Nightfall:Triplets

[Thursday, June 16th 3:30 PM

Arizona-Utah border, Nemo's Secret Lair]

[6:27:56 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He takes a step back from the massive burned glyph in the desert ground, feeling a little at rest that Belxephon is finally gone. Everything feels strangely serene, like a warmth he hasn't felt in a very long time. But there's something wrong, his hand is shaking despite how nice and comforting everything feels around him.

Ricky: Vera, can you walk? He's still holding onto Vera as he looks at Yuri from a distance.

[6:30:50 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He looks around a little, his face is all bruised up and bloodied with a busted lip, it's quickly starting to puff up and swell on one side. ...I think stho. He seems a little dazed, and it looks like the pain from having his face smashed in is starting to take its toll.

[6:39:50 AM | Edited 6:41:07 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He puts Lucas down slowly before he runs to Yuri to check on him, slowing down when he approaches him. He doesn't get too close in fear of getting stabbed again.

Trent: He looks up at the bright sun before looking back down at Yuri. What are you doing? You'll wake him up if you stay out here!

Casey: She tries to shake him, suddenly looking scared. Why can't he hear us?!

Yuri: He slowly lowers his shaking hand and looks back at Nemo on the ground, he doesn't even seem to be able to even hear his old friends.

Trent: Yuri! He reaches forward to grab him to shake him but a dark force pushes his hand away.

[6:46:14 AM] Omniance: Nemo: He's already getting up, Avo's tome in his hand. You need... To get out... Of the sun... Yuri. He stumbles forwards and grabs onto him, then wraps his arms around Yuri's neck and shoulders, practically falling on him. Nemo turns in an attempt to pull Yuri towards the house. ...Come on...

Lucas: He lets out a loud gasp as he slowly gets to his feet. He looks around in confusion, like he doesn't know where he is. ...Where are we?

[7:05:33 AM] Arbi: Yuri: Nemo's words and embrace seem to be snapping him out of his delusion. ...Are you sure we should go inside? He genuinely sounds like he isn't sure.

Casey: Listen to him, go back inside! She reaches forward to grab onto his hand but the dark force pushes her entire body away. When she looks back at Yuri she sees Stacy Lee standing beside him. ...Stacy?

Stacy Lee: Without looking back at her friends she wraps her arms around Yuri, the same dark force pushing Nemo away. She smiles when Yuri turns to look at her. ...How do you feel, Yuri?

Yuri: He can't help but to smile when he sees her again. I feel... happy.

Stacy Lee: She rests her head on his shoulder and closes her eyes, whispering. Me too.

Casey: She shakes her head as she realizes what's going on. No... no.

[7:11:45 AM] Omniance: Nemo: He stumbles back, his eyes dart up and down Yuri. I... I'm not losing you... He holds out his hand towards Yuri, fingers spread. Not after... All this! He weakly claws his fingers, like a little kid playing monster. The dark force around Yuri shimmers, and Yuri feels something pulling him. ...Fight it... Yuri! He pulls his hand back and it's like an opposing force grips the edge of Yuri's mind. ...We... Just need to... Get inside! His hand starts shaking, like he's pulling against a great weight.

[7:23:06 AM] Arbi: Stacy Lee: She lifts her head up, they can see one of her eyes staring at them all as the dark force intensifies.

Trent: He looks at Nemo before quickly looking back at Yuri, his eyes suddenly turning black as he raises his hands up to mimic what he's doing.

Stacy Lee: Her eye widens as her body starts to weaken from their combined efforts. Nemo, Ricky and Lucas can see a dark figure begin to appear beside Yuri.

Yuri: ...Nemo?

[7:27:33 AM] Omniance: Lucas: His confusion seems to be waning a little as he seems Nemo grasping towards Yuri, he suddenly yells out. Yuri!

Nemo: He seems to notice something is helping him, and he renews his efforts despite his wounds. He pulls his other hand from his chest and drops Avo's book, he throws it out and grabs onto the air and pulls it back. I didn't come this far... I haven't suffered all these years... I didn't break space-time... Just to lose you now that I'm free! He yells out in exertion and pulls back, leaning backwards like he's pulling on an invisible rope. His feet sinking into the tar-like mud a little.

[7:33:10 AM | Edited 7:35:47 AM] Arbi: Stacy Lee: Her form starts to turn darker and fade away as she tries to resist their powers. Her grip on Yuri starts to weaken and slide, like someone's pulling her away from him. Just before she's about to let go of him she pushes Yuri forward into Nemo. She looks at Trent and the others in anger before her form vanishes.

[7:38:04 AM] Omniance: Nemo: He grabs onto Yuri as he falls into him, and they both fall down onto the ground. He smiles and hugs his brother tightly, closing his eyes, speaking in a quiet voice. Yuri...

Lucas: He hobbles over to the two of them. ...Yuri? He grabs onto Yuri and starts looking him over, he looks at Nemo for a moment, then despite the pain in his mouth and jaw, he still keeps speaking. Are you... Alright Yuri? His face is really starting to swell up, and one of his eyes closes shut, but he grabs Yuri's shoulder tightly.

[7:42:36 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He tries to smile through the pain. I... need to get inside. He closes his eyes. Everything is starting to hurt...

Ricky: I got him... He picks Yuri up off of Nemo and rushes him back to the house.

[7:50:47 AM | Edited 7:52:05 AM] Omniance: Nemo: He watches Ricky carry him off. After a moment his eyes settle on Lucas.

Lucas: He watches Ricky a little longer. He still seems a little out of it, like's in a prolonged state of confusion after having just woken up. He slowly looks back to Nemo.

Nemo: Despite the scalding hot sun above, he's starting to turn pale from blood loss, he's looking up at Lucas, whatever he just did to save Yuri has taken what little strength he had left out of him. ...I'm... Sorry... Lucas...

Lucas: He just stares down at Nemo in silence. To him, all of this is almost like a dream.

Nemo: His eyelids start to get heavy and they start to close against his will. ...I... Did... n't... want... He starts to feel light headed, like he's drifting away, when suddenly someone grabs his hand and pulls him up.

Lucas: He grabs Nemo, wrapping his other self's arm around his shoulder, and slowly starts hobbling to the house with him.

Nemo: He opens his eyes a little, and looks over at Lucas with a soft smile.

Lucas: He looks back at Nemo, his face is nearly unrecognizable at this point, and if he's making any kind of expression it can't be seen, he looks forward and the two of them slowly trudge across the black-painted yard towards the house.

[8:02:03 AM] Omniance: About a half-hour later...

The three "triplets" are laying on Nemo's bed, out like rocks. Everything that they've done, and everything that's happened to them, has completely drained them. Nemo is shirtless, but bandaged up across the chest. Lucas helping clean Nemo up and dress his wounds a little, not speaking or saying anything to him the entire time, though Nemo seemed to have a dumb smile on his face since being helped back into the house. A moment ago Lucas finished cleaning, hugged Ricky as tight as he could, again without saying much of anything, and then curled up next to Yuri before falling into a deep sleep. Ricky can see the swelling in Lucas's face is already going down, even without any medication or bandaging. Ricky seems to be alone, because in the efforts to get the three of them taken care of, not once did Odie or Kit show up to help.

[8:05:22 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He heads out of Nemo's room and looks around for the others. After he checks the living room and kitchen he heads downstairs to look for them. Odie?! He yells out to them as he's heading downstairs, waiting for one of them to call back.

[8:09:11 AM] Omniance: There's almost no sound in the house. The only thing Ricky can hear is the quiet hum of the air conditioning.

[8:11:36 AM | Edited 8:12:42 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He looks around downstairs in the entertainment room, the first thing he notices is the broken glass on the arcade machine, like someone go thrown into it. Seeing that the rest of the room is empty he walks up to the closed door that leads to Nemo's laboratory. You guys in there?!

[8:13:41 AM] Omniance: After a moment there's a quiet thump from the other side. If the house wasn't so silent, Ricky probably wouldn't even have heard

[8:15:08 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He narrows his eyes and puts his ear up to the door, the thump was so quiet he isn't even sure if it came from this room. Odie?

[8:15:54 AM] Omniance: After a brief pause there's a thump, only slightly louder now that Ricky's ear is up against the door.

[8:16:26 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He grabs the door handle and tries turning it.

[8:17:33 AM] Omniance: At his touch it seems to unlock. The tar-colored bracelet Nemo gave him earlier shimmers slightly, like a light passing over it.

[8:19:58 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He opens the door but immediately stops when he sees blood all over the floor, the door and alongside the walls. What the hell...

[8:23:47 AM] Omniance: Kit: He's breathing heavily, staring at Ricky from a few feet away. His normally pristine white and gold clothing has been splashed with blood. He's rubbing his right hand with his left, it looks bloodied and bruised. On the door there's numerous sets of four dots, lined up near each other, obviously marks from his knuckles. Between them there's a few bloodied shoe prints from kicks. ...Where is he?

[8:25:58 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He backs away from the door when he sees the ripped apart arm on the floor behind Kit.

[8:26:51 AM] Omniance: Kit: Where is Yuri? He balls up his hands into fists, despite his right hand's knuckles being red and purple with scrapes, it doesn't seem to affect him at all.

[8:30:49 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He can see how furious Kit is but he doesn't want him hurting the triplets, especially Vera, over his blind rage right now. ...He ran away.

[8:31:31 AM] Omniance: Kit: In the sun?! His bruised up hand seems to tighten. After what he did here!?

[8:33:48 AM] Arbi: Ricky: What happened down here...

[8:35:41 AM] Omniance: Kit: He ripped Odie apart with those... Chains, then locked me in here! He looks around at the various chunks of flesh strewn over everything, then his eyes dart back to Ricky and he starts to move towards the door. He's fucking insane, babbling on, talking to himself- He needs to be stopped!

[8:37:41 AM] Arbi: Ricky: I'm not going anywhere right now... Vera needs to recover after everything he went through.

[8:39:05 AM] Omniance: Kit: Then get out of my way. He narrows his eyes, and there's a clear seething anger behind them. The calm and composed expression he's had, even when he was taking Yuri down in the alleyway, is utterly gone.

[8:40:27 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He moves to the side to let him walk past him.

[8:42:03 AM] Omniance: Kit: He walks passed Ricky and looks around. He looks up at the stairs. He looks like he's going to ask something, but doesn't, turning and moving towards the garage door, pulling it open and then running out. As it slowly swings shut Ricky can hear him immediately start coughing.

[8:44:37 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He tries not to look back into the bloody room as he closes the door and quickly heads back upstairs.

[8:46:50 AM] Omniance: Outside Kit is slowly trudging through the black field, his hand over his face. His angry determination seems to be the only thing keeping him from succumbing to the odor. He pauses, seeming to take a rest, but after a moment a wave of shimmering golden energy ripples outwards from him and burns away the ichor.

[8:49:09 AM] Omniance: Seven hours later...

It's about eleven at night. The triplets have been out this entire time, and the house has mostly been silent aside from the occasional slurred murmurs from Nemo and Lucas as they talk in their sleep.

[9:00:24 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He's sitting in the living room watching the television, it looks like there's a news report about what happened in the park. One of the eyewitnesses claim seeing a large monster flying away into the sky but the police seem to be adamant on all the strange sightings being because of hallucinations from the toxic waste dumped in the park. Apart from watching TV Ricky's been busy since the triplets fell asleep, having cleaned up a lot of the mess that happened during the fight, mainly all the broken glass outside and inside. There also seems to be takeout in the kitchen, which means he used the teleporter at some point. It smells like tacos.

[9:04:03 AM] Omniance: As Ricky sits on the couch, something catches his ear from outside, just over the sound of the TV set, but he's unable to tell what it was.

[9:08:07 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He mutes the volume when he hears the sound outside. After what happened today he doesn't take any chances, quickly standing up and walking up beside the TV, moving the blinds a little to look outside.

[9:09:27 AM] Omniance: He hears a sound now, getting closer from the opposite side of the house. Without the chatter from the TV he recognizes it. It's someone's car, or truck.

[9:10:53 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He runs to the other side of the house and looks out one of the other windows through the blinds.

[9:15:07 AM] Omniance: A large pickup truck clatters into the front yard of the house, just down the small hill. It drives around between a few cactus and desert trees before parking. After a moment the headlights go off. Ricky can see someone get out of the truck. It's too dark to see details, but he can see the silhouette of a shotgun or rifle in the guy's hand. He slams the door closed and quickly starts moving for the stairs that lead to the front door.

[9:19:15 AM] Arbi: Ricky: His eyes widen a bit when he sees the rifle in the guy's hand. Without waiting to see what else this guy does he runs back to the living room and grabs Odie's shotgun before he waits near one of the walls beside the frontdoor.

[9:21:10 AM] Omniance: The man reaches the front door, and there's a brief pause, before Ricky can hear the front door unlock. It's pushed inward and a voice calls out. Nemo?! He walks in pointing the rifle down towards the floor as he holds it in both hands. It's Shane.

[9:22:04 AM] Arbi: Ricky: His voice catches him offguard. ...Shane? Is that you?

[9:23:36 AM] Omniance: Shane: He turns and immediately raises his gun towards Ricky. His stern expression quickly turns to surprise and confusion, but it fades just as quickly as he looks at Ricky, seeing the shotgun in his hand. What the hell are you doing here?

[9:28:14 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He holds onto the shotgun but keeps it lowered. Nemo brought us here to hide out for a bit... He motions to his gun. ...What are you doing here?

[9:29:10 AM] Omniance: Shane: He looks away for a moment, then back to Ricky. Someone tripped the alarm... Where's Nemo? He keeps his gun ready.

[9:29:51 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He's in his room resting with his brothers...

[9:30:40 AM] Omniance: Shane: He looks at Ricky suspiciously. ...Lucas and Yuri?

[9:36:09 AM] Arbi: Ricky: Yeah... He feels like this whole gun situation is getting awkward. There was a big fight, they're all healing up right now...

[9:36:50 AM] Omniance: Shane: I want to see him. He looks to the door to the bedroom.

[9:40:53 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He looks at him for a moment before he turns and places the shotgun back down against the couch. No guns...

[9:42:43 AM] Omniance: Shane: Why wouldn't I carry a gun when you can probably spit fire? He raises an eyebrow at Ricky. Nemo is missing, you're here, and no one but he and I know where this place is, and someone fucked with his lab enough to trip the alarm.

[9:47:56 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He sighs and looks back to the Nemo's door for a moment before he walks up to it and heads inside. Nemo, you awake?...

[9:51:13 AM] Omniance: Shane: He follows Ricky in, then stops in front of the bed, the look of confusion passing over his face again.

Nemo and Lucas are on either side of Yuri, curled up next to him.

Shane: His eyes dart between the three and he shakes his head slightly. He speaks quietly so he doesn't wake them. ...Why isn't his hair blue? He looks at Lucas for a moment, then back to Yuri, then to Nemo. He slowly starts to lower his gun. ...What happened to his chest?

[9:57:28 AM] Arbi: Ricky: I'm not the type of guy that likes explaining this shit to normal people... just wake him up and ask him yourself.

[10:13:30 AM] Omniance: Shane: He looks at Ricky with a scowl, then walks around the bed, grabbing Nemo's shoulder lightly. He shakes him. Hey... Nemo?

Nemo: He rolls over slightly, opening his eyes. They scan him for a moment, then light up, he speaks quietly. Shane? ...Shane! He quickly sits up and grabs him, hugging him tightly. What are you doing here?

Shane: The alarm in your lab was tripped, I got text on my phone. What the hell happened? Are you alright?

Nemo: He rests his head against the space between Shane's head and shoulder. I'm better than ever...

Shane: Your hair and eyes...?

Nemo: The demon's gone Shane. I'm free. His eyes are watering, with happiness.

Shane: He lets out a little bit of a laugh and grabs him, letting his rifle set against the side of the bed as he lifts Nemo up from the covers and holds him off the ground as he hugs him tight.

Nemo: Not... Too tight... Shane... My chest...

Shane: Sorry... Sorry... He sets Nemo down.

About twenty minutes later...

Nemo and Shane are in the kitchen. There's a pot of coffee going.

Shane: He's been pacing around, Nemo has just finished giving him a summary of the previous few day's events. You didn't need to leave me out of all this Nemo...

Nemo: He shakes his head, looking into an oversized cup of coffee as he sits at the table. I did. I really needed you to be safe... I... Didn't want you to see me like I was... Or seeing what I might have done...

Shane: He takes a deep breath.

Nemo: He looks up at Shane and smiles sadly.

Shane: ...So you... Died?

Nemo: But Yuri saved me.

Shane: ...But... Wasn't he the one that killed you? He doesn't seem sure if he should be angry or not.

Nemo: He only did it because he needed to. Without him, I... I would still have that devil inside me.

Shane: He scratches the side of his beard a little, thinking. Well you're here now... And we're... Okay... Right?

Nemo: His face lights up again. Despite looking serious and vaguely confused, Shane almost seems to return the expression.

[10:16:48 AM] Arbi: Ricky: We're not all okay... He's been standing to the side listening to Nemo explain everything to Shane for the past twenty minutes.

[10:17:32 AM] Omniance: Nemo: He looks from Shane to Ricky. ...Oh yeah... Where's Odie and Kitty?

[10:26:06 AM] Arbi: Ricky: Kit was locked downstairs with Odie... or whatever was left of him. He looked like he was ready to kill Yuri..

[10:27:42 AM] Omniance: Nemo: He looks a little confused for a moment. ...Whatever was left of him?

Shane: That must've been what tripped the alarm. He starts looking through the bags of Mexican food and pulls out a taco.

Nemo: ...Are they dead? He raises an eyebrow at Ricky.

[10:34:17 AM] Arbi: Ricky: You saw what the demon did to him. Odie got possessed during the fight and then went after Yuri... he must've killed Odie out of self defense. I think he locked Kit downstairs with the body so he wouldn't stop him from walking out into the sun.

[10:35:51 AM] Omniance: Nemo: ...Poor Odie. He seems sad, but not entirely broken up about it, likely because, like he said to Ricky earlier, he didn't ever think of Odie as much of a friend due to the nightmares. ...So Kit is still down there then? Or is he gone?

[10:36:53 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He left after I told him Yuri ran away...

[10:39:10 AM | Edited 10:39:46 AM] Omniance: Nemo: He looks down. I have a feeling that's going to come back to bite us in the ass later...

Shane: He crunches into the taco he grabbed. ...Man... So what are we gonna do about Odie then?

Nemo: He turns to look at Shane. We? What do you mean "we"? You're going back home.

Shane: He shakes his head as he chews his food.

[10:42:27 AM | Edited 10:58:42 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He sits down across from them. There's nothing we can do... we'll just have to get rid of the body. We can't even tell his mom anything...

[10:44:12 AM] Omniance: Nemo: He lets out a quiet sigh and looks back down at his coffee. I could transmute a new one... Plant it somewhere... Leave it for someone to find? He looks up at Ricky. ...Just saying, that's an option... Do we know he's gone for sure? Maybe I can bring him back the same way I did for myself.

[10:52:28 AM] Arbi: Ricky: You can check on his body downstairs if you want but I'm staying up here.

[10:55:37 AM] Omniance: Nemo: He looks at Shane, then gets up and slowly starts walking towards the stairs. He's still pretty weak from his blood.

Shane: Hey. He puts the rest of his taco on the wrapper on the counter and runs over to help Nemo. The two of them descend the stairs, with Shane helping Nemo down.

About thirty seconds pass and Lucas walks down the hall and into the kitchen. He looks good as new, despite his face ballooning up like a sack of potatoes earlier today.

Lucas: He's looking around, like he's still not entirely sure where he is. His hair is still black.

[10:57:11 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He stands up when he sees Lucas. Hey, how are you feeling?

[10:58:24 AM] Omniance: Lucas: When he hears Ricky's voice he runs over and grabs onto him tightly. He doesn't say anything.

[10:59:38 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He hugs him back and quietly sighs, feeling better knowing that he's safe again.

[11:00:21 AM] Omniance: Lucas: After a long moment passes his whispers. I didn't mean... What I said... I... Couldn't...

[11:09:09 AM] Arbi: Ricky: I know... don't worry about it, Vera... He squeezes him a little tighter for a moment. You're safe... that's all that matters.

[11:10:01 AM] Omniance: Lucas: What I did to Odie... I... He lets out a trembling sigh as Ricky hold him.

[11:16:02 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He shakes his head as he whispers. It's not your fault-

Yuri: ...Is everyone awake? He walks out of Nemo's bedroom and looks at the two of them.

[11:16:45 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He turns his head to look at Yuri. I think so. He smiles a little when he sees Yuri.

[11:26:41 AM] Arbi: Yuri: He walks into the kitchen, giving Lucas a slight pat on the back as he passes him and sits at the kitchen table. I thought heard Shane's voice again... did he leave another message?

Ricky: He's actually downstairs with Nemo... he came over in his truck to check up on him.

Yuri: He grabs a wrapped taco from one of the bags but stops opening it when Ricky mentions him being downstairs. ...Oh.

[11:27:54 AM] Omniance: Lucas: ...Wait Shane's here? He pushes off of Ricky. It's like he's remembering Nemo even exists or something for a moment. He takes a deep breath. ...So what are we going to do? He looks back up at Ricky. He seems almost lost in all of this.

[11:30:38 AM] Arbi: Yuri: You guys should start looking for a new apartment.

[11:30:56 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He immediately frowns.

[11:37:09 AM] Arbi: Ricky: He's right, Vera... we don't have anywhere else to stay.

[11:38:19 AM] Omniance: Lucas: Do we even have the money to find a new place? He's quickly starting to sound stressed as the weight of more mundane responsibilities hit him.

[11:43:14 AM] Arbi: Ricky: I had some money saved on the side... we should be okay for awhile. He wraps his arm around Lucas's back and pulls him a little closer to him.

[11:47:36 AM] Omniance: Lucas: He rubs his head against Ricky's chest, glad that he's here to make him feel better.

About half a minute later Nemo and Shane walk back up from downstairs.

Nemo: He looks a little disheartened. Umm... I'll clean up my study. He looks at the tacos.

Shane: He looks at Lucas and Yuri.

Nemo: Uhh... Shane, Yuri and Lucas... Yuri... Lucas, this is my boy friend.

Lucas: He looks back at the two of them. Seeing himself being helped by someone he barely knows is surreal to him, especially since he's really only seen Shane in nightmares.

Shane: 'Sup. He shrugs a little.

Nemo: We- He stops something catching his ear. Lucas seems to hear it too.

Shane: ...What? He looks at Nemo. What is it?

Lucas: He looks outside. ...That sounds like my motorcycle.

[11:51:37 AM] Arbi: Ricky: Without saying anything he walks out of the kitchen to the front door, opening it and walking outside into the dark night.

[11:55:38 AM] Omniance: Lucas's motorcycle rolls up to the front of the house. The person riding it leaps off of it and lands on the base of the steps as the bike falls to it's side and rolls into the garage, crashing into one of the walls inside. Ricky immediately recognizes the blood-stained robes.

Kit: I gave you the benefit of the doubt. He looks up at Ricky. I wanted to believe you were worth my time here.

[11:57:28 AM] Arbi: Ricky: I'm thankful that you were here to help us fight the demon... but he's gone now. You don't need to be here anymore.

[11:59:41 AM] Omniance: Kit: I'm here for a reason, and after scrambling through the desert for eight hours chasing ghosts, I think I've found what that reason is. He immediately breaks into a run, leaping up the steps four at a time as the rushes up them towards Ricky.

[12:05:51 PM] Arbi: Ricky: Fire spreads across over his skin until his arm is engulfed in hell fire, he waits until Kit reaches him to fight back. Is killing all you can think of when you're out of answers?

[12:09:43 PM] Omniance: Kit: He doesn't say anything. Before he reaches the top landing he jumps and scrambles up the wall, climbing onto the top of the house. Out of sight he yells out. I asked myself that question. This is my answer.

[12:11:51 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He watches him climb up the side of the house onto the roof. What the hell are you doing?!

[12:16:18 PM | Edited 12:17:40 PM] Omniance: Kit: There was one person out of your group that genuinely went out of his way to help people, even at his own peril, and he's the one that's dead. There's a loud slam from atop the house. Not you, the son of a sorceress who would consort with demons, not Nemo, who readily sacrifices everything else for his own ends, and certainly not Yuri, who murders freely and then garners protection, as if he deserves it. There's another loud slam. Someone needs to stop all of you, and killing you all would prevent you from killing anymore than you already have. That's my purpose. There's another slam. The reason I'm here!

[12:22:34 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks up, hearing all the loud slamming coming from the roof. He looks around at the other three before he runs outside to check out what's happening.

[12:24:26 PM] Omniance: The ceiling in the hallway suddenly gives way and Kit lands in it, amidst dust and crumbling pieces of the house.

Kit: He slowly stands up.

Nemo: He looks at Kit strangely. How the hell did he even do that?

Kit: He breaks into a sprint, running at Nemo.

[12:27:01 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He runs past Yuri at full speed and tackles Kit into the floor before he can reach anyone else there.

[12:30:48 PM] Omniance: Kit: As Ricky get near to him he feels his strength decline, and his hellfire immediately vanishes. The aura Kit was excluding previously seems stronger now. As Ricky tackles him down he immediately elbows Ricky in the face with a stunning hit, then pushes them both off the ground. They roll over and up against one of the windows, where Kit grabs onto Ricky's demonic arm. A burning power immediately sears into Ricky's flesh from Kit's hands.

[12:33:45 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He closes his eyes tightly and growls just before punching Kit in the face with his other fist to get him off of him.

[12:37:39 PM] Omniance: Kit: He grabs onto Ricky tighter, but is suddenly grabbed.

Shane: I got him!

Nemo: What the hell are you doing Shane?!

Shane: I said I got him! He pulls Kit's head back and punches him square in the jaw. Kit goes slack and falls over.

Nemo: He runs up and grabs Shane, pulling him away. Are you insane?! He looks at Kit, who is laying against the window unconscious. ...You knocked him out cold?

Shane: I've had a lot of rounds with the old punching bad the passed few days... He clears his throat. No thanks to you.

Nemo: He looks at Shane, then to Ricky. You alright? There's burned handprints in Ricky's arm.

[12:40:17 PM] Arbi: Ricky: Yeah... He closes his fist tighter, an intense pain still radiating from the handprints on his demon arm.

Yuri: He's standing down the hall looking at Kit on the floor.

[12:42:00 PM | Edited 12:42:49 PM] Omniance: Lucas: ...What the hell was he doing?

Nemo: He hunts demons, demon-users... He shakes his head. I guess being with us got to him.

Shane: Think he'll cool off?

Lucas & Nemo: At the same time. Probably not. They look at one another for a moment, then back to Kit.

[12:46:05 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He stands up and grabs a chair from the kitchen table before sitting down, it really looks like he's pushing through all the pain. Get me some ice...

Yuri: He continues looking down at the unconscious Kit on the floor.

[12:47:21 PM] Omniance: Nemo: He turns and quickly moves for the kitchen.

Kit: He lets out a grunt.

Nemo: He stops.

Kit: He's already standing up.

Shane: He takes a few steps back, raising his fists.

[12:50:28 PM] Arbi: Yuri: You're not gonna stop, are you?

[12:51:39 PM] Omniance: Kit: His right hand, still bruised and scrapped up from earlier, starts sizzling. You never do. He opens his eyes at his looks at Yuri. You just keep killing...

[1:00:15 PM] Arbi: Yuri: I thought we had a small chance to save him... but if I let him stay alive any longer he would've metamorphosised again. He would've killed all of us...

[1:03:09 PM] Omniance: Kit: He stares at Yuri.

Lucas: It's my fault! He walks in front of everyone. I caused him to be that way. If you're going to take this out on anyone it should be me.

Kit: He looks at Lucas. You were possessed.

Nemo: So was Odie.

Kit: He narrows his eyes.

Lucas: He looks at Nemo for a moment, then back to Kit. But we're not possessed now.

Nemo: Odie said himself that he would die to help save his friends. He knew what could happen. He looks at Yuri.

[1:13:13 PM | Edited 1:19:15 PM] Arbi: Yuri: You don't know what he was going through... that demon possessed him four years ago. His body was sacrificed by cultists so a demon could crawl up inside him and use him. After the hell we went through to save him he was still messed up, he lived in fear of everything around him even after the demon was gone. Do you really think he deserved to go through that again?

[1:17:17 PM] Omniance: Kit: He balls up his fist and stands there silently for almost a full minute. He looks from Yuri outside and then puts his hands over his face and drags them downwards, letting out a long sigh. I pray he's in a better place. He pulls his hood down and then drops his hands to his sides as he turns to look at them. The anger has mostly left his expression, but it looks like the day has taken its toll on him. His lips are chapped and cracked and his hair is matted down around his face and head, wet with sweat. There's still lines of dried blood on his face.

[1:25:23 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks down at the floor in front of Kit, but closes his eyes when he sees his shoes stained in blood. You should go...

[1:27:43 PM] Omniance: Kit: He looks at Nemo. Send me home. Nemo nods slowly and the two of them, along with Shane following them closely, move out onto the patio. Kit walks onto the glyph, looking to Yuri through the glass. They hear muffled words from Nemo, and Kit's gone.

[1:29:17 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks a little angry but at the same time his eyes are watering. He still hasn't moved from his spot.

[1:33:53 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He sighs and puts his hand to his head. A small part of me agrees with him... He's obviously having trouble dealing with Odie's death, and his hand in it, despite not showing outward sadness. ...Maybe I do deserve some kind of punishment for what's happened today... I feel like I... He shakes his head.

[1:35:59 PM | Edited 1:40:55 PM] Arbi: Ricky: You can start your punishment by giving me back massages... My back still hurts from getting knocked around so much.

[1:36:40 PM | Edited 1:42:03 PM] Omniance: Lucas: The comment catches him off-guard. That's... Hardly a punishment.

[1:44:06 PM | Edited 1:46:10 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He wipes his tears away and shakes his head, feeling a little better just hearing them talk normally. You guys are so gay... I'm going back to sleep.

[1:47:14 PM] Omniance: As Yuri turns to head back to sleep, Nemo and Shane walk back in.

Nemo: He looks at the three of them. We're gonna pack some stuff up. I'll deal with the basement... Umm. He looks at Shane. We decided you guys can stay with us, at Shane's place, for a little if you want to... Just... Thought we'd offer. Anyway, I'm probably going to torch this whole place in the morning, it's not really salvageable with all that crap outside... He looks up at the hole in the ceiling. ...Among other things.

[1:49:48 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Shane's house? He turns to look at him.

[1:50:48 PM] Omniance: Shane: He crosses his arms over his chest. You think I'd live way the hell out here? Nemo rolls his eyes slightly.

[1:51:49 PM] Arbi: Yuri: No but... you sure you can handle us? We've only been here one day and the place is a wreck.

[1:54:29 PM] Omniance: Shane: He looks at Nemo. He's right, maybe we should just ditch'em here.

Nemo: He looks at Shane sternly.

Shane: I can't afford to buy a whole house if I lose the one I have.

Nemo: He just keeps staring at Shane.

Shane: He rolls his eyes and sighs, looking to Yuri. Yeah, it should be fine... But only for a few days. He looks back at Nemo.

Nemo: He smiles.

Lucas: He mumbles to himself, but Ricky can hear it. Does my smile look that stupid?

[1:58:48 PM | Edited 1:59:25 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He stands up and takes off his partially burnt shirt, Lucas can see his muscles flexing as he stretches his shoulder. He looks back at Lucas after and smiles. You're using lotion, right?

[2:02:05 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He blushes, his eyes dart to Nemo and Shane, who are looking at him and his face turns redder. He looks back at Ricky. Here?!

Shane: There's lotion in the bathroom.

Nemo: He hits him.

Shane: He looks at Nemo with a smirk, then pauses in realization. You're significantly less strong than you usually are.

Nemo: Huh- Hey! Shane grabs him and picks him up.

Shane: The tables have turned! He carries Nemo off.