*Hidden Nature* A Shapeshifting RP

[NickyKnack]

Sorcha nodded and listened to the two speak, both internally and aloud. She nodded to the last thing Racine said, they would do all they could to keep one another safe. She did not want to lose her friend or her husband. 

Bardou was quiet as he listened, looking around the room and wondering when the first strike would come. 
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Foneth smiled and held out a hand to him "Then stand, learn from me so that you can teach the others as well." She offered. She would teach the generals once they shifted also, if they seemed ready for it. 
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Nova paused uncertainly as she looked to him then figured out he was teasing her and took a breath "The flowers are pretty, but whatever this is is important, we have never called an emergency meeting before, or not to my knowledge." She said and glanced to Star, both of them were ready to go when he was.

Avalon turned as the other trusted royals came into the throne room. "Welcome to our private meeting: Prince Jatevt, Prince Turac, Princess Lucille and Prince Eagan." She announced as a greeting to them.

They all paused and bowed their heads in respect to her and then to the others. "Thank you for having us. You honor us greatly." Prince Jarevt spoke on behalf of the others.

"Prince Bardou, would you be kind enough to fill them in on the events of the past few hours, please?" She asked privately of him, as she continued to search through the memories of her servants for information.

Racine brought Sorcha over to the long table and chairs that had been set up for this little gathering.
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He stood and readied himself as best he could to take in Foneth's important knowledge.

Ender walked with Castiel, Pharrell and Rayko a little away to teach them how to achieve their first shift.
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Falkirk blushed at having been the one to hold them up and quickly shifted to his Pegasus and took to the skies. Dutifully staying close to his wife. Nova's words weighing heavy upon his thoughts as he tried to predict what this was all about.

 

[Bantambird]

Anton panted softly as he looked around. A slight shockwave of the pain tingling slightly in his chest. "Oh, much better. She was very determined to have me end Shaylee for some reason. She spoke it in my mind. As I said, I agree, I agree to everything you said Asclepius. Just save me from that wretched demos, even if you have to skin me alive to remove this binding spell." He said weakly, as he knelt upon the floor.

Ravek held Shaylee in his lap and hugged her tightly. "My love? Please be alright. " He whispered softly to her.

Baalberith peered uncomfortably from within the book. He frowned and started to pull the book closed. He knew he was on holy ground now, in the upper realms. He knew his place. Asclepius caught the book, forcing the pages open. 'it will destroy me, to be here. If the others find me here, my brethren will end me.'
" Oh, don't be so melodramatic, Baalberith, I'm not sure Fay is even using angels to assist her. I've seen no evidence that she even has any in her service at all. And you, Anton, are you feeling comfortable here? So, how about this: we draw up a new contract, to overwrite the old one. Baalberith has his uses as one of the best contract writers among demons. I suspect that is the biggest reason he was stuffed into this handy book! No offense, Baalberith," joked Asclepius.
The book flicked a few pages, Baalberith and a few other illustrations rolling their eyes.
'Since we will be planting him into a body, we can put a clause in the new contract, stipulating that if Anton tries to maliciously (that's the key word there, it won't count if consenting) drain another woman, he will forfeit his freedom and be banished from his vessel and thus back to the demon realms. This allows for Anton to use his natural charms to find women willing to feed him in exchange for services rendered. We all know what your powers of persuasion can do. The second clause will be that you may not take a life, except in self defense. If you kill without reason, you will return home to the demon realms. Are there any further terms to this contract? Does the mate of the victim wish to add any further stipulation?'

 

[StarrNico]

Degan hurried to the thermostat on the far wall and started turning down the dial. He saw the coils in the ceiling dim as he did so. But such high heat would that hours to dissipate.
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Jaxon shook his head. "It was a wolf hybrid like the ones from our battle with the giant. But there was only one this time." He clarified further.

Nashton looked to Elle and nodded. "Good idea, but ask them first if they captured them. Then we'll know who has them and how. It's worth a try, right? Also, i could shift and ride one....if they won't eat me." He replied with uncertainty. He caught sight of Cadeon. "Yo, Cad! Get you lynx self over here. Aurora and Aeval are both missing, as well as Garmr. Can you fly a dragonkin?" He asked.

Cadeon paled noticeable and said, "Nash, you know I can't do heights." He looked around for another option, "Hey, Merrick you like flying?" He called out to the hyena. At his vigorous nod, he waved him over. "Instant fly boy." Cadeon said with humor.

Merrick hurried over to the group, "What am I flying in? " He asked eagerly.
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Ackley and Maxwell hurried over and joined their group. "Something happened. The system locked up and fried itself. We were cut off when the cameras started failing. I remember you guys were on this floor and hoped you hadn't left yet. Navar went to Markus office to get his hard drive since it's completely off line and couldn't be hacked. He got out save, but then we lost track of him on Jason's floor." She explained in a rush.

Zypher nodded and continued to keep them covered until Maxton returned. The bright flash of light was very welcomed indeed. "Took you long enough. " He teased the fae.

"Did you see that beast of a man? That took finesse and two Sylphs. " He retorted with a smile.
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"Which I'm guessing that could be a lot. Gene splicing at its best. " Navar said with a shudder. Navar thought of something, " Can you use a locator spell or something in this void or is there too much nothingness? " He asked curiously.

Kellan would help the temperature drop, slowly enough to not harm her but quickly enough to let them be able to take her away from this place safely too. As they waited, he would start to unlock her from her chains.
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"They understand us, they just speak oddly." Elle said and looked to the dragonkin, translating for them as they spoke to answer the questions. Most of them had moved to surround and watch over the group, keeping them safe now that the little queen asked them to.

One of the females stepped over to Merrick and dipped her head, nudging him and chirping in answer to his question. He would be riding one of them.
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Anna frowned at that and looked around "We should find Jason and the others then, losing the cameras could mean they took them over again" She said, then looked to Zypher and Maxton "Have we gotten all the innocents from every floor?"
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Jason stopped and looked to Navar then clapped him on his shoulder "This is why I keep you around" He teased then sighed, focusing on his magic to try to make a locator spell for Anna. He frowned a little then pointed, a bit to the right "That way" He didn't really understand how to make it a light to follow, so for him it was a feeling of which way to go. It wasn't too long before they could see something ahead

 

[StarrNico]

Avalon turned as the other trusted royals came into the throne room. "Welcome to our private meeting: Prince Jatevt, Prince Turac, Princess Lucille and Prince Eagan." She announced as a greeting to them.

They all paused and bowed their heads in respect to her and then to the others. "Thank you for having us. You honor us greatly." Prince Jarevt spoke on behalf of the others.

"Prince Bardou, would you be kind enough to fill them in on the events of the past few hours, please?" She asked privately of him, as she continued to search through the memories of her servants for information.

Racine brought Sorcha over to the long table and chairs that had been set up for this little gathering.
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He stood and readied himself as best he could to take in Foneth's important knowledge.

Ender walked with Castiel, Pharrell and Rayko a little away to teach them how to achieve their first shift.
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Falkirk blushed at having been the one to hold them up and quickly shifted to his Pegasus and took to the skies. Dutifully staying close to his wife. Nova's words weighing heavy upon his thoughts as he tried to predict what this was all about.

Sorcha went with Racine after greeting the others when they joined them. She took her seat, glad of the chance to rest and let the others be caught up. After a moment, she would put a spell over this room, making it so there could be no illusions of one pretending to be what or who they were not. She glanced to Racine, speaking only to him to let him know what she had done

Bardou dipped his head to her then stood, drawing their attention to explain what they knew of the situation and what they thought would come to pass from it. He did not mind being the speaker for Avalon, especially since she was busy
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Foneth smiled softly taking his hand and closing her eyes to teach him the magic so that he could then teach the others as he saw fit.once done, she settled in place again and looked over tot he generals, watching them as he absorbed the knowledge. This long and eventful day was starting to take it's toll on her, she was getting tired too.
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Nova took off to lead the way back to the castle. Her three heads conversing amongst themselves about what might have happened since they left the castle to explore

Starr stayed close to Falkirk as they flew back, wondering what was going on and why she felt as if this was her fault at least in part. It was a strange feeling, but she couldn't shake it.

 

[StarrNico]

Baalberith peered uncomfortably from within the book. He frowned and started to pull the book closed. He knew he was on holy ground now, in the upper realms. He knew his place. Asclepius caught the book, forcing the pages open. 'it will destroy me, to be here. If the others find me here, my brethren will end me.'
" Oh, don't be so melodramatic, Baalberith, I'm not sure Fay is even using angels to assist her. I've seen no evidence that she even has any in her service at all. And you, Anton, are you feeling comfortable here? So, how about this: we draw up a new contract, to overwrite the old one. Baalberith has his uses as one of the best contract writers among demons. I suspect that is the biggest reason he was stuffed into this handy book! No offense, Baalberith," joked Asclepius.
The book flicked a few pages, Baalberith and a few other illustrations rolling their eyes.
'Since we will be planting him into a body, we can put a clause in the new contract, stipulating that if Anton tries to maliciously (that's the key word there, it won't count if consenting) drain another woman, he will forfeit his freedom and be banished from his vessel and thus back to the demon realms. This allows for Anton to use his natural charms to find women willing to feed him in exchange for services rendered. We all know what your powers of persuasion can do. The second clause will be that you may not take a life, except in self defense. If you kill without reason, you will return home to the demon realms. Are there any further terms to this contract? Does the mate of the victim wish to add any further stipulation?'

"My home is not 'holy ground' I am not an angel and do not consort with them. They are uppity, about as much as you demons are. That Christian, Jewish whatever he is God has his own realm" Fay stated, frowning at the book. She shook her head and turned back to look at Anton then to Ravek "You two deal with his contract and him, I will get a body for him" She added on, vanishing to do as she said. They were the Greece/Roman gods here, both good and evil and quite a few simply neutral on the humans and their realm, though they didn't want to lose it since losing Earth would be detrimental to them. There was even an island in the middle of the sea that the Icelandic and Vicking gods stayed on in this realm.

 

[Bantambird]

"My home is not 'holy ground' I am not an angel and do not consort with them. They are uppity, about as much as you demons are. That Christian, Jewish whatever he is God has his own realm" Fay stated, frowning at the book. She shook her head and turned back to look at Anton then to Ravek "You two deal with his contract and him, I will get a body for him" She added on, vanishing to do as she said. They were the Greece/Roman gods here, both good and evil and quite a few simply neutral on the humans and their realm, though they didn't want to lose it since losing Earth would be detrimental to them. There was even an island in the middle of the sea that the Icelandic and Vicking gods stayed on in this realm.

Baalberith peered sheepishly after Fay had disappeared, fidgeting uncomfortably. Even if it wasn't Yahweh's realm, these were still gods. He himself had been a Mesopotamian God before being absorbed into the angelic host as one of the cherubim. Many of the angels and demons were formerly gods and goddesses of the ancient middle Eastern tribes, who were either brought into the fold or destroyed. 'Well, let's hope she brings a suitable host body for you, Anton. Do these stipulations suit both parties? Does Ravek have nothing to add? As mate to the injured party, you are allowed to speak for her if she is unable.'
Asclepius chuckled at Baalberith's obvious discomfort. He looked expectantly at Ravek, and looked askance towards Anton. He was still conflicted, but the contract being drafted did protect any possible victims and still allow Anton a comfortable life.

 

[Bantambird]

Valstrath nuzzled her hair before he stared out the entrance to guard Slygotha while she rested. He started running everything through his mind that he remembered. How could everything have changed so drastically. He wondered worriedly.

Slygotha soon fell into a deep sleep, drawing in energies around her to heal and rejuvenate her.

 

[Bantambird]

Kellan would help the temperature drop, slowly enough to not harm her but quickly enough to let them be able to take her away from this place safely too. As they waited, he would start to unlock her from her chains. 
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"They understand us, they just speak oddly." Elle said and looked to the dragonkin, translating for them as they spoke to answer the questions. Most of them had moved to surround and watch over the group, keeping them safe now that the little queen asked them to.

One of the females stepped over to Merrick and dipped her head, nudging him and chirping in answer to his question. He would be riding one of them.
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Anna frowned at that and looked around "We should find Jason and the others then, losing the cameras could mean they took them over again" She said, then looked to Zypher and Maxton "Have we gotten all the innocents from every floor?"

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Jason stopped and looked to Navar then clapped him on his shoulder "This is why I keep you around" He teased then sighed, focusing on his magic to try to make a locator spell for Anna. He frowned a little then pointed, a bit to the right "That way" He didn't really understand how to make it a light to follow, so for him it was a feeling of which way to go. It wasn't too long before they could see something ahead

With a soft click, the shackles gave way, revealing angry, raw skin underneath, the scales rubbed off wherever the restraints had been placed. Phoebe gasped sharply, sucking in her breath. The tail restraint had ruined the double ridge of wing that would normally extend all the way to her tailtip; now a wide swath was crumpled, ruined, or altogether gone, along with the scales rubbed away underneath there as well. Several raw spots on her ankles and wrists, where the bone was closest to the surface, had angry oozing sores that started bleeding as the shackles peeled away. Her heavy lidded eyes rolled around, smoke escaping her jaws as she lumbered forward on shaking legs, before collapsing on the floor, her massive bulk shaking the room like a little earthquake. Phoebe thrashed around, trying to find her footing in her heavily drugged state, her equalibrium completely altered. The viewing windows from the control room were destroyed by her long sweeping tail, sending tempered glass everywhere. The walls were dented and buckling near the control room.

 

[StarrNico]

With a soft click, the shackles gave way, revealing angry, raw skin underneath, the scales rubbed off wherever the restraints had been placed. Phoebe gasped sharply, sucking in her breath. The tail restraint had ruined the double ridge of wing that would normally extend all the way to her tailtip; now a wide swath was crumpled, ruined, or altogether gone, along with the scales rubbed away underneath there as well. Several raw spots on her ankles and wrists, where the bone was closest to the surface, had angry oozing sores that started bleeding as the shackles peeled away. Her heavy lidded eyes rolled around, smoke escaping her jaws as she lumbered forward on shaking legs, before collapsing on the floor, her massive bulk shaking the room like a little earthquake. Phoebe thrashed around, trying to find her footing in her heavily drugged state, her equalibrium completely altered. The viewing windows from the control room were destroyed by her long sweeping tail, sending tempered glass everywhere. The walls were dented and buckling near the control room.

"Easy, easy, easy." Kellan called out as he tried to touch her and make her calmer. "You have to calm down and be still. We can heal this."

 

[Bantambird]

"Easy, easy, easy." Kellan called out as he tried to touch her and make her calmer. "You have to calm down and be still. We can heal this."

Phoebe wailed, but stopped thrashing and lay still. She was dizzy, and the room seemed to be spinning around. Forcing the words out, she managed to apologise.