We Are Our Avatars V (Closed)

[Chungus]

Hearing the sound of something combusting, both Caius and Yeul wheeled around, Caius doing so far more swiftly. Seeing ellis/Mercer covered in flames, Yeul stepped over to see if there was something she could do, searching for a source of water once she realized there wasn't. For the most part, Caius did nothing, believing Ellis/Mercer a dead man walking.

 

[Slenn]

Reimu kept her senses active to see if there were any demonic souls nearby.

 

[DotSlash]

Yukino looks back at Mercer being on fire and giggles. [color=bb66bb] "Oh hey, you. You're kinda on fire, you should try to fix that." [/color] She happily skips into the hallway. Despite her carefree appearance, she wouldn't set traps off.

[hr]

Rex just stands back taking in the massive scale of the temple. [color=008888] "Trap or not, whoever's inviting us is treating us to a pretty stylish venue. I wouldn't mind this sort of thing that much." [/color]

 

[CmmdrRosh99]

Stopping next to Rex I nod to him. "This is... rather convenient. Back home, people would need to earn something like this to enter... What have we done?"

Aisha stops next to me and agrees. "Hey, but still Rex, Riven... Looooot<3"

 

[Random berk]

OOC@ @Drak Son of a...

Mercer/Ellis screamed in agony as the flames engulfed him. Immediately they began to burn away his outer layer, exposing the viral flesh beneath, though it was not visible through the fire. He immediately broke off from the path that the rest were taking and bolted into an alley, throwing his katana aside before slamming into a wall and hitting the fllor, rolling desperately to try and extinguish the flames. When he eventually got them out he staggered to his feet, panting from the pain of the damage. He began to try and reassume a form, but the burns made it difficult due to the dead material that coated his outer surface.

Jensen took the paper and unfolded it, before looking back up the stairs at Blondie.
"Thanks for the offer... given what I've been seeing recently, I might just do that. We can join up with them when the time comes to take that base but... wait." He said as a thought suddenly occurred to him. "You weren't here when that platoon of elven looking guys showed up and basically declared war on us, were you? They had numbers, packed a lot of firepower, and they had some kind of mechanised walker with them. Said they could see the future, and that they meant to destroy us because our actions threatened their homeworld or some such bullshit. What's your take on that?"

 

[Outisakanobody]

Blondie paused on at the stairs. "Sounds like another reason to leave this group behind...at least for now. No need to involve yourself with fights that can be avoided." he said in his usual gruff, casual tone.

Jensen would find the paper had instructions on it for how to get to where he and Royce were staying.

 

[Saltyk]

OoC: @Random: Well, it made sense. The barrier was reacting to him, but not others.

 

[Drakmorg]

Majeh would find he could pass through the hallway unfettered, as there were no signs of enemies or traps.
Reimu would sense a single demonic soul within the temple. It appeared to be simply standing at the end of the hallway.
For a moment, the whispers in everyone but Mercer's head stopped. Mercer heard, [color=Masked Woman]Leave. You aren't welcome here, abomination.[/color]
After the voice had delivered its message to Mercer, the whispers started up again in everyone's ears.

For those who continued down the hallway it seemed to end with a large room, styled like a church's sanctuary with rows of pews and a pulpit at the far end. Though little could be made out as the room was even more dimly lit than the hallway that led to it.

 

[Chungus]

OoC @Mercer: Trolled. Again.

Seeing Ellis/Mercer move towards a alleyway, Yeul attempted to follow him, but was stopped by Caius. "Leave him. There is nothing you can do."
Yeul sighed and closed her eyes, offering a silent prayer, then turned around and faced the temple once more. "Shall we, then?"
"That is what he came here for, is it not?" Caius answered, moving towards the temple. Upon hearing the whispers he hmm'd. A obvious trap... Despite his ominous premonition, Caius entered, Yeul following closely behind.

 

[Slenn]

<color=red>"I feel a demon or an oni at the end of the hallway."
"Are you sure?"
<color=red>"Positive."

 

[Random berk]

OoC: @Random: Well, it made sense. The barrier was reacting to him, but not others.

OOC: I know it, kind of considered that he might be taking that angle even before Mercer went through, but still... eh, well. I have a backup plan, though it isn't great.

Mercer gradually sloughed off the dead layer of viral material and regained his usual form. Leaving the katana where it leay he leapt up to the rooftops before anyone ould come looking for him. Furious at the sudden loss of so much mass he began skirting around the others, leaping across gaps only when they were looking the other way. Once he was in an entirely different location from where he started, he reassumed another form- Raziel.
"Time to see how much they missed me." He muttered, dropping into the alley and moving out so that he could catch up with them again. Hearing the voice, he snarled at it out loud.
"Is that so? Well guess what? I owe you a messy, painful death now, and I make a point of repaying my debts. I'm going nowhere without replacing what you took from me just now."

"I wonder though. Suppose they were telling the truth? If they can find the few of us holed up in your new place, we won't be able to hold them off on our own."

 

[Saltyk]

"A Church? Geez, I hate this Christian myth stuff." Majeh said as he walked towards the pulpit. "Well, since we're in a church there can't be a demon, right?"

OoC: @Drak: For the record, Majeh can sense demons, too. Also, he can sense spirits, dark powers, and things like that.

 

[Random berk]

OOC: Last post

 

[DotSlash]

@Drak: Erica would've sensed the demon as well.

Rex chuckles with Aisha as he enters the hallway after the others. [color=008888] "True. Loot's always a nice bonus to have." [/color]

[hr]

As Yukino makes her way into the large room, she mutters something under her breath. As she finishes, a flame envelops her, turning her into a bright torch, lighting the room. She calls out to whoever might be in there. [color=bb66bb] "Hi there! Your buddies outside told us to visit!" [/color]

 

[Outisakanobody]

"...Valid concern. I'm willing to take that chance. I'll understand if you aren't." Blondie said as he continued up the stairs.

 

[CmmdrRosh99]

@Drak: Aisha can only sense spiritual energies, and less or more everything gives off something some more/less than others.

Aisha entered the church, laughing slightly at Rex and his comment. "Hmm... Now if I was loot, where would I be?"

I followed after Aisha and frowned. A church? Really? This is dull. "Well... This has been slightly adventurous."

"But Riven... Loot!"

"Only if it proves some worth."

 

[Slenn]

<color=red>"I gotta admit, I'm not familiar with churches. But if it's anything holy, then that demon shouldn't be there."

 

[Chungus]

Caius and Yeul followed the others into the large room, Yeul looking around, noting the building's decorations, while Caius looked around for potential threats. The darkness did little to hinder Caius, as he could see relatively well in the dark, although when Yukino lit herself on fire, he squinted his eyes as they adjusted to the sudden change in lighting.

"I highly doubts things are as simply as that." he remarked in responce to Majeh.

 

[Drakmorg]

As Majeh approached the pulpit, the room lit up vastly because of Yukino. However, a chandelier, along with rows and rows of candelabras, suddenly flared up as well. With the room now lit up a figure at the pulpit could be seen, though Majeh (and anyone else with magic/demonic sense) would have sensed its presence before seeing it. The figure was clearly not human, as it seemed to have no legs, and had a form like a hunchback. It wore a mask and a pink cloak covered the entirety of its body.

Spoiler: Here we go

[color=Masked Woman]"Welcome."[/color] The figure said to those in the sanctuary. [color=Masked Woman]"I assume you all have come for salvation?"[/color] The figure spoke with a clearly feminine tone, sounding caring and benevolent. Anyone who was paying attention could tell the figure's voice matched the whispers the group heard as they entered the barrier.

Spoiler: Have some mood music

 

[Random berk]

Mercer/Raziel quickly scaled the exterior of the church with a series of short jumps til he reached a large window in one of the wings. Forming a claw on one hand, he cut through the glass with the point of one claw, then passed a single, thin tendril through the hole to test the entrance.

Jensen considered this for a moment.
"Nah, fuck it. At least if Lady Galadriel and her friends show up I can detect them early and we can escape, or set an ambush. I'll go with you. Just got to grab my gear first. It wouldn't do us any harm to find some heavier weapons soon though."