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

[hiei82]

Vera was a little shocked when she found Hades was capable of transforming her. She was also annoyed about it. For one, it said he somehow had control over her. For two it removed all the pain tolerance of the warrior form - which was unkind considering the state of her wrist. Third, he decided to be borderline racist to the person who'd saved his sorry, divine butt. Finally, he was a god which - at least in Vera's book - was enough of a reason to dislike him. The irony that she disliked him because he was divine-prejudiced while she was divine-prejudiced herself escaped her of course.

"Does it hurt anywhere? Or are you just tired?" Andrew asked as he made his way over to her. Vera nodded in response. "I injured my hand and wrist when I caught the blade." she was going to add that she thought it was broken, but that seemed unneeded. Andrew WAS a doctor after all; she hardly needed to tell him how to do his job. As an after thought she added "I'm also a bit cut up as you can see." as she pointed at her various long - but thankfully shallow - gashes.

 

[Deu Sex]

"Why, everyone knows your name, of course! The Son of Mars, a companion of a Titan; word has spread fast among those who watch your little group close enough."

Remus' frown did not go away. The God's voice had stuttered slightly yet noticeably, giving impression that he was making an excuse on the spot. He disliked lies. And lies Dis' words most likely were, but for what reason eluded Remus.

But he would have to shake away such thoughts. How Dis really knew his name didn't matter. What did matter was the dire task at hand. The sooner it got done the better. And with Dis willing to help them in that, Remus would have to push his suspicions aside.

"Hey. Able and I are just going to scout something out. Just follow Dis for now; we'll catch up to you. Etna; make sure he doesn't see that token. Remus, just...stay focused I guess. We'll be back before you know it. Aria; make sure Dis doesn't withhold the soul."

Remus felt as though Prometheus was about to tell him something yet suddenly resolved not to. He shook that thought away too. "Stop being paranoid, idiot. Just help get this over with." he told himself. Best thing to do now was follow Prometheus' advice and focus on the task.

He followed Dis as he walked through a narrow pass. Seeing Steven along his side, Remus turned and flashed a smile at the man. It took him a bit to think of something to say. "Thanks for the gun. It was very handy." He recalled their scuffle with the furies not too long ago. "Would you happen to have any more ammunition? I emptied both chambers during that fight. Maybe something with a bit more...bang?"

 

[Lunar Templar]

Aria simply followed the god of the underworld who seemed to change names the way most people change socks, a few paces behind Remus and Steven. She could still hear the woman calling out for Remus, and she was already putting the pieces together her self, she'd make note to talk to Remus about it later, if she was right, he deserved to know sooner rather then later.

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

"Oh, sorry," Steven said, fumbling through his pockets, "I forgot to give you the rest of the ammo..."

Steven pulled out the remaining 24 round, shaking them to check what each one is.

"These eight are bird shot, these 12 are buckshot, and these 4 are slugs," Steven said as he handed the bullets to Remus, "That is all I found at the bar. The slugs will pack the most punch, but it's a single bullet. I also am pretty sure it's illegal in Australia, I wonder why the bar owner just left it sitting next to the boiler... The birdshot doesn't hit nearly as hard, but it is more likely to hit and will do lots of damage to things like wings. In most situations, I suggest you just use the buckshot."

"Be careful how often you use that thing, you can burn through your ammo without even thinking about it," Steven said, looking down at his colt.

 

[DarkRawen]

"Hey; Able and I are going to go see what crashed into the building over there; keep an eye on Vera, and I guess...follow Dis? We need to chat with that soul. Let Nicole know."

"Sure."

He looked for Nicole, and waived her over. "Hey, Nicole, we have to follow Prometheus," he informed her with a friendly smile. She had probably heard it already, but it was better to make sure. He glanced over at Prometheus and Able again, as they went towards the crash-site. Although he did wonder what had fallen down, he also had no desire to go over there.

Better them than me, especially if it's something dangerous.


He was tired, after all, and he still had someone to heal, from the sounds of it.

"I injured my hand and wrist when I caught the blade. I'm also a bit cut up as you can see."

"Okay, just let me have a look at that."

He examined it, carefully feeling the wrist, just barely rough enough to see how bad it was.

It's broken. Great.

Andrew had realized that the possibly hardest thing to fix was broken limbs. He made sure to take care of the gashes first, they took little effort, flesh was easy to fix like this. However, the broken wrist took a lot more, and when he was done, he felt lightheaded.

"There, all fixed up. The wrist might still be a bit numb for a while, though." He took a step backwards carefully, pretending to be completely fine, but clearly tired. Andrew waited for Nicole to get close to them, before he spoke.

"We should probably follow Dis and the others now." Hades seemed set on that stupid celebration of his, and that annoyed Andrew. He wanted out from there, and he wanted his own room where he could relax. Heck, he wanted his apartment, to be away from all of these idiots and morons. It still baffled him that demigods, titans, and even the gods themselves, could be this... pathetic. However, he kept his facade, and he sounded rather worried as he spoke again.

"And we should probably leave after we've talked to the owner of the tongue, I have a bad feeling about this. It seems off."

 

[Lunar Templar]

As Aria listened to the boys talk about guns, a subject that she was overly familiar with, her mind wandered a bit and before long crack a smirk "Hey!" she started "Anyone else have Rob Zombie, 'Dragula', running through their head? Or am I just developing a warped sense of humor"

 

[Deu Sex]

"Be careful how often you use that thing, you can burn through your ammo without even thinking about it,"

Remus nodded as Steven handed him the ammunition. "I'll try not to. You have my thanks." He took two of the buckshot, broke the shotgun's breech's open and let a pair of empty shells fall out. He then loaded the fresh shells into the gun and snapped the barrels back into place.

As he attempted to put the remaining ammo away, Remus realized he had no effective place to store twenty-two shells. "Damn. Would it be too much to hope one of you brought a bandolier?" he asked aloud.

"Hey! Anyone else have Rob Zombie, 'Dragula', running through their head? Or am I just developing a wrapped sense of humor"

Remus turned to Aria with an incredibly confused look on his face. He didn't speak immediately, clearly taking a moment to process what she just said. "I...I don't know what a Rob zombie dracula is or why it would be in my head."

 

[IFS]

Nicole let her wings fade after she set down Aria, and Hades began calling himself 'Dis Pater' and calling for a celebration. I can't remember Dis Pater from the myths, maybe I just forgot it, still being so celebratory seems odd for Hades. But working for Dio doesn't make sense, if he was then Ahriman would have appealed to us saying that, and you would think Dio would have helped him win... On the subject of Ahriman Nicole shivered, had they really killed a god? It seemed too sudden, yet it had happened and she had helped it happen. She felt a tingling sensation, the thrill of not only victory but the feeling that their eventual goal was possible, though still distant.

"Hey, Nicole, we have to follow Prometheus,"

Andrew's voice snapped her out of her train of thought, she nodded and followed along. Andrew looked a little pale after healing Vera, no doubt her broken wrist had taken a lot out of him. She sighed and cast a slight blessing towards him, just enough energy to keep him going, though it was temporary. Great now I'm a dispenser of magical coffee. Nevertheless it felt good to help.

"Damn. Would it be too much to hope one of you brought a bandolier?"

Steven had handed some of his ammo over to Remus, yes it would, hell I'm not even sure how Steven carried so much to begin with. She shrugged her shoulders and kept walking, she still felt like she had too much to think about, and remained silent.

"Hey! Anyone else have Rob Zombie, 'Dragula', running through their head? Or am I just developing a wrapped sense of humor"

"I'm not sure how you wrap a sense of humor, or what you would wrap it in," Nicole responded jokingly, with a slight grin, "But no, I'd say you're the only one." She couldn't say that she'd even heard of the song before, though she had heard of the artist.

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

"Damn. Would it be too much to hope one of you brought a bandolier?"

"No, I was not expecting to be thrown to Australia on a wild goose chase after the God of Boos. It's lucky I was going planning a range trip when we called for, otherwise I wouldn't even be carrying the five magazines I had. I would give you the tool box, but, I think I forgot it in the crashed plane... Give me a second."

Steven ripped of the remains of one of his badly damaged sleeves. He quickly used the duct tape he kept from the tool box (never know when the stuff might be useful), taping the cloth together, then twisting a longer piece into a usable rope so it the bag can be easily carried. Steven held out the pouch to Remus.

"This should work, assuming we can catch the god within a few days..."

"Hey! Anyone else have Rob Zombie, 'Dragula', running through their head? Or am I just developing a wrapped sense of humor"

Steven just stared at Aria.

"The stress was bound to get to somebody..."

 

[Dogmatic99]

Able gave the others a nod for good luck as he and PRometheus trecked out over the rubble in silence. The titan was obviously on edge, maybe he was worried about what they'd find, maybe he was concerned about leaving the others alone with Hades. Probably both. Able couldn't blame him, he couldn't wait to see the back of this place and be back somewhere with actual sunlight. Whatever fell from the sky didn't look like it belonged in the endless grey of Dis though and if it was something that got in from the outside then maybe it could help them get out in some way.

Abe caught Prometheus clenching and unclenching his hands out of the corner of his eye and realised that neither of them had brought a weapon. Something he hoped they wouldn't regret as they came up to the crest of the shattered crater that had been made by... well by whatever they were looking for.

 

[Terratina.]

"...Etna; make sure he doesn't see that token..."

She nodded. That particular statement silenced those nagging questions about the token for a while. Better not to worry about such things, right? She was was more worried about Prometheus's state. He was obviously really worried about something. But as soon as he walked away to investigate the ruins, the chance for a quick talk faded away. Nothing much to do but stick with the Able-and-Prometheus-less group. So much for always having a Titan on hand as a safety net.

'If only I was the daugther of Brigid or something...' She huffed.

 

[hiei82]

"There, all fixed up. The wrist might still be a bit numb for a while, though." Andrew said after his work was finished. Vera moved her wrist a bit to test the surgeons work and found it pain free. Like he said, she couldn't quite feel her wrist and hand; that was a doctor for you.

"Thanks Andrew" she said, turning to the healer. Upon seeing him however, she noticed he looked exhausted. Vera could've hit herself; of course he was. He's probably used his powers more than she had, and she was the one who fought the god of evil in one-on-one combat.

Standing up, she offered him an arm. "You've done a lot; now let me help you." she said, hoping to help him however she could.

 

[DarkRawen]

"Thanks Andrew."

He smiled in reply. "No worries, I was just doing my job." It would be hard to keep doing that, but he supposed he was nearing his limit. At least that meant that he might get to refuse helping some of the more stupid and reckless of the group, if they annoyed him enough.

It also means that I'm completely helpless, though. Still, I've done mine, no one can complain about my effort.

"You've done a lot; now let me help you."

And owe anyone anything? I'd rather be without a favor hanging over me.

He looked at her hand, smile lessening a bit.

"It's fine, I was just doing my job. Even if I'm not in a hospital, it's still my responsibility to help as many as I can." He stated it as if it was obvious, and some of his stubborn pride showed through as he spoke. Small parts of his mask had started to slip, and although he had not noticed it himself, others might sense something was off.

Does she really think I'm that helpless? Disappointing.

As he refused Vera's help, he felt himself feeling more energized. From what he could see, it didn't come from Vera. However, then who? He noticed Nicole, and remembered that she had done such to others before.

Does this mean I owe her? Damnit.

However, he then remembered what she had done in the plane, when he had attempted to trick Loki. He could still remember the shape his ribs was in after that whole incident.

I don't.

He decided to ignore her, act as if she had done nothing.

"Hey! Anyone else have Rob Zombie, 'Dragula', running through their head? Or am I just developing a wrapped sense of humor"

I don't know what she's talking about, but I give up. If one of these people know it, it's probably trash. Probably pop or rap or something ridiculous like that.

He decided to ignore her too, and started following Hades and the rest.

 

[Lunar Templar]

"Guess I'm the only one that likes Metal" Aria said slight bemused, but shrugged and just kept walking, though she did wish she had her MP3 player with her, all these walks where getting really boring, but that was back home.

 

[Green Shoes]

Dis lead the group through numerous twists and turns, humming to himself as he strolled, until at last they reached the small fortress, perched atop a small mound. Standing at the gates, the small elevation in height allowed all to survey the city until it's limits, where the mists shrouded what lay beyond the walls. Here, the God simply stopped, and leaned against the gate. He spoke carelessly, clearly less-enthused than before.

"You know, if you had accepted my invitation, we could be dining in such magnificent halls right now. But I guess that doesn't appeal to you few, does it?"

A figure rounded the far corner of the fortress, walking melancholy towards Dis. He continued to speak, almost rambling.

"I wonder; why do you side with the titan? I mean, I'm glad you're on our side, but what has he offered you? Coin? Power? Freedom? I wonder, I wonder..."

As the figure drew closer, it became apparent that he was indeed the owner of the tongue. Stopping between Dis and the group, he simply stood silently; expressionless, and devoid of colour. The God simply held out the tongue to the group, and spoke.

"I suppose one of you will want to talk with him. Which of you speaks the tongue of the dead?"

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Prometheus and Able met the ruined building with haste. What had once been a small, squat look-out tower was now merely two walls and a pile of dark bricks. The Titan gingerly began picking through the debris, motioning for Able to follow suit.

"Whatever it was, it sure smashed this place to pieces. I wonder if it's even still here..."

A faint warmth seemed to stem from deep beneath the bricks, not like flame, but as if a hot stone was buried deep beneath the earth. The heat became more fierce as the removed more and more of the tower, until at last it became almost unbearable for Prometheus.

"I don't know what you're made of, Able, but it is stronger stuff than I."

He was sweating profusely, and swayed, dizzy in the heat.

"Are you okay to keep digging?"

Whatever had fell from the sky, it clearly was not natural, nor routine in this realm. It's arrival shortly after their own could not be coincidence, and Prometheus prayed for a boon rather than a burden.

 

[Lunar Templar]

"I wonder; why do you side with the titan? I mean, I'm glad you're on our side, but what has he offered you? Coin? Power? Freedom? I wonder, I wonder...I suppose one of you will want to talk with him. Which of you speaks the tongue of the dead?"

Aria had kinda zoned out but this time, the walk was longer then expected, and pretty dull to boot, but still, this got her attention, there's been no mention of reward before, and they still didn't know why all this was happening. More over, from the way he said it, it soundly like there should have been a choice in the matter. "That'd be me" Aria said as she walked up to Dis, her tone that of some one distracted by their thoughts. "Hope he's a better conversationalist then that woman was."

 

[Deu Sex]

"This should work, assuming we can catch the god within a few days..."

Remus nodded again as he took the makeshift satchel from Steven and slung it over his chest. "Yeah, I hope so too." He opened the pouch and let the remaining handful of shells fall inside before closing the flap back. "It's going to be a lot easier now that I've got this though." he said, looking over the shotgun as he clenched it in his hands. Remus liked the gun. It reminded him of the one his uncle used to let him hunt with back home.

"I wonder; why do you side with the titan? I mean, I'm glad you're on our side, but what has he offered you? Coin? Power? Freedom? I wonder, I wonder..."

"Saving the world is a pretty strong motivation." Remus said. "Most people have a sense of moral duty, you know. We can't all be selfish rats." Soon the group approached a ghastly figure that was clearly one of the local dead. The being simply stood, looking more statue than man. "I suppose one of you will want to talk with him. Which of you speaks the tongue of the dead?"

"That'd be me Hope he's a better conversationalist then that woman was."

Remus turned and gave a relieved smile at Aria as she spoke. Soon she'd get the information they needed and they could leave this damnable place. As strange as the girl was, Remus thought it was damned useful that she was in the group. If she wasn't, then this sort of situation would have proved far more difficult. But then a thought popped into his head. Aria had said something rather odd.

"What woman?"

 

[Lunar Templar]

"What woman?"

"There was a woman earlier, kept repeating your name over and over." Aria said after turning to face Remus "And that was all she was saying to. So you should probably make some phone calls once we're top side to find out who it could have been." Aria's tone soften as she continued to speak, turning from matter of fact to a more sympathetic one by the time she told him to start making phone calls. "I dunno where she is now though, lost track of her during the fight." Aria didn't know if telling him was the right thing to do for their mission, but Remus seem like the kind of person to be able to handle it and still finish the mission, or maybe even use the grief to their advantage, ether way, she did think it was better for him to know now then to come home and find no one waiting for him.

 

[Deu Sex]

"There was a woman earlier, kept repeating your name over and over. And that was all she was saying to. So you should probably make some phone calls once we're top side to find out who it could have been."

Remus remain deathly silent for a while. He stood there with a stunned expression as his mind tried to grasp the true gravity of what Aria had just told him. As it processed her words, his eyes widened evermore and his face grew whiter. "A woman. Calling your name. Who could it have been?" he thought, then answered his own question. "Who else could it have been?" Remus slowly turned his head to Aria and shook it. "No...that can't be right."

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

"I wonder; why do you side with the titan? I mean, I'm glad you're on our side, but what has he offered you? Coin? Power? Freedom? I wonder, I wonder..."

"He would never understand," Steven thought, "That would require being capable of loving somebody besides yourself."

"No...that can't be right."

Steven saw Remus really lock up. Denial of what must of happened. Steven understood perfectly, even if the circumstances were very different. He laid his hand on Remus' shoulder.

"It might just be right," Steven said, in a comforting, if somewhat awkward voice, "I am sorry. Lets get out of here as soon as possible."