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The Room

*As Pseudo Iris gets slammed into the wall, lightning flies out across the room, flying in every direction*
*It shifts forms to match Horus' size and slams both it's hands on Horus' head*

The Room

*Lecter nods*
Lecter: Well met.
*Before The Devil Hunter can say anything else, Karma flies out from the treetops and lands on his shoulder. The familiar privately tells Lecter a version of what happened with Togan, and the Devil Hunter frowns*
Lecter: Ever more dangerous out here... John, you've met Karma here. She's the one that gave you the message about those attackers.

*Pseudo Iris swings her knee at Iris's jaw, and doesn't seem to be weakened from Iris's drain*
*It gets shot by Hanna's shard and emits an inhuman noise*

*Bat A is gunned down, and disappears without a trace of its existence*
*Bat B duels with Zeta, with lightning sparking off its body at Zeta and Jillian*

*The laspistol has no effect on the bat, as it seems to absorb the lasers*
*It shoots lightning in each direction, burning books as it attempts to hit the Major*

The Room

*Lecter steps towards the armored figure and smells the air, trying to figure out what he is*
Lecter: Yes and no. There's some things in this storm that need to be found. Name's Lecter, you are?

*Pseudo Iris doesn't flinch at the lightning, and instead strides towards her while swiping at her throat*

*Bat B gets grazed by the blast, and falls to the ground. It then shifts forms to mimic Zeta, and swings its own staff at the girl*

*Bat A shoots lightning at the chair, but still gets hit by the wreckage. It them shoots a bolt at Xan in retaliation, and regains its altitude*

The Room

*The bat neatly avoids Xan's claw, but gets hit by the spear shot. The bat shrieks as it gets engulfed by the shot, and two halves fall from the ceiling*
*Each half quickly reforms into a new bat, and they begin shooting lightning at Zeta and Jillian*

*Pseudo-Iris stumbles back and growls at Iris, but is unharmed by the blow*
*It stomps on the floor, causing electricity to go across the ground in every direction*

*Lecter nods again, and takes the group to where he last fought Be'lak*
Lecter: This is where he was. And where that Praetorian first showed up.

The Room

*The bat near Iris suddenly shifts forms, imitating Iris' own physique. It then lunges at her, trying to rake its claws against her*

*The bat near Xan swoops down at her, shooting off more lightning as it goes*

The Room

*Be'lak simply takes a step back, and disappears into the shadows, melting away from Sydney's view*

*The sparking outlets all erupt in a flash of light, and bat like creatures made of lightning fly across the Room. Lightning flashes from them and strikes at anyone near them while the creatures fly*

The Room

*Be'lak looks down at Sydney, and he studies her for a moment*
What else? Wear it, and appreciate the gift.

The Room

*Be'lak hisses sharply, but doesn't move from his position*
You wanted wealth. This is worth more than anything that place can offer. Take it, Sydney.

The Room

*The armored figure stands next to Sydney, seemingly appearing out of nowhere*
You were looking for jewelry? Perhaps this will be enough.
*Be'lak extends his hand, letting a necklace dangle through his fingertips. Instead of a jewel, a silver bat medallion hangs off the end, with eyes of ruby*

*The Room's lights flicker again, this time more violently, and some outlets begin to spark*

The Room

*Be'lak waits in Lecter's Room, listening for something*
*The Devil nods once as he hears a distant crackle of electricity, and the fluttering of wings*
A small taste of Hell.