Oblitus Magia: Verse 1 - Fateful Encounter in the City of Fools

[MrSandman]

He takes a mental ‘snapshot’ with his power of each person, to go over afterwards.

Making sure there was no one else he could aid, Owen uses his psychokinesis to pick himself up and move to the roof as well, attempting to follow....whatever it was he just saw.

“ Hmm.” Noting the roof action as he sizes himself up. Deeps in a huge breath, cue the glow of the breath turned on. Not shattering clothes but still gathering super human boost as he leaps, from a nearby railing and rebounds to the roof. He wants answers, notes that the railing was bent from his rebound impact.

The two arrives quickly on the roof, across which they spotted Kinu holding mercer and speaking into a communicator.

"Congratulations. Would anybody else like to know that you've found a Witch?"

The both of them heard it loud and clear.

So did Mercer....who despite his protests seemed to go pale in the face.

Over the com, traffic exploded.

"There's a witch here already?" "**** we haven't even fou.." "Quiet! She's on the com line so she's listening in!"

The last voice was female, and similar enough to the one that shouted from the terminal doorway to cue kinu in on who it was.

Below her, in the terminal, she saw a flash of red for a split second looking up from the crowd moving in before it vanished.....

.....and then something cold and distinctively gun shaped was digging into the side of her head.

"Ange..." Mercer croaked in pain.

".....No sudden movements..." Ange spoke quietly. ".......that goes for the rest of you." She quickly shoots a glance at the two others. "So....Since my friend is still alive, Your either a bad liar or a witch with a conscience.....but think I won't put a bullet in your either way. Let him go...."

[Noldere]

Staying high and invisible, Lucifer manages to explore relatively unimpeded. Occasionally he crosses paths with small groups of rebels quickly moving between halls, checking cells and escorting civilians back in the direction of the main hall. He also manages to slip by guards who are patrolling the halls....and two in active conflict with each other. Though his observations....several key points are soon apparent.

The Rebels are searching for someone named Mulvric, with repeated references to him bring of some significance within their group...referred to multiple times as "boss" and more interestingly as "engineer".

The Guards are completely at a loss as to whats going on, with some barely aware there is an attack happening. It seems that the alarms have not been tripped despite all the action that has been going on, and communications are being messed with by an external source.

Finally...and most importantly, Mulvric is being held in the detention block that is 3 floors below the terminal through an access lift.

This is information that would clearly help the rebels....assuming he doesn't wish to verify it himself first.

It was becoming more and more apparent that his mind wasn't in the right place - that whatever messed with his memories had also messed with his mental faculties in a more general way.

How else could he explain why he hadn't gotten a name (real or code) for either of the two men from the cell or some reasonably trustworthy means to communicate information to them or their allies? Allies that at this point were spending an unusual amount of effort to escort civilians places for a group that ultimately seemed to be here originally just to rescue one man.

How else could he explain why he thought it would be a good idea to actually see this 'Mulvric' for himself?

As quickly as he safely could, Lucifer tried to make his way towards the alleged detention center.

[MrSandman]

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Sentience returned and Sigourney found herself standing in line, the two men from before leading them. Vaguely, she heard it, that word. With her stress levels topped out, what was usually mild irritation blew up into full confrontation, "I'm not a kid," She spat out, "I'm an adult, I'm just more youthful than most."

"Wow....could have fooled me." Lanky mused.

"En says you shouldn't judge by appearances." Heavy chimes in a gruff voice.

"En is one to talk..." Lanky replies back. "....no offence....."

Something chatters over the com.

"Yeah Yeah....I'm sorry I.....huh..."

The Lanky man seems to hear something on the com that made him look sick. "There's a witch here already?" He croaked....the heavy raising an eyebrow.

At the same moment the group arrives at the terminal, and all the civilians seem safe....but they are all looking up at what is unfolding above them.....a masked woman with a man in some sort of hold, while a gun stuck to her head by another.....while two more seem to be approaching.

[Tami]

The escalating chaos keeping everyone distracted, Mathias is able to seek out something to help....a panel near the entrance that seemed to act as a master console to the prison area. There was a key to trigger the cell doors as well as one to activate a wing wide cell purge.

Reaching the master panel, Matthias studied it carefully. One key to open all the cell doors, the other would likely kill everyone still inside. Luckily, each key was labeled, and Seek confirmed for him which one was the correct key.

Activating the key to open all of the cell doors, he then turned to watch what happens next. As he did, he tensed up and readied himself to make a run for it when needed.

[Cthulhu_of_R'lyeh]

The scale nearly reached the guard....perhaps being not a hair breath from exploding. Surely his life flashed before his eyes for a moment.....

....and then a loud "clunk" sounded as something caught the scale mid air and smacked it against the wall in a quickly expanding ball of goo that completely encapsulated it.

The escort leader held a large weapon in is hands, and with a casual click a empty cartridge the size of a tangerine was ejected from it. "Familiar bitch..." He pulled the trigger.

Immediately a ball of what could best be described as ice cold slime splattered against her right shoulder and expanded into a rubber like sticky foam...the scales underneath were render inert of energy and she could feel it leeching her strength....as it had the first time she had been caught.

*clunk* The cartridge ejected.

Before he could fire again however...

It had caught her off guard last time, not again.

Even as it began siphoning her strength, the Dragon wretched and... vomited. The discharge- plasma- coating her shoulder and dripping onto the bloodied corpse beneath her as it began eating away at the globule.

Then she snarled.

Leaving only one more guard who was now firing wildly at Arx with gritted teeth.

The corpse beneath her, became a makeshift bulwark as she rose up and charged at the remaining attacker; blood and superheated plasma spilling off her as she bore down on the man... and from the gleam in her eye it was obvious her goal was to force the remains of the guard in her grip, down the remaining guard's throat.

[MrSandman]

It was becoming more and more apparent that his mind wasn't in the right place - that whatever messed with his memories had also messed with his mental faculties in a more general way.

How else could he explain why he hadn't gotten a name (real or code) for either of the two men from the cell or some reasonably trustworthy means to communicate information to them or their allies? Allies that at this point were spending an unusual amount of effort to escort civilians places for a group that ultimately seemed to be here originally just to rescue one man.

How else could he explain why he thought it would be a good idea to actually see this 'Mulvric' for himself?

As quickly as he safely could, Lucifer tried to make his way towards the alleged detention center.

The way to the lift and the trip down take no more then a few minutes.

Upon exiting several levels below, he can vaguely hear the sounds of combat nearby......and further investigation would lead him to the source....

Reaching the master panel, Matthias studied it carefully. One key to open all the cell doors, the other would likely kill everyone still inside. Luckily, each key was labeled, and Seek confirmed for him which one was the correct key.

Activating the key to open all of the cell doors, he then turned to watch what happens next. As he did, he tensed up and readied himself to make a run for it when needed.

The button did its job...behind him the barriers all turned off in rapid succession.

At the same time...the door to his immediate left opened, and there was nobody on the other end. Just a hallway with nothing in it......

....nothing he could see anyways. Lucifer was there.....but still invisible.

[Sub-Zero MKA]

A well time attack from the rear knocked him off balance, firing the goop onto the floor where it made a sticky energy sucking patch......and he immediately fell head first in it. The helmet keept him from being knocked out, butXia could hear him furiously cursing in pain and confusion while trying and failing to pull his head out of the goop.

The man fired from his odd gun before she could get to him, but Xia's ghostly knee was enough to keep him from doing it again.

She watched him struggle briefly before bringing the heel of her boot down on the back of his neck. Whether it knocked him out, killed him, or neither didn't matter. From the looks of it, he was stuck and out of commission for the time being. "..."

One of the two remaining guards turned and realized what had happened.....then turned back to Arx tearing his friend apart and seemed to come to a realization that this **** wasn't worth the effort....and makes a run past Xia to the door out.

A survivor could alert the others and bring down backup. She was trying to escape, not fight everyone in the building. With narrowed eyes, she abandoned the trapped and possibly unconscious escort leader and gave chase.

Feather Caught in the Breeze

3

Xia's rapid chase took her off the ground, spiraling around the hall as if caught in some kind amusement park ride. One final step to plant both her feet against an invisible wall, she propelled herself forward and down to take the guard down at the knees.

[bruceleegreyhulk]

Jacob sighs." Hey, you damn hallucination, what's taking you so long?" Jacob shouted.

" I'm trying to figure out which key on this panel to use and how to use it?" Rhea said.

" Just do it by trial and error you damn hallucination," Jacob shouted.

" What you seriously want me to mess with each key on this panel? That doesn't seem wise," Rhea said.

" Just do it, you damn hallucination," Jacob shouted.

" Fine, I guess doing this by trial and error is our best option," Rhea said. Rhea sighs and then uses its nose to push on each key of the panel to see what happens. "

[MrSandman]

It had caught her off guard last time, not again.

Even as it began siphoning her strength, the Dragon wretched and... vomited. The discharge- plasma- coating her shoulder and dripping onto the bloodied corpse beneath her as it began eating away at the globule.

Then she snarled.



The corpse beneath her, became a makeshift bulwark as she rose up and charged at the remaining attacker; blood and superheated plasma spilling off her as she bore down on the man... and from the gleam in her eye it was obvious her goal was to force the remains of the guard in her grip, down the remaining guard's throat.

The guard sprayed his weapon at the oncoming dragon, but the guards body managed to keep her from getting hit anywhere important.....and seeing death advancing on him.....the guard did the only sensible thing.

He immediate launched himself towards the nearest cell, slapped the barrier lock button and managing to slip in before it sparked to life behind him.

Spinning around....out of breath and scared shitless...he takes a moment to almost chuckle at the good fortune of...

Reaching the master panel, Matthias studied it carefully. One key to open all the cell doors, the other would likely kill everyone still inside. Luckily, each key was labeled, and Seek confirmed for him which one was the correct key.

Activating the key to open all of the cell doors, he then turned to watch what happens next. As he did, he tensed up and readied himself to make a run for it when needed.

....and just then the barrier flickered and died.

And he realized that he hadn't been scared shitless....as a foul odur was quickly filling the cell.

What happened next was best left strickened from the record....and thankfully spared from the others by the angle, sufficed to say.....someone just died in a very messy way.

[Tami]

The way to the lift and the trip down take no more then a few minutes.

Upon exiting several levels below, he can vaguely hear the sounds of combat nearby......and further investigation would lead him to the source....



The button did its job...behind him the barriers all turned off in rapid succession.

At the same time...the door to his immediate left opened, and there was nobody on the other end. Just a hallway with nothing in it......

....nothing he could see anyways. Lucifer was there.....but still invisible.

OOC: Can Matthias sense Lucifer's energy?

[MrSandman]

OOC: Can Matthias sense Lucifer's energy?

OOC: Don't see why not....Unless Nol has something to block that. (Which I didn't see)

[MrSandman]

Jacob sighs." Hey, you damn hallucination, what's taking you so long?" Jacob shouted.

" I'm trying to figure out which key on this panel to use and how to use it?" Rhea said.

" Just do it by trial and error you damn hallucination," Jacob shouted.

" What you seriously want me to mess with each key on this panel? That doesn't seem wise," Rhea said.

" Just do it, you damn hallucination," Jacob shouted.

" Fine, I guess doing this by trial and error is our best option," Rhea said. Rhea sighs and then uses its nose to push on each key of the panel to see what happens. "

The panel flashes.

"Immediate Cell Purge Requested. Initation? Y/N"

The spirit dogs nose approaches the Y key as it attempts to trial and error its way into opening.

Thankfully the barrier shuts down a moment before he can hit it, thanks to Mathias.

[MrSandman]

The man fired from his odd gun before she could get to him, but Xia's ghostly knee was enough to keep him from doing it again.

She watched him struggle briefly before bringing the heel of her boot down on the back of his neck. Whether it knocked him out, killed him, or neither didn't matter. From the looks of it, he was stuck and out of commission for the time being. "..."



A survivor could alert the others and bring down backup. She was trying to escape, not fight everyone in the building. With narrowed eyes, she abandoned the trapped and possibly unconscious escort leader and gave chase.

Feather Caught in the Breeze

3

Xia's rapid chase took her off the ground, spiraling around the hall as if caught in some kind amusement park ride. One final step to plant both her feet against an invisible wall, she propelled herself forward and down to take the guard down at the knees.

The impact knocks the escort leader out....or at least Xia could assume, since he stopped moving.

The other guard made a rush for the exit, not even bothering to try and stop Mathias who was kneeling next to the controls.

Still...he wasn't quite fast enough, and a attack from behind sent him tumbling to the foot of the door.

"Ack....Stop...I give up! Don't kill me!" He screams in panic...throwing his weapon down and waving his hands. "That thing is gonna eat us all alive!"

[Noldere]

OOC: Don't see why not....Unless Nol has something to block that. (Which I didn't see)

OOC: Also answered in the Sign-In (I think), but I don't have anything that would block psychic energy or magical energy detection.

[Cleric of Hell’s Brigade]

The two arrives quickly on the roof, across which they spotted Kinu holding mercer and speaking into a communicator.



The both of them heard it loud and clear.

So did Mercer....who despite his protests seemed to go pale in the face.

Over the com, traffic exploded.

"There's a witch here already?" "**** we haven't even fou.." "Quiet! She's on the com line so she's listening in!"

The last voice was female, and similar enough to the one that shouted from the terminal doorway to cue kinu in on who it was.

Below her, in the terminal, she saw a flash of red for a split second looking up from the crowd moving in before it vanished.....

.....and then something cold and distinctively gun shaped was digging into the side of her head.

"Ange..." Mercer croaked in pain.

".....No sudden movements..." Ange spoke quietly. ".......that goes for the rest of you." She quickly shoots a glance at the two others. "So....Since my friend is still alive, Your either a bad liar or a witch with a conscience.....but think I won't put a bullet in your either way. Let him go...."

Owen’s hands go up, one holding an umbrella, the other empty, as he gently lands on the roof.

“Now now, no need for further bloodshed or violence.”

Odin’s Eye lets him know if she attempts to pull the trigger. His psychokinesis on the ready to either stop the hammer of the gun, or the trigger, from being used/pulled/moving back.