin, and it emits another shriek*