Side Story The Goddess II: Fate of the Old Gods

MAOL-CHALUIM
@Sark @Takumi @Yun Lee

“Good to see you too,”
Maol said. He turned his attention to what Frost said.

“A child?” he said, not in shock but in questioning, “If he’s feeling cold, I could always give him a warm leaf blanket. I can... uh... summon plants, however I want them to, and uh... if Bizarro needs some extra fuel for the fire, uh... I can summon logs? Listen, the kid needs protection, and I’m willing to help in any way possible. I’m certainly willing, but the decision’s up to Mila, since she’s sort of the leader,”
 

IGLOO
"Fine!" Roy threw his hands in the air in mock surrender. "I'll go walk it off!" Arsenal crossed the room and threw himself against the icy wall beside Bizarro.

"Stay close!" Bizarro grumbled. "You am not covering Bizarro's work!"

"Fine! Geez!" He slid down the wall a little. "You want to pretend like we're not friends? Fine! We'll pretend we're not friends!"

"Sorry, Darling, but I've never met a Willow. Besides, I don't think my circle of friends overlaps with that of an elementary school student." Frost shrugged. "What did this chick look like, anyway?"

"No, there no child." Bizarro grumbled. "No child. He no at end of hall. He awake."

Roy sighed.
"The Bizarro says that the kids asleep."

"Yeah, Dick's sleeping at the end of the hall."
Frost nodded. "Bizarro's started a fire for him. He's probably the only one here who's got to worry about this chill... Bizarro literally spits fire, Decapre has... her ways, and I'm Canadian. It's best for him to rest while he can. He's 12. Full of energy. Full of life. Wants to push the borders of our turf whenever he gets the chance. At least when he's asleep, we know he's safe."

"This is no place for a child."
Decapre added, matter-of-fact-ly. "I've been looking after him... like someone else looked after me. But he's growing up. He's turning 13. He can't shelter him forever. Can't keep him safe. He doesn't know about what happened to Kaine yet. We want him off the Island before he finds out."

"Kaine was the brains of the outlet."
Frost appraoched Bizarro's drawings. "He had scouted out the Parademon's attack patterns. Developed a plan to get Dick clear of the island for good. Alone, it was a suicide mission... but with you and your friends on side..."

Roy's body tensed up. He kicked himself up off the wall.

"We might have a shot at getting out alive..."

"Are you--"
Roy laughed nervously. "Are you sure, man? Fucking with the Purgers sounds like that... sounds like 'something stupid' to me..."

"If you pledge your forces, Mila, our chances of success will increase substantially. We'll stand a chance. You'd get your sword. We'd get to go home. We would all complete directives."



"Time travel, huh?"
Frost raised an eyebrow. "You didn't bring the winning lottery numbers back with you, huh? Shame."

"I recognise you in turn, Maol-Chaluim,"
Noembelu nodded. "In time likes, all familiar faces seem look like friendly faces. It's good to have you with us."

@Capri @Takumi

MAOL-CHALUIM
@Sark @Takumi @Yun Lee

“Good to see you too,”
Maol said. He turned his attention to what Frost said.

“A child?” he said, not in shock but in questioning, “If he’s feeling cold, I could always give him a warm leaf blanket. I can... uh... summon plants, however I want them to, and uh... if Bizarro needs some extra fuel for the fire, uh... I can summon logs? Listen, the kid needs protection, and I’m willing to help in any way possible. I’m certainly willing, but the decision’s up to Mila, since she’s sort of the leader,”

"What are Parademons, exactly?" Mila asked, glancing to Roy as he seemed nervous at the very thought of combating their forces.

She'd need to know what their group will be up against before she came to any final decision. Besides, she wants the rest of the group's opinions, despite wanting very badly to say yes.

"Kaine didn't happen to share the specifics of their movements as well as the plan, had he?" She asked then.

@Sark @Capri @Minerva
 

IGLOO
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"Incorrect." Decapre hummed bluntly from the other-side of the hall. Her eyes were fixed upon one of the chamber's icy walls. A single word from the Doll was enough to send Frost's head spinning on its axis. She hadn't spoken in weeks. Not to the allies she had known for months. Not to the young boy she had taken into her care. Not to even to herself. And yet, there was something about Maol-Chaluim that had stolen her attention away. "We are all that remains of the Chartreuse Team. Rasputina may be dead, but replacements are not summoned until 10pm. You lie. You mock us."


"Willow..." Frost repeated to himself. He unfolded his arms. He gestured for Bizarro to stand down. The beast silently heeded his command and retreat to the back of the room. The failed-clone went back to scratching a strange diagram into a patch of ice in the corner. James stepped away from the doorway, allowing the Champions to enter the wider Igloo. "That name doesn't ring any bells."

"None?" Damian squinted. "None at all?"

"Sorry, Darlings, but I know jack."

"Bullshit!" Roy interjected, shoving a finger in Frost's face. "You're holding out on us!"

"Am I?" Diamond Patch looked down upon Roy's finger. "It's not a matter of faith or forgiveness, pal. It's a matter of me not knowing jack. You want to get that thing out my face now, or do I have to cut it off myself?"

Roy complied and began to pace the room.

"Listen, Mila, I know we didn't part ways on the best of terms." James sighed. "But you don't have to worry about any me doing anything 'stupid'. I've accepted my fate. We're stuck here. I'll happily spend the last of my days down here, outta harms way. The Chartreuse did me a solid when they took me in after a certain somebody killed the brains of their operation. I've been doing what I can to help them out. I'm here 'repaying a debt', if that's what you want to call it." He broke eye contact with Mila and turned away, brushing some flakes of snow from his chin. "There's a kid down here, Mila. The Big Guy, the Doll and I... we want to make sure he makes it out alive. Now, I'm no genius, but I can't of anything stupid about trying to save a life... They've got a plan. It's going to take some work, but it's the only hope that boy's got... If you really want to make amends for... for what happened, we could use your strength."

"Look, Mila said that you were going to do something stupid. Right now, I'm guess that--"

"Kid, do you have any idea how many guys there are out there- in the whole damn multiverse- named 'James Frost'? Do you know how many 'James's there are? I keep getting sent mail addressed to a lizard-lookin' Dictator with the same last-name as me. There are no absolutes, not anymore. You think its possible that this... 'Willow' was talking about another guy named James?"

@Yun Lee @Capri @Minerva @Crunch

"Wielded by mortals..." Kara repeated to herself. "Any mortals?" The Kryptonian scowled. "Billy, how could you lose a weapon like that?! That could be the difference between-- and you just lost it? Who has it now? Who has the sword?"

Once the Old Gods had left the car, Pierce kicked the trunk's lock, sending its door swinging open. Still dazed by impact of Gat's hood ornament, Jon slowly pushed himself up and out of the vehicle. He struck the concrete with a crack.

"This... not my cousin..." Kara thinned her eyes. "There's something familiar about him, but... Kal doesn't have any kids. Not yet anyway. Then again, I've been dead for half a decade, give or take."

Kara crouched down beside the nauseous Inquisitor. She squinted a little more and he slowly struggled to pick himself up.

"He looks like a clone I knew, once upon a time... but it's not him... If that crest on his chest is anything to go by, he thinks he's hailing from the House of El. Consider it a big, red warning sign, Atlantiades. We might be kicking a sleeping bear here..."

@Jeremi @Lucky

"Even a bear hibernates for half a year," Atlantiades said poignantly before looking at Kara and shrugging. "I thought it was profound, nevermind." They kneeled down next to them and did the same thing they had done with Supergirl. Atlantiades' light seemed to shine even brighter as they let in all the positivity and good feelings they could gather into the kiss.

@Sark @Lucky
 
"What are Parademons, exactly?" Mila asked, glancing to Roy as he seemed nervous at the very thought of combating their forces.

She'd need to know what their group will be up against before she came to any final decision. Besides, she wants the rest of the group's opinions, despite wanting very badly to say yes.

"Kaine didn't happen to share the specifics of their movements as well as the plan, had he?" She asked then.

@Sark @Capri @Minerva
IGLOO
"In a word, they're aliens," Frost replied. "The full answer is a little more complex, but the short answer is that Bison's uses them to purge the island by day."

"The longer answers is that they're creatures from the dark side of the Sphere of the Gods, a dimension higher than the 3rd," Damian added. "They hail from a planet called Apokalypse. They would invade my world every few years. Alone, their a challenge But together? They can overwhelm almost anything thing you can throw at them. They conquer by force of number. Shock tactics. But it's their masters that you have to worry about it. The New Gods... Even with our numbers, I don't think we'd last 5 minutes against a being like Darksied... We should be grateful that we only have to deal with Bison and his Parademons... whoever he came to rule over them..."

"As for the plan..." Frost walked over to the corner of the room and tapped Bizarro's shoulder. The titan picked himself up off of the floor and shuffled off down the hall. Frost pointed to the clone's humble drawing- a crude map of the island marked with a series of crosses- and began to point out a few locations. "Kaine worked out where they were coming in from. Technically, a Parademon platoon should have Boom-Tubed in on top of you guys, if you were in the Tropical Forest when the timer ran out. Whatever happened to you guys out there... you must have scared them off... Anyway. The plan is to draw as many Demons as we can to the Central Clearing. The more Parademons we kill, the more reinforcements Bison will send our way. We've been evading him for months. He'll jump at the chance to test us. If we can force Bison to open two Boom-Tubes in the same location, we could create a reverse-feedback loop. The loop would temporarily stop Bison from closing the portal on us. We run through and-- Boom!" He clapped. "We're off the island!"

"We'd be transported to... God knows where..."
Roy thinned his eyes. "We could be jumping from the frying pan into the fire... Best case scenario, we'll be trapped in a room full of Parademons!"

"Alternatively... They're trapped in a room with us..."
Decapre hummed. "I can sense... others... upstairs... Your army is bigger than you're letting on. You're deceiving us. With your total force, we'd be able to fight our way past the Demons. We could reach Bison. End it. End everything." He cheek twitch. A spark of emotion danced her face for a single moment, before fading again. "We could finally be free..."

MAOL-CHALUIM
@Sark @Takumi @Yun Lee

“Good to see you too,”
Maol said. He turned his attention to what Frost said.

“A child?” he said, not in shock but in questioning, “If he’s feeling cold, I could always give him a warm leaf blanket. I can... uh... summon plants, however I want them to, and uh... if Bizarro needs some extra fuel for the fire, uh... I can summon logs? Listen, the kid needs protection, and I’m willing to help in any way possible. I’m certainly willing, but the decision’s up to Mila, since she’s sort of the leader,”


"Thanks for the help, kid, but B has got it covered."
Frost smiled in response to Maol's concern. "His heat breath creates a sorta... magma. It holds its heat well enough. He complains about his room being too hot more often than he complains about it being too cold. So long as he stays down there, he'll be fine. Good on you, for looking out for him. Dick's gonna like ya. I can tell."

@Takumi @Capri @Yun Lee
"Even a bear hibernates for half a year," Atlantiades said poignantly before looking at Kara and shrugging. "I thought it was profound, nevermind." They kneeled down next to them and did the same thing they had done with Supergirl. Atlantiades' light seemed to shine even brighter as they let in all the positivity and good feelings they could gather into the kiss.
//N3//
Before Atlantiades could plant their kiss, a hand of steel wrapped itself around her throat. A crimson fire burned in Jon's eyes.
"FOR THE GODDESS!!"
With a furious cry, the Half-Kryptonian planted a swift uppercut upon Atlantiades' chin. Before they could truly comprehend the situation, the Love-God was sent hurtling upwards through the concrete roof of the car park. They didn't come to a full stop until she landed struck a pamphlet display in a pharmacist three floors up. They didn't have time to catch their breath. Jon was in hot pursuit.
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"You witch! You dare?! You dare reject her Love??? I thought that you of all people would understand!!"

"Shit...
" Pierce cursed to himself. He picked his SMG up off the muscle car's passenger seat and flicked its safety of. He marched towards the Mall's elevator. He turned back to Kara. "You still want to leave Adam here?"

With a sigh, Supergirl kicked off her shoes and, in a single, great bound, followed the trail of wreckage after Jon.

Gat rubbed his temples some more.
"Jesus... the things I do for love..."
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With a whoosh, a pair of great, flaming wings and flourishing out from his back.
"Find Adam, Pierce. Don't die."
In a flash, Gat was gone, flying upwards in Kara's wake.

"Great advice, Johnny..."
Pierce sighed. Atreus pressed a button on the wall and called the elevator. It slowly trundled down to the garage. "Great advice..."

@Jeremi @Lucky
 

IGLOO
"In a word, they're aliens," Frost replied. "The full answer is a little more complex, but the short answer is that Bison's uses them to purge the island by day."

"The longer answers is that they're creatures from the dark side of the Sphere of the Gods, a dimension higher than the 3rd," Damian added. "They hail from a planet called Apokalypse. They would invade my world every few years. Alone, their a challenge But together? They can overwhelm almost anything thing you can throw at them. They conquer by force of number. Shock tactics. But it's their masters that you have to worry about it. The New Gods... Even with our numbers, I don't think we'd last 5 minutes against a being like Darksied... We should be grateful that we only have to deal with Bison and his Parademons... whoever he came to rule over them..."

"As for the plan..." Frost walked over to the corner of the room and tapped Bizarro's shoulder. The titan picked himself up off of the floor and shuffled off down the hall. Frost pointed to the clone's humble drawing- a crude map of the island marked with a series of crosses- and began to point out a few locations. "Kaine worked out where they were coming in from. Technically, a Parademon platoon should have Boom-Tubed in on top of you guys, if you were in the Tropical Forest when the timer ran out. Whatever happened to you guys out there... you must have scared them off... Anyway. The plan is to draw as many Demons as we can to the Central Clearing. The more Parademons we kill, the more reinforcements Bison will send our way. We've been evading him for months. He'll jump at the chance to test us. If we can force Bison to open two Boom-Tubes in the same location, we could create a reverse-feedback loop. The loop would temporarily stop Bison from closing the portal on us. We run through and-- Boom!" He clapped. "We're off the island!"

"We'd be transported to... God knows where..."
Roy thinned his eyes. "We could be jumping from the frying pan into the fire... Best case scenario, we'll be trapped in a room full of Parademons!"

"Alternatively... They're trapped in a room with us..."
Decapre hummed. "I can sense... others... upstairs... Your army is bigger than you're letting on. You're deceiving us. With your total force, we'd be able to fight our way past the Demons. We could reach Bison. End it. End everything." He cheek twitch. A spark of emotion danced her face for a single moment, before fading again. "We could finally be free..."


"Thanks for the help, kid, but B has got it covered."
Frost smiled in response to Maol's concern. "His heat breath creates a sorta... magma. It holds its heat well enough. He complains about his room being too hot more often than he complains about it being too cold. So long as he stays down there, he'll be fine. Good on you, for looking out for him. Dick's gonna like ya. I can tell."

@Takumi @Capri @Yun Lee

//N3//
Before Atlantiades could plant their kiss, a hand of steel wrapped itself around her throat. A crimson fire burned in Jon's eyes.
"FOR THE GODDESS!!"
With a furious cry, the Half-Kryptonian planted a swift uppercut upon Atlantiades' chin. Before they could truly comprehend the situation, the Love-God was sent hurtling upwards through the concrete roof of the car park. They didn't come to a full stop until she landed struck a pamphlet display in a pharmacist three floors up. They didn't have time to catch their breath. Jon was in hot pursuit.
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"You witch! You dare?! You dare reject her Love??? I thought that you of all people would understand!!"

"Shit...
" Pierce cursed to himself. He picked his SMG up off the muscle car's passenger seat and flicked its safety of. He marched towards the Mall's elevator. He turned back to Kara. "You still want to leave Adam here?"

With a sigh, Supergirl kicked off her shoes and, in a single, great bound, followed the trail of wreckage after Jon.

Gat rubbed his temples some more.
"Jesus... the things I do for love..."
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With a whoosh, a pair of great, flaming wings and flourishing out from his back.
"Find Adam, Pierce. Don't die."
In a flash, Gat was gone, flying upwards in Kara's wake.

"Great advice, Johnny..."
Pierce sighed. Atreus pressed a button on the wall and called the elevator. It slowly trundled down to the garage. "Great advice..."

@Jeremi @Lucky

Her gaze snapped to Decapre for a moment, something she said gaining a small negative reaction from the Goddess of Harvest.

"No, Decapre, there is no deceit. I simply told the others to wait outside while we talked, as I mentioned earlier. Even so, I never said how many were in the group as I have not bothered to count them, and Damian has not given a number himself. So, please, do not twist our words." Mila spoke up. She wanted to clear that up first and foremost, not wanting their intentions to be misunderstood.

Crossing her arms a moment she hummed. Eyeing the map with a frown.

"You said they're from a higher dimension?" She turned her head to Damian then, brief confusion and worry lacing her features.

"Higher than even the fourth dimension, then?" She asked. Something could go wrong that hadn't already, something that she couldn't prevent. Maybe it was a bit selfish of her for wanting to protect them and not let them go, like a Mother worried for her children's safety.

@Sark @Capri @Minerva
 
Crossing her arms a moment she hummed. Eyeing the map with a frown.

"You said they're from a higher dimension?" She turned her head to Damian then, brief confusion and worry lacing her features.

"Higher than even the fourth dimension, then?" She asked. Something could go wrong that hadn't already, something that she couldn't prevent. Maybe it was a bit selfish of her for wanting to protect them and not let them go, like a Mother worried for her children's safety.
IGLOO
"It's possible..." Damian's knuckle drifted to his chin. "I mean, we broke into the 4th dimension for a moment or two. Space there was... subjective. We were exposed to the raw flow of time. Viper and I could barely even comprehend it. Apokalypse- and its Sister-World, New Genesis- are little bit more... corporeal. The New Gods, as they call themselves, are connected to something called the Source. It's a raw energy tied to origins of the dimensions themselves. The New Gods are tied to Matter, Time and the Source... I supposed that would make the Sphere of the Gods part of the 5th Dimension. Modern Science acknowledges the existence of 11 Dimensions, though many of them exist beyond the limits of our understanding... They call this theory... 'M-Theory'..."

Her gaze snapped to Decapre for a moment, something she said gaining a small negative reaction from the Goddess of Harvest.

"No, Decapre, there is no deceit. I simply told the others to wait outside while we talked, as I mentioned earlier. Even so, I never said how many were in the group as I have not bothered to count them, and Damian has not given a number himself. So, please, do not twist our words." Mila spoke up. She wanted to clear that up first and foremost, not wanting their intentions to be misunderstood.
"That's my concern." Decapre replied, coldly. "We've welcomed you into our home. We've spoken freely of our plans. And yet you continue to hide your cards. You keep secrets from us without due reason. You can understand our wariness. But my point stands. Whether you would like to acknowledge it or not, you possess the power to make Kaine's dream a reality. You could help save Dick."

@Takumi @Crunch @Capri @Yun Lee
 

IGLOO
"In a word, they're aliens," Frost replied. "The full answer is a little more complex, but the short answer is that Bison's uses them to purge the island by day."

"The longer answers is that they're creatures from the dark side of the Sphere of the Gods, a dimension higher than the 3rd," Damian added. "They hail from a planet called Apokalypse. They would invade my world every few years. Alone, their a challenge But together? They can overwhelm almost anything thing you can throw at them. They conquer by force of number. Shock tactics. But it's their masters that you have to worry about it. The New Gods... Even with our numbers, I don't think we'd last 5 minutes against a being like Darksied... We should be grateful that we only have to deal with Bison and his Parademons... whoever he came to rule over them..."

"As for the plan..." Frost walked over to the corner of the room and tapped Bizarro's shoulder. The titan picked himself up off of the floor and shuffled off down the hall. Frost pointed to the clone's humble drawing- a crude map of the island marked with a series of crosses- and began to point out a few locations. "Kaine worked out where they were coming in from. Technically, a Parademon platoon should have Boom-Tubed in on top of you guys, if you were in the Tropical Forest when the timer ran out. Whatever happened to you guys out there... you must have scared them off... Anyway. The plan is to draw as many Demons as we can to the Central Clearing. The more Parademons we kill, the more reinforcements Bison will send our way. We've been evading him for months. He'll jump at the chance to test us. If we can force Bison to open two Boom-Tubes in the same location, we could create a reverse-feedback loop. The loop would temporarily stop Bison from closing the portal on us. We run through and-- Boom!" He clapped. "We're off the island!"

"We'd be transported to... God knows where..." Roy thinned his eyes. "We could be jumping from the frying pan into the fire... Best case scenario, we'll be trapped in a room full of Parademons!"

"Alternatively... They're trapped in a room with us..." Decapre hummed. "I can sense... others... upstairs... Your army is bigger than you're letting on. You're deceiving us. With your total force, we'd be able to fight our way past the Demons. We could reach Bison. End it. End everything." He cheek twitch. A spark of emotion danced her face for a single moment, before fading again. "We could finally be free..."


"Thanks for the help, kid, but B has got it covered." Frost smiled in response to Maol's concern. "His heat breath creates a sorta... magma. It holds its heat well enough. He complains about his room being too hot more often than he complains about it being too cold. So long as he stays down there, he'll be fine. Good on you, for looking out for him. Dick's gonna like ya. I can tell."

@Takumi @Capri @Yun Lee

//N3//
Before Atlantiades could plant their kiss, a hand of steel wrapped itself around her throat. A crimson fire burned in Jon's eyes.
"FOR THE GODDESS!!"
With a furious cry, the Half-Kryptonian planted a swift uppercut upon Atlantiades' chin. Before they could truly comprehend the situation, the Love-God was sent hurtling upwards through the concrete roof of the car park. They didn't come to a full stop until she landed struck a pamphlet display in a pharmacist three floors up. They didn't have time to catch their breath. Jon was in hot pursuit.
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"You witch! You dare?! You dare reject her Love??? I thought that you of all people would understand!!"

"Shit...
" Pierce cursed to himself. He picked his SMG up off the muscle car's passenger seat and flicked its safety of. He marched towards the Mall's elevator. He turned back to Kara. "You still want to leave Adam here?"

With a sigh, Supergirl kicked off her shoes and, in a single, great bound, followed the trail of wreckage after Jon.

Gat rubbed his temples some more.
"Jesus... the things I do for love..."
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With a whoosh, a pair of great, flaming wings and flourishing out from his back.
"Find Adam, Pierce. Don't die."
In a flash, Gat was gone, flying upwards in Kara's wake.

"Great advice, Johnny..." Pierce sighed. Atreus pressed a button on the wall and called the elevator. It slowly trundled down to the garage. "Great advice..."

@Jeremi @Lucky

Atlantiades was getting to their feet in the wreckage of the car park. "The things I do to save people..." They lamented getting back up to their feet. "Better he focuses on only me I suppose..." They shone bright again steadying themselves for when Jon caught up to them. This love fest seemed like it wouldn't end without a fight.

@Sark @Lucky
 

IGLOO
"It's possible..." Damian's knuckle drifted to his chin. "I mean, we broke into the 4th dimension for a moment or two. Space there was... subjective. We were exposed to the raw flow of time. Viper and I could barely even comprehend it. Apokalypse- and its Sister-World, New Genesis- are little bit more... corporeal. The New Gods, as they call themselves, are connected to something called the Source. It's a raw energy tied to origins of the dimensions themselves. The New Gods are tied to Matter, Time and the Source... I supposed that would make the Sphere of the Gods part of the 5th Dimension. Modern Science acknowledges the existence of 11 Dimensions, though many of them exist beyond the limits of our understanding... They call this theory... 'M-Theory'..."


"That's my concern." Decapre replied, coldly. "We've welcomed you into our home. We've spoken freely of our plans. And yet you continue to hide your cards. You keep secrets from us without due reason. You can understand our wariness. But my point stands. Whether you would like to acknowledge it or not, you possess the power to make Kaine's dream a reality. You could help save Dick."

@Takumi @Crunch @Capri @Yun Lee

"That sounds...confusing. There's a high possibility something can and will go wrong even with our numbers combined, right?" She huffed, as she let the information sink in.

"I'm more concerned for everyone else when facing these Parademons than myself, even if we helped each other any possibility of a few of us even being overwhelmed could..." Mila commented thoughtfully, trailing off as Damian explained more about the New Gods, her brows furrowing, before furrowing further as Decapre spoke, her gaze snapping back to her once more.

"Hidden cards?...there are no hidden cards or secrets, like this is some strategic game. Instead of peacocking and sending the wrong message by the group as a whole approaching, we have been truthful with you as you have with us. No deceit. No lies. No secrets Unless you would like a list of our abilities and weaknesses while we're here speaking with you, plus every name of every single one of those in our ranks? Would that please you and put your mind at ease?" She almost growled as she spoke. To her, it seemed as if Descapre was labeling her as a liar, and it soured her mood considerably.

@Sark @Capri @Minerva
 
"Hidden cards?...there are no hidden cards or secrets, like this is some strategic game. Instead of peacocking and sending the wrong message by the group as a whole approaching, we have been truthful with you as you have with us. No deceit. No lies. No secrets Unless you would like a list of our abilities and weaknesses while we're here speaking with you, plus every name of every single one of those in our ranks? Would that please you and put your mind at ease?" She almost growled as she spoke. To her, it seemed as if Descapre was labeling her as a liar, and it soured her mood considerably.
IGLOO
"A detailed list would be invaluable. We need to know what we're working with, down to the smallest---- agh!!!" Decapre fell to her knees, cradling her skull. Her screams rattled the Igloo. They were earsplitting. Unbearable.

"FUCK!!"
Frost cried, covering his ears. He ran over to Decapre's side and threw his arm around her. "It's alright, Darling, you're safe! You're with us! You're--"
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"NO!" She screeched. Her nails dug into Frost's side. He gritted his teeth, swallowing the pain. Dark smoke poured from every crack and crevice on the Doll's mask. "We're not safe! Never Safe! Never Safe!"

"Jesus!" Roy stepped back away from the pair. "She's losing it!"

Familiar purple flames radiated from Decapre's body.

"I can see it! I can see the Island! All of it!"

"Love, please!"

"No! She's there! She's in the Jungle! She's in danger! We need to go! We need to hurry and---"

"Darling! You need to breathe! Please!"

"We need to get her and go! We need to run! We need to leave! The Game is Almost Done! The Dog's Master has come calling! The Bitch's chain has been pulled!"


Frost flicked his wrist. Three diamond claws extended from his right knuckles.

"You'll have to forgive me, doll..." He closed his eyes and plunged his claws into the side of her head. The diamonds seemed to vanish on impact, phasing through the woman's flesh and piercing her mind. Their souls connected for a moment or two. There was a second of silence. Trembling, Frost removed his claws and stumbled back.

"What's happening? Bad Trip?"
Roy raised a cautious eyebrow.

"No... No it's something else... What she's seeing... it's real... She's staring right at the man behind the curtains... Whatever's happening to her... we've gotta ride it out..."

"A Metal Man in the Wetlands! A Kingdom below the Waves! A Door! A Sword! The Sky Burns Red! The Twins Return!"

She desperately gasped for air. Her eyes rolled. She fell back onto the icy floor.

"I'm going to say what everyone's thinking... 'What that Fu--'"

"The Wetlands..."
Decapre groaned. Her skin was paler than it had been before. Tears dripped down from the base of her mask. The smoke was gone, but she remained shaken. "There's something under the Wetlands... The boy... Chico... he can help us..."

"Decapre... what just--"

"Elizabeth..."

"Me?" Liz shrugged, clicking her lighter shut. "I'm not trying to..."

"We'll need her too... And you..."


She pointed at Mila... no... she was pointing over her shoulder. A green ring flickered behind the Goddess of the Harvest. John appeared behind her.
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"That... That was a very powerful, very difficult concealment spell you just saw through..." John Kaluu sneered. "Are you going to apologize for ruining it, or are you just going to tell me how you ruined it?"

"A spy?" Frost's eyes danced between Kaluu and Mila.

"She had no idea... Don't worry..."

"Of course she didn't know. None of you should have known. Do you know what concealment means?"


"Decapre, what's going on...?"


"Change of plan, James..."
Decapre reached out to Diamond Patch. He helped her stumble to her feet. "I just... I think I just found us another way out..."

@Takumi @Capri @Crunch @Yun Lee

Atlantiades was getting to their feet in the wreckage of the car park. "The things I do to save people..." They lamented getting back up to their feet. "Better he focuses on only me I suppose..." They shone bright again steadying themselves for when Jon caught up to them. This love fest seemed like it wouldn't end without a fight.
//N3//
Jon tore his way through the tattered floors of the pharmacy. The remaining customers dropped their baskets and ran. He stooped for a moment, hovering over the Love-God. His eyes burned bright.

"I'll take no pleasure in this..."
Superboy growled. "You were a good soldier... a mentor and a sister to us all... but you just had to go soft on us..."

Before he could fire a blast of heat in her direction, Kara was upon him. She threw her arms beneath his and locked him into a full-nelson. The crimson beam burned the wall above Atlantiades, spraying them in a wave of plaster shards. With an enraged cry, Jon's aura surged forth. A telekinetic barrier sent Kara tumbling back through another isle or two. Johnny's great wings carried him towards the warring pair. An iron kick sent him rolling back down the hole through which he had ascended.

"Now..." Jon cracked his knuckles. "Where were we?"

@Jeremi @Lucky
 

IGLOO
"A detailed list would be invaluable. We need to know what we're working with, down to the smallest---- agh!!!" Decapre fell to her knees, cradling her skull. Her screams rattled the Igloo. They were earsplitting. Unbearable.

"FUCK!!"
Frost cried, covering his ears. He ran over to Decapre's side and threw his arm around her. "It's alright, Darling, you're safe! You're with us! You're--"
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"NO!" She screeched. Her nails dug into Frost's side. He gritted his teeth, swallowing the pain. Dark smoke poured from every crack and crevice on the Doll's mask. "We're not safe! Never Safe! Never Safe!"

"Jesus!" Roy stepped back away from the pair. "She's losing it!"

Familiar purple flames radiated from Decapre's body.

"I can see it! I can see the Island! All of it!"

"Love, please!"

"No! She's there! She's in the Jungle! She's in danger! We need to go! We need to hurry and---"

"Darling! You need to breathe! Please!"

"We need to get her and go! We need to run! We need to leave! The Game is Almost Done! The Dog's Master has come calling! The Bitch's chain has been pulled!"


Frost flicked his wrist. Three diamond claws extended from his right knuckles.

"You'll have to forgive me, doll..." He closed his eyes and plunged his claws into the side of her head. The diamonds seemed to vanish on impact, phasing through the woman's flesh and piercing her mind. Their souls connected for a moment or two. There was a second of silence. Trembling, Frost removed his claws and stumbled back.

"What's happening? Bad Trip?"
Roy raised a cautious eyebrow.

"No... No it's something else... What she's seeing... it's real... She's staring right at the man behind the curtains... Whatever's happening to her... we've gotta ride it out..."

"A Metal Man in the Wetlands! A Kingdom below the Waves! A Door! A Sword! The Sky Burns Red! The Twins Return!"

She desperately gasped for air. Her eyes rolled. She fell back onto the icy floor.

"I'm going to say what everyone's thinking... 'What that Fu--'"

"The Wetlands..."
Decapre groaned. Her skin was paler than it had been before. Tears dripped down from the base of her mask. The smoke was gone, but she remained shaken. "There's something under the Wetlands... The boy... Chico... he can help us..."

"Decapre... what just--"

"Elizabeth..."

"Me?" Liz shrugged, clicking her lighter shut. "I'm not trying to..."

"We'll need her too... And you..."


She pointed at Mila... no... she was pointing over her shoulder. A green ring flickered behind the Goddess of the Harvest. John appeared behind her.
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"That... That was a very powerful, very difficult concealment spell you just saw through..." John Kaluu sneered. "Are you going to apologize for ruining it, or are you just going to tell me how you ruined it?"

"A spy?" Frost's eyes danced between Kaluu and Mila.

"She had no idea... Don't worry..."

"Of course she didn't know. None of you should have known. Do you know what concealment means?"


"Decapre, what's going on...?"


"Change of plan, James..."
Decapre reached out to Diamond Patch. He helped her stumble to her feet. "I just... I think I just found us another way out..."

@Takumi @Capri @Crunch @Yun Lee


//N3//
Jon tore his way through the tattered floors of the pharmacy. The remaining customers dropped their baskets and ran. He stooped for a moment, hovering over the Love-God. His eyes burned bright.

"I'll take no pleasure in this..."
Superboy growled. "You were a good soldier... a mentor and a sister to us all... but you just had to go soft on us..."

Before he could fire a blast of heat in her direction, Kara was upon him. She threw her arms beneath his and locked him into a full-nelson. The crimson beam burned the wall above Atlantiades, spraying them in a wave of plaster shards. With an enraged cry, Jon's aura surged forth. A telekinetic barrier sent Kara tumbling back through another isle or two. Johnny's great wings carried him towards the warring pair. An iron kick sent him rolling back down the hole through which he had ascended.

"Now..." Jon cracked his knuckles. "Where were we?"

@Jeremi @Lucky

She moved to step forwards as Decapre screamed, then paused to look at James in confusion as he mentioned the man behind the curtains. Once it seemed Decapre had calmed some, she looked Frost over for any serious wounds.

Her ears were still ringing but she bristled when it turned out that one of her own had snuck in. She turned her head to Kaluu, pupils thinning as her eyes narrowed.

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"I don't believe she should be your main concern right now." She snarled softly, she turned her body slightly and her hand shot out to grab Kaluu by the ear and tug, attempting to put the title of Earth Mother to some use.

"I hope your actions weren't made out of a lack of trust or faith in those of us who came down here Kaluu. Consider this me being lenient, I don't like dealing out discipline." She said sternly in displeasure, before letting go.

Turning back to the residents of the igloo, her gaze zeroed in on Decapre, crossing her arms and frowned.

"...we'll help where we can." She sighed, a huff of smoke escaping her lips as she did so.

@Sark @Capri @Minerva
 
"I don't believe she should be your main concern right now." She snarled softly, she turned her body slightly and her hand shot out to grab Kaluu by the ear and tug, attempting to put the title of Earth Mother to some use.

"I hope your actions weren't made out of a lack of trust or faith in those of us who came down here Kaluu. Consider this me being lenient, I don't like dealing out discipline." She said sternly in displeasure, before letting go.

Turning back to the residents of the igloo, her gaze zeroed in on Decapre, crossing her arms and frowned.

"...we'll help where we can." She sighed, a huff of smoke escaping her lips as she did so.
IGLOO
"Unhand me, woman!" Kaluu hissed as Mila finally set him free. "Who here can blame me for my idle curiosity?! I lack the patience for cards, and the children upstairs are hardly my crowd!"

"Ladies, relax..."
Roy hushed. "We need to think this through. Are we really sticking our necks out here because of some... vision? If we're believing hallucinations now, boy do I have some stories..."

"Listen, Roy... we're dealing with extra-dimensional demons and magic swords."
Damian sighed. "We're standing in the same room as a self-professed Goddess... if now isn't a time for faith..."

"These are our lives we're gambling with here!!"

"I've played with worse odds..."
Liz sighed. "And I've played with higher stakes..."

"Really?" Roy chuckled nervously. "You guys are really doing this?"

"Kaluu..." Decapre noded. "A portal to the Jungle, please..."

"The Jungle... But you said..."

"There's someone we need to collect, first... someone we won't be leaving without..."

Scowling at Mila the whole time, Kaluu waved his hands to draw a long forgotten symbol in the air. A doorway burned its way into the wall of the Igloo. A warm, tropical breeze breathed its away into the Igloo.

"Thank you, John... And thank you too, Mila..." A smile appeared upon Decapre's lips. The sight was such a break from her norm... it was almost alien. "Frost... go get Bizarro. Tell Dick where we're going. Explain everything to Chico. He'll understand."

"Alright... don't stay out too long... by the sound of things, we don't have time to waste..."

"Trust me, James. Just... trust me... We'll come back, no matter what..."

IGLOO---> JUNGLE CAMP
As Mila stepped through the doorway, she was greeted with chirping of distant birds, the soothing whoosh of a morning breeze and... the sickening fizz of burning flesh. At the base of a great oak tree, a cape figure crouched, his hand pressed over a young girls' mouth. She fought against him, pounding and punching upon his unflinching arms. A beam of crimson heat danced across the girl's skin, filling her body with pain.

Decapre's eyes widened beneath her mask.
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"Cammy!" She screeched as the portal snapped shut behind her. She threw caution to the wind and sprinted towards the imposing figure. "Cammy!"

From where Mila was standing, she could make out the intimidating figures of two more men. Gill and the Silent One, watching silent and still as Zod muffled the Doll's cries.

"I can't see this ending well..."
Roy sighed, reaching for his bow. "I can't see this ending well at all..."

@Yun Lee @Takumi @Crunch @Capri
 

IGLOO
"Unhand me, woman!" Kaluu hissed as Mila finally set him free. "Who here can blame me for my idle curiosity?! I lack the patience for cards, and the children upstairs are hardly my crowd!"

"Ladies, relax..."
Roy hushed. "We need to think this through. Are we really sticking our necks out here because of some... vision? If we're believing hallucinations now, boy do I have some stories..."

"Listen, Roy... we're dealing with extra-dimensional demons and magic swords."
Damian sighed. "We're standing in the same room as a self-professed Goddess... if now isn't a time for faith..."

"These are our lives we're gambling with here!!"

"I've played with worse odds..."
Liz sighed. "And I've played with higher stakes..."

"Really?" Roy chuckled nervously. "You guys are really doing this?"

"Kaluu..." Decapre noded. "A portal to the Jungle, please..."

"The Jungle... But you said..."

"There's someone we need to collect, first... someone we won't be leaving without..."

Scowling at Mila the whole time, Kaluu waved his hands to draw a long forgotten symbol in the air. A doorway burned its way into the wall of the Igloo. A warm, tropical breeze breathed its away into the Igloo.

"Thank you, John... And thank you too, Mila..." A smile appeared upon Decapre's lips. The sight was such a break from her norm... it was almost alien. "Frost... go get Bizarro. Tell Dick where we're going. Explain everything to Chico. He'll understand."

"Alright... don't stay out too long... by the sound of things, we don't have time to waste..."

"Trust me, James. Just... trust me... We'll come back, no matter what..."

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As Mila stepped through the doorway, she was greeted with chirping of distant birds, the soothing whoosh of a morning breeze and... the sickening fizz of burning flesh. At the base of a great oak tree, a cape figure crouched, his hand pressed over a young girls' mouth. She fought against him, pounding and punching upon his unflinching arms. A beam of crimson heat danced across the girl's skin, filling her body with pain.

Decapre's eyes widened beneath her mask.
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"Cammy!" She screeched as the portal snapped shut behind her. She threw caution to the wind and sprinted towards the imposing figure. "Cammy!"

From where Mila was standing, she could make out the intimidating figures of two more men. Gill and the Silent One, watching silent and still as Zod muffled the Doll's cries.

"I can't see this ending well..."
Roy sighed, reaching for his bow. "I can't see this ending well at all..."

@Yun Lee @Takumi @Crunch @Capri

"Then learn to be patient, boy. Your curiosity may get you or someone else hurt, and I wish to keep my own safe even with my dying breath." Mila growled, finger poking him square in the chest as she spoke. She returned to crossing her arms as Roy spoke.

"Roy, I'll do everything in my power to ensure that you and our group live, no matter the danger." She assured.

As their group made it through the portal her eyes widened.

"Gill and his brother are still alive..." She muttered, before Decapre screamed and rushed forward. Hissing and pinching the bridge of her nose she turned to Roy.

"Those two are not our enemy, but if a fight breaks out keep your eyes on that man." She motioned to the man holding Cammy down.

"Decapre!" She called, moving to stop the doll before she reached them.

@Sark @Minerva @Capri @Yun Lee @Crunch
 
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IGLOO
"A detailed list would be invaluable. We need to know what we're working with, down to the smallest---- agh!!!" Decapre fell to her knees, cradling her skull. Her screams rattled the Igloo. They were earsplitting. Unbearable.

"FUCK!!" Frost cried, covering his ears. He ran over to Decapre's side and threw his arm around her. "It's alright, Darling, you're safe! You're with us! You're--"
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"NO!" She screeched. Her nails dug into Frost's side. He gritted his teeth, swallowing the pain. Dark smoke poured from every crack and crevice on the Doll's mask. "We're not safe! Never Safe! Never Safe!"

"Jesus!" Roy stepped back away from the pair. "She's losing it!"

Familiar purple flames radiated from Decapre's body.

"I can see it! I can see the Island! All of it!"

"Love, please!"

"No! She's there! She's in the Jungle! She's in danger! We need to go! We need to hurry and---"

"Darling! You need to breathe! Please!"

"We need to get her and go! We need to run! We need to leave! The Game is Almost Done! The Dog's Master has come calling! The Bitch's chain has been pulled!"

Frost flicked his wrist. Three diamond claws extended from his right knuckles.

"You'll have to forgive me, doll..." He closed his eyes and plunged his claws into the side of her head. The diamonds seemed to vanish on impact, phasing through the woman's flesh and piercing her mind. Their souls connected for a moment or two. There was a second of silence. Trembling, Frost removed his claws and stumbled back.

"What's happening? Bad Trip?" Roy raised a cautious eyebrow.

"No... No it's something else... What she's seeing... it's real... She's staring right at the man behind the curtains... Whatever's happening to her... we've gotta ride it out..."

"A Metal Man in the Wetlands! A Kingdom below the Waves! A Door! A Sword! The Sky Burns Red! The Twins Return!"

She desperately gasped for air. Her eyes rolled. She fell back onto the icy floor.

"I'm going to say what everyone's thinking... 'What that Fu--'"

"The Wetlands..." Decapre groaned. Her skin was paler than it had been before. Tears dripped down from the base of her mask. The smoke was gone, but she remained shaken. "There's something under the Wetlands... The boy... Chico... he can help us..."

"Decapre... what just--"

"Elizabeth..."

"Me?" Liz shrugged, clicking her lighter shut. "I'm not trying to..."

"We'll need her too... And you..."

She pointed at Mila... no... she was pointing over her shoulder. A green ring flickered behind the Goddess of the Harvest. John appeared behind her.
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"That... That was a very powerful, very difficult concealment spell you just saw through..." John Kaluu sneered. "Are you going to apologize for ruining it, or are you just going to tell me how you ruined it?"

"A spy?" Frost's eyes danced between Kaluu and Mila.

"She had no idea... Don't worry..."

"Of course she didn't know. None of you should have known. Do you know what concealment means?"

"Decapre, what's going on...?"

"Change of plan, James..." Decapre reached out to Diamond Patch. He helped her stumble to her feet. "I just... I think I just found us another way out..."

@Takumi @Capri @Crunch @Yun Lee


//N3//
Jon tore his way through the tattered floors of the pharmacy. The remaining customers dropped their baskets and ran. He stooped for a moment, hovering over the Love-God. His eyes burned bright.

"I'll take no pleasure in this..." Superboy growled. "You were a good soldier... a mentor and a sister to us all... but you just had to go soft on us..."

Before he could fire a blast of heat in her direction, Kara was upon him. She threw her arms beneath his and locked him into a full-nelson. The crimson beam burned the wall above Atlantiades, spraying them in a wave of plaster shards. With an enraged cry, Jon's aura surged forth. A telekinetic barrier sent Kara tumbling back through another isle or two. Johnny's great wings carried him towards the warring pair. An iron kick sent him rolling back down the hole through which he had ascended.

"Now..." Jon cracked his knuckles. "Where were we?"

@Jeremi @Lucky

Atlantiades cracked their neck from side to side. "I don't know what you were going to do but I am going to embrace you so hard that you are going to weep in pleasure." The way Atlantiades spoke casually to Jon looking calm and poised despite the situation. "If you're into that sort of thing I can be your sister, brother, mother, or father. It's all up to you. I, after all, don't judge."

@Sark @Lucky
 
Billy Batson/ Shazam

Billy had been quiet, trying to figure something out. The way Kara had explained it, someone who thought they were from the House of El but wasn't. There was something familiar about that. He was about to attack him. but it seemed Atlantiades had that covered. " I gave some thought to what Kara said and I don't think that is actually Johnathan, but I think I do know who it is. Connor, is that you?" He asked.

@Jeremi @Sark
 
"Then learn to be patient, boy. Your curiosity may get you or someone else hurt, and I wish to keep my own safe even with my dying breath." Mila growled, finger poking him square in the chest as she spoke. She returned to crossing her arms as Roy spoke.

"Roy, I'll do everything in my power to ensure that you and our group live, no matter the danger." She assured.

As their group made it through the portal her eyes widened.

"Gill and his brother are still alive..." She muttered, before Decapre screamed and rushed forward. Hissing and pinching the bridge of her nose she turned to Roy.

"Those two are not our enemy, but if a fight breaks out keep your eyes on that man." She motioned to the man holding Cammy down.

"Decapre!" She called, moving to stop the doll before she reached them.

@Sark @Minerva @Capri @Yun Lee @Crunch
FOREST CAMP
"Here's a piece of advice, Mila," Roy replied. An uncharacteristically stern look rested upon his face. "From one leader to another; don't make promises you can't keep." Arsenal pulled hat a little lower over his eyes. "I'll keep an eye on the Big One alright..."

Kaluu simply replied with a string of bitter, ancient curses.

As Mila reached out to stop Decapre, a wave of heat would keep her hand at bay. Decapre turned back towards the Harvest Goddess and snarled.
"What would you have me do? Sit in my hands whilst he... whilst her tortures her!!??"

The Doll lunged down towards the undergrowth and picked up a large rock. She tossed it with astounding speed and accuracy. It came cracked in two as it struck Zod's skull. He sighed, otherwise unfazed by Decapre's attack.

"Get your hands off of her!" She screeched, closing the remaining distance between the pair. "I said get off her!"

"Incolent girl... you have no idea what you're interfering in...." The Kryptonian continued to trace Cammy's wounds with his heat-vision. The blonde dolled continued to resist him to the best of her abilities. "Cease this... This buzzing!"

Decapre tried to tackle the general. He barely move. She wrapped her arms around his throat and tried to choke him from behind. His breathing barely changed. She pounded upon his back. She snarled and hissed. Zod refused to move.
"I said... LET GO!!!"
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A flash of purple. A wave of heat and fire. The Champions were sent rolling back across the Camp site. As the smoke of the blast cleared, Zod's potion had changed. He held a Doll in either hand, raising them up by either throats.

"Curs... that hurt... that one actually hurt!"

"What did I say...."
@Takumi @Yun Lee @Capri @Crunch
Atlantiades cracked their neck from side to side. "I don't know what you were going to do but I am going to embrace you so hard that you are going to weep in pleasure." The way Atlantiades spoke casually to Jon looking calm and poised despite the situation. "If you're into that sort of thing I can be your sister, brother, mother, or father. It's all up to you. I, after all, don't judge."

@Sark @Lucky
//N3//
For a moment, Jon's facade slipped. His brow grew tense. He opened his mouth to speak, but no sound came out. A moment later, he regained control over himself.

"Sister-Brother?" Jon groaned in disgust. "What in the Goddess' name is WRONG with the real you??"

In his befuddlement, Jon left himself wide open.
Billy had been quiet, trying to figure something out. The way Kara had explained it, someone who thought they were from the House of El but wasn't. There was something familiar about that. He was about to attack him. but it seemed Atlantiades had that covered. " I gave some thought to what Kara said and I don't think that is actually Johnathan, but I think I do know who it is. Connor, is that you?" He asked.
"Who in the Third is Conner?" The Half-Kryptonian exclaimed, throwing his arms wide. "Have is punched you all past the brink of lunacy! Listen to yourselves! You blasphemous thoughts have driven you mad! Rejected them while there still time!"

@Lucky @Jeremi
 
Here it was. The moment Gill had been waiting for. Zod had asked for a plan? Well, here it was. There was a short window of time as Decapre and Zod interacted, which gave Gill a chance to act in the most subtle of ways. Another message, quietly tapped out to Urien.

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After the display of Psycho Power, Gill fell to his knees, holding onto his throat as he gasped for air. "I thank you, dear girl," he said to the second Doll, voice hoarse. "He had...some sort of hold on us, I...I couldn't move, use my powers..." He looked to the rest of the group. "The man before us...is dangerous..." A gambit that he hoped Urien would pick up on, even if it meant swallowing his pride.

Watch for smoke. Go to the Jungle. Beware the Blue Team. But there was one more message, if you knew what was going on. If you were able to put two and two together. Gill had to deliver a message to Decapre. A message that would kill Zod, that would change everything. After all, they were actors, were they not? And what does an actor do but deliver a message?

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@Sark @Takumi @Capri @Crunch
 
Here it was. The moment Gill had been waiting for. Zod had asked for a plan? Well, here it was. There was a short window of time as Decapre and Zod interacted, which gave Gill a chance to act in the most subtle of ways. Another message, quietly tapped out to Urien.

..-. --- .-.. .-.. --- .-- / -- -.-- / .-.. . .- -..

After the display of Psycho Power, Gill fell to his knees, holding onto his throat as he gasped for air. "I thank you, dear girl," he said to the second Doll, voice hoarse. "He had...some sort of hold on us, I...I couldn't move, use my powers..." He looked to the rest of the group. "The man before us...is dangerous..." A gambit that he hoped Urien would pick up on, even if it meant swallowing his pride.

Watch for smoke. Go to the Jungle. Beware the Blue Team. But there was one more message, if you knew what was going on. If you were able to put two and two together. Gill had to deliver a message to Decapre. A message that would kill Zod, that would change everything. After all, they were actors, were they not? And what does an actor do but deliver a message?

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It started off quite. A whisper.
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An invasive thought. She couldn't stop it. She couldn't stifle it. It overwhelming her.
Couldn't think.
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Her hand drifted to her head. She opened her mouth to scream. Nothing came out. Her lips simply quivered. Her cheeks were wet with black tears.
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She couldn't fight. Couldn't think. Couldn't fight.
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"Humans... so fragile..." Zod chuckled. "I'm barely touching you... At least feint resilience!"

Decapre wrapped her fingers around Zod's arms. Purple flamed poured from her hands. Zod instinctively tightened his grip around the Doll, desperate to force the last few breaths from her before she could do any lasting damage. Decapre's flames rushed to her aid, frying her fingers apart.
General Zod- a survivor, a killer, a kryptonian- cried out in pain. He dropped half his prey.

"Insolent swine!" He bellowed, his eyes burning crimson. "Your dare? You dare scar Zod?!"

Decapre's mind was numb. She didn't register Zod's demands. He was standing between her and her sister. He needed to go.
The General charged towards her. She matched his speed. He reached out to grab her. She ducked below his strike. A flash of indigo.

Zod's left arm struck the dirt, bloody and burned. Cammy fell down beside it.
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"RRRRRAAAAGGGHHHH!!!!"
Zod unleashed a primal cry. He fell to his knees, clutching his hideous wound. Rage consumed him. Rage for Decapre. Rage for himself. Rage for his own weakness. A blast of heat vision burned the sky red.
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"Sister!" Cammy gasped weakly, prying herself up off the floor. "You.. you're... thank you I--!"

Decapre didn't reply. Her mask- grazed and shattered in her brief battle with Zod- sat shattered at her feet.
She walked towards her fellow Doll, her eyes pure and dark.
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"Terminate." The Doll replied, soulless.

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Gill, blessed by some unknown force, had issued her a command.
The Doll obeyed.

She plunged her indigo blade through her Cammy's chest.
Her companion, her friend, her sister...
Her anchor, her lighting rod, her everything...
She died in an instant, a look of surprise and terror chiseled upon her frozen face.

Her mission was complete. Her fists uncoiled.
She fell to her knees, coated in the blood of her...
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She opened her mouth to scream.
Nothing came out. She simply knelt.
Her suit stained crimson.
She wept.

@Yun Lee @Takumi @Capri @Crunch
 
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That was not how he expected things to go. He had expected his message to be interpreted a bit differently, but...this worked. This would serve a purpose. Whatever had allowed him to speak to Decapre would speak once more.


Dearest Doll. You grieve. You mourn. You have lost the one most important to you. Do you know why? Do you know who has done this? It is the one who forced you into this game. It is the one who has taken the body of another of your sisters. It is the one who has brought yet another to this wretched place. You know his name. You know him all too well.

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But there is salvation here, dearest Decapre. A light in this darkness. A savior. A messiah.

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A new world awaits you, dearest daughter. A world where there will be no more pain, no more grief, no more suffering. But there is still work to do, people that still stand in our way.

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Only when they are gone, will you and your sisters be free. Dry your eyes, my dearest one, and join me.

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@Sark @Takumi @Capri @Crunch
 

FOREST CAMP
"Here's a piece of advice, Mila," Roy replied. An uncharacteristically stern look rested upon his face. "From one leader to another; don't make promises you can't keep." Arsenal pulled hat a little lower over his eyes. "I'll keep an eye on the Big One alright..."

Kaluu simply replied with a string of bitter, ancient curses.

As Mila reached out to stop Decapre, a wave of heat would keep her hand at bay. Decapre turned back towards the Harvest Goddess and snarled.
"What would you have me do? Sit in my hands whilst he... whilst her tortures her!!??"

The Doll lunged down towards the undergrowth and picked up a large rock. She tossed it with astounding speed and accuracy. It came cracked in two as it struck Zod's skull. He sighed, otherwise unfazed by Decapre's attack.

"Get your hands off of her!" She screeched, closing the remaining distance between the pair. "I said get off her!"

"Incolent girl... you have no idea what you're interfering in...." The Kryptonian continued to trace Cammy's wounds with his heat-vision. The blonde dolled continued to resist him to the best of her abilities. "Cease this... This buzzing!"

Decapre tried to tackle the general. He barely move. She wrapped her arms around his throat and tried to choke him from behind. His breathing barely changed. She pounded upon his back. She snarled and hissed. Zod refused to move.
"I said... LET GO!!!"
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A flash of purple. A wave of heat and fire. The Champions were sent rolling back across the Camp site. As the smoke of the blast cleared, Zod's potion had changed. He held a Doll in either hand, raising them up by either throats.

"Curs... that hurt... that one actually hurt!"

"What did I say...."
@Takumi @Yun Lee @Capri @Crunch

//N3//
For a moment, Jon's facade slipped. His brow grew tense. He opened his mouth to speak, but no sound came out. A moment later, he regained control over himself.

"Sister-Brother?" Jon groaned in disgust. "What in the Goddess' name is WRONG with the real you??"

In his befuddlement, Jon left himself wide open.

"Who in the Third is Conner?" The Half-Kryptonian exclaimed, throwing his arms wide. "Have is punched you all past the brink of lunacy! Listen to yourselves! You blasphemous thoughts have driven you mad! Rejected them while there still time!"

@Lucky @Jeremi

Atlantiades was going to use that opening. With surprising speed, the Goddess of Love had zoomed in close and cupped Jon's head into their hand and pulled him close. No words just a powerful embrace as their lips met the brilliant aura from before shining bright as everything warm and positive enveloped Jon.

The kiss itself wasn't half bad either.

@Lucky @Sark
 
MAOL-CHALUIM
@Sark @Takumi @Yun Lee @Crunch

“What... the fuck...!?”


He could barely process it. Decapre... she wanted to save her sister... but... she... she... she killed her,

This wasn’t who she was. No. She couldn’t have.


Decapre would see a bed of flowers sprout around Cammy. One root would coil around her forehead, before sprouting flowers. A flower crown.

The Lullaby of the Leaves, a revered honor in the Church of Trees, was given to Cammy White. She was promised a seat in the Heavenly Forest.

His mourning quickly left, however, and anger suddenly

“WHAT THE FUCK!!?”

Roots began to sprout around Maol. Thick, sharp roots, almost acting like tentacles. They aimed at the two others in the camp who they don’t know. Gill and Urien.

“The woman, the masked woman, she could not have done it! She was controlled! ONE OF YOU DID THIS!!! SHE WAS ONE OF US!!
 
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