Marie and Jason walk and talk as they head down various corridors and through the multiple secret entrances leading into what will ultimately become her Artifact Storage Facility. As they walk, Marie glances at Jason. "You know, I’m a bit surprised by your reluctance, Jason. Hope didn’t hesitate to raid the Volgrim’s black-level research site…
After stepping through a teleporter, Jason, Phoebe, and Rebecca arrive inside a Transfer Room inside the Remnant Oasis. While it isn’t the same room Jason originally teleported to with Blinker and Kar, it does appear similar, with a larger teleporter pad inside a more open area. The pristine white walls glisten spotlessly, maintained through the…
Jason, Phoebe, and Rebecca leave Tarus II through the planet’s Warpgate. After notifying several relevant people as to where he’ll be going, Jason and the ladies make their way into the Labyrinth, and they begin following Rebecca’s lead as she takes them toward a place that will transfer them to the Remnant Oasis. The cybernetic…
Mara, the Duke of Collection, and Xena, the Baron of Trading. Not long ago, they were roughly as powerful as one another. Both of them were Barons. While Mara was listed as the public face of the clan and often referred to as the ‘leader’ of the Tarot Sect, her actual demonic strength, like that…
Mara, the Duke of Collection, stands inside the Labyrinth Core, along with a host of other low and high-level demons, all waiting for the chance to return to their homeworlds. While she waits, one of the highest-level demons from the Fifth Hell of Calamity walks over to her side. "Hello, Mara." Says Crow, the blue-feathered…
Corporal Linda Hurent departs the Tarus II hospital with a heavy heart. Being the person who was supposed to watch over a dozen young girls as their caregiver and ensure their safety, the deaths of three of her charges leaves her feeling hollow inside. Her gloomy eyes gaze forward while she walks. Occasionally, a random…
Back inside the Tarus II General Hospital, Cassiel and Soleil sit in the waiting area down the corridor from the ICU. Already, they’ve both returned to their human forms, mostly to shield themselves from the scrutinizing eyes of the public. Once again back in the black and brown-haired ordinary human bodies, they draw no attention…
Soleil’s declaration sucks the wind out of the room. The gazes of every observer present become filled with suspicion. The first person to speak turns out to be Rosalia, watching from the sidelines. "I think the culprit should be obvious. Those bugs attacked the children out of nowhere, yes? Doesn’t that seem suspicious to any…
Cassiel flies for ten full minutes. While her wings would usually allow her to cover the distance in ten to twenty seconds, lugging more than a dozen people on her spiritual-platform drastically slows her speed down while also draining her energy. Sweat streams down her face. The veins on her forehead begin to bulge. She…
South of the Fortress of Retribution, ten miles distant from the city’s upper plateau, a small stream trickles down from a mountain to the east, deposits into a twenty-foot-deep lake, and eventually splits off into a second stream that trails out to the western ocean. At this mid-sized lake, a good distance away from the…
