[IC] The Room

[Overlord Thraka]

*Horus is still just outside the room glaring at the 4 armed thing suspiciously and demanding to know who it is and what it's doing there.*

*Iris hugs back but doesn't smile*
Iris: Well... it's starting with wings... with luck it'll end there...

[LemonZest1337]

*Hanna tries to comfort Iris by hugging her a little harder*

Hanna: D-don't worry. N-no matter what happens, I-I'll still be h-here for you!

*Hanna wishes she could do more to help Iris*

[Overlord Thraka]

*Iris smiles weakly and hugs Hanna closely, holding back tears*
Iris: Oh Hanna... thank you for saying that... thank you very much...
*After a few moments of muffling hug she releases Hanna, smiles weakly and yawns*
Iris: Thank you Hanna... I think I'm going to get a little rest okay? You're welcome to stay if you want, but the change is... exhausting to say the least.

*Mergoux is unable to cock her crossbow in the middle of a tree without being able to properly stand and use her back to draw the heavily string. Instead she focuses on getting away from the female Weretiger climbing after her*
*She scrambles higher and higher until she can go no further for fear of the branches breaking*
*The Weretiger pursues relentlessly as her brother prowls below, ready to intercept any escape attempts*

[2BlackJack1]

*Lecter shrugs*
Lecter: Doesn't seem like he deserves to die.
*The Devil Hunter sighs*
Lecter: And now you've put me in a pinch. I can help a girl kill a Devil that's been plaguing her, or I can help save a man's life.

*Karma lands on the counter of the bar, looking John in the eyes*
Soldiers. Arm yourself.
*The familiar is annoyed that she's being used as a message sender, instead of having a chance to finish her fight with the werelords for harming her*

[LemonZest1337]

Hanna: I-I'll stay! I-I need to keep an eye o-on you! Make s-sure you're safe!

*Hanna pulls up a chair and sits there watching Iris*

*Hanna is super sleepy but she's doing a good job of concealing it*

[Overlord Thraka]

*Mergoux yelps and draws her leg up as a leap from the tigerlady leaves claw-marks in her greaves*
*The Tigerlady falls through a few branches, yowling, before catching herself*
Tigerlady: Oh you b*tch! I'll kill you for this!
*Mergoux sneers but her confidence is pretty low as she draws a longsword to try and fend off her foe*

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*Iris nods and curls up, yawning hugely*
Iris: If you get tired... don't worry about me... just rest easy... I'll be-zzzz...
*She dozes off peacefully as her wings continue to grow*

[PrinceAlexus]

*Outside the two main rooms the Barbarian and Horse captain continue there stare down in main room*

So... The Bearlord fears us ernough to exterminate us.
Horseman, what it be. So afraid you do his bidding.

*the horseman places his hand on his curved sword *
Your people going tp have to end *

*Furia heads out and sees stand off*
So they finally caught us, slow horse riders.
Bear lords must fear us, so much effort for two Barbarians...

*Nonac and the Horse captain start rounding each other hands on weapons*

[Vulkan 707]

*The leader brings his gun up to his shoulder, and aims at Lecter.*
Leader: What are you implying?

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*John sighs, and keeps looking around.*
John: Soldiers?
*He pulls out his quad barrel gun, and pulls a slide on the underside of the gun back.
*Lights turn on across the gun, and it makes a quiet humming sound.*

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*Large four armed robot, probably close to Horus's height turns to finally regard him.*
*His lower two arms suddenly hum to life as the menacing laser forearms powered up.*
Robot: ++Processing++ {Unknown life form} [Corporate interest?] /////Pending/////
*Strange lights begin to blink all over the robot.*

[LemonZest1337]

*Hanna watches Iris's wings grow for a short amount of time and can't help but feel worried*

*Hanna tries to stop her eyes from closing but she eventually falls asleep*

[Overlord Thraka]

*Horus recoils and takes a few steps back*
Horus: Woah! Easy there. Who.. or what are you? What are you doing here?
*He then sees the Barbarians and the knight getting ready to fight and facepalms*
Horus: Danu... I've got to get a weapon...
*He looks at the Robot again, waiting for an answer and ready to fight if needed*

*The Mergoux is stuck in the top of the tree, cradling a badly slashed arm.*
*Both Tigers prowl below, patiently waiting for Mergoux to come down, knowing she'll have to in time*

[2BlackJack1]

*Lecter doesn't flinch at having a gun aimed at him*
Lecter: That I might have to make an exception on who and what I kill. Wouldn't be the first time something other than a Devil died by my hand.

*Karma watches John grab his gun and nods to herself*
*She flies off, satisfied with her work*

[PrinceAlexus]

*Barbarian and Horse captain turn to face Horus*

*Horse Captain*
Sir, we have a point of Honour to answer, our Clans demand it

*Nonac*
aye, this ends here Bear Lord servant.
*Both look at rrobot having no clue what going on there*

whats that deamon of metal...

*Both hold off duel totpaly perplexed what there looking at. *

*Furia*
will you end him Nonac.. he might bring the rest of the Eastern riders here....

[Vulkan 707]

*Leader shrugs.*
Leader: I'm shaking in my boots.
*The leader aims, and fires a condensed purple laser bolt at Lecter's chest.*

---
*Robot doesn't respond just keeps watching Horus. From the treeline come the black armored me, who have their guns out, and primed.*
*One stands twenty yards away from the barbarians, while the other walks up to stand behind the robot.*

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*John puts on his helm, walks into the mainroom, and would've done a spit take if he was drinking any form of liquid.*
*He jumps to the floor, and army crawls to one of the windows.*
John: Ohhhhh man... they are fucked.

[Overlord Thraka]

*Horus looks between the robot and the man frowning suspiciously and on edge*
Horus: Who are you? Why are you here?

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*Iris begins to shift and change in her sleep*

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*Mergoux looks at the tree next to her, considering trying to jump to it*

[PrinceAlexus]

*Nonac looks round and blocks sightline between man and Furia*

What you after here...
Bear Lord send more incase this one fails?

*Horse captain looks about*
No, we tasked with hunting you.
What kinda metallic sorcerer sent these?

You hired dark magic well as raiding...

*Nonac*
Crom never use such low tricks...

[2BlackJack1]

*Lecter moves as a blur of gray as the figure pulls the trigger, and makes a noise that's a mix of a chuckle and a demonic hiss*
Lecter: I don't ask for fear.
*The Devil Hunter draws his pistol and snaps off a few rounds at the figure*

*Karma shivers at the prospect of bloodshed near her, already lusting for the chance to eat*
Destroy them, John.

[Overlord Thraka]

*In the middle of the night Iris wakes and sees Hanna sleeping. She smiles slightly*
*She gently puts Hanna in the bed, covers her with the blankets and moves to make a nest on the floor but before she does that she goes into the bathroom where she catches sight of herself in the mirror and screams in horror*
*Her skin is peeling away revealing tiny scales underneath it and her head has stretched and elongated grotesquely as it's mid-transformation*
*Her wings are still not fully grown but are large and leathery behind her back and she's sprouted a long tail that drags along the floor*

*Mergoux grits her teeth, screws up her courage and makes a leap to the nearest tree, as she grasps at the branches they snap under her and she begins to crash to the ground*

[LemonZest1337]

*Hanna shifts on the chair she's curled up on*

*She makes a small whimper as Iris moves her*

*She jumps awake after hearing Iris scream*

Hanna: I-Iris!?

[Overlord Thraka]

*The door to the bathroom is closed but not locked*
Iris: I-I-I'm okay! Don't come in!
*She stares in horror at her features, hooking a finger under her lip and lifting it to reveal sharp incisors*
Iris: Oh Danu... please no... NO!
*She slams her fists on the counter in anger at her appearance*

*Mergoux smashes through several branches and lands heavily on the ground, several bones broken and helpless*
*The Tiger siblings loom over her, leering menacingly as her vision swims and begins to go black*
Togan: Now... you ours... Come sister, we take her...
*His sister giggles maniacally*
Sister: Yes! Yes! We take her!
*Mergoux's vision goes dark*

[LemonZest1337]

*Hanna walks up to the door but doesn't open it*

*She flinches when she hears the desk being slammed*

Hanna: A-are you sure?... I-is there anything I-I can do?