Liz Bathory

Elizabeth and her allies already reached the dark gate... all but one! Jack was struggling to keep Alicia in his arms. Pistol obviously didn't like her position. Finally she managed to get a small silver dagger out of her boot... and stabbed Jack in his shoulder with it. He gave a loud hown of pain... fully realising this wouldn't heal that fast. The shock made him drop the woman too.

"Jack... stop fooling around and get in here before the gate closes!", Elizabeth called out to him... Growling at Alicia one final time he quickly followed.

The werewolf just reached the gate in time as it was already starting to shrink. Then it imploded... taking the Bell Tower with it!

What about a different solution?! Have the Flashback TF's possible to add new team members after the TF's started. The same script as runs in MA/AE.

Daylight became Twilight... Twilight became Night... Elizabeth again shaped her spell to enlarge her shadow melt. Rachel, Theo and Shopkeeper quickly became close to her.

"Time to go Rotten!"

Flashback: Lilith's Hell, a few hours after the abduction.

We had to hurry a bit yesterday.. for in game reasons.. but because Pious placed the in game logg in ... we now have to synchronise the wedding in time.

I mean to say... there was stuff needed to be rp-ed in Lilith's Hell and the arrival at the castle I want done at a slower rate please...

I also think it is best to move the rescue of the prisoners to the Open Season Topic... As soon as the war at Moth Cathedral ends! And we better make it end soon. Then we can merge the topics again.

Blade's Team: Jim Wixston; S-AI; Blade Racer; BIazing Angel; Nightseye

Founders Falls, Paragon City

Infernal was his own friendly self... obviously. That didn't help with the now on demon blood lusted Blade Balfear. But he managed to keep his cool long enough.

"Indeed I noticed some sort of Hellish gateway opening. But didn't think much of it.", Infernal explained. "That was at least in Steel Canyon I remember."

Taking the word for Blade who was getting really impatient now Nightseye went straight to the question. "Can you open a gate to the same location?"

"Yes!", Infernal said in his low creepy voice... "I can... A word of warning though. This place will be very unfriendly. Try not to get killed. The Vindicators don't like it when I send heroes to their doom!" With that he picked his axe from his back and turned it around on the ground for a few seconds. Then he picked it up, his axe attuned to the energies of yesterday evening, and hit it hard on the ground. A hole appeared that became larger... sulphuric gasses came up and in the far distance the sound of a legion of demons was heard.

Blade directly jumped in... "Stay out of this Infernal.", he said... "This is personal buisness!" Nightseye understood why Blade was like this... "Sorry Infernal... his wife of barely four hours was amoung the ones taken... He stopped thinking straight. You have our thanks." She jumped in after Blade*.

Lilith's Hell

While the party advanced the roaring of demons became stronger... Blade went in front eager for a fight. Hundreds of demons where gathered there... a small army at least. Several Pit mistresses tried to keep the demons under control. Angel noticed something colorful that shouldn't be in this fiery Hell. It was a woman's shoe... some blood was on it. That was enough for Angel to identify it... "Damsel...", she said softly.



But none of the ones taken where to be seen anywhere... And, to much releave, no dead ones either.

At the left of the big hall, around a pit of fire stood Lilith Lamashtu. The demoness was ordering her cronies around. Blade thought for a second that the attack at Moth Cathedral obviously was only a small part of the demon army that the Court of the Blood Countess was able to muster. But only for a second... Anger and concern made way.. and he jumped teh first mob. "No!", Nightseye yelled and followed him so they had a fighting chance. "Blade... they are too many! We need to retreat and slowly advance or we all die here."

Luckily the first group was not too big... although the armors where cut... And a lot of damage was taken by the team. The succubi there had some nasty mind tricks and more then once they fell to be rescued by one of the others.

After the fight they hid behind a big rock... Jim felt his hands who where already starting to hurt from the blasts he send through them. Angel looked at the two melee fighters... "Let us NOT do that again! I have a better idea."

She pulled her bow and took a stance out of sight. Her target was one of the few mistresses a bit at the side. One single shot took her out. Jim saw what she was doing... and repeated it. Now only Lilith and her trustees where left in front of them. If she could tell where the prisoners where the team wouldn't need to try and search all caves. A task which could be well impossible... if not suicide!

Nightseye tried to guess what power level they where facing... "Maybe we need a plan!", she thought out loud. But Blade was way over any plan. Screaming he attacked the demoness head-on. His sword cutting a few lackeys down on his way closer. "Where are they!? Where is my wife! I swear if..."

Lilith her eyes flamed up... "You are early...", she said without a tone of feeling. "It doesn't matter..." A flash of burning light and for a second they where disorientated. Coming around the demoness was standing ready to unleash a bolt of fire. But a second was all Nightseye needed. She ducked away from the bolt directed at her and jumped up. Holding Lilith her wings she forced the demoness to come to the ground where her team mates attacked with full force.

"Tell me where they are...!", Blade yelled again. Lilith merely laughed... "I became sick of their whining!" She extended heat to the floor around her. Now even standing close burned the heroes. "So Bathory has them now..."

This only infuriated Blade more... and all together they forced Lilith back. "No...", she attempted to shoot a warning flare and get her army to her, but Jim stopped her in time. Then there was an opening... and Blade ran her through with his sword. The fire in her eyes weakened... "I hope for you the countess kills them... if not... hehehe-he-... *cough*"

A last explosion of fire and she pulled herself free of Blade's sword... then she jumped in the burning lava. obviously bleeding from what would be for most beings a mortal wound. "This will not stop me long! I will return... I will...", then she sank away in the fire. Blade looked down... "But not soon. And not in time to stop me!", he said in a soft voice. Then looked back to his team. "We where too late. They are not here anymore. We will have to go get them from Bathory afterall!"

Nightseye nodded softly... but in her memory she saw images of the first time she tried to rescue girls from the dungeons of the Countess Bathory. And how they found some dead drained of blood... and others tortured or insane. For now it would be better not to share this though.

* Those who want to jump in and help out the Nighthunters can still do that using Arc #416244

The party went on outside... and slowly the guests were acting like nothing happened. Blade and Suraya where on the dancefloor... she tried to teach him some of her eastern bellydance moves. And upon Blade his clumbersome tries she laughed loudly. It was a hot summer night and she escused herself for a second to freshen up a bit. The couple was suppose to be there for the whole evening. So better be ready for more partying.

So she gave Blade a small kiss and went downstairs to the bathroom... But the moment she was alone something horryfied happened. A dimensional hole opened at her feet and a hellish gass came out knocking her unconscious. Then a demon crawled out and dragged her down... The hole closing behind it.

At the party upstairs Hazel had found a play-yard across the street. Damsel smiled seeying her daughter having so much fun. She was glad Hazel took the appearance of the demoness and the fire so well. "Faster mum!", she screamed on the swing. Damsel pushed her daughter a bit harder.... suddenly a small hole opened directly under the swing. Streaming knockout gass hit Damsel straight in her face not giving her any chance. She fell and the swing hit her on her arm. But she was unconcious before hitting the ground.

A minute later only a sulphuric smell and an empty swing remained on the play-yard.

Silvas stepped forward, "Yes, it is time for the Silvatian ceremony!" Imam Abdullah said, "Mr. Silvas I believe?"

Suraya looked up to Silvas with a wondering expression. Behind him she saw April leaning on the arm of her chair... sighing. Leo Strikes starts shuffling in his chair getting bored.

Silvas unveils Blade tech enhanced Broad sword, holding it out to Blade who graspped it by the handle then turned the blade's hilt to Suraya next. "Touch the hilt please Suraya." Curious what would come next Suraya reached out and did what he asked. Silvas smiled... "By the power of the Silvatian, may your souls be forever entwined in love." He looked at his son... "Now you may kiss the Bride." They moved closer, Suraya removed her veil and Blade leaned forward, kisses Suraya softly and lovingly.

After what seemed ages she looked up at her husband... smiling. In the audiance Leo went "Ewwww!" Blazing Angel tried to keep him silent with a "Shhhhhh". Obviously she was getting a bit impatient with Leo. But the ceremony was over... so any possible boredom should be gone... Blade looked at her and took her hands in his own... "We did it hun." She nodded while any possible stress dissppeared, then turned toward their guests. "...and now we party!"

April jumped up... "Party sounds good." Followed by an excited Leo Strikes... who yelled out loud. "PARTY!!" Morilanthi just smiled.



Suraya waved to the tables filled with food on each sides of the hall. "Food is already here, dig in!", she said laughing at the reaction of her friends. Leo didn't need more hints. "Food!", he said again and ran for the closest table grabbing a drink and some chicken. With his hands full he walked back to Angel. BIazing Angel subtly took a deep red vial from her handbag, opened it, then tilts her head back, pouring the content into her mouth and lets out a sigh in comfort. Leo held his bottle out for her. She corked the vial and tucked it away in her handbag.

Morilanthi smiles warmly to Misty and April grabbed some nibblies.

Misty and Mascha threw flower petals over the couple. Blade looked up at them "There are the flowers!" Suraya kissed him... "The cake and the flowers. I almost forgot." Letting his active wife go he laughed... "We aren't throwing the cake are we?"

Imam Abdullah also saw that it was time for the flowers... "Allah uh akbah! Allah uh akbah! Allah uh akbah! God is great!" the Imam yelled. "Let the bride toss the bouquet behind her back. Whoever catches the bouquet is lucky because she will be next to marry."

Suraya winked at Blade and tossed her bouquet towards Misty Hunter her Maid of Honour. Leo jumped up, obviously he didn't understood that this was for one of teh females to catch. Mascha ran up to it... Feline didn't seem to bother though. April wached impassivly. Then a pair of white wings unfolded and Misty Hunter grabbed the flowers from the air. Leo looked dissapointed but Suraya beamed to Misty... "Someone is abusing her wings." Misty grinned.

"Hehe, nice catch Misty.", Blade said. Adam Moore smiled to his adopted daughter with some pride. But Leo still was a bit dissapointed... and frowned. "Leo isn't any good at catching." Blade looked at Morilanthi... "Guess what Moril, your next up here!" Alena Corvas chuckled. Misty blushed and sniffed the flowers.

Imam Abdullah smiled... "Okay let the festivities begin!" he announced excitedly. "The cutting of the cake by bride and groom. Then the couple’s opening of the buffet to the guests!"

"I believe Altair our resident DJ has set up speakers outside." Pious added "We're hoping to take the final dance outdoors, open-air festivities and all that." With that he disappeared, looking for chicken drumsticks.

Morrighan Spireside walked up to the pair to address them... "Congratulations, to the both of you!"

Morilanthi smiled... "Congratulations you two!" "Thanks Moril.", Blade answered the elf.

Leo Strikes walked up to Suraya a bit nervously... "Lady?"... "Miss?" Suraya looked at her furry guest with a gentle smile... "Yes Leo?" Leo placed his hand behind his back and pulled a bunch of roses from behind him. "Here is a present." She accepted them with some glee wondering if he could blush under that furr... "Ohh.. they are lovely." Leo smiled and tilted his head a bit. Upon that Suraya kissed him gently on his cheek. He turned red in his face again showing her that he could blush.

The bride walked up the her new man... "Blade we should cut the cake." He pointed to the huge layered cake standing at the altar... "Oh yes!"

Leo screamed out enthiosiasticly "Can Leo have some?". he giggled and stared at the cake then licked his lips. BIazing Angel stayed in her seat, sweeping the room and the other guests with her penetrating red gaze.

The pair holded the knife... "Together hun.", Suraya said as if he didn't knew. He took the knife in one hand and holds it out to Suraya "I know." Slowly they brought it down together... Seeing Leo react made Suraya look at him... "Oohh... some cake, who wants some!?", she said teasingly. Leo reacted like expected... "Me!", making Blade laugh. "Come and get it.", she said to her furry friend. Leo grabbed a plate and came up... "Leo loves cake."

Imam Abdullah walked to the middle of the room clearing his throat. "Uhummm... can I say something that has to be said?" Leo stared at the cake impatiently. "Yes Imam?", Blade answered. The Imam his eyes went slowly dark... "I have a message from some one..." His voice instantly went up a few tones, then fire emmited from his eyes... and it was as if his gentle face began to heat up.

Leo Strikes whispered, "Pretty lady, can Leo have some cake?"

In a fiery aura Imam Abdullah his skin and bones started to regroup... "The countess Erzsebet Bathory brings her sympathies... whahahahaha!" In his place now stood Lilith Lamashtu, fire demoness and succubus of the Court of the Blood Countess. Then she seemed to explode in a wide arc of hellfire, filling the room.

Leo jumped away. April screamed out and dropped her food "What the hell?!" The firehell was big enough to incinerate any normal crowd... but this wasn't a normal crowd by far. BIazing Angel absorbed some of the fire. Blade used his beating wings to disperse them assited by Misty doing the same. Then Suraya stretched out her hand and all remaining flames gathered to one fire column which then dissappeared.

Blade looked up from his bride to the reverent Pious... "Is everyone alright?" Most of the guests where nodding yes... Suraya looked rather pissed "How did that get in? I know the Imam for years. I hope he is alright!" Leo drooled staring at the cake, "Leo isn't!" Blade saw him looking... "Have some Leo, just not all of it." Upon which Leo giggled and took a little bit of cake.



Morrighan Spireside was still in unbelieve... "What the..?" Directly followed by April... "More to the point, what was it?"

BIazing Angel looked down at the burned edge on her dress and pulled a hooried face... "No! The bea-atch ruined my dress!"

"It was a Demon!", Blade remarked... Angel inspected the damage to her dress... "So it was..."

Suraya watched how Mascha, or more her hero alter-ego Cher Nobyl, used her powers over heat to absorb the last remnants from the closest still smouldering seats. "If some of us weren't as good as we are with fire..? The countess... Bathory, the *****!", she swore under her breath. Blade placed an arm around Suraya... "calm down hun, no one's been harmed"

Misty Hunter noticed one of the tails on her jacket is smouldering and pats it out. "Damn Demons!", she said a bit loud. "I knew something was not right...", Morilanthi said. Adam padded him on his back... "Sure ya did elf!"

April nodded her head in frustration... "Oh... Of course. 'Cos we can't have just garden variety nutcases crashing our parties..."

Morrighan grabbed a drink trying to calm down and clear her head... "Aw, hell. So the wedding legalities?" "Ha... she read it as official, the signatures are set already by the witnesses so it is still done.", Suraya answered "She wasn't able to ruin that at least." Blade pulled a small smile... "We are still married!" Morrighan sighted with relief... "Thank God. Literally."

Suraya hugged her husband... "Oh Blade... will we always be in danger?" He tried to make her more at ease and hugged her gently back... "We don't have to be..." He lied...

Adam Moore looked at the spot Lilith was standing on and then around the room. "Well I was thinking of taking a walk but tracking down a demon sounds equally fun." Trying to bring some fun back and slowly relaxing Morrighan jabbed Adam in his arm... "Adam... That wasn't your +1 was it?" Adam grinned... "Mine would look so much better."

BIazing Angel looked around the room... "Are someone cut?" She sniffed in the air. "Does someone bleed..?" The red in her eyes increases in brightness. Leo Strikes looked at his hand. "Leo's got a little cut angel." "Get rid of it.", Angel remarked. Leo looked a bit puzzled... "How?"

BIazing Angel replied "No idea... j-just do it." Leo Strikes looks at his hand. "Erm." Angel took a deep breath, the redness in her eyes dimmed out a little. Breathing in deep drags to control the feed-lust. Leo looked at her worried... "Angel?" He waved his hand in front of her. "hellooo?"

Adam... smiled a bit. Then his face went back to serious again... "Calm down a little and take five. I would suggest you keep some distance, just for tonight." He sniffed the air and started to look around." Obviously he didn't trust the situation... "Anyway, I'm off to hunt her down. Have oodles of fun you two."

Morilanthi stepped in Adam's way... "Adam, stay put..." "Why?", was the reply he got. "We are not to go out on a wild goose chase, for what we know, it could be a trap.", The elf answered the short but direct question. Misty looked worried... "Dad..., If you must go to the isles... please... be careful."

Morilanthi nodded... "The countess has placed a bounty on our heads." But Adam didn't listen at all... "She may not have gone to the isles, I'll track her as far as I can, if shes there, she gets to live another day." He winked at Misty... "Catch ya later kid."

Another taxi stopped in front of the Worn Cover... This time Feline Surbast, Nightseye, stepped out. She was wearing a long red dress with pleads. A golden chain around her neck and blue make up accenting her brown eyes. Red pumps and a small red handbag finished the outfit.



Feline payed the cab-driver and walked in, looking for people she knew.

Camouflage was a bit disorientated upon appearing next to Misty over teh battle ground but quickly regained his posture... His battle gear appeared and with it a huge machine gun. Standing his ground he emptied the thing shooting ghostly bullets all around. Each of the fully blasts possessed scientists it hit ended up in a destroyed demon inside. They fell down but the possessed glow in their eyes had dissappeared adn they seemed unconscious only.

As soon as the gun ran out he used it as a club... hitting the upstorming demon full-face, loosing his helmet in the process. "Semper Fi!, you other-dimensional creeps...", he yelled out. A full blow of his now solid fist made him realise his rage and the just cause of this all had given him more solid form. "Ha!", he smiled... Then jumped in-between a group of possessed and started hitting around him. "Geronimo!"

"I won't...", she replied. "See you at the ceremony!"

Already nervous and a bit stressed she totally forgot to complement April on her dress but nodded friendly to her anyway.

"Mascha... can you help finish my hair. Then it is your turn." Suraya grabbed a white laced veil and golden flowers that where supposed to be in her hair.

Well.. Liz arrived in person (finally)...

Directly above Pious and Alicia the sky became dark and Lilith Lamashtu appeared again the same way she did earlier... in flames. She threw a huge blaze of Hellfire around the whole bell tower and in the stair case up... blocking all ways... Then a black spot appeared in the sky behind the demoness... a spot that grew larger and larger until it was a little over man size.

From the dark gateway, that it obviously was, jumped Jack Wulfe in full lycantrophe form. With him several other werewolves showed up. The Alpha male had brought his pack! While the occassional werewolf couldn't help put howl at the moon Lilith opened a portal to Hell and demons came forth (demon summoning). Then both Lilith and Jack watched the portal in anticipation.

As if she was walking on air Elizabeth appeared herself... followed by two undead warriors in full armor and her Lich advisor Vladimir. She stayed up... floating out of reach while she watched the demons and werewolves secure the bell tower. A smile was showing on her lips seeing the mayhem around them. Then her red eyes noticed Pistol...

"My dear Alicia... I heard you had something for me!?"