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Post by graybeardhalt on Mar 11, 2011 0:45:20 GMT -5
-With his hearing improved greatly, Halt could now hear the scuffling of what sounded like claws against the stone of the building. He tracked it, standing perfectly still until he could hear it pretty close by. With the sight of a wolf, Halt could see the beast perfectly clear in the darkness of the room and pounced quickly, bit down into it's side and tossed it out the door into the light. As soon as it hit the light, the beast screamed and darted quickly away, but not quick enough for Halt to miss what the thing looked like. It was about medium sized, looked like a mix between a frog and a leopard, only with black, leathery skin covering it just like the last demon. It's head was very small, but hid away two rows of even, jagged teeth that Halt saw when the beast screamed. The demon must have learned that Halt could hear it now, because he couldn't detect any movement by the creature now. Suddenly there was a scrape right behind Halt, who immediately turned around and slashed at the demon who had tried to pounce at his back. The nundu's paw slammed into it's side, some dark, almost black blood dripped into a small pool on the floor. The demon went flying into the darkness, slamming into the wall.
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Post by lukuz13 on Mar 11, 2011 0:55:14 GMT -5
Harry watched the nundu with a bit of awe as it took the beast down nearly single-handedly. *Not bad...* Harry thought, knowing how he truly had picked a good partner, if there ever was one. Watching the thing slam into the wall nearby Harry took the opportunity
"fuego!" Harry shouted, aiming his oaken staff at the thing, unleashing a bolt of fire at it, the shadows lite up in a bright orange and red.
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Post by graybeardhalt on Mar 11, 2011 1:05:51 GMT -5
-The beast screeched, causing Halt to flinch in pain. The flames hit it dead center, but seemed to just glance off. The beast hit the ground and shot quickly towards Harry, leaping at him. Halt quickly pounced it in midair, slamming into it's side with great force. The pair rolled as they hit the ground, but Halt came out on top, pinning the demon by it's chest. Halt raised a paw quickly, extended his claws and ripped through the beasts throat in one quick, clean strike. Halt let off the beast when it finally stopped convulsing, a huge chunk of it's neck now missing. The beast lay there now, in a pool of it's own blood. Harry was about to say something when all of the sudden the compass started freaking out, making loud clacking sounds as the needle darted around at all directions. Halt looked around and saw nothing, but suddenly he could feel the pounding of the earth as something huge started to slam it's way towards them. Halt just managed to ram into Harry's legs, causing him to fall onto Halt's back, and take off. Just as Halt left the room, the wall exploded, sending brick and dust flying with the force of a cannon into the dark room. A small ray of light poured in from the hole, enough to give a vague silhouette of a massive figure standing in the newly created window. Halt slid to a stop, Harry falling off from on top of him, and transformed back into a human, readying his shotgun. "Get ready Harry, I'm guessing this one is their leader..." As the last word escaped his lips the demon roared, shaking the foundation of the garage.
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Post by lukuz13 on Mar 11, 2011 1:11:19 GMT -5
Harry stood up, dusting off his coat shocked that he was just carried to safety and slowly regaining himself before he looked over at Halt
"Really? And here I thought it was just the subway." Harry let the line die in the seriousness of the moment however, raising his staff, he murmured words Halt could not yet hear, moving his hand in a small circle, revealing scars on his hand, before he finally opened his eyes and watched for what was coming next, thinking up what spells he would be prepared to use in this state
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Post by graybeardhalt on Mar 11, 2011 1:17:32 GMT -5
-Suddenly the beast slammed it's fists into the ground and starts charging you, ape-like in it's movement. The demon was upon them surprisingly fast. It was huge. The thing had a chest the size of a small car, and arms that would make any body builder kill to achieve. It rippled with muscle, but it's head was normal size, amusingly disproportionate. It roared again as it swung it's massive arm and slammed into Halt's side, sending him flying across the room. The demon then raised it's fist, ready to slam it down straight onto Harry.
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Post by lukuz13 on Mar 11, 2011 1:41:19 GMT -5
Harry watched the beast slam Halt to the side, Harry attempted to counter.
"tornarius!" Forcing it's fist back away from Harry, all the strength in the attack launched backwards before slamming the staff pole into the earth, shouting
"geodas!" a fissure formed at the pole point before cracking around where the demon stood stunned, as the crack surrounded him it deepened, before the ground gave way suddenly, sucking the demon into the pit.
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Post by graybeardhalt on Mar 12, 2011 1:46:14 GMT -5
-Halt slammed into a wall, the breath being knocked out of him. It took him a couple of seconds to recover, and he quickly got up and pulled out the FN2000 and started unloading into the huge beast before it started sinking into the ground.
-The demon roared as it was forced back and stung around a thousand times by what felt like bees. Suddenly the earth beneath it's feet gave out and it quickly smashed the foundation of the building, sending Halt and Harry both down with it. From above they could hear and feel the garage collapse, basically caving in on itself. With a hard crash they landed and quickly rolled out of the way of the debris which came smashing down right where they had been just a few seconds ago. The two men quickly picked themselves up and stood there, glancing here and there trying to see where the demon had gone. Suddenly Halt felt a swish of air and had just enough time to tackle Harry, forcing him to the ground, as a huge boulder sailed past their heads and went into the darkness behind them. Halt quickly transformed into a nundu in order to see in the darkness. Darkness that was so thick no ordinary human could see 2 inches in front of them. Unnatural darkness. Suddenly pain slammed into Harry's head, assaulting each of his senses. At the same time, the darkness seemed to hold Halt in his place, freezing him. He tried to struggle but to no avail. Suddenly there came a dark chuckle from the blackness. "It seems we have an uninvited guest..." The voice was like black satin running over cold water. Just listening to it sent shivers down your spine, and sent the hairs at the nape of your neck to attention. "I'll take care of them." Another voice answered, this one gruffer and sounded more human-like. "No, I'll handle these," the first voice said. Suddenly they could hear footsteps drawing ever closer. Halt heard the faintest whisper of a sword leaving it's sheath and immediately braced himself to escape if things turned dire.
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Post by lukuz13 on Mar 12, 2011 2:04:31 GMT -5
Harry catches his breath, standing back to his feet, looking over to where Halt is, confused by what seems to be a trace he is in, Harry shouted at him.
"Halt! Snap out of it! What the hell is wro-" Harry suddenly remembered the beast, and thought *It must be the work of that thing... What now Harry?* He asked himself, making his way over to Halt before attempting to wake the man up, after seeing no threat nearby from the demon.
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Post by graybeardhalt on Mar 12, 2011 2:19:56 GMT -5
-Suddenly, what felt like a wall of darkness slammed into Harry sending him flying back a ways. He quickly recovered and looked up, but nothing was in sight. Even Halt had been lost to the darkness.
-Meanwhile Halt continued to struggle against the darkness, but it held strong. "Well it seems like we have a cat that got out of it's cage," the voice drew ever closer. The man's steps were slow and even, making a subtle emphasis from heel to toe. Suddenly another pair of steps joined in, but these were heavier and felt like they belonged to that demon. Halt tried turning into mist to escape, but the darkness stopped him from all actions. Suddenly he heard the scraping of metal against the ground, as if a sword were being drug on it. "Now I only have one question for you," the slick voice said. "Why would you decide to invade my territory? The only ones who would dare do that are members of the White Council, but you are obviously not one of them. So what does that make you?" Halt could feel piercing eyes staring at him, trying to find even the slightest hint as to who and what he was. The darkness had a firm clasp on his mouth, so Halt could only let out a rumble in his throat. "Oh my, rather grumpy tonight, hmm? Well, we'll just have to see what we can do to change that." Suddenly Halt felt the hilt of a sword slam into his head with inhuman strength. His vision blurred for a little bit before he was knocked out. "Take him to the cell."
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Post by lukuz13 on Mar 12, 2011 2:29:50 GMT -5
Harry struggled against whatever force knocked him back, shouting for Halt multiple times, attempting to find him, but it seemed to be in vain as he shouted Harry cursed at this darkness, trying to use his other sense to figure out where he was and what was happening.
"Damn it! Talk about a cheap shot." Harry murmured, referring to the thick blackness that encased his vision.
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Post by graybeardhalt on Mar 12, 2011 2:49:00 GMT -5
-Out of nowhere a truck seemed to slam into Harry's head, knocking him out in seconds.
-Halt and Harry were then both dragged by their feet through the darkness. They were tossed into individual cells, but they were still trapped in complete darkness. Halt came to first, but very woozily. He managed to transform back into a human and regain his senses. He called out to Harry but there was no answer. Halt then tried to cast a small fire spell in order to light the room, but the flame wouldn't stay ablaze. It would pop up for a second then go out, leaving him in darkness again. He gave up and just sat in the damp corner and waited.
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Post by lukuz13 on Mar 12, 2011 2:59:10 GMT -5
Stirring where he lie, Harry slowly sat up, holding his scarred hand to his head, as he regained his senses.
"Ugh...what the hell happened?" As he said this Harry slowly sat up, sitting at first before standing.
"Damn headache... doesn't hold a candle to a hangover though." Harry sighs then notices he can't see through he darkness and curses.
"Halt? Are you out there?" He managed, attempting to magically remove the darkness only to fail.
"And are you blind as fuck as well?"
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Post by graybeardhalt on Mar 12, 2011 3:08:30 GMT -5
-All of the sudden a blinding blast of light filled both cells. Both men quickly averted their gaze, but still the light burned their eyes. They could feel the heat as the light kept pouring directly on them. Even after a minute or 2 their eyesight didn't adjust, the light was simply too bright. A shadow appeared before both the cell doors which promptly opened the bars and grabbed each with surprising strength. Both were still in shock about the blinding light and were taken by surprise, thus couldn't really fight back. They were hauled by their arms through many different hallways eventually winding up in what looked like an ordinary pure white office. The two shadows through Halt and Harry into the room and shut the door, stopping the blinding light from getting in. The two men rubbed their eyes and adjusted to the new lighting. The walls, ceiling, and floor were all covered in white tile, but in the very middle there was a large mahogany desk that was covered in various business-type items. But what was truly odd was the man sitting in the chair behind the desk. There was no way to determine his actual height from his sitting position, but Halt guessed him to be around 6'1'' or 6'2''. He was lean, but you could detect some serious muscle rippling under his clothes. All you could see from in front of the desk was his blue coat and a dark undershirt. The man's hair was pure white and slicked back, even though he looked no more than 30. But what really stood out where his eyes. They burned a dark red, cold and calculating. There was no emotion behind those eyes, only thought processes. Halt felt this strange feeling wash over him as he took in the stranger's appearance. He didn't know what it was, but it was making the hair's on the back of his neck stand on end. He quickly shrugged the feeling off and asked the obvious question "Who the hell are you?"
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Post by lukuz13 on Mar 12, 2011 3:19:10 GMT -5
Harry shook off the blinding light, attempting to rub his eyes and feel adjusted to the new room.
"Damn.. where the hell are we, on the surface of the sun..." Harry suddenly silenced himself at the presence of the strange man, and bit at his lip before adding
"And who are you..." saying this Harry noticed Halt's question almost came out at the same time.
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Post by graybeardhalt on Mar 15, 2011 18:04:30 GMT -5
-"Who am I?" the strange man leaned back in his chair, shaking his head. "I'm surprised you've never heard of me Harry Dresden. I can understand Mr. Halt's confusion, but for a Wizard of the White Council to not have heard of a demon such as I...." The man narrowed his eyes at Harry. "Perhaps you are not truly the wizard everyone makes you out to be. It's understandable, seeing as how you couldn't even take down my little....pet." Just then the door behind them opened and the huge beast that had attacked them earlier managed to squeeze through, the door immediately shutting behind him with a loud 'click'. The beast lumbered it's way behind the strange man and just stood there, eyeing Halt and Harry, making sure they wouldn't attempt any funny business. "Ah, speak of the devil." The man grinned maliciously at his little joke and continued. "Now, you asked me who I am. Some refer to me as the servant of Mundus, others think I'm a dead man. But one name that has stuck with me through these many years is....Vergil." A cold gust of wind seemed to breeze through the door behind Halt and Harry as the man uttered his name, sending a chill down both men's backs.
-"Never heard of you." Halt said, shaking off the feeling.
-"I wouldn't expect a mere human to know of me, but you should ask your little companion if you truly wish to know more about me." Vergil said, now running his fingers along his desk absent-mindedly.
-Halt looked nervously towards Harry, silently asking who exactly Vegil was.
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