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*The voice waits for ZK to wake up to progress in the 'killing' of the demons*

~

*Maiev completely freezes, leaving herself open to anything*
M: (Wh-what?.. L-leave her? Hold the feth up, why the feth should I trust anything you say?!)
*She is really, really focused on the voice*

*Furia sighs and thinks*
Thoeth .. Come go, send me Ra...Ra Track Horas...Horus.
Calluna missing.. Thoeth search. Me sent like ... Bag...

Choose you?
Woaman run clan?


*does notice the others round the green as she looks round*
Who this clan? This place difference. .. No different.
...

*Marilania has rather alot of fun and eventually sat on bed half dressed drying her hair off lazily and no real inclination to want to end her happy moments *

*smiles slightly*
Maybe not your familes idea of keeping you out of trouble...
Seems to working though... *winks slightly *

*A Hurlock takes a swipe at Maiev's side with an axe while she's exposed*
Because I am Andraste, bride of the Maker, and I have marked Kara as my Herald long ago. I want to warn you, so that you can ensure Lusacan's destruction and my Herald's safety.

*Iris puts a arm around Furia's shoulders*
Iris: Your daughter's missing and he sends you away? That seems cruel... even if it is for your own safety...
*Feelsbadman*
Iris: Run clan? Er, no I don't. I don't understand?
*Squeezes Furia's shoulder*
Iris: Thoth may be a jerk, but he's powerful. He should be able to get Calluna back to you.
*She looks around the green*
Iris: I'm not sure exactly. There's some sort of treeant here, along with a rather nice 'dreadlord' named David and a woman who likes to draw runes. I don't know her name but she doesn't speak, so I just call her "Miss Silent Treatment"


*Thoth frowns*
Thoth: That statement makes little sense. Grampa looking for my daughter? Why not say Father, or Old man?
*Muses as he walks along*


*Morgan is lying on the bed, grinning happily*
Morgan: Might not be their idea... but I'm enjoying it at least!

*Nero sighs*
N: Grandpa because you're old. You always take the fun out of everything?

*Thoth blinks*
Thoth: Are you even aware of my age? I was not inclined to believe so.
*He frowns*
Thoth: Fun is relative. Perhaps some enjoy crude jokes about feces, while others prefer self-aware humor or surrealism

*Nero sighs again*
N: Got my answer.
*looks back ahead and slips a hand into his pocket*

*Furia nods sadly*
Send me to Ra... Safe... He look... Don,t know more... Flash.. New place... Cold man...
*looks worried for Calluna and slightly annoyed at going two, throw and teleported*

You clan... You Ra, Horus.. ? Thoeth?
Someone lead clan... Lord?

*draws blank at names there and looks round rather confused at the strange people and things if in sight and slightly nervous of them as her people have a wary caution of magic and those of the magical realms*

Place strange... Safe. ?

...

*Marilania lies back after a while and hair still dangles longer and straighter though*
Aye... Well we have no tv... Gotta entertain selves somehow... *giggles slightly*

*looks down at her scar on stomach and winces slightly*
I've certainly had a interesting few months.. This bits definitely a bonus.

*thinks*
I've always wondered... All your people out there... How many are even out there?

*Thoth continues to frown as he examines the halls they walk*
*Attempts to take torches from off the wall, find out what the walls are made of, how they shift and change ETC.*


*Iris sighs and nods, squeezes Furia's shoulder again and looks down at her*
Iris: Thoth is.. I don't know. Ra can sometimes be a bit selfish too. Horus is fine, I know he is.

*She ponders for a moment*
Iris: Not... really. We don't have a leader. We kinda do our own thing. There are families, but often times they aren't on good terms. They don't like each other

*She then looks around and nods*
Iris: I think we're safe here. There's plenty of food and water, and I've not seen any demons yet.



*Morgan cuddles Maril and plays gently with her body as answers.*
Morgan: Interesting is right... It's been kinda rough at times...
*He thinks for a bit*
Morgan: I'm... not sure. Dad said at the height of our power, there were about 20,000 of us, after the fall, there were no Elder children until Scatty and Aoife were born. After that, I'm not sure how many births there were. I know they were rare.
Elders can only have children once they're about 300, and even then they can't have more than one child a millennia. It's physically not possible.
Birthing twins is also incredibly hard for Elders. Scatty and Aoife's mum died in childbirth, and my Mum would have died if not for my dad being so good as what he does....
*He shakes his head*
Morgan: Ultimately I don't know. My best guess? There's fewer than 3000 of us left alive. We're a dying race...
*Looks pretty upset*

*Furia nods and seems to think Iris is nicer than the others though keeps eyes up as too tempting to look*

*nods at descriptions *
Horus good? *mind clicks as links facts* Horus ... You Mates?

*gestures to cloak and points to iris*
You cold?
Furs... Warm. Bear, hunted by clan mate.

*looks round and relaxes slightly but has to think hard on language she learned*
Still.. We not ... My clan, we dis...distrust mage and there kin folk.

No lord. My... Kin. We live as clan. Had lord, warriors, hunter's.



...

*Marinalia lies back and reacts audably and physically at one or two touches but not hurt*
I'm... Kinda ... sensitive there...

Sorry... I did not want to upset you. *genuinely* I just was curious.
Things can change. Your family seem to be one who are breaking that mould, thoeth too.

Humanity has survived dark times.. Other groups have, both good and foe.

*Jason keeps butchering, at the point his sword split into a series of barbed tentacles.*
*He whips them around, and slaughters anything that gets in his arc.*
Jason (Sounding wet, and a little echo): Where is it, Kara?!
*He roars sending needles into the ranks of spiders.*

---
*Emma's sensor relay tracks her crazed head movements.*
Emma: Shut the feth up bird!
*Carver sighs, and keeps walking.*

---
*Zoey watches the valkyire approach, and stands up.*
Zoey: Come along, slow.

*Iris nods and smiles*
Iris: Horus is my husband, yes. And he is very
good*Smiles to herself as she finds Furia's attempts not to look at her, cute.*
*she looks at the cloak*
Iris: I'm not cold, but I'll wear it if it'd make you more comfortable.
*Smiles kindly*
Iris: Once, a long time ago we had lords. We were lords! I was a princess in a golden palace...
*She trails off as she remembers those times fondly*
Iris: I know it sounds like something from a fairytail, but it was... a good time for me. I wanted for nothing, had Horus, his sister Nepthys, my parents... My brother too!
*She sighs sadly*
Iris: Gone now... All but Horus and my brother...


*Morgan smiles slightly*
Morgan: I guessed as much from how you were in the shower...
*Continues playing with her as he talks*
Morgan: It's alright... I'm not upset. Just... suck to know your race is probably gonna die out yeah? I mean humans breed so quickly, but Elders... we can die just like you, in combat, but we have few children. I'm not going to be able to have any kids with anyone for another three centuries!


*Billy gives Zoey a look like "Really? That's the best you could do?" and stands up*
Billy: Alrighty. Who'd y'get in contact with? Santiago or Denny?
*Hopes it's Santiago as though he respects Denny, Santiago's a better friend.*


*Thoth ignores Emma and mutters under his breath as he examines their surroundings*

*Kara glances backwards while dousing the area behind them in fire*
K: Close. I can sense him, in all of his stench.
Are there others like you, Jason?
*Lusacan also attempts to taunt Maiev, but is blocked off by Andraste*
*Kara's silhouetted form has vanished by now, and she looks more corrupted than ever*

*Santiago waits for the valkyrie to land, and stands at the doors of it with his shotgun at the ready*
S: Welcome aboard.

*Wade teleports outside the Assassin camp with a 5'8 girl with green eyes and short, brown hair*
DP: Well Hanna, here's our new home. Gotta be better than that eggplant gak bag we were with before.
*sighs and reloads his pistol, cause it's magazine was one bullet short*

*Hanna makes sure to stay behind Wade*

Hanna: Y-yeah. Anywhere is better than there...

*She rubs the back of her head and follows Wade*

*Furia hands over cloak*
You.. Look rather... Tasty? *does not know her implications *

I was .. Clan hunter. Nonac was fre...frind. Friend.
Clans... I was respected. Both lost clans..

*has to think for a minute to work out her words carefully*
Princess... Like blonde.. Marinarl?
Met her.. Buy furs...

*looks round*
Show me... Where food?
Meat?

...

*Marinalia smiles sligtly*
I'm going to have to not have many secrets left soon!
*reacts again and has to work to keep composure*

You learn... Quickly...

Humans have are fair share of challenges.. We breed fast but die fast too. It ain't exactly easy universe.

And.. You have that ... Other realm... Your people hide, safe, away from the dangers.
We have no where to run but stand our ground.

*gives up mantaining her composure and purrs slightly and goes pink*
Ok.. You .. Found the.. Sweet spot.

*Wade nods, and looks around*
DP: Think this place will have ice cream?
*walks towards the entrance of this place and giggles*
DP: Assassins show up in three...

*Iris looks flattered and splotches of pink appear briefly on her skin before settling back to blue*
Iris: Tasty? Why thank you!
*She wraps the cloak around herself as best she can*
Iris: Nonac? I don't think I ever had the pleasure...
*Smiles slightly and nods*
Iris: Like Marilania, yes! She's a nice young girl... goof friend.
*Iris raises a eyebrow*
Iris: You like meat huh? Well I'm afraid there only appear to be pears here. Fruit. Want some?
*She points to the pear tree*


*Morgan smiles and keeps going*
Morgan: You're a good teacher, whether you mean to be or not.
*He nods sadly*
Morgan: You do die quicker yes, but you can replenish your numbers so much faster than we can.
*He blinks and stops for a moment*
Morgan: The Shadow realms? Safe? Oh no, no no no. There are terrors there, worse than Tyranids. More Elders have died in the shadow realms, fighting monsters than have died fighting in this realm.
*He goes back to his ministrations and grins*
Morgan: Every bit of you is a sweet spot
*Winces slightly right after he said that*
Morgan: Danu... when did I get so cheesey?


*Billy grins and walks towards Santiago, arm outstretched to shake hands*
Billy: Hey! Good t'see ya alive and well! What the feth happened while we were gone?!


*Black Hawk is outside the base smoking peyote and nods to Wade (NOT Curt) and Hanna*
BH: Good afternoon to you.

*Hanna stays huddled behind Wade*

*She looks behind her to make sure her back pack is closed*

*Furia nods*
Nonac.. One of cheif hunter... Had 27 sons..3 daughter.

That name... She helped us learn few words..
We learn few words to trade.

*shrugs*
Forage do... We hunters.. Much of food meat. Salt meat, fprage last.
Clan way.

*goes to find some pears and throws some over to iris *
You... Hung...Hungary?

...

*Marinalia gives up and fails to reply intelligently for abit*
You...learn... Too ...quickly!

So... So you found a ... Hell worse than this one... Damn.
Here's me thinking your kind had found somewhere to hide from things.

*laughs as line is pure cheese while trying answer*
I don,t know.... Maybe you just eggcelled at it?

...

*Maria goes to grab some food sat on a crate on surface as wanted some fresh air*

*notices the red and black suit*
Deadpool! I should not be surprised your alive... Welcome to the last Bastian..

*The axe itself bites deep into Maiev's side, which she barely notices cause she's too busy trying to piece together what the voice in her head is saying*
M: (S-so... you want me to let... Him... take my Kara?)
*She finally notices her wound, and coughs up blood into her helmet, and slashes the Hurlock's throat with her gauntlet*
M: ...I... That was careless.
*She stumbles back a bit and supports herself on the wall to see how serious the wound is*

~

*Torches don't get pulled off or anything*
*Path eventually leads to a giant ass door, which creaks open as the four approach*
Voice: Come on in, heroes.

*Wade looks up at Black Hawk and grins*
DP: Hey buddy, long time no see. Love what you did with the place.
*glances back at Hanna*
DP: Don't worry about it gurl, you'll be fine.
*giggles and looks at Maria*
DP: Told ya Hanna, I'm loved here. And yeah, I'm back. Took a break, visited a friend, killed a robot dinosaur. Fun stuff, I shoulda grabbed a postcard.

*Santiago shakes Billy's hand and sighs at his question*
S: Its a long story. Demons took over, and we met up with these Imperials. Now we're getting ready to take it all back.

*Kara notices Maiev's injury and instantly moves to be next to her*
*summons a wall of rocks behind her to slow the DS*
K: Kadan... how deep is it?
I want him destroyed. But to do that, he must take Kara. What Lusacan doesn't know, is that it will be his end. Eternally.

*Nero looks up at the door and whistles*
N: Someone is compensating for something.
*sighs and glances at Thoth*
N: Don't make me explain that comment too.

*Hanna looks at BH and Maria then back at Wade*

Hanna: O-ok...

*George flanked by a Vindicare and a Callidus, walk up to Deadpool and Hanna.*
George: Hello Wade, and who is this?
*He smiles at Hanna.*
George: I am George, we are here to help save this world. What is your name?

---
*Zoey jumps on the ship, and takes a seat.*
Zoey: I would like to know what happened as well.
---
Jason(Still weird voice): Silent yourself beast, I will find you and kill you soon enough! Show yourself! Your minions bore me!
*Jason sighs at Maiev getting hurt.*
Jason: Hurt by one of these lesser beings? ... You really are getting old Maiev.
*His legs graft into the shape of a Kroot warrior, and he leaps in front of the wall Kara made.*
*Starts making a perimeter around the pair.*

---
*Emma chuckles at being a hero.*
*She walks inside, gnashing her teeth.*
Carver: Let's go end this.

*Iris catches some fruit and bites into a juicy pear then smiles*
Iris: 27 sons? That's... actually rather incredible. The odds on that...


*Morgan grins at Maril and tries to ignore the hell comment for now so he can focus on other things*
Morgan: Well I hope I'm eggscellent at something else too!
*Fade to black*


*Thoth frowns, mutters about "Heroes" being a matter of perspective and enters the room*
*He looks over his shoulder as he does so*
Thoth: Worry not human. I understand your... attempt at humor.
*He then looks down at Carver*
Thoth: Indeed. This attack was unwarrented. Common decency decrees that we attempt to punish the being who committed genocide here.


*Billy nods seriously*
Billy: Who else made it?
*Worried for the younger ones like Dria, Morgan and Maril*


*Black Hawk rubs his eyes and blinks blearily*
BH: Sounds interesting. Where's Billy?


*Merg keeps looking for a while longer but eventually begins to head back towards the room*


*Horus wanders the land far and wide and anyone who wants to run into him can.*

*Hanna looks up at Gorge and squeaks*

*She quickly hides behind Wade*

*She whimpers slightly*

*Nero rolls his eyes at Thoth's comment and keeps walking*
N: For the record, human might not be the best word for me.

*Wade puts an arm around Hanna's shoulders*
DP: This is Hanna. She's a little shy, didn't really get to go out much. That's where I come in.
*looks back at Black Hawk*
DP: Don't worry, he's on his way. The assassins had to pick him up.

*Kara grits her teeth at Jason's comment*
K: Hold your tongue.
*Lusacan's booming laugh can be heard, which also has a faint hiss to it*
You are so close, Jason. But Dusk is yet so far away.
*the trio are approaching the entrance to Lusacan's lair, where the cave suddenly expands into a massive chamber*
*less genlocks are in the horde, and Shrieks also join the fray, using blades that sprout from their arms*

*Santiago gives a quickish recap on the room's events*

*Maria waves over to dradpool* (edit, managed to mistake Billy location)

Oh deadpool, you know us, we can love and hate ya. But right now I gotta admit we need ya.

. Names Dr Maria.

...

*Marinalia smiles and fades to black making it a rather eggcellent time for both of them *

...

*Furia nods*
27, he good with longsword. Battle. Other use.
*understands double meaning of that one*

*bites into a pear and frowns slightly at first, then gets used to it*
This good. Thank... Thankyou?

*BH nods then stands and bows his head to Hanna*
BH: A pleasure to meet you Hanna. My name is- Actually just call me Black Hawk.
*Sways just a little as he stands cause of the peyote then frowns as he sees Hanna hide and whimper*
*He speaks gently*
BH: We're not going to hurt you here. You'll be safe


*Thoth shrugs*
Thoth: I assumed you were human. If I was mistaken then I apologize


*Billy looks grim*
Billy: Well... at least th' kids are alright... What's goin' on as far as fightin' this stuff?


*Iris smiles cheekily*
Iris: Good with a longsword huh? You 'spar' with him then?
She nods*
Iris: There we go! Good work! You're welcome.
*Finishes eating*
Iris: Now then that we've eaten, what do you suggest we do?

*Furia nods and gives a rare cheeky smile*

... Did hunt together . Cold nights... Keep warm..

*Furia looks more unsure at last remark*
I... They tell me to go, to come... There hall... Has banners.
. *describes the imperial standards and skulls*
Thoeth say not trust... Ra say go... Do not know?

They not choose for you.
*grateful she helped her with the language and respected her more than Ra*

...

*Maria nods*
Blackhawk I can trust.

*Iris grins*
Iris: 'Keeping warm' is my personal favorite way to spend my time...
*Iris bites her lip thoughtfully as she considers what to do*
Iris: I think... I think It'd be better to go to the Imperials. At least to meet up with the others.