D.I.C.E(Game Thread/PM to Join)

[MortifiedPenguin]

"Oh really" He spat back "I think a spot of cold weather isn't as bad as being cooped up as a test subject for ten years" If this man planned to try and wait Eliezer out he had another thing coming. Raguel's curse would keep him alive through this weather, all the way to the other side of the continents of that what it took to loose D.I.C.E. It was a fools errand to try and wait out an immortal. "Maybe you could try and come up with a more convincing argument as to why I should return on the way"

 

[Nouw]

"Exactly, why would they travel hundreds of lightyears just to blow us up? It makes no sense. What could we possibly have that they don't, or can't find elsewhere, or just, y'know, ask us if they can have some instead of trying to blow us up for it? It's just always bugged me."

"Perhaps they met us by chance. Interstellar travel isn't an easy task. Or maybe they're xenophobic fanatical zealots hell-bent on wiping out all life on Earth? Or maybe, they created us and want to wipe us out. Come on Sophia, you can do better than that," Danny retorted. He never thought watching Prometheus would do any good, turns out it did.

"I think so. C'mon, they're probably waiting on us,"

"I'm coming, I'm coming," Danny replied, running behind Sophia. Looks like he would be returning after all, unanswered questions still in his head.

 

[wilcoblackflame]

"My name? Well, I like to read sir. They don't exactly allow me free reign about the facility. So I read all manner of things. As I have large black wings in my...more natural form..." He smiled. "Sing a song of sixpence, a pocketful of rye. Four and Twenty blackbirds baked in a pie..."

He shrugged. "It amused me, so Crow it is. Or if circumstance should dictate..." He shifted smoothly into his standard female form, which all things considered wasn't that different in many respects. The hair and eyes remained the same colour, the skin just as pale. There really wasn't anything that muddied recognition aside from the obvious. It was merely a sister form of sorts to his usual one. "..I can also go by Raven."

Evidentally Subject 24 found this blackbird theme quite amusing, laughing briefly before resuming the usual Crow form. "In short Sir Eligor, I am whatever I am required to be."

 

[Ultraman950]

"Perhaps they met us by chance. Interstellar travel isn't an easy task. Or maybe they're xenophobic fanatical zealots hell-bent on wiping out all life on Earth? Or maybe, they created us and want to wipe us out. Come on Sophia, you can do better than that."

They were approaching the jets now, and Sophia was becoming visibly annoyed. Her eyes glowed ever so slightly brighter and her voice raised in volume a tiny bit with each sentence.

"One: Do you know what the odds of that are? Space ain't exactly a two-dimensional highway, y'know. Two: Why? At least when Hitler tried that, he gave a dumb reason. I'd at least try to enslave us first. Three: That was a stupid movie. And even if it wasn't, I will believe aliens created humanity when God climbs down from on high and tells me to my face. Because again, I have to ask: Why would they do that? And why would they want to wipe us out? And it doesn't matter anyway, because we're fighting demons, not aliens, and they're trying to wipe us out because Satan is a jerk and needs no reason beyond that."

She sighed as she climbed into the back of the VTOL that would take them back to HQ and found a seat. It was then she noticed the strange black-haired girl talking about shotguns. Her hand hovered near her sidearm. "Who're you?"

 

[Terratina.]

Eligor gave a chuckle to Crow's little demonstration. He didn't expect to find another singing demon here, artifical or no. But this little blackbird was trapped in pie, a pie with D.I.C.E.'s name on in, it seemed. Just how many more demonic specimens did the organisation have in chains? Probably too many to count and no doubt one of the reasons behind the demon attacks. Eligor answerd with his own little show, glad that he hadn't lost the ablilty to shapeshift.

"Indeed, so can I." Eligor said, shifting shape to an axe, then a mace, then a flail, then, as Eligor was feeling a little exotic, a katana. After that, he settled into his normal sword form, "But am I am Eligor through and through, nothing, even my imprisonment, can change that."

Show over, Eligor concluded with, "Why not simply name youself Corvus? Or do Classical names bore you?"

 

[MortifiedPenguin]

Were these people blind as well as stupid? The clothes still on him were a tattered mess - the acid from the golem's stomach had left scorch marks on his pants but no visible wounds, and even though he wasn't wearing a shirt he hadn't succumbed to hypothermia. It was obvious that he was hard to kill, yet these people seemed oblivious to the fact.

"D.I.C.E has been trying to kill me for the last ten years" He may as well spell it out for them "Dismemberment, decapitation, acid baths, oxygen deprivation, being burnt alive, being buried alive. A stray demon won't kill me, neither will this weather."

He trudged on, he didn't care if they followed him, they would soon have to return; either because their superiors called them back, or they succumbed to the weather themselves. It was only a matter of time

 

[Nouw]

"One: Do you know what the odds of that are? Space ain't exactly a two-dimensional highway, y'know. Two: Why? At least when Hitler tried that, he gave a dumb reason. I'd at least try to enslave us first. Three: That was a stupid movie. And even if it wasn't, I will believe aliens created humanity when God climbs down from on high and tells me to my face. Because again, I have to ask: Why would they do that? And why would they want to wipe us out? And it doesn't matter anyway, because we're fighting demons, not aliens, and they're trying to wipe us out because Satan is a jerk and needs no reason beyond that."

Sophia's lecture crescendoed into an angry rant, eyes blazing up like in a children's anime. It was kind of cute and Danny felt tempted to make a counter but decided not to for his, and the team's, safety. Besides, who would make his ammo?

He turned his attention to the rest of the team. The thing was nowhere in sight, instead there was a black-haired girl. He preferred the black-haired girl. He would have struck up a conversation but Sophia bet him to the punch. I can work with this. He decided to make the most of this opportunity.

"Considering she's sitting here on the plane without anyone else going for their weapon I think it's safe to assume she's not a foe," Danny said.

 

[Evrant-Knight]

"Considering she's sitting here on the plane without anyone else going for their weapon I think it's safe to assume she's not a foe." A voice remarked as they and another made their way inside the jet. Upon this discovery, Isabelle saw that it was Danny and Sophia. She noticed that Sophia had her hand hovering towards her sidearm.

"I think that a confrontation is not called for here Sophia; and you would be right Danny, this young lady is indeed not a foe, she is actually someone we know, albeit having gone through a fair few changes. In case you haven't figured it out by now, this lady is Azkar." Isabelle remarked, before gesturing towards Azkar who had turned her head briefly to look at the new arrivals.

"Do we have something to eat?" Richard asked.

"What do you think this is, a cafe?" Isabelle responded with rhetorically in annoyed tone at Richard, but then quieted down afterwards.

"I apologise for that outburst Richard; its just been a little of a hectic day. Anyway, I think there might be some food, or at least rations in the back of the cargo bay, try the opposite side to where you found the cleaning supplies."

 

[DarkRawen]

"What do you think this is, a cafe?" Isabelle said, annoyed.

Richard shook his head, staring at her with a surprised expression. He hadn't really thought Isabelle to be the easily angry one. Apparently, she wasn't, because her facial expression softened again.

"I apologise for that outburst Richard; its just been a little of a hectic day. Anyway, I think there might be some food, or at least rations in the back of the cargo bay, try the opposite side to where you found the cleaning supplies."

Richard nodded, and went to look. He found a refrigerator-box-thingy with something that didn't quite look like food, but it was labeled that. The small boxes looked like they would require some water or heat to be prepared, but further into the box he found some apples, packed in tight plastic. "If people don't mind, I'll be taking these," he said, putting one apple in his pocket and opening the other one. Apples was his favorite kind of food, so he thought it to be a really lucky find. "If anyone wants something, the box is still here," he said. "I'll be heading to my seat."

Richard then passed the others, and went to the seat he had forgotten his helmet on earlier. It didn't seem to have been moved, so he sat down, leaning against the window. He happily ate the two apples, while going over the numbers that was the results from the tests in his head. He then, for the third time, attempted to fall asleep, shotgun laying over his lap and the suitcase under his seat.

 

[Nouw]

"I think that a confrontation is not called for here Sophia; and you would be right Danny, this young lady is indeed not a foe, she is actually someone we know, albeit having gone through a fair few changes. In case you haven't figured it out by now, this lady is Azkar."

"Is Azkar that demon-thing that was on board earlier?" Danny asked, now reaching for his side-arm. His brilliant plan had back-fired and even though there was no real reason to hold it, he felt safer with it in his hands. Looking at her again, he could hardly believe she used to be the thing. To think he had considered conversing with it was unbelievable. He knew there was a word for it, he just couldn't quite place his finger on it. Freudian? Something like that, yes.

Spoiler: OOC

I actually want to know what the word for such a situation is xD.

 

[Azkar Almsivi]

Azkar paid little attention as she continued exploring around the cargo bay. However she did catch the aggressive body language coming from Danny and Sophia. Odd how a 2 year old can read body language better than some of the world's finest. Azkar figured they must have been too shaken and paranoid to think clearly and obviously weren't worth talking to.

Richard also beat her to the food. Although Azkar wasn't really hungry. She just shrugged and sat back down against one of the boxes.

 

[Evrant-Knight]

"Is Azkar that demon-thing that was on board earlier?" Danny asked, now he too was reaching for his side arm as well.

"Indeed she is..."Isabelle began to say before turning around to notice Azkar searching around the cargo hold, "...or rather was." She then gave a look of disapproval to both Danny and Sophia.

"Due to something happening to her, Azkar is a mortal now, like us. And I don't think its good conduct to be possibly threatening someone with a fire arm; especially if it is one of your co-workers. Whilst I can understand the reasoning and concern, she doesn't have any of the abilities she possesed when she was a demon, so she is not a threat." Isabelle said in a calming tone of voice. After she said her piece on the matter, Isabelle caught sight of Azkar sitting down with her back against one of the boxes; noticing the state of her attire.

"You cold in anyway?"

 

[IFS]

"Due to something happening to her, Azkar is a mortal now, like us. And I don't think its good conduct to be possibly threatening someone with a fire arm; especially if it is one of your co-workers."

"Well thanks for stepping in when she was shooting at me then," Garath said, he was leaning back in his seat and his eyes were closed.

He had been eavesdropping on Crow and Eligor's conversation, he had to be sure the demonic sword wasn't manipulating Crow in any way, though so far the conversation had been fairly innocent.

He leaned forward and turned to face Crow and the sword, "Corvus, Thats a constellation right?"

 

[Terratina.]

Garath leaned forward and turned to face Crow and the sword, "Corvus, Thats a constellation right?"

Well now, Azaker a mortal? If the snippets of eavesdropped conversations were true, then that was an interesting development indeed. But Eligor was more concerned with this man's limited scope, Corvus was more than a constellation and it would be a very fitting name indeed. Eligor turned to the man.

"Yes, but more as well." He began, "Corvus, if I recall correctly, is the name of the genus of the crows and the ravens. A name with many meanings, all revelant to this person, I think."

 

[Shadowstar38]

"Due to something happening to her, Azkar is a mortal now, like us. And I don't think its good conduct to be possibly threatening someone with a fire arm; especially if it is one of your co-workers."

"Couldn't have said it better myself Agent"

Col. Lin had entered the jet followed by the Lieutenant. He looked around at everyone on board and put his hand up to signal for them to give him all of their attention.

"First of all, I wouldn't have any of these demons on your team if there was a chance they couldnt be trusted, so stop reaching for your weapons or I'll have you fucks using batons on your missions for the next three weeks"

"Second, the Lieutenant tells me you were spilt into two teams. I need one person from each to come with me to my private jet and fill me in on everything asap"
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Elizer had begun to walk away from the D.I.C.E agents and towards where ever he thought he was heading towards. Unfortunately, whatever plans he had where stopped abruptly by a man covered head to toe in bandages, and wearing a grey leather coat. A coffin was dragging behind him by a chain, and a spear was in his left hand, with a katana resting on his belt.

The guy was unfamiliar to all three agents there, but he spoke with the authority of their superior.

"Mister Elizer. I do hope you had a fun recess away from your confinds. But I think its time for you to go home now"

 

[deathbydeath]

Spoiler: OOC stuff

So, I had a rather long-winded post detailing how Aaron gave up on trying to get information out of the Colonel, him wandering back to the plane he arrived in, changing into his suit, and wandering to the group, along with some commentary on what was going on. However, my computer died while I was posting, and all of that is lost to the winds of time. I've currently decided to mention what happened and go on from there. Basically, Aaron is currently with the group, cleaned up and dressed in his suit (but still armed, though).

 

[Ultraman950]

"Considering she's sitting here on the plane without anyone else going for their weapon I think it's safe to assume she's not a foe," Danny said.

"Which is why I haven't drawn it yet," she retorted. "If I thought there was immediate danger, this magazine would be empty. You don't last long against our particular brand of enemy without being a little paranoid."

"I think that a confrontation is not called for here Sophia; and you would be right Danny, this young lady is indeed not a foe, she is actually someone we know, albeit having gone through a fair few changes. In case you haven't figured it out by now, this lady is Azkar."

"Really?" She glanced at the wandering raven-haired girl, confused. "She's a bit smaller than the last time I saw her. I wanna ask what happened, but I doubt I'd understand. Would we technically classify her as a civilian now?"

"First of all, I wouldn't have any of these demons on your team if there was a chance they couldn't be trusted, so stop reaching for your weapons or I'll have you fucks using batons on your missions for the next three weeks."

Sophia didn't dare argue with that. She relaxed her hand, but didn't look pleased. She settled for trying to wipe the still-wet blood from her shoulders and arms.

 

[Evrant-Knight]

"Couldn't have said it better myself Agent." Colonel Lin remarked as he entered the jet, with the Leiutenant following closely behind him. He looked at everyone onboard, and he put his hand up to signal for them to give him all of their attention. For some reason, she remembered that he and her father were good friends, and that the Colonel had attended the funeral of her father.

"First of all, I wouldn't have any of these demons on your team if there was a chance they couldnt be trusted, so stop reaching for your weapons or I'll have you fucks using batons on your missions for the next three weeks." He said in a rather commanding tone. Whilst she knew that the order didn't include her, she thought it best to follow his orders. In her head though, she couldn't help but giggle.

"Second, the Lieutenant tells me you were spilt into two teams. I need one person from each to come with me to my private jet and fill me in on everything asap." After he had spoken, Isabelle had stood up from where she was sitting, and gave the Colonel a quick salute.

"Of course Colonel, as I was the one to lead the team sent into the forest; I should inform you of what had happened there." She then slipped her journal from her inner coat pocket, into the chest pocket of her waistcoat.

 

[Nouw]

"Due to something happening to her, Azkar is a mortal now, like us. And I don't think its good conduct to be possibly threatening someone with a fire arm; especially if it is one of your co-workers. Whilst I can understand the reasoning and concern, she doesn't have any of the abilities she possesed when she was a demon, so she is not a threat."

Danny could only laugh, and laugh he did. It was as if Isabelle had forgotten that Danny was new to this D.I.C.E.-demon-supernatural-magical-power-thing. She had told him the gist of it on the way here but did she really expect him to take it all in and accept it just like that? To ask someone to fight them without telling them jack-shit was one thing, but to ask someone to sit next to them and treat them like a normal human being was another. He didn't bother to reply and instead he sighed and sank into his chair with his hands -now removed from the gun- on his head with a grin on his face. I ain't even mad, as the saying goes.

"Couldn't have said it better myself Agent"

Danny noticed the Lieutenant and someone else going on board. It wasn't until he had been nudged that he realized he was of great enough importance to salute. It was odd, saluting someone. He hadn't done it in years, and it felt strange and wrong. He was used to people saluting him, respecting him and fearing him. Then again, having someone to salute wasn't a bad thing. It was an opportunity not to salute and Danny hadn't had one of those in a long time.

"First of all, I wouldn't have any of these demons on your team if there was a chance they couldnt be trusted, so stop reaching for your weapons or I'll have you fucks using batons on your missions for the next three weeks"

"Excuse me for not being able to accept the whole 'fairy-tales are true thing," Danny retorted. He was angry, and Danny liked that. Angry people were easier to get under than calm ones, the calm ones were no fun.

It was good to have someone to piss off again, being feared and respected was nice too but where was the fun in that?

 

[wilcoblackflame]

Crow smiled in response to Eligor's suggestion. "I must confess that I had considered it, although it sounds rather too distinguished for my usual shape to be worthy of it." He paused. "I might be inclined to use such a name for a shape like this though." At that he shifted his form again, this time taking the shape of an older, respectable looking gentleman before turning back again.

Saluting with a smile as the colonel entered, he tore the notes he'd made regarding the details of what had happened in the facility from his notepad and offered them to the other agents who'd been inside. "I'm not sure which of you will be briefing the colonel, but these might be useful for reference."