4059/Another One Bites the Dust...

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Another One Bites the Dust...
Date of Scene: 13 March 2018
Location: Unknown
Synopsis: Vicky senses demonic activity nearby and goes to investigate with Shadowlite. Bjorn and Frankenstein happen to be in the area and wind up doing demonic clean up. Oh yeah, and two dead kids and an older gentleman are left on the sidewalk in the end, victims of possession.
Cast of Characters: Redstar, Crusader, Shadowlite, Frankenstein




Redstar has posed:
It had been a Netflix and lounge kind of night. Relaxed and nothing really worrying. But then Vicky had sat up straight with wide eyes, the icey blue going frosty white. "Demons," She had said softly and in sudden seriousnes. Ever since Times Square she had gained an almost single-mindedness in pursuing them.

The young woman was moving and dressed in the blink of an eye for going out. Amazing what custom tailoring and needing to keep it simple will do. There hadn't even been any words from her as she had moved.

"They're really nearby...three of them," Vicky finally says as she clicks a clasp in place. At least she looked good in leather. "They're...not moving." She turns to look out the door to the backyard, eyes slightly narrowed. "We need to get out of here before they narrow down where -I- am."

Crusader has posed:
Vorn has been a busy creature lately, and had decided to close up shop early and head to Gotham. He heard some good chocolates can be found in the stores there as compared to other places.... really chocolate can get him to go anywhere. Though he doesn't come equipped any other senses that would make him aware of any disturbance. But he was none the less right in the area, comming out of a different convience store just across the street. The oddly dressed 'orc' looking around as he debates which place to hit next

Shadowlite has posed:
It was actually getting kind of irritating from Michaels perspective, how /obsessive/ she was getting about it. Sure, demons are bad mkay, but if they're not coming right for them... why bother?

Still it isn't like he was about to let Vicky go after them alone. His irritation shows in his demeanor though as he slips into his suit and trenchcoat. Going into the city meant low key weapon use though, so his mainstay small guns and a folded sub-machine gun are opted for as he gets his gear.

Hood put on and attached to the suit, 'Shadowlite' looks over to Vicky as she clasps a buckle. His voice mask is on, "I thought it was only the big gals that could track you?" Shadowlite inquires as he slides one of his Judges into his harness.

Redstar has posed:
"I...think one of the Sins are with them," Vicky says in a low and slightly worried voice as she looks back at him decked in his gear. "I can't tell which except I know who -is- gone. It isn't Wrath or Lust and I am fairly sure that Greed was actually killed like those two. I don't know about the others thoug. Do you know what happened to them?" She had been a little knocked out and all that.

The 7-11 was just doing what it does. Serving all the late night junk and quick grab snack foods. Just another Tuesday evening. Until the demon had decided to stop for a snack. She'd been taking her leisure for awhile in the splendor of Earth and, especially, gluttonous American cities. But she was still programmed, in the depths of her dark soul, to seek out Starr. For good or ill.

The clerk came running out of the store as did the two patrons. They all were in such terror they couldn't even scream. All they could do was run as fast as they could, not even seeing the Orc across the street.

Inside the store? A fat and ugly demon with ram horns and a serrated tail was plucking things off the grill and shoving them into her mouth.

Crusader has posed:
Vorn looks across the street as the people come running ou, not even screaming as they shot past him. He looks back to where the people ran, taking a bite of chocolate, before looking across at the 7-11. He squints and sees the demonic entity shoving food down her mouth. He sighs
    He walks into the store, a spear on his back still. He than says "Hey fat arse! What is the deal with scareing folks off eh? Do favor and get out of the here" he says firmly, with a flat annoyed expression. He was hoping to relax this night, but guess that out the door.

Frankenstein has posed:
Frankenstein is doing a mandatory federal check on all Occult stores to see if they have gone too far into the dark side. He has a PKE meter and doesn't understand how it works or what it does but can press a button and read a number. He walks out of the shadows of an alley way, wanting to go toward the front, on the monstrous end of his spectrum. Several people point and run. He sighs.

Shadowlite has posed:
Grumble. Grumble. Shadowlite was /not/ in a mood for this shit tonight. Then, Shadowlite shrugs his longcoat on, before he reaches out with his right hand. "Where to?" When given the destination, Shadowlite clenches his fist as he rips open a hole in reality, and a black portal opens just outside on the street of the store he was pointed to, "After you." Shadowlite quips as his Darkforce Armor is formed, matter being pulled over the dimensional barrier onto the mutant.

Redstar has posed:
Gluttony turned towards the spear-bearer Bjorn as he entered the 7-11, the door dinging helpfully. A disgusting smile spread across her lips and she licks her lips before dropping two entire hot dogs down her throat. "Ohh, look boys, dinner was delivered," The demon says as she looks the man up and down, moving out from behind the 7-11's counter.

In the small store there were two others who looked perfectly normal. One a man dressed in a suit and the other looked to be his eleven year old daughter, complete with blond pigtails. The only thing odd about them was their completely blacked out eyes. "I was getting hungry," The tiny girl says as she twirls a doll she carries by its hair. As she does it begins to change, a low hum as of metal moving fast coming from it. The man just steps around the girl, a bottle of Mountain Due in his hand that as he begins to hold takes on a malevalent glow.

"Fuck," Vicky says as she steps out of the portal and is presented with the scene before them. "Gluttony," The teen makes a face and that is when the cold drops. "Might as well draw her out and get people out of here," She says to Shadowlite as she simply takes a small step and looks ready to do anything.

The arctic temperature that suddenly grip the block do what she had hoped. People lock themselves away behind their doors, trying to warm up, knowing something bad is going on outside.

"Change of plans, the girl is here," Gluttony's eyes move past Bjorn now to outside. A dangerous glint in their black and bottomless depths. The other demons to look out the windows of the store towards Vicky as well.

Crusader has posed:
"Well, seems your going to get some heart burn" Vorn says. He draws his spear, not doing anything fancy with it, just holding it ready. He didn't seem nervous. But than he looks to the man in a suit and the little girl with their blackened eye. "Hmmm....need an expert...." he says. He had no qualms stabbing a demon through the heart...but if the girl was possessed and not a true demon he would prefer to not kill her
    None the less he takes a step back being outnumbered and taking stock of his options. But than he hears the words as Gluttony eye move to the windows. Though Vorn doesn't move his head, he takes note of the people outside. He recognized Vicky, but not so much Shadowlite. ANd he hasn't caught wind of Frankenstien yet
    None the less even with the temperature down and ice forming on his metallic skin he says "Hey! Lardarse, Still right here" deciding to make the first move he hurls his spear at Gluttony hoping this won't spill into the streets!

Frankenstein has posed:
Frankenstein swears as he releazes, coming out of the alley near the strip mall that this is NOT one of those things where the store appears like Diagon Alley. It's just a strip mall. Someone was pranking W.A.N.D. He is about to put the meter away with disgust when it lights up, just about the same time as everyone else moving out of the store and screaming. He takes out his Holy Sword as it leaps into flame near a demon. "Well...this was useless." It detected the demon just about the same time as the screaming people. He moves into the doors of the store and grunts. "This won't end well." He isn't saying it like it wont end well for him.

Shadowlite has posed:
Stepping out of the black hole in space in the street, Shadowlite makes a face under his hood from the sudden chill. Sure, he's not affected, but Gotham is a city with puddles in places... and slipping can get annoying. "Well, since we're here, might as well sample the local finery." Shadowlite states dryly... then, he looks in the direction of the demons, "And I don't mean the idiots who thought sample the cuisine in broad daylight was somehow a good idea." He quips, before he pulls out a Judge... and aims it toward the nearest demon.

Then, he notices the others around. Frankenstein he recognizes immediately, "Oh, some SHIELD minions are here too." Shadowlite notes to Vicky. He's taking a wait and see approach for now... seeing which one will come out for a clear shot first.

Redstar has posed:
!STAY AWAY FROM THAT!! Starr's mind voice hit Vicky out of nowhere and she notably staggered and turns to look at Frankenstein in confusion.

"What?" Vicky asked in confusion as she eyed the blade and memory and understanding flooded her from Starr. Understanding came across her face and she didn't look at the monster and his flaming sword with fear, but an odd hope. Starr was -scared- of that sword.

~Little fool, it will kill and hurt you as surely as I! We are demon blooded,~ Starr hissed as she also sensed the girl's thoughts.

Inside the &-11 the demon known as Gluttony moves with shocking speed. Rolling out of the line of the spear and grinning at him. She then picks up a shelf full of chips and then is suddenly flying forward. The shelf to be used as a battering ram to shove Bjorn either back, or out the way, or something similar as she barrels outside. Doors? She doesn't care. Those can shatter and go flying. The little girl blurs and is gone, that soft thrum the only tell of her poistion. That vibration hum comes at the orc, a demonic steel weapon wipping at power saw speeds for his arm as the little girl steps out of nowhere. The man in the suit simply shakes and then opens the bottle, spraying suddenly sticky and caustic liquid at him. Taking his attention, as it were, while Gluttony heads outside.

Crusader has posed:
Vorn growls as his spear is dodge. He brings up his arms instinctively the shelf is able to move hims aside a few feet (the perks of weighing as much as a car, vs a simple shelving unit, but none the less it was enough for Gluttony to get past and outside
    Of course, he was alo being tagged team in here. The little girl demonic steel tags him- sparks flying as metal grinds agaist metal creating a discernting sound. He grabs the girl and throws her at the suited man with great force. Vorn seeing the man taking a spray, he dodges to the side avoiding the unusual substance. He delt with enough demon goo at this point! From his hand he shoots lightning in the direction of the two demonic entity, not concentrating on Gluttony at the moment

Frankenstein has posed:
Frankenstein is a bit shocked at the demons fighting EACH OTHER, but he does recognize Shadowlight and growls, "YOU." Well, he doesn't really RECOGNIZE so much as recognize the voice and the shadows and the whole shield agent comment. He is not immediately sure who he should attack as a result, but moves closer to the one giving Bjorn a hard time.

Shadowlite has posed:
"Hello sweetie." Shadowlite gives in the general direction of Frankenstein, before his free hand is waves in a gesture at Gluttony. A solid wall of Darkforce is pulled across the dimensional barrier right in front of Gluttony, titanium properties start to expand as Shadowlite attempts to dome the demon. Literally.

Redstar has posed:
"Oh honey, how cute!" Gluttony's voice is deep and rumbly, the sound of a hungry belly. The demon shoots up into the air and then bakwards away from the dome of blackness. "I've learned a trick or two in the past month," The demoness says as she grins down at Shadowlite and Vicky. She glances at Frankenstein and a lip peels back. "Oh. Yuck." And she spits at the monster.

The wad is impossibly large and seems to expand, a sickly yellow bile color, as it flies with odd accuracy at the Holy Sword wielding agent. "Go away!" And then, just for good measure, she spits at Shadowlite too as she dives for Vicky.

"You got the holy rounds, right?" Vicky mutters quietly to Shadowlite before she shoots up into the sky. It diverts the rotund demons own path as she zips after Vicky with surprising speed. The two begin a flying chase game in the skies about the strip mall, though only about 30 feet from the ground.

*CRASH* The man and girl go flying back into more shelves, sending them falling. The little girls neck seems at an impossible angle for a second, before there is a crack and she rights it. A blink and she is gone and for the moment that creepy whirring sound is silent. The man picks himself up, a few bloody scratches healing slowly. "Huh. Ow," He says as sickly green fire beginst o evellop him. "My turn." And he throws a super-strong punch at the orc.

Crusader has posed:
Vorn narrows his eyes, his knuckles cracking. He had noticed the little girl dissappear and calls back out "Careful of the little girl...she is of the supper speed or something" he says unsure of where the little one went
    As the superpunch comes at him, Vorn takes it head on. A massive hole appears in his chest looking like ruptured metal. It hurt but he ingored it looking at the suited man "Nice try" and he brings his fist back and up unleashed an uppercut to the suited demons head "NOW BEAT IT!!!!"

Frankenstein has posed:
Frankenstein gets phlemmed into the pillar behind him near a gas tank. He grunts and is very strong but is having trouble getting out of it, though the sword is slowly cutting it. But at the rate at which he is going the combat may well be decided.

Shadowlite has posed:
"Yeah, I got the holey rounds. Get it, holey?" Shadowlite dryly replies. He's on a roll tonight!

Of course, then Gluttony dodges around his dome as he tries to trap her... and he sighs, "I really hate opponents that can fly." Shadowlite wistfully states, before he dismisses the Darkforce back into it's home dimension, and takes aim with the Judge. "Goodnight Gracie." He quips as he starts to work on sniping the demon out of the sky. Soon enough, the massive noise of magnum revolver rounds fills the air as he fires.

Redstar has posed:
The little girl appears behind Shadowlite and that whirring is a warning only a few seconds before demon steel flashes out at his back. "Wanna play?" She asks with a cheeky little smile, her weapon aiming for one gun-wielding arm.

Gluttony doesn't normally worry about bullets. They don't really do much to demon skin...usually. Today was not usual because Vicky had made sure there was a supply of priest-blessed ammo around at all times. It could be Shadowlite's own paranoia was catching in this case.

The first bullet took her in the thigh and brought her screaming in pain and turning towards the man with the guns. "Oh ho ho, bad mortal," And she brought a hand up black with her own ichor. Licking her lips it gives him another shot, but she was expecting that and suddenly drops out of the sky. Landing and cracking the concrete sidewalk she runs for the Darkforce user.

But wait, what about Vicky? The winged woman pulls up as Gluttony falls from the sky. As she moves to charge Shadowlite she sneers and instead of any magic herself she pulls out her own gun. It's only a Glock, but it is aimed at the demoness' back. *BANG BANG* A chunk of her arm is torn away by the hollowpoint blessed round that hits her. It stops her forward momentum and has her whirling on Vicky in surprise. "FILTHY PARASITE!" And a glob of bile is flung at her.

Bjorn's own uppercut takes the make by surprise. And it sends his head into the ceiling tiles above. And he twitches when he his, but then goes still. It is hard to tell if he is dead or just unconscious, stuck in the ceiling as he is. But Bjorn is free to pursue the melee outside.

Crusader has posed:
Vorn looks up to the ceiling "....and stay there!" he didn't know if the man was dead or not, but the body was HIS now! He picks up the decapated 'corpse' and wields it like a club. Evidently he is as brutal as an orc too
    He comes outside and throws the corpse with all his might to intercept the glob of bile puked up by Gluttony so Vicky won't get hit by the vile substance

Shadowlite has posed:
With moments to spare ~Michael, you have a-~ The Lost One gives in advisement to Shadowlite... and is promptly cut off by Shadowlite as he dodges under... then opens a portal to his left as he goes into a dead run right for it. Both demons have no idea where it goes, so it's a safe escape route.

Shadowlite is gone from the area for a few seconds as he reemerges onto a nearby rooftop, putting away the Judge, and pulling out an MP7 instead from his back... unfolding it as he looks for his targets again.

Redstar has posed:
The little girl seems quite upset by the fact her prey vanished. And she had everything lined up too! Did she just stomp one little foot? Why yes she did and she casts about the area with those all-black eyes for him.

Gluttony turns her angry eyes on Bjorn and sneers. "YOU are a pest!" And she spit at him too. The corpse had done a good intercept and was now disolving away where the sticky yellow goo touched it.

"No, Gluttony, you are. Time to go back to hell," Vicky says, having taken the distraction to take her own aim on the Sin. It has a good clean shot and the teen smiled grimly as she pulled the trigger. All too likely her shot hitting the demoness at the same time Shadowlite's own shot would take her. The double blow staggering the creature and making her eyes go wide.

The wound were obviously fatal, but demon stamina allowed her to stay standing as black whisps of demonic soul began to bleed from the large hole in one shoulder and in her back. Spine severed her legs gave out and she fell hard. A cruel sneer crosses the grotesque face as the demonic visage begins to shrink and fade as the blackness escapes.

"You cannot fight her, little human. You will lose," The demoness rasped out. Vicky moved to lift her own pistol again but another rapid burst of gunfire into her body sent the inky black smoke pouring from the body. It began to shrink becoming the torn, bloody, and dear body of a teenage girl with dark black hair. The teenager's lips part and she takes two little steps back from the corpse.

Crusader has posed:
Vorn smirk at being called a pest. He moves to dodge, but the glob lands on his arm, and it begins to dissolve away from the corressive demonic spit. He gives a roar of pain having to resist grabbing his arm.
    But he had no time to wait. He ignored the demoness last words as and looked to the little girl who was throwing a temper tantrum. He raises his hood hand, calling his spear to him. This time the spear head glows with plasma energy, burning bright white. He hurls the spear at the little chest, intent on taking her down before she dissappears again.

Shadowlite has posed:
One down, one to deal with.

A blanket of Darkforce is conjured under the newly unpossessed person to soften the fall, before Shadowlite turns his MP7 on the little girl, and opens fire. "I've had about enough of you. And you." Shadowlite growls as he fires at the same time Bjorn starts in on her.

Redstar has posed:
The girl fades out of sight but not before the spear punctures her torso. She takes a stumbling step back, the spear taller than she was. Looking down at it in shock and then up at Bjorn. "You killed a little girl. Wow, kudos," She says in her sweet voice.

At that moment bullets rip through her body from behind from the MP7 and she staggers, falling only white stockinged knees. Then those black eyes turn on Vicky and she grins a bloody smile before falling onto her side.

Black mist shoots out of the wounds on her back and disburses into the air. Vicky is staring at the two bodies with, not regret, but grim acceptance. "They're dear," She says bluntly to those near enough to hear her. The fun in her hand is holstered back on her hip and she glances towards the rooftops, looking for the Darkforce mercenary.

Crusader has posed:
Vorn walks over and removes his spear from the torso. He reacted out of instinct. But something nagged at him. He looks to Vicky, and than up to Shadowlite. After a moment he looks back down to the little girl body "....was she really a little girl? Or was the little girl long gone...or was this never a little girl at all?" he asks. There was a sense of guilt, and and answer would be more than appreciated

Shadowlite has posed:
The hooded man known as Shadowlite steps off the roof, folding his MP7 back under his longcoat as his black flying disk is summoned over the dimensional barrier, and he floats down to the body. "They're possessed by otherworldly entities. Far as I can tell, they just ride the body until they can't... and can only affect our world with one." Shadowlite grunts, before he floats glances over to the body that Gluttony was using, "This was a bit close, but whatever, it's done." Shadowlite glance over to Vicky, "right?"

Redstar has posed:
Vicky walks slowly over to the dark haired teen who had been possessed by Gluttony and bends, closing her wide and staring eyes. "They were human, possessed by demons. Their sould might have been devoured when they were taken, they may have simply been subsumed. More than likely there wouldn't have been anything left of the girl Gluttony took...I don't know about the others," Vicky says in a voice that is devoid of guilt or worry over the deaths. They are simply husks now. "We should go," She tells Shadowlite as the sirens begin to sound. Her eyes turn to Bjorn and she nods her head before stepping over to the man. "I would leave. Or the cops will blame you." She tells Bjorn after a moment of hesitation.

Crusader has posed:
Vorn stares at the little girls body, and his head towards the store where the man head was still in the ceiling "Could not blame them." he clenches his fist stareing down at it. He glances to Shadowlite at his answer. It was a true statement, nothing could be done now. But he....was confused at this. "Leave....right" he places his spear upon his back once again. "Take care. Need to see people" he begins walking down the street. He slowly dissappears becomming a distortion in the air, before even that is no longer visible