Hey there, I'm going to be consistently slow today.

(Aggron) Alright. I might be too.

(Draco) Meaningful

very

henlo there friends

KIGN

So, wanna start now?

HELLO KIDS

Let's go ahead and start!

(King) I think I need to reply with Sargon to Brink, so I'll do that now.

(King)

Sargon displayed no outward surprise when the sphere formed itself into the shape of the cat spirit, but looked directly into its eyes and spoke in his usual tone.

'Hello, Brink. I am pleased to see Mortikai wasn't lying about your existence. I have summoned you here in hopes of forming... a deal, of sorts.'

@Radiant
Alrighty!

@Draco
heeeeeeyyyy draco
d'y' want me to copy over my last comment or are ya guut ;w;

@Radiant
//Well, that is what I am usually summoned for. I suppose that you want rid of a couple hundred more humans, eh?//
It's eyes narrow slightly as they make eye contact, tail curling gently as it sits in the middle of the circle.
Mortikai, suddenly aware of how hard he bit his finger, wraps it in the cloth at the bottom of his shirt, gripping it tightly with a slight grimace.

{Vitis continues to drink, not seeming too drunk by the halfway mark on his bottle.}"How you holdin' up, Birdo?

(King)

Sargon just stared back at him without blinking. 'No. I can take care of the humans myself, and besides, enough have been killed. I plan to Turn the rest of them. I summoned you to ask for two requests.'

He didn't even glance at Morty as he spoke. 'First, I wish for both me and my assistant, Anastasia, to be given a new power; something we do not already have that may aid us in protecting our race. Second, I require some way of keeping intruders out of this building - something more reliable than my guards and soldiers. A magical barrier, perhaps, or a creature that is hard to destroy.'

(Aggron)

'Wait what how?' Crowley turned quickly to look at Vitis, almost as if he'd forgotten the serpent shifter was there. 'OH. It's you. The - the creepy guy who tried to kill me earlier.' He tilted his head sideways in an attempt to focus.

(am too lazy to b guut
can you copy it? :')

{Jeremiah smiles at Ivy.}"Exactly. If I'm going to die, I'll die my way. Not how a centuries old parasite wants me to, /my/ way."{Jerry says that last bit with a little too much hate in his voice. Getting up, he pulls a bottle out of his coat and hands it to Ivy.}"Here, aplly this like it's perfume. This'll make you smell like a werewolf, so we won't attract so much attention on our way out."

(Aggron)

Ivy nodded, still numb from everything that had happened. She accepted the bottle, sniffed it suspiciously, wrinkled her nose, then dosed herself thoroughly with it. 'Eww. I thought I didn't know what a werewolf smelled like, but NOW I know. I smelled the same thing all over the city the night of... the attack.'

She hopped down from the wall and passed the scent bottle back to Jerry. 'I suppose we're heading back now, then?' she said with a longing glance back at her parents' old house.

{Vitis grins and laughs.}”daaaaaaaammmmmnnnn, son, you wasted af! Gahahaha!”

{Jerry gets up as well.}”Yup. Let’s go see if Brink has that list yet. “

(Aggron)

'I was not!' Crowley exclaimed, mixing up his verb tenses. 'I can drink WAAAAAAY more than you, and I'm gonna prove it.' She took a clumsy gulp from his bottle, which was now more than half empty.

----

Ivy followed, uncharacteristically quiet, staring at her shoes as she walked. She seemed to be deep in thought.

(*HE NOT SHE
CROWLEY'S A GIRL NOW)

CROWLEY IS A GIRL

@Radiant
//Well, to do that, I'll need payment...From both of you. And a barrier would be a little tricky, as would be summoning the End for you. It requires a lot of spilt blood, and like you said, you've spilt enough already. As for the powers you and your assistant wish for, that's easily doable. All you need to find is four of my children, those bearing my mark. If it happens to be red...//
It trails off for a moment, it's grin curling further.
//Kill them. They may be of use to you but if they no longer see themselves truly under my control then I can't allow them to live. I'd prefer them dead instead of leeching my power.//
Mortikai absent-mindedly rubs his own mark, listening patiently.

@Draco
Ango leans against Emilia, yawning.
"Come now, little kitten. You've had quite an eventful day. It's time for you to get some rest."
Her mother says softly, removing Ango's mask and setting it on the coffee table in front of them. She mumbles something as she nuzzles into her mother, making her laugh.
Toby bounces around excitedly, waiting for Jed to throw the fish again.

(King)

'If it is not easily done, then I take back the request about protecting this building,' said the Count. 'Anastasia and I will be able to find these 'children' you speak of. But I must know more about them, not simply that they bear your mark. Four people in a city of hundreds will be difficult to find, at least quickly.'

Outside the door, a pair of voices rose in volume as two guards walked by, chatting. Then they passed out of earshot. Sargon didn't look around.

Vitis:”Ok, prove it!” {Vitis continues to drink while keeping an eye on Crowley}

( @Radiant Is Armin going to show up soon?)

(Aggron - Yep, he'll find them while they're walking back through the city.)

(Aggron)

'You're on, snake boy!'

Crowley drank some more, burped, then glanced at Vitis to gauge how well he was doing. Guessing that the shifter was still less drunk than him, he growled and took another gulp. Or he tried to, but somehow missed his mouth and sloshed the drink down the front of his shirt instead.

{At this, Vitis starts to laugh uncontrollably, to the point where he falls off his stool. }

Jed threw the fish high in the air with a small bork.

bork borkk

(Aggron)

Crowley noticed Vitis laughing at him, and his expression darkened. 'Ooh, tough guy thinks he can make fun of ME, eh?' He gulped down the last bit of his drink - not missing this time - and then threw the bottle at Vitis's head, his drunkenness making his aim worse than usual.

(I gotta switch to browser comments for a little bit, just so everyone knows.)

{The bottle smashed inches from Vitis’ head. As a response, Vitis stood up, wobbled a bit, and frowned at Crowley.}”Hey! That almost hit me, ya’ jerk!”

(Aggron)

'That was the whole POINT, idiot!' Crowley shouted back. He took a step towards Vitis, staggered dangerously, then in a sudden movement shifted into his dragon form. He grinned, baring serrated teeth that still showed traces of old blood. 'Don't mess with me...'

{Vitis puts his hands on his hips and addresses Crowley}”Oh yeah, tough guy!? Wat’ you gon’ do ‘bout it, eh? You think you’re scary in that form? All I see is a giant/chicken!/“

(Aggron)

'GIANT CHICKEN?!' Crowley yelled. 'Are you even LOOKING at me right?! Do you see these?' He waved his long, sharp claws in Vitis's face. 'Want me to start cutting you up so you'll figure out I'm not a chicken?'

(Aggron - You gonna reply with Jeremiah?)

{Jerry leads the way carefully, watching for assaillants. }”keep an eye out, Ivy. We’re not out of the woods yet?”

(Aggron)

Ivy nodded, startled out of her thoughts, and surveyed their surroundings. 'I guess we'd better keep an eye out for--'

Before she could finish, a shadowed figure stepped out from an alleyway in front of them, carrying a long curved sword. It was Armin. He was still wearing Jeremiah's hat, which he doffed in greeting as he walked up to them.

'I'm disappointed. I thought I'd have to rescue you both from evil people.'

(Kiiiiiing are you ded D:)

@Radiant
//Two are twins. They possess great psychic powers, and their faces are constantly covered. Their marks are on the back of their hands - one has it on the right, one has it on the back.//
"Another is a self-proclaimed technomancer, someone with control over metal and minor control of fire, water and electricity to power her creations. Her marks is on her right hand."
//A lion shifter with control over electricity, his mark-//
"Keenan has been cleared. He is still very loyal to us."
//Ah...thank you. That narrows it down.//
"There is the boy that attempted to kill me earlier."
//Yes...He would have been rescued from the hospital if he lays in your ranks. A werewolf with the power to see heat signatures for a short amount of time.//
"That's four."

@Draco
Keenan watches as Toby yips and turns to catch it, but he tries to early and it bounces off his nose, getting a short chuckle from the lion shifter. Toby grabs the fish off the floor and turns towards Jed, tail wagging.

(again
I'm like satan
say my name and I shall come
(if you need me call me no matter where you are, no matter how faaarrr---))

(But
Are you Satan or are you just Brink)

(King)

'So, those are the ones you want us to find?' Sargon said. 'Very well. I will summon Anastasia back immediately and tell her what needs to be done. Do you want us to kill the targets as soon as we find them, or would you rather we bring them before you first?'

(you have summoned king-)

Jed circled around Toby, eyes fixed on the fish. He looked like he was about to try and grab it, but he didn't.

(...yes)

@Radiant
"I can assess them for you. I don't have much to do these days."
//I thought you had plans...Ah well. I'm no one to judge. Mortikai is, and if you bring them to him he shall identify whether or not they are certified to die by you and your assistant's hands.//
"Yes...And I will stay here."
He can't help but sound a little disgruntled by having to stay in the tower while the Marked were found, but he doesn't really have any room to complain about it.

@Draco
He makes a quiet "boof" noise, bouncing around a little before throwing it up into the air.

Jed leapt up to catch the fish as it flew through the air. He got it and landed somewhat ungracefully, before turning back to Toby.

(King)

Sargon lowered his head in a slow nod and rose to his full height. He wanted to go and start as soon as possible, before any of his opposers realised he wasn't in his base of operations anymore. 'Is there anything else we have to discuss before my assistant and I go out to search for these four?'

( @Radiant is Ana going to skip her visit to Pythia?)

(Aggron - She's going to find Pythia first because that's her current orders, but then she'll be back once Sargon calls her.)

{Vitis shoves Crowley back. }”I don’t care about your fancy manicure! If you’ve got something to say, say it!”

(Aggron)

Crowley growled and stepped forwards again, putting his face close to Vitis's. 'Oh, you wanna know what I'm gonna say? Well, I'm gonna say SHOW ME MORE RESPECT, snake boy! I could rip all your limbs off and feed them to you if I wanted to!' He waved his claws around drunkenly.

Anastasia was on her way to Pythia's temple, following her scent trail, when she received a faint telepathic message from the Count. //As soon as you have finished your job there, return at once. We have things to discuss. Things of the highest priority.//

Grinning wildly, she shrieked with joy as she swooped down to the front of the temple. //I will, my Lord! I will be back as soon as I can!//

(KIIING
COME BACK SATAN)

@Draco
Excitedly, Jed dips his front half down into a playful position (y'know how doggos do), yipping quietly.

@Radiant
//I don't belive so, unless...?//
"No. I have nothing else to add. Though, if I may, would it be possible to look around for other Marked? There may be more in your ranks, and if the four you bring aren't...bad enough, we know where there are more."

(satan brink is back)

(King)

Sargon paused a moment to consider, then said, 'I will keep an eye out for them, but we cannot waste time searching for anyone else. We are busy enough running the army as it is.' He took a step back towards the door. 'If there's nothing else to discuss, I will be going now.'

{Vitis doesn’t budge.}” What is yer problem!? Respect!? Let me tell you something, bub, no one respects anyone in this city! So deal with it!”

(Aggron)

'Well, they should respect ME! Because I'm very... very respectable!' Crowley started to lunge towards Vitis, then stopped and staggered backwards, nearly falling into a table. He then turned away and threw up loudly into a corner of the bar.

{Jerry greets Armin with a frown.}”So you showed up after all, huh?” {Jerry takes back his hat.} “What happened to ‘ she’s not worth our lives?”

(Aggron)

Armin shrugged. 'I was bored. And the idea of getting to fight werewolves was interesting enough to make me come after you. Unfortunately though, the city's almost deserted from here to the main gates. Looks like our enemies are elsewhere.'

{Pythia puts down her book when she hears Ana at the door.}”Hello?”

(Aggron)

At the sound of Pythia's voice, Ana folded her wings and lowered her head so her eyes were level with the door. 'Come out, little thief,' she sneered. 'I know you're in there. I have words for you from my master, Count Sargon.'

{Jerry just sighs.}”Well, that’s good, at least. Do you know if Brink showed up yet?”

(Aggron)

'Well, I haven't seen him recently,' said Armin. 'I'm guessing no.'

Ivy just stood behind them, arms folded, her eyes flickering back and forth between them as they spoke.

Jed threw the fish across the room, wagging his tail.

#shortandlatereplies

(Heads-up, I'll have to go soonish, so I'll be calling it a night in a few minutes.)

{Pythia silently curses at the name Sargon. //How’d they know it was me?}”Umm, co-come in...”

(I'm dead now r.i.p-)

(Aggron)

Ana snorted to herself as she surveyed the temple. Without shifting back, she wouldn't be able to get in, and she didn't feel like shifting back. 'I'd prefer it if YOU came OUT,' she said silkily. 'Don't worry, I'm actually under orders not to kill you.'

(Nooooo King don't be ded)

c'MON KING/BRINK/SATAN

(Alright, I'm gonna head off now. See you all next week!)

OH MY GOSH YOU'RE 20 RADIANT

Re: YEAH THAT IS WEIRD

YOU NEED TO STOP