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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Jul 30, 2008 18:54:08 GMT -5
Israfel seemed utterly insulted by the question, "I don't even know if I should justify such a question by answering it." he stated simply, keeping himself in check to not get angry at Rhyme at the current moment, he had to help the two get out of Hell. The fight with Lillith had gone strangely, Lillith had just left and the of course with such an outcome he assumed the worst for Suzume so he came over using the most convenient form of transportation that could be used by all higher ranking demonic entities- a kind of teleportation about Hell. "Rhyme- you need to tell me if any demons got anywhere near Suzume- other than whatever may have been in the water because I don't suppose you'd know." Israfel was obviously worried that something must have been done, otherwise Lillith wouldn't have stopped hindering him from helping Rhyme and Suzume get out of Hell.
Suzume shivvered slightly, her body seemed cold, her eyes continuing to stare upward. She might as well have been in a coma for all the help she was being. The water dripping from her soaking wet hair and clothes made a pit pit pit on the ground as each droplet struck.
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Post by ±Witchcraft± on Aug 1, 2008 16:15:23 GMT -5
Rhyme glared at Israfel for a moment before turning back to Suzume. He took of his coat and placed it around her, trying to keep her at least a bit warm. He gently moved a piece of hair from in her face to behind her ear touchingly.
“I saw her with some Incubi but she left them pretty quickly. They were at a table and I think they were trying to get her to eat, trapping her here. I didn’t see her eat anything though. Before that though I don‘t know, took me a bit longer to get to her since you know who shut down my music. I can‘t sing while I am down here. I want to save my ‘other’ move until later as well since I got a feeling as soon as I use it, he will find a way to shut that down as well.”
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Aug 5, 2008 1:05:24 GMT -5
Israfel released an exhasperated sigh, looking from Suzume to Rhyme, "First things first of course..." he shook his head, looking down at Suzume, "Thanks to the damned river you dropped her into- she pretty much thinks she belongs here and there's nothing you can do about getting her out until that's all fixed. though we should probably get headed on our way despite it- once we get there, if Suzume's not better we can focus on it there and I can almost guarantee that nothing will be there to stop us again." He seemed to be thinking everything through, "I can get you two out of here easily- the only problem of course would be Lucifer- though it would have to be, wouldn't it?" Israfel shook his head, "Lucifer's rather fond of his cliche'd little contraption, it's an elevator and it can take you straight from here back home. Simple as that."
Suzume's gaze shifted a little bit and she looked towards Rhyme and then to Israfel, "I can walk on my own..." she said, her voice quiet and lacking in confidence. She then slowly, almost groggily pushed herself away from Israfel whom had been carrying her and she stood on her own two feet. "I'm not as helpless as you think I am, okay?" she sounded unsure of herself as she looked around before her shoulders sagged a bit and she looked towards the river. You could tell she likely wanted to go back to the water despite the fact that the water was probably the worst thing for her at the moment.
((sorry for the crapjob post, I'm still not sure what I was supposed to post in response. I dunno, just kind of an awkward post for me.))
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Post by ±Witchcraft± on Aug 7, 2008 17:06:21 GMT -5
Rhyme narrowed his eyes as Israfel said that all they needed to do was get to the elevator. It seemed way to easy. He wouldn’t trust that in the real world, not to mention this place. There had to be some trick that they had to pay to get up that elevator if it even existed. This ‘person’ could really be a another demon trying to deliver them right back to Lilith or Lucifer himself.
“If you can get us out, I can get her back to normal. If I myself can’t, my mother can and so can Alina, she knows what it is like to be in Suzume’s shoes. And again, it is not my fault that my coat doesn’t come with a seat-belt.” he repeated to Israfel.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Aug 7, 2008 18:47:17 GMT -5
"Yes, yes I heard you the first time." Israfel dismissed Rhyme's excuses, "And don't be in so much disbelief- there's a catch as you've suspected. Lucifer's no doubt somewhere near the elevator. He keeps close tabs on who goes in and who comes out." he explained, how he knew what Rhyme was thinking was probably at a loss in Rhyme's thinking. "And whatever your plans are to get her back to normal, they're very much appreciated..." Israfel nodded to Rhyme, the little bit of appreciation seemed to be a big deal to someone if it was recieved from Israfel. He then looked towards Suzume.
"What is it...?" She asked, looking anxiously from Israfel to Rhyme, her own mind currently under seige from two sources, firstly there were still effects from the river, secondly there was Israfel entering her thoughts to negate the water's effects. It wasn't too terribly welcome, y'know... mindrape... not fun. Though it wasn't really mindrape... she still didn't like having anyone in her head, especially not two people at the same time, it was right up there in her top ten of things she disliked, or perhaps hated was a better choice of words. She glared towards Israfel, obviously intending for the glare to send the message that she was fine and did not require any assistance when it came to her mind. Though the truth that everyone could so plainly see was that she really did require every bit of help she could get.
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Post by ±Witchcraft± on Aug 7, 2008 19:08:35 GMT -5
“I guess we are on normal feet then since I can’t carry both of you and run at that speed. Lets see if you know who covered this loop-hole”
Rhyme got up and cracked his fingers. He felt the sound energies in his body building since Lucifer took away his ability to sing. He has even began to see sound waves if he concentrated hard enough. The basic premise he was working on was, that as sound passes through things it can create change, he just needs to expand that change to his will.
“Oh...and I would cover your ears.” he said right before he launched his attack.
Sound waves began to vibrate all around his right hand. They jostled and vibrated until his hand appeared as if only a blur. He clenched his teeth as he focused to keep the effect going and to bring it even higher. He brought it to the point where a sonic boom would be emitted if pushed and further. His ears hurt from the buzzing sound his hand created and he knew we would loose 70% of his hearing after this for at least a few hours.
He then fell to his knees and made a curved swiping motion toward the ground when he did his eyes blurred out of focus and gained a yellow tint as his hand went through the ground and into it. Then, slowly, Rhyme raised his hand toward the river. When he did, an arch of earth rose from where his hand commanded and made a solid arch of stone and earth over the river of sorrows.
Rhyme fell on his back panting when he was finished. He didn’t know how he did it or where the power came from, he just knew...that it would work.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Aug 7, 2008 22:29:37 GMT -5
"Thanks, kid..." Israfel nodded to Rhyme, "And a little note- yeah, his name is Lucifer, we all know that- he knows we know that and the world isn't going to end if we say his name. No need to replace it by saying 'You-know-who' because it's getting a little irritating, believe it or not." there was minimal hostility in his tone, he sounded like he was simply stating facts. It was odd that Israfel seemed to be relatively at a loss when it came to positive emotions the entire time he was down here while when he had been wandering about Twilight Moon Academy he always seemed to have an infectious enthusiasm about him no matter what, well... there were probably reasons here and there why he was acting so different, the biggest reason most likely being that they were in Hell. Yeah, most people saw that as a good reason.... then there was of course the blood stain over his heart (or where it was supposed to be) that never seemed to dry, leading one to believe the wound wasn't healing. He then scooped Rhyme up into his arms rather much like bridal style if nor exactly so and he tilted his head to the side and gave a rather sarcastic smile, humming the bridal march the entire time. All meant in good humor, really and he was perhaps making fun of Rhyme a tad for making himself a damsel in distress. "Suzume, come on." He looked over towards Suzume.
Suzume was still glaring at Israfel and needless to say, it startled Issy a tad more than a little, she was seething with ferocity and the hostility rolled off of her like waves over the ocean, never ending and showing no signs of stopping any time in the near or distant future. She nonetheless followed when Israfel made his way walking towards the bridge, her ears pinned back against her skull aggressively and her eyes a dark gray only tinted slightly with thier normal bright turquoise hue. She was unhappy before but now her ears were ringing terribly, even after covering them, following Israfel's example, her kitsune ears were far more sensitive than the average person's so the sound was nonetheless amplified exponentially so, making it nearly unbearable for her. She indeed was still feeling the effects of the river of sorrow, it was just that sorrow can easily bend into something else, despair, anger, denial, and a whole list of others- Suzume'd taken a course for the first two listed above.
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Post by ±Witchcraft± on Aug 9, 2008 15:36:05 GMT -5
“Sorry,” Rhyme said still a bit out of it, “I was always told saying his name invited his mischief and I figured better safe then sorry in his own world.”
At this point in time Rhyme didn’t really care if Israfel was making fun of him. He just wanted out of hell as quickly as possible. He made the bridge, though he didn’t think it would take that much energy. Israfel’s humming though was helping a bit. Rhyme could tap into that energy to replenish his own.
He did wonder in his semi-delirious state if Suzume could cast any illusions being a kitsune. He read somewhere that they were masters of illusionary magic. Their exit might rely solely on if Suzume can hide them from Lucifer.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Aug 10, 2008 13:28:53 GMT -5
Israfel lead the way, silently using his own abilities to keep them from too much harm or from coming to the group, as well as sending out a general warning for demons to keep away- any fragment of Lucifer's general power that could be sensed tended to act in a way to keep unknowing demons away, the problem would be if someone figured out it wasn't Lucifer but that it was just Israfel. Then of course was the problem that in order to keep the trust of both Rhyme and Suzume he'd have to keep them from finding out anything about his connection with Lucifer, but the longer he was around them in Hell, the more likely it would be that they'd notice since of course such a place as this brought out the family traits in Israfel. He seemed to carry himself differently, back at TMA he seemed perhaps cocky, a bit arrogant at times- here he was more quiet, calculating and planning though the same enthusiasm stuck with him at all times. His eyes had a different glint in them, not something that would likely be noticed to represent much of anything unless you happened to see Israfel side by side with Lucifer in which you'd have to notice such a thing, Israfel was like a completely different person down here.
Suzume followed like a dog trying to pull away from it's leash, not at all pleased with the current situation and looking for every chance to get away to who knows where- just anywhere but with these people. Suddenly thier companionship felt wrong, like she didn't deserve it and they were probably planning to drop her off somewhere infinately worse because the fact that someone would care so much for someone who seemed to deserve such a place as this didn't seem right. This was hell and Suzume was a demon after all, perhaps not one of a hellish nature or decent, but she was of the demonic connotation anyways and that should have been enough to damn her soul anyways. She looked at the ground as she walked, her dull eyes watching every little rock or pebble she traversed over, each one looked like the last and there really was nothing too terribly unique or eye catching anyways so where she looked didn't matter, her feet and mind were simply being pulled along and she was there for the ride. Israfel was silently guiding her along and trying to block out every single thought of negativity that entered her mind, she didn't appreciate that at all, they were her thoughts, nevermind the detrimental nature of them- she wanted to think her thoughts and what was so wrong with that? She hated Israfel with such a passion now that it would be scarcely believable by anyone, except of course Israfel whom was silently filtering through everything in Suzume's mind at the current moment, and boy was there a lot of work to be done. Suzume's anguish was a killing one, slowly darkening the soul and washing out all memories of happiness with shades of gray.
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Post by ±Witchcraft± on Aug 18, 2008 18:32:06 GMT -5
Rhyme was getting a bit of strength back from the humming and the general sound. A normal person would be very surprised how much energy is emitted every day from just sonic waves. He breathed deeply a few times before finally saying.
“Um...I think you can let me down now. I can walk for myself.”
He really wanted to be let down just in case he or Israfel had to grab Suzume if she tried to take off anywhere. It was not wise to let a little part suicidal fox demonness run around hell.
When he was let down he walked behind Suzume so their was someone behind her as well as in front of her. This kept her more protected as well as more easily watched. He couldn’t hear Israfel as well but he would have to deal with that later.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Aug 19, 2008 12:46:30 GMT -5
Israfel nodded to Rhyme, setting him down and watched him as he moved to the back of the group. He ceased his humming since the joke was long over and he simply walked, looking around every few moments, trying to keep Lucifer from screwing around with the landscape and making them walk for countless hours without going anywhere, it seemed like something that might happen.... because then everything would be made worse when people stopped trusting each other, especially the only person who actually knew where he was going around here.
Suzume hugged herself, closing her eyes tightly as she kept walking, her head bowed and she was an overall depressing figure, especially if you knew what she was normally like, happy and generally outgoing. She seemed as if she was torn in half and her spirit trampled, her tail hanging low and her ears showing her generally sad disposition. She looked up and glared at Israfel before turning to look at Rhyme, there was a glint in her eyes letting you know something was wrong. She broke into a run, as fast as she could go and in all honesty she was the one in the group with most of thier energy and she was putting all of that energy into her run, not looking back to everyone else, she just needed to get away from them, they didn't understand anything that was going on, they weren't making anything better, she needed to get back where she belonged, where was she...? She had no clue of course she just had a driving force that told her she had to separate from the group and start running, running as fast as she could.
Israfel could hear it enter Suzume's thoughts but before anything could be done the kitsune was running, "Dammit!" he shouted, starting to run after Suzume, trying to keep Lucifer from messing with anyone in the group and keeping the terrain from being changed, making it impossible to capture Suzume. 'We're going to have to find something to keep her from running away like this...' he thought to himself, not really enjoying this at all. "Rhyme! Can you follow, or do you want to wait here untill I get back?" he asked, turning to look back to see if Rhyme was following or waiting.
((I have a plan to make things interesting whether you follow or not, the only difference is who the person of focus is, if you stay put then I'll throw Rhyme into the spotlight, if you follow than I get to torture Suzume some more... >.> <.< ummm... yeah...))
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Post by ±Witchcraft± on Sept 12, 2008 18:22:49 GMT -5
((I am doing this for the reducing of Suzume’s torture, not Spotlight on Rhyme lol))
“I’ll try and run after her.” He let loose a quick thread of energy and tied it around his wrist. “Here, just keep hold of this so when I find her I can find you again.”
Then, Rhyme got really quiet. He held up a finger to let Israfal know to do the same. Then, in the silence of hell, he listened, and listened hard.
Lucifer can remove most of my magic, but he cannot remove my physical traits (<--You have the right to make Rhyme wrong here if you wish, just as far as Rhyme knows, he can’t)
Then, in the distance he heard the small pat pat pat of running feet. Finding where she was he took off on his own path, slightly different hoping to meet up with her soon. His pale barely glowing yellow ribbon flickered behind him, his only line to Israfel. And if he would die, Israfel would know, since that line would fade from existence.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Sept 14, 2008 19:49:12 GMT -5
"Woah now, my musically inclined little friend." came a smooth voice, perfectly calm and relaxed as a being seemed to stand there, even though he was moving along at the same speed as Rhyme. There was an almost kind smile on the stranger's face as he stood there in a rather conversational stance. He was clothed nicely, not in a suit or something, it looked a tad more old fashioned than that and well, of course he looked rather okay with that but considering the fact that Rhyme and his roleplayer were male, a long, drawn out and beautifully written description of Lucifer wouldn't strike anyone as interesting. Well, we'll make the rest of this as short as possible. Lucifer looks put together and all that jawn, his dark brown hair pulled back and away from his face and his sulfurous yellow eyes can be seen and of course the bright yellow is of such a hue as to remind one of Israfel.... whether or not anyone understands why. Kinda makes it easier for someone to figure certain familial ties though. Yup yup!
"Where exactly are you headed to? I'm sure the two can handle themselves rather nicely." he said as he motioned off where Israfel and Suzume assumedly were. "I do believe that it's about time you were headed home though." he said, "I would like to offer you safe passage home at this very precise moment, painless transportation and I promise to you that nothing will change you or affect you in any way other than changing your location. You can even choose where you're headed to- Twilight Moon Academy, or your own home." he offered, his expression and demeanor made it nigh impossible to trust him, even if you knew he was Lucifer, his eyes were so clear and so kind in thier colors that they were almost entrancing. Most were considered idiots for accepting any deals or handouts or offers from Lucifer, that was because nobody had ever really seen Lucifer before. He wasn't some red suited, horned demon, he looked dangerously trustworthy in reality. Saying no to him almost didn't seem like an option. "Souls won't even be brought into this, you keep your soul and simply get sent home, walk away from all of this like nothing happened."
No matter what a roleplayer might think of the deal, to be standing (or moreso to the fact, running) with Lucifer of all beings talking to you, offering you a deal and all, it was harder to say no, despite how absurd it might sound.
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Post by ±Witchcraft± on Sept 16, 2008 20:04:57 GMT -5
Rhyme didn’t spend his life finding loop hole sin his fathers own speech to be fooled by such a giant loophole as this. Sure, why would Luficer care for his soul, with him leaving he gets two souls easy. Israfel’s since he believes that Rhyme is going to bring Suzume back and Suzume since she will just keep running till she tries to kill herself again or hits demons.
If left now that would be a huge selfish act on his soul, knowing the likes of Lucifer, that might be enough to send him to hell anyway when he dies so he gets all of them in the end.
“I'm holding out and I'm holding on to every letter and every song. I pulled myself out of the day we ever had to meet. Are you through with me?”
Since Rhyme couldn’t sing the musical lines came out as a monotone. The message was still clear, “No”. Rhyme would not take the deal. He strained to hear Suzume once again to see how much time he lost. He cursed when he heard that she was a good distance beyond him.
Reaching into the sleeve of his coat he pulled an item that mysteriously appeared in his bank vault. He threw the orb down hard on the ground, not sure what happens if one of those summoning orbs broke. He then tapped his Sunset charm, hoping it worked down here. If it did it should be giving him some helpful energy right now.
He hoped that the orb would act as a distraction as he continued to run on after Suzume.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Sept 17, 2008 19:25:19 GMT -5
When the orb hit the ground, it shattered of course, it was to be expected- but what wouldn't have been thought was that it reformed and sat there pristinely. Lucifer simply followed, Rhyme with a bit of a bored expression on his face as if Rhyme was simply a person whom he was trying to help and so now Rhyme was just being ungrateful. "They'll likely get out fine on their own, Israfel's a capable individual and I'm sure he'll handle this all perfectly well." He said nonchalantly. He seemed to sit down comfortably in the thin air as if he was in a chair as he simply drifted along following Rhyme. "I'm here to assist... though since nobody seems to believe so... don't you believe it would seem a tad bit suspicious if you find the others and you're just conversing? Might cross the others as something to make you untrustworthy." he warned, not sounding as if he was being threatening, he was being rather conversational in his tone.
And of course we have no clue what's going on with Suzume and Israfel right now... there could be any kind of complication up ahead for Rhyme to find.
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