Brielle nodded her head towards Jakail politely smiling as he turned back to the two. She waved to Tia quietly, smiling at her softly. "Safe travels!" She arched an eyebrow though as she thought to herself. How come they were going to go out into the streets when Jakail just suggested her leaving at light. That made absolutely no sense to her. She shruged slightly and pulled her cloak closely around her for a bit of warmth as she ran towards the door and into the streets, running quickly down the street to make her way through this disaster area called a town. In the distance she could see a man lying on the ground, another figure, and a small girl. She picked up a bit of speed as she headed towards them, passing a small group of children with another figure.

Almost jumping, the small girl slinked back a bit after Maxwell touched her. She watched the black on his hand and arm and looked up to his face as he spoke about demons. Another wicked laugh echoed about them at Maxwell's words, as she tried to ignore him and grew ever thankful that he started to focus back on Solamente. She opened her mouth as if she was going to speak to Solamente but cringed as a sharp pain shot through her head as her eyes turned black momentarily as she saw Solamente ripped apart by the demons before the white came back to them. Again, a sick and twisted reminder that she can't speak to anyone or the demons would definately kill her and them. She just lowered her head behind her bear, covering her mouth.

Rose's confidence at being rescued/escaping flickers. Legion by himself was hard enough, now he had a lackey and two others. She stares bleakly at them, having the common sense to keep her mouth shut and attention away. "Hurry up, please..."


Jit, whistling jingle bells merrily, jaunters back into the office. Strapped across his body and loaded under each arm are massive amounts of weapons. He dumps the array in front of Khaishin, having apparently decided that he'd just bring the whole warehouse with him. "See anything that tickles your fancy?"


Wolf's breakneck pace slows. She stares at the building in front of her. "Of course. The central of justice and law...where else would he go?" She looks back over at Alinos and gives a slight whine. "They went in there. I don't know if Legion is in there, but the trail is clear as day. Now what?"

Matt continued leading the kids, not noticing the girl run buy. Meanwhile, Lucas looked down at him, debating on when to make his move.
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Alinos glances at Syinthios, and then back at Wolf, "Oh he's there. I can't imagine where else he'd go." The Angel folded his wings, moving toward the broken down gate.
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The Demon tilted his head and scratched his chin, considering this, "Well that depends on if our goals contradict, no? I can't tolerate any sort of total human extinction, and I won't allow any harm to come to the Gaia Incarnate. Otherwise, I could honestly care less."

Legion snorted at Jango, "I actually have no involvment in what you're insinuating." He clenched his fists as he sensed Wolf, Alinos, and Syinthios approaching the building. He was running out of time.

Shi shrugged and said "Perhaps it would be better if I explained in detail." with a soft cough. He reached up and adjusted the hood further. "I come from a unique breed of being, the Ryu-Kiu. One of the last, actually, my brother being the elder and other. We Ryu have the unique ability to temporarily traverse dimensions, but it is short lived and worthless for anything aside a quick escape. My own is pitiful compared to my brothers, actually. However, the Ryu, before they were wiped out, had a castle. The castle was intensely magical, and it's peak spell was called 'The Endless Bridges'. The spell was designed to turn the castle into a portal, a gateway of infinite dimensions that could lead to any place in the times and spaces you could imagine. I want to use this. Immortality has it's price, and I've grown bored of this world. I've gathered a group of like minded men, like your old friends Jango and Jakail, to help me."

"You see, the main catch in this plan is two fold. One, the spell requires excessive amounts of human life force gathered into it for work..And the second it requires a being divine in nature to be sent into it, to unlock the totality of it. Currently, only three beings fit the bill. Solamente Furia and his angelic aid, Maxwell, Ayn and Gaia..And my brother, Shien, who was a god. I believe you can guess which one I intend to use. Though I may capture both Solamente and Shien incase one doesn't work." he said, shrugged. "The amount of humans needed is not genocidal, merely idiotic. At it's current, drained stage, it would require no less then a million humans slaughtered to power it. Fun, hm?" Shi said, chuckling and crossing his arms under his cloak. "This is why I've come tonight. The fleeting energy from your..Fun..has awakened the Castle's Spell. And since I am infact not a face well known in this place, I felt it best to confer for the..Senior demon 'badguy' of the land before starting up any plans." he said with a chuckle.

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"Lets get to it then!" Syinthios shouted, as his wires coiled around a telephone pole and he strung himself back, then launched upward towards the Prison. He hit the roof, and sliced through it quickly, falling through near Legion.

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Shi turned, then sighed and said "Jango." in a calm voice. Jango nodded and pulled a series of disks from his coat. Syinthios barely had time to gain his footing before a whirlwind of odd colors was tearing through him. When it was over, he was tied to the far wall with an assortment of disks connected with razored wire, wrapped in a plastic bubble and covered in thick layers of glitter that seemed to be softly crackling. Jango blew on his finger slightly, before grinning at the now quite battered Cyborg. "Today just ain't you're day, man."

"Go fuck yourself." came the bitter reply, as Syinthios assesed his damage. Well, the main circuits to his wires were sliced apart, rendering those useless. His targeting sensors were haywire, weapons systems down and his SH was registering a 75% drop in total systems power. Lovely. "While you're at it, why don't you break those silly glasses too.

Syinthios's comment was rewarded by a snarl and a black remote flew out of Jango's coat, and Syinthios was enveloped in loud torrents of electricity, his screaming and somewhat smoking form now rendered incapable of insults or speech at all. "I like these glasses, dude."

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Solamente was having a hard time, really. Everything was indeed taking it's toll on him. He watched everything before him, then his eyes somehow focused on Meo, and her expression. An expression in those eyes he'd seen too many times. The empty in her eyes. That look seemed to bring Solamente back from the edge as he reached out and took Meo's hand, the glaze in his eyes lessening. "Shhh..It's okay. I'm..I'm good now." he said, smiling softly at her. Maxwell sighed in relief and leaned back, then suddenly looked around. An odd crackle seemed to flitter through the air, and he gripped his hands tightly.

"And lo I did behold a priest, on his knees and weak. An angel watched over him, while the girl watched on in terror. The world stopped as I watched the touching scene, but time started ever so slowly as my eyes focused on the horror of the scene, masked by the beauty." came a slightly mad voice. Maxwell barely had time to turn, before what looked like a gigantic shower of black spikes turned him into a glowing piece of humanoid swiss cheese. The angel groaned, and then promptly shot back into Solamente's mind. Jakail calmly dropped down from a roof, the black crackle on his hands ebbing slowly. "Ah, lovely to see you two. I'd introduce myself, but you won't be around long enough to care."

Solamente growled and stood up, the aftereffects of the attack on his mind wearing off as Maxwell's presense reinforced it. "Oh really? Well, I think I'd like to know so I can carve it onto your tombstone." he said as Archangel was leveled, the line of scopes flying into place quite quickly. One hand went out to hold infront of Meo, and he whispered harshly "Run!" but even as he uttered the words, the escape routes dimmed.

Walls of rubble, blood and stone slowly rose, blocking the path backwards, the alleys, even forward. The entire area became a maze of dead ends, leaving only a small path forward..Through Jakail, toward the church. There was a soft chuckle from the mage as the walls began to shift slightly, and curve near the top so that scaling them was nearly impossible. "Oh no. I think it would be nice if she watched."

Solamente was the first to respond, letting loose a volley of gunfire that scattered around Jakail. The madman responded by leaping back and a releasing a wave of flames that swirled about, causing the bullets to explode in their path. Some silver liquid slapped onto Jakail and sizzled through his clothing, leaving disgusting burns on his skin. "Holy Silver. Not a bad little trick." he said absently, whiping some off his cheek. He seemed unaffected by the painful burns. Solamente growled and moved forward, unleashing a slightly more accurate volley at the man. Jakail growled and shot upward on magical air, a few bullets skimming over him but missing him mostly. He lifted his hand up into the air, green energy gathering into it "You like heavy weaponry then, huh? Lets see you take this!" he shouted, as a crackling green ball of energy, with black lines jutting through it, the size of a basketball, completed forming in his hand and was unleashed downward. Solamente was far enough forward from Meo by this point she wasn't caught in the ensuing blast, but he was. He underestimated the ball, thinking it to be merely some form of magical blast.

It was, but on a nicely larger scale. Solamente flew to the side in the blase that took out that portion of the street, turning it into a nicely smoldering pavement swamp. Solamente seemed ot have been buried in the side of a building, and Jakail chuckled as he lowered to the ground carefully, hovering over the swamp slowly. "Hrm. Looks like Shi will have to do with the other, he seems dead. Pity. I expected more of the famous Demon Hunter Priest." he said as he moved towards Meo. "I don't care if you are a lacky of Legion, I intend to have fun with you.." he said, lifting his hand slightly as crackle of green energy shot across it..

"So will that be 'Egotistical Asshole' or 'Dumbass Who Doesn't Check His Kills' on your tombstone?" Solamente said, as he finished reloading his gun. Jakail turned and narrowed his eyes, right before he was slammed in the chest with something that looked oddly like a glowing, silver footbal. He hit the very wall he'd created, and was pushed into it...And then the Mary exploded. White flames swept over the area, as well as showers of silver and silver shards, and Jakail let out what could only be a demonic wail. When the flames cleared, the wall had been destroyed, and Jakail was stumbling through the remains of it. Solamente fired a burst of normal gunfire, which caught the mage. He stumbled, and then was caught by a girl in pink armor who appeared from behind the building next to him.. She hugged him tightly, then looked at Solamente evily. A pillar of flames shot up infront of Solamente, barely missing him, and when it cleared Jakail and Tia had disappeared.

Solamente sighed and sat down, resting Archangel on his shoulder and said "I need a different line of work. Shoe salesman. Butler. Book salesman. Anything but Demon Hunter."

Brielle gasped as the walls of stone, blood and rubble rose before her. She dived quickly through the rising pieces until she rolled into the shadows. She crouched down and watched as Jakail appeared. She quirked a brow. "I knew it.. something was quite odd." She bit her pinkish lip and watched in a slight twist of worry. She shook her head slightly as the fight ended and Jakail was prompty exited by Tia. She stood up and headed towards the pair.

The small girl twitched slightly when Solamente touched her hand. A cold feeling covering his body at her touch. She turned her head and watched Jakail appear. She stepped to the side slightly to see what Jakail could do, and why she felt a similiar demon around him. She clutched her bear quietly, the shadows growing around her as if protecting her as Jakail finally approached her. Suddenly one rose before her with a glowing red orb within the shadow and disappeared quickly as Solamente again flanked Jakail. She had hoped that Solamente, in his regaining of composure, didn't hear anything about Legion and her. The shadows dispersed as Jakail and Tia fled. Meo stood there silently watched Solamente, as a blonde locked half-elf dressed in teal and white approached from behind cloaked by a pure white cloak lined in fur.

Lucas leaned over the side of a building, have watched the bout from above. Matt had also been present, keeping the children behind him, though he kept a fair distance. Biting his lip, Lucas questioned the wisdom of now challenging the group, after Solamente's tactical defeat of Jakail. Finally shrugging it off, he slides down the side of the building and into the street.

Matthew, meanwhile, was in awe of Solamente's power, and of what he had just witnessed, "I didn't think those sort of things were possible..."
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Alinos opened his mouth in protest, but before he could utter anything Syinthios had already made his move. He bowed his head with a sigh as he outstretched his wings, "I was going to suggest we go took a more covert approach."

Shaking his head, he flew into the prison.

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Legion snorted at the way in which he was addressed, though he didn't seem at all flattered, "In which case I couldn't care less. I'll accept your pact of non-interference." Legion sneered, apparently the Solamente-Jakail incident had been relayed to him through either Meo or Lucas, "But keep your operatives out of my buisness, unless making unnecessary enemies is your aim."

Syinthios' entrance, regardless of Jango's counter-measure, did nothing to improve the Demon's mood, who was now scowling.

"Dyv, get ready to fight until I'm prepared," and in saying that Legion's physical form disintegrated into a red aura.

Jit, arming himself similarly, jogs after Khaishin, a big grin painted across his face. No matter what happened now, he was going to be coming out on top.


Rose had been quietly slipping along the wall, backing away from Legion and his posse. Having gone unnoticed so far, she pauses by a small, grime covered window. She thought she had saw Wolf bounding into the prison, but it could have been a Familiar. She sighs softly and looks around. There was one door she knew led out of this place, but getting there would mean crossing Legion's line of sight. It looked like she was stuck, at least until he moved.


Wolf hurried after the two, furry tail bounding. She catches up with Alinos, inside the prison, and studies his face carefully. "They are both close. Real close. But it's been too easy - this could all be a big trap, Alinos. Maybe we should be a little more careful than straightforwardly barging in."

"I do so apologize. Jakail is a tad excitable." Shi said, softly chuckling. As Legion disappeared, Shi nodded and turned to Jango. "Call Boogey to pick us up." and then turned, looking about. His eyes landed on Rose and be said nothing, turned back to Syinthios. "I think I'll take the cyborg as a trophy." he said, walking over to the now unconcious man. He reached up and tugged on a wire, causing the mess of tall down into his arms. He slung the man, bubble and all, over his shoulder and looked up at the ceiling.

"You godit, bossman." Jango said, reaching into his pocket to extract what appeared to be a radio. He flicked it on and said "Yo, Boogey man. Come pick us up and make it snapy, things bout to get disco inferno here, ya know what I'm saying?" into the radio, and a slightly hyper responded "Yeah man, I dig. I be about ten miles outta town, but I'll be there."

A minute passed, before something that sounded like loud disco music began to blare throughout the city. Overhead, several miles in the air, what looked like a gigantic pirate ship was flying over, powered by large helicopter style propellers that were causing it to slice quiet nicely through the air. It hovered over the prison, before an anchor dropped over the side and down into the hole Syinthios had kindly provided, and right next to Shi who barely moved at all.

"And with that, I bid you adieu." Shi said as he grabbed onto the chains of the thing, while Jango did the same and tugged, causing it to rattle. The chain shot back up, dragging them onto the ship. A few seconds passed, and the disco music grew much louder and then the ship flew off in a southernly direction, where they were meeting Jakail and the others.

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Solamente silently stood and reached into his robes, extracting a long belt of ammo for Archangel. He loaded it and snapped the scopes down and then looked down at Meo and said "Hey..Whaddya say we go to church, hm?" with a smile. He blinked and then whirled to face Bri, Archangel pointed directly at her torso. No doubt those bullets would turn her into a nice splatter should he decide to. He lowered the gun slightly. She didn't -look- demonic, but that meant nothing. "..The hell are you doing out here alone?" was all he asked as he slung Archangel over his shoulder slightly.

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The ship, once Jangos but now converted into the group's flying transport, was hovering off the ground several miles outside of town. There was a walkway extending from the plank down to the ground, and on the ground were a number of people.

Shi stood in the middle really, Jango next to him and Syinthios was in the brig on the ship, tied up quite nicely. He waited until moment, then nodded as Tia and Hel came down off the ship, walking towards them. "Dad's just pissed and a little wounded, but nothing serious. He's keeping an eye on the guest right now." Hel said, crossing his arms. "Good. Alright my friends and allies, with Legion's agreement we have cleared the road of all preventable obstacles. The ones we cannot prevent are the intervention of others." A man, dressed in heavy black platemail with a large sword slung over his shoulder, and purple hair spilling out the back of his horned full helmet, said "Then I assume, Lord Shi, that our next stop will be the towns near the Castle?" "Correct Yami. Here are your orders for now. The villages are to be burnt to dust and echoes. I don't care how or who you kill, just power the castle." he said. A man in priest's garb, carrying what appeared to be a torn up bible, said "Hehe..Good. Good. Lets get to it then.." in a voice that sounded oddly similar to Jakail's mad tone. "You are all welcome to go. Boogey has orders to pilot you to the castle. Me and Jango shall be staying behind to watch Legion's progress, and if need be, rescue him. He's too good a distraction to lose." Shi said with a chuckle. The rest of the group nodded and muttered assorted goodbyes, before piling onto the ship. The walkway collapsed onto the ground, and then the ship took off.

Shi nodded to Jango and they made their way back into town. "Should we find some popcorn, hm Jango?" he said as he reached into his hood and flicked a silver hair out of his field of vision.

All Meo could do at the idea of church was slink back and clutch the bear tightly. An echoing wail could be heard coming from a nearby alleyway.

Brielle paused in her approach and stood there staring at Solamente, a frightful look in her eyes. "No dear sir, you have me mistaken for an enemy." She curtsied gracefully and smiled warmly, "Brielle is my name. I mean you no harm. In fact, I am searching to not be alone in this damnable town."

She waited for a moment as she looked at Meo, a bit taken back by her fear of Solamente at the moment, before looking back to Solamente. "The man who attacked you.. his children saved me from some unsightly undead nightmare that was threatening to take my life by way of paralasis.", she paused and looked back to the gun from Solamente's face. She bit her lip slightly, the pink hue whitening. "Now if you'd kindly lower that monster of a weapon, I might not feel the urge to run and hide.", she said without even blinking, staring at the gun, clearing her throat.

Matt, with the children tagging behind, had made a break for the church. Roughly twenty yards short of his goal, the cement infront of him buckled and crashed into Matt, sending him sprawling backward with an audiable crack. Screaming the youth slid across the street, leaving a trail of blood. Lucas knelt before the children, blocking their way to the church. His right hand was held down against the street, emmitting a soft green glow.

"That hurt boy? Sorry, kids but this is the end of the line."
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Alinos glanced at Wolf, "There's no point either way. One, our cyborg companion already charged in, and two, Legion's known where we are this whole time. If he wants us somewhere we'll get there anyway. Let's just go and finish this."

Folding his wings, Alinos glides into the prison, stopping upon entering. His face twisted, the whole place reeked of death, and for the first time since the whole mess began he could sense exactly where the Demon was. He unfolded his wings and took off toward Legion's sanctum.
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Sighing, Dyv stretched his arms behind his head. Legion had been kind enough to empower the Inucubus with his 'sight' as to the immediate threats that were incoming. Unfortunately, that made the suicidal nature of this little mission apparent. Holding his forehead in his left hand, he thought how the hell he managed to fall so far from who he really was. He shook his head and held out his right hand, a lance forming within his fist. He lived for nothing, he supposed he could die for nothing too.

((stealing jit for a post or two))

"Well Jit your taking the first shot, if your so loyal then you should have no problem. I'll back you up with cover fire so don't think you’re in too deep."

His eyes widen a bit, his plan might not go as smoothly then he had originally planned, but he couldn't back down. He takes a deep breath and arms his guns once more. With hands shaking, he bolts out around the corner and fires blindly into the room. With eyes barely open and saliva sliding down his canine jaw he shoots at any gray shape he barely sees. After a couple more seconds he runs out of ammo and now stands near the other side of the room panting heavily.

He stood still now, his breathing stopped suddenly only to begin in short bursts. His guns fall to the ground and his eyes were wide. His bottom lip quivered in terror, as he stood silent in the shadows of overhanging debris. He glances down only to see blood stained silver protruding through his upper shoulder. His legs buckle and he collapses to the ground and turns to see his attacker only to be at a loss for words upon seeing his enemy.

"If you thought for a second that I would join forces with some stray dog and turn against infinite power that rules this city now, then you are dumber then I thought. You are always turning, always running and stabbing everyone in the back to get what you desire, for greed. You are nothing more then a mutt now Jit, now you have three forces against you and no more friends to help you."

He raises the blade and lets a drop of blood fall on Jit's dog-like nose.

"You have no other choice but to fight.... Get up and finish this Jit."

Solamente was about to answer Bri when he saw Lucas throw Matthew back. He growled and rushed forward, only to be beaten to it by a silver light spiraling from his forehead.

Maxwell screeched forth, knowing quite well that Solamente would have trouble against this demon in his current state. "Shut up and rest, Priest." the angel's voice rang out, right as the light slammed into..Collin? The boy doubled over, groaning slightly, before his eyes rolled back into his head and his hair began to whiten, and a pair of wings made of light shot out of his back. His clothes shifted to, fittingly, robe made of pure white light, and he looked up at Lucas. "Tsk tsk, demon. Picking on children? How sad." as he clenched his hand and what appeared to be a quarterstaff appeared in it, also made of light. He gave a sagely smile, then stepped infront of the other children and Matthew.

"...Why didn't he just posses Matthew?" Solamente asked as he sighed and sat down, watching silently.

Alinos glides through the halls, floating above the dirty floors. He glanced to his sides occassionally, noting familiars that weren't taking interest in him or Wolf. Sneering, he turns away and continues until he stops before a large double door that seemed to have been hastily constructed from twisted metal. Clawed between both doors was an inscription.


Scoffing, Alinos kicked the doors open.
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Matt, struggling to sit up, couldn't see what was happening. He heard a voice, so he assumed someone had stepped up to fight. He frowned when he realized his arm was broken and gun missing. Spitting out some blood and sighing, he struggled to his feet.

Lucas sneered at the Angel's cute little possession, "Hey hey, that's our bag!" Kneeling down again, he touches the street and sends a fissure toward the children.

Brielle turned her head sharply as the light passed by her at lightning speed, her blonde curls whipping about her face. She watched it take hold of the boy. She watched Lucas with intent and then perked her pointed ears up as she sprinted towards the children as he began to cause a fissure. "RUN!", she cried out as the children scattered, except one child who stood frightened. She dove and grabbed the child, rolling to the side with the child clutched to her chest as she did to avoid the fissure just as it reached them. She kneeled, hovering over the child and looked down at it. "Are you okay, lovely?", she looked over her shoulder with a glare.

Meo twitched slightly at the demons urging her to go after Solamente at that moment. She slowly approached his kneeling form from behind. She slowly watched him and where his attention was. Slowly she slipped the sharp knife from the inside of the stuffing of the bear and plunged it into Solamente's back three times before grabbing it and running towards the alley, shoving it into the bear desperately, disappearing into the shadows. Hopefully it would appear that she had just been scared off instead of the one who had done it.

Collin, or Maxwell if you preffered, grinned slightly as he leapt up, his wings flapping madly as feathers of light dropped down. Maxwell spun the staff a bit, watching Lucas with an intent stare "That may be true, but sometimes you demons need to be beaten at your own game." he said simply, then swung the staff from his right to left. A simple wave of light shot out, aimed at Lucas's chest.

Solamente yelled in pain before he shakily stood up and turned. He heard enough to know which direction the person had gone, and now Meo was gone too. A demon attacking him and taking the child..Bastards. "God DAMMIT! I'm SICK and TIRED of you filthy creatures!" he roared as he leveled Archangel and clicked something, which sent a ton of scopes up. He pulled the trigger harshly, almost snapping it under the pressure, which sent enough bullets raining at, around, above, under, through and any other way, toward the alley Meo had gone to that the buildings around it began to crumble slowly..

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"This is getting interesting indeed. Who are we putting bets on, Angel or the Demon?""Dude, it's a demon versus a shrimp. I'm putting my money on the demon.""I'm tempted to agree, that Maxwell character doesn't seem to be all there if he's possesed a kid.""True dat."

Solamente lowered Archangel and grimaced, then moved towards the pile of rubble quietly and began to look around, trying to locate any sign of the demon or Meo. He thought he caught sight of something under the rubble, and moved towards it. Meo. He dropped Archangel and began to rapidly sift the rubble off of her, then pulled her out and into his arms. "Dammit, dammit..I didn't mean to hit you in that.." he muttered as the glowing lettering began to lazily float from his fingers and embed itself in Meo's flesh wounds, closing them but not fixing the internal injuries.

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"Well, my dear Jango, I believe it's time to gather the first part of our little plan, noun?" Shi said as he hopped down off the rooftop quietly. He glided through the air toward Meo and Solamente, who was too concerned with Meo to notice Shi land behind him. Shi took one of the swords off his belt and raised it, slamming the hilt into the back of Solamente's head. The priest crumpled over, and Shi picked him up, leaving Meo on the ground. He was about to turn when he looked at her, tilting his head a bit. "..Hmm..Well, if nothing else, it will ensure a hostage to keep the priest under control." he muttered as he picked the girl up and held onto her tightly as he kicked back into the air. "Jango, get Boogey to send over one of Raven's choppers while we wait. And watch these two for me while I go keep an eye on Legion." he said as he dropped Solamente and Meo on the ground infront of the hypnotist and took off towards the Prison.Jango sighed and nodded, then reached into his pocket and extracted the remote and started talking into it, leaning against a stone pillar on the roof.

Lauren, more afraid than hurt, wailed as Kate ran over to her and Brielle.

Matt managed to finally stand, if unstablely, and went silent upon seeing Collin fighting the Demon. If it was any other day...

Frowning, Lucas thrust his palm upward, and telepathically ripped apart the street before him to create a shield. Using his left handd to thrust his palm forward, the shield shatters and sends shards of debris toward Collin while he kicks backward and glides down the street.
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Alinos winced and shielded his eyes as the doors flung open and he was met with three spotlights shining directly into his eyes. With his free hand he created a blade of light, waiting to intercept a lunge from Legion.

Except, he wasn't Legion he was about to fight, and therefore wasn't prepared for Dyv to attack from above him with his lance.

A black lance penetrated the Angel's shoulder, sliding through part of his torso and out his back, hitting the prison floor with an audiable 'clang'. Blood trickled out of the corners of Alinos' mouth, which twisted into a sneer. He snarled and to a swing forward with his free hand, but came short as Dyv kicked off of his chest and retreated above with a flap of his leather wings. Three more spotlights from different areas flickered on with a 'ban', further blinding Alinos.

"Damnit, the lights!"

There's a loud 'clang' as Wolf's jaws are caught by the shaft of Dyv's lance, which he quickly shifted to block her as he attempted another attack at Alinos, "Damnit, you again?!" Swinging his arms, he attempts to force Wolf back. However, his outburst alerted a certain Angel as to just where he was located.

Alinos snarled and hurled his light-blade at the Incubus. He caught the boy off guard, catching him in his side and knocking him to the ground. Alinos flaps his wings and fly forward, out of the beams of the spotlights.

Some colorful remarks about a 'clap-jawed old bitch' were flung at Wolf as Dyv began smack the canine clumsily on her snout. With a snarl his face twisted into something further away from the 'I'm mopey' camp to something that settled more toward "I'll turn your hollowed skull into an candy-dish!" on the spectrum of facial expression. Twisting his lance in his arm that wasn't being rendered immobile by the gnawings of the wolf, he thrusts downard to the rather accessible target of Wolf's back.

The spotlights responsible for Alinos somewhat serious injury had been mentaly deemed his inaminate nemeses. The Angel soared toward one, literally ripped it brutally in the air, and hurled it into another. A third, however, he saved to throw at the sneaky little Inucubus who had caught him in an embarasingly primitive trap.
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Meanwhile, the Familiars, most of whom had taken to leisurely romps through their newly acquired city, stopped in their tracks. For those enganged in particularly important activity, the pause was brieft. The rest, however, either stared stupidly at nothing, or clutched their heads as a connection that had previously been rather lax began to re-establish itself.

The falling light from overhead saves Wolf from the potentially critical blow. It smacks Dyv as it falls, giving Wolf enough time to shy sideways and off of him. She glances up at Alinos."The fight's down here, leave those damned lights alone!"

Jit's dog-like nose crushes under the impact. He howls and swings blindly, blood dripping off of his dog-like snout. Barreling forward, the half-elf bites the demon jaws at Khaishin. As he bites, the jaw begins to enlarge itself, and the fangs quickly double in size, eventually hanging over his lips. He snarls at Khaishin, splitting his bloodied face into a sickly smile. "You ain't winnin, Legion's on my side and in my blood now!"

Lucas snarls as he manages to escape the staff, but not the blast. He skids across the pavement, but seems relatively unharmed. He pauses, looks up for a moment, and then sighs, "I am only a shade, that's all any of us are. It seems our time is up, Angel. I'll kill you later." There's a sudden gust that rips through Estecia, moving towards the prison. Upon reaching Lucas, he disperses into red energy and is swept up in the winds.

Raising an eyebrow at Lucas' 'retreat', Matt turns to Brielle, "How are the kids?"
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"I was looking for a 'Thank you for preventing me from being skewered, Alinos!' but hey, I'll take it." The Angel lands, folding his wings.

Dyv crawls out of the debris of the searchlight, his lance lost and his interest in fighting diminished. He glances at the pair and raises his arms, "Uncle. I did my part anyway. I really don't want to f-" The Incubus stops and goes into a coughing fit. When he removes his hand, it's stained a dark red. "Shit..."

Alinos opened his mouth to say something to Dyv, but the words died in his throat. Instead, he looks around the chamber, his face growing dark. He turns to Dyv again, "What is Legion doing?"

More interested in the possible internal injuries he'll have to contend with, Dyv mumbles something about 'distraction'.

Wolf's ears lay flat against her head, and her fur bristles on end. "Distraction? This is a trap, I knew it!"Mindless of Dyv's condition (after all, he did try to skewer her) Wolf leaps onto him, pinning him down."Where is she? Where is Rose?!" Her fangs gleam dangerously in the dim light, inches from Dyv's face and throat.

Chapter 4: Things Fall Apart

The threat is met with a stupid sort of gaze, "Ripping my throat out," Dyv coughed again, blood streaming down the corners of his mouth, "Isn't going to alleviate your situation. Not that I'd bet on your understanding my situation." He comes out of his daze for a moment, trying to remember. He spits out a mouthfull of blood and speak, "That girl was in here last time I checked, but I can't say I was that interested. You might be better off using that big nose of your as oppose to those big teeth." Dyv shot Wolf a smug smirk before going into another coughing fit.

The growing wind breaks many of the windows in the chamber, and Alinos unfolds his wings, "He isn't a threat now, Wolf. We have other concerns."
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Through out Estecia, the familiars and their hosts through whom they had reaped ruin were caught up in the gales. Evaporating into red aura, all of it is drawn back to the prison. The injured, like Dyv, had been ignored. The more stubborn, well, their resistance was only prolonging the inevitable. It finally cumulated into a red void within the sanctum that began to draw up all the fragments of its former self together once gain.

She snarls at him one last time."I'd probably be doing him a favor to rip it out anyway." Regardless, she sniffs the air. "She's close by...I'll find her in the next couple minutes. So long as nothing else distracts us."

Rose, meanwhile, had been trying to find Wolf. She had heard the fight and the crashing lights, and she knew they were close. Just as Wolf started to sniff around the room, she barrels in, tackling her furry guardian and sobbing in relief."Wolf, you're okay, you're okay!" She looks up at Alinos through Wolf's wet, pink tongue and her own grateful tears."Thank you, Alinos. Thank you so much! Let's get out of here, please!"

"All for it, though our host might disagree with that course of action." Alinos glances up at the void that had been drawing energy and frowns.

Dyv stared at the ceiling with glazed eyes. He wouldn't die here, but he felt this distinct lethargic sensation that was slowly smuthering consciousness. He drifts away, forgotten.

The void condenses into something the size of a basketball, and the sudden ceasing of the winds causes the prison to quake. The orb begins to take human-shape, slowly reforming Legion. The Demon drops to the floor, black waves flowing behind him and forming his hair. By the time he reaches the ground, he's returned to his former glory, and with a twirl he is clothed once more in his trademark poncho.

"Luuuuuuucy, I'm hooooooooooome!"

Jit snarls, and swings flathanded at Khaishin, knowing he was out of normal range. From his palm, quill-like projectiles are released, the barbs on them causing them to whistle as they cut through the air. "Legion, I need your help! Khaishin turned against us!" Jit sends out the plea with his mind, reaching out towards the demon.

"Just in time for us to kill you." Wolf growls, snapping her jaws at Legion. She holds back from attacking immeditatly - years of experience has taught her that throwing oneself at one's enemy usually ended with a pained head.

Rose silently draws Fate and stares at Legion, her expression full of pity and anger."You've really lost it, haven't you? You cannot win against the three of us, Legion. Surrender."

[color=gray]Alinos remains silent, but slowly forms a single light-blade. If he wasn't so exhausted, he might feel more confident about this. Where the hell was the rest of them anyway? "Eh, I didn't aid them in Megiddo, I can't blame the lot for not aiding me now. Wolf and Rose should be enough help."

"Just in time for us to kill you," he parroted in a high-pitched, obnoxious voice. He then bursts into genuine laughter at Rose's remark, "Surrender? Surrender? Oh, sure! Why don't you get your handy dandy handcuffs out of your detective bag and haul da bad ol' Wegion off to jail! Charge him for multiple homicide! They can lock me up in state! Oh lawdy I dun wants to be raped in prison! Please mistah bossman! Anythin' but dat!"

Amid a fit of giggles, Legion abruptly roars, "What are you fucking stupid?! You can't contain me, can't kill me, can't stop me. Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I won, sweetie. I own this town, and the few dozen survivors cowering in closets left alive. You LOSE! Good DAY! Now, I'm going to give you three the chance to get the hell out of my new home before I do all sorts of mean and nasty things to the lot of ya. Kays?"

Legion flicks his wrist, and his throne is ripped out of the ground and rushed toward him. Leaping backwards, he lands in his seat, folding his hands and resting his chin on them. The Demon closes his eyes, and gives his guests a wide grin as he tilts his head.
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Matt frowned, "I don't get it either, but it sure as hell better not have hurt Collin."

Kate stays behind Brielle, looking over at Matthew.

Rose glances at Wolf, then at Alinos. They weren't leaving, of that she was positive. Seeing the same look reflected in their eyes, she shrugs and turns her back to the Demon "Lord." "Alright, Legion, whatever." She spins in a decisive motion, her arm moving in an exaggerated blur. Fate whistles through the air, moving with remarkable speed and power, bee-lining for the Demon's abdomen.

Jit staggers back. Numb hands drop to his sides, his eyes bulge from his head. "What...what are you?" Jit had suspected Khaishin was stronger than most, but this development threw him out of the water and into a frenzy of cold blooded terror. Dumbstruck, the cowardly pawn backpedals into the wall. Thoughts of fighting flee on silver-edged wings of horror, and thoughts of running frozen by gelatin legs.

Maxwell sighed softly as Lucas vanished, his staff and wings slowly fading. "Before you question my actions further, consider this. Solamente was too injured to further fight, Matthew had just recived a rather nasty fall, the other children were not mentally fit enough to accept me and you, Miss Brielle, were better left untouched to protect the others incase that demon has company. Now also consider I -had- to possess someone as I am unable to even cause a scratch in my angelic form." he said as he swirled his hand a bit and turned, those solid orbs of silver now on on Brielle and the others. He then blinked suddenly. "..Speaking of Solamente, by the by, has anyone seen him?" he says softly, turning to the street and looking, putting a hand to his chin and rubbing it. The rubble of the building attracted his attention, and he sighed. The light around the child's body began to fade, and he stood stiff as a board for a second as Maxwell shot out of him, onto the ground. Collin remained standing for a moment, then flopped into the angel's arms like a doll. "He'll be fine. He's merely unconcious." Maxwell says softly, standing up and walking towards them quickly, handing the child to Matthew.


Quietly standing atop the roof near a hole, Shi watched with minor interest at the fight. True, he had said he would not interfere with Legion's plans, but that didn't mean he couldn't watch..And rescue the demon if things went wrong. After all, Legion made a much better distraction then a corpse, and had allowed him to nab the Priest without any trouble at all. Now, he had not, of course, mentioned to Legion that if things went bad and he could not use Shien or Solamente, that Legion's sheer mass of demonic powers could unlock the gat as well..But that was a -very- last resort, right infront of killing himself to open the portal.

Matt shook his head, "I haven't seen either of them since all this trouble started."
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((Kay, note time. This has gone waaaaaaaaaay longer than it was ever ment to, and I don't feel like having it drag on any longer. There's a second purpose to this thread as a possible...introduction of sorts. If I decide to use it for this purpose, I'll be posting again. Otherwise, I think I'm done unless there's sudden mass demand it continues. Kthxbyesorryetc

Edit: lol story outcomes. one way or another Legion is defeated/runs off, leaving Estecia smoldering and nothing really resolved. anything else on the other characters is up to you guys. Dyv is still alive too, and jumped town. Alinos went back to the Castle. There.))