Cat smiled, feeling the contract change before him, "Yes. And I will even accept the changes you have made. I quite like them myself." Cat tired away from his guest, shrinking and climbing back on his desk. "Sign and then leave. I will call you shortly. I look forward to our partnership. i have somw thinges to prepare." He turned once more to Laois, gave her what might have been a wink, and disappeared.
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OUT OF THE CROOKED TIMBER OF HUMANITY NO STRAIGHT THING WAS EVER BUILTThe Hollow, Sewer
Raymond sighed. He hadn't tried to come off as arrogant; he merely wanted to take both their minds off of the fact that a dog had just been mercilessly vaporized. Not exactly something he wanted to think about.
"If it's any consolation, I didn't attempt to come across being arrogant, and I do apologize. Though I will say that one shouldn't belittle their elders." Indeed, being approximately in his late 30's meant that Raymond was the elder here. "But no matter." He slipped the cross into his left pocket, and began to peruse the grimoire as he followed Samson further into the sewers. It was true that Raymond did not know too much about vampires, as he still believed that shooting them with his laser was all he needed to know. Still, better safe than sorry.
"Oh, if I may ask," he started to say, "is it possible to cure a vampire after they've been turned? I would like to deliver my client's pet unharmed. Because if she can't be cured, well, I can't risk her biting the hand that feeds her, if you get my meaning."
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The Hollow - Sewers
Walking on in silence, Samson cautiously examines the area as they progress. Glancing back at Raymond when he brought up a cure, Samson turned back forward as he spoke. "Its less of a cure and more using a lot of magical power to alter them back into their original state. Much more complicated if the vampire is technically dead, since you have to get necromantic magic involved. I don't know any such magic, and what reversal rituals I have in my grimoire are such complicated things they're inconvenient both financially and temporally. Though in all honesty, if they're properly fed, vampires are just like you and me. Might be bit of a problem securing a vampire cat though..."
His left hand going into his satchel to hold onto a vial of holy water, Samson whistles into the air again. Coming to an apparent dead end, Samson notices some larger holes in the structure. "Likely why this area was boarded off upon thinking about it. Still, can't see anything lurking back there..."
Suddenly, a raspy voice calls out "Are you the intruders who have trespassed onto my little domain? You better not be with Murnau, I hate him controlling my prey. Of course, if you are with his pack..." With those words said, vampire animals start emerging from the holes. Birds, cats, dogs, lizards, the composition of their numbers came from all kinds of species. "I refuse to leave this place, as my darlings will contest to."
Silicon Street - Museum
Turning around to see a man on fire, Repulsor notices the various things the man has added onto his person. Floating upright, Repulsor speaks. "~My, hardly necessary to fight. I've simply came here for Ventus Avian's original mask. Fascinating little tidbit, it was stolen once before when he first came to Silicon. Though if there's anything else you would like to steal, I probably won't stop you. However, let me ask you a question, how do you acquire those artifacts of yours? I feel like we might be able to work something out.~"
"The Omniverse is the collection of all possibilities, and all possibilities must eventually come to pass."The Hollow, Sewers
"Trust me, my good gentleman," said Raymond, raising his hand up like a stopsign (and rather close to his eyepatch.) "If we were with Murnau, we would know who in the seven hells he is, but we do not; therefore, we cannot possibly be with whoever it is you are speaking of, especially since we do not even know who you are. And by the way, would you happen to have an orange-furred, rather portly kitten lying around because that would be rather important or at least it would be to me? Just wondering."
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"We earn one!" Cen announced with a point. "We get attention through great deeds and attract rich people who want to get money by advertising with us, and by taking cuts from our shows." He shrugged. "I would recommend we go somewhere dangerous like the junglier parts of Gaia or go slay some liches or ghouls in The Hollow."
"Is that all—noble quests and great deeds? Why, Sir Honja, this shall be a mere trifle! I take great pleasure in putting down the unnatural creatures found in the Hollow. 'Tis somewhat of a pastime of mine! Come then, to the Hollow! We shall find a wicked lich to slay!" Mattrin exclaimed, raising his sword into the air and setting off for the nearest transit station at a brisk pace.
"Shall we seek allies in our endeavor—those with noble hearts and iron wills, who could stand proudly at our sides against the abomination? Or shall we face it alone?" he asked, having mentally skipped the step of actually finding a powerful lich. In his experience, if you just wandered around in the Hollow long enough, sooner or later something nasty would find you.
The Hollow - Sewers
Chuckling wickedly out of sight, the vampire sighs before speaking once again in a raspy tone. "I collect many, but I cannot forget a creature in my possession. Not since he ruined everything... But it is mine now! Mine mine mine mine mine! I would rather die than have someone steal one of my precious creatures! Kill them! Kill them! He won't hurt me ever again!"
With that command issued, the vampiric animals start rushing towards Samson and Raymond. Tossing one of his holy vials into the air, Samson fires a Dashing Arrow to shatter it. The droplets of holy water splashing down onto the animals, they screech in pain as their flesh burns. Following that up with Freezer Field, a wall of transparent ice shoots forward freezing the droplets of holy water into ice crystals and temporarily slowing the animals as it passes through them.
"Raymond, is there anything else your eye can do? This many vampires won't be easy to hold off."
"The Omniverse is the collection of all possibilities, and all possibilities must eventually come to pass."The Hollow — Sewer
"Indeed," said Raymond. "It can look through walls, read other's surface thoughts — and I do think our animal friends are getting rather hungry — and hypnotize others as well. The trick is that I need eye contact; even if this were to work on any of them, (what with them being vampires and all,) I couldn't possibly look into all of their eyes at once. Unless..."
Raymond took notice of the fact that all of the animals seemed to be moving rather slowly. "I'll tell you what; if you can keep them slowed down for just a few minutes, I might have enough time to hypnotize the whole lot! That is, if it even works, but it's better than not doing anything at all."
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Shuddering a little at the mention of their hunger, a little idea started turning in Samson's head as he proceeded to do another Holy Crystal chain attack. "Would you say that eye of yours is magical? I might be able to do something if it is." With that said, Samson had performed another Holy Crystal attack and the vampire animals were clearly becoming more immobilized. Feeling around in his satchel for another vial, Samson is slightly shocked to not find anymore. That's when the vampire speaks again.
"Stop harming my precious creatures! Stop harming them you monsters! Such vile things don't deserve to live if they'll hurt my precious pets! I'll be coming after your boss next, be that Murnau, him or whoever you're working for! I won't let anyone else terrorize me ever again!"
"The Omniverse is the collection of all possibilities, and all possibilities must eventually come to pass.""At this point," said Raymond, noticing that Samson looked just a tad dismayed after looking into his sachel, "I'll try anything once. If you're going to do something with this," he said, pointing towards his eye while taking off his eyepatch again, "you'd better do it now!"
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The Hollow - Sewer
"Alright then, sorry for the awkwardness!" With that said Samson suddenly spins around, placing his right hand on the side of Raymond's face and pointing his gauntlet towards the crowd of vampires. Focusing on Raymond's energy, Samson fires forth a transparent rainbow field at the animals. Nothing seems to happen at first as they continue to approach, but then some of them start screeching in pain whilst they all end up ignoring the two of them.
"What, what did you do to them!? Their minds are in pain! Can't control them, can't control them, can't can't can't... *Sccree!*" One loud inhuman screech, and the ceiling suddenly breaks to reveal one decaying man wrapped in animal bones and hide. Standing eight feet tall in his suit of deceased animals, a portly orange-furred kitten is kept inside a small cage near the vampire's face.
"You've hurt my darlings! They won't listen to me, they're going to leave me... This is your fault! I saved them from people who didn't care, and now you're forcing them to abandon me! Just like he did! Demons, you're demons! I'll show them I'm not a demon! They'll take me back when I bring your heads!"
With that deranged speech, the vampire begins approaching in his suit carefully to avoid hurting the animals, all while he shifts the bones near his hands into larger claws.
"The Omniverse is the collection of all possibilities, and all possibilities must eventually come to pass."Subnautica and Tropica border, over the waves
The situation over the sea continued to be the same... Sailors and mermaids arguing and fighting, their dislike and rage for one another flaring up as the conflict escalated... every second more ships and more submarine creatures showing up to make a chaos of cries, lobbed items and in general hostility.
However... All their hatred, this ill feelings fed into something dark which inhabits a corner of Tropica...
From the mountains, suddenly all fights were stopped, as an incredible explosion was heard... A plume of smoke and ash rising high into the sky... and a deafening laughter accompanied by fire and lava rising from the heart of a tall mountain... a volcano.
Everyone hearts sank, their faces turned blue in fear as they see the furious eruption of Mount Koluluno... which could only mean one thing. The furious God of the heart of the Volcano, Koluluno had been awakened. Again.
And indeed, from the top of the mountain, a giant made of raging lava and smoke started to raise PUNY HUMANS, MERMAIDS AND ASSORTED MORTALS... YOUR RAGE HAD FED INTO ME AND GIVEN ME STRENGTH TO AWAKEN AGAIN... UNLESS YOU GIVE ME PROPER TRIBUTE AND FIVE VIRGINAL SACRIFICES I SHALL WRECK HAVOC ON YOUR LANDS AND FEED THEM TO MY FIRES!
However, as the giant rose from the volcano and started to take slow, ponderous steps towards the inhabitants of Tropica on the other side of the crescent moon shaped bay... something began to rise from underneath the waves.
"Haaaaaaaa!" Shooting out from underneath the water in a spiral was one of Tropica's native Stars... Rosa Maria Hojada! A young woman with tan skin, tribal style tattoos on her arms and back with floral and nature motiffs, black hair left to grow long in a thin ponytail and resolute green eyes. Due to having been swimming deep in the ocean, she's currently wearing a green bikini with a pareo skirt of aquamarine color. Around her neck there appears to be a green scarf of some sort that ends up in many tiny tree leaves... and she's also wearing a small party hat on her head "Ha... Koluluno is awaken again? Kuh... By the honor of the Hojada and the well being of all under this sun, I won't allow him to bully us around around!" Cries the resolute Star, picking a leaf from her scarf and throwing it down underneath her as she falls again towards the sea... though the leaf expands right underneath her, to the size of a surf board... and as she hits the water onto it, it holds her weight allowing her to surf her way towards the volcanic God as she crouches low and uses her hands to paddle at incredible speeds.
Public Event: Rise of Koluluno! Capacity [0/3]
Nova City, North Train Station
At the same time... A train coming from Winterland arrived at the station... The train actually looked a bit like an overgrown, closed sled... pulled by a team of polar bears specifically picked for the job for their strength. However as the doors from it opened, something strange happened... a white mist gushed out of it... and from it a shambling crowd stepped out...
"Stein... Ril... Stein..." came soft whispers from the group... all speaking in seemingly one voice. All with glazed over, glowing blue eyes. After a few minutes cries started to come from the station as people were taken by the crowd... the members of the group catching a young man and with cold hands producing the white mist they covered his mouth... making him swallow the mist. Soon enough, the crowd was made bigger... all with glowing blue colored eyes, moving south towards the heart of Nova.
Public Event: Attack of the Frozen Walkers! [0/7]
Jacques Apartment, Silicon Street...
Jacques is busy watching TV, trying to relax. As a result, he sees the news report on the attack of the ice creatures in Nova.
He starts up, rushing out towards a window. This was EXACTLY where he would be best at! He activated his suit, and jumped out of the window, engaging his thrusters as he flew towards Nova.
Andreia had retired back to her park, but no sooner than she sat back down that the same urchin from before, Rally, came rushing towards her. "Oh, thank God! There's weird frozen zombies coming at us from Winterland!"
Andreia groaned. "Meu maldito Deus, are you kidding?! I just killed a friggin kaiju and now this? At least I have an actual weapon now... Thanks for telling me Rally. Stay safe, yeah?" She parkoured up a building and ran across the rooftops towards Winterland, determined to
“Not a promise, not an oath, or a malediction or a curse. Inevitable." - Taylor HebertLaurence Law sat astride his motorcycle as he looked down upon the shambling horde of ice zombies with a frown on his scowling face from a walkway bridge hanging over the road. "Zombies... Zombie things... Ice wraiths. What ever, whoever has done this to you shall be punished in the name of the law and justice!" He suddenly exclaimed as he activated the engine of his mighty steed and drove straight out into the air, crumbling the poor metal railing in his way and when he landed he shot off like a rocket straight into the zombie horde. The sheer weight and speed knocking them aside like pins in the way of a bowling ball as he rode towards the station.
Nova - Open Concert Hall
Standing up on the stage is a blonde haired young woman wearing a fashionable white dress with golden accent. Held between her hands is a white staff with a microphone and two angelic wings branching off from it. Two wings of light stretching out from her back, the woman is in the middle song with background music changing to reflect the mood of it.
"-The gaze of the angel, it struck a cold vibe through my body, its wings of light fluttered rhythmically. He told me, not to give up to the forces of evil, but instead to strike them down. Thus I-" Abruptly ending her song upon noticing something in the distance, she suddenly shouts in a gentle manner "Everyone, there's a group approaching this way covered in white mist! I must advise you to take shelter immediately until the police clarify its nature!"
With that said the woman took off into the air, with the crowd looking behind them... to see a white mist and people shambling towards their direction. Seeing the young woman flying towards the area, the civilians proceeded to runaway from the area. The young woman, on the other hand, proceeds to fire blasts of sound at the mist in hopes of dispersing it.
"The Omniverse is the collection of all possibilities, and all possibilities must eventually come to pass.""???
Raymond — or was he Raymond? It was awfully hard to tell. Whoever he was, he found himself in a dark, vast void. There was no nose; no warmth or cold; nothing to discern the whereabouts of his location. That is, until he began to hear IT. That laugh; a laugh that spanned a millennia, if not more. He could hear IT. He could see IT; a gigantic, transparent colored serpent, circling around him, getting set to squeeze him in ITS coils. And then, as the laugh grew louder and louder, the beast reared its head, and swallowed him whole.
The Hollow, Sewers
Raymond gave an a brief but horrible scream of sheer agony, and began breathing heavily. He could only half remember his current circumstances, but he knew enough to keep his bearings. What he didn't know was that the iris of his colored eye had changed its shape; it now resembled that of a snakes, thin and narrow, like a predator. In any case, he figured that Samson's little stunt, whatever it was, was what caused his current state, not that it mattered; he was alive and standing, so there was little to complain about for the time being. He then noticed both the vampire, wrapped in animal bones and skins, slowly making their way towards them, as well as his client's adorable, savage kitten. He took out his right gun, and shot off the lock securing the cage, but after that, it took him all he had just to stand.
"Lad, I hate to ask this, but I— I'll be alright in a minute, but please, grab the kitten! It's taking me enough just to stand as it is."
Nova - Northern District
The wind rushes past Armstrong's face as in one large leap, he flies from the top of one building to the next, landing in a heavy thud but he keeps his stride and running towards the north station. With his blood flowing he can feel the adrenalin rushing through him, and he would need it if he was to get there fast enough to keep the people safe and prevent such a catastrophe. Holly is holding on for her dear life on the shoulder of his jacket, her face showing her mixed feelings of terror and exhilaration.
It is once he gets close enough where he spots the horde that he stops his stride to observe the situation. The shambling horde is moving towards the heart of Nova, and on their way they're taking over any innocent civilians they can get their hands upon. Armstrong shudders at the thought of them being allowed to reach their goal. He pulls the Aegis of Stalwart Defense from his back and his body tightens, with a huge battle cry, Armstrong leaps off from the tall building. With a load crash and cracking the ground below him, Armstrong lands between the horde and fleeing civilians, immediately taking action. He quickly takes some abandoned cars and lifts them, before slamming them down on their side, making a makeshift wall across the street. With a mighty bellow, he shouts to the people to hurry and keep themselves as far away from the north station as they can until the situation has been taken care of. With his shield in hand he then once again leaps forward across his makeshift wall and makes his way forward towards the station, landing on safe opens spots and saving anyone still untouched, and making sure not to harm anyone while doing so.
“I'm bad and that's good. I will never be good and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me.” ―Bad-Anon creedThe Hollow - Sewers
Looking over at Raymond in surprise as he screamed, and became outright shocked at seeing his iris change to resemble a snake. "Did... did I cause that? Oh shit, did I...? Just, crap." Deciding he'll worry later about possibly infecting Raymond with demonic essence, he watched Raymond shoot the cage with the kitten rather expectantly causing the vampire to scream in rage.
Hearing Raymond's request of him to grab the kitten caused Samson to audibly shout "Shit!" Looking between him and the kitten as if reluctant, Samson sighed as he teleported up to the vampire. Quickly grabbing the cat and teleporting back by Raymond's side, Samson held it with his right as he opened the satchel while it began struggling and hissing at him. Shoving the kitten into the satchel and coating it in ice so the cat couldn't claw out, Samson turned to Raymond- And looked back to see a bone whip having impaled itself in the wall behind him.
"How quickly do you think you can recover? We can't just leave, as he'll just follow us and judging by his decay his mind is likely decaying as well. Therefore we have to stop him down here to avoid anybody getting injured." Seeing the bone whip retracting into the suit, the vampire snarls at them as he shifts the bones on his right into a condensed heavy arm while shouting "Give me back my cat!"
"The Omniverse is the collection of all possibilities, and all possibilities must eventually come to pass."Cat, having been on the way to talk to Andreia, saw the ecvhange with Rally, and then her move towards the train station. "Damn," Cat whispered, under his breath. Removing his invisibility, he ran up the walls after her. "Andreia! Andreia! Wait just a moment, if you will!"
OUT OF THE CROOKED TIMBER OF HUMANITY NO STRAIGHT THING WAS EVER BUILTThe Hollow, Sewer
"The thought had crossed my mind," said Raymond, his voice seeming stronger. His breathing was steadily improving, and he quickly found himself able to once more stand on his own two feet. The iris was changing back as well, steadily turning back into the shape it was before Samson borrowed his power. "And now, I can agree!" Raymond leaped to the side, evading the vampire's punch; he fired another laser, cutting the crazed lunatic's arm straight off. "How's that for laser surgery?!"
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Andreia, who was in mid-jump when Cat Sith called to her, skids to a stop atop the roof of an office building and turns to face him. "Oh, hi Cat Sith. I was wondering if you'd ever get back to me about that job offer, and I appreciate the work, but d'you think it could wait a bit? There are ice zombies coming in from Winterland and I can already hear other Stars fighting them. They may need our help, and from the crashing I can hear, they're not too far away."
“Not a promise, not an oath, or a malediction or a curse. Inevitable." - Taylor Hebert

Silicon Street - Musuem
Star Fall fumed when he saw the armored fool enter the musuem, his musuem. He hovered a minute wondering how best to approach the situation. He flew with break-neck speed and crashed through a window on the second floor. Flame and lgihtning flared from his form and engulfing him for a moment as he shouted at the weirdo in the power armor.
"Hey, just what do you think you're doing exactly? I called dibs on this."
Saint Laughter