The Alien Wars 6: Into the Unknown

Unknown Elements

* Day changed to Thursday, 22. May 2025
* @Jackieness noms on danish. Is happy.
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<@DeathStar> Date: 10-672.10.13
<@DeathStar> Location: Mizukaze Manor
<@DeathStar> *Ren and Leyaeh stand over the Freyja; Ren scanning the weapon and eyeing the data coming back*
<@DeathStar> *Xevil has returned to his entourage and returned back to Risokyo and the senate, while the clone of Erevis remains MIA since running*
<@DeathStar> *Lemon is downstairs treating Cheryl at the moment*
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Noire.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm?"
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Since we don't have enough information on Athena's attacker, this might be a lead. The prints on the weapon belong to Erevis Zhenmei.
<@DeathStar> <Ren> I'd becareful on who we let this get out. If Isis or Ako learn about it, who knows what they might do
<@DeathStar> *Ren steps away from the body, having finished her scanning and eyeing her datapad*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Agreed." *glances over* "...and this game of chess..and they leave fingerprints on the murder weapon? I do not buy it."
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Well. Here is the pattern of the prints on the weapon.
<@DeathStar> *she brings up the image in the air*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> *glances over*
<@Seraphna> **Leyaeh frowns as she works on getting more flashbacks** Seems too easy.
<@DeathStar> *Freyja's body can be seen laying there, smashed in, with the Xvash laying next to it* <Ren> Erevis' prints can be seen on the handle here. *they seem a little lower down than is usual, but do form a grip position with thumb and everything. There is also a print on Freyja I found on the body here. *She brings up some around the neck area*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Yes, I can see it. Again, I think this is all rather suspect to be so careful in isolating and then murdering the victim...only to now bother wearing gloves.."
<@Jackieness> not bother
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Well, why did she run
<@DeathStar> <Ren> If we could locate her it would help clear this up
<@Seraphna> Leyaeh> Got two people arguing, and Freyja went to check, opened the door and got smashed. Flowing red hair but the clone could have been trying to stop Xevil. Do we know for sure they were the only two here?
<@DeathStar> <Ren> They were suppose to be - talking about the clone's fate
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Indeed. Two options... one...she was under soem sort of mind control with the intent of beign discovered and snapped out of it after this. Two... she stumbled on to this scene and panicked."
<@DeathStar> <Ren> But would Xevil just smash Freyja in? If he did, that's an even worse scenario
<@Seraphna> Leyaeh> Third is there was someone else here.
<@DeathStar> <Ren> I can hire mom to look into his guards
<@Seraphna> Leyaeh> Two attempted murders at the same time with weapons that easily implicate the Tsivrixsh.
<@DeathStar> <Ren> They were the only extra personnel here
<@Seraphna> Leyaeh> Xevil doesn’t have to work this hard to start a war.
<@Seraphna> Leyaeh> He could just declare one.
<@DeathStar> <Ren> So we're not eyeing him because he could just declare a war
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Hmmmm...the fact they used a Xvash, which leaves distinct wounds is also noteworthy."
<@Seraphna> Leyaeh> No, just not biasing ourselves.
<@DeathStar> *Ren lifts her comm up to her ear and listens* ...dammit
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm?"
<@Seraphna> Leyaeh> The report on the mine is she’s a Dark One too. She didn’t need a weapon.
<@DeathStar> <Ren> It looks like someone might have found the missing clone. Downtown at the garden district.
<@DeathStar> <Ren> I'm getting reports of Suisen tech being used there from CHIP
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...very well." *raises a hand and opens a shadowport*
<@Seraphna> Leyaeh> Gonna be hard to ask Jaime to leave Athena’s side right now.
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Well, that's why she gets to be the Empress. We go grab her and come back with her
<@DeathStar> *Ren steps through*
<@Seraphna> **Leyaeh follows**
<@Jackieness> <Noire> *steps through as well*
<@DeathStar> *The group finds themselves in what looks to be in a large beautiful park garden in the middle of Mega City. All around them, despite being late in the year with snow threatening to fall any day now, they are in the middle of a giant green house with vines and beautiful colored plants all over. And suddenly the glass begins to shatter around them as Fox Mask dashes past them and a Suisen Capture device flies after her, Ako riding on top of it, prepping the net. Isis seems to be inside, piloting it*
<@DeathStar> *Fox Mask sinks into the shadows like a Dark One and reappears up on the top of the green house like a monkey*
<@Seraphna> **Jaime teleports next to Fox Mask, eyeing her** Stop.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "...mmmm...and how did those two find out about this?"
<@DeathStar> *Ren eyes her comm and shakes it* I'd guess Ako has been listening in this entire time.
<@Seraphna> Leyaeh> They probably made the call.
<@DeathStar> *Fox Mask jerks at Jaime appearing out of nowhere and teleports down to the ground level*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "...how annoying. Do get the two under control."
<@Seraphna> **Jaime follows her**
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Do NOT make me chase you!
<@DeathStar> <Fox Mask> If I wanted, I could get away.;
<@DeathStar> *she says in that teenage type tone*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> I need to believe you didn’t do this.
<@DeathStar> *Isis brings the machine up right behind the clone*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Please tell me you didn’t.
<@DeathStar> *she looks at Jaime* I didn't do it. *Isis drops the net on her* <Ren> ... a net is suppose to hold a Progenitor?
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Let them take you in.
<@Seraphna> Jaime> I need details. On record.
<@DeathStar> <Fox Mask> And you'll protect me. ..... *she eyes the net, testing it and finds it won't burn*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Yes.
<@Seraphna> Jaime> They nearly killed Athena.
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Help me not burn the wrong people.
<@DeathStar> <Fox Mask> ... <Isis> I'll take her up to the palace and we can find out the truth there
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...I suggest you try to keep this quiet."
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Noire is right. Best to take her in quiet like
<@Seraphna> Jaime> She needs to be guarded as much as she needs to be contained. She might be our only viable witness.
<@DeathStar> <Isis> We'll keep her close. Trusr me
<@DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<@DeathStar> Location: Risokyo
<@DeathStar> *upon returning, Isis indeed sticks to the clone, bringing her into the secured areas of the palace. Ren follows along; however, Cuddles requests Ako come to medical*
<@DeathStar> *Isis sets Fox Mask up in a secure room* <Isis> We should remove that mask; it makes reading her impossible
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Give her what she needs sis.
<@DeathStar> *Ako bows and heads to the medical tower*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Mmm, it’s also keeping her suppressed. There’s one thing she can’t block though.
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Hm?
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm?"
<@Seraphna> **Jaime nods to Leyaeh and walks over, gently taking Fox Mask’s hands and starting to see what she can see**
<@DeathStar> *the Erevis clone jerks a bit at being touched*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> What she does has nothing to do with personal power. Just time.
<@DeathStar> <Ren> So this going to reveal who the killer is?
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "At the very least, we shall know more than we do now."
<@DeathStar> *Ako arrives and Cuddles sets Ako up, looking exhausted as she begins to use Ako and her body to try to heal Athena, due to them being the same person practically*
<@Seraphna> Leyaeh> The fuck?
<@DeathStar> <Isis> .... *looks at Leyaeh*
<@Seraphna> Leyaeh> So… what I saw was several loads of confusing. You saw someone that looked like Xevil attacking Fryja and tried to grab the weapon.
<@Seraphna> Leyaeh> Then the lights go out and you two are just staring at each other.
<@DeathStar> <Fox Mask> .... I do not know why Master decided to strike down this Freyja, but yes. He was killing her and I reached to grab at the weapon and take it from him. As were struggling, the lights went out and I stumbled back away from him
<@Seraphna> Leyaeh> Something happened between those points and it’s just… not there.
<@DeathStar> <Fox Mask> As I stood up and the lights came back on, he was a few paces away, staring at me like he was not sure what to do with me
<@Seraphna> Leyaeh> You’re sure it was him?
<@DeathStar> <Fox Mask> ..... I confess when I grabbed at the weapon, being near him made my head hurt and his aura felt ..... stronger than usual
<@Seraphna> Leyaeh> Xevil’s face seemed like he didn’t know how to handle you. I assume you did something to end the scuffle.
<@Seraphna> Jaime> His aura?
<@DeathStar> <Fox Mask> Master's aura is a powerful one.
<@DeathStar> <Ren> So we're going on the theory now that Xevil did or did not do it
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Ren...tell me...did Xevil ever have the opportunity to sneak away? The events he was invovled in would have been otherwise public."
<@DeathStar> <Ren> From what I have been able to tell for the evening, Xevil went to the manor to pick up his 'daughter'. While there, he and his daughter asked to go to one of the side rooms to hold a conversation regarding the future.
<@DeathStar> <Ren> They were away only a short amount of time - 5-10 mins, when the incident occurred.
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Leyaeh reports you two were arguing when Freyja walked in.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "And the time frame wor the attack on Athena?"
<@Jackieness> for
<@DeathStar> <Fox Mask> He was probing to see how much influence all of you had on me
<@DeathStar> <Ren> As far as I can tell, there is no way the same attacker could be done for both. You'd have to have rushed all the way back to the teleporters and teleport back to Earth. And we have no logs of any such teleport.
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Well I doubt he would frame you. There’s was no time to plan that. Save your fingerprints on the weapon this looks open and shut to be Xevil but…
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Indeed. So putting aside the attack on Freyja for a moment, we have an attack on Athena that he could not possibly have committed."
<@Seraphna> Jaime> It feels too much like a setup to get me to start a war.
<@DeathStar> <Isis> So you're saying despite her seeing Xevil and the possibility of one of Xevil's people up here possibily having done it, we're leaning toward it being a set up
<@Seraphna> Jaime> The attack on Freyja I can’t justify a war on as it happened on Earth.
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Right now I'm just lacking more information
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "The attack on Athena left few clues with the only indication being the type of wounds being like those caused by a xvash."
<@Seraphna> Jaime> They’re Earth citizens and the location was not my sovereignty. But the attack on Athena…
<@DeathStar> <Fox Mask> If it is.... Master.... he will order me to come with him. I saw him
<@Seraphna> Leyaeh> We were able to finger a Tsiv ambassador. There are factions of his people that crave a new war.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "What was Xevil's demeanorimmediately after the time of the attack?"
<@Seraphna> Leyaeh> He seemed chill in the memory. Unsure of what to do with Erevis.
<@Seraphna> Jaime> He talked like he was pitying the situation too. Begged me not to look.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Have we considered that this might be another Xevil from another relaity invovled?"
<@DeathStar> <CHIP> Alert.
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> That’s Xevil. **pops out of Ren’s shadow** That one never shows what he’s thinking.
<@DeathStar> <CHIP> We have an update
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Another one!?
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm?"
<@DeathStar> <CHIP> Due to the incident, the Tsivrixsh Emperor has stated that he is returning to world for safety. He has sent a request for his 'daughter' to be prepared for when he departs. He will be leaving his ambassador behind to work out any details needed in the council.
<@DeathStar> *to his
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Many things feel far too convnient..."
<@Seraphna> Jaime> You against going with him?
<@DeathStar> *Ren studies a message on her datapad and replies to someone*
<@DeathStar> <Fox Mask> If you think he is not the killer, I do not mind going with him.
<@DeathStar> <Fox Mask> But it is hard to shake what I saw.
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> Leaving his ambassador to be arrested. Cruel.
<@Seraphna> **Jaime sends Xevil a message that she would like to meet before he departs**
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "The mabassador is here to dealw ith the diplomatic events, not be arrested."
<@DeathStar> *Xevil sets up a time on his ship*
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Taiga has been going through the Tsivrixsh names with Miyuki. There is one that Taiga seems interested in
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Seems we’ll have to talk to him on his ship.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "I recall. That one was hard to read."
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Right. She notes that it's essentially a garbled nonsense name that Miyuki wrote and when compared to the list of names, it's not there.
<@DeathStar> <Ren> So she's looking into it
<@Seraphna> Jaime> I need Xevil’s testimony, whatever it is.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Perhaps the name is related to Xevil's eldritch dealings."
<@DeathStar> <Isis> I will go with you, Jaime. *She eyes the clone* Do we bring her with us?
<@DeathStar> <Ren> I will go meet up with mom and look into this name. And lord help us if it's an eldritch being; we had enough dealings with those over in the Mirror Universe
<@Seraphna> Jaime> She may need to hear his actions for herself. Are you comfortable going with us… Revi?
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Indeed...but we are not at the point yet, where we cna rule anything out."
<@DeathStar> <Fox Mask> I. am.. *She stands up and Isis gathers her things. Ren moves for Miyuki's place*
<@DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<@DeathStar> Location: Mizukaze Manor
<@DeathStar> *Chii has brought all the animals into the mansion. Lemon stares at birds flying around the place and various animals eating her couch*
<@Seraphna> **Angela is sitting by Cheryl focused on her**
<@DeathStar> *Cheryl sits up finally*
<@Chaintan> 6*puffs have attached themselves to the different creatures, while Miyuki rubs her temples, sat by kitchen counter
<@DeathStar> <Cheryl> I feel like something was eating my hair
<@Seraphna> Angela> That was Frank the Goat.
<@DeathStar> *Taiga is sitting near Miyuki, having a large book out as she works on the name thing*
<@DeathStar> *she keeps an eye on a tiger that is eyeballing her*
<@Seraphna> **Si death glares the tiger**
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> theres no way for a signature to be tampered with right?
<@DeathStar> *Cheryl looks around, then touches Chii' face, then Angela's* Damn, my sight is acting up again. ... bring me up to speed
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> cause just even remembering looking at it sends an ice spike into my brain
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> If I had to guess. *she eyes Miyuki's palm, holding it, then looks at the list of Tsivrixsh* Somehow you managed to overcome whatever block / magic spell / curse was put down to hide the real name - the one on your palm - and make it seem like a Tsivrixsh name
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> This goes beyond your typical spy
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> This cursed name is something the brain can't stand to look at
<@DeathStar> *Ren and Noire arrive as Taiga is theorizing*
<@DeathStar> *The tiger attempts to eat Si in the background*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm?"
<@DeathStar> <Ren> I think mom is having an old lady moment.
<@DeathStar> *Taiga adjusts her glasses*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Evidently..."
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> *mumbles* And this is why I talk with Andrea about my theories. Anyway.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "At any rate, have you uncovered anything?"
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki leans into her free hand, eyeing what she wrote
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> As long as it doesnt turn out that I got brainworm or something in my eyes. I dont think Isis could bare another sudden shock
<@Seraphna> **Si is soon riding the tiger**
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Well, Miyuki...let's see it then."
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki extends her arm that she scrawled the characters onto
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Regarding your case, it appears to me there's a high chance your mystery attack on Athena might not be a Tsivrixsh. *The name on Miyuki's hand looks a lot like Ycnágnnisssz*
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> you'll have to forgive my penmenship
<@Jackieness> <Noire> *takes a look at the name*
<@DeathStar> <Ren> What the fuck kind of name is that?
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> looking directly at it was incredibly unpleasant and painful
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> your mother thinks its either cursed or similarly bugged
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "...an eldritch one."
<@DeathStar> *Ren looks away, feeling headachey*
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> I was shifting through Lana's old books ot see if that was the case
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> good enough for me to explain the headache
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "And?"
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Anyway, Miyuki saw that name when looking at the name of Tsivrixsh working for the Ambassador
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> So there's a possibility that this Yakadoole might be involved
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> It's vanished now outside being written on her palm
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki squints
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> Yakadoole?
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Ycanzoo?
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> Maybe the Y is silent
<@DeathStar> *Cheryl lumbers over to their area and leans forward* Labadoodle
<@DeathStar> *she sits* <Cheryl> Are we talking about my labadoodles?
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> no, unfortunately
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Either way... we have established that invoking the names of these beings is unwise anyway."
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Lets call it Bob then
<@Seraphna> Angela> A Tsivrixsh or someone who bashed Athena with what might be a Xvash.
<@Seraphna> Angela> Cheryl! Cheryl! Our cute grandkid knows the ways of Bob!
<@DeathStar> <Cheryl> And I take it they did something to Freyja.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Thart suggests to me that Xevil's past eldritch dealings are now involved."
<@Seraphna> Angela> Yeah… she’s…
<@DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... *nods, her gaze blank*
<@DeathStar> <Ren> So are they with him or are they just ..... punking him?
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki waves a tail in front of Cheryl
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm...an excellent question."
<@DeathStar> *Cheryl doesn't seem to react, as if she doesn't see .... at first, but then she grabs at it in a delayed reaction, probably sensing the vibration*
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> wouldnt 'punking' from an eldritch be more...phsyical?
<@DeathStar> <Chii> Like tripping someone?
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "We should ask why they picked those two targets."
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> into a closed umbrella, down a flight of stairs
<@DeathStar> <Cheryl> .... *strokes the tail slowly, making Shion poke her head out*
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> also forgive me if Im running on old conceptions but, isnt the usual MO to drive as many people mad?
<@DeathStar> <Cheryl> You're right. I have to think they have more planned than just those two targets
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Miyuki is right. They haven't attempted to drive one person mad. Even you know who did that
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "If it is at Xevil's behest, why would he pick those two targets? Why not a higher value target like Jaime?"
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Where is Jaime right now?
<@DeathStar> *Ren checks her datapad* Meeting with him right this second, with Isis
<@DeathStar> *Taiga hops to her feet* I should return to the palace to make sure everything is okay
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> wait you let my wife go there?
<@DeathStar> <Ren> She's been uh, a bit like uh...
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Grr gr grr
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki's puffs detatch and return to her
<@DeathStar> <Ren> She drove the Mean Bean Machine earlier to capture the Erevis clone
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> All Im hearing is I need to get there NOW
<@DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'm hearing she'll likely stab Xevil
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Then go and act."
<@DeathStar> *she stands up, using Angela as support*
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Alright, I'll lead you to Xevil's ship
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki pushes Ren to hurry
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> I'll see if I can't locate more on this Yakuza
<@Seraphna> Angela> Let’s go then.
<@DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<@DeathStar> Location: Xevil's Ship - Dock
<@DeathStar> *Jaime, Isis, and Fox Mask arrive at Xevil's ship, where a bunch of Tsivrixsh are all about, doing various stuff. Many stand guard, simply watching the three of them as they board the ship*
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> Empress Zhenmeis. *he tells the two women as they board* It is a pleasure. *he motions for refreshments to be prepared as he has a meeting room cleared for them. The Erevis clone shifts and sits down in her seat while Isis quietly sits, eyeing Xevil - her face sereny but her emotions are all over the place*
<@Seraphna> **Jaime sits looking him over** I won’t waste your time Xevil. I need to know what happened from your perspective. My instincts are today’s events feel like someone is playing a game with all of us.
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> ... *glances at Fox Mask, and the Erevis clone seems to peer down* And what have you been told?
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Someone that at least resembles you struck Freyja. Your daughter tried to stop it.
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> Interesting. I heard a sound and went to investigate. I found nothing in the end, so I went to return and found my daughter standing over a dead body of a priestess.
<@DeathStar> <Isis> So you walked back and just found the body
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> Yes; I planned to take my daughter away from your jurisdiction
<@DeathStar> *he motions at them being on his ship now*
<@DeathStar> <Fox Mask> I ... but you...
<@Seraphna> Jaime> We have verification of her experience, but there are some inconsistencies. You may have forgotten we have the ability to investigate temporally.
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> Do you now
<@DeathStar> *at that moment Ren, Miyuki, and Noire step in, being escorted by more Tsivrixsh*
<@DeathStar> *Isis blinks and takes Miyuki's hand*
<@DeathStar> *Cheryl takes a seat, using Angela as a cane*
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki huffs and holds Isis's hand, tails resting on either side
<@DeathStar> *Ren slides Jaime the information they found out so far*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> **looks it over** Xevil, are you aware that the Eldritch One is not dead?
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> The Eldritch One? I thought you erased them from existence?
<@Seraphna> Jaime> She kept a copy of herself in the Mirror Universe.
<@Seraphna> Jaime> We have been watching for her to act again. **she slides over the unreadable name to him**
<@DeathStar> *Xevil's face is unreadable; glancing over the name doesn't seem to illicit pain like it does in others, but there is confusion there*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> There is also the possibility this is the work of another. She’s not the only Old One.
<@DeathStar> *Xevil holds Miyuki's palm for a bit longer, then lets he hand go*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> If I had to guess, one that feeds off war and violence instead of chaos.
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Today was a perfect opportunity to get one of us to start a war. I’m willing to believe you hate being played as much as I do.
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> I am not as read up on the Old Gods and Outer Gods as you might think; you believe one of these beings is trying to start a war instead of just feeding off chaos?
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Wouldn't that just be another type of chaos?
<@Seraphna> Jaime> There are many ways to create chaos. This took a lot of effort and you were directly affected, Xevil.
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> And why do you think that?
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm...the motivations are still opaque."
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> The way I see it, they seem to want to bring you down as much as me.
<@Seraphna> Jaime> The part of her testimony I left out. Your increased aura and the pain in her head.
<@Seraphna> Jaime> You have an Eldritch connection still.
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> Hm. *he folds his hands together and leans back* I am a being that cannot be easily killed. I am not even sure your Wind could stop me
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> There is not much in this world that interests me
<@Seraphna> Jaime> I have no wish to play into this game. Whoever did this harmed my sister and for that everything they have will burn. I am not going to blame someone who was forced or framed however.
<@DeathStar> *Isis looks at Jaime, then at Xevil*
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> Very well. I am not interested in a war either. It would be pointless in destroying your Empire
<@Seraphna> Jaime> I’m glad we agree. And at any rate they besmirched your honor.
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> I am aware what you are trying to do - you wish to rope me into this
<@Seraphna> Jaime> I wish you to help me find them yes.
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> And you think I have some special power to find them?
<@Seraphna> Jaime> I think you can tell me what happened in that room.
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> Not much more than what I told you before. I will add a little more 'flavor text'. I heard a noise in the next room that concerned me. It sounded like someone was at the door, listening in, so I told Erevis to stay put while I went to see who would be so bold. I assumed it would be you
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Mmm. It struck me as odd that there was a Xvash present. You and your daughter have no use for one if you want to kill someone.
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> As I stepped into the next room, there was no one present, but there was a figure in the shadows so I went over to take a look. Whoever was there was gone by the time I arrived; or better to say, they managed to simply move past me as if they were never there. Or I was never there. I went to go back to the other room when the lights went out; as if it were a child's prank, and when I could see again, the girl was kneeling over the body with her hand on the weapon, looking at myself with a look that indicated she had a hand in what happened
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> That is where you are right and wrong. Erevis has been trained in the art of the xvash. She normally does not carry one on her person, but it was not out of the question for her to get one from the guards.
<@Seraphna> Jaime> She attempted to take the weapon from the killer. Seeing as the other was taken it might be that she stopped the killer from taking it.
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Her fingerprints are only on the outer part of the haft. Her training then confirms she did not use it to kill. She knows how to hold one.
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> You say you want me to look into this more. I will do so. I will also leave her with you
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> I'll return back to my world for now and see what I can learn.
<@Seraphna> **Jaime looks to Revi** Are you okay staying here with us? We will not force it.
<@DeathStar> *Erevis removes the Fox Mask* It would be up to you. *She glances at everyone* I am not held in the highest of esteem right now
<@DeathStar> <CHIP> I am sorry to interrupt. You need to return to the palace. Immediately
<@DeathStar> *Isis looks down at her datapad, then stands up*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm...what more has transpired?"
<@DeathStar> <CHIP> There has been an attack
<@DeathStar> <Ren> I think our attackers are giving up on trying to pit us against each other
<@DeathStar> *CHIP sends the location - medical*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> **grabs people up in a teleport**
<@DeathStar> *the teleport drops them off in smoke; alarms seem to be going off*
<@Seraphna> **Jaime frowns and looks for people, moving towards Athena**
<@Jackieness> <Noire> *looks around*
<@DeathStar> *As they enter the medical chamber, heads begin to feel like they're splitting open as an xvash swings right for Jaime's head*
<@DeathStar> *a medical laser is going off, cutting chunks of the room in half*
<@DeathStar> *half*
<@DeathStar> *the laser growing closer toward Athena's tank*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> *moves a finger, raising a Dark Matter spike into the path of the blade*
<@DeathStar> *Ren leaps onto the laser to control it*
<@DeathStar> *the xvash is mattered*
<@Seraphna> **Jaime ducks and pulls forward, forming a crystal barrier over Athena’s tank**
<@DeathStar> *figures move in the smoke as Isis moves to try to vent the room*
<@DeathStar> *a figure moves for the exit*
<@DeathStar> *The laser cuts along the roof as Ren strains to break it*
<@Seraphna> **Jennifer as a deeply pissed off docyor, turns the exit into a glacier**
<@Jackieness> <Noire> *moves to ursue the xvash wielder*
<@Jackieness> pursue
<@Seraphna> **Jaime shifts to help Ren tearing the laser off it’s holder**
<@DeathStar> *Noire would catch what them at the exit as it's frozen*
<@DeathStar> *the room finally vents and it's cleared*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> *summons Darm Arms to try grappling the attacker*
<@Jackieness> Dark
<@DeathStar> *Noire grapples --- thin air as it clears*
<@Seraphna> **Jaime snaps the power wire for the laser**
<@DeathStar> *however, the person really was there a moment ago*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> I am deeply unamused.
<@DeathStar> *The laser snaps and shuts off*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "...how annoying..."
<@DeathStar> *showing Cuddles off to the side, Ako bent forward, Jennifer is there to the side as well. Ren stumbles forward as the device blows up next to her and falls onto her rear*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> CHIP I want every detail on what happened. Everyone check for injured
<@DeathStar> <CHIP> Bringing up life signs
<@DeathStar> <CHIP> Jennifer's life signs are strong
<@Seraphna> **Jennifer is checking over Cuddles**
<@DeathStar> <CHIP> Cuddles life signs are fluxating
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki checks on Isis and Ren
<@Seraphna> **Jennifer starts healing her and getting her on a bed**
<@DeathStar> <CHIP> ...... *he sends a message to Cuddles, who reads it*
<@DeathStar> *Ren looks to have taken some debris hit in her side while Isis is just fine*
<@DeathStar> <Cuddles> Mom
<@DeathStar> <Cuddles> I want you to get this ready for me
<@DeathStar> *She hands her a list of things*
<@Seraphna> Jennifer> Okay. You’ll be okay?
<@DeathStar> <Cuddles> Yeah. I'll be good for a bit longer.
<@DeathStar> *she works on patching up Ako*
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> Ok Ren, Youre going to have to stay still till we can get that stuff out safely
<@DeathStar> *Ren eyes her side* Don
<@Seraphna> **Jennifer frowns at the list but goes to pull it from the older storage** We haven’t used this in over a century.
<@DeathStar> *Ren eyes her side* Don't suppose I can just ignore this until it goes away? <Isis> Don't be a baby
<@DeathStar> *CHIP brings up the files for Noire on what happened*
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> No little one
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "They still insisted on using a Xvash even though we were literally with Xevil when the attack began." *looks at the files*
<@Seraphna> **Kaelan puts hands on Ren and chilly moonlight glows over her wounds**
<@DeathStar> *it looks like a Tsivrivsh agent was in there and sabotaged the medical equipment, but when everyone came in, they simply mutated into fog; watching it is like a needle in the brain*
<@DeathStar> <Cuddles> It's not something we have to do often. Thank God
<@DeathStar> *Taiga arrives on scene and jerks at the chaos*
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> Here dear. Some Tsuki power.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "...they were definitely Tsivrixsh, or at leats in the form of one."
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Right. *she bites down on something to prepare to get the debris out*
<@Seraphna> **Jaime rolls the tables in** Sam was the last one on this table I think. Or was it Erevis?
<@DeathStar> <Cuddles> .... *injects something in her side, then begins to hook Athena up to Ako*
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> UH lets get you on a bed and hooked up to an IV drip before you go digging without a medical degree
<@Chaintan> 6*she swats Ren's hand
<@Seraphna> Jennifer> As much as I have made jokes before… what are we doing here?
<@DeathStar> <Cuddles> Transferring mom into Ako's body
<@Seraphna> Jennifer> And Ako…where?
<@DeathStar> <Cuddles> ... You should check on Ren
<@Seraphna> Jennifer> **frowns** I suppose the moon fox can’t heal all of that.
<@DeathStar> <Cuddles> I was just thinking it might distract you
<@DeathStar> *she begins to operate the equipment, but Jen would notice she's making sloppy mistakes*
<@Seraphna> Jennifer> **bats her hand and starts doing it**
<@DeathStar> <Cuddles> ..... *sits down and lets her*
<@Seraphna> Jennifer> You need healing too.
<@DeathStar> <Cuddles> I'll let Miyuki treat me. *she jokes*
<@DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<@DeathStar> Date: 10-672.10.15 - 2 days later
<@DeathStar> Location: Suisen Empire - Risokyo
<@DeathStar> *after the chaos of the attack, the group is retired to the gardens of the city where Ren is wearing various bandages and laying out by the waters. Isis watches a little duck swim around silently, looking unsure what to say or think.*
<@DeathStar> *X leans on the wall, having shown up to help provide some protection, while Taiga has tons of books everywhere, looking into the enemy and notes all over the place. The clone of Erevis has her fox mask laying next to her*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm..."
<@DeathStar> <Cheryl> I don't suppose the chances of this being over are high, do you?
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "...we have yet to identify the goals beyond kill Athena."
<@DeathStar> *Jennifer has been put back in charge of medical after the attack*
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki rubs Isis's side, remaining quiet for now
<@DeathStar> *Isis looks at Miyuki, and hands her a duck*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Cuddles is going to need a long break too.
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki holds it, till a puff takes it
<@DeathStar> *Ako is wheeled into the room*
<@DeathStar> *Isis glances over at her as Ako looks at them all*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> So… did the entirely foolish plan work?
<@DeathStar> <Ako?> I am not in a mood to be cutesy after everything that has happened. *She notes. If it is Athena, she sounds very non-Athena like* But Jen-Jen has worked hard and needs sleep.
<@DeathStar> *Athena takes Isis hand and squeezes it; though it seems her movement is a bit jerky*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> It’ll take some time for your mind to sync with your body.
<@DeathStar> <Athena> Nya. I been thinking and recalling. I think I remember something.
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Oh?
<@DeathStar> <Athena> The bad guy looked like a Tsivrixsh but as I was passing out, it seemed to expand. Almost like it was becoming everything. Enlarging so much, staring at it was too much for my mind to comprehend. It was shifting shapes, forms, existence. Like it was becoming everything and nothing at once. It hurt to process it.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...it escaped by becomign non-corporeal."
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki's ears twitch
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> I have an idea of what th enemy might be, but we'd need to go get confirmation
<@Seraphna> Jaime> That’s how it got away from Medical. Through the vents.
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> If it is what I think it is, we are in trouble.
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Athena must have run into him while he was moving into place.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Do share ratehr than wait for shenanigans to happen."
<@Seraphna> Jaime> **has CHIP monitor ventilation**
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> I think it is the enemy that High Planes Chad mention. He labeled them the Unknown simply because he could not identify them or predict what they were. We can make a trip up there to confer if you like
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Fate might could tell us
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> If they are the same enemy, they were wiping him out
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Make it happen.
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> My only idea is if we can win a battle against them, they might go away for a while
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...didn't he mention somethign about whispering or somesuch?"
<@DeathStar> <Isis> I have not noticed any whispering yet
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki grimaces
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> dont jinx us
<@DeathStar> <Erevis> ..... do we want to listen for such a thing?
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "We lack data points."
<@Seraphna> **Kaelan whispers in Ren’s ear that she’ll need to take a break to heal too**
<@DeathStar> *Ren huffs*
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Look I'm the security chief
<@DeathStar> *She waves her bandaged body* I'm comma along
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> not till you get medically cleared
<@DeathStar> *Ren slumps into her chair*
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Someone cleeeaaar me
<@DeathStar> *Taiga meanwhile works on a reality portal and begin to open it*
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki shakes her head at Ren
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...Ren, I shall attend to these affairs in your stead."
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> I will tend to Ren.
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> We will keep things secure.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Indeed."
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Alright. I'll trust you all. Be careful
<@DeathStar> <Ren> I'll be right here if you need to comm for back up
<@DeathStar> <Isis> I assure you, we will be fine
<@DeathStar> *Erevis puts her fox mask on, then thumbs up Jaime*
<@DeathStar> *Stepping through the portal into the realm of Chad, the team would find it .... completely sterile, with everything completely wiped out. It looks as if the universe is being dissolved, or broken down, or eaten maybe. It's not happening quickly, so there is no danger, but it appears as if a war broke out long ago, and now something is simply consuming the universe*
<@DeathStar> *the team finds themselves in the ruined streets of the once orderly world of Chad*
<@DeathStar> *rubble and skeletons lay all around as they dissolve into sterile nothingness*
<@DeathStar> *whatever is even consuming this world is not apparant*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "...this plane is dead..."
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Every time we come it’s worse here.
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> Gross
<@Chaintan> 6*her puffs retreat into her tails
<@DeathStar> <Isis> I do not like this place. *her ears are flat*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...if anyone has survived, it would be Chad...and if not, then its over for this existence."
<@DeathStar> <<Taiga> Lets see if we can't find him
<@DeathStar> *she follows a bleeping dot, moving toward what looks like a typical Chad base, but as they approach, the structure looks as if it's being dissolved. Even the ground, bodies, and more around it is becoming no more. Laying on a BMW type car, face down, is Fate*
<@DeathStar> *she looks bloodied and starting to dissolve herself*
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> I am not detecting a Chad Winters in this dimension anymore
<@DeathStar> *as she says that, the building collapses*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> *summons Dark Arms to go and grab Fate*
<@Seraphna> **Jaime frowns and lifts Fate up with a crystal structure**
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Ideas on saving her?
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Keep her away from the edge of the world for starters."
<@DeathStar> *Fate groans and opens her eyes; despite being partially dissolved, she seems still awake*
<@DeathStar> <Fate> .... *she looks at the team* You returned..... is Jikuu safe?
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Fate. She’s fine. You aren’t.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "...we are also looking for Chad Winters."
<@DeathStar> <Fate> He was killed in the first wave. The enemy caused in fighting to occur to weaken us.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...that might explain their actions in our plane, though they were...clumsy...unsubtle."
<@DeathStar> <Fate> Then you eliminated each attempt? You will not have EarthGov attacking the Erusians, the Cartel attacking the EarthGov, the Erusians attacking Tsivrixsh, and so on?
<@Seraphna> Jaime> They tried to pit us against Xevil and failed.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "They set up an attack based upon a Tsivirxsh form. Mmmmm....they were clumsy in their attempt and were detected oprematurely."
<@DeathStar> <Fate> And the other races? They would have done all at once.
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Then lashed out in an attempt to finish off Athena. We’ll have to look into events outside the empires.
<@DeathStar> <Fate> Some they might have done on other worlds
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "We should return in case dasmage control is needed."
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Well the forces able to tell the others to chill out are sane still.
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Can we take you with us safely? You’re half faded.
<@DeathStar> <Isis> If this is true, we will need to speak with Chad's daughter upon return. I believe she will listen on EarthGov's behalf
<@DeathStar> <Isis> As for the Cartel, I am unsure if William Spade will
<@Seraphna> Jaime> The attack on Freyja was likely a move on Earth.
<@DeathStar> *Fate looks around* I am strong enough to come. I just need time to heal
<@Seraphna> Jaime> I can get ahold of William.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Assuming the real target was not someone else...and Freyja simply had the misfortune of finding the attacker first."
<@DeathStar> <Isis> Once we get back, we'll check in with everyone and see how everyone stands
<@DeathStar> -TBC-
<@DeathStar> -Minis Are open-
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