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

[hiei82]

Vera was surprised by the goddess's words. "Does she WANT to be sacrificed?" was all she could think as, one-by-one, she severed the vines entrapping the deity. With her words, Vera began to question the act. What did they really know about the ritual and the attendees. The hurt woman with the sword was clearly working with or for Dionysus; yet the bound woman clearly cared something for her. "She's probably a demigod daughter of whoever this goddess is" Vera silently concluded.

Speaking of the woman, she was remarkably attractive; even by divine standards. "Aphrodite? Isis?... Hopefully not Freya." she thought as she continued to cut away at the bindings. Vera shook her head free of the thoughts for the moment; they would do little to help. For now, she focused on cutting. Cutting and planning.

Clearly, they needed to change tactics. The goddess AND the sword girl were important. Important enough to warrant capture over kill in the very least. Who knew what Dionysus was capable of; what kind of mind control he had at his disposal.

Vera cut another vine.

But it didn't matter; the poison combined with the bird body were preventing her from making a move, and her inability to speak left any plan she came up with pointless. Even if the time ran out, the only form shes she had which could stand up to the poison were likely the Horse, the Bull and... she had it. If Vera had lips she would have smiled. She cut another vine; one to go.

Vera felt her divine power flow back into her; she could transform once more. Vera cut the final vine around the goddess, looked at her for a moment longer to make sure she was safe (and because her divine beauty was... ahm... impressive), then transformed once more.

Vera was the wind; and she was going to suck the wind out of that enemy and put this whole fight to an end with a proper K.O.

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

"ARIA! GET OUT OF THERE NOW! GOD DAMN!"

Steven turned to Prometheus, seeing the spear in the God's ankle. Steven holstered the pistol and picked up the shotgun. The crazed women seemed to be concentrating on the others, and not many had come after him. Steven ran to the Titan, only having to smash one cultist on the way.

"Keep them off me," Steven said to the Titan. He grabbed the shaft with both hands, slamming his foot between his hands. The spear was still in his ankle, Steven knew that pulling it out would only make Prometheus bleed out.

 

[CrazyGirl17]

Shiro had resorted to hacking and slashed at (almost) anything and everything in his path, trying to get to the altar to help the others. Already, the bird had managed to free the woman bound to the altar by vines, only to vanish... though Shiro could suddenly sense another wind spontaneously appearing.

With that already taken care of, Shiro turned his attention on helping Prometheus, as the crazy lady with the spear had stabbed him, only to send her reeling in return. As another of their number helped the Titan out, Shiro turned towards another group of cultists approaching, sword at the ready.

As much as he disliked having to actually cut people with his blade, it was clear there was no other choice...

 

[Lunar Templar]

Aria for the moment, ignored Prometheus, and instead, pooled a bit of her remaining energy into a small ball, probably couldn't kill her out right, but she could probably knock her out. Aria took a step to the side as she detonated the ball when the girl got close enough, the blast wave extending out a good 3 meters around her and powerful enough to toss Aria away from the girl, coming to a rolling stop by the door and just kinda lay there, the blast hurt and that coupled with the poison she was just to exhausted to get up, but she did check to see if the girl was actually down or not.

 

[DarkRawen]

When the new people -the oddly bland woman, the really tall guy, and the Asian guy- had started fighting, Andrew had found himself taking a step back so they could get room. It seemed everyone apart from him could fight, but Andrew did not have the right weapon, nor skills to actually do something at this point. The effects of the poison had not been enough for him to actually do something beyond still standing there, and attempting to loosen a couple of arrows into the crazy women seemed wasteful considering how the others were much more capable than that.

Not that Andrew really minded stepping back, he knew his role, and for now, it would be to examine the situation, trying to pick up details. Vera and Aria had both been hurt, but he couldn't see much more than that. He realized that what he could do at most would be to save his energy so that he could heal both of them when he needed to. Then, the girl on the pillar threw her spear, it piercing Prometheus' ankle.

I need to do something about that.

However, Prometheus just continued fighting, he seemed unapproachable at this point. For now, Andrew realized that he would have to let it be, else he'd risk being hit by the titan, and that wouldn't help anyone. Then Steven came along, and made Andrew act, as the guy kicked the spear, still in Prometheus' leg.

Wait, you aren't...

Oh yes. He was trying to break it or something. Did he completely ignore the fact that such an act was very much likely to increase the pain and the seriousness of the wound? What if the spear was touching bone? Or worse? Andrew felt his body move on its own, approaching the two of them, and pushing Steven away. "Don't. Touch. A thing." He was annoyed, more than that, probably. Andrew was as furious as he could be, although he was certainly still calm.

He leaned down, and, hoping Prometheus wouldn't accidentally hit him or something, he started dragging it out the way it had entered. Andrew very well knew the problems with the spearhead being shaped as it was could cause, but he did it in a careful and swift manner, the way only a surgeon could. As he did so, he healed Prometheus's ankle, and soon enough, the titan's ankle was fine, possible added damage included. Andrew threw the spear towards Steven. He obviously didn't throw it at him, and the guy could grab it if he wanted to, but he certainly wouldn't mind if the shaft hit Steven in the head.

"Don't you dare get close to injured people," he coldly stated, glaring at Steven. "Never." As he spoke, he noticed Aria getting thrown across the room. She seemed to be in a horrible condition, and needed help. He tried to do so, looking for any sort of opportunity to get through the crowd. Andrew noticed that he was getting tired, very much so, perhaps even enough for him not to be able to completely heal her, but if everything else failed, he still had the newly given power from the ambrosia.

 

[IFS]

"The lady shall have the tender bourguignon, and I'll have the lobster. Thank you."

Bourguignon? Well it sounds french whatever it is, should be interesting. The waitress left with the order, and Apollo turned to her, replying to her answers. His voice sounding smooth and musical.

"Nothing can replace home. Somewhere safe to return to st the end of the day. With people that love you..."

He paused to down his drink, Nicole took another sip of hers, though she still hadn't finished an entire glass.

"What more could you need? Though I suspect you'll have to travel regardless for the Olympics. Isn't there another among you that lives for sport?"

"Yeah, Vera's an athlete too, we actually both went to Michigan for sports," Nicole said, pausing as the food arrived. Bourguignon as it turned out seemed to be some sort of beef stew, it looked and smelled delicious, and trying a bite of it confirmed what her other senses were telling her.

She made herself savor each bite, a meal of such quality would be wasted if she just wolfed it down, and she spoke to Apollo in between bites.

"I know I'll have to travel for the Olympics, and really I don't miss home that much when I'm at school, it's just the whole quest thing makes me worried," she said "If it weren't for the quest I think I'd really enjoy all the traveling we do, seeing the world, trying new things."

As she spoke she noticed that the boat had drifted into a narrow canal, the sides of which were decorated with candles and pale flowers. It was a pretty sight and Nicole let her eyes wander along the sides of the canal taking in the sight. It certainly created a romantic atmosphere, something Nicole actually didn't mind.

 

[CrazyGirl17]

"Tasuke!"

Shiro spun around, hearing the other girl - whose name he didn't think he got yet - about to fall into a pack of cultists.

"Hold on, I'm coming!" He shouted, and charged into battle, exclaiming "Tsurugi no kaze!" (He knew he didn't actually have to shout the name of his attack, it was just something ingrained in him for years of watching TV).

The mob parted slightly, allowing him to rush in (in his haste, not noticing the spear thrown by another ally) to her aid, hopefully not too late.

 

[Green Shoes]

Shiro

Shiro's blade swung with just the slight sound of wind, the honed blade cleanly ripping through the crazed women. However, lacking a halberds reach and swing, he had to precisely chop down each individual assailant, his reflexes growing faster as more and more poured in. So focused on his attack, he barely noticed the spear that Andrew threw landing behind his ankle, tripping him, sending him sprawling to the ground blade up. The Maenads followed, one falling upon his sword, the grizzly corpse coming unsettlingly close...

Andrew

Andrew healed the Titans foot and stood up, searching for a gap. He could see far less women to one side, and a small ledge that ran along the walls and up unto the altar. It was narrow and made of angled marble, but possible.

Steven

Steven snapped one end off the spear, immediately shoving it in the face of a particularly large opponent, feeling the shards of wood scrape against bone. He too saw the gap Andrew was looking at.

Aria

Aria, still poisoned, detonated the ball and was sent flying. The girl, however, had crouched behind her shield, though received a rather large shard of pottery in an exposed shoulder. Burnt and bloody, she could barely stand, instead rolling over onto her back, coughing blood.

Prail

Prail was quickly knocked off her perch as the frenzied women clawed for her. Shiro, however, arrived in a flurry of steel, clearing the area before being tripped by an erant spear. Prometheus shored up to them, the trio now somewhat separated from Steven and Andrew. Prail felt her halberd land at the tips of her toes.

Prometheus

"Aaarrrgghh!"

The pain of Steven snapping the spear shot through his leg, though it gave him the legroom to batter another wave of women away from him. With his leg quickly healed, he made a note to thank Andrew before charging to Shiro, slamming the women away and giving him a chance to move.

Venus

The goddess, freed, stood up and threw herself between Aria and the youth, raising her hand at Aria. She was beautiful, though somewhat tattered. She was wearing a ceremonial white robe, her light brown hair falling in waves. Her image struck, strangely, desire in Aria, though her words were full of hate.

"Touch her again and I will end you, infant."

 

[DarkRawen]

Andrew's only way out of the crowd was up onto the altar, and to move from there to the door. However, when he stepped onto the altar, he noticed the girl who had been carrying the spear, now badly injured. Upon closer examination, she not only appeared to be mortal, but also young, very young.

Who is this?

A human? A demigoddess? Something else? He didn't know. However, she was coughing up blood, a large piece of pottery in her shoulder. And, she was severely burned.

Is this Aria's doing?

He supposed he understood why she had done it, she had obviously attacked them. And, he had aimed for her vitals when firing his bow. However, he couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

"Touch her again and I will end you, infant."

That was the goddess that had been tied up, right? She was stunningly beautiful, but more so, she was furious at Aria for harming one of her captors. Odd. There were similarities between the two, were they related?

The point is, she cares. And I would rather not have to fight yet another god.

Well, goddess. Still, he stood up, pointing the now loaded bow at the girl, but without bringing the bowstring back. Anyone could see that it was nothing but a show of opportunity, he could hurt her, but he wasn't about to.

"Hey," he said, loudly. "Goddess! This one is in a really bad condition, but I can help her! I have the abilities needed to do so! I need you to bring the girl you're talking to over here, though, I need to make sure neither of them will die." If he could inspect Aria, then he would know how hurt she was. He wondered if he was going to actually heal the young girl, but he added:

"I will do everything I can as long as I can help the members of my team as well, and as long as you can guarantee that this girl won't attack us if she regains strength! I'm willing to make it a deal, a promise, if you can accept my terms, no one in this group will harm her."

Hopefully, that was enough.

 

[Lunar Templar]

"Touch her again and I will end you, infant."

"Your Welcome" Aria said in an irritated manner, while she pushed her self into a seated and up right position against the door, clearly in no shape to continue the fight."She attacked me and my team, I responded, If you don't like her getting hurt, keep out off the battle field." As Aria spoke to the Goddess, she maintain eye contact, though when she finished her statement she broke eye contact, mostly cause she noticed just looking at this goddess was turning her on, and frankly, she didn't need that right now. 'She's threatening to kill me and a I can think is how I want her to me to the nearest motel and let her have her way with me ... I am so screwed up ...' she sighed to her self as Andrew stepped in to try and work a peaceful end to this.

"If you can guarantee she won't be a threat if healed, I will not attack her further." Aria added to the end of Andrews statement, and really if the girl would stop attacking she had no problem leaving her be.

 

[hiei82]

"Touch her again and I will end you, infant." the Goddess said to Aria, though she suspected that applied to the entire group.

At the time, Vera had been busy trying to suck away all the air around their adversary - just to knock her out. She wasn't sure whether to continue or not, but Andrew and Aria had stopped attacking for the moment so she elected to leave it to them; even if Aria was in no condition to keep fighting. "In the very least, they aren't trying to kill each other at the moment" Vera thought as she redeployed; albeit with a fair bit of attention still on the extraordinarily beautiful Goddess and dangerous demi-goddesss.

Vera swooped down on the remaining servants of Dionysus; trying to slam them into the ground with a blast of wind.

Spoiler: OOC @ Green Shoes

Is there any negative effect on Vera from Venus's effect on her when she was a bird?"

 

[Rogue Trooper]

The feeling of breaking an attacking cultist?s neck almost sent shivers down Jonatan?s spine as the quick but brutal action; added more fury to the orgy of violence that the young berserker was falling deeper into with every kill made.

His hands and clothes had soon become covered in the blood of his fallen opponents, but if this bothered him the Celt gave little sign. Even with the injury of Prometheus and the unfolding situation up on the Alter, Jonathan focused fully on the bloody madness that he was unleashing onto the cultist hoard and cared little for the plight or struggle of his allies.

With ever kill made, his rage and pure bloodlust grew along with the ferocity and speed of his attacks. Ever cell in his body cried out for more blood to be spilled as his battle fury washed over him increasing his anger and strength to almost god like proportions. His vision became blurred and his mind began to fill with the urge to kill all things that crossed his path, the abilities of his mother beginning to fully overtake him. Wanting nothing more than to kill, Jonathan jumped straight into the growing hoard of attackers, his Gaelic war cry ringing out through the chapel halls.

?Srac agus cuimilt, Srac agus cuimilt!!?

 

[Green Shoes]

Apollo ate slowly, listening to Nicole, shadows from the lights drifting across them. He was glad to see her enjoying her meal, though it remained difficult to coax her out of thinking about her task.

"Its not your...quest. At least, not right now. All you have to do now is relax."

The God smiled and continued eating, watching Nicole. Apollo often wondered whether their group would succeed. It seemed unlikely to him, and even if they did. What then?

I don't particularly fancy what becomes of me...

He worried. For both Nicole and Andrew, though his face didn't show it. After Nicole had finished eating, the boat pulled up again at the jetty, having completed the small loop. They were no adjacent to the small airstrip, where the plane awaited. It was just striking midnight.

"There's just one last place I want you to take you."

He held out his hand and helped her off the boat, returning again to the plane. As they sat down, Apollo began twirling a silver token between his fingers, the gold one jutting out of his pocket.

 

[IFS]

"Its not your...quest. At least, not right now. All you have to do now is relax."

"I am relaxed, this whole date has been wonderful so far," Nicole said, smiling. It was true too, as much as she had mentioned the quest it all felt too far away at the moment for her to really consider it, there were better things to be focused on like the food.

Time passed surprisingly quickly as she savored her food and enjoyed the sights of the city, Paris was quite beautiful at night and Apollo seemed to be right that it was best seen from the river. Eventually they reached the end of the loop and the boat docked, Apollo stood and lead her onto the plane.

"There's just one last place I want you to take you."

"Oh where?" she asked, excited and curious "Or is it a surprise?"

She noticed him pull out a different coin and begin twirling it between his fingers, a silver one instead of the gold he had twirled before. She wondered if there was any significance to the act or if it was just a habit, I don't remember any myths about such... maybe I'll ask him about it later.

 

[Green Shoes]

Venus

The Goddess eyed Andrew sharply with suspicion, stepping back towards the youth. Her eyes darted between Aria and Andrew, clearly desperate, but not willing to risk the girls life.

Ignoring Aria, she matched Andrews gaze and called to him. Not a siren call, but his vision blurred, the only focus available surrounding the goddess. His mind was filled with visions of rewards for his compliance, her voice both commanding and alluring.

"Please just help her. The witch can wait."

Venus could not force him, but the spell was strong, as were the feelings clowding Andrew's mind. To him, Aria looked like she was going to be okay. A voice sounded in his head.

Please

Vera

Vera slammed down and crushed the maenads in the room to the floor, along with everyone else below the altar save Jon and the Titan, owing to their strength. The women were pinned and immobilized, as were Prail, Shiro and Steven. Jon and Prometheus could barely walk. Vers could feel the many bodies struggling under her, but in a confined space with sturdy walls, her wind was strong and unrelenting.

Jon

Jon had just engaged his blood-lust, his wild fury when his opponents were pinned out of reach. He could feel the strong force pushing down on him, yet his bones still ached for battle, his eyes still partly glazed over, blind to the beauty of Venus.

Prometheus

The Titan shook visibly as he held out against Vera's wind, happy at least that the fighting had ceased. The room was devoid of any sound except the roar of the gale. Seeing that everyone was still alive, Jon even standing, his eyes caught the shimmer of Venus standing upon the altar, his gaze instantly transfixed.

 

[DarkRawen]

The goddess looked towards him, her gaze met his and he felt his mouth go dry. She wasn't just stunningly beautiful, or even just the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. The goddess demanded his attention, and his body went numb and warm. He felt at ease, yet his pulse was rising.

She's so attractive.

He forgot the situation at hand, just watched her as she approached him. Andrew's mind was filled with sexual fantasies and visions filled with desire, and he wanted nothing more than to fulfill those. Andrew quickly fell under her influence, sooner than most would.

"Please just help her. The witch can wait."

Her voice was so alluring, it was a pleasant sound in his ears. He felt compelled to help her, to do anything for her. "Yeah," he replied. It made sense. Aria would be fine, if she got worse, she could just be taken to the hospital. This was more important, and Aria looked as if she was okay. Everything would be fine, Andrew would do this. It would hurt, but really, it was nothing.

Please

"Of course," he muttered, and sat down, using his abilities to examine the girl. He really didn't have enough left of his natural power to do anything about it. Instead, he put a hand on the hurt girl, and started accessing the knowledge given to him by the ambrosia. "I'll get right to it. Please take Aria to the hospital if she gets worse before I wake up." Andrew kept his eyes trained on the goddess as he started using the power, unable to look away. It became painful, and he expressed that pain silently, shaking, wanting to stop. However, he knew he couldn't, he was aiding the goddess... and saving someone's life.

 

[CrazyGirl17]

Even pinned, Shiro was still ready to fight. He had dealt with bigger falls than this, only his pride was a bit wounded but he'd get over it. He figured he could make a wind to push himself up something if need be.

Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Prometheus coming to help him, but his attention seemed more focused on the beautiful goddess standing in the center at the alter. Despite himself, he couldn't help but stare at her beauty.

 

[hiei82]

"Please just help her. The witch can wait." Vera heard Venus say to Andrew; drawing her attention back. Vera had little trouble with Andrew helping heal the demigoddess; but Vera had no intention of letting Aria suffer for it. She waited for Jon and Prometheus to get into a position to strike at targets, then let up the gale - starting with her allies of course - and made her way back to Aria.

"I'll get right to it. Please take Aria to the hospital if she gets worse before I wake up." Andrew said, making his way over to the demigoddess. Vera wasn't one to hesitate when the doctor said something. When she reached Aria, she waited there as a small vortex, ready to intercept any attacks aimed at Aria and to be as loud as possible in the event Venus tried to order anyone else around; she couldn't use her full influence if no one could hear her.

Meanwhile, all Vera could think was "Way to release the mind-controlling goddess Vera. Just what we all needed."

 

[Lunar Templar]

"Oh, I, have, had, It." Aria growled. "You better not fucking be around when I get better cause I'm gonna re-arrange your face if you are!!" Aria shouted, into the the roar of Vera's wind form "Ungrateful whore ... I hope Dio captures you again and finishes what he was starting when Vera showed up." Again, her curse was drowned out by the roar of the wind around her, though her second out burst made her cough up a little blood, which she hid from the others, Vera would have been the only one to have seen it, and likely the only one to care the way things where. "Vera, Can you help me up? I can't stand on my own and I feel no need to waste my time further here, the nearest hospital is fine, if the whore is going to waste our healers energy on that worthless whelp, then I feel no need to wait for him to finish"