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 Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:41 pm
In the deep depths of hell, there is a legendary place.. In myths it is said that Lucifer locked himself within, the only ones that have stumbled upon the hidden lands, never return and never show a trace of their existence to anyone. The only one known to have to power to travel back and forth from these hidden lands is Luci.
The hidden lands is much like another world, and the gravity pull is much worse than in hell.. Even top notch devils usually have trouble standing. It is also known as the lands of banishment but only Lucifer or Luci has the power to banish anyone here or send them back from whence they came.
The landscape itself looks like a red desert. Barren all but a small oasis in the distance.. but that oasis could be a trick. If you have been sent here... Beware...
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Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 5:20 pm
 Kellion felt anger building inside him. He had been banished. He the leader of the Legion had been banished! Kellion had heard tales of this desolate place, but never did he expect to be sent here himself. Luci had ruined everything, Kellion was certain that Nyros would have been near defeat after that last attack. As Kellion glanced around the desert like area he found his target Nyros standing as far away as he was in the human world. Although the battlefield has changed Nyros will still die. Kellion then remembered that Nyros had been cut by his sword. A toothy grin creeped over his face because its poisonous effects should be kicking in soon if not now.
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 3:46 am
 Zeru stepped into the lands, and out of the portal. He saw Kellion and Nyros, and wished to go to them. Then it hit him like a ton of bricks. The gravitational pull was outstanding. He could stand, but not without really trying and focusing. Walking he assumed was just as much a near impossibility. He had just gotten to this place and he didn't care for it. The heat of the sun and sand gave the place a wavery look when you looked out to the distance. He thought he could see an oasis, but the wavery look made him wonder if it was really there.
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:51 pm
 Radiance stepped into the desert-like landscape only to get hit with the gravitational pull of the land. It was such a shock to her that she had to get on one knee and let her body get used to the new gravity. After that she was able to stand and look around. She felt that Kellion and another demon were near by... though there was something of an oasis in the distance, though it could have been a mirage for all she knew. "Rough landing huh?" she asked Zeru, wondering if he was shocked as much as she was. I wonder why Luci wanted us to go here in the first place? she asked herself.
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 3:22 pm
Zeru smiled at her and nodded. He chuckled. "Well, I feel the physical resistance. Where's the mental?" he asked her rhetorically. He was speaking of the endurance tests Luci said they would meet.
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 3:47 pm
"Not sure, but we'll probably go through with it at some point" Radiance told Zeru. It was probably something that was not obvious to them at the moment. Whatever it was she hoped she'd be ready for it when the time came. Though it made her wonder if Luci will tell them what it is or not, she tended to only say thing in riddles so that they could learn things on their own. If that is the case then she hoped they'd be able to figure it out very quickly.
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 4:37 pm
Luci went through the portal, leaving it open for Anfang to go through. "You can not leave until you learn what is needed to be learnt. The only rule that I have for you is that you do not interfere with the fight that is going on beyond the horizon there. You must go the other way. Oh and once you are used to the gravity, the pull will become stronger. Many can not sit up let alone stand up. Your first goal is to walk 300 miles in that direction without stopping." She pointed in the direction opposite of where Kellion an Nyros were battling. It also looked like there was an oasis in that direction--but so far off that it was unclear if it were real or only an illusion to taunt those who try to go there.
It looked as though Luci had no trouble walking around in this world, as she seemed to move the same as when she was on earth. "There will be no water and the sun will not set. If you give up, you may call out my name and I will come speak to you. But in doing that you will admit complete defeat and lose all pride."
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 7:27 pm
Zeru thought for merely a moment. "Wait. Pride is one of the seven deadly sins. So, should we not give up now and lose that which is vile in our souls?" he asked, questioning Luci for his own beliefs. He wondered if she meant pride, or confidence. They were similair. But in no means were they the same. One was constructive while the other was destructive. Yes, he was a demon, but he knew the things of the bible. He'd never put them into practice though. He attempted to lift a foot and take a step, to which he fell to one knee, the one forward being his up knee, but his left one had fallen beneath his weight. He found that he had a low center of gravity but this new position.... while degrading in normal circumstances, seemed to be all the better. He felt less pull down. He was on a more sturdy base. A full leg and a foot, was more than two feet. He looked up to Luci, waiting for an answer.
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:57 pm
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___If Nyros had been born a human and had found himself slamming into the desert-like surrounding the way he had now, he probably would have been dead or near death. Fortunately, he was a Devil and as he skipped across the sand like a pebble on water, he felt little pain. But pain there still was as his limbs flopped around every time he hit the ground. When he finally skidded to a stop, he rolled over onto his back, eyes closed, taking in deep breaths. He felt exhausted from using so much energy destroying Kellion's sun and then from his little tumble in the sand. As his breathing calmed he opened his eyes and looked about at this new surroundings.
___Sand for miles around and the heat of the place was making Nyros sweat. As he got up, he noticed his scythe a few feet away, stuck blade first in the sand and slowly sinking. He walked over to it, noticing that it was harder to take steps in this new environment. He went to grab the shaft of his weapon with his left hand. It was then that he discovered that he could not move his left arm. Did I injure it when I was sent here? thought Nyros to himself. This worried him greatly.
___ Just then pain exploded from his left shoulder. From the same place the Kellion's sword had penetrated. Nyros gasped and fell forwards, vision blurring, grasping his scythe for support. However, when he looked at it, it wasn't his scythe any more, it was the thin body of a serpentine creature. Nyros tried to step back, but found that his legs wouldn't move either. The creature hissed at him and he threw it with his only working limb. His scythe flew through the air and landed twenty yards away, lying on it's side. As his right arm made it's way back to rest at his side, it froze in place. Every muscle in his body felt tense save for his neck and head. Before his eyes the scenery began to be engulfed by the heat haze that had settled over the land. A cold sensation that Nyros rarely felt swept through his body; fear.
___Suddenly, wicked looking trees and plants began to materialize out of the haze, becoming clearer every second. Soon he stood in the middle of a small clearing in a thickly wood forest. Black leaves fluttered passed Nyros' face from the sinister tops above in a light wind that he could not feel. Something in the dark bushes to his right began to move. He turned his head sharply, or tried to. It froze stiff halfway through his intended motion. Only his eyes were able to move, but he still couldn't see what was coming towards him through the trees.
"Nyros." said a soft voice from the direction of the movement. Like a great ocean wave crashing over him, so did several emotion: shock, grief, dread, relief, guilt, longing, confusion, and above all, his ever-growing fear. The being that had said his name finally entered the clearing and slowly walked around him into view. As his eyes followed the figure with a intensity that rivaled upon obsession.
___The woman, for woman she appeared, walked around to stand right in front of him. She wore a long white dress, fringed with blue, that came down around her ankles. The bottom half of the dress opened at the knees to reveal her legs and her feet which were in deep blue high heels. Here arms were covered by long gloves that matched the fringe of her dress. Her amber hair hung down past the small of her back and shimmered as if it were made of captured light. However, his eyes were not interested in any of this, it was the woman's face that held his attention. Looking back at him through electric blue orbs was, Ilassa!
If his mouth could move it would have dropped open. The sight of her sent emotions that he thought lock in the the frozen halls of his heart spinning out of control. Memories of the past flashed before his eyes. "Nyros." she said again, which seemed to call his mind to the act of speaking. I-I-Ilassa? thought Nyros, unable to express his word verbally. She nodded as if she had heard his thoughts. ""Yes, Its me." said Ilassa with a pained smile, tears forming in her eyes. Joy quickly overwhelmed all other emotions swirling around inside Nyros's head like a violent storm. It almost didn't seem possible that she was. . . that see was. . . "Why do you continue to hurt me?" she asked with a sniff. Nyros, his joy receding fast looked at her with confused eyes. What do you mean?, distress for her accompanied this thought. "Why do you continue to hurt me by attacking the only man I have ever loved?!" She asked more forcefully, tears now running down her face. These words were like a hammer blow to his heart and lift him stunned mentally. Before he could reply, he heard more rustling coming from the vegetation behind him. He saw Ilassa look up at the approaching newcomer and her face brightened. Fear jumped to the forefront of his wild emotions again as he felt a hand grip his immobile shoulder. It's owner released him as he traveled around Nyros to stand by a beaming Ilassa. To his utter horror he saw Kellion grinning at him. No...no, that's not possible! He killed you! You can't love him!!! roared Nyros' thoughts. Tears began to flow anew from Ilassa's eyes as she heard this, but they were soon out of view as she buried her face in Kellion's shoulder. Kellion's grin widened as he held Ilassa tight, comforting her. After awhile of crying, see looked up at him. "I love you." she said. Kellion looked at her as she said this, glanced back at Nyros for only a second to flash him a toothy grin right before the kissed. Another hammer blow to his heart.
The a sudden change began to come over Ilassa as they continued to lock lips. Her hair darkened to pitch. The dress she wore shortened, both at the waist and at the legs, giving her a more risqué appearance. It's color too, changed to red with a black fringe. Her wings, white as fresh snow, exploded out of her back. The feathers began to drop away to reveal black leather beneath them. Kellion and Ilassa parted, almost unwillingly, and turned to stare at Nyros' horrified eyes. However, it wasn't the electric blue that he had grown so fond of that looked at him now, cold, grey now pierced his soul. Nyros let out a mental cry that was a mixture of a wounded animal and a furious battle cry as he willed his eyes to close and shield him from this nightmare.
To any that watched on, they would see Nyros, standing as still as a statue in the middle of the desert wasteland that he had been sent to. Oblivious to any and all that happened around him save for what the chemicals seeping through his body and mind wanted him to see.
((*Pant* *wheeze* *gasp* Long...post...tired..., fingers...hurt!*gasp* *heave* *wheeze*))
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Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 6:57 am
 As Anfang exited the portal he noticed the gravity increase but it didn't bothered him. He arrived just as Luci was explaining the three's first task. So she wants to exhaust them physically and weed out the weaker of the three. But what will you do Luci if all three fail. Anfang then looked off in the direction of Nyros and Kellion fighting. It was obvious that Nyros had been injured because he seemed to be unable to move and was struggling while Kellion seemed unharmed and only slightly fighting with the gravity.
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Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:45 am
Kellion grinned wide showing his razor teeth after seeing that his blades poison had taken effect. In his mind he could see what the poison was make Nyros see and it only made him happier to see that it was causing so much internal distress. Kellion reflected on the past people who he had cut with his blade and let live none of them ever got over what they saw in the poisons hallucinations. He would not however spare Nyros' life this time around. Kellion's grip on his sword tightened as he started a slow and steady stride towards Nyros. When he was about ten feet He called over to Nyros "Do not fight it Nyros this is the truth. Let it over take you." To Nyros the voice would sound like his own, to him it would seem like his own subconscious was talking to him. Kellion loved to toy with his enemies when fighting so he was overjoyed he was getting to toy with Nyros a second time.
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Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 9:14 am
 Diablo breathed in the heat happily as he exitted the portal. He felt the gravity, but his strength held him steady, fed by the deserts heat. He loved it. Dry and hot. Much like the fire he used in most of his tactics. He saw the battle from far away and wanted to go towards it. It had the 1st of the Legion. One of the ones he had to beat. He took a heavy step towards them, but then saw and heard Luci. He glared at her unhappily. He'd wanted to go to the battle. But he turned to the oasis in the distance and took a step or two, fighting the enormous extra weight. He'd never heard Zeru talk like that, so it caught him off guard, but he turned to see what the reply would be to such an earnest question.
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Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:40 pm
 " The seven deadly sins were created by elite angels to degrade devils during the beginnings of the war. Pride is something that is important to a devil. Lucifer was very well known for Pride and the other well known ancient devils;
* Mammon: Greed
* Asmodeus: Lust
* Leviathan: Envy
* Beelzebub: Gluttony
* Amon: Wrath
* Belphegor: Sloth
The sins were tainted by the angels and also the whole demon race as the war continued, our rage became overwhelming. You are learning the basics--the purest form of the sins, it will help you strive to become what the demon race once was and then also to become better than they were." For once Luci went into detail--though at the same time it would feel as though she were leaving things out--but that at the same time was probably no surprise. " One more thing. After you reach 20 miles all three will part. One will continue straight, one will turn 90 degrees to the left and one will turn 90 degrees to the right. If you lose count when you reach twenty miles and you walk a step together farther, you will be teleported to the beginning of your journey to start over.That will also happen if you separate a step before."
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 1:46 pm
Radiance stayed where she was as the two Devils fought while Luci and Diablo arrived to the scene. Luci was right that it was hard to walk every time you took a step, though to Radiance if she were to take a step and stand there for a moment, she'd get used to it. After hearing the story about how they could become stronger, she heard Luci's instructions. But what she wanted to know was which would go which; was it up to them or her? "So I'm guessing that we will have to decide which way to go?" she asked. Then she got to thinking on how long it'd take her if she to do what she was currently doing for 20 miles; and the thought of doing it all over again sounded frustrating.
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