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:: Harbinger's cobalt blue eyes opened wide as whipped her head around. the monkeys leaped out with fury. One attacking Spellbinder ferociously and two trying to get Persephone. She was about to step forward to help them but then two MORE leapt from the darkness to attack her! she turned to face them and gestured ala' Prue.>>

hand's OFF, you diseased curious george!

<<a rushing chiming sound was heard as she hurls the two monkeys back in mid air and sends them falling away to their death. now to focus the last one...on Spellbinder.>>

<< extending her hand>>

Monkey!

<< she thrusts her hand up in the air as the creature is teleblinked off and away from Spellbinder, transformed into darkly glowing blue orbs and hurled into the air, leaving it primed for Spellbinder or Persephone to destroy it with an eldritch bolt or lightning bolt.>>
 
secret passage

<< with all the frightfull struggling, Morgan was not sure which way was up...she was panicking. the thought of being bitten, infect with the virus...it terrified her. she was immune to the techno organic virus in LIMBO but this was a whole different story.>>

<< their screeching made it worse.>>

<< as Persephone struggled to get free, Harbinger dealt with her assailants and freed Morgan of the vicious creature and hurled it into the air. Morgan , now leaning against the low rail of the stair case and breathing heavily, looked up.>>

filthy creature!

<< she thrust her hand forward and a chime sounds off as she BLASTS it with an eldritch bolt. as the sound of the blast echoed away, soon it was only the three women who could be heard in the dark descent.>>

i'm okay....no cuts...no bites...he didnt get me. many thanks Alison!

<< she said as she hurridly checked herself over.>>

i always HATED monkeys. i never thought they were cute.

<< looking over at Ava....>>

are you okay? did they bite you??

<< they took a few moments to collect themselves after that brief but rather startling encounter.>>

if that's just the beginning...can you IMAGINE what we'll face down THERE?

<< pointing to the darkness beyond the reach of the glowing mystical orb.>>

Harbinger: actually...I can....but it really won't help us.

<< Morgan looked at Alison with worry and then back to Ava.>>

Ive had moments where i felt like i was in over my head...but this is the worst feeling. this whole place, what it represents...the fact we may not succeed....
 
Alycia said:
do you two ever get serious?
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Haleigh chuckled.

"Why ever would we want to do that?"

She asked, as they entered the kitchen. A mutated culinary crew turned to the trio. Butcher knives came for them, one narrowly missing Alycia. Haleigh didn't bother dodging hers.... it arrived with excellent accuracy, right to her heart.... but it didn't penetrate.... rather... as soon as it touched her, it shattered like glass. Haleigh watched the shards fall to the ground and then looked up slowly, with a devilish smirk. She deliberately shook her head in the negative, as the cook charged for her... it reached her quickly and attempted to bowl her over, but Haleigh was ready for him, and she grabbed him by the head and swiftly, effortlessly broke its neck. She was amused when it STILL tried to attack, its arms flailing around wildly and beating her about the head and shoulders... so she fired up the stovetop and planted his decomposed face there. She held him steady against the heat until he stopped struggling with one hand, using the other to manifest a shotgun and shoot an oncoming cook POINTBLANK in the face.

"Shame we have to do it this way. You know I hate it when people mistreat the help."
 
arklay- the kitchen

:: a few more kitchen staff charged....they were more "sneaky" if you well...lumbering slowly and aimlessly one moment, then almost upon you in a flash the next. their enlarged, hands, feet, heads and bleeding mouths clearly marked them as the "evolved" zombies. probably 1rst generation zombies. in a perverse way, Alycia wouldnt have mind having one of them CAPTURED for government research later but that was too dangerous and she would run the risk of leading her own department into corruption once they began to go down the same path of genetic research that mystech did, not that the government wasnt already corrupt ENOUGH as it is.::

:: dodging the lunges of another zombie, she spin kicks him back and tears his face and head up with shots from her guns...he falls to his knees...as if unwilling to die again for a second before falling down on his face. and as she turns...she gasps as one more charges her....its arms out..its mouth open, dripping with blood as it gurgles and growls...::

only seconds....got to move JUST RIGHT!

:: she almost falls down as she tries to turn to meet him and quickly throws her elbow up to smack him the lower jaw and up to his nose to knock his path toward BITING her off course. she then back hands him with her gun across the side of his face before shoving him aside as hard as she can to get him AWAY from her. she hurridly fires upon his head blasting into the temple and his head explodes as the body jerks and convulses and falls to the ground. Alycia's training, both physical, mental and tactical was paying off but she was STILL the same ball busting, bitchy, diva-esque Alycia that Haleigh and Nicolas BOTH had felt the rough edge of in times past.::

:: as Rampage quips about a clean up, Alycia, still queasy from the smell of rotted food that to HER is quick thic in the air, turns and looks at him with agitation...as if to say "knock it off"! :rolleyes: ::

:: coughing a bit ::

oh this is just disgusting!

:: stepping over a body in her high heeled boots, Alycia clearly was not happy.::

let's just get going...

:: and on they went...the muffled crash of thunder could be heard from outside as the lights continued to flicker.::

Haleigh...any sign of structural discrepency in the walls? we're looking for a secret door or passage from the kitchen to an insulated tunnel leading through the mansion.

:: and she hoped Haleigh would find it before she either fainted from the stench or more creatures came.::
 
:: Finally, the monkey's were disposed of. Her hands were covered in blood from ripping the one monkey's arm off, so there was no way of telling if she had any cuts. She didn't feel any, but just in case, Ava withdrew one of the syringes Nikolas gave her that counteracted the G Virus. Pulling the top off with her teeth, she spit the lid to the floor before jabbing the needle into her leg and injecting herself. Wincing, she tossed the needle to the floor as well and looked up at Morgan and Alison. ::

"I don't want to take any chances.."

:: Looking down the stretch of stairs, Persephone sucked in a shallow breath. It was a bit unnerving to NOT know what creatures they would come across. Or how many for that fact. Hell, Kyle could be waiting at the base of the staircase for them at that very moment. Looking back at Morgan and Alison, Ava's expression definitely mirrored Morgan's at the moment. ::

"Well...lets just hope we come across some mutant butterflies or something.."

:: A small joke to try and lighten the mood, Ava turned back around and started back down the stairs, leading the woman to whatever may come. ::
 
Nicolas smirked as he watched the ladies' dispose of the rest of the zombies. They were efficient and brutal and as they worked, he eradicated the virus via UV as each body fell. He saw Alycia give him a look after his remark, but her chastisement had no effect on the young mutant.

He finished viral eradication and waited for Haleigh to lead the way while he offered a handkerchief to Alycia. It smelled faintly of his cologne and had the insignia "NK" on it.
 
:: Alycia collected whatever data she could for her own records and what would have to be SOME kind of report at some point to one of only two people she had to answer to. Rampage was awfully witty for someone in a house of horrors like this, but despite his analytical prowess, he was a young man, younger than most of the women on the team and so naturally his impetuous nature would get the best of him sometime.::

:: through the long kitchen with the storm raging outside, the trio walks carefully. no more zombies or crimson heads lurking about and the lights were still flickering. as her high heeled boots made noise that echoed while walking across the floor, she kept her custom designed, golden desert eagles drawn. having reloaded, she was ready for another round if necessary....but she was getting sick...FAINT even from the smell...there was fungus, stale air, rotting flesh and food...it was sick. she put one of her guns in their low slung holster as she caughed...GAGGED and at that moment, Nicolas hands her a hankerchief with his monogram on there. the smell was pleasant enough as she quickly covered her mouth and nose.::

oh dear god....i thought i was going to PASS OUT!!

:: she thinks to herself as she allows herself to finally breathe a bit more.::

:: they reached a long wall with a faux fire place. there were some dated decoration and "kitchen accents" that were on shelves as well as a few rolling carts nearby . the passage was in the center where the faux fire place was...but there was no visible way to access it and without a key card it would not be easy to gain access.::

:: for a moment, her mind fixed on that creep Connor.::

He could be here anytime now...and he'll use the chaos and terror of the mansion as his cover as he tries to strike out at us. I want him captured so he can be brought justice...I'll do what Delilah COULDNT and apparently WONT do and she BETTER hope that I dont arrest HER for aiding a FUGITIVE and OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE which is exactly what she's doing NOW!

:: Haleigh and Nicolas knew that as a matter of law, Alycia superceeded Delilah in terms of legal powers. She DID have the power to arrest Connor AND Delilah and Force Works would take them BOTH down on Alycia's orders if necessary. NO ONE cared about Connor and would gladly see him captured or KILLED...there was enough going on in the mansion to certainly make it look like an accident but at the same time it was also most likely everyone's hope that Alycia WOULDN'T bring Delilah down for this....she was the same woman who once HELPED Delilah restore her career and honor in the NYPD.::

:: quickly covering her nose and mouth again.::

PLEASE find that passage before i pass out! if it's this bad in HERE...i can ONLY shudder to think what it must be like in the DEAD FACTORY [ another mystech facility were bio hazards were supposed to have been destroyed at].
 
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Nicolas was cognizant of the stench but he was used to pungent smells form the research he had done. This was excessive, but not unbearable. Alycia gladly took the handkerchief as she exclaimed about Connor and Delilah. Nicolas' eyes hardened as he thought of them. Connor was an obvious user, a "hard man" with a sob story. Fuck him, they had all suffered. What gave him the right to go off the deep end, then portray them as bad people? And what gave Delilah the right to turn her back on her team for a little dick? She always seemed to look down her nose a bit at the rest of them, but now she had taken it to another level, and Nicolas found it hard to disagree with Alycia. But still...she was Morgan's best friend and so he tried to temper Alycia's anger.

Hopefully she will come around. Hopefully this is just a short-lived error on her part. So maybe it won't come to that.

He sounded less certain than he was trying to be, but it stung him to think of how having Alycia capture Delilah would hurt Morgan.

Alycia pulled him from his thoughts as she motioned for where the door was located. It was behind a fireplace with a hidden trigger. It was a good thing that the trigger was not needed.

Gesturing outward , Nicolas pulled apart the molecules of the fireplace and part of the wall behind, revealing the passageway door. It was greatly reinforced, but he was greatly determined. He sliced down each side of the door with his axe, reached into the crevices created, and pulled...
 
on the other side of the mansion in a secret passage

:: Harbinger, Spellbinder and Persephone recovered from from the insane monkeys. a quick glamor spell removed all traces of blood and gore from persephone's hair and uniform. no one was bitten or exposed via cuts or wounds to the virus but because so much infected blood had been spilled on her, Persephone didnt want to take a chance. this was one instance that magick couldnt protect against from ...this virus.::

:: the women went forward with trepidation as they heard eerie metal creaking and mournfull moaning in the air below. down the stair case they went with only the sound of their high heels and beating hearts piercing the darkness that lay around them.::

we still have a ways to go...much that we need to discover...and LEARN...before we reach Sharon....

more like before Sharon reaches US

:: for Alison knew that Silver Swan would be the KEY in THEIR encounter and SURVIVAL against Kyle.::

:: and as she finished, the three women heard more errie sounds in the darkness...some sounding distant, others more close. it was as though they were in the passage way to hell itself for the mansion held much more than meets the eye.::
 
and so...

<< the storm outside doesnt get any better. the forest is now a ravaged and anything not frozen by Persephone is being assaulted by the skies above. multiply lightning strikes cause power fluxuations and even spark small fires in more dense areas of the forest. Far away, Force Works, out on the outsikirts of the forest nearest what would pass for "town" keep vigilant watch for any signs of creatures that may come stumbling from the expanse above. their orders are to kill anything on sight. Delilah and Connor will have to get PAST their blockade and it has not gone without notice, as local law enforcement, FURIOUS that Alycia has usurped their power, maintains a presence nearby wanting to find out just WHAT is going on. with a storm, and other indications of strangeness...it was all becoming increasingly hard to over look...from ANY stand point.>>

elsewhere:

<< Connor and Delilah would have to find their way through the forest and to the mansion another way. the most obvious way was now barred from as far back as the road leading from the bed and breakfast to the first reach of the forest. too many authorities were out as well as news vans trying to find out why the federal government strike force was there. there was a storm in the air and reports of strange sounds, wind gusts and other weather phenomena from WITHIN the forest were being reported. this was the beginning of the end.>>

<< there was no other way for them to get to the mansion without extremely dangerous trek through the forest and being battered by the elements and any creatures that lurked unless MorningStar created a "wormhole" and that would mean Connor would be relying on MUTANT POWERS to get his job done and helping to PROOVE what Morgan had tried to tell Delilah. he was out to USE her. but would Delilah see it that way? was she prepared to face the horrors of this mansion alone with ONE human male for back up rather than her trusted friends and allies? she had no time to waver really as Connor was determined to carry out his objective even though he knew full well he was deceiving and would betray delilah.>>

<< SHE thought she was having a crisis of beliefs that maybe she was some how in error and finding a way to identify with Bishop but what she was reallydoing was doubting herself and making the worst mistake, not following her tried and true instincts. she was always the clear thinking one and was able to see things that sometimes others couldnt. how ironic that who channels light was the one most blinded and at the WORST TIME. She had abandonned her friends, her family and pretty much her calling for one man who was HARDLY as conflicted as she was and when the time came, he would show just how deadly resolved he was...much to her regret...much to the six's dismay.>>

back at the mansion

<< the two groups continued on their way in opposite areas of the mansion with much MORE ground left to possibly explore. the store raged outside and around the mansion which stood tall and strong but offered little in the way of true security for those already inside...those that were still ALIVE that is. the witches and the goddess were now making their way to secret levels under the mansion while the mutants and alycia were making their way to a secret, insulated path that would lead them to the hidden heart of the mansion were some of the most critical areas of control were located. but of course as they'd already seen and still expected, the way was not without its challenges and dangers. Kyle was still on the loose and Silver Swan was no wear to be found, though evidence of her wrath could be seen in the form of spinning stars, dents in the wall, beheaded zombies etc.>>

and so we watch
 
Arklay secret passage

Nicolas motioned for the ladies to lead the way into the passageway. As Alycia proceeded, he looked at her with the handkerchief.

You will need both hands, I'm sure.

He "adjusted" the handkerchief so that it tied loosely over her nose and hung down, covering the bottom of her face.

There. That should be better. Hales, you take point with that virus sniffer of yours, I will take rear, so to speak.

The humor of the "rear" part of the comment did not escape him, and he chuckled despite the situation. He, however, remained focused on the task at hand, despite his situational levity. The reality is that he could be this way or the angry, brooding Nicolas and he figured no one wanted to deal with that.
 
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:: Continuing down the dark stairwell, the only sounds that could be heard were the woman's healed boots clicking. ::

"This stairwell is never ending..."

:: Persephone stated, as she continued to lead the woman down the narrow corridoor. It suddenly occured to Ava, if they came across Kyle and needed to retreat, this was going to be one hell of a jaunt back UP to the main foyer. ::

"I'm not working out for a week after this. To hell with the stair stepper."

:: Sighing out into a small laugh, finally, after what seemed like HOURS of walking down the stairs, Ava finally saw a landing about thirty or so stairs away. ::

"We're almost to the bottom."

:: Continuing, it was almost a relief to see the bottom, until something shot by Persephone's line of sight, causing her to stop, which made both Alison and Morgan stop. ::

"There's something down there..."

:: With only a few more steps to go, Persephone cautiously lead Morgan and Alison off the stairs, keeping her eye out for whatever shot by. It seemed even DARKER down here, but with Ava's cat-like eyesight, and Morgan's mystic ball of light, it gave the group a slight advantage to whatever was hunting them. ::

"I'm not getting anything [sensing if it's an animal]...Alison, which way do we need to go? I'd rather continue forward than wait for whatever it is down here to attack."
 
down to the bottom

:: Harbinger stopped with the others. they had one last "round" to go before reaching level ground. Persephone could clearly hear something down in the darkness.::

we've gone below ground, reaching the "inner workings" of the mansion. this is where the military aspect will be found. weapons, armory, and the like. many of the first experiments of mystech in biological weaponry for military use will be found here...unfortunately it has been left unattended for so long that some of those "experiments" are now roaming around unchecked...but we have to move forward. Silver Swan is down here....and LOST. there's a lab down there, as well as several holding areas, a hangar area and a dungeon that connects to a...."testing arena".

:: she urged them to keep moving and as they made the last round...stepping down onto the solid ground..the darkness almost swallowed th em as they stood for a moment. the sound of dripping water could be heard, as well as creaking, groaning metal. they were now in a highly industrialized underground area of the mansion where more secrets and dangers lay.::

there's a power switch....

:: Harbinger felt along the wall....::

itll still work!

:: she felt it and pulled on it. it was hard to lift...but as sh e pulled again she used her TK to agument her own physical effort , with a rushing, chiming sound, the level went up and the sound of power could be heard as lights began to almost GRUDGINGLY flicker on....it looked like they were in the underbelly of a long abandonned military hospital...and as the lights began to offer flickering illuminate, Hargbinger GASPED as they were greeted by ZOMBIES...WALL TO WALL::

GODDESS!!

:: 1rst generation workers from mystech...some in para military garb, some in medical or science garb...and all showing the signs of "crimson head' evolvement.....their growling and groaning filled the air around the three women.::

everyone...back to back! Persephone, use your wind and your lightning! Spellbinder use your eldritch bolts! I'll use my telekinetic force blasts! clear the space around us first...we can fight the ones on the outside once we have room to move! HURRY!

:: as the three women stand back to back to cover all sides...Harbinger begins extends her hands. a rushing chiming sound is heard as a large BLACK halo of magick forms around her outstretched hands and she begins to UNLEASH her telekinetic power in the form of mystic force blasts blasting into a group of zombies facing her...blasting them back like bowling pins and blowing them apart!::


:: but more were coming...the women had to hit HARD! Hargbinger began to move clockwise, indicating that Spellbinder and Persephone should do the same, swinging their blasts across in a scythe pattern to destroy the inner ring of the army of zombies that surrounded them.::
 
<< Spellbinder noticed that Persephone hesitated.>>

the darkness almost seems ALIVE...charged with the HATRED of those who DIED here so many moons ago.

<< her own mystical heritage allowing her to sense the spirits of the undead even as their bodies roamed around the mansion above AND below ground>>

<< as Persephone lead them off the stairs, Morgan between her and Alison...they didnt move yet. and for some reason it felt unusually CLOSE.>>

we must be in a very small room....the space feels narrow...and yet...

<< Perspehone couldnt sense any animals and Harbinger indicated they had to keep going for they were on the right track of finding Sharon...but where ever she was, KYLE might not be too far. She found a power lever and managed to get it on.>>

Good..now maybe we can cover some ground...OH!

<< Spellbinder FLINCHED as she found herself eye to eye with...>>

A ZOMBIE!?

<< Zombies...more horrible looking than the ones she'd seen before....>>

They're ALL AROUND US!

Harbinger: everyone...Back to back! stay together!

<< still flustered with shock and dismay, Spellbinder nods and quickly backs up, facing the 12 o'clock position while Harbinger takes the 3 o'clock and Persephone the 9 o'clock.>>


we're surrounded...and TRAPPED! we need protection! there's too many of them!

<< as Harbinger's power signature sounds off, so too does Spellbinder's eldritch chimes as she gestures, weaving a pattern of power as a pentagram of protection forms at the feet and around all three women...the flickering silver mystic flame wards off and repels the first few DOZEN crimson heads that lunge madly for the women......blasting them back and setting some ablaze. despite the spell's power...it will only last as long as Morgan is CONSCIOUS and what the army of zombies lack in power, they make up for in NUMBERS>>

Harbinger: Spellbinder, use your eldritch bolts!

RIGHT!

<< Spellbinder gestures, halos of violet hued energy around her gloved hands, as the trio of women begin to slowly turn clockwise, chimes sound off as Spellbinder begins to unleash FULL POWER eldritch bolts of dark magick. she blasts at the HEADS of as many as she can.>>

there's so many! they just keep COMING!

<< the chaos of being trapped by an army of undead...the urgency of protecting oneself from being bitten or killed...it was enough to unerve anyone, no matter who they were. the three women had their work cut out for them as they fought back.>>

in order for us to be able to make our way toward the door and SEAL this room behind us...we're going to have to make our way OUT of the pentagram at some point!

<< another eldritch bolt slams through the chest of a zombie...it falls down but doesnt day as it crawls and slides for Morgan with determination...reaching up toward her. she hisses with disgust that it would try to endure the PAIN of the pentagram's barrier to reach her and she SLAMS her high heeled boot on its head, crushing the head before realizing what she just did...>>

EWWWW!...GROSS!! JUST SICK!

<< even in a momente like this, spellbinder's super model diva roots could show.>>
 
:: Alison agreed with Persephone's suggestion that they needed to keep moving. Walking forward slowly, Harbinger felt the wall for a light switch...GASP, the moment the light flickered on, Persephone's eyes widdened at the sight of the entire space FILLED with zombies. They began to groan, almost as if they were 'awakened' by the light. Quickly standing with her back to back with Morgan and Alison, the two woman began to unleash massive eldritch and telekenetic attacks. Extending her hands out, Persephone began to blast high powered lightning bolts at the zombies, illuminating the room even further, like a strobe light. Zombies exploded, sending limbs, guts, and blood flying every which way. ::

:: Hearing Morgan state they needed to go into a room, but in order to do that, they would have to step out of the pentegram of protection, Ava had an idea on how to keep the zombies back. ::

"I can keep the zombies back! Drop your pentegram of protection on my mark! Then b-line it to that door and get it open!"

:: Yelling over the chaos, Persephone closed her eyes and inhaled a deep breath. Lifting both arms into the air, high winds began to sweep throughout the narrow corridoor, circling around Persephone, Spellbinder, and Harbinger. The winds velocity began to pick up, creating a tornado that would be classified as an F5. The 'eye' of the tornado--where the woman were--was very windy, but calm enough for them to move and function freely. However, outside of the eye, the winds speed and suction literally blew the zombies either back, apart, or brought them INTO the funnel; their bodies flying around helplessly. ::

"DROP THE PENTEGRAM!"

:: Screaming; Persephone's voice was barely audiable because of the sheer magnitude and speed of the tornado. However, it did the trick. The tornado completely incompastiated the zombies, and kept the woman in a safety 'circle', allowing them to freely move toward the door. ::
 
underground @ arklay

<< Spellbinder, Harbinger and Persephone waged war against the zombies but they were on the defensive for sure. they had to get out of there while there was a chance.>>

allright!

<< Spellbinder dropped the pentagram on Persephone's mark as the goddess manifested a tornado..an F 5! she kept the EYE stable enough for THEM to move while the funnel wrecked HAVOK on the undead. it was an impressive display of power and as Spellbinder's blonde hair whipped in the wind, she waved to the others.>>

let's get the HELL OUT OF HERE!

<< she screamed as they ran for the door. it was so old...so SEALED with age and time... Spellbinder immediately too hold of ring and began to exert all of her super strength.... class 75...making her second only to Nicolas.>>

UGH!!

<< the metal began to grind as she pulled with all her might, her head back her eyes tightly shut.>>

OPEN DAMMIT!

<< a chime sounds off and finally with the sound of creaking metal and a lock being shattered from between the door the wall, Spellbinder pulls back the massive door and almost falls over from the strain.>>

Hurry!!

<< Persephone and Harbinger rush through and Spellbinder follows...she turns to see Harbinger step back toward the entrance.>>

Alison?
 
escape

:: Harbinger didnt have to worry, her former teammates were more than up to the task of defending and knowing when to retreat. as Persephone manifested a powerfull localized F5, Alison's own hair began to blow as well. they could still move and the eye of the tornado had enough oxygen for them to breathe in but they had to get out of the area and seal it behind them. they would not be able to go back this way.::

:: rushing to the door, Harbinger watched as Spellbinder struggled, even with HER super strength to get it unsealed. prepared to use her TK to assist, Harbinger lifted her hand but there was no need. Morgan forced the door open and they rushed in but before Morgan could push it back on the other side, Harbinger stepped back toward the opening entrance.::

Spellbinder: Alison?

:: the roar of the winds was still strong, the zombies were helpless against it but some STILL managed to escape throughjust barely.::

just one LAST thing. I'm borrowing a spell from the Darkhold. One that Karen authored and the same one use used earlier when we got Alycia away from Kyle...but i'm adding my own KICK to it.

:: as she pointed::

Hellspawn demon creatures of DEATH...FIRE shall take your last BREATH!

:: as she spoke the incantation...a bell tolled mournfully above the roar of the tornado, whose winds could still be felt even on the other side of the entrance.the spell manifested a large swirling globe of mystic flame and as Alison narrowed her eyes, channeling her TK ala' prue, the globe HURLS into the hart of the room, the winds causing flames to lick out and spin, creating a FIRESTORM in the cabin and as she narrowed her eyes once again...the cobalt blue eyes FLASH once, twice, three times as the globe DETONATES.::

SEAL THE DOOR Morgan!
 
<< Spellbinder watched as Harbinger ignited the fire death spell. it was a simple yet CLASSIC incnationn that could be manifested in a variety of ways depending on the WILL and the STRENGTH of the user. created by Karen in her youth and used by her, as well as her daughter Morgan and surrogate daughter Alison, the spell was no less deadly in any one of their hands.>>

a fire bomb!

<< Morgan exclaimed with approval.>>


Harbinger: Seal the door Morgan!


<< Harbinger sent the fire globe into the tornado filled cabin and then DETONATED IT.>>

<< Spellbinder began to push, with BOTH hands. with all her might. it wasnt as hard this time to force the metal cooperate as it dragged and scraped loudly across the floor and SEALED just as the three women caught the painfull HOT flash of the mystic fire globe detonating in concert with the tornado and creating a firestorm that PURGED EVERYTHING from the bottom of that shaft all the way to the TOP FLOOR and the flash effect of the spell and the winds BLASTED through the passage way leading back to dungeon where kyle had been kept! the sound , the force and the effect would not go unnoticed by Haleigh, even though she and her team were across the mansion and still on the TOP side. it would be clear to her that the witches and goddess definately had their hands full where ever they were.>>

back in the passage on the opposite of the shaft...

<< Morgan leaned up against the door as the sounds of zombies screaming could be heard before they were destroyed completely, with only the echo of wind and the sound of magick fading in the air the corridor they were now in was less STALE in the air thanks to the wind carry over.>>

nicely done you two....

<< she said...breathing heavily.>>

what a work out with that door! it must have been one of the areas that was sealed all those years ago by Helena when Malice released the deadly virus into the mansion. even with my magick enhanced strength it was SO HARD to open and close!

<< looking at the two women. >>

well...it looks like we can only go....

no rest for the weary

<< Morgan, Alison and Ava are ALL caught by surprise as the FLOOR beneath them seems to give way, tilting and sliding back and sending them all falling and screaming down a slope! no time to recover...and no telling WHERE they will land. there SCREAMS will no doubt be heard by Haleigh and possibly Nicolas...but THEY cannot get to them. they can't deviate now.>>
 
:: Giving Morgan enough time to open the door, Persephone could only consentrate on regulating the tornado and didn't realize she was having such a hard time opening it. One false move on the goddess part, and she would more than likely kill all three woman from either lack of oxygen or concussive force from the winds. ::

"HURRY!!"

:: Screaming above the winds, she began to back step toward the door. Hearing what sounded like metal creeking, she quickly looked behind her seeing Morgan had finally managed to open the door. Continuing to walk backwards, she kept the tornado going, even as she entered the other room. With one hand held out, Alison moved in front of her, calling upon a spell from the Darkhold. The spell was damn powerful, turning Persephone's tornado into a firestorm! Morgan quickly managed to shut the door before the brunt of the explosion came through. Closing her eyes, she turned her head away from the door, feeling the heat and rumble of the spell exploding. ::

:: Everything was quiet and Persephone finally looked up at both Morgan and Alison. Her hair was windblown; a few loose strands fell down either side of her cheeks. ::

"Nice job ladies."

:: A bit out of breathe, Ava barely had time to THINK, let alone CATCH her breath before she felt the floor go out from under her. Screaming, she instinctively trying to grab something, but it was too late...her body slid and tumbled down the long dark shoot leading to god knows where.. ::
 
deeper and deeper

<< one surprise after another as the witches and the goddess lost their bearings as they went falling through a pitch black shaft, only briefly hitting walls as they were twisted and turned, like a perverse ride in a fun house.>>

<< their screams of shock and surprise echoed through the walls and could be heard seemingly "in the walls" around areas of the mansion as the echo traveled through the vent systems. From where they were, Haleigh, Nicolas and Alycia would HEAR this ...and it was terrifying to think what it might mean.>>

<< but through the shocking, bumpy descent, the women finally fell through the dark shaft and out into an open area, falling down onto a sand filled ground. they were now in the TEST arena!! a place where the original mystech scientists, lead by James Marcus, tested their experiments in simulations, battles against each other ....and other...targets.>>

<< there was a faint "windy" sound in the massive arena..was it wind? or again the spirits of the dead...or not so dead?.. there were skulls, skeletons and other remains of creatures and humans long dead scattered about. the arena itself was so large...with vine plants hanging from the domed ceiling above and vines growing along various areas of the wall. it looked like an place designed to have an "ancient" sort of appeal to it but it was hardly a place to enjoy the scenery. Morgan, Alison and Ava were now lost themselves, DEEP in the catacombs of the mansion with no idea just where they were in relation to the mansion's structure, as this was NOT shown on the maps and visuals available and there was no visible entrance outside of where they fell in.>>

<< BUT if nothing else...it seemed they were ALONE at the moment...and some torches along the walls provided soft lighting.>>

<< moments like this usually preceeded disaster.>>


back above ground and in the mansion itself

<< Rampage, Black Widow and Alycia creep along an interior passage, they can look through mirrors where are masked on the outside by pictures to see various places in the mansion. it was like a voyeurists dream. they saw various rooms, hallways and in some of those areas were lumbering zombies and dobermans...unaware of the univinted guests. the storm outside continued...with rains coming down almost torrentially. it was as if Nature herself was venting fury on the mansion.>>

<< the trio moved quietly...they actually had it easy compared to the other group and at some point, they would hear what sounded like a backlash of energy and magick. Haleigh would detect the violent updraft of wind and fire blasting and licking from an underground area ALL THE WAY UP to where Kyle's room was. shortly later...screams...women's screams with voice patterns that sounded dreadfully like Morgan, Alison and Ava could be heart but they were so faint and so far...it sounded as if they were coming from the walls themselves!>>

<< this didnt serve to boost the morale of the trio we watch now as they make their way toward the lab where James Marcus was supposedly murdered by Malice.>>

and at the same time

<< Morningstar and Bishop arrive via wormhole directly into the mansion, but because coordinates were not clear, Delilah brings them into the Library which is off the mainfloor as well but straight back and putting them in a place different from the others. they would be left to fend for themselves and figure out where they should even go...not the best way to enter a place like this.>>

<< and yet as it always goes...all things and people involved will find themselves together when the time is right...and so we watch.>>
 
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