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Mysterious Shadowy Figure
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 Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:39 pm
The passage twisted down and down in the darkness, then up and around, narrowing and widening only to narrow once more. And then FEF turned a corner and stepped out, after what seemed an eternity, into a chamber more massive than they could really comprehend after so long in cramped space.
Before them, a land bridge stretched away for a mile toward a lit-up central platform three miles wide. All around, waterfalls cascaded from the distant walls and down into the darkness of the abyss below, which seemed to stretch on forever. The stone was slick, and a misstep could mean death.
And far away, standing in front of this massive, grotesque bird-like statue, lit up by a hole in the ceiling of the enormous cavern, was a dapper figure in black, smiling and standing over a fallen fellow with a distinctive purple hat.
Oh, and in the middle of the land bridge was Rei, frozen in time on his knees, skin turned to stone. His face was unmistakeable. Loki had been conscientious enough to clean away as much of the Gwyllgi waste as possible-- it drew away from the moment, really, as amusing as it was.
This was the lair of the Dark God. 
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:44 pm
Nino was leading the pack... She was tired from the walk, but she knew she had to go on...
In the middle of the bridge they were coming up onto was... A statue... Of her son.
Nino blinked. "Oh no." She said quietly, her eyes widening. She ran forward to it...
"It can't be! Is it Rei?! Rei! Please! What.. What's going on?" Nino screamed...
"NO!!"
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:55 pm
Amelia walked in silence. Her hands were tight on her naginata, anxiety rippling down her spine as their walk continued. Loki was in here somewhere... and when they found him, they would fight. One god of chaos against all of them... was it enough? Could they defeat him?
Amelia sorely hoped so.
The appearance of the inner sanctum was enough to draw a breath of relief from Amelia's lips, though the sound immediately shifted to one of horror. In the middle of a land bridge before them, frozen in place by the confines of stone, was Rei.
Standing far behind him, in front of a statue of his own, was an unfamiliar man, but the sheer power radiating from that even a magic-retarded General like Amelia could sense made her blood run cold. Loki...
Rei...!
Nino's shrieks barely registered as she followed Nino to the statue. "This is... where you've been along?" she whispered, her voice strangled. Amelia put one hand on the statue's hair. This was why he hadn't helped them fight the heroes, or morphs, or anyone: he had been petrified.
By Loki himself, Amelia could only presume.
She lifted her eyes, looking back to the man farther into the cavern. She said nothing, just stared at him, still gripping her weapon.
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:56 pm
Octavio turned his head towards the entrance after hearing a scream.
They're coming... But why was someone screaming? They hadn't even reached Loki yet...
Octavio managed a small smile... At least one good thing came of that... He was no longer alone with the dark god and his wretched rodent.
He looked back towards Loki. "Well? What are you going to do now? They're coming for you!"
He felt a little better... Only a little.. His body still hurt like hell, but the tiny boost to his confidence helped... He tried to convince himself that everything would be okay in the end...
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:58 pm
Fa ran in as she saw a statue and in the middle of the room of Rei. "Oh No! What happened to rei!?" Fa asked Miss nino wondering what the heck happened to Rei.
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:00 pm
Blossom's hands never left Vezra. One rested against the flat of the blade, the other gripping onto the hilt. The corridor was narrow, and it was dark, and to accidentally hit someone with this huge thing would not be such a good idea. "Goes on forever," she mumbled. What was that chill going down her back? Apprehension?
She held back the urge to cheer when they reached the final chamber. Her eyes were immediately drawn to the waterfalls, watching the gushing waters on the very far wall. She could hear Nino shouting, but it wasn't until her final shriek that she turned her eyes.
"St. Elimine," she whispered. Rei...! She turned her eyes to the man at the far wall. None of the heroes had possessed petrification abilities, as she'd seen, and he was in here, so...
"You did this...!" she hissed. Her hands shifted until they both gripped the hilt of her newly-claimed sword tightly. The runes inset into the blade seemed to hum in approval of her adrenaline. Be ready.
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:01 pm
John walked in ignoring the statue cause he did not know ther person and instead looked for Octavio. "Occtaviioo! Where are you?" John asked taking the elixir out of his pocket waiting to give it to him if he needed it.
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:02 pm
Arashe rounded the bend, anxiety quickening his pace as he entered the large room with a... a land bridge. And... sobbing women and a statue. Oh, definitely bad, if the opponent can petrify. But, looking upon the soulless stare in the statue's eyes, the defeated posture, Arashe couldn't help but shiver. Well, eeriness aside, he felt an odd... kindred feeling, as if he had some kind of connection to the boy. But, seeing as how cosmic oddities tended to occur almost daily in this land, he wrote it off.
With the battle preparations of some of his allies, Arashe did the same, his hand tensing on the Ichival as his other prepared to draw an arrow at a moment's notice. Couldn't be too careful in a situation like this, what with fighting a dark god and all.
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Mysterious Shadowy Figure
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:04 pm
Loki chuckled softly, shifting on his feet and making a tch-tch noise with his tongue. "Ah, Octavio... I shall simply allow them to come to me, as the spider in its web. I will let them come, and then I shall show them what a painful death really and truly is." He offered Octavio a smile, shifting his cape and reaching up to adjust his monocle.
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:07 pm
Octavio's smile dropped. Every time Loki speaks it seems to crush him...
"You won't win." He said simply, however there was no confidence behind the sentence...
He heard a voice. John! "Ah..." He looked around for him... "N-no! John! D-don't come any closer!"
On the way there, John was the only one whom he had formed any kind of bond with... But he knew that John didn't stand a chance if he came forward by himself.
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:08 pm
"You claim you'll give us death? Ha!" Victoria mocked Loki, despite an obvious difference in power. "There's a reason why were were victorious out there, against those Heroes! We're strong, and will continue to be!" She drew out the Aura again... and also prepared to fire it off. There weren't that many shots left in it, but there were probably enough.
She'd stayed close to Arashe to support him, if he needed it.
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:11 pm
He was there. Right there, in front of him. The dark god, who had caused all this pain and suffering. The blasphemous being who wanted to destroy the Goddess, who wished to blight out all that was light and good in this world. The one whose very presence darkened the air around him, draining the life from the atmosphere of the world. This was his enemy. This was the one who was... who was... the one behind the Door. The presence that was always there. This was it. This must be it. There was no doubt. This was the thing he had become so obsessed with, the reason... that his body had been...
Rage overtook him, and he was blinded by it. This was his chance. This would be the only chance he would have, possibly. Nothing else mattered but the destruction of this being. He would not wait. He would not stop. All his energy would go into destroying Loki. Saint Elimine's power... he was a Saint now, wasn't he? He didn't need it. Ashera... was too weak. She would not help him. The only thing he had to rely on was his own strength. Just as he had done so many times before, he would kill again, with the help of nothing but his own mind and power. A slightly ironic thought occurred to him, but he pushed it away. It didn't matter. Nothing mattered but this.
People were in the way. He slid past them. Then Nino was in the way. He pushed her gently aside with a murmur of apology. He took a brief look at the statue of Rei, then dismissed it, stepping past it and onto the other side of the land bridge. Luce held in one hand, he faced Loki boldly, eyes flaming with hatred. "Dark god!" His voice rang out, clear and confident. "I am Renault, a Saint of the church of Elimine." One arm swung out, pointing towards the figure standing before him. "You are a blasphemous being, who has committed heinous crimes against the Goddess and against the life of this world itself. For these crimes, I sentence you to death, the sentence to be carried out by myself." His lips began to move in the words of a soft prayer. "Be ready, demon. Your time has come." The soft light in the room, coming only from dancing flames, gathered in front of Renault, forming into a ball of light. "Vesa yun misurun.... LUCE!"
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Overlord of Night- Shadow
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:13 pm
Ed jogged through the corridors, settling back into the mindset and body of a wolf. She'd missed being an actual animal. Being an animal in spirit was good and all, but it was really liberating having muscles and reflexes beyond the human body. Man she envied laguz. But that item that fell into her hands let her transform a lot quicker, with less energy wasted, and that was the most miraculous thing that had happened to her.
Ed couldn't grin for long. The deeper she trotted, bouncing along the trail, the heavier dread hung over.
Finally she emerged into the massive chamber that was Loki's lair. The wolf stopped in astonishment of the chamber's sheer size, her senses immediately adjusting, ears perked and tail high in wariness. Somewhere along the bridge some of the group had already gathered. Sensing severe urgency, Ed bounded over...
...to see Rei petrified.
At first, she didn't recognize him. He'd just looked like a strange stone figure, sitting there in total submission and defeat. But when she saw the face she let loose a hurt yelp and backed away like she'd been slapped in the face.
Well, that did it. This "Loki" was going down.
Ed stood high and threw her head back in a rallying cry, letting her howl echo off the vast walls of Loki's lair, even as Renault launched the first offensive.
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:15 pm
As soon as he heard Renault begin to speak, Tibarn began to run, vaulting over the heads of anyone in front of him. "Renault!" he yelled, "No!" His wings spread wide as he lunged over Arashe and dropped over the edge of the land bridge, trying to catch up to the Bishop, but... even the Hawk King would be too slow.
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Mysterious Shadowy Figure
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 2:26 pm
Loki ignored every comment but Renault's. A grim, cruel smile spread on the Dark God's face as Renault began his incantation, and then he brought his arms out and let his wrists fall limp. They spun horribly in circles around him, moving in impossible fashions to create the two runed circles surrounding him, and then once again they spun and whirled around him until they lined up together behind him, slowly spinning.
"Do not fool yourself, Saint Renault! This is no place for an old man..." He brought his hands forward suddenly and shouted, "Bjarkan! Snaptun! Gylfaginning!"
Black figures erupted from his back, swirling, snakelike things that whipped around him and shot toward Renault. The wolf-headed, fire-breathing one broke off to the left as the venomous snake-headed one slammed directly into and through Renault's attack, dispersing it before it slammed directly into Renault's chest, carrying him back over the edge of the platform...
And the wolf-headed half of the spell whipped up from under the land bride and caught him in its jaws, carrying him up into the air. The snake-headed beast arched up and around, ramming him from the left and carrying him directly over the bridge before the wolf head came in from the right and both of them bit down...
They disappeared in an explosion of dark magic, out of which Renault was flung against the far wall of the cavern. He remained there, stuck for just a moment before...
He slowly fell, trailing blood, smoke, and dark fire, into the black abyss far below.
"So sad," Loki sighed, pouting and watching him fall. "He could have been so fun to play with, but he had to go and ruin it."
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