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

[MortifiedPenguin]

Eliezer was walking away from the agents who had tailed him, when a figure wrapped entirely in bandages except for a grey leather coat stopped him in his tracks. The mummy held a spear in one hand, and a sheathed katana was hanging, the other hand held a chain attached to a coffin that he was dragging behind him.

"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" The man spoke in an authoritative tone like he was Eliezer's superior.

"Well they do say home is where the heart is, and I'm pretty sure D.I.C.E has got a few samples of mine buried somewhere in their labs, but I'm ready to find fresher less confining pastures to roam." The bandaged man blocked his way forward and the agents blocked his backward, so he turned ninety degrees on the spot and said "I think I'll go this way."

 

[Shadowstar38]

"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."

"Thank you for volunteering Isabelle"

"Excuse me for not being able to accept the whole 'fairy-tales are true thing,"

"Ah. Right. You're the new fish of the organization. Well why dont you follow us so we can get this debrief over with"
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"I think I'll go this way."

As Elizer began walking away, the man in bandages chuckled as he lifted up the coffin.

"I love it when the livestock decide to wander off. It makes my job far more fun"

He positioned the coffin right in front of Elizer and cracked it open enough so that a blue tinted human looking hand could reach out and stretch over to Elizer's neck. It's grip was firm, but it pulled the demon gently to the side to he would slide right into the coffin.

After the door was closed behind him, the inside lite up. Elizer could see he was in the grasp of a middle aged woman. She shoved her hand down his throat, creating a light inside Elizer's neck.

2 minutes past in silence. When the coffin finally opened again, from it sprang the head of Elizer, looking quite dazed, but no worse for wear seeing as how it was disconnected from the rest of him.

The bandaged man picked Elizer up and handed him to Ghost.

"Could you make sure Elizer gets back to HQ in one piece my good man?"

 

[Malyc]

Ghost could only stare dumbfounded, as the bandaged man stuffed Eliezer into the coffin. Now that wasn't very nice at all... He thought. His beliefs were further cemented when, a couple minutes later, the mummy pulled Eliezer's head out of the coffin and handed it to him.

"Could you make sure Elizer gets back to HQ in one piece my good man?"

Before he could consider his actions, Ghost pulled his .45 and put a round in each of the man's knees. "Before you go handing heads to people and asking them to make sure they arrive in one piece, maybe you should ensure that they're in one piece to begin with!" Ghost said, pissed at the gall of this guy. "I don't care if you are from D.I.C.E., where I was trained, we didn't randomly go around removing limbs from team mates. Now, put him back together or the rest of the mag finds your head." He finished, adjusting his aim to reinforce his point.

 

[Nouw]

"Ah. Right. You're the new fish of the organization. Well why dont you follow us so we can get this debrief over with"

"New fish in a big pond full of opportunity, I'll definitely follow you...sir," Danny replied and followed the Colonel and Isabelle. Danny had expected another heated reply but instead received a rather warm and understanding welcome, something stranger than the sensation of saluting. Danny considered whether such cliched people really existed in super-secret organisations like D.I.C.E. Perhaps the organisation couldn't afford to have people like him. It was a rather important job after all. Of course that didn't mean he couldn't be messed with, and that in turn meant the consequences were more severe. He could even be fired. If he was a no-nonsense kind of guy, there was no reason as to why they couldn't just drug him and send him back to Detroit with a mind-wipe. Now that really was no fun. I'd have to be more careful with him, Danny concluded. I'm not exactly a valuable asset in this team.

"I'll just cut to the chase if you don't mind. Some big-bad kid came in with some demon-friends of his and took a local hostage. The big-bad of ours hacked into the facility with some kind of device, ask the techie-what's-her-name, and that can explain the facility being downed. According to the survivor anyway, and he turned out to be some kind of demon-thing. Dead now, of course. Might want to get her over here to brief you on the technical side," Danny blurted. In hindsight, he probably should have addressed some formalities such as who actually went.

"The people that went were Sophia, the techie, Aaron, the Crow and the demon-thing now a female," Danny quickly added.

Smooth as the butt of my gun.

 

[Evrant-Knight]

Isabelle followed closely behind Colonel Lin and Danny, as they had left the confines of the jet that the group was using as transport; and proceeded towards Lin's private jet. Vayle had decided to follow as well. Isabelle had been inside a couple of times before when doing on site debriefs with him. The colonel had taken seat behind a desk as they arrived; Danny began his own debrief of the team he was sent with to clear the facility. Whilst he wasn't going into great detail about what happened, she could at least get the jist of it.

"Well, it seems like you had some fun; although I get the feeling you wished to stay a little while longer Danny, give the place a thorough inspection to see if any clues had been missed." Isabelle remarked nonchalantly with a brief smile at the end. She then gave the forest team debrief.

"Colonel, the team that went into the forest consisted of myself, Richard Johnson, Garath Heller, Simon Jones; and a man who went by the name of Ghost, although he soon disappeared so he could scout ahead. Our objectives were to scout around the surrounding area, and also to look for any survivors.

We were only been able to find one survivor out of the security that was sent to protect the facility. He appeared to have suffered several minor and somewhat major wounds; and appeared to be quite shaken, though we had managed to calm him down. Suddenly, there was a rumbling beneath us, and a large being appeared out from under the ground. With some assistance from Eligor and the now human Azkar, we were able to defeat the monster.

My assistant Vayle, was able to discover that it wasn't a demon that attacked us, but some sort of Golem called a Kouza Prime. There was also the arrival of an unknown man wearing a hood. When the jets had landed, he somehow managed to consume the Golem whole; but not before Richard had managed to acquire some genetic samples, so it hasn't been a total loss.

It appears also that the demon known as Eliezer has simply wandered off for no reason, currently though, Ghost is trying to track him down and bring him back. We was also able to rescue the wounded soldier, so he should be receiving medical attention as we speak."

 

[Azkar Almsivi]

Azkar sat silently, facepalming at the debriefing that was being given. She resisted the urge to say anything about it and just stated plainly "I've been reverted back into Human form. Which means tests when I get back to make sure, then a transfer to Division 3, I'd imagine." Azkar sighed "Also my name is still Azkar, just saying."

The girl then went back to being quiet, she couldn't be bothered with any more suspicions of her character and figured she'd just wait to see if anything interesting was said.

 

[Ultraman950]

Sophia sat quietly in her chair, head bowed, eyes closed, hands folded in her lap. She'd just remembered she forgot to pray before the mission, and now seemed a good a time as any to make up for that. Besides, she needed to get into the habit of praying after missions, too.

 

[IFS]

Garath had been about to reply to Eligor when the Colonel started to speak, once they left to debrief, he thought for a few moments then sighed and stood up to follow them. He arrived as Isabelle was finishing discussing the demon they had encountered.

"My assistant Vayle, was able to discover that it wasn't a demon that attacked us, but some sort of Golem called a Kouza Prime. There was also the arrival of an unknown man wearing a hood. When the jets had landed, he somehow managed to consume the Golem whole; but not before Richard had managed to acquire some genetic samples, so it hasn't been a total loss.

It appears also that the demon known as Eliezer has simply wandered off for no reason, currently though, Ghost is trying to track him down and bring him back. We was also able to rescue the wounded soldier, so he should be receiving medical attention as we speak."


He cleared his throat to get their attention, then spoke "Since no one brought a camera, at least not that I'm aware, I wonder if this might help."

He concentrated and brought up his memories of the demon, creating an image of the beast standing and roaring at them, and then another image of the hooded man absorbing the monster's corpse.

 

[Shadowstar38]

Col. Lin sat as his desk typing up both agents' accounts of the situation. He cocked an eyebrow at the sparce details he was getting from Danny. Anything more important would be filled in by the other members paperwork. Luckily, Isabelle gave far more detail in her own recounting. When they were dont, Lin looked away from the computer and at Garath, who had invited himself in.

"Since no one brought a camera, at least not that I'm aware, I wonder if this might help."

Before Lin's eyes, an illusion of the creature the team had supposedly fought was playing out, along with a shot of the mysterious man.

"Hmm. So the short of it, we have humans working for the demons, who can hack D6 tech non the less, demons taking control of our agents, and now I have to deal with a hostage situation"

Lin leaned back and massaged his forehead.

"Well, at least we have most of our staff back after the incident in the US I had to clean up. We can launch a proper investigation with all this. But for now, I think it;s best to get all of you back to base. If anyone on the team today wants to be part of the follow up, just contact the Lieutenant"
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The bandaged man looked down at his knees and back at Ghost. His voice was an odd mix of confused and elated.

"You know it's far from appropriate to threaten, let alone harm the leader of a division do you not?"

He smiled under his bandages and twirled his spear in his hand.

"Even still, I'll forgive this transgression this one time. Everybody gets one"

The man stabbed Ghost with the end of his spear. Instead of being in the pain one would normally feel, Ghost was merely bathed in a warm aura that blinded him for a second. When the world came back into view, Elizer was standing in front of him, both head and body. However, now there was a magical chain leading from the demon's neck to Ghost's wrist. The man was now nowhere to be seen, just they could still here his voice.

"Do try to make sure the DICE's pets dont go missing anymore"

With the man gone, the chain fadded until it looked to be no more, but there was still an odd weight to Ghost's hand.

 

[Nouw]

"Hey Lieutenant, sir, can I stay behind? I want to help with the investigation and the clean-up and all, being a former-detective," Danny asked. He was glad he had the option; he didn't particularly feel like disobeying the Colonel, not yet anyway.

Spoiler: OOC

I'd make a longer post but I feel this is all I really need.

 

[MortifiedPenguin]

Eliezer was about to make a dash for his 'great escape' when the Mummy thing swung the coffin around so his way, was yet again, blocked by a member of D.I.C.E. The coffin then swung open, accompanied by an eerie, ethereal looking, blue tinted hand that grabbed his neck firmly and dragged him inside. The coffin lit up once it closed and he found himself on top of a middle aged looking woman who shoved her hand down his throat, creating a blinding light and then there was nothing.

His head then rolled out of the coffin. Wait? why was he rolling? And were was the rest of his body? He could feel it, like he was still connected to it, but when he tried to move any of his limbs, nothing!

The Mummy then picked up his head and passed it to the agent who had come after him.

"Could you make sure Elizer gets back to HQ in one piece my good man?"

But he wasn't in one piece, he wanted his body back. It handed started regenerating so it wasn't a mortal wound and he was still concious. Was his body still trapped in that coffin with that morbid woman? Before he could object to his current situation, the agent dropped his head and started shooting at the Mummy.

The Mummy then charged at him with his spear, stabbing the agent, causing him and Eliezer to be bathed in a bright aura. Whatever the bandaged man had done, he had got his body back, but now he was chained to the agent by the neck.

"Well, I don't want to be stuck like this for forever. So it's either you cut your arm off, or I cut my head off. I elect for the former"

 

[Shadowstar38]

"Hey Lieutenant, sir, can I stay behind? I want to help with the investigation and the clean-up and all, being a former-detective,"

"Of course Danny. You're welcome to go on in and help the recovery team"

"Well go ahead and do that," Col Lin cut in jumping up from his desk," For now though, we need to get everyone else back to the base. So get back to your jets and strap in"

 

[Malyc]

Ghost was expecting several things from his action towards the mummy. A cry of pain, the bastard dropping to the ground, maybe a bit of begging for forgiveness... What he got was none of those things. The bandaged man didn't even twitch after being shot twice. Instead, the man... got happier... The hell... He didn't even flinch...

"You know it's far from appropriate to threaten, let alone harm the leader of a division do you not?"

"What? What division?" Ghost started to ask, but was interrupted by the mummy again.

"Even still, I'll forgive this transgression this one time. Everybody gets one"

Ghost was ill prepared for the man's next move. He lunged at Ghost with his spear, stabbing him in the chest. Instead of pain, however, a blinding light burst forth from the spear momentarily, and when it cleared Eliezer was standing there, body intact again. Unfortunately, Eliezer was also chained to Ghost's wrist.

The man vanished, and his voice echoed out from the darkness.

"Do try to make sure the DICE's pets dont go missing anymore"

"Ya know, not everything needs to be controlled!" Ghost shouted as the voice faded.

"You ok ghost? You wounded? Talk to me kid."

"I'm fine..." Ghost responded. "Not sure what the hell just happened, but I'll live."

"Well, I don't want to be stuck like this for forever. So it's either you cut your arm off, or I cut my head off. I elect for the former"

"Ya know, Eliezer, I think no one would argue if I said you were to blame for this. What you need to remember is there are still 13 rounds in this gun, and you have no where to run. We'll get you out of my hair when we get back to the jets. Come on." Without waiting to see if Eliezer would follow, Ghost turned and started back to the jet. I'm through with dealing with supernaturals for the day... If he doesn't come willingly, I'm gonna drag him...

 

[Nouw]

"Of course Danny. You're welcome to go on in and help the recovery team,"

Danny was in glee over his reply; his curiosity was not going to leave this place unsatisfied. He headed out of the jet as quickly as he could and ran for the facility. He made it there without getting lost, whether it was because of his adrenaline rush for answers or the facility being in clear view he was too excited to be sure. Upon arriving, Danny pulled out his Smith&Wesson and checked his ammunition. He had a full cylinder -plus twelve more rounds lost somewhere in his jacket- which would suffice for the purpose of his search. He wasn't going to be alone anyway, at least not in the building.

He entered, weapon raised and ready to kill. It's already over.

He tip-toed around the familiar hallway; there was no place to hide, for a human anyway. The lights gave him an advantage but that was no reason to relax. Relaxing got people killed, especially when faced with demons. Granted no one died yet, but if they weren't supernatural or properly trained and were soft-fleshed mortals like Danny, the body-count could be in the double digits. Of course that was why they assigned these people in the first place, and not people like Danny. The fact that he was chosen, and not wiped, was all the more extraordinary. He was going to use this chance, this once-in-a-life-time opportunity.

He entered through the bashed-in door, ready to kick ass for the lord. It's going to be biblical.

He placed his foot inside and was greeted by a pool of blood. Staring at the dry door, he realized it was Sophia's blood, now dripped down on the floor. Her blood was on Danny's foot again. Her blood, my feet. He looked into the pool and saw a face, screaming. He immediately pulled his foot out and almost fell in as a result. He could have sworn he had heard screaming and saw a face. A face, in agony. Once again, Danny considered the pain Sophia went through shedding that blood. It wasn't Sophia's face however. In fact, Danny began to consider whether it was her blood or not. When he decided to give into fear and fuck everything and run, a hand rose from the pool and dragged Danny in, screaming.

It was already over, and it had been biblical.

 

[Azkar Almsivi]

Azkar sat with the other members on the original jet. The long wait was unbearable. Azkar decided to strike up some conversation.

"So... Bet everyone here is glad they don't have a watch?" Azkar sighed and leaned on an elbow against her knee. She figured it had been quite a while since everyone arrived, let alone how long ago some others went to 'the boss plane'. "I used to be immortal, now I'm even bored." Azkar groaned and started counting the letters and numbers on the crates... Again.

 

[Ultraman950]

Sophie, who had finished her prayer, looks at Azkar. "I have one. But I don't care what time it is. Soon as we get back, I'm heading for my bunk. So does being immortal stave off boredom somehow?"

Being half-demon wasn't holding off Sophie's own boredom, that was for sure.

 

[IFS]

Once the meeting was over Garath rejoined the others on the plane. Fortunately no one had taken his seat, and he soon found himself leaning back in it and beginning to doze off. Hopefully he would be able to get some rest on the flight back to base, it felt like he hadn't slept properly for a week, the reality probably wasn't far off.

 

[Evrant-Knight]

"For now though, we need to get everyone else back to the base. So get back to your jets and strap in." Colonel Lin said after rising from his desk. Danny meanwhile looked to be overjoyed that he could conduct a further investigation. Isabelle on the other hand was waiting patiently.

"Of course sir, best we return to base soon; no doubt there will be important business to attend to once we arrive." Isabelle remarked, before giving a brief salute to the Colonel, then headed back towards the team's jet.

 

[Shadowstar38]

"Of course sir, best we return to base soon; no doubt there will be important business to attend to once we arrive."

Isabelle reached the jet right after Garath and Lieutenant made a quick stop at the pilot's cockpit.

"Hey. go ahead and take these guys back. I'll pick up the stragglers"

The Lieutenant hopped of the jet as it closed and walked back into the facility. The pilot lifted the jet up into the sky but kept the landing gear up. after a few minutes, they hit a portal taking them back to the base and into the hanger.

 

[MortifiedPenguin]

"Ya know, Eliezer, I think no one would argue if I said you were to blame for this. What you need to remember is there are still 13 rounds in this gun, and you have no where to run. We'll get you out of my hair when we get back to the jets. Come on."

The agent then started heading towards the jets, not even waiting for Eliezer. Half walking, half being dragged he stumbled forward in mock pursuit. The invisible shackle around his neck choked him every time he stopped walking. The agent who was dragging him seemed not to care, two could play at that game.

He grabbed the chain that linked him with the agent and yanked it. Sending the other man staggering backwards and causing him to fall on his back. While he was stunned Eliezer quickly walked forward and sat on him, using his weight to prevent him from getting up.

"Really? Did I make you come after me? Did I make you shoot a head of Division? Honestly it looks like your avoiding taking responsibility for your action, which might I remind you got us into this mess. All I wanted to do do was go for a walk, but no. I get eaten by a golem, stabbed by that pompous sword, have my head detached from my body and now I'm attached to you by this chain. All in all it's been a very trying day" As he spoke he grabbed the agent's gun from it's holster, "As I recall, you said this gun as has 13 bullets in it, 12 chances to miss, now you should give me a reason not to fire it."