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[DarkRawen]

From what Richard could read, it seemed Daniel wasn't as suspicious as he had thought, though he felt like not getting too close to the man, some... things considered. Richard thought about what to check next, and decided that finding anything that could have to do with Zorrama would be in his interest. He had killed the man, but from the sound of it, there were still more the supposed specter could tell him, if not through words, the through what DICE knew about it. He checked every file containing Zorrama's name, and the file that was about the things that had happened in northern France, albeit it was fairly short.

 

[Shadowstar38]

All information pertaining to the man known as Zorrama

Name: Doctor Zorrama Ramses Age at death:31 Gender:Male

Not very much is known about the man we now know as Zorrama. His name was of little importance to demon hunting circles until the early 70's, when he began working with Isaac Specter and the Morgan family.

He use to be an average geneticist with no knowledge of the supernatural. However, when Isaac saved his life during the events of the New Jersey Devil case, he became a consultant for the demon hunting community, studying the habits and DNA of all captured demons and forging weapons for non magical beings to use as defense.His later work in demonic genetics and anti-demon technology is the bases of why DICE created Division 6.

His life came to a sudden end, when he was murdered a demon know as Serenity. He was given a burial at sea, with the Morgan Family in attendance.

Critical Update: It has recently been found that Zorrama did not stay dead after those events, but became a specter and is the source of the Kouza problems that occurred over Europe.

Investigation of his labs reveal state of the art technology. Attempts to ascertain the source of his funding has come up dry, and the child that was captured by Agent Isabelle Hearte knew next to nothing in the way of details.

The only clue we have is reference to a "Solaris" several times in his notes.

 

[DarkRawen]

Richard almost couldn't believe what he read. "His later work in demonic genetics and anti-demon technology is the bases of why DICE created Division 6."

"This department... is based on his studies?" Not only that, but he had more to do with Isaac than just being a specter. As a matter of fact, it seemed that he became a specter after meeting one, as Isaac seemed to have been young at least as far back as the second world war. Also, who was the Morgan family? Were they connected to it, or was it just some random happenstance? Zorrama seemed to have disagreed with the way DICE did things in any case, how had he felt about D6? A division based on his work, in an organization that worked in ways he disagreed with. "It doesn't matter now, because I killed him. He died, doing what he thought was right, and offering his life in order to create that... thing."

Still, he felt like finding out a bit more about the man's past, and the present. He doubted DICE had anything on "Solaris" but he tried that as a search-phrase, and found the folders on Isaac Specter, the Morgan Family, and the beginning of D6.

 

[deathbydeath]

"Please come in. Have a seat"

Aaron hung his hat on the rack by the door before heading over to her. "Ms. Christina Noble? I'm Aaron Pertition, Division 4."

Hoping to God he didn't blow his hand in coming here, Aaron sat down and stated his business with concern on his face. "I have some irritating holes in my knowledge, Ms. Noble, and I'm hoping you can help me. How do you know Isaac Specter?"

 

[Shadowstar38]

Spoiler: D6 file

The beginning of DICE: Division 6

DICE began as a simple loose affiliation of demon hunters around the world. After what would later be known as D2 and D3 came together, the military realized that their men were ill equipped to handle demons as they were. They began to funnel money into researching anti-demon weapons into dummy accounts.

After Zorrama's death, the military raided his lab and took every shred of research regarding demons, and issued it out to every scientist they could get their hands on. This group of scientists became division 6 when DICE was later founded.

Spoiler: Morgan Family file

The Morgan Family

The Morgan family have been masters in demon hunting for the past 200 years. Operating much like a mafia family, the group is composed of biological relatives and their assortment of hired hands that do most of the smaller work.

The family operated heavily outside of the United States during the later half of the 1900's, and handled most threats that occurred there. It is rumored that they even saved the world during the 4 Beast case, although evidence of this is unfounded. They were the first group of demon hunters to openly work with law enforcement and military, and soon formed what we know to be Division 2.

The Morgan family are of interest due to them having ties with the rouge paranormal agent Isaac Specter. However, only one member of the family actual works for DICE, and he is extremely tight lipped about his activities.

Spoiler: Isaac's file

Isaac Specter

Starting in the mid 1950's, there have been sightings around the world of a man named Isaac. The man would always fit the same description, and be around when some supernatural event was taking place.

We start to get a clearer picture during the 70's, when he first met Richard Morgan, and started operating more in the United States. The man was known as a Specter, and his job was that of a paranormal investigator. Later discussions with the Morgans have turned up very little in the way of his origins, but we do have some interesting information.

Showing a picture of the jacket he wears to a historian, shows that he is wearing a standard issue military jacket wore by the German SS. He also uses an old luger pistol he modified to work on ghosts. This, along with accounts that he talk with a German accent during his early sightings, leads us to believe he was in the German military during his human lifetime. Though, if he was a member of the Nazi party or just a boy drafted into that mess is unclear.

Search results for "Solaris"

Restricted to Division 4 access
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"I have some irritating holes in my knowledge, Ms. Noble, and I'm hoping you can help me. How do you know Isaac Specter?"

"Oh. Of course. Isaac. Well, I guessed that someone would want to know about him given what happened yesterday"

Christina sighed and put all her work to the side. She would need her full attention on describing this kind of headache.

"Officially, everyone in DICE's higher ranks are instructed on who he is due to him being a problem for us most of the time. I personally know him because my father and I worked with him when I was a little girl. He came through my home town quite often"

 

[DarkRawen]

Richard read through the files. Basically, one could say Zorrama's work and the Morgan family was the basis for creating DICE, along with the military and the government. He wasn't surprised to find out that Isaac was as old as that, although him being a Nazi soldier didn't seem too good. Weren't they the bad guys? Like, really, holocaust-committing bad guys? The man hadn't struck Richard as anything else than a simple guy, and he hadn't seemed to have been trying to fool him, but people did tend to hide their true nature.

"Not that it's my problem, either way," Richard decided and let the matter lie. As informative all of this was, it didn't seem like it would be likely to help him now. If he ever saw that Isaac again, he would try to get to know some more, but now wasn't the time. He would have tried to find out who the member of the Morgan family that worked there was, but it seemed unlikely that they would have kept the last name, and even if that person had kept it, Richard openly showing interest in this could be dangerous.

He checked the Zodiac project, and found that the D6 scientists really needed to stop discussing secret projects so openly, as everything he had heard of it -well, almost, some of those rumors had been rather... weird- seemed to be true. He also learned of its location, a storage within the tech-part of D6, as they had the rooms where the non-biological projects where kept. Richard wouldn't have any problems accessing it if he wanted to, which meant that it was up to him whether or not he should call that Aaron guy. If he wanted to, he could just tell Voltaire about him -though, he still didn't know how he would contact Voltaire or visa versa- but he felt that he should try to find out more about this, in any case. Besides, idiotic as it was, he was mildly curious, and if it messed with DICE... it might just as well be worth it.

Richard wasn't sure how much he was willing to risk in order to see how far he could push the limits. However, gathering information was what he had been told to do, so they couldn't punish him that much for it. Could they? If Voltaire tried to do anything funny, Richard knew that confessing would be likely to give him the better outcome in a worst case scenario. If they didn't believe him at first, he would just have to give them any details he knew of, one couldn't deny proof like that. No matter who the proof came from. Richard had a feeling few people would doubt the fact that he was a puppet of D0, considering how unlikely he had been want to even apply for the boss of D6 job, and how unlikely it was that he would get it. Even as a puppet, there were one place they couldn't limit him, and that was his mind.

"I should try to actually do what I told that assistant I would... but I would rather check out something first. Like, what information DICE actually has on me. Afterwards, I might head down to Division 2 and see Isabelle, if she's there. I don't know what she wanted to talk about, but she seemed... off." Richard stretched and checked the clock while he did so, he had been there for more than two hours. He then found the folder containing the information about himself.

 

[deathbydeath]

"Officially, everyone in DICE's higher ranks are instructed on who he is due to him being a problem for us most of the time. I personally know him because my father and I worked with him when I was a little girl. He came through my home town quite often"

Aaron only allowed his facade to slip in the slightest when he heard what Christina had said. Since she was a little girl? Christ, I need to read more files on people. Making a mental note to ask about Isaac's age later, Aaron allowed Christina to continue her story.

 

[Evrant-Knight]

Both Leigh and Vayle continued to converse with one another, with Vayle being relieved at meeting someone from her past finally.

"I see, looks like you keep some good company, especially that pretty lady next to you. At least your still keeping up with the job we had when you was alive; albeit on a more global scale."

"So, let me guess this straight, when I was alive, I helped in fighting demons and other monsters. Perhaps fighting that Ghoul on the day that Isabelle found me, was a call back to those times." Vayle said as she thought it over.

"Yeah, you were a decent fighter Vayle; not on my level though, but you could hold your own at least. I mean, you still carry around that fragment of your old sword I see. Such a shame to see it broken, it was pretty weapon of a reasonable length; remember you liking to keep enemies at a distance."

"So this belonged to me, you wouldn't happen to remember what it looked like? Specifically that is."

"Hmm, sadly I can't remember specific details, though I do recall that it was a rather long and curved blade, with the handles design carrying on with the curved shape. The metal itself was of a rather high quality, it would of taken quite a few strikes before it would begin to lose its sharp edge. Many would have called it more of an artistic piece, but it had the cutting power behind it to be an effective weapon. Sorry if that wasn't as descriptive as you would of liked."

"No, its fine Leigh, you did your best. Thank you for trying anyway. I think I just need to think all this through for a while, see if what you've told me can bring up some more memories. Its been nice talking to you."

"My pleasure. Oh, I've done something to your crystal ball, I have imparted a small amount of my essence into it. Use that to contact me, if I'm available that it. Also, I'll try and look around the spirit realm for some more information and perhaps other people that remember you. Guess I should get going now." Whilst Leigh said this, he waved his hand, and the ball glowed blue for a moment, before returning to its paler colour.

 

[Terratina.]

The energy swirled back and forth, coursing through Eligor and the boy. It began to swirl faster and faster, again and again, ad infinitum, until the waning and waxing of energy blurred. It created a sort of feedback loop between the two. A though from Eligor would be carried by the energy to the boy's brain, then the brain would send impulses through the nerves, causing muscle to twitch, making the boy move, then right at the point where the boy's hand grasped the pommel, the energy returned, carried back partially by the impulses in the nerves. This rendered the boy a puppet to Eligor's whims, now that his will had given in to Eligor's, he was but a mindless drone. Which was all the better for Eligor.


"Well. I think we've solved that problem" He took a look around the hellish put they resided in. "Next one. Where exactly did you want to go in this place?"

"True, I could get used to this." Eligor said joyfully. But there was a little problem and Eligor wasted no time voicing it, "Shame the body is so... squishy. But that's looking a gift horse in the mouth." He then moved onto the matter of the question Isaac had asked, "I believe first off we should get our bearings. From the looks of things, we are quite a way from the Spire of the Seven that rises from the centre of this maze-filled pit. If we go there, we may be able to rise upwards using the contraption built inside the core of the Spire. We may even come across one of the Seven Princes, which would be interesting. Now if you want to go back now, go head. Seeing as this has happened, I think I'll be fine by myself."

 

[Shadowstar38]

Richard Johnson's File

Name: Richard Johnson
Age: 27
Gender: male

Richard first became of interest for DICE 5 years ago, when demons form clean up areas were found to have been slice open, and had samples take. Some time later, while Division 3 was on an operation, Tyson Roth opened fired on Richard, thinking he was working with a group of demons he was after.

Upon securing Richard in our custody, we found that he was indeed human, and gave him a job working for DICE in the labs. Accounts show he was hesitant to work with us at first, but someone in the interrogation team did something to convince him.

After a week or so of having Richard on the payroll, a Division 4 agent took a trip to his house without clearance. The search didn't turn up much but some lab equipment, which we believe was used to test the stolen samples.

For the past few months, Richard hasn't caused many problems, and has been a valued worker here. The pre-issued order to keep him under survailance will no longer be needed.

Critial Update: There has been an incident in the holding cells. It appears that "you know who" assulted one of the experiments in full view of Richard. He looked a bit shaken on the security footage.

Later records show that he took the experiment and an agent named kain with him to France. The reasons are unknown

Critical update: It appears that Richard was found in France by Isabelle Hearte and an assortment of DICE agents. Reports also state he was traveling somewhere with Isaac Specter. If he is with that guy, he might end up being a bigger problem.

Critical Update:The Head of Division Zero has but Richard's name in as a possible next Head of Division 6. This move seems, unlikely. The D zero guys almost never get into inter-organizational politics. It will be nearly impossible for Richard to get past the board's examination, so it shouldn't be an issue.

Critical Update: It seems that he made it in. This looks very odd on paper. Still, the board must have a reason for all this. I'll be able to see Richard first hand when I see him at the next Captain's meeting. I'll update from there.
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Aaron was still sitting patiently. He looked as if he would need more information than what Christina had just given, so she continued in kind.

"Before DICE was anything official, we were a loose group different demon hunters that kept close contact with each other. Many of them had stories about a ghost that would show up at the scenes of supernatural events and combat the threats"

"I met him myself for the first time when my home town was met with a string of murders by a shapeshifter. When Isaac came through he looked through the case, deduced the perpetrator, and had the problem solved in a day. I met with him again numerous times throughout my stint as a demon slayer"

"The problem with him, however, is that Isaac doesn't know how to keep his investigations quiet and out of human eyes. He lack subtlety, which means we usually end up cleaning up his messes and erasing accounts of his work. We've trained to work this out by inviting him to join DICE a few years after it's formation, but he refused. He never gave us a reason as to why, just that DICE was trouble waiting to happen. Anyway, I has this answered your question Aaron?"
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"I believe first off we should get our bearings. From the looks of things, we are quite a way from the Spire of the Seven that rises from the centre of this maze-filled pit. If we go there, we may be able to rise upwards using the contraption built inside the core of the Spire. We may even come across one of the Seven Princes, which would be interesting. Now if you want to go back now, go head. Seeing as this has happened, I think I'll be fine by myself."

Isaac merely shrugged and rubbed the back of his head.

"This is your thing. It's probably best if I hurry up and find the girl I'm responsible for. Behinds, hell doesn't look all that fun when you get right down to it"

Isaac raised his hand to make a portal, then shook his head.

"No. Not that again", He thought for a moment and decided to make the portal come out somewhere else. He opened it up and walked right through, waving before the portal closed behind him.

 

[MortifiedPenguin]

"Well I didn't manage to catch his name, but guy who gave me this badge seemed pretty shady - in the literal sense. He was wearing sun glasses and a hoodie. What do people call it now a days, gangsta style? Who wears sunglasses indoors any way? You can't see a damn thing" He said, purposely going of on a tangent. "But I digress"

He noticed the masked man was looking him over so he decided to do the same.

"He didn't tell me that I had to "check in" and I don't see how I could, you being away on a mission and everything, so I thought I'd pick some stuff up" He motioned to the briefcase that was beside him "No harm no foul, right?"

 

[Shadowstar38]

"He didn't tell me that I had to "check in" and I don't see how I could, you being away on a mission and everything, so I thought I'd pick some stuff up" He motioned to the briefcase that was beside him "No harm no foul, right?"

"Guy...with a hoodie and sunglasses..." The man in the mask slapped his hand on his forehead. "Who the hell told her...him...it it could transfer people over like that? Jesus Christ all mighty I will set that ***** on fire"

The man rubbed his temples as he walked forward a bit and stopped.

"Yeah. You're fine. No harm done. Just...what are you about to start working on now?"

 

[MortifiedPenguin]

Eliezer listened to the masked man moan about the guy who had given him the ID card, at the end of it he wasn't sure if it even was a guy. At least he had got away with what he was doing.

"Yeah. You're fine. No harm done. Just...what are you about to start working on now?"

"Nothing really, I'd just thought I get to know my new co workers" He said smiling, "But I guess a name is always good, since I haven't manage to get yours either. Seems like a thing going around here"

 

[DarkRawen]

"So, DICE official doesn't know about what I've said about leaving? I should keep that in mind. It doesn't seem like they have connected me to D0, that's good. They also don't know I killed Zorrama, Voltaire must have managed to hide it. Still, I do wonder who the person who wrote this is, I might discover that at the next Captain's meeting... whenever that is." He decided to read through a few more documents, which were the main projects around D6 at the moment. If he was going to pretend being the Head, he had to be able to do it decently. After that, he thought he might send Allison an email, which was basically him trying to mend their relationship a little.

 

[Terratina.]

Without much fanfare, Isaac left, citing boredom as the reason. Well, Eligor wondered what such a person had experienced to cause them to mark off an ever-changing place of torment and tyranny as 'boring'. But that was his choice and Eligor always respected choice. After all, he had fallen and risen to be a Great Duke of Hell by choice and his liege lord had made one of the greatest choices of all, an act deserving of great respect and Eligor's sword in service. He chuckled with that thought. Now he was a sword, he wondered what the arrogant bastard would say about that.

He waved back at Isaac as he left as he walked towards the centre of the pit, letting ancient memories guide the way. The wall were made not of glass, but some mix of organic matter and brimstone. Touch it and you could felt the very heart of Hell beat. He chuckled again, how could he get lost when all the half-cable, half-artery structures that ran along the wall always led the Spire? Sure, they sunk into the wall as soon as they sensed a mortal's touch, but they could sense the demonic aura that emanated from the sword. Soon the Spire rose over the horizon.

And Eligor could not help but smile as he walked inside.

 

[deathbydeath]

We've tried to work this out by inviting him to join DICE a few years after it's formation, but he refused. He never gave us a reason as to why, just that DICE was trouble waiting to happen. Anyway, I has this answered your question, Aaron?"

When Christina said "trouble waiting to happen", it was all Aaron could do to restrict a smirk form enveloping his face. When she asked if he was satisfied or not, Aaron recomposed himself and gave his response.

"Yes and no, actually. While you have certainly illuminated many things I wished to now, there are still several crucial gaps in my understanding. While this time has been invaluable and I thank you sincerely for gracing me with it, I'm afraid I'll have to talk to Isaac myself to get these answers."

Aaron bowed in his seat, and then rose and headed to the door, picking up his hat on the way. Right before he closed the door, however, he stuck his head back in Christina's office and asked: "Say, did Isaac have any dealings with anybody with the Pertition surname? Other than me, I mean."

 

[IFS]

"My pleasure. Oh, I've done something to your crystal ball, I have imparted a small amount of my essence into it. Use that to contact me, if I'm available that it. Also, I'll try and look around the spirit realm for some more information and perhaps other people that remember you. Guess I should get going now."

Garath waited until the spirit had faded, then began to clean up the circle of chalk. He handed the crystal ball back to Vayle, shivering a little from the aftereffects of the spell, reaching out to the dead always made him feel cold.

"I hope that helped," he said to Vayle and Isabelle, "I can look into some other things if you want, see if I can find another spell that might help, or we could try this one again later, see if a different spirit can be called."

He put out the incense burner and picked it up, he needed to return it now that he was done with it, and he didn't trust an imp to not drop it.

 

[Shadowstar38]

"But I guess a name is always good, since I haven't manage to get yours either. Seems like a thing going around here"

"Uh huh" He turned back around to face Elizer. "They call me Zhang The Man Eater. I'm the Head of Division Five. The one that put you here for whatever reason was Lieutenant Rebecca. Nice to meet you I guess"
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"Say, did Isaac have any dealings with anybody with the Pertition surname? Other than me, I mean."

"Umm..." Christina nodded her head down with a strained look on her face, trying to piece together where she had heard the name before.

"No. No, I don't remember him mentioning that name. Though someone from your family could have talked to him at some point for all I know"
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Priority Projects under Division Six

-Finding a cure for the demon parasites aquired in the Russian mission
-Finish completion of "The Mjolnir" weapon project
-Analyse the origins of the hacking equipment used by Josh Sanders in the base attacks
-Clone Muhammad Ali
-Research into a possible global demon defense grid

 

[Evrant-Knight]

Leigh soon faded back into nothingness, than Garath began to clear up the circle of chalk. He handed the crystal ball back to Vayle, his hands were shivering a bit.

"I hope that helped." Garth said to Vayle and Isabelle. "I can look into some other things if you want, see if I can find another spell that might help, or we could try this one again later, see if a different spirit can be called." Vayle meanwhile stared deeply into the crystal ball, finding something about the blue glow to be beautiful.

"That would be helpful, but perhaps for another time, I think Vayle just needs to think over what she has discovered about herself today. Also, thank you Garath for helping us out with this little soul search. Say, do you want something want to drink, your hands look like they are shivering."

 

[IFS]

"That would be helpful, but perhaps for another time, I think Vayle just needs to think over what she has discovered about herself today. Also, thank you Garath for helping us out with this little soul search. Say, do you want something want to drink, your hands look like they are shivering."

Garath laughed a little at "soul search", then checked his hands, they were shaking a bit more than usual, "Sure, something to drink would be nice, you have anything in mind?" he said.

He noticed that Vayle seemed to be fascinated by the blue glow the spirit had left in her ball, he wondered briefly if it could be dangerous, but passed it off as worrying over nothing.