DamianTreverexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx TABTAB The Dreadnought sensed the motion as Leetha began to hum. The rats had come from their hole and bared their fangs against the hunters. His eyes lit ablaze as he did two things with a sickening black energy: most of the energy seeped into the air above the town and covered it like a pitch black cloud. No sunlight escaped through. At the same time, black energy with flicks of blood red snaked into Aurelia's body, enhancing her strength and damage. The same effect would take hold of his body as well. That same black energy took hold of his gauntlets that spawned onto his arms in an explosion of flame. All of that light show made him understand one thing: he was dealing with a holy woman. He found fight the light with what he had been given: the darkness.
TABTAB But he would take her attack. Oh yes, he would thrive on taking the pain, taking her first blow. But only that. He braced himself, and when the first hit connected he grabbed her, and then pinned her to the ground as his body would change. The same body that began to morph is a blaze of the fires of Hell itself. His body grew massive compared to what it had been before. He grew red and hulking and spikes around his upper body and devil horns from his head. His body became the embodiment of the thing that any being who feared demons pictured in their nightmares. She would only have a moment to process what had happened, because from his gapping maw that towered above her, flame and death gathered for the briefest of moments before raining down before her in a ray of destruction.
Strength: 15 Speed: 6 Damage Reduction: +2 Buffs: Horror : +1 Damage from Shadow Knight | Rage : +2 Damage | Leetha : Half Rank Bonus The True Form: XXXX. Weapons: ~ Leetha's Blade - Ascalon and Leetha's Guard - Svalinn Energy Meter: 875 / 1,300 The Dreadnought Soundtrack:The Theme | The Groove | The Fight
Abilities Used: Horror [Passive] Domination Ray : A - 100 (Buffed to SSS) Mephisto's Rage : S - 250 Darkness Ascends : C - 50 Unholy Shroud : D - 25
SS - 800 S - 250 A - 100 B - 75 C - 50 D - 25 E - 10
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 6:24 pm
Aurelia watched her target become pinned to the ground, unable to move aside. The smell of gunpower filled her nose, the loud bang of her shotgun rang out across the town. Even the jetfuel from her Jehricho missile rising into the air made a sensory input she absolutely adored. The woman under her now house sized friend seemed to be getting a nice facial from demon energy even though he took a nasty hit. Maria was mostly invested in watching her fireworks as her missiles came down. She just barely manipulated the field around the woman so that she became tossed up into the air away from damien. She was basically a corpse now already. But as she drew her last breath a pair of shoulder mounted missile pods and appeared on her and she unleashed pure hell in random directions. Due to the Vakk Antha's field, everything she fired curved and homed directly in onto the woman. The explosion was spectacularly bright and loud. As the smoke cleared Aurelia simply smiled as her weapondry all seemed to slide out of existence back into the Heavy Metal Order. "Vakk Antha, b***h," she spat realizing not even a bit was left of her.
DamianTreverexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx TABTAB Damian roared as the beam stopped, and he punched the now barely recognizable corpse of the Valkyrie that had hit him. It ******** hurt a lot more than he had anticipated with her holy weapon. When the giant fist connected, he caused her body to exploded into chunks as the ground beneath it cracked under the weight of the concussive force of the blow. He huffed and roared again a vicious victory shout before reverting to his smaller form. Amongst the destruction and carnage he had brought, he sat on his butt, hand clutching his side where he taken the blow, fighting to keep his breathing steady. It always made him lose a little of his composure, letting the Beast take over. He uttered a small curse under his breath as he stood shakily, still clutching his side. He huffed as he surveyed Aurelia's results. "Next time... You do all the offense..." He spat a small amount of corrupted blood at the side before rolling his shoulders and spawning flames at his finger tips and cauterizing his wound. He grunted a small amount, but managed to straighten himself out. "So what now? He blinked and swayed slightly. Oh yes, this was what it felt like to be hit by a holy weapon...
Strength: 15 Speed: 6 Damage Reduction: +2 Buffs: Horror : +1 Damage from Shadow Knight | Rage : +2 Damage | Leetha : Half Rank Bonus The True Form: XXXX. Weapons: ~ Leetha's Blade - Ascalon and Leetha's Guard - Svalinn Energy Meter: 875 / 1,300 The Dreadnought Soundtrack:The Theme | The Groove | The Fight
Abilities Used: Horror [Passive] Domination Ray : A - 100 (Buffed to SSS) Mephisto's Rage : S - 250 Darkness Ascends : C - 50 Unholy Shroud : D - 25
SS - 800 S - 250 A - 100 B - 75 C - 50 D - 25 E - 10
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2016 2:56 pm
Uknown to either of them, the entire fight her eyes had been completely jet black. Her mind was consumed, as per the norm, with hatred for those things and her body represented that. She blinked once, then once more as she realized her aggressors were gone. The black abyss was gone, now there was only golden irises among a sea of white. She walked over, kneeling beside Damian, casting a glance to his wound as he asked his question. The body was smashed and mangled as well as charred to nigh unrecognizable but she checked it over nonetheless. She found something in in the pants pocket, an emblem of sorts. Immediately she was set upon once more by the same annoyance that had gripped her prior. Her eyes didn't morph again but she did grit her teeth. "This symbol belongs to Elessia. I heard word a pair of valkyrie scouts had come but I didn't think they were of her ilk. This among all the anarchy and unease on the plane... I don't like it. Damian, can you travel?" she standing up and a bit of metal groaned around her in response to bother her vast power and also her current mental state.
DamianTreverexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx TABTAB Damian held out his hand, grunting. "One moment. He then focused and snapped his fingers. Before him spawned a small portal of sorts, red and swirling with the same energy that had been used in the fight previous. From it, demons half the size of humans leapt out, cackling and wild as their fiery eyes searched for their next victim. As their eyes found Aurelia and tried to pounce at her, Damian's hands found their ways of either demons' necks. Suspended as they were, trying to fight to get free, their life force slowly drained from their unholy bodies and into Damian's. His wound slowly healed until there was not event scary though his jacket was still torn where the sword slashed at him. The portal dissolved as the demons' bodies turned to ash. He gave a small smirk as he rolled his shoulder. He was not at one hundred percent, but he was well enough to fight again. He turned to the woman and nodded. Some would see what he had just done as one of the most evil things a person could do. He did not see it that way. Those demons were bloodthirsty by nature and would slaughter hundreds mores weaker than themselves before finding the same fate. And he himself was not allowed to die yet. He had use left in him, and he would not stop until that use had extinguished.
Strength: 15 Speed: 6 Damage Reduction: +2 Buffs: Horror : +1 Damage from Shadow Knight | Rage : +2 Damage | Leetha : Half Rank Bonus The True Form: XXXX. Weapons: ~ Leetha's Blade - Ascalon and Leetha's Guard - Svalinn Energy Meter: 980 / 1,300 The Dreadnought Soundtrack:The Theme | The Groove | The Fight
Abilities Used: Horror [Passive] Hell Gate: D
SS - 800 S - 250 A - 100 B - 75 C - 50 D - 25 E - 10
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 9:14 am
Aurelia observed Damian with intrigue as something she'd never seen happen occurred right before her very eyes. A shadowknight she presumed summoned something. Rather than it being a skeleton he brought forth a demon. Coupled with a demon form that hadn't been seen on the plane by her in a while? Color her impressed. She could end up using him as a fairly decent underling. Perhaps even an ally. But probably more along the lines of an underling. Maybe a herald? He killed the demon with no abandon, no remorse. She respected that motion. They were the higher organisms. Anything below her was simply fodder and that was that. Damian understood. He was on her level in rank, perhaps in strength. An enemy of him would be bothersome so she would keep him close. And besides his human for was... kinda cute. She smirked at him when he finished and lifted his shirt, poking the spot were a wound was as if entitled to him. Well... she was soon to be a god so she essentially was entitled to it and anything it pro- Perhaps that's why she's single and her kind are hated. Either way she let his shirt fall back and nodded. "Alrighty then, Damien. We have a heading. This was a prelude to a greater incursion for sure. So you and I are going to head into enemy territory and find this incursion before it gets too strong. We won't be back for quite some time... prepare yourself."
DamianTreverexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx TABTAB Damian rolled his shoulders again. His eyebrow raised as the woman just did whatever she felt she was entitled to. The touch was not unwelcome, but there was a bit of curiosity that came to mind as to just why she did what she did. it reminded him of his sister! somewhat. An incursion... His mind began reeling. The implications... He nodded to Aurelia, eyes bearing licks of flame for a moment. The corner of his mouth lifted slightly as unheard to the woman, Leetha was reveling in the thought of more opponents as the Valkyries that were just killed off. He made a note to himself though: his new offensive capabilities were superb, but he had to be careful against these holy warriors. One wrong move and he was a goner. With that thought, he would follow Aurelia to wherever they were to go.
Strength: 15 Speed: 6 Damage Reduction: +2 Buffs: The True Form: XXXX. Weapons: ~ Leetha's Blade - Ascalon and Leetha's Guard - Svalinn Energy Meter: 1,110 / 1,300 The Dreadnought Soundtrack:The Theme | The Groove | The Fight
Abilities Used: Horror [Passive]
SS - 800 S - 250 A - 100 B - 75 C - 50 D - 25 E - 10
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2016 4:07 pm
Light footsteps crunched the dry, blackened grass of what was once Gettera Town. This served as a place of fond memories for the man revisiting; the death of Amala, his ascension to becoming a full demon...and Lilith. The time they spent here was very clearly marred into the landscape. The grass, blackened with the dried blood of hundreds of humans and Nephilim. The geography completely riddled with holds and tears from their battle. And he could swear he saw a couple of those old cannonballs down at the bottom of the mountain on his way up. Truly, this was a place of great memory for Amias, one that he was likely never to forget. So as he moved through Gettera, step by nostalgic step, his mind wandered to a place it hadn't been in quite some time.
Where was Lilith? The last time he'd seen her was when they'd killed the God King, Zachariah. Of course, his own adventures had taken him all the way to Val'Ghast, where he had conquered over Kamilla and Herod. The work to completely unifying the monsters of Amaranthine and Val'Ghast was still greatly underway, with the Wurm Queen being the last of their objectives. He'd heard no mention of the succubus since, and even his travels in Nocturne had borne no fruit of her whereabouts...it was truly a suspicious situation. Just where are you?
Energy 4475/4475 Stats 11/12 [14 Flying] Equipment Spear Passives
• The Sight Just like their counterpart (the Nephilim) the Diabolos can read the auras about them and see things for what they are. This allows them to pinpoint an opponent's energy level(rank), along with the ability to naturally see energy.
• Electromagnetic Manipulation Even without expending energy, the Diabolos can manipulate electromagnetic fields. This allows them to levitate their own weapons and manipulate them with great speed, power and precision. Furthermore, they may sense metal and disturbances in electromagnetic fields; for example, if there is a destructive event happening even across the world, they will know it is ongoing, just not who or what is involved. They can sense earthquakes and other such things, to name a few events that would trigger this sense.
You may also compress this magnetic field within simply a large area around you; this allows you to perceive movements around you.
• Pain Inversion This is a strength and a weakness. Pain Inversion allows for a Diabolos' abilities to be stronger based on their physical health. This does not increase ability rank, but rather size, speed and precision. At full condition, you will be able to manipulate larger masses and fling them at enemies as if ballistic homing missiles. When near death, you will need great concentration to do that same thing and will be able to manipulate significantly less at once.
A disturbance upon a raised stone slab appeared before Amias. The air seemed to grow heavier and hotter until a tear appeared. It took on the shape of a woman sitting upon the rock, one leg crossed over the other with one hand raised to her mouth. Two slender fingers were currently being pulled out from between her lips, slowly. Her free hand was coated in blood and it dripped down the side of her pedestal in rivulets. This was the Lilith the diabolos knew. Blonde hair cascaded down her bare back, coquettish eyes shielded by long lashes. A girlish smirk now covered in blood red liquid. "How is it that you've managed to live so long, and not get bored?" Something was strange about her voice, like there was another one of her whispering the words into Amias' ear as she was saying them out loud. A 'shirt' hung over her torso, cinched at her neck with a collar only those familiar with Lukhan would recognize. It split at the collar and spread in to two, showing much of her body. The two pieces pet at her waist where her signature leather pants and heeled boots took over. Lilith had chosen this form because it would be familiar, though it did not reflect what she had become. Lilith slid forth from the surface that the two of them had christened some time ago, in the aftermath of the destruction wrought here. The scenery held no importance to her, she only had eyes for Amias. The closer she sauntered to the half demon the darker her smirk grew. "Tell me, what have you been up to since Zacariah lost all those souls." Her voice, double layered with her usual poison and honey, seemed to express longing. That had been the tipping point for a lot of them. The vacuum left behind in his wake saw the rise of three. Now what was left behind them? Lilith felt like all of the most interesting people in the world had chosen a new place to reside. She seemed to be pouting. Lilith casually reached up and placed the same fingers that were wrapped in her mouth just moments ago and placed them on Amias'. Blood, that was the taste left over. "People come to me, you know. In amounts far greater than ever before. I had my own little queendom to reside over, and it was so grand. Now? I have the world to play around with." A giggle that was far more deadly sounding than it should have been for such a cute noise came from the she-devil. In a slow circle she walked around him, noticing the change in what he was. Diabolos. Wherever had that come from? Had the pagan finally accepted that his kind were a thing of the past? Old gods had no place left, especially with the Mazdakii on the rise. "Is this a call between old friends? Or like everyone else, are you hoping to get something from me?" She angled her head to the side and peered in to his eyes. Flashes of the death that took place here, of Amala and all of her followers would pass before his eyes. Then it would be then, in the throws of passion, surrounded by the gore their heinous deeds.
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 6:37 pm
When she showed her face, it was so strange to him. Sure, she would have arrived before had he sent for her; the pair had a relationship that was more work-oriented than it was sexual, but they'd always remained in mutual contact. This time, however...there was something different about her. Something VERY different. As he laid eyes upon her, his newly found abilities as a Diabolos allowed him to perceive her energy. Or, well...as much as he could comprehend with his abilities. It was far-encompassing and near-infinite, even for his perception. The change in the air, and the quality of the air was one thing. She was powerful enough to produce these sorts of changes the last time he saw her.
What had stricken him as more suspicious, however, was her ability to respond so immediately to his thoughts alone. The demon hadn't even spoken her name, and yet, here she was. Alive, and certainly more than well; she had reached a whole other dimension of power. Of that, he was certain. Her voice wasn't as it was before, either. Like Zachariah's--though it manifested itself moreso as a whisper of sound--her voice carried an otherworldly amount of power behind it. It was at this moment, he was certain; Amias was speaking to a newly turned god.
And yet, for him to speak so plainly to him. It was the first time he'd ever spoken to a god and not been condescended upon immediately. "You know...I've actually been internally debating that for a while now. As a Pagan, our reign of 'godhood' was short and sweet, as much of a lie as it was. After that, I suppose you could say it was just a lot of subservience. Serving one powerful king after another, despite knowing that I had the power to dethrone them all along. It was a weak way to live my life. In hindsight, it was also a foolish choice." He let out a deep sigh, chuckling to himself in a mock-pathetic tone. "Hindsight's a b***h, though...especially when you get to be my age." He took a seat on the ground before her as her fingers trailed slowly towards his mouth. He would playfully stick out his tongue, taking a dab of the blood. "Oh my...I never really had a taste for blood--more the vampire's thing--but this actually tastes rather delicious. Is this a brand name?" A cute joke, nothing more than a conversational flow.
"I've conquered Val'Ghast. Despite her recent...ascension in power, Kamilla doesn't wish to pit the monsters of Val'Ghast against the armies of Nocturne. Between Adriel and I, we're strong enough to keep her under control. Other than that...I've been doing some dabbling in demonic power, as you can see." He was--of course--referencing his transformation to a Vaet Diabolos. "I'm not sure if it was when I killed that demon in Amaranthine, but when I absorbed his essence, something changed within me. I can't entirely put a finger on it, but my demon blood seemed to surge and truly assert itself. The abilities I once had as a Pagan have completely vanished. The old side of me is dead." Despite what normally would have been a somber statement, it was delivered with a cheeky, ear-to-ear smile. "It's good to be free of the past." A past that he'd kept very well-guarded until now. Things that even the newly-turned god likely didn't know. "I suppose I never did tell you about my time as a Pagan, huh? You got a taste of it with Amala...but it goes so much further than that." He took a deep breath, getting ready for what would likely be quite the story. Or..he could ad-lib it rather professionally. "I'm sure you've heard enough to know that there were once hundreds of Pagans, spread all across Axiom. We competed for control of more areas, each of us vying for a piece of what would be an ultimate victory for just one of us." He crossed his legs, resting his chin one on of his fists to get comfortable. "As history would tell it, these pagans were hunted to near-extinction by the other supernatural races that started to populate Axiom, and that's true...to a small extent." The look on his face now was unmistakable; a centuries-old thirst for blood and violence. Something he'd kept under control for an innumerable amount of time. He looked up at her with that lust in his eyes, and his lips seemed to move with a sort of deviant glee, a feature the man rarely displayed.
"I really did have a lot of fun back then. I was superior to them, all of them. Even the strongest of Pagans weren't able to lay a hand on me past my Lyr. Their weapons, their arrows and bullets all flew through my invulnerable body. I swear I can still hear the horrified screams of their followers, weak, mangy human rats, unable to do anything but watch in fear as I tore their precious 'god' apart like a circus freak show. Yes, for a period of time I was the dominating force of this planet. There were few humans in this world who didn't utter my name with frigid terror. Moreso than anyone or anything else, the Pagan God of Nothing was what killed everything." There it was. A true confession from a creature so previously bound to secrecy. "If I hadn't done so, it's possible that there would still be plenty of Pagans all over this plane. But I know you understand; when you're trying to become number one, there can't be room for everyone else. They're all just means to an end."
"I'm sure people come to you, Lilith. I might not have the same ability to perceive energy as you now do, but I can see enough to know what's happened to you. I don't know how or why, but you've become a god. A real one." He had to add that last snippet in; he once referred to himself as a god, although foolishly. "But if you want my opinion, this is as it should be. The gods of heaven and hell can stay in their planes. It should be those who make themselves gods that dominate this plane. Those privileged enough to have their power handed to them through creation can stay in their parents' houses." But what she said next; would he really want to ask for something? Since she had become a god, it was easy enough for him to infer that she had a rather decent amount of followers who prayed to her, and committed horrible acts in her name. Ultimately, it wasn't a surprise to him that he could just be another beggar in her eyes, but it wasn't his purpose.
"I'm hurt, Lilith; I would never ask for power or favors. I've known you for a decent amount of time, and to come begging at your doorstep right when you've become like this would be terribly rude. Seeing an old friend in a position of power is always a good thing." He stood back up, taking another good, hard look at her. When he looked into her eyes, memories started to flow back into him. Bloody vestiges of their time spent together here, something he was actually just reflecting on before she arrived. The way he brutally eviscerated Amala, the hundreds of humans and those pesky Nephilim that they'd annihilated without much mercy. As the images flashed, Amias spoke. "Ahh...you know, Amala was actually quite terrified of me. To be honest, I'm surprised she didn't turn tail and run as soon as she saw me. She was pretty lucky I hadn't fought in a while." He was--of course--mentioning the fact that she'd actually been able to lay her hands on him. In his prime...that would never have happened, even as an afterthought.
When the images ended, he took a brief moment to refocus, and spoke one final time. "But really, this old man has done a lot of talking. I think we should talk about YOU. What have you been up to, Lilith?"
Energy 4475/4475 Stats 11/12 [14 Flying] Equipment Spear Passives
• The Sight Just like their counterpart (the Nephilim) the Diabolos can read the auras about them and see things for what they are. This allows them to pinpoint an opponent's energy level(rank), along with the ability to naturally see energy.
• Electromagnetic Manipulation Even without expending energy, the Diabolos can manipulate electromagnetic fields. This allows them to levitate their own weapons and manipulate them with great speed, power and precision. Furthermore, they may sense metal and disturbances in electromagnetic fields; for example, if there is a destructive event happening even across the world, they will know it is ongoing, just not who or what is involved. They can sense earthquakes and other such things, to name a few events that would trigger this sense.
You may also compress this magnetic field within simply a large area around you; this allows you to perceive movements around you.
• Pain Inversion This is a strength and a weakness. Pain Inversion allows for a Diabolos' abilities to be stronger based on their physical health. This does not increase ability rank, but rather size, speed and precision. At full condition, you will be able to manipulate larger masses and fling them at enemies as if ballistic homing missiles. When near death, you will need great concentration to do that same thing and will be able to manipulate significantly less at once.
Lilith eyed Amias like a cat would a mouse as he licked at her finger. A twitch at the corner of her mouth, perhaps a smile? Even having ascended she still had carnal cravings. After all, her nature as a sin dictated much of her actions. In the blink of an eye they would be sitting in a lavishly decorated room as if they had been all along. A round table surrounded by an impossibly comfortable bench. They would be sitting next to each other, dim lighting providing just enough to see them. Upon the surface before them were drinks, whichever Amias craved the most. Lilith held a tumbler filled with a mysteriously dark beverage with the scent of whisky permeating from it. She would be leaning in to his side as if they had been courting each other inside some high end bar. "Pagan, actually. You'd be amazed at what you can find hiding in the dark recesses of hell." There would be no insight as to whether or not she was serious. Glass raised to her lips the liquid drained and drained but some how never emptied. This was the reality that Lilith preferred, so that's what their reality had become. She pointed with one finger out in to the darkness that had surrounded them since the scene change. Suddenly a light turned on, a cone bathing a stage in its rays.
It was him, battling monsters and subjugating them. Bending them all to his will through force. It would play out the stories he told for her from an objective position, where he could see himself throughout it all. Lilith would watch and listen with keen interest, laughing at the most brutal portions and seeming bored when there was no violence on display. Through him she could feel the lust for that level of brutality. The world needed someone like that, a person who could instill a fear so deep that it corrupted those around it and turned others mad. Just look at how the humans responded to such a threat! "Why would you ever give up such power? I find it hard to believe mere people were able to overthrow you. You let it go. Did you grow tired of it all?" That Lilith could understand. She had seen all that the world had to offer. From the underground black markets to the highest levels of royalty the sin had experienced it all. Death, revival, pain, pleasure; they had all gotten so stale that she gave up her literal worldly attachment. To Hell she ventured, and how she was more than any queen or king.
The tides of conversation turned on her as Amias inquired about her recent activities. Where does one even begin. She casually ran her hand down his thigh and gripped it softly as excitement coursed through her features. "Mazdakii." She spoke the word like someone tongue ******** a beautiful vixen as she moaned in delight. It would send shivers down the diabolos' spine that would roll through his body and heat him from the inside out. "You've heard of us all. Alistair Maric, old king of Nocturne. West, emperor of all the ******** land. And best of all me, the Queen of Pain. We took advantage of the chaos that the god-king left in his wake and took it all. Between the three of us there was enough to empower our abilities." The stage before them morphed and they were now watching Lilith. The raw energy exploding out of the soul well was being absorbed in to her body, alongside two other figures. It changed them, intrinsically. That was where they changed, though. Such a mass of power took time to become coherent and align itself in to something that made sense. Lilith, fueled by an incomprehensible power sought the one woman who would have answers for her.
The pair would watch how she located her very own mother. The woman had turned an entire dutchy in to her thralls and no one knew about it. Every last man, woman, and child were under her control. She lived lavishly in a beautiful castle, using the king as her personal little puppet. Unbelievably sculpted beings of nigh on perfection dotted the castle. Lilith one by one destroyed her thralls, tearing them limb from limb in a catastrophic and theatrical display. Her mother never fought back though, merely expended her minions on a whim. With an ease that no succubus alive had Lilith turned her mother's thralls in to her own. She arrived with the force flanking her, forcing them all to bend the knee and watch. The arrogant succubus sauntered over the castle's throne room floor, indignantly looking to her mother. "Lukhan created the succubi and incubi as two sides of the same coin. The males can achieve a semblance of the creator himself, as desire demons. The women turn in to sins. The process is grueling and secretive, but my mother always had plans for me. See, she wanted me to be known, to be feared and loved like no succubus before me." A dialogue between the phantom Lilith and her mother was seen, not heard. The woman who looked strikingly similar to her daughter - only older - waved her hand and produced forth a girl. She was a raven-haired beauty, of equal presence to the other two women. No one left alive today knew that girl's name aside from Lilith. No one would ever know why she had been so important. But the goddess' reaction when with a flick of the wrist her mother slayed that girl was horrific.
In a burst of her red and violet energy Lilith assumed her true form. Black wings unfurled from her back along with a devil's tail that flicked wildly through the air. Fangs akin to a vampire were shown as she shrieked in a violent rage. The energy turned in to a fiery explosion from her body as horns crowned her head. Every thrall literally melted from the heat. Even their bones charred until there was nothing but an ashen mess. Her mother merely watched from her seat, pride and joy in her face. The Lilith of this mirage reached out and made a grasping motion to her sire. Razor sharp whip launched from nowhere and coiled around the older succubus, digging so deep in to her flesh that it exposed bone. Lilith pulled her closer and tightened the whip, slower and slower as she delivered the final words her mother would hear. The woman merely laughed and said something lost to Amias before being torn to shreds. Lilith knelt beside the lifeless body of that girl who sparked her outburst and the entire scene was consumed in fire.
"The idea is to find Lust, the first Sin, and get her to reveal the secret of changing." Amias would see a certain blonde succubus straddling a red-haired woman who seemed just off the mark of being human. This was Judie, the former sin of Lust. She had been overpowered and outplayed in her own game. With Lukhan's mark, Zacariah's crown and her own endless pool of energy the sin had not stood a chance. Seeing her in the throes of passion had put quite the expression on Lilith's actual face. She was smirking, that signature look of being the head b***h in charge showing itself. "Needless to say she gave in and told me the secret. Then I murdered her." So casually spoken as if she had instead purchased a new jacket rather than removing the first sin from existence. Lilith was aware that her energy had reformed and found a new host, but she didn't care. The point she wanted to make had been proven.
Amias would be privy to a view that less than twelve individuals had been present for. The fight against Elessia. He would see the four from Axiom be sent to hell and how they were dealt with. "We each had our own way of ascending. For me? It was all that power in one place. Look at what I can do now." She gestured to how even an angel such as Elessia had fallen prey to her seduction and illusions. Combined with Raphael's lightning and Alistair's flame the goddess hadn't stood a chance. "We're working to stop the gods from ******** with our plane." Lilith didn't bother going in to detail. It would take more than Amias alone to aid them in this endeavor.
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 9:34 pm
How very interesting. All the words she spoke, the actions she took...even the illusions she showed him of her experiences, and their ultimate victory over Elessia. Granted, the death of a goddess was more interesting to him than most of the other things she'd shown, but it was all enjoyable in the end. "And to think that I'm the old man here." A grin crossed Amias' face when she explained the nature of the Mazdakii. It was a word he'd heard now and again, but no one had ever managed to give him a definition. Hearing it from what appeared to be one of the gods of its pantheon, he now understood their purpose. It was easy enough to peg her as one of them. New religions, borne of new gods. It wasn't any different than when Vaet Nocturnum saw its true rise after the casting of the spell from which it was so appropriately named. "But it does seem like you had quite the path to godhood, Lilith. It seems like I've also got some catching up to do." The man would straighten himself, moving a slight distance away from Lilith before continuing to speak. "And I'm working on that, diligently. This new business about war with Makassar has been quickly eating up my patience, and the monsters in my charge in Val'Ghast are starting to feel the effects of a continuous war. Now, more than ever, I have...responsibilities." The last word seemed to roll off his tongue like a flat pancake, flopping on the floor in the most unenthusiastic of ways.
"Ones that--unfortunately--beckon greatly for my attentions even now. I'm sure that your new agenda comes with certain attentions as well, so I think for now, this would be a good note to leave on." Another step back, and Amias would turn to begin the journey in the direction he'd come. "I'm not sure how you do with shows of gratitude now, but I really am happy you came. I'm sure I'll find a way to repay the favor through my own dealings on Axiom." A wisp of mist, and once again, the demon was gone.
Energy 4475/4475 Stats 11/12 [15 Flying] Equipment Spear Passives
• The Sight Just like their counterpart (the Nephilim) the Diabolos can read the auras about them and see things for what they are. This allows them to pinpoint an opponent's energy level(rank), along with the ability to naturally see energy.
• Electromagnetic Manipulation Even without expending energy, the Diabolos can manipulate electromagnetic fields. This allows them to levitate their own weapons and manipulate them with great speed, power and precision. Furthermore, they may sense metal and disturbances in electromagnetic fields; for example, if there is a destructive event happening even across the world, they will know it is ongoing, just not who or what is involved. They can sense earthquakes and other such things, to name a few events that would trigger this sense.
You may also compress this magnetic field within simply a large area around you; this allows you to perceive movements around you.
• Pain Inversion This is a strength and a weakness. Pain Inversion allows for a Diabolos' abilities to be stronger based on their physical health. This does not increase ability rank, but rather size, speed and precision. At full condition, you will be able to manipulate larger masses and fling them at enemies as if ballistic homing missiles. When near death, you will need great concentration to do that same thing and will be able to manipulate significantly less at once.
After a brief journey out of city limits, Amias and Sophia would touch down at a spot very familiar and very dear to his heart. Gettera was the place of many beginnings for the demon, and it was with fondness that he looked upon it again. "This is likely your first time seeing Gettera, but we've come here first as a means to pay homage to many years of my life. Given that it's one of the most active settlements outside of the city, I also figured it would be a good place to start showing you a real picture of this nation." With that, the pair would start at a relaxed pace, taking in the sights. Though Gettera originally rested atop the tallest, almost mountain-like hill in the area, it has since been adapted into a swirling, cliffside settlement given that the peak has been through a number of fierce battles. Many of which involved Amias. "The person we're looking for here goes by the name Amala. Originally, Lilith and I had defeated her some time ago; Pagans are not so easily killed by regular means, especially not the Pagan God of Reality." This topic cut a bit close to the cloth with him; having once been a pagan, he is privy to the life of anonymity one must live if they're not willing to integrate into society.
"If the intel I have is correct, she really hasn't been building her power since the last time we dealt with her. That being said, this should be a good gateway to show you the state of things in Nocturne without much contest." Taking into consideration that Amias was significantly weaker the last time he and Lilith had gone up against her, this would be quite simple for them. Perhaps he'd just let Sophia partake this time and sit on the sidelines? The demon's musing was interrupted by the sounds of laughter, chanting, and screaming as they proceeded further up the ridge towards the beginning of the settlement. Before long, they were greeted by a man wearing little more than a loincloth and some rags covering his chest. "Are you here to worship our great and glorious god? Come, the temple is over here!" Looking as though he would die from malnutrition any moment, the man hobbled over to a dilapidated building, opening what remained of a door for the pair to step into. The style of building also looked vaguely familiar to Amias, though he couldn't quite put his foot on how.
Stepping through, the pair would see what appeared to be a freshly killed human sacrifice, blood still dripping down the sides of their altar. Three rows of worshippers now bowed before the structure, one that was far more ornately crafted than any of the buildings in the surrounding area. This was far from their worst offense, however; it was the god whom this sacrifice had been made to that would likely enrage the Warden.
Above the sacrificial altar was a crudely made painting of the world's last known visage of Raphael. She would see it now; in this portion of the world, there were many who had twisted the faith into something nearly irreparable. Even the Mazdakists.
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2019 9:13 am
It felt good to rise into the air above the city. Sophia stretched out her arms as she soared through the air, drinking in the fresh air above the city. The feeling of flight never seemed to dull. The exhilaration she felt the first time she took flight still returned to her every time she took to the skies. Without thought, static raced across her body, arcing at her finger tips harmlessly into the air around her. The city looked so different from above. The squalor and poverty seemed a world away again.
Before long, the pair would descend into a small town. From what Amias said, the town seemed to hold some special form of significance to his past. It seemed that despite what he had said, he did have some plan already in his mind. Apparently there was a Pagan hidden somewhere. Sophia had only heard stories of their abilities and rumors of their existence. It seemed that they were real after all. If they were only half as powerful as the stories made them out to be, this would be a difficult battle.
The pair hadn't been on the ground long before a haggard looking man in rags beckoned for the pair to follow him to a dilapidated building that could hardly be described as a temple. Even in its current state, it felt oddly familiar to some of the buildings in Fraxon. Following the man through what was left of the door, Sophia could feel her blood boil almost instantly. The ruins were a temple to Raphael and laying on the altar was fresh corpse, still dripping with blood. "Sacrilege!" Thought they stood in a temple to her own god, these were not her kind. There were no words in any language Sophia or anyone else in the world could speak that could describe the rage that bubbled up inside her.
The distinct crackling of lightning would fill the air of the small temple. "There is only one punishment for this heinous act. There can be no mercy for what you have done." Sophia raised her palm at the man that had led them into the temple. A crackling bolt of lightning flew from her fingers stopping just inches from his chest. Stray arcs of lightning would reach out to sting him but would not fully make contact. Sophia's hand shook in the air as she maintained the bolt. These people had needlessly sacrificed a life, an unforgivable crime but still Sophia found it hard to even harm them. They were her own people in the end, no matter how misguided. Sophia looked up into the sky for a moment and closed her eyes as she prayed. "Forgive me for what I must do. Show them the mercy that I cannot." The bolt shivered in the air for a moment before resuming its flight, blowing a hole in the first man's chest. The bolt would twist and turn in the air, targeting each of the worshipers one at a time, striking each of them down. By the time Sophia opened her eyes, none of them would remain standing. Before the bolt fully dispersed it would turn to the altar bearing Raphael's likeness, splitting it in half as it slammed into it.
"Is this what you wish to show me?" Sophia yelled, turning to Amias. A small tear formed in the corner of her eye but she quickly brushed it away. "If you knew this perversion of my faith existed all this time, why did you do nothing to stop it. You may not share my faith, but you still bear his mark!" The crackle of lightning continued to fill the air.
w/c: 615
Sophia | Warden | Vanguard
Aura of BraveryPassive Sophia is such a dominant figure on the battlefield, she radiates an Aura of Bravery, inspiring all allies around her. This does not give them any stat boost but instead makes them want to be as brave as Sophia. Enemies meanwhile will seem to want to run in fear. Sophia will appear to shine and her injuries will appear less noticeable, like attacks aren't phasing her.
• Order Before taken underneath the hands of the God of Order, the Wardens were known to be volatile and dangerous in nature. They had little to no control of their lightning, which was always exceptionally powerful. Now, with Raphael's influence on their mind and body, the Wardens are capable of controlling their lightning to the utmost, which makes them far deadlier foes. They can passively manipulate their lightning techniques; curve them, arc them, even totally reverse and change their trajectory.
• Warden: The lightning they wield is of holy nature, due to their lineage. It is of exceptional destructive ability; all lightning and bloodline skills they use are given a bonus in potency. This increases the damage, speed and size of all lightning abilities by 25%, though it does not increase the rank.
Amias looked onward with a grim expression as Sophia murdered every Mazdakist in the room. He listened with a stony expression as she then turned her anger to him in an emotional show of rage. Yet he was not swayed; the only discernible trait of his was an air of disappointment. The demon had truthfully expected a bit more from someone who claimed to be well and true to her words of not spilling needless blood, but this was exactly what he had mentioned before. No one enters Nocturne without changing their nature in some way. No one remains on that straight-as-an-arrow path in this kingdom. "This...is but a fraction of what you will see during your time in Nocturne. Raphael's misrepresented vigil here is far from the worst atrocities that have been committed in the name of Mazdakism. I did not stop them, because I needed to judge the weight of your response. Your resolve." Amias sighed before turning to leave the room, the sight unpleasant and no longer necessary.
"A very short time ago, you claimed you would establish order in Nocturne between the Mazdakists and Vangelists without unnecessary bloodshed. Where has that ideal gone?" After exiting the building, he would turn to face her again. "Were you, a supposed paragon of Mazdakism, so blinded by rage that you interpreted Raphael's will for yourself? You are his MARKED!" The demon raised his voice, something rather uncharacteristic of him. Though he did not usually show it quite as strongly as others, he too was a Mazdakist. He two was marked by Raphael, and the decisions he made were all to further the ideas of the god who saw potential in him when no one else did. To see another, more outspoken of his chosen behave in this way was infuriating.
"When did WE become the ones to decide HIS will? When did WE decide that HE does not want us to place his faithful on the right path, but to just execute them if they are wrong?! Remember your standing. We are UNDER him, and it is our responsibility to carry out HIS will AS HE WOULD! Never forget that."