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"Looking at the lush wildlife, I don't expect civilisation. Why would the goddess invite us here if she has mortals of her own? Then again... None of us came here at the exact same moment. We don't have to be the first."
Libé pondered out loud.
"Why don't we take a look at our surroundings then?"
He spread his arms dramatically and the earth around them trembled.
Careful and controlled a large cylinder of stone rose from the dirt beneath them at Libé's direction.
The pillar elevated himself, Runa, Aron and Emeka high above the trees. Giving a birds eye view of the fields and forest. The spider and Allison became small specks on the ground bellow them.
"Hope you aren't afraid of heights.."

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The poor creature. To be destroyed without remorse for no other reason than existing too near a human. The bitter fate of spiders held true here too then. Libé looked away, not wanting to see the death of something he thought might be intelligent. The little girl with the vicious looking magic, was that coincidence? Or did those menacing spikes reflect her personality? It seemed hard to imagine, but it did feel logical to see magic work that way.

"It seems so. My name is Libé." He stepped of his pedestal as it lowered into the ground.
"I assume you, like us, are brought here by the goddess?" Libé stuck out his hand.

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@akje
Yay. Martin is a vampire. Now where is he going to go?

@Wraithblade6

Idunno. Start a metal band?

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"Well... here goes." Ashlynn hesitantly grabbed Martin by the collar of his torn shirt.
"I make you mine." As she moved he mouth to his neck instincts took over and swiftly she bit down on Martins pale and exposed neck.
With forceful hunger she drained him. She had to bring him close, the closer the better. She could feel his heart race trough her sensitive teeth, she felt closely and drained til his heart rate dropped to a dramatic low. She had turned a bunch of rednecks and werewolves for her sire, she was starting to get good at it. But not every 'patient' had survived. And this man was not in any sense of the word 'tough'.
She had to be careful. When Martin reached critical point she expertly ran a scalpel down her wrist without hesitating and pushed the bleeding cut in his mouth. He drank. He drank a lot. Then he collapsed. Now she had to wait. See if he would survive.

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The sharp pain of sinking canines soon faded.
A burning feeling like a thousand smoldering talons scorching lines across his skin.
Laying him bare before a bright light. Not pure or holy. Nor bleak or searing. Sober and true it was.
*Dun dun*
*Dun dun*
All Martin could hear. All he could feel.
*Dun dun*
*Dun dun*
Was deafened by the sound of his heart beating. Or was it hers?
*Dun dun*
*Dun dun*
Boiling hot blood trickled into his mouth. Martin could feel sink into his body and surge trough his veins.
It felt like nothing he could even imagine. This was the feeling of nature and it's antithesis combined, as pure and impossible as it could get.
*Dun dun*
*Dun dun*
It felt hard to imagine himself standing there, wrapped in the arms of death, disguised so beautifully.
He felt removed from the world, yet closer to her.
*Dun dun*
*Dun dun*
Martin felt light, he could feel his humanity slip away from him.
Without remorse he let the blood wash away all he was. He would look forward.
*Dun dun*
*Dun dun*
Then it all came crashing down. The world crumbled and faded into a swirl of shadows. He literally fell down.
The ground making intimate friends with his back and left arm should hurt, but it didn't even register with Martin he was far away.
*Dun dun*
*Dun dun*
With his last conscious moment he looked up at an angel and smiled.
Martin slipped away into darkness. But he would never be allowed his dreams again.
And he would know it by the red grass and the tumultuous skies. This was the realm between again.
A meek *pop* and a small cloud of confetti showered Martin. The group of other Martins from his last visit to the edge of his sanity stood around him clapping and nodding approvingly. Holding champagne glasses with blood.
"̢̀͡ Welcome to the club. "̸̶̴͠

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"True.. Given that this spider is anything like our spiders at home, but by it's nature it seems to be magical, evidence being the disintegration or dispel like effects on it's web. It could be something else than blood and sinew that drives this beautiful machine."
The pillar Libé stood on bent in an sideways S shape to lower him to a point where he could comfortably talk to the others.
"So ice might work, and crushing won't work, not at this scale.. a piercing weapon would do. If it bleeds like our spiders, it's doomed die on the first true hit. Spiders don't heal wounds.
But..
I'm not sure if it sees us as food. It may not be a threat to us... And she may be intelligent..."

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@The Grey Dust
Holy crap that was an intense execution!
nice.
Satisfying ending for you Skikaru?

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Wow damn. cool.
This is definitely something the Organisation would do.
For added drama you could say he was an agent and the experiments were initially his own initiative, but they went so much further than he was willing to go.

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And as for a new character. Something experimental..
How about something sent by or escaped from the organisation?

tl;dr The organisation edition.

As far as is known on the organisation in the game by few player characters:
The organisation is heavily inspired by the SCP foundation. We've discussed and agreed on that not everything on that website is automatically cannon in this setting, things must be introduced OOC and agreed to. Some SCP's would not go well in this setting.
Martin worked for the organisation, that's where he got the stone and where he makes his calls to.
The organisation has extensive records on supernatural activity and a large network of agents and locations.
The organisation strives for the development of mankind. They wish to protect it from extinction, but they also understand that 90% of both humankind and vampirekind has to go. Thus they supported the war on both sides.

Of course, not every player has the same info and some of it may be wrong. Even Martin doesn't know everything, just the info he's classified for.

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<Snipped quote by Shikaru a while ago, last time he asked for a tl;dr>

Ok
So Matt: Hasn't been seen or heard of since Kami rekt the soldier base one month ago. Presumed dead.
I have a cool idea on bringing him back and explaining where he'd been, if you're interested PM me.
Rhyss: ditto. Less pressumed dead I assume. He probably took a vacation.
Magnus went along on the trip to Bedi's vamper party.

This is where you logged out.

After Magnus left, leaving Mo to lead. It was decided by the council they wanted war and Mo was going to lead it.
Enter Martin, who had been talking to several vampires on the edge of the talks. Confident one of the elder vampires had claimed him as plaything he spoke to the council. That vampire player hasn't posted since, so we went with her screwing martin over for funsies.

Anyways. Martin claims the humans will ruin the vampires if they don't band together under one flag. He claims war is important for the greater good, or the humans overpopulation will lead to the end of both species. He intends to sell an object meant to power up a single vampire, so that they might have a respected and undisputed leader. The stone is a one-use artefact that banishes the target from sunlight. A horrible punishment to humans, but a hefty power boost to vampires. He also intends to sell much more pieces of info in addition to the artefact, for his safety and for the sword contagion (the blade Void used). However the vampires don't want his stone and don't believe his sincerity. In the end he is imprisoned, Mithias promises him freedom for the stone and after a month of being stuck in a coffin Martin complies. Mo uses the stone's power in a ritual instead of it's intended purpose and manages to create world's first complete and functioning hybrid. Her daughter Ashlynn.

One month of all out war later the crew returns home to kilo point, to find a reconstructed soldier base and a soldier ambush when they arive. Tomorrow night the vampires intend to attack. Mithias and Bedi went to scout ahead (read, reck the base a little in advance). Meanwhile Hale and Magnus (at this point I take over control) torture Martin for the info the vampires didn't want to buy.

Martin however proofs difficult to torture since he doesn't have the constitution to stay concious for long enough to question him.
Thus Magnus stuff him full of dangerous narcotics and sends him into a psychotic stupor so he can mentally draw the answers from his unconcious mind. The important info Magnus get's from this:
- Martin works from some unnamed organisation, Martin either doesn't know it's true name or it doesn't have one.
- Martin was given the stone from the organisation he works for, as well as the other high tech equipment he had acces to.
- Oni-Kage's weakness is its dependency on its armor's life support and, as it's made up of complex technology Hale is his foil.

Magnus and Hale then leave Martin to deal with his inner demons, knowing he'll either die or wake a different man. And go on to discuss battle tactics with Mo in her room. while Mithias and Bedivere run into a distraught Hank at the base,
as well as a new face, a mech superhero? Either way, dawn is soon so they get the hell out of dodge. Mithias has just returned while Hale is about to give Ashlynn a tour of the base. Bedi is nowhere to be found (I'm beginning to see a pattern of old men bailing on poor Mithias). Everyone else is at their respective factions base.
Martin is awake but locked up alone in the torture room.

Did I miss anything? Magnus got a new ride...

@akje

Since then the base got attacked by the Purge. Big hit. Everything's in ruins. We are currently in the aftermatch of the battle.
It's evening and it's raining. The ground is soaked as it's been raining for hours on end.
Mithias and Hank are in Hank's hideout, talking about their feelings.
Hale and Mo are both near mortally wounded and sleeping in a cave somewhere in the wilderness.
Fergus is still on the battlefield.
Magnus is on a hilltop looking at the aftermath, he's mentally contacting Bedivere.
Bedivere is in his castle and will soon rejoin the game now night falls.
Kami survived and disappeared into the night. Hell bent on rebuilding his Purge.
Martin and Ashlynn have escaped the fortress before it collapsed and followed a secret tunnel to the city centre. They are now in the hospital and about to perform the embrace.

Did I miss anything?

Did I miss anything?

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After a long and tense silence Ashlynn spoke.
"I think I do want your help, so I guess I will take you as my child. If that is what you want, there is no going back."
Martin nodded. "Then I want to do one small thing first." Ash looked surprised and slightly worried. "What is it?"
What could it possibly be that this strange man wanted now?

Martin stood up and walked to the hall. He silently strolled to the reception and took the old corded phone to his ear.
Ash followed him and wanted to ask questions but Martin interrupted her with a finger to his lips.
He dialled a number and waited for a response on the line. He whispered.
"Agent 2327... Extra Dimensional Fish. Connect me please."
Another long silence during which Aslynn wracked her brain trying to figure out. Who was this person?
"This is Martin with my last report. Contagion is still in possession of the group of elder vampires, possibly in possession of either Varomere or Bedivere, though they have no intent to use it... yet. Further investigation is required. The tablet is used as predicted. Results are nothing of note. No further investigation is required. There was an attack on the vampire compound in Kilo Point, unknown assailant, I suspect SOLDIER. Results unknown, worth investigating as Varomere and a few others are involved. I have a... gut feeling they may have launch key. Lastly I have to make a report of the death of an agent. Agent 2327 will be terminated. No further investigation is required... It was a pleasure working with you."
Solemnly he put the horn down and looked at Ashlynn who had been listening intently.
"I'm ready."