*Dante, Virgil, and Kat teleport back to thier home base. As they arrive everything is eerily dark. All the lights are off, and nobe if them seem to be working. they drag Mundus behind them, tied up with what looks like thick metal beams from the abandoned planet they left. They bring him to a containment cell, specifically built to hold him, but because only auxiliary power seems to be working the cell doesn't work properly. Virgil turns to Dante and Kat with concern written all over her face.*
Virgil: we need to get the power up, once we get Mundus Secure we can find glyph and... Discuss the matter at hand.
Dante: Actually, before that. I'd like to discus something else.
Virgil: what would that be?
Dante: you shot her.
Virgil: Who?
Dante: Lilith! We had a plan and you changed it!
Virgil: *motions to Mundus* well I think it worked out for the best!
Dante: We weren't supposed to kill her!
Virgil: oh, please! Don't act like I just shot an innocent in cold blood! Lilith had done enough to deserve what I gave her.
Dante: *goes to say something*
Kat: Guys!
*they both turn to her*
We have more immediate concerns.
Virgil: For once, Kat is right. We'll talk about this later Dante.
Dante: Fine. Kat, you go to medical and see what you can fix up with the power off, Virgil and I will go and see what we can do about the power.
Virgil: and leave Mundus alone? I think not. I'll stay here to keep an eye on Mundus. You go see what's wrong with the power.
Dante: Fine. Alright lets go.
Kat:*heads to medical*
Dante:*heads to the basement.*
Virgil: *sits there. After a while Mundus wakes up*
Mundus: urgh.... I guess that was no dream then?
Virgil: Stay quiet.
Mundus:... *says nothing*
-Meanwhile-
Dante: *she is walking down a flight of stairs to get to the basement to check on the power grid, when she notices something. A bright light glints off of a glass beaker from the Research Center. Curious, Dante walks into the room and sees that the light is reflecting from a long line in the middle of the wall. The Research wing wasn't her area of exoertise, but she was positive that this wasn't supposed to be there.
*she brings her wrist up to her mouth.*
Hey Virgil. I need you to come check something out.
*static*
Crap.
*dante begins to walk back towards Virgil*
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*a few minutes go by and Virgil's ear twitches.*
Virgil: I said stay quiet.
Mundus: I said nothing girl
Virgil: don't play games with me. I heard you whispering.
Mundus: *sighs* and to think, I was taken down by a crazy little girl.
Virgil: *laughs* I'm not crazy. And if you insist on speaking.... There's sonething I'd like to talk about...
Mundus: I have no where else to be currently.
Virgil: good. *walks around him, in a predatory fashion* what were you holding back?
Mundus: what?
Virgil: When I was latched to you, I was stealing more than just your blood. I was stealing information from your mind as well. You have a deep, deep well of power in you. So deep I could not drain it all, and at the bottom of that power there was... Something else. Why would you let us defeat you if you had power to spare.
Mundus: I didnt. I'd never let myself be beaten, under any circumstances.
Virgil: then what was it?
Mundus your imagination.
Virgil:*stops directly behind him* you know, I asked Glyph, our version of a parental figure, about whether or not I could use my ability to absorb information to absorb anything else. He forbade me from doing it. When I asked why , he was vague.
Mundus: and why should I ca-
Virgil: so imagine my shock today, when I discover that I could absorb your energy directly through your blood.
Mundus:.....
Virgil: and afterwards I was... I was on par, if not better that Dante... I was just as strong as her. and all this simply begs the question, could I do it again? Maybe without direct blood contact.
*she gingerly places her hands on either side of Mundus' head.*
Virgil: Let's find out.
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Dante: *walks up to Virgil, who is leaning against the wall watching Mundus who appears to still be unconcious on the ground* Hey Virgil!
Virgil: *turns around and smiles at her sister.* back so soon?
Dante: Sorry, I found something that I think you need to see. Do you think you can leave Mundus for a minute?
Virgil: Sure, I don't think he's going anywhere soon.
*dante leads her away and if anyone were to look they would see that Mundus' eyes are wide open, and instead of black they are a pale white. They would also see that blood has pooled near his face, where it leaked out from his nose and his tear ducts.*
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*dante leads Virgil to where the line is and Virgil studies it carefully*
Virgil: You were right. This isn't supposed to be here.
Dante: I knew it!
*virgil follows the like all the way to the ground before seeing that there is a bit of rubble between one side of the line and the other. She pulls it out and there is a WHOOSH as the line widens to reveal a hidden doorway. Also, as soon as the door is opened both girls fall to thier knees*
Virgil: ARGH! *she holds each side of her temple and when she opens her eyes they are blue and cracked like lava.
Dante: URGH! *her hair turns white and her eyes turn red and cracked like lava.*
*after a moment they both return to normal panting and slowky getting up.*
Dante: That's happened before.
Virgil: *nods* and now we know where it's coming from. *she slowly proceeds into the room.*
Dante: *pulls Rebellion and follows*
*the doorway they walk through is a sterilization doorway. Preventing any harmful contaminants from coming in. They then continue down a stairwell. As they decend they can see a white light at the bottom. Once they reach the end of the stairwell they both carefully look around the corner to see...
Glyph in his human form walking around, humming a tune. And past him, the source of the white light, a Crystal larger than Dante's inside a tube Hooked up with wires attached to it. Glyph presses a button and there is a pulse from the Crystal, both Dante and Virgil have to fight to surpress a flux in their power. But then... The crystal begins to... Move. It expands and shifts and then when it's finished a small pale girl with long black hair floats in the tank before them. She seems to softly glow a pale white light.*
Dante: That's....
Glyph: *touches the glass and says in a whistful tone*
Araby.
