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

[Lunar Templar]

Runa wasn't quite sure what to think of what was happening at first, her arm raised on its on and more bewildering, fired. The it clicked what was going on, "Oh you mother fucker..." She growled at the spider creature as Nicole redirected her first shot.

Runa regain trying to regain control over what was rightfully hers, her own body "Stupid. Body Snatching. Asshole." she grumbled as nothing was doing what she was telling it to do, despite mentally clawing to get control back over her everything. The she felt a second charge growing 'Crap!' "Nicole, I need you or, some one, to keep my palms pointed away from any thing important, that spider bastard has control of my body and powers." she said as she kept trying to get her body to respond to her commands.

 

[IFS]

"Nicole, I need you or, some one, to keep my palms pointed away from any thing important, that spider bastard has control of my body and powers."

Nicole immediately redirected her full focus to Aria, she had only barely managed to deflect the first shot in time before, but concentrating more on her would hopefully make it easier. She had seen what Aria's blasts after all, and wasn't about to let them be turned against the group. Its easier to direct than the lightning at least, she thought, pushing back the strain she felt from deflecting the first, still how long can I keep this up for?

Hopefully she wouldn't have to though, some of the others were already attacking Anansi. Wish I could help, but I need to focus on this.

 

[DarkRawen]

Andrew felt a sting of pride as he watched his plague work, though the feeling quickly got replaced by inescapable fear. Suddenly there was roars of thunder, and flashes of lightning, inside. He froze completely, certainly being fed up with this phobia of his, but unable to escape it. Andrew stepped back, away from the centre of the lightning, as he watched the flashes reveal that the water was more connected to the world of the dead than he had previously thought.

That's not... why is the underworld seen in the water? Why is there lightning inside?

If Andrew had spotted it correctly, it was because of the Asian that had joined them, however, he didn't care. Andrew could see the use of it, really, he could feel the few spiders that got past his boots and jeans bite his leg, but that didn't matter either. He just wanted it to stop.

So damn pathetic. I don't want to show weakness in front of anyone... apart from Kirsten.

Even so, the fear drove him away from the battle-scene. From the corner of his eye, he could see Aria suddenly firing a bolt towards Nicole and the angry guy, but the bolt changed direction, very suddenly. Aria asked Nicole to keep her palms pointed away from anyone else, was she being controlled? He couldn't see any threads outside her body, but he didn't think she would try to harm anyone if not.

I have to... do something.

Andrew looked towards Aria, he couldn't let Nicole get hurt, but he didn't want to go closer to the lightning.

Not this again. I shouldn't be afraid.

He was, more afraid than he had been earlier, his phobia having gotten worsened from the episode with Teshub. Andrew tried to think of Kirsten again, but his mind wouldn't settle down, going from wanting to escape, making sure he survived so that he could see her, and not wanting to be afraid anymore.

Finally, he forced himself to walk towards Aria, covering his ears so he could shut the thunder out, making it slightly less horrible. Shaking, he then grabbed her hands, and tried to heal whatever was up with her, at the same time as he dragged her back with him, roughly and quickly. Back to safety, like the last time time. Not knowing if she was still controlled or not, he spoke, voice making it clear that he didn't like the situation, but forced so that he at least didn't sound as afraid as he was.

"Are you being controlled now?" he asked, though he didn't look at Aria. If she saw his eyes, she would notice that he was frightened, after all. A lightning-bolt struck particularly close, and he lost his cool. He simply held her hands, as he himself sat down, shaking. Curling up, knees close to his chest, he pointed her hands away, in case she still was controlled, and held them, tightly.

 

[CrazyGirl17]

As the spiders began to swarm, Shiro started slashing away with his sword, lashing out with his blade and the occasional Kaze no Ken. Meanwhile the storm cloud kept firing off lighting bolts, seemingly without his control.

He kept moving backwards, trying to gain some distance between him and the spiders. As he did, he could see one of their number curled up in a fetal position, causing his stomach to sink as he realized what the problem was.

Shiro took a deep breath and hurried over to his side, aware of the other girl he was holding hands with.

"Need any help?" He asked, suddenly very self-conscious.

 

[hiei82]

Anansi was playing with her. Each strike she made was a miss and - while her armor absorbed the blows - he struck back with accuracy. Worse, each strike taught the enemy pseudo-god more of her rhythm and patterns. All in all, it meant she needed to change tactics and quickly.

Not that she had much of a plan at this point. However, seeing Steven getting into position gave her what she needed. Vera began making precise jabs with her blade trying to push him back toward Steven. It was a pretty good plan assuming Steven had a plan of his own. Vera hoped Anansi would buy it.

When Anansi was closer to Steven, she struck. Bringing her blade up and behind her for a heavy blow, she pivoted her opposite wrist so the front of her shield was perpendicular with her arm. All at once, she dropped her sword arm. "Thanks for the shield dad" she thought as her fist shot forward, punching with all her might and hoping to connect her shield with the spider god's ugly face.

 

[Green Shoes]

Prail leaped with a vertical slash, the blade gleaming as another bolt of lightning was released. The gleam of the weapon gave Anansi the time he needed, though not time enough; as he ducked away, the weapon carved a slice from his arm. Thrown from the attack, he backed straight into Steven's flaming hands; scorching his back, and causing masses of the spiders to curl and die. There were no yelps of pain or pleas for mercy; while Anansi was revealed to be physically weaker than first anticipated, his will was unbroken, his mind still focused.

As a spider sunk it's fangs into Nicole, her concentration on Aria was broken, giving the God complete control once more. Tapping into her divine blood, Aria and Andrew both vanished, reappearing in the center of Shiro's storm, on a gangplank from the second level. The thunder was deafening, the lightning blinding; the cloud itself drenched their clothes.

Turning to keep fighting, Anansi raised his hand to catch Vera's sword. Yet, as it dropped away, the God was left defenseless as the divine-wrought shield delivered a crushing blow. His nose crushed in, Anansi crumpled. The spiders quickly either died or fled; leavings hundreds of corpses scattered across the room.

The God just lay down, his fingers moving slightly, signs of life still evident. His grip on Aria ebbed away, though a sick and uncomfortable feeling lingered. In a hoarse whisper, he almost laughed.

"Well, I guess you can tell him I did my best."

Another loud crack from beyond the unguarded door, followed by another flash of blue light.

 

[DarkRawen]

Andrew never got a reply from Aria, though the person who was the most likely to be responsible for the storm noticed the two of them, and went over.

"Need any help?"

Andrew was about to shut him out, tell him to go away, as he didn't need anyone's help, or so he told himself. Truthfully, he just didn't want to show just how scared he was to more people than he had to. However, he never got the chance to speak, because suddenly, he felt a strange sensation, and then he wasn't in his safe corner anymore. Instead, both he and Aria was somewhere else, higher up, in the middle of the thunderstorm. His heartbeats increased, his heart feeling like it was about to jump out of his chest, he was trembling violently, and he let go of Aria, quickly, in order to cover his ears. He could hear the thunder even then, and the lights were so bright that it felt like every lightning bolt struck right next to him.

N-no...

He had to move, but he couldn't. His body was paralysed, and even though he tried to shut his eyes, they still filled up with tears. His breathing was going too fast, panicky. He felt that he was grasping for air, yet couldn't get as much as he needed. So, his powers hadn't been enough to help Aria? Or had they, and she had simply done this on purpose, as a mean-spirited prank?

I don't know, I don't care, I... Kirsten... mom... Nicole.

He had to get to Nicole, she was the only one here who'd protect him. Yet, he still couldn't move. He couldn't even... he couldn't even raise his voice, just barely mutter her name.

"...nicole..."

 

[Lunar Templar]

Runa was about to respond when the Asian kid in their group came over to check on them,which is when she felt the Spider god grab hold again and teleport them to the center of the storm in the room. Andrew, who had been acting strangely now just curled up and covered his ears, with how he was acting just a bit ago and now this, she doubted it was a sudden bout of cowardice. She was going to ask what was going on with him, but the roar of the thunder and crakc of the lightning killed that idea

For a few moments all she could do was stand there, and get soaking wet, then she felt it, the 'restraints' lifting and she was able to move again, so she did. she took about three steps quickly forward, grabbed Andrew and teleported them both back to where they had been before, then just sat down, partly cause teleporting some one with her was not something she was used to doing, and partly cause she felt ill, something she blame that spider bastard for. She took a few breaths "Hey" She said, giving Andrew a nudge to get his attention "You ok? you don't look so good"

 

[DarkRawen]

It took a short while for Andrew to realize it, but suddenly he noticed that he wasn't in the middle of storm anymore, opening his teary eyes, only to see Aria sitting close to him. Part of him wanted to ignore her, she had brought him down, but that was probably just for convenience' sake. Besides, he still found it hard breathing, and his head felt heavy, the fact that he wasn't so close the storm now helped, but only slightly. He kept his eyes open, but looked down, at his own feet.

"Hey,"

Aria asked, nudging him. Andrew looked up when he realized she was addressing him. She was soaked, heck, he was, though he hadn't noticed that before.

"You ok? you don't look so good"

Andrew didn't realize she was asking him at first, assuming she was talking to someone behind him. However, even he, in this dreadful state, knew that 1. he was sitting in a corner, and 2. it was clearly directed at him, regardless of if Aria liked him or not. Andrew shook his head at her question, then forced words out.

"No... not really. I'm... h-having a panic attack, I-I think." He certainly didn't like admitting it, but he was so scared, and truthfully, even if it was someone he didn't trust, like most people here, he wanted someone to embrace him, protect him. His eyes didn't meet hers as he spoke, and he was still shaking, visibly. "I--I have an irrational fear of... of lighting. I..." he stopped, trying to dry his eyes, then continued. "I know you d-don't like me, but... could you get N-nicole?"

 

[hiei82]

Vera averted her eyes as Prail made her strike on the spider god. While she was no fan of gods in general - even with her now tempered opinions - and despite the god's actions, she felt a pang of sorrow for him. He wasn't like the others they'd fought. He was an idealist. She may not have agreed with him, but in another life they might have been allies and friends. She whispered a prayer for the fallen god than made her way around the room, searching for survivors.

 

[IFS]

Nicole's focus shattered as the spider sunk its fangs into her "Aah!" she yelled, grabbing it and throwing it to the ground. The bite stung something fierce, but she didn't feel poisoned, even so she stomped on the spider repeatedly until it was mush.

A lot happened during all this, her lapse in concentration allowed the spider god to send Aria and Andrew into Shiro's storm, though Aria got them out again quickly; Prail and Vera assaulted the spider god, overwhelming him and executing him once he was rendered unconscious. She felt a worrisome pang of satisfaction at the god's death, no it doesn't matter what he put us through, death is never something to be proud of.

The battle ended for now though there was more to deal with, Andrew was having a panic attack and she heard him ask for her. What can I do to help though? This is just like the storm before I suppose, I didn't really help with that... Nevertheless she flew quickly over to him, bending down to check that he was alright.

"You ok Andrew? The fights over for now," she said, trying to sound comforting "you can relax."

 

[CrazyGirl17]

"No... not really. I'm... h-having a panic attack, I-I think. I--I have an irrational fear of... of lighting. I..."

Shiro swallowed hard, cursing himself for not thinking about that. "Look, if it helps, I think I can turn off the storm cloud. Would that help?" He hoped it would, though he didn't know if it even work.

Well, there's a technique I'll have to be careful about... he thought to himself.

 

[DarkRawen]

"You ok Andrew? The fights over for now. You can relax."

Nicole said, having flown over. Andrew reached out for her and pulled her closer, embracing her. "I--I know. I can't help it. I know I'm not allowed to be this weak, it's... pathetic. Not for others. But for me." He felt himself calming down, slightly, though the sound of thunder still made him very frightened.

Hopefully, it'll be over soon.

He kept holding onto Nicole, though he muttered something more. "I'm sorry, for what it's worth. I'd... I'd handle it myself, but I don't think I can."

"Look, if it helps, I think I can turn off the storm cloud. Would that help?"

Andrew nodded, not feeling hostile, or feeling the need to protect himself now. It was fine. Nicole was there, he had a friend. "Yeah, that would help. Thanks." It was a sincere thanks, he didn't blame anyone, he simply wanted it to be over.

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

Steven saw the god's back go up like a christmas tree. However, the fire wasn't spreading fast enough, and the God still was fighting. He prepared to punch the god again, only to have Vera slam her shield into the thing.

"Well, I guess you can tell him I did my best."

Prail slashed into the god. To much of his surprise, Vera flinched at that.

Steven noticed he was still on on fire. He threw down the now smoldering rags and patted down the fire on his pants.

Well, knee high burnt shorts.

He walked back and grabbed the shotgun.

 

[Rogue Trooper]

?Sweet?bollucks? Jonathan groaned as he rose from the floor rubbing his head.

Of all the things that could possible happen in a high octane fight with a spindly spider god, Jonathan goes and gets himself knocked out. In any other situation he would have been pretty pissed off, after all he didn?t even get to kill anything. But at this point his anger was beginning to wind down and even he had to admit it was quite funny: running in like a blood thirsty lunatic, getting strung up and then falling on his head.

The fact of falling on his head didn?t even bother Jonathan that much as he began to look around at the aftermath of the fight. Although from the looks of things the archer one was freaking out must be allergic to thunder he thought a smile coming to his face as he cracked the internal joke.

However, jokes aside the fight wasn?t over and there was still something that needed killed.

?Get that pussy up? Jonathan grunted gesturing at Andrew ?there still might be something stalking about and he?s no use to anyone if he?s lying there messing himself? he then stomped off towards the door intent on joining Prail in her assault.

?O and Jap? he spoke looking back at Shiro ?If you can fire lighting from your arse, I?ll be pretty impressed? Jonathan then chuckled and continued on his way.

 

[IFS]

"I'm sorry, for what it's worth. I'd... I'd handle it myself, but I don't think I can."

"It's alright, everyone is afraid of something," she replied, helping him stand up "You managed to push through it anyways though, that's what counts."

"there still might be something stalking about and he's no use to anyone if he's lying there messing himself"

She shot Jonathan a glare, all he'd managed to do so far was yell and get himself caught in a web, yet here he was insulting others. She shook her head and pushed the thoughts away though, he had a point, they still had a job to do. A fight to win. Hopefully it'll involve fewer spiders now though, and fewer visions.

 

[Lunar Templar]

She just rolled her eyes at Johns remark. "Take a minute if you need to, No one seems to be hurt so no need to worry about that" Runa said to Andrew as she pushed her self back up, her tone much more sympathetic then he'd have expected. She still felt a bit ill but they didn't have time for that, she'd just push through it and deal with it later if it was still an issue.

Runa just walked toward the door the spider creature was guarding, figuring Dio was close and wanting this to be over.

 

[Green Shoes]

Prail thrust her spear at the door, though there was no resistance; the heavy, bolted door swung wide open. A closer inspection revealed that the whole door was covered in faintly glowing etches and sigils; the bolt especially seemed to brim with power. The lock had been broken in and fragmented, rendering the door useless. A voice from within called out in a rather friendly tone.

"Come in! Doors unlocked. Figured he wouldn't last too long."

Beyond the door was a simple, circular room, bathed in moonlight from a long shaft above. Inside was a smattering of bodies and books; all with their necks slit and pages crumpled respectively. Two figures were the only movement within; one, a tattooed, wild man chained to the pillar, teeth snarling. The other, Dionysus, humming as he worked a chisel against the chains, occasionally dipping it in a nearby bucket.

As the door swung open, the chained man strained against the chains, howling, his breath ragged. Dionysus didn't stop working, and as he broke another link, a deep rumble emanated from the pillar, rocking the building. Keeping himself out of range from the mans jaws, he tutted.

"Not long now, friend. Do try and calm down, you're making this slow going."

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

Steven walked through the door. Seeing the wine God, he shouldered his shotgun.

"Concentrate all your attacks on his chest," Steven said to the others, "Keep blasting at a single point, overwhelming the divine defenses worked on that physcho god with the mace. Keep him from that tattooed man, whatever he is doing. Don't get in a melee with him if you can. Be defensive if you are forced to fight at a close range."

He remembered how Dio had completely ignored the shotgun rounds. Maybe the God will be hurt by good old buckshot once the defenses have been weakened.

Instead, Steven took aim and blasted the bucket.