Nightfall:Up in Flames

[Wednesday, June 15th 11:34 AM, Lady of Angels Cathedral]
Yuri: He's walking down one of the small hallways that leads out one of the side exits of the Cathedral. Kit is standing closely beside him with Ricky, Odie and Stacy Lee all following them together. I'm sorry for leaving all of you in the dark. I wasn't sure what was gonna happen down there... He reaches the door and opens it, holding it open for everyone to walk outside into the shade of the cathedral. He won't have to worry about the sun on this side of the building.
Ricky: He steps out onto the sidewalk before looking at Yuri. We still don't know what's going on, Yuri. I'd feel better if you shared your plan with us.
Stacy Lee: She quietly moves her wheelchair outside and smiles when Yuri holds the door for her.
Yuri: He lets go of the door and walks up to the group. ...The next part of my plan involves Nemo.
[2:03:51 PM] Omniance: Odie: Was that what the merchandice was for? He seems bothered by the way Lucas was acting, distracted even, as he follows after them.
[2:06:39 PM | Edited 2:08:54 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks back at Odie. Yeah. He looks forward again and looks down a bit. I think this is the only way I can talk to him...
[2:08:04 PM] Omniance: Kit: You think the person who was the source of all of this will help us? Yuri can't see his face, but his tone of voice is clear enough that he can tell he sounds angry, annoyed, and doubtful at the same time.
[2:10:46 PM] Arbi: Yuri: It wasn't his fault... the demon inside him was using him, manipulating him... He sighs. I should've figured it out.
[2:18:28 PM] Omniance: Kit: He goes quiet, seemingly in thought as he walks near Yuri.
Odie: He always seemed like an ok guy I guess... But he was always working for the worst people Yuri. Keep that in mind. The guy that tricked the Prince into that contract used to lead the same cult that did this to all of us in the first place. Nemo was the Druaght's right-hand man. After that he was tangled up with some demon that literally raped and murdered it's way through Wildomar, and I don't even want to get started on how he worked along-side the new Prince, Natalya, for a few years. He let's out a long sigh. He may've been Lucas, but if he was... Or is... I don't know. He made a lot of shady choices. I think he only directly helped once or twice, if that.
Kit: He aided me once too. He looks back at Odie slightly, then looks forward and down, dwelling on what Justus said for a moment. ...He seemed like a good enough person in the little that I spoke with him... But... The majority of his actions speak otherwise... And I've been deceived by someone similar before, which caused a great loss of life, just like Nemo's actions when first I saw him.
[2:24:07 PM] Arbi: Yuri: You don't need to tell me about him... I've talked with him before.
[2:26:04 PM] Omniance: Kit: Using a warlock to combat a demon is a zero-sum gain.
Odie: Well it's the only shot we got, so we're going to take it! He looks at Ricky, then Yuri. Right?
[2:31:03 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He looks at Odie before looking back at Yuri. ...When did you talk with him? 
Yuri: He hesitates to answer. A couple days ago...
Ricky: He suddenly reaches forward and grabs the back of Yuri's shirt, stopping him and turning him around. You told Vera you never talked to him... I thought you were past all the lying...
Yuri: He looks away from him.
[2:33:05 PM] Omniance: Odie: He looks at Ricky for a moment, stopping. He puts a hand on Ricky's shoulder. We lied to Lucas too, going out to get Yuri, remember? Lucas has had a lot on his mind, and he hasn't... Exactly been as understanding as I remember him. He looks at Yuri. We all have the best intentions at heart for Lucas... Even if they don't really... Work out... He looks down a little.
[2:43:54 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He lets go of Yuri. You still could've told me you talked with him.
Yuri: I wasn't sure what to say, everything's a lot more complicated than you think...
[2:45:43 PM] Omniance: Odie: It's Yuri, Ricky. He's not the bad guy. He smiles a little and looks to Yuri. And he's the only guy with a plan right now.
[2:50:20 PM] Arbi: Ricky: What are you planning on doing with the merchandice?
Yuri: I just need to talk with him, but not out here... We should head back to the apartment.
[2:51:29 PM] Omniance: Odie: Well let's stop wasting time. Lucas is possessed, we all know that's a time-sensitive thing. He pulls out his keys and breaks into a jog back towards where they parked.
[3:01:24 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He starts running with the group to keep up with Odie but he remembers Stacy Lee and stops before turning around. You coming with- He stops once he notices she isn't here anymore. He looks genuinely sad that she left without saying anything. After a moment he turns and starts running again towards the parking lot.
[3:04:36 PM] Omniance: Later...
Odie: So how do we.... Or you, talk with Nemo? He looks to Yuri. The apartment being so dark seems weird to him.
Kit: He has his sleeve over his nose as he hangs back near the door, like he doesn't want to go any farther, and he's looking in the direction of the bed.
[3:06:57 PM | Edited 3:09:09 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks back at Odie and the others. I can summon someone as long as I have their merchandice... but you should let me talk to him alone first. I don't know how he'll react if he sees all of us.
[3:08:36 PM] Omniance: Odie: Alright. He nods. ...Might be a good idea.
[3:12:40 PM | Edited 3:13:29 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He isn't sure about letting them talk alone but after what Odie said he'll trust Yuri. How long is this gonna take?
Yuri: He shakes his head. I really don't know.
Ricky: Alright... He looks towards Odie. You hungry?
[3:13:50 PM] Omniance: Odie: I'm starving, I didn't wanna say anything, cause you know, this is important and stuff... But I haven't eaten since last night. He looks relieved that Ricky brought it up.
[3:17:12 PM] Arbi: Ricky: There's a Denny's nearby. He heads for the front door and grabs the doorknob before looking back towards Kit. We'll be back soon.
[3:18:02 PM] Omniance: Kit: I'm not going anywhere. He doesn't look very comfortable.
[3:18:58 PM] Arbi: Ricky: Suit yourself. He opens the front door and heads out.
[3:19:38 PM] Omniance: Odie: He quickly follows Ricky out, taking out his keys.
[3:20:13 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks towards Kit after they're gone.
[3:21:14 PM] Omniance: Kit: He stares back at Yuri for a moment. I'm going to be just outside the door then. He turns and walks out. Yuri can hear a muffled gasp for air as the front door closes.
[3:40:52 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks back towards the bed, still soaked in black liquid, before walking to the middle of the room. As he stands there he begins to remember each time he summoned the others, how he would simply want them to be there to was enough to bring part of them back. He closes his eyes and concentrates on wanting Nemo to be here again. He isn't sure if it works until he opens his eyes and sees Nemo standing in front of him, wearing the last thing he wore in the park before they started to fight.
[3:44:40 PM | Edited 3:46:02 PM] Omniance: Nemo: He adjusts his collar a little, looking around the apartment. His eyes aren't blue, but his hair still is. I figured something like this would be my fate. He pulls off his hat and fixes his hair a little and takes a deep breath as he puts it back on, looking to Yuri. Feels good being free of that thing though... Almost peaceful... Guess that's what it's like to be dead. He smiles with that same sad smile, but it fades. He puts his hands in the pockets of his leather jacket.
[3:50:40 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Seeing Nemo without his blue eyes causes him to feel worse about this whole situation. It makes him feel like he killed his brother and sent another to hell in the same day. It causes him to stay silent as It makes him feel bad.
[3:52:38 PM] Omniance: Nemo: He looks around awkwardly. I didn't mean all those things I said when we fought... That wasn't me... I see that now... Maybe it was me... He looks away from Yuri. It's still a little confusing... That demon was such a big part of who I was for so long... I almost feel like part of me is missing now that it's gone... Even if it feels good.
[3:59:20 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Without saying anything he sits down on the couch and looks towards the turned off TV. He sees Nemo in the reflective glass. Remember when we used to just sit around in the living room and watch TV after school?
[4:03:33 PM] Omniance: Nemo: He smiles a little. I remember we used to lay around and do a whole lot of nothing... Watching cartoons... Stupid music videos... We'd come home late sometimes and mom would yell at us... She'd look at me like I was supposed to be the responsible one for some reason, even though I never really was... Everything was simple back then. I miss it.
[4:10:04 PM] Arbi: Yuri: If you could go back again, would you change anything? He turns to look at him.
[4:13:12 PM] Omniance: Nemo: He goes quiet and thinks for a moment. ...Maybe try and save Leena... She... Lived longer in my umm... Well regardless, she deserved better than what happened to her... He shakes his head a little. I made a lot of mistakes... Maybe I wouldn't stay hidden like last time... I don't fucking know...
[4:32:00 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks back towards the dark TV. I wouldn't change anything...
[4:32:59 PM] Omniance: Nemo: He smiles a little. So you'd still kill me? He says it with a joking tone.
[4:35:56 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks down. I was just trying to protect my brother... You would've done the same thing in my place.
[4:39:12 PM] Omniance: Nemo: I would've killed him... I see that wasn't the way now... I was at fault... I should've known better. He shrugs a little. It's hard to blame you for what happened to me...
[4:41:16 PM] Arbi: Yuri: I thought you would've been mad at me.
[4:43:03 PM] Omniance: Nemo: He sighs. I'm a little peeved I guess, but it's hard to stay mad at you, and you already seem like you're having a hard time with it... He shakes his head and frowns. But I can't start crying and making you feel worse. He wipes his eyes a little. I'm glad you thought of me at all after what it must've been like... I'm sorry.
[4:45:29 PM] Arbi: Yuri: It actually feels worse... Lucas's life is in danger now.
[4:49:35 PM] Omniance: Nemo: ...We got played, Yuri. This... Remnant of Belxephon, or whatever it is... It's a lot smarter than he is... Understands humans a lot better than he does... Most demons I've met don't really... Well they don't think like a human would. They don't struggle. They play the long-term. They're "patient" but they're not smart about it, or they just don't care... This one's patient and he knew what he needed to do to get what he wanted... Somehow.
[4:52:21 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He stands up and looks back towards the dark stained bed again. Where did he come from?...
[4:56:14 PM] Omniance: Nemo: He takes a deep breath. I don't know. Ten years of trying to find out and the best I can come up with is that he's from the left overs of Belxephon, maybe combined with the part of Aibhleann he devoured, or something else... Maybe some fusion of a part of me and that demon... Could be anything really...
[5:14:28 PM] Arbi: Yuri: I'm not strong enough to face him by myself... He looks back at him. ...I need your help to stop him.
[5:15:55 PM] Omniance: Nemo: He smiles and his eyes seem to light up with excitement. We'll work together as a team, like we used to?
[5:17:04 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Just like before. He smiles a bit when he sees his eyes light up.
[5:19:52 PM] Omniance: Nemo: Oh man! He balls his hands up into fists and clutches them tightly. I'm going to pull all my powers together and destroy everything! His voice turns deep and evil. Everyone will fall before us, and in the end they will be thankful that it was us who conquered them all! They will look up at us and cheer as we send the sky crashing down- He looks at Yuri and shrugs. His voice goes back to normal. Nah I'm just kidding.
[5:23:44 PM] Arbi: Yuri: His eyes widen and he quickly covers Nemo's mouth with his hand while he's talking about conquering everyone. I know you're joking but one of those holy guys is standing outside... He smiles nervously. He doesn't like either of us.
[5:29:01 PM] Omniance: Nemo: He laughs a little, then something bothers him and looks from Yuri.
Lucas: I think I felt myself cringe. He seems to be walking out of the blackness of one of the curtains. That chemical paint-smell quickly fills the room, and as he takes a step forwards black liquid puddles outwards from his footsteps behind him. I put a lot of effort into my look and attitude, and you throw it all away in a moment of giddiness when offered another chance at being a wonder twin. He looks very similar to Nemo, but his eyes are a weird pinkish red color, different from their blue color in Tartarus, his hair is also jet-black instead of brown.
[5:32:54 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks towards the curtains, his smile quickly fading as he watches Lucas step out from the darkness. Seeing him here catches him off guard.
[5:34:17 PM] Omniance: Lucas: You really think it was going to be that easy? He takes another step, the curtains be walks out of seem to be seeped in the black ichor, and it starts to flow down from them, and even begins dripping from the ceiling behind him.
[5:35:45 PM] Arbi: Yuri: You're possessing my brother... none of this is easy. He backs away from the black ichor.
[5:40:11 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He shrugs as he looks at Nemo. It's easy for me. His chest starts to glow with a dull pinkish light, and black horns sprout from his forehead. Everything is easy now. I don't have to think about anything that held me back before. His eyes dart back to Yuri as smoke starts to flow from his mouth as he speaks. I'll never have to lay awake at night and wonder if my brother is out dead in an alleyway, or if I'll ever see mom and dad again, or even if Ricky might just end up flattened by a car on the way to work like his cousin. All I have to do now is breath deep, and all my problems go up in flames...
[5:45:04 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Fuck... The second he sees his chest light up he takes a step back and looks around. He quickly grabs Nemo and runs for the patio door, knowing that there isn't anything in this room they can hide behind to avoid his dragon fire.
[5:52:25 PM] Omniance: Lucas: Goodbye dream apartment studio, that my dream boyfriend bought me. I don't need either of you anymore. As Yuri and Nemo run out onto the patio the nearby windows burst suddenly, and crimson hellfire pours out onto the sidewalk, immediately igniting the building on fire.
Nemo: The sun, Yuri! He leaps over the small wall that separates the patio from the next door apartment and pulls him over it afterwards. In an instant they seem to be in the next apartment, without even opening the door they're inside. How are we supposed to get out of here? He looks around pulling some of the drapes closed. They're not as dark as the ones in the other apartment. Are you gonna be alright Yuri!?
Black ichor begins to drip down the wall that borders Lucas and Ricky's apartment.
[5:57:15 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks like he's fighting through some pain. I'll be fine... How the hell did we get in here? He only gets a moment to look around before he sees the black ichor dripping down on the wall.
[6:02:47 PM] Omniance: Nemo: It's like a teleport, or something, I'm not really sure how it works... He looks to the wall slowly turning black from the dripping ichor. Not that it's really helped us at all...
Lucas: He walks out of the black liquid like it's an open door that leads from the other apartment. Oh this is going to be so easy. I just keep burning things, and I watch the two of you scurry around, trying to keep Yuri out of the sun. He takes a deep breath and his chest starts to glow again.
[6:09:01 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He's already turning and heading towards the other side of the room, he goes for the front door first but stops when he sees strong sunlight coming out from the window beside it. Fuck there's light everywhere...! Not having any time to think he looks back towards Lucas, a black chain flying out of the wall and stabbing him in the shoulder before it yanks him back into the wall.
[6:12:53 PM] Omniance: Lucas: As he hits the wall he grabs at the chain and rips it out, looking at it as it pulls against his apparently strong grip. So when I'm trying to save you, you paralyze me, but now that I'm trying to kill you, you don't stab me in the back? He moves to breath again, but one of the windows shatters and Kit rolls into the room. He turns and breaths in Kit's direction.
Kit: He leaps over the flames, runs along the ichored wall, and then lands on Lucas, tackling him to the ground, pushing his face into the floor.
[6:14:50 PM | Edited 6:15:41 PM] Arbi: Yuri: You sure you can hold him?! He's too cautious to get any closer to either of them.
[6:20:51 PM] Omniance: Kit: He has his hand on the back of Lucas's head. ...I can't... Even smite him... It's not working.
Lucas: How did someone like you get all of these blessings? You're not any better than us. The ichor on the wall bubbles and surges as something pushes against it. You're so conflicted you can't even accomplish the only task you're good for. Kit doesn't seem to notice. His hood is down, and Yuri can see that his face looks pale and sickly, and his eyes look puffy and red, almost like he's having a slight allergic reaction. The wall bubbled up and the skeletal shape of a large hand pushes against the wall like it were a plastic covering, after another second it pushes out with obvious intent to grab Kit. You're just a harmless kitten. Scared and afraid, like everyone else. The hand slowly pushes from the wall, inching towards Kit as the entire wall bends outwards.
[6:24:56 PM | Edited 6:26:23 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Three black chains fly out of the shadows into the massive skeletal hand but aren't strong enough to pierce the bone, bouncing off and flying back into the walls. Fuck... Get away from the wall!
[6:32:54 PM] Omniance: Kit: He looks to the side and rolls off of Lucas. A light radiates from him and flows outwards a foot or so. He immediately looks healthier, and he's breathing heavily.
Nemo: He narrows his eyes as they dark around the room, like he's trying to come up with a plan. You got pretty good at drawing and painting, Lucas.
Lucas: He gets up, cracking his back as he stands up all the way, the hand opens up behind him like a silhouette of black dripping spikes. Better than you'll ever be.
Nemo: Yeah I didn't keep up with it like you did, didn't take any classes... He keeps looking around.
Lucas: You seem more like Yuri than like me.
Nemo: His eyes dart to Lucas and he smiles. Thanks.
Lucas: That's not a compliment! He opens his mouth and a torrent of flames pours out.
Nemo: A half dozen small infernal wyrms crackle from the air around Lucas and swarm him. I was too busy learning demonology!
[6:38:31 PM | Edited 6:45:03 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks around, seeing that Lucas's dragon fire is starting to wreck the studio room, with parts of the walls melting away along with the floors. He's gonna burn the whole place down... we need to get out of here! He grabs the neighbor's blanket from the nearby bed and wraps it around himself like a robe before heading towards the front door. Let's go!
[6:47:49 PM] Omniance: Nemo: He turns and runs with Yuri.
Kit: He hesitates, watching Lucas grab one of the wyrms out the air and rip it apart in his hands, the fire from them seemingly not even phasing him. After a moment he runs after Yuri and Nemo, covering his mouth and nose with his sleeve as his small radius of light vanishes.
[6:49:04 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He uses part of the blanket like a hood so that it covers his face. Once they're downstairs he looks back up towards the building to see if Lucas is following them. He won't follow us, right?
[6:50:57 PM] Omniance: Nemo: He stops and looks up at the apartment with him, fire seems to quickly be consuming the building. I don't know. If those wyrms land a few bites, he'll have to take time heal up. Let's get out of the sunlight.
[6:55:28 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He starts quickly walking down the sidewalk away from the apartment. There's a library down the street with lots of shade, let's head there...
[6:56:27 PM] Omniance: Nemo: He turns and walks after him.
Kit: He coughs a few times and pulls his hood back up, not realizing it was down, then runs after them.
[7:05:49 PM] Arbi: About one minute of walking down the long street finally leads the small group to the community library. There's two pillars in the front along with a flagpole to the side, although the building seems to have many windows a lot of them are covered up.
Yuri: He pushes the front door open and heads inside, taking off the warm blanket and setting it down by the wall in the entrance area before opening another door into the main room. The place looks very empty with only about three people here, not counting the lady at the front desk. Without saying anything he heads over to one of the empty small tables and sits down to rest.
[7:08:34 PM] Omniance: Librarian Receptionist: Did you just leave your blanket there sir?
Nemo: My brother has an affliction that makes the sun deadly. Sorry. He smiles at her and picks the blanket up, quickly moving after Yuri afterwards.
Kit: He looks around, almost like he's looking for signs of Lucas or the demon. After a moment he walks after the two of them.
Nemo: He murmurs quietly as he catches up to Yuri. I don't understand how he's capable of doing that, all that paint, summoning the demon's arm. That shouldn't be possible at all.
[7:09:50 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Not wanting the receptionist to hear he whispers so only Nemo and Kit can hear him. He's eating demons, lots of them...
[7:10:36 PM] Omniance: Nemo: Of course... He must've attacked Belxephon, gone after his stash of servants... He shakes his head. This is bad...
[7:15:35 PM | Edited 7:17:48 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Not just this servants. He tore Lucas's half of Belxephon apart and ate a lot of him too. All I could do was stop him from eating the torso...
[7:16:29 PM] Omniance: Nemo: He realizes something. He's doing what I was going to do to Lucas... He's eating Belxephon to regain all the parts he lost.
[7:20:14 PM] Arbi: Yuri: His eyes widen a bit. That's why he asked about Beliruy... That's why he didn't kill me back in Tartarus, because he wasn't there with me...
[7:24:54 PM] Omniance: Nemo: He thinks for a moment. My idea for devouring Lucas wasn't my idea at all... He looks relieved suddenly, but also worried. ...I was confusing it with his. He whispers quietly. I knew what he was after all along and I couldn't even tell..
[7:32:01 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He's gonna go after me... I have both pieces of Belxephon that he wants.
[7:42:38 PM] Omniance: Nemo: He thinks for a moment, then smirks. That means we have something he wants... So he has to come to us. All we need to do is set a trap... He looks up at Yuri.
[7:51:30 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He'll be expecting it... the first time we fought demons we set up a trap for them.
[7:54:05 PM] Omniance: Nemo: He thinks for a moment. ...Then we'll have to take the fight to him somehow... He still thinks he's invincible because we don't have his name...
[8:00:37 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He said we already have half his name... it was one of the riddles. He must've been talking about Beliruy, since it's part of him.
[8:01:44 PM] Omniance: Kit: The demon speaks in riddles? He seems to be finally back to normal, no longer breathing heavily or sounding sick. He's standing nearby, keeping watch.
Nemo: Do you remember the riddle?
[8:06:27 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He thinks back to everything that happened in Tartarus and tries his best to remember. When it was said, it's usually said with what's given to you. Long have you known it... so long that you've known it before you knew anything else. It is said in both love and anger. It's used whenever I'm needed. What is it?
[8:08:48 PM] Omniance: Nemo: He thinks silently. When it was said it was said with what was given to you... He paces back and forth. ...This is supposed to be his name? The demon's?
Kit: He looks back at the two of them.
[8:10:53 PM] Arbi: Yuri: No idea... He looks to the side as he remembers Belxephon. Wait, why don't I just ask Billy?
[8:11:35 PM | Edited 8:11:45 PM] Omniance: Nemo: He's still capable of speech after being... Eaten? ...At least half of him.
[8:11:47 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks like a little kid now...
[8:12:44 PM] Omniance: Nemo: ...Hmm... Well, ask away I guess... Belxephon has never been particularly good at answering questions... At least not when I asked him...
[8:13:19 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He nods and waits until someone passes by their table before he whispers his name. Belxephon...
[8:15:39 PM] Omniance: Beliruy: His voice can be heard in Yuri's head, but he's not seen anywhere. Does turkey want him to find me? Talk not for years but now non-stop for the whole day!
[8:20:41 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He narrows his eyes, responding in his mind. We're trying to figure out the riddle he gave me... I thought I might ask you since you like talking in riddles.
[8:22:41 PM] Omniance: Beliruy: The answer is that it's no one's name. Don't be so dumb.
[8:23:16 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks confused as he says it out loud. ...No one's name?
[8:24:34 PM | Edited 8:27:39 PM] Omniance: Nemo: He raises an eyebrow.
Beliruy: No one has that name. He sounds frustrated. Like he's trying to explain it, but can't put it into words. He's right there and you can't even figure it out!
[8:27:12 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks towards Nemo after a moment. Hey, Nemo?...
[8:27:52 PM] Omniance: Nemo: What?
[8:28:48 PM] Arbi: Yuri: What does your name mean again?...
[8:30:21 PM] Omniance: Nemo: He looks away. It's latin, for "nobody"... He looks back to Yuri.
[8:31:24 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He talks to Belxephon in his mind again. Is Nemo half of his name?...
[8:33:12 PM | Edited 8:37:35 PM] Omniance: Beliruy: He sounds like a mad little kid. Everyone tells you the answer, and you're not listening!
[8:38:36 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He almost flinches when he yells in his mind and whispers loudly. I'm trying my best... He looks at Nemo. He's not giving me a straight answer... he said you have the name, I think... or his name is nobody?
[8:39:27 PM] Omniance: Kit: It's Lucas. He looks at Yuri.
[8:39:46 PM] Arbi: Yuri: What?... He looks at him.
[8:45:08 PM] Omniance: Kit: "When it was said, it's usually said with what's given to you." You were given your name, Yuri. Whenever your parents would say your name, they would say it along with your brother's. "Long have you known it, so long that you've known it before anything else." One of the first things you learn as a kid is your own name, you and your brother are the same age, you knew each others names as long as you've known your own. "It is said in both love and anger." Your parents, whether they were scolding you or showing you affection, would call your names. "It's used whenever I'm needed". Whenever you need someone, you call on them, usually by name. Lucas is the one that's possessed. Though the demon's bit about it being "no one's name" is rather confusing to me.
[8:46:31 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Nemo's nickname means nobody.... his real name is Lucas.
[8:47:29 PM] Omniance: Kit: You have two "twin" brothers? He looks at Nemo. How do you people live like this? I've been here a few hours and all hell has almost literally broken loose. Multiple times.
[8:49:25 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks Kit over. ...Speaking of names, what's yours anyways?
[8:50:53 PM] Omniance: Kit: You don't get to know my name. I keep my life separate from... This.
Nemo: The demon called you Kitty Cat. Can we call you Kitty Cat? He raises an eyebrow at Kit and smirks. Kit stares at him.
[8:51:47 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Kitty Cat is too long, let's just go with Kit...
[8:53:07 PM] Omniance: Kit: He lets out a quiet sigh. I don't see how this is a time for jokes and sarcasm.
Nemo: He looks back to Yuri. So... What we've gathered from this is that the demon's name, the one possessing Lucas... Is Lucas? He seems confused by this and goes quiet.
[8:54:16 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He shakes his head. It's not his real name, he doesn't have a real name anymore. That's what "nobody" means... he's using your name because he doesn't have one.
[8:55:01 PM] Omniance: Nemo: Every demon has a name.
Kit: The demon said the riddle, that doesn't mean the riddle's actual answer wasn't a trick too.
[8:55:36 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He's not a real demon, he's multiple fused together... like an abomination.
[8:56:14 PM] Omniance: Nemo: I hope his name isn't "Legion", because that's so cliché I wouldn't be able to stand it...
[8:58:01 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks back towards Nemo. Didn't you say he wanted to put himself back together? Maybe that's what he's trying to do, he must want to become one again. He'd become Belxephon again...
[8:59:16 PM] Omniance: Beliruy: He whispers inside Yuri's head. Will you be quiet?!
Nemo: ...If he has a name he'd be easier to combat... Maybe...
[9:00:58 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He narrows his eyes again and talks to Belxephon in his mind. I'll give you a piece of your other half later tonight if you help us out. Is his name Lucas or not?
[9:03:41 PM] Omniance: Beliruy: He grumbles loudly, and a sound like thunder rings in the distance, but only Yuri can hear it. When he speaks it sounds like someone trying to speak in a foreign language they don't understand. There is... No me left in him... I am food for him. Not him. His... N-name IS... Lu-cas. Lucas. He is the you that isn't you, from the me that isn't me.
[9:05:58 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He quietly repeats what he says. He is the you that isn't you, from the me that isn't me...
[9:07:20 PM | Edited 9:09:04 PM] Omniance: Beliruy: Look at him. He pauses like he's trying to find the words. ...He is the demon... But not him. I'm not the thing hunting me.
Nemo: Jesus, Billy can't you form a cohesive sentence?
Beliruy: He grumbles. It's not no one, but he has no one's real name.
[9:10:14 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He smiles slightly just because this isn't getting any easier. It almost sounds like you're talking about the other me...
[9:11:27 PM] Omniance: Beliruy: Yes! It has to do with you, but not the you, the ideal of you!
Kit: ...Who are you two talking to?
Nemo: Shhh!
[9:12:05 PM] Arbi: Yuri: The ideal of me?...
[9:13:30 PM] Omniance: Beliruy: No one's "fantasy" of you.
Nemo: So he's... What I thought Yuri would do?
Beliruy: Yes! He sounds tired.
[9:14:32 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He lowers his head and lets his forehead lightly hit the table. I fucking hate riddles...
[9:30:55 PM] Omniance: Nemo: Ok Belxephon, I'm gonna try and channel you so you can borrow my cognitive functions, think you can form a cohesive sentence using my brain?
Beliruy: What?
Nemo: Belxephon. He closes his eyes, then opens them and they're black. Tell Yuri, through me, what the fuck you're talking about, because you're wasting a lot of time talking like that.
Beliruy: His child-like voice comes out of Nemo's mouth. ...The demon isn't a demon. It's Lucas. Not your brother, Lucas, the guy with the blue hair, Lucas. Even if I explain it, it's barely going to make any sense because mortal language isn't good at conveying multiples of the same thing with a clear representation of the differentiation of what they are... So... To try and put it in as simple of a term I can manage, so that we all understand and the two of you can fuck off and stop calling me like I'm Betelgeuse, here is the answer to your questions: The Demon isn't the other Belxephon possessing Lucas. He's a paradox. Demons aren't easily killed, even being half-eaten or devoured, doesn't always kill us. Nemo's Belxephon died, but his body was still alive, it just needed thoughts, drive, instinct to run it. Nemo was self-possessed. He is both the demon and the possessed. What's before you is all the normal parts of his mind, which is why there's so little of him left. The demon inside Lucas is the culmination of all the terrible things Nemo had to do to survive. All the things he couldn't live with, flooded into that still-living demonic corpse inside of him, and it took on a life of their own.
[9:33:27 PM] Arbi: Yuri: It's not a demon?...
[9:33:54 PM] Omniance: Nemo: It is a demon. But the brain running it isn't.
[9:37:01 PM] Arbi: Yuri: It's a demonic body running off of everything bad Nemo had to do to survive... That's why you keep calling it Lucas, because it doesn't make sense to call it anything else.
[9:38:26 PM | Edited 9:39:52 PM] Omniance: Nemo: He still sounds like a little kid. Yes. Lucas... Nemo, created it subconsciously. When he needed to kill someone, or couldn't face what needed to be done to keep living, the demon would take over and save them both. It's pure demonic instinct with high-level human intelligence.
[9:40:44 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He sighs and nods after awhile. I think I get it...
[9:41:28 PM] Omniance: Nemo: Can I go back to hiding now? There's a thirty foot fossil that wants to devour me.
[9:45:00 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He nods again. Yeah... thanks for the help, I think.
[9:45:42 PM] Omniance: Nemo: He gasps suddenly and breaks out in a cold sweat, breathing heavily. That's a lot harder to do when you're dead. He coughs a few times.
[9:46:53 PM | Edited 9:47:24 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He sits back in his chair and thinks about all this. After a moment he sits up suddenly. Shit, I forgot to call Odie.
[9:48:01 PM] Omniance: Nemo: that's probably a good idea... Give me a few minutes to rest. He looks pretty worn out.
[9:48:36 PM] Arbi: Yuri: You got a cellphone, Kit?
[9:49:12 PM] Omniance: Kit: He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a cheap looking phone, the holds it out to Yuri.
[9:49:58 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Thanks. He grabs it and heads out into the entrance area so he doesn't bother everyone in the library. He dials Odie's number once he has privacy.
[9:51:27 PM] Omniance: Odie: Hello? Who is this? He sounds distraught, there's sirens in the background, the same ones that can be heard in the distance from the library. In the front area the few people in the library are looking out the windows in the direction of Lucas and Ricky's studio.
[9:52:20 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Odie, it's me. We got attacked by Lucas and had to run... sorry for not calling sooner, we've been busy trying to figure everything out.
[9:52:56 PM] Omniance: Odie: Where are you? Yuri can hear him call out to Ricky. I'm on the phone with Yuri!
[9:53:54 PM] Arbi: Yuri: We're at the library, down the street. It was the closest place we could go to that had lots of shade.
[9:54:39 PM] Omniance: Odie: They're at the library! They're safe, let's go! Get back in the car! He speaks to Yuri. We're on our way.