Cross Effects- The RP

[Arch-Magos Winter]

Stop. There's something new.

'What do you -'

For the second time within 20 minutes, Lawrence's perception shifted into the Twilight, a burning pain accompanying him this time as the .45 grew icy cold against his chest - his Geist sucking as much Plasm out of the weapon as possible to fuel this last burst of ghostly power, along with some of Lawrences own strength. Good god was this going to hurt in the morning.

Once again the world twisted. In the twilight, he could see the dead yet not dead demigod ascending the stairs, the powerful spirit embracing a lover next door,  the false outsider, another spirit that was not a spirit, and -

Something new. It was like Angra had felt and looked to his eyes, yet... different. Intrinsic. Real. Unmodified. Pure spiritual power, pulsing with a sickly glow. A spirit, attempting to possess someone.

'OH COME THE FUCK ON!?!'

The Red Horseman smiles upon us. Let us not let this gift go to waste. Use it to bleed our enemies dry

'I DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THAT! CAN'T I CATCH A BREAK TODAY!'

Simpleton. Move, before we lose this one - a soul to take, a sin to eat, plasm for our taking

"MOTHER OF FUCK WHY NOW!"

Practically kicking the door down and leaving the shotgun behind, Lawrence shoved himself out the door, taking the stairs about 3 at a time. The first thing he was fucking doing tomorrow was a ward against the Twilight around this place. Colliding with Lancer on the stairs, he continued down, as fast as he could, coat flapping as he rushed down the stairs. His scars burned with pain. If he didn't get Plasm out of this, he was seriously in trouble. Vomiting blood for a week was not something he looked forward to again

[Cherry Lover]

Kiyoshi held onto the girl and tried as best as he could to help her up, but it was no good. She was simply too weak to stand, and she slipped back to the ground.

"Damn it, no good. Still, appreciate the help", she said, shaking her head, before putting her hand on Kiyoshi's shoulder.

"You're Kiyoshi, right? Listen, I-", she continued, before being interrupted by Forest, who had entered the room with some axe-wielding weirdo dressed as a police officer.

"Can you hear me?" she asked, looking at Kiyoshi and whispering, "What happened?"

Before Kiyoshi could reply, though, the girl nodded, and then spoke.

"You're Forest I take it? Listen, you have to get me away from the kitchen. Angra Manyu, All the World's Evil, it's- gaaaaah!"

Hearing what she said, Kiyoshi jumped into action. There was no time to waste. Since she couldn't walk, she would have to be carried

"Forest, can you get her arms? We're going to have to carry her", he said, moving towards her feet.

He wasn't sure if he could lift the girl himself, but if necessary he could reinforce himself. His mother had told him only to use it in emergencies, but this was definitely an emergency....

[Elf]

Forest started to help Kiyoshi with the girl when Archer suddenly appeared by their side.  Forest scowled, the girl knew her name.  Called her "Forest" and not "Law Unto Herself" or "Lady Law".  Which meant she was asking for help and not a hit-woman.

She looked at Kiyoshi and asked, "Can you watch over her?  She's going to need someone to protect her.  Can you do that, Kiyoshi?" To Archer, she answered, "In the lower level there's a room full of crystals and gemstones.  It's warded, it might protect her."

Then she rose to her full height, moved in front of Axe Cop and placed a hand on the axe's handle.  The blond gave a shake of her head and then eyed all of the World's Evil.

"So Angry Manjew wants to talk to me then.  Fine, but some of the people aren't going to be too happy with what you say," Forest said, figuring the best way to handle All of the World's Evil was to insult it outright.  It's how she handled every other evil being she killed over the centuries.

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Lancer blinked to see Lawrence rushing past him.  The Celt spun on his heel and easily caught up to him.  "Hey, what the fuck's going on?"

[Alice]

Archer nodded. "Understood." He scooped Rebecca into his arms and turned to Kiyoshi. "Alright, follow me." He took off towards the gem room, trying to move at a pace where Kiyoshi could keep up while still making haste. As he moved her farther away, the lines on Rebecca's neck began to slowly vanish.

[Arch-Magos Winter]

Lancer blinked to see Lawrence rushing past him.  The Celt spun on his heel and easily caught up to him.  "Hey, what the fuck's going on?"

"No time to explain, just let me show you!"

Grasping Lancer's arm, Lawrence and the Driver reached out and Ripped the Scales from his eyes, the things Lawrence saw every day, and would see for as long as Lawrence would live entered the mans sense of perception.

The Driver's inhuman form hovering around Lawrence like some twisted guardian angel, the march of time, the Twilight, how the Sin Eater was dead yet living, and the start of the possession taking place downstairs. All of this was now available for Lancer to experience. Along with the voice of the Driver.

Be not afraid. The Evils of the World must be eaten, and we are the ones who devour it. No more delays Lawrence...

Releasing the man and continuing on down the stairs, the Driver let the scales slip back down over Lancers eyes as quickly as they'd been ripped away. Nearly falling as he reached the bottom flight, Lawrence rushed towards the possessed, coming into view of Archer within a second.

"Stop... I can help her..."

It was time to truly become a Sin-Eater.

[Alice]

Archer frowned at the Sin-Eater with suspicion, but he could also tell that the man was sincere. He needed to get the girl farther away, but... with a sigh, he decided to give Lawrence a chance. He moved closer, his arms still protectively holding the semi-conscious magus close.

[Bloble]

When Forest pushed his axe away, Axe Cop was relieved. Not because he'd been denied a chance to chop someone's head off, but because he didn't have to stay there any more. He knew what it was now. That tattoo lady was Evil. Evil was what made Bad Guys. The reason the girl from earlier was feeling bad was because she, like a few other people, was sensitive to Evil. Heck, even he was, to an extent. It explained why he'd suddenly gotten the urge to chop... like before. That was the Evil trying to get a hold of him, and he'd almost let it.

So he retreated, lowering his axe and moving beside Forest. She was the land lady, it was her problem now. He would stay, if only to make sure that the Bad Guy didn't do something horrible.

"You heard the lady," he said to the red man and the boy. "Get her out of here. If her condition gets worse and you don't have some kind of healing magic, call an ambulance." It was times like this that he wished he had healing powers. Then he saw the brown haired guy who looked like he'd been through a World War. "And you! Whatever you're going to do, do it somewhere else. You're still wanted for speeding, but if you can heal her, I'll let you off with community service."

He turned back to Forest, casting a suspicious glance at the tattoo lady.

"Ma'am," he said. "There's something wrong here. She has Bad Guy written all over her. I'd be chopping her head off right now if I could be 100% certain of it. As it is, 99% is still pretty bad."

[lantzblades]

Angra looked at forest and smiled "normally I was going to taunt you, you know, blah blah world domination blah, eight robot masters blabity blah. But I think it would be best if I just give you this." she said scrawling a phone number down.

"it's Satoshi's, I figure he'll misbehave if you go fight Joey without him so ring if you need help, now I'll leave mister axe cop" she explained her body beginning to dissolve.

"huh? Looks like your wards are a bit much for this body" she shivered starting to bleed black goo.

[Arch-Magos Winter]

Archer frowned at the Sin-Eater with suspicion, but he could also tell that the man was sincere. He needed to get the girl farther away, but... with a sigh, he decided to give Lawrence a chance. He moved closer, his arms still protectively holding the semi-conscious magus close.

With a shaky hand, Lawrence reached out and grabbed the girls hand, and began to tear the very energy of the entity trying to possess her from her body - the Redheaded Driver devouring it along with Lawrence. The horrible tasting plasm flooded into Lawrence's body, a trail of ectoplasm ejecting itself from his pores in a fine mist as the sheer flood exceeded his capacity to contain.

Lawrence wanted to throw up. The pure wrong inside that plasm was almost infectious. Pulling his hand away, Lawrence gasped for air - but the taint was gone from the girl.

"Holy shit... that actually worked." A demented giggle came from Lawrence, a contact high from the torrent of spiritual energy he had just consumed.

[Alice]

Holy crap... it's gone. The taint is gone. Rebecca looked around in astonishment, her previous symptoms now completely gone. What had started out as not so great of a might had worked out for her- now she couldn't suffer her father's fate so easily.

No more helplessness for now. Rebecca turned to Lawrence. "Thanks. Big time. I think I owe ya one." She grinned up at Archer. "Hey Da-I mean, Mr. Red Guy, you mind putting me down?" She glared over at the... somehow bleeding black goop now? Angra Manyu. "I'm thinkin' I have a few choice words for our unwanted house guest."

Did she almost... call me Dad? Regardless, Archer complied, gently placing her on the ground. However, he still left a hand on her shoulder. He didn't want her to run off and try to do something stupid after she'd just been saved. Plus he wanted some answers.

[lantzblades]

Sakura snapped up and kicked her door open, she could feel it. The utter horror from beyond time, the monstrous thing which haunted her family through three generations. Her fever was up and her magic was at best sparks but she would harpoon that pile of crap and put it on display. "Even Kotomine will find what I do to you unnecessarily cruel!" she shouted.

taking the stairs haphazardly Sakura made it, albeit barely to the bottom and spotted Angra thanks to her height. "someone go for her throat with a quickness. The longer she speaks the worse off everyone is." she snapped.

Connor was stunned at Sakura's recovery and then followed suit when he picked up on the power after a moment "crap" he muttered as he reached the kitchen a moment later.

Angra simply chuckled dissolving further "not this time princess, Thomas and Martha don't get restitution today" she cackled.

[Bloble]

"This place is getting too crowded," Axe Cop grunted as yet another person pushed their way into the kitchen. He backed away from Forest while keeping an eye on where the tattooed lady was dissolving. But at least the girl's condition had been stabilized by a speeding criminal's strangely heroic actions, so it could only be a good development.

Speaking of good developments...

With a snap, the metal of a hand cuff closed around Lawrence's wrist. The other end went around Axe Cop's, tying him to the perpetrator. "Nice job," he said. "For good behaviour, all you have to do is fill out paperwork at the station for three hours. No need to thank me for being merciful."

[Arch-Magos Winter]

"This place is getting too crowded," Axe Cop grunted as yet another person pushed their way into the kitchen. He backed away from Forest while keeping an eye on where the tattooed lady was dissolving. But at least the girl's condition had been stabilized by a speeding criminal's strangely heroic actions, so it could only be a good development.

Speaking of good developments...

With a snap, the metal of a hand cuff closed around Lawrence's wrist. The other end went around Axe Cop's, tying him to the perpetrator. "Nice job," he said. "For good behaviour, all you have to do is fill out paperwork at the station for three hours. No need to thank me for being merciful."

"Wait, what?"

Reaching into his jacket with his free hand. "Just hold on for a second here..."

Pulling a flask out of jacket, he flipped open the iron top - "Hey Bitch! Welcome to your new home!"

Before Angra could escape, Lawrence pumped his Plasm into the flask, a spiritual vacuum dragging her into it as the ceremony took hold.

All you need is some duct tape or wire now correct?

'Yeah. FOREST, TAPE ME PLEASE!'

[lantzblades]

Connor seeing the situation swung at Lawrence to stop his attack. He was not cu culain but far faster and stronger than a normal human. He aimed for the ghost hunter's head and kidneys.

[Bloble]

Axe Cop moved far faster than a human could. Being literally chained to the person under attack, it was a simple matter of moving his body, and by extension, his axe in front of the other man, who had started assailing the suspect. The attack was powerful, much more so than something an ordinary human would be able to do, but to Axe Cop it was something he had experienced before, and he was able to stop it without too much difficulty.

"Stand down, citizen," he growled. "That's assault."

He shot a glance towards Lawrence. "That goes for you too. The freaky ghost lady was about to leave. You have no right to unlawfully imprison her, as Bad as she might be. You are not one of the Ghostbusters."