The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Anniversary Session True 25 (26)

Session Start: Sun Nov 05 12:32:26 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Anniversary26
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<DeathStar> -0-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.9.21
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *Both Jikuus have directed the asteroid covered PAX to be sent further into the Erusian territory, in the hopes that they are secretly on their side and simply stalling while looking for them; settling in an asteroid belt in their territory. Since then, both Jikuus have retreated into Lenneth's room to go through her books and files to see if they can find anything that might help*
<DeathStar> *Adeline studies all the Maka propped up, asleep, while having Zayne under observation in particular*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Well, I have bad news and worse news
<Dias`> <Chad> Let's hear it?
<Dias`> *-?*
<Seraphna> **Jaime looks up from a datapad report on Lenneth** Mm?
<XanTop> 6* Xan is looking over the same report about Lenneth.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> An anonymous source from Earth might have given us a clue that might help us. *she brings up the scans by Cuddles on the marks on some of their brains* It appears that quite a few of the marked have marks on their brains. Indicating no amount of seering off the mark from your body will do anything. The mark on your brain is slowly filling out whatever symbol it is - is occurring there as well. It is also, it appears, on Zayne's daughter's brain, occurring to this source
<DeathStar> <Adeline> And she was not anywhere near Sunny's attack
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I wondered where she ran off and hid at.
<XanTop> <Xan> So...I have the mark on my brain?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Is this symbol the same as the external ones?
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<DeathStar> <Adeline> Yes to both your questions
<Dias`> *Chad crosses his arms* Hmmm. I suppose it was only a matter of time before they adjusted the mark to appear somewhere that would cause lasting damage if removal was tried.
<Seraphna> **Thena puffs her cheeks** Rules keep changing.
<Seraphna> Jennifer> Forced removal anyway. The Song method didn’t harm the target. Though as we know now it harmed the singers.
<Dias`> <Chad> Hmmm.
<XanTop> <Xan> Do we know anything more about how they work or it's just mystery magics?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Well here's the rest of what the source told me, if we trust them
<Seraphna> Jaime> Divine methods might work too. Tsuki’s banishment spell actually healed people.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> They told me we'll never find Xevil here. They believe Xevil is in a dream world - the same goes for you know who.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> The only dream world I know is the Reviere. *She looks at Thena*
<Seraphna> Thena> Of course! Wait why haven’t I felt it?
<Dias`> <Chad> That would explain why it's so hard for us to pin him down and how he's able to affect so many people so quickly.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> So Xevil is a Dream Pixie Fairy Child?
<Seraphna> Thena> If he marked our world though…
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Do you HAVE a world?
<Seraphna> **Jennifer frowns deeply**
<XanTop> <Xan> ...dream worlds. God I remember when Xevil was just a douchebag we wanted to blow up with a missile.
<Seraphna> Thena> Sorta?
<Dias`> <Chad> Agreed.
<DeathStar> <Adelie> So
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Even if this source is accurate what do we make of it and how do we act on it
<XanTop> <Xan> First question is how we could verify, do we have the ability to enter dreams?
<Dias`> <Chad> Can we afford to act on it is the first question? Second, if we do, we can use it Thena to access it most likely.
<DeathStar> <CHIP> We got a transmission coming in from John. Should I hang up?
<Dias`> <Chad> Put him through.
<DeathStar> *John appears on the screen, looking agitated* I'm about to come back
<Seraphna> Thena> We could enter a dreamscape. Though people gotta sleep.
<XanTop> <Xan> Come back?
<Dias`> <Chad> And? *He looks at the screen*
<DeathStar> <John> Lets just say, I've spent the better part of 12 hours dealing with their beacons, taking out beacons; said beacons being charged to Fox. Fox getting angrier, trying to cool Fox off, and the cycle repeating itself
<DeathStar> <John> This has been a complete shitshow of wasting time and making Fox go in circles and me
<Seraphna> Tabetha> Soooo tired!
<XanTop> <Xan> Everyone make it through, at least?
<Seraphna> Thena> I feel like Fox is being trolled.
<DeathStar> <John> Yeah. Fox's one world might take some time to recover. Still trying to figure out who sold the rights to the Cartel
<Seraphna> Thena> Or how you can actually do that? It sounds made up.
<DeathStar> <John> Well...
<Dias`> *Chad rubs his face a bit*
<DeathStar> <John> I glanced at the galactic paperwork and I'm not that smart, but the planet lease, it seemed like her name was erased off
<Seraphna> Thena> Like, can I just say I buy the Cartel?
<Seraphna> Thena> Wait was that their weakness this whole time!?
<DeathStar> <John> You're not about to try to preform galactic forgery are you?
<DeathStar> <John> I'm sure they have hard copies
<Seraphna> Thena> The greatest pirate heist!
<Jackieness> <Myria> "Huh... won't there me other copies of the paperwork with the original signatures?"
<Dias`> <Chad> We'll send you our current coordinates, John. Try and take several jumps to get here.
<Seraphna> Thena> Wait yeah just use Fox’s hard copies.
<DeathStar> <John> Right.
<DeathStar> *CHIP ends the transmission*
<Jackieness> <Myria> *rocks on her heels* "...would find out who the parties in the sale is too."
<Dias`> <Chad> That's a future problem. Let's focus on whats infront of us.
<XanTop> <Xan> Right dreamscapes. What the fuck.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Well, I'm a little worried about someone messing with galactic planet paperwork...
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<XanTop> <Xan> The cartel using this to manipulate and steal is hardly a shock.
<Dias`> <Chad> And it won't do us any good to focus on that if we have no worlds left to fret over.
<Seraphna> Jaime> We’ll see how hard slaps work as currency later.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Thankfully our Geyze and Kumen countparts are about to teleport over. Maybe one of them can help with the dreamscape problem
<Jackieness> <Myria> "Could probably rig up a cyber-telepathic interface to link eeveryone through Thena's dream connection."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Unless we're truly going to count on Thena
<DeathStar> *Rachael looks dubious*
<Seraphna> Thena> …Why do I feel like I should be upset at that?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Because your mind is all over the place
<XanTop> <Xan> Maybe Thena's the only sane one in the room.
<Seraphna> Thena> Well if it was in one place you could lose it easily!
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> You seriously want to try to link us to Thena? *to Myria*
<Dias`> <Chad> I think I'll pass on that.
<Seraphna> Thena> **huffs and plays cat’s cradle with Thena**
<DeathStar> *Lorelei holds out candy to Thena*
<Dias`> <Chad> I doubt I could ever let my guard down enough for it work proper.
<Seraphna> **Thena and Thena take the candy**
<XanTop> <Xan> For those of us that aren't SO manly that we can't enter dreams, how would that work Thena?
<Jackieness> <Myria> "Huh... its an option if you can't come up wth a better idea."
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Is that really 'manly'?"
<Dias`> <Chad> It'll require her to be able to get there, first.
<Seraphna> Thena> Umm, well Momma created our dream realm in Momma Jenny. I think you just sleep?
<Seraphna> Jennifer> I had a crowded head at one point.
<DeathStar> *Adeline looks at Jaime* And what do you want to do?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Check all our options. There’s no dream spirit but maybe Origin can help there since she’s potentially any spirit.
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "I find that idea offensive."
<Jackieness> <Myria> "Ohhhh... magic."
<Seraphna> Jaime> There wasn’t a dream god was there Lore?
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "After all, she's not Gnome either, right?"
<Dias`> <Chad> Hmmm. My only fear is that if they've been hiding there, then anyone that goes, we'll most likely be walking in to their territory now.
<Seraphna> Jaime> So no worse off then our Hell team.
<Dias`> <Chad> Potentially worse, if it's a dream world they they took control of.
<DeathStar> *Lorelei muses* I'll go talk to Vesper at the bar. See what she says
<DeathStar> *She bows and steps out*
<DeathStar> *Rachael follows*
<Seraphna> Jennifer> I’ve found if your will is strong you can control a dream realm.
<Seraphna> Jennifer> Maybe that’s how Thena seems to do what she wants here.
<DeathStar> --SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Geyze
<DeathStar> *Selena looks over Simon, making sure he's okay, while Avenir mumbles to herself*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Alright, we're going to head up to the PAX everyone. *She turns around* Take only what you think is important
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<DeathStar> *Avenir mumbles below her breath about making deals with Cleaners*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh brings up datapad, notes, research tools...
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... of course." *prepares*
<Seraphna> **Talia brings a large fish and Gwen**
<DeathStar> <Gwen> M-Me? I'm not cut out for battling end of the world monsters!
<Seraphna> Talia> She said being what important.
<DeathStar> *Yuki does checks with the Aquarius*
<Seraphna> *bring
<Seraphna> **Alita adjusts her artifacts**
<XanTop> 6* Simon is sitting there leaner forward with his elbow on his knees, slowly flipping through his notes.
<XanTop> (leaned)
<DeathStar> *Bonnie seems to be smoking something, looking mostly healed; Asarar letting her join them from her unit, but not coming herself*
<DeathStar> *Cloé trots up into the Aquarius, with Bonnie following, then Selena. A moment later, Avenir follows*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> So uh, should we bring all the spirits?
<XanTop> 6* Pepper goes over some checks on her console.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> To blow up the bad guy?
<Jackieness> <Lana> *boards the Aquarius*
<XanTop> <Simon> We can call on them when we need them, can we not?
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Right that works
<XanTop> <Simon> We're not certain exactly what we will be dealing with.
<Seraphna> Talia> Terra can bring them anyways.
<DeathStar> *Gwen slowly boards*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Why does anyone think I'm cut out for battling end of the world monsters? I'm just tech support there."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> I'm tech support too! I should stay behind and tech
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Are you really?"
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Oh yeah, I'm all the support your tech needs
<Seraphna> **Talia and Alita board**
<Seraphna> Nox> They have the best spirits coming anyway.
<DeathStar> *Yuki takes a seat in the captain's chair*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... Gwen, we are just going to the PAX."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I'll remember that if the PAX's engines have issues."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Man, the PAX is hot spot for invasions and attacks
<DeathStar> *he walks onto the ship and finds a spot by Talia and Lana*
<XanTop> 6* Bix runs up the ramp like he's flying an airplane, arms out wide.
<XanTop> 6* Simon pauses on a page in his notepad, sighs and then pockets the whole thing before moving to step onto the ship.
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Welcome aboard, Mister Bix!
<DeathStar> *Selena leans over to Yuki* <Selena> Alright, lets take us out.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "..technically, so is Geyze."
<Seraphna> Cookie> Yo Bix! My Bot from another Knot! **respack knuckles are presented**
<DeathStar> *Gwen eyes Cookie*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I feel like Earth and Luna aren't far from that description either."
<Seraphna> **Talia whispers** She is speaking street Kumen.
<DeathStar> *The Aquarius lifts off and begins to zoom out* <Cloé> That is no street talk that I know
<Seraphna> Cookie> Nah it’s from the hood.
<DeathStar> *as the ship flies along, leaving Yggdrasil, Ben frowns by the communication console* <Ben> ..... Damn
<XanTop> 6* Bix salutes to Cloe and waves at Cookie then pauses and shakes the knuckles.
<DeathStar> *Ben begins to look like he's verifying something*
<XanTop> <Pepper> Ben's being serious. Something is wrong.
<Seraphna> Nox> Oh Ben, harbinger of woe, feed us the intel.
<DeathStar> <Ben> It appears due to something that happened yesterday, this Xevil has begun an hour countdown that if the PAX is not destroyed.... planets of races that are not helping find the ship will be entered into a lottery and be randomly destroyed every 10 minutes.
<DeathStar> <Selena> Is it because we broke our marks?
<Seraphna> Nox> Maybe, it sounds more like they figured something out and he’s desperate.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> That's a lot of planet crushing. We can't do anything in hour can we?
<XanTop> <Pepper> I hope it's the figuring something out and not just him being bored.
<Seraphna> Nox> You don’t ramp up the timer on a torture game because you’re having a good time.
<XanTop> <Simon> I tend to agree. Something has changed.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I'm bringing us into the Taiga Engine jump. We should be there in a few minutes.
<DeathStar> *Mireille sinks into her pod as Yuki preps the engine*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh... maybe they know where he is now."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "This just means we need to ramp up our timer... which would be easier if we weren't already going as fast as we can."
<DeathStar> *The Aquarius leaps and a second later arrives in an asteroid field; a moment later though, the Aquarius' alarms go off*
<Seraphna> Nox> What’s that!?
<XanTop> 6* Pepper checks shields are up.
<DeathStar> *they rise up a second after coming out*
<DeathStar> <Mireille comms> A massive ship is coming up behind us.
<DeathStar> *She brings it up on screen - it's a Templar ship*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Where did IT come from?
<Seraphna> Nox> Oh joy of joys.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh?!"
<Seraphna> Cookie> Either pinpointed our jump or it’s been here.
<DeathStar> *The Templar ship attempts to grab them in a beam and hold them in place*
<XanTop> <Pepper> Fuck, should I fre or we hailing first?
<XanTop> (fire)
<Seraphna> Cookie> Time to go. They don’t seem to have bothered with a hail.
<Seraphna> **Cookie tries to make it hard to lock them with the asteroids around**
<DeathStar> <Selena> The giant 5 mile big asteroid is our target
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We can't go there without the Templars figuring out thats the PAX though."
<Seraphna> Cookie> Won’t we be leading them to it?
<DeathStar> *The Templar ship follows them, simple knocking the asteroids aside*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Can we lose them?"
<DeathStar> <Bonnie> Won't they figure out that giant asteroid is the PAX?
<DeathStar> *The Templar Ship, after Cookie evades away, continues onward*
<DeathStar> *ignoring them*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> W-We did it>
<Seraphna> Cookie> Looks like we can sneak around them.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "They gave up easily though..."
<DeathStar> <Selena> So... what is the plan?
<Seraphna> Cookie> Course. Isn’t it odd they haven’t found the PAX yet?
<XanTop> <Pepper> Something fishy is here.
<DeathStar> *Yuki leans over to Ben* What is their course?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I don't think we actually lost them so much as them not actively chasing us."
<XanTop> 6* Pepper starts scanning there systems to make sure they're not being tracked now by that templar ship in some way.
<DeathStar> *Pepper and Ben would bring up data that looks like that giant Templar Ship is angling to come in at where the PAX is located to strike it from the side where it will sustain the least amount of damage*
<DeathStar> <Ben> My guess is they simply let us go
<Jackieness> <Lana> "..maybe they figured out where the PAX actully was..."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Probably."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...so they didn't need to question us anymore."
<XanTop> <Pepper> Probably realized we can't do much too them. How far are we from the PAX?
<DeathStar> <Selena> Lets hope the Erusians and the Tsivrixsh don't pick up on this battle
<Seraphna> Cookie> Let’s get there quick and advise them to raise the side shields.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Right. I'm going to attempt a risky manuever.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Everyone hold on
<Seraphna> Nox> **hugs the tube**
<Seraphna> Cookie> **holds onto her brownie**
<Seraphna> **Talia holds onto Gwen**
<DeathStar> *Yuki aims at where the PAX is located and has the computer calculate a minute jump and cut off, using Mireille*
<DeathStar> *not trusting herself to do it*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Hard for the PAX to not notice that ship about to collide with them, though..."
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *Lorelei sits in the bar, talking with Vesper with Rachael, while Myria works on her Thena device*
<Seraphna> Thena> Needs more rainbows.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I still think trying to going into Thena's dream is a bad idea
<Seraphna> Jaime> We’ll call it a fallback plan.
<DeathStar> <Chip> Empress Jikuu, I have a report.
<Dias`> <Chad> Well, we should only send a small group anyways, Adeline.
<XanTop> <Xan> What's the better plan? I'd love to hear it.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Go on."
<XanTop> 6* Valen leans forward, chins resting on his crossed arms while he listens to Vesper and Lorelei.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Well if you are super intent on doing this, you could just get sedatives from Cuddles and I could link your minds as you two pass out
<Seraphna> Jaime> Meanwhile we have other avenues coming.
<DeathStar> <Vesper> Well. The closest "God" I suppose would be me, being the Goddess of the Night. But I've never heard of controlling dreams before. Well should say, my other self has never tried
<XanTop> <Xan> How exactly is linking minds different than the Thena plan?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> That's just one avenue than doing a group plan where you all get lost forever
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Better to do one and see if it even works
<DeathStar> <CHIP> It appears Xevil is threatening in 55 minutes to blow up worlds if we are not found and destroyed every 10 minutes
<Seraphna> Jaime> Now I wonder why we don’t have a Dream Spirit.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Maybe there has never been a need before
<Seraphna> Jaime> Hear that? We’re on the right track.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "He really is panicking."
<DeathStar> <CHIP> Also, two ships have just appeared on radar
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "ID?"
<XanTop> 6* Xan steps over to peer at the console.
<DeathStar> *the computer brings it up on screen - the Aquarius and the Templar Flagship*
<XanTop> <Xan> Fucking Templar.
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Well we expected one and feared the other.
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Huh… CHIP, what’s the Templar’s course?
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Usually, I would say to hail but... ah, whatever we do, they will know we are here. Battle stations, I suppose."
<XanTop> <Xan> We should prepare to at least make the attempt with your idea Adeline until we can come up with better plans.
<Dias`> <Chad> I guess anyone who wants to attempt entering the dream world should get together. *He glances at Xan then up* Now the next question is are they going to broadcast they found us.
<XanTop> <Valen> Ves, want to try it on me, the dream stuff?
<DeathStar> <CHIP> It appears to be on course for our rear engines. <Adeline> Odd. I did not think Thomas would kill Celeste
<XanTop> <Xan> Let's hail them.
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Thing is… they have better sensors than we do. They know where we are if we can pick them up and they’re not hiding it.
<Dias`> <Chad> We should prepare to flee.
<DeathStar> *CHIP sends out the hailing when suddenly the PAX rocks from an impact in the hanger*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "There is no reason not to, although we will likely have to fight or flee soon enough."
<DeathStar> <CHIP> We have minor damage in hanger 12
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Ah, are they attacking already?"
<XanTop> <Xan> Can we gets eyes on from a feed? Sabotage?
<Dias`> <Chad> Bring it up on feed.
<DeathStar> *Vesper takes Valen with her; Rachael and Lorelei watching*
<DeathStar> *the Aquarius can be seen smoking in there*
<XanTop> <Xan> What the hell?
<XanTop> 6* Xan looks back over at the radar sensros.
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Must have jumped into the hangar.
<XanTop> (sensors)
<Dias`> <Chad> Crash entrance. Only way to get there before the Templars could.
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> If I had to guess they’re waiting for the hour to nearly be up before attacking.
<DeathStar> *the Templars respond to the hail*
<DeathStar> <Cersei> *Appears on screen*
<XanTop> 6* Xan looks up as he sends a team to help repair damage on the Aquarius.
<XanTop> <Xan> I can't help but assume your people have been dealing with marks? 6* He says to Cersei
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Cersei... I did not expect you to fold so quickly..."
<DeathStar> <Cersei> I have to do what I must do. We've already lost one world. I know this is not what Thomas wanted.
<DeathStar> <Cersei> I imagine Celeste will want to remain with you - that is her way
<Dias`> <Chad> Chip, anything on long range sensors? I'm worried that someone might have picked up the Templar ship jumping in.
<DeathStar> *CHIP searches*
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Mind if we send you a data burst?
<XanTop> <Xan> Would you give us time if I tell you that we've finally found Xevil and are going to try to stop him?
<DeathStar> *Cersei eyes Xanatos* And where is he then?
<XanTop> <Xan> It's sound stupid. You probably won't believe it.
<DeathStar> <Cersei> That is not very convincing to stay my hand
<XanTop> <Xan> We think he's found a way to hide in a type of dreamscape.
<DeathStar> <CHIP> There is ..... something around us and the Templar ship....
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Collective will can do a lot of things, like create ships made of faith. Cersei no doubt is familiar with the idea.
<XanTop> <Xan> Bring up your scan on the secondary screen, Chip.
<Dias`> <Chad> Send the data to my terminal. *He looks at it*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "We may need to escape fast."
<DeathStar> *CHIP displays the information, indicating that there might be cloaked ships around them based on the lack of stars in places and various other information*
<Dias`> *Chad clicks his tongue* I think we have cloaked ships out there.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Hm. *thinks* This could play either way
<XanTop> <Xan> Hm. Looks like you're not the only one out there Cersei.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "That is the logical conclusion of missing stars."
<DeathStar> <Cersei> ... *she seems to be burning her gaze at the dreamscape, then turning to look at the information*
<Seraphna> **Leyaeh sends over data** Gesture of good will. Our allies discovered the marks are powered by these cores. You know he won’t stop with us.
<DeathStar> <Cersei> ... ... Ah, the locals.
<Dias`> <Chad> Indeed. They're probably biding their time until they can't any longer. *He looks at Cersei* How did you find the PAX so quickly?
<Jackieness> <Xeres> *waits outside the bridge door, requesting to be allowed through*
<DeathStar> *Taiga steps onto the bridge, opening it for Xeres as she does*
<Seraphna> **Leyaeh waves her in subtly**
<XanTop> 6* Xan rubs the bridge of his nose
<DeathStar> *Taiga taps on a keypad, sending a signal to someone*
<Jackieness> <Xeres> *steps in and then approaches Xanatos* "I am here in an official capacity."
<XanTop> <Xan> Official? Your people have us surrounded, is this when you ask for our surrender or to pledge aid?
<DeathStar> <Cersei> How did we find you. That's one of our advantages. Our ships scanning abilities are quite advanced - and your asteroid facade did little to stop it
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Told yah.
<Dias`> <Chad> Indeed.
<DeathStar> *Taiga hands Xanatos a note*
<DeathStar> <Cersei> I suppose. We will wait then. Due to this ... standoff. Until the final few minutes
<DeathStar> <Cersei> But we will not wait until after it. Even if it means we are outgunned
<Jackieness> <Xeres> "You have an hour before Xevil begins murdering the galaxy. The Majestrix does not believe he will stop once the PAX is gone. My people are ehre as arbiters to buy you those minutes."
<Dias`> *Chad looks at Xan* That means we're gonna be in a fight to leave.
<XanTop> 6* Xan check sthe note.
<Dias`> *Chad glances over at Xeres before looking back at Xan*
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Simple solution. Let’s figure out how to pull him out of dreams. We have like 40’whole minutes to perform a miracle.
<DeathStar> *it appears to be a note from Warren; it appears he's among the fleet*
<DeathStar> *informing him he's there if he needs some help*
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> That’s like 20 minutes more than normal.
<XanTop> <Xan> Inform the Majestrix that we appreciate the support and we have a plan to stop this, thank you Xeres.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I would be amazed if Xevil stopped on his own at all."
<DeathStar> <Spade> We'll see won't we? Your Geyze guests are down in the hanger, waiting for you
<DeathStar> *Adeline nods* I'll see if they can help
<XanTop> <Xan> Alright, Cersei I understand your position and I appreciate you staying your hand for now. Now we get to work.
<DeathStar> *she steps out while Taiga mans the bridge*
<Jackieness> <Xeres> "I will be at the Erusian embassy in the diplomatic quarter if I am needed further."
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Will we? We are going to stop him ourselves. That is hardly on his own."
<DeathStar> *Cersei disconnects for now*
<XanTop> 6* Xan steps to a separate console off to the side that's rarely used to send a coded message to Warren giving him details on what they're doing.
<Dias`> <Chad> Well, we better start making our moves now then before people start losing their lives and homes.
<DeathStar> <Warren on comm> We'll see if we can keep the Templars in lock for now. But this will start drawing others in the longer it goes on
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> So do we tape some people to Thena? Or do the Aquarius people have any ideas.
<Jackieness> <Xeres> *heads off of the bridge*
<DeathStar> *Spade looks at Jikuu* You're the boss lady
<XanTop> <Xan> *comm* Thanks for the help Warren, wish us luck.
<DeathStar> <Spade> You want to use Thena? Or see if the people of Geyze can do sometihng? Or both. I'd recommend both
<XanTop> <Xan> I think this is a throwing all the mud at the wall and seeing what sticks situation.
<DeathStar> <Spade> Well, personally I think I know who sent the message
<Seraphna> Jaime> Does Mommaterasu have dream powers?
<DeathStar> <Spade> I'd confront them
<DeathStar> <Spade> Instead of guessing
<XanTop> <Xan> Who's that?
<DeathStar> <Spade> Andrea.
<DeathStar> <Spade> But you'd have to take some of your people to Earth
<Seraphna> Jaime> Huh, Dark Ones do have magic and a collective conscious. Dreams might be among things she can do.
<XanTop> <Xan> Surely if she did it anonymously it's to try and protect Xevil from exploding her planets prematurely.
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "And if not, there's Reikana, Victoire and me..."
<Dias`> <Chad> Id's been keeping me up to date on what's been going on and in a roundabout way, it came from her.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Victoire is busy."
<DeathStar> <Spade> Well, the countdown is going
<DeathStar> <Spade> I think you have no choice but to go push the issue with her, or try here
<XanTop> <Xan> We don't have time to go to earth and question here anyway. Either we bring her here or turn on the teleporters which opens us up to other risks.
<Dias`> <Chad> It'll take the same amount of time to bring her here as it would be to send people there.
<Seraphna> Jaime> We could open a single teleporter nearby that only we have access to.
<XanTop> <Xan> How many teams do we need then, hold on let me get the whiteboard.
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Hanger
<DeathStar> *Selena looks over everyone as they are now in the PAX and Adeline comes in to make sure they're okay*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Are you okay?
<DeathStar> *Yuki looks over the PAX with Mireille* Superficial damage, thankfully
<Seraphna> Nox> One of my tails has some slightly bent fur.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... owwwww..."
<XanTop> <Pepper> I'll start of repairs, you badass pilot. 6* She bumps Yuki and moves to do that.
<XanTop> (on)
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Could you all come with me up to the bridge? *She seems to be listening in on the talk to go see Andrea* Do any of you know anything about dreams?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I hope nothing important broke..." *checks her equipment brought over*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette attempts to shake away the stars
<XanTop> <BIX> Dreams? 6* He tilts his head.
<DeathStar> *she walks them back to the bridge, leaving those behind who are doing repairs*
<Seraphna> Cookie> I know a bit actually. I once communed with these energy people that brought me into a dreamscape.
<XanTop> <Simon> Dreams, you ask? How odd.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "A little, I guess?"
<DeathStar> *Selena helps Nicolette stand up straight*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... dream interpretation ala Freud?"
<Dias`> <Id> I do not dream.
<Seraphna> Cookie> Did you wanna hop dreams sis? I like to do it after a strong brownie.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> More like we believe Xevil might be in the dream scape and need a way to travel here consistently with our own bodies
<XanTop> <Simon> Oh.
<XanTop> <Simon> Oh dear.
<Seraphna> Cookie> Oh… did you ask Sammael?
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "That... urk..."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... now that is a challenge."
<Seraphna> Cookie> She brought some of Jen’s kids to Prime from one.
<DeathStar> *Selena studies Nicolette* You okay, Nico? You look a little weak? Your outfit isn't as defined as normal
<DeathStar> *Origin chirps*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "If dreams are actually on another plane... then a portal would be quite possible."
<XanTop> <Simon> Dreamscapes...are these planes of existing similar to our spirit realm?
<Seraphna> Cookie> They are sometimes like pocket realities.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I remember there were legends about this."
<Seraphna> Cookie> Like Thena and Heaven come from one.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> The team is about to go to talk to someone who is theorizing where Xevil is located. Maybe they can talk about it and you all can cement some clues
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Come on - follow me. *She eyes Nicolette* If you um, can
<XanTop> <Simon> Fascinating, I did not know their origin.
<DeathStar> *she leads them to the teleporters where Jaime should have a single teleporter to the EarthGov building by now*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh? That explains alot about them, actually..."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Well, Heaven seems reasonably sane from what little I know of her."
<Alicia> * Ceilidh doesn't mention Thena at all
<DeathStar> <Bonnie> *muses, looking a little out of it* Dreams.... .....
<Seraphna> Jaime> And that about does it. We installed this one a while back.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Ah... I'm okay." *wobbles a little*
<DeathStar> <Bonnie> Am I dream?
<Seraphna> Talia> Nah, you came from Talia!
<DeathStar> *Bonnie eyes Talia oddly*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Am I awake or do I dream, the strangest pictures I have seen~"
<DeathStar> <Bonnie> If you say
<Seraphna> Talia> That only makes you dreamy beautiful~
<XanTop> <BIX> Can. BIX == DREAM?
<XanTop> 6* Bix taps his chin in thought.
<DeathStar> <Spade> We should send only a few to the dreamscape and have the rest remain on the PAX to do battle when the time runs out. Or the PAX will be destroyed
<Seraphna> Jaime> You could try counting electric sheep.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> I'll uh, stay here
<XanTop> 6* Bix looks confused.
<Dias`> <Chad> I'll stay on the PAX to try and keep it from blowing up.
<XanTop> <Simon> I will come with this dream crew.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I guess Bix does count as an android..."
<DeathStar> *Lorelei hurries in with Rachael*
<XanTop> 6* Xan is on the bridge, cleaning dry erase marker off of his fingers.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Hey hey!
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I think Valen might be asleep.. <Rachael> ..it was kind of bloody though
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...I will too. I might... be able to interfere with Xevil's conenction to his eldritch power source."
<DeathStar> *She makes a face*
<Seraphna> Nox> Hey Grandma Lore.
<XanTop> <Simon> A bloody...sleep? Pardon?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Nightmares, presumably."
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Dusk drained some blood from Valen and the two embraced. <Rachael> And they sort of entered a trance
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I don't think it's viable to do it to everyone
<Seraphna> Nox> Sure he’s not just becoming a vampire?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I should probably join the dreamlands voyagers."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Hm..."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Follow me. *She teleports to Earth*
<Seraphna> **Jaime follows**
<DeathStar> <Selena> ... *she has Nico lean on her through the teleporter*
<DeathStar> *Cloe and Bonnie follow*
<XanTop> <Simon> Oh dear, that means he may be facing Xevil alone? We will have to be quick.
<Seraphna> **Sephie and Libbie decide to protect the PAX**
<XanTop> 6* Simon nods and quickly moves into the teleporter.
<Dias`> *Chad looks over at Lorelei* What are you plans? You going after Valen?
<DeathStar> *Spade eyes Sephie and Libbie, following the two*
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> As much as I'd like two, I have too much trouble sleeping. *She eyes Rachael* And I'm fearful of having Rach attempt the dreamscape with her condition
<DeathStar> *trouble going to sleep
<Seraphna> Thena> You will need… A DREAM WARRIOR!
<Dias`> <Chad> If you want, I can send Durt in your stead or have one of my other Weapons go in for him.
<DeathStar> <Rachael> What?
<Seraphna> **Thena poses**
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I'd feel better. *She nods*
<Dias`> *Chad nods and starts talking on his comm to Durt who arrives in a little bit to get on the teleporter*
<Dias`> *Chad moves to head back to the bridge so Xan doesn't get more marker on his face*
<DeathStar> *The dream warriors arrive at Andrea's office, while she is practicing dark one magic*
<DeathStar> *the office covered in runes and other material*
<DeathStar> <Selena> ... is she a dark mage?
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Interesting."
<XanTop> <Simon> Interesting. 6* He leans forward to study a rune.
<Seraphna> Jaime> More like a Dark Summoni while being the Spirit at the same time.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> ....a-hem. *she turns the lights on*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Ah, I was about to ask if I could study that."
<Dias`> *Durt rests his hands behind his head*\
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh... this is interesting."
<DeathStar> *The rune seems to be made of dark energy, with inscriptions made by Andrea with the Dark One language*
<Seraphna> Nox> Hey Mom’s Mistress.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I'm kind of the sort to need an external power source, though."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I take it Lenneth sent you?
<Dias`> *An Id floats, studying it all*
<DeathStar> *she seems to be making patterns with the runes all over the room, sometimes having some of her blood here and there*
<Seraphna> Jaime> …Jikuu is temporarily in charge.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We are going to enter the dreamscape."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> ... Oh. Things must have gotten mad. Cole, can you get them some snacks?
<DeathStar> <Andrea> What all do you know so far?
<Dias`> <Durt> That you believe Xevil and the other thing is hiding in the dreamscape.
<DeathStar> *Bonnie looks around while Cloé looks freaked out. Selena helps Nico sit*
<Dias`> <Durt> Hence why we can't locate him.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Shithead is in our dreams. The moment he heard it he started this new timer.
<XanTop> 6* Cole thumbs up and moves to go get snacks.
<XanTop> <Simon> We're less than an hour now before he start destroying planets. One every 10 minutes.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Right. It's a little more than that. The people are night - they go to sleep and that is when they rampage and attack, causing they cause chaos around the worlds.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I wonder how that works..."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I'm okay, Sel. Just... not feeling as magical today."
<XanTop> 6* Cole returns with snacks while Marcus is standing off to the side with his arms crossed.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I at first thought they were tied to the Reviere being corrupted by you know who. But as I looked into the eldritch materials, I've found stuff that indicated that you know who might be from a dream world itself. That you could only locate them in a dream state. Which is interesting that Fate took them down into the lower realities if they are in a dream world. Kadath came up and they're suppose to be dream gods
<DeathStar> <Andrea> But at the same time... well, due to our lack of time, I won't get into my other theory
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Aww."
<XanTop> <Simon> The lower realities and dreamscapes could be one in the same, simply another name, no?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Couid be both. I’m just gonna be happy having something to blast.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Lets just say, Fate is uppose to be from the upper levels, correct? And she's been aiding us this entire time. But these upper level beings this entire time, outside Fate, have been extremely hostile to us, just in the opposite way of you know who
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ohhhh... KAdath."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I'd love to talk to Fate more about it, but she's in hell essentially
<XanTop> <Simon> Perhaps like our spirit world and kumen's 'net' ended up being the same.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "That seems strange. I'd love to ask more, but I'm sure you're busy."
<Dias`> <Durt> You make it sound like these people are nothing but dreams come to life.
<XanTop> <Marcus> Your plan, Andrea. Can it support all of them?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh...there is supposed to be a path to Kadath in Antarctica."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> We'll see. This is suppose to power up a small group. ... *She eyes the runes* I'm just not sure if I have enough magical power to do it
<XanTop> <Simon> These runes are fascinating similar to my form of magic, perhaps I could aid?
<DeathStar> <Andrea> This is meant to take us out of our bodies essentially. Any power you add would be usefu
<XanTop> 6* Simon forms a few runes in the air for his regular tracing spell, just to show how he does it.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Or materials
<XanTop> (fascinatingly)
<DeathStar> *Andrea nods, stepping aside for Simon*
<Seraphna> Nox> I’ll be your Dark Spirit~
<DeathStar> *Andrea puts Nox in the middle*
<DeathStar> <Avenir> *mumble* Try not to be blown up
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I've always been much better at magical theory than practise... but we all know why."
<Seraphna> Nox> I should be adaptable since I’m half Dark Fox!
<XanTop> 6* Simon studies the runes a moment longer and then starts to etch them out in the air, traces of his magic keeping them floating in place.
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Why?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... I still believe in you, Ceilidh."
<XanTop> 6* Marcus steps forward to go with them, adjusting his gloves.
<DeathStar> *Origin peeks out of hat*
<DeathStar> *Origin chirps rapidly at Nicolette*
<XanTop> <Marcus> I'm so ready to bite Xevil.
<MobileAri> * Nicolette tilts her head to listen.
<Dias`> *Durt rubs the back of his head as he steps forward a bit* Let's hope we aren't heading in to a trap.
<DeathStar> *it appears to be stating something along the lines of her being on her own for awhile and to becareful*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Alright here we go. *After they all get in place. Andrea eyes a book tome of the Dark Ones and recites. As she finishes, all of them would feel a burning pain and everything blacks out*
<DeathStar> *And then, they would wake up*
<DeathStar> <Selena> ... ow
<DeathStar> *Selena stands up and sees herself laying there, looking dead*
<Dias`> *Durt winces slightly as he looks around, his hands checking to see what he has on himself before he notices he's on the ground and moves to stand up*
<XanTop> <Marcus> I wish I could say this is the first time I've seen this. 6* He says staring at his body.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "You're not meant to feel pain when you sleep..."
<DeathStar> *Cloé rolls over and sees all of them on the ground, and paw flails*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Wow. Talk about an out of body experience.
<DeathStar> *Origin is sitting on Nicolette's body, looking sad*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Astral projection? Cool!"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "This once happened when I went three days without eatting or sleeping..."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "R-really?!"
<XanTop> 6* Simon peers his body over then looks around to orient himself, moving to check outside.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Hopefully Cole remembers my instructions
<DeathStar> *outside the sky looks ominious*
<Dias`> <Durt> ...So how do we find our target? *He looks around*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Well, we head for where Lana mentioned
<XanTop> 6* Cole is checking pulses and writing notes, then comms to call Blue.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Dream logic?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Antarctica. Beyond the mountains of madness."
<XanTop> <Marcus> Antartica?
<DeathStar> <Selena> H-How do we get there from Japan?
<Dias`> *Durt moves to look outside, eyeing the sky*
<XanTop> <Simon> OH I've heard of that place, it's very cold yes? Excellent.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "This is... surreal."
<DeathStar> <Bonnie> ,,, *Steps through the wall og the building and falls outside*
<DeathStar> *landing on the road*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> MOM!
<XanTop> <Marcus> This is a dream, can we not...imagine ourselves there already?
<Dias`> *Durt eyes Bonnie do that and leaps out after her, landing beside her*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We're in a dreamspace now... we just need to make it respond to... ...and that just happened."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I wonder if that Maka I found is somewhere here, or if the dream spectres have eaten her by now
<DeathStar> *Bonnie sits up, dusting herself off*
<XanTop> 6* Simon considers what the others are saying and tries to imagine a small piece of ice forming in his hand without using his magic.
<DeathStar> *Simon does so*
<Seraphna> **Jaime muses, having a green glow now**
<XanTop> <Simon> Astounding.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "A maka? Here?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> Alright, lets.... do so. *she poofs away to the location*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Yes, Rainshine.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "... why not? This is the dream world after all."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Must be. We found her with a mark on her brain.
<XanTop> 6* Simon glances to where Selena was prior and considers then tries to think of joining her.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> A lot of the Makas have fallen asleep into the Dreamscape. I think you're one of the only ones who didn't fall asleep to Sunny's attack
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I wonder why
<DeathStar> *As Simon vanishes*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Eh?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Come on. Focus on Simon and then steps toward him."
<Dias`> *Durt see's Selena disappear than Simon and he thinks about going to where they need to with the others*
<XanTop> <Marcus> I think they're imaginging themselves at the location.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "...I wonder..." She tries to catch up with Selena, not to be left behind.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *steps through to where the others have gone*
<XanTop> <Marcus> Do the same or at least think of being with them.
<Seraphna> Jaime> I think we can move in dreams by wishing it a bit. It’s kind of like how I think about a teleport.
<DeathStar> *one by one the group arrives in the Antartica. As they arrive, it appears to be a normal location*
<XanTop> 6* Marcus subtly checks to make sure Andrea is okay, knowing she likes to take on the side effects of the dark one spells.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Oh right. Antartica. That's easy to imagine." *teleports over there*
<Dias`> <Durt> I see...So that's how it works. *He glances around and thinks about Valen, stepping forward to try and get to him*
<DeathStar> *Andrea> ... *looks around; for the most part seeming to be okay, or at least hiding it right now*
<Seraphna> Nox> This is rad.
<DeathStar> *Durt would find Dusk and Valen at the PAX, along with a ton of Makas being eaten by some monster*
<DeathStar> *Dusk seeming to attack the creature*
<DeathStar> *The monster turning to sniff Durt now*
<DeathStar> <Dusk> IT appears Durt is now asleep
<XanTop> 6* Valen is doing lightning at it.
<Dias`> *Durt sighs a bit and moves to attack*
<XanTop> <Valen> OH finally, back up.
<XanTop> <Valen> Wait is it just you, Durt?
<XanTop> <Valen> ...we're fucked.
<DeathStar> *The monster retreats, leaving the makas that remain alive for now, as if sensing new prey*
<DeathStar> *Dusk kneels by the Makas on the PAX*
<Dias`> <Durt> Yeah yeah yeah. *He eyes it disappear* I think, I know where it went.
<XanTop> <Valen> It was just...eating them. 6* He makes a face.
<DeathStar> <Dusk> I'll stay here and protect the girls
<XanTop> <Valen> If we leave them...and it comes back. 6* He pauses and nods to Dusk.
<XanTop> <Valen> So...where did it go?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Hopefully following it will get us clsoer to Xevil... I mean... the clock is ticking."
<DeathStar> *Andrea doesa search spell in the artctic*
<Dias`> <Durt> If you need help, imagine calling out to us. *He grabs Valen* Just imagine you're moving with me to where we need to go.
<DeathStar> *arctic*
<XanTop> 6* Valen sighs and imagines moving with Durt.
<DeathStar> *the two appear with the main group*
<DeathStar> <Selena> I'm not seeing this entrance to Kadath that Lana mentioned
<XanTop> 6* Simon has risen on a giant ice pillar to try and get a better viewpoint of anything out of the ordinary.
<XanTop> <Valen> Oh. There's lot of people here.
<DeathStar> *Simon would see some monster out in the distance, lurking, watching the group*
<Dias`> <Durt> Yeah. *He looks over at Andrea* We might have a problem coming this way.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> What sort of problem?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "The monster sort."
<XanTop> <Simon> I See a creature, stalking us. 6* He calls down to the others.
<Dias`> *Durt describes what he saw*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Great.... IT looks like the spectre theory is right
<XanTop> 6* Simon sinks down back to ground level.
<Dias`> <Durt> Elaborate.
<XanTop> <Valen> Dusk and I found it on the PAX eating Maka.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Mmm, could it be whatever he is here? Or just a nightmare manifested?
<DeathStar> <Andrea> The entrance to Kadath might be sealed and that is why Fate decided to travel the way she did through the lower levels
<Jackieness> <Lana> *looks around* "There." *points to some mountains*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Lets hope those are it
<DeathStar> *Adeline keeps an eye out as she walks*
<Dias`> <Durt> You made Lorelei nervous, Valen. *He walks along*
<XanTop> <Valen> I tend to do that.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Eating?!"
<DeathStar> *Selena looks ill*
<XanTop> <Valen> Uh, yeah we protected as many as we could but...who knows how long it's been doing it.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "So, umm... why is the upper level beings don't like us much?"
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Please no eating please no eating
<Seraphna> Jaime> Huh... Gluttony.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Kadath in the Cold Waste at the Mountains of Madness."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Well... We could try to reach out to Fate as we go
<XanTop> <Marcus> Andrea I could go deal with that thing to buy you all some time.
<Alicia> * why is it
<DeathStar> <Andrea> That might be suicide
<MobileAri> * Nicolette closes her eyes, "What sort of horrible creature..."
<DeathStar> *she eyes Marcus*
<Seraphna> Jaime> THe sort that shows up in the nightmares.
<XanTop> <Marcus> Yeah, I know it's not necessary now but if time starts getting limited, I'll do it.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> ..... Alright. Just now if you go, you can't hold back
<DeathStar> <Andrea> No playing around like Dias does
<Seraphna> Jaime> Second note, you don't need to hold back, in fact, go beyond. You're in a dream.
<XanTop> <Marcus> I've always wanted to be a giant kaiju wolf.
<Seraphna> Jaime> You're not limited by regular reality here.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> My gear is that thing won't be either
<DeathStar> *Fear
<Dias`> <Durt> Valen has some idea since him and Dusk fought it off for awhile.
<XanTop> <Marcus> Well, we can't have it slowing us down, right? I still smell it, once we get close I'll go deal with it or die trying.
<XanTop> <Valen> Honestly it was focused on eating, we were just slowing it down.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Right. Good luck. *She gives a kiss on the cheek*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Lower Levels
<DeathStar> *The team has reached what looks to be a misty area of nothingness*
<DeathStar> *now and again lightning flashes and large objects can be seen in the distance that if gazed upon, makes one weak*
<DeathStar> *Almost like Nyarl, but at a lower strength*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...the abyss."
<DeathStar> <Ren> ... So we reached it? <Fate> No, not yet... but..
<DeathStar> *She sounds confused and frustrated*
<Dias`> <Dias> I feel some strong players out there. *He seems tense a bit, more on guard as he keeps Fate on his back*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Just tell us everything. We can take it.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "We can hardly stop now."
<DeathStar> <Fate> That's just it. Something is blocked me from going to the it's level below us
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "So they're holding the door shut..."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "So, we find another way down."
<Dias`> <Dias> One of those things out there?
<DeathStar> *Fate slowly slides off Dias' back and touches the misty ground, where stuff seems to move and shift below them*
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "I don't see any doors..."
<DeathStar> <Fate> No. ... No, somtehing else. ... Xevil? It?
<Dias`> *Dias kneels down besides Fate, planting his hand on the ground next to her, feeling it out*
<DeathStar> *X looks around*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "They must be alerted that we're coming now."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "So, how do we get down there?"
<DeathStar> *it almost feels like the thing blocking Fate is of a familiar power to Fate herself*
<Dias`> <Dias> I know this feeling, Fate.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Those things in the distance are going to notice us soon if we keep lollygagging around
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Do you want to share with the class?"
<DeathStar> <Fate> ... ... *She seems to know but refusing to knowledge*
<DeathStar> *acknowledge
<Dias`> <Dias> Kind of a dick move.
<DeathStar> <Fate> Damn.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "This is a realm of concepts and ideas. A door won't look like a door if you're thinking of it as something else."
<Dias`> *Dias sighs a bit as he stands up*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Enough being cryptic. We came down here on your word. Now we can go no further. Why?"
<DeathStar> <Fate> My peers.
<DeathStar> <Fate> The higher beings.
<DeathStar> <Fate> I've been interfering too much
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Why?"
<Seraphna> Kaelan> So are they working FOR Chaos now or what?
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Oh come on! That's ridiculous!"
<Dias`> <Dias> No. It's because they don't believe they should interfere, let alone Fate.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Cuz I'm starting to get the sense they're not actually on the opposite side of whatever is down here.
<Dias`> <Dias> I guess that means, it's my turn then, eh? *He looks at Fate*
<Seraphna> Angela> Technically they're interfering now. **she muses**
<DeathStar> <Ren> Maybe they're afraid
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Too bad."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Afraid of us killing that bitch below. You know what that means.
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "So, what does the door look like?"
<Dias`> <Dias> That if we can kill it, we can kill them.
<MobileAri> * Nicolette watches the ground as she paces, trying to find a spot that she can better sense the layer below.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Oh yes, if you can't see it, it doesn't exist. Great logic."
<DeathStar> *Fate thinks* Let me *She looks around* Wait
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm....what?"
<Dias`> <Dias> Do you think you can pin point a weak spot?
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Well, if you can't open the door, sometimes you need to break a window."
<DeathStar> <Fate> It depends on how you want to play this. There's a group that are out of their bodies right now, on Eath
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Oh? I wodner what they are about."
<Dias`> <Dias> What's your play then?
<DeathStar> <Fate> Well. We could opt to fight our way through these high powered monsters here and force our way down
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Too risky, even for me."
<Dias`> <Dias> But that would just wear us down.
<DeathStar> <Fate> Or... we could try to link up with the team up above and try to use them to bypass to the lower levels
<DeathStar> <Fate> They seem to be in a ... out of body state
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "If we can't just pick the lock, fine."
<Dias`> <Dias> ....Yeah that sounds too smart for me.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Why are they out of their bodies?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Maybe they can't go physically?"
<Dias`> <Dias> ...But all I know is we travelled all this way and are being stopped so what we're looking for is down here, no?
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Maybe they got scared to death?
<DeathStar> <Fate> Yeah it's right beneath our feet
<DeathStar> <Ren> So what we have to go all the way back?
<DeathStar> <Fate> Not exactly. I'll link with them
<Dias`> <Dias> Will your others stop us?
<DeathStar> <Fate> ... They might
<DeathStar> <X> Tch
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "There's no way to sneak under their noses?"
<Dias`> *Dias glances upwards, avoiding eye contact with the creatues in the midst* If they know what's best they won't.
<DeathStar> *The lightning in the fog flashes again; a giant creature with tendrils is closer now*
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> We going to link up or should I shoo?
<DeathStar> *shoot
<DeathStar> *Zephyr begins to prep up*
<Dias`> <Id> Hmmm. It would almost seem like we came all this way for nothing then if Xevil and it aren't down here.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I think I know what that is... and I say link up.
<DeathStar> <Fate> Xevil... is with the other team about to kill them
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "They are, we're just finding a workaround. Try to keep up."
<DeathStar> *Fate muses on*
<DeathStar> <Fate> He has located them
<Jackieness> <Noire> "What? He's with them?"
<DeathStar> <Fate> Yes.
<Seraphna> Angela> Can you pull him with them to us?
<DeathStar> <Fate> .... I can try
<Seraphna> Angela> I'd say it's time for a group party.
<Dias`> <Dias> Then we should go that way. I think I got a good feeling for these layers for later.
<DeathStar> *Fate kneels and prepares to link up*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *John rushes up to the bridge, having arrived, while Spade stande there, eyeing the countdown*
<DeathStar> *3 minutes left*
<DeathStar> <John> We winning yet son?
<Dias`> *Chad sits at his terminal, eyeing the clock, then Jikuu*
<XanTop> <Xan> Well, we have multiple teams out, but no communication.
<DeathStar> *Yuki on comms* I have the Aquarius ready to launch at command
<DeathStar> <Yuki on comm> Just give the word
<Seraphna> Sephie> This was never gonna be easy was it?
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "We can jump without endangering the mission, can we not?"
<DeathStar> <Spade> This is Xevil. He might even have the planets set to explode no matter what
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "He probably does."
<DeathStar> <CHIP> We have jump signatures suddenly. *Tsivrixsh ships begin to appear*
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> This is Xevil, he totally has them set to explode no matter what.
<Dias`> <Chad> He never made an ultimatum that PAX needed to take the pounding. *He glances up* We should start preparing to run.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "He never said he would spare the ones who attacked either."
<DeathStar> <CHIP> We are being hailed
<DeathStar> *the Tsivrixsh ships begin to position themself around the Templar Ship*
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Let's have it.
<XanTop> <Xan> On Screen.
<Dias`> <Chad> The longer we sit, the more fleets will start appearing.
<DeathStar> <Ka'pla> Greeting. We are here to aid you in any way you require
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Hah.
<DeathStar> *she sits in her chair, wearing the Empress outfit*
<XanTop> <Xan> It's good to see you Ka'pla.
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> So... the only force in this Galaxy actually working against us is the Cartel. **She snorts**
<XanTop> <Xan> We have teams out trying to bring down Xevil and his master. We're not sure how much longer it will be.
<DeathStar> <Ka'pla> Well, our worlds are still in danger, but the homeworld lost it's mark. We will take the risk
<DeathStar> <CHIP> 30 sconds
<XanTop> <Xan> Hail Cersei.
<DeathStar> *Cersei appears on screen, looking angry at all the interfering ships*
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Shields ready for the Templar position. Everyone else on the field appears to be on our side.
<DeathStar> <Cersei> I suppose we will have to see how many worlds we lose tody
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Trust me, we're losing them until Xevil is dead. He won't stop with us.
<XanTop> <Xan> Cersei, we still haven't hard from our teams. If you lose any and we somehow survive this...we will do everything we can to repay you.
<XanTop> (heard)
<DeathStar> <CHIP> Time is up.
<XanTop> <Xan> CHIP report immediately if a world is lost.
<Seraphna> **Leyaeh starts checking reports**
<DeathStar> *Xevil's voice can be heard through the marked* <Xevil> Time is up. The lottery will begin every 10 minutes.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Any reason we cannot just jump away?"
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> It won't stop the timer now.
<DeathStar> <CHIP> We are surrounded but if you want to move the PAX we could attempt to escape. Of course, that means the Templars will give chase
<DeathStar> <CHIP> We could activate the jump and jump away
<XanTop> <Xan> There's no point in running, we must face the end and buy our friends time.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Would this not be buying time itself?"
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Not really, he's going to blow up worlds ever 10 minutes until we're dead.
<XanTop> <Xan> You would run away when there is no conflict?
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> So if we move or stay, they keep blowing.
<DeathStar> *A Erusian planet was destroyed*
<Seraphna> Laeyah> At least here we might be able to provide support somehow.
<DeathStar> *10 minute countdown resumed*
<DeathStar> <Rachael> ... *Sigh*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I suppose."
<XanTop> 6* Xan grips the edges of a console tightly.
<XanTop> <Xan> No word from any of our teams?
<DeathStar> <CHIP> They seem asleep at the job
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "It must be hard to contact us from there."
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Cute.
<DeathStar> <Spade> This thing is a comedian
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Dreamscape
<DeathStar> *the team arrives at the mountain when they hear a familiar harsh Tsivrixsh voice* <Voice> You should not have come. Maybe I'll speed up the countdown to 1 minute
<Dias`> *Durt glances around at the voice* Seem's we found him.
<DeathStar> <Voice> Would you like that? 1 minute per world lost? Imagine the losses
<DeathStar> *the spectres seem to gather at the mountains*
<DeathStar> <Selena> This is him?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Oh that is him.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "'Maybe I'll just blow them all up at once'."
<XanTop> <Marcus> That's the dickhead.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Yes.
<Dias`> <Durt> If you can do it, go for it. Saves us the trouble
<DeathStar> *Marcus would sense a familiar spectre stalking them from behind*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "You can't threaten us with the things you're intending to do anyway."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "What a pale imitation of benevolence..."
<DeathStar> <Voice> Hm, all at once? Not bad. I wonder how Erevis would take that. I like it. End the charade and games.
<XanTop> <Marcus> Okay, time is up. 6* He takes Andrea's hand for a second and then turns to move for the spectre, turning and shifting into his werewolf form.
<DeathStar> *Xevil appears* I'll take your advise
<Seraphna> Jaime> Ending the games would be coming out and actually fighting, or did you foget how to be a warrior?
<XanTop> <Simon> I'm not certaing goading this being is wise. Let us...just commence with the fight.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Oh hey, he's here."
<Dias`> *Durt studies the Xevil that appearS*
<XanTop> 6* Simon peers at this xevil being and then glances around to see if there are other spectres.
<Seraphna> Nox> **forms a shadow katana, waiting**
<DeathStar> *The spectre eyes MArcus and leaps for him, attempting to eat him*
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Warrior? Hm.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *begins to try to be subtle as she weaves a consruct to find the source of Xevil's connection to the eldritch power*
<XanTop> 6* Marcus imagines himself as a giant werewolf kaiju, growing up into big hands to catch the monster's mouth.
<Seraphna> **Jaime readies herself, forming the Element Blade**
<XanTop> 6* Valen grows angelic wings and holds his sword and shield ready, radiant energy radiating throughout.
<DeathStar> *Xevil walks down toward them as the spectres hang back*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette studies Xevil carefully, holding back
<Alicia> * Ceilidh observes, trying to spot lines of power.
<XanTop> <Simon> So you are one of many.
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Well, you all have had your grieviances with me. Let ie out.
<DeathStar> *Ceilidh would see that he's tied to some world not connected to here*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Says the guy on the ultimate revenge bender.
<DeathStar> *Andrea seems distracted while Marcus has his spectre/wolf fight*
<XanTop> <Valen> Do you plan on fighting back this time, weirdo?
<Seraphna> Nox> Frankly I never heard of you till you started being the universe's biggest douchebag.
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Would you like me to? *he launches a spectre at Valen*
<DeathStar> <Selena> I have no idea who this guy is
<XanTop> 6* Valen holds up his shield imaginging it growing larger to cover as many as possible.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Washed up warlord from what I remember."
<DeathStar> *The spectre seems focused mainly at those with power*
<Dias`> <Durt> He's the bad guy, Selena. Simple.
<DeathStar> *The spectre chews on the shield, eating at the power; it ignores Ceilidh and Nico*
<XanTop> <Valen> Ugh, what's it doing?
<Alicia> * Ceilidh tries to determine the world
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...its eatting at your power."
<Dias`> *Durt comes in at the side of it, throwing a punch for it's head*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> They seem to be mostly... *a magic blast hits the spectre, making it fatter*
<Seraphna> **Jaime muses, tilting her head, then starts to imagine up some meteors to call won on the spectre**
<DeathStar> *Zayne arriving*
<DeathStar> *the meteors making it even bigger*
<DeathStar> *As Durt knocks it back*
<Seraphna> Jaime> They eat on real energy and dream energy it seems.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "You need to destroy it physically. No magic."
<XanTop> <Simon> Curious, can it be overloaded or are we simply fattening it up?
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Keep pumping it up and find out
<DeathStar> <Zayne> I think that is a challenge
<Dias`> *Durt presses his attack now, throwing several punches in at*
<DeathStar> *The creature tries to bite Durt's arm*
<Seraphna> **Nox muses, then picks up several large stones from the ground and hurls them at the spectre the old fashioned way, using tendrils for the lift**
<XanTop> 6* Simon begins to form runes of sabateur magic to boost his speed only, then zips forward to do multiple quick stabs at the spectre.
<Dias`> *Durt attempts to twist his body to pull his hand out from the bite range*
<Dias`> *arm*
<DeathStar> *The spectre bleeds strange fluids out it's side from the attacks. Then swells up and begins to draw in Durt and Simon, becoming nothing but a mouth*
<XanTop> 6* Simon attempts to form a large ice wall to block its mouth
<XanTop> 6* Valen flies up and throws lightning down for Xevil.
<Seraphna> **Nox hurls more rocks at it**
<Dias`> *Durt shifts his feet, trying to keep himself from being sucks in, moving his hands down to try and grab on to something*
<DeathStar> *the creature slowly absorbs it while Xevil isflung back into the mountains*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette attempts to scry a way to continue forward, expecting this to just be delaying them
<XanTop> 6* Valen glances to see if damaging Xevil did anything to the spectre
<DeathStar> *it did not*
<XanTop> <Valen> Something's not right.
<DeathStar> <Selena> AH FUCK THIS. *She slashes at the creatue*
<Seraphna> Jaime> THey're allied, not the same.
<XanTop> <Valen> OH.
<Seraphna> **Jaime slashes at the creature too, augmenting her speed and strength**
<DeathStar> *Nicolette would arrive at the mountains when figures arrive - Fate and the others*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Well, this is much simpler!"
<Seraphna> Angela> To think we did all that walking just for fuckface to be here.
<DeathStar> *Fate stays behind, keeping the gateway back open*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We need to sever Xevil's connection to the eldritch."
<Dias`> *Dias peers around, studying things* You going to be ok, Fate?
<DeathStar> <Fate> I will...be fine...
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Is that what you plan to do?
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Well server me then
<XanTop> 6* Simon backs up a bit to start some tracing magic just to understand the energies around them. Meanwhile Valen flies in to cut at the monster's back.
<Seraphna> **Kaelan whispers a prayer and fires a beam of holy infused Moonlight from Truth at Xevil**
<Alicia> * Sparkling fires maka magic at Xevil... well, mostly maka. A simple holy beam is used as a tracer for the larger maka attack.
<Dias`> <Dias> Call for help if you need it. *He steps forward, then disappears causing a small shock wave to erupt from where he was*
<DeathStar> *The creature finally falls over, taking enough physical damage to fade away*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Those things can die?
<XanTop> <Simon> Curious.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Physical attacks, they feed on power.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "...yes?"
<Dias`> <Durt> Apparently.
<DeathStar> *Xevil slams into the mountain*
<XanTop> 6* Simon tries to remember as much about the Eldritch stuff as he can remember from his work with Lana, he focuses on the tether that Xevil has, trying to understand is more as if this is a project or literally his connection.
<Dias`> *Dias appears on Xevil side, twisting his body and swinging his leg in for his side*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *tries to identify the source of Xevil's power*
<DeathStar> *his body slowly rotting from the attacks*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I wonder just how much like a God you really are... **She sends out streaks of moonlight, forming seal symbols**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...the flow has been reversed..."
<Seraphna> **ANgela peers around, sensing for power** THis might just be another false body. He's a coward by nature.
<Dias`> <Dias> To think we took the long way to find you.
<DeathStar> *Erevis stands above Xevil, gathering all her hyperspace energy*
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Did you take the long way around?
<XanTop> <Simon> Reversed. So we should stop them?
<DeathStar> <Xevil> I'm sorry to tease you so
<Dias`> *Dias leaps backwards as he senses Hyperspace energy*
<Seraphna> **Jaime shifts her position, appearing nearby and gathing up earth power as she watches her Mom**
<DeathStar> *Erevis points down at Xevil, gthering it in her finger as not to harm people*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "So, is he retreating?"
<Dias`> *Dias lets out a wave of warmth as he slides backwards on the ice*
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Retreat? Why would I do that?
<Seraphna> **Jaime starts trying to bind him to the ground**
<XanTop> <Simon> You're wasting your power, this is powering his master!
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...the eldritch energy flow is returning to the Crawlign Chaos."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Oh."
<DeathStar> *Erevis pauses* Why is he doing that?
<Seraphna> Jaime> ...Mom, I think he's trying to get you to power him. **she says out loud and in her mind**
<DeathStar> *It seems she's doing all she can not to fire*
<XanTop> <Simon> If we use up all our power and his master takes it...they win, do they not?
<Alicia> * Sparkling stops, looking a little confused
<Seraphna> Jaime> Right now your blast will probably go right to his master.
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Hah. *he leans off the wall, stretching*
<Dias`> <Dias> And can you find that tube that's connecting them?
<MobileAri> * Nicolette calls upon her maka cards to attempt to aid the restraint
<Seraphna> Jaime> That's what all this was, wasn't it? You were feeding it.
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Not quite right
<DeathStar> <Xevil> I'm givingit back right now
<DeathStar> *his body keeps rotting*
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Every ounce of what was given
<XanTop> <Valen> Gross
<Jackieness> <Lana> *raises her hands and tries to weave the Elder Sign on Xevil to seal away the remainign power*
<Seraphna> Jaime> And why would you do that?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "And you're okay with that?"
<DeathStar> *Xevil was hand, smshing LAna's sign*
<XanTop> <Simon> Restrain him.
<Alicia> * Sparkling tries to carve it on
<Seraphna> **Jaime sighs and has stone hands form to try and pin him in place**
<XanTop> 6* Simon attempts to power Lana up with his sabo magic, which isn't normally possible but this is dream world
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Magic, don't fail me now..."
<Seraphna> Jaime> You didn't like that. As good as pointing to a weakness.
<Dias`> <Durt> ....I wonder.
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Hm. Interesting. *he eyes the hands*
<Seraphna> **Jaime leaves them as just statues, keeping her power from him**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "The Elder Sign can even ward off the Crawlign Chaos if I cna successfully weave it."
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Well. You all have gotten used to the restraints. *he seems to eye Nicolette, then Sparkling, then Lana, then Jaime*
<DeathStar> <Xevil> I suppose... *As Erevis and Andrea approach, with Zepyr and Zayne preparing to shoot*
<DeathStar> <Xevil> I have to do my trump card
<Seraphna> **Angela seems to be moving, both swords formed and charging**
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Have the civilians kill you while you sleep
<XanTop> 6* Valen flies up and hovers.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Nox. Do the thing.
<Dias`> *Dias eyes Xevil, the fingers on his left hand shifting a bit*
<Seraphna> **Nox salutes, trying to send a proxy back to outside her true form**
<Jackieness> <Lana> *tries yo use the Elder Sign on Xevil again, this time with Simon's boost*
<XanTop> <Simon> Interesting. You assumed we would not protect our bodies?
<Seraphna> Jaime> He didn't notice the Earth Team isn't with us.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I have the uttermost trust for those who stayed behind."
<Dias`> <Durt> Luckily we have Reploids guarding them.
<DeathStar> *as Lana does it, Xevil wails and shifts* <Xevil> Oh, oh no. Oh dear. I am beaten
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Woe is us
<XanTop> 6* Valen squints.
<XanTop> <Valen> This dude sucks.
<Seraphna> Jaime> I know. It's like fighting an angsty 14 year old that never got slapped as a child.
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "He's kinda pathetic, yeah."
<XanTop> 6* Simon tries to check the status of the tether.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Stop that!"
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Tell me
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Am I really real?
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Or a dream? Is any of this real?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Maybe, but I doubt this is your only body.
<Dias`> <Dias> Don't know. Don't care.
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Oh wow, the 'this was all a dream' defence?"
<DeathStar> <Xevil> I confess I wanted to trick you into something, but that time has passed.
<DeathStar> *he fades*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Though I question why try to scare us away if you're really this nonchalant about getting beaten.
<XanTop> <Valen> ... 6* He lands
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Do you really believe he's no longer trying to trick us?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> See I knew there was a trick.
<Dias`> *Dias eyes him fade then steps forward, disappearing*
<DeathStar> <Ren> What was the trick?
<Seraphna> **Jaime peers about, checking on everyone**
<XanTop> 6* Simon checks the status on the other spectres
<Dias`> <Durt> Why do I feel like we didn't stop him.
<Seraphna> Angela> We stopped him from killing you.
<DeathStar> *The spectres, outside something bleeding and dragging itself along with Marcus, are all gone*
<DeathStar> *Fate is at the place they came, keeping it open. still; something rising up behind her*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Because it feels like a trick."
<DeathStar> <X> If you don't know the trick, then it means little
<DeathStar> *Erevis scans the area*
<Dias`> *Dias appears, flying past Fate and throwing a kick towards what's rising up*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan shadow darts up from Fate's shadow and levels a balde**
<DeathStar> *Xevil's rotten body falls over; it looks like some restaint is still on im*
<DeathStar> *having been prepared to drive something into Fate and close the gate*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "The trick is 'if they think they've won, they won't pursue.'"
<Dias`> <Dias> Told you I'd have your back, Fate.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Well, that confirms he's still out there.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We need to decide on our next move. He has too.... ahhh... non-panicked."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Fuck... so did we get him out of dreams at least? Anything?
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Out of a dream.
<Dias`> <Durt> Those things are gone now.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Can we dream him out of a dream?
<XanTop> <Simon> I am trying to get a lock on his energy. 6* He is forming runes.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I'll leave it to you."
<XanTop> 6* Marcus is breathing heavy, covered in blood. Eyes locked on the monster he's been fighting who is also breathing heavy and covered in blood
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Really, I'd have assumed it was a pride thing, except he's not good enough at lying to make it look like he's winning while he loses."
<Dias`> *Dias eyes the rotting Xevil body as he backs up towards Fate* You good?
<DeathStar> <Xevil> .... Haaa. *he rises.* Alright, I'll use the little bit of energy I have here to do what I've wanted to do
<DeathStar> <Xvil> From the beginning. *He appears behind Erevis*
<Alicia> * Charlotte stabs Xevil with a beam saber, expecting this
<Jackieness> <Lana> *weaves a mana-powered plasma cannon and then tries shooting Xevil*
<DeathStar> *Xevil hurks, even as he begins to gather his eldritch powe, then jerks from Lana.* <Xevil> Now? .... Now you attack me?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I'm sorry, what part of that sounded like 'But I can still win'?"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "...yes."
<DeathStar> <Xevil> .. Ha.....Ha.... *He laughs in disbelief*
<DeathStar> *Falling to his knees*
<DeathStar> *Erevis turns her head*
<XanTop> <Valen> I barely know the dork but even I've heard he's obsessed with the ex-Empress.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I am sick and tired of you!"
<DeathStar> *falls face first into the ground, as if dead*
<Seraphna> **Jaime teleports in to get a kick in**
<Jackieness> <Lana> *then keeps shooting at the body as it falls*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I thought the plan was to yank his power out
<Alicia> * Charlotte starts to scan
<Seraphna> Jaime> Well he sent it mostly back to his source.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "... ... ...yes...that ship already sailed..."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Anything left to take or should I kick him in the nads?
<DeathStar> *She eyes as their weapons rip chunks out of his body*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *then points* "But he was still being a smug ass!"
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "So, is he dead dead?"
<DeathStar> *Xevil's body is empty of eldritch energy and appears dead*
<DeathStar> *however, Charlotte's scanners pick up something being sent out*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Oh, of course something happens now.."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Something?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Something is being sent out, into the main universe. Somewhere."
<Seraphna> **Kaelan frowns, forming a seal barrier around the corpse, trying to contain whatever he wants to do as a backup**
<DeathStar> *Xevil jerks up like a puppet*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Let's hope it's not a kill code.
<Alicia> * Ceilidh gives her findings on where "somewhere" probably is
<Seraphna> **Kaelan starts praying hard, sending moonlight over him**
<DeathStar> <Xevil?> You worked really hard to get to me
<DeathStar> <Xevil?> Please come
<DeathStar> *the rotting corpse gestures at Fate*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...it counds like an invitation."
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "So, final boss time?"
<DeathStar> <Xevil?> Unless you would like me to give this corpse some power back to do what it wanted to do to the Empress
<Dias`> <Durt> I feel like we're going to need our body.
<Dias`> *bodies*
<Seraphna> Angel> I think we'll take the proceeding to go down and kick your ass route.
<DeathStar> *Xevil? lumbers toward Durt*
<Seraphna> Angela> I assume this is the Glutton of course.
<Seraphna> **Kaelan keeps trying to work her seal on it**
<Dias`> *Durt takes a step back* Yeah, not my thing.
<Seraphna> Nox> Bad zombie!
<DeathStar> <Xevil?> You said you wanted to be reunited
<Alicia> * Ceilidh throws salt at Xevil?, the weakness of zombies
<XanTop> <Simon> I believe this is the master.
<XanTop> <Simon> No longer Xevil.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...yes...Xevil is gone."
<Seraphna> Angela> Okay kids, back through the portal to answer his invitation. Dream Kids, time to go wake up.
<DeathStar> <Selena> How do we wake up? Let the zombie touch us?
<DeathStar> <Fate> I can do it....
<DeathStar> *She notes tiredly*
<XanTop> <Valen> DO we just not think 'Wake up?'
<Dias`> *Dias rests a hand on Fate's shoulder*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Oh that isn't going to work
<DeathStar> <Andrea> We're down for the count until some outside force happens
<DeathStar> *Avenir moans*
<XanTop> <Valen> Oh, well I came here a different by Dusk, should I take a message back to her?
<XanTop> (different way)
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I guess you could try to warp back to her
<Jackieness> <Lana> "LEt's focus on returning to the PAX first."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> That might work. Did you not think to set an alarm clock or something?
<DeathStar> *Xevil dead man smiles* Try not to drain your heavenly host too long
<DeathStar> <Xevil?> They might be without pwoer by the time you get back to the portal
<DeathStar> *they sink into the ground with Xevil*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Ugh. Nico, try to reach out to Origin. There's a reason she stayed behind I think.
<Dias`> <Durt> ...Well let's get moving then.
<Alicia> * Sparkling heads to the portal with Charlotte and family
<Seraphna> Angela> Yeah... good luck.
<Seraphna> **Kaelan gives Nox a kiss on the cheek and heads back to Fate**
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "And... meanwhile, what do we do here?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> Well... I did posit an idea.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "You did?"
<XanTop> 6* Valen tries to go back to Dusk
<Seraphna> Jaime> Nico reaches out to her Spirit.
<DeathStar> *Ren aftr where Fate nods to them* I'll take you to back to the level we were at. The way down should be open.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Origin did stay behind.
<DeathStar> <Fate> After that we'll gather our power and see what happens next
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *After losing a Tsivrixsh world, suddenly a message pops up*
<Seraphna> **Leyaeh eyes the message**
<DeathStar> <Xevil> This is a pre-recorded message. IF you are hearing this, The Empress Erevis and her friends have no doubt slayed me. Unfortunately for you, that means all her worlds are forfeit. If you are lucky, you worlds were placed on the good list and you have been spared.
<DeathStar> <CHIP> Suisen worlds with marks are being reported as heating up suddenly
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> It was always a no sum game.
<Dias`> <Chad> Open teleporters, try and bring as many as you can.
<XanTop> <Xan> Chad's right, immediate evacuations.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Really, that is all we can do at this point. At least from here."
<XanTop> 6* Xan rubs his face, sighing into his hands.
<DeathStar> *Spade does so* The only way I see out of this is with a time spirit. We might need to capture one from that Geyze planet
<Seraphna> **Leyaeh calls up the evacuation protocols, they've had them in place ever since the Dark War**
<Dias`> <Chad> Hopefully most of those planets have already prepared evacuations the way it is.
<XanTop> <Xan> Coward.
<XanTop> 6* Xan mumbles to himself.
<Seraphna> Sephie> You don't need to capture one.
<Seraphna> Sephie> She'll be back soon I think.
<Seraphna> Sephie> ...Which means she got back and... we may or may not have gotten her help? Time travel hurts my head.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> So he what, tried to gte Erevis to kill him and she did? What happened?
<Dias`> <Chad> Not enough information to know.
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> It's Xevil, he probably made it kill him or he blows everything up.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Maybe.
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> We have a small blessing in that most of our allies defected from the Suisen before all this.
<Dias`> *Chad begins eyeing the holonet to see if any other planets are recording marked planets acfting up
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> So the list shouldn't be... that big.
<DeathStar> *it seems so far only Suisen Planets are being destroyed or heating up*
<DeathStar> *it looks like Xevil truly targetted Erevis and her people only*
<XanTop> <Xan> Any lose is a signifcant blow. Don't be desensitized to the horrific actions.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Well... that is a relief at least..."
<XanTop> (loss)
<DeathStar> <Spade> ... If you ask me, this might be the end for the Suisen. ... OH well
<DeathStar> *he turns and walks off*
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> I've been head of security for longer than most humans live, seen every war we had. I'm afraid being desensitized happened before you rescued us form our homeworld.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Really?"
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> THere has to be something we cna do though.
<Dias`> *Chad brings up a star chart of every Suisen planet about to be lost or lost already*
<XanTop> <Xan> ... 6* He crosses his arms and watches Chad work.
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Don't be too disheartened Jikuu, the man doesn't know what we built up from .
<DeathStar> -Epilogue-
<DeathStar> Location: The Next To Final Level of Hell
<DeathStar> *Nicolette would notice, standing around the monsterous beasts of hell, that her Maka powers are running on fumes as she nears her final day as a Maka.*
<DeathStar> *However, Origin somehow indeed pops up onto her head*
<DeathStar> *and hides*
<DeathStar> -TBC-
Session Close: Mon Nov 06 00:00:00 2023