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[Armoured Priest]

"There is probably things we don't see as well, considering it is a cult, that they are armed with." Sethis noted as a possibility, crouching over the dead guard and looking at the black cross. An interesting mark, he wondered if this was some group connected to the vatican at all considering its the Cross and it's meaning in black. He went over the body, making sure there wasn't a radio on him that would be asking where he was and to find any clues about this group before they just go in blindly. "Any idea on how you want to handle this bruder?" the serpent asked as he went about his business.

[Thugren]

theres no reason to be silent.."

he says as he closes his eyes and lifts his arms, and the entire siding of the wall begins to shake and pull away.

"im thinking ...Of just going in loud.."

with suprising ferocity, Kruaus hurs the length of wall into the opposing side, scaring the bortherhood over there as krausus breaks into a run, disappearing down a hall.

THis brings about a burst of static, a walkie in the mans pocket flares to lifew as dozens of voices scream at once, they quickly asking about an invading force and planning to gather in the main hall below

[Armoured Priest]

"That's....not normal." Sethis said mostly to himself at Kraussus' actions, making him briefly think about the talk he had with his mother about the 'demon' entity in him. But that stopped as he overheard the radio on the dead guard speak of the cultists plans. Not even bothering to wait for the other brotherhood members to do anything, Sethis set off to find the main hall where they were gathering. While Kraussus seemed intent on creating his brand of mayhem, he would aim to start cutting the head off of the response force, looking to kill off important looking people and through the entire place in disarray and leaderless.

[Thugren]

as you get there, you can hear loud bangs Aand te rumbling of the structure, but as you get to the room you can see four men setting up a gun emplacement and ferrying ammo back and forth.

[Armoured Priest]

Sethis was glad to have gotten here before Kraussus had, he wasn't sure if his brother could react fast enough against a fullside of hundreds of rounds fired at him. With their attention fixed on their duties, he would create three other copies of himself from the surrounding shadows. The plan was for them to spring on each of the weapon crew men, with himself going after the gunner. Waiting for a moment when all of them would have a blind eye from his position, blades sprung and waiting for use, he then went in to silence the gun crew.

[Thugren]

two of them go down easilybut some gunfire rakes past you . Twi more men are coming from the hallwaym, and the gunner struggles with the clone, trying to get to the gun as they two charge at you , stone knives raised menacingly

[Armoured Priest]

'Complications.' The thought of annoyance flashed across his mind briefly as the situation changed on him. Seeing the man possibly getting the automatic weapon more dangers than a couple of men with sharp rocks, he willed two clones to engage the new combatants as he went to deal with the gunner himself while he was still penned, aiming to plunged his blade into the gunner's heart.

[Thugren]

the shadows are overcome, the light weakening them in their harsh glow , and just as they make a leap... Something whips past you. two iron bars impale both men like skewers, making the last man stare in awe as krausus stands in the hall.

 

To say he was..DIfferent was an understaement. Blood clings to his normally pristine trenchcoat, and behind him the hallway looks as if a battering ram had smashed through all the bodies. Beneath you youre blade bites home, but only after the mans body bursts like a ripe melon, casting blood all over your face and clothes.

"Theres more."
 

the psuionic says calmly, turning away and looking at the survivors of his rampage in the hallf, slowly making his way back as mnore chattter can be heard o nthe radio, calluing for something called a juggernaught to be brought in.

[Armoured Priest]

Sethis was silent and didnt' move after the man he was about to kill exploded on him like a gory balloon, unsure how to take the way his brother looked and the destruction he left behind him. He calmly looked down at his uniform and sighed. "This will take forever to clean....hope this isn't dry clean only kind of material." he said to himself mostly, annoyed at the mess that was his clothes. With another helpful radio telling him something about a 'juggernaught', sethis opted for one of his revolvers instead to engage whatever it could be at range before leaving to follow kraussus, and to shoot out these annoying light fixtures that affected his shadows.

[Thugren]

something is off in the air around him as you catch up to krausus. It seems to swelter as if the very air was hot, but he wasnt visibly upset. The walls seemed to breathe with the force of power emenating from him and as you come to the mainhallway you can see at least a dozen men standing behind a collosal figure.

 

Its body is covered in stone binds, and its helmet is made of rock. It bellows and breaks into a charge as a hail of gunfire rakes the hallway, halted mid air as krausus holds up his hand. THis however doesnt stop the charging beast who lashees out with a fist, sending the psionic tumbling like a broken rag doll through a courtyard wall

[Armoured Priest]

"Kraussus!" Sethis hissed sharply under his breath, still trying to keep a low profile for right now. Guessing that this was the Juggernaught he had heard of moments ago, and he didn't have the time to guess why it would have a stone helm and binds if he watned to deal with this thing. He won't be able to stand to it in a straight up fight, but maybe he could bring in something that could. Pulling out the tome from within his coat, he searches for something that might bring out a Dark one, if them about being manifestations like his mother had told him was true, then there must be a way to at least temporarily bring one forth. It was either that or just try and teleport on to the things back and stab into neck, repeating step two as much as needed.

[Thugren]

the world seems to shift into the dark, as if it stopped existing, and the book opens to a select page.

 

Words begin to fill the air and spell out a long unsused summon.

Languages of a long forgotten religion begin to write something, something that a choir of dark voices begin to recite.

"He comes with fear..He comes with dread... Lo arken call...The one who tames the dead.."

 

 

A dark shape begins to materialize with two peircing eyes that looks directly through Sethis and his name comes unbidden.

"Zozo.."

 

Its body is made of pure blackness, with peircing eyes that seem to chill the world.

"YOu are no summoner.... What are you using this book for..ANd what will be the tithe."

"You.... Scaled one....Why do you call me here.."

[Armoured Priest]

'Ah....fiddlesticks.' he thought to himself, not even having the state of mind to just curse. It was true, he was no summoner, but he didn't realize it would be a process like this. He really should try to think these things through more every time he plays with powers beyond his comperhension, like back in that vault in the berlin library years ago. Trying to steel his nerves, Sethis took a short breath before answering the entity. "I called upon from this book to summon a being to fight a monstrous creature in the room I was in. The tithe.....what is usually the tithe?" He asked, rather than try and attempt to bullshit something like this thing and just angering it.

[Thugren]

zozo huffs as if annoyed, turning and looking around as the room comes into focus and sees the beast pummeling krausus through walls.

"Ill take the corpses in the room as payment...Im guessing you want the man whos being used as a hammer saved correct."

the room re appears and when the wolrd shifts back into focus, all the men that had been beside the juggernaught are dead, impaled on wiced ichorous spikes and bladed chains.

"Seal the deal fast boy or your friends psionic defenses will fail and something much worse than i will be brought to the fore.

[Armoured Priest]

"Yes, take the bodies as tithe and save Kraussus!" Sethis said quickly, sealing the deal with the dark one and hoping it'll act fast enough to help him. The ichorous spikes and chains were new but again another thing he will have to figure out later, no real time to look and do some research as usual, only this time his brother's life was being threaten more than usual.

[Thugren]

something fewels like the world is shifting, and all at once the world resumes.

 

Zozo moves with impossible speed and power, leaping forward and stabbing move fists into the juggernauts back with a horrible crack. The large man screams and falls to his knees as the demon rams his fists deeper until blood begins running down his arms.

 

"Oh youre coming with me after this human.."

 

the demon hisses as he forces the man face down and looks at krausus .

"Interesting.....Scaled one...I am claiming your friend as well.....Or at least part of him."

[Armoured Priest]

"What? Nien. That wasn't part of the deal Zozo. Just the bodies and the Juggernaught, save him, that's it." Sethis spoke to the demon creature as his hands tighten aroudn the tome with anger, suddenly finding his confidence to speak to this thing as if it was just another person. He'd be damn if something would touch his brother again. "Take your agreed upon prizes and go." He insisted once more, keeping the book open incase he had to find someway to banish it back, or force control over Zozo.

[Thugren]

Yea..No."

 

zozo says as the tome snaps closed and refuses to open. Slowly he reaches down and plucks something off of krausus andthe room fills with a black inky smog .

 

WHen the air clears krausus lays in a heap of rubble, groaning in pain as he huffs.

 

"Obsidian is cheating.."

[Armoured Priest]

"Sie gierig unzuverlässig Sohn einer Hündin! Das nächste Mal, wenn ich Sie anrufen wird es sein, ein Stück aus dir herauszureißen! Du hörst mich?!" Sethis hissed his empty threats at the book out of sheer frustration and anger after what had just transpired. Shoving the offending item into his coat pocket, he rushed over to Kraussus and checked his condition as he was not sure what injuries he might have sustained after being thrown about like a child's toy. Not to mention whatever mysterious 'piece' of Kraussus the damn thing took from him. "How are you feeling bruder? Do you notice anything different, other than pain?" he asked, cutting off any wisecrack reply he was expecting. It was not the time for such jokes right now, not when he might have just screwed up royally.

 

Spoiler

you greedy unreliable son of a bitch! The next time I call upon you it'll be to rip a piece out of you! You hear me?!

[Thugren]

you mean besides being beaten like a drum and watching some black demon thing rip that juggernaught apart?"

he sits up and groans as he cradles his ribs, looking around .

"what ...Well that couldve went better."

as he checks over his jacket, everything from his medals to rligious trinkets are gone, leaving his jacket barren.

"What the fuck...He took our pins?"