Children of the Gods: Arc 2 [Game/Closed]

[DarkRawen]

Loki was running towards him and Nicole, and Andrew didn't know what to do.

"Fuck," he muttered, stepping out of the way and dragging Nicole with him. It probably wouldn't do much apart from give them another moment, and barely that. It also hurt like hell. Honestly, he wasn't able to think straight, his mind running through all the different outcomes, but not giving him a safe one.

"Wait, stop! Time-out." Why was he saying this? To buy time again? Or was he panicking? Could he be scared?

Impossible. That's not it.

"I give up, okay? I wouldn't be of much use, but I can join you people, if it means you won't kill me." He sounded more confident than his words was, but Andrew continued, without looking at any of the other people. "Really, I don't care which side wins either way, as long as I'm on it. And I can heal people, or poison them, whatever fits you the most." He sounded more cold and collected now, as well as selfish. However, no matter how convincing his tone was, he was still lying. Not that anyone in the room could spot that, he had some serious explaining to do later.

Andrew doubted Loki would do much to consider it. But it was probably surprising enough for them to win yet a small, small amount of time.

What am I waiting for?

He didn't know. His mind went to Etna and her magic, but his eyes stayed on Loki's, not flickering a second. If they did, he might see through his bluff.

What is taking Etna so long time? Does this mean she can't control gods? Or was I mistaken about her powers?

Because, she was trying to make Loki give up, right?

 

[hiei82]

"Can you get outside and keep the plane going?" Prometheus asked in her general direction.

At the time, Vera was at the open door, trying to keep the cabin pressurized. Guessing the Titan was talking to her, she used her wind power to slam the door shut - hoping someone would get the idea to latch it closed afterward. Thereafter, she took to the sky; using her wind to keep the plane moving forward and in the air.

 

[IFS]

Dan vanished and Loki started charging at them, Nicole braced herself trying to remember a throw she had learned, it's easy just use their weight and momentum against them, I can do this. She would have to question what happened to Dan later, but at least given how Loki had reacted he was probably safe. Things were lining up and then Andrew grabbed her from behind pulling her to the side.

"I give up, okay? I wouldn't be of much use, but I can join you people, if it means you won't kill me."

OH YOU ASSHOLE! Her wings expanded behind her, shoving Andrew off of her, they were out of Loki's path just barely now but that wouldn't help for long, out of the corner of her eye she saw Aria appear behind the god and attempt to blast him, maybe that will at least stagger him. She threw out one of her legs back into the aisle to try and trip Loki as he ran at them, if he stumbled it would work even better. Lets hope I'm lucky, I usually am.

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

Steven felt the blast, having a hard time regaining control. The blast had ruptured a fuel line

"No! We need to get to Sicily! Cancel that!"

"I am not even sure I can get this to land in Italy anymore! DON'T LET HIM HIT THE PLANE AGAIN!" Steven yelled back, before putting on the headphones.

"Control tower, I have just had some kind of explosion," Steven said, trying to remain calm, "I cannot make a landing at Lamezia Terme, the steering is sluggish, the plane is tilting off course, and I am losing altitude, I am going to have to bring it down in the Mediterranean! I will try to get it somewhere near the shore of Italy, do you copy over?"

 

[Terratina.]

A whisper escaped her mouth, "The fuck?"

Trickster gods and an even trickier Andrew. What was he doing switching sides? Well, enough about him. They had larger problems to deal with. Etna took deep breaths, fighting the feeling of panic and helplessness. Now what was it that trickster gods ran on? Wits, confidence and a flair for the theatrical. That, and probably unadulterated stubbornness. There was only one thing to do. Loki was certain of his victory, confidence streamed like a raging waterfall. Time to stop the flow. No doubt she would have no control how Loki would react. But she had to try. Etna was tired of feeling useless.

Uncertainty and fear coursed into his mind. Whether it would take was another matter...

 

[Green Shoes]

Loki slowed as Andrew was shoved out of the way by Nicole. The searing magic at his back compelled him forward, but he felt resistance in Andrew's words. As if they carried some aether weight. He was confused; unsure. He could not grasp at any thoughts; they seemed to come and go. But not for long.

His eyes focused and he spat.

"Celtic Mistress! You cannot trick a trickster!"

With a flick of the hand, he pinned everyone in the cabin against the plane wall; their limbs frozen, their bodies contorting in pain. All save Remus and Steven were pinned. And Vera, who was supporting the plane, which was running low on fuel.

Able seemed in the least amount of pain, still somewhat able to push through the magic with sheer might. Prometheus had an idea.

"Nicole! Give Able your strength! You need to get the door open Able!"

Prometheus struggled against the wall, trying to crane his neck towards Remus. If Remus could just hold his attention for long enough.

Casting a sidelong glance at Andrew, he grinned, though still in pain. His bluff had slowed Loki, but now he was going to have to take action. Andrew was going to have to put a lot of faith in the titan.

 

[Deu Sex]

"I give up, okay? I wouldn't be of much use, but I can join you people, if it means you won't kill me." Remus stared at Andrew in stunned silence at this. "Did I really just hear what I think I heard?" Andrew wouldn't really betray the group like this in the middle of a life-or-death situation, would he? "Maybe he's just bluffing..." The doctor's tone certainly seemed more cold than panicky.

Yet Remus didn't have much time to linger on his confusion. Loki had pinned most of the others against the walls with some vile magic. Luckily he and Steven had not been affected for whatever reason. Prometheus barked an order to Nicole and then turned to face Remus, expecting him to act now. When Loki glanced at Andrew he broke into a charge. Remus ran towards the God with his sword raised up, swinging it high towards Loki's head. It was a rather obnoxious attack which Loki would no doubt spot and counter with ease. Yet with his other hand, Remus formed a fist and aimed to strike low. As the feign sword lashed out, he threw a punch forward aimed at the God's groin.

 

[Green Shoes]

Loki raised his arm to block the sword, yet from out of seemingly nowhere Remus' fist collided with his groin. Loki was a god, but he was also a man. Doubled in pain, ice-crystals formed and dropped around him, denoting extreme hate and seething rage. But it was enough, and as the group dropped from the wall, Prometheus hoisted Andrew by the collar and spoke.

"Whatever energy you have left in you, now is the time. Paralyze him."

Still holding Andrew aloft, he shouted at Able and Remus.

I hope Nicole's shifted that blessing; otherwise we're all fucked.

"Get the door open now. Everyone else secure yourself. Aria! Get ready to jump!"

Loki, weakened by his pain, somewhat succumbed to Etna's magic, confused and dazed, wallowing on the floor. Yet the mist coming off him was ice-cold; cold enough to freeze water solid, and Prometheus had to place a lot of trust in Aria.

They were all going to be very tired after this.

 

[DarkRawen]

Nicole had pushed him away with her wings, clearly upset over what he had said. Of course, this wasn't going to be easy for him, if they did survive. He had shown them a side he'd rather hide, and even lied so that it seemed worse.

That doesn't matter. It's useful, but I don't need them to like me.

Still, some part of him felt both relieved and disappointed he had to shed his mask so soon. He didn't get a lot of time to consider this, though.

Loki seemed to have been confused by what Andrew said, although Etna's magic was clearly part of the reason he seemed to hesitate. Aria also seemed to have attacked the god. It had given them a bit more time, although they were soon pinned to the wall. It was painful, his ribs hurt, the rest of his body did too. He had a difficulty breathing, but his mind still went through what was happening, as he had no other choice but to stay there.

Damn it... but he hesitated. It had an effect.

Prometheus grinned at Andrew, had he noticed he was bluffing? To him, was there anything else to do than to continue his lies?

It's not like we can do anything else. Not like I can do anything else.

"S-so that's a no then? You sure?" Andrew said. He grinned, obviously in pain from the sound of his voice and facial expression. He had to sound confident, he had to keep it up, although, most of all, he just wanted to be gone from there. Andrew still doubted he could trick Loki, but who knew?

However, he never got the chance to find out, as Remus attacked Loki, and the grip on them was released.

Thank god.

However, Prometheus lifted Andrew up by his collar, it wasn't over for him yet. It didn't help on his injuries.

"Whatever energy you have left in you, now is the time. Paralyze him."

"Y-yeah." Was he trusting him? Or not trusting him? To Andrew, right now, it didn't matter. He gathered what he had regained of magic, and, when Prometheus let go of him, he went over and used his abilities to paralyze Loki. The god was cold, extremely so, Andrew wasn't sure if his hand was going to be fine after that. Still, he made sure that Loki was as paralyzed as he could make him, before securing himself by holding onto a seat further away from the door.

I was of some use, right?

 

[IFS]

"Nicole! Give Able your strength! You need to get the door open Able!"

I did that already, wait maybe its weaker when dispersed? Nike had taught her how to use the blessing when she had revealed her powers, but she had never actually used the ability before now. She focused, concentration became easier when Remus's blow let them drop from the wall, she wasn't sure what Prometheus had planned but she had a feeling it was a good idea.

"Get the door open now. Everyone else secure yourself. Aria! Get ready to jump!"

The blessing shifted, an intense aura of golden light forming around Able filling him with strength and luck. Lets hope this works. She grabbed tight to the nearest seat, her wings wrapped themselves around another, though she doubted they could hold on terribly tight.

 

[Dogmatic99]

Everything seemed to be happening at once. The plane was quickly being turned into Loki's personal rollercoaster as Able and the others were lurched back and forth by the rapid movements. Before he could do anything about it though Able, and the others, were sent flying. It was like being run over by a brick wall as the full frontal force knocked the wind out of him. For a moment it was like his body wasn't his own, it felt like he was being wrenched apart by invisible bonds. It felt violating but whatever nordic instinct lived in Able gave him enough stubborn strength to fight back, his body resisting the ethereal force that was surrounding him.

Luckily Remus swooped in just in time to get them out of it, dropping Abe to the ground with a thump. He scrambled to his feet, rushing to complete the titan's orders. He had no idea what they wer up to but it wasn't like a straight fight was doing them any good.

Able made a B-line for the door, as he saw Andrew moving to Loki and the others readying themselves for what was about to happen. Everything else seemed to be happening a lot slower all of a sudden and his feet felt lighter, the world seemed brighter. Able made it to the door in good time, in great time!

Why do I feel like going for a run right now? Huh.

The door was pretty beat up and jammed shut tight but that was okay. Abe was more than strong enough to open it. Easy peasy. He chirped to himself. He bet he could bench press that door, he felt great! It was like the whole fight hadn't even happened, he was so fresh. Able gripped the handle.

Okay, let's do this. Brace yourselves everybody! This was gunna be great.

Able wrenched the door open, letting he cold in and the air out.

Oh this is immediately not great!... I can still do it though... DAMN I feel positive!

 

[Lunar Templar]

Aria took a deep breath as the door opened, she'd never 'ported any one with her before, but that didn't matter, she felt, no knew she could.

Aria vanished, appeared and grabbed Loki around the neck, vanished again, reappeared by the door, threw the God off the plane, teleporting once more behind a table that was nailed down and held on till Able closed the door. She hoped she wouldn't have to do that again, teleporting more then just her self really took it out of her, as such she was breathing pretty hard as she held on to the table.

 

[Green Shoes]

Prometheus was confused; it was all over so soon. He had intended to throw Andrew at Loki, paralyzing him, then have Aria teleport him back in.

Prometheus looked at Andrew, taking a serious tone.

"Well, that worked out better than I expected. Your safe for now Andrew. I hope for your sake your offers of allegiance were a ruse."

He laughed from relief; they were alive, and Loki was hurtling at a rather alarming speed towards the earth. Taking a quick survey of the group, he asked.

"Is everyone alright?"

Then turning to the cockpit.

"How's the plane? Still holding?"

Sitting himself down, Prometheus quietly poured over what had happened. He suspected that Dan had been taken by Odin; for some reason or another. Perhaps the rivalry between Loki and the God had proved too much, and would not have his pride hurt by the loss of a son.

Drinking heavily and finishing the bottle, the Titan laughed again. Despite life-threatening danger and sarcastic, spiteful youths, he was indeed having a lot of fun.

 

[Lunar Templar]

Aria sat down and caught her breath "Where's Dan?" Aria asked after looking around and not seeing him.

 

[Deu Sex]

After Loki had been thrown out of the airplane, Remus let out a heavy relieved breath. He was feeling great now - partially because they had managed to handle such an incredibly dangerous encounter without casualty, and partially because punching a God so hard he cried made for a damned invigorating feeling. "Is everyone alright?" At this Remus shook his fist into the air. "Fuck yeah. Radical." he replied, bringing his hand back down.

Looking over the rest of the group, he was pleased to see none of them seemed injured. Although something did seem off, like something was missing. Aria realized before him what that something was. "Where's Dan?" Remus' eyes widened and he ran to the other end of the corridor. He began frantically looking around corners and scanning the area for any sign of the demigod. "Shit! Fuck! Where is he?!" Internally he prayed to Mars that Dan hadn't been lost during the fight.

 

[Dogmatic99]

With a great heave Able slammed the door shut, forcing it's lock back in place. The feeling of confidence and boundless energy quickly fled his body and he was thrown back into the state of someone who had just been caught up a cross between clash of the titans and snakes on a plane. He slumped against the door, pulling his knees up to his chest.

"Where's Dan?" Aria asked.

Good question. Where's Vera as well for that matter?

Able remembered something about her turning into the wind at some point. Still can't believe I can tell myself that like it's normal. But keeping track of 'the wind' was crazy enough, in all the confusion it was immpossible. Remus was dashing around the aisles looking for him, with no luck.

Able's blood ran cold. Oh god. Please don't say we lost him. Able's head fell and his eyes closed. Damnit, no.

 

[DarkRawen]

The moment the door closed, Andrew lay down on a pair of seats, breathing heavily. Between what Loki had done and Prommy lifting him up like that, everything hurt. Especially since they seemed to be safe, and it became the only thing in his mind. It hurt. Just. Painful.

"Well, that worked out better than I expected. Your safe for now Andrew. I hope for your sake your offers of allegiance were a ruse."

"I'm saddened you would ever think anything else. I--- fuck." He stopped his muttering, he could explain later. If they would even get it. For now, he felt horrible. His hand was still cold, dangerously so, and he put it under his clothes and against his stomach. However, that seemed to be it, he was lucky enough not to get frostbite or the likes. He was almost afraid to examine the area of his already damaged ribs, and true enough, being pinned to a wall hadn't done anything good to them. Did he have powers left to do anything? At all?

I'll just have to force it out. It has to be there somewhere.

"Is everyone alright?"

"What do you think? No," he whimpered, before realizing he had said it out loud. Andrew then blocked out everyone else, not wanting to see their reaction. They probably thought he deserved it, but he had managed to help, hadn't he? It was a better idea than what the others had done, shouting insults at the god.

Focus.

He put his hands on the ribs, and closed his eyes. Something. There was something there, paralyzing hadn't taken too much from him. Compared to Dan's shoulder, this was less difficult, but still a troublesome task.

I should be able to fix it. Probably. I have to... make sure they are in the right position.

Andrew breathed, before adding pressure to the ribs, not a lot, only so that they were aligned correctly, as he started healing. It was painful, very painful, and the last shot of morphine was wearing off. However, after what seemed like forever, he was done. They still weren't completely fine, but they were whole. He sat up, slowly.

I didn't deserve this.

In a way, he wanted someone to pity him. But he'd rather they didn't, pity was for weaklings and overly emotional people. He was neither. Besides, the group seemed to be focusing on the fact that Dan had disappeared. When had that happened? Andrew wasn't sure he had noticed. Was he dead?

There's no body. If Loki could kill him off like that, why didn't he kill anyone else? Well. Anyone else of us.

However, Andrew didn't say anything about it, he'd rather not bring attention to himself at the moment.

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

"How's the plane? Still holding?"

Steven turned around, saw the clown, Loki he heard, was gone.

"It hasn't got worst, at very least," Steven said, "The handling is still crap, although we have stop descending for some reason, I doubt I could get this thing in an airport. Still, as long as you get your seat belts on, we should survive the water landing. We are still going to be asked a lot of questions as soon as we are picked up, unless you want to pretend we all died in the crash."

 

[IFS]

"Is everyone alright?"

"I'm fine I think," Nicole exhaled deeply, she hadn't done enough to feel tired from the fight but she was relieved that it was over. She stood up and looked at the others, they all seemed to be alright if a bit tired themselves. She let her wings fade and the blessing faded with them, she wondered how it had felt, I'll have to ask Able when I get the chance.

"Where's Dan?"

"He... vanished there was a bird or something around him and then he was gone, it pissed Loki off so I think he's ok," she replied, trying to be reassuring, though she was worried herself, he could be anywhere, I hope he is safe.

"What do you think? No,"

She felt a pang of regret, it seemed Andrew's defection had been a ruse, to distract the god. He had done his part when the time came after all, and she had shoved him broken ribs and all. She turned to face him "I'm sorry for shoving you, how are your ribs doing?" she said, a bit concerned.

She was suddenly reminded of all the corpses of the passengers, the poor innocents that Loki had butchered, and she felt sick again. In the rush of the battle they had faded into so much scenery, but now they were all around her again.

"Actually excuse me..." she stammered out quickly, before darting into the lavatory and throwing up into the toilet. It wasn't as bad as last time though, she suspected because she had not done any of the killing herself, and she emerged after a few moments.

 

[Lunar Templar]

"He... vanished there was a bird or something around him and then he was gone, it pissed Loki off so I think he's ok,"

Aria just nodded as Nicole went to the rest room to throw up, and she understood why, but there was something else on her mind. Why was she suddenly so quick to jump in and blast something? The Satyr's , Gaia, and now Loki, she wasn't hesitating at all, save at the sight of the damage her powers could do, but now she seemed to be just jumping like it was a school dance. Aria just signed and figured it was some part of something she got from her mom bubbling up she hadn't been aware of till now, but even writing it off like that buggered her. "Why couldn't my real mom have been human ..." she ended up muttering after a few minutes.