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Deth was not usually one that got lost, being a 'porter, but this labrynth of jumbled building had confused the hell out of her. She hated being lost. She rounded a corner and ran face to face with one of the new Nacht robots she read about.
Searching her memory quickly, she remembered reading about a vulnerable spot.
About this time she heard ' Target Acquired. Locking on.' It came to her in a dreadful, mechanical voice that every hero dreads to hear. 'Damn,' she hoped Lobe did not hear her. She turned and saw another bigger robot behind her as she turned she heard the other one turn and say, 'Target Acquired. Locking on. Locked and loaded.'
'Double Damn,' she muttered, not caring this time if Lobe heard.
She watched and tensed. She leapt the second that the bullets started firing, somersaulting onto the one behind her.
The bullets embedded themselves in each of the robots. The one that she was one shuddered as a bullet tore into the computer and effectively shut it down.
'Unit Schweiz, Uns, Schweiz, Schweiz temporarily out of action. Attempting repairs. '
She looked up at the other robot as it took aim again, at her head. She leapt right at the larger one, pushing off the smaller one she stood on. Her momentum and the bullets destroying its head caused it to topple over backwards.
'Unit Schweiz, Uns, ..... ah *&@$, I am freaking down you idiot. You shot me. Repeat Unit freaking 2122 is down and you freaking shot me.'
The other robot looked down at him and aimed again. This time a distinct click was heard as a different type round was chambered. BOOM! A large caliber round was fired into the head of the downed bot. Nothing was left of the head.
Deth watched all this with disgust. Sliding down the back of the robot, she read Warwolf Robot ND12-34532 on the back of it. She reached up into a crevice and pulled a wire. The machine powered down. She leapt down as it lened forward from its own weight.
She heard something from the unit. Laughter. ? What was he laughing at?
As if in answer to her unvoiced question, 'Stupid Fraulein, you have spelled your doom.' At that moment, she also realized she heard a count down. ..3... Oh #$%#@...2...She decided it was a good idea to run....1.... She turned and...
Her face hurt as she realized she was kissing the wall more intimately than she ever had Sly Fox.
'Ouch,' she said as she slid down the wall to a sitting position. She reached up to her comm and pressed the tracking button. Hoping that the others would come and get her, soon, as she realized a few bones were broken and possibly she had a concussion. She did not think that she could move as breathing was terribly difficult.
'Rowroooooooooooooooooooooooooggggggghhhh,' something howled.
She looked up and if she had been in less pain she would have fainted. Before her stood a wolf-like creature. However, it was part machine as well.

She pressed the comm button.

'Sly Fox... come in' she whispered.

Static....

A little more urgently. 'S -sly F-fox. c-come in'

'Zzzzz - Deth... at you?'

'I need you to get me out of here right now,' she said urgently, a little to loudly as the Wolfbot turned it gaze toward her and smiled. Well, as well as a mechanical werewolf, hybrid monstrocity could smile.

'S - s - sly, I need you to get me out of here...now.' she gasped painfully.

'Deth, where are you? I am coming to you. Are you hurt? I and the others are making our way to you right now.'

The Wolfbot took a step towards her and when its metal clawed foot hit the ground, the whole floor shook.

'No. Time. When. I. Say. Now. I. Mean. NOW!' she snipped. At the raising of her voice, the monster howled as if on the hunt and she managed to keep the transmit button depressed.

'What was that? '

'Damnit Fox, can we discuss this in a bit, when I am with you. Now is not a good time.' said she, groaning.

The Wolfbot was bending over her and its tepid breath was breathing into her face. It was looking directly into her eyes, its yellow eyes wide with hunger. Its mouth was opening wide and drool was dripping from it onto her uniform.

'My what BIG teeth you have.... Fox, please... now,' the desperation in her voice was urgent. The monstrosity opened its mouth and the teeth only seemed to grow bigger.

Deth awaits you.

(finish the story)

Deth entered and saw Lyle fall through the floor. Running to the hole, she looked down and he looked alright. Knowing that the action was up here and the old man was useless down there, she called the forces to her. She knew he would be angry, but she brought him to her as well.
Applying a patch to his wound, it began to heal some of his wounds. She leapt the hole and began to run up the stairs looking for Lobe or the girl.

G. Illuminati was new to Paragon. He had wandered around the many dimensions and had finally found Convergence 00. A place where all types of abilities abounded. It was highly unusual that such a place existed. In his 3000 years, he had always thought that it was a myth.
Then he met Deth Aszicen, she had told him where she was from and as he trained her, he began to understand that this was the place that he had been searching for. When she was chosen for the Triad, he knew she would leave him and he started his research on how to get to Convergence 00.
He finally found it and seeing the Rikti had also found it as well, he hopped a ride on one of their transports and entered through one of their portals. Fortunately, he was able to hide from them. Unfortunately, he found that crossing over to this dimension had drained him of all of his powers. He could no longer fly. Exiting the portal, he found that gravity existed here as well and with great force.
'Hey Old Man,' the waitress said. ' You sleeping here or what?'
'Huh? Oh Sorry,' saying as he awoke from him daze, stood and paid for his meal.
The 'Old' man looked to be about 60 with all white hair and gold skin. His outfit matched his hair and skin, with parts seeming organic. The large eye on his chest was the symbol of his supergroup, the Illuminati. He had hoped to have Deth as one of his lieutenants, but she had met this fellow,Slick Rox, who was not unlike himself, that had captured her heart and joined his group. It was not hard to feel jealous, but it was more in a father losing daughter way.
He walked out and stepped forward just in time. As he stepped forward, the remnants of a clockwork sprocket landed where he was. Looking up, he began the climb up fire escape. He really missed flying. He loved swooping in on his opponents like the American (?) eagle.
He made it to the top of the building and he saw numerous bodies, flesh and mechanical. Some of the bodies seemed injured. Deciding who would be friend and foe, he called up the forces that be and sent waves of replenishing energy over the crowd. He saw that no one seemed too bad, except for the blond man in red and white.
'Hmmm, it is you Slick Rocks. Again I must give you part of my life.' He mumbled something that sounded like 'From my life to yours' and placed his hand on the mans arms. G felt the wounds from the man transfer to him and he saw the man awaken.
G stood and popped his aching back.
'Maybe, I am an old man.'
As Sly Fox started to get up, G looked around and saw the Lady Frost. Thinking about Cursion 24 and the ice women there, he was about to introduce himself to her. However, he looked over Sly Fox's shoulder and saw a towering hunk of metal land on the roof which groaned under the weight.
Yelling 'Duck!' at Sly Fox, creating a ball of electrical toward them. However, the 'Duck' may have been muffled by the sound of the ball.
At this moment, G felt a metal hand hit him in the small of the back and he went down to a knee, so he did not see the results of his attack on the metal beast.
'That hurts.'

Deth listened to the conversation between Frost and Fox knowing that she was well equipped to deal with his sly ways.

She had recently decided that she needed to add funds to continue to fuel her quest against the Evils of the world. She liked all of the people that she had dealt with from First Strike Security and as she had an interesting relationship with Sly Fox, it might behoove her to seek employment with them.

She stood and bowing ported toward the HQ. She poofed at the moment before the Clockwork hit the ground and missed any excitement. A few minutes later, she arrived in front of the FSS building right in front of the guards. Surprisingly, they did not seem too startled but they did note that she was not an operative.

'Where to I submit an application? And do I need to schedule as appointment with Contact-san?'

She adjusted her shades and stood waiting patiently.

Deth Aszicen was hovering over King's Row about to hit up some Outcasts for a good time, when she looked down. Gasping,'There's that despicable alley cat. The masters have granted me luck today.'
She decided that this was as good a time as any. She teleported down beside him. He had his arms over some blue woman which was typical she thought but that was not her concern. She hoped they were not friends because what she was about to do would make the enemies. She grabbed Galatic Jack and planted him bodily to the ground, mumbling a few words as she did so. He landed heavily and as he hit black tentacles surrounded his arms and legs.
'It is the only way to make it fair.' Her smoky eyes went purple and she chuckled maniacally. Using a techniue she rarely employed, she then proceeded to pummel Galactic Jack with a flurry of 100 punches that she had promised him on an earlier meeting.
'99, 100,' she counted. Knowing that although he had dodged most of them, she had landed a few choice punches in a few choice places. She stood up and releasing the hold on him, turned to continue her journey. Seeing that she was not about to be attacked by the blue lady, she leapt into the air, hovering. About to teleport, she did a doubletake, it looked as where she was sitting was icing over. Interesting. She began to mumble the incantation for the teleport and that was when she saw him, sitting noticibly close to the Ice woman. He seemed to be shivering as if his hot loins could not keep him warm. Sly Fox, the soon to be buried. She dropped down on his foot.
'Sly Fox- san, it is good to see you.'
Placing a hand on his shoulder, nails digging in, she offered her hand to the woman.
'I am Deth Aszicen. May I know your name?' She glanced at Sly Fox, meeting his eyes with a coldness the ice woman may even have a hard time reproducing.
Waiting for an answer, she released the hold on Fox's should and it seemed an impression in his outfit was there, almost like claw marks. The site did smoke a bit. She reached down and seeing his food in front of him, picked it up and putting a napkin in her lap as she sat down, begain to eat with her free hand, the other still out waiting to be taken, the rice, avoiding what she hoped was some type of beef. She waited patiently on a response, occasionally glancing at Sly Fox, cold warnings in her eyes.

Deth looked over at Sly Fox and Flame... hmmph. She was not jealous, but Haunt was right, he did seem to always have women falling in his lap. She wondered if it was planned.

She looked at the little girl and took her in her arms. She started stroking the little girls head and manipulating her power, she began to absorb the blood from the girl with out harming the girl. She pulled a wetnap from a hidden pocket and cleaned her up a bit.

Seeing the writing on the ground, she sighed. She hated 'boomtown', but not as much as Faultline. However, she said ' Let's go.'

She teleported off taking the little girl with her. She knew that Boomtown was not a place for her but she felt that the girl was better off with her than without. Right before she lept, she looked down at Flame, she has not made a move to get off her man.

I am not jealous. --<Poof>--

Deth felt the wind blow passed her with a gale force. Her hat blew off and at that moment, she realized that she had been about to be attacked.

'Foolish woman, you allowed your emotional weakness to gain control and look where you are now.'

'Hush, if I have told you once, do not discuss my flaws with me when I am awake. This is a debate for meditation.'

Deth grabbed her hat before it was out of reach and placed it on her head as she rotated to place her feet on the ground.

About this time, a new arrival landed upon the head of one of their attackers and looking up, Deth said 'Thank you.'

As if she knew it was only a matter of time, Deth heard the familiar pop and Sly Fox appeared. Watching as he was hit up beside the head, she thought 'Figures, he never looks where he ports'

He turned to her as he recovered and made one of his 'witty' comments, which strangely she did adore, but she was not about to tell him that. Anyway, she looked about and found the middle of the crowd and systematically began with the largest one. She angled her self to atleast dispatch a couple of other while she attacked this larger one. She took down two but this one would not go down. She could already see the sight coming back to him. 'Damn' She began to punch harder and faster.

'Argh' She felt this large one enter her mind. 'Boy, I think you made a mistake now.' Outwardly, she seemed to be staggering and stunned.

(Inside)

The Rector entered her mind and he looked around a strange landscape. Sitting at a table were three beings, one he was sure was the woman before him, but her clothing was different. The other was a grotesque demon creature with one horn out of his head. The third was a blue masked, cloaked figure and the Rector's mind could not comprehend what it was that he was seeing. A table, chairs and a rolling beautific landscape. Before he could attempt to understand what he saw, the demon spoke.

'Ah, a guest. Deth , why did you not tell us he was coming? Come sit, enjoy a spot of tea.' He motioned to a fourth chair that had appeared.

'I felt that it never hurts to have an unexpected guest every now and then.'

'True,' the third entity said, in a deep, echoing voice. The sou nd never seemed to fade way.

The Rector looked at them in awe and stupification. He walked over to the group and lifting his fist he swung at the young lady, who still sat prim and proper. The demon looked away smirking, 'Ooops, he should not have done that.'

The instant that his hand would have connected, it was stopped. He looked up and the cloaked entity had extended what seemed to be an arm and was blocking his swing. He tried to force it and his arm could not move. The entity carressed the girls head and turned to the Rector from her.

'You are never to hit a lady. Especially in my presence. I shall show you the truth and you shall see.' echoed the voice and the sounds seemed to continue on and on. The Rector listened and thought he could hear more echoes of the same voice.

At this time, the Rector turned as a sapphire mask clanked on the floor. He felt his face grabbed and he was forced to look into the spot where the mask had been.

(Outside)

The Rector screamed in agony and grabbed his head. About this time, Deth awoke, looking at him, said 'Everyone get their greens today? If not, here's a vegetable.' She motioned to the Convulsing Rector.

About this time, she saw Ivory and Lyle sitting on a bench. She popped over to them, 'Boys, it is not nice to sit around and let the ladies do all the work. At least, Sly Fox has learned to be a near gentelman to day.' Before Lyle could drop the comment she knew was on the way, she popped back into the fray, attaching her fists to one that was swinging at the armored lady.

Deth appeared atop her favorite spot to catch some rays. She was sitting on one of the microwave towers for the numerous cell phones around the city.

'This will cause a few missed calls but..oh well..' She pulled out her medallion and placed it between her breasts. She began to concentrate and the medallion began to glow. She started to glow and she sighed contentedly.

THUNK!

'What the...' Her concentration blown, she looked down and saw this little 'girl' ran into the dumpster.

'The kid should look where she is going.'

About to go back to her mediation, Deth started to turn and a Brick showed up and started to swing his weapon at the 'girl.' She stuffed the medallion back in to her top.

'Oh well, I guess I will have to wait to catch some rays.'

She dives off the building and swans all the way to the ground. At the last second, she starts hovering, upside down in front of the brick. Miraculously, her hat stayed on her head and her shades never moved. The brick stared at her in complete astonishement, stunned.

'Hey, gravelfist, I don't think she likes to play too rough. I, on the other hand, delight in the rough and tumble lifestyle. So, as I offered a green skin friend of yours today, shall we dance?'

He stared at her and coming to his senses, swung his brick fist at her.

'No, I assume...wait...I won't assume anything. You know what that means. I am guessing that the answer is no. I am not usually this forward, but I will make an exception.'

Deth grabbed his head and kissed him on the forehead. Any one watching would see that this guy seemed get a deathly, pallid look about him as he collapsed to the ground. His face almost seemed shrunken and skull like for a moment. Deth turned around and still hovering saw that the girl was recovering.

' I am Deth Aszicen friend of the famous...no infamous Sly Fox, though he does not know it. Now, I have saved you so I must offer my hand in friendship as well.'

She smiled motherly and offered her hand, though still upside down to assist the 'girl' up. Unbeknownst to Deth , six more of the Bricks friends ran around the corner and one was swinging a bat directly at Deth's head.

Deth looked up as Sly Fox materialized beside her.

'So you've decided to come down to my level and do some women's work?'

She dodged Torvart's swing and gave him one in the gut.

'Cleaning up the streets. This is womans work. If this is too easy for you, why don't you go and try to clean up after a few men one day'

She landed another punch on Torvart but missed when he swung at her and she was knocked back on her rear.

"Your going to pay for that' Deth said, as she wiped a bit of blood from her lip and she planted a foot in the jewel box that men hold so dear.

Jumping to her feet, she landed a series of quick punches on the distraught Torvart , mumbled a couple of words and Torvart collapsed as she seemed to recover a bit.

Looking at the dozen or so that was left, she decided to walk away.

'Fox-san, you can handle the rest. I think I will catch some rays.'

Poof and she was gone.

Deth jogged down the street, her eyes searching to and fro. Her ire was evident.

'Womans work. How dare he...'

Pausing she saw one of the typical groups causing menace. They seemed to be attempting to break into a car. About 5 of them were there.

'Not a challenge.' However feeling the need to vent her rage, she went concentrated and appeared in the middle of the group. About the time they realized she was there, she was already mumbling. As they drew their guns, she felt herself connect to their life forces and 'inhaling' she drew their life force into her until they lost conscieness and collapse. Soon they were transported away, however, Deth was already on the way, searching, looking for more prey.

'Too easy,' she thought.

'I'll show him woman's work. Ahhh....'

Deth's eyes glowed almost purple and jogged toward a group. The green skinned humanoids were deep in talk about some drug or something. She was not concerned, nor did she care what they were discussing, she was here to deal some punishment and they happend to cross her path.

'Hello, boys. Care to give a girl a go?' Deth smiled seductively. 'Or are you goblinkind?'

'I get her, Torvast ' said one of the smaller one. He stepped toward her and the largest,, bare chested, wearing leather pants and boots, laughed. Torvast turned and went on talking to
the others. However, his conversation was soon interrupted by a high pitch scream that flew over his head. He turned toward where he expected to see his young protégé gloating. However, his eyes started glared over as he realized what had happend.

The smaller one came toward Deth grinning evilly, apparently thinking easy pickings. He pulled a bat and saying as he closed, ' Well, chicky, me beat you down and eat you up.' He swung the bat at Deth swore he connected. However, it was strange that he felt pain and looked down, he saw her fist in his gut and he found it hard to breathe.

Deth looked at him and smiled, breathing a dark smoke through her pearly white teeth. She swung and he sailed over the group, screaming.

The larger one turned toward her and his face grimaced and he growlled.

Deth looked up at him and smiled bewitchingly.

'Torvast was it. He was a bit small for me and I prefer much larger. Perhaps, you will be up to the task or maybe one of your friends. ' Bowing. ' Shall we dance?'

Deth 's response was a quick as that previous cat that left.

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSWACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!

The sonic boom of it passed and before anyone could blink, Sly Fox was on the ground. Appearing on his face was a fair imprint of her hand. So distinct, that her fingerprints could be read through the redness, which matched his outfit.

She reached down and lifted him off the floor by the neck of his outfit.

She pulled down her shades and looked him squarely in the eyes, the smokiness gone. He could tell that it was pure Deth speaking to him now.

'Woman's work? I guess this will be the last of the trash I need to take out. '

She walked over to the big trash can and dumped him in it. As she walked back passed Haunt, she kicked the stool out from underneath him and smiled slyly as he fell on his rear to the ground.

'Woman's work? I will show them Women's work. They do not know whom they have pissed....., ' she continued to mumble as she walked out the door to the shop, slamming it so hard the bell on it broke the glass of the window.

'Sly Fox will pay for that...and more'

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Deth turned and the slap almost automatic. However, she stopped it prior to connecting. 'No, slaps show affection. He will get what he deserves.'

Looking at the contrail that raced from them, Deth glared.
'First Gods/Demons, now Aliens. Can a girl not get any respect?'

She turned to Sly Fox, 'Thank you, I appreciate it. However, I do like to deal out my own punishments.'

She looked and saw that the pizza was done.
'It was too bad that Helsing did not look in the right box.' she said, as she picked up an all meat pizza that she had eaten and served to Sly Fox. She began to clean up the room and about this time came up the crash.

'Poor Lobe. Here eat this. Let me know when you are ready to go and I can help you get out.' She handed him the chocolate. She remembered Eidolon and broke off a little piece and tossed it to 'her'.

She looked to Sly Fox, 'What am I to do your job as well?,' picking up a napkin that was on the floor.

Thinking to herself, Let's see, a thief's punishment is to have his hand cut of. An adulterer is...well..that's bad. Since that cat is inbetween, I will just teach a proper gentleman's actions. One hundred punches at a time.

Deth awoke at the low rumbling. Assuming that the Nacht were moving tanks again, she stood ready for a fight. When she looked around, seeing that no one was ancy, she relaxed a bit and then heard Lobe mention hunger.

'Poor boy, is no one taking care of you?' Deth asked soothingly.

She saw Haunt toss him a chocolate bar and she caught it before he could.

'No dessert before real food. 'she said scolding him motherly.

She walked up to Sly Fox and reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone. Seeing how small and compact it was, she imagined that he had no issues to compensate for and dialed the local pizzeria. She order 4 large combination pizzas and then as an after thought ordered two more. She hung up saying ' Charge it to FSS.'

She grinned Fox like behind Sly Fox's back and then she noticed the new Cat that had walked in the door.

'Hello, I am Deth Aszicen and you are...hmmm...meow?' She smiled mischieviously.

She walked back to Sly Fox and briefly stroked his hand, whispering, 'Dont worry I prefer canines to felines'

She went to the back and started scrounging up plates and silverware.

'Rebecca, I hope may call you that, I hope that I am not being rude serving the boys but I know Lobe needs to be taken care of. Sly Fox will clean up after all this.'

Again she smiled devilishly. She started getting drinks ready and brought a tablecloth out and hovered behind Lobe tying it around his neck. She handed him a carton of OJ and at this time the pizza arrived. She took two pizzas to the back and handed the other 4 to Lobe.

'Sly Fox, tip the man. Lobe, don't make a mess dear for Miss Morningstar.'

She served out the pizza.

Don't worry. I wont call you again.

Hmmm. I am not amused.

We will be talking, Sly Fox-san

Deth touches the sign and it vanishes in to the Netherworld.

(PS They are not.)

Deth looked at the stranger that walked through the door. She sensed a kindred essence about him and, looked over her glasses at the essence called 'Eidolon.' Her smoky blue/violet eyes surveyed the nether creature and realized she knew of the spirit.

'Interesting name for her. Eidolon. I am afraid that the meaning of the name has been corrupted by the foul creatures that have taken the name upon themselves and attempt to corrupt this world.'

She moves to a corner, still keeping everything in view, and leans back and assumes a lounging position, floating about three feet off the ground above what seems to be a blue/violet smoke. She pushes the hat down over her eyes. She starts a conversation with the entities in her head.

'That's where we are going Lobe.' She runs just ahead of him, keeping pace with Sly Fox who had taken a slight lead.

'Never seen him from back here before. Interesting view'

She grinned appreciably.

Deth swiftly grabbed Barknasis before he went through the door and set him down. She bent over the form of Barkansis...he still seemed to be living as only a demon would. She reached out and grabbed Helsing by the wrist and touched Barknasis...mumbling.

Barknasis seemed to heal a bit and Helsing seemed to be weakened abit. Letting go of Helsing, she mumbled a bit more and Barknasis disappeared into her again.

'If men and demons would only listen to me, I would not have worry lines.'

Looking around, Deth looked down the hall. At that moment, the door resounded with a huge wham and bent inward a tiny bit more.

'I am leaving and taking Lobe with me. Anyone else who wants to can follow, but I don't relish fighting Gideon. I think it would be an unhappy situation. If anyone knows the way out, I would prefer that they lead. Otherwise, I am gonna run for a distance and randomly choose a door.'

Deth started running, only looking back to make sure Lobe followed. Turning back, she grinned when after a second Sly Fox followed. She hoped the others would as well, because she did not think the door would hold, unless Ivory could do something. She was not about to wait around to find out.

'Because I am me,' Deth replied, looking for the designee that would lead them out.

'Come on, Lobe. Let's go.' She offered him her hand.

Deth was running back to the door, actually limping fast. She heard a thundercrack and saw something flying towards her. She ducked and heard 'aaaaaarrrrrrrggggghhhhhhhh' fly past her.

Good Lobe.

She made it to the door. Seeing Lobe sitting by the door, she closed it and it seemed to seal. She went to Lobe, looking him in the eye and stroking his cheek, ' Very good job, I am proud of you. '

She looked to Ivory walking up to her, 'I apologize for berating you. I was a bit harsh. I am guessing you can understand my concerns and may be the only one that can. I am sorry that I spoke harshly. However, I do not take back the slap.'

Turning to SLy Fox, 'So you can count,' she gave him a rare slight smile.

'As I was indisposed, I do not think I should attempt to lead us out of here. I fear that Ivory is right that Gideon may be a bit disgruntled now and not like his new quarters. Someone, please lead on. I have some thinking to do.'

She looked over at Helsing, she shook her head sadly.

Deth was pushed through the door. The door was shut behind her. She looked around. She was empty. At that moment, Ivory came through the door and said something about running. Deth looked at her with hate in her eyes. At this moment, Sly picked her up and started running. She struggled from his arms. Limping back to glare deep into the eyes of Ivory.

'A Diety? Are you not Omnisicent? Perhaps in your travels you may have heard of the Triad of Lor'thn'tri'nt's or the Trinity of Existence. The Triad of Infinity, Nothing and the Essential Vessal. 10 years ago I took on the role of the Essential. This trinity is necessary to the existence of 333 dimensions. The Nothing accepted its role 5 years ago. The Infinity has always been. We represent different factions and many times we disagree on actions. However, our continued union is necessary and we must come together again or the realms we protect will perish. You will have killed more lives that Martigass the Consumer. I will not let that happen.

Deth looked around and her eyes landed on Lobe. She knew now what his role would be. Turning to Sly Fox, he walked up to him and opened the front of her suit. She pulls out a medallion. The medallion is composed of 3 triangular jewels. A sapphire, amethyst, and diamond. They all fit together perfectly as one. However, they seemed to separating slowly.

'Fox, watch this closely. When the jewels come together again, I will be one with three again. If you have any feelings for me, you will call the names of the trinity 3 times turning the medallion counter clockwise 3 complete revolutions each time. At that moment, the door will need to be opened. Will you do this for me, my bobblehead?'

She smiled slightly at his confusion as she patted his cheek. Not waiting for his nod, she turns walking over to Lobe, a motherly look in her eyes.

'My dear Lobe, when Sly Fox says go, I need you to run through that door as fast as you can and hit the bad man with all your might. The one in red and black. I need you to pretend he is a ball and you are trying to see how far you can throw it. Do not fight him. Only hit him with all you have and then get back through the door. Can you do that for me? It will help me out alot.'

She reached up and kisses him on the forehead.

' For luck.'

She turns to the others, 'Help them if you can. I am only going to be able to run in there and out. I cannot fight. I do not have my powers that I had before. At all costs, you must not let Gideon back through. If that means leaving me in there, then do it. If I can get the trinity together, then I may survive. Without it, I and others will cease to exist.'

She looks pointedly at Ivory.

'Why do the All powerful never think of the consequences?'

She turns to the door, the pounding has temporarily stopped. Pausing, she turns and walks up to Ivory. She slaps her hard.

'Male, Female, or Diety does not give you the right to touch my breast'

She runs to the door opens it wide enough for her to slip through and pulls it tightly shut before anything on the other side can get through.

The diamond on the medallion begins to blink as does the sapphire. In a moment, an outraged scream is heard and and the pounding resumes with a force that makes the previous attempt to be a polite knock. A dent shows in the door. The diamond and sapphire have come together and are blinking in unison. The amethyst is blinking faintly and seems to be moving away. The flashing on the jewels is faster but they do not come closer together. The dent grows bigger and encompasses more of the door. Soon the jewels are flashing in unison but still separated. The amethyst stops blinking for a moment and then all three come together, flashing 3 times and stopping, repeating.

As Barkansis reentered Deth, it seemed that she sighed with relief.

Inside Deth was on one knee concentrating, willing the blue field to hold together. She was shaking with the force that it took to contain the sphere. Barkansis came in, he chuckled. 'Helsssing does not look good. He will be easy.' Looking down at Deth in a condescending tone, ' Ah, is poor Dethie having a tough time of it?'

'GET.....BACK.....INTO.....THE.....SPHERE.....NOW! '

'And if I don't?'

'No, Helsssing and I will send you back to Ivory'

'Ok, Ok, but you will keep your promise, about Helsssing? I can have him after this is done?'

'Yes, I won't stop you.'

The form melted into smoke and joined the sphere. Visibly, the sphere and Deth both strengthened. Outwardly, she sighed and the strain lessened a bit.

Gideon stood with his back still to Deth. He did not care that Barkingsenselessly had returned. He was a twerp and a traitor that would be dealt with.

'Aha.'

He had completed the picking of the lock on the diary.
'4/28 Met an interesting character...strangely sure of himself....seems like an idiot....
4/29 Saved his butt from some Zombies....blah blah
4/30 Again had to rescue him....from the traitorous Thorns
5/1 Well, he managed not to need my help today. Another friend of his saved him. Watching my back...he seems shifty.
5/2 To my chagrin, he saved me today. Now I may have to get along with him....nah....
5/3 He was in trouble again...helped him out...slapped him for snide remarks.
5/3.02 Added another slap to his tally...owe him 3 now...
5/3.03 2 more...very sarcastic he is....needs a spanking...probably he would like it....
5/4 I don't like him...
5/5 I really don't like him...
5/6 Up to 6 slaps....I still don't like him...
5/7 Ok I like him, but not that much...10 slaps...
5/8 What is it about him...he will not understand what I am...
5/9 Damn him...Damn Sly Fox....for making me like him

Gideon chuckled. So...this Sly Fox is important to her. He searched her memories and found a description of him. He assumed the form. He tossed the diary aside and spoke to her, 'I think I have found your weakness, Deth Aszicen. I will be out of here soon'

She wearily looked up...she started shaking. The tremors became more violent. A strange sound was coming from her. Gideon looked at her, fury coming through his eyes.

She was laughing. She was rolling on the floor, laughing at Gideon. He who had destroyed worlds. He who was feared in other dimensions. She was laughing at him. He would not stand it. He moved to the sphere and punched at it, repeatedly. However, it was like granite. The colors more solid.

She was panting. Everytime she looked up, she got the giggles. She could not help it. How could she? He looked like a bobble headed version of Sly Fox in a chicken suit. Just like she first pictured him.

The dropped diary disappeared and she slipped it behind her, into her pants.

Outside, Sly Fox felt her shaking. He thought it was her pain and then inexplicably, she giggled. Once she guffawed. He thought, ' Has she gone in sane? We have to hurry '

If he had been looking, he would have seen the aura around her lessen in the red hues and deepen back to the purple and blue for a short time. But eventually, the colors evened out again.

Deth continued to watch Gideon, unaware he was attempting to discover her secrets more.

Unconscienciously, she heard the name Barkansis. The purpleness around Gideon wavered, ' Helsssing? Helsssing is here. I want him. I want to kill him. Helsssing! The purple started to vibrate and fury was building up.

Deth shook, trying to regain control, 'You cannot have him. It must wait. Gideon will destroy everything if we do not hold him. You can get at him later, but not yet. I need you here now, Barkansis. You are helping me. We will deal with Helsing and pay him back for hurting you. But that must wait.'

She felt Barkansis calm, 'I know you will keep your word, Deth'

At this time, Contact arrived, 'Pardon my intrusion Lady,' or something like that.

Deth looked up startled, but a weak smile, 'Welcome, Contact -san'

From the outside, 'As the omen of terror and death I summon you to my audience for I am [ ] crown princess of the spectral realms'

'No!,' screamed Deth. Her body began convulsing violently.

Barknasis smiled 'Helsssing, I am on my way'. Gideon started laughing...and could not stop....'It was so easy'

The purple entity, Barknasis, was ripped from the sphere. Inwardly, Deth screamed louder as if in pain worse than childbirth.

Looking weakly to Contact, 'I need the Nothing. I need Barknasis. You must bring him back. He must not be destroyed. He will try to kill Helsing. If the Nothing dies, I will not be able to hold Gideon. Already, the Infinity is weakening. We can hold it here for now but I need you to bring him back. Please, if you value existence, go.'

(Outside)

Barknasis was smiling wickedly as they all walked passed. 'Ivory you fool. I know you as well. I have a debt with you. But first Helsssing is mine.' The creature started to move towards Helsing. He raised his hand to strike.

From Deth's mouth came a voice, strangely it was Contact's 'Hold Barknasis, I cannot explain now but we need him back in here. Whatever happens, do NOT kill him. He must be returned to Deth's body or the very Universe is at stake.'