Cult of Ustream ~ Official Roleplay 【Main RP Thread】

Ivan placed his soulless gaze upon the fallen boy who was CrazE. After a moment of intense chauvinistic displays being thrown to and fro from Espira and CrazE alike, the General himself crossed his arms and quietly observed with care. It didn't amaze him that such young humans were capable of such bold remarks. But then again, the fact that they had the abilities and power in them was enough to make him at least raise a brow in interest. Looking down, his eyes met with the slight crack of scarlet red peaking open by the semi-awake Vale. Or Oikeus. The Scarlet Gunslinger himself groaned quietly and attempted to raise his head, only to find himself putting it back down. He only narrowed his eyes as the General kept a still look on him. Now tell me, Blinking slowly, Vale didn't move. What inspires you to allow yourself to attack your allies?

What are you t-

Is it that separate persona you house? Or..is it your desire for purpose that drives you.         

With a groan, Vale began pushing himself off the floor with his arms. A confused look on his face being the only one breaking his usual expression.Why do you want to know.. Ivan smirked, glancing at the scene behind him-- Darius carrying CrazE away. He turned back nonchalantly. I'm not interested in getting anywhere. I only want you to know what I want to know. And be the only one in your..group to at least understand you- for you.  Not knowing what to answer back, Vale simply stood up and leaned himself against the wall. He continued his trek in a calm manner. Welcoming, at least. If I were you, I'd worry about how they'll punish you for acting out. And I would definitely with there was someone within the group who knew me well and vouched for me. Now- Back to my question...revised. What did you feel when you held that poor woman's neck between your strong arms?


And with that strange question, the scarlet gunslinger's eyes went blank. His lips quivering under the thought of feeling-- crushing that helpless woman's neck. It only came out as one audible voice, containing a slight tinge of pleasure. "Fantastic."

 

Sitting down carefully with her soft light brown hair flowing in the wind, Gaga looked down at Ringo while her arms wrapped around his form. The impatient baby boy had finally settled down within the empress' clutch. The need for his father became so overwhelming that the child simply tired himself out. Small, dried up streaks of tears filled his cheeks due to him crying a little too much. Rye, however, kept herself reserved. She occasionally rubbed her eyes and whimpered slightly under the strange lack of her parents. But she didn't lose control like her twin did. Looking up at Valerie, she simply held a good look at her for a moment, then placed her head back down on the young girl's shoulder.

With a small, almost unnoticeable buzz, Gaga's head soon snapped up to attention. The strange noise, although nowadays it wasn't too strange for her, began to grow louder and louder. And just as it was so sudden, it faded away without warning as she heard Darius' inner thoughts for a split second, then his telepathic message. It didn't sound good by just hearing the tone and the slight thoughts of the man. "...Irritation..?" whispered Gaga, softly glancing down at Ringo and then up ahead at Darius. Seeing as how he had just returned from the confrontation, Gaga stayed silent upon seeing CrazE dropped to the ground. Motionless, still. It only took one second of her attention to CrazE to suddenly feel a jolt run down her spine. And so she spoke a little more anxiously. "..What e-exactly happened back there..? He doesn't look good...not-" Clearing her throat slightly, she toned down a little. For some reason, the woman felt a little afraid of hinting Darius or Valerie about her strange ability to sense emotions. Even to the point of sensing pulses emanating within each thinking mind. To her, it was beyond strange. "Not..well, not because you paralyzed him, but..."

"..you get what I mean...Is Vale alright too..?" She muttered.   

A groan to follow many groans of pain to come escaped the Royale serpent's lips just before she felt Kyton come to a stop over an ingredient. The woman's gaze momentarily broke away from the pale skies of Euthora, only spending a few seconds on Kyton and then back to the sky. It was obvious that this man was rather prepared for these kind of things. He directed jack to the moss rather quickly, even going to the point where he even explained the use of that particular item to the best of his ability. Starr raised her voice slightly, raising her arm a bit to give her neck a slight touch with her fingers. She flinched almost immediately and hissed. "Well, if you're implying that this moss is an anti-inflammatory, you should grab plenty. Some reliable painkillers can be found back in my lab..but leave that to CrazE when its safe to go back there.."

 

Sitting down carefully with her soft light brown hair flowing in the wind, Gaga looked down at Ringo while her arms wrapped around his form. The impatient baby boy had finally settled down within the empress' clutch. The need for his father became so overwhelming that the child simply tired himself out. Small, dried up streaks of tears filled his cheeks due to him crying a little too much. Rye, however, kept herself reserved. She occasionally rubbed her eyes and whimpered slightly under the strange lack of her parents. But she didn't lose control like her twin did. Looking up at Valerie, she simply held a good look at her for a moment, then placed her head back down on the young girl's shoulder.

With a small, almost unnoticeable buzz, Gaga's head soon snapped up to attention. The strange noise, although nowadays it wasn't too strange for her, began to grow louder and louder. And just as it was so sudden, it faded away without warning as she heard Darius' inner thoughts for a split second, then his telepathic message. It didn't sound good by just hearing the tone and the slight thoughts of the man. "...Irritation..?" whispered Gaga, softly glancing down at Ringo and then up ahead at Darius. Seeing as how he had just returned from the confrontation, Gaga stayed silent upon seeing CrazE dropped to the ground. Motionless, still. It only took one second of her attention to CrazE to suddenly feel a jolt run down her spine. And so she spoke a little more anxiously. "..What e-exactly happened back there..? He doesn't look good...not-" Clearing her throat slightly, she toned down a little. For some reason, the woman felt a little afraid of hinting Darius or Valerie about her strange ability to sense emotions. Even to the point of sensing pulses emanating within each thinking mind. To her, it was beyond strange. "Not..well, not because you paralyzed him, but..."

"..you get what I mean...Is Vale alright too..?" She muttered.   

A groan to follow many groans of pain to come escaped the Royale serpent's lips just before she felt Kyton come to a stop over an ingredient. The woman's gaze momentarily broke away from the pale skies of Euthora, only spending a few seconds on Kyton and then back to the sky. It was obvious that this man was rather prepared for these kind of things. He directed jack to the moss rather quickly, even going to the point where he even explained the use of that particular item to the best of his ability. Starr raised her voice slightly, raising her arm a bit to give her neck a slight touch with her fingers. She flinched almost immediately and hissed. "Urgh... Some reliable painkillers can be found back in my lab..but leave that to CrazE when its safe to go back there.."

 

Jack nodded at Kyton as he proceeded to walk briskly over to the tree, drawing his katana along the way. "This moss?" he asked, carefully slicing off enough to fill his free hand and bringing it back to the shapeshifter. Turning his head to face Starr as he arrived back, Jack replied to her -- "Good idea. It's probably not the best idea to go back there right now, given that tensions are still running high with Espira and crazE around. I'll get the meds later."

As long as he is alive and well, as opposed to feeling the cold embrace of death. That is all I currently concern myself with. he responded, turning to face Darius on his way out the front door of Starr's Hill lab. "Darius," he stated in as much of an attention-grabbing manner as he could through his thick Swedish accent and formal overtones, "if you would, please come with me. Starr requested that Alexander and the twins be at her bedside during her recovery." He then motioned for Darius to follow him and began walking gingerly toward the forest, the lake, Jack and his home.

 

Jack looked across the lake at the house. It was a slightly imposing Nordic-style home with dragon head finial and browned copper shingles that was built of wood sourced from the local area and stained as well as sealed with a special sealer that Jude had retrieved from Hammerspace -- the same compound he used to seal his other house within the limits of the realm itself. He was about to let Kyton know that this was indeed the correct house when, upon Kyton stepping forward, his left ear swivelled to the side almost instantly as a result of someone stepping on a twig nearby. He quickly turned his head in the direction of the sound, but turned back to Kyton a few moments later as he had revealed the source of the noise to be Jason. "Yeah, this appears to be the place." he said, sure that he was indeed at Jude's house, "You go in -- he usually doesn't lock his door, or so he's told me. I'll wait here for Jase to arrive then lead him in."

"Not much farther." Jude said affirmatively to Darius and the others behind him. The forest ahead was beginning to thin out and reveal a lake's coast and a house's back porch. As he approached the back entrance to his home, Jude held his right hand out and flicked his wrist, the lock clicking open shortly after. He waited by the porch for Darius to catch up with the others.

 

"I'm...I think I'm h-holding up..fine." Coughed the royale serpent rather lightly. At that point, Starr felt slightly more comfortable and at ease being wrapped around the Shapeshifter's grip. It was only merely half an hour ago since Vale had let the poor woman go from his wicked game, the feelings and memories of those brief and tense minutes kept Starr unusually quiet, however. It was rather strange. For once, the motor-mouth scientist was in silence. It was only fear and a twinge of anger that kept Starr in her unusual bubble. Starr looked to her side, hissing in pain as she moved her neck ever-so slightly, then softly spoke to herself. " Well at least theres one good thing that came out of almost being Scarletburn's last meal.." her voice lingered for a moment. Referring to the "good" thing was the lake in which Starr gave an interested gaze at. Slight mist rising, blanketing the crystal clear water. Sounds of the birds and fish disturbing the body of liquid which was the lake. For a moment, Starr forgot the entire situation before she heard splashing over the distance, immediately sensing the air distortion it created-- A small creature.

Starr gave off a groan. "Being near a lake is always a good thing for me....its a site for sore, recovering necks like mine...heh.."

 

Opening the door in front of him, Jude motioned for Darius, crazE and Valerie to enter first. He was mainly doing this to be polite, however, with crazE's current condition, it would have been a good idea for him and Darius to enter first at any rate. "Darius, Alexander and yourself may enter ahead of me. I will wait for Valerie to enter as well before doing so myself." As with earlier, e waved the three in before noticing Kyton's trouble with opening his front door. Projecting a solution to him, Jude thought this out, Kyton, I shall open the door for you, if that is agreeable. Following this, his front door seemed to twist its own handle and swing open on its own, allowing anyone out front entry.

Jack looked to Jason, about to finish his query for him. "Why is he holding Starr? I had to get some stuff for him to make some pain meds with, and I needed both hands free for that." he stated, slightly exhausted for both the trip here and flora-gathering, "We came here to let her rest up until she's able to get back on her feet again, if that's what you're also wondering." He looked Jason over a bit, noticing the small dragon he had in tow. He couldn't stop himself from asking what he asked next. "Who's that, by the way? I don't think I've seen you with that dragon before, and if I have, I sure as Hell don't remember the name of it."

 

"I'm a little impressed with his will-" Gaga caught up in a sudden burst of speech before catching up with Darius. She hoisted her blade on her shoulder with a strap which was neatly attached on the blade's sheath, imprinted with a small amount of rose pink petals on there. It was definitely the mark of Gaga. She came off as a very timid, sweet little warrior. "I can see why Starr chose him as a living companion. Both of them are just so intense." She waved her hand and glanced at CrazE and then at the twins. Both were asleep, but she somehow knew deep inside her that those two young ones definately radiated an essence most commonly sensed among CrazE and Starr-- Obvious parents.  "N-Not in a bad way, I wont judge~" Despite the trek she was participating with CrazE's "family", Gaga couldn't help but linger her thoughts towards Vale the most. Was he alright? Was he under control? Why was he left behind? Is he dead..? And so a shock of anxiety hit the woman quickly and made her exhale harshly, thinking of the possible reasons why Vale wasn't around. He caused trouble, which she did not take lightly, but he also caused her to feel a slight sense of panic. What am I thinking..? He...no, of course he is not dead.

But then it hit her. She stopped for a moment and thought, touching her arm softly and maintaining a slight, timid grip. Scarlet lips pressed upon each other randomly under the quick realization. She felt a little awkward, strange to feel such an unusual concern for a fellow man of her kind. Gaga never had any experience with forming bonds after quite some time being locked up and used. However, when it came to Vale--

He is a fool's game to play, and a fool's method to demise.​

Gaga began walking on silently as if nothing happened. "..I haven't been foolish.." She whispered to herself as she followed closely.


Ivan slowly smirked upon seeing the gunslinger stir from his induced slumber. Sickening, agonizing sounds and vibrations radiated from his simple gaze. Which was only merely a look of blank interest and and enigmatic wonder. The gunslinger remained on the floor like he was over 20 minutes ago. And even though Ivan's lock on Vale's psyche was supposed to suppress Vale's conciousness, it only suppressed part of what Vale really was. "You only achieved your definite and final moments, dragon.." He spat at the looming figure which was Ivan. He continued to grow at the General just as he began to twitch his fingers. It was quite sad seeing the possessed slinger resort to insults, but Ivan began to take in a subtle enjoyment from his display. Even to the point where he began to project his twisted happiness to Vale. "I'm twisting my head in happiness to see that you see right through me." Ivan put out three fingers and held them near Vale's forehead. The intense buzzing and agonizing headache began once more. "But, I cannot allow you to see too much. You will go down the same road I went through when I did what you're doing. And I can't have you going insane just yet~" Vale blinked and growled. He curled his fingers angrily until Ivan placed one finger on Vale's cheek. The nail caressing it softly. "You work best with reason. With anger as your aid. Its a typical trait of the warrior which rides on the blue moon of the desert veil. You feel like one who rides the line of insanity, sadism-" The possessed gunslinger roared for a moment, sounding tired of Ivan's confusing trickery. "Sadism is correct, but I am not a lunatic. My intentions are what I make of them, and no mortal will judge them by their standards. Now leave-- I can and will dissolve you in one split second."

Ivan's nail immediately darted down, slicing open the gunslinger's cheek. Crimson ink of a living, breathing man slowly running down like a calm river. "Well, why didn't you do that before with my sister? Was it a mortal holding back your judgement? Pathetic! You wont find an ounce of fear within me. Because you are /no/ threat..." He scooped up a bit of blood suddenly and nipped it off his finger, narrowing his eyes. "Control yourself, wretch: your time will come. You shall be freed. And you shall do what the proficiencies dictate. I for one have my list of things to get to, and you seem like a worthy piece to my chess board."

Suddenly after a short moment of silence between the two, the entire room froze in time. The light in which creeped into the ravaged home shifted and bent in a strange shift of space-time. The entire concept of sound shattered to a million pieces. All the cries of birds and wildlife around ceased to exist as the entire room began to darken. Ivan, in his strange masquerade of happiness and enjoyment slowly stood up. And so his hand unfolded, reached out to the possessed man. He then spoke, just before the entire area went quiet and dark.

"..I'm in need of a rook, and you shall fit just fine in my little game."