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Hellskeeper , finally free from a crowd of the lesser undead , leaped across to join the assult on the large beasty..rapidly she set to with her full range of firey attacks ..

" can we drive it away from the town by all hitting from one side ? " she called out , as she spotted the little effect she was having ..

GM's are always fun , but we may need to see what AT's we have for debuffing them ...

Seeing the growing chaotic crowd Dire headed skyward , in a steep climb , which turned into a great arc , bringing her back to earth a few feet behind the Congressman ...

Dire took note of the mixed bunch of powered creatures and readied her self for the next move ...

Dire's voice was loud and harsh as she replied to the Woman ..

"No , killing is not the way , vengeance is a myth , a fools trap , you just become as them .."

Gathering her defences Dire flew to try to place herself between the Woman and the Congressman ...

" ..for him , death is to easy , let him see his fall from power , let him know his failure ..and the true cost of his deeds .."

Dire cast a quick glance , hoping the helpfull Spirit was still with her , and that the others would react as she was...

Dire , having cleared the doorway , found a moment to consider the disembodied spirit , clearly not a threat ..

" i am not strange , cant say for the otherone , but she is totally of her trolley , using some very unpleasent magic there , Daggers are never a good sign , i can tell you , from personal experiance .."

leaving the befuddled redcap behind Dire set off after the Woman..

Dire had made good use of the distractions of the Redcap , and the Spirit caused flash , she had moved clear of the Slaves and was circling towards the Woman once more , still at ceiling level weaving between light fittings ..

However the vile Womans launching of Hothithrael , now turned the tables , as Dire as forced cut back across the room to save the poor little chap , totally relying on Hoth'ies grabing skills , Dire simple placed her legs in the way , and true to form the little chap caught hold of her legs and hung on for grim life , as such ..

Keeping clear of the Slaves , and safely landing Hothithrael all took time , and when Dire looked up the Woman had crossed the door way and fled ...

With a quick pat on Hoth'ies head Dire , now running , sped after the Woman , hoping to out pace the Slaves following her .....

A brilliant white light fell from the rain sodden nights sky , ..

Having started to circle the woods seeking a unblock path Hellskeeper had made little inroads when Damsel's mental message had reach her ..

Hurling herself skyward Hellskeeper had by passed the line of Unseelie by the simple method of leaping high over them and the trees..

Arriving now she descended upon the zombies , flames of divine wrath spilled out around her burning the undead , , a gesture and a blade of fire was in her hands cutting down the Zombies , from her lips came a word of power , dragging the minds of the unliving to focus upon her , and then from the same lips spat a wave of flame igniting fire in the very fresh of the zombies ..

Dire halted , letting the slave crowd get a little closer , just to the edge of her death shroud ,

" ..are we having fun yet , did you think that you had power , real power cost and i do not think you would pay the price .."

Dire's head snapped to the left and a single word called a bright flash light to reveal a squat figure , over long arms drag upon the floor and a horrid redcap sat on its head ..... (( non combat pet redcap ..yes its distraction time ))

the Redcap was behind the Woman , and well clear of the slaves ..its grined a grin of pointed teeth

" if you dont like my magic , would you like to try Hothithrael's , he is such a devoted friend , a very merry fellow .."

with the distraction in place Dire hurled her self both backwards and upwards , her flying ability cutting back in as she assended clear of the advancing slave wall ..reaching the celing she spun to face the Woman .....

Hellskeeper looked once more at her white fire clad form .." emm i tend not to be good at the sneaky stuff guys " She frowned slightly ..

" i could hang back and leap in when you call .. "

she started to move to one side ..

" ..and the other thing is those unseelie critters then to leg it when they smell my axe .."

, out of the damp night air a flame drapped arm pulled a large axe , strange in shape , covered in runes of divine magical power , a axe of pure iron can into being ..

((note any one with magical senses get the feeling the axe is watching them , and that it is very potent ..yes its vet power axe of ghost slaying ))

..It was clear that Dire was not going to stop , any wounds from the ice swords had not distracted her , on she came , face passive but focused , the shiny black eyes locked hard on the Woman ....

The cloud of ice shards enveloped Dire , her own magic crackling as it tried to counter the effects , , Dire came on , emerging from the icy cloud , her whole self covered in frost , small rips and rents in her clothing and skin , but still she advanced ...

Then the chilling blast of cold stuck at Dire's face , a sheet of solid ice seemed to grow , coating her head ...and then her lips parted into a smile , and the ice shattered as her Obsidian shield of magic destroyed the Woman's enchantment ....

Dire changed tactics as the Woman retreated , she fired off another burst of spines , sending yet more of the venom into the Woman ..then sprinting forward , Dire let the dark magics flow directly to her fist and struck with a fury of blows at the Woman (( sands of Mu )) , and readied another crystal shard for throwing ((Lunge))

Hellskeeper kept quiet , clearly there where some upmarket heroes here ..

trying to blend into the group is hard when you are dressed in brilliant flames , but she tried , , spending here time taking stock of the others , while absorbing the conversations passing to and fro ..

finnally she spotted an opening .. " wont the rain have spoilt any scent trail ?, ma' uncles dogs always gave up in the rain .., anda any foot tracks will have washed off by now .."

i can do most night with warning , this friday however is a no no .. 7:30 however is agood start time for me ..

The twin ice blades struck Dire , but it was hard to tell the effect , as her already blood splatted form masked any fresh wounds , the ploy had not slowed Dire , who noe struke back ...


first , the metal wand spat a ball of dark energy at the Woman , and them Dire's left are hurled a crystal spine , envenomed and scapel sharp ...as the two cloesd the howling ring of magic reached out to assult the Woman (( death shroud))...

just short of contact Dire halted , gathered power (( build up )) and unleashed the crystal Spines in a wave of magic ..(( spine burst )) ...

hellskeeper has a cossie that goes with her fire armor ..and no trenchcoat is included ..so her look is fixed ... so only a non combat cossie would work for her ...mind you she is always happy to go clothes shopping if some one else is offering to pay ....

i am happy with Nighthunters as the SG name ..

as am aside ..rank names do not have to be used , we could choose to ignore ranks , after all they are just a method of assigning SG and Base rights ..we could all , bar the needed SG leader , have the rank of Member , all with the same level of rights , and ignore the other ranks ..

Dang its that neo anarcist gene palying up again ...

seems a bit over complex Techy , its not the CIA we are forming ....do we need such a structure , the idea of ranks linked to Pres earne dis ok, but saying who is SWAT and who is not ..seem a bit too far .. IMHO ..

Restocking the bar at the end of a shift was a real backbreaker of a job , but the extra cash was needed , it also gave a chance to swipe the left over food from the day , again another vital cog in the financial world that Hellskeeper found her self in ..still at least a weary smile brought helping hands from Jack when a crate proved too heavy .....and then just as the task was about done , and the mere twenty mile drive home stood between her and bed ..the voices can upon her , a taskmaster she could not duck.

With a quick thank you , and goodbye to Jack she was out the door and the dented pickup was rolling , still she was slick enough to have snagged the bag of bread rolls , a tub of butter and a jar of mustard ...

Some deserted car park gains a red pickup truck , less one drive , and a female figure swaps one set of work clothes for another ... across the sky the flaming figure of Hellskeeper bounds , crossing building roofs and roadways ...

Landing a few hundred feet clear of the Mayor , the flame clad form straightened up , put on her official face and strode towards the worried looking town's leader ..

yep i likes the rank names , let go with those ..

ok i fully admit this is just me IC for my toon , ..can we not use the slayer as a rank , how about seeker ,of warden , or solider ,or combater , or what ever ..

i agree with Techy , let us avoid to close a link to any in game canon group , causes to many woes ...

cant say i am sold on any of the names so far , but as i cant think of any better ones ,so i am happy to go with what ever you all like ..

Names , names ..always the hard bit ..

Hellskeeper does not see her self as killer or slayer , though she is quite happy to knock the stuffing out of the bad guys ...and her religious link is played as the Divine Powers ..never naming any specific religion or deity ..and refers to the baddies as the Powers of Corruption ...

She would see herself and any group as protectors or guardians , a group who save people/world .. technically her "job" is to stop the dammed returning to this world , and to deal with any incurtion by servents of the Corrupt Powers .


names..hmmm

Blessed Sheild

something like guardian angels , but not angels

shame its taken but ghostbusters would work

something in latin ...

sorry not currently creative ..need food

..to slow were the swarm of grabbing hands that sort to entangle Dire’s legs , for even as the Woman in Black started to speak Dire was moving….

..straight up to the ceiling , magic carried her , swift and silently , there she turned and sped across the ceilings expanse , nimbly dodging the unpowered and dark light fittings …

..Dire’s flight took her to the far side of the room from the doorway , with a soft thump she returned to the floor , turning in mid air to once more face the Woman in Black ..

“ I am Lucy ..” claimed Dire ..” ..and you think you can feel my pain .. no you haven’t even sipped a taste ..for I can see in you face you mind is still whole

…I think you have no idea of what stands before you ..we are one now , you can not break us , you may cut us but we will no longer bleed

…we know the folly of vengeance , when we were blind we sort it , but it holds no hope, no freedom , no release ..it only binds and corrupts ..if only you could see yourself ..you have let the pain win and now it rides you ..you are doomed ..”

Dire muttered a few strange words , evoking powerful magics upon herself , and slyly drew a gold ring onto the middle finger of her left hand …all while advancing …

(( using insp’s for Acc Dam Res , and temp power wedding band .+res vs all ))

Just to clarify Hellskeeper a little ..she is more a conscript than a hunter , in that she does not spend her time out looking for the badguys , but get sent messages to go deal with a situation, reactive more than proactive ..

also ,ignoring game power sets , her attacks are divine flames , not fire in the combustion of flamables type fire ..in other works she can stand in a pool of petrol and not set fire to it ..

..and she is religious with a small r , not any sort of church going holyer than thou fanatic .

She does have a big shinny axe ....


As to SG names..she would consider all those listed as the tittle of some Zone Horror TV channel late night straight to video film ..and a bit silly ..some thing one word and kahpowie is more her taste ...

Dire’s eyes watched the fronds of the magical cat-o-nine-tails , betraying her power of magical sight , the rest of her stood quietly waiting …as the fallen boy was attacked .

As the woman in black spoke , the gaze of the shinny black eye shifted and fell upon , in turn , each of the people the woman in black had enslaved , lingering for a heart beat on each one …

Dire’s head snapped round to glare at the woman in black , her body’s posture changes , becoming erect and ridged ..

The voice Dire spoke with was low and deep , drawn from a ruined throat , tempered with raw pain ..

“ no .., no , no and no “ ..the wand vanished from her grip , freeing the hand to flex and spread wide its fingers ..the swirling darknesses around her sharpened ..

“ there are no more innocents anymore ..all that remains are us victims , ..the power is not yours , and you shall not keep it …,I do not bargain , it is not deals that shall be cut !...no more sacrifices shall you drink of , …foolish one I am vengeance ,it is all we are now , ..your fate is set ,there are no more choices ..All is here and now …"

With no seeming effort Dire stepped half a foot into the air and slowly started to float towards the woman in black ….

i have a toon who's whole concept is demon/spook hunting ...Hellskeeper ..she is in the union handbook ..