Nightfall:Troy

[3:17:52 PM] Omniance: [Tuesday, July 25th 10:20 AM
Cold Springs, Wake Motel]

Nemo: The second he and Yuri woke up he jumped off the bed and ran outside. He's standing in the parking lot. I can feel it! He turns and looks back at Yuri with a wide grin and let's out an evil laugh. Ah hahahahahahaha! He holds his hands up and a pulse of darkness runs up his body, his skeleton glowing through the blackness, before he returns back to normal.

Yuri: He reappears sitting on the railing outside, looking down at Nemo with a slight smile. You better be able to shoot that plasma again.

Nemo: Well, let's see. He grabs the brim of his hat and pulls it until it's on backwards, then interweaves his fingers and neon-blue sparks crackling off of them as he cracks his knuckles. He then holds out his hands and looks like he's concentrating. The air around his hands shimmers a little, obviously heating up, before small flickers of plasma shoot out. He looks at his hands disappointed. It feels different.

Yuri: He raises an eyebrow before he hops off the railing onto the parking lot. You used to draw all your power from the Gemini, right? Without him your powers might be a little different...

Nemo: He closes his eyes. This must be how you and Lucas sorta use your powers then... I just have to find that little spark inside, and rev it up, like I did to Lucas... He breaths deep, then opens his eyes and throws out his hand. A streak of blue plasma streaks out and hits the asphalt, bursting on impact. More. His hand starts to turn reddish the air around it. C'mon, I'm a warlock, I gotta have more in me than that! Steam starts to rise from his hand. He suddenly yells out. I SAID MORE! A stream of neon-blue flames bursts from his hand and flows down over the ground in front of him in a cone for a few seconds before it vanishes. He slowly looks over at Yuri with an innocent smile.

Yuri: He looks a little surprised at the melting asphalt, impressed he can't help but to whistle. Damn that was fast... Without looking he starts walking up beside Nemo. How long did that take you the first- He stops himself and looks down at the ground, seeing sunlight shining onto the parking lot. Any closer and he would've walked straight into it.

Nemo: He looks around the parking lot, then up at the sky. It's almost mid-day. Next three or four hours there's gonna be direct sunlight here I think. He flips his hat back around and messes with his hair a little. Maybe we should head inside.

Yuri: He looks back up at Nemo and sees Trent standing beside him. ...Yeah... let's head back inside.

Nemo: He looks at Yuri for a moment, his smile fading. I'm gonna grab some stuff out of the U-Haul, then head in after you. He turns around and grabs the suitcase he set out earlier, latching it closed and carrying it back up into the U-Haul.

Yuri: He walks up the small staircase back into the motel's deck before he stops and looks back out to Nemo. Hey, you still gonna set up those warning glyphs?

Nemo: He slowly walks out of the U-Haul backwards, speaking in a strained voice. It looks like he's dragging something. I'll do that later. He drags an old chest with wheels on it into view and slowly pulls it down the ramp. Since I have some power back I wanna try something, I think you'll like this... He slowly drags the chest across the parking lot to the stairs and then drops it. It makes a loud thump and he stands up straight, rubbing his lower back.

Yuri: He looks the wooden chest over briefly before he looks back up at his brother. ...What's in the box?

Nemo: Books. He grabs it and starts to pull it up the steps one by one, it's obviously really heavy. Lots... Of... Books... When he reaches the top he drops it again and it makes another loud thump. The wooden boards creak loudly. Why couldn't I get my super strength back... I used to be able to carry this thing... He rubs his back again.

Yuri: At least you still have Shane to help you carry things around. He opens the door and walks inside, after a second he comes back out with a black chain in his hand. He wraps it around the chest's handle to make it easier to move. And me. He smiles.

Nemo: He smiles at Yuri, then grabs on the chest and slowly pulls it into the room. Alright. He walks over to the door and closes it, then turns and walks back over to the chest. He runs his fingers over the locks and they open on their own as he does. When all the locks have made a clinking sound he grabs the lid and pulls it open. All of my accumulated knowledge. Nemo wasn't kidding, there's a bunch of large old looking books, among them Yuri can see the one he stole from Natalya. Nemo bends over the chest and pulls one out, it's gold and black with a strange golden symbol on the front, a small circle with six lines radiating outwards from it. You saw one of those people again, didn't you? He turns and looks at Yuri.

Yuri: He keeps looking at the stacked up books for a moment before he nods and looks at Nemo. What? Was it that obvious?

Nemo: Well unless you're going insane like I am, that's the only explanation for why you jumped during breakfast, then again, I could almost feel like someone was nearby, just before you almost walked out into the sun... I guess it's probably only obvious to me though, maybe because I'm just used to this sort of... Weirdness.

Yuri: He takes a few steps back, looking like he's remembering something. Trent was scary... I could never keep track of what powers he had.

Nemo: Kinda like you guys when you first started I guess. He smiles a little, then looks down at the book. There's a few ways we can go about this... His smiles fades and he looks at Yuri with a serious expression. But I want to try the safest one, because I'm afraid of something happening to you.

Yuri: He raises an eyebrow when Nemo looks more serious. ...What do you mean?

Nemo: Well normally, you know, I'd jump right into this. I'd put up a bunch of sigils and line them with some really strong magical stuff, and try to trap one of these guys in them, and ask them what the hell is up. He nods. But I think that'd just make things worse. So I'm going to contact my best friend. I gave him a lot of my stuff because I thought you and Lucas were gonna kill me anyway. He shrugs. I was half-right. He smiles.

Yuri: Let's be honest... I only killed you because I got lucky. He smiles back and crosses his arms. So, who's this best friend you never told me about?

Nemo: Troy. He opens the book and starts thumbing through the pages quickly, then stops. He pulls the blue chalk he had earlier out of his pocket. Help me move the bed so we can have more room. He puts the book on top of the chest, along with the chalk.

Yuri: He grabs the end of their bed and starts pushing it towards the wall with Nemo's help. He's not another warlock is he?

Nemo: While he pushes the bed he explains. Nah, he's not magically-inclined. He can do a few small things here and there. As they finish pushing the bed he turns and walks back towards the book and chalk. But nothing a normal human couldn't do. He's got some other cool abilities though, but I'll let him explain it. He starts drawing a glyph into the carpet with oily chalk. You think if I started practicing I could get as good as Lucas at drawing and painting? He starts writing some strange language around the ring of the glyph.

Yuri: He sits on the edge of the bed and watches him start drawing on the floor. He has a few years on you, you might never catch up.

Nemo: Yeah... As he finishes drawing the glyph the blue color of the chalk flickers and the glyph shimmers gold suddenly. After I started learning from the Prince I spent all of my free time trying to learn how to draw perfect circles. He starts on another glyph of the same size, about a foot away from the edge of the first. I think when Lucas starting using them for tattoos and other stuff, I was actually getting mad at him because he was able to draw them so much more easily than me when I first started... He still sucks are mixing chemicals, which is why I was able to shut down Ricky so easily. He smirks. Being a villain had it's moments...

Yuri: I was actually thinking of asking Lucas to give me a tattoo... Ricky's looked awesome.

Nemo: I can give you one. He looks up at Yuri for a moment, then back down to the glyph as he starts writing in the same strange writing around it. Before I died I actually had tattoos all over me to help contain the Gemini. The glyph flickers from blue to gold and he stands up. It's why I wore long sleeves all the time. He smiles.

Yuri: He looks a little surprised and jealous. ...Does Shane have any tattoos?

Nemo: I gave him one on his back, between the shoulder blades to help keep him from seeing things after he was possessed. He shakes his head. The tattoo didn't actually do anything, it was mostly a placebo to help him get over it, but he didn't realize that until about a year ago. He shrugs. It's a little triskellion kind of sigil.

Yuri: Man... everyone's gotten a tattoo except me. He looks down at his arm and slides his hand across it. I bet even Natalya has one.

Nemo: He shrugs. Anyway. He steps into the glyph. It's time for me to demonstrate why I don't have a cellphone... He clears his throat. Yadda-yadda Troy. Both glyphs light up slightly, almost like molten gold. After a moment a young man with short light-brown hair appears across from Nemo in the second Glyph. He's partially transparent, and there's a gold sheen of light over him. Surprise, I'm still alive.

Troy: He looks like he's sitting at table or a desk, facing away from Nemo. ...Nemo? Where are you? He looks around.

Nemo: Turn around nerd.

Troy: He swivels in his chair, turning to face Nemo. You homos always sneaking up behind unsuspecting guys like me. He smirks. So what's up?

Nemo: Where are you?

Troy: I'm in L.A. Lot's of weird shit has been happening here the passed few days. He turns and sets down a video game controller on the desk he was sitting at, though the desk is out of sight somewhere outside the edge of the glyph.

Nemo: How fast can you drive up north?

Troy: He shrugs. What's up north?

Nemo: Me. I want my stuff back.

Troy: He raises an eyebrow. I can leave now I guess, where to?

Nemo: Small town called Cold Springs, deep in the woods.

Troy: Alright I guess? He shrugs a little.

Yuri: He tilts his head a little to get a better look at Troy who's in front of Nemo. Can he even see me?

Troy: Yeah I can see you... Wait that wasn't you, your lips didn't move.

Nemo: That's my brother, Yuri. He looks over at Yuri. You have to be standing in the glyph. He steps aside a little so Yuri can walk in if he wants.
[5:17:40 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He gets off the bed and looks down at the glyph, slowly stepping over it until he's inside the circle. Hey.

Troy: Hah. He stands up to get a better look at Yuri. You guys really do look alike. He looks t Nemo, then back to Yuri. He's got rugged good looks though, not like you. He looks back to Nemo.

Nemo: I tried growing facial hair once but it was blue.

Troy: S'up Yuri. Nice to finally meet Nemo's older brother.
[5:27:34 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Likewise... He briefly tries to look past Troy, thinking he can see more of his room. How fast can you get up here, Troy?
[5:31:48 PM] Omniance: Troy: I dunno, I'll have to check a map.

Nemo: It took us about nine hours to drive up from Anaheim.

Troy: Yeah but Shane drives slow. I'll probably be there by tonight. He looks over at Yuri, then back to Nemo. This better be kickass if you want me on the road for that long. No stupid witches or zombies or something...

Nemo: Demons and massive leviathans are involved. Also the Hatman.

Troy: He nods slightly, Alright, cool. I'll drive right up there. Troy out.

Nemo: Nemo out. The image of Troy vanishes, and he looks over at Yuri.

Yuri: He walks off the glyph before looking back at Nemo, he looks a little confused and deep in thought. I gotta admit, bro. I'm a little taken aback by all this...

Nemo: All what? I didn't think holograms were that impressive. He looks at Yuri.

Yuri: It's not that... He can't help but to smile, trying to hold back laughing. He motions to Nemo's shorts. I had no idea you had blue pubes.

Nemo: He just stares at Yuri for a moment, then reaches out and smacks the side of his head.
[5:41:24 PM | Edited 5:43:14 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He gets hit but it doesn't stop him from laughing a bit more. ...You have to admit that's funny.

Nemo: He crosses his arms over his chest. Well now I'm just gonna spike a drink and turn all of your hair neon-pink.

Yuri: He looks at him, still smiling a bit. Yeah? Maybe you should give me blue hair so I can show my lil bro it's not that embarrassing.

Nemo: A fake frown goes over his face. That's not fair, you don't get to make fun of me and then just fix it like that. You're lucky I let you get away with this stuff.

Yuri: He shrugs a bit and kicks off his shoes before he lays down on Nemo's bed. You gonna stay up long?

Nemo: I guess I'll take a nap, Shane probably isn't going to be back for a while anyway. He grabs the golden tome and closes it, putting it back in the chest, which he then locks. I'll go lock up the U-Haul real quick.

About nine hours later...

Shane: So what's that mean? He's standing outside the room with Nemo, it's a little after seven at night.

Nemo: I can shoot fire and stuff, ya'know?

Shane: He sighs and looks away from him. Maybe I'm a little glad.

Nemo: What-wait- really?

Shane: He looks back at Nemo. What?

Nemo: I thought you hated these powers.

Shane: No, I hate the fucking trouble you always get into with them, but you might as well have them since Yuri's going to get you into trouble anyway. He shrugs. We got together when you were worse off than you are now, I knew what I signed- He's interrupted by Nemo suddenly hugging him.

Nemo: I thought you'd be mad...

Shane: He shrugs a little. I'd rather you just learn how to shoot a gun, but I guess you're better at blowing things up... He smirks a little.

Nemo: He hugs him tighter.

Shane: I see you didn't get your super strength back though.

Nemo: He hugs him tighter. His voice comes out muffled. I can't crush you anymore.

Shane: He hugs him back. But now I can crush you! He lifts Nemo up and squeezes him, and Nemo laughs a little.

Yuri: He's sitting in the back of Shane's truck looking up at the night sky. When Shane picks up Nemo he looks to the side at them for a moment before looking back up. You guys make me miss having a girlfriend.

Shane: He puts Nemo back down. Why didn't you get back together with the one you had? He looks over at Yuri.

Yuri: He just keeps looking up without answering him.

Nemo: He looks at Shane and just shakes his head. In the distance there's the sound of a car. Oh yeah... I should use this moment of happiness to tell you that I called Troy and told him to come up here.

Shane: He let's out a long sigh. Whhhy would you do that? He lets go of Nemo and turns away putting his hands on his head.

Nemo: I left my stuff with him and I need it back.

Shane: He turns and looks down the road, an old red and white VW van driving up the road. It slows down and pulls up next to Shane's truck.

Yuri: He looks over at Troy when he parks his van. Hey, man. We weren't expecting you for a few more hours.

Troy: Don't have to drive slow when you're immune to car crashes. He gets out of the van and walks around, waving to Nemo. Hey Shane.

Shane: He just waves at Troy. Hey.

Troy: I brought some food if you guys are hungry. He walks around the side of his van and pulls open the double doors, pulling out a small table. It folds open with a pop and he puts a small box of about eight In-N-Out burgers. Still warm, since I made it here in record time.

Yuri: He jumps out of the truck and walks up beside Troy. Immune to car crashes... now you have to tell me what your powers are.

Troy: Immortality. He grabs one of the burgers. Can't die. He shrugs, then looks to the side for a moment as he chews. From anything... At all.

Yuri: He doesn't believe him and looks at Nemo to see if he's lying.

Nemo: He nods. Shane shot him once.

Shane: It was an accident... Sort of.

Troy: And it sure did hurt. What caliber was that?

Shane: It wasn't any "caliber" it was a twelve-gauge shotgun. He walks up and grabs one of the burgers, peeling it open.

Yuri: So, what... you're like part vampire?

Troy: Nope. Just immortal. He shrugs. Immune to pretty much any kind of curse or anything else like that too, well not immune, but they wear off really fast.

Yuri: He grabs one of the burgers and sits down on the edge of the truck's backdoor. That's crazy...

Nemo: He can't even make demonic pacts. He grabs one of the burgers.

Troy: He shakes his head. Tried that and the pact just... Wore off... Somehow. I had powers for about ten seconds.

Nemo: He takes a bite of his burger and speaks with his mouth full. It doesn't even make sense.

Yuri: He takes off the wrapper from his burger but keeps looking over at Troy. What happens if someone tries taking your soul?

Troy: Nothing. It just comes back. He shrugs.

Nemo: If you loses anything it just comes back.

Troy: He nods, swallowing his food. Yeah, I lost a thumb and it just popped right back on out of no where.

Yuri: He takes a bite from his burger and slowly chews it, still looking over at Troy.

Troy: It still hurts pretty bad though... He crumples up the wrapper from the burger and throws it into his van, it lands in a small trash can. There's a bunch of stuff in his van, like a small TV and small bed. It's obvious that he probably lives in it.

Yuri: If you're really that unkillable maybe you can help us fight the Prince of Riverside...

Troy: Isn't that Natalya? Wait is that the "massive leviathan" you were talking about?

Nemo: He nods quickly.

Troy: What the hell is she doing all the way up here?

Yuri: I think she made a deal with my grandma to get her book... It's the only reason she would be out here protecting my mom. He looks at Nemo.

Nemo: Yuri stole the book from her.

Troy: You mean the "Ill-Mother" right? He looks at Yuri. Right?

Yuri: She hated it when I called her that, but yeah.

Nemo: Enough talk gimme my stuff.

Troy: He turns and climbs up into his van, grabs a large cardboard box, and picks it up, carrying it out and pushing over the small box of burgers and putting in on the table. What did you want anyway?

Nemo: Zee goggles. He walks up and opens the box, pulling out a large pair of brass goggles with leather straps. Yuri's being haunted or something. He puts them on and tightens the straps, then turns and looks at Yuri, the large lenses of the goggles making him look like he has giant blue cartoon eyes. He flips a few of the lenses into place. Next time they show up I'll be able to see them, so long as I get the right combination of lenses.

Yuri: He looks uncomfortable talking about the subject. It's a long story... we should really focus on Natalya right now. I dropped a car on her and she got back up, how do we stop her?
[7:18:11 PM] Omniance: Nemo: We probably can't. He keeps shifting lenses until it suddenly looks like Yuri is wearing a wide-brimmed black hat.

Shane: So we just hide until she leaves? He shrugs. I'd rather we find a way to kill her.

Nemo can feel his heartbeat suddenly speeding up.

Nemo: He quickly takes the goggles off and blinks several times. ...Umm... He clears his throat. I... Well we'll just have to umm... He looks down at the goggles, going silent.

Yuri: If she finds us out here alone she won't hold back her snake form... we're fucked if that happens.

Troy: Well you guys will be. He shrugs and grabs another burger.

Nemo: We'll... Just have to find something... To uhh... He looks up at Yuri, then away. ...We'll... Think of something.

Yuri: He looks over at Nemo. You okay?

Nemo: I think I just glimpsed your hat man... He shakes his head a little.

Troy: With the goggles? Let me see 'em. He holds out his hand.

Yuri: What? You saw him? He looks around the parking loot, looking a little nervous suddenly.

Troy: Let me see.

Nemo: I don't think you want to see, Troy. He looks at Yuri. I just saw a small part of him, whatever part is inside of you.

Yuri: He gets his composure back together before he looks over at Nemo again. I've never seen his face before...

Nemo: It was just like a shadow, like you had a hat on or something, I couldn't make anything out. He shakes his head.

Yuri: Yeah, a shadow... that's about as much as I've seen of him.

Troy: I want to see.

Nemo: He holds out the goggles to Troy. Fine.

Shane: He just raises and eyebrow as he watches Troy put them on.

Troy: He looks at Yuri.

Even though Yuri was looking at Troy before he put those goggles on, he's suddenly looking at Nemo and Shane as he puts them on. His expression seems different, like he's strangely happy to be this close to them. After a moment he looks back at Troy, who can feel his heartbeat pumping in his chest as it goes faster and faster.

Troy: What... The hell? He rotations the side of the lens, zooming in slightly despite a welling sense of dread pushing up in his chest.

Nemo: You should take them off Troy. That's not a good configuration, and it's not what we're looking for. He looks at Yuri with a worried expression.

Troy: He's smiling... And he was looking at you guys... Like he's happy.

Yuri: Without breaking eye contact with Troy he suddenly gets off the edge of the truck and walks up to him.

Nemo: Take off the goggles Troy. He says it in a more commanding voice.

Troy: He's walking towards me. He instinctively takes a step back, and his voice has a tinge of panic.

Yuri: It looks like he pulls out a dark switchblade from nowhere as he walks up to him, but just as he raises his hand up to grab Troy he suddenly disappears from his sight. He feels a hand on his shoulder right after.

Troy: What the hell is he doing? He looks around and then grabs at his shoulder. He had a knife or something!

Yuri: Troy can feel the goggles getting pulled off his head, he's standing in front of him with a less than amused face. Yeah... he likes using it when he's possessing me.

Troy: He grabs the goggles before they're completely pulled away and turns away in an attempt to get them away from Yuri. Get back!

Yuri: He lets go of the goggles and sighs, heading back to the truck to sit down. If you're gonna keep looking at me with those things on... keep the commentary to yourself, alright? He glances at Nemo.

Troy: He looks around in confusion for a second, his heart still pounding. S-sorry.

Nemo: Give-me-those! He snatches them from Troy. He looks down at them. G15-A19-C03-B10. He looks back to Troy and starts flipping the lenses around at random. Keep it off that config or I won't let you use them anymore. He sighs and shakes his head as he looks back down at the goggles. Back to Natty, we need to figure out a way to scare her, or kill her. He looks at Shane, then to Troy, then to Yuri. She's already afraid of us, at least as afraid as she's capable of being, else she would've killed us already, we just need to get her to stay the hell away from us.

Yuri: The car looked like it fucked up her back so I know she can get hurt. It might not actually be a bad idea to just try shooting her. He looks to Shane.

Shane: If we can take a simple approach to something for once I'm all for that. He looks at Troy. We can use Harry Potter over here as the bait. He looks at Yuri. You can turn us invisible or something, right?

Yuri: I can only turn myself invisible.

Shane: He thinks for a moment. Well can you drive a motorbike?

Yuri: He looks over the parked motorbike and nods. Yeah I can ride that.

Shane: How well? He looks at Nemo, then back to Yuri.

Yuri: Get to the point, Shane.

Shane: He rolls his eyes a little. Alright, we find where Natalya is staying. You get her attention and speed off on Nemo's motorbike. He looks at Nemo. Nemo sets up those warning signs-

Nemo: Sigils.

Shane: -Warning Sigils on the road so we know she's chasing you. You lead her into the woods and vanish, then we use you and Troy as bait to confuse and annoy her. He looks at Troy. Even if she catches him she can't kill him. He looks to Nemo. Once she's in position I take the shot. Several times if needed.

Yuri: I'll finish her off if the bullets don't keep her down...

Shane: Well let's go overkill. He looks from Yuri to Nemo. What can you make that I can turn into bullets that would probably hurt her?

Nemo: Umm... He shrugs. She's a reptile.

Troy: So she's weak to cold right? He climbs into his van and pulls a small toolbox out. He takes some glasses out of his pocket and puts them on before unlatching the box and opening it. There's dozens of little vials in it, each with a strange liquid or powder. Essence of frost... Essence of frost... He leans closer to the toolbox, running his finger back and forth. There it is. He pulls a small vial out, the liquid inside glows white-blue, and it looks like a little bit of mist is coming off of it. Essence of Frost. He holds it out to Nemo. You can use your alchemy to infuse Shane's bullets.

Nemo: He grabs the vial and looks at it. Not much left in here.

Troy: I used some of it when my fridge broke down. He shrugs.

Yuri: He thinks for a moment before looking back at Nemo. What about Avo's book?

Nemo: I already asked it about Natalya a while ago, if it has any answers it's not telling them to me. He looks from the vial to Yuri. Or I'm not asking the right questions.

Yuri: Well, the four of us are here... maybe we can think of something useful to ask it.

Nemo: Worth a try. He looks at Shane, then Troy. I have the books in the motel room.

Yuri: He throws his wrapper into the trashcan and stands up. Let's do it.

Troy: Yeah I wanna see this book. He smirks and shuts the toolbox.