I12DT - Down Below

by **Melpomene** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:09 am

Hadleigh Castle. Only one of it's tower is left standing, the rest of the castle having sunk into the ground. Geological instability. Of course few people would even think that some places just are not meant to be built upon. But in some places the ground is just wrong. The trees are more crooked than they should. The birds don't like flying over it. And on some days when the sun is setting even the light just seems not quite right.

Mel's departure from Maldon had been a little hurried but she'd been prepared. Her car is parked down the hill and as the sun slowly disappears on the horizon she watches Mister Davis carry a trunk up to the ruined tower. She looks at her watch and tries to estimate how long an experimental jet takes to go from Muir to Maldon. She wouldn't admit it but she's nervous. Regan is too wildly unpredictable for her liking, especially without her around to guide her, yet she's forced to rely on the girl for this last and most important step. By her estimation the little demon should have arrived already. Unless Sammy hadn't come bearing down on the apartment immediately. But that's unlikely. Still, she hated to be left waiting.

by **Regan Rourke** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:30 am

"Is that anticipation I smell?"

Regan steps out of the spirit world, her tail whipping in the air playfully as she walks closer to Mel. Regan didn't look any different, but she definitely felt different. The power of Limbo was practically wrapped around her like cloak.

This is what a true demon of Limbo felt like.

"Or are you nervous?"

by **Melpomene** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 3:20 am

"That hardly matters. Did you succeed?"

by **Regan Rourke** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 3:43 am

"Of course. I was deep inside your little pet," Regan says with a smirk.

by **Melpomene** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 1:08 pm

"Good." she says, stepping closer to Regan. "That means my obligations are done. Because personally I couldn't care less about all this." she goes on, placing her hand on the Regan's chest. "But I do care about this." Her hands sinks into Regan's flesh as her mind takes a hold of the demon's thoughts. "You know, they never cared much for my talents. They just wanted someone desperate enough to help them. And then they hide the precious keys to their plan in someone made from pure thought." she smirks.

She jerks her hand back out, a faint red glow showing between the fingers of her closed fist. "Just a telepath, am I." Her smirk widens into a grin as she opens her hand and looks at the gleaming Bloodstone.

by **Regan Rourke** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:23 pm

Regan cried out in pain, sinking down to her knees. She glared up at Mel, "That...was a mistake."

by **Melpomene** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:44 pm

"Oh shush. You still have the other four. I'm sure you can find a 5th one that's almost as strong as this one. I just couldn't let you waste something this precious on Belasco's little ritual." she says, staring into the Bloodstone and at the white-haired version of Sam trapped within. "She'll be coming for this. Maybe that pale friend of hers will come along. You can have her."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:46 pm

Confusion emanated from the bloodstone.

Something's wrong... where are the others?

by **Regan Rourke** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:49 pm

"Promise?" Regan asks, sounding a bit like a pouting child.

by **Melpomene** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:54 pm

"Of course." she says almost dismissively, not really paying attention to Regan anymore, focusing on the Bloodstone instead. "They're on time-out while we have a little chat. The red-head was being quite rude the last time."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:55 pm

No, no, this is wrong. Too quiet. Too lonely...

by **Melpomene** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:14 pm

"Oh don't worry, I'll keep you company if you want." Mel smirks.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 7:07 pm

It's... it's not enough...

by **Melpomene** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 7:12 pm

"Well that's too bad, because I'm all you have to worry about now. If you behave I'll see about the rest of you."

by **Melpomene** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 10:35 pm

"Well well well, look who decided to join us." Mel says when Victoria and Sam stumble into existence.

by **Regan Rourke** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:27 pm

Regan kept to the shadows, waiting for a moment to strike while Mel distracted the two.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:32 pm

"So does this mean I'm one of the important people now that I'm meeting your arch-enemies?" Victoria mused to Sam as she got her bearings, glancing around quickly.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 12:34 pm

"You can't say you're surprised," she said to Mel. "Your little friends left an obvious enough trail."

"I can tell one of them is here even now..."

by **Melpomene** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 1:48 pm

"You were always good at focusing on the wrong things." she says, twirling the blood stone between her fingers.

"And I do think you're rather important to her, Miss Valentine. At least she's quite fond of your big sister, or she wouldn't be holding her in her head after all."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 3:09 pm

"Comparing me to my sister is probably going to be the least of the mistakes you've made today," Victoria said, her eyes fixed calculatingly on the gem. "More toward the top is that I somehow doubt you're going to want to do this the easy way."

by **Melpomene** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 3:29 pm

"You don't believe me? Go ahead, ask her. I've seen her myself and she's definitely not part of Sammy's mental menagerie."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 3:40 pm

"What you saw while you ran roughshod through my head doesn't matter..." She said with some vehemence.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 4:06 pm

"Really. Dodging the situation at hand and stalling for time is so unbecoming."

Meanwhile, the back of her mind started an incantation.
Blood of fire!
Crimson rage of the ancients!
By the guardians sealed at the four corners of reality!...

by **Melpomene** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 4:09 pm

"Please, I don't have to stall for time. Just thought you might care that I'm not the only one going around collecting souls."

Of course she was absolutely stalling for time. Or at the very least distracting the two to give Regan an opening.

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 4:40 pm

"You can bloody well shut it," she growled, her teeth sharpening and her limbs growing long and rangy before she leaped at Melpomene with a snarl.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 6:53 pm

...Shadow to light, ice to flame!
Fury of the gods, raining blood,
Razor Chains of the Heavens, pierce and bind!

Victoria threw herself to the side, her body going one way and avatar going the other, as chains of light, tactile only to the soul, burst into reality from several points all at once, all aimed down to contain (and hopefully pierce through) Mel.

by **Regan Rourke** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 10:30 pm

"Hello, Ms. Valentine," Regan hisses, appearing behind her mentor as she tries to bury the soul blade into Victoria's back, "Long time no see."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 10:43 pm

Victoria cried out as she threw herself to the side... the last thing she wanted was the sword falling where Regan wanted it and not where she wanted it. Her avatar, meanwhile, didn't stop holding up the chain spell.

"Hello, Regan," Victoria growled. "Or whatever you are." Not thinking about what it was doing to her essence, she forced herself around on the blade to lunge at Regan, trying to get her hand on the sword with her.

by **Melpomene** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 10:52 pm

Melpomene doesn't make an effort to dodge Sam, just going down with her on top of her. She does make sure not to lose her grip on the bloodstone though.

"You know, you shouldn't be so rough. If you're not careful you're going to break this." she says, extending the telepathic link between her and Nemain so Sam will at least take notice. With the mythical bonds of the stone she doesn't feel too worried that Sam would manage to rip control away from her.

by **Regan Rourke** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 11:02 pm

Regan raised her free hand and there was a blast of green fire channeled from the plains of Limbo erupting from her palm towards Victoria.

"What I am is your new owner, you fucking whore," Regan says, "Know your place."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 11:47 pm

"What you are is delusional if you expect me to let you enslave me out of sentimentality," Victoria snarled back. Swirling shadow coiled from her free hand, the chilling energy surging up to meet Regan's.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 12:28 pm

"That doesn't belong to you," she hissed, her mind roiling along the link as she tried to feed power to Nemain to break the missing part of her mind out.

by **Melpomene** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 12:43 pm

"Are you sure? She agrees with me though that you've been very selfish in our relationship. I mean I'd gladly let you put that notion back into your mind."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 12:47 pm

"There is no 'us,' Mary..." she snarled.

by **Melpomene** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 12:52 pm

She grimaces at the mention of her old name before regaining her composure. Or as much of it as she can regain pinned to the ground by Sam. "I'll agree that it's not all that cordial but really, whose fault is that?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 12:56 pm

"I won't be Norma for you," she said, gritting her teeth as she tried to force power through the link.

by **Melpomene** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 12:59 pm

"What?" she blinks and for a moment her mental grip on the bloodstone seems to slip before she catches herself.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 1:01 pm

"I know what you did to her. I know what happened to her," she said, pressing forward as Mel slipped.

by **Melpomene** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 1:11 pm

"Do you now. Did you do a little digging and decide that you have me all figured out? You are such a god damn hypocrite, Sam. How long have you been carrying around that pale friend of yours in your mind. Having trouble letting go? Or maybe our little goddess of the dead can't help but collect the souls of the dead in her head. Are you going to put Nailah in there next to her when the time comes?"

by **Regan Rourke** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 2:13 pm

Victoria Valentine wrote:"What you are is delusional if you expect me to let you enslave me out of sentimentality," Victoria snarled back. Swirling shadow coiled from her free hand, the chilling energy surging up to meet Regan's.

Regan swings her sword, dissipating the magical energy with the soulblade.

"What's the matter? Don't enjoy being on the opposite end of this relationship?" Regan says, "Maybe I'll imprison you when I'm done. Bind your soul to that fucking ring. Doesn't that sound nice, Ms. Valentine?"

At the last bit, she thrust the sword at Victoria again, focused on getting the final bloodstone for Belasco and herself.

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