Shattered Planes Archives (Seasons 4 & 5)
Afterlife => {Destroyed} South => Topic started by: Nisorin on February 13, 2010, 07:16:14 PM
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Willingly passing through the gateway made by Lucifer, Celestie made sure to create barriers against the heat and stink. "Just as pleasant a place as it was eleven years ago."She remarks, looking out one of the windows. Oh hey, there's where me and Nisorin popped in for the Orias. Still a little bit of a crater there too. She thinks, smirking at the small depression several miles past the holes. She then sighs and prods Nisorin telepathically, using the bond they had forged during their ascendance in the Orion. Turning around to face the thrones, she sighs yet again and shakes her head. "Seems Lucifer is quite the sloth."
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"What the hell? Sleeping at a time like this?" remarked Chaos, who took a step forward and glared at the body. Lucifer wasn't sleeping. Chaos knew this to be a fact. Whatever this was, it wasn't sleep.. Lucifer was in some sort of trans, a coma, and how he could become such a state as one in a coma perplexed Chaos. What was going on inside his head?
Angela, who had been silent until now, began to scream at the sights of this throne room and the feeling of hell. K2323 rushed up to her and tried to comfort her.. That's when it hit him. Where was the Genesis King!? He had seemingly disappeared now. Why was it that he had not been brought to hell with them? And, for that matter, why had they been brought to hell in the first place?
"Mom, it's okay," K2 said in a soft tone, "It's all okay. We're going to be okay. This.. This place isn't that bad. We can leave whenever we want."
"I want to leave now! Let's get out of here!"
"We can't, mom, not yet. We have to find out why Lucifer brought us here."
As Gloria finally began to calm down, K2 was relieved.. But it was Akylos' words now which once more brought worry to Gloria.
"Oh, dear," Akylos said, pointing at a dead body. On the floor, there lied half of the body of Seither, cut right down the middle. And the missing half.. was ash.
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"Okay? What do you mean okay?! It's perfectly not okay!" Hikaru shouted in automatic response to K2323's statement. Now that Seither was dead, she had calmed down, and the god fire had vanished; of course not without first the repercussions of using it. It's usage had left Hikaru drained, tired, and all the more irritable. It wasn't something she would be able to use very often, as Koty and his sons did. In fact, being able to use it at all had come as a surprise to her, as the result left her feeling like she would faint at any given moment.
To make matters worse, they had been pulled to hell. The last place in all the dimensions that Hikaru wanted to ever visit again. She didn't know the reason as to why they were there, but she wanted to leave as soon as possible. She had to agree with her mother on that urge. "If he's asleep. Don't wake him. Who cares why we were brought here, lets just leave and pretend this never happened." Hikaru muttered, as she turned around and headed for the door of the throne room.
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Celestie grabs Hikaru by the shoulder, stopping her from reaching the door. "We still have much to discuss, including topics that require the Lord of Hell's input. None of us are particularly interested in being here, you're not the only one. We have work that needs to be done, and your help is needed. Also, I need to be filled in. Barely got to say hello before that rude little man popped in." She says softly, so only Hikaru can hear. Stepping in front of her, she notices that Hikaru looks like hell, pun not intended. "I don't think I can outright heal you, but I can at least help, if you will allow it."
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Stopped by this stranger, Hikaru briskly whirled around to face Celestie. Surveying the young lady with her eyes, Hikaru examined her, trying to read into her, as if judging her worth. Finally satisfied, but with hesitation, Hikaru replied in whisper only the two of them would be able to hear. She didn't want to show any weakness within enemy territory, and the fact this girl had been able to see her exhaustion, meant she was having a harder time hiding it than she had originally thought.
"It'll heal on its own. However if he...," Hikaru quickly paused to motion at Lucifer, "..wakes up, I'll most likely be losing my only chance at leaving here. The court is over now, thanks to that boy. For whatever reason we were brought here, It cannot be so important as to risk my own life. The rest of you can handle the concluding topics. I intend to take what chance is left to escape this place."
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Celestie merely smiles and shakes her head. "You made a deal with Lucifer, didn't you?" She asks, glancing over at the slumbering man. "If he wants you to stay here, and you escape, he'll just drag you right back, kicking and screaming. But, there is an alternative." She adds, looking back at Hikaru with a knowing smile. "I can feel another life growing within you. You may be able to survive the Orias."
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"Hikaru, you j-"
K2323's yelling was interupted by the sound of Gloria's voice, now in full break-down mode. "After all this time thinking you were all dead.. Seeing the Genesis King.. and then you guys! And this palace! And then.. hell? Are we really in hell?! How is that possible!? I just want- wanted the best for the family.. We were going to grow up happy.. B-but now, my kids! They're all grown up!"
Chaos now came up to Gloria and began to comfort her. He was not planning some evil scheme to kill someone. He wasn't stealing anyone's soul. He was simply caring for his wife. And in his eyes, it could be seen. There was genuine compassion for her, and he actually cared; Around his wife, he wasn't evil -- it was like things were before he became corrupt with greed.
"It will all be okay, honey. I promise. You and I.. we can have a life together now."
This shocked even K2, who until now had been getting use to the sight of his mom. Here he was, someone who had never seen his mom. He hadn't even considered how Hikaru and Chaos would be taking this. They had at least known his mom. Hell, she was the love of Chaos's life.. If K2 felt so.. strange now, what would his dad be feeling? Love?
"I hate to interrupt this beautiful moment," Lucifer noted, now fully awake, "But it's about time we begin the Plex Tournament. Hikaru, I don't think you'll be leaving so soon.. You're now a contestant."
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Hikaru stared directly at Celestie, amazed at the fact there was another way out. Before she could ask about it further however, she had to deal with the sounds of the emotional family moment going on. Added to the after effects of the fire, this just made it feel as if she was going to be sick. She couldn't handle the emotional scene, and was actually kinda relieved when Lucifer broke it. Even if it meant, he was now awake. "I don't intend to take part in your tournament." Hikaru replied, then added to Celestie in whisper. "Fill me in on the details of this Orias, if you will...."
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"Now's not a good time. I don't think he'll hold it immediately, we're all still tired from the battle with that upstart." She replies, walking forwards to face Lucifer directly. "And what if I do not wish to take part in your little contest?" She asks him, standing straight and proud before the lord of hell. "Knowing your nature, it will likely be something very difficult, with little reward. If so, I am afraid it will not be worth my time."
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"Took you all long enough." Abel muttered as he sat on the dead body of a demon, he wasn't truly here at the moment. He was still currently on Earth, helping
Legion with the radiation. "I was also wondering when you'd arrive, it has been most unpleasant." Lincoln announced, standing next to his friend as he twirled his cane.
"It turns out I was correct, none of you really had a choice in participating in the tournament.. Well then Lucifer, will I be joining them?" Ararus asked, the nearby demons gawked at him. As if he was a super model and they were forty year old virgins. He was something they desired, he was the one who should rule them. Despite their loyalty to Lucifer, they revered Koty.
Suddenly Abel appeared, the real one. And as he did his clone vanished. "Alright, I'm here."
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"You can join if you would like, Koty, but I'd really appreciate it if you all joined.. The reward is great, after all. The power that our man K2323 here seems to be after, Plex, can be domesticated.. And the winner of this tournament is the only one who can do such. Having such power would make them.. unbelievably strong," Lucifer explained, waving his tail back and forth to swat away demon-flies which had somehow gotten into the throne room. "I keep telling them to close the doors to the palace, but they insist on letting all kinds of vermin in."
At this, K2323 protested. "You can not seriously mean to try and conquer the power of Plex!"
"I perfectly do mean to do so, and you shall help me, boy. Now, I'll have Oryiama show you all to your rooms," Lucifer announced as a slave-human in beat up clothes named Oryiama arrived to lead the group to their own suites, decorated however they imagined it.
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Valor Korr had pondered over his situation a long while before coming to a decision. Silently he got off the stairs. He would participate in the tournament and as his request to Lucifer be allowed back into the mortal plane. Not only would he wipe out Celestie here and destroy her completely but be rid of all his enemies at once. His plans thanks to the mental transmission he received had been speeded up.
Now he decided he must be ready to fight Celestie properly. "Revoria." he commanded. A divae long sword made out of curicite to be like a katana and with a black and silver handle appeared in his hands along with a sheath. He had hidden this with Avidan. Now it was time he put said weapon to use. He slashed the air experimentally. The blade was silent when he slashed through.
"Now my enemies shall tremble in fear for I have returned." said Valor. He was more powerful than he had been in life. He when he had died had gained the Silver Negion State that only Avidan could acclaim to so far. True while using it, his relorian magic was also strengthened but it didn't matter. Celestie would die and so would Nisorin in this battle to the death.
"I think I will also need armor." He snapped his fingers and a suit of black and grey samurai armor covered his body. He put on a face mask as the final touch. He was pissed off. No longer would he hold back.
He walked off to prepare himself fully for the tournament. He thought of magic and how it could be applied scientifically to the problem that he had. Namely he had to get out of this place and back to the mortal plane. The only logical option would be to cause Veritas to revolt. "Revoltius." He commanded. Red fog enveloped every starclanner besides himself in hell. He continued walking to where the tournament would be.
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Still standing before Lucifer, Celestie shakes her head, staring right at the man. "I will not go. You have completely ignored my questions. What is this Plex, what's so great about it? Until my questions are answered adequately, I will not be joining your little game." She says, her voice once again clear and strong, echoing slightly. She seemed quite calm, considering who she was standing before.
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Despite the risk, Hikaru added in with a glare at Lucifer. She didn't want to spend a moment more in Hell, much less the length of the tournament. She didn't know what Plex was, and to her, her own life was more important than it. Life over greed, if the tournament was in hell, that meant the risk of them dying in it would mean they'd all be stuck down there. "And as I said, I don't intend to join your stupid tournament. I never agreed to such, and with that, I will be leaving."
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"Plex is a power which can even free the hold I have on Ms. Hikaru over there," Lucifer said, intending to explain it to both of the two questioning and to get the attention of Hikaru. "It is, put simply, Hell's Hell. Now, I wish not to bother explaining any further, but you will find in your rooms a small documentary film among the DVDs I have included with your TV. I recommend watching season one of Zarney The T-Rex, it's such a delightful series!"
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(I'm going to combine this with the other topic.)
Valor suddenly found himself in the throne room of Lucifer.
"Glad you could join us, Mrs. V- Oh, I'm sorry, it's MISTER, isn't it?" Lucifer said from his throne. "Well, don't be a stranger. Introduce yourself to all these people!" Lucifer insisted, waving to all those in the room.
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Valor thought with irritation that he must do what Lucifer said. However he had no intention of fighting Celestie. One look at her indicated she was currently in a weakened condition. He would not fight her. It would not be honorable to fight her at the moment with her so weak
The very thought of fighting at a time like this against all of them together seemed foolish and foolhardy to him. He said to Lucifer in a soft voice so Celestie couldn't hear "Do you mind if I disguise my voice?" He cast a voice disguising spell on himself making his voice deeper and more masculine. He also changed his face and magical signature and body so he no longer looked like he had when he existed. "Hello Celestie."
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Unfortunately for him, since he was brought to the room before changing his signature Celestie still was able to recognize it. Whipping around on her heel to face him, she growls softly as she slowly walks towards the newcomer, her hands gripping the hilts of her swords so tightly her knuckles turn white. "How dare you speak to me, Kuo! Did you think I had forgotten what you did? How you forced us to abandon our home?!" She shouts, stopping a mere ten feet before Hiren, her weakness seeming to have completely disappeared. "You, who have brought the deaths of countless people, who have ruined countless more lives, dare to speak with me as if nothing happened?" The air around her begins to shimmer as if heated, her eyes becoming bloodshot as her anger bursts through her mental defenses. Settling into an offensive position, her eyes glare into Hiren's, all else seemingly forgotten. "Your glamor and voice masking spells do not fool me, Hiren Dark."
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"I set your planet on fire." Mused Rogue as he stared at Hiren, laughing blatantly as if it was a humorous happening.
"Lovely brother, brute force was always your favorite method." Interjected Vincent as he stood by his Father and Brother. "I might Lucifer, Plex sounds like an interesting investment.. Hikaru, will you join as well?" Asked Koty, the God staring at the Phoenix curiously.
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Quickly shaking her head in response, Hikaru continued to glare at Lucifer. "I still refuse to take part, I don't trust you. With the reputation you have, who's to say this isn't one big trap? If this Plex is so powerful, why give it to any of us? Wouldn't it be much wiser to control it yourself? We stand here, your enemies, ones you've tried to kill or want killed, and you offer us the means to defeat you?! With all that working against your word, how in the world do you expect us to believe and play in your little tournament? We may not be at your league with the exception of Koty and his sons, but do not think of us as fools."
After finishing her disagreement, Hikaru felt the air around shift and crackle, as she could sense the power building around Celestie. Glancing to the side, she could see Celestie and the newcomer. The new boy, didn't seem all that strong in power. But if they were forced into fighting one another, Hikaru would have to keep her guard up against this other one that had been talking to her. Turning back to Lucifer, she added.
"What's more, I bet you want us to fight to the death, don't you?" Her inquiry coming before Koty's words, which silenced her.
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As Valor listened to the arguments of Hikaru he thought of something. Surely now that he was dead he had been absolved of his crimes against Reloria? No he argued with himself in an angry voice, he would never be absolved. It would take an eternity for him to be absolved of his crimes. His irritation level at himself grew to the point where he thought of taking his Curicite Blade known as The Retribution and destroy himself at that very moment. However he countered his own arguments and knew there would be some way for redemption. If perhaps he could get the judges to rejudge his case then he might be allowed to return to the mortal plane. He was lost in thought and perfectly vulnerable to an attack at that moment.
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(...excuse me Hawkeye? What the hell do you mean he has Shamai now as well? How did that happen?)
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(It didn't happen, but he will have learned to use magic similarly to how it is done Shamai style. )
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"My, it seems you two know each other," Lucifer said, bewildered, pointing back and forth at Valor and Celestie. "How interesting! Did you two go through some sort of basic training together? In any case, please save all fighting for the tournament."
He looked up at Koty and then to Valor. "Yes, yes, Plex is very wise to invest in. It would allow one in Hell to go free, turning one's orb of recognition to a green state. And I'm afraid I can't keep those with green orbs in Hell."
At this statement, Lucifer's left eye twinged.. It was almost as if there was fear in his eye, but it quickly was replaced with the same old smirking look he usually wore, as if he were up to something. He looked at Hikaru with an understanding nod. "I understand the skepticism you may all have. But, come, Hikaru! This is your chance to be free of me! This is not a trap, I assure you."
And with that, there was truth in his eyes.
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Celestie's almost deadly glare swapped over to Lucifer for a moment. "We are nothing alike, and you shall not stand in my way. This is not your business, so butt out." She growls, looking back at the distracted fool. "Pay attention Kuo!" She screams, stomping on the floor to case a blunt pillar of rock to burst up from the ground before Hiren, on a direct path for the man's stomach. "Do not ignore me!"
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The moment the attack was launched Valor reacted. "I!" "am!" "not!" "A" "Kuo!" The pillar of stone suddenly met with a wall made out of Negion reinforced with Relorian and basic sage magic.
"Now to end this. " His fists glowed with silver circles. He concentrated deeply and formed the construct of a silver zanbato made out of Negion which he swung cutting through her pillar and headed right at her. He stopped it mid swing. "Celestie. Know that I am showing you mercy when I do this. " He let the construct change into a dome of energy over him bracing himself for whatever attack she would perform next.
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Hikaru argued no further. She still didn't trust it. She didn't want to trust it. And she never would trust it. But at this point, all her arguments had been in vain. It didn't look like there would be any answers, and it started to seem like they would have no choices. Still, she figured she may as well try one more time. "And if I still refuse to play your games?"
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"My cannibal demons have dinner," replied Lucifer as chains began to erupt from the floor and move towards Celestie and Valor. "And considering you're a phoenix, they'll have an endless buffet."
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Valor dissolved the energy field around himself immediately. "Lucifer, I was only protecting myself from her attack. You said to save the fighting and I didn't harm her in any way except by stopping her attack cold before it could hit. Therefore please don't feed me to your cannibal demons." Valor seemed distressed by this prospect. He dodged the chains that Lucifer had summoned relying on the agility he had learned how to use.
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Celestie merely glares at the chains, before moving her gaze at Lucifer. "This is a private matter, Lucifer. Stay out of my way, or I will bring this entire palace down around your knees." She growls, the ground beneath her feet starting to distort a bit. "It is none of your business, and so you do not have the authority to intervene."
(Posting order, Hawkeye.)
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Hikaru cringed at his words, "Fine I'll play...." she muttered, before resuming her glare, adding. "But if I win, I'll make sure you die at the end of this damn tournament." Then with a glance to the side, she could see Celestie and Hiren in the way of the attack from Lucifer. This was bad, Hikaru needed Celestie alive, as the girl had a way out, in the case this was a trap, as Hikaru still believed.
Teleporting behind Hiren, Hikaru grabbed the boy by the collar of his shirt and pulled him to the side. "Stop! Whatever quarrel you have with this brat can be settled at the damn tournament. Is killing this boy while he's still in hell and can respawn, good enough for you? If you kill him later, at least there's the add of humiliation."
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Valor immediately got behind Hikaru. He didn't want to engage Celestie at least not while she still had so much power at her disposal. He whispered to Hikaru quietly "Thank you."
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Still glaring at the man, she slowly takes her hands off her blades and stands normally, stepping away from the chains. "Fine, I won't kill him here. If he can simply come back, Hell is obviously not the place I wish to fight him, the coward." She replies, turning away from the two of them. "I am warning you right now, Kuo. The next time I draw my swords, and you're around, they will taste your blood."
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"Know this Celestie, I am not a Kuo. However since you have threatened to kill me if I am around you I think it best if a friend of mine has a little painful reunion with you, make that two friends of mine." said Valor.
Jeffrey appeared. He had prepared for the tournament and was in golden war armor.
Angel was dressed in Silver War Armor and had a long bow in her hand and an arrow notched to the bow. "If you ever hurt our friend again you will perish." said Jeffrey and Angel in one voice.
Valor waited for Celestie to respond as did Jeffrey and Angel.
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"Your 'friend' watched an entire planet burn without lifting a finger to stop it." Abel mentioned, turning to Jeffery and Angel with a bemused plastered on his pale face. "And I'm not even going to mention your three minute rebellion. Damn that was pathetic." The mad man announced, laughing to himself as he stood up and turned to Celestie.
"I'm going to assume you will teach them what they need to know?" Abel questioned, looking at the Relorian warrior-queen with eyes absent of rationality, yet they were so, so intelligent. "Or will I?"
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"A three minute long rebellion? My my, it seems you 'Clanners have truly become weak. And thank you for the offer, Abel, but I would like to teach her." She says, mostly to Abel, seeming as if she's outright denying the fact that new people arrived.
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Now that the fighting had ended, Hikaru gave a speculative look over at Celestie and Able before motioning to Celestie with her eyes, to follow her. It was time she got to the bottom of this. She still didn't trust Lucifer, or his tournament, and if this girl truly had another way out of her predicament, then she had to know what. Walking to where they would just be out of earshot of Lucifer and the rest of the group, Hikaru put up a displacement spell and waited patiently for Celestie to join her.
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Walking with Hikaru, she made sure to put up her own sound displacement spell, just to be safe. "So, I take it you want to learn about that other way out I told you about?"
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Hikaru slowly nodded, glancing back at Lucifer then back to Celestie every now and then. "If you can. It seems all of us are roped into this whether we like it or not. But I still don't trust him.And in the off-chance I lose his stupid tournament, I want another way out before competing. I don't think I caught your name, I' myself am Hikaru. Please tell me all that you know."
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"It's Celestie, and make no mistake, the path I'm talking about isn't exactly a safe one. Especially once you reach the second part. But, it will work. It will involve the father a great deal, however." She replies, not even glancing away from Hikaru at all. "If you keep looking over at him like that, he'll get suspicious."
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Looking directly at Celestie now, Hikaru sighed. She had been told off for something she knew. All the years of being a manipulator, and she had let nerves get the best of her. Slightly embarassed at this fact, Hikaru kept her gaze on Celestie now, not daring to look away. "The father? What do you....." Pausing in confusion, finally realization hit her. "I see... So it's that type of method. The risk is of no problem. But the three of us need to discuss it. Should we meet in one of the rooms, or somewhere outside of this palace? I don't trust being here, the walls could have...ears."
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Angel put her hand on her bow, but Jeffrey comfortingly took it off. "No need for that yet my dear. We still have to get the other clanners willing to participate in the tournament as well. We will need all the back up we can get. After all with the full might of the clan behind us we might actually stand a chance at winning."
Valor's hands once again glowed. He uttered something in a strange language that had never been heard before by anyone and white light washed over him, his curicite sword vanishing into thin air replaced by a sword made out of StarClan Metals that were known for their durability and magical resistance.
Concentrating then he let his fist glow with the power of Negion, Relorian and Sage Power all at once. He released all the seals on his abilities allowing them to go full fire and after that he let his power flow outwards into the minds of every StarClanner and Negion user of the past along with every sage down there. You will participate in the tournament and ready yourself. was sent mentally to their minds.
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"As much as I love thinking of ways to kill you all," Lucifer announced, bored on his throne, "Will you all get the hell out of my throne room? Hell? See what I did there?"
While he seemed to be joking by words, his eyes glared suspiciously at Hikaru and Celestie. He had noticed two displacement fields suddenly, and he couldn't hear their words, but knew they were talking.. What was it that they wanted to keep secret?
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Stepping out of and dispelling the field, Celestie walks back over to stand before Lucifer. "If I am to participate, I will need to inform my charges back in the Mortal Realm. To this end, I ask that you allow myself and Hikaru to depart. We will both tell the two parts of my empire what is happening. This may garner you more participants." She asks, bowing slightly as a sign of respect.
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"And why does this require Hikaru to accompany you?" asked Lucifer, amused.
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Kai stepped out of a portal looking around the room "Sorry for the delay in returning" he smirked as he said this looking around for any new faces.
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With the flick of her hand, Hikaru's own displacement spell broke as she walked over to join Celestie. "Celestie asked me to join her. Two people will get the job done faster than one person." Too focused on what they were attempting, Hikaru didn't notice the arrival of Kai until she felt a peculiar magic signature. "You were stupid for coming, Kai." She added, whilst waiting for an answer.
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Kai looked over too Hikaru with no expression "Oh, and why is that my Dear Sister?" he looked around noticing Lucifer, Celestie, K2323, Chaos, and everyone else who was alive that had been attending the court.
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"I asked her to come so that I would not be gone very long. My empire is currently separated, one part waiting for my return on a planet in the Kalak, the other hovering in wait outside the universe." Celestie answers, glancing over at Kai. "Took your time, I see. Lucifer seems to be trying to force us into participating in some tournament."
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"Force is a nasty word," Lucifer replied, taking knowledge of Kai. "More like.. encourage. If you'd like to leave, then do so. Of course, I hope to see both Celestie and Hikaru returning, but I really don't have control over that.. Oh, wait! I do!"
A large portal opened which would take those who entered to the Outerverse. "Go right ahead. For those of you who do not wish to leave.."
A second portal opened to the Front Desk (http://galacticempires.raylon.org/index.php?board=221.0) of the Guest Condo in Mortality's Planes.
"Medusa will be glad to check you all into rooms. Feel free to enjoy the guest condo while I await.. last minute arrivals."
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Kai smirked walking up next to Lucifer "So, what's this tournament really for?" he said as his eyes flicker and you could see Chaos's soul swirling in them and then they went back to normal.
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"Soon you won't Lucifer... Mark my words." Hikaru mumbled, as she took the lead in going through the portal to the Outerverse. She wanted to get out of there as soon as possible, even if it was temperary.
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Lucifer waved after Hikaru with an odd smile on his face before looking at Kai.
Lucifer believed he had seen something in the eyes of Kai.. Something so terrifying that he couldn't even grasp what exactly he had just seen.. And then, he tried to forget, blocking the memory of what he had seen and locking it in some deep place inside his mind so that he would never have to relive it. He didn't want to go through that pain.. And the fact that he even felt pain frightened him.
"Giving you the chance to unlock an ability which is very, very powerful," explained Lucifer.
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"Somehow I get the feeling he's leaving something big out." Celestie says loudly before following Hikaru through the Outerverse portal.
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Kai laughed "You know us to well Lucifer, it would almost seem as if you were somehow related to us in ways. Well I'm in for the tournament." he said looking at the other people standing within the area.
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Rogue and Vincent nodded to each other, before stepping in a portal leading to the sleeping areas. Ararus watched as Hikaru and Celestie walk through the gate to another place, looking grim. Abel and Lincoln however were joking around before they walked through the portal after Rogue and Vincent.
"We're all in." Abel yelled over his shoulder, Koty sighed and nodded towards Lucifer, revealing he intended to join the tourney. Before he just disappeared.
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Lucifer's eyebrow rose at Koty's disappearance, but he did not question it. He watched as Chaos and Gloria walked through the portal, holding hands. He realized they'd probably remain in their suites for the entire recess before the tournament. Akylos followed the pair with a shy expression on his face. K2 walked in next, glancing at his brother odd as he walked through.
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Kai merely watched as all these people walked by standing next to Lucifer, then he had noticed his brother walking in. "So, I see you managed to make it out of that place alive. How did the court meeting go?" he said with a blank expression on his face duller than the deadest of any living creature could come to manage.
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The Stars all left to go train.
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Kai noticing now that everyone was busy elsewhere decided to take Lucifer's throne and throw it into a hot pool of magma. Then continued on painting Lucifer's throne room pink and putting princess posters all over the walls, while releasing all the star clanners into the thrown room to wreak havoc.
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After much contemplation however all the stars simply cast teleportation spells to the Mortality Plains area of Hell where they all got rooms.
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Lucifer's return to his throne room marked rage. Upon seeing the destruction, he quickly rebuilt it before grumbling and sitting in his newly-built throne which he materialized out of hellpudding.
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On his knees appeared Veritas Star who knew who had done this to Lucifer's throne room and he said sadly to Lucifer "Do you wish to know who has done this to your throne room? I will tell you if you promise not to harm any stars for what I am about to tell you."
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"It was Kai," Lucifer said, as-a-matter-of-factly, "His magic signature is filthy."
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With a loud riiiiiiiiiiipppppiiiiinnnggg sound, a large portal appeared in Lucifer's throne room. Passing through it a few seconds later Ararus and Hikaru looked different, more different then normal different.
"Lets get this tournament over with Lucy, we have things to get done." Koty announced, staring the Devil in the face. "I remember how I used to call you that before we started the Harbinger.. You always did follow me around like a little puppy dog, and look where it got you? An entire realm of damned souls, demonic entities, and all the pudding you can enjoy. If I recall correctly you like pudding. So, to my point. Was it worth it Lucifer? Was it worth betraying me? Knowing that one day I'd get out?" Koty ranted, his violet eyes seemingly tinged with a crimson color.
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Eyeing Veritas, who was on the ground, with obvious distaste, Hikaru growled and sent a spark of Holy fire at him. "Get the hell up you incompetent fool! I didn't save your ass so you could bow to someone of his caliber. Do you see me bowing? Show some damn dignity, you dog!"
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Thinking on what she said and not liking her insults he got up. He was very mad now. Hikaru had done a bad thing. Using 1 finger, he stopped her Holy Fire. The holy fire's energy was changed to that of his own magical signature. By focus he could use the Holy Fire against her. He didn't call it Holy Fire however. He called it Oblivion Flames as he changed the purpose of it and reinforced it with his own magic sending it up into the ceiling and out of Hell as a signal. "I am ready for the tournament."
Valor wasn't bowing however to Lucifer. "When do we start the tournament? I am ready for the tournament."
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Lucifer sighed.
"I suppose, Ararus, that you're right. I have become weak over the last few centuries.. But I'm not the one in a human form. And as for you, Ms. Hikaru, I'd show your respect if I were you. You never know who you'll serve at the end of the day, especially in your case.. Now then, shall we begin this tournament of mine?"
Hellfire flames erupted across Lucifer's face. Slowly, the hellfire began to turn entirely to smoke and diminish as if it were meeting a colder surface of some sorts.. And when the fire diminished completely, Lucifer now could be seen wearing black sunglasses which seemed to call all those in the room to look at them. Inside the reflection of the sunglasses, there was a perfect family - mom, dad, and four kids -- All boys.
The father was, if one looked closely, none other than Koty. However; he was different in this reflection. He looked more like he had in the Genesis Kingdom. This was him as Ararus; same appearance as he always had, but the clothes he wore and his expressions were different. He was smiling and had his arm around a woman.. The woman was obviously his wife. And he seemed to really care for her.
The wife, of course, was Hikaru. However; this Hikaru seemed older - more mature. She, for once, was smiling. Anyone who knew Hikaru knew that she didn't smile much. This Hikaru was not at all like the tricky, manipulative kid Hikaru. This Hikaru was one who had grown up and fallen in love.
The four kids were all children. They were all the same age -- ten years old. The first kid seemed to have a wise look on his face. The second child was obviously very mischievous. The third child looked very strong -- someone not to pick a fight with. And the fourth child? The fourth child's face seemed to be blurry to anyone who looked at it, but if one could see past the blur, they would see something so evil that they would not be able to stand.
In the reflection, this family was standing in front of a nice house in what seemed to be Nox.. but this was not the normal, dark Nox. This Nox was one that actually seemed nice. The skies were blue, and the great valley which the house sat on -- one familiar to many people who had been to Nox -- seemed to blow peacefully instead of with a black wind..
Around the house, three of the children were chasing each other. The fourth child, however, was clinging to the legs of Hikaru. Hikaru, meanwhile, was reaching over towards Koty, who had his arm around her. Right then and there, they began to passionately kiss. They were husband and wife, and this was their family..
"Well," Lucifer said, "How interesting."
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Crack!
As Lucifer stared at them with the shades over his eyes the glass lens began to spiderweb and slowly fall apart, they weren't meant to look at something like Ararus. It was, but as the pieces of tinted glass fell to the ground the blurry face of the fourth child began to change.. Slowly morphing into a skull, then a white horse, then the head of a scythe, then finally into nothing. "You know who those four are, you know what they are capable of if they come together with the fifth. Just be prepared to do what needs to be done, for once I'm actually trusting you け ̵̡̢̛̗̘̙̜̝̞̟̠͇̊̋̌̍̎̏̿̿̿̚ ҉ 化 ͡." The true name of Lucifer leaving Koty's mouth and smashing into the area around him like a wave of heat.
Most mortals would drop dead at the mention of the Fallen Angel's true name, their spirits would implode. But Koty and Hikaru were not mortals, well Hikaru kinda was. But Ararus was far from it.
"As the 'One who sits upon the throne of Destruction' I hereby charge you with the my son's protection, treat him like you would treat your own child. For you are his GodFather." Ararus commanded, looking the Devil in the eye with an expression on his face of a King. He was in no mood for disobedience, there was a good chance even in his human form that he could take Lucifer, maybe even start a rebellion, he was good at rebellions.
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"That most certainly won't be you." Hikaru replied automatically to Lucifer's former taunt. Still standing next to Koty, and thus feeling arrogant, she decided to savor the insult even further. "Only an idiot would serve you unless forced. Control or no control, I fear you not when I take the side of the one you yourself fear. Because there's really nothing you can do about it."
Hikaru's arrogance was short lived however, as she watched the scene before them. It seemed the cat was out of the bag, in a manner of speaking. That along with Koty's suggestion, caused her to be even more taken aback. "You can't be serious!" Hikaru protested. "Lucifer?! GodFather?! If he betrayed you once, what's to keep it from happening again? Once he makes sure you're out of the way, he'd surely kill the boy! ...Or worse." Though she trusted Koty, Hikaru knew the law of true names. Even with the use of true names, the command would only linger as long as the caster could do something about disobedience. If the tides suddenly turned against Koty, or the court voted to seal him, the command would end, and the kid would be at Lucifers mercy. This worried Hikaru, for it was her son as well, not that she had completely gotten used to the fact.
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Still after the arguments between the trio of Hikaru, Koty and Lucifer Veritas and Valor left the palace in a blinding flash of teleportation magic straight to the arena. They both knew that the other would need to be prepared. Traps had to be laid out in the arena to prepare it for battle.
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Lucifer trembled in fear. Was it the fact that he had been charged with the protection of evil itself or the fact that Ararus had just used Lucifer's true name, something of great significance in the laws of nature.. Or was it more? His mind kept racing over something Ararus had said. "..if he is reunited with the fifth."
"I see," Lucifer said aloud, glancing at Ararus right in the eyes as the last of his sunglasses withered away, "So, you were serious about that. In that case... Vahaga."
At this, the back wall of the throne room which the throne rested against suddenly vanished. It revealed behind it that the throne room went on for quite a few MILES. Behind the throne, it was snowing. The 'room' was a very large mountain of snow, and it was storming. In fact, it seemed as if it was a blizzard. However; not one bit of snow came across the boundary between the two parts of the room -- the throne of Lucifer.
"A friend of mine wants to meet you all.. all three of you."
At this, the hissing of snakes could be heard from inside the snow. It was inviting, calling those who heard it inward.. This was the place of Vahaga: The embodiment of snow. The embodiment who had supposedly died. This was her home now -- in the room behind Lucifer's throne.
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As she looked out into the snow covered landscape that was the other side of the room, Hikaru remained ever leery towards it. Shifting her gaze from the blizzard back to Lucifer, she shook her head and remained where she stood. "I don't think so. I agreed to take part in your little tournament. But as far as whatever you're planning, I will take part no further. Declaring this as final, Hikaru turned back to Ararus and continued her former protest.
"Koty! You cannot trust this man. He was one of the first ones of the court to vote to have you sealed. That added with his former betrayal you speak of, he obviously hates you, how can you agree to do anything he says? Where you have chosen to do good, Lucifer has not. He's pure evil, the fact he sits down here torturing people should be more than enough to prove that! He can't be trusted. Not as an ally, godfather, or anything. He would betray you in a heartbeat if given the chance."
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With a reassuring smile Ararus turned to look at his companion, his violet eyes bright and brilliant, the small amount of crimson that had entered his eyes was still there. "Don't trust him, trust the me, who trusts him." Koty replied, referencing something incredibly awesome. With a quick pulse of energy Koty's body become a small inferno of purple flames, lightly touching Hikaru with his hand the flames spread over to her. To anyone else it would feel like the hottest damn thing in existence, to Hikaru it would feel like a cool breeze.
"That room's temperature is just above absolute zero, Vahaga is actually the embodiment of the LACK of thermal energy, but we call her 'Snow' instead. You'll need some protection." He informed, stepping into the snow ridden mountain as he felt the snow under him quickly turn to water, then back to ice before repeating.
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Lucifer turned to watch as they departed into the domain of Vahaga, the embodiment of snow. He knew that he could not cross the boundary of his thrown.. Because if he did, the one who drew the line would open up Gall, and Lucifer would find himself inside the depths of Hell's center.. Makaba.
"I trust you know what you must do when you meet her, 1̡̛͚͈͖̩̭͇̣͎̺͙̲̞̲͔̳́ͅͅͅη̣̩̠̙̕ ͇̫̜͚̥͘͡Ι̸̯͓͚̺̬̭͚̲̯̮̠̺̜̰̣̘͈̕͡ᾴ̨̝͖̝̱̞̼̱̱̰̼̣͟ν̸̶̛̪̪̯͈ͅͅο̕҉͍͉͓̩̗̲̦͚͍̥͕̫υ̵̜̙̫̣̜͈͉̺̟͓̙͘ͅά̢͝҉̵̼̟̠̳͈̜̻ρ̶̞͓̖͍͙̪͈̱̀͘ί̨́͘͝͏̯̭̦͈ο̴͏̨̨̣̱͖̦̟̮̗͈͎́υ̛̣̳̘̬̦͙̠̞̯̜̬̩͈͓̬̯̭̣̥͜,̸̘͕̰͔͔̟̖̠̮͔̪̠̝̹͇̼̠͠ͅ ̵̨͉̼͔̤̮̖̩͠͝͝∞̷̕̕͏̟͙̞͙ ̴̨̗̪̞̼̺͙͔̣͇̥̺̖̹̫ͅ<̨̼̝͎͉͔̥͖͎̲̪̹͈͝͡ ҉̢̬̤̥̝͖̝̠̮͙̣͙̘̲̰̖̟͓ͅŢ̛̹̖̦̼͎̯̺̺̥ ̡̭͎̣͙͉͚̝͇̗͚͙̱̜̮͠͞
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At the mention of the name, it seemed as if the boundary between Hell and Vahaga's domain began to shake. The ground on both sides certainly did.. And a loud cracking noise filled the sky. That was a name that had not been spoken since.. perhaps the beginning of time. And Lucifer now seemed to fall at his knees, exhausted, after using it.. But in its use, the boundary between Hell and Vahaga's domain separated just long enough for a very large scythe to appear in the hands of Koty, lit with an aura of ice for as long as it remained in the domain of Vahaga.. But in Koty's hands, their were slight traces of a violet purple running across the auras around it.
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As the name was uttered Ararus quickly threw up a barrier, it was a specialized magic meant to block out the true names of certain things. It barely held against his own name, even when someone like Lucifer said his name it could blind millions, turn entire planets to dust, rip the soul from the Reaper himself. But not without killing Lucifer as well. The terrifying about Koty's name was that Lucifer only spoke a single syllable.
Fortunately the barrier held enough that Hikaru wouldn't hear it, otherwise she would most likely die practically instantly. Despite her Phoenix powers and her recently acquired abilities. Spinning the scythe expertly in his hand, the sound of a swarm of bees filled the air, with a quick grin he continued his trek towards Vahaga. "We need to hurry."
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With one last look at the throne room, Hikaru reluctantly followed Koty into the blizzard. Before doing so, however, she used the commotion of the name calling and scythe materialization, to set a small spell circle to the ground of the throne room. She didn't like where this was going, and preferred to be prepared for what may happen. After all, wasn't the focus supposedly on the upcoming tournament? Then why was it they were suddenly ankle deep in snow, heading to the domain of an embodiment? It didn't make any sense.
Slightly shivering from the snow, even with the warmth of the purple flames that surrounded her, Hikaru pulled her cloak closer to herself and called up to Koty as she continued to follow, "Any idea what Lucifer is leading us into?"
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As Koty and Hikaru were lured further past the throne of Lucifer, the snow picked up. Inside the depths of the storm now, a great wave of darkness began to build, moving through snow.. Rippling, it seemed to pour down upon the wind and snow, as if it were battling it.. No, that wasn't it. It was parting it.
And as the snow storm parted, a woman stood in front of Hikaru and Koty. The snow storm was gone. Right in front of their eyes stood a very tall, pail woman in a dress that seemed to be made of ice (though it was not see-through). She had long, blue hair, and a very enchanting smile and face. This was Vahaga.. Snow, a very beautiful lady, in a humanized form.
"Excuse me if I speak in this form," she said aloud, her voice cooling the air around her and giving off an echo which made it harder to distinguish than normal conversation might be, "But for the sake of your mistress, great and powerful one, I take this shape.. It is a pleasure to meet you. All three of you."
She walked forward a bit, right towards Hikaru, where she reached out to place her hand on Hikaru. However; she stopped herself, leaving her hand hovering near the phoenix sage. "Naahak," she said, giving the child the blessing of snow, "May this child forever be well with the snow."
Now, Snow looked up at Hikaru. She stared at Hikaru for quite a few moments, as if studying her. Finally, she opened her mouth.. But this time, her voice was different. It was masculine. It still had the distinct echo and coldness to it, but it was a man's voice, it seemed. And if one were to listen closely to it, it would resemble Zere's.
"The owner of this voice.. What does he mean to you?"
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Watching as the embodiment studied her, Hikaru made sure to give nothing away, keeping her expression blank, and not even blinking. When at last the woman had finished, Hikaru trained her ears to the sound of the voice. Recognizing it almost instantly, she still chose to remain expressionless as she answered. "I've never heard that voice in my life. Why? Is it of some importance?" She lied. If it was a test, Hikaru wasn't playing.
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"Hikaru. Whatever you do, don't lie." Ararus informed, more like ordered but he knew how Hikaru took to being ordered around. "I thank you for allowing us entrance into your domain Lady Vahaga, I also thank you for your protection of my object. I must ask that you hand it over to me, it is no longer safe here.." Koty requested, sounding formal and hospitable.
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Vahaga's face quickly became full with rage at Hikaru's apparent lie, but it was cooled by the voice of Ararus. She stared at him, listening to what he had to say.. When he finished speaking, however, her face went blank, and her arm began to shake a bit. Quickly, she turned away from her company to hide her expression.
"That is no way to introduce yourself, great one," commented Vahaga in her own voice, taking a step forward into what now seemed to be a cave behind her. "And as for the object of yours.. Well, I'm afraid you have too much power as it is, even in that binded form. And so, I shall not be handing it over to you."
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"You have no choice in the matter Vahaga, and I assure you I wont even touch the damned thing. I will only be having it moved to another location, as this place is no longer safe." Ararus informed, taking a step towards the Lady of Snow. Spinning the scythe in his hand incredibly quickly it began to create the similar buzzing sound.
"We both know what will happen if I have to take it."
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Vahaga's eyes met with the scythe, and alarm quickly filled her eyes. "How did you..?" she began, locking her eyes on this said scythe. "Did.. did he actually-? What have you done with the lion, then?"
As Vahaga finished her barbering, snow began to build around her.. It was shaping. Forming into something different.. Gold! Their were tints of gold in the snow, as if it were not snow at all, but actually some sort of cloak or blanket for the largest sum of gold on the dimensional plane. This blanket of snow quickly moved away to reveal a golden statue of a skeleton.
Where the mouth of the skeleton would have been, a lion could be seen. Only, it was not a huge lion -- it was a small, pocket-sized lion, floating inside a golden orb. The golden orb around the miniature lion began to expand, getting bigger.. And then, it found itself absorbing everything within a one-hundred-mile radius. As snow quickly began to stir, the storm now was worse than ever.. And then, the miniature lion opened his mouth and spat out a coin of some sorts made of ice.
"Spend it well," advised Vahaga. "Now, quickly! Leave! I will hold him off as quick as I can!"
Who was Vahaga holding off? And what was with the ice coin? Why was it starting to storm so much, and why was it that Vahaga was suddenly in some sort of panic? Revealing itself inside the stormy sky were two faces, side-by-side, glaring down upon Vahaga.. And they were the faces of children -- edged into the sky. They both opened their mouths and a black smoke began to pour out from within, rushing straight towards Vahaga.
But as Vahaga suddenly began ice and moved through the air to meet the darkness, the smoke changed.. And began to show glimpses of a night-time city. Inside the city, there seemed to be many lights on. It was a busy city, no doubt, not effected by the night-time, with much partying for sure. It seemed to be just a normal city. And then, the city exploded, the explosion not passing the boundaries of the dark border around it.
And then, an explosion really did occur. One of ice. The entire domain of Vahaga began to change.. To freeze. Absolute Zero -- nothing would be able to move, something not even Koty could stop. Vahaga was lying unconscious in the snow, her form glowing golden. The golden skeleton behind her began to absorb her essence, welcoming her to join the miniature lion.. And in the sky where it had been storming before, written of dark smoke, were the words, "The End Approaches For All Of Us. Are You Prepared, Sleeper Of Erebus?"
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Can't move, can't breathe.. No! No! I will not! I will not fail here! As Koty yelled at himself inside his own soul, his mind no longer an option as it moved to slow to even work. Reaching out with his spirit he felt the bond between Hikaru and him, the God Fire was sputtering away now. Absolute Zero was a thing to be feared, even God's could not move when there was no heat.. No life.
That was why Ararus chose Vahaga as the guardian of his object, she wasn't strong enough to be of danger to him if he needed to take it back by force. But her station allowed to freeze everything, except for herself. Get ready to run. He informed through to her with their bond, using a large portion of his strength to heat both of them up so they could move. If they didn't get away quickly even they would succumb to hypothermia.
The exertion nearly made him collapse, the coin in his hand slowly began to change from it's icy form to something resembling dark copper. Heat began to radiate from the small black coin, it was filling him with strength. Within moments he was standing at his full height, the air around him was actually quite warm. Around seventy-eight degrees.
The snow around him was melting and making a puddle at his feet. It was a small patch of summer in a demonic winter, outside his orb of influence lava would turn to ice faster then a tachyon could travel from New York to New Jersey.
"Nothing ever ends..Molihik, or do you still prefer 'Decay'?" The mortal God questioned, staring the embodiment in the face with unwavering courage.. Or it looked that way, inside he was freaking out. Molihik was the force of Decay, he was practically Death's little brother.
And you didn't fuck with Death.
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As she ran along side Koty, Hikaru felt the unfamiliar feeling of fear dwelling inside of her. She was a phoenix outside her element, a sage caught between gods and forces, and she couldn't do a damn thing.
Outmatched a considerable amount, Hikaru knew if not for Koty, she would have been dead ages ago. Minutes ago, hell any of the attacks the two had just been through. These forces were not something to take lightly, and not something she could fight with magic, not something she could even hope to stand against with even the power of the Revelations book. It was crazy.
Acknowledgment had finally hit her, hit her painfully hard. For once in her life, Hikaru felt weak. She was used to powers like her brothers held, powers like the Anrufe held. But it didn't compare. They were both things, one could fight against, one could overcome and break the difference. Meeting Lucifer, had given her but only a taste of the difference, meeting Koty had forcefully shown her the difference, even then she still denied it. Now however she was forced to acknowledge it. The true difference of their strengths, looming like an infinite wall above her. It was a league all in it's own.
"I think it's time we get out of here." Hikaru spoke up, having been brought out of her thoughts by the position they were now in. Keeping close to Koty as physically possible, she knelt down, bit her finger, and began to draw a spell circle of blood, identical to the one she had drawn in the throne room. As she held her hand out to it and began to recite the spell to activate them both, one thought lingered in her mind I have to find a way to get stronger.
Now activated, the runes around the spell circle began to glow one at a time in a clockwise pattern, when they reached back to the first rune, the underside of the circle just disappeared, leaving a hole where the ceiling of the throne room could be seen, signifying a portal back to the first one.
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"Ah.. Koty," a voice noted, raspy and metallic in nature, "It's been very long.. I hope you don't mind if I kill your girlfriend now."
The two faces began to turn in the sky, their eyes changing.. Looking upon Hikaru. When they saw her, they both began to grin before opening their mouths. From out of their mouths came smoke. This smoke, a black smoke, began to fly straight towards Hikaru's portal where it stopped, materializing itself into a form before Hikaru.
This form was the form of Decay in a human nature.. And he looked.. Absolutely like a child version of Koty's son, Vincent.. Only, he was different, too. He had a wave of decay around him at all times. Still, two things were certain. He looked like Vincent (minus his clothes, which were white robes with streaks of black moving upon it), and he looked like a kid.
"Grandfather! How have you been!?"
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On the other side of Lucifer stood Valor Star a mask adorning his face and his magical signature having been changed. He said to Lucifer after seeing the circle "Do you wish me to get rid of the circle?"
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"Sure," Lucifer replied, looking at the spell circle, "It seems like that would be a good idea. I can't do it myself because it seems to have ties to a domain of an enemy, but you can."
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Valor put his hand outward and tensed up. Before he would cast the spell he had to be assured he would get out of Hell after the tournament. "Win or lose if I do this for you regardless after the tournament I am let out of Hell. " He pointed his fist outwards and dissolved the spell Hikaru had done.
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"Thank you, boy. And if you die in the tournament, you will not be able to escape, but otherwise.. Sure."
Lucifer simply grinned as Hikaru's spell dissolved. He sat back in his throne before ordering a pizza with extra Hell Moss on it.
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"You are far from my grandson, if anything it would be great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-and so on grandson." Koty replied, gripping the scythe in his hand tightly he had an idea.. But he didn't enjoy the idea.
"Vahaga, your services were appreciated, and I really hope you've named a successor." He murmured, looking at the golden form with a small frown before he hurled the twirling scythe at her. As the blade connected with the embodiment a large explosion rocked the domain it would begin to disappear soon, quickly grabbing onto Hikaru, being as the baby was blessed by Vahaga she could leave and enter the domain and will, and Koty with his nature could mimic people's magic on contact, quickly they teleported away into Lucifer's throne room.
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"Enough games Lucifer!" Hikaru shouted, as soon as the two had returned. Marching over to look Lucifer directly in the eye, it had seemed some of her confidence had returned.
"You force us into your trap-tournament, only to send us on some errand when we're mentally ready, to try to get us killed. What? Afraid the tournament won't be enough? Either start the damn thing! Or let us go home. The games are becoming mildly annoying, and I DON'T intend to stick around for any more trickery!"
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At that moment Valor's hand began to glow with Negion and a worried look began to form on his face. He immediately thought to himself that someone was calling a tournament of the powers in order to select a suitable Negion Master. Well he couldn't lose his Negion so close to the tournament and yet magic that would affect the mortal plane would have to be done with the permission of Lucifer. He immediately said to Lucifer in a whisper "Do I have your permission to temporarily return to the mortal plane and return here when the tournament starts? Someone is attempting to steal a part of my magic from a great distance and I can't allow that."
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At that moment, they were all teleported to Mortality Planes.