Grandma's Asylum

: Fuck!... 
: We're gonna have to call the police. Maybe you should get away from the car Yuri...
: I'm taking our stuff back. Let's get out of here. 
: He turns and rides off after them, Leena follows. After a few short minutes they're back home, running through the house. Lucas heads for the phone.
Clara: She still eating at the table with the High Priestess. What is going on?
Lucas: He dials 911 while Yuri talks to their mom.
Yuri: He walks up to the kitchen table, Odie was driving home and he got into an accident. There was vomit all over the inside of his car...but he wasn't around when we caught up with him. We're calling 911.
Clara: Oh my... She looks back to Lucas. I hope he's alright... He was just here. She looks very worried.
Leena: He walked away from it Mrs. Vera, I think he might be ok. She seems unsure, for numerous reasons.
Lucas: He hangs up the phone. They're sending people over to the spot. He sighs, not knowing what else to do now that he's called the authorities.
Yuri: He heads upstairs to his room without saying anything.
Leena: She looks at Lucas, I umm... I think I'm going to head home... My parents didn't want me out this late, and I'd like to tell them what happened... Excuse me Mrs. Vera...
Clara: Of course... Good night Leena. Lucas turns and walks up stairs. You ok Lucas?
Lucas: He stops halfway. ...I don't know. He continues going upstairs. Even though that might not be Odie, part of him still feels bad, and hopes that his friend, if it is his friend, is ok somehow.
Yuri: He closes the door behind Lucas when he steps inside their room, He survived a car crash.
Lucas: ...Something survived it. Odie can't just rip his way out of a car... Like that... He walks over and sits on his bed. I guess it really isn't Odie.
Yuri: I hope when we find grandma she can help us. I don't think possessed Odie is gonna stop until our demons are banished. He knows we're gonna become like him.
Lucas: He sighs, ...How much do we really know about Grandma? He lays back on his bed. I guess it doesn't matter. She was always nice when we were kids... She was just... Kind of scary too. Sometimes. He looks over at the clock, it's only about 8, but the day feels like it's been so long.
Yuri: I don't remember much about her besides all those doctors thinking she was crazy. It doesn't matter...Margaret said she was the only one that would help us. It has to be her...nobody else fits what she said.
Lucas: Yeah... At least Leena didn't... Freak out... That might be the only highlight of the day.
Yuri: He takes off his jeans and gets under his blankets, Lucas. She's a witch with an animal that can change to any other animal she's touched. She's not allowed to be freaked out.
Lucas: Yeah that's... That's just weird.
Yuri: He nods a bit and goes quiet for a moment before saying, What if I try to change my power again?
Lucas: Invisibility saved us once already... He kicks off his shoes, sending them clattering against the floor.
Yuri: He nods again, Yeah...let's just try to get some rest then. We're gonna have a lot to figure out tomorrow morning. He yawns a bit, I don't wanna be half asleep for all of it.
Lucas: He just rolls over onto his side and closes his eyes. He doesn't even bother getting under his covers.
The next morning, a somber one, their mom having made them breakfast, but no one seems to talk. Leena shows up early and by 7:30 they're out the door.
Leena: She's driving an incredibly large green truck, which she and her family call "The Tank". It's old and the green paint is heavily faded to an off-mint color, and it doesn't shine in the morning light. It's so high off of the ground that to get into it, they have to literally climb up into their seat, with there being a leather rope to help them up and everything. Lucas is sitting in the front, and Yuri is in the back. The cab of the truck is so large that it could probably fit 8 people their size. Leena is dressed up slightly, wearing more black eye-liner and a longer purple and black dress. Lucifer is laying on the back seat as a black cat, opposite to the side Yuri is sitting on, she seems to stare at Yuri every few seconds before closing her eyes.
Lucas: He's leaning against the window's rim with his elbow. It's an incredibly cold morning, to the point that there's frost covering the windows of the truck. Despite this he has the window rolled down and he's smoking. You know how to get to Riverside right?
Leena: Yeah, but I don't know where we're going specifically. She turns a corner, the events of last night playing through all of their minds as she drives down the very same road towards where Odie crashed. Surprisingly there were no police. Though after Lucas and Yuri laid down for the night, they could hear sirens in the distance. ...It's an asylum right?
Lucas: Smoke pours from his mouth in clouds as he speaks. Something like that.
Yuri: He has a jacket on, gloves and a beanie, Do you think they'll let us see her?
Lucas: Dunno. As they turn onto the street that Odie's car crashed his eyes widen slightly. ...Shit...
The familiar black Pontiac Firebird that they've seen twice already, is parked near where the crash was. The Private Eye is standing over the area where the car was. Though the wreck as been moved, the road is still littered with glittering shards of glass, strips of rubber, and small pieces of metal and other debris.
Yuri: It's that detective again...don't tell me he actually thinks this car crash had something to do with the ritual.
Lucas: I don't even know how he would come to that conclusion... Maybe he was following Odie after school or something...
Leena: Wait, what? They drive right passed the detective. He seems to be taking pictures of the area, and doesn't see them as they pass by.
Yuri: He was at the hill where the ritual happened, he was looking for clues with some other guy. He knows two people survived...
Leena: So... What does that mean? Is he bad news?
Lucas: We don't know yet, but it seems like he's getting closer and closer to figuring out who we are. He looks back at the detective, but they round a corner and he's suddenly out of sight.
Yuri: I heard him say something about holy weapons at the hill. If he ever does find out it was us that survived that night...he won't have any trouble taking us out.
Leena: Holy weapons? What like... Incense?
Lucas: More like a shotgun...
Leena: ...Oh. She pauses as they drive out of the housing tract. To be grimly honest I don't think it being holy really matters.
Yuri: We were in a church before and we were fine, but that was back when the demons were at their weakest. We should probably stay away from churches or anything holy for awhile...especially after last time, when we were leaving we almost got struck by lightning.
Leena: You know I'm starting to think that I should be avoiding you two, not helping you...
Yuri: He looks at her, You're helping us get rid of the demons. Why wouldn't you help us?
Leena: Because you guys seem dangerous. Like... I'm helping you, so what if Odie decides to come after my family now? And I don't want some detective gun with a shotgun showing up after school waiting for me, like he apparently was for you two yesterday.
Yuri: If it makes you feel better...you can go get some holy water next time you go to church and if you see Odie...splash it on him.
[12/22/2014 3:05:14 AM] Omniance: Leena: I don't go to church. It feels... Weird.
[12/22/2014 3:07:49 AM | Edited 3:09:24 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He sighs. After a few minutes he looks at Lucas through the sideview mirror, he notices that he looks a little nervous, We're gonna be okay. We're gonna make it through this.
[12/22/2014 3:09:31 AM] Omniance: Lucas: We'll see what grandma says. He flicks his cigarette out the window and lights another one.
[12/22/2014 3:16:47 AM] Omniance: About 40 minutes later they're driving up the road towards the Riverside Institution of Psychiatric Care. The building is built on a slight hill, and it five stories tall, make of grey bricks that seem to match the cold grey sky. It's also expansive, looking as if it could probably house over 300 patients. Yuri and Lucas have only been here twice before, once when their grandmother was initially sent there when they were 7 years old, and again when then were 12 when they simply went for a visit with their mother. Leena pulls into the drop-off area in front of thte main entrance and stops the large truck.
[12/22/2014 3:17:39 AM] Omniance: Leena: I guess I'll wait out here. I don't think they'd let me in or anything since I'm not family. She looks up at the large foreboding building, light rain has begun to fall.
[12/22/2014 3:22:36 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks back at her, Thanks, Leena. This shouldn't take too long... He heads for the entrance with Lucas. The inside looks very similar to a hospital except many of the hallways are blocked by doors requiring keycard access to keep the patients inside.
[12/22/2014 3:25:36 AM] Omniance: Receptionist: She's a slightly overweight woman, likely in her early thirties, sitting behind the front desk. Her voice is high-pitch and annoying. She's looking down at paperwork as she begins speak. Can I help you? She smiles, as she looks up and sees that they're two handsome young men. ...Two? With anything.
[12/22/2014 3:27:05 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He feels annoyed. We're here to see Luana Araujo... She's our grandmonther and we thought we'd... Stop by for a visit.
[12/22/2014 3:27:21 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks to the side at Lucas for a second before looking back at her, a little weirded out by her high-pitched voice. He lets him do all the talking.
[12/22/2014 3:27:45 AM] Omniance: Receptionist: ...Uhh... Huh? She looks to her computer, the massive monitor taking up most of the desk are. Do you have an appointment?
[12/22/2014 3:28:08 AM] Omniance: Lucas: Do we need one?
[12/22/2014 3:28:19 AM] Omniance: Receptionist: Names?
[12/22/2014 3:28:35 AM] Omniance: Lucas: Lucas and Yuri Vera.
[12/22/2014 3:29:19 AM] Omniance: Receptionist: Mmm.... Hmmm... Mmmhmmm... She's scrolling with the mouse wheel, which seem extremely loud. ...Well it says here that you're not allowed to see her without your parents present.
[12/22/2014 3:29:40 AM] Omniance: Lucas: Why would it say that? She's our grandmother.
[12/22/2014 3:30:01 AM] Omniance: Receptionist: That's what it says. How old are you two?
[12/22/2014 3:30:09 AM] Omniance: Lucas: 18. He lies.
[12/22/2014 3:30:30 AM] Omniance: Receptionist: Got any ID?
[12/22/2014 3:30:50 AM] Omniance: Lucas: Not on me. I left my old school ID at home.
[12/22/2014 3:31:10 AM] Omniance: Receptionist: Eh... Hmmm... She looks back to the computer screen.
[12/22/2014 3:31:37 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks down at one of the hallway entrances, seeing a very large man dressed in white opening the door with a keycard attached to his back pocket.
[12/22/2014 3:32:16 AM] Omniance: Lucas: Look, thanksgiving is coming up, and we really just wanted to see her. We haven't seen her in a really long time and we were in the area.
[12/22/2014 3:33:17 AM] Omniance: Receptionist: Hmmm... Well... She looks back to him and then back to her computer screen. Mmmm... Her humming is high pitched and annoying.
[12/22/2014 3:33:43 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He bites the inside of his lower lip to keep himself calm.
[12/22/2014 3:34:26 AM] Arbi: Yuri: I'm gonna use the bathroom real quick. He leaves the frontdesk and while the woman isn't looking he walks up to the hallway entrance and stands beside it. He stops moving and goes invisible.
[12/22/2014 3:34:52 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He watches Yuri and suddenly looks worried.
[12/22/2014 3:35:47 AM] Omniance: Receptionist: Well I'm not sure what I can do for ya sugar. It says here that you need a parent. I could call them up for you and get their permission if you want to see her that badly. She looks up at Lucas and smiles.
[12/22/2014 3:36:18 AM] Omniance: Lucas: They're at work.
[12/22/2014 3:36:37 AM] Omniance: Receptionist: She shrugs. Sorry hun. Not much I can do you for then.
[12/22/2014 3:38:26 AM | Edited 3:39:42 AM] Arbi: Another large man dressed in white opens the hallway entrance, he walks through and heads towards the exit. Yuri instantly turns visible and quickly steps inside before it closes and keeps it open a crack.
[12/22/2014 3:39:54 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He says with sheer annoyance, I guess we'll just come back another time then. He turns and sees Yuri keeping the door open. He looks back at the woman.
[12/22/2014 3:40:21 AM] Omniance: Receptionist: You have a blessed day hun. She smiles and looks back to the papers on her desk.
[12/22/2014 3:41:26 AM] Omniance: Lucas: Yeah. You too. He turns away and quickly, but quietly running towards Yuri. He whispers frantically as he reaches his brother. Are you crazy?! He looks back, making sure that the woman in the front can't see them.
[12/22/2014 3:42:33 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He grabs him and pulls him inside, closing the door behind him and whispers back loudly, This is the only way!
[12/22/2014 3:43:08 AM] Omniance: Lucas: They've gotta have cameras everywhere. We're going to get caught!
[12/22/2014 3:45:14 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He doesn't respond to what he said, Do you remember which room they kept grandma in?
[12/22/2014 3:46:13 AM] Omniance: Lucas: No. That was years ago... He starts looking around. There's no names on any of the rooms.
[12/22/2014 3:49:20 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks around and sneaks up towards one of first rooms. The door is open, he peeks inside and when he sees no one's inside he quickly goes in. It looks like the first rooms in the hallway are for medical supplies.
[12/22/2014 3:49:53 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He goes in after him. Now what are we supposed to do?
[12/22/2014 3:52:25 AM | Edited 3:53:08 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He walks up to one of the cabinets and looks through it before trying out what looks like a locker. He opens it and finds the same type of uniform the guards are wearing. He hands it to Lucas, Use this to sneak around. He points to the map on the wall, which has the layout for the building, Use that to find the room where they keep all the cameras- He whispers, Fuck! He suddenly grabs Lucas's hand and they both go invisible.
[12/22/2014 3:54:41 AM] Arbi: One of the security guards walks past the hallway window, although the blinds are down he can be seen through the cracks. He steps inside and looks around.
White Guard: He looks around the room, crossing his arms before lowering them, Thought I heard someone... He turns back around to leave.
[12/22/2014 3:56:26 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He becomes visible as the guard turns to leave, he reaches out and as if this was the most careful thing he's ever done in his life he swiftly grabs the keycard and presses down on the snap so it lets go before the guard moves too far and he feels it being tugged.
[12/22/2014 3:56:48 AM | Edited 4:04:06 AM] Arbi: The asylum guard continues down the hallway, unaware of what just happened.
[12/22/2014 3:58:39 AM] Omniance: Lucas: After a few minutes pass he slams his hand on Yuri's shoulder. He whispers loudly. You're insane!
[12/22/2014 4:00:25 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He's still breathing a little fast, both from the adrenaline and using his powers. He gives him the keycard, Use this to get around. Find the room with the cameras and make sure I don't go to jail today. He pats him on his chest, If you do this for me I'll love you forever. He quickly leaves the room and goes down the hallway out of sight.
[12/22/2014 4:08:32 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He's still whispering loudly. Wait -Where are you going!? He's about to chase him out of the room but stops. God fucking damn it Yuri. He pulls off his leather jacket and hides it behind one of the shelves. If we don't go to jail today... After I get done with you you're going to go to jail just to keep me away from you, you stupid ass. He pulls the coat on, which is too big for his frame. He buttons it up and tries to pull it a bit tighter to make it look like it fits. He looks at the sleeves, which are slightly too short. He groans slightly and then runs his hands through his hair, trying to push it back instead of having it styled, to help him look older. He looks to where he stashed his jacked and sighs. Its his favorite jacket, and it has his smokes in the pocket. After a moment he looks over the map. Cameras... Security... There. His eyes focus on a small room. It's on the next floor up. He shakes his head. Where the fuck did you go Yuri?
[12/22/2014 4:10:28 AM | Edited 4:10:44 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He opens the door and walks out, talking to himself in hushed tones. Oh hello Mr. Security man. I just need to kill you and destroy everything in this room to keep me and my brother from going to jail for the rest of our lives. I'm sure it's not a big deal...
[12/22/2014 4:11:03 AM] Arbi: Meanwhile...
[12/22/2014 4:15:52 AM | Edited 4:16:49 AM] Arbi: Yuri is walking up a flight of stairs leading him to the third floor. He makes it to the door and he's able to twist the knob, luckily for him it's able to be opened from this side. He carefully opens it and looks inside the hallway before stepping inside and hiding behind a large white drawer.
Footsteps can be heard in the distance, a security guard comes into view and looks down the hallway. He squints his eyes at the drawer, having heard the door open and close near it. He starts to slowly walk towards it to check if anyone's behind it.
[12/22/2014 4:19:22 AM] Arbi: White Guard: He slowly peeks behind the drawer and much to his surprise he finds nothing. He looks towards the staircase door that opened and uses his keycard to open it, he looks inside to check if anyone's using the stairs.
[12/22/2014 4:25:44 AM | Edited 4:31:32 AM] Arbi: Yuri: In his mind he keeps saying This is your only chance. This is your only chance Over and over until he gets the courage to stand up, grab the card from the guard's hand before shoving him inside as hard as he can. He quickly shuts the door and locks it from his end.
White Guard: He catches himself and growls, immediately going up to the door to try and open it. What the hell? Hey! Open this door! Open this door right now before I beat you to death! He starts to slam his fist against it. After a moment he runs down the staircase back to the first floor to warn someone that a patient took his keycard.
Yuri: The andreline is really getting to him today, he tries to calm his breathing I hope you're doing better than me, Lucas... He runs down the hallway and enters the dayroom with the keycard.
[12/22/2014 4:28:35 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He's walking down the second floor hall and looks around, after a moment he spots the security room and walks over to it quickly. He peaks into it ever so slightly. He grabs the handle on the door before a voice booms out behind him.
[12/22/2014 4:28:52 AM] Omniance: Large Man: Just what is it that you think you're doing!
[12/22/2014 4:29:44 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He turns to look at the man, who is easily 6'4", and probably weighs nearly 300lbs. ...Uhhh-I work here.
[12/22/2014 4:30:24 AM] Omniance: Large Man: Oh of course. Sorry doctor. HAH! The man turns and walks away. He's draging a blue blanket behind him. Lucas suddenly realizes that he's one of the patients.
[12/22/2014 4:39:02 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He slowly looks back at the door and grabs the handle, the adrenaline causing his hand to shiver slightly. He pulls it open, and peaks into the room. After a brief moment he can't see anyone inside and he steps into the room quickly. The room isn't so much a security room as it is a nurse's break room. There's about six monitors on a small desk, two of which are constantly flickering. He looks around the room for a moment looking for VCRs or something, after a moment he looks back to the monitors. Standing there, looking up directly at him, is their grandmother. ...Grandma? She slowly turns and points to a sign at the end of the hall, is says A Wing - Hall 3. The screen flickers and his grandmother is suddenly walking down the hall away from him, a good ten feet from where she was. ...What the fuck? His eyes dart to another monitor, and there's a man in white walking up the stairs he walked up only moments ago, heading for the same hall the security/break room is in. Lucas puts the pieces together and realizes that he's probably supposed to be watching these monitors. He looks at the wall, which has a larger version of the map in the room he was in ealier, afterwards he finds the VCRs and pulls the tapes from them. He darts out of the security room and into an open room across the hall, the Large Man is standing there pointing at Lucas from the far end of the hall with a huge open-mouthed smile. The guard in white walks into the security room and shuts the door.
[12/22/2014 4:41:34 AM] Omniance: Lucas: His eyes dart around the room he's in, which appears to be a janitor's closet. They just leave this unlocked? He shakes his head, confused by the irresponsibility of the staff here. He throws the tapes into a black trash bag and shakes it slightly so that they fall to the bottom. He whispers to himself. A Wing, Hall 3. He creates a mental image of the map in his mind and quickly figures out where he needs to go. Where the fuck did you go Yuri? He opens the door and darts down the hall and up the stairs to the third floor.
[12/22/2014 4:44:58 AM | Edited 4:45:55 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He's inside the dayroom, a large room made for the patients to kill time in by watching TV, chatting, drawing or playing simple boardgames on their free time. There's a guard there but he's looking out one of the barred windows, most likely at the rain. Because the doors can only be opened via card access key he doesn't bother looking, knowing it's another guard. He whispers to himself, Where are you grandma... He hides behind one of the couches and looks around the room for her.
[12/22/2014 4:48:32 AM] Omniance: After a moment one of the doors slowly opens, and Lucas peaks into the room, looking at the opposite end. The door on the far side has "Hall A" marked on it in bold black lettering. Lucas looks around the room, seeing the guard looking out of the front window. He doesn't see Yuri.
[12/22/2014 4:49:35 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He whispers to himself. Where are you grandma... He keeps looking for her, as both halls marked Hall A could only lead here.
[12/22/2014 4:51:54 AM | Edited 4:52:22 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He spots Lucas and checks on the guard again who yawns, still looking out the window. He waves his arms in the air so Lucas can see him.
[12/22/2014 4:53:03 AM | Edited 4:53:22 AM] Omniance: Lucas: After a moment he sees his brother and quickly runs into the room, he hunches down. As he reaches his brother he struggles not to punch him square in the face. He whispers: What the hell is the matter with you?!
[12/22/2014 4:54:50 AM] Arbi: One of the patients walks up beside the twins and he starts to wave his arms up in the air like Yuri did but more erraticly.
Skinny Patient: I'm doing it! He starts to laugh at himself, still waving his arms. This catches the guard's attention.
[12/22/2014 4:56:03 AM] Arbi: Dayroom Guard: Hey, you! What are you doing, stop that right now before I beat you! He walks over to him and restrains him, taking him out of the dayroom back to his cell.
[12/22/2014 4:56:41 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He lets go of Lucas and they both become visible again, he looks exhausted almost looking sickly, Fucking...Hell...
[12/22/2014 5:00:26 AM] Omniance: Grandma: She seems to suddenly be standing near to them, watching the guard leave. You two will come with me. Now. Her voice is so stern, that it sounds like she'll somehow do something bad to them if they disobey her. She doesn't look to either of them, and walks towards the far door before they can respond. She opens it, Lucas's keycard in her hand, and walks through to the hall beyond. The door stays open, even though they're heavy and they automatically close, it stays open.
[12/22/2014 5:01:28 AM] Arbi: Yuri: That was... He looks at Lucas but doesn't finish what he was gonna say and he quickly stands up to follow her.
[12/22/2014 5:03:36 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He follows after his brother. Once the two of them walk through the door and into the next hall they can hear is slam closed behind them, as if it was being propped open before. At the far end of the hall they see their grandmother walking into one of the rooms.
[12/22/2014 5:08:55 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He runs down the hall before anymore guards show up.
[12/22/2014 5:09:46 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He quickly follows after his brother and into the room their Grandmother went into.
[12/22/2014 5:18:43 AM] Omniance: Grandma: She sitting at the far side of the room, in a dull blue armchair. Her room is almost empty, drab and grey, like the clouds outside, and is poorly lit. She's staring up at the two of them, her back to the window, casting a slight shadow over her face. She's very old looking being in her mid-70s, much older than the last time they saw her, and has long silvery hair that goes nearly to her waist. Her skin is darker than their's, like their mother's, and she's wearing a simple hospital gown. Sit down. She motions to her bed ever so slightly, to the left. Lucas and Yuri sit down on the bed, and she leans back in her chair. She doesn't seem to be looking at either of them, she's just staring off into the distance. You've four days left. Less even. She puts one of her hands to her chin. ...What's the matter? She sounds annoyed and her tone is harsh and gravelly. Don't you two speak!?
[12/22/2014 5:22:58 AM] Arbi: Yuri: How did you know about that? He takes off his gloves and beanie,
[12/22/2014 5:24:56 AM] Omniance: Grandma: I have gone blind in the last few years, but there are still things I see... You brought a third here with you today. A creature... She stops. I will tell you a story. You will listen, because I will not tell it again. Ever. Know that no one knows this tale. Understand?
[12/22/2014 5:25:23 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He nods, Yes grandma. He looks at Yuri, confused and also a bit unnerved.
[12/22/2014 5:25:36 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He nods with him.
[12/22/2014 5:44:00 AM] Omniance: Grandma: My youth was spent in Brazil, long before I travelled to this country. People there used to say that certain men and women had "O Toque"... "The Touch". Your grandfather and I both had this gift. What the touch was changed depending on who you asked. Touched by God. Touched by the death, touched by the Devil. I don't care what it is, or where it comes from. How it is used is what matters.
Your grandfather and I used it for personal gain. Wealth. Power. Influence. We were strong then! She balls her hands into fists, and they shake before she lets them rest. Creatures of the light and dark paid heed to us. We performed a ritual. A pact of blood. Human, serpent, goat, and lamb. It was to make us stronger, but there was a trick, you see. Devils are clever. Spending their ancient times thinking of ways to turn us to fools. Your granfather died soon after, and I soon realized the cost too late. I was foolish in my youth. Foolish and stupid... But not anymore. Forty long years I've had to learn, and now I see you two have brought a Devil familiar to me with you today... Belxephon. There's a sickening cramp in both of the twin's stomach when she says the name. Clever devils are clever. Clever enough to fool man, but not clever enough to fool a twist of fate. She smiles strangely. You waited all this time to take your pound of flesh, but it is you who were tricked now Belxephon. Fate is even more cruel than the devil. She nods, still smiling. I am to blame for what's happened to you two, but I am also the reason why you live here. Now. Those idiots on the hills, singing to summon their demon, didn't just summon theirs. They summoned mine! She smiles wider showing her teeth,
[12/22/2014 5:46:12 AM | Edited 5:49:12 AM] Arbi: Yuri: His face looks like he's in pain for a moment but it subsides and he looks back at her, The demon inside of us, the one trying to possess us is your demon? I...don't understand. How...Why...
[12/22/2014 5:50:07 AM] Omniance: Grandma: Belxephon is the demon of potential and chaos. Your grandfather gave himself to the demon to gain great power, but it consumed him in just seven days. The strength, you see, had a cost. Not just a soul. No-no. Belxephon wants a vessel. He's waited so long to escape from hell. Her smile fades. The things he did to your grandfather on that seventh day. The things he made your grandfather do. Her voice goes calm and a bit solemn. I would not wish those things upon my greatest enemy.
[12/22/2014 5:51:23 AM] Arbi: Yuri: We need you to banish the demons before the same thing happens to us!...
[12/22/2014 5:52:00 AM] Omniance: Grandma: I will do no such thing. The labors and dangers your grandfather and I went through to summon this creature will not be in vain!
[12/22/2014 5:52:19 AM] Omniance: Lucas: You're just going to let it... Possess us?!
[12/22/2014 5:58:48 AM] Omniance: Grandma: She stands up. Belxephon is not the demon you need worry about. Each of you has attracted another, for he makes you into an attractor. He grants great power, but the power much come from somewhere. She raises her hand and points to Yuri, still not looking at either of them. You can become unseen. The slowly moves her hand to point at Lucas. And you can become whole in a single nights rest. Belxephon has called more demons to possess you, and you have gained the powers they themselves have dominion over. She lowers her hand. I will not banish the Devil. I will bind him to the two of you so that he can spend a lifetime split in half. In agony. She pulls out a plastic knife and stabs it into her hand somehow. Blood drips from it and onto the floor, and she begins chanting. The blood sizzles as it lands on the cold linoleum. This goes on for nearly a minute, during which the Twins seem to be completely paralized. After she finishes she falls back into her chair, sweat has formed on her face and she looks quite tired. ...The Devil is now forever with you... She smiles.
[12/22/2014 6:02:05 AM] Arbi: Yuri: The paralysis wears off and he's able to move freely again, though he strangely feels calm despite what just happened. He looks at Lucas for a second before looking back at her, It...won't be able to possess us anymore? We're gonna be okay?
[12/22/2014 6:02:41 AM] Omniance: Grandma: No. Her smiles fades. Of course not!
[12/22/2014 6:02:58 AM] Omniance: Lucas: But you just... Dealt with it didn't you?!
[12/22/2014 6:04:09 AM] Omniance: Grandma: You're in a new world now. There are people... People like me and your grandfather, who want Belxephon for the very power it will grant you. Belxephon himself is an enemy of other Devils and Angels, among other beings.
[12/22/2014 6:05:51 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks down at himself and becomes invisible, just to see if he's able to and he is. He becomes visible and looks at his grandma, We need to get stronger. We can't fight the other demons.
[12/22/2014 6:07:39 AM] Omniance: Grandma: Yes... She sighs. I am old. I am tired. Binding the Devil to you... I've no more need to wait. No more need of all the gifts I have, so I will give to each of you one of mine.
[12/22/2014 6:08:10 AM] Omniance: Lucas: ...What do you mean... By that?
[12/22/2014 6:12:07 AM] Omniance: Grandma: She holds out the hand that she had cut open, but it doesn't look bloodied or wounded at all. In it are three old wooden 6-sided dice. Each is painted with a different color of scratched and faded pain. Blue, Red, and Black. Belxephon is a creature of chaos. You cannot choose what demons he will grant you as power, but you can weigh the dice in your favor. Destruction. She sets the red dice on the arm of her chair. Protection. She sets the blue dice on the arm of her chair. Cleverness. She sets the grey dice on the arm of her chair. Choose which of these gifts you wish...
[12/22/2014 6:14:23 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks at Lucas, I think I need destruction...
[12/22/2014 6:14:48 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He nods. We might both need it.
[12/22/2014 6:15:40 AM] Omniance: Grandma: She grabs the other two dice, and sets out a second red one. Take them.
[12/22/2014 6:16:29 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He grabs one of the red dice and looks at it, Do we just...
[12/22/2014 6:17:23 AM] Omniance: Grandma: As Yuri picks up the dice is seems to shimmer in his touch, like it's gained some kind of power. Roll the dice, Yuri.
[12/22/2014 6:18:09 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks at grandma and then back to his hand before shaking it in his fist, he drops it after letting it fall to the floor.
[12/22/2014 6:23:14 AM] Omniance: The dice bounces on the floor, and somehow the number 69 appear on it, unlike when they gained their previous powers, Yuri is able to immediately know what his new power is, and how to use it.
[12/22/2014 6:26:52 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He picks up the other dice and throws it onto the floor, in bounces and shows the number 4 on it. Lucas immediately learns what his new power is, and how he can use it. ...I... Umm...
[12/22/2014 6:28:17 AM] Omniance: Grandma: She leans back in her chair, closing her eyes. I will give you no more help. You must live your own lives now... The dice on the floor seem to have vanished.
[12/22/2014 6:30:14 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He walks over to the chair he was sitting at and grabs his gloves and puts his beanie back on. He turns back towards her when he has his gloves on, Guess that means we need to figure out how to get out of this place by ourselves huh?
[12/22/2014 6:31:05 AM] Omniance: Grandma: Leave right now, and you will have little trouble escaping this place.
[12/22/2014 6:31:32 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He grabs Lucas's shoulder, Let's go before we get in trouble.
[12/22/2014 6:34:48 AM | Edited 6:36:11 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He nods. The two of them quickly move down the hall and into the dayroom. One of the guards is trying to restrain a screaming woman as she pleads with him about a doll, allowing them to slip out of the room unnoticed, down the next hall, and to the stairs. He stops Yuri as they get to the first floor. I'm getting my jacket. He opens the door and runs towards the room they hid in earlier.
[12/22/2014 6:36:50 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He walks up to the first keycard door they went through and waits beside it for Lucas, still a little nervous that someone might show up.
[12/22/2014 6:39:29 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He walks out, his hair still isn't fixed to be the way it normally is, but he's wearing his jacket as he runs up to Yuri. Let's go. He looks around and the two of them go through the door and run out the front entrance. The receptionist doesn't even see them. Once they're outside the cold wet air of the day feels fresh and freeing of the confines of the asylum's halls. They can see Leena's huge off-green truck in the parking lot only a few feet away.
[12/22/2014 6:40:32 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He quickly walks up to the truck and opens the passenger door before climbing up into the back seat.
[12/22/2014 6:40:51 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He gets in as well.
[12/22/2014 6:41:33 AM] Omniance: Leena: What took you guys so long, I've been waiting out here for almost three hours. She looks back at Yuri. Did she... You know, fix it?
[12/22/2014 6:41:55 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He nods slowly.
[12/22/2014 6:42:14 AM] Omniance: Leena: So what now?
[12/22/2014 6:42:36 AM] Omniance: Lucas: We have to figure out what to do with Odie.
[12/22/2014 6:43:12 AM] Arbi: Yuri: Let's go somewhere to eat first...
[12/22/2014 6:44:29 AM] Omniance: Leena: She starts the truck and pulls out of the parking lot and onto the main road. So... Like, do you guys still have powers if she banished that... Demon?
[12/22/2014 6:45:45 AM] Omniance: Lucas: She didn't banish it. She bound it to us... And she made us stronger.
[12/22/2014 6:46:06 AM] Omniance: Leena: What the hell? She looks back at Yuri in the rear-view mirror.
[12/22/2014 6:47:43 AM | Edited 6:48:42 AM] Arbi: Yuri: She bound it to us so that it would never become one again. She wouldn't banish it, she said this is punishment for what the demon did to her husband. It'll also never be able to take control of us this way.
[12/22/2014 6:48:19 AM] Omniance: Leena: Yeah but... It's a freakin demon... I don't think those are safe to keep around.
[12/22/2014 6:48:45 AM] Omniance: Lucas: They're not. That's why she made us stronger.
[12/22/2014 6:49:17 AM] Arbi: Yuri: It's the only way to stop Odie, Leena.
[12/22/2014 6:49:43 AM] Omniance: Leena: She just sighs. This seems like a slippery slope... That's all.
[12/22/2014 6:50:39 AM | Edited 6:52:49 AM] Arbi: Yuri: His voice sounds weaker than normal, Let's talk about this later. I went invisible more than I ever have before in there...I need to eat and drink something before I pass out.
[12/22/2014 6:53:18 AM] Omniance: Leena: She looks around the area, seeing a mexican place with a drive-through. How about breakfast burritos or something?
[12/22/2014 6:53:56 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks towards the restaurant, Yeah...that sounds good.
[12/22/2014 6:54:42 AM] Omniance: Lucas: Yeah. That sounds good.
[12/22/2014 6:57:51 AM] Omniance: About twenty minutes later Leena has parked the truck behind a gas station that nearby. There's no one around, so all of them are out of sight. The back door of the truckbed is down, and Leena is sitting on it, Lucifer, as a crow, is perched next to her. Leena keeps giving her pet small pieces of her burrito, since they turned out to be massive and she can't eat all of hers.
[12/22/2014 6:58:48 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He's already finished most of his, and he's walking around the small lot, feeling relief, like a weight has been lifted from his shoulders. He looks over at his brother. How are you feeling Yuri?
[12/22/2014 7:00:25 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He ate two burritos in the truck on the way here, he lets out an Aaaahh... After finishing his drink, he throws the cup into a trashcan and pats his flat stomach, Awesome.
[12/22/2014 7:02:10 AM] Omniance: Lucas: Yeah... Awesome. He eats the last bite of his burrito and pulls out a cigarette.
[12/22/2014 7:02:47 AM] Omniance: Leena: She looks between the two of them. I don't think I've ever actually seen you two act happy. At least not for a really long time. You're always like... Acting too cool.
[12/22/2014 7:03:38 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He locks his hands together and cracks his fingers, getting ready to use his new powers.
[12/22/2014 7:05:46 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He holds the cigarette up in front of him, he breaths in for a moment and then opens his mouth. A blast of fire bursts outwards and he starts coughing uncontrollably as the sream of fire immediately fades. He pats his chest for a moment and then looks at his cigarette, which he was trying to light, and it's completely burned away down to just about his fingers, which are also red. Damn it.
[12/22/2014 7:05:51 AM] Omniance: Leena: What the hell was that?
[12/22/2014 7:06:40 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He coughs once more. I wanted to see if I could just, get rid of my damn lighter. Always afraid my parents will find it. He looks the cigarette over, there isn't even ash left of the part that was burned away. So much for that.
[12/22/2014 7:06:57 AM] Arbi: Yuri: Did you just breathe fire?...
[12/22/2014 7:07:55 AM] Omniance: Lucas: Yeah... It's like. My lungs... Change. I can feel it inside... Then it builds up, and a breath it all out... Makes it hard to breath though... He drops the cigarette and pats his chest heavily.
[12/22/2014 7:08:25 AM] Arbi: Yuri: Man...how am I supposed to beat that? Fire breathing...
[12/22/2014 7:09:27 AM] Omniance: Lucas: Well what'd you get anyway?
[12/22/2014 7:09:52 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He crosses his arms and looks away a little, It's not as cool as yours.
[12/22/2014 7:10:37 AM | Edited 7:11:03 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He shrugs. Technically mine is really hot.
[12/22/2014 7:15:48 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks around the empty side of the gas station before he takes a step back and jumps five feet forward effortlessly, landing on his hands which seem to change shape and jumping into the back of the truck. His shoes were left on the ground where he was standing, when Leena looks he has furry animal-like legs and paws for hands.
[12/22/2014 7:16:15 AM] Omniance: Leena: What the fuck?
[12/22/2014 7:16:25 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He laughs slightly.
[12/22/2014 7:17:41 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He sighs and his head hangs down in shame, I couldn't think of anything else to try it with. He stands up, his feet are back to normal and he's bare foot now. He gets off the truck and walks up to Lucas.
[12/22/2014 7:18:13 AM] Omniance: Leena: So was that a... Like Kagaroo jump or something?
[12/22/2014 7:18:38 AM | Edited 7:19:46 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He stops infront of Lucas and stares at him, something that quickly makes him uncomfortable.
[12/22/2014 7:20:32 AM] Omniance: Lucas: ...What are you doing... Exactly? He steps back slightly.
[12/22/2014 7:21:08 AM] Arbi: Yuri: A deep audible growl can be heard from him, it sounds nothing like a human growling but a dog. Lucas quickly notices his canine fangs.
[12/22/2014 7:22:48 AM] Omniance: Lucas: You're like... A werewolf or something?
[12/22/2014 7:22:58 AM] Omniance: Lucifer caws extremely loudly.
[12/22/2014 7:24:13 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He keeps growling before he pounces on Lucas, pinning him to the ground.
[12/22/2014 7:25:24 AM] Omniance: Lucas: What-Hey get off me you mut! He tries to push Yuri off of him.
[12/22/2014 7:27:08 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He stops and tilts his head before getting off, Not just dogs. That first one was a leopard.
[12/22/2014 7:27:20 AM] Omniance: Lucas: A what?
[12/22/2014 7:27:37 AM] Omniance: Leena: Exotic. Lucifer caws loudly again.
[12/22/2014 7:28:24 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He helps Lucas up, his hand gets bulky when he grabs him like a bear's. He easily picks him up back onto his feet.
[12/22/2014 7:30:14 AM] Omniance: Lucas: Alright, alright! He pulls his hand away. So you get to throw the punches from now on.
[12/22/2014 7:30:55 AM] Arbi: Yuri: Hungry again. Let's get another burrito.
[12/22/2014 7:31:27 AM] Omniance: Leena: So do you gain a dog's stomach too? She holds out hers. You can have the rest of mine if you're still hungry...
[12/22/2014 7:32:58 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He grabs it and takes a bite, Not my stomach...but using this power feels almost as taxing as invisibility.
[12/22/2014 7:34:58 AM] Omniance: Leena: So what now? She looks at the two of them. This shit's start to get interesting.
[12/22/2014 7:36:34 AM] Arbi: Yuri: I wonder if I can use both these powers together...
[12/22/2014 7:36:56 AM] Omniance: Lucas: Yeah. Maybe I can fall asleep and burn myself to death.
[12/22/2014 7:37:58 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He puts the burrito down on the edge of the truck and takes a few steps back. His hands change into leopard paws and he sits down like a cat would, his legs also changing. He goes invisible suddenly.
[12/22/2014 7:39:15 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He tries to take a step forward with his paw but he's visible again, he just freezes when it happens with his paw out, Fuck...
[12/22/2014 7:39:35 AM] Omniance: Leena: I wish I could turn invisible.
[12/22/2014 7:39:52 AM] Arbi: Yuri: I can make Lucas invisible.
[12/22/2014 7:40:15 AM] Omniance: Lucas: It's a crime, taking away these good looks from the eyes of others.
[12/22/2014 7:40:50 AM | Edited 7:41:56 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He walks up to Lucas on all fours slowly and then nuzzles his leg like a cat.
[12/22/2014 7:42:09 AM | Edited 7:42:36 AM] Omniance: Lucas: If you don't cut that out I'm going to roast you until, Smoke starts pouring from his mouth even though he's not smoking. There. Is. Nothing. Left.
[12/22/2014 7:43:37 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He turns his legs and hands back to normal so he can stand up, You get fire breathing and suddenly you're the big guy now? He growls, I will bite you with shark teeth.
[12/22/2014 7:44:16 AM] Omniance: Lucas: Well unless you can mimic dragon's breath... He crosses his arms over his chest.
[12/22/2014 7:44:52 AM] Arbi: Yuri: Let's go, Leena. We're gonna buy a fire extinguisher. He walks back towards the truck.
[12/22/2014 7:45:47 AM] Omniance: Leena: She hops off the edge of the truck. You guys are turning into a couple of crazies... She shakes her head, smiling as she gets back into the truck.
[12/22/2014 7:50:41 AM] Omniance: Later, at 3:33 a.m. in the morning...
[12/22/2014 7:53:20 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He's walking through the dungeon rooms again, although cautious at first no one else has tried to stop him like before so far. The events of the entire day play through his head, no matter what he did he couldn't impress Lucas or Leena with his new powers. He felt like a joke and he decided to go back to the red room tonight to try and change his powers.
It only takes several minutes of walking until he reaches the red room. He doesn't see Lucas on the other side of the room, having not expected him to want to change his power anyway. He walks up to the dice in the middle of the room.
[12/22/2014 8:09:46 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He feels the presence of his limb shapeshifting power leave his body and something much more evil replace it. For just a second he feels closest to the demon inside him than he ever has before.