Meepfur
Eftemie
Vermillion Gekko
Talencia
Blessed Friend
Arctang had given up kicking and yelling at the doors, as he had directly after the wave had hit. Exhaustion seemed to set in, and he leaned against the walls nearby. Slowly he allowed himself to slide down, until he sat on the floor, staring at the doors with a haunted expression. What was he to do? There was trouble on the other side of that barrier, and the Twin Crown at the heart of it.So he sat, all his attention focused on those closed doors, as things began to happen around him. He ignored it all, his attention solely on his goal. His body trembled, so newly his and so very tired. Even so, he wanted to be ready. Ready for whatever was happening or about to happen. The fact that others were arriving mattered not, save that there would be others to do what needed doing, just as he did.
He was still stunned from the shockwave. He had to be. Such single-mindedness was something more of his twin's forte than his. The flicker of thought made a rise of further worry and distress surge through him. Swallowing the panic, he reached for her within, using heart more than mind this time. Finding her, he entwined tendrils of himself with Cosine's self. He wanted to be absolutely sure she was safe while he waited for whatever was to come.
For several moments, Betha stood where he had left her, watching him flail against the huge closed doors. But when he slid to the floor, she moved. It felt like walking through molasses, but she moved steadily. Her body hurt, muscles and joints protesting the abuse the shockwave had divvied out. The cool floor at least felt soothing her bare feet, though she was sure the ash was no good for the blisters and scrapes.
The shell between her breasts felt like a hot coal, just barely on the near side of tolerable. Despite that, she rested a hand over it protectively. It housed a diety, after all. Though what it wanted with her, she wasn't quite sure yet.
Life.
Well, asked and asnwered? It rather baffled her, but she set it aside, coming to a stop beside the distressed god of... Numbers. Betha's tufted ears twitched as the answers kept coming. This could be useful, though in a limited sense. She crouched down for a moment, wincing as her feet complained. Perhaps sitting was better. So she propped herself against the wall next to the nearly trembling form of Arctang. She said nothing, but merely patted his young arm comfortingly. She didn't know what was happening, and hardly expected a full explination from the voice in her head, but she was sure the information would be forthcoming.
In the meantime, she watched as others gathered. Betha and Arctang against one wall were less visible to some, and not acknowledged, but it didn't seem to bother him, and it certainly didn't bother her. So she merely watched and listened. Such a strange assortment of faces, races, and beings! Amazed, she mutely took in all that was around her.
A Wandering Esper
Beloved Stargazer
khiarhu
Running. Fragment was running again towards the Alpha. But also towards the Omega, the End, if the feelings he picked up from Xia and the dread that had balled in his stomach were any indication.Big paws hit the ground, jarring both beast and human alike as his long stride ate up the distance. Fast. Faster. Faster -- Yu's urgency transferred to his host and the monstrous creature's form changed in mid-stride: sleeker, larger haunches to drive them forward more rapidly - more aerodynamic. Ellis was pulled deeper into the creature's malleable flesh while still remaining outside.
'Faster yes, faster Dragon -- outrun the terror, run to the terror...'
Fragment's mouth hung open, tongue lolling out as he sped back to the Pantheon; he lept here and there, weaving in and out of traffic and human alike, passing buildings and trees so quickly they blurred into nothing. The trip was not a short one, but the beast's fear and Yu's apprehension pushed him to complete the trek much sooner than one might have expected.
It seemed he was proving to be a proper fit for a god he was indeed.
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The Pantheon loomed ahead as Fragment slowed and came not to a stop, but a sort of cautious walk. Ellis slid from his body as he released the human and moved further in -- people. Crowding. Power and fear scented on the scorched air and Fragment/Yu walked among them, tail against his legs, ears pinned back.
"What's happening here?"
Locked doors? What?
LoveTwisting
Inle-roo
Perri Indiya
Caolan watched the others trickle in, all fire and fury to be thwarted by the sealed doors before them. She nodded to those who addressed her before turning back to the entrance, willing some sort of knowledge to seep out of it so she could analyze it. She was too small to fight, surely, but not so young that she couldn't stand in the shadows and record what occurred for use later.
The moment he stepped out of Illumin lighthouse Eamnonn dropped to all fours, sliding into a rather dire looking dark wolf form and pounding across the cursed land as fast as his legs could take him. He gained the pantheon quickly, and had to add a sudden loop to his journey so he had time to slow down. The gathering of assorted mortals and gods near the closed entrance put him back on two feet again, although his flesh stayed dark and his face bestial. Familiar scents greeted him, and he smiled wryly as he approached. His daughter had come.
He bent and scooped up Caolan as he passed her, distracting her from her from whatever she had been observing but failing to illicit a comment. She was reserving what little magic she had for the coming battle. Good girl.
"Smells like blood." He said to Gianfar, stopping next to the studious god he hadn't seen in some time and skipping the pleasantries. "Worse than the rest of the world, which today is saying something."
The moment he stepped out of Illumin lighthouse Eamnonn dropped to all fours, sliding into a rather dire looking dark wolf form and pounding across the cursed land as fast as his legs could take him. He gained the pantheon quickly, and had to add a sudden loop to his journey so he had time to slow down. The gathering of assorted mortals and gods near the closed entrance put him back on two feet again, although his flesh stayed dark and his face bestial. Familiar scents greeted him, and he smiled wryly as he approached. His daughter had come.He bent and scooped up Caolan as he passed her, distracting her from her from whatever she had been observing but failing to illicit a comment. She was reserving what little magic she had for the coming battle. Good girl.
"Smells like blood." He said to Gianfar, stopping next to the studious god he hadn't seen in some time and skipping the pleasantries. "Worse than the rest of the world, which today is saying something."
Meepfur
A Wandering Esper
Beloved Stargazer
Even with all the furry that was boiling just under the surface, Echo could not resist. The little where seemed to afraid, and it struck a cord deep within her. Where was Rio... ? Remembering too well what had happened to her, she feared for everyone, only to have a few drop off her list of worries as they trickled in.She was pretty sure the one she feared for the most would not show up.
Finally, Echo gave in to her own instincts, and scooped up Adi in her arms, holding her against her chest so she could cry her heart's contents if she wished.
She couldn't promise her everything would be alright. Not here, not now. She perhaps wasn't the best fighter, should that be required, but she could protect the children, at least.
Edelsteine
There had been sounds upon the door as their meet had begun, and now in the aftermath, Samyaza noticed their absence as well. Or, replacement. There were voices outside, bare whispers that trickled into the awareness of the throne room to indicate others were awaiting audience. They worked fast, in the home here of the gods. There was not telling how many, or at what strength they had come. Light and Hunt had only left moments ago, easily able to return in the time it had taken she and Gaia to descend the stair and speak...battle. But they were still wounded.
And they were not so glorious as one might expect of gods. Young. Even Gaia. They were all so....... young. She had lived ages upon ages, if life it could be called, and these were supposed to be the gods? She stretched open her maw and swallowed the prized arm for safe keeping. It would not do to underestimate.
Not now.
" Wrap me coils, wrap me sweet, that nothing touch me made of meat. Nothing solid, nothing sane, nothing on this Being plane. “
A haze of twisting distortion came over her, a shell unwholesome. She put her remaining limb to the door and pushed. The shell crackled, the magic of the doors rotted and began to give way while the flawless stone and carving where her spindles met began to sour and curdle.
And they were not so glorious as one might expect of gods. Young. Even Gaia. They were all so....... young. She had lived ages upon ages, if life it could be called, and these were supposed to be the gods? She stretched open her maw and swallowed the prized arm for safe keeping. It would not do to underestimate.
Not now.
" Wrap me coils, wrap me sweet, that nothing touch me made of meat. Nothing solid, nothing sane, nothing on this Being plane. “
A haze of twisting distortion came over her, a shell unwholesome. She put her remaining limb to the door and pushed. The shell crackled, the magic of the doors rotted and began to give way while the flawless stone and carving where her spindles met began to sour and curdle.
Meepfur
Xanil
Eddard had not seen such a sight quite as this. The being that pushed through the door resembled something ripped from the bowels of the deepest nethers of the Umbra and made to walk...no, float among the land of the gods. Eddard kept himself in check as his hair bristled in anticipation, awaiting to see the actions of the other gods. From his current angle, he couldn't quite see the scene within the throne room.Why do you hesitate? Have you grown cowardly in the wake of current events, before the foe who stands before you?
It isn't cowardice, only ignorance. Let us see how Knowledge acts.
You would forfeit initiative?
In light of uncertainty, yes.
Perri Indiya
The Hunt put his daughter down, entreating her to hide . For once she did as she was told. He moved towards the front of the crowd, eyes narrowed and muscles stiff with anger. On the subject of the trustworthiness of the Grigori he would have liked to be wrong.Remember what it was like in the Ashlands. Attack with magic and power, not knives. "Going? So soon?" He asked innocently, doing his best to sound polite as Illumin had before.
Mintaka
Aged Lunatic
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