[IC] The Room

[Overlord Thraka]

*Xan snarls at Vaseraga and places herself between him and Zeta*
Xan: Du nix jak Zeta! Not kill! You have to kill me first!
*She slowly backs towards Zeta, making sure to body-block her from Vaseraga as much as possible*

*Horus frowns. The new man seems polite enough, but there's still something Horus can't shake about him. Not knowing Zeta really at all he turns to Jillian*
Horus: Jillian, perhaps you know what's going on better than I. Do you know any of these people? Know if any are trustworthy?
*He particularly looks at Xan, as all he's really seen of her is her aggressiveness and loyalty to Zeta*

[Vulkan 707]

*Jillian eyes widen for a moment at the finality of Vaseraga's words, and shakes her head slightly in dismay.*
Jillian: You are killing her for the theft of a book? On top of that you wish to torture her first? That is overboard and unnecessary to do to her, I understand your anger but such a out come seems like a waste of life. Why can't you just get your book back, and be on your way?
*Jillian shrugs to Horus.*
Jillian: I just met Xan and Zeta, both seem to be from different cultures, but were nice and cordial with me. I have not met the fellow with the scythe yet.
*John nods in agreement with Jillian.*
John: I agree with cowgirl, why doesn't blondie get your book, and we all sit down and drink some whiskey? And I met Vase-a-ra-gas-sss, and he's a.... *Thinks back at his laughter, and insane battle tactics.* eccentric person... but he also helped fight monsters in the woods, so that is something.

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*Sasha frowns at the next newcomer, and does her best to stand.*
Sasha to Eustace: Who are you?

[2BlackJack1]

*Lecter nods along to John's words*
Lecter: He was willing to fight against the creatures of Hell with us.
*He then turns to face Vaseraga, and his voice shifts to being gruff and serious*
Lecter: But if you want to execute her for theft, then I can't see you as better than a Devil. It was a book she stole, not a life.
*The Devil Hunter also keeps an eye on Xan, ready to interfere if she attacks again, because she's acting hysterical, and he doesn't know how she'll act*

[Sgt Vandingo]

*Vaseraga was about to answer Jillian seriously, but laughs out loud at John's butchering of his name. He then marches up to John, all the while laughing, and pats him on the back. The pat itself isn't that hard, but to a human it'd probably be a light push.*
Vaseraga: A great attempt for one not used to my language, ohohoho! And thank you to you as well, Mr... I did not ask your name, what might it be, before I continue this discussion?
*He then turns to Jillian before Lecter asks cause 3 people are hard to answer at once without editing the entire post and I cbf doing so, and laughs again. His frame looking slightly bigger than normal due to his close proximity to someone smaller than him.*
Vaseraga: Because, Miss Jillian, the finality of the Society is absolute. There is the possibility she could recount parts of the ledger, and that is simply not acceptable. Many secrets are hidden in that book, and if even a single one gets out, that could mean destruction and chaos on a level never before seen in any Skydom. Sumimasen, but she must go with the book.
*He turns his gaze over to Zeta, who has moved closer to Xan so she can lean on something other than her spear. His gaze is cold, and Zeta can feel the hate towards her increase drastically. Her spear feels the same coming from Vaseraga's scythe. Zeta leans onto Xan slightly, and puts a hand on her shoulder.*
Zeta: It's okay. He won't kill me yet.

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*Eustace looks at Sasha for a little bit. Then moves towards her, remaining silent in everything he does, including breathing. That's just how quiet he is. Fucken badass if you ask me.*

[Vulkan 707]

*Jillian doesn't seem very satisfied with Vaseraga's answer.*
Jillian: What information could that book hold that could cause a world to be destroyed? Secrets will only be kept in the dark for so long, truth will find a way, and there must be a reason why Zeta stole this ledger. I would pry into why you must keep these secrets, but I will hold my tongue. What I will do is not let you execute someone over the crime of theft, even if she supposedly holds dark knowledge from reading the ledger.

*John smiles at Vase's laughter, not cause it's funny more of he has a bad habit of smiling when other people smile or laugh around him. In his mind laughter is infectious, and he has trouble controlling his facial features.*
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*Sasha frowns at Eustace, and manages to stand on her feet.*
Sasha: Are you deaf? Who the fuck are you?
*She grits her teeth from the pain spiking through her body, and manages to keep her sword raised.*

[Sgt Vandingo]

*Vaseraga stops laughing at Jillian's question, and his tone turns dead serious. It's very unbecoming of him, but it has to happen once or twice.*
Vaseraga: Politics, Miss Jillian.
*He then roars in laughter again, cause of the seriousness of his response, his broad shoulders bouncing up and down with his heartfelt laughter of what he thinks to be extremely funny.*

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*Zeta's lips turn down into a sneer as she watches Vaseraga laugh like nothing happened, while she can barely talk properly due to her armour still being super tight around her neck. She does hate him, and that is really weighing upon her emotions because there was a time she didn't hate him, and those memories and her current feelings are clashing like two armies in the battleground that is her mind.*

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*Eustace eventually stops a few metres away from Sasha, and stares at her for a good thirty seconds. He then moves his rifle from a ready position, to his side, and then holsters it on his back. He moves his hands up to his head, making sure they're visible the entire time, cause he doesn't want to get shanked just yet, and pulls his cowl back, revealing his handsome face, and cat ears on top of his head. He also does not look amused at having a sword pointed at him, regardless of how fancy the sword looks.*
Eustace: Let me look at your wounds.

[Overlord Thraka]

*Horus frowns. He fully believes Vaseraga's notion that a book could end the world, as there is one that he knows of that could end many worlds simultaniously*
Horus: Jillian don't be so doubtful. There are books that contain secrets of magic, spells so powerful they could evaporate this world in a heartbeat. I knew only of one however, I knew nothing of this.
*He looks between Zeta and Vaseraga*
Horus: She stole it from you, but why did you have it in the first place? What were your intentions with the book?
*He's long since learned to keep a straight face at all times*

*Tiaz roars in pain and fear as his cloak catches fire. He beats it out then lands clumsily, nearly falling over as his bad leg collapses under him*
Tiaz: You dare! I will show you the might of my power!
*He raises the skull and another jet of flame shoots forth. This one however is pure white, and since Be'Lak is a devil and evil it burns him on contact with the power of holiness*

*Xan growls and allows herself to be leaned on*
Xan: No man kill you! I protect! You friend!
*She looks back at Zeta and nods once before turning her gaze back to those she fears wish to hurt her friend*

[PrinceAlexus]

*The Major finishes off the ghoul with a shot to the head sending it falling into a pile of glowing ooze as the plasma burns all the necrosis cells up*

Least they still go down.

*Scientist gets up and throws off the suits bubble helmet revealing a woman with plain functional hair style and glasses looking round and turning sternly to the major. *
So... What is this place Major... More of your pre war tech games.

*Major*
More fucked up than the the wasteland... I came here in as fucked up way as you Come meet the mad people who seem to call this planet home..

,*both head over to the main group of chaos wondering wtf ever happened in this mad house*
*Scientist*
Anyone seen any other ghouls heading through. Our... Existence has sprung a... Portal of some kind, whatever the hell it is.

[Vulkan 707]

*Jillian is not very satified with Vase's explanation.*
Jillian: Politics... you can't be serious?
*She turns to Horus, and nods.*
Jillian: I have never heard of a book with such power, other things maybe. But condemning her to death for it seems ridiculous. Power corrupts, and I didn't get that from my time being around Zeta..
*Jillian turns to the scinestist, and frowns.*
Jillian: Well met, and no... I assume ghouls are bad.
*She sighs.*
Jillian: I will keep my eye out... excuse our rudeness we are just dealing with a situation...

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Sasha: What?
*Sasha sword dips slightly, yet she still keeps it pointed at Eustace.*
Sasha: Who are you, and where did you come from?
*She sways slightly on her feet, and her stomach still has a large hole from the tentacle, yet she is somehow still alive.*

[2BlackJack1]

*Be'lak's laugh turns to a snarl as the flames hit him, and his tendrils move to block the hit while he's engulfed. Though it's probably not visible while the blast is still going, the tendrils disintegrate, and Be'lak is reduced to a hooded and blackened skeleton before the attack ends*
You are no Devil.
*Be'lak laughs as his form begins to regenerate, with new tendrils sprouting out of his back while his armor returns. The new tendrils both reach out for Tiaz with surprising speed, seeking to impale him*

*Meanwhile, three harpy-esque creatures (Puia) fly towards the pair*

[PrinceAlexus]

*Scientist looks round *
I can see... Things are just as bad as the major pain in the ass told me...
*sighs *
DR Ling, Brotherhood DC chapter... There basically zombies... Nuclear zombie. Most dangerous in packs. The alphas glow almost. Kill them first.

*Major*
And you could not finish off one feral. Not a paladin for sure! They gave us a fight at least.
*shrugs*
Long as no radiation round d here they not attracted.

*DR*
We come from... Rival factions... We both claim to be the legitimate successor to army...

[2BlackJack1]

*Lecter glances at the Major and the doctor*
Lecter: Your old allegiances don't matter here. Hell itself and a storm from a different reality are trying to kill us. After that, you can figure out who's the actual army.

[PrinceAlexus]

*Major looks over at lector slightly dismissive of idea of God's and deamons*
I'm a soldier. I Don, t believe in fairy tales. I believe that anything can die. There is no God, angels or mercy in the wasteland. Just men. And the monsters we fight.

Theres plenty of dark places, tortures, degenerates and Mutants in this world without needing to make more.

*Doctor*
Your about as cheerful as the test of your power armoured thugs.
*Turns to lector*
So this storm orgininates... Somewhere else and is linking riality like some kind of destructive bridge...

And hell... I thought mankind was monster ernough without needing help from what you believe in.
Hope there's some rations about here... I've been running for least a day from that pack of ghouls.
*Heads to look for food because Starvibg yo*

*Major nods and goes to sit on a near by couch cleaning his pistols*
You welcome a thug between you and the degenerate Mutants of our world.

[2BlackJack1]

*Lecter nods to the Doctor*
Lecter: I don't know much about the storm, besides that it needs to be stopped. And there's plenty of food, help yourself.
*He glances at the Major, and growls slightly*
Lecter: I didn't mention angels, that would be too fortunate. But Hell, and all of its creatures, are too real. I'm a Devil Hunter for a reason, and a Damned successful one at that.

[PrinceAlexus]

*Doctor Ling*
Thank you.
Whoever runs this institution must be well resourced.
*Goes and makes self food she recognises out of what is there *

*Major*
And I've been a front line officer for over 10 years. I've seen plenty of slavers. Raiders to know men can be monsters just as much as your devils and denizans.
Maybe there real and you are there hunter But monsters come in every form and shape not just deamon or man.

*Goes back to calmly cleaning his energy weapons a with well practiced care*

[Overlord Thraka]

*Horus frowns and nods to Jillian before turning back to Vaseraga, Zeta and Xan*
Horus: Alright, let's see this book, and get some questions answered before anyone kills anyone okay?
*He's trying to de-escalate the situation when the Major and the Dr walk up*
Horus: What? Oh it's you and... Hm. Alright. I am Horus, the Avenger.
*His frown deepens at the mention of Ghouls, then relaxes as he realizes they're not talking about beings like Hanna*
Horus: We'll keep an eye out... Now if you'll excuse me...
*He looks back at the trio of people ready to kill each other*
Horus: Everyone stand down, now.
*He makes sure his message comes across as a command and not simply a request*

*Tiaz laughs as the tendrils impale him. Black blood oozes from his mouth and the wounds but they seem to barely affect him, if at all*
Tiaz: You're right! But I am one thing. I am the most powerful shaman you'll ever meet!
*He slams his fist into the ground again, and bright white flames engulf him, dealing damage to the tendrils like the blast before, but not harming so much as a whisker of Tiaz's tiger face*

[2BlackJack1]

*Lecter shakes his head, not in the mood to argue about monsters with someone that he regards as a simple soldier, especially with the last few days he's had*
*He turns to Horus*
Lecter: The situation was handled. And if anyone tries to kill each other, I'll make sure they behave.
*His tone is unusually grim, since the Devil Hunter's patience has been worn thin*

*Be'lak laughs as the tendrils fade away, only to regrow yet again*
It will take more than a Shaman to end me. Gods can not even lay claim to that ability.
*The tendrils also sprout thorns before they expire, stabbing through Tiaz*

*The Puia circle around Tiaz and Be'lak for a moment before swooping down at Tiaz*
Manners maketh man, as some would say. I would like to see what makes you.

[Sgt Vandingo]

*Vaseraga holds out his hands between Horus and Lecter, still laughing.*
Vaseraga: Calm, friends. We are not enemies, and nobody else shall see the book. Zeta will fetch it for me, and we will both be off out of your hair, agreed?
*He looks between Horus, Lecter, Jillian, and John, waiting for an answer from one of the four.*

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*Zeta shakes her head, which she regrets cause her neck still fucken hurts, so she weakly tries pulling her neck armour back a little bit more so she can breathe properly, which she fails.*
Zeta: Even if you tried to save me, he'd kill you like he would me. Just help me standing and hopefully I can sway some people to my side.

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*Eustace sighs, and steps even closer before using his hand to gently push Sasha's blade away to the side. He then crouches slightly to get a better look at the hole in her stomach. He keeps his placid face placid, and sighs.*
Eustace: Lie down.

[Overlord Thraka]

*Xan looks back at Zeta*
Xan: I make pledge to protect you. I protect you, keep honor. I break pledge, I lose honor. Not lose honor. Keep pledge, protect friend.
*She states this simply like a fact then turns back to the ones reasoning with Vaseraga*
Xan: You hear! Not kill unless kill me first!
*Horus sighs and facepalms before finally raising his voice. When he does it's a bellow that has lead armies and leaves most of the people there with their ears ringing*
Horus: ENOUGH! I have no intention of harming anyone! No-one is going to kill anyone until we get to the bottom of this! Now, you!
*He points at Vaseraga*
Horus: This book, what is it and why should you have it?
*He points to Zeta*
Horus: You, same question.

[Vulkan 707]

*Jillian listens to both Zeta and Vaseraga.*
Jillian: So where will you go? These aren't your lands, and you have no right to take someone on a whim. How do you even know that she has the ledger? Has she even admitted to it? I want more answers before we simply let you walk off with Zeta. And like Horus said, what is so special about this damn book?
*John grumbles about wanting to drink, and getting this whole debacle dealt with. He jumps slightly at Horus's yell, and frowns.*
John: Can't we all relax? There's a bar right over there that we can drink at... maybe settle this whole book thing.

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*Sasha eyes widen further at Eustace touching her sword, but decides not to slash at him. Looks somewhat embarrassed at the abrupt inspect, and shakes her head.*
Sasha: The fuck? Who the fuck are you?! Christ a simple explanation would be nice! HERE I'll help, I'm Sasha, and you are?
*She doesn't lie down, cause she isn't very trustworthy of strangers. Especially with cat ears.