(OOC: Not like you have a choice anymore, hah!)

Ellie giggled as Blazen laughed at Kalmar's misfortune. She quickly calmed and walked over, grabbing the demon hunter's mutated arm and examining it.

"That's... Za-Fuzen and human, I reckon," she said as she ran her gloved hands up along the graying hide, "Too bad I can't skin you. I could make a fortune off of this."

She let go of the arm, circling around and examining the rest of the mutation, how it had spread to his shoulder and back. She frowned. "Who did this to you, anyway?" she asked.

Kalmar jumped back quite a ways away, "Skin me?! Mention one more thing about that or anything like it and you'll never see my face again."

He shook his head and looked at her, "Yes, Za-Fuzen and human. My ex-wife did this to me.. necromantic red-headed bitch." The Demon Hunter laughed aloud at this and looked at her, hoping his condensed explanation would work for the woman.

Blazen snickered to himself on Kalmar's reactions. However the mention of his wife made him remember the fight. Then on impulse, out bursted: "But he killed her. I was just there to fend off the demons that she summoned."

Kalmar looked at Blazen and nodded, "Yes, she apparently got some unearthly power. But by the way she was talking, I fear that she is not dead.. yet. If she is still alive, she will wish she had suffered her bitter defeat at my hands."

----At Xobelisk----

Daemonus stood in the throne room, waiting patiently for his orders. It had been awhile, and he began to grow restless.

"Oh, I doubt that," Ellie said, examining the mutation on the back, "You're about a few days from becoming a mindless freak of nature."

She suddenly shoved Kalmar forward, towards the Pillar, "Let's get this fixed up. Shouldn't be too much of a problem."

===At Xobelisk===

Re-Tuul swiftly entered the throneroom, looking about. He did not feel the Master's presence, and growled. The Khaglessi quickly spotted Daemonus, and moved toward him. "Slow day, eh?" he quipped, noting the armored being's restlessness. "We might just have something to fix that."

Meta braced for the attack, as if she was about to be hit by a truck and couldn't do anything. When she felt nothing for a long time, she opened her eyes again. Hearing the sound of Michael's voice, she turned around in mid-air and cast a short-lasting glare at him, before her expression became a little nicer. "Yeah, I'm okay. I guess I'll be thankful for that." Her eyes narrowed a little. "However, I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't call me babe as if I were your girlfriend."

She turned again, looked at Electra. "Well then, if that's really all you got, then get ready to cease your existence!"

Edited by Morphman on April 13, 2007 at 8:58:38.

"You seem awfully on the evil side for someone who claims to have turned good!" She cried out in reply to Kuro. "Besides, Xastra has already turned the earth in a battlefield of a war between him and everyone else!"

Meta cast a glance towards Michael, then glared back to Kuro. "And what if he plans on being an ally of mine?" She said challengingly.

(OOC: Now you know how I felt. >.>)

"Bite my bag, Kuro," Michael snapped, "I can do whatever the hell I want. And if it means leaving that wonderful beach of yours, and protecting myself from being fried by that oversized parrot of yours, then you can be damn sure I'm gonna do it."

While pissing off the former Balance isn't the brightest of ideas, the gray-haired youth thought amusedly, walking off a short distance and sitting on a dune, looking at the two combatants and Kuro, It's certainly fun.

Meta crossed her arms over her face and closed her eyes shut as she braced for the attack.


Meanwhile, at Someplace Totally Elsewhere, to some also known as the Blood Beach

"Okay, when the hell can we get out of here?" Gilgamesh asked ponderingly to no-one in particular.

"I like this girl, very commanding." Blazen said aloud, mostly to mock Kalmar who is being continually pushed around by her.

(OOC: Very well then! *waves majik-y shtick*)

Meta blinked with her eyes. Several seconds had passed. More than a dozen. More than TWO dozen, even. She was still there, still alive. She cocked her head upwards, releasing her head from her arms' grip.

"Heh."

She looked Electra into the eyes with an incredibly confident look in her own eyes. "You. Are SO. DISAPPOINTING. All talk, no action!"


@Blead Beach

"I held on to this guy." Gilgamesh said, pointing to Elrick. "Thought he could use a hand. He seemed a bit scared."

(OOC: Just play along, and you might find out, Juno.)

R.D. nodded and sat down, going back to examining the Chaos Emerald. For several more moments, he began experimenting with the jewel, trying to figure out a way to control its power.

An hour and a half passed before Alasea finally awoke. Her eyes shot open, looking up at those clouded stars she found so familar here. She didn't say a word, but R.D. looked up and saw her awaken.

"Welcome back, sleeping beauty," he remarked, "How're you feeling?"

"I..." Alasea's voice cracked, and she licked her lips and swallowed before continuing. "I don't know. This is... quite different for me."

===At Egypt===

Michael swore as Electra transformed again, and created an even more powerful barrier to deflect the attack. Blasted turkey, he thought irritably, I should probably give it to the girl. She could use it.

Taking another drag from his cigarette and rubbed his fingernails on his shirt, trying to remove the grit from beneath them. As he did, a barely perceptible lump arose in the sand in front of Meta.

I'll want it back, though.

Matt glanced over his glasses. "Kid, welcome to the club."

"You'll get used to it," Helena said. She allowed herself a slight smile at the thought. "We've all had to, at some point."

"Well, not Hugo," Matt remarked, making a gesture with his thumb. "Because he sucks."

"BITE ME!"

Alasea sat up, keeping herself propped up with her hands. She saw the entire area illuminated by the Pillar of Dawn, and she held a hand out in front of herself, looking at it. She could feel such tremendous power flowing through her, going from her, to the Pillar, and back to her again, a neverending circuit.

"Wow," she whispered, sparks of azure energy flitting off of her fingertips as she embraced this new power, and the knowledge that came with it. "I could... I could do just about anything with this power."

Matt's eyes narrowed. "Probably not more than me."

"Then again, anything she made probably wouldn't try to eat her," Hugo remarked.

"Ah, shaddup." Matt looked back at Alasea. "Just don't do anything stupid with it. Take it from me. It's not something to be treated lightly."

Kalmar took an unsteady step forward, but continued walking after the woman said. His obedience was not out of anger, more of pure shock.

She can heal me?

The thought was the only one running around in his head, practically occupying his whole attention. Even Blazen's mocking comment didn't faze him, he just let it slide past his racing thought.

----Xobelisk----

Daemonus turned to Re-Tuul as he entered and spoke, listening intently. Anything that would take his mind off of his restlessness would be welcome.

"What is this that you speak of." Daemonus spoke plainly, but his cold booming voice carried throughout the chamber.

"Hold on," Alasea said, concentrating. Behind her, the Pillar of Dawn began to glow brightly. Another orb of power formed above it, slowly rising up into the air. It suddenly exploded, sending out a wave of energy in all directions. R.D. yelped as it passed over him, but he was left unharmed. He looked about with suspicion.

Alasea opened her eyes. "There," she said, "We shouldn't be interrupted now."

"What do you mean?" R.D. asked, putting the Chaos Emerald away.

"What I mean is that I've put up a shield. None of our enemies should be able to come through," she explained, "And anything that tries to cross through it or teleport inside will be killed instantly."

===At Germany===

Ellie guided Kalmar over to a stump in the valley, having him sit down facing the Pillar of Dawn. She walked about five feet away in front of him and knelt down. She took one look at Kalmar and said, "Brace yourself. This won't feel too pleasant."

And with that, she began to pray. And as she did, the Pillar began to shine with unmatched light.

An aura of light surrounded the ground beneath Kalmar, swirls of holy energy lazily spiraling up towards him. They slowly curved around him, focusing on his arm. The flows of magic settled down onto his mutated arm and slowly sank inside.

===At Xobelisk===

Re-Tuul grinned, his bright red lips contrasting sharply with his white teeth. He spoke in a cold tone.

"The Rising Dragon and his friends have returned."

The Demon Hunter almost screamed when the swirling lights touched him. The pain was incredible due to the extensiveness of his infection, and it stung like a massive hornet's nest was just dropped onto him.

However the corruption slowly receded as the light touched it, starting at his back and shoulder and slowly working down to his elbow. The corruption stopped receding, leaving his right forearm and hand with the gray flesh and intricate yellow grooves running up it. The rest of his arm looked normal, not a hint of the infection remained.

"Amazing," he muttered as he inspected her work, "I am forever indebted to you for curing me. I felt my own sanity slipping during my travels.. I began to fear that bitch had won in the end."

----Xobelisk----

Daemonus chuckled darkly, "What did you have in mind, Khaglessi?"

Edited by Fallen on April 13, 2007 at 22:53:02.

"I could've done that," Matt humphed, taking on a mock tone as he folded his arms. "But I don't wanna."

Hugo scoffed. "Sure you could."

"I dunno." Matt leaned his head back while looking down at Hugo, a gesture he usually used to indicate a threat. "Want me to demonstrate?"

"Guys..." Hunching over, Helena put her fingers to the bridge of her nose. "Would you stop? It's getting hard to concentrate when you bicker all the time."

"You saw it!" Matt immediately interjected. "He came at me with a knife!"

"Ugh." Helena looked at the other brunette. "So, is your power like Matt's power, then?"

"I'm not sure," Alasea said, "This hasn't provided me with any knowledge about the Omega Core, so I have nothing to compare. But I think I could simulate some of the things it can do. And other things."

"What do you mean, 'other things'?" R.D. asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I... I could heal someone. Completely," Alasea started, unsure how to put it, "I could make Helena human again, if the other Daughters helped me. I know we could. We could remove corruptions, return someone to their natural form..."

R.D.'s eyebrows were both raised by now, but he kept silent.

"I could go anywhere I wanted. Bring anyone I wanted here, to me. I could learn things," Alasea said, "I know where we are... we're in Japan. At the very southern tip of it. I can do so much more... I just have to learn how to do it."

===At Germany===

Ellie remained silent, her face screwed up in concentration. Sweat broke out across her brow, but soon she relaxed, sighing. "That's the best I can do," she said, "I'd need the others to help me to complete it. You've had it too long, so I can't completely cure you."

She raised a hand and made a gesture at Kalmar. The flows of magic knotted and the pain stopped. "The best I can do is that. The mutation can't go any farther than its at right now," she explained, "The demon's soul is still in you, and you'll still have its power. But it can't take control of you again."

===At Xobelisk===

Re-Tuul chuckled, flexing a claw. "What else? Capture the two boys and kill the rest," he said, "That's our orders concerning them."

Kalmar smiled at the woman, "Thank you for what you have done." He moved his arm, testing it and finding that it was not sore no matter how he moved it.

A thought struck him just then, "Wait, there are more of you? How many more?"

----Xobelisk----

Daemonus stared at Re-Tuul and nodded, "The Master has left me with orders for you. You are to head to the northern reaches of North America. There you will locate and infiltrate a secret research compound. Go, now. I will send Diablo after the boys.. he could use the entertainment, after all." His cold voice reverberated off of the stone walls, sounding ominous and evil.

(OOC: Well, Juno, it appears that the attack did hit Meta, but she wasn't really as much as phazed by it. So, she's still pretty much alive.

...unless you were talking about Gilgamesh, then I'd just say just as it says.)