Group B Gathering

[Selkiris]

The roar brought serious worry to Selkiris. That was only an indicator that the Deyu was closer to being released from its prison. That was something that he really couldn't deal with, at least he thought so. He took a deep breath and tried to focus on the situation at hand again. Asshole in the castle we need to beat senseless. Right. With his realization of the goal at hand he entered the castle with everyone without a word. It was much to quiet for him....something wasn't right here. He doubted that there wasn't a horde waiting for them around every corner and kept his sword out just in case. "Where are the undead? Helena wouldn't leave this place completely undefended. Unless Agni is too coward to face us and is trying to ambush us. He doesn't have the guts to face us head on." He was hoping Agni was listening, if he actually had some pride he would face them.

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As the party gets to the main entrance the main door creeps open and a very tired and weary man stumbles out. Barely able to stand as his eyes were full of fear. "Oh Mylee please forgive my transgrestions.......You there please help me........No......by the gods NOOOOOOOOO" he said before a chain started wrap around him with a spiked ball on the end digging into his shoulder. "HHHHHHEEEEEELLLLLLPPPPPP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" he screamed as the man was dragged back in. Then another shrill scream of no could be heard, and then a sickening crunch. And then silence could be heard and nothing more. If the group would walk in, they would walk into a dimly lit main hall. A lot of the decor was old and decaying and some of it was destoryed. In the distance were two staircases they were made out of stone. Next to the stairs were a few foutains that were streaming some thick and black substance that would be rather sticky and vile smelling.  Past the stairs were two sets of doors that would lead farther into the strong hold. To the far right and to the far left from the entance there another set of doors that would lead more into the strong hold.

In the center of the room there would be large splatters of blood on the ground. The blood would be still 'very' fresh and more than likely come from the man that had been dragged back into the room. The trail of blood leading in several directions in the room. After awhile though the group would hear a almost sinister almost childlike gleeful laughing and then a large burp. "Kekekekekekekekekek......." they would hear now and as if something was now watching them.

[lucifina]

Hearing the roar Lucifina had no choice but to fly out with only Selkiris holding on as Aerith seem to be knocked out. As she flew out she had to avoid some debris as it fell. Once she flew back up and watched as the flames vanished. Flying with Selkiris holding onto her Lucifina flew to the castle alongside Nyx before letting him get off first before landing in front. Once the gate was open and lucifina watched what happened “may your soul rest in peace” she whispered before forming 3 orbs of light before moving them in a triangle and moved it into the castle walls for the group to form a view.

[Nyx]

Nyx heard the way that Emse’s voice seem to have lost some of it’s strength, she placed her hand on the woman’s shoulder to offer some kind of comfort. She knew that not matter what it was hard to lose an ally even if he was just unconscious. Not sure what else to say as she turned back towards the door to see a man getting dragged back inside by that looked to be a chain with a spiked balled on the end of it.



Not wasting any more time she walked through the doors her staff raised ready to defend. Her eyes scan the room, trying to any anything that was out of the original. Minus the fountain and the fresh blood on the floor nothing seemed to stand out to her. The hair on the back of her neck stood on ends as she felt like something or someone was watching them. Pushing that feeling down knowing that they had a decision to make either go up the stairs or go though the one of the doors.



“I think we should go left.” Nyx said as she looked towards the others wanting to hear their opinions. Since normally in a situation like they she would have suggested that they split up into two groups but right now given they numbers she did not want to risk it and have them lose more people.

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Esme noted the apparent lack of caring her party members had over losing one of their team. It make her a little less trusting; while she understood Lucifina needing to go whether Aireth could make it in time or not, but the rest of them had so little interest in it. It was rather astounding from her point of view. She hardly cared for the guy and even she felt terrible.

Esme turned her head at the sound of a new voice, watching the scene play out in front of her. After it ended, she let out a breath she hadn't been aware she was holding. Given her past with Mylee, watching that scene was bittersweet. She had been by Mylee's side as he tortured people to the brink of death before healing them once more and starting again; but he never killed. He was Creation, not death.

Left works. Either way it was a shot in the dark.

[Selkiris]

Selkiris stared at the old man as he was dragged back into the room infront of them. Selkiris didn't know who the man was or what he had done but apparently from how he sounded the gods were the ones to do that. As he entered the room Selkiris took quick note of the voice and tried to figure out where it came from. Even if he couldn't he could easily tell said thing was watching them. "It sounds like another of Helena's lackeys are here watching us like cowards as we approach. I'd have the hounds try to sniff it out but I am still regaining strength from the last portal. Even if I could there is blood everywhere. I've noticed they chase down the scent of blood more than anything so this would just confuse them. What I'm trying to say is keep your guard up and don't forget to check everywhere. Who knows this thing may walk on the ceiling. I'm fine with going left too. Ancient One watch us....." Selkiris said the last part openly as he prayed that his master would help protect his team. They didn't need anymore casualties.

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As the group were about to move out to the left, Esame would feel something drop on her. It would be something wet then anything else. "You all are the ones that mommy wanted dead......your all going to taste good kekekekekekekeke" if Esame and the others looked up they would see a rather large thing up on the ceiling with soulless white glowing eyes. It would then drop into the middle of the group with a thunderious boom. The being its self looked kind of human. It was male and rather rotuned with rather massive arms and somewhat thinner legs. His face was rather dopey looking with his rather large nose and balled head. He was mostly wearing a black and red bodysuit with his arms bare. Around his arms were chains that twrilled and weaved around them. And around both of his wrists were the steel spiked balls each one coated in a bit of blood. The large man looked at the group and even with his dim whited look on his face. Charged at Selkiris "You die first and go in belly" it said with childish glee as his mouth opened revealing a demonic set of razor sharp teeth. Even though the man did not look nimble he was bounding to the follower of the ancient one. Wanting to take a piece out of him. The man would be a terrifiying thing as his souless milky white eyes showed nothing of what his soul might be like.

[lucifina]

As Lucifina began to follow the group to the left door someone talking made her stop, as she turned she saw something that seemed to have come out of a nightmare, hearing it talk filled Lucifina with anger, When it began to charge at Selkiris, Lucifina did what she could launching one of the balls of light at the thing’s face and collided two orbs together near the group.

The three orbs would generate a bright light as they exploded, hopefully the one towards the monster would slow it down, the two that detonated in front of the group would make a blast that pushed the group slightly further from the beast as well as create a small veil of smoke to hopefully hide them momentarily.

“We need to spread out now! Before that thing gets to us!” Lucifina shouted while in the smoke quickly trying to fly up to manuver better against it.

[Nyx]

Nyx didn’t get much time to react from the voice saying there were the ones that mommy wanted dead, just great for once she prayed that they would have it easy she did not want to deal with anything right now. Her eyes burnt with anger they had just lost a member of their team and now this little piece of she didn’t even know what to call it cause at the moment all she was was another annoy servant the the woman she once admired. Seeing the thing to Selky she didn’t get much time to react but she would have to thank Lucifina once they finish dealing with it.



Deciding that for now it would be best if she stayed on the ground and avoid using too much magic at the moment. Spreading out from the group she spinned her staff with one hand in front of her the weight not being anything even with it nothing being completely balance but since she been using the weapon since she could remember it came natural to her. “Can we deal this little shit quickly I don’t want to lose anyone else.”



As soon as she finish saying it she did a quick check of him, if they could grab those chain but even then she knew that it wouldn’t be easy and someone most likely her was going to get hurt. Reminding as calm as she could waiting for either that thing to try to attack her to block it’s attack with her staff or for the perfect opportunity to strike.

[Selkiris]

Selkiris was very surprised by the thing dropping from the ceiling. He has just said that they would need to watch out for these things and that it was very possible it could have been crawling on the roof. He just found it amusing that he was actually correct. As he got position to slice the abomination up he felt that he was pushed back, realizing it was Lucifina who did it he nodded to her in appreciation. "Yes we have wasted enough time. I hope your mommy can put you back together dough boy. Or we might be the last things you see." Selkiris drew apon some of his remaining strength from the last battle to open up another portal, letting three more shadow beasts out. The first one rock enter stood up on its hind legs, sniffing the air. The first thin it smelled was the scent of the humanoid and the blood his weapons had. It screeched and two other shadow beast quickly joined the standing one. The they all darted off in their own directions, hissing and growling at the thing they were hunting. The one who was farthest left jumped and tried to latch onto the thing,it's jaw splitting into two to tear off a chunk of it. Selkiris ran with the one who was the furthest to the right, preparing for attacks the thing might unleash.

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Esme stepped into the room further, looking around cautiously. Suddenly she felt something really uncomfortably warm and wet fall onto her head, down her hair and over her shoulders, dripping down her body. A disturbed shiver went through her entire body, and her face turned pale white before fuming into a horrified red. What.... the fuck... is in my hair....... She asked through clenched teeth, barely holding in her scream of terror.

She lifted a hand slowly to touch the top of her head, disgusted with the gooey feel she found there, and cringing as she brought it back down and her hand remained sticky. She looked up as the voice spoke about its mommy, her eyes going wide as it dropped from the ceiling. She leapt out of the way, rolling through a landing as it fell in the middle of their group.

She narrowed her eyes at Nyx, being far to careless about the situation. This creature didn't look like something easily dealt with. The aura pouring off of it made her skin crawl. She ignored the goo in her hair for a moment, and drew her sword, going for the head strong approach while the others attacked it in their own way.

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The  eye of hell continued the charge on Selkiris as this thing was a unstoppable force. As he got closer to the follower of the ancient one several orbs came flying at him. He ignored them as he continued his charge as his mother gave him a body that could not be truely harmed. Although when the flash bang went off it stopped his charge as he was going to go after the endowed one with the purple hair. As he was about to make his move a howling and scattering of feet could be heard. His bulky arm raised up and the spiked ball and chain shot forth into the shadow beasts mouth. Once it was inside its maw the spiked extended from the ball piercing the beast and then barbs shot out from the spikes locking the creature in. Then with the hand on the chain swung in a wide 180 arc trying to get all of his enemies in it. And near the end of the 180 he released the beast with the devasating force would crush the beast. "kekekekekekekeke YOUR ALL WEAK! DIE" it said in a squeeky childish glee. As the eye of hell was something far more then just a simple run of the mill grunt. As distraction tactics would not be a good idea here. The eye of hell did not pay attention to Esme and her attack struck but it bounced off of skin and it looked her with the same souless eyes. These eyes wanted to devour her as he tried take a bite out of her.

[lucifina]

Lucifina flew up hopefully out of range as she saw the ball and chain pierce the beast made by selkiris. That weapon is extremely dangerous huh. “Careful everyone it doesnt seem like this thing cares about distractions” Lucifina shouted as she watched the thing seem to just go after whatever is in front of it. Holding her hand out she created a spear that was two feet long, realizing that her normal smaller blasts and spears would probably do absolutely nothing on him she launched the spear aiming at the monster’s neck hoping it would pierce through. “Take this!”

[Selkiris]

Out of everything Selkiris had expected...the spiky death ball wasn't one of them. The trapped hound couldn't even make the smallest of yelps and it was swung around. The leading hound charging the monster from the front got caught up in the action and was caught by the ball, being cursed with the other hound. The only hound left was the one that Selkiris followed which was smart enough to move out of the way of the chain ball with Selkiris and watched it release its two hunting partners. The hound snarled and the ran full speed at the beast and Selkiris continued to follow. The beast tried to claw at the legs of the eye of hell while Selkiris slashed at the side with the Abyssmal Word. Selkiris saw Esme slash at the creature with no effect but he thought that maybe an otherworldly sword could tear through it.

[Nyx]

Nyx kept her mind calm mentally slowing her heart rate as she remained still, her eyes scanning the battlefield. She watched what the thing did to the hound that Selky had summon and did her best not to grim at the fact even if it was a creature of shadows it still did not deserve to die like that. As she watched Esme attacked it head on she thought that it would do some damage only to see the attack bounce right off.



Even though she wanted to take care of this thing quickly it didn’t mean that she wasn’t paying attention to the battle. As long as the creature wasn’t paying attention to her it gave her some time to think a bit carely her eyes never left it as she watched her allies attack it, looking for any openings. Seeing none an idea came to her mind, not having a way to allow her companions know her plans she just had to trust them wholeheartedly. “Light of the world guide this servant with the powers of her elements.” Her staff started to crackle a bit with power as a rope like object began to wrap around her staff. “Fire-Water rope I summon Thee.”



Once those words left her lips, the rope unwrapped from her staff, pointing the head of her staff down, bringing it up so that the staff temporarily protected her before in one fluid motion she flicked her staff sending the rope towards the creature’s arm, she prayed that it would hit and wrap around the creature’s arm.