Nightfall:Gemini

[2:36:45 AM] Omniance: [Thursday, June 16th 2:45 PM
Arizona-Utah border, Nemo's Secret Lair]

[2:56:50 AM] Omniance: Nemo: He's inside with Ricky, Odie, and Yuri, standing in the den. Kit is at one of the windows in the short hall nearby, standing watch. So this this is pretty simple compared to some of the shit we've all been through, though that's not to say it'll be easy... He takes a deep breath. Most of the ritual is already prepared. He looks at Ricky for a moment, the two of them having finished the large glyph about five minutes ago. It's an oldie, which isn't surprising considering this is Avo's book, but I think this even predates her by a few millennia, since some of the script we wrote into the edges of the glyph looked like ancient Hebrew and Summerian, which means that this spell might be right out of the pages of King Solomon himself.

Kit: He looks back at Nemo. Just tell us what we need to do, he'll be here soon. He quickly looks back outside and mumbles. We don't need a history lesson...

Nemo: Right-right... Basically. The very large glyph outside creates a hole between our world and wherever this demon is, and physically pulls him to us, here. We'll be able to see it, and even if we get close, you know, get killed by it. He clears his throat. We'll have to disable Lucas, by any means we can, and force him into one of the six smaller rings that are outside the glyph. Once he's within one of these rings, the umbilical cord tying him to the demon will appear, and one of us must destroy it. After that, one of us must activate the larger glyph, that the demon is trapped inside of, and it will be pulled from our world and thrown so some long-forgotten hellhole for a few billion or so years.

Odie: One of us activates the glyph? How?

Nemo: He pulls out five silvery bracelets. Using these. I've got one for each of us, and I'll keep the spare in my study. He looks at Kit. Since one of us can't use it. He looks to Yuri. So, to go over it again. Lucas gets here, the demon will appear in the big circle outside, it'll be trapped there. We get Lucas into one of the six smaller circles, cut the umbilical cord attaching him to Gemini, then one of us, wearing these bracelets, touches the edge of the large glyph trapping the demon. There's a few things not to do here. Do not ruin any of the glyphs. Do not activate the glyph before we cut the umbilical cord link Lucas to the demon, or he too will be pulled to wherever this thing is being sent, as will anyone near him... Any questions?

[3:01:55 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He's here for me... what happens if he gets inside the house? He looks towards the open window across the hall where the light is shining through. I'm trapped in here.

[3:04:14 AM | Edited 3:07:29 AM] Omniance: Nemo: Odie should stay here with you. Lucas is going to be using a lot of fire and... Well.

Odie: He shakes his head. Alright.

Nemo: If Lucas get to Yuri it's game over. He looks back to Yuri. But this house is tougher than it looks. With the three of us outside we should be able to handle him. The benefit of this particular method is that he doesn't know how it works, since I didn't know about this before today either.

[3:07:00 AM] Arbi: Ricky: If we're pulling the Gemini into the physical world, the paint thinner smell will be back... He looks towards Kit.

[3:09:04 AM] Omniance: Kit: He lets out a quiet sight.

Nemo: He looks to Kit. Maybe you should stay in here then? He looks to Odie.

Kit: I'll guard the house. I suppose I'd be better suited for it.

Odie: I'll just keep my distance.

Nemo: He looks at Ricky. Anything else we need to think of?
[3:18:04 AM] Arbi: Ricky: It doesn't look like he has anything else to add.

Trent: Fighting a demon directly... these guys don't stand a chance.

Yuri: He tries not looking directly at Trent but he does know he's standing right beside Ricky. If it starts looking bad out there... maybe you guys should use the teleporter outside to get away, it might make him even stronger if one of us dies...

[3:20:18 AM] Omniance: Nemo: I'm not giving up on this, but if anyone else wants to leave, it's understandable. He looks to Kit, who is still looking outside. He looks back to Yuri.

Odie: Yeah like that'll happen. I think I'd rather die trying to save Lucas than know that I ran.

[3:22:26 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He nods, agreeing with Odie.

[3:23:47 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He starts heading for the frontdoor. We should head outside and get ready...

[3:26:45 AM] Omniance: Nemo: He nods, looking at Yuri. He smiles a nervous smile. He quickly follows after Ricky.

Odie: He grabs his revolver and the hand gun Yuri dinged earlier, walking out with them.

As the three of them walk down into the front a golden shimmer seems to settle over the house as Kit makes it hallowed ground, as an added level of defense.

Nemo: He takes a deep breath. You guys gonna be able to handle this?

[3:30:02 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He crosses his arms and looks towards the edge of the mesa. The blue fire he uses isn't normal hellfire... don't depend on me to stop every attack.

[3:37:44 AM] Omniance: Nemo: Don't worry. I'm not possessed or whatever, anymore, but I still have a few tricks up my sleeve.

Odie: Can I shoot him?

Nemo: Try not to hit in any vital organs. He looks ahead. I don't think Belxephon is going to be able abscond with his soul, so we won't have a merchandice to bring him back with... He looks to Ricky. But I'm sure he'll have a high resistance to flames, so you'll probably want to go all-

Nemo is cut off suddenly as the ground shakes violently, and black liquid bursts up from the red desert earth, turning the circle into a pool of ichor.

Lucas: As the liquid settles, he's standing on the far side of the glyph. He yells out. That's really clever, Nemo! Where'd you learn this one? A huge skeletal hand reaches up from the glyph rushes outwards towards Nemo and Ricky, but slams into and invisible barrier. Its sharp fingers rake the sides, and blue sparks flare outwards as it slices against the threshold of the edge of the glyph. The ichor rumbles and a roar thunders across the mesa, shaking the ground. ...Who knew I was so smart. He starts to walk around the edges of the glyph as a massive skeletal creature rises from the roiling ichor.

[3:42:40 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He looks up at the massive skeletal demon as it's climbing out of the glyph before quickly looking back down towards Lucas. Seeing him again is difficult for him, he can't stand seeing him possessed. He balls his hand into a fist and his entire arm lights on fire as he looks back up at the Gemini.

[3:49:51 AM] Omniance: Lucas: I see you guys have been busy. He looks at the tome in Nemo's hand. Found a new spell book? Avo's right? He smiles. The Gemini demon standings with its torso above the ichor. Black paint cascades off of it and it turns to look at Nemo. The creature looks different, larger, and with a chitinous exoskeleton. It looks like the combination of a dragon and t-rex, but has no eyes, just a large mouth. As it breaths smoke pours from its mouth. It must be nearly twenty feet tall. I've been bust too though. He looks to Odie, who has his gun at the ready. Found a book of my own. Black ichor bubbles up from around him as he stops about thirty feet from them. It boils over and starts to rise, like something is pushing up from it in front of him. We're very clever, after all. He looks back to Nemo with his strange off-red eyes. Aren't we? The Gemini demon laughs a deep quiet laugh, and a black book rises from the bubbling ichor. Paid an old friend a visit. She wasn't too happy to see me, which is expected. The book floats up in front of him and he grabs onto it, black chemicals pour off of it in thick streams.

[3:53:21 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He can hear Lucas talking outside but can't see anything, he looks to Kit. What's he doing?

[3:55:55 AM | Edited 3:59:43 AM] Omniance: Kit: He has some kind of book. He doesn't seem affected by the ichor while inside the house. I don't know what they're waiting for, they need to attack him...

Nemo: If you think we're going to let you cast any spells you're wro-

Odie: What Nemo says is all he needs to attack, and he shoots at the large book in Lucas's hand to knock it away.

Lucas: He nearly fumbles the book, and then looks at Odie, glaring at him.

[4:01:47 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He stays in-between the massive demon and his two friends, waiting for it to make any sudden moves since he's still trying to figure out how to hurt it. Get the book away from Vera! I'll keep the demon busy.

[4:07:07 AM | Edited 4:08:27 AM] Omniance: Nemo: The glyph will hold- The Gemini demon roars and a pillar of pinkish-blue flames bursts from its maw in a powerful stream towards Ricky. Just as it looks like it's going to engulf them it slams against the edge of the glyph's barrier, turning into a wall of flames that dies down quickly. Nemo yells out. Help me with Lucas! He sweeps Avo's book outwards slightly and a blue infernal Wyrm streaks towards Lucas.

Lucas: He steps forwards, his form shifting as black horns and talons grow from his hands. His hand snaps out and his talons slash it into blue sparks and crackling cinders. I'm not casting any spells! He smiles as the book, being held up by his other hand opens. The pages inside are blood red. I'm going to be calling for help! He looks to Odie.

[4:10:31 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He sees the flames slam into the glyph's barrier, convinced that it'll hold the demon back he turns and runs towards Lucas. It doesn't look like he's slowing down as he charges him like a football player would.

[4:11:58 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He closes the book and chest glows pink. I went home and you weren't THERE! He breaths out a steam of pink-blue flames at Ricky.

[4:18:30 AM | Edited 4:19:09 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He holds his demon arm up in front of him to block it, the pink-blue flames stop only two feet away from his body, sliding away from him like they were hitting a shield. Lucas's fire breath slows him down until he's only walking forward towards him. It looks like he's having a lot of trouble deflecting his attack. You need to resist the demon, Vera!

[4:22:20 AM] Omniance: Lucas: The flames stop and Ricky is suddenly slammed into by the book, sending him crashing towards the large glyph that Gemini is trapped inside of. The huge demon's hand races out to grab him, but both it and Ricky crash against the same barrier. It seems no one can get inside either. Lucas grunts in annoyance. That's really annoying. He glares at Nemo and opens the book. He holds his hand over it and starts to pull some kind of green power out of it into his hand.

Nemo: He opens Avo's book. Odie!

Odie: I got him! A shot rings out from his revolver and a gunshot wound appears in Lucas' left shoulder, black ichor spraying from the wound lightly.

[4:27:32 AM] Arbi: Ricky: It takes him a second to recover before he quickly gets back to his feet. Even though getting knocked back that hard looks like it hurt, he's just shrugging it off. He glares at Lucas before yelling out to him to get his attention. Is that all you got, Lucas!?

[4:29:59 AM] Omniance: Lucas: The bullet wound doesn't seem to bother him too much. I have so much more love to give! He starts to smile as another shot hits him in the shoulder, then another in his knee. Then another small plasma wyrm slams into him, and explodes, launching him back and sending him tumbling over the ground.

[4:35:31 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He runs up to him and kicks the book away from him, but quickly takes a step back to keep some distance between him and Lucas because of the dragon claws. We'll beat him, Vera... Just keep fighting him.

[4:36:48 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He voice comes out, sounding so quiet that Ricky can only just barely hear it. ...Tell... Odie... To run... Ichor boils up from the ground around him and he quickly starts to sink into it.

[4:45:44 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He sees him sink away like he did before in their bed. He quickly turns around. Odie, run!

Trent: How long are planning on staying here? He walks away from the window in front of Kit and looks at him.

Yuri: He's sitting on the floor with his back against the wall, looking away from Trent though he ends up finally responding to him. ...Until I know my brother is safe.

Trent: Your friends won't win.

[4:46:38 AM] Omniance: Kit: He looks back at Yuri, hearing him talking. Who are you talking to? He looks at Yuri strangely.

[4:56:02 AM] Omniance: Odie: He turns and runs, but his foot sinks into the ground and he gets stuck. He looks back and it's like there's a layer of tar just beneath the surface of the ground. He pulls at his foot hard until he pulls it out of his shoe. He struggles forwards and starts sinking into tar-like liquid.

Lucas: He rises from the tar spreading out from Odie. He's covered in ichor now, similar to how Nemo was. You act so fearless. He looks down at Odie. Like nothing scares you now. He bends down and opens his taloned hand, a green energy, like an emerald-white crackling star appears floating above it. He bends closer and whispers. But we both know what you're afraid of. He grabs Odie's blonde hair and pulls his head back roughly.

Odie: He yells out in pain and fear as Lucas grabs him. NO- Lucas shoves the emerald light into Odie's open mouth and the light rushes down his throat and into his body. He gasps loudly and trembles as his skin starts to turn a sickly grey. The ichor rushes up around him and turns into thin sharp spines that seem to etch runes and glyphs into his skin, like tattoos.

Lucas: He looks to Nemo. You remember this one, right Nemo? He smiles.

Nemo: His eyes go wide.

Odie: He looks up at Lucas with pure green eyes, thorny spines growing from his forehead. His face is black with the chemical paint.

Lucas: Go get Yuri.

Odie: He immediately rips himself from the tar and runs up the hill to the patio, slamming straight through the railing and crashing against the window in front of Kit. He slams his fists against the glass, and they flare with glowing writing, warding spells.

Lucas: He slowly starts to sink back into the ichor, looking to Nemo and Ricky with a smile.

[5:00:19 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He watches with guilt as Odie slams into the house like a frenzied monster before looking back at Lucas with disbelief. You... used me.

[5:03:24 AM | Edited 5:04:54 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He sinks under the tar and disappears.

Nemo: He looks up the hill. I... I have a spell for this. He opens the book and starts flipping through it.

Lucas: He bursts from the ground in a geyser of ichor and slams the book from Nemo's hands. His other hand races out and slashes through Nemo's chest with his black talons. The cuts are deep and clip some of his ribs beneath the surface. Nemo cries out and falls to the ground, gripping his chest. So is this murder... Or suicide? Then again, killing no one isn't either of those things. He takes a deep breath.
[5:09:01 AM | Edited 5:09:59 AM] Arbi: Ricky: Watches Nemo fall to the ground and seeing the blood seep through his clothing causes something in his chest to hurt badly, he starts breathing faster as he watches both of them.

Yuri: What the hell is that?! He backs away from the wall as Odie slams into it again.

[5:11:47 AM] Omniance: Kit: Odie is possessed. He's standing on the other side of the glass as Odie punches it repeatedly. Lucas did something to him. He looks up and around, wondering if this glass will hold. Just as he wonders that Odie throws himself into the glass and small cracks race outwards from the point of impact. The spell-writing on the glass flares brightly. He takes a few steps back and stands ready. This isn't going to hold.

[5:16:15 AM] Arbi: Trent: Go into the basement...

Yuri: We'll be safe in the basement... He backs away towards the stairs and notices him not following him. You can't stay up here, Kit.

[5:17:37 AM] Omniance: Kit: He narrows his eyes, watching the crackes lengthen as Odie hits the glass again. He turns and moves, making sure Yuri is in front of him.

[5:19:29 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He quickly goes downstairs, by the time Kit gets down there it looks like Yuri's already in Nemo's laboratory.

[5:20:51 AM] Omniance: Kit: He stays at the foot of the stairs, hearing Odie pounding away on the door. After a moment there's a shattering sound and Odie stumbles into the house and comes crashing down the stairs.

[5:29:57 AM] Arbi: Stacy Lee: He wanted to protect you, Yuri... but he can't even save himself. She's laying back on the couch, not even watching as Odie stumbles crashes down the stairs. I hate to say it but... It's all downhill from here.

Yuri: We still have a chance...

Trent: He's standing beside Kit, watching him fight off Odie. The only thing left here for them is suffering...

[5:33:52 AM] Omniance: Kit: As Odie lands at the bottom of the stairs Kit immediately jumps and spin-kicks him in the chest, sending him slamming against the wall. He rushes forward and punches him several times and then spins Odie around and slams him back against the wall, pinning him there.

Odie: His voice comes out rough and strange as he strains against Kit. ...You're going to get tired... Just kill me now... He seems incredibly strong, as even in a held position like this Kit is struggling to keep him still.

Kit: He kicks the back of Odie's knee and sends him falling to the floor.

Odie: Burn me from the inside out... You know it's the right thing to do... He struggles slightly, but Kit's iron hold keeps him from squirming free somehow.

[5:35:59 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He watches as Kit pins Odie against the wall and remembers how Kit almost killed him before in the alleyway. Kit, we can fix him! Don't... don't kill him!

[5:41:19 AM] Omniance: Kit: You're the only demon I've ever met that wants to die.

Odie: My mother revels in violence and vengeance. She would relish the thought of watching another fall. He immediately overpowers Kit, as if he was only pretending to be held down, and turns, backhanding Kit. Kit tries to deflect the attack but Odie is apparently extremely strong, and sends him flying over the couch and crashing into the Binding if Isaac arcade's screen, shattering it. He slowly looks to Yuri with his emerald eyes. It's been a long time, Yuri. He steps forwards and a long shard of ice, about five feet in length, appears in his hand. This body is so much stronger than it was, when last we met. He lunges at Yuri with the crude frigid weapon.

[5:47:56 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He turns invisible and the ice weapon just barely misses him. Don't do this, Odie...

Trent: He's not going to listen to you... there's only one way out of this now.

Yuri: No...

Casey: Another girl seems to suddenly be standing behind Yuri, she has wavy light blonde hair that goes down to her shoulders. She looks like your typical high school sweetheart. You already know how this needs to end, Yuri.

Yuri: Don't make me do this...

[5:50:19 AM | Edited 5:50:57 AM] Omniance: Odie: I'm... Trying... To... Stop... He turns and immediately slices blindly, shattering some of Nemo's alchemy equipment. He wasn't strong enough then, and he isn't strong enough now. Scared little boy. That's all he'll ever be. He looks around for Yuri quickly.

[6:10:02 AM] Arbi: Casey: She looks towards Stacy Lee before stepping away from Yuri and walking out of the room towards Trent.

Stacy Lee: She stands up from the couch and walks up to Yuri, gently grabbing his hand and slowly guiding it towards something on the wall, all while Odie is tearing apart the rest of the room. I never wanted you go through this again, Yuri... All I've ever wanted for you is to be happy, and I promise that's all you'll ever feel after this is over. She wraps her arm around him and holds him close as she places her hand on his. ...we'll do it at the same time. She presses his fingers down on the light switch and the room becomes pitch black.

Yuri: His eyes start watering as he closes them.

Kit can't see anything but he immediately hears the sound of something flying through the air, several objects that are coming from all directions. They all hit something, the sounds of flesh tearing and bones fracturing echo through the dark basement.

Yuri: His whimpering can be heard quietly as he whispers. I'm... sorry...

[6:12:44 AM] Omniance: Kit: He pulls himself off the arcade and stumbles to the ground. Yuri? He looks around in the dark, holding his shoulder. Where's the demon? He winces slightly, standing ready.

[6:16:41 AM] Arbi: Kit bumps into something as he wanders around in the dark but as the lights suddenly turn back on he realizes it's one of the Yuri's chains. As his eyes follow it he realizes there's over a dozen in the room all coming out of the walls, ceiling and floor. Only for a second does he get to see Odie in the middle of it all, completely impaled throughout his entire body, not even touching the ground as the chains are holding him up. Only for a second does he see his body whole before all the chains pull back.

[6:18:00 AM] Omniance: Kit: Blood sprays all over him as Odie's body tears to pieces. He recoils and covers his face. ...Yuri. He looks to the light switch.

[6:23:45 AM] Arbi: Yuri: The alarm system goes off and the massive door that leads out of the laboratory starts to close on its own. Kit can see him standing outside the room, he's just looking down with an exhausted and depressed look on his face. By the time Kit starts running to get out there just isn't enough room anymore to get past the door, unless he risks getting crushed in between the laboratory door and the wall.

[6:24:52 AM] Omniance: Kit: He slams into the door and pushes against it. What the hell are you doing?! It starts to slowly close. Despite it looking similar to a normal door, it's heavy and apparently impossibly tough.

[6:29:28 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He tackles Lucas back onto the desert ground, interrupting his smile after he slashed Nemo's chest. He pins him down and steps on one of his arms, he grabs the other with his hand and starts punching him in the face hard. His fiery fist sends little specs of ash flying through the air every time he hits him.

[6:32:48 AM] Omniance: The two of them immediately sink into the Ichor. Ricky's vision goes dark, and his smell is overwhelmed with the paint-thinner like fumes. He's suddenly sent flying back into the open air and tumbling over the ground.

Lucas: He rises from the pool of ichor he threw Ricky from. His face is bashed up pretty bad. He takes a step forwards and parts of his face crack as they snap back into the places they're supposed to be. I'm going to leave you alive, and kill everyone around you! Then what will you do?!

[6:39:49 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He spits black ichor from his lips so that it doesn't get in his mouth before getting back to his feet and standing in front of Nemo. He smirks ever so slightly when Lucas's face wounds don't heal like they normally do.

[6:41:57 AM] Omniance: Nemo: He looks up at Ricky and slowly nods towards Lucas. Lucas is standing near one of the small glyphs.

Lucas: He cracks his neck, and something catches his attention. The massive demon, still trapped in the glyph, lets out a low guttural laugh. ...Looks like Odie is dead. He looks back to Ricky. Three more.

[6:44:36 AM] Arbi: Ricky: Smoke is starting to come out of his demonic hand and it looks like he's trying to keep it still like the muscles won't stop shaking. You're full of shit... He slowly starts closing the distance between them.

[6:48:01 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He smirks deviously, an expression Ricky has never seen Lucas do, and even on his bashed up face it looks out of place. It doesn't matter if you believe me. He cracks his jaw loudly, it's likely broken somewhere. I already know how this will end.

[6:49:55 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He charges him when he cracks his jaw, not even allowing him to finish talking.

[6:57:30 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He hops forwards and slams into Ricky. Despite him being so much thinner and smaller, it's like Ricky is hitting a stone statue. Lucas doesn't even budge, and he's apparently able to match Ricky's strength. He grabs Ricky's arms, wrapping his around them and grabbing Ricky's shoulders so that they're locked pushing against one another, face to face. Ricky's feet sink into tar immobilizing them. I want you to live. Ichor pours from his mouth as he speaks. Because after this, every waking moment of your life, you'll have that spark of hope that one day you'll be able to save me. And when you're old and withered, sitting in the living room of some run-down hell hole, alone, and breathing your last breaths, still holding on to the youth you spent with me, I'll be there, and the last thing you'll see is me, and the last thing you'll hear is my laughter, as you fall into a wakeless sleep, burning for all eternity! The Gemini demon lets out another deep thrumming laughter.

[7:06:52 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He stares into Lucas's eyes, seeing the different color they are, seeing they're not his eyes anymore. I told you I'd spend the rest of my life with you... even if that means fighting that demon inside you every waking day.

[7:07:53 AM] Omniance: Lucas: I'm going to enjoy running you down until you die. He cracks his jaw again, and smiles.

[7:19:23 AM | Edited 7:23:39 AM] Arbi: Two black blades stab into Lucas's arms and immediately, because of the sun, they pull him out of the ichor until he falls back into the Gemini's shadow, where the smaller glyph is. This is where they came out from.

Ricky: When he sees the chains pulling Lucas away he helps them, pulling Lucas's body out of the ichor so they can easily pull him backwards. Afterwards he pulls his feet out of his shoes and gets out of the ichor before he starts sinking anymore. Nemo, he's in!

[7:22:59 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He lurches, looking around. It's like he couldn't even see these other smaller glyphs on the ground until just now. He narrows his pinkish-red eyes at Ricky and rips free of the chains. He stands up and steps towards him as rage fills his expression, and then immediately is pulled back down, like a magnet, and slammed into the ground. The glyph lights up with a blue glow, and a black fleshy tether materializes from Lucas's chest to the large Gemini demon. The large demon seems confused, looking down at the umbilical cord attached to the center of its chest. It grabs at it, and pulls with incredibly strength, causing Lucas to slowly drag across the ground, towards the edge of the small glyph.

[7:25:01 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He walks up beside Nemo and looks up at the massive skeletal demon.

[7:26:20 AM] Omniance: Nemo: ...Yuri... He looks up at him, not even seeing what's happening with Lucas. ...What are you doing... In the sun?

[7:30:41 AM | Edited 7:33:00 AM] Arbi: Yuri: His voice sounds depressed like something horrible just happened. I'm... saving my brother... He raises his hand up and chains starts flying out of the Gemini demon's shadows in many different places, each chain stabbing into the umbilical cord and ripping a chunk out of it until there's barely anything left holding Lucas and his demon together.

[7:32:20 AM] Omniance: Nemo: He starts crawling over the dirt. Get the book... I... I can... Fix this... I... He reaches out and grabs the edges of it and pulls on it, but it's halfway sunk into black ichor that's flooded the top of the mesa.

[7:37:38 AM] Arbi: Yuri: I needed to do this... to save him...

Ricky: He looks back towards the others when the black chains don't finish cutting the cord. Yuri- Yuri?! He sees him standing in the sun, remembering everything that happened before when he was possessed.

[7:40:40 AM] Omniance: Nemo: I'm going to save you... He grabs the book and pulls it out of the ichor. Yuri... Just... Hold on... He grabs the book and pulls it from the ichor with a pop.

Lucas: He looks at Ricky, his voice coming out trembling and quiet. ...Ricky? His eyes are still pinkish, but the color is very slowly draining away to brown.

[7:46:32 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He looks back at Lucas and the umbilical cord. I'll get you out of there, Vera! He holds his hand out to the black cord and ignites his entire arm in hellfire, the red flames reaching up high around him. He uses his pyromancy to control his fire and send it all rushing forward like a burst of fire, burning through the cord.

[7:51:14 AM] Omniance: The cord snaps and pulls back against the demon. It lets out a loud thunderous roar that shakes the entire ground. It rushes forwards and starts slamming its fists on the barrier, and then starts throwing itself at it, head butting it. The mesa quakes with each hit.

Nemo: I just... I just... He looks back at the demon as it struggles against the glyph, then back to the book, he seems almost wholly consumed with saving Yuri. After a moment he pulls himself up, grabbing onto Yuri's leg to give him leverage, and gets to his feet grabbing Yuri.

Lucas: He looks at Ricky with a weak smile as the last of the red in his eyes vanishes. He immediately rolls onto his side and starts uncontrollably vomiting black ichor out onto the ground as the Gemini demon continues to slam itself against the barrier of the glyph.

[7:53:33 AM] Arbi: Ricky: Vera! He immediately goes up to Lucas to hold him while he throws up all the demonic ichor inside his body, activating the glyph when he helps him up.

[7:58:56 AM | Edited 8:02:35 AM] Omniance: The massive Gemini demon roars as it's suddenly ripped down into its own ichor and pulled away. There's sudden silence.

Lucas: He coughs several times. ...Ricky. He looks at him with a sad smile, his jaw is still broken, but Ricky recognizes it.

Nemo: He grabs onto Yuri, hanging off of him for a moment before trying to grab him in a hug.

[8:01:08 AM | Edited 8:02:43 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He steps away from Nemo when he tries to hug him and walks up to the massive glyph in the ground. Nemo just now notices all the blood stains on the back of his shirt.

[8:03:17 AM] Omniance: Nemo: He stumbles, barely standing, his chest red with blood. ...Yuri... Please... What... Are you doing?

[8:04:52 AM] Arbi: Yuri: I'm fixing everything... He stops at one of the smaller glyphs and whispers his name. Belxephon.

[8:05:49 AM] Omniance: Belxephon: His voice rattles around in Yuri's head. ...Am I gone. Did you kill me yet? He still sounds like a little kid.

[8:06:28 AM] Arbi: Belxephon suddenly finds himself inside the massive glyph in the middle of the smaller ones.

[8:13:23 AM] Omniance: Belxephon: Unlike the massive draconic demon that was in there before, Belxephon looks horribly crippled. A large, and half-formed black creature. With only a single arm and large chunks of its body missing, like an amputee that's since healed over. His voice rumbles out, somber but intimidating, like far-off thundering clouds. ...Where am I? He pulls himself, nearly crawling on the ground. Yuri, and everyone watching him, realizes that this is how he's actually looked this entire time, since he'd been split in half. Without the guise of Lucas or Yuri, he looks almost pathetic. His large jack-o-lantern smile seems to suddenly flip up-side-down to a frown. Here I... Am... But where am I? He looks around quickly, one of his eyes is missing. After a moment he sees Yuri below him. He pulls himself towards Yuri and opens his mouth wider, making a thrumming growling noise, his mouth turning back into a grin. Turky... With all hisssstuffing. He pulls himself forwards and slams into the barrier, his grin turning to a frown again. He looks around in confusion once more.

[8:20:23 AM] Arbi: Trent: He walks up beside Yuri, looking at Stacy Lee who is holding his hand tightly before looking back towards the black demon. Belxephon can see all of them standing around Yuri, all of his old friends around him. This is the last of him...

Yuri: He looks down as the black umbilical cord forms between him and Belxephon.

[8:21:47 AM | Edited 8:22:00 AM] Omniance: Belxephon: He looks at the cord in confusion. After a moment he grabs it with his one arm and pulls at it, then starts pulling at it with all his strength, almost exactly like the Gemini demon did, in an attempt to pull Yuri to him.

[8:31:24 AM] Arbi: Yuri: His shoes start dragging forward towards the barrier as Belxephon pulls him closer but his all his friends around him grab onto him, pulling him so he won't hit the barrier. Just when the black demon might overpower them all a black chain flies straight through the cord and cuts it, causing Belxephon to stumble backwards. Ricky!

Ricky: He's standing near the small glyph, holding onto Lucas while watching everything play out. He does hesitate for a second to listen to Yuri but he knows getting rid of Belxephon for good might be for the best now. He touches the glyph again, activating it.

[8:37:21 AM] Omniance: Belxephon: He stumbles back and looks up at Yuri, with perhaps the closest thing to true sadness he can show. ...Turkey? With a quiet thump the glyph opens up. Without the ichor there anymore, Yuri and Ricky can see that it's like the ground where the glyph was etched into the earth is gone, and opens up into a smoldering sea of flickering green and red lights. Belxephon reaches up towards the opening as he falls. As he hits the ocean of burning lights a shockwave of writing bodies, like billions of people, ripples outwards from him. They immediately grab him pull him into the burning darkness below the surface. The sight is gone, only burned reddish earth remaining. Like it never happened.