**~And here we are at yet another chapter! Please read the previous ones if you would like to keep up with what is going on here. Have any questions? Let me know! Have any questions for the characters? Feel free to ask! And remember to have fun reading!~**
**A full day had passed before anything else was brought to attention. The Author was busy tapping away at the keys when Imperius appeared to stand before the Author.**
Can I help you?
"Yes. I want to know…can you make it nightfall in Heaven?"
Hmm. That can be tricky to do. Heaven is not known to become night. Although, in the game, certain rift maps do show Heaven at night. It can be very pretty.
"It can?"
Yes. Any place can become spectacular at night. From the soft glowing lamps from a streetlight to the warm flickering lights coming from a fireplace, it can look quite beautiful. Moonlight sheds a soft, silver light on everything. It makes pictures look far more mystical. Look.
"Hmm?" he grunted and peered at the screen. Various pictures from what a landscape looks like in daylight compared to moonlight were now shown to him. Grassy landscapes, snowy landscapes and other various landscapes were displayed. He was quite amazed at the differences in lighting and scenery. "I have not seen the land like this before."
It is because you did not care to look at the land like this before.
"You are correct," he nodded. He glanced over when he saw Alex Mercer seem to charge in and over to the Author. For a moment, Imperius was ignored.
"I want a guy's night. The girls had their night. It's our turn now," he said.
No.
"Why not?!" he demanded. Imperius was also curious now.
Who is standing next to you?
"Yes, I know who he is."
What does he kill on a nearly every day basis?
"He kills…oh…"
Exactly. If something goes wrong, it can get horribly out of control.
"Well, he doesn't have to be there," Alex said.
"Why should I not be present?" Imperius asked mildly.
"Because demons may show up," he said bluntly. At this news, Imperius seemed to take in a deep breath and let it out slowly. "And you will want to fight them."
"It is my nature to cull demon filth!" Imperius snorted.
And that is why it won't happen. The girls showed more neutrality. Even Anaurael was doing well enough. It was Saithe that suggested the moonlight. And she is a bit of a demoness.
"Oh…" Imperius seemed to pause.
"You know, if she showed a touch of neutrality, you could, too," Alex said. "I'm sure you did so before. Ah! You had to meet with Mephisto to form a pact for Sanctuary. If I read it right."
"And it was a pact that he broke!"
"I know. But you were neutral then, right?"
"Well…"
"You can be neutral again. Think of this room as a form of a pact. And the Author here will ensure that pact sticks. What do ya say?" Alex asked.
"I'll think on it," Imperius nodded. "I cannot make any promises."
"I know. But, you have to stick to your guns. As in, keep your word. There are honorable demons out there. Just remember that."
"An honorable demon? If I had the ability to laugh, then I would."
There are quite a few out there. You would be surprised. You have yet to meet the ones that live with Sarine. Sometimes it takes evil to defeat evil.
"Possibly. But evil can still turn," Imperius pointed out.
"It depends on the outcome," Alex smirked and shrugged. The Archangel seemed to glare mildly, but shook his head all the same. "Just think about it."
"Fine. But I do want it to become nightfall in Heaven."
I'll see what I can do about that. No promises, but I'll try something.
"Good," Imperius nodded and vanished away.
"Nightfall in Heaven, huh?" Alex mused.
He saw how Anaurael appeared in the moonlight. He had never truly seen her that way before. So, he wants all of the High Heavens in his story arc to see what she can look like. Since he won't let her leave Heaven, something else needs to be done.
"Well, who's the main guy in charge? That made Heaven?"
Anu. And he was reborn as Anarius in the story arc.
"Couldn't he do something?" Alex asked. At that, the Author seemed to ponder a bit. It could work. "I mean, if this guy was the main creator, couldn't something be attempted?"
It's a very interesting concept! For bringing this up…fine. I'll agree to your guy's night. However, it will not take place all night. Just a few hours for all to mingle.
"That's fine. How would you set this up?"
A pub setting. What do you think?
"A strip club?" Alex grinned.
No.
"Damn! I had to try," he sighed and chuckled.
**The Author now starts to research various pubs and bar styles. Alex is quick to help, and they agree to make the room a bit larger for an extra door to appear for a room extension to hold the new form of entertainment. When he suggests a mud-wrestling pit, it is quickly declined. The Author calmly reminds him of the arena just alongside the main Break Room. As they continue to banter and barter, one can only imagine what kind of recreational room is going to be created for the male figures.**
"Something epic!" Alex scowled at the room and returned his attention to the Author to make plans just for that. "Pool tables…maybe an aquarium for elegance and design…"
Really?
"Just work with me!" he snorted. With a sigh, the Author and Alex now go over future blue-print plans for the new room.
**It was time to ensure the new room was ready. A gilded door of solid oak with a glass central window of an oval design is now placed a few feet off from the bathroom door. On opening the door, one can easily see the two pool tables, elaborate and plush bar stools and racks of various alcohols along the back wall beyond the bar. Each stool neatly fit just under the bar table that ran lengthwise along the room. A large plasma television with a gaming center is another focal point along the back wall. An aquarium tank with exotic fish is another display, but wisely placed along a wall instead of a middle center piece.**
"Finally!" Alex sighed and moved to walk over to the Author's side. "What the Hell took so long to set this up? Usually, you're on top of this."
Fever cold, work and a lot of reality stuff happened. And I had to update a few chapters to various story arcs. At least we are doing this now, right?
"Okay, true. And you were sick? Damn! So, what's the plan now?"
You are playing as bouncer, right? Or do you want to have drones do that? Actually, I'll be the one playing bouncer. You suck as a bouncer.
"Well, I couldn't stop angels and demons from creating a warzone!"
I know you said this was to be an all guy's party, but, if I must, the girls will come here to help uphold the peace. Got it?
"Ugh. Yes. I get it," he rolled his eyes.
And if Imperius appears to pick fights with any demons, I know you'll just walk away.
"Ah, okay, first of all, how in the Hell am I supposed to stop two mega things from fighting?"
You can become one, too.
"Oh…" he blinked at this. The Author simply nodded and went back to typing. Invitations are soon sent out to those that were deemed available to appear.
**The first group to appear was Tyrael, Imperius, Malthael and Itherael from An Angelic Dilemma. Itherael was quite curious to be there, as it was his first time in The Break Room. After they settled, it was Horny, Orphek and Shade to walk in from The Alliance. As much as they seemed to snicker at the angels there, their attention was diverted when Robin, Jericho, Beast Boy and Cyborg walked in to settle around the gaming area. Next to come in through the doors was Hermes, Dionysus, Hypnos, Apollo and Osiris. Alex was quick to greet them. Then a final group at this time walked in to consist of Howard Alt-Eisen, Eremes Guile, Seyren Windsor, Ragged Zombie, Incantation Samurai, Doppelganger, Kiehl Hyre and Keltin, the Bongun.**
"We're here!" Ragged Zombie grinned.
"Oh, fuck…" Hermes winced at him.
"Not now," the zombie winked. "Maybe later if you behave."
"That's…" Hermes growled as Dionysus found himself laughing.
"Quiet," Eremes smirked and moved to walk around and familiarize himself with the new changes. A drone was already behind the bar to start mixing drinks and offering alcohols, much to Horny's delight. Many of the new ones were reading the parchment on the back wall. Imperius was forcing himself to remain calm at all the different demons there. He was trying to remain neutral.
"If it gets to be too much, then you should leave," Tyrael said. When Izual walked in to head over, Tyrael rose up and clasped hands with him. "Good of you to make it!"
"This place is very different. Ah! There's Imperial and Anarius!" Izual chuckled. "Izarius would have come, but he's watching over Anaurael."
"That's fine," Imperius nodded. Horny just stared with disbelief at the two, massive angels that walked in now to settle with their brethren. Anarius simply snorted and flicked his prismatic, rainbow wings. As much as he wanted to start attacking the demons there, he had promised Anaurael that he would remain neutral. Beast Boy was just gaping at the sheer size and mass of the angels.
"Don't stare," Jericho muttered and flicked his ear. When Jack Frost was seen walking in to nod to those he knew, Kiehl was quick to walk over to him to talk to him a bit more. It was when Alex walked up to the main part of the room and rose up his hands for attention that all eyes were on him.
"Hello! Thanks for joining us to the first guys' club! If you have any issues, let me know. The Author said that peace will be kept, but there is an arena area for those of you that want to try and fight each other. Just, eh…don't kill each other. If you can help it. Anyways, relax! Enjoy yourselves!"
"Words I like to hear!" Seyren said and raised up his beer mug that he retrieved from the bar. At the sight of the large plasma screen flicking on to life, those that had never seen the contraption before were a touch amazed. As various drones now started to deliver various appetizers and drinks, the Author continued to type. Then a glance up was given as Malthael walked over to settle nearby.
You should sit with the others.
"No. You look…bored. So, I'm here to sit with you," he mused.
Actually, you are the one that is bored.
"Possibly…" he shrugged. He glanced over when Slade appeared. A few quick taps on the keyboard were done to help Robin and Slade be a touch neutral to each other for now.
"Huh?" Robin blinked and looked over. He stifled a growl, but Jericho put a game controller in his hands to help play a racing game.
"Ignore him," Jericho muttered. Robin could only nod.
"You don't like each other?" Dionysus asked when he sat on the couch with them.
"Arch-enemy. Yah know?" Beast Boy shrugged.
"Ah! Yes," Dionysus nodded. As he got acquainted with these characters now, Hypnos, Kiehl and Jack were busy doing random experiments with ice. When Howard walked over to take out his Emperium Anvil and forge an Ice Sword for them, Jack was clearly amazed.
"So, you use these to make a weapon give out the ice?" Jack mused and held up the Mystic Frozen in his hand. "Impressive!"
"Yep! Flame Hearts are used for Fire. If I want Earth, I use the Great Nature. Wind can be granted with that lightning shaped Rough Wind. It's really the only elements that I have to create weapons with for enchanting. If I want to make the weapons stronger, I can use a couple Star Crumbs," Howard explained. "I can't make anything but weapons, and I can't make instruments or whips."
"Instruments?" Hypnos asked.
"Certain skills can use instruments as weapons. Like the Bards and Clowns," Kiehl explained.
"So…you're all based off of a game?" Hypnos mused.
"Well…" Howard seemed to falter.
Go to a computer on the back wall and look up Ragnarok Online.
"Okay!" Hypnos agreed and those that wanted to know also did the same thing.
"I thought there were going to be more?" Alex muttered to the Author when he walked over.
This is a bit of a test run.
"Got it," Alex nodded. He looked over now and blinked at the weirdest person he ever saw walk in through the doors.
**Who walked in was a character unrelated to any of the Author's story arcs. He appeared to be wearing all black leather with black and white facial makeup. His face was painted white this way, and he had on black lipstick that appeared to be drawn into a smile about an inch out from his mouth. His eyes even had black vertical lines over his lids. His dark brown/black hair appeared damp and plastered to his skull in a sporadic way. He was simply glancing around curiously with an odd crow on his shoulder as though to hint at who he was. A bowie knife with a crow etched into the blade was seen against his hip in a holster. The leather jacket he wore also had a crow etched into it. As he walked in, Alex Mercer walked over with a curious gleam in his eyes.**
"Are you a mime?" Alex asked.
"Are you a fucked up clown?" the man asked in response. Alex cracked a grin and laughed.
"Okay. You're cool. Who are you?" he asked.
"A wanderer, really. Just wanted to know what was going on around here. I felt a commotion and decided to drop in. Ooh! Is that beer?! Yes, I want one," the odd man grinned.
"You don't get out much?" Alex asked and casually followed him.
"Oh, I get out plenty. I'd ask if this place was your mother's basement, but I don't think it is. At least, that's what it seems like," the man shrugged and got his beer.
"Nah. It's a place beyond the Fourth Wall. I fucked it up, and this place was made for it."
"Ah. Interesting," the man nodded.
"Seriously, though, what is your name? And where do you come from?" Alex asked.
"Nowhere important," the man seemed to shrug and sip his beer.
"Surely, you must have come from somewhere," Osiris said to back up Alex when he appeared. The crow on the man's shoulder seemed to glare at him and ruffle its feathers.
"DUDE!" Beast Boy gaped when he looked over. "Are you who I think you are?!"
"I don't know," the man shrugged and continued to sip his beer. "And I don't care…"
"Okay, who is he?" Alex asked.
"He's like, one of the most awesome comic book characters around! Seriously!" Beast Boy said.
"Ooh! You're right, BB! I think it is him," Cyborg chuckled.
"Okay. What is his name?" Alex asked with a touch of irritation.
"Jacob Clarke!" Beast Boy beamed. Now the man glanced over with complete surprise.
"Okay. I am creeped out now. I'm leaving," Jacob muttered. "Maybe…I'll come back."
"If you do, no problem," Alex nodded. The man finished his beer and made his way out quickly. It was possible that he would be back around. Malthael glanced over curiously, but didn't really care.
"Brief, yet awkward," Hermes chuckled.
"Much like your first time with the ladies?" Ragged Zombie chimed in. At the glare the breeder male gave, the zombie only grinned happily.
"So, what kind of thing are you?" Horny asked Doppy.
"A demon. A rather strong one. My name is Doppelganger," he said and gave a mild glare with his glowing red pupil's. "Why?"
"I'm also a demon. I'm a Horned Reaper," Horny smirked. "Exactly how strong are you?"
"Strong enough that I kill humans on a daily basis for fun," Doppy said with a touch of a grin.
"My kind of lifestyle," Horny mused. Then he took his retractable scythe off his back and swung down at Doppy just to find it blocked by his sword. "Impressive!"
Stop that. Now.
"I was just testing…" Horny started and grumbled at the glare he got.
"I say let the filth slaughter each other," Imperius muttered.
"What did you call me?!" Doppy hissed.
"Excuse me," Kiehl sighed and walked over to the demons. "Both of you need to stop."
"Says who?!" Horny snarled.
"Me," Kiehl said with a touch of an imposing glare. He was a leader of demons in his story arc and showed it with his aura. Doppy gave an instinctive nod to him and went back to his drink. Horny was now incredibly curious of Kiehl's influence. He moved to punch him, and Kiehl had already stepped out of the way. "I can beat up a god. Come on. Try and get in a good shot."
"WHAT IS THIS NOW?" Anarius asked from where he was.
"It's a long story," Sammy sighed and shook his head. When Horny moved to swing down with his scythe, he suddenly found himself on his back from a neatly timed trip from Kiehl. Hypnos was watching with complete shock. He had no idea how strong Kiehl really was. Howard only cleared his throat and went back to talking to Jack.
"My interest is peaked," Shade mused. Orphek was clearly surprised at this.
I will bring in Saithe and Sarine if this doesn't stop.
"This is a guy's night! Come on!" Alex seemed to groan. Imperius had already seen enough and was getting irritated. He had to leave. Itherael did want to stay to learn more, but he knew that something else may happen if he stayed longer. He had to leave with Imperius. Even Izual was whispering to Tyrael about this.
"Yes. Let's go. We'll be back," Tyrael nodded. Anarius only followed them, but Imperael stayed seated. Malthael was making no plans to leave, either. When Slade gave a glance at him, Malthael easily ignored him. He was watching Horny get more and more pissed off on the fact that he couldn't land a hit on Kiehl. He almost exploded with rage when Kiehl was able to tug on his nose ring.
"Take it outside!" Alex snapped at them both. Kiehl gave a cold grin and easily taunted Horny all the way out to the arena door. When this happened, a good portion of the crowd followed to watch.
"Pathetic…" Malthael muttered. Alex just grumbled to himself and shook his head.
Do I say I told you so now? Or later?
"Shut up," he muttered. "And it wasn't Imperius!"
That is true. You should probably go out there to monitor them.
"Everything is fine here!" Howard said from where he was with Jack and Hypnos. Alex could only scowl to himself and trudge out the door. The Teen Titan group was still fixated on the video games. Hermes was actually talking to Sammy about various topics in old literature. By the time they all got back in, Kiehl was grinning smugly. Horny was completely livid.
"We're not done!" the red demon snarled.
"I think we are," Kiehl said with a mild glare over his shoulder. At the sight of the doors opening to find Sarine and Saithe walking in, Alex gaped.
"Oh, come on! We had it under control!" he said.
I know, but this is to show how serious I am.
Sarine walked right over to Kiehl, put her finger in his leash loop and yanked him close. Then she growled in his ear to hear him whimper with a touch of submission. "Come with me. Now."
"Yes…My Lady…" he managed to grimace. Being both her husband and her slave was both a blessing and a curse. At the glare she gave to Howard for not controlling him, the Blacksmith swallowed.
"Yeah. I gotta go…" Howard sighed. Hypnos and Jack could only nod with understanding.
"Wait! He's not done here!" Horny snarled. Then he fell to his knees when Saithe locked her gaze with his. At how he seemed to tumble down into a dark form of bliss, she smiled and walked over to him to whisper enticingly in his ear. He seethed with lust, grabbed her and stormed out quickly.
Sarine already had a leash clipped on Kiehl to drag him out of the room. Doppy gave a glare at this act at first, but then she glared back with challenge. "You come home, too. Right now."
"Ah…can I finish my drink?" he asked with a grin. She rolled her eyes and watched him chug down the rest before following her out. Seyren could only whistle at everything.
"We should go, too," Keltin sighed. Eremes was already walking out. Ragged Zombie only sighed and gave a wink to Hermes to piss him off as he left. Sammy chuckled and made his way out with them. Alex just sighed and sat down in a chair.
"Not all have left," Hypnos chuckled and sat down next to him.
"I know. It's just…fuck! We really need to do something to keep those demons distracted, you know? We have to think of something," Alex grumbled.
"Well, Kiehl did say that he'd rather see them complain of too much sex than anything else," Hypnos shrugged. Osiris found himself grinning when he sat down with them.
"Maybe they need to be on that level before coming back here," Alex muttered. Hermes found himself laughing. Apollo was calmly watching everything in the background before he walked up to the Author with an idea.
"Can we make some sort of a challenging arena for them next time?" Apollo asked.
That may be possible! We'll have to see how it goes next time.
"I'm sure we can make things interesting," Jack chuckled when he walked over.
"It depends," Slade muttered. "They are like bored children."
"Much like other mortals…" Malthael seemed to shrug.
"But, if they love to fight, why not give them an obstacle course?" Imperael asked. Apollo snapped his fingers and nodded to him at the idea.
"I can come up with some designs," Hypnos mused.
"Do it!" Alex grinned. Cyborg was quick to walk over to help them out. Jericho and Robin were able to finish their game, but they had to leave. Ambrosia needed them. Beast Boy was quick to take over the gaming. Imperael was all for helping out with various tactics against demons to both enrage and see how intelligent they were. The Author was calmly listening to everything with rapt attention.
**Some time passes before a new area is seen alongside the arena. The obstacle course would change depending on who was within it. It was extensive with various twisting and turning paths. It could cause intense damage, or hardly any damage at all if traversed correctly.**
"Bored…" Alex grumbled from where he was. The others had clearly left by now.
Already?
"What? Oh! You're back?!" Alex seemed to blink with surprise. "For a moment, I thought you were fully gone."
No. Work, life and all that other stuff. You know how it is.
"Ah. Right," he nodded.
And I have been updating stories. I need to get Diablo going next. Then the others.
"Of course. I can understand that," he nodded again. He glanced over at Sarine walking in with exhaustion from the double doors. She sat down right next to the Author.
"I need some help," she frowned.
Sure. What do you need?
**The Author regards her calmly and gestures for her to continue.**
"Why do you keep me cooped up at home?! I want to go out! To explore! I just…" she seemed to cringe. "I mean, I know I'm pregnant. Heavily. And that the others won't let me out…"
Would you like me to do a small time jump? It can be done.
"A time jump?" she frowned.
"The Author can skip ahead a few days for you," Alex said.
"Oh! Yeah, I think that would be best. Get the births done with the others and tackle the next subject," she smiled. "I mean, don't you find yourself at a loss on what to type for me?"
Sometimes. It's why I try to think ahead. I like to plan things out with options to fall back on.
"Keeps the writer's block away?" Alex grinned.
You could say that.
"Well, as much as I should go back, I really don't want to. It's nice being able to walk again," she chuckled. "And not be hounded by a bunch of men that are overly protective for my well-being."
"They are going to look for you. Eventually," Alex snickered.
"Shut up! I'm enjoying myself for a change," Sarine smirked at him. "And I do like the idea of the time jump. I get so tired of dealing with other people's shit!"
"What's this now?" he frowned.
"It's just old crap with the arena, and new crap that comes up. I put up with enough from that Greg guy! I just want him to leave me alone," she shivered.
"Then…let's bring him here and let everyone take a whack at him," Alex grinned. Sarine seemed to blink at this. "He can see it as one giant nightmare."
Well, it would be a way to vent some steam. He wouldn't remember any of this, though.
"That's fine. Hmm. We should make it a grand event, shouldn't we?" Alex mused. Sarine was clearly amused by this. "And I mean something on a massive scale."
As much as I shouldn't, you have my interest. What do you have in mind?
"I think that all of our various new friends should take a turn to beat the living snot out of him. And, the sooner we do this, the better," Alex said with a dark chuckle.
"I like his idea," she beamed.
It could be treated as an elemental testing. Such as, it could be a dream sensation to him with no details. He can wake up feeling as though he went through some intense exercises. This was something that also happened with Errende's parents and your false mother, if you remember. Unlike with them, nothing permanent, and he may even learn something.
"I do," Sarine gave a small grumble at that. "They deserved it."
"Okay. You made up that last bit about learning something," Alex grinned wickedly. At the rewarded chuckle given back, Sarine was clearly plotting up some ideas now.
"How would we get him here? And who would show up?" she asked.
Who do you want to show up?
**A list was quickly given, and invitations were sent out. Anaurael was quick to appear with Tyrael, Imperius, Anarius, Itherael, Imperael and Auriel. Auriel had yet to be here, but she was quite impressed with the place. When Malthael appeared next, she was stunned that he was physical. When Saithe, Horny, Shade and Orphek appeared, both parties seemed to glare mildly at each other.**
"We know. We will keep it neutral here," Tyrael said.
"Please do," Alex said. At the sight of who came in next, he could only grin widely.
**Robert Harrison was escorting in Agatha with Nick, Aden, Robin, Kim and Eddie. It was the Commander's first time being in the Break Room, and he was very surprised at it. Hermes, Dionysus, Apollo, Osiris, Hypnos and Hermanubis came in shortly after. When Howard, Kiehl, Eremes, Doppy, Sammy, Keltin and Ragged Zombie came in, they went straight over to Sarine. At the sight of Errende appearing with Thanatos, she was puzzled.**
"What was all that?!" Robert gaped.
"That's the Break Room being its usual, annoying self," Alex snorted. "But, it's good to see you, Commander! And I don't care if you don't like it."
"I know," Robert snorted back. Agatha chuckled and moved to give Sarine, Saithe and Anaurael hugs. She always liked to see her new friends.
"It's so good to see you both!" Agatha smiled.
"You, too," Anaurael said.
"So, we get to beat someone up for fun?" Saithe grinned.
"That's the plan!" Sarine snickered. "And this is someone that always pestered me."
"We need Cydaea here," Saithe suggested.
**It didn't take long for Cydaea, Trishna and Vol to appear next. They were all too eager to help.**
"I will never get used to that," Vol snorted.
"A silver…animal thing?" Hermes blinked. Vol rolled his solid silver eyes and looked at the Author. After the room was adjusted, he became his silver dragon form. At the snort he gave to the speechless breeder male, an apology was quickly given.
"That is awesome!" Ragged Zombie grinned. "Hell, you should just chomp Greg like that!"
"Oh, I'll probably do a lot more than that," Vol seemed to snicker. Imperius was clearly impressed with the massive dragon.
"What's the main thing that you can do?" Kiehl asked.
"I can make anything into a block of frozen ice. As well as other things," Vol said.
"And what are you doing here, Thanatos?" Sarine asked the black haired, white eyed demon was quickly spotted. Thanatos looked over, adjusted his red cape and moved to her side. His skeletal armor was gently caressed by her, and he chuckled. Errende was quick to get embraced next as he stood next to her side. He always wanted to be around her in case she needed him.
"I wanted to see this place for myself," he said and gave her a light hug. "And I want to be able to beat something up for fun! Ah! Look! There's Naght."
"Oh, dear," Sarine seemed to giggle at the floating blue and red demon that came into the room. Imperius just stared with complete disbelief. Horny was already walking up to the hovering demon.
"What are you?" Horny asked.
"A…demon…" Naght Seiger growled out. "Why…?"
"Same here!" Horny grinned wickedly. At the sight of the blue ice sword and the red fire sword being held in each hand, he was already showing that he was greatly impressed. "We should fight."
"Maybe…after…this…" Naght rumbled out and moved to Sarine's side. Imperius and Anarius were not thrilled, but they managed to remain neutral. Anaurael was helping to keep Imperius calmed. Malthael could only snort with dislike, but he vowed to her that he would remain neutral, too.
**The doors open again to reveal the demon, Baphomet, charging in with his scythe ready to kill. The Royal Chef, Charles Orleans, was seen next to walk in behind him. Even Baphomet Jr. was there to help for this occasion. The three of them were also from Sarine's story arc from The Vessel of Odin. The demon, himself, had a goat's head with large, spiraled horns decorating each side. His hooved feet shook the room when he moved, and he actually paused at the sight of Vol's dragon form. This was something he wasn't expecting.**
"Ah…" Baphomet gave a rare stance of stunned silence. The room talking to him was clearly unexpected on top of who all was in the room. Imperius snorted his disgust, but Anaurael was still keeping him calm. Anarius was able to keep himself focused just by thinking of other things. It was what Imperael and Itherael had to do, too. Malthael was simply amused. Auriel could only sigh to herself with how many different demons there truly were.
"Welcome to the Break Room!" Alex grinned from where he was sitting.
"Father?" Baphomet Jr. snorted. He was a perfect miniature of his father, save that his horns were a touch shorter and more youthful to see. Baphomet glanced around now, shook his head and took in a heavy breath in and out to show he had recovered.
"He's fine," Charles chuckled and moved to get a kiss from Sarine. "You know why we had to be here. Kalen is even ready to appear, too."
"I'd say to get him," Howard nodded. It was easily done, and the Lord Knight was soon in the room with the others. Anything dealing with Greg had his complete attention.
"And…the history here…?" Tyrael had to ask.
"Greg took one of my smaller brethren, tamed him as a pet, starved him to near death and tried to drink his blood!" Baphomet Jr. snarled out. "It was pure luck that Sarine found him and saved him."
"I would normally not care for a demon, but for that to happen…" Itherael actually found himself a touch outraged. "Such sacrilege!"
"I know," Sarine sighed and shook her head. "You have no idea how many more could be here just to kill this man over and over again out of spite alone."
"Hmm. This human seems to have demonic tendencies. Does he not?" Anarius asked.
"You could say that," Cydaea mused. "Granted, I'm a demoness, but even I wouldn't go so far as to drink the blood of another! Not unless it was freely offered, of course. Why would he do such a thing? It seems pointless to me."
"Because in our story arc, only those that are monsters or are blood-bonded to a monster can be with Sarine. Greg tried to force it," Kiehl growled. "I say that Baphomet, his son and Charles get first whack at him. He did insult their family by doing this."
"Possibly," Imperael nodded. "I still want to punch him. I can, right?"
"It's why we're all here," Howard chuckled.
"So, we get to kick someone's ass for fun?! Oh, Sigyn would be so jealous!" Hermanubis grinned wickedly. "Maybe we'll let her join in next time."
"Who says next time?" Sigyn smirked when she walked in with Isis. Agatha embraced her daughters and let Robert greet them right after. "We should bring in more!"
No. This is plenty. Any more than this may be problematic. But, I do know of one other group that needs to get here.
**A few keystrokes are done for Robin, Jericho, Ambrosia, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy and Cyborg to appear. Hypnos was quick to walk over and whisper to the Author. At a small smile of amusement, Jack Frost and Jenna soon showed up.**
"Why are we here?" Jack frowned.
"To help Sarine get even with someone that won't leave her alone. Think of it as a free kill with no regrets," Kiehl grinned. Jack rose his brows at this. Jenna got a hug by the other girls, and even Ambrosia was surprised at this news.
"I wonder if a Treant or the elementals would like to try something," Ambrosia grinned. Robin found himself laughing at this. Even Jericho was curious. Beast Boy was already planning on doing something, too. He wondered how it would work with two dragons playing tug of war, and he even whispered to Vol on this. The silver dragon only narrowed his eyes and chuckled darkly as he shifted back down. It would have to be tried.
"We should throw him in a Torture Chamber," Saithe grinned. The large group was already moving outside to the arena grounds. "Think we'll have time?"
"We'll have to see," Sarine giggled. Baphomet was standing in the center of the arena. The others were quick to seat themselves.
Okay. I'm going to bring him in.
**The excitement in the air was all too apparent when the keys were typed on. The Sniper was soon there in the center of the arena. His green eyes darted around with complete shock. His blonde hair was kept back with a headband with black cat ears on it. At the sight of Baphomet, his face went completely pale.**
"Now it is time for you to pay for the crimes committed against my son!" the demon snarled and bore down on him. The Sniper dodged out of the way quickly from the sharp scythe.
"What?! I thought we were past this!" Greg shouted.
"Aww. Ass Hat thinks we're done playing with him," Ragged Zombie sighed.
"Ass Hat?" Hermes grinned.
"Yep! That's his name! Oh! Do you want one?" the zombie asked.
"No," Hermes muttered. The others around him snickered and laughed softly.
"Come on! I haven't done anything that bad!" Greg pleaded.
"You tried to kill my son! And you starved him!" Baphomet raged.
"Is he always this stupid?" Raven asked.
"Yep," Keltin nodded. "He doesn't quit."
"Ick," Cyborg grunted. At the sight of a massive falcon landing on Sarine's shoulders, he blinked. "And what is that?"
"I am. Muninn. Powerful being," the falcon bobbed his head. Cyborg whistled and smiled.
"We should have Nichole here with her man," Sarine said.
There are already so many here. And this is to torment another. I would advise against it for now. They will come back, but not just yet.
"That makes sense," Dionysus nodded.
"You're just saying that to kiss ass," Hermes snorted.
"Shut up. Both of you," Robert grounded out. "Or I'll spank you both for acting your ages."
At the looks they both gave him, more laughter came around.
"What's this about?" Ragged Zombie asked.
"Oh, they're less than a year old," Agatha grinned.
"Oh! So, that explains the immature behavior. Got it!" Ragged Zombie beamed. Hermes gave him a cold glare as Robert busted up into laughter. Dionysus seemed to pout.
"Keep running…" Baphomet snorted at Greg's constant dodging. "It just shows how much of a coward you really are!"
"Can we help him?" Jack asked mildly.
If he wants the help.
"Hey, Baphomet! Want him to hold still?" Jack asked.
"It should be one on one, but with his attitude, I'll accept the support. Just let me kill him," the massive demon snorted. Jack gave a cold chuckle and moved into the arena. He pulled his staff of wood and ice off his back and began to focus. The air began to get colder and even colder. Then he breathed over the top of the staff to cause flurry of snow to blanket the ground at an inch thick.
"What's that supposed to do?" Robin asked from where he sat with Ambrosia.
"What does snow do on dry ground when it's hot out?" Jack asked calmly.
"Well…it melts, right?" Tyrael asked. "Oh! I get it."
"Do you?" Jack grinned. It was all too obvious when Greg's feet began to sink into the arena floor. A few minutes later, he realized that he couldn't move in the now muddy ground. He had churned up a nice batch of thick mud from all the running around. That was the plan. Baphomet grinned wickedly, howled his rage and brought his scythe down.
**The Author taps on a few keys to bring Greg back to life. And now every character there had a chance to exact vengeance on him. Kalen, Baphomet Jr. and Charles were able to tag-team Greg to take him out neatly. Horny simply skewered him into pieces. Saithe tore out his heart and ate it. Vol and Beast Boy were able to play tug of war with a wishbone style attack at the very end in their dragon forms. Ambrosia was able to have a Treant appear to show how deadly it really was. Even the elementals were able to appear to play for a bit. Imperael was able to punch him clear to the other side of the arena. Malthael gutted him open. Even Imperius was able to obliterate him with his devastating attack of Light with his spear, Solarion. All of the characters were able to kill him, and the Author simply brought him back. When it finally came down to Sarine, she knew there was only one thing she really wanted to do. She waited to be the very last one.**
"Sarine! If you do it, then your pregnancy…" Sammy seemed to wince.
It will be fine. You have my word.
"Okay. I just want to make sure," he said. A nod was given back with complete understanding. Sarine moved to confront where Greg was standing. The Sniper was shaking from everything he went through. But, even as he gazed at her, he knew he still wanted her.
"I'm going to show you exactly how much I detest you!" she seethed.
"Why can't I be with you?!" Greg demanded.
"Because you will never truly care for my well-being. Nor do you care about your own," she said flatly. "And you clearly have no way to put up a fight, much less survive one."
"Ah, hello? I'm being destroyed by things that I didn't even know existed!" he snapped.
"And you won't remember any of this when it's over. So, I know you'll keep trying to be at my side. It's a shame that Daddy is letting you keep your memories. You should forget about me."
"I'll just find a way to get to you again."
"I know. So, I'll exact my vengeance now," she said with a cold stare. "If you think you are fit to be at my side, run at me. Try and attack me."
"Attack you? No! I won't do it!" he growled.
"Stupid head," she muttered. Howard and Kiehl would have been laughing at that, but they were filled with solid concern for her. All of her men there were very concerned.
"I'm very glad that Loomin isn't here," Keltin winced.
"He should be here," Charles muttered.
"We'll bring him here next time," Doppy nodded.
"I want to punch him again," Imperael muttered.
We can plan for it.
"Good!" Imperael nodded.
"I DOUBT HE HAS SUFFERED ENOUGH," Anarius snorted.
"Your concern is the same as mine," Muninn chuckled. He had become human to help with the attacks. Horny seemed to sneer at the coward in the arena. Even Shade was disgusted.
"Why is he allowed to live again?" Orphek asked.
"Because he's fun to play with!" Ragged Zombie grinned.
"It was fun tearing him apart!" Agatha giggled. "I'll do it again just for the Hell of it."
"We all would," Alex snickered.
"Oh! We should have Lyndon watch next time, too," Cydaea added. That got the girls snickering wickedly at that. Starfire was a touch sad, though.
"Star?" Robin asked.
"If this one knows that he is in trouble, why does he keep doing this?" she asked.
"Remember Orin?" Jericho asked.
"Yes. Oh! He is like that one?" she blinked.
"Yeah. He is," Agatha nodded. "I read about your story. He is, pretty much, exactly like Orin. He just does things for himself and to cause pain to others. Anyways, let's see what Sarine plans to do."
"Yeah. I want to see, too," Raven chuckled. Robe had materialized next to her to watch with complete curiosity. He was quite fascinated with the other characters around him.
"I am not a stupid head!" Greg seethed and notched his bow at Sarine. She gave a cruel smile and Teleported behind him. When he turned to face her, it was with four duplicates of her staring at him. Then she rose up her hands to scream for the Light of Odin to crash down on him. Pain was quick to sear through every pore, muscle and bone in his body straight to his core. He was now on the ground in a solid heap, and she was back where she was. Her duplicates were gone.
"That Light…" Imperius mused mildly. "I'll want to know more about it."
"We can try to explain it to you in time," Sammy nodded to him.
"You still haven't tried that attack with any of yours yet, right?" Hypnos asked thoughtfully.
"No we haven't," Howard mused. Kiehl rose a brow at the thought.
We can plan for that easily. I can make time. I would need to perfect how it's supposed to turn out, too. So, that can work. As for Greg, I'll send him away now.
"But…I like beating him up," Cydaea seemed to pout.
"Save it for Lyndon," Anaurael chuckled. That got her to grin savagely at the idea.
**With Greg sent off, the other characters were quick to follow suit. Plans were made to meet up and have another girls' night. It would likely be done the moment the Author had time to sit down again to work and plot on what else could happen in the Break Room. As for now, work and reality beckoned. The Author only sighed and had to meet it. As they always say, if you don't deal with reality now, it would come back to bite you. It was proven all the time.**
**Agatha was seen walking up to the Author to sit down close by. She wanted her girls' night. The Author could only sigh, but it was agreed on. Invitations were quickly sent out.**
"Sarine! So good to see you," Agatha smiled and got hugged. Saithe, Anaurael, Ambrosia, Jenna and Nichole walked in one after the other to get the same hugs. At the sight of Cydaea and Trishna, the girls clamored to them to greet them. Raven and Starfire waved when they came in and got greeted.
"I wonder if I can invite my two sisters here," Trishna beamed.
"Oh, you should!" Starfire beamed. "I would definitely invite Blackfire…but…"
"We know. She's evil," Ambrosia sighed sadly for her. Starfire nodded and squeaked at the sudden glomping pounce that Trishna did to her. Starfire found herself laughing, though.
"I do this to my sisters!" Trishna giggled and thrummed happily.
"Okay. We need to see this," Agatha snickered. Alex was sitting a touch far off and rose his brows with amusement. Everyone moved to sit down out of the way and let Trishna hide. The Author was already typing out what needed to be done.
**Who appeared next was a female hedgehog-type humanoid with Persian blue fur and ruby red eyes. Black eye shadow seemed to enhance their appearance, but she wore an ebony crown with a large amethyst jewel that sat neatly on her brow. Her quill-like, Persian blue hair was straight with black tips, and a few bangs hung over the crown. Her ears were even tipped black as they stood up for attention. Right under the crown was a kite-shaped onyx jewel on her forehead. Her muzzle was silver in tone, and her silvery metallic wings seemed to encompass her form as she walked in. The black dress she wore seemed smooth to the touch and held a purple stripe running down the middle. A black trench coat with two leather buckles on the front, black gauntlets and a black cloak with a purple crescent moon painted on the back helped to complete her attire. Her knee-high boots tapped lightly on the floor when she walked in to look around**
"Ah…what was that?!" she gaped.
"The room talking. Nice to meet ya," Alex chuckled.
"Oh. Um…dang it, where is she?!" the female growled.
**Who appeared next, and reading a book as she walked to show why she was slow, was a fiery orange version of the Persian blue female that just walked in. A complete opposite in her colors, she had a cream-colored muzzle, sapphire blue eyes and her crown was gold with a sapphire jewel set in the center. On the center of her forehead was a small, kite-shaped ruby to accent her scarlet eye-shadowed eyes. Her ears were tipped with red and seemed relaxed right now. Her wings were just as large as the others' was, but hers seemed to be made of solid gold. Her quill-like hair was wavy with red tips at the ends of them. Her attire was a blue, backless cuirass with swirling gold markings, a blue cloak that had a sun printed on the back, blue gauntlets with the same golden swirls as her cuirass, blue boots with a golden stripe running down each of them and she wore a small ensemble of jewelry. That included gold bracelets with a glowing yellow sun carved into them, and there was gold, sun-shaped clock medallion around her neck.**
"Well, that explains why she was delayed," Sarine chuckled. The Persian blue female scowled and snatched the book from the orange female to cause an agitated look. Only then did she recall what she just heard and give a proper response.
"What was that?!" the orange one asked with surprise.
"Oh, just the room describing you for us all," Agatha seemed to shrug.
"What place is this? Why was I not told of this place?" the orange one asked.
"Oh? More hamsters?" Alex asked with a small grin.
"I beg your pardon?! Ugh. This is why I hate humans!" she asked with a touch of outrage. At that said, Alex barked out laughing.
"Me? Human?!" he said and kept laughing again.
"What's so funny?" she growled.
"He's not human. That's what is funny," Saithe grinned wickedly. "Not many of us here are."
"I am," Jenna seemed to shrug.
"Me, too," Nichole chuckled. "But the men we're with are definitely not."
"You can say that again!" Raven grinned.
Neither of them noticed Trishna in the background getting ready to pounce. It was also why Alex said what he did to start something. The others were just helping along.
"Anyways, um…hamsters? Ah, hardly that. We're more like hedgehogs. Can't you see the quills?" the Persian blue scoffed. "We are also Timekeepers. I'm Lilith. This is my sister, Fate. Um…what is this place?"
"HHIIIIII!" Trishna squealed when she tackle pounced both of them to the ground. That got all in the room dying with laughter.
"Trish?! Oh, man…" Lilith groaned. "My wings…again…"
"What?" Trishna thrummed innocently and sat on them both in pure cat-like fashion.
"Get. Off. Me," Fate warned with a small glare.
"But then you'll hurt me and I'll have to call Dad," she frowned.
"No! We won't hurt you! Just get off? Please?" Fate seemed to beg.
"Okay!" she said and leapt off them to join the others. They managed to help each other up and stretch out their wings to remove the cramping in them. At the sound of Cydaea softly laughing at them, both Fate and Lilith seemed to glare.
"Not my idea, girls," Cydaea chuckled in her throaty way.
"Just read the parchment on the back wall. We want you two to be part of our exclusive girls' club! Trishna suggested it," Agatha winked.
"A club?" Lilith blinked.
"All girls? Hmm. Let me read this thing first," Fate nodded.
"If you join us, we all get to pick on Mephy," Trishna said with a wicked grin. Now they both turned to look at her. "And maybe a few others."
"I'm in!" Lilith said quickly.
"We need to read first!" Fate insisted. Lilith sighed, but she nodded and followed her sister to the back wall. Right after it was read, introductions were made all around. "Okay, I'm in. Just…don't call me some kind of animal, okay? Yeah, I know I'm not human, but I'm a bit of a goddess."
"Are you?" Ambrosia blinked with a touch of delight.
"I am, too," Lilith smiled softly. "So is Trishna. To a point, that is."
"What?" Sarine said to Trishna. A small shrug and giggle was all that was said.
"So, what all can you do?" Saithe asked and managed to sample some of the Hunter heart that Agatha was eating. She really liked it and was given a large platter of her own to enjoy.
"I mainly work with the sun. Lilith is part of the moon. And Trishna is for the stars," Fate said regally. "Separate, we are all formidable. But, together, we are nearly unstoppable."
"Is that so?" Anaurael mused. "My voice can call forth angels to aid with Heaven's forces. I am also a powerful fighter, but I am not allowed to fight for being pregnant with Imperius's offspring."
"So, you're pregnant right now?" Lilith asked.
"Yes. One in my body and another in my soul," she chuckled.
"I'm having five kids. In here, the pregnancies don't show so we can move," Sarine said. "But, in total, I have a good twenty kids."
"We are all pregnant, too," Jenna grinned with Ambrosia and Nichole.
"Are we really having a child counting contest here again?" Agatha snickered. "I have over a thousand children. I'm a viral mutation. It can't be helped. All within a year, too."
"What?" Fate asked her. Then her jaw dropped when Agatha's hair became lethal tentacles.
"I just thought of something incredibly wicked," Saithe grinned savagely.
"Do share," Cydaea murmured.
"We all join our attacks together. And…we have our boys try and stop us," she snickered.
"Ooh…"Agatha thought and looked at Alex. He smiled lightly at how a tendril of her hair coiled around him gently, and he pat it with affection.
"Well, that depends. How would it work?" he asked. "Some of their guys may not want to fight them. They'd want to protect them."
"Then we'll make teams. Those that want to protect what's going on, and those that want to attack," Saithe said. "Horny would attack. I know him."
"Imperius would defend," Anaurael chuckled. "Tyrael might, too."
"It can vary with mine," Sarine thought aloud. "My men tend to be a mixed group. I know that How-How and Kiehl would defend me. So would my slaves. Pretty much all of my husbands would. Now, Doppy may chance attacking any other than me…"
"Jericho and Robin would try to reach me," Ambrosia smiled.
"Well…in my side story…I think Orion would defend me," Trishna said with a small smile. "Usually he's not like that with me, but in my story, he kinda is. He's Fate's and Lilith's dad. And, so you all know, I'm not really related to him at all. I just grew up with them, so he adopted me in as his daughter since him and Dad are best friends."
"But…how are you with him? I'm confused," Agatha frowned.
I can help. Fate! Lilith! Good to see you both. I am the Author, and your creator allowed me to bring you both here. Have fun! Anyways, Trishna's story is a hidden side story that I'm doing for fun. She's been adamant on me bringing it to light, but I'm still unsure. But, for those of you that want to see this, come over to me.
**The Author lets them all crowd around to read the Word file document. After an hour, they were all very amazed at what was going on.**
"You made our Dad into a dragon?!" Fate gaped. At the Author's nod, she looked at her sister.
"Trish? I mean…" Lilith seemed to frown.
"I know. It's not really real, you know?" Trishna seemed to smile softly.
"And you have babies!" she seemed to squeal. Trishna nodded and gave a soft blush.
"And our, um, creator likes it?" Fate asked.
She actually adores it and wants me to update again soon to share with her.
**The Author chuckles at this and seems to shrug.**
"Well, it is a very in-depth story," Agatha chuckled. "Maybe you should post it."
If the creator insists, I'll do so.
**The Author nods at this. Now Fate and Lilith both seem to stare out at the readers in case their creator was watching to show they wanted an answer in time.**
"Well," Fate smiled. "If it does get posted up, I'll go with it."
"It's only for here, and Dad does make an awesome dragon!" Lilith giggled. "And we'd be half dragons, too! Moon dragons!"
"That you would," Trishna nodded.
"And Sonic is in it. With Shadow and Tails, too! And…ugh. Iblis? Geez…" Lilith rolled her eyes. "And Mother, too. Wow. I never expected that of her."
"What more is there to say? I don't see any others, but it still makes for a solid plot!" Fate grinned and went over the document again. As much as she was a touch puzzled about the computer, she did know what it was.
**The doors suddenly open to show Vol walking in with Orion. Orion was a tall, muscular Persian blue male hedgehog-like being with large, blue wings that were tipped black. His quill-like hair was much like Sonic's in being rather flat with wedged spikes, also tipped black to show where Lilith got her heritage from. He had bangs, too. Even his ears had the same black tips on them. But, his eyes were a deep, sapphire blue to show where Fate got her eyes. He usually wore a silver circlet with various blue sapphire jewels, but he was wearing his other helmet-like crown that was darker in look, made of white gold with spiked edges and carried jewels that matched the various colors of the moon. White boots with a blue stripe running down them, white gloves and a white trench coat-looking set of robes completed what he wore. He was already thinking of changing his clothing in time if he had to in order to reveal his changed nature.**
At the sight of Orion coming in with Vol through the double doors, Cydaea gave a small shiver of nervousness. The Persian blue, winged hedgehog male simply glanced over at her and smirked. That got Saithe to blink with a touch of surprise. It was rare to make a succubus feel uncomfortable.
"Trish," Orion said with a soft chuckle and pulled her close to press a kiss to her forehead. "You know I'll be defending you with Vol. I'd have to."
"I know," she nodded and got hugged tight.
"So…what kind of dragon are you?" Alex asked.
"A moon dragon. And every bit as lethal as Vol," Orion chuckled.
"You should both meet Shadowsbane!" Saithe beamed. "He's a black undead dragon."
"Oh? It would be nice to meet a fellow brother," Vol nodded. "Does he have a humanoid form?"
"No. Just his natural one," she sighed. "He finds it beneath him to change."
"That's fine," Orion nodded. "Vol did tell me about this place, so I'm still pretty curious. Of course, the room talking to us is…different. Likely the best way to put it."
"Rightly so," Vol nodded. Trishna thrummed and pulled Orion's hand to have him follow her to the back wall to read the parchment.
Oh! Trishna! Come over here.
**The Author gestures and watches her bounce over happily. A soft whisper is given and now she gives a wide-eyed look of shock. When she was about to question it, another whisper is given. Trembling with something akin to excitement and fear, she looks over at Orion.**
"Um…can I tell him?" she asked softly.
If you want to.
She nodded and moved back over to his side to pull him down slightly to whisper. Now he seemed to stare at her with disbelief. "Okay. You know I'm definitely protecting you."
"Hmm?" Vol asked. Orion was about to say it, but Trishna gestured not to. But, it was likely easy enough to guess. Orion sighed and walked over to Vol to whisper. "No one is touching her. I don't care if she's safe here or not."
"I know," Orion muttered. Then he looked over at the Author and walked over to whisper. At the soft chuckle and a nod, he could only nod back with a complete look of relief.
"What's up?" Alex asked. Vol now moved to whisper to him. At this, Alex grinned widely and clapped his hands. "I wanna spill it."
"No," Orion said with a small glare of challenge. Alex whistled at that. "I want to see where Trishna has to set up so that I'll know where to be."
Fate and Lilith were a bit clueless, but they followed their father to the outside arena.
"I wouldn't know what I would do. I have no super powers," Nichole sighed.
"Just dance with us! Jenna can, too. I don't know what to expect, but I'm sure it will be fun," Sarine chuckled. Raven was very curious as to what role she would play. Starfire would be seeing what she could do from the air. Saithe was already studying the layout of the arena, and she noticed the Author appearing to type on the keyboard.
**A type of stage layout had already appeared with small pillars for various characters to stand on and survey. For those that couldn't fight, the arena seating was available.**
"This should work," Agatha said. "Okay. The singers should go on the stage. Ranged attackers should stand on the pillars. Dancers can stand behind the singers. But, well…what song?"
"I have one!" Trishna beamed. "Just listen to how I sing."
"Okay," Anaurael nodded and followed the others out. Sarine joined her, Fate and Lilith on the stage where Trishna was waiting. Saithe was next to join. Cydaea wasn't much of a singer, but she was a ranged attacker. She flew up to a pillar easily. Nichole and Jenna moved to see about dancing in tune with the music. Orion and Vol moved to stand in front of the stage on the arena floor. They wouldn't change until the test was ready.
As the girls listened and learned Trishna's song, Ambrosia was able to move to sit on a pillar with Raven's help. She couldn't really sing, but she could summon the elementals to help out. And she could cast some very powerful spells if she had to. But, it was mainly the elementals that she would call with the help of her mithril crystal amulet. As her own test, she gave a silent call to Earth for the massive elemental to rise up from the ground. The Author taps on a few keys to widen the arena to make room.
"Whoa…" Lilith gaped. Fate's jaw was just wide open with complete awe and shock. Earth rumbled and grinned a set of gold-tinted teeth as its body moved. The mass of moss on its face made a long, scraggly beard, and the large, sapphire eyes took in everything. It was a giant, moving mountain.
"It is good to see you, too," Ambrosia smiled. It rumbled and glanced down at the two males in front of the stage with a chuckle.
"Now I've seen everything," Orion sighed. "Is that going to attack?"
"No. Defend," Ambrosia said with a small grin.
"So, it's on our side," Vol grinned wickedly. At her small nod, Orion began to snicker.
"I'll be attacking," Alex shrugged. Then he suddenly ducked from a spike of earth made by a massive hand. "That's cheating!"
"It was just testing you," Ambrosia smiled sweetly. Starfire was giggling at the whole thing. "Earth is ten times worse with Father and King Elvey."
"Really?" Vol grinned. "Interesting to know."
**A solid hour passed after that to practice the song that Trishna had in store for everyone. Once it was down, Agatha and Saithe were able to ask their questions.**
"Right," Saithe rolled her eyes at the room talk. "How do we start this up?"
"Let's call our men a little at a time and give them a choice," Sarine suggested.
"I like that idea," Saithe nodded. "I already know Horny would help attack."
I'll pull a few at a time here.
"Okay," Agatha smiled. She watched Horny walk to the arena when he was called and Saithe was able to fly to him to get hugged. She whispered what was happening. At his savage grin, it showed he was going to help attack. A small section was set up for the teams to gather, and he sat down in a chair to wait. When Shade appeared next, he was quick to assist with the attack, too.
Sarine walked over to hug Kiehl, Howard, Doppy, Keltin, Eremes and Sammy when they appeared. She told them what was in store, and Kiehl moved to walk over to Vol and Orion.
"Hi. I'm Kiehl. Her husband and slave. I'm helping defend her," he said with a nod.
"Is that so?" Orion seemed to snort at his slender frame. When he moved to strike out, Kiehl had already dodged him neatly.
"I forgot to mention," Kiehl said with a soft mutter. "I'm a leader of demons, in a sense. Nothing can touch me. Not even a real demon."
"Okay, I need to test this," Orion grinned. The Author chuckled and nodded.
"Oh, dear," Sarine sighed and leaned into Howard's grinning embrace.
**Orion moved to the center of the arena and let his form grow and shift into a slender, serpentine dragon with large feathered wings that were the same colors of Persian blue with black tips. His tail held a small tuft of the same feathers, too. His colors reflected every color of the moon, and his eyes were a set of fascinating orbs that held the colors of the moon, itself. His clawed hands neatly tucked under his coils, and he flicked a long, forked tongue out with amusement.**
"I will never get used to that," Orion snorted in his deep, but lighter and elegant tone. Now he looked over at Kiehl and chuckled. "Shall we?"
"Sure," Kiehl nodded. Orion inhaled deeply and let out a blast of misted fog. That actually surprised Kiehl. Then he found himself instinctively dodging random swats and tail swings.
"Not bad!" Orion said and moved to press his face close enough to be seen. "I can actually see things a good twenty minutes ahead. Like mild premonitions. From what I see now, you will always dodge me. Good. You will definitely help as our last line of defense if something does break through."
"Glad you approve," Kiehl chuckled. Then he simply side-stepped a supposedly surprising tail flick. Orion was incredibly impressed. He also knew that Kiehl would likely be one of the rare few to be able to get past him if they ever did try to really fight it out. Then he blinked at a sudden flick to his muzzle done by him!
"Okay. You made your point," Orion grunted and lifted the fog. Kiehl only laughed softly and found Sarine jumping into his arms.
"I'm the only one that wins battles against him," Sarine beamed.
"Is that so?" Orion asked. "How does one accomplish this?"
"Like this," she mused and hooked her finger into Kiehl's leash loop. Lust and submission quickly overcame him with the mild whimper he gave her. Orion was actually very surprised. "Yes, he's my husband. But he's also my slave. He chose to be this way. So, not only is he very powerful, but he's only weak when it comes to me. Don't question it, though. He'll fight you to prove himself."
"Duly noted," Orion nodded. He had already peered ahead and saw he would have easily lost the battle. It wasn't worth the fight.
"I'll try and reach them," Doppy said. "I won't attack, but I'll try."
"That's fine," Sarine chuckled. She still held Kiehl to her with his collar, and she pressed a long kiss to his mouth. "Defend me well. I'll reward you later with a nice bite."
"Okay…" he muttered and kissed her back.
"I'm going to be defending you, too," Howard grunted. Then she grabbed him by the necklace he wore to yank him close and kiss next. At Orion's puzzled look, Howard smiled. "I'm also her husband. She has, eh…a lot of us attached to her."
"Ah," he said and reverted back down to his hedgehog form. "Should I ask how many?"
"No," Eremes seemed to smirk. "We lost count…"
"Really?!" Orion blinked. "Huh. And she can handle you all?"
"I'll explain," Keltin sighed and walked over to him to whisper. Now Orion was simply floored and staring at him with disbelief. "Yeah. She can handle us."
"Am I late?!" Ragged Zombie asked when he ran over.
"Nope! And Hermes isn't here yet," Alex chuckled.
"Goody!" the zombie grinned. "Hi there, new people! I'm Ragged Zombie. Yes, I'm undead. Yes, I have a hole in my gut. And, yes, I belong to Sarine, too."
"Thanks for clearing that up," Orion chuckled.
"We could use Donnie here for musical back up," Sarine mused.
"We could. But I think we're okay for now," Howard said.
"There is enough here…" Eremes nodded.
**Imperius, Tyrael, Imperael, Auriel, Malthael, Anarius, Itherael and Izarius were next to appear and walk into the arena. Imperius moved to stand directly behind Anaurael to rest his hands on her shoulders. They were now informed of what was to happen.**
"I am defending," Imperius grunted.
"I think that goes for all of us," Imperael nodded.
"THERE WOULD BE NO CHOICE IN THAT MATTER," Anarius agreed.
**As the angels set up their defensive positions, Hermes, Osiris, Dionysus, Apollo, Hermanubis, Hypnos and Robert walked in to survey the arena.**
"Fuck…" Hermes winced at the zombie.
"I already told you, I wasn't interested!" Ragged Zombie chided him. Apollo started to laugh with the others. Robert glanced at Hermes and smirked.
"Well, I'll be helping to try and reach Mother," Osiris seemed to shrug.
"Why is this starting to sound like angels and dragons against demons and mutations?" Alex muttered. That got Agatha barking out laughter.
**Jack Frost soon showed up and was told what was going to happen. He decided to try his luck to reach the stage. Kilnak was wheeled in with his tank, and Nichole moved to whisper to him softly.**
"Well, I'll help defend. Not much else I can do," Kilnak said.
"What can you do?" Alex asked.
"Um…" Nichole winced and covered her ears. Kilnak grinned, took in a deep breath and let out a sonar roar. The waves rippled out and slammed into any that were in front of them. This was anyone that wasn't behind him guarding the stage. The angels were shocked. Orion and Vol were staring with solid disbelief. Even Kiehl was stunned. He could easily be defenseless for a few seconds from that. When it was over, and at the sight of so many trying to shake the ringing out of their ears, save the Author, she could only smile apologetically. "Sorry. It's also something he uses to hunt prey with in the water."
"Holy shit!" Alex seemed to gape. "Okay. I'm not insulting you anymore."
"What?! I can't hear you!" Hermes cringed.
**The Author taps on a few keys to help the others recover. Then a few more were tapped for the black dragon, Shadowsbane, and for Muninn to appear to help defend. Robin, Jericho, Beast Boy and Cyborg were next to arrive and were told what was to happen.**
"Interesting," the black dragon snorted. Orion moved to shift back into his moon dragon form and watched Vol become his silver dragon form. That got Shadowsbane to move quickly and settle with them to be told what was happening. At this, the black dragon opened his maw and made a moat of green acid over the ground. Horny grinned wickedly at this challenge.
"I will be defending Sarine. It cannot be helped," Muninn chuckled.
"I WILL ALSO BE DEFENDING. IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN," Anarius nodded to him. Muninn became his falcon form to fly over and reform next to the powerful demigod. Beast Boy only stared at the dragons, grinned and became his own green dragon form with white eyes.
"Impressive!" Vol chuckled and watched Beast Boy spout a wash of flame.
"I know," Beast Boy gave a toothy grin.
"Dude! This isn't looking well," Cyborg frowned. "We need more attackers!"
That you do. I'll help you out.
**A few taps on the keyboard were done for Ambrosia's two fathers, Tintagel and Elvey, to appear next to Jericho and Robin. Tintagel's golden eyes swept over the place easily, and Elvey's deep blue eyes seemed to laugh with amusement and mirth. Tintagel had golden hair that was short up front and tapered in the back. Elvey's hair was a silvery blue, had long locks over his pointed ears and the rest was held back in a ponytail to the middle of his back. Tintagel had a warrior's build, but Elvey was shorter and far more slender. Both ancient Fae Kings were up to the challenge.**
"Father?!" Robin gaped at his surrogate parent.
"Hello!" Elvey grinned in his light-hearted tone, snuck over quickly and gave him a knuckle-rub.
"No! Don't do that!" Robin hissed. That got Alex laughing.
"Anyways, are we ready to start? What's the plan?" Tintagel asked in his strong tone and walked over to Jericho to place his own fatherly hand on his shoulder. "And I'm just grateful that Esmiralda isn't here. She would be too much for me."
"I know," Elvey could only sigh. He glanced up at the Earth Elemental and waved.
"The goal is to attempt to reach the stage to stop the girls from singing," Orion chuckled. At the sight of the Author tapping away on the keyboard, he thrummed. "And…it starts now!"
He let out a blast of solid mist. Trishna started to sing with the girls. Horny took out his scythe, howled and leapt into the mist to get knocked back swiftly. Robin looked at the others, and they were quick to try their luck. Imperius flared out his wings, took off into the air and slammed down to create a shockwave to push the others back.
Jack breathed on his staff of wood and ice, but found Vol easily countering him. He was immune to ice, much like Jack was. "Interesting to know…"
"Isn't it?" Vol chuckled and spat out a stream of liquid ice. For the first time he could remember, Jack actually ducked out of the way. He didn't know what this ice would do to him. Earth rumbled behind them all and slammed its fists into the ground to start creating a rift.
"I'm glad I'm sitting out," Robert sighed. He found a tentacle from Agatha mildly coiling about his shoulders with comfort as her other tentacles were already seeking out to cause havoc. Cydaea was sending illusions of herself into the field of battle.
"Aren't we missing Mephiles and Iblis?" Orion muttered out.
Next encounter they will arrive. There is already too many here now for me to keep track of. Besides, you don't know what all Trishna is doing. Do you? Look up.
Orion blinked at this and looked up at the sky. If a dragon could look like a scared, hunched up kitten, the pose was nearly accurate. A meteor. Trishna was calling down a meteor.
"Ah…" Vol seemed to gape with shock.
"They're getting past you! Refocus! We are defending!" Beast Boy snarled out as Doppy leapt past them all. Kilnak was waiting and let out a sonar blast to mildly stun and push back any that got too close. Imperael was quick to kick any back in front of the dragons. Malthael and Itherael flew over the arena and dove down to help deter any others. Auriel hovered with the girls to help keep them focused.
When the meteor got closer, Sarine blinked at an idea in her singing, and she screamed for the Light of Odin to slam down into the meteor to break it up into pieces. Cydaea and Saithe now had an idea, and they moved in sync to arrange the falling meteors to fall in key parts of the arena. Raven and Starfire glanced at each other and began to fly about to help with the meteor positioning. Kiehl and Howard were now squaring off with Osiris and Hermanubis. Hypnos was just staring with a form of awe at the entire thing. It had him thinking of ways to incorporate this with various drones now.
Trishna simply kept singing with Fate and Lilith to keep calling the falling meteors down. Anaurael was using her Song to embolden their song. Sarine had gone back to singing to keep in tune with them. Ambrosia noticed that Horny was about to reach the stage, and she called forth a Treant.
"What the Hell?!" the Horned Reaper snarled.
"I got it!" Shade said and used his shadows to blind it. When the Horned Reaper was about to reach the stage, he was encountered by Anarius.
"YOU WILL NOT BREACH THIS AREA!" the large, powerful Archangel said and charged into him to knock him back. Muninn dive-bombed him as a falcon to further drive him back. Orion's tail sneaked out to snatch up Horny by his ankle and toss him back to the start. It was the most fun the demon ever had, and he was now racing up with Doppy. Apollo and Dionysus found themselves surrounded by Shadowsbane's acidic attack. Osiris was able to help them past it with a few timed jumps.
"ASURA STRIKE!" Keltin shouted as his solid, white Rage encompassed his body and he slammed down on Cyborg to knock him back.
"We can't get past them!" Robin scowled as Eremes was blocking every attack.
"Use your training!" Elvey snapped at him. Robin blinked, honed in on his senses and was able to finally dodge past Eremes. The Assassin Cross chuckled. "Good. Can you help me train him?"
"Sure…" Eremes shrugged with a small nod. "I can help…"
"Thanks!" Elvey grinned and now squared off with him.
"Shall we?" Tintagel chuckled at Tyrael.
"Sure," the mortal angel nodded and they started to spar. Sammy was able to finally block off Osiris, and the breeder male paused at the sight of the ancient samurai ghost that hovered over Sammy's body. Kiehl was neatly dodging and pissing off Hermes now. Howard was wielding his Vecer Axe and was a formidable wall of defense against Hermanubis.
"Um…guys…" Ragged Zombie said at the sight of the meteors getting closer. "DUCK!"
"What?!" Jericho blinked. Now he saw what was happening. The meteors struck down into the arena in a haphazard way. Only after the carnage was over did the girls stop singing.
"Trishna!" Vol scolded her and shook his large head.
"What? I was just calling down one big one. Sarine was the one that broke it up," she shrugged.
"And we were the ones that positioned them to cause all Hell to break loose!" Saithe giggled and slapped Cydaea a high-five. Jenna and Nichole were only dancing, but they were grinning.
"We had to help with that," Raven nodded.
"It was invigorating!" Starfire beamed.
"And just what was that stunt supposed to prove?" Alex asked from where he stood. A meteor had just narrowly missed him.
"Don't fuck with us. We're better than you all," Agatha smirked. At first there was silence. Then small bits of chuckles, laughter and cursing were heard all around.
**The Author could only nod and agree to this. A few taps were done on the keyboard to fix the arena grounds back to a pristine condition. Groups were reunited and began to leave, but Fate and Lilith did give one more glance at their creator, if she was looking down on them.**
"I hope she liked us," Lilith sighed.
"She better have!" Fate snorted and walked out with her sister.
"So, what song were they singing?" Alex asked. "It sounded like a Japanese thing."
Ah. Yes, it was. Anyone can go into YouTube and type this in.【東方Vocal】 Words of the Farthest Ends 「Yuuhei Satellite」. It will bring up the proper song.
"Okay. One Hell of a fight, though! We need to do that again," he grinned widely.
We can plan for it!
**As the Break Room began to wind down again, the Author begins to muse over the other possibilities that could be done. And how to begin the next chapter of the Break Room.**