[IC] ESCAPE HELL: The Gates

[Minarawr]

Mina had observed the scene after Seth fought the parasite for his body. She wasn't fooled by his sudden recovery from collapsing. It was an unnatural movement for a human, no matter the way you looked at it. Nonetheless the demonic parasite was clever enough to copy Seth's voice and act like the soul had won control. Most likely the boy's conscious was watching from a deep corner of his own mind, not able to do anything else but fight for control.

She felt no need to reveal the truth to the others. After all, the parasite most likely wouldn't do much as it collected energy to sustain itself from his new host. He could try to jump over to another host, but as long as it wasn't Koran or Mason, she didn't particularly care about it.
As for herself, she was getting a bit bored by the slow situation. She either had to speed this game up, or just reveal herself and be done with it. Not much the souls could do about it, she was looking forward to their reactions though. She glanced at the others in the room and got on her feet, pulling Koran up as well. 'Well, now that that is out of the way, I suggest we leave before more unexpected things happen.' she stated.

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Izanagi had heard her Master's conversation with the Beast Lord of the first plain. She had felt the appearance of a void demon, a parasite without a body, but a void demon nonetheless.
She was always interested in those of equal rank to herself, mostly because they could be of equal power. She approached her Lord's throne and fell onto one knee, bowing her head.
'Master, I have felt the appearance of a void demon, near your precious princess' location.' the hatred sounded in her voice at the mention of Mina. 'If it pleases you, may I approach the parasite and his host?'

[souleaterfan320]

Minarawr said
Mina had observed the scene after Seth fought the parasite for his body. She wasn't fooled by his sudden recovery from collapsing. It was an unnatural movement for a human, no matter the way you looked at it. Nonetheless the demonic parasite was clever enough to copy Seth's voice and act like the soul had won control. Most likely the boy's conscious was watching from a deep corner of his own mind, not able to do anything else but fight for control.She felt no need to reveal the truth to the others. After all, the parasite most likely wouldn't do much as it collected energy to sustain itself from his new host. He could try to jump over to another host, but as long as it wasn't Koran or Mason, she didn't particularly care about it.As for herself, she was getting a bit bored by the slow situation. She either had to speed this game up, or just reveal herself and be done with it. Not much the souls could do about it, she was looking forward to their reactions though. She glanced at the others in the room and got on her feet, pulling Koran up as well. 'Well, now that that is out of the way, I suggest we leave before more unexpected things happen.' she stated.Izanagi had heard her Master's conversation with the Beast Lord of the first plain. She had felt the appearance of a void demon, a parasite without a body, but a void demon nonetheless.She was always interested in those of equal rank to herself, mostly because they could be of equal power. She approached her Lord's throne and fell onto one knee, bowing her head.'Master, I have felt the appearance of a void demon, near your precious princess' location.' the hatred sounded in her voice at the mention of Mina. 'If it pleases you, may I approach the parasite and his host?'

koran looked to her, nodding in aproval. "mina... id like to ask you something... in private, when whe get the chance." he said camly. he looked over to the situation at hand. "something seems way off, keep an eye on him, just in case." he turned and walkedtowards the living room of the house, his hand sliding in between mina's as he walked. thinking about her beautiful looks, her personality, it made him smile.

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Satan grinned. "perhaps, but... i have been slightly deprived lately.... perhaps you have.. other, uses? hmhmhm". he says this, placing a hand under her chin. "you have a sturdy jaw, hmhm."

[Minarawr]

Mina looked over at Koran at his request, nodding faintly. She walked over to the kitchen and got some water and a cloth, bringing it to Zaen and Jerus. 'Clean the wound and bandage it. That oughta work.'
She looked at Koran and at his hand when he took hers, still feeling weird at his affection.

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Izanagi glanced at him when he spoke, her eyes shimmering a bit at the sound of his voice.
Her cheeks turned rosy when she heard his request, her breathing shuddering for a moment.
'W-whatever pleases you, my Lord.' she murmured with a blush.

[souleaterfan320]

Minarawr said
Mina looked over at Koran at his request, nodding faintly. She walked over to the kitchen and got some water and a cloth, bringing it to Zaen and Jerus. 'Clean the wound and bandage it. That oughta work.'She looked at Koran and at his hand when he took hers, still feeling weird at his affection.Izanagi glanced at him when he spoke, her eyes shimmering a bit at the sound of his voice.Her cheeks turned rosy when she heard his request, her breathing shuddering for a moment.'W-whatever pleases you, my Lord.' she murmured with a blush.

satan grinned, and placed his lips upon izanagi's , kissing her deeply, as he lead her to a bedroom.
(pm time)

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koran looked at her, questioning something. "i can tell you dont feel comfortable with the way i act around you, should i lay off on it abit...?" he wondered looking into her beautiful shimmering amber eyes.
"im sorry for making you feel wierd, it wasnt my intention. i just cant get over how beautiful you are..."
he smiles, trying to seem as warm hearted as he possibly could.

[Minarawr]

(Whoo pm time xD)

Mina looked at him and cocked her head slightly. 'You wanted to speak to me about that?' she asked before grinning faintly.
'Well I would think it was obvious that there is not much of this "affection" here in Hell.' she stated.
'It is not particularly uncomfortable, more different and interesting.' she added.
She cocked her head a bit again at his compliment. 'You think I'm pretty? That, I know of.' she grinned mischievously. 'That is a part of lust.'

[Zarkun]

Taking the rag from Mina, Jerus can't help but wonder what purpose the Princess of Hell had for helping a group of rogue souls who were trying to escape. Still, her advice wasn't bad and quick enough he was setting to getting the wound cleaned so they could properly bandage it. Her reasons are, for now, her own. But I do intend to find out what they are. Perhaps she wanted to play some sick game with them, make them trust her and then turn on them near the end. That would make sense for the daughter of Evil Incarnate. Or maybe she was bored with seeing the rogue souls always fail and wanted to see a change of pace. That would also make sense.

Shaking his head and continuing cleaning, Jerus stops long enough to find something to bandage Mister Psycho Man up with and set to work, making sure the gauze he'd found would stay before wrapping the bandages around his side. "You won't be doing much fast movement until you heal up."

[a00000000000]

As Zaen waited to be bandaged, he eavesdropped a bit in on their conversation, and Sneed at their words. He really didn't care much for their affection much, he mostly just stuck to his goal: escape. As Jerus applied pressure bandaged his wound, he winced. The wound still hurt a bit. He was pissed he wouldn't be able to go fast anymore, let alone fight with his knife. "No shit." He said as he bandaged his wound, pissed and wincing.

[Stryder]

souleaterfan320 said
verona held onto mason tightly, not wanting to let go, she felt complete with him.."follow me.."she let go of him, and slid her hands into his.i have something id like to show you, a little gift, persay." she smiled, looking into his eyes.she liked this man, this mere mortal, she wanted to be with him at all times...

Mason looked down at Verona, managing a small smile, slightly raising an eyebrow when she asked him to follow her. he took a deep breath when she slipped her hand into his own, that was a bit odd for him but he tried to be relaxed about it, she was an oracle, maybe she was seeing something he didn't. "Sure thing...lead the way.." He said, a small smirk on his face as he gently squeezed her hand. He guessed he could do with the strange formality, besides it wouldn't be like anyone would care.

Seth, or rather the parasite began walking outside, sensing the power of a demon encroaching upon this area. "Come out, we know you're here, Karne....disciple of Lord Sssatan.." He hissed, clenching his fists as if her were prepared for a fight, in fact he was, perhaps a show of the power Seth had at his disposal would make him a much more willing subject.

[souleaterfan320]

Stryder said
Mason looked down at Verona, managing a small smile, slightly raising an eyebrow when she asked him to follow her. he took a deep breath when she slipped her hand into his own, that was a bit odd for him but he tried to be relaxed about it, she was an oracle, maybe she was seeing something he didn't. "Sure thing...lead the way.." He said, a small smirk on his face as he gently squeezed her hand. He guessed he could do with the strange formality, besides it wouldn't be like anyone would care. Seth, or rather the parasite began walking outside, sensing the power of a demon encroaching upon this area. "Come out, we know you're here, Karne....disciple of Sssatan.." He hissed, clenching his fists as if her were prepared for a fight, in fact he was, perhaps a show of the power Seth had at his disposal would make him a much more willing subject.

verona began taking him up the stairs, creaking with every step.
"i should fix these stairs sometime, theyve never creaked before..."
she held his hand tightly, blushing as he gently squeezed back.
" im sorry if im making this awkward for you, im not used to you actually being... there.."
the thought of this made her blush slightly more as they walked into the room she was taking him to.
he opened the door, and walked in, sitting on the bed.
she patted the spot next to her, signaling him to sit down with her.

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Meanwhile....

Karne and his dragon landed a little ways from the house, as he jumped off the back of the foul beast.
he sniffed the air, it reeked of human and demon scent.
he looked over to see what looked like a human with a demonic hint of scent walking towards him.
"you foul beast, ill put you in your place for even thinking about calling me by name."

[Stryder]

souleaterfan320 said
verona began taking him up the stairs, creaking with every step. "i should fix these stairs sometime, theyve never creaked before..."she held his hand tightly, blushing as he gently squeezed back. " im sorry if im making this awkward for you, im not used to you actually being... there.."the thought of this made her blush slightly more as they walked into the room she was taking him to.he opened the door, and walked in, sitting on the bed.she patted the spot next to her, signaling him to sit down with her.Karne and his dragon landed a little ways from the house, as he jumped off the back of the foul beast.he sniffed the air, it reeked of human and demon scent.he looked over to see what looked like a human with a demonic hint of scent walking towards him."you foul beast, ill put you in your place for even thinking about calling me by name."

Mason followed her up the creaking stairs, he was careful about each step, he felt like the floor would give way right underneath him. "Maybe you should..." He said, glancing down at her hand momentarily. "Actually being there, what do you mean?" He asked her, she probably meant her watching him, with her being an Oracle and all, she was knowing of most things she chose to know.Once she opened the door to a room and sat down, he joined her side within a moment of her gesture and sat down. "So what did you want to show me ?" He asked her curiously.

Seth's parasitic controller stared down the the demon called Karne, not even the slightest bit fazed by him. "Then...." He paused for a moment, a red slime began to cover Seth's body rapidly, altering his appearance dramatically as it change his look in fully. A sinister laugh escaped his new form as he faced down Karne, walking toward the demon. "Do sssso.." He hissed.

[rusty4297]

John frowned as Seth left. He felt like he was the closest person to Seth's predicament, so he felt like he had to try to help if he could. He opened the door, only to see him changing into a form he definitely didn't recognize. "What the Hell...?" He looked past the changing Seth to see a dragonic form. "HOLY CRAP!" He stared at the dragon before stepping backwards into the house again. "Someone please tell me that I'm seeing things... No one else sees that thing, right?" He pointed out the door towards the large form, completely forgetting about Seth's transformation for now.

[souleaterfan320]

Stryder said
Mason followed her up the creaking stairs, he was careful about each step, he felt like the floor would give way right underneath him. "Maybe you should..." He said, glancing down at her hand momentarily. "Actually being there, what do you mean?" He asked her, she probably meant her watching him, with her being an Oracle and all, she was knowing of most things she chose to know.Once she opened the door to a room and sat down, he joined her side within a moment of her gesture and sat down. "So what did you want to show me ?" He asked her curiously.Seth's parasitic controller stared down the the demon called Karne, not even the slightest bit fazed by him. "Then...." He paused for a moment, a red slime began to cover Seth's body rapidly, altering his appearance dramatically as it change his look in fully. A sinister laugh escaped his new form as he faced down Karne, walking toward the demon. "Do sssso.." He hissed.

Karne grins, his forked tongue slithers between his lips.
"finally, somethingg worth fighting, ill have fun destroying you."
he unsheathes his sword, the Snake Fang, and the areas around seth and karne is covered in a poisionous gas.

"they don't call me the Beast Master of The North for nothing, you know."
he is surrounded by a cloud of the gas, and dissapears, reappearing in a cloud of gas behind him, slashing at his back.

[souleaterfan320]

rusty4297 said
John frowned as Seth left. He felt like he was the closest person to Seth's predicament, so he felt like he had to try to help if he could. He opened the door, only to see him changing into a form he definitely didn't recognize. "What the Hell...?" He looked past the changing Seth to see a dragonic form. "HOLY CRAP!" He stared at the dragon before stepping backwards into the house again. "Someone please tell me that I'm seeing things... No one else sees that thing, right?" He pointed out the door towards the large form, completely forgetting about Seth's transformation for now.

Koran, upon hearing John's shouting, went over to the door, seeing the creature in all its form.
Karne's dragon looks towards the door, sniffing, and starts walking over to it, curious of it's inhabitants. to it, they smelled like food.

"...shit, warn the others john, looks like we may have a fight on our hands, or perhaps we can find a safer route..."

[Zarkun]

Looking up from where he was working on patching up Mister Psycho Man in the front room, Jerus nearly jumps back into the fire on the fireplace from surprise. "Holy shit! Fight? How about we run?" He knew the odds of them beating a dragon, especially with Mister Psycho Man wounded. And on that note, he didn't even know if they'd be able to run very far very quick. Well, he couldn't. Jerus wouldn't hesitate to leave him behind if it meant that he would live longer. Any good warrior knows when they need to retreat. Hopefully our part demon leader see's that this is one of those times to retreat. "Fighting will only get us killed. We run, we live to fight again when we're more prepared."

[Minarawr]

Mina looked up at the commotion, before her eyes glowed faintly. Karne was here, it seemed her father was as interested in her little group as she was. It was obviously a test, Karne was strong, but not the strongest her father could throw at them.
She looked at the dragon Karne arrived with and walked over to the door, closing it.
'Koran, can you get Mason and Verona, upstairs?' she said.
'You say we run, but I think there is little place to run to where a dragon can't find you. Plus, we'd be leaving some people behind.' she said to Jerus, gesturing to the door to point out she meant Seth before pointing at Zaen.
'Either way, we're screwed if we fight or run. We need a good place to hide, out of sight of the dragon, so preferably somewhere below ground. Verona knows everything, so she should know a spot.' she shrugged.

[Stryder]

souleaterfan320 said
Karne grins, his forked tongue slithers between his lips."finally, somethingg worth fighting, ill have fun destroying you."he unsheathes his sword, the Snake Fang, and the areas around seth and karne is covered in a poisionous gas."they don't call me the Beast Master of The North for nothing, you know."he is surrounded by a cloud of the gas, and dissapears, reappearing in a cloud of gas behind him, slashing at his back.

Seth's parasite wasn't surprised by the beast master's shroud of poison, the qualities the parasite gave him would ensure his safety. As the gas covered the area, the disappearance of Karne only alerted him. He quickly turned around to block the attack with his forearm, the specific area hardening like a tough armor, the blade only made a scratch against it. "How predictable..." The parasite spoke, quickly running his shoulder up against the beast master in a shoulder charge to push him back, the rush of air blew away the surrounding gas. "No gamesss whelp.." The parasite hissed, a large blood red, sharp spike shot out from its forearm, extending past the back of his hand just by only a little, his weapon of choice against Karne.

[a00000000000]

Zaen snickered when she pointed at him. He didn't know it would come to this, he was a liability. Atleast he was a liability with a knife, those are the best kind. "What if I distracted the dragon while all of you hid somehwere?" he suggested. "Not much I'm useful for, at the moment." he got up and looked over to the dragon. That was a big bitch, but a big bitch he could distract. He walked over to where the fire was, and held his knife's metal part over the fire while holding it with the unflammable part. It was now searing to the touch. "If any of you people have a plan, I have a very hot knife and an easy distraction at ready.

[souleaterfan320]

Stryder said
Seth's parasite wasn't surprised by the beast master's shroud of poison, the qualities the parasite gave him would ensure his safety. As the gas covered the area, the disappearance of Karne only alerted him. He quickly turned around to block the attack with his forearm, the specific area hardening like a tough armor, the blade only made a scratch against it. "How predictable..." The parasite spoke, quickly running his shoulder up against the beast master in a shoulder charge to push him back, the rush of air blew away the surrounding gas. "No gamesss whelp.." The parasite hissed, a large blood red, sharp spike shot out from its forearm, extending past the back of his hand just by only a little, his weapon of choice against Karne.

karne smirked, "fool,.."
he jumped up into the air, looking down at seth.
"one thousand fangs."
he sliced his sword in the direction of seth, as it shot out a wave of poison spikes.
he landed with a slight thud, standing tall and looking at his victim. "perhaps you should know your place before calling a guardian a Whelp, weakling."
he then proceeded to thrust his free hand in the direction of seth, sending out a large poison spike the size of his arm.

[souleaterfan320]

Minarawr said
Mina looked up at the commotion, before her eyes glowed faintly. Karne was here, it seemed her father was as interested in her little group as she was. It was obviously a test, Karne was strong, but not the strongest her father could throw at them.She looked at the dragon Karne arrived with and walked over to the door, closing it.'Koran, can you get Mason and Verona, upstairs?' she said.'You say we run, but I think there is little place to run to where a dragon can't find you. Plus, we'd be leaving some people behind.' she said to Jerus, gesturing to the door to point out she meant Seth before pointing at Zaen.'Either way, we're screwed if we fight or run. We need a good place to hide, out of sight of the dragon, so preferably somewhere below ground. Verona knows everything, so she should know a spot.' she shrugged.

koran nodded in approval. "sadly, both her and mason are busy upstairs, somone should warm them...

meanwhile...
verona looked to mason, her skin shining in what seemed like moonlight.
"i wanted to show you your future, but im going to need you to clear your mind, any thing left in there could damage the process.." she smiles, as she places her hands in his, and the vision begins.

[Stryder]

souleaterfan320 said
karne smirked, "fool,.."he jumped up into the air, looking down at seth."one thousand fangs."he sliced his sword in the direction of seth, as it shot out a wave of poison spikes.he landed with a slight thud, standing tall and looking at his victim. "perhaps you should know your place before calling a guardian a Whelp, weakling." he then proceeded to thrust his free hand in the direction of seth, sending out a large poison spike the size of his arm.

The parasite was strong but not as strong as he should have been, the tiny daggers piercing into the symbiote's body that shelled over Seth. If Seth were paying attention, he would notice how the parasite tried to defend the soldier's body, forcing himself to take damage full force. The controlling creature knelt for a momentary second, beginning to project thoughts toward Seth, if they were to succeed, they'd need to be on equal grounds. 'Ssseth, if we are to prevail we must work as one!' The parasite boomed within the soldier;s head.

souleaterfan320 said
koran nodded in approval. "sadly, both her and mason are busy upstairs, somone should warm them...verona looked to mason, her skin shining in what seemed like moonlight."i wanted to show you your future, but im going to need you to clear your mind, any thing left in there could damage the process.." she smiles, as she places her hands in his, and the vision begins.

Mason looked toward Verona's skin, amazed by the spectacle of her body beginning to illuminate with such a glow of light. "My future?" He asked, he had no idea he still held some type of future in hell of all places, the pits of flame that he had been judged harshly enough by his god to be cast down into. A future here surely was something, it was a better reward than an endless. Clearing his mind he gave a gentle nod, beginning to view the vision that was halted by the sound of something large lurking around the house, as well as the sounds of fighting. "N-now isn't the time, I need my blade, I have to get out there.." He said, facing whatever this was had to have been more important than his time of clairvoyance.