Holy High - IC III - Open!

[Castle Crashers]

He scratched the side of his head, unsure on how he should react to this Charlotte. "Lots of blocked memories and denial, I assume. And years of recovery. She's come very far, actually."

"Recovery from being impure? What an amusing thought." As if to illustrate her remark, a smirk crossed her face. "If only time could heal such things, my task would be that much easier. But that is a silly thought."

"Perhaps not physically, but she really is trying to come back from what happened to her. It wasn't even her fault, but I'm sure you already knew that. She is trying to recover, at the very least mentally." He stated.

[Azmodeus]

Napi

A small white wolf pup curled up underneath Cade's feet it had a blue swirl tattoo around its eye and looked to be in a bad condition beaten and bruised and it also had what appeared to be whip marks on its back

[Charlia]

"Recovery from being impure? What an amusing thought." As if to illustrate her remark, a smirk crossed her face. "If only time could heal such things, my task would be that much easier. But that is a silly thought."

"Perhaps not physically, but she really is trying to come back from what happened to her. It wasn't even her fault, but I'm sure you already knew that. She is trying to recover, at the very least mentally." He stated.

"Corruption is corruption, regardless of where it originates," she said calmly.

Then a rather ghoulish smile spread across her face.

"However, those who cause a child to stumble have been promised a special fate..."

[Castle Crashers]

"Perhaps not physically, but she really is trying to come back from what happened to her. It wasn't even her fault, but I'm sure you already knew that. She is trying to recover, at the very least mentally." He stated.

"Corruption is corruption, regardless of where it originates," she said calmly.

Then a rather ghoulish smile spread across her face.

"However, those who cause a child to stumble have been promised a special fate..."

He nodded. "That's nice to hear..." He then looked to the wolf pup at his feet in confusion, looking around at the other group members. "Uh...does this wolf belong to anyone by chance..?"

[Prusselanden]

Quetz sat on a tree branch, concealed, and watched the scene below him like a serpent watching its prey. He looked again at the great blue sky and wondered how it would feel to shoot into that great blue.
The fight against Thariz-what's-his-name had ended.
Frankly, he didn't even know what it was all about.
He took a look at the wolf pup and bent down, picking it up.

[Theocretes]

Ianar looked up at the sky, watching the stars flicker into existence as the sun hid behind the horizon
He saw a familiar red-orange light pop into view
He pointed towards it
"There's Mars Rosie. Look"
Ianar looked at it fondly...somehow he still loved that place
It was where he made most of his memories
The good ones...and the bad
Regardless, it was home
He couldn't quite remeber where he was born....the memory was fuzzy
The earliest memory he had was his mother showing him a flicker of sunlight through a crack in the dungeon

[Luminesa]

"Alright...then where is Charlotte?" He asked. He wasn't sure if he exactly want to know what this "Charlotte" had done to the real Charlotte. He wasn't sure how he'd react if he'd lost her again...

"She is in here... somewhere," she said with a shrug. "She is probably 'asleep', if you will. I fail to understand how she can live with this body," she added, frowning. "It is almost as far from pure as earthly vessels can be. How does she cope?"

Joaquin nodded to Thana-Green, as he showed him the mint he was growing. Then he turned to Charlotte and Hyperion. "Oh great, she's possessed again...I swear, it seems every time you try to tell her she's doing something stupid, she can't take it and she lets some boogie man take over. How many exorcisms does this kid-OWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!"

Hamiri had poked him in the back with her sword, which Patriah had heated for her. He began to slowly switch back to his Wind magic, while she used her sword to shut Joaquin up. She then turned and watched Charlotte, afraid. What on earth is this thing? And what is it planning to do to us? We already have Adam to worry about...Now what?

She was not as afraid as Lux, however. Visibly shaking, he stood next to Raphael, ready to run back in the other direction. Yet his fear only made him bolder, now. Charlotte was still in there. This was not Charlotte who was speaking. He had enough, watching others in pain because of his weakness. Because he could not stand up for them. Yet now he wanted to stand-up for Charlotte. "Leave her alone, you fiend!" he suddenly shouted. In a way, he had finally snapped.

[Luminesa]

"Corruption is corruption, regardless of where it originates," she said calmly.

Then a rather ghoulish smile spread across her face.

"However, those who cause a child to stumble have been promised a special fate..."

He nodded. "That's nice to hear..." He then looked to the wolf pup at his feet in confusion, looking around at the other group members. "Uh...does this wolf belong to anyone by chance..?"

Hamiri saw the puppy, and she walked over to look at it. "Let me see, does he have any sort of collar?" she asked.

[Ranoria]

She glanced over at Patriah, or at least towards the azure, infantile creature upon his shoulder, "D-does Father," she stopped, wringing her hands together, "D-does he still not...remember me? Or any of us?" The poor girl seemed to be on the verge of tears at the thought of her father not remembering her, or her new baby sister, or all of those they had met here at Holy High, her eyes growing misty, "I-I remember him roaring at all of us, h-h e was so c-confused..." A tear rolled down her cheek, then, and was soon accompanied by a sniffle.

"Oh, Oto..." Hamiri hugged her, understanding how scared and broken Otohime was. "Ryujin remembers you now. He tore so much stuff up, when he found-out you had been kidnapped...Oh! And Niji spoke her first word! I think that's what snapped him out of it, too!"' she remembered.

Otohime smiled broadly, after hearing that Ryujin remembered everyone, that particular issue was completely forgotten, instead replaced by joy when she heard that Niji had spoken her first word.

"My baby sister can talk now? That's wonderful! What was the word? Was it mommy? That would be so cute!" She was absolutely giddy with excitement, now, and a little bit of pride in her sister, too.

Ryujin, after a moment, sat up on Patriah's shoulder, growling lowly and stretching a bit, baby dragon wings ruffling a bit before he layed back down, head up and level with the wind mage's chin. "So...what's happening now? And where's Lucifer?"

[Luminesa]

"Oh, Oto..." Hamiri hugged her, understanding how scared and broken Otohime was. "Ryujin remembers you now. He tore so much stuff up, when he found-out you had been kidnapped...Oh! And Niji spoke her first word! I think that's what snapped him out of it, too!"' she remembered.

Otohime smiled broadly, after hearing that Ryujin remembered everyone, that particular issue was completely forgotten, instead replaced by joy when she heard that Niji had spoken her first word.

"My baby sister can talk now? That's wonderful! What was the word? Was it mommy? That would be so cute!" She was absolutely giddy with excitement, now, and a little bit of pride in her sister, too.

Ryujin, after a moment, sat up on Patriah's shoulder, growling lowly and stretching a bit, baby dragon wings ruffling a bit before he layed back down, head up and level with the wind mage's chin. "So...what's happening now? And where's Lucifer?"

"Actually, it was 'Daddy'. Which is why Ryujin woke up. She's with Ama, if you want to tell her hello," she told Otohime, happy to see she was her excitable self again.

Meanwhile, Patriah saw baby-dragon Ryujin wake-up, and he explained to him dryly, "Charlotte's possessed again, Lux is picking a fight with her, and I have no idea where he is." His seals were green, and steam was coming off his body as he was cooling down.

[Prusselanden]

Quetz cocked his head at the puppy with interest and patted his head gently. "Soft." he remarked as he cradled it with one arm. "What happened to you, little one?" he said, upon noticing the puppie's injuries.

[Sky-TheLandOfNekos]

Nick walked over to Anubis, who had been relaxing throughout the entire fight. The God was sitting in the dirt, leaning back against a tree. To most, he would appear to have been sleeping.

"So, why didn't you help?" he asked the God of Death. "I've seen what you can do. So, why stand back?"

The God looked up at him and smiled softly. "They didn't need me. The battle ended just as you arrived. Must be embarrassing, right? Rushing forward like a hero, preparing for your death. Don't worry, you'll get your time eventually."

"Oh, you saw that..." Nick replied, averting eye contact for a moment. He was a little ashamed of himself for not joining in sooner, but he trusted Anubis enough to know that he was most likely right. "So, the evil guy is dead. Now what? I'm at a loss for what to do. Just relax and recover, even though I didn't do anything? All I really did was hide..."

[Azmodeus]

Quetz cocked his head at the puppy with interest and patted his head gently. "Soft." he remarked as he cradled it with one arm. "What happened to you, little one?" he said, upon noticing the puppie's injuries.

napi

The wolf pup jumped out of Q's arms and started to meld back into his human form he was a Native American boy with pure white hair and a glowing blue feathered head dress he had cuts scrapes and bruises all over him and lashes all over his back that looked infected he was on his stomach and got up slowly "I was a prisoner of tharzidun and one of his favorite torture subjects...." He sat down Indian style.( No pun intended.) seemingly meditating but as his head started to roll from side to side it looked more like he was going to pass out.

[Ranoria]

Otohime smiled broadly, after hearing that Ryujin remembered everyone, that particular issue was completely forgotten, instead replaced by joy when she heard that Niji had spoken her first word.

"My baby sister can talk now? That's wonderful! What was the word? Was it mommy? That would be so cute!" She was absolutely giddy with excitement, now, and a little bit of pride in her sister, too.

Ryujin, after a moment, sat up on Patriah's shoulder, growling lowly and stretching a bit, baby dragon wings ruffling a bit before he layed back down, head up and level with the wind mage's chin. "So...what's happening now? And where's Lucifer?"

"Actually, it was 'Daddy'. Which is why Ryujin woke up. She's with Ama, if you want to tell her hello," she told Otohime, happy to see she was her excitable self again.

Meanwhile, Patriah saw baby-dragon Ryujin wake-up, and he explained to him dryly, "Charlotte's possessed again, Lux is picking a fight with her, and I have no idea where he is." His seals were green, and steam was coming off his body as he was cooling down.

"Awwww! That's so cute! Mine was 'mom,' but I guess Niji's just a daddy's girl!" She practically squealed with excitement, having no doubts that her rainbow sister was the cutest deity on the face of any world.

Ryujin grumbled a bit, "Too much drama. Aren't we supposed to be eating the Rot by now?" He hopped off, shifting into a human form and rolling his neck a bit uncomfortably, "Honestly, I sleep for what, a few hours? And this happens. Why does everyone feel the need to consistently sidetrack our mission? I want to get home as fast as possible, this place is utterly sickening."

[Luminesa]

"Actually, it was 'Daddy'. Which is why Ryujin woke up. She's with Ama, if you want to tell her hello," she told Otohime, happy to see she was her excitable self again.

Meanwhile, Patriah saw baby-dragon Ryujin wake-up, and he explained to him dryly, "Charlotte's possessed again, Lux is picking a fight with her, and I have no idea where he is." His seals were green, and steam was coming off his body as he was cooling down.

"Awwww! That's so cute! Mine was 'mom,' but I guess Niji's just a daddy's girl!" She practically squealed with excitement, having no doubts that her rainbow sister was the cutest deity on the face of any world.

Ryujin grumbled a bit, "Too much drama. Aren't we supposed to be eating the Rot by now?" He hopped off, shifting into a human form and rolling his neck a bit uncomfortably, "Honestly, I sleep for what, a few hours? And this happens. Why does everyone feel the need to consistently sidetrack our mission? I want to get home as fast as possible, this place is utterly sickening."

"I don't think we're gonna be getting back for a while...The last two missions kinda tore everyone apart, you know?...They definitely tore those two up, for certain," he answered, nodding to Lux and Charlotte. He felt terrible for the both of them, seeing both of them had apparently cracked. However, he didn't know how to stop them, thus he stayed out of it.

[Ranoria]

"Awwww! That's so cute! Mine was 'mom,' but I guess Niji's just a daddy's girl!" She practically squealed with excitement, having no doubts that her rainbow sister was the cutest deity on the face of any world.

Ryujin grumbled a bit, "Too much drama. Aren't we supposed to be eating the Rot by now?" He hopped off, shifting into a human form and rolling his neck a bit uncomfortably, "Honestly, I sleep for what, a few hours? And this happens. Why does everyone feel the need to consistently sidetrack our mission? I want to get home as fast as possible, this place is utterly sickening."

"I don't think we're gonna be getting back for a while...The last two missions kinda tore everyone apart, you know?...They definitely tore those two up, for certain," he answered, nodding to Lux and Charlotte. He felt terrible for the both of them, seeing both of them had apparently cracked. However, he didn't know how to stop them, thus he stayed out of it.

"All the more reason to end this quickly." While before, he likely would've scoffed at their mental frailty, he had basically accepted that Lux and Charlotte were as glass, they shattered just as fast as the gem-like substance, and needed reprieve every once in awhile, "We aren't going to get anywhere like this..." Normally, his tail would've flicked in annoyance, but as it was his impulses were forced to settle for an eye twitch.

[Prusselanden]

Quetz cocked his head at the puppy with interest and patted his head gently. "Soft." he remarked as he cradled it with one arm. "What happened to you, little one?" he said, upon noticing the puppie's injuries.

napi

The wolf pup jumped out of Q's arms and started to meld back into his human form he was a Native American boy with pure white hair and a glowing blue feathered head dress he had cuts scrapes and bruises all over him and lashes all over his back that looked infected he was on his stomach and got up slowly "I was a prisoner of tharzidun and one of his favorite torture subjects...." He sat down Indian style.( No pun intended.) seemingly meditating but as his head started to roll from side to side it looked more like he was going to pass out.

He steadied the kid and handed him a cob of corn. "You hungry?" he asked him.

[Charlia]

"She is in here... somewhere," she said with a shrug. "She is probably 'asleep', if you will. I fail to understand how she can live with this body," she added, frowning. "It is almost as far from pure as earthly vessels can be. How does she cope?"

Joaquin nodded to Thana-Green, as he showed him the mint he was growing. Then he turned to Charlotte and Hyperion. "Oh great, she's possessed again...I swear, it seems every time you try to tell her she's doing something stupid, she can't take it and she lets some boogie man take over. How many exorcisms does this kid-OWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!"

Hamiri had poked him in the back with her sword, which Patriah had heated for her. He began to slowly switch back to his Wind magic, while she used her sword to shut Joaquin up. She then turned and watched Charlotte, afraid. What on earth is this thing? And what is it planning to do to us? We already have Adam to worry about...Now what?

She was not as afraid as Lux, however. Visibly shaking, he stood next to Raphael, ready to run back in the other direction. Yet his fear only made him bolder, now. Charlotte was still in there. This was not Charlotte who was speaking. He had enough, watching others in pain because of his weakness. Because he could not stand up for them. Yet now he wanted to stand-up for Charlotte. "Leave her alone, you fiend!" he suddenly shouted. In a way, he had finally snapped.

"I am not a fiend," she said bewilderedly. "I am the child of God. I am the Old Testament counterpart to the Christ, if you will. And this is the body I once inhabited, before I was forced out. Why do you call me 'fiend' as if I am some demon? Unless you are one of the guilty, I am not your enemy. As an archangel, you should understand that."

[Luminesa]

Joaquin nodded to Thana-Green, as he showed him the mint he was growing. Then he turned to Charlotte and Hyperion. "Oh great, she's possessed again...I swear, it seems every time you try to tell her she's doing something stupid, she can't take it and she lets some boogie man take over. How many exorcisms does this kid-OWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!"

Hamiri had poked him in the back with her sword, which Patriah had heated for her. He began to slowly switch back to his Wind magic, while she used her sword to shut Joaquin up. She then turned and watched Charlotte, afraid. What on earth is this thing? And what is it planning to do to us? We already have Adam to worry about...Now what?

She was not as afraid as Lux, however. Visibly shaking, he stood next to Raphael, ready to run back in the other direction. Yet his fear only made him bolder, now. Charlotte was still in there. This was not Charlotte who was speaking. He had enough, watching others in pain because of his weakness. Because he could not stand up for them. Yet now he wanted to stand-up for Charlotte. "Leave her alone, you fiend!" he suddenly shouted. In a way, he had finally snapped.

"I am not a fiend," she said bewilderedly. "I am the child of God. I am the Old Testament counterpart to the Christ, if you will. And this is the body I once inhabited, before I was forced out. Why do you call me 'fiend' as if I am some demon? Unless you are one of the guilty, I am not your enemy. As an archangel, you should understand that."

"No! You are not the Christ! You are nothing like Him! Nothing! You..." He broke down for a moment, and he had to regain his composure. "...I was not present at the Cross when Christ died...I was...away...I was evil. I hid from love, from God...but I saw what He did...He cleansed lepers, He healed the sick, He raised the dead, and He did not tell them their pain was because of their sin! And because of that, you are nothing," he declared.

He walked toward her, and he actually grabbed her shoulders. Being much taller than her, he actually looked intimidating for once. "Because of this, you are nothing. Obsolete. A shadow of what God has already fully revealed in and of Himself. You are irrelevant. And because you still say that the girl you possess is impure, because of things she did not do, you have chosen to defy God's will. Thus, you are my enemy, and I want nothing to do with you. Now leave her. Leave her in peace, with the people who truly love her...I ask God that He may allow this to be done..."

[Azmodeus]

napi

The wolf pup jumped out of Q's arms and started to meld back into his human form he was a Native American boy with pure white hair and a glowing blue feathered head dress he had cuts scrapes and bruises all over him and lashes all over his back that looked infected he was on his stomach and got up slowly "I was a prisoner of tharzidun and one of his favorite torture subjects...." He sat down Indian style.( No pun intended.) seemingly meditating but as his head started to roll from side to side it looked more like he was going to pass out.

He steadied the kid and handed him a cob of corn. "You hungry?" he asked him.

napi

Napi took the corn cob eating it slowly with one hand while gripping Q's arm "ya thanks...for freeing me and the angel...now that tharzidun is dead his world has changed...the souls he's tortured are now free...they thank you all...." He seemed to be on the verge of passing out, fading in and out as he talked.

[Prusselanden]

He steadied the kid and handed him a cob of corn. "You hungry?" he asked him.

napi

Napi took the corn cob eating it slowly with one hand while gripping Q's arm "ya thanks...for freeing me and the angel...now that tharzidun is dead his world has changed...the souls he's tortured are now free...they thank you all...." He seemed to be on the verge of passing out, fading in and out as he talked.

He lifted him into his arms. "Are you ok? You seem to be on the verge of passing out..." he asked.

[Azmodeus]

napi

Napi took the corn cob eating it slowly with one hand while gripping Q's arm "ya thanks...for freeing me and the angel...now that tharzidun is dead his world has changed...the souls he's tortured are now free...they thank you all...." He seemed to be on the verge of passing out, fading in and out as he talked.

He lifted him into his arms. "Are you ok? You seem to be on the verge of passing out..." he asked.

"I-I'm good...I just need a nap" he closed his eyes and the glowing headdress dimmed a little and seemed to pulse in sync with his breathing

OOC: I don't think that could've been more direct. Oh and by the way might wanna help with the blood loss

[Prusselanden]

He lifted him into his arms. "Are you ok? You seem to be on the verge of passing out..." he asked.

"I-I'm good...I just need a nap" he closed his eyes and the glowing headdress dimmed a little and seemed to pulse in sync with his breathing

OOC: I don't think that could've been more direct. Oh and by the way might wanna help with the blood loss

He nodded and got out a blood bag, attaching the needle to the boy's arm while holding him on his lap. "Does it hurt?"

[Charlia]

"I am not a fiend," she said bewilderedly. "I am the child of God. I am the Old Testament counterpart to the Christ, if you will. And this is the body I once inhabited, before I was forced out. Why do you call me 'fiend' as if I am some demon? Unless you are one of the guilty, I am not your enemy. As an archangel, you should understand that."

"No! You are not the Christ! You are nothing like Him! Nothing! You..." He broke down for a moment, and he had to regain his composure. "...I was not present at the Cross when Christ died...I was...away...I was evil. I hid from love, from God...but I saw what He did...He cleansed lepers, He healed the sick, He raised the dead, and He did not tell them their pain was because of their sin! And because of that, you are nothing," he declared.

He walked toward her, and he actually grabbed her shoulders. Being much taller than her, he actually looked intimidating for once. "Because of this, you are nothing. Obsolete. A shadow of what God has already fully revealed in and of Himself. You are irrelevant. And because you still say that the girl you possess is impure, because of things she did not do, you have chosen to defy God's will. Thus, you are my enemy, and I want nothing to do with you. Now leave her. Leave her in peace, with the people who truly love her...I ask God that He may allow this to be done..."

"God is the one who cast her out of Heaven after she was defiled!" she snapped, and began to glow brighter, turning into a blaze that would burn Lux if he continued to touch her, and blind him if he looked at it for too long. "I am not irrelevant. Make an enemy of me and you make an enemy of my Father, the One who created me for this purpose. You have said it yourself; you are guilty! You are nothing. Nothing but another sinner who deserves destruction... I am the ultimate judge, and I have spoken: all are unworthy. Were it not for me, the Christ would have no purpose in saving the few who choose to believe. The only thing that has saved that small few is their faith... all the rest will succumb to my judgment in the end. You have no power over me, foolish archangel."

[Luminesa]

"No! You are not the Christ! You are nothing like Him! Nothing! You..." He broke down for a moment, and he had to regain his composure. "...I was not present at the Cross when Christ died...I was...away...I was evil. I hid from love, from God...but I saw what He did...He cleansed lepers, He healed the sick, He raised the dead, and He did not tell them their pain was because of their sin! And because of that, you are nothing," he declared.

He walked toward her, and he actually grabbed her shoulders. Being much taller than her, he actually looked intimidating for once. "Because of this, you are nothing. Obsolete. A shadow of what God has already fully revealed in and of Himself. You are irrelevant. And because you still say that the girl you possess is impure, because of things she did not do, you have chosen to defy God's will. Thus, you are my enemy, and I want nothing to do with you. Now leave her. Leave her in peace, with the people who truly love her...I ask God that He may allow this to be done..."

"God is the one who cast her out of Heaven after she was defiled!" she snapped, and began to glow brighter, turning into a blaze that would burn Lux if he continued to touch her, and blind him if he looked at it for too long. "I am not irrelevant. Make an enemy of me and you make an enemy of my Father, the One who created me for this purpose. You have said it yourself; you are guilty! You are nothing. Nothing but another sinner who deserves destruction... I am the ultimate judge, and I have spoken: all are unworthy. Were it not for me, the Christ would have no purpose in saving the few who choose to believe. The only thing that has saved that small few is their faith... all the rest will succumb to my judgment in the end. You have no power over me, foolish archangel."

Lux only tightened his grip, and he closed his eyes. He wasn't afraid of the pain. "...You are correct. I am nothing...I was born out of nothing, and I only exist because God has allowed it...But He has allowed it for a reason...Why I do not know...but I do know this...only one being ever declared so haughtily that Christ should bow to Him, and that he knew more than Christ..." he spoke, quietly.

At that moment, a new pair of huge, white, feathery wings unfolded from the wounds in Lux's back. The wounds had completely healed themselves, and in the new wings twinkled a whole new sky of stars. They were quietly confident and cheery, and with their reappearance Lux's whole body finally began to heal. He was covered in a pearly-white light, and he had an air of gentle-but-determined strength, once again. As the Archangel of Light, his light soothed everyone around him, and an odd serenity filled the air, at least for a few moments.

"...Do you remember who that being was?" Lux challenged, quietly.