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Bhaltair listened attentively as Alek spoke, glancing over at his armour. The metal had served him well; even with all the fighting he had been a part of it had never failed him, the various dents & gouges were proof enough of that. It had been repaired a few times, more as a precaution than anything else. He looked down at his wound & lifted the cloth off for a moment, happy to see that the wound was beginning to stop bleeding. He then spoke,
"It was thunderbird Alek. The second head took me by surprise, not the most accommodating of creatures I must say."
He mused the other things his friend had mentioned for a little while, in case there was anything he might be able to help with.
"Well, they haven't locked me up yet & I reckon I could escape if they tried. As for your other friend, that would depend on whether or not they're a part of the facility or not if I were to help you... the artifact is an interesting one. The staff at this facilty have discovered a number of strange objects through the years, perhaps what you are looking for is here?"

A very wide grin formed on Lilith's features as her cell was plunged into darkness. She wasted no time in using the shadows to her advantage, returning to her true form & moulding the darkness until it formed a solid object. This time she decided upon a whip, spikes lining it's length. She flicked it out, curling it round one of the bars on the door before jerking backwards. The surrounding darkness fueled her strength, allowing her to easily rip the door from it's hinges. There was a loud 'clang' as the heavy metal hit the floor of the cell. The succubus then lightly stepped over the fallen door, the whip dispersing as she walked.

She reached Guido just as he began to rise & her eyes glinted as she looked at him. Feeling it would be easier to go undetected, the demon allowed her illusion to reform. Her sweet voice addressed the man before her, a note of teasing lacing her words,
"Not feeling your age I hope Guido?"
She rested a hand under his arm, offering support should he wish to accept it.

"The artifact in question is a map... A very valuable map leading to an even more valuable... thing..."
The ancient man grinned as he found his way over to a rather modest wooden chair that Bhaltair had kept for visitors to sit on.
"I acquired the map around 4000 years ago whilst exploring somewhere in Egypt... It's been in and out of my possession countless times, but no-one knew what it showed, apart from me."
He removed his glasses and looked at himself in a mirror that hung from one of the walls.
"It was a map of what we now know as South America, of course, no-one on that side of the planet knew that the place even existed... Long story short, Angelus has it now and if they can translate the hieroglyphics... Well, they'll get there before me."

Eyero's head swiveled in each direction, alarm's blaring. "Great, another sufficient security measure," she mumbled and ambled down the corridor, bracing herself for whatever security matters came at her. Something hissed at her while she was walking and she aggresively growled back, hoping that whatever it was, it keeled over. Then she smelled it. A succubus. The devil's little henchwoman out to kill every man she gets a whack at. She drew another breath and continued to walk.

The gentleman came to a sudden stop at his succubus companion's suggestion. "Lilith, you never cease to surprise me. And as disappointing for me as it sounds on one front, at least, I think that there may be an option here. You'll have to find your own way out though." He pointed back at the cell's somewhat tarnished frame. "I will encumber myself with the ability you saw me use earlier, pretending to have been knocked unconcious by you. That should make sure that you get out safe and I am erased from suspicion." Hurriedly, Guido motioned the woman with whom he had shared some... enjoyable memories ahead of him, somewhat concerned that he may not have enough time to fully put his plan into action, and was also a little bit irked that Lilith hadn't told him in the first place. His concern for her made him run! And that leg still hurt.

"I'll see you when I get out, I wish we had more time to iron out the details but..." He smiled and tilted his head slightly. "Alas." Parting was such a sweet sorrow, but such romaticism could probably wait. He limped down back to the cell, taking the time to discharge some energy in such a burst that it might fatigue him to an effective extent, not so much fearful for himself but a comrade. Sure she was smart and devious, and beautiful too, although that aspect was less relevant, Guido feared that Lilith may be a bit too clever for her own good at times. Which was bad. Nevertheless, His thoughts were somewhat distracted by the headache that had been created by the buiding energies gathering at his fingertips. Unfortunately, he knew, it was about to get a whole lot worse. Somewhere, near the busted cell door, Guido's vision blackened, and conciousness wavered. In a flash, quite literally, the scientist fell to the floor, head ringing.

((Hope it was worth waiting for, sorry for the late posts, Hasbeen))

Aleksander stood up and approached the door, crossing his arms as he walked, he looked over his shoulder at the centaur.
"Well, with all this fuss over in the creature containment area, I reckon we could slip right through totally unnoticed"
The ancient man uncrossed his arms and turned back, leant against the door whilst he replaced his tinted shades and smiled.
"Sound like a plan?"

To the ṝɨɠħƫ, to the ȴɛḟƫ, We will fight to the đɛậȶħ

{{OOC:Sorry it took so long guys, hope I posted right! - time to put this style to the test!}}

Alek followed Bhaltair along yet another stretch of corridors that lead much deeper into the facility, walking past several empty 'Ultra high security' containment cells.
"Has anyone figured out what the map leads to yet?"
He stepped to the opposite side of Bhaltair as several security personnel passed them in the corridor.