Elfen High 2: Gotterdammerung

[Astrolinium]

"They could use with some culture," said MT dourly. Whatever that means. I don't actually know, and I can't be bothered to look it up. The importan tthing, however, is that it feels right.

So he said it dourly. Then he turned away and stalked off because nobody had died yet this year and this upset him greatly.

[Nationstatelandsville]

One of the demon soldiers approached Calliel.

"Sir," he said, in English, "you should return to Elfen High immediately. Those... things might return and you have no protection here. You would be safer under Crowley's spells than in the open."

No, this demon had never met Crowley.

"Yes, you're probably right." he said quietly, teleporting out.

But not to Crowley's office. Instead, to Ivy's old dorm, which he had gotten reserved for her just in case. It was virtually untouched since she left Elfen High to live in Heavensgate. He laid her down on the bed, brushing her head. "Please wake up, dear."

Ivy stirred.

"Calliel," she murmured, "Calliel... I'm so cold."

She fell asleep again for another few minutes, before suddenly jumping back to life and grabbing him by the collar.

"And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven," she muttered hurriedly, "clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, Awd cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, 'Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.' And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer: But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished , as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, 'Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.' And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, 'Give me the little book.' And he said unto me, 'Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.[ And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. And he said unto me, 'Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.' "

She collapsed forward, onto his chest.

[Constaniana]

"I do so admire architecture... It was the one thing I studied when I was not studying Kendo. The structures, the wonderful designs of buildings... Alas, I know naught of today's architecture... Far too much fancy new technology for me," Takao said shrugging, "I have to say, today has been odd for myself as well. Aside from my ritual practices, I got lost in the inside of the school... A few doors I will never open again. Ever. Ever ever ever."

William was remembered how confused he was the first time he had wandered the school, encountering utterly bizarre creatures. Most of them were students or faculty, of course. The knight chuckled a little, though in a good-natured manner.

"I can certainly sympathize with you there, Takao. You get used to the madness here, eventually. Of course, it took me ages to get used to it. Though there's still plenty of things in the lower levels of the school or don't know about, or certainly don't want to know about. I think there's a large dinosaur population down there, although I've only met one dinosaur here, and he was a complete and utter idiot," said Sir Nilark.

[Condunum]

"I do so admire architecture... It was the one thing I studied when I was not studying Kendo. The structures, the wonderful designs of buildings... Alas, I know naught of today's architecture... Far too much fancy new technology for me," Takao said shrugging, "I have to say, today has been odd for myself as well. Aside from my ritual practices, I got lost in the inside of the school... A few doors I will never open again. Ever. Ever ever ever."

William was remembered how confused he was the first time he had wandered the school, encountering utterly bizarre creatures. Most of them were students or faculty, of course. The knight chuckled a little, though in a good-natured manner.

"I can certainly sympathize with you there, Takao. You get used to the madness here, eventually. Of course, it took me ages to get used to it. Though there's still plenty of things in the lower levels of the school or don't know about, or certainly don't want to know about. I think there's a large dinosaur population down there, although I've only met one dinosaur here, and he was a complete and utter idiot," said Sir Nilark.

"I fear I may succumb to this school before I grow accustomed to it. Speaking of... 'dinosaurs', I assume you mean the really, really big lizard things that are said to have lived before us? I did not see any, but I'm certain I saw giant reptiles." Takao said, shuddering at the thought.

He didn't usually have an issue with the things he saw in life, but EH had managed to simply confuse the fuck out of him. And I'm carrying a mystical sword. Truly a strange place, he rationalized to himself. Speaking of, he tapped the hilt of his sword, still unable to fully accept that it was there, and he must use it else he fail the Emperor.

[Astrolinium]

Puppypuppypuppypuppypuppypuppypuppypuppy.

Puppy.

Puppy!

There was a puppy in Elfen High!

Yay, puppy!

Fluffy Hitler Lucifer III (simply "Fluffy" to most people, though some called him "Fluffbutt") rammed into one of his brothers and barked, wagging his tail.

"Come on, guys, it's time to go chew on some shit!"

[Nationstatelandsville]

Puppypuppypuppypuppypuppypuppypuppypuppy.

Puppy.

Puppy!

There was a puppy in Elfen High!

Yay, puppy!

Fluffy Hitler Lucifer III (simply "Fluffy" to most people, though some called him "Fluffbutt") rammed into one of his brothers and barked, wagging his tail.

"Come on, guys, it's time to go chew on some shit!"

"FUCK YOU!" replied Skullcrush Spleeneater, known to his slaves as the Dark One, the Lord of Pain, the King of Pain, or Bingo, "THIS LAND IS INFERNAL. I SHALL WRAP IT IN SHADOW AND CONSUME IT, INCH-BY-INCH, WITH THE JAWS OF FLA- WHAT'S THAT?! HUH?! HUH?!"

He sniffed the ground, "I SMELL FOO- BUG!"

He snapped at an imaginary fly.

[Astrolinium]

Fluffy, whose voice resembled that of Tommy Pickles from the beloved television show Rugrats, nudged Bingo playfully.

"Oh, come on, Bingo, let's go chew some shit! We haven't chewed on anything since yesterday!"

[Nationstatelandsville]

Fluffy, whose voice resembled that of Tommy Pickles from the beloved television show Rugrats, nudged Bingo playfully.

"Oh, come on, Bingo, let's go chew some shit! We haven't chewed on anything since yesterday!"

"I WILL CHEW ON THE INNARDS OF A THOUSAND VIRGINS!" He Who Devours Love roared in response, "BRING THEM TO ME AND YOUR EXISTENCE SHALL BE ALlOWED TO CONTINUE!"

He twitched, then twisted around and glared.

"A FOOLISH MORTAL WORM HAS LATCHED ONTO ME!" he screamed at his tail, "DIE, BEAST!"

He chased after the monster, running in a circle for a moment, before collapsing, legs falling out from underneath him.

"THIS IS A CLEVER FLESHBAG," he panted

[Astrolinium]

Fluffy jumped on top of Bingo and said, "Come on, Bingo, it's only your-- oh no!"

His head whipped around.

"I've got one on me too! Help, Bingo! Help!"

[Nightkill the Emperor]

"Yes, you're probably right." he said quietly, teleporting out.

But not to Crowley's office. Instead, to Ivy's old dorm, which he had gotten reserved for her just in case. It was virtually untouched since she left Elfen High to live in Heavensgate. He laid her down on the bed, brushing her head. "Please wake up, dear."

Ivy stirred.

"Calliel," she murmured, "Calliel... I'm so cold."

She fell asleep again for another few minutes, before suddenly jumping back to life and grabbing him by the collar.

"And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven," she muttered hurriedly, "clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, Awd cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, 'Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.' And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer: But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished , as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, 'Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.' And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, 'Give me the little book.' And he said unto me, 'Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.[ And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. And he said unto me, 'Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.' "

She collapsed forward, onto his chest.

"Ivy?" he asked, stroking her hand. "I don't understand, Iv-"

"I do." Crowley sighed, appearing before them. He looked tired, weary and guilty. "My scans picked it up. Your wife isn't entirely herself, Calliel. She's being possessed."

"No, you're wrong, Crowley!" Calliel snapped. Yes, snapped. "She was possessed, but she's free now-"

"It's a trick. A trap. A lie." Crowley replied, yanking Ivy's body off Calliel. "She's being controlled, you're being played." he barked back at the angel. "Look, I'll keep her in custody here until Raphael can pick her up or we can find out a cure-"

"Get away from my wife." Calliel said, slowly standing up, charging electricity in his hands. He hit Crowley in the face with it, causing the wizard to drop the girl- whom Calliel then caught, backing away from the Brit.

"Calliel," Crowley said, slowly getting up. "Let go of her, now! She'll infect you!"

[Condunum]

Peanut jumped into the scene, being the slow one. "Oh no, Fluffy is being attacked!"

Suddenly, tail. "Oh my god I have a tail! Grrr!"

Cue spinning in circles, dizziness, and a falling over puppy.

"Bingo, help! I can't win!"

[Nude East Ireland]

Fluffy jumped on top of Bingo and said, "Come on, Bingo, it's only your-- oh no!"

His head whipped around.

"I've got one on me too! Help, Bingo! Help!"

Suddenly, a creature removed the worm from Fluffy's back. It giggled.

Well, I say that because that's only what the puppies could imagine it as. In truth, it was a mighty roar that very nearly tore the Earth itself in half.

"MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINH CROWLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!" the creature yelled with joy - or, rather, world-crushing rage.

It then began to pet Fluffy.

[Nationstatelandsville]

Ivy stirred.

"Calliel," she murmured, "Calliel... I'm so cold."

She fell asleep again for another few minutes, before suddenly jumping back to life and grabbing him by the collar.

"And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven," she muttered hurriedly, "clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, Awd cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, 'Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.' And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer: But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished , as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, 'Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.' And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, 'Give me the little book.' And he said unto me, 'Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.[ And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. And he said unto me, 'Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.' "

She collapsed forward, onto his chest.

"Ivy?" he asked, stroking her hand. "I don't understand, Iv-"

"I do." Crowley sighed, appearing before them. He looked tired, weary and guilty. "My scans picked it up. Your wife isn't entirely herself, Calliel. She's being possessed."

"No, you're wrong, Crowley!" Calliel snapped. Yes, snapped. "She was possessed, but she's free now-"

"It's a trick. A trap. A lie." Crowley replied, yanking Ivy's body off Calliel. "She's being controlled, you're being played." he barked back at the angel. "Look, I'll keep her in custody here until Raphael can pick her up or we can find out a cure-"

"Get away from my wife." Calliel said, slowly standing up, charging electricity in his hands. He hit Crowley in the face with it, causing the wizard to drop the girl- whom Calliel then caught, backing away from the Brit.

"Calliel," Crowley said, slowly getting up. "Let go of her, now! She'll infect you!"

Ivy's eyes tore open. She glanced around, seeing Crowley wounded (at least as much as he could be) and Calliel carrying an expression she had never seen before. Anger? No, it reminded her too much of Lewis - not in his normal persona, but when Azazel had pointed the gun at Rosalind.

"Calliel," she muttered, wrapping her arms around his neck, "what's going on?"

[Condunum]

Peanut bounce up and over to the large creature, who seemed to be attacking Fluffy, or something. Fluffy looked happy!

Hey, Peanut wants to be happy! He barked at the big creature to get it's attention, and activated his cuteness.

Cuteness powers, go! Form of... Puppy!

His tail wagged as a result.

Pretend that didn't happen. Instead, Peanut jumped on Fluffy in a sort of tackle-hug-play way.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

"Ivy?" he asked, stroking her hand. "I don't understand, Iv-"

"I do." Crowley sighed, appearing before them. He looked tired, weary and guilty. "My scans picked it up. Your wife isn't entirely herself, Calliel. She's being possessed."

"No, you're wrong, Crowley!" Calliel snapped. Yes, snapped. "She was possessed, but she's free now-"

"It's a trick. A trap. A lie." Crowley replied, yanking Ivy's body off Calliel. "She's being controlled, you're being played." he barked back at the angel. "Look, I'll keep her in custody here until Raphael can pick her up or we can find out a cure-"

"Get away from my wife." Calliel said, slowly standing up, charging electricity in his hands. He hit Crowley in the face with it, causing the wizard to drop the girl- whom Calliel then caught, backing away from the Brit.

"Calliel," Crowley said, slowly getting up. "Let go of her, now! She'll infect you!"

Ivy's eyes tore open. She glanced around, seeing Crowley wounded (at least as much as he could be) and Calliel carrying an expression she had never seen before. Anger? No, it reminded her too much of Lewis - not in his normal persona, but when Azazel had pointed the gun at Rosalind.

"Calliel," she muttered, wrapping her arms around his neck, "what's going on?"

"Nothing, dear, absolutely nothing." Calliel said, watching Crowley warily, holding Ivy close to him.

"Stay away from her." Crowley warned.

Then, in a flash of rebellion, anger and love, Callel kissed his wife- the deepest, sweetest kiss they shared in a long time, possibly forever. During it, he was absolutely confident that Ivy was free. He felt her kiss him back, deeper than she ever had.

Then he realised something was very wrong.

[Nationstatelandsville]

Ivy's eyes tore open. She glanced around, seeing Crowley wounded (at least as much as he could be) and Calliel carrying an expression she had never seen before. Anger? No, it reminded her too much of Lewis - not in his normal persona, but when Azazel had pointed the gun at Rosalind.

"Calliel," she muttered, wrapping her arms around his neck, "what's going on?"

"Nothing, dear, absolutely nothing." Calliel said, watching Crowley warily, holding Ivy close to him.

"Stay away from her." Crowley warned.

Then, in a flash of rebellion, anger and love, Callel kissed his wife- the deepest, sweetest kiss they shared in a long time, possibly forever. During it, he was absolutely confident that Ivy was free. He felt her kiss him back, deeper than she ever had.

Then he realised something was very wrong.

This very wrong thing was an insect working its way down CAlliel's throat.

Well, I say "an" insect. I mean "several hundred".

Choking on them, the angel collapsed backwards, dropping Ivy. She landed deftly on her feet and turned to Crowley.

"YOU SHALL BE LIKE US," she warned him, "THERE IS NO ESCAPE."

Three of the creatures climbed out of the skin on her wrist, causing blood to drip out. She brought her hand back, then threw the three at the wizard, where they latched onto his cheek and crawled towards his mouth.

Writhing and screaming, Calliel began to change. His shoulder blades exploded out of his back, skin of liquid metal clawing its way out of the bone like spiders. Ivy turned and blew a kiss at him, before disappearing, leaving her husband to warp.

[Astrolinium]

Fluffy yelped and rolled, batting at Peanut with his paws.

"Peanut, stop, the worm is still on my back and Bingo won't help me!"

[Nightkill the Emperor]

"Nothing, dear, absolutely nothing." Calliel said, watching Crowley warily, holding Ivy close to him.

"Stay away from her." Crowley warned.

Then, in a flash of rebellion, anger and love, Callel kissed his wife- the deepest, sweetest kiss they shared in a long time, possibly forever. During it, he was absolutely confident that Ivy was free. He felt her kiss him back, deeper than she ever had.

Then he realised something was very wrong.

This very wrong thing was an insect working its way down CAlliel's throat.

Well, I say "an" insect. I mean "several hundred".

Choking on them, the angel collapsed backwards, dropping Ivy. She landed deftly on her feet and turned to Crowley.

"YOU SHALL BE LIKE US," she warned him, "THERE IS NO ESCAPE."

Three of the creatures climbed out of the skin on her wrist, causing blood to drip out. She brought her hand back, then threw the three at the wizard, where they latched onto his cheek and crawled towards his mouth.

Writhing and screaming, Calliel began to change. His shoulder blades exploded out of his back, skin of liquid metal clawing its way out of the bone like spiders. Ivy turned and blew a kiss at him, before disappearing, leaving her husband to warp.

"Calliel!" Crowley roared, grabbing the angel and blasting him with magical energy. Blue light glowed around Calliel as his body seemed to crack and seal back up, several hundred insects inside him died. Inside Crowley himself, he spat the creatures out, blasting them with a magical eye beam right afterwards.

He dropped the angel to the ground. Calliel seemed dazed and confused. "She..."

"YOU DIDN'T LISTEN!" Crowley roared. "WHY THE HELL DIDN'T YOU LISTEN?" he asked, sitting down on the ground. "I've given you some time. Not long. Not very long at all. But some time. Maybe months, maybe even a year. But you will eventually change."

Calliel stared down at the ground in shock. Crowley stood up. "I'll leave you to yourself for a while." he said quietly, walking out.

[Condunum]

"The worm is your friend!" Peanut said, jumping back and then up and down. His worm bounced as he did.

"See? It's not doing anything!" He said gleefully, "See, watch what I can do with it!"

With a little strained effort, his 'worm' wagged back and forth.

"Oh my god it's moving!"

He then proceeded to chase his tail worm in a circle.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Alastor found himself seated after stepping through the portal, something he did not mind, though it was not planned. Across him sat a white man who was quite obviously not the time-traveling warlord he was acquainted with, but given that he was already here, he decided to heed his interlocutor either way, listen to what he had to say. Who knows, perhaps it was important.

"Well, Desmond." Alastor began. "Given that I am already here, it won't hurt to hear you out. But be quick with your words, whether or not they are important."

"Good to see you as well." Desmond said dryly. "Same as the Alastor of my world. But in any case, allow me to explain. In your timeline, have you yet learned of Uriel's plans to attack Hell and Earth, and how he shall be doing so?"

[Nationstatelandsville]

Bingo took a shit on the floor, because dogs are stupid.

"ANNOYING CREATURES WHO AROSE FROM THE SAME STINK-CREVICE AS I!" he thundered, "WHERE HAVE WE JOURNEYED TO? I MUST SPEAK TO ITS SMELLY, WEAK LEADER AND CRUSH HIS 'FREE WILL' UNDER THE IRON MIGHT OF MY MAJESTY!"

[Zarkenis Ultima]

Alastor raised his eyebrows, surprised rather than amused. "Well, that is not quite an explanation, but from it I can infer that you are from the same universe as the other Crowley?" The warlord asked. "Regardless, I heard that Uriel was planning something of great proportions, but I was not aware he planned to attack, explicitly, and I do not know how he will be doing so."

[Nightkill the Emperor]

It was wintertime.

The soft snow fell slowly down on Crowley, who looked at it with some alarm. "Snow..." he muttered to himself slowly. "Yes, snow..." he closed his eyes.

Then he snapped them open yet again, waking up again in his office. He stood up, slamming his hands down on the ground. "SNOW!" he yelled out. "FUCKING SNOW! What the hell else happens with snow?" he created a chalkboard, starting to draw bubbles.

One bubble, dead centre, said "Snow."

Another said "Android insects."

From snow, he drew out a line. At the end of the line, he drew a bubble that said "Fae." From Fae, he drew a line saying "Armenio." From Armenio, he drew a line which created its own bubble at the end. "Angels." Angels then connected to the "Android insects."

Then, Crowley focused. He really, truly, absolutely focused, intent on breaking some of the memories he had kept hidden from himself for a long, long time. "Snow...What else does that connect to?"

He recalled mild snow just before Leah died, but...no. Not that. Then he realised what else linked to snow. He drew another bubble on the chalkboard, connecting it from "Snow" and "Angels."

"Doctor John Dee."

Crowley threw the chalk in the air, catching it, throwing it, catching it. "Dee's alive?" Crowley muttered to himself. "No...I didn't kill him, but I did worse...I sent him somewhere where his death was...He couldn't have lived after being put there..."

From "Dee", he drew another line, another bubble.

"Purgatory."

Then Aleister Crowley fell to the ground, as the memories of that time threatened to overwhelm him. He clutched at his head, grabbing them, taking those memories and putting them back. The women of the thousand faces, the children of nightmares, the Queen of Wanderers, the Shadow Wraiths, the Statueers, many, many abominations that should never have come into being...

Crowley took a few deep breaths, the memories locked again. "Doctor John Dee..." he muttered. "Well now. Things have become more interesting here."

[Condunum]

Bingo took a shit on the floor, because dogs are stupid.

"ANNOYING CREATURES WHO AROSE FROM THE SAME STINK-CREVICE AS I!" he thundered, "WHERE HAVE WE JOURNEYED TO? I MUST SPEAK TO ITS SMELLY, WEAK LEADER AND CRUSH HIS 'FREE WILL' UNDER THE IRON MIGHT OF MY MAJESTY!"

"I dunno, maybe we should go ask people for him!" Peanut piped up.

"WE CAN MAKE IT A GAME! I bet I'll catch him FIRST!" He said, bouncing up and down all hyper-like. "I bet I'll find him first, I know I will!"

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Bingo took a shit on the floor, because dogs are stupid.

"ANNOYING CREATURES WHO AROSE FROM THE SAME STINK-CREVICE AS I!" he thundered, "WHERE HAVE WE JOURNEYED TO? I MUST SPEAK TO ITS SMELLY, WEAK LEADER AND CRUSH HIS 'FREE WILL' UNDER THE IRON MIGHT OF MY MAJESTY!"

"I dunno, maybe we should go ask people for him!" Peanut piped up.

"WE CAN MAKE IT A GAME! I bet I'll catch him FIRST!" He said, bouncing up and down all hyper-like. "I bet I'll find him first, I know I will!"

Richard- Calliel's son- walked past the puppies, looking down at them. "Oh!" he said, squatting down and petting Peanut, scratching behind his ear. "Who are you, little fellow?"