Digital Hell: Round 3

Dimitri dodged around the shots, The_NINE_IRON ready in his hands as he leaped and brought the weapon down on the defense Viscus brought up; which was followed through with PRINCIPALITY beginning to convert the data around Dimitri's weapon into friendly particles, and thus began to move away from where it's master struck. This distraction allowed for YAMATA-NO-OROCHI, SEIRYU and CERBERUS to charge in past their master to attack. Viscus could already feel the dragon's (SEIRYU) deceleration effect in his data; slowly making his processes lose efficiency. It was as if he was made of flesh again, and his blood was coagulating in his body. Hissing heads reared back, and virtual smoke emanated from a trio of slobbering maws as the beasts were upon him.

David | Melethia | Teri

Teri shrugged and said, "They went their own way. Mel and I were sent to warn everyone about a fear effect that's been dropped on this place. Essentially, your worst fears come to life, or some variation thereof. Here..."

She took the teeth and gingerly put them in his face, casting a minor cure spell to re-attach them to his gums. "Now, make sure to fact check what you do or I won't fix your teeth again if they get punched out. Kay?"

She flashed him a bright smile of her own, and motioned to the inner depths of the Temple, "Now, we need to warn the others of what's going on around here. You coming or not?"

Slindis, Rugal

Once she was up high enough, Rugal offered Slindis a hand up, one she denied.
Then she went back into the same state she was in before the trap went off, much to his displeasure.
"...Fine...*I'll* take point..." He said as the pair continued on their way.
Then something came to mind.
"...Slin...Back with the others, that Other you said something about something you haven't told me...Mind if I ask what that is?..."

Teri, Melethia, David
"Yeah, sure, why not?..." David said in a somewhat bitter mood as Teri reattached his teeth, though he opted out of having the bruise treated, it wasn't enough to warrant a spell.
"Hey, I acted on a lead. Sure, It's all swell and dandy to tell me what I should have done after the time has passed, but keep in mind: We both know who Rugal is and what he is known for. Because he was innocent this time doesn't make up for the 100's of times he was guilty. Teammate or not, That man WILL answer for what he's done once this is all over.." He said afterwards.
He knew he was wrong, but if it meant letting Rugal get away scot free, he didn't want to be right.
"Right, lead the way you two." he finished before giving his M500 a spin.

Digital Hell: Round 3
Viscus quickly began to flee from the Programs Dimitri summoned upon him, using his Handgun to stall them.
He was starting to realise he wasn't going to get out of this one, but that was what the back-up copies were for.
So he set about doing as much damage to the Ship's system before he was deleted.
He began to sprint towards the central CPU with the intent on disabling it, crashing the entire system in the process.
The ship would stay in the air above the jungle, but his enemies would be among the data that would be lost in the process.

bluecrimson:
snip

Kalastryn smiles at Devon. "Thanks for the kindness, not many people show me such. However, I overheard a bit of an angel-tech AI aboard the airship a while back... they were going to try to kill Teri for allying herself with me, being a Tiefling and all. I think that more than enough sums up just about how much the people upstairs think of me, so I doubt a fallen angel's good word will do much for me... though I guess it's better than nothing. Thank you, and sorry about hitting you... by the way what makes you so certain you'd be seeing someone like him when you die? I mean I admit I'm one to talk on saying that what happens to a person after death is never certain... but still, how can you be so sure?"

She was hoping their cases were nothing similar at all. She knew how it felt to have the constant sinking feeling of knowing your going to hell, and she definitely didn't want such a thing for Devon. I mean, he's done some screwed up things, but she fancied herself a testament to there being at least one respectable person on all walks of life, and the belief that no one is beyond redemption until they are dead.

The cleric, with her knowledge on the situation almost opened her mouth to tell her about Devon's training... but it'd probably best come from Devon's mouth at another time. "regardless, I think it's right about time we get moving... also Devon... I was equipped with Knowledge of Kalastryn's fears and story, not so much of the two you created. However, one of them seems to be in a great deal of distress, their fear already destroyed. Would you know anything they could have said to cause such a thing? Or which one? This place has been reluctant to communicate with me since I made myself a "traitor."

Slindis, Rugal

Rugal was clearly starting to get annoyed by Slindis's lack of a answer and her overall attitude in light of what happened.
Now it'd be one thing if it wasn't affecting her, but it clearly was, given she nearly died in a pit trap.
On top of him really wanting to know what she was afraid of letting him know, He decided to act.
He stood in her way with his arms folded.
"Well if it concerned you enough to nearly break you like that, I think I have every right to know."
She didn't answer.
"....Slindis?...." He asked, starting to grow concerned.
She seemed to be in a daze.
"Slin? Come on, Tell me, What is so important you are afraid to tell me?" He asked as he grabbed her by the arms and shook her gently, nothing.
"GODDAMN IT SLINDIS!"
......Forgive me...
He let out a sigh and slapped her across the face, hard enough for her to feel it, hoping it'd be enough to snap her out it.

Slindis, Rugal

...Oh...god...
Rugal felt a wave of regret flush over him, sure, he'd killed more then he'd ever know, but this act of evil was on a much more personal level and was much harder to ignore.
He told himself that this release was probably for the best, though he didn't feel any better about it.
As the Drow wept, he knelled down and hugged her as she did.
"That's it...let it all out...I'm sorry..." He said as she cried into his chest, her sobs echoing though out the dark passages.
He lost track of how much time passed from there and he also moved them out of the centre of the passage to sitting at the base the wall at the side, Holding Slindis as he would Melethia as she let out decades of bottled emotions.
Rugal Bernstein, The man who killed an Angel... He reminded himself.

Avatar Adventure
Location: Corrupted Temple of Light
Time: Night

"Mark | Ella | Kyre

Kyre left the two alone and bounded through the dark hall. Her null-magic field gave her vision of the various magical traps and devices, of which there were not many on this floor. Her own intuition let her drop in and disarm a few of the more obvious traps along the route, but her main objective, something that had been ingrained into her mind by it's brother.

Destroy the Stone of Light.

She moved carefully along the walls and roofs, and then the floor fell out from underneath her, and the young Anti-Mage tumbled intot he great hall, the temple proper.

Dimension: Avatar Adventures Universe

Location: Corrupted Forest | Corrupted Temple of Light | South America
Time: Nighttime | January 1st

Corrupted Temple of Light: Aftan | Altea | Akane | Angelus | Cadolbolg | Caim | David | Devon | Ella | Gabrielle | Jake | Kalastryn | Kurumu | Kud | Kyre | Melethia | Puce | Riki | Rugal | Slindis | Tajuh | Teri | Ton Ton
Jake shook his head a little as most of the crew entered into the temple. He chose not to, staying outside with Tajuh and the few others. Finding a comfy spot just inside the door, he sat down cradling his rifle again and pulled his hat low. "Oi, shout out if ya's need me, touch me and I'll react to knock ya back and attack, fair warnin' given. Now, I'm gonna try and nab some sleep whilst everyone else is playin' Dora the fuckin' Explorer."

"K-K-K-Kokoa! Wha! Your eyes are different! GET OFF MY AFTAN YOU FAKE!"

Akane panicked, and threw a desperate left hook at the vampire's face. Had she of checked the spirit of the vampire, she wouldn't have panicked. But she could only see the loss of her beloved Aftan yet again. Then she saw the burns, the horrible horrible burns on her Kokoa...

The punch stopped right in front of Kokoa. "I! I! I CAN'T DO THIS! NO MORE HURTING NO MORE NO MORE!" the kitsune screamed before she grabbed both of them in a hug. She kissed Kokoa's forehead even as the little vampire fed.

Location: Corrupted Temple of Light | South America.

Post contains Temple details.

Time: Midnight | January 2nd.

The story of the temple was written on the walls just like Egyptian hieroglyphics except with more detail and graphic images. The temple was old but angel tech was running the whole place for centuries, considering how old the technology is, it should teach everyone how powerful the dark angel fleet is in the terms of technology and power.

Though the two Tomoya which entered this place were different. One was a confident hero who devoted his life to serving good and the other was a corrupted body who was devoting his life to destroying his counterpart's work. The group will soon learn the truth about the two Archangels of Lightning.

And the stone was the key to everything.
Even though the Stone of Light choses it's most purest user, it changes everything around it.
Even the most holy warrior might not be chosen to wield it over someone unstained of death and blood.

The Temple of Light is ever changing. In the slight chance where unauthorized people will enter, the traps will activate.
Dark Tomoya only turned the power back on by introducing it's power source back. The stone.

Suddenly but slowly the temple began to change, the walls opened and closed, making new passages and closing other ones. Also the main entrance hallway slammed shut, closing off the opening to the outside world, the only way was down to the stone. In every room which the group of heroes lurked the walls began to close of them like some adventure movie. The worst part is that it looked like the temple wanted to direct them all to somewhere.

The worst was yet to happen as deep inside the temple, one of the guardians awoke with it's dark purple eyes. It was corrupted and wondered the halls for the temple's intruders. "Intruders detected. Activating extermination mode."

Riki & Kud (Plus Slindis, Rugal, Teri, Melethia and David).
Location: Corrupted Temple of Light | South America.
Time: Midnight | January 2nd.
Weather: Dark clouds.

The innocent young couple were behind the group of Slindis & Rugal and in-front of the Teri, Melethia and David group, the three groups were traveling in one of the many hallways of the temple. No one was disturbing the couple after the event that had just witnessed. The kidnapping fell heavily on Kud and revived her fears of losing her loved ones which included Riki, she was silent ever since she last talked and only the look of sadness was covering her.

Riki on the other hand was keeping silent but kept his arm over Kud so that she could calm down, but the vibrations of the temple kicked into gear. Suddenly the hallway that the three groups were within began to move slowly, the entrance and exit were covered by stone doors and the ground began to split. As the middle slowly parted, the sudden change shocked the couple and they were separated. Riki was on the left wall and Kud was on the right. "Riki!" She yelled after him as the ground was slowly opening up into darkness. The others began to know their situation.

Dark Tomoya.
Location: Mexico | Airport.
Time: Evening | January 1st.
Weather: Cloudy.

Tomoya was standing in a long line to get to the main desk, he waited as he was almost to the front and started to fidget. Suddenly a fat american pushed in front of him, "Hey thanks for saving my *munch* spot man!" He like he knew Tomoya or something. The fat American held a KFC bucket and looked like someone who liked their American football too much. "Hahaha, I'm sorry friend... but do I know you?" Tomoya lightly chuckled as he some how surpassed the urge to gut the man and play skip rope with his entrails.

"Oh you know me, you covered my spot while I got some food." The man said with a assertive attitude, "No fucking idea what you are talking about" Tomoya said with a smile. The man became angry and shoved Tomoya, "Hey, who the FUCK do you think you are?!" The fat man yelled. "I'm a pissed off Archangel~" Tomoya said with a now sadistic smile as he summoned his dark katana and wings. The red lightning in his eyes began to shine with killing intent and the black lightning came out of him, whipping any sources of electricity.

"WHAT THE FU-BWWIAWEFFSF" The man tried to say but was immediately cut in half, the torso went flying at the main desk and the legs stood still. Tomoya pulled out one of his guns and shot it up into the air. "Okay you a oblivious humans, I need a damn helicopter... so I'm going to take one, does anyone else want to cut in line?" He smiled whilst pointing to the reception with his katana equipped hand.

Everyone was scared, Tomoya smiled as he walked up to the main desk and saw a cowering woman. Simply dinging a bell Tomoya just looked at the woman. "Excuse me miss, may you direct me to the pilot's lounge." He said in a nice tone. The lady quickly pointed to an elevator, "Thanks you... oh and... " Tomoya said as he pulled out a axe (Which was from the truck) and throw it at the receptionist. "That was for the service... I give it one axe out of five." He chuckled as he left the main entrance in the elevator. As the elevator began to ascend the only thing Tomoya could say was, "Oh right... I did save that guy a spot. Silly me... hehe".

Storm-178.
Location: Blackhawke CIC | Storm Universe.

The atmosphere of the Blackhawke was less dense since Tomoya was not on board, but the second in command spartan Storm-178 was overlooking the universe the fleet laid within. The Storm universe was a separate universe which housed suns and planets entirely out of lightning. The many colors of lightning danced along the ships like a ballroom party. "How beautiful..." Storm said whilst touching his suit. He did not forget the attack which Dark Tomoya laid upon him, he roasted Storm alive in his suit with black lightning. That is how he was corrupted.

A soldier working on the bridge ran up to Storm with some information, "Hmm... we have an intrusion." Storm smiled within the suit. "Should we notify the Lord?" The soldier commented, "If you want to die, sure. I'm sure he already knows though, I'll lead a squad myself to deal with these people. Prepare it for me please." Storm said as he left the CIC to get ready.

Slindis, Rugal

"...You see yourself as nothing but a warmonger?..." Rugal asked as she took a few gasps to fuel more desperate sobbing.

"Believe me, I've seen the eyes of men who burn entire nations to the ground for personal gain and glory."
M. Bison...
"I've seen acts of compete and utter depravity preformed for nothing other then personal enjoyment."
...Bruiser...
"I've seen those who believed their cause was just and would trample anything that got in their way."
...Wesker...
"I've even seen those who bet and control them all, using them as pawns in his own personal scheme for power and profit, ending countless lives in the process..."
...Yours truly
"And the fact that you would compare yourself to the likes of them, these compete monsters? Compete nonsense. You see yourself as covered in blood, Whether that is true or not is for you to decide, I know for a matter of fact that you are nothing like them. You kill, they slaughter, you fight, they overwhelm, you fight for those who can't, they....merely fight for the sake of it."
But enough about me...
"If all you were good for was war, Melethia wouldn't be the woman she is today, She would have spent her childhood mugging and killing bystanders on the street for scraps in a vain attempt to build a life for herself. You've made mistakes, but who doesn't? We fall so we can pick ourselves up again..."

He paused to let what he said sink in, hoping it'd turn her away from the brink of despair.

Slindis, Rugal

"Well...I agree with you on the Schoolchildren. I've spent my entire life improving my skills, my power. Then some child is just handed power far beyond normal men, even when they don't want it. Still, even if you didn't get the recognition or power you rightfully deserve, I'm certain that the countless people you helped, who owe their lives to you, They're grateful every single day..." Rugal said, starting to surprise even himself with his Hypocrisy.
A Man who killed nigh everything that so much inconvenienced him, going on about the merits of selflessness.
What the hell am I talking about?...

David, Melethia, Teri

David was about to read Melethia a short list of the crimes Rugal had caused when the passage began to shake.
"What the crap?..." He asked before the entrance to the passage they set down sealed behind them.
"...Aw....Great..." He dead-panned before echoes of Riki's and Kud's distress began to reach them.
"Oh those two again!? You two, Come on!" He shouted before he ran down the passage, The elf and the cleric following him.
Within a minute, He was on the scene, watching as Riki attempted to find a way across to Kud, The floor soon stopping and leaving a rather large gap between them into a dark bottomless abyss.

"...Oh wonderful...JUST SIT TIGHT, WE'LL GET BACK OVER! JUST STAY PUT!" He shouted in a attempt to calm the girl down, but she was all alone on her side and this place was starting to grow infamous for it's traps and monsters.
As he tried to formulate a plan, he turned to Riki and said "Kid...If you two wander off like this again, I'm fucking leaving you to whatever death trap you walk into. Did you not learn a single thing from the Village? I mean, It's alright when your walking around with people who can actually help and assist you, but on your own?...._{fucking moron}..."
While he had a point, Riki could see it was more to do with the day he was having rather then actual anger.

He got a distance, around 20 meters long, and asked the expert on their team "Melethia, Got a hook and some rope? I think I can jam it into my gun and use it to set up a zipline or something..."
It was then Melethia realised just how much David hated his plans.

David, Melethia, Teri

"...Only grog?..." David quipped as he began to go to work, slightly dismantling his M500 to allow the hook to be shoved into the barrel with the rope attached to it, Almost like a musket.
"Right...This can either end really well or really bad..." He sighed at he leaned over and fired his "Grapple Gun" across the pit at the corner, The rope setting up a Zip-line that went across diagonally.
"_{Oh David, what have we gotten ourselves into this time?...Where is Elena?...}" He cursed under his breath as he secured the line and took off his jacket, revealing a white running top.
"Hey, If...er...this line doesn't hold..." He started before throwing his jacket over the Elf's head as if she was a hanger.
"There's your inheritance...Goddamn you BRAIN!" He raged as he began to cross the pit using the zip line, muttering obscenities as he did.

Rugal, Slindis

Rugal was about to answer before the passage shook and the exit in the far distance closed.
The air was tense for a moment as he waited for any other effects or traps to reveal themselves: After a good minute, it seemed like they were in the clear.
"....It's not a matter of failings, but successes. You assess your life by them alone, No wonder it seems meaningless...
That and I let the Bear get in a few shots, I was trying to be believable in my Ruse..."
He then stood up, still carrying Slindis as he did.
"I don't like the sound of that...Best press on before something else happens..."

David, Melethia, Teri

"Wait, Wh-WHOAOHOHOHOH-WHOAOA-WHOA! HEY! One at a time, this fucking thing is making me nervous enough as it is!" David protested loudly as Melethia joined him on his rather moronic stunt.
But by the time he voiced his thoughts, she was already right behind him.
"....F-freaking kids..." He stammered as he proceeded from there, While he wasn't normally afraid of heights, He was still VERY sceptical about his "Master Plan".
"Okay, okay, half way there...half way there...hoooooolllyyyyy shhhiitttt..." He said as he let himself look down, instantly regretting it.

Rugal, Slindis

"As you wish." Rugal said before he let her down on her feet, noting her eyes were still red.
Not to mention the slap mark across her cheek from when he stuck her.
"...I'm sorry I did that, I really am, but I had to snap you out of it. I know it hurt, badly, but I couldn't let you stay like that at a time like this.." He said as they advanced though the passage-way.

Teri, Melethia, David
Teri kept her staff at the ready, it's light acting as a torch for the trio as they advanced further into the temple. However, upon reaching the conclusion that they would need to cross the enlarged gap, the cleric gulped but did not object. If this was the way to go about things, then that was the way it had to be. However, she imagined it'd be slow going, with her staff and satchel to worry about. But, where to begin..? After David finished, Teri checked her satchel to make sure it remained secure, and stuffed it down her robes for an extra precaution. Then she lowered herself to the rope and looped Sadei to where it was atop the rope, and her arms could hold onto it while she crossed. However, she was unbearably slow (at least, for Melethia) to cross. Having never done this sort of thing before, it made crossing a difficult task.

Digital Hell: Round 3

SEIRYU was the first to charge after Viscus, using it's cloying effect to slow down the Rogue AI as much as possible. The other three; YAMATA-NO-OROCHI, PRINCIPALITY and CERBERUS bore down on Viscus, with the False Angel of the three using it's magic to bring up barriers of Data in an attempt to slow the AI down from reaching the Main CPU. Meanwhile, Dimitri unzipped NIDHOGG from his files. When it was released, a withered, deathly looking dragon descended upon the scene, it's jaws opening wide and ready to taste the delicious files of Viscus. A root-eater was a deadly thing to go toe to toe with, and Dimitri had the leash.

David, Melethia, Teri

Once he was back on solid ground, David laid down for a moment to embrace it, Again, while he wasn't afraid of heights, he WAS afraid of his plans.
Thus he couldn't watch when Teri began to cross over on the Zip Line, but he had to as she slowly came over one foot (Measurement Unit) at a time.
Don't break Don't break Don't break Don't break Don't break Don't break Don't break Don't break Don't break

Rugal, Slindis

Rugal gave a smile back as it seemed like she was improving.
"Good to hear. Shall we?" He said before taking the lead again though the darkness of the temple.
Phew, thought I'd have to bring up that time in Everfree Forest... He thought, trying to distance himself away from that place when ever possible.
And so, the duo marched on though the trap filled halls of the Temple...

Digital Heaven
With the massive barrage of programs and attacks, the threat Viscus posed to the ship was gone and Vermillion was free to lay down the BAN Hammer on the AI.
As he squirmed, he ranted "Fools! Has it ever occurred to you that this planet is in Danger? I don't just mean Tomoya. I have the means to wipe the slate clean, to reduce all beings on earth to their base form, All is equal in the land of the powerless. If only you could see the threat of Super-powers as I do. But no...You are merely a quick fix created by a hack writer to do 2+2 for her!....Go ahead....I'm done wasting my time on you sheep..."
Thus he stopped struggling and awaited his fate.

David, Melethia, Teri

"You can do it, Miss Teri! It's only a rope after all, not something like your only way to cross over an acid pit!"

Teri gulped after hearing Melethia; but kept her eyes to the ceiling of the pit. So long as she didn't look down, this was a snap! A slow one, but a snap none the less! Focusing specifically on the crawl instead of the goal, Teri found that her progress was much easier than previously anticipated. Thus, when she finally reached the end, she was pleasantly surprised! Looking up at David; she quietly asked, "How do I get up? I think I'm stuck."

David, Melethia, Teri

David held his breath as both Teri and Riki made their way across the Zip Line, breaking numerous records for plans that David West came up with.
No one even lost a leg!
"Right....That went a lot better then I thought it would. Hell, we still even got the rope!" He stated as he made sure the Zip Line was intact.
"Okay, well, we have a way back, mightn't be the fastest way possible, but it's something. Now...As for you two..."

David turned to Riki and Kud.
"Look...I understand that some big players are betting on you two, but you have to think before you act! What if it was a Spike Trap? Or a Crusher? What if me and my parters here were topside? Answer: You would be both dead. From now on, Stay. With. The Group." He threatened like a upset parent.
He killed an entire village for those two and, though he didn't know it, it might have cost him Elena.

Rugal, Slindis

.....
"...Is that right?...You certainly seem to get around..." Rugal commented, briefly seeming uncomfortable at the mention of the name.
His mind began to wander slightly back to that place....
_{My litt-}
He seemed to shudder slightly as he remembered the time he spent there, haunted by his failings every waking second.
"Still, Those Timberwolfs tend...to...."
He froze for a second as he realised what he just said, There was no way anyone who wasn't there should know about the wolfs there.
"....."
He attempted to ignore the topic by advancing onwards with a slightly increased pace.

Diablo1099:
*Facedesk* Sorry if you guys misunderstood me... ALL of the floor is opening.

Riki & Kud (Plus Teri, Melethia and David).
Location: Corrupted Temple of Light | South America.
Time: Midnight | January 2nd.
Weather: Dark clouds.

The rescue efforts of David didn't go unnoticed because it didn't help if the whole passageway/hallway's entire floor was splitting open like a ripe melon. Of course there was darkness below, but it had to lead to somewhere. Luckily enough for the group all of the exits were shut and the only way to go was down. The brief noise of water flowed from the darkness if anyone was not freaking out.

Dark Tomoya.
Location: Mexico | Airport | Airstrip.
Time: Evening | January 1st.
Weather: Cloudy.

Meanwhile on Tomoya's side, the only thing he left behind in the airport was blood and nightmares as he walked to the helicopter pad to get his prize. The armada of helicopters was waiting for him, and Tomoya picked the most heavily equipped helicopter due to there being a military helicopter pilot in the lounge from which he cut of his arms and started to beat him to death.

Temple Entrance
|Jake|
Jake had barely closed his eyes when the temple itself shuddered and began to warp. "Oh bloody hell... That ain't good. I'd best try and link up with someone..." With that, he got up and started moving down a new random path, M4 up and the barrel light shining full blaze down the corridor. He moved silently and at a careful pace.

After the third dead end and the second trap plate avoided, he sighed. He pulled out his Compact PC and started typing.

EMAIL:
TO: Bluerocker
FROM: Sgt_Jakeman214
SUBJECT: Fuck this Temple...

BODY: G'day T, Jake here.

I was trying to nap inside the temple doors when they closed, I was gonna stay with the outside guard group. SO now, I'm stuck inside and moving down a corridor. It is slow work mapping things out, I've avoided both traps I've come across so far, but the three dead ends are annoying. Any chance you know of a way for me to meet up with you or use your PDA as a homing device/Map tool?

If nothing is possible, I'll head back to the Main entrance room and hold tight, but it feels way off to stay there.

Believe in the Me who believes in You! Stay strong Kiddo.

Jake.

PS: Does Caim check his PDA, and are the Pact Partners in here? The Cutie Bruisers are outside, last I checked.

David, Melethia, Teri

Teri would have said something about Sadei speaking with her again, but there were several other pressing concerns... Such as the floor dropping out below them. Right before the floor split open, Teri saw that a message alert went off on her tablet. Before she could check it, the aforementioned phenomena happened; causing the floor to become a slide to water below. However, Teri was not alarmed by the thought of water; after all, Water had become a part of her very being (aside from body composition)! Water was something she was slowly gaining control over, water was her friend! Uncorking a water bottle, Teri sent Squishy down after the water, calling out in Aquan: "Slow our fall with a vortex! Make sure not to hurt anyone!"

The water elemental responded with a simple "Yes Mistress!" before allowing itself to hit the waters below. There was silence for a moment, and then a vortex of water caught the group, slowing their descent considerably. Teri was very thankful her Tablet was made to be waterproof, or things would have gone sour quickly. After being caught, the water elemental lowered the group down slowly, ejected them gently outside of it's watery depths, and reverted back to it's normal size. Teri gave the creature a pat on the head, and blurbled in Aquan to the creature about what a good job it had done in adversity, and smiled as it swam about in the knee-deep water. These elementals proved to be extremely helpful, it seemed. She then turned to her friends, and asked, "Nothing broken, I presume?"

David, Devon, Kud, Melethia, Riki Teri

The water elemental had been patrolling the area; taking advantage of the water about it to speed along the corridors and protect it's creator from harm. When it had seen Devon, it gave an aquatic hiss, and it's body riled up, to which Teri gave a small sigh of relief when she saw that it was Devon, and said, "Good to see you holding up well enough. Squishy, don't worry, he's a friendly."

The water elemental calmed down, and returned to Teri's side. As she pet it, with one hand, she checked the email Jake sent with the other,

Teri frowned at the message, and wrote,

EMAIL:
TO: Bluerocker
FROM: Sgt_Jakeman214
SUBJECT: RE: Fuck this Temple...

BODY: As far as I understand, Caim and Angelus are in the temple; and you'd be better off trying to find them instead of me. We've fallen down this chute into a water filled area; which is good for me, but not for everyone else. Frankly, I've little to no idea where we are... Caim does check his PDA now and again, but probably not as much as I do. I'll try to finagle a message to him, if you'd like."

"M-M-Mark!" Akane spluttered as she cradled the near dead Aftan. The Kitsune was a mess. Alone for centuries, and then in the space of a few months, her world had massively improved, then shattered around her. Though she had grown up around the Bushido code, she was no warrior. A skilled swordswoman, a master of fire, stealer of hearts... But no soldier.

Jake's PC pinged and he checked it in the cover of a dark corner. A quick reply was sent, and another quick email dispatched before he continued on. The Compact PC was serving him well, keeping a map of his travels.

EMAIL:
TO: Bluerocker
FROM: Sgt_Jakeman214
SUBJECT: RE: RE: Fuck this Temple...

BODY: Thanks for the SITREP. I'll keep on going then, and send an email to Caim.

Jakeman, out.

EMAIL:
TO: Caim
FROM: Sgt_Jakeman214
SUBJECT: Fuck this Temple...

BODY: Caim. Jake. I've become trapped inside the temple and am now moving further inside. The Main Hall was not safe. Teri's alright, she's with a few others, though they activated a slide trap and are in some water. She suggested I try and link up with you rather than her group. I'm not sure how I am going to do that, but keep an eye out. To prevent Fake!attacks, if you see me, call out PANZER. I will reply with VOR. Kill any imposters, they will probably reply with BLITZKREIG.

Anything you can use to leave a trail with, do it.

Jakeman, out.

A.I. Hell Heaven: A.I. Vermilion | Dmitri

Dimitri gave a sigh of relief after Vermilion finished off Viscus, very glad of the fact that their combined foe was finally thwarted. After telling his programs to patrol the area for any remnants of Viscus' protocols, (save for NIDHOGG and PRINCIPALITY, they were staying right next to him) he wandered to the Vermilion AI, and embraced her hands with his own; synthetic gloves over digital flesh;

"That was amazing, Ms. Vermilion! Your skills with that hammer are certainly one of a kind."

Of course, Dimitri wasn't aware of the innuendo there; being that he was a gentleman and a servant; but his praise was all the sweeter to the Vermilion AI; especially with the goofy grin he was giving her now. She certainly was an impressive AI, he thought to himself, I should work hard to be just as strong as this lady here.

Still holding her hands, he asked, "Ms. Vermilion, I do not believe our jobs are quite finished. Would you accompany me in patrolling the rest of this airship for any other User-malignant code?"

Teri was alerted by another beep from her Tablet, and she typed up quick messages to Caim and Jake;

EMAIL:
TO: Sgt_Jakeman214
FROM: bluerocker
SUBJECT: RE: RE: RE: Fuck this Temple...

BODY: Will do. I'll send something Caim's way, just in case he doesn't answer you. Godspeed.

EMAIL:
TO: Caim
FROM: bluerocker
SUBJECT: Hey there, Mr. Stabby!

BODY: Hey there, Caim. It's Teri. I'll keep this quick, in case you're fighting something. Anyways, Jake is looking for you two (I'm assuming you've been with Angelus this whole time), so you need to start up the tracker in your PDA. Jake will be able to find you then. Also, if you see a blue dot on it, that would be me. DON'T FOLLOW IT! We've fallen into a trap with some water, but we're otherwise okay. Let Angie know that I have a few water elementals left, so I'll be okay; that and I'm with friends. One last thing, let her know that the plan went off without a kink in it; as far as we know. Feel free to ask her about it, it had nothing to do with you (Mr. Paranoid!)

Gotta go, Teri

PS: If you see something from Dimitri, ignore and delete it. That stuff is irrelevant now.

After that, Teri gripped her staff again, and continued walking down the wet halls with her friends.

Caim had finished painting his sword red with the blood of another one of his opponents when his PDA went off. Taking a looksie at it; he saw that he had three unread messages, the most recent being from the Writers Teri and Jake. Taking a look at those, he read and understood; and fiddled around with his PDA to turn on the tracking system; to which he could see a maroon and a blue dot appear on his HUD. Waving Angelus over, Caim began to wander down the halls....

Jake was still walking when he heard the sound of babies cooing fill the air, followed by a sickening crunch. However, it was not enough to make the cooing stop, as it started up again almost immediately after it was silenced. When Jake wandered to where the source of the noise was, he saw Caim and Angelus busy burning and slicing open what looked like giant infants, as well as an occasional corpse that looked like some form of demon. However, Jake wasn't entirely sure what it was, as it was too covered in blood to really make out any features. Whatever they were, they certainly weren't cherubic.