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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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[ There is an actual snarl that escapes Helios' throat then. It's quite inhuman and it sounds like two voices blended together. Apep's eyes flash as that spell hits him. Were it any normal spirit that would have kept him down. But him? He'll double over in what appears to be defeat before laughing and shaking his head. He'll straighten and flick his wrist. A gust of air rushes at Harry from all angles this time with much more force. ] Do not assume your spells will work on me mage.

[ He'll step forward gritting his teeth as he does so and continue to walk towards the other man with vicious intent in his eyes and overall appearance. He will not lose to another one of Helios' kind that very much he's certain of. ]

Dammit. The spell wasn't working.

Alright. Time for plan B- wait, what was he...

Shit.

"Riflett-!"

I couldn't conjure up the spell before the rush of air buffeted at me. My jacket protected me when I bounced off of the tree, but I fell, and my head struck a jagged spike. Stars spun in front of my eyes, and suddenly the world went slightly out of focus.

Shit. Focus. I had to focus.

I gathered my pain, my confusion, my frustration, and channeled it into solid will. This guy wanted wind? We could do that.

"V-ventas!"

[ The wind that hit Apep sent him skidding a few feet backwards. There was a very crazed, very hungry, look in his eyes when he finally looked back at Harry. He was going to make an excellent source of energy he could tell. He'll straighten once more and then move, with blinding speed, to stand before Harry. The large black snake casts a looming angry shadow above the both of them. The moon's light dulled and splotchy as it sways behind Helios as if real. ] Enough!

[ Harry you will be getting the full force of an angry God' wrath hitting into you now. Apep is in no mood for these games tonight. He needs power and he will take it with as much force as needed. ]

I had barely taken the chance to climb up to my knees before I saw-

Hell's Bells.

I tried to raise my shields, but my will was weak, and the energy seemed to slip from me before I could grasp it.

The attack hit me, but it didn't damage my body. It didn't really hurt. It didn't even push me back. It just felt... wrong. Like a chilly night from the inside-out. and within an instant, I felt weakened.

No. He wasn't going to get me this easily. I climbed to my feet, fighting off the effects of the spell, and I met the gaze of this thing that had been Helios for a moment- not long enough for a soulgaze, just long enough to grin defiantly.

"Go ahead. Finish me off."

As I spoke, I grabbed onto that defiance. Maybe he was gonna kick my ass, but I wasn't gonna go quietly into that good night.

Wizards have an ability known as a Death Curse. When we're close to death, we can summon the last reserves of our energy, the energy that kept us alive, that powers our thoughts and emotions, the last of our essence, and hurl it out into an effect far more powerful than any single spell. Typically, it was used to lay some last-minute vengeance on the person who killed you, and it had made a pretty effective deterrent to anti-wizard violence in the supernatural world.

But this time, I had a better idea.

[ And Apep would have finished him off if it weren't for that sense that something were wrong. He's about to strike the man with a killing blow, a spike to the heart but, no, he stops in his initial descent upon the other and pauses lowering his arm. His head tilts to the side as he regards Harry carefully.

This man was dying too easily. Humans were a cowardly sort, true, but they were not prone to doing what was asked of them. Bold at the most ridiculous of times at best. He had learned humans and their actions and emotions. Negative towards him mostly but they were nonetheless similar from their old roots. This man still had fight in him so why did he kneel and surrender to easily? A trap perhaps? Apep was still weak from just awakening to take chances, so he didn't. ]

He hesitated. He actually hesitated. I guess he was more perceptive than I thought.

And then I realized something. I could survive this. And surviving to stop this guy was better than dying to weaken him, as far as I could tell. I was in a win-win situation.

I couldn't help it. I just laughed. It wasn't triumphant, arrogant, taunting laughter. It was just weak, weary amusement. Because these big bad assholes always did this, practically to themselves.

"What's wrong? Afraid of one puny mage and his feeble little death curse?"

[ A snarl as Apep drew his hand back and slammed it into Harry's jaw. Not enough to break it but certainly enough to leave a nice bruise in the morning. ] Do not assume I would be afraid of you, mage. I see through your lies and petty tricks.

[ An angry hissed retort as he moved ever closer. A smile formed on his features then. ] You would be more use to me alive.

[ And then almost like the onset of a very bad cold Harry will feel something odd and extremely off about his magic and energy in general. Apep just watches with amusement as the effects of his draining curse take a hold of the other man. ]

... I could barely see his hand moving before I wound up on the ground. Christ, that was gonna hurt in the morning.

I turned and got ready to climb to my feet, but he was already above me, leering in a way that didn't make me feel terribly confident...

...and then I felt... something. It was like the attack before, but worse, far worse. I felt the life being drawn from my body. The power. The energy. The very essence of me.

I knew what this felt like because, strangely enough, it wasn't the first time this had happened to me. I'd had chunks of my soul taken twice, and spent a chunk a few more times. The first happened when I was attacked by the ghost of an angry warlock, who devoured my essence and then used it to walk around with my face. The second was when Madeline Raith, a vampire of the White Court, had kissed me and taken a bite out of my soul.

And the third... was with Soulfire. And I swear, it was just fucking typical that one of the few times Soulfire would have been useful, I couldn't access it.

I'd tried. One of the first things I'd done, when I came to this place, was to access Soulfire. There was nothing there. It made sense- the guy I got it from was in another dimension right now. But it was still a pain in the ass.

"... I-if you... leave me alive... I will stop you. A-and if you kill me... I will weaken you... and then somebody else will s-stop you."

If there is someone that can then I will be ready for them. No one will stop me, not when I reside within this body. To kill me meant killing him as well. [ He was like a parasitic leech, replacing the spot where Elise once was. The two of them were like festering wounds to each other. Unable to escape, unable to live without the other. ]

You will never be rid of me, for I reside within this pathetic mortals soul now. [ A flash of a twisted grin as Harry will feel his energy and life force being yanked from his body. ]

And perhaps I'll come back for you to draw you to my side. Your powers would be quite resourceful. [ As if stood he couldn't turn anyone just yet. But with this extra boost of energy and several other's he was to drain that night it would be possible. He'll grab Harry by the neck and slam him into the ground. ] I'll enjoy seeing it. Seeing you attack everyone you ever cared enough about to protect.

I had to laugh at that, even if the lack of energy and the second stun of impact made it hard to stay conscious.

"Wh... what is i-it... with you... m-megalomaniacal assh-holes... always trying to... r-recruit me."

I forced together my willpower. I had nothing left in me, no spells, no tricks, barely even the energy to speak.

So I did the only thing I could to show my defiance- and, maybe, to provoke him into killing me and make the way for my death curse.

I screwed up my face and spat at him. More blood than spit came out, but I figured he'd get the point.

[ And here Apep will snarl and hiss, stepping away lightly at the action Harry directs towards him. Spitting. It was one of those actions that spiritually pained him. His temper flared to an almighty high and he was about to kick the other man in the ribs before it subsided. ]

Because you are a close friend of his. And you are a mage, I despise your kind! You would do well for serving under me. [ A smile. ] And it would cause him tremendous pain to see you as so. I'd like to see it, very much. But for now...

[ And then with one swift kick into his ribs Harry might see Apep turn away and stalk off back into the night, having no other use for the other man yet. ]

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Hmm. Hope you don't mind me doing this, it's mostly a whim.

unacceptable! How dare yooou! >:[