The Triumphant Return of Emir

[Saturday June 16th, 12:15 PM

New Orleans, Bayou Lac des Allemands]

[5:30:18 PM] Omniance: Odie: He locks the last part of the jeep's bumper onto the RV's tow. Alright we're good to go! He runs to the side of the RV and gets in. Rodin running in behind him. Let's get going before they find us. He closes the RV door and locks it.

Lucas: He pulls the RV out onto the main road and drives as quickly as he thinks he can without causing a wreck. The roads down here in the swamp are little more than gravel covering mud.

[5:33:08 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He's sitting on the small couch looking out the window every few moments to check if they're being followed. He lets out a sight a relief and slides down the couch slightly. I think we lost them.

[5:34:17 PM] Omniance: Lucas: I think, out of everything we've done, the ability to actually lose someone following us when we're all in a thirty foot RV, is the most impressive. He keeps looking in the mirror.

[5:37:31 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He smiles a bit, sitting in the front seat beside Lucas. Even if they did manage to catch up to us, shooting those rifles in broad daylight would attract the police. The last thing those guys want is those glasses locked away in a evidence locker.

[5:39:01 PM] Omniance: Odie: He sits down at the small table and opens his sunglasses case. He pulls the round-rimmed glasses from his shirt collar and puts them inside, putting his sunglasses on his head. I'm keepin them in my sunglasses case.

[5:40:17 PM | Edited 5:40:44 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Can you imagine what someone could do with those glasses? I didn't really believe Vicky at first but those glasses really do stop explosions.

[5:41:28 PM | Edited 5:41:39 PM] Omniance: Lucas: I guess they're magic or something? He looks forwards at the road. ...They just seem like an old pair of glasses...

[5:43:44 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks over at him. Yeah, everything in Vicky's museum looks like that.

[5:45:07 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He takes a deep breath and starts driving a little faster. I think we should keep going until we're out of Louisiana.

[5:46:46 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks over at Odie. Hey, you're in charge of the map. What's the fastest way back to California anyways?

[5:50:08 PM] Omniance: Odie: Well... He pulls his pack out from under the table and grabs the map from what looks like a few different maps of the US, and one of Mexico. We could just take the 610 to the 10 and follow that all the way to the 8... Which is in  Arizona City. That would take us straight to San Diego, they we just go north on the 15 until we're home...

[5:55:04 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Whatever it takes to get back home... He stands up and walks to the fridge to get a soda. I enjoyed the trip here but after losing almost all of our powers I don't think we should take any chances with guys that like to shoot first and ask questions later.

[5:56:44 PM] Omniance: Lucas: Agreed. He watches the speedometer rise to 80 miles per hour. How long do you think it'll take Odie?

Ode: To get home? ...Umm... I don't know. Thirty hours maybe?

Lucas: We could drive non-stop, take turns. We'd be home by tomorrow night.

[5:59:48 PM] Arbi: Ricky: Never driven an RV before... I don't think Odie has either.

Yuri: It's easy. I've only hit three cars trying to park this baby. He looks over at his brother. Wait, we gotta take this RV back don't we?

[6:02:27 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He sighs. ...Yeah... We'll have to go back to Vegas to drop it off if we don't want anyone snooping around...

Odie: That'll only add a few hours to the trip.

Lucas: How many?

Odie: ...Umm... Three? Five at the most.

[6:03:34 PM] Arbi: Ricky: I can't drive the RV... we'll have to stop somewhere to sleep eventually.

[6:05:04 PM | Edited 6:05:48 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He leans forwards on the steering wheel, thinking silently about how to handle the situation they're in.

Odie: I could drive, but umm... I don't have a license. I mean... I kinda do... But not a real one.

Lucas: We'll stop once we're out of Texas then. We'll have to find somewhere remote.

[6:06:10 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He sits back down and opens his soda. Sounds like a plan. He takes a drink.

[6:06:29 PM] Omniance: About twenty minutes later...

[6:09:15 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He's been silently watching the road most of this time, he keeps adjusting the way he's sitting, his back bothering him from leaning forwards for the last twenty minutes.

Odie: He breaks the silence suddenly. So you think Winsor hired the Prince? He's looking out the window. They're still in the swamp, having driven west instead of east back up into New Orleans, and he's been staring off into the murky waters and dense mossy trees that surround the road.

[6:13:58 PM] Arbi: Yuri: I don't know... maybe. He thinks for a moment. Winsor didn't really seem like he knew anything about demonic powers. He's sitting across from Odie at the small table and has been trying to draw something using the very few tools Lucas brought along for the trip but his art skills are lacking. Would someone like him even know about The Prince?

[6:15:49 PM] Omniance: Odie: ...I feel like we missed something. The second he finishes saying this there's a loud pop, like a gunshot, and the RV shakes.

Lucas: Shit! He quickly pulls over to the side of the road and stops. He sighs, then looks in the mirror. We must have a blow out.

[6:17:24 PM] Arbi: Ricky: ...How did that happen? He opens his door and steps out of the RV to check what happened to the tire.

[6:18:00 PM] Omniance: The spare tire they put on looks like it's had enough. The hundreds of miles they put on it causing it to have burst.

[6:20:35 PM | Edited 6:21:31 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He lightly kicks the flat tire with his shoe and looks it over, it's clear which tire it is because there are still some burn marks on this side of the RV from the encounter with the Prince. The spare tire gave out.

[6:21:28 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He rolls down the window. Think we could drive to the next town on it?

[6:22:30 PM | Edited 6:22:48 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He walks back to the front towards Lucas's window. Not while we're towing the Jeep...

[6:24:47 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He pulls out of sight from Ricky and hits the steering wheel. Ricky can hear him groan in frustration. After a moment he's walking around the front of the RV. About five minutes back I saw a sign that said there's a town up ahead. We'll drive there and see if we can get a tow for the RV.

[6:26:07 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Who's gonna stay here and watch the big girl? He walks up to Lucas and pats the RV as he says this.

[6:26:32 PM] Omniance: Lucas: You and Odie? He looks at Ricky. Or whoever. I'm driving.

[6:28:49 PM] Arbi: About three minutes later Yuri and Odie are watching Lucas and Ricky get into the Jeep and start it up before driving off down the road to the next town.

Yuri: He has a tilted frown as he watches them drive out of sight. I feel like I'm being replaced.

[6:32:27 PM] Omniance: Odie: He's eating a popsicle. Well since Lucas was a virgin up until about an hour ago, I'd think he'd want to keep Ricky pretty... Close. He slowly looks over at Yuri. Rodin barks. Don't worry about it man. He probably just wants to talk about... Their encounter... In the swamp. He licks up the side of the popsicle idly. After a moment he looks at it with slight disgust and throws it out the window.

[6:34:02 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He shakes his head and looks down. I can't believe he lost his virginity before me...

[6:35:39 PM] Omniance: Odie: He sighs. Yeah that's weird... To be frank, I actually expected you to lose yours first. He wipes his mouth with his shirt. Lucas is a cool cat, but he's a bit of a bumbler when it comes to the ladies...

[6:36:42 PM] Arbi: Yuri: I would've gotten away with it too if Book of Sins didn't fuck me over...

[6:38:54 PM] Omniance: Odie: Aww... He leans back in his chair. After a moment he narrows his eyes, saying to himself quietly. ...What the hell do guys... Do when they have sex with each other anyway... His eyes go wide as they shift to look out the window. I don't even want to know.

[6:42:31 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He opens the RV door and steps out. Let's talk about something else.

[6:44:22 PM] Omniance: Odie: He steps out and looks around, stretching a bit. He sees the popsicle melting in the muddy water about a yard into the swamp. What were you guys planning on doing this summer anyway?

[6:45:20 PM] Arbi: Yuri: We had a lot of powers, Odie. He shrugs and looks out into the distance. We could do whatever we want.

[6:45:46 PM] Omniance: Odie: Do you miss all that power?

[6:46:29 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks at him but doesn't immediately respond. ...I'd be lying if I said no.

[6:47:23 PM] Omniance: Odie: Must've been nice having all that power... He takes a step back and leans his back up against the jeep. Billy's pretty creepy though.

[6:48:35 PM] Arbi: Yuri: You get used to it... or maybe only we got used to it because he can't hurt us.

[6:50:02 PM] Omniance: Odie: I don't know what to do about the... Little kid... Me... Mama Amelie said that if I take care of him he could turn out to be alright... But she also said a lot of people are going to come looking for him... I'm not good with responsibility. He looks to the side. It's like I'm teen pregnant or something.

[6:52:37 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks down at Odie's stomach, thinking he means that he's actually going to give birth to a demon.

[6:53:10 PM] Omniance: Odie: Not like that, I just... Like I'm... Raising a little kid or something and I have to protect him. Nevermind...

[6:54:13 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He shrugs and looks around. He doesn't show up around here... so I don't think you have as much responsibility as a pregnant teenager.

[6:54:57 PM] Omniance: Odie: He narrows his eyes. At least Lucas and Ricky don't have to worry about getting pregnant...

[6:55:38 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He hits Odie's shoulder.

[6:56:00 PM] Omniance: Odie: Ow... You're not supposed to hit a pregnant person!

[6:57:18 PM | Edited 6:58:57 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He brings his palm to his face and groans in disbelief. I can't believe you just said that...

[6:57:51 PM] Omniance: Meanwhile...

[7:03:36 PM | Edited 7:06:55 PM] Omniance: Lucas: They've driven up into Des Allemands, a small town that seems to be some kind of farming area. It reminds Lucas of Pineview, as it's all on one road with only a few restaurants and a single motel. I don't care what the price is... He pulls out his wallet. Just send a guy to go get it.

Mechanic: It's a young mechanic redneck type, who is probably only a year or two older than Lucas is. Alright, hundren and fitty city kid..

Lucas: For the tow?

Mechanic: Ye...

Lucas: He shakes his head and looks into his wallet, pulling out some of the travelling money that Veronica gave them. Here. One-fifty. The mechanic grabs the money and shoves it into his pocket.

Mechanic: Just down the road then, bout two miles ya said?

Lucas: It's a big RV. You can't miss it.

Mechanic: Alrighty, be back in about thirty. He grabs his hat and keys and walks out of the front desk area through the back door.

Lucas: He sighs and walks out the front entrance to Ricky. The heat has started to really set in, and it's humid and uncomfortable outside, even for Lucas.

[7:08:57 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He can feel the hot and wet humidity touching his skin as they walk back outside. Thirty minutes... He looks down the road. Should we head back?

[7:10:02 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He watches the tow truck pull out from behind the mechanic's and then turn and drive down the road. Whatever... He shrugs.

[7:10:42 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He turns around to look back at Lucas. ...You okay?

[7:11:50 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He takes a deep breath. Yeah. I'm good, just that nothing's every simple, ya know? Guess I'm... Just stressed... Mainly about what Odie said. We don't know who hired the Prince...

[7:14:40 PM] Arbi: Ricky: Don't stress yourself over it... You only hire a hitman when you can't do the job yourself and the Prince was up there with the best. I think we scared this guy off.

[7:15:12 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He smirks. Yeah. You know what? You're probably right. He looks at Ricky and smiles.

[7:17:01 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He smiles back and starts walking back to the parked Jeep with him.

[7:19:15 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He starts walking back to the Jeep with him. So... About what happened earlier...

[7:22:49 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He glances at him while they're walking down the sidewalk. You gonna tell them the truth about what happened?

[7:23:05 PM] Omniance: Lucas: What? He looks at Ricky.

[7:26:11 PM] Arbi: Ricky: Rubbing our bodies together isn't really sex. It was hot as fuck but... Yuri and Odie have the wrong idea about what happened.

[7:27:20 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He looks to the side. Well maybe we can just take it all the way next time... When we're not in a swamp... And we don't get interrupted by gunfire... He gets into the Jeep.

[7:28:10 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He gets in next to him. You sure you're ready for that, Vera?

[7:29:41 PM] Omniance: Lucas: His face is completely red with blushing. I don't even know what I'd be ready for... He starts the jeep. After a moment he gulps and looks at Ricky. ...I think we'll just let Yuri and Odie assume... I doubt they'd even want to hear an explanation of what happened anyway...

[7:30:19 PM] Omniance: About an hour later...

[7:34:15 PM | Edited 7:34:50 PM] Omniance: Lucas: They're all in the front office area of the Mechanic's place. What?

Mechanic: Ya heard me. Can't get it fixt 'til tomorrow.

Lucas: But-

Mechanic: Look city kid, I realize back in San Fransisco or New York or whatever you're from they gots them big tire places, but ya see I gotta order the tire and it won't be here 'til tomorrow at noon. Whaddya gonna do 'bout it kid? Drive the damn thing to the next town?

Lucas: Whatever.

Mechanic: I gotta go grab lunch, so skedaddle outta my shop while I'm gone. I'll see ya tomorrow when the jobs done. He turns and walks out the back door, grabbing his keys off of the wall.

[7:38:37 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He sighs. So much for trying to get back home in thirty hours...

[7:39:17 PM] Omniance: Lucas: We'll have to check into the Inn and get attacked by monsters all night. Again. He walks out of the office in annoyance, lighting a cigarette as soon as he's outside.

[7:40:53 PM | Edited 7:41:06 PM] Arbi: Ricky and Yuri follow him outside.

Yuri: He quickly catches up and grabs his shoudler. What do you mean get attacked by monsters? Don't joke about that... we know they're real.

[7:41:26 PM] Omniance: Odie: We do have a shitty track record with... Staying somewhere...

[7:43:36 PM | Edited 7:44:10 PM] Arbi: Yuri: You're right... we need to figure out a way to get stronger again. Invisibility and a black chain isn't going to cut it.

[7:44:12 PM] Omniance: Lucas: We could try Tartarus... Maybe we can find some Devil Room... Items.

[7:45:16 PM | Edited 7:47:12 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He nods a couple times and smiles. Yeah... He looks at all of them. What if we all went?

[7:47:12 PM] Omniance: Odie: Wait-what? Him and Lucas speak at the same time. Seriously?

Lucas: You can't be serious. They say the serious part in unison and Lucas looks over at Odie expecting some kind of "Jynx" jab.

Odie: It's like we're twwinnnssss.

Lucas: He looks at Yuri.

[7:48:52 PM | Edited 7:49:19 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Odie, man, you have to come with us. Your mist powers are too valuable to leave behind, you already saved my life once.

[7:49:29 PM] Omniance: Odie: Alright... Guess I should check up on... My little brother...

[7:52:07 PM | Edited 7:53:11 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He looks at Ricky.

Ricky: He looks from Lucas to Yuri. You know you don't have to convince me...

Yuri: Everyone's in then. He smiles. Don't worry, if we stick together we'll be able to clear the first floor in no time.

[7:54:31 PM] Omniance: Lucas: Well night time is a few hours off... Let's find a place to the eat, then we'll check in to the local roach motel... Sound good?

Odie: I don't know any places to eat here. I didn't even know this place existed.

Lucas: Seeing as how all that's here is a McDonalds, some kind of Mexican food, and a burger place, we don't exactly have a lot of options...

[7:55:25 PM] Omniance: Later that night...

[7:57:06 PM] Omniance: Odie: This is weird. He looks across the bed he's sleeping in at Lucas and Ricky getting ready to sleep in the same bed.

Lucas: We don't have the cash for two rooms. We have to pay for the RV repairs until we get reimbursed in Vegas, and I don't know how much that'll cost. Probably a few hundred. Just getting the damn thing towed was over a hundred bucks.

[7:57:52 PM | Edited 8:00:00 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Just don't try anything funny... He gets under the covers of the bed he's in. He's sleeping beside Odie but his head is on the other side of the bed near Odie's feet.

[8:00:23 PM] Omniance: Odie: He looks at Winkers, sitting on the floor next to his bed. He then looks at Lucas as he gets under the covers. Yeah guys... We're like... Right here.

[8:02:28 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He rolls his eyes a bit and lays back in his bed beside Lucas, smiling at him before he closes his eyes.

[8:05:39 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He grabs Ricky and pulls himself close to him, resting his head on his shoulder.

Odie: Hey hey hey! That's uncomfortably close!

Lucas: He sighs. Just turn the light off and you won't have to see...

Odie: But you could do anything in the darkness then...

Lucas: He gets up and turns the light off. Sleeeeeep Odie... He gets back into bed and goes back to resting on Ricky's shoulder.

Odie: After a long quiet pause. ...This is weird...

[8:06:18 PM] Arbi: The four of them slowly begin to drift off to sleep.

[8:20:21 PM] Arbi: Hours later once the four of them have entered a deep sleep together the group falls down a few feet from out of nowhere, landing in Tartarus. But as they look around they see the world has changed since the last time they were here. There is no longer a dungeon around them, only large rock formations blocking off other parts of the land. There is no more ceiling over their heads and the four of them can see the sky, which is erratic with powerful energies from the legions of demons that have found Tartarus after the demonic slaughter that took place here and decided to enter it seeking new power. What once was a world shaped to mimic an innocent videogame has been warped to a hellish landscape. Lightning bolts can be seen striking the earth in the distance as all the battles here have forever torn this world into chaos.

Brendan: He holds his teddybear close to him and holds Odie's hand as he looks around.

[8:21:38 PM] Omniance: Odie: He looks down at Brendan. ...So this place is effectively hell now...

Lucas: ...We should leave...

[8:22:59 PM] Arbi: Yuri: ...What happened to this place? He looks around, expecting there to at least be a doorway or some sign of the old videogame-like world they always woke up in but there's nothing.

[8:23:43 PM] Omniance: Lucas: I think Billy might've become too weak to keep everything out... Or maybe that fight just... Attracted a lot of attention...

[8:25:37 PM] Arbi: Brendan: He drops his teddybear and suddenly hugs Odie as tightly as he can, whimpering in fear.

[8:26:24 PM] Omniance: Odie: He grabs him and picks him up. We should at least find somewhere safe for him to stay.

[8:27:39 PM] Arbi: Brendan: He trembles in Odie's embrace and hides his face in his shoulder, whispering something that's too muffled to understand.

[8:28:32 PM] Omniance: Odie: ...You say something little guy?

Lucas: He seems to be surveying the area, having walked a few paces ahead.

[8:33:17 PM] Arbi: Brendan: He raises his head slightly and whispers it again, it's so quiet that only Odie can hear him. I can feel the presence of a terrifying demon...

Mysterious Voice: The scent of demons beckons me to the battlefield! As the group looks around to find the source of the voice they cannot find it. I do not know who you are but... If you are here it is our destiny to fight.

[8:34:29 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He narrows his eyes. ...Great...

[8:44:49 PM] Arbi: Ricky: Where is this guy...

Yuri: I can't see him... He keeps looking around. He's not invisible...

Mysterious Voice: The voice is calm but a lingering dread makes the entire group uneasy. You are all bound to demons... Then, like me, you must be seeking supreme power...

A sphere of chatoic energy booms out infront of the group, inside it a dark figure appears and as the energies fades they can see him. At first glance it looks like it could be a human. He's wearing a white cloak that goes down around his back and partly infront of his body on one side with a hood over his head. The man slowly turns to look at all of them and reveals his face. All the flesh looks like it's been burned off, leaving just a dark skull with empty eyes. If this man had any humanity before it's gone now. That I cannot allow.

Yuri: He backs away slightly caught off by his appearance, unsure if they should run or fight now. The man looks like a skeleton but he's clearly a demon.

[8:46:18 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He nods slowly. Alright. Let's leave.

[8:51:40 PM] Arbi: Mysterious Voice: Only the greatest warrior is worthy of such power.. As the group tries to flee they realize they cannot leave as something won't allow it, much like before when they were forced to witness the battle with the Grey Queen. It is meant for a master swordsman... A long sword appears in the man's hand from what seems like nowhere. One who amidst the legions of hell, has put an end to countless demons...

Ricky: His ignites his demonic hand, feeling like they're going to have to fight now.

Mysterious Voice: That warrior is I, Emir...

[8:53:38 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He sighs.

Odie: What do we do guys? He's holding Brendan close to him, backing up a bit.

[9:00:07 PM | Edited 9:00:44 PM] Arbi: Emir: The dark skulled man hasn't moved a bit since he's shown up and seems calm despite his words of battle. I'm sorry to say but it seems you are all too weak to reign over this world. You should leave this place to someone more deserving, like myself... He pauses. But, since it's unlikely that you'll heed my advice... He raises his sword up suddenly, pointing it at Lucas. I challenge all of you to see which of us is truly worthy of Tartarus.

[9:01:27 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He breaths in deep. Fine. Since we have no choice, we effectively have no choice but to kick the shit out of you.

[9:04:57 PM] Arbi: Emir: I swear by my sword that I will once again prove victorious!! Now, let the battle begin! He gets into a fighting stance, a wave of white light feeling the area briefly as readies himself for combat.

Yuri: He turns invisible and starts walking to the side to get behind the skeletal demon.

[9:06:09 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He steps forwards and then breaths out a stream of super-heated flames onto the skeletal swordsman, wanting to incinerate the creature down to nothing as quickly as possible.

[9:14:16 PM | Edited 9:15:58 PM] Arbi: Emir: He remains standing where he is, taking the stream of fire directly. Burn me with all your strength! Your fire cannot pierce my soul! He cackles and raises his arm out from underneath his cloak and using an Angel Room item to shine a bright holy light across the field.

Yuri: The bright light knocks him out of his stealth, immediately revealing him.

Emir: He dashes forward at inhuman speed and lunges his sword into Yuri's chest while he's recovering.

Brendan: No! He closes his eyes tightly and hides his face in Odie's shoulder, using what untapped power he has inside him to wake Yuri up before he's killed.

Yuri: He vanishes and wakes up just before the sword pierces his heart and kills him.

[9:18:33 PM] Omniance: Lucas: Alright well, that's all I got... He takes a few steps back.

Odie: He sets Brendan down. Alright psycho skeleton. I've had enough of your kind showing up while I'm sleeping. A sword of ice appears in his right hand and he holds it out, unsure of how great he'll actually be in a fight with a demon. ...En garde... Gord? Ungard... Gard. Get ready to get your ass kicked.

[9:21:21 PM] Arbi: Emir: He stays in place, his dark skull seems to be stuck in an inhuman smile as he watches them all, waiting for Odie to strike him.

Ricky: He looks towards Odie and then back at the skeletal demon, raising his fists up to fight with him.

[9:22:49 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He quickly moves over and grabs Brendan, picking him back up. You sure about this Odie?

Odie: I'm sure I'm definitely not sure I'm sure about it... He nods quickly and gulps. He thrusts his sword towards the skeletal demon, anticipating an attack.

[9:25:45 PM] Arbi: Emir: He parries his attack effortlessly, breaking the sword of ice in the process before he counters and lunges his sword directly into Odie's chest.

Brendan: He whimpers loudly. No, please! He looks away again and just before Odie meets his demise he vanishes and wakes up.

[9:26:52 PM] Omniance: Odie: He bursts into a cloud of mist as the sword is about to connect with his chest, it rushes around Emir to block his vision of Ricky so that he can get an open shot at the creature.

[9:35:33 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He runs forward and follows up with Odie's deceitful attack, punching the skeletal demon in the chest.

Emir: He doesn't anticipate the surprise attack and gets hit in the chest before he dashes backwards as pure light, reappearing away from Ricky a few yards across the landscape. He continues to smile as he speaks. Impressive...  But, the moment of truth is beyond your grasp... I alone can discern it! He thrusts his sword towards Ricky and Odie, an immense force erupts around both of them, the shockwaves are so overwhelmingly powerful they could easily shatter their weak human bones.

Brendan: He cries into Lucas's shoulder and the two of them wake up before they meet their deaths. He whispers. No more...

[9:37:12 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He looks around the battlefield. We're going to have to find somewhere for you to stay little guy. It's obvious I'm not going to be able to stick around here for long. He starts backing up away from the swordsman.

[9:48:54 PM] Arbi: Emir: He cackles again and raises his arm hidden beneath his cloak, a pillar of light slams down infront of Lucas and Brendan knocking them backwards onto the ground barely missing them. The ground where they were standing is burned with holy light.

Brendan: He whimpers and looks up, getting on all fours and crawling towards his teddybear to grab it.

Emir: As Lucas looks up as he tries to stand he's met with a sword inches away from his nose, the skeletal demon staring down at him. His smile almost seem to fade away as he gets a closer look at Lucas. The disobediant puppy... He smiles again.

Brendan: He crawls faster and grabs Winkers, quickly hugging it and closing his eyes tightly.

Emir: I will teach you to show me respect! He thrusts his sword into Lucas's heart but the sword hits nothing but air as he vanishes, waking back up in the hotel they're in. He immediately turns to look towards Brendan but the little boy is gone.

[9:50:47 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He's breathing quickly as he looks around to get remember where he is, and make sure everyone else is alright.

[9:52:13 PM] Arbi: Yuri: Lucas! He hugs his brother. You're alive!

Ricky: He sighs in relief, closing his eyes. You had me scared, Vera...

[9:52:53 PM] Omniance: Odie: What about the boy?!

Lucas: He shakes his head. I should go back to sleep... I don't know what happened to him.

[9:55:05 PM | Edited 9:55:54 PM] Arbi: Brendan: He's stands up from Odie's bed and looks around the dimly lit room. He looks very sad that his teddy bear didn't come with him. He whimpers and everyone hears him.

[9:56:12 PM] Omniance: Odie: He immediately grabs him and pulls him close, relieved to see him. You're alright!

Lucas: ...He's here?

[9:56:53 PM] Arbi: Brendan: He frowns and looks up at Odie. Winkers... He looks like he's searching for him.

[9:57:40 PM] Omniance: Odie: He lets go of Brendan and reaches over the side of his bed, pulling up his bear. He's right here little guy. He hands him to Brendan.

[9:58:22 PM | Edited 9:58:37 PM] Arbi: Brendan: His eyes light up and he grabs his teddy bear, hugging him tightly.

Yuri: How did... how is he here? He looks at Odie, thinking he might know why.

[9:59:32 PM] Omniance: Odie: He shakes his head and shrugs. No idea.

Lucas: He looks at the little boy as his hugs Odie's teddy and then looks at Ricky with a bit of distress.

[10:00:32 PM] Arbi: Ricky: Forget the boy. How did we get out of there alive? He sits back down on the bed and looks down, obviously a little shaken up from the experience. I thought we were done for...

[10:01:26 PM] Omniance: Lucas: That too... We couldn't wake up until just before the moment we were about to die.

[10:02:45 PM | Edited 10:03:31 PM] Arbi: Brendan: He sits down on the edge of the bed and looks down while holding his teddy bear.

Yuri: It's no wonder Tartarus looks like that now if there's guys like him going around killing everything in sight.

[10:03:31 PM] Omniance: Odie: He moves a bit closer to the little boy. Did you save use from the skeleton?

[10:04:13 PM] Arbi: Brendan: He looks up at him and nods like he was being asked a normal question.

[10:04:46 PM] Omniance: Lucas: ...So you prevented us from being killed then... But how are you here?

[10:06:33 PM] Arbi: Brendan: He looks back down at Winkers and holds him up to his ear like he was whispering something to Brendan. He lowers it after and plays with the teddy bear's ears. Winkers says mommy saved me...

[10:09:11 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He takes a deep breath, holds it for a second, and then lets out a long stress-reducing sigh. ...I need a cigarette. He pulls off his covers and gets out of bed, walking over to his pants and pulling out his pack of cigarettes.

[10:11:49 PM | Edited 10:13:20 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He nods and stands up, taking out a ciggarette of his own before opening the frontdoor and walking outside to smoke so he can relax.

Yuri: He sees it's still dark outside and he checks the digital clock on the nightstand. It's 4:13am.

[10:13:45 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He breaths a small stream of flames onto his cigarette from his lips as he walks outside, his fire not hot enough to completely incinerate it anymore. So... He closes the door so the smoke doesn't go into the room. Now we have to worry about a demon... That looks exactly like Odie when we were kids.

[10:17:32 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He's a demon. He looks out into the dark surroundings and raises his cigarette to his mouth to breath in the white smoke before exhaling. If he dies out here he'll probably just go to hell where his "mommy" is.

[10:19:30 PM] Omniance: Lucas: That's not my point, not entirely. Taking care of him isn't the issue. Murdoc once said that no demon had fully manifested on earth since the time of Christ... So this has some... Wide reaching implications.

[10:20:46 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He looks at him. ...What do you think we should do?

[10:21:46 PM] Omniance: Lucas: I don't know, I was going to ask you what you think we should do... He breaths out smoke. How do we explain this to our parents when we get back home?

[10:22:36 PM] Arbi: Ricky: You said he looks exactly like Odie when he was younger?

[10:23:00 PM] Omniance: Lucas: Aside from his hair, Odie's hair was shorter... Usually.

[10:23:54 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He laughs slightly. I think his mom might freak out... or she'll just think he's really cute.

[10:24:56 PM] Omniance: Lucas: She'd flip. A single mother with one son? Suddenly we show up on her doorstep with a mini-Odie. "Oh don't you remember baby Brendan?" He shakes his head.

[10:27:57 PM] Arbi: Ricky: Yeah... He brings the cigarette to his mouth again. After a moment he looks back at Lucas. I hope this isn't your way of saying he should stay at my house...

[10:28:31 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He raises at eyebrow at him. I actually hadn't even thought of that...

[10:30:08 PM] Arbi: Ricky: He'd feel right at home in my basement. It sometimes feels like hell down there...

[10:31:38 PM] Omniance: Lucas: Look you don't have to take him in if you don't want to... Honestly... We're supposed to take care of a supernatural boy? That we have no understanding of.

[10:32:29 PM] Arbi: Ricky: Do you anyone that can help us figure out what we should do with a demon boy?

[10:33:29 PM] Omniance: Lucas: Murdoc... He takes a deep breath. ...Our grandma happens to be a well accomplished demonologist of some kind...

[10:36:32 PM] Arbi: Ricky: Why do I get the feeling the detective would actually try and kill the boy instead of helping us take care of him?

[10:37:39 PM] Omniance: Lucas: Murdoc? ...Well... I'm not sure what he'd do... Thought if I'd take a guess... He'd refuse to have anything to do with it -Him. The little boy.

[10:38:23 PM] Arbi: Ricky: I guess it's up to your grandma then. He puts the cigarette out.

[10:39:42 PM] Omniance: Lucas: Last time we asked for her help, instead of fixing the problem she just did whatever she wanted... Knowing that... Makes me hesitant to ask her...

[10:41:05 PM] Arbi: Ricky: Do we have a choice? He opens the door and steps back inside. Brendan is fast asleep on the bed beside Odie.

[10:42:23 PM] Arbi: Yuri: He's laying on the couch with a blanket over him, he looks at them as they walk back inside before closing his eyes to try and get some more sleep in before they head out again.

[10:43:20 PM] Omniance: Lucas: He walks in, looking at the small boy. Odie is awake, laying on his side looking at them. Nope... I don't think we do...