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This kid was clearly having some problems. Honestly, Alex himself was having problems keeping his head. That lady just came in, and took out over a hundred people or something. They were lucky to even still be there, but there wasn't much they could do about it now. They had to move, go somewhere else, be anywhere but in the wreckage of what used to be the OMEN headquarters. With Hel out there somewhere, they were in danger, and they need to get going.

"Look kid, we can't stay here. I know, everything that has happened, it's a lot to take in. Problem is, if we stay here, we might see her again a lot sooner than we would like. She might come back, and if we want to have a better chance of surviving, we need to move. The two of us, we're all that's left of the people here, there might be others elsewhere, but I don't know. We need to regroup, get away, and see if we can get in contact with any other agents who might not have been here," he said, giving the kid a pat on the shoulder, before standing up and holding his hand out to Ricky. "Come on, let's get going."

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Well, the group was down to half of the people it had started with, and something that Folly said made her wonder. "Wait, what cloak?" she asked, not really sure what the girl was talking about. Her mind was blanking, even if she had seen the cloak, so much has happen in the span of a few hours, or has it really been a few hours already? She wasn't too sure about that one, time was all over the place since all of the chaos started.

"You know, I think the wings really suit you," a voice said coming from right next to her. Looking over, Thalia saw that her friend Deadpool was back after remaining silent for a while. "Don't you have someone else you can bug," she asked him, before turning away to ignore him. "Well, there is a group of kids I could annoy, but this storyline is way better." he said with a laugh."Wait, what?" she responded, but he fell silent once again.

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Alec could barely believe that some of the people on the screens before him were actually considering a nuke. When, int he history of ever, had a nuke solved problems, or been necessary? Whether in history with Hiroshima, or in media with various monster movies, nuking just did nothing but make innocent people suffer, and the real problem didn't actually go away. As orders were given and Jade Cornish disappeared from the call, Alec was eager to input his own (Likely irrelevant and under-ranked) opinion on using nukes. I.E: It was a shitty idea.

Unfortunately, their entire person of topic made an appearance herself, and Alec's blood ran cold.

By sheer luck - or perhaps the Goddess simply didn't care - his presence on the monitor in O.M.E.N headquarters went unnoticed as Hel began her massacre. Glued to his seat by sheer fright, Alec could feel the other agents around him watching on in horror as their superiors, and possibly friends, were slaughtered by the Nordic deity. As she spoke to a seemingly lone survivor off-screen somewhere, Alec realised he had been holding his breath only when it was released as she vanished.

There was silence in the cabin of the plane, and Alec slowly rose to his feet, visibly shaking as he draw a hand across his face. The biggest defence the country had against Hel, decimated in seconds. As the screen switched off, he looked to the pale faces of the O.M.E.N Agents before him. Part of him wanted to apologise for their loss, but words wouldn't help them now, and for some reason, sympathy seemed like it would ring hollow in this circumstance. As if it wouldn't mean anything.

"Cornish won't know." He finally managed to choke out after several moments of silence. The Brit had switched off before Hel even appeared, so she could be walking into just about anything with this scientist lass. "We need to get to Boston, asap. Maybe... maybe you guys could head the FBI office there. I don't know if you have any other offices across the country, but after this... they could help you out." It wasn't much, but he wondered if they'd be too shell-shocked to really know what to do. As far as they were aware, the three O.M.E.N agents on the plane with him could be the last ones alive.

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Lilith listened to Folly, wary of the girl now. It wasn't as if she was about to forget how strong she was when she choked her. Even if she wasn't in the right mind. Hel needed to be stopped, that much was obvious. How they did that? She had no clue.

Then Folly mentioned a cloak. Lilith tried to recall when a cloak was introduced in any aspect of this. "Yeah, what cloak?" Was there a cloak involved? All she remembered was leaving the circus and having the others handle what was inside the tent. Did something happen involving a cloak?

"Is the cloak important? Maybe it's back at the circus? Or inside?"

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Congratulations - you have made it to the next day. As the world wakes up, no one else quite realizes how many horrors are connected. Reports are flooding in about the decimation of the circus in Coventry. O.M.E.N. must have covered it up, as reporters are claiming that Boris Valeska opened fire on his fellow performers and some innocent bystanders, causing their deaths. As for the attack on O.M.E.N. headquarters - the White House released a statement saying that O.M.E.N. headquarters had gone into lockdown. There's no mention of the fatalities or the bloodshed. But can you blame them? Why announce that an entire government organization had been decimated by a being that came from myth and legend?

Fortunately, no other organizations took a hit like O.M.E.N. did. S.H.I.E.L.D. lended some emergency response personal, sending in teams of specialists to help analyze the damage and treat the survivors. Most of the survivors haven't said a single word, too traumatized by the events that they had seen. The ones that do talk only beg to be killed, rather than survive with the memories they still have. Well, all except for Ricky Goldsworth and Alex Jakobsen. They're currently being recommended to be put on a 72 hour psych hold, just to make sure they aren't a danger to themselves or others.

As for Jessica, Chikashi had managed to get her on a plane to Boston. He's taking her in personally, in hopes to keep her safe during the upcoming crisis. He doesn't trust that any of his safe houses will be up to standard with the attack on O.M.E.N. HQ in Washington D.C. He practices law in Boston, living in the Brookline neighborhood with his two kids - Naegi and Kysarin - as well as his wife. She's on the board of directors of Pym Tech. When Jessica's plane got in, they put her up in Naegi's room and he bunked with his sister. The kumakatok, Mallory, traveled with her. Turns out, Mallory wasn't there to kill Jessica. She was looking for someone to hide with from Hel.

Alec and the other O.M.E.N. agents managed to make contact with Jade, breaking the news to the MI13 agent. She took it all surprisingly well, given that her uncle had been murdered. They all managed to meet in Boston, staying at the Cromwell House with plans to discuss their options in the morning. Jade had shared news about the physicist as well more troubling facts in Coventry. Before she took the train to Boston, she went to check out Murphy's last known location. She found at least a dozen corpses in a circus tent, along with the carcass of a gigantic dog - a dog the size of several semi trucks. The physicist they were looking for was among the bodies. The agents had made plans to meet at sunrise and talk next moves. O.M.E.N. HQ wasn't replying to any calls that they made.

Folly, Lilith, and Thalia spent the night at the Coventry Horrors Hotel. It helped that the management had died - almost all of the rooms were available at no cost. Folly hardly slept during the night, and when she did, she'd wake up screaming. Thalia's sleep was hardly peaceful either. Her wings did manage to fold slightly, and with practice, Thalia was able to make it so that way no one could see them - that they became invisible. But her entire body ached and groaned. Lilith was comparatively well off. Yet as the sun rises, one question still remains...What are they going to do?

Lastly, the hunters had spent most of the evening working on a plan to trick Hel. One of Mariana's contacts came through and managed to give them some actual Norse warding to use. The warding could be used to bind Hel to an object as small as a pebble and as large as a building. The other bit of warding they received was more useful - this warding could be used to kill Hel. Her source was fairly confident that it would work, yet it required the saliva of a person of Norwegian ancestry. Hel doesn't expect them at her base of commands until noon, so they have a few hours.

Good luck, my lovelies. You've survived one day. Let's see if you can survive another...

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Jessica slowly opened her eyes as she stretched slightly, looking over at herself in the nearby mirror it felt really weird and awkward sleeping in a kids room. But she was grateful regardless, she didn't expect him to actually take her into his place until things died down but Jess was grateful regardless. It also did feel a little bit unnerving having Mallory along as well, since she was a spirit of death and all that. She slowly got up from the small bed and did a quick look at her back, which she manage to heal nicely it just left a scar now from her encounter with the killer squad. If Hel hadn't appeared which made them call off the attack on her she would most likely be dead.

She started to put on her clothes for the day neatly laying her night clothes down back inside of her bag that she managed to get out of her apartment. As well as her bag of lore books she had been collecting over the years, Jessica made her way out of the room and made her way into the living room. She was grateful for the family to actually take her in, but part of her did worry that they were all in danger now as well, since Angels were after her, and Hel was most likely after the cloak as well. "Good morning." Jessica said softly.

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Mariana smiled softly as she managed to finally get in contact with one of her historian buddies, that she manage to safe her ass a few years ago on a job at a museum a vengeful spirit was attacking and killing a few of the employees there. "Thank you so much, just send me all you have on the warding. I owe you a big favor, just call whenever you need it." Mariana said, as she hung up with her contact, and a few seconds later Mariana had received a text with everything that she had on the Norse warding.

She slowly got up from the bed that she had been sitting in, at some point during the night Mariana did a little supply run getting some food, and energy drinks and some booze as well, and stock piled up on as much salt as well. She looked towards Robin and Aloise as she set her phone down on the table with the texts that she received from her contact. "So I managed to get in contact with an old buddy of mine, these should be able to help against Hel. One should be able to bind her, and the other we could actually kill her with, just one ingredient for that one though." Mariana said as she took a drink from a half empty glass of whiskey. "So anyway mind going over the plan one more time?" She asked looking at her two fellow hunters.

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"Look, I don't think I need any sort of psych watch or something, that is just insane! We need to get back out there and do something!" Alex said to no one in particular. He didn't like being kept away from the action, he had been in the military, he had lost people, and was somewhat used to it. The fact that everyone seemed to not listen or care was annoying. The other guy seemed to have problems, and it was clear he wasn't used to being in bad situations. He probably could use a good shrink or something.

He walked over to Ricky, and looked at him. "How you holding up?" he asked him, looking at Ricky. From what had happened the night before, and Ricky's reactions to it, he wouldn't be surprised if he stayed quiet. There wasn't much he could do about anything. The guy probably needed help of some kind, but at least he wasn't saying anything about wanting to die, so at least he had that going for him.

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Sleep hadn't really been her friend. The fact that they were sleeping in an abandoned hotel where the owner had died the day before didn't help either. The wings were the real problem. They made sleeping almost impossible, but it did help how they kind of disappeared, making it easier to pretend they weren't there, if it weren't for the aches and the pain in her back. The wings folded slightly, but that was all she could do about it, morning couldn't come quick enough for her.

That morning, Thalia tried to think about what the group could do now. They were on their own, and there wasn't really anything they could do to come up with a plan. They had tried doing that the day before, but then all hell broke loose, which seems to happen to them a lot. "So, anyone have any bright ideas about what we do now? We're kind of stuck in a terrible position right now, with no idea what the hell we are doing." she said, as she looked at the others.

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Shivering in the cold, damp air of Boston, Alec peered around him as he stood outside the meeting spot. It had been a rough night for everyone, and it was bound to be an even rougher day as he and the other Agents continued discussing just exactly what their future plan was going to be. That in itself was a difficult one, considering O.M.E.N had gone dark and they were the lead experts in what to do in this situation.

Shielding the flame of his lighter from the wet sea mist roiling through the streets, Alec lit up his cigarette and took a long, calming drag. The meeting last night had been a sombre one, what with breaking the news of O.M.E.N'S demise to Jade, and the British Agent giving them even more bad news. First, their sole lead was extremely dead after having been present at Coventry, accompanied by a number of other dead folk. Secondly, she'd also discovered a supernatural canine that had more growing problems than Clifford. Although it was thankfully quite dead, Alec knew first-hand that Hel was capable of waving away that pesky problem and bringing back folk anyway. Maybe the rules were different for the supernatural, but whatever the case, Alec dreaded running into Hel and any more of her allies again, especially if they were the same size as Fenrir.

Now all that Alec could think of was maybe tracking down the scientist's research and accommodation, in the hopes that it would shed some light on who she really was, why she was in Coventry, and what link she had with the Goddess of Death.

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Lilith had a decent night all things considered. It would have been worse. Given all that has happened, she hadn't had any nightmares or dreams. No spirits visiting that are pissed off that Hel is out and about. However, she still was worried about what Thalia or Folly would do. Folly was slowly losing herself and Thalia was....turning into something. Whether that was good or bad remained to be seen.

Lilith came down to meet with the others. Thalia asked the question she had been turning in her mind. What do they do? "We should make contact with OMEN and explain everything we saw. I think that is pretty much the only option. I don't know about you two, but this is far beyond my expertise. I'll help in any capacity, but I'm not taking on the responsibility of stopping this bitch on my own." She didn't trust OMEN as far as she could throw them, but they had experts in occult and demonology. Surely someone there would benefit from hearing what they saw.

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Shaw Psychiatric Hospital - Washington D.C....

Ricky was clearly still a little bit shaken by the entire encounter, but curiously, he wasn't afraid. If anything, he was angry. His closest friends and colleagues had just been killed in front of him. He didn't intend to join them six feet under any time soon - no, Ricky wanted to avenge them. It was as if someone had lit a fire in his soul. He glanced up as Alex came over to him, before returning his gaze to the electronic door. "That's a Schlage FE575 lock," Ricky finally said. "They use a nine volt battery and automatically lock after the door is closed for nine seconds...And that light? It means the battery is low." Ricky let the silence hang until Alex figured out what he was getting at.

Sayuki Household - Boston, Massachusetts...

The house had a decent open concept floor plan, allowing the kitchen and the living room to really flow as one space. Chikashi was sitting at the coffee table, pouring over the news reports that were flooding in. Despite the lack of information out there, he knew all too well what was really going on. He had received a debriefing email that morning from his bosses, instructing him that he would not be needed to report to work that day due to the circumstances. An attorney didn't do much good against Hel. Mallory hadn't emerged yet that morning and Naegi was sleeping in. "Good morning, Jessica," Chikashi said kindly. He then glanced over to the kitchen as Sayuki entered. Her computer was on her lap and she was pushing the wheels of her wheelchair manually. "And Kyasarin," Chikashi then added. "Ohayō, otōsan," Kyasarin said with a yawn.

Coventry Horrors Hotel - Coventry, Massachusetts...

Folly took a sip of the tea she had found and then made for herself, mulling over the options. It just occurred to her that she was now an orphan. More than just considering what to do about Hel, she needed to make decisions about next moves. Her cousin had been killed at the circus as well. The circus had been her home and its troupe had been decimated. Where did she have that she could go now? Who would take her in? She took a calming breath and another sip of tea. "If we call O.M.E.N., we can't tell them about Thalia," Folly said quietly. "They'll take you away if they find out about the wings..."

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Jade walked down the street, dressed in a leather jacket, combat boots, and dark pants. She had a grey hood up to shield her from the drizzling Boston rain. With a book bag slung over her shoulder, she could have easily blended in with the thousands of college students that called the city home. There was one other person with her - one of the few O.M.E.N. agents that flew with Alec. That was perhaps the first troubling sign - the others must have fled during the night, terrified for their lives. It would just be the three of them, then.

"You look chipper," Jade observed, her British accent seemingly lighter than it had been during previous conversations. She then gestured towards the other agent with her head. "Agent Kennedy here is the only one who decided to stick around. The others bailed - but you figured that part out already," she said. She put her hands into her pockets, not exactly thrilled about the situation they found themselves in. Six months ago, she had killed the devil. And now, she was being asked to hunt another supernatural being of incredible strength. She was too sober for all of this nonsense.

"But I do have some good news - I got a message from another MI13 operative. There were at least some survivors of the attack," Jade explained. "Alex Jakobsen and Ricky Goldsworth were the only ones in the main room when Hel struck that lived. They're in a psychiatric facility in D.C., but...Could be a place to start, given that our physicist is quite dead."

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Aloise looked at the ingredient with interest - before glancing around the table. She doubted anyone there was Norwegian in the slightest. She couldn't think of any hunters that had Norwegian ancestry either. "Short of going to Norway...How are we going to get the saliva for the second ward?" Aloise asked, perhaps a bit critically. This was when Robin actually had to snicker - not with Aloise, but at her. She pulled out a computer and then went onto craigslist, before typing in a quick ad.

"I just created an ad - person of Norwegian ancestry's saliva wanted. Will pay $300 cash. Meet at the Hunter Hotel in less than three hours and bring documentation," Robin summarized. Almost anything a person could possibly want could be found on the internet. She'd be more surprised if someone didn't respond to her ad. The other ward did interest Robin, however. If they could bind Hel to an object, why not take that object, weigh it down, and toss it into the ocean? Let the Norse Goddess stay at the sea floor for the rest of eternity, powerless.

"Binding her will be easier than killing her," Aloise then said. "Once she's bound, we can then use the other ward to do the job. All before she gets that cloak or it'll be too late to stop her..."

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Jessica took the moment to look around the room, it looked roomy and reminded a lot of her own apartment back home she ran a hand through her hair, when she heard Chikashi's voice. Turning around she gave him a friendly smile, as she walked into the kitchen and started to search for a glass. Eventually she found a glass and started to pour herself a glass of water, gulping it down rather quickly as she filled up another, and made her way over towards the coffee table. "Thank you again, for letting us crash here." Jessica said towards Chikashi, she noticed that Mallory hadn't come out yet either.

Though a part of her did worry that angels would end up finding her again, tuning into angel radio for any kind of news or just to find out anything if they said anything about her managing to escape, and at the first sign of trouble she would do her best to protect them. "So find any information in the news?" Jessica asked, as she looked up and saw Kyasarin and gave her a wave. "Good morning to you as well." Jess said towards Kyasarin,.

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Mariana flopped herself down on the table and reached for a bottle of whiskey and started to pour herself another glass and started to take a gulp of it. "Yeah that's gonna be a little bit harder to get, since none of us are of Norwegian decent." Mariana said as she ran a hand through her hair, when her cousin started to snicker she had some kind of idea. Mariana turned to look at her when she showed them the ad that she posted up on Craigslist. "Gotta love craigslist." Mariana said with a slight laugh as she took another drink from her glass.

"Though i'm a bit strapped for cash I don't think either of us have 300 bucks on them, unless you plan on robbing them of their spit?" Mariana said jokingly. "Oh and also I am so not going to be handling it some strangers nasty ass drool either." The first ward would be helpful, they just needed to figure out some kind of plan to get the ward on Hel's person. "So just one problem to get Hel to stand in the warding to bind her, i'm pretty sure she isn't stupid on that end." Mariana said.

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He thought the kid was losing it. Ricky seemed calm before he had walked over to him, now there was something else there, probably the same feeling that he had. The guy didn't really seem like the type who would want to be planning a break out, but he was all for it. He liked Ricky, and was happy to take his suggestion and go along with it. "I like your thinking," he said with a grin towards him, before heading over to look at the lock. He knew almost nothing about these types of things, he was a soldier, not an engineer.

"So, if the battery is about to die, we might just be able to open the door and get out of this place. Because I don't know about you, but instead of making me less crazy this place is driving me crazy. Any idea when we might be able to get through the door?" he asked Ricky, looking at him. Electronics and locks like this were not his strong suit, he had no idea what he was doing, but with a little luck maybe Ricky did, since he already showed that he knew some stuff about it.

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"You mean the wings that I literally just found out I had yesterday? Yeah, no problem, wasn't planning on telling anyone about those things anyway. They are a pain to sleep with by the way. I do not recommend sprouting wings or something, they are annoying," she said, looking at Folly and Lilith. Going to OMEN was the only thing they could do right then, after all, there was only the 3 of them, and a powerful goddess who wanted to take over the world.

"So, any ideas about how we get a hold of these OMEN people? I mean, do any of us have a phone number for these people?" Thalia asked Folly. She hadn't ever really heard about the organization, not until the past few days anyway. Supposedly they were a big deal and a good way to take out any and all supernatural forces or something like that. It made her worry a little bit because of the wings, but they didn't have any better ideas.

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Lilith could really go for some coffee. Instead, she was sitting there with a headache and no idea how to go about getting anything done. She didn't know anyone at OMEN. "Hey, I suggested calling them. You guys can come up with the rest." Lilith got up to go find some coffee or something to drink to fix the pulsing in her head.

It had never occurred to her that Thalia could be in danger from OMEN. Still, didn't it make more sense to figure out things with Hel first before worrying about something new? She wouldn't put it past them though, all things considered.

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Nodding and giving an amicable smile as the others approached, Alec's pleasant expression faded somewhat as he realised they were missing some OMEN Agents. Before Jade explained the situation, he had thought for one horrible moment that Hel had tracked their little group down and attempted to finish the job she started in DC. Although disappointing, it was better to hear that two of the agents had simply fled. He couldn't exactly blame them.

"Glad to hear there were survivors. They must be so tough - or lucky - sons of bitches." Alec replied, honestly surprised at the news. Letting his nearly finished cigarette fall to the floor and grinding it with his heel, he considered Jade's idea. It could be prudent; gathering more allies before delving further into the mystery. But it the physicists had died recently, perhaps time was of the essence when retrieving potential evidence and clues about this Hel situation.

"Would those boys really be up for getting straight back out there? I'd imagine they went through quite the ordeal." Another valid point - it'd be no good if they'd developed PTSD. "I think it'd be a better idea to head straight to Fairfax's home and office, before anyone untoward gets there before us. Still - you both have more experience in this arena than I do." Looking back to Jade, he nodded at her with a grin. "Up to you, Boss."

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Ricky didn't return Alex's grin, but he nodded curtly at him. Thankfully, the nurses didn't seem to be paying attention to Alex so obviously going to examine the lock. Ricky hadn't moved his gaze from a spot on the floor. It was as if he was seeing the numbers and equations in front of him, with him being disconnected from this reality. (Basically, he's me when I get super into my math, Blue...) Ricky then glanced up at Alex. He had been making careful observations of the lock and he remembered when the battery warning light had gone on.

"Now," Ricky said quietly. "It should be dead now - the light is still on because that warning system runs on a separate circuit," Ricky explained quietly. He then rose to his feet and pressed down on the door handle. The door sprung open and Ricky calmly walked out, not even looking back to see if Alex was following him. He wasn't running or making a break for it or anything. The nurses didn't seem to notice. After all, why would someone be walking so calmly in a mental ward unless they were allowed to be out? Only escaping patients ran for it.

Sayuki Household - Boston, Massachusetts...

Chikashi shook his head. "They're keeping most of this out of the news," he explained. He gave a bit of a weary sigh and cleaned off his glasses, before gesturing for Jessica to take a seat. There was no sound of footsteps on the stairs but Mallory emerged a moment later, looking like...a person. She looked like a young South Korean girl. Mallory flashed a smile at Jessica, before she nodded at a ring on her finger. It had a strange glow to it - it was the reason that Mallory could appear human. She didn't look like she was wearing her cloak, but if Jessica focused on her, she could see past the illusion and see the hooded death spirit.

"That's because they'll put out a report in a few days saying it's all drugs," Kyasarin chimed in. She opened up her laptop and began to type away at it rapidly. "And people will believe it because they're dumb and don't want to have to be afraid for their lives. Just like Altsoba all over again. Nothing changes."

Chikashi sighed slightly but he knew that his daughter was right. She didn't used to be this cynical - but then again, that had been before the accident.

Coventry Horrors Hotel - Coventry, Massachusetts...

There was plenty of coffee for Lilith, though none of it had been brewed yet. With Andromeda gone, no one was running the hotel. Most of the staff hadn't bothered showing up when they realized that she wasn't there, so no one was attending to much of anything. There were portraits lining the walls and their eyes seemed to be following Lilith as she walked.

Folly was deep in thought. She didn't know how to contact O.M.E.N., but then she realized something. The O.M.E.N. agents hadn't come looking for Hanson - they had come looking for her. "I don't think we call O.M.E.N.," Folly then said quietly. "They came to Coventry to find me, since they knew I had a connection to Mephistopheles...Maybe we let them find me," she suggested. "Then they'll come to us."

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Jade let out an honest laugh at Alec's words. "Please. I got this job because my uncle was worried I'd become an alcoholic if he couldn't keep an eye on me," she said. "Looks like he was wrong," she then added with another laugh. But then again, she had been in Altsoba, the first even that had nearly ended the world. She had worked a variety of jobs in her life, but all of them had ultimately been investigative positions. Private detective turned homicide cop turned agent of MI13. "Intel says Fairfax worked at M.I.T. and lived in an apartment nearby," Cornish explained.

"Let's hit the university first - she must have spent a lot of time there in her lab," she mused. In her experience, any PhD candidate or post doc was practically glued to their lab. Some of them even would spend the night there rather than return home. She stepped outside of Cromwell House, going back into the bitter Boston chill. The remaining agents followed her out, still a bit shaken over the entire ordeal.

"What do you think we'll find there?" one of them asked Cornish.

"No idea," she admitted. "Hopefully an explanation as to why the Norse goddess of Death wanted a physicist dead," she said, before hailing a cab to take them across the river to M.I.T.

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"Anyone who responds to an ad like this deserves to get robbed," Robin pointed out. It tended to only be perverts and pedophiles in her experience that would show up to give saliva based on their ancestry. There was always something wrong with them. And Robin doubted that between the three of them that they'd have any trouble getting the spit they needed. It wasn't much worse than credit card fraud and hunters always had to do that to make ends meet. Aloise nodded in agreement - she had made her fair share of bile purchases before. Of course, the internet had never helped with them - it tended to be seedy bars.

"No responses yet, prima," Robin then said as she refreshed the page. She wasn't too worried though. They had plenty of time and the weirdos would come out of the woodwork eventually. And if they didn't, the bile was only needed for one of the wards. They also had the option of trying to steal her sword from her as well.

Aloise thought about it for a moment. They'd need to trick the daughter of the God of Mischief. They had gotten relatively lucky back when they faced Lucifer, managing to kill him in that Church. But the more she thought about it, the more she realized they needed to play into Hel's weakness. "Hel doesn't think she's a villain," Aloise finally said. She tapped her fingers on the table. "That's her entire deal, right? She wants to save the world. And I am completely fine with her shutting the gates of heaven and hell."

"I don't see how that helps us," Robin pointed out. "Once she's on top, she'll be cautious, won't she?"

Aloise hesitated before an idea came to her. "Once she's won...We throw her a celebration. Create some monument in her honor. Sing her praises - tell her that she really is the hero she believes. And as she goes to sit on her throne, she walks over the ward."

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Jessica gave Chikashi a friendly smile as she moved over and took a seat next to him at the coffee table as she looked at the computer for a moment. She nodded slightly, governments always did tend to try and cover up either their biggest mistakes or some massively large tragedy, like Altsoba. Her attention turned towards Mallory and gave the death spirit a friendly smile and returned the wave seeing her as the young Korean girl for a moment. Jessica noticed the ring that the kumatock was wearing, she instantly knew that it was an illusion to make her look human before everyone else. "Good morning Mal, how are you?" Jessica said, she had a feeling that the spirit didn't sleep at all.

Her attention went to Kyasarin as she spoke, biting her lower lip for a moment wondering what had caused her to be put in the wheelchair in the first place. "I could maybe try and heal you, so that you can walk again." Jessica offered Kyasarin, she wasn't sure if her healing abilities would work that well. They didn't work much the day before, but she just assumed that it was probably from her injuries from the angel killer squad. It was the very least that she could do for the family that actually let the two of them stay, they were being hunted by both angels and Hel she wanted to at least return the favor.

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"So true, they do deserve to get robbed." Mariana said with a slight laugh as she looked at the ad that her cousin had set up sighing slightly when she didn't see any kind of response yet. But they just needed at least one, to hopefully work Mariana ran a hand through her hair as she took another sip of her drink. Then her attention turned towards Aloise when she started to mention a plan, and nodded slightly as she thought about it for awhile. "What if we etched the rune on the back of her throne. And maybe we should get more then one sample incase they make fake claims to their papers?" Mariana suggested it would be very hard to see.

"We etch it behind there or on a piece that she cant see and then she'd be bound by it then right?" Mariana asked, they just have to play the overly attached fangirls to make it at least work. "So long as i'm not bending over and spreading my asscheeks for the woman, I don't care what we do as long as we seal both places up, and kill her in the end." Mariana said as she got up and stretched slightly letting out a yawn. She reached over for the TV remote and started to turn it on to the news, playing to her overly large ego could maybe get her to trust them before they strike.

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"Nice job," he said, giving Ricky a smile. This guy seemed to know what he was doing, and it was great that he did, otherwise they would have been stuck in the room for who knew how long. Ricky basically was the brains, while he was more of the brawn, the one who could do a lot of the heavy lifting. He watched as Ricky went over and opened up the door, and Alex couldn't help but smile as he followed him through. He was glad that if he had to be stuck with someone, it was this guy.

As they entered the hallway, Alex followed Ricky's lead, staying calm and walking behind him. He kept his eyes on Ricky as he walked, trying to make sure he kept him in his sights, since it seemed like Ricky knew his way around better than he did. The more he got to know him, in the short amount of time that it was, the more he realized he generally liked the guy. Now that the initial shock was over, this guy was keeping a level head, and was calm. He was glad that he was escaping with him.

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"How do you suggest we let them know you're here Folly? It doesn't seem like the best idea, and I don't think it would be too easy to do that, unless you have them on speed dial or something. Though since none of us know how to even contact them, that sounds unlikely," she said, looking at Folly. The girl seemed perfectly fine turning herself over to OMEN, and she had said that she shouldn't mention the wings. Folly was definitely a strange one.

"Say we go with this plan, and OMEN does find us. Why would you even want to let them find you? If you have info about this guy that they were looking for, then they wouldn't want to let you go too easily would they? You were telling me that they'd lock me up or whatever if they learned about the wings, what makes you think they won't do the same thing to you?" Thalia couldn't help but ask. It seriously was a concern in her mind, and she couldn't help but worry about Folly.

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Lilith was sure the eyes were following her. She wouldn't be at all surprised by this fact. It would be the icing on top of the crappy cupcake that was her new life. She made her way into the kitchen, a bit ticked off she would have to brew her own coffee. It wasn't as if she expected hotel staff to be around. With their boss dead, and Hel now wreaking havoc, it would surprise her if anyone was around.

OMEN was a good a plan as any, in her opinion. She had no idea how to contact them so hopefully, Folly knew. Otherwise, they would have to think of something else. Thalia would have to be guarded in her new form. And would OMEN look at her? She brushed with them a few times, but nothing more than a "we're watching you" type deal. Surely someone who could tell the future would be worthwhile, especially with all that was going on.

Which reminded her, as the coffee started to pour, she really should settle and draw some cards.

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Alec barked out a laugh in response to Jade's comment about work. Yeah, he could never get off the sauce himself, though it was rare to get a job because of it. Usually it ruined your chances for finding decent work, though in their current situation, things weren't so "decent". Having a minimum wage job at Walmart may be soul-draining, but at least you got to keep your damned soul and not have it ripped out by pissed off Gods.

He was quiet for most of the car ride, going over the past few days in his head. His calming fishing trip seemed like it had happened years ago now, with all the craziness that had occurred. Witnessing a massacre over a monitor screen didn't do much to lift his spirits either. Taking a swig from his hip flask (And not caring that it was "day-drinking") he looked to Jade and the other Agent as the cab arrived.

"Think we're gonna have to expect any trouble in there?" He questioned, peering up at the MIT building. Would Hel send people here to cover up evidence, or would that be beneath an immortal to worry about?

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Shaw Psychiatric Hospital - Washington D.C....

Luck, be a lady tonight...Well, Lady Luck seems to be awfully fond of Ricky and Alex. No one gave them a second glance as they headed out of the supposedly secure ward, thanks to Ricky's surprising knowledge of the door locks. On the way out, they passed a rack that workers kept jackets on. Ricky grabbed one and put it on, knowing that it'd be freezing outside. Once they were outside of the facility, Ricky kept on walking until they made it to a coffee shop a few blocks over.

"I went to Sci-Tech," Ricky explained. It was the S.H.I.E.L.D. Science and Technology Academy - to get in the door, candidates needed to have at least one PhD. It wasn't uncommon for O.M.E.N. to have recruited from other agencies - in fact, it was rarer for an O.M.E.N. operative to not have been involved in some other agency. "Switched to O.M.E.N. as S.H.I.E.L.D. wouldn't take threats like Hel seriously," he then admitted quietly. He then glanced at Alex, expecting that he'd have some sort of plan. He had broken them out of the asylum - what happened next was Alex's territory, as far as Ricky was concerned.

Sayuki Household - Boston, Massachusetts...

Mallory didn't need to sleep. She had spent most of the evening attending to duties. If she didn't knock on the door of a person fated to die within a 10 mile radius of her at least three hours before their death...Well, it had only happened once in her lifetime and that had caused the rips in time to occur in Coventry. Her failing to perform her duties had created the temporal anomalies that fueled the wardrobe and ultimately killed Andromeda Aldrich.

"I'm well," Mallory replied, before she smiled like the Cheshire cat. She knew that Hel was after her cloak. Until this entire fiasco blew over, she figured it would be best to disguise herself as human. It would take someone looking at her closely to see past the true illusion and notice her form. As long as Hel didn't give her a second glance, she'd be fine. Yet she also knew that the cloak would call to Hel - it was rightfully hers, after all.

Kyasarin turned her head, looking at Jessica for a moment. There was a spark of hope in her eyes for a moment. "You can give it a shot, but I doubt it'll work," Kyasarin said frankly. "None of the doctors could fix it - the bones in my legs are completely crushed, shattered, whatever you wanna describe it as...They won't reform properly."

Coventry Horrors Hotel - Coventry, Massachusetts...

"I'm not that type of abnormal," Folly explained. She was fairly confident that O.M.E.N. wouldn't hold her after she had answered their questions. While she had killed someone, they lacked evidence. And as far as Folly and anyone else was concerned, she was a perfectly normal human being. Sure, she healed a little faster than was average - but she was raised in the Circus. Everyone had to be a little bit stronger than the average human being to fit in.

"I think I'd just need to appear in some security footage or...or in the background of a news report," Folly suggested, frowning a bit as she thought it over. O.M.E.N. had to be scouring the area for evidence, right? They'd be watching every bit of digitalized data that came out of the place. However, then another thought occurred to her and she laughed a bit. "The guest registry!" Folly exclaimed, before running over to the hotel counter. She pulled up a gigantic book, filled with the check-in information of the guests. "Maybe one of the O.M.E.N. agents - Keenan - signed in and left a phone number?"

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Jade noticed Alex partaking in a rather Boston popular activity - day drinking - but she passed no judgment on it. As far as she was concerned, if she was awake, then it was an appropriate time to be drinking. The cab ride to M.I.T. was relatively uneventful - which suited her. There was plenty of excitement in this job without death defying cab rides becoming part of the package. As she got out of the cab, she considered Alec's question - but the other O.M.E.N. agent cut her off.

"If there wasn't, I'd be surprised," the agent admitted.

"Either way, it'll give us information on motive, as well as Hel's intentions," Jade said decisively. If Hel hadn't bothered to go clean up any possible evidence, then it suggested that Hel was either sloppy, egotistical, or she hadn't killed the physicist in premeditated murder. But given the description of the massacre at O.M.E.N. headquarters, Jade couldn't help but imagine the egotistical explanation was correct. Hel struck her as the type of person that thought they were the hero - and would ultimately always be the villain because of it.

She pulled up a rough campus map on her phone, before spotting where the physics building was located, and she headed in that direction. "I don't technically have jurisdiction here - so if either of you would like to handle the badge flashing, that'd be grand."

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Robin hit refresh and she perked up slightly, seeing that some responses have come in. In fact, not just one or two or three but four people had responded to the advertisement. Two of them contained unsolicited photos and Robin wrinkled her nose, before responding to the other two and giving them the address of the Hunter Hotel. They could meet to do the exchange there. It wasn't like they'd be staying here much longer.

"We have two weirdos coming to bring us some fluids," Robin said cheerfully, grinning a bit. Aloise couldn't help but snort - she hadn't imagined that they'd have their choice of which spit they wanted to use. She had anticipated that they'd be lucky to get one response - but she supposed, this was what happened when the next generation of hunters came in. They changed everything, but the fights remained the same. It was the entire reason she was doing this - that way there wouldn't have to be hunters anymore.

"If we etch it, we need to make it look beautiful - if that makes any sense," Aloise explained. "Then the rune can hide in plain sight, making her more likely to slip up." Of course, there was another part of the plan they needed to discuss - what they were willing to do in order to help Hel shut the gates of heaven and hell. Aloise was all in on this - she didn't know about the cousins, however.

On the news, Mariana will notice something potentially connected to Hel. A lot of government agencies are having their budgets cut for an "emerging emergency" reported by O.M.E.N. And already, the cuts have begun to take their toll. Some agencies have had to cut staff and security, with an organization called the Brotherhood already making a successful raid on the CIA.

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"That's good to hear." Jessica said towards Mallory and gave her a slight smile, it was good that she knew that she wasn't the one fated to die with her around. Still it felt a tad bit unsettling at the moment, before her attention turned towards Kyasarin seeing the bit of hope flash in her eyes. "Well that's modern medicine though it can only do so much." Jessica said as she slowly stood up and slowly started to make her way towards Kyasarin. She had used her abilities a lot to heal some of the animals that she worked with, but not to much or often to get anyones attention.

The only time she had done it on a human was yesterday on herself and those that were in that car accident that she got herself caught up in. She just hoped that it would go her way this time, as Jess kneeled down in front of Kyasarin, looking at her for a few moments. "Hopefully this will work." Jessica said softly as she gently laid both of her hands on Kyasarin's legs and closed her eyes, taking in a deep breath as she started to try and heal the girl's legs.

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Mariana's eyes wondered over towards her cousin and couldn't help but laugh slightly at the way she worded it. "You know you made that sound really, really sexual right?" Mariana said trying to hold back another fit of laughter, however she was really glad that they had some responses to probably one of the weirdest ads ever. Mariana then looked towards Aloise and gave her a slight nod, they just had to make it pretty. The goddess seemed to be a real big ego maniac, hopefully that would be used to their advantage. "Oh and also you got the honors of handling them." Mariana said with a slight smirk.

She was willing to do just about anything to shut down the gates of Hell and Heaven for good, that's if Hel said what she can do was true, she'd have to see if it would be true or not. As Mariana turned towards the TV, she looked up at the news station that was on and started to turn up the volume some more. It certainly did sound like it was Hel related, since government agencies were pulling funding from each other for OMEN. "Seems like Hel was quiet busy in the last few hours." Mariana said softly.