Inside the Labyrinth Core, Demon Deities Melody, Yardrat, Auger, and Kristoff continue to remain standing in place, their feet adhered to the ceiling. With the low spirits of the humans having been uplifted by the return of Jason Hiro, the three Deities currently positioning themselves as humanity’s enemies also find themselves in an awkward spot….
January 13th, 2021. 4PM. Illuminati Haven. Jason Hiro sat at a table inside a recreation center located two stories underground. To his surprise, there were over a dozen children of varying races and genders playing around, ranging from ages ten to sixteen. There were also some older teenagers supervising them, sometimes joining in on the…
January 13th, 2021. 10:30AM. Somewhere in the woods of Northern Oregon. Jason sat silently in the back of the FBI van. Two agents sat on his right and left, while Silver and a female agent sat across from him. All of them took their sunglasses off, leaving their faces illuminated by the small light in…
January 13th, 2021. Portland, Oregon, USA. It was a cold winter day, a day without snow, but one where the wind wove its way into the gaps between clothing and skin to chill the person beneath. A cold day, but otherwise seemingly ordinary. Jason Hiro sat in bed, looking out the window at the world…
Jason Hiro awakens slowly. Very slowly. His eyes open, but he fails to make out anything in front of him using his sight. In his field of view, the entire world is little more than a hazy, blurry mess of disorienting colors and confusion. Sounds rumble into his ears. He fails to make them out….
Frustrated by his inability to catch the elusive Executor Nufaris, Beelzebub returns to the Tarus system. He stares despondently at the location where Tarus II once existed, now nothing more than tens of trillions of fragments of rock spewing out in all directions, likely to someday crash into the other planets across the system, as…
Beelzebub awoke inside a blinding white void of light. He found himself laying on his back, and when he sat up, he had no idea where he even was. A massive mountain loomed to the east, while fields of flaming trees burned all around him. Curious, Beelzebub stood up and walked over to the trees,…
Inside the Labyrinth Core, anxiety etches itself onto the faces of every human present. The Demon Deities control the Labyrinth now, and their pressure is much higher than before thanks to Diablo’s empowerment. Demons considered ‘impure’ become much weaker when inside the Labyrinth, while demons considered loyal to their species receive a substantial boost. Ordinary…
For the first time since the battle has begun, a serious lull occurs as Jason and Hope wisely take a short break to size each other up. Jason, unsure how many secrets Hope is going to figure out in the next few minutes, but having already started making preparations in case Hope broke through his…
Fiona watches the battle play out in realspace. Her eyes flick from left to right as Blinker and Rebecca control the final remaining two Dronesmiths. Periodically, Fiona will take over Blinker’s duties when the Fairy Queen tires out and needs to sleep, but usually Blinker remains the one controlling the drone. Earlier, when there were…
