[IC] Hell's coffee lounge

[supertinyking]

ShadowVentus said
He has both hands on his head. "No...stay back! Get out of here, both of you, before it's too late!" You see that Michael's body is starting to glow slightly with black energy.

I leap back to the little girl, and I pick her up. I then portal away to a small bunker then I then shield with the darkness, interfering with anything trying to teleport in.

[ShadowVentus]

supertinyking said
I leap back to the little girl, and I pick her up. I then portal away to a small bunker then I then shield with the darkness, interfering with anything trying to teleport in.

From your bunker, you can sense a sudden explosion that is loaded with energy. There's even a flash of light to prove that it happened. You can see that it happened right where Michael is.

[supertinyking]

ShadowVentus said
From your bunker, you can sense a sudden explosion that is loaded with energy. There's even a flash of light to prove that it happened. You can see that it happened right where Michael is.

I teleport back without the girl.

[ShadowVentus]

supertinyking said
I teleport back without the girl.

You return to find that Michael is unharmed, but a large crater is before you, anything within that radius is dead.

[supertinyking]

ShadowVentus said
You return to find that Michael is unharmed, but a large crater is before you, anything within that radius is dead.

Due to me having killed most non-animal life before hand he mostly killed woodland creatures. "Whoa!" I say rushing over to him.

[ShadowVentus]

He extends a hand your way, a dark aura trickling from his fingers. It's heading your way very quickly.

[CreedTheChimera]

ShadowVentus said
He extends a hand your way, a dark aura trickling from his fingers. It's heading your way very quickly.

In an instant, Ari appears. She raises her hands and her eyes darken black, pushing back the dark aura. "There's only one Darkness user around here punk..."
((Yeah, her power is literally Darkness))

[ShadowVentus]

CreedTheChimera said
In an instant, Ari appears. She raises her hands and her eyes darken black, pushing back the dark aura. "There's only one Darkness user around here punk..."((Yeah, her power is literally Darkness))

Michael looks up, his the redness of his scarred eye burning intensely. "Grima's Grip." Michael's aura wraps around Ari in a tight grip.

[CreedTheChimera]

ShadowVentus said
Michael looks up, his the redness of his scarred eye burning intensely. "Grima's Grip." Michael's aura wraps around Ari in a tight grip.

The dark aura wrapped around Ari quickly disbands, her eyes solid black as she seems to push it back, her own hands being covered in darkness.

[ShadowVentus]

CreedTheChimera said
The dark aura wrapped around Ari quickly disbands, her eyes solid black as she seems to push it back, her own hands being covered in darkness.

The aura disbands, but remains floating near her. With a small movement of Michael's hand, the aura turns into spikes, elongating to the point where if Ari made a single movement, she'd take a hit. "It's not wise to challenge me..." Michael speaks in a voice not of his own. He then cups his hands over his mouth. "Grima's Breath" He breathes a torrent of dark flames at Ari.

[CreedTheChimera]

ShadowVentus said
The aura disbands, but remains floating near her. With a small movement of Michael's hand, the aura turns into spikes, elongating to the point where if Ari made a single movement, she'd take a hit. "It's not wise to challenge me..." Michael speaks in a voice not of his own. He then cups his hands over his mouth. "Grima's Breath" He breathes a torrent of dark flames at Ari.

Ari, sensing her life is about to end, screams. The scream somehow carries a physical force, as it blows away the darkness and extinguishes the black flames, but does not apply any abnormal pressure on Michael. When she is done screaming, Ari immediately summons a black aura herself, hurling several black spikes at Michael.

[ShadowVentus]

CreedTheChimera said
Ari, sensing her life is about to end, screams. The scream somehow carries a physical force, as it blows away the darkness and extinguishes the black flames, but does not apply any abnormal pressure on Michael. When she is done screaming, Ari immediately summons a black aura herself, hurling several black spikes at Michael.

Michael dodges all of the spikes except for one, the lone spike piercing through his abdomen. He let's out a beastly roar of pain. Meanwhile, the spikes surrounding Ari fade as whatever is controlling Michael attempts to remove the spike, causing him to bleed even more in the process.

[CreedTheChimera]

ShadowVentus said
Michael dodges all of the spikes except for one, the lone spike piercing through his abdomen. He let's out a beastly roar of pain. Meanwhile, the spikes surrounding Ari fade as whatever is controlling Michael attempts to remove the spike, causing him to bleed even more in the process.

The spike disappears as Ari freezes up. She seems to be vibrating or something, frozen in place. Except her eyes. They dart around wildly, trying to comprehend what is happening.

[ShadowVentus]

CreedTheChimera said
The spike disappears as Ari freezes up. She seems to be vibrating or something, frozen in place. Except her eyes. They dart around wildly, trying to comprehend what is happening.

For a moment, albeit brief, Michael regains control and speaks. "Ari...you've gotta..set my heart free.." Grima then regains his control and begins walking toward Ari. His movements are sluggish, his left hand putting pressure on the fresh wound in his abdomen.

[CreedTheChimera]

ShadowVentus said
For a moment, albeit brief, Michael regains control and speaks. "Ari...you've gotta..set my heart free.." Grima then regains his control and begins walking toward Ari. His movements are sluggish, his left hand putting pressure on the fresh wound in his abdomen.

Ari doesn't move. She can't. She just stares at Michael in terror and wants to scream, but even that isn't possible.

---

In a place very far away, a man smiled. Ari would now meet her end. Unable to save herself.

[shion sonozoki]

"hello" i say looking around.

[ShadowVentus]

CreedTheChimera said
Ari doesn't move. She can't. She just stares at Michael in terror and wants to scream, but even that isn't possible.In a place very far away, a man smiled. Ari would now meet her end. Unable to save herself.

As he draws nearer, Michael collapses a foot away from Ari, looking skywards. Ari sees that he has lost a fair amount of blood, a trail of it behind him serving as proof. "...." He's silent as ever.

[CreedTheChimera]

ShadowVentus said
As he draws nearer, Michael collapses a foot away from Ari, looking skywards. Ari sees that he has lost a fair amount of blood, a trail of it behind him serving as proof. "...." He's silent as ever.

For some reason, the wound heals and new blood begins to pump in his veins.

---

The man feels an unbearable need to facepalm. He probably should have done that the second the spike disappeared...

[ShadowVentus]

CreedTheChimera said
For some reason, the wound heals and new blood begins to pump in his veins.The man feels an unbearable need to facepalm. He probably should have done that the second the spike disappeared...

Just when Michael thought it was over, his wounds had healed and Grima was back in control. He creates a bolt of raw energy in his right hand as he gets back on his feet, and then continues to walk slowly toward Ari, his eyes gleaming red.

[CreedTheChimera]

ShadowVentus said
Just when Michael thought it was over, his wounds had healed and Grima was back in control. He creates a bolt of raw energy in his right hand as he gets back on his feet, and then continues to walk slowly toward Ari, his eyes gleaming red.

Something is egging Grima on, giving him more and more power and control. Ari just sits there, frozen, unable to do anything. Grima feels an unbearable need to kill her.