Fiction talk:Red Snake Rising

 *After spending time in a cruiser Kol and Vedrix arrive via shuttle to a large generation ship being used by the Resurgence as a headquarters. it's design hinted that long ago it had been designed to be a space-bound palace* [23:09]  Kol - Hmph. Such primitive design. The designers wasted their time with style rather than weaponry. [23:09]  Vedrix - Oh this ship can defend itself, we have had millennia to improve the design. Lord Volkarus would be interested in meeting you in person while your accomodations are prepared. If you would follow me I will take you to him. [23:10]  Kol - Fine. Be quick, I don't have eternity. Oh wait, I do. *smirks and follows close behind her* [23:10]  Vedrix - Not many aliens get the chance to see this place, let-alone the ship's upper levels. [23:12]  Kol - I have seen a great many places like this. All were in ruins. [23:13]  *As they approach the droor to the great hall they pass a set of 20 murals. Each one shows a Khaxvis member depicted as a saint with either "clutch one" "clutch two" or "clutch three" underneath theri names* [23:14]  Kol - Again, all this is unneeded. Useless. [23:15]  Vedrix - Before Lord Volkarus' ascentsion to immortality, these twenty were revered by the resurgence. While their parents were hanged by the Ultanos, these twenty were hidden. We are all descended fro mthem. [23:16]  Vedrix - had they been found by the Ultanos, none of us would exist today. [23:17]  Kol - Hmph. So, you are the survivors of a conflict. How...persistant. [23:18]  Vedrix - These twenty rebuilt the house from nothing. All our assets, all our wealth that we had priior to their parents' execution had been destroyed by Ultanos. [23:20]  Kol - That is all very well and good but it does not concern me. Nor does it interest me. In fact, it aggravates me that I am helping vermin like you. [23:20]  *They arrive at a pair of enormous heavy metal doors with hilights of gold and platinum.* [23:21]  Kol - Is he beyond these doors? [23:21]  Vedrix - he is... and he has agreed to see you. head inside. [23:22] <Hachi_> Kol - *he looks to the doors and with a smirk on his face, he headbutts the doors, swinging them open* [23:23] <Monet> 8Volkarus's guards ready their weapons at the sign of aggresion. Wvolkarus was on his throne and raised his hand, calling for them to stand down* [23:24] <Hachi_> Kol - Wise decision. This is a diplomatic meeting after all...unfortunately, [23:24] <Monet> Volakrus - ...Next time, please refrain from using your skull to open the door. [23:25] <Hachi_> Kol - Fine. So...I assume you're Volkarus? [23:26] <Monet> Volkarus - I am... *Volakrus stood up from his throne and ppered down at Kol Daren* Yes. Vedrix was smart to find you. [23:27] <Hachi_> Kol - Hmph. If you say so. I would disagree, she talks too much for my liking. [23:29] <Monet> Volkarus - She has her uses *he calls for the guards t oclose the doors and walks around Kol Daren, inspecting him*. Now... Vedrix tells me that you were itnerested in me. How so? [23:30] <Hachi_> Kol - You have resources I require. And I have something you need. [23:31] <Monet> Volkarus - You need the House's extensive resources and I need your genetics. Iam being rather generous with this deal. [23:32] <Monet> Volkarus - Then again, what esle can you offer me? [23:32] <Hachi_> Kol - I can guarantee you the destruction of the weakling Imperium. [23:33] <Monet> Volkarus - house Ultanos and the imepria senate are my targets. Fro mtheri ashes I will build the imeprium in my own image. [23:33] <Monet> imperial* [23:34] <Hachi_> Kol - Why rebuild when you can destroy? [23:34] <Monet> Volkarus - Because a god needs subjects. [23:35] <Monet> Volkarus - and besides, how useful exactly is a ruin? [23:35] <Hachi_> Kol - Of course, silly me. But tell me, what is stopping me from destroying you here and taking your resources? [23:36] <Monet> Volkarus - Without me and without my support, the resurgence's conenctions are useless. [23:37] <Hachi_> Kol - Fine. I shall assist you. But what else do you have that may be of interest to me? I heard you have a certain...power. [23:37] <Monet> Volakrus - *smirks* You could try hunting them down, convincing them to do your bidding, but I doubt you would even uncover half of them. [23:39] <Monet> Volakrus - Tyraz Breek was so kind to start my path to divinity. But I take it you refer to this... *emerging from a lift is an inquisitor and Volkarus grabs him by the throat* [23:39] <Hachi_> Kol - *watches in interest, and folds his arms* [23:39] <Monet> Volkarus - With but a thought, his flesh becomes mine, his soul, his energy.. all mine! [23:41] <Monet> *The Inquisitor squirms as his muscles convulse and waste away after a short time he stops trying to pry Volkarus' fingers apart, and then stops moving completely as his scales waste away. Strange masses pulse up Volkarus's arm and he appears satisfied* [23:42] <Hachi_> Kol - *he unfolds his arms, his eyes examining Volkarus with a look of disgust* That power...you are a spirit of decay... [23:43] <Monet> Volkarus - *snarls* Is there a problem? Power is everything, one must grab what he can and this.. .this is my power! [23:44] <Monet> Volkarus - if you cannto ring youself to size whatever power somes your way then you are weak! [23:45] <Monet> cannot bring yourself to sieze* [23:45] <Hachi_> Kol - *smirks* I was born with power. It is my birthright. [23:46] <Monet> Volkarus - But is it enough for you? [23:47] <Hachi_> Kol - I am a god, not scavenging vermin. [23:50] <Monet> Volkarus - *growls* Not all of us are so priveliged. I once knew a man who sat on an elder's council. he was born to advise my people and do you know what happened when I defied his word? I crsuhed his heart with my own hand... You may be born priveliged, but that does not make you immune to challengers! [23:52] <Hachi_> Kol - I *walks up to him, his face up near his* I'd like to see you challenge a god like myself. [23:53] <Monet> Volkarus - *smirks*I'm not stupid. Now... I said I had something you need and i will show you. [23:53] <Hachi_> Kol - Please do. [23:55] <Monet> *Volkarus escorts him to the labs in the lwoer levels. Superzazane walked about and looked at Kol with curiosity. Some were still in their tanks* [23:56] <Hachi_> Kol - *examines the Superzazane and growls* They look primitive, stupid. [23:56] <Monet> Volkarus - I have been working on this for many months. Collecting samples like the ones you were buying. They are tougher, larger, faster, stronger and smarter than what they were. [23:57] <Monet> Superzazane - *glares at Kol* What did you call me? [23:58] <Hachi_> (wow that surprised me lol) [23:58] <Hachi_> Kol - Hmph. I bet they could not stand against the might of my spawn. [23:58] <Monet> (These ones are more mature than the one Kalt fought at the lab) [00:00] <Monet> Volkarus - An adolescent and one of the first was close to victory fighting one of the Brood's Niddan-Ho. The scum was thrown around like a ragdoll so much it was hilarious. [00:02] <Hachi_> Kol - Niddan Ho are hardly strong. Nonetheless, their strength sounds somewhat fierce. [00:02] <Monet> Volkarus - Inceed. You can inspect these ones further if you like, I have a certian... matter to attend to. [00:02] <Monet> indeed* [00:03] <Hachi_> Kol - Matter? Such as what? [00:03] <Monet> Volkarus - Now that would be telling... [00:04] <Hachi_> Kol - Hmph. Whatever. *he looks at a Superzazane* [00:04] <Monet> *While Kol looks around Volkarus enters a private room. Drifting in a tank was a mature superzazane more powerful than the others* Volkarus - Lord Moxix. I have something to offer you. [00:06] <Hachi_> Moxix - Offer me...? [00:08] <Monet> Volkarus - Indeed. I offer you this body, more powerful than anything I have made previously. [00:10] <Monet> Volakrus - It is yours. [00:10] <Hachi_> Moxix - *examines the body, and he laughs maniacally as his conscience leaves Volkarus' head, beginning to make its way into the empty body* [00:12] <Monet> *The body convulsed as Moxix took it over, the fluid drained from the tank and the glass on the front opened up as the last of the fluid drained away* [00:13] <Hachi_> Moxix - *the eyes awaken on his new body, and he smashes the glass, moving around to test his new body* Interesting...it has been a while since I have had to move... [00:14] <Monet> Volakrus - Are you satisfied? [00:17] <Hachi_> Moxix - It feels...so lively...*smirks and approaches Volkarus* [00:17] <Monet> *Volkarus stood and looked at Moxix with a smile* [00:19] <Hachi_> Moxix - You have served me well as my carrier...and as my pawn. But it has been...an entertaining experience. When I unleash the next wave of undeath upon the Universe, I will be sure to find you. [00:21] <Monet> Volkarus - Pawn? As I recall much of this was my own doing. [00:21] <Hachi_> Moxix - You would never have achieved this much without me. [00:22] <Monet> Volkarus - this is true but that does nto make me a... pawn. [00:23] <Hachi_> Moxix - This was all part of my plot to resurrect myself. If it wasn't you, it would've been somebody else. You have kept me safe for all the while and now...I am free again. [00:25] <Monet> Volkarus - Should you unleash the undead once again, I ask that you spare the Imperium After all, I *did* bring you back and I desire the imeprial throen for myself. [00:25] <Monet> throne* [00:28] <Hachi_> Moxix - Fine...I shall spare your precious Imperium. You are so full of greed. Very mortal-like. [00:30] <Monet> Volkarus - Enjoy your body, Lord Moxix. [00:31] <Hachi_> Moxix - I shall have it put to much usage in the near future. For now...farewell. *he spreads his arms and he begins to disturbingly disappear amongst black and blood red flames* [00:32] <Monet> (This looks like a good stopping point, we can start scene 2 if you're up for it) [00:33] <Hachi_> (Sure, we can do that) [00:35] <Monet> *Tyraz arrives in a war room within the underlevels of the Grand Cathedral to see Arsac discussing matters with several experienced inquisitors* [00:36] <Hachi_> Tyraz - Mistress Arsac, you I have arrived. [00:36] <Monet> Arsac - Thank yo Tyraz. I would like you to meet the Inquisition's inner-circle. [00:37] <Hachi_> Tyraz - *looks to the Inquisitors and kneels to them* It is an honour. [00:39] <Monet> Senion - Arsac has spoken highly of you and she tells us you were the isnpiration for allwoing aliens into the order. I can see how. [00:39] <Monet> Senior* [00:41] <Monet> Arsac - We have to discuss House Khaxvis. I only reacently game back from one of the colonies in the Tholfame-15 sector and... well... *she activates a screen showing footage of Kol Daren from her suit-mounted recording device* The evidence is rather clear. [00:42] <Hachi_> Tyraz - *he looks at the footage and he stumbles back, somewhat in fear* W-What the...w-what is t-that?! [00:43] <Monet> Arsac - He called himself 'Kol Daren'. And somewho considered himself a god. [00:44] <Hachi_> Tyraz - I have never seen a Zazane like that before...Hmph, he is an abomination! [00:44] <Monet> Senior 2 - I would say this is delusion but judging by Lord Breek's expression and the demonstration of his power I am not so sure. [00:45] <Monet> Arsac - it gets worse, and the reason I mentioned Khaxvis *footage continues to play, showing Vedrix* [00:46] <Hachi_> Tyraz - What is she thinking...? [00:46] <Monet> Arsac - When I regained composure she was leaving with him on an outbound shuttle. [00:47] <Monet> Arsac - His tone suggested that he chose to join her. [00:47] <Hachi_> Tyraz - This is not good...really not good. What did Kol Daren say to you, exactly? [00:49] <Monet> Arsac - That he was 'god of the universe' and wanted to 'cleanse' the Imperium of life. [00:49] <Hachi_> Tyraz - God of the Universe? He definitely sounds insane! [00:49] <Monet> Senior - I presume, Arsac, he really means 'erase'. [00:50] <Monet> Arsac - Most definitely. And from his words he wanted... offspring. [00:51] <Hachi_> Tyraz - Offspring? Why offspring? [00:52] <Monet> Arsac - From what we can tell he is under the delusion that only his children deserve existence. Anything else is no better than a virulent plague. [00:53] <Hachi_> Tyraz - Now I'm certain he is insane. He seems like nothing more than a deranged criminal. [00:54] <Monet> Arsac - it is clear that he is willing to go to exteremes.. we recovered this from sister Garavida's telemetry. Everyone brace yourselves *footage shows of an inquisitor walking into a rock hollwo to show brutally torn-apart corpses. The footage is met with shock fro mthe senior inquisitors* [00:55] <Monet> Senior - That... that is vile! he cannot ppossibl live for such ebhaviour! [00:55] <Hachi_> Tyraz - *he watches in disbelief at the slaughtered children, and he looks away, feeling ashamed* No Zazane should act like that...ever, under any circumstance... [00:57] <Monet> Senior 2 - It is clear this Kol Daren is no Zazane. Do we have any idea where that shuttle is going? [00:58] <Monet> Arsac - You are in luck, sister, I managed to plant a subspace tracer on it before it managed to fly too high. I have been keeping track of its movements ever since. [00:59] <Hachi_> Tyraz - He could lead us to the Khaxvis base. If he has, then I suggest an assault to end this mess. [01:00] <Monet> Arsac - That is the current plan. But we have a slight problem, *she pulls up a galactic map showing the signal simply 'stopping' in uncharted space* something jammed the signal before we could get an accurate location. [01:01] <Monet> Arsac - We know roughly where they are hiding, it is just a matter of pinpointing where exactly. [01:01] <Hachi_> Tyraz - Surely if we go to where the signal stopped then we could have them in plain view. [01:02] <Monet> Arsac - It is a possibility, or they could have set up a jamming network, perhaps light-years across. We know little of the region. [01:03] <Hachi_> Tyraz - Then what do you suppose we do, Mistress Arsac? [01:04] <Monet> Arsac - *she pauses in thought* Do you remember Nocturnia, Lord Breek? [01:04] <Hachi_> Tyraz - How could I forget? [01:05] <Monet> Arsac - Kol Daren, Volkarus, Vedrix and other Khaxvis are descended. Thei prescences would be like beacons in the dark. We reach the jamemd area and then focus our minds to find them. [01:06] <Hachi_> Tyraz - That is a good plan. Even I can sense their demonic presence. [01:08] <Monet> *As they discuss matters an inquisitors vocie crackles through the intercom* - We have hostiles entering the underlevels. Repeat: Hostiles in the underlevels. [01:09] <Hachi_> Tyraz - What? Hostiles? [01:09] <Monet> Senior - What? There was no word from orbit. | Voice - No ships reported. They just appeared in the tunnel-- *a clunk his heard as he is cut off* [01:10] <Monet> Arsac - Not here. Seniors, inform the Imperial Talon Navy to mobilise. Tyraz we have to fight them off. They came for the inquisitors. [01:12] <Hachi_> Tyraz - *grabs his Firesword and draws it* I shall have their blood. [01:13] <Monet> Arsac - *nods and heads to where the fighting is the most intense. Descended Khaxvis and superzazane had stormed the tunnels. Rather than killing inquisitors, they were fighting to incapacitate them while the descended draconsi teleported them away* [01:15] <Monet> Arsac - *roars, extends her power claws and charges at the enemy* [01:16] <Hachi_> Tyraz - Graar! *he rushes towards Khaxvis and Superzazane, swinging his demonic Firesword in all directions, cutting up enemies* [01:17] <Monet> Arsac - *as she fights she catches sight of Vedrix in the thick of battle. The latter turned and smiled and when Arsac charged she fired a bol of lighting at Arsac's legs, forcing her to topple* [01:18] <Hachi_> Tyraz - *he slices through a Khaxvis before noticing Arsac topple over, and growls* [01:18] <Monet> *With Arsac on the floor Vedrix marched up to her and bent down with a grin* Vedrix - Did the poor girl lose her balance? [01:20] <Monet> Khaxvis - lady Vedrix! *vedrix looked up to se Tyraz and hauled Arsac from the floor, holding her between her and Tyraz* [01:20] <Hachi_> Tyraz -*his scales begin to go black while yellow scars start appearing, as he looks to them both* Arsac!! [01:21] <Monet> Vedrix - Come to save the bitch, you back-stabbing shrimp? [01:21] <Hachi_> Tyraz - *he growls at Vedrix, starting to get a little bigger while black energy seeps from his body* Let her go and I shall spare your pathetic life! [01:22] <Monet> Vedrix - *grins* Too bad i'm not in a cooperative mood *she teleports herself and Arsac from the hallways* [01:23] <Hachi_> Tyraz - *he lets out a demonic roar which can be heard throughout the Cathedral, and he begins to charge around in circles, his Firesword violently slicing through more enemies, drenching the hallways in blood* NO! You shall not get away with this! [01:25] <Monet> *eventually the halls are filled with Khaxvis and zazane bodies. However one Khaxvis barely survives and lays slumped againt the wall* [01:26] <Hachi_> Tyraz - *his body now pitch black and adorned with luminous yellow scars, he stands tall over the Khaxvis, grabbing her throat and lifting her up* [01:27] <Monet> Khaxvis - *eyes widerned* ... What do... you want? [01:28] <Hachi_> Tyraz - *he stands growling at her, before smirking* Tell me...where are you taking the Inquisitors...? [01:30] <Monet> Khaxvis - They... they're being taken to serve a greater... p-purpose! [01:31] <Hachi_> Tyraz - *he bashes her against the wall, causing large cracks* Answer the questions! WHERE are you taking...the Inquisitors? [01:32] <Monet> Khaxvis - They're being taken to... the flagship. But you'll never find it... [01:34] <Hachi_> Tyraz - *he smirks and cackles demonically, placing the Firesword up against her stomach* I shall wrench your very soul from your body...There shall be no Paradise, only eternal torture...if you do not tell me...where the flagship lies. [01:34] <Monet> *one of the seniors approaches Tyraz but seeing his present form she keeps her distance* [01:37] <Monet> Khaxvis - I gave up on paradise  when I was s-sworn into the b-blessed f-f-few... [01:38] <Hachi_> Demon Tyraz - Then...I shall reclaim your powers...rip them away from you, and leave you to die a slow...painful death. It shall bring me great pleasure...Either way, I will find that flagship... [01:40] <Monet> Khaxvis - You wouldn't... [01:41] <Hachi_> Tyraz - *he starts to cackle as her Descension energy flows through into his body, painfully leaving her own body as he smirks demonically* First it shall be your powers...then it shall be your very soul... [01:41] <Hachi_> Demon Tyraz* [01:42] <Monet> Khaxvis - A binary system! The fleet is passing a binary system within the week! *roars in pain* [01:43] <Hachi_> Tyraz - Which binary system.... [01:43] <Monet> Khaxvis - Why do you... th-think they call it "uncharted s-space"? [01:45] <Hachi_> Demon Tyraz - Then...die!!! *as her Descension leaves her, her very own life force is ripped away through her body, into Tyraz's own, fuelling his humour and wrath as the process grows incredibly painful* [01:46] <Monet> *The senior steps back as she gazes at the process* [01:47] <Hachi_> Demon Tyraz - I shall take wrath upon your entire house...for what you have you done....to defile my very race...and kidnap my friend...*he grips the Khaxvis tighter before her scales and body start to turn to ash as he takes away more of her life force* [01:48] <Monet> Senior - ...Tyraz? [01:50] <Hachi_> Demon Tyraz - *he rips his hand away from the Khaxvis as her body shatters into ash and dust, before he turns to the senior* Get a ship...take us to the location of that signal...and find the closest binary system! [01:50] <Monet> Senior - Arsac was not the only senior inquistor they managed to kidnap. [01:51] <Hachi_> Demon Tyraz - Then take me...to that location...if you want them to survive...! [01:52] <Monet> Senior - of course, Lord Breek. [01:52] <Monet> *The senior heads back to the war-room* [01:53] <Hachi_> Demon Tyraz - *he is left with an evil smirk on his face, as if it was permanent while he was in his current state, with his inner mouth glowing like the scars on his body* Volkarus...