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Player Event - Chaos Plot

Who: Helios and pretty much everyone who replied to this post
What: The demon god Apep which affixed itself to Helios’ soul has awoken.
When: August 6th-9th
Where: Starting around house 44 then mainly around town and the woods
Summary: Basically Helios gets possessed and causes all sorts of chaos and destruction that the evil god, Apep, is known for causing!
Rating: R for lots of violence

[ It’s strange how the twist of events of a simple evening walk could change much of everything. In an instant, that was Luceti’s way of things, changing things in an instant. And Helios never even saw it coming. There were still parts of that night and parts of his soul that he never truly understood. But there were always ways of finding out. They say hands on experience is one of the best ways of learning. And this is a lesson he and several others won't soon forget. ]

((ooc; Okay plot is a go! If anyone doesn’t have an out for their character to be saved please PM me or contact me on plurk at pathogenic~ Otherwise have fun!))

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[ Beauty and happiness are always well and good. But Apep prefers his to be something less...calm and stagnant. Beauty and happiness are synonymous for chaos and destruction. And a few scorched trees some charred ground and the smell of burning wood might drift their way towards Grune as she walks. A figure in the shadows stalks her through the trees as if in waiting for something.

He knew this woman from Helios' memories. She's a perfectly easy target. ]

[Grune might be lost in the aforementioned little world--but she's not that lost.

It's the scent that catches her attention first. It smells like a bonfire...but when she looks about to see where it might be so she can join in and finds destruction instead, that's when she realizes something is wrong.

She walks closer to the ruined area, concern plain on her face.]

Oh, my.

[It's a soft murmur, to herself. Did someone get hurt here? She doesn't see anyone, but....]

Hello?

[ Ruined and just barely a few hours ago too. The smoldering ashen spots on the floor suggest something with great power had fought there. There's small splatters of blood too on the ground and tress. But otherwise it looks like an empty battleground aside from the shadow that moves through the forest. Red eyes flicker from green to red and stay there. ]

You must be...mm what was it? [ He pauses in the shadow of a tree before moving forward again. ] Grune.

[Grune doesn't notice anything amiss--not just yet. Seeing blood amidst the signs of battle and then hearing the voice of one of her dearest friends...well, even someone with a fully functioning memory might be forgiven for linking the two pieces together, even momentarily.]

Helios! [She's quick to turn, to step forward.] Are you all right?

I am not Helios. [ She might notice something amiss now with Helios' eyes. They are strange and unnaturally black. There is no love, kindness, or familiarity in them. The green overlaid with red and white of his eyes tainted black like tar. He smiles then watching her and their surroundings. ] So nice of you to ask though. I've never felt better actually.

[ A strange tone of voice almost haughty and pompous. The usual stammer is nonexistent there and then. He'll roll his wrist and form within it a fireball. ] Just working out the kinks. It's been ever so long since I've had this much control over this fool's body.

[And here, Grune goes still; her light steps toward him have come to a halt. Despite its sudden appearance, she doesn't so much as flinch at the sight of that fireball.

Though her voice is as level and calm as ever, she seems to have become just a little bit taller.]

Who are you?

[ Oh what's this? Apep takes a step forward in turn red eyes staring fixedly on Grune and her change of posture. The fireball crackles and undulates in his palm as he holds it neatly in one hand. The other hand flexing and clenching into a tightly balled fist.

He smiles then as he brings his free hand up and over his eyes, which now mimics Helios' again. A frown that could pass for one of Helios' own. ] Why Grune it's mean, of course, Helios. [ A cruel laugh. ]

[Though her memory and much of her intelligence has been sealed, when it comes to her friends, Grune is no fool. Her gaze stays steady upon his, and her voice doesn't waver.]

No, it isn't. You aren't Helios at all.

Who are you?

[ The illusion doesn't waver and Apep only smirks a little. Well, well, you're not as easy to fool as the others. Still... ]

I am Apep. God of chaos and destruction. Helios is no longer a present concern. [ A sneer as he flings the fireball at Grune in one fluid movement. ] And he will never be again!

[Grune's steps out of the way of the fireball with a surprising agility, given her usual relaxed pace; it lands at her feet and chars the forest ground. She pays no attention to the embers glowing at her feet and ignores the scent of burning plant life. All her attention is focused on--Apep.]

You need to let him go.

[ An angry hissed growl as the snake behind Helios rears back as it meaning to strike. Apep will raise his hand to the sky as a crackle of lightning and cloud cover forms over the area.

He'll lash out with his other hand, laughing. ] Let him go? Never. [ A vessel. He needed a vessel and this was one quite fitting. ]

I will cause as much pain and suffering to him as possible before ever thinking of letting this fool go. [ As much pain as Helios caused him. Suffering by living in this pathetic human's shadow and soul. Over powered and far too weak to ever escape. But no, not here, here he had a chance to do so and he would take it. ]

[And still Grune stands her ground. Her steps have carried her out of arm's reach at this point; if he wants to hit her, he'll have to move to do it.]

I won't let you. [There's strength in her voice, and the kind of determination that very few in Luceti have heard from her--or rather, from this version of her.] I won't let you hurt him.

[ He might just do so if that shift her voice didn't make him falter slightly. The hand with electricity dancing down it twitches slightly. Apep barks out a vicious heartless laugh. ] He has been in pain for far longer than you know. He cannot live without me. You kill me you kill him as well.

[ That was the nature of their torment. One keeping the other alive. He through his powers and Helios through his soul. Rendering Apep nonexistent would meaning killing Helios because a man from his world cannot live with half a soul. ]

[She shakes her head.]

I don't want to kill you. [And it's true. Even though Apep is hurting one of her dear friends, hurting him badly, she doesn't want to take his life.]

But I won't let you hurt him. Let him go.

[ A smirk. ] No.

[ But he sees it now. The truth behind this woman who dares to stand up against him. The lightning in his hand fizzles out and he backs away into the trees. ]

You will never see him again. He is but a mere vessel now and will be nothing more. [ Unless you kill him is the unspoken statement. But, no, even with all her power this woman...no this being would not hurt him. ]

[As he begins to retreat, so she advances with sure, steady steps.]

That's not true.

Let him go.

[ The snake rising out above Helios gives a loud agitated hiss. It's tone a mixture of pain and frustration. ] Never. This body now belongs to me! It was always meant to be mine.

[ He should have never have lived in the first place. Damnable Ra and his interference. ]

[And with that, Grune has heard enough. She stops where she is, but only to begin casting, and soon black and purple lights appear beneath her feet.

She doesn't want to hurt Helios, but this might be the only way to save him.]

[ The lightning from before crackles and strikes right in front of Grune. Apep gives an angry growl as the shadows undulate on the floor and wind kicks up slightly. ] You will not take me! I will not go back to living in this pathetic man's shadow.

[ Another few strikes of lightning that never hit their intended target. Damn it he wasn't used to this body just yet. Apep turns to the forest then. Power. He needed more if he was to fight this being or any others in this enclosure. He had only just arisen after all. He could not go back. He would not go back! He, one of the most powerful gods, will not become just a fragment of this man's soul again.

Before she has a chance to cast that spell he'll retreat into the forest. This was not a battle he would stay for. He had to recover through the darkness and then, perhaps, he could rid himself of this woman. ]

Bloody Howling.

[But by the time she finishes casting, he's gone, and her eres spins uselessly in the air. Once it fades, Grune crosses the distance that had once been between them, but she's far too late. He's disappeared into the forest and she has no way of knowing where he's gone.

For long moments, she simply stands there, an almost blank expression on her face. Then she turns and begins walking home--not to retreat, but to find her urn.

She made a promise to Helios that she would save him. She will not break a promise to a friend.]

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Player Event - Chaos Plot

Apology not accepted! >:[

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Noo come baaack ;w;

...Oh, all right. But only for you.

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<333 this is going to be a terrible thread!

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