<Afterlife> Options

[Ryuga]

Well, things went south rather quickly," Joe thought while his body remained still. He didn't want to provoke the girl with the gun pointed at him. He took everyone's moment of indecision to try and come up with a plan.
"Okay let's break it down.
We have public enemy number one pointing a gun at your back.
We have a player at here who no one else seems to know about.
We have two other players that could attempt to kill someone at any moment.
And we have my teammate who is thinking of booking it.
Fortunately for Joe public enemy number one, Clarrisa, had put herself in a disadvantagous spot by showing up when everyone was around. So long as no one paniced and followed her suggestion he could turn the tables.

"You sure you want to be doing that?" he spoke as confidently as he could, but to no one in paticular. "Who is going to leave themselves open for a chance at a fraction of the food when they could kill you and have all of it?" That one on the other hand was directed at Clarissa. "Not to mention there's another player hiding around here, just ready to reap the rewards of your work. I don't think you are in a position to be making demands."
All the while Joe looked on at his partner, his face scrunched up in a frown as if to say "you'd better not leave."

[Nicsp]

Sachiko would try to forget about the little ruckus going on behind her and simply focus on going to grab the second sack of food for now. Making use of the fact that she was still invisible...Or at least, she thought she was, the information on the ability did say 80 seconds so she should be fine, in theory. She would arrive on the place where Gabriel was, with the second sack of food and, after giving it a few moments for her ability to recharge from the cooldown, she would, unless interrupted by something, then walk up to him and try to claim the sack of food for herself.

[Oliverskx]

Clarissa listened carefully to Joe's words. It took a moment before she cracked a smile. This guy could be dead right now. she thought.

"Well, do you honestly think this game will end with everyone singing kumbaya and holding hands? Real or fake I intend to survive." Clarissa raised her pistol slightly so that it was aimed at his forehead. She closed one eye. "Killing you would be easy. Four quick shots and you'd all be down for the count yaknow. I'm giving you a chance to live, and I doubt any of you have long range weapons to use against a gun."

She backed up a few feet but still held her weapon steadily. "And besides, Mr. Brody, who's to say I wont become a reaper at the last second and tear you all limb from limb? I do have the points."

A crack from her pistol broke through the silence that followed her words. The bullet traveled exactly two centimeters over the man's left ear, between the gap of Luci's arm and body and sank into the chest of the small Korean child who was struck dead upon impact. "I wasn't intending on firing until your remark. her lost life is yours to blame."

And with that Clarissa tossed a broken piece of bread at Joe and vanished quickly down a nearby street alley.

Gabriel

Upon seeing the schoolgirl appear before his eyes Gabriel said nothing. A moment of silence went on before he finally asked. "Well? Are you going to take it?" he nodded towards a sack of food held outright in his left hand before being updated by Nanicci once again.

Sir! Sir! Two more reapers have gone missing sir! Oh! And also sir The Almighty says that having demons in the game is not allowed sir! If there was a demon posing as a player I'd be extremely cautious sir!

The message from The Almighty had shaken him a bit. he thought he had smelled a whiff of a demon with one of the passengers. Maybe that scruffy man, or the ruthless girl with the gun. Someone was playing this game under false pretenses and if The Almighty was not happy about it then it surely was something to fear. Maybe this mysterious player was the one behind the reaper disappearance. "Copy that Nanicci. I'll report in as soon as this is finished. Be prepared for a time skip."

[Ryuga]

Joe clenched his fists, looking at the ground straight down in front of him. While the situation was diffused now, one of the players was killed in exchange for it. Not to mention the girl had thoroughly humiliated him in the process. Well no one shows up Joe Brody and gets away with it. Priority number one was no longer winning the game, but taking Clarissa Montague down.
He picked the piece of bread off the ground and tossed it over to the girl. In truth, he was tempted to eat it and guarantee that he lasts that much longer in the game but, that didn't sit well given the current situation.
"Not even enough to compensate for the life of your friend there. But, she died over it, so it seems only right that you take it," he stated before using his power to put her to "sleep."
He turned to Fabian. "C'mon. For all we know, we still have the other sack of food to claim," he said before breaking into a run.

[Nicsp]

Sachiko let out a short 'eh!" when Gabriel questioned her. She shily nodded her head and slowly reached out to take the sack of food from Gabriel's hands. She listened to what Gabriel said, since she couldn't hear who was talking on the other side, she just blinked a few times, confused. "What's a time skip...? O-Oh! Sorry, not important now." She spoke, mostly to herself, before she then heard the sound of running coming from behind her. She quickly tried to snatch the sack of food from Gabriel's hands and then make a run for it.

[Oliverskx]

Luci Ferno

Luci awoke next to the deceased Korean child. The small girl's eyes were still wide in surprise. Luci closed them in a manner of respect and realised as she sat up that the girl's blood had managed to leak onto her as she slept. Not only did she now know the power of the male player who had used her but she also felt a slight bit of wonder. He could have killed me right there. Both of them could have killed me too.

She stood up and spotted the small piece of bread. Did he give me this too? she thought.

The area seemed empty enough. She did not know how to feel over the death of a child whom she hardly knew for a few hours. All she felt was numb and a realization that this game was completely dangerous. She decided she would win no matter what and with that final thought she walked back to her home base in the diner a few blocks away towards the slums.


Fabian Gestalt

Fabian was a bit skeptical. He had not seen a child shot before. This has to be an act. Some sort of trick. he thought as he walked behind Joe. He was not willing to believe that such a terrible thing could actually happen in real life. Whoever set him up was certainly trying to scare him-and it was working.

"Since you've discarded our meal what else are we going to eat? I'm starved." he said to Joe.

He was used to being waited on hand and foot, and suddenly regretted ever stepping foot away from his hotel room. He'd kill for a nice steak and the attention of female onlookers at a five star restaurant. he was not one for reality shows. "Where can we even go now?"

Oh geeze. Get it together, this is a survival game you moron. his angel chimed back.

Fabian took out his phone and stared at the screen. "Hmmm. I wonder if I get to keep one of these when all of this is over..."

His angel sighed before perking up. Hey! Hey! Looks like you survived the day! Really a surprise to me to be honest. The Reapers have given me mail saying that we've reached the midnight mark! That means a time skip!

"Huh?" Fabian asked. "Do you get any of this?" he asked Joe.

He could see the red tinted sky instantly becoming darker and the weather becoming as cold as night. The climate was changing.

Oh boy. You're dead! Time doesn't work the same as it does in the human world. This is a place similar to purgatory. His angel phone said before it turned itself off out of frustration and dislike.

""Huh? Well that's weird. I guess we should find a good camping ground."

Day 2 12:00 am

Gabriel

God's tower was not nearly as intimidating on the outside as it was on the inside. Gabriel stood in a knelt down position below the chair of the Almighty. It was not accustomed to stare at The Almighty, for he was not someone who took his role lightly. In Gabriel's opinion he was a bit brutal in his ways. "Reapers from the slums and from Bradbury Park have turned up missing." He reported. "I have reason to believe it has to do with an unknown force, probably a demon."

He kneeled in silence for minutes before he got a response. "Ah...." Boomed The Almighty's powerful voice. "Do whatever it takes to stop this."

"It shall be done."

Gabriel left the tower room and descended in it's elevator down to the exit. "Nanicci, can you send an extra message to the players?"

A cheerful voiced responded through his headset: Yes sir! Right away sir! Ah, now what is it you want me to add sir?



<Datalog updated>
<Time Skip>
<Clarissa +11 points>
<Random +1-2 points>


<Maru: Oh master! Master! You've got new mail too! The time is now 8pm due to the timeskip! And you know what that means? That's right! Grace period number one is underway! Congratulations on making it through the first day! I knew you could do it! Tee-hee! Oh! And this next part sounds a little scary! Woooo >.< it says that one of you players is actually a demon in disguise! Is that true? Are you secretly some all powerful demon? Naughty master! Tee-hee! You have to be extra careful now! Who knows if it's planning to take all of you out of the competition to gain access to the human world! Yipes! Anyway you have a sum of [23] points for the day! We could do better yaknow? Ah well! Have fun master! And remember absolutely positively NO killing or fighting is allowed until 8am! Have a good night master!>


<Cora: Hehe a sneaky girl you are! That food was ours for the taking! Now listen close girl. A message from the head reaper is saying that it's now midnight. That means you can relax but JUST for now. We could use this time wisely to plan your next strategy on getting that Clarissa girl you set your eyes on and ripping her limb from limb haha! And oh...Oh my apparently this message says there's a dangerous demon afoot. Possibly disguised as one of you players! Damn we need to be extra careful girl. That invisibility can only do so much! But back to business. You have a total of [23] points. What are ya slackin? You need to spill more blood than that if you want to live girl. Anyway rest up. I'm sure tomorrow will be even more interesting.>

This post has been edited by Oliverskx: Jul 30 2012, 01:58 PM

[Ryuga]

"A piece of bread that size wouldn't have done much to satiate your hunger anyway," replied Joe as he walked up to a nearby office building. Though it took a bit of brute force, he managed to get the entrance open and soon the duo were inside, sheltered by the elements. "We'll be staying here for the night I suppose. Look for couches or anything that looks comfortable to lay down on and sleep. It would also be nice if we could find a makeshift weapon in here as well. We don't exactly have any abilities that can kill."
With that said, Joe proceeded to walk along one section of the building, pulling out his phone to review the details.
It had not been a paticularly good day for Joe. No food, minimal point gain. He was not going to get anywhere at this rate, let alone kill Clarissa. Tomorrow, he would need to get the food, and somehow amass 27 more points for his next power. And for that, he was going to need a plan.
"This is going to be one hell of an uphill climb."

[Nicsp]

Sachiko listened in closely to Cora's message, sighing some at the "angel's" constant enthusiasm about murder. What was up with that, anyways? So much for being a sort of guardian angel...But then again, if everyone but yourself is dead, I guess no one can harm you...Right? Sachiko snapped out of her thoughts when she heard the part about a demon in disguise among the players. The girl froze for a moment, it could very well be one of the two people that she promised to come back to with the food...And, if she came back, she still has nothing to defend herself with other than the invisibilty...And also...There wasn't much food to begin with.

Was she really this kind of person though? To just leave those two without food, lie and fool them like this? Sachiko stared down at the sack of food, whimpering some as she weighed out her options. If she didn't go back and neither of those two were the demon, she would've just made two new enemies...And forsaken two people to spend a night hungry...

"Oh fuck it..."

She took a deep breath and, with a heavy heart, opened up the sack and started munching down some of the food, not everything yet, she'd have to save it, in case it was necessary.

[Oliverskx]

Fabian Gestalt

Fabian walked through about two rooms in the worn down building Joe had insisted they stay. He found the tattered remains of what used to be a couch sitting up against the wall and plopped down on it. The windows of the building were broken, and the howling of the cold night wind could be heard whistling through. "Ugh a cold night and I'm not even sleepy." He said.

Realistically he did just skip about 10 hours ahead in the day at once. "So," He began "Who exactly do you think this demon person is?"

He'd asked Joe a bit of a no-brainer. In his mind the obvious choice was that merciless girl, Clarissa. After thing about it for a while he had began to scare himself at how realistic the situation seemed. Was this real? Was it a fake trick? Fabian's thoughts left him with more questions than answers and after a while he decided it would be easier just to go along with it.

"Maybe we could use this time to strategy? But there's not much you can do with our powers combined. At best we''re more suited to run away than fight head on." He paused in his speech for a moment. "Are you the demon?"

His muscles were tense, awaiting Joe's answer.

Fae & Romeo

"Where the hell is she?!-agh!"

"Oh my. Stay still! The bandages will slip."

Fae had just gotten Romeo by the shoulders to help him walk. She'd managed to completely wrap his wounds in white bandages. However within a few minutes of dressing the wounds they were stained a blood red. "Yo, this girl better come back now!"

"Maybe she got killed?" Fae suggested hopefully.

"Bullshit! You know that's a lie! The only one whose dead was that asian chick. Shit I can't see a thing out here."

It was dark, and the wind blew cold. The two were headed towards an abandoned apartment complex nearby. "It has taken her a while- oh careful stand back a bit- You'd think she'd make it back by now." Fae said helping the wounded man up to the door of the apartment complex.

"Ugh." Romeo kicked in the door to a small, rundown looking apartment lobby.

They both hobbled him inside. Fae sat him down at the bottom of a row of stairs on the side and made sure to lock and barricade the door behind her. If she could last recall, there was a demon out there, waiting to kill off contestants. She was sure if this man were the demon he'd have killed her off ages ago, besides his attitude and general appearance there wasn't much need to fear him. "So what's our next move?" Romeo asked from the stairs.

"I'll keep watch by the window just in case she returns and we'll set up camp here." Fae replied. "This place is filthy! I could never relax unless I'm occupied."

There was a small moment of silence between them. "The little bitch! She's gone and ditched us!"

Hey! What have I told you about language regarding women? his angel phone said.

"The girl we trusted to get the food drop ditched us Karen."

That little bitch!

"Hush! I see something outside..." Fae commanded.

She looked on. It certainly wasn't Sachiko. it was a black and odd shape and it hobbled about the streets. What was that on it's back? Wings? it looked like a disgusting creature. "Come on! We have to get up to an apartment." she whispered. "Oh dear I don't like this."

Damien Peers

Damien hovered a good five feet above the ground. He slowly moved through the cold night air. He was no stranger to Afterlife and had participated once during his youth. Others had called him crazy when he returned to the human world. What made it worse was that his vision had been taken once he was brought back to life. It was a consequence for choosing the surprise Life option. He'd never fall for that trick again. Luckily for the games his site had returned to him and for the first time in several years he could see his more matured face.

He flew about chewing on an edible plant he'd found under the central bridge of Citadel City. He did not like these games, and unlike the first time he'd participated, there was much more violence and death in this game. He was staring out in front of him when he saw it drop from the sky. A black creature with wings it looked inhumane and with sharp teeth. Soon more came. Like a flock of birds raining from the skies. Damn I forgot about that! He flew at a faster pace towards the hospital district. He'd have to take shelter quickly to survive.

"Agh!"

One of them bit clean into his arm and he tried desperately to shake it off. It was ugly. it was a flesh eating Imp, and it was not going to give up before it had it's meal. he punched it in the head and it fell. Damien flew yet faster toward the building when he spotted something. A girl? School age from the looks of it. It looked as though she were messing with something. A food sack? So this girl was brave enough to obtain the food. "Hey! get in! Get inside!" He shouted while pointing up at more of the creatures falling from the skies.

The night creatures were the worst part of the Afterlife games. And of all the creatures he hated the Imp creatures the most. In his last game he'd witnessed first hand how they mercilessly bit and tore off the flesh of a fellow player as if she were a piece of chicken. "Get from outside!" he shouted as a last warning to the girl before he headed for shelter inside of the Hospital.

<Damien Peers combat Data Updated>

<Creature Watch: Imp

The imp is a ferocious creature who attacks it's opponents with their own razor like teeth. The love feeding on humans. >

This post has been edited by Oliverskx: Aug 3 2012, 10:57 AM

[Ryuga]

Joe noticed Fabian's apprehension. The way he tensed up, how his usual demeanor changed.
"Are you suspecting me?" he asked as he took a few steps up to his partner. "I will say straight up that I'm not the demon. Problem is, I'd very likely say the same thing even if I was. There's no way for me to know if you are the demon either. Maybe you are just playing an act so that no one suspects you. The way I see it though, it doesn't matter if either of us are the demon. We need each other. Neither of us can outright kill another player by ourselves. So the only real option is to trust that the other is not a demon and continue playing the game as normal."

With that out of the way, Joe continued his seach around the room, eventually finding some tattered clothes hanging in a closet. Well Fabian had claimed the couch, so he could use these as a cushion between him and the hard floor. It wasn't optimal but, make do with what you have.

"As for strategizing, we really need something we can use as a weapon before he do that. Anything like a metal bat... scratch that, we likely won't find one of those here. Something more like a wrench or a crowbar, or anything that can be used as a blunt weapon. Otherwise the plan is to just run at the sign of trouble."

[Nicsp]

Sachiko was still debating with herself whether or not she should go back to her two "partners". But then again, it wasn't like it was any point into thinking about this anymore. She had already eaten more than a third of the food she had received and they obviously already knew that she had ditched them by now, probably. She sighed some, dropping her head as she slowly sank back into her thought world. She was immediately broken off it, however, as someone yelled out to her. She blinked a few times at the man that had called out to her and then pointed upwards. She slowly lifted her green globes to watch the horror show going on above her, she froze up for a bit. Her mouth breaking into a somewhat nervous smile and her face going pale. "...Sh-shit..." She simply stated, before she did the first thing that came to her, she held on tightly to the sack of food and rushed her way over to the hospital to take shelter in there as well. Using her invisibility ability to get there safely, just to be sure. She would only stop running once she had found herself a relatively safe place inside the hospital, preferrably without Damien, she'd drop herself against the wall again. Breathing heavily. <Ge-geesh...Been doing lots of running in this...Hah...This is karma for skipping Gym classes, I suppose...>

[Oliverskx]

Damien Peers

He ripped a piece of cloth from his long black coat and tied it tightly around his bleeding wound. Damien had suffered far worse before. He was startled by the young girl who had managed to make it to the Hospital alive. He didn't speak to her, he didn't wish to, but he was surprised at her vanishing ability. He had studied it himself as he glanced back, gliding away. He should have known, the nights in the Afterlife Games were just as deadly as the days. Even if the players couldn't kill each other, the hideous demon creatures could. Any players who were outside and did not know this would be in severe danger. There were not alerts through angel phones, no announcements from reapers.

The hospital door banged loudly. The imps sensed food. He knew that a few would probably follow him here. He had the powers to defeat them, but he was unsure if he should let them in. If so they could go after the girl. Less competition for him, unless she were the hostile demon. He stared hard listening to the bangs against the front door. If he let them in he could see for himself if she were a demon, if not there would be less competition and hostility towards him, but his warning her would have meant nothing. It was a hard decision, but he finally decided to walk away and roam the hospital. There was probably much better medical supplies in here to treat his bite wound with.


Luci Ferno

"Like, what the hell?"

It took all of her might to run away from the black bat winged creatures flying overhead. Luci had managed to outrun them and beat a few of them off as they snapped at her flailing arms. "What the hell are these things?"

Just a demon babe chill. All you need to do is get back to the diner. her angel Chad replied smoothly. it was much smoother of a reply than she liked. "The diner! Like, shit!"

She bolted forward to the diner before rolling quickly to her right and taking off down another street. The diner was on fire at first glance. It glowed bright, with charred bodies of black creatures clearly visible. Maybe Stella fought them off? But there was no way she'd survive a fire that large. "Like wtf? This is totally cheating. We're supposed to have a rest period!"

Naw think of it as good cardio exercise. her phone chimed.

Luci was speechless and frustrated but continued to run until she found an office building and bolted through it's doors. She closed the door quickly behind he, locked it and slid down gasping for air. She took a bite of the bread piece she'd saved for Stella's portion. It would be wasted on the dead. She took bite after bite, and when she had no more her thirst grew. She stood once more and began searching the place. She could hear voices of men somewhere in the other rooms. She hesitated before tip toeing in the dark. If they were other players it was against the rules to harm her at this hour. If it were anything else, she'd have to brace herself for combat.


Fabian Gestalt

Fabian peeked up from the broken couch. His trust was blind but at this point he didn't care. There wasn't much in the room they could use as a weapon. Joe wanted to look for something they could use. He managed to sit up and feel around the place. It was dark and in some area's the building was pitch black. "What exactly are you expecting we find in here?" Fabian asked.

He grabbed a wooden board, but it was too flimsy and in the way to be considered a weapon. He took hold of a pipe, but it was rusted so badly that it would probably break with one use. The looks of the place made it look like some sort of old office building. He found a plastic chair with rusted leggings. "Maybe we could chair people to death?" He suggested as he held up the chair, thrusting it in the dark before smiling and putting it back down.

This isn't time for jokes. His phone spoke from his pocket.

"Whatever" he mumbled.

A room next to the one they stood was much less dark. There was a large crater in the ceiling that allowed the moonlight to shine through. A busted glass window was also clearly visible and it's shards reflected brightly in the moonlight. "I think I found some glass." he called to Joe.

He picked up a shard and spotted a small black shadow moving on the floor. He took a quick glance up through the crater in the ceiling once more before he began hearing noises in the room. It sounded like purring. "Joe are you playing a trick on me?" he asked.

The purring , when listening closely sounded more like a soft growl of something sickening.

[Ryuga]

"A tool box would be nice," replied Joe as he continued to scour the room for something. "There is likely one in here somewhere. Most buildings need the occasional DIY maintenance".He noticed the florescent lights in the ceiling after looking up for some ungodly reason. No weapons there. Well, there was that one movie where a guy was killed by a piece of the florescent tubing through the neck but, Joe wasn't sure if that was practical at all. Might not even work in real life. Just some movie magic nonsense.
Eventually he found a broom tucked away in the corner.
"Well that won't do either," he thought before being interrupted by Fabian.
"Joe are you playing a trick on me?"
That comment took him by suprise. He was about to respond with a simple "no" until he heard a sick growling in the room. Instinctively he grabbed the broom. Sure it wasn't the best weapon but, it will add some reach to his attacks. He slowly tip-toed his way towards Fabian's voice.
"Fabian," he called. "I don't think we are alone in here..."

[Nicsp]

Sachiko wasn't really sure of what to do right now...I mean, she knew there was someone else other than herself in that building right now and she coulnd't leave, because, if she did, those things would rip her to shreds. She sighed some, lowering her head against her knees as she tried to think up of something. "Well...First things first..." She needed some sort of weapon, anything that could be used in case of an emergency. She started searching around the ruined hospital, a shiver running down her spine as she heard the banging on the front door, maybe this place wasn't going to remain safe for too long...But at any rate, she kept on searching for anything that was hard and relatively light, even a brick would do.

[Oliverskx]

Gabriel

The gathering of reapers within Bradbury park was surprisingly small. Of the original ten only five remained, including Nanicci, who stayed hidden away within her own comm center at Gods Tower. We've been waiting for for ages but Grossie and Marebel aren't reporting in sir! she chimed through his headset.

The situation was becoming dire and they could not wait anymore. He would have to accept that these were the remaining reapers of their group.

Gabriel, although aware of his childlike appearance spoke with harsh authority. "As you all may know, five reapers have gone missing since the beginning of the games. There's a small chance they have gone rogue, it's more likely they have befallen some other irregular tragedy." he paused only to watch silently as a group of black imp creatures scurried about past the group before continuing. "This could be due to the demon that has apparently entered the games disguised as a human. The almighty will not stand for this."

One of the female reapers with pink hair tied in two buns on either side of her head wore a look of disinterest. He was spewing facts they obviously were aware of already. "Our new objective until the next time-skip will be to weed out this demon on the hunt, or to find out if we have a reaper resistance on our hands. There will be no harming of players or interfering in their quarrels. You are to be a fly on the wall."

He took wireless earpieces from his jacket pocket and handed them out. "These are for communications with the comm operator Nanicci. She'll keep an eye on you and assist you."

That's right sirs and miss! I'll easily tell you if danger is afoot and you can check in with me at any time. I prefer regular check ins. Nanicci's voice boomed through the earpieces with her greeting.

"There will also be a pairings. You two," He pointed at two male reapers on his right, one who looked extremely feminine. "You'll patrol this side of the bridges. Be careful."

The two nodded before taking off and Gabriel didn't know if he should tell them of his suspicions of Clarissa. How her group reeked of death as they departed the train earlier. How she was the only one in the group who had raked in a bounty of points and how she could handle her pistol as if it were an extension of her arm. "And you two, will take the other side, there are plenty of players to keep watch over so be careful and keep in contact."

The girl with pink hair turned slowly toward the other remaining reaper. She looked about 21, 22 and her eyes were round and curious like an owls. Gabriel remembered she'd entered the games due to a terrorist bombing and became a reaper after the betrayal of her coworker who'd won the Afterlife games through deception. Her name was Lily. "I'll follow you." she spoke in a soft voice.

Have fun and be safe sirs and miss! chimed Nanicci through the headsets.


Fae Cantigre

Fae had managed to wobble to a old apartment space that didn't have a window. She was relieved. It was the one part that didn't have gaping holes through walls, broken windows and an opening in the ceiling. It was also nicely furnished and relatively clean, as if someone were currently checked in. Romeo had laid across the bed. In spite of his pain he'd fallen asleep. She could hear noises outside the locked room. it was the ugly black creatures. "What are they?" she mumbled.

They did not look friendly or the least bit clean. They looked like aliens from a movie she'd seen not too long ago. "Rubbard. What are these creatures?" she asked her phone.

The man on her phone screen sighed. Well obviously they're lethal. There's always some sort of creature that comes out at night. It helps speed up the game.

"Why on earth would they want to speed it up? And how is the game gonna go faster?" Fae asked.

Can't you see? Geeze it's obvious the creatures are unleashed to kill more players. it makes the game interesting. Besides do you know how many people die each day? There's hundreds of games just like this one happening all over the world.

"So that's why they don't warn us? It's entertainment? Why is this a game in the first place? I thought God was supposed to be kind and loving not barbaric."

Whoever said The Almighty was a great guy? He's tuned into every game at once. Omnipresence is a hell of a power.

Fae went silent a bit but she was able to drink it all in. She was safe for now, but she was sure the other players weren't.


Damien Peers

The hospital was large, the corridors dark and the rooms above echoing. He could hear the imps that had entered the building through broken windows. They knew that fresh meat was in here somewhere and they were determined to bit into it once more. He'd found bandages within a first aid kit and managed to patch up the bite marks on his body. I eyes the various needled and chemicals sitting in drawers. They could be really deadly if used as a weapon. He pocketed a few needles just in case. The girl who had roamed the hospital walked by his room. He didn't know if he should speak to her or not. He walked out behind her. "Careful, they get in through broken windows." he said. "They like to eat so be careful."

He could barely make out her shape in the dark. He hadn't seen another human this close up since he was a child. Since he'd last entered the games. The imps made more of a racket down the hall opposite them. Their low growling sounded sick and disturbing. "Get somewhere safe and don't let them hear you."

Damien headed toward the direction. He could spot ten shadows in the distance. Must have gotten in through a hole in the wall. he thought. He held his own breath and levitated a moment in the air. They wouldn't hear his footsteps as he headed down a side hallway but hers would be clear and audible.


Luci Ferno

Luci couldn't see well in the dark space. She moved slowly towards the voices. What she saw was the two men from earlier. The ones who had given her bread. She stayed at a distance watching from behind a crumbling wall. Something wasn't right and after a few blinks she saw it. "Get out of there!" She screamed loud as she rushed out.

Two black creatures had tackled the Fabian guy and more were coming from the ceiling. Fabian wrestled on the ground and screamed as the creatures bit into him. Bit after bit you could hear his flesh being ripped from the bone. About five of the black creatures had him on the floor. two munching on his face, three on his torso. his arms and legs wiggled about in all directions. His screams echoed out and five more creatures jumped down into the office space. Nothing could save him now.

"Eeeek!" she squealed before a flame appeared at her side. "Don't let them get me." She spoke to her wolf familiar spirit. A tall wolf orange and glowing with flames stood in front as if to protect her. She ran, Joe would either have to follow or try to save his friend or fight his way out of the front door, but either way she was going to have to find shelter. She opened a door leading to a stairway to an upper level and began running up the steps. There had to have been an office or closet she could hide in.


<Datalog updated>
<+23 points random distribute>
<Luci combat data updated>


<Maru: Master! Oh dear! Don't lose the game master! We['re so close! I'm cheering for you!!! Those icky imps really love to eat humans so be careful! Tee-hee!


<Cora: Watch it girl. You're trapped in a building with a dangerous stranger and deadly creatures that'd love to spatter the walls of what little blood your skinny body contains. I'd play it safe if I were you.>

[Ryuga]

Joe rushed in, broom swinging, intending to save Fabian. Soon as he had full grasp of the situation though, that all changed. Sure the first Imp took it to the face and went down but, there were still four others, not including the ones that were currently eating away at Fabian. That image of his partner being eaten alive chilled Joe to the core. And at that moment he knew, Fabian was not getting out of this. With that determination gone, fight or flight was free to do it’s work, and Joe took the sane option.
An “Eeek” notified him of the girl’s presence. A the flaming, orange animal of some kind phased into existence, illuminating enough for Joe to watch said girl run into the stairwell. It seemed like a good idea at the time, so Joe sprinted after her, catching the door before it closed fully, saving him the time and effort of turning the knob.
Once inside he briefly looked around for something to barricade the door. Nothing.
“Up we go then.”
He continued to sprint after the girl, climbing the stairs two at a time. It was at that moment when reasoning came back to him.
“Wait a minute. Didn’t those monsters just come from the ceiling. Wouldn’t going up just lead me to… more of them…”

[Nicsp]

Sachiko wandered around a bit more, keeping the man's words in her head, she froze and jumped a bit when she heard his voice speaking to him from behind. She simply nodded some in response. I guess...He's being pretty nice so far, so I guess he's not that demon...Right? She wondered, before she snapped back into reality by the way how he had said that. Don't let them hear me...Right...Even though I can turn invisible, they still might be able to hear me if I start walking around too much. Sachiko went to one of the corners of the hospital, hoping it to be safe enough for the moment. She would then simply just sit there, ready to use her angel's ability if anything with an agressive intent showed up. At least now she wasn't making any noise. G-Gah...This is such a pain...And i'm lagging behind the others too...If I don't hurry up and get some points...

((OOC: Ugh, sorry for small posts. ))

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[John Lau]

Only five of the ten Reapers arrived at the gathering location. As the rest did not seem like they will arrive anytime soon they were assumed to be most likely dead with a small possibility of having gone rogue.
(We don't seem to be very sure of our current situation now are we. I doubt it would be this bad if we have had more Reapers on the lookout. Ten aren't nearly enough to fully monitor this damned city.) Johann silently complained about how understaffed they are within his head. It's not something he would say out loud in such a situation not that it would help it even if he did. Considering to write letter of suggestion on increasing the staff, he continues to listen on the briefing on a situation everybody already knows.

The briefing was over and the Reapers were paired up into two group to patrol the two sides of the bridges.
"I'll follow you." were the words spoken when the pink haired Reaper turned towards him. Johann remembered that he name was Lily or something along that line, he didn't care to associate himself with the other reapers to take note of their names.
"Okay." Johann said softly as he heads towards the bridge.

While crossing the bridge, Johann contacted Nanicci ,who was hiding in the comm center of God's Tower, using the wireless earpiece he had received. "Nanicci, I would like a update on the players' locations please."

[Oliverskx]

(I apologize for the long delay and the massive walls of text.)

Luci Ferno

Luci reached the top of the stairwell. The second floor loomed ahead quietly in contrast to the thumps and low growling coming from the floor below. The flaming hell hounds followed up the steps quick at her heels. There was a third floor from what Luci could see, but the way up the staircase in the direction had been blocked with rubble. It seemed as if this building could fall apart at any moment. The echoing steps of Joe could be heard following below. "Are they coming after you?" she asked.

Not once did she even consider him being the demon. He looked to old and had already given her an act of kindness. And even if he were to somehow betray her she had her flaming hounds about. She heard Joe say something before pausing herself. There could be more of them. "Go" she nodded towards the dark hall before her.

The demon hounds entered the hall first lighting the way so that shadows bounced about. From what she could tell there were no imps coming out. "It looks clear up here." called down.

She slowly began to tiptoe down the hall after her flaming pets, cautious enough to check around corners.


Lily

The cool air felt food on her face as she glided silently through the wind. Lily had only been a reaper for two months and she enjoyed every minute of it.. The sights of Citadel city were something out of an apocalypse movie. The broken buildings and crimson sky had given it a feel of tragedy, which ironically was the exact description of everyone within Afterlife, even the reapers. Johann traveled a head of her. He always liked to be alone, which suited her just fine as she felt the same way. She glided a few inches above the ground taking in the sights and passed Gods tower when she saw a glint of blonde disappearing behind a smoking diner up ahead. It was at that moment she heard Johann contact Nanicci through her own nearby headset.

Ah hello Mr. Johann sir! I see you're listening in too Miss lady Lily! Just give me a few moments. The cheery voice in her headset went quiet a while before starting up once more in it's happy, bouncing, bubbly tone.

Ah! Oh wow! It seems like you two will be really busy here! Currently two players are residing in the hospital within the Hospital district, a man and a woman. A female player seems to be running from Imps within that area as well. Somewhere straight ahead a few blocks away from there is a two men-wait, no one's face is being chewed off. Make that one man and one female holed up in a building. On the other side within the slums there's a man and a woman resting within the Honey-badger hotel. It looks as if the Imps are crawling all over but the man and woman are safe inside though. Grrr! I figured the game would be over by now! Good luck Sir and Lady and remember to stay safe!

"3 locations 7 players. Seems like we got the raw deal." Lily muttered. "Where should we start investigating first? This demon could be any one of them."


Clarissa Montague

One, two, three pulls of the trigger and all three of the attacking black creatures fell before her. Her aim was precise and each bullet lodged somewhere within the bulbous skulls of the nasty looking things. She stepped casually over the corpses before casting an icy stare at the dark humming sky. More of them. She rushed forward and into the nearest building, slamming the door behind her as she went. A sigh escaped her mouth before a black shape came lunging at her torso, latching onto her blouse. She pulled the trigger once more and it fell to the ground.

"Damn things. Where the hell did they come from?"

She walked slowly down the corridor before entering a nearby office. She rummaged through the desk inside and found nothing of interest. She did the same with and overturned filing cabinet and found a flashlight with a battery. She flicked it on with a frown. The light was dull and weak. If she were lucky it'd last about a whole minute.

The building was big and by the looks of things it contained many individual rooms. It also had many of the dark creatures from outside littered about. Clarissa didn't mind the creatures, she could take on three no problem. Lucky for her the ghost pistol needed no ammo or reloading. It was a powerful weapon indeed. Suddenly she heard something as she turned a corner. It felt like a human presence, or a few.

Clarissa flicked on the flashlight for only a moment before dropping it and aiming her pistol at the five imp creatures before her. They screeched loud and flew toward her. One went down with ta squeeze of a trigger. Another toppled with it. She held one hand on her stomach before running and sliding on the cool tile floor, shooting upwards and catching another one of the creatures with a bullet. Two more shots rang out before she felt a pair of teeth sink into her hand.

She dropped the pistol and within mere seconds Clarissa bashed her hand into the nearest wall, along with the creature who was latched onto it. Withdrawing her hand from the wall with the pattered creatures skull she dropped down on her knees. This as much more that she hoped to ever experience. One day she was studying, not counting her recent ventures, and the next she was forced into a game of kill or be killed. She knew she'd have to kill. It was the only option, no only for her but others as well. The flashlight was still on and it illuminated the place with a dull dying light. She could now see that this was some sort of medical center. A hospital.

Clarissa had just enough time to see a girl sitting within a corner before the flashlight finally blew out. She stretched her arm out with her pistol and shot at the girl's direction within the darkness. She probably wouldn't have missed if it weren't for the injury on her hand.

"Haha I spy with my little eye some points that are mine for the taking." she chuckled as she walked closer and closer to the young girl.


Gabriel

The small white haired reaper knelt down before The Almighty once more. "Yes sir." he replied before standing and walking out.

No sooner had his investigation begin did The Almighty decide to interfere with his own plans. The Lord was always impatient when it came to inconvenience. He had a lot of thinking to do as he rode the lift down God's Tower. Sure the games had lasted longer than usual but the next part would surely have more deaths. It would be a test of every player. "Nanicci, I've got a task for you. How long until Day 2 begins?"

Aye aye sir it'll be about thirty more minutes until the next time jump! Just what is this task sir? boomed her cheery voice though his earpiece.

This post has been edited by Oliverskx: Sep 9 2012, 06:36 PM

[Ryuga]

Only one floor up? Really? thought Joe as he reached the top of the staircase. He took a peek down to make sure the imps were not following. It looked like they didn't know how to open doors, yet.
"Nothing coming after us just yet," he answered before following Luci into the hall, making note of the rubble blocking the way up to the third floor.
It looked like all the imps were occupying the first floor, as there was nothing to note of on the second floor. Course, Joe was also continuing as cautiously as the girl in front of him was. Those imps had to have come from somewhere afterall.
After the two cleared the hallway the two found themselves in a room full of cubicles, or the remains of cubicles anyway. Some lay destroyed, other stood up just fine. Joe sighed. He figured as much but, having random walls in the room would make the it far more difficult to clear out. Imps could be hiding in any corner.
"Looks like we have out work cut out for us," he commented before carefully peering into one of the cubicles that still stood. He didn't want to be caught off guard like poor Fabian. As soon as he confirmed his own safety, he leaned back against the wall, slowly sliding down until he sat on the floor. It had been a stressful day with no rest in sight. He was going to have to make use of all the little moments.
"Hey you're the girl from earlier right?" he asked after a breather. "Sorry about what happened to your friend."

This post has been edited by Ryuga: Sep 10 2012, 07:41 AM