Flame Strider [open]

[athenasfire313]

Runa walks the wasteland calmly. The heat that would normally boil  humans alive had little effect  on her due to her magic. Being a pyromancer she made flames  hotter then the wastelands heat. Still  though  she could learn some stuff here. Which that happens to be the reason for her to come to the wasteland. She wanted to learn more,  hone her skills. Though she wasn't sure what she was looking for, or for that matter what she could learn.

She sighs as she takes a seat  near a rock. Leaning back against it she looks out  at the flat, dried Earth in front of her. The monsters and demons roaming in the distance. She sighs  as an imp starts to walk towards her. a ball of fire sparks  to life in her hand. As it gets closer and starts to notice her she tosses it in the air and  slams it down  on him as it hardens to rock crushing the mindless imps body.

[neondragon7]

Xylex decided to visit the wastelands. God was that a bad idea. It was crazy hot and there was like no water, but then Xylex came across a small palace. A home to one of those who were dubbed kings of this place. The demon came to face Xylex, but nearly shat himself. Xylex's crazed mana was putting the guy on edge.

"Who the hell are you get out of here!"

Xylex gave the demon a bored blank look, which made the demon even more terrified.

"I want water you'll give some... yes?"

The demon started shaking all over he had no water to offer this wolf. Which made him very concerned. What would happen to him if he had no water to give. Still he felt like not answering would have some rather serious consequences.

"Umm... I'm sorry I don't have any water."

He got down and his hands and knees and stared begging.

"OH... PLEASE DON'T KILL ME I BEG OF YOU!"

Xylex simply stared at this demon's feat of pity. He really didn't care about this creature's life he was just thirsty. He with a simple swift movement clamped down on the demon's neck and started drinking its blood. It was pretty gross but Xylex was mildly thirsty. He left leaving the demon barely alive, his maw covered in blood. He then continued to explore the wasteland. Runa as well as everything in a good radius could feel his magic pressure. Continuing along his path he walked right past Runa without ever really noticing her.

"Man this place is boring. Why'd I ever come here?"

[athenasfire313]

Runa was close to sleep when she started to feel something weigh on her. She snapped out of her sleepiness to hear her sword shouting her her mind.

BLAST THE CREATURE! KILL IT!

Fire sprang to life in her hand as she scanned the horizon. Spotting a wolf nearby she watched it as it simply walked past her. She felt somewhat insulted by this yet her curiosity was peaked. Why would a wolf man be in the wastelands of hell... though he could ask her the same. Her sword simply keep trying to get her to attack the person but she simply tossed the fire in the air where it spread out and rained fire down on her harmlessly. She got up and followed behind the wolf man for a second before speaking up. Her words were a bit soft but she showed no signs of fear of the creature. He seemed harmless enough despite his obvious display of mana, she actually wonder if that was on purpose though.

"Hello? May I ask what your doing in this... well... hell?"

as she asked this she stopped in her spot. Her sword lit with fire. Not of her desire but rather of its own choice. The sword started shouting her her mind again. It was not happy with her decision to engage in talk with the person.

[neondragon7]

Xylex freaked out when the woman right next to him spoke. He had no idea she was there so it came as a surprise.

"I SURRENDER! DON'T EAT MY BRAINS!"

He turned to his side to see it was a relatively harmless person and not a crazy space monster. With a sigh of relief he placed his hand on her shoulder in a comforting manner. His claws were distanced well to be extra careful not to dig into her flesh.

"Oh me... I'm here to explore and also I heard there's some big shots around here. I've been to the underworld and back... had to beat up a few guards, but I've yet to see anyone who hasn't shat themselves just because of my presence. Well you're not pissing yourself... that's a good sign."

Xylex was actually a bit relieved to find someone who he could actually have a real conversation with. Now he didn't exactly feel so lonely.

[Mister Karma]

((Looks like we'll be having our first free RP with more than 2 people in it on the site...turn order, I guess, is person above me, me, person below me.))

Another one that thinks they're a badass around these parts...
Dave sighed as he squeezed the bridge of his nose, black wolf tail flicking impatiently. When he wasn't on the surface dealing with New Haven's shenanigans and making up excuses for Archives' and its personnel to basically blow open bank vaults, he was doing this. Protecting trade routes, among other duties he had to the people of Gehenna. Too many profitable caravans had been robbed out this way in recent weeks, whether it was from bandits assaulting the smith caravan or food from food trucks were stolen or suddenly spoiled by the high heat.

Speaking of high heat, the wolf lord stood behind a set of blackened trees wearing his blue button-down shirt and black leather vest. His red dusted blue denim jeans barely forced his legs to break a sweat. Needless to say, the navy blue haired man grew quite accustomed to the perpetual heatwave down here, especially since his first two years of being a wandering nobody back when he and Tam first met. The heat didn't get to him while he wore that shredded hoodie until Tam outright mentioned the heat. It was basically the white elephant effect all over again. Dave opened one gold eye and scanned the two beings in the distance, getting a feel for them, reading their body language. The heat-driven winds cancelled out what they were saying, but their movements were everything.

Seemed like the woman gave the large wolf...oh great, another subject who probably needed a word with Wolf HR...a massive scare, sent him into a panic attack and then suddenly calmed down, realizing it was a woman...wait, was that a human?! The Wolf King opened both eyes now and tilted his head, uttering a silent and curious "Rur?" noise despite being in his human form. Okay, this portal thing was getting a little too out of hand! Since the portal device's destruction at the old A.N.G.E.L. base, among other...well, shall we say "accidents"...tears had been showing up left and right all over the worlds and planes of existence. It would only make sense for beings of any kind to wander on in here out of sheer curiosity. Though Dave knew what they said...

Curiosity boiled the frog...

Ah, hell...I have to approach him, don't I?...Alright, alright...

A sigh, a roll of his eyes, and a text sent to the "Boss Man" Itachi himself--"Get your ass out here, I don't like these guys' eyes"--later, the Wolf King approached, ignoring the severe aura pressure one of the beings was exerting. It was powerful, he admitted, but nowhere close to what he or Itachi or even Silver were capable of. And they all spent their time suppressing their energy!
"Just couldn't keep it in your pants, couldja?" Dave said once he got within earshot of the beings, "it" of course referring to the wolf being's aura, slow-clapping his leather fingerless-gloved hands.

[athenasfire313]

Runa couldn't help but laugh slightly at the though of eating the wolfs brains. She had no intention of doing so. Her sword's fire dims itself. Though it still wanted to attack it was obvious he lost this battle. She is, however, surprised by the wolf man putting his hand on her shoulder. After he finishes talking she starts to speak.

"I noticed your aura it's.... Something for sure... I would learn to control it if I were you. Though I'm shocked it scares people it's not that impressive coming from you. You just don't seem like a vicious killer..."

Runa stops talking for a minute as she looks over to hear yet a third voice in the distance. Shes a little surprised to see another what she assumes to be human down here. 

"Hello... Sorry not to sure who you are... Though I am a bit curious how your surviving down here... Come to think of it how are both of you surviving down here? This place is suppose to be to hot for just about everyone."

Well Well Runa another new person... I don't suppose you have ill will against them either...

Runa ignores her sword as of now. The 2nd person showed no ill will as of now.

[neondragon7]

Xylex simply smiled at the woman he was enjoying her company that was until the newcomer arrived. He reeked of the scent of wolf. It was actually to an extent a bit overwhelming. Maybe this one was a demon in disguise. He was about to respond, but then the fact of something not being in his pants was brought up. It took him a momoment but he finally realized what he meant. He was probably talking about his magical pressure. That wasn't something Xylex could make any less powerful if he totally suppressed it he could explode.

"Oh I'm sorry is my manna causing a disturbance? I'm super sorry but this is as minimal as I can make it without it getting unstable. I can make it much stronger.... Wanna see?"

He then went all out to release his mana. It was more than just scary now, it could actually start causing physical damage. The whole ground cracked as if hit by some invisible object of a massive size. Everyone who wasn't near godlike would be down on their knees. Xylex quickly stopped before he hurt Runa.

"I'm sorry that was stupid of me."

His stomach growled and everyone knew he was hungry.

"Oh dear, dose anyone have any spare food? Normally I wouldn't be so hungry, but when I went to the city nearby earlier the upper guards immediately detected me as a threat and they attacked. What Assholes."

Though Somethjng of Xylex's level was considered an extreme threat to almost any society. Besides fighting an entire city just for a sandwhich didn't seem like a sane corse of action.

"I'm not asking for free I'll pay you back."

Xylex would pay them back, but it wouldn't be too much he didn't have a lot of money from this world. He wasn't exactly even sure what money they even used. Perhaps it wasn't even one type of money. Maybe he could offer his services in exchange. He could probably do something that'd benefit them.

[Mister Karma]

"I was born here," Dave replied to the human dismissively, "and it's kinda my workplace."
His interest, for the moment, was not on the human girl. He wanted to know more about the wolf man right here in front of him, the wolf man who stood same height as the lord. He would ask the girl how she even survived down here once everything was set and done.

"Oh I'm sorry is my manna causing a disturbance? I'm super sorry but this is as minimal as I can make it without it getting unstable. I can make it much stronger.... Wanna see?"
Before Dave could answer, the wolf man let loose an abrupt surge of aura, distorting air, cracking earth and exerting pressure on lesser beings surrounding them, sending afrits scattering behind rocks and ashened trees, and killing monsters infected with aura sickness with their final doses of lethal aether. Lord Daymian Cruxis stood, unfazed and arching an eyebrow, resisting the urge to absorb it and throw it back at the man, his mid-back length navy blue hair billowing behind him from the sheer surge of energy like a cape. There always had to be a showoff...

Lucifer's was more impressive, and he had substantially less...what's this guy trying to prove?

The man soon stopped, uttering some words, "I'm sorry that was stupid of me."

"Very," came Dave's dry reply, nodding with disinterest.

"Oh dear, dose anyone have any spare food? Normally I wouldn't be so hungry, but when I went to the city nearby earlier the upper guards immediately detected me as a threat and they attacked. What Assholes."

"Oh, you mean the city of exiled outlaws who think they're still worth being acknowledged as nobility?" Dave asked monotonously, examining one of his claws. Lovely Tam, she always knew how to keep hers sharpened best; her tricks worked wonders. "Yeah, we've been having a squabble with them for some decades now. Wouldn't you believe that they don't like being told to move or assimilate with us no questions asked?"

"I'm not asking for free I'll pay you back," the wolf man offered. Dave flicked his gold eyes up at the man, smirking and extending his fingers, revealing full palm.

"Twenty bucks...two-hundred drachmas in Hellion money...and I'll think about getting you and human-girl there a buffet," he said simply. "Though you have to do something for me, after all, I am acting wolf king."
Rarely did Dave have to resort to weehee'ing his title like a large anatomy, but what with the way the man here was acting, he felt a pecking order was to be in place. He chalked it up to naivety. Most people who knew very little of Hellion culture were the most fun to fuck with, after all. What further kind of an impression did the wolf lord want to leave on a couple of newcomers down here today?

Asshole seemed to fit nicely, though douchebag was another option. He was missing the Jersey Shore tan, however, and he was not one for texting DTF? to his harem of mates. No, that was better achieved with, Hey, room's free, who's up for a ride?

[athenasfire313]

Runa was a bit upset that the man just sort of dismissed her as nothing. Though before she could really say anything the Xylex released his mana. It caught her off guard and she stumbled a bit back though other than that she didn't seem to affected by it. It was certainly more then she expected from him. She turns her attention back to Dave.

When the topic of food is brought up she isn't to surprise to her him offering it for money. A place like this must be pretty low on food though $20 seemed a little low. He probably could have pulled $40 from a wolf creature. Then he says something that catches her attention... They were in the presence of an actual king. That’s not something that happens every day. She wonders why he would chose to approach them...

"I'm not really hungry myself... Even if I was I only have actual money would that be fine or would you want it in hellion?"

[neondragon7]

Xylex sighed... for a moment he was lost in himself. He couldn't believe his ears that this was the very wolf king of hell that he'd been seeking. No he couldn't fight this guy, sure he was a bit of an asshole or at least he gave off some kind of vibe like that, but he was going to get them lunch. Still he said he'd need them to do something for him. The very fact that he brought that up without Xylex mentioning it made him worry. He reached into his pocket and handed the wolf king thirty dollars.

"Here's thirty promise not to make that favor a sexual one."

An odd request, but one that wasn't too bad to make. After all who wanted to haft to do something that was well a bit too... ambitious.

"Now what exactly is food like down here because if it's human... it better be seasoned right."

[Mister Karma]

The wolf man just casually whipped out thirty dollars and placed it into Dave's hand without a shred of a care in doing so. The demon lord arched an eyebrow before nodding once, pocketing the cash. Wolf Man would likely see it after the day's deeds were done. As for the human girl, he was mildly curious as to how she was able to survive down here in a plane suited only to supernatural beings. That would be something he would raise with her over lunch. Besides, she was sorta cute. Someone Tam, Sasha or even Grace could have a little fun with, although she did seem a bit reserved for anything of those sorts. No, Dave would test her ability later, after he'd send Wolfman here on his own testing task for him. Given the situation up top, he'd need powerful recruits. Tam and her mother were powerful as they were, especially with the knowledge of the undead that they possessed. However, infected beings in numbers were a force to be reckoned with, and even Archives' crew could be overwhelmed by such numbers.

He smirked then, shooting the Wolf Man a wink.
"Task can be anything I want it to be," Dave assured him. "We will discuss the details over...say..."
We got most of the same food you'd find up too, but...man, this wolf is making it sooo easy!
Thoughts ran through his trickster brain, so many methods to choose from to freak the man and girl out...
Maybe tell them all meat was unbaptised children? Or maybe in order to eat the classier foods, they'd have to sell him their souls?
If they even have those things...

"Follow me," was all he told them as he started a pace in the direction of the city gates. They were still quite a ways from the Black City of Gehenna, so the three could have a conversation, if they so chose. Dave chose as much, saving the important stuff for lunch.
"What brings beings such as yourselves down to my fair land of Hell, anyway?" he asked politely.

[athenasfire313]

Runa was starting to feel like Xylex was putting them in a bad spot... He seemed too eager to please Dave. That could easily lead to Dave trying to get more then he might have otherwise thought possible. She was struggling to find something to calm Xylex down... Maybe when he started eating he would be a bit tamer. It was something that seemed highly likely. She follows him as he poses a question for them.

"Nothing really brings me here... Seemed like a fun place to train and possibly relax. So far it has proven entertaining. I never expected to meet a king down here..." She smiles slightly. "Nor a wolf so eager to please that king."

She looks over at Xylex hoping what she said might get him to stop jumping all over helping the king and give them a bit of ground to stand on with him. Right now he was probably thinking of ways to push his limits with them and that didn't make her to happy with the whole thing.

"I would imagine this food you’re offering is more than human though. You’re a king it's only logical you can get most of the food you would want." She says quite confidently.

[neondragon7]

Sucking up to the king? Xylex was doing nothing of the sort the very fact that someone would even suggest that he was made him quite mad. No if he were to suck up to the the king he'd do much more drastic measures.

"HEY! I'm no suck up. If I really wanted to please this guy I'd do something like this."

Xylex ran behind a wall of aluminum that he made and then the next moment he came out wearing a school girl outfit. He ran up to the king and bent over.

"Oh I'm sorry master please don't spank me."

He then dragged his claw down his chin and onto his chest. Then immediately Xylex went back behind the wall and he was dressed normally again.

"As you can see it'd look something like that. As to answer your question I'm here to fight I've already been to the underworld and back but there's no one there worth fighting. I wanted to fight you but... you're getting us lunch so it's best we don't fight now."

Xylex did want to eat... he also wanted a new job he had no purpose in this world maybe he could work here in hell.... No that wouldn't happen the wouldn't let him into the city.

[Mister Karma]

"Nothing really brings me here... Seemed like a fun place to train and possibly relax. So far it has proven entertaining. I never expected to meet a king down here..." She smiles slightly. "Nor a wolf so eager to please that king."
Dave smirked as he turned his head only slightly to keep the woman in his line of sight, out of the corner of his eye. One blink, and then he spoke, "You're gonna meet many more down here...if I let you."

"HEY! I'm no suck up. If I really wanted to please this guy I'd do something like this."

Xylex ran behind a wall of aluminum that he made and then the next moment he came out wearing a school girl outfit. He ran up to the king and bent over.

"Oh I'm sorry master please don't spank me."

This show...this shifted Dave's focus over to the wolf man doing...well, doing an Archives' thing. He'd have fit right in with the likes of Makoto and Hana with these antics. Dave could only let out a breathy chuckle as he shook his head, putting his fingers to his forehead and mentally asking himself why this was a thing.

"As you can see it'd look something like that. As to answer your question I'm here to fight I've already been to the underworld and back but there's no one there worth fighting. I wanted to fight you but... you're getting us lunch so it's best we don't fight now."

"No one's worth fighting in the Underworld because they're all dead," Dave said nonchalantly with a wave or two of his hand. "As for fighting...I'm down for that. But, course, lunch comes first. I mean, how else you gonna burn some massive calories? Circle jerk all day?" He scoffed silently and shrugged, returning his attention to the lack of path in front of him. In the distance, the massive wall of the Black City of Gehenna began to loom. There was still a ways to go, but he was leading them closer. He stopped for a moment to let them pass him up, just to keep a better eye on them. Image was everything, after all.

"I would imagine this food you’re offering is more than human though. You’re a king it's only logical you can get most of the food you would want." the human says quite confidently.
Well well, the stereotypes of Hellion royalty didn't quite change over the last three decades, didn't they? Did only a select few cities up in the State hear of the massive changes that underwent here in Hell? That bit didn't surprise Dave one bit. He just rolled with the punches.

"Yeah, everything for the lords, nothing for the citizens," he responded with a roll of his eyes. "That being said, I'd have put in my retirement before I signed the contract with my own blood.
"Eh, enough with the food act, everyone eats equally," Dave said, finally dropping at least one aspect of his big-n-rich facade. "No one starves, and if they do, well, we ain't doing our jobs as councilmen, are we?"

[athenasfire313]

Runa was curious why Xylex carried a school girl outfit on him but she guessed it kinda worked out for him here. The display was quite funny and got a laugh from Runa and it seemed the king to. Once it was over though the king addresses the subject of fighting him. Runa didn't really have a plan to do that but Xylex seemed set on it. Luckily eating seemed to be a first priority with the king so at least they would be full before the fight. The subject of the food was also brought up.
"Yeah staving citizens aren't a good thing. Your job should be to make sure they have the proper things to live right? If that's not happening wouldn’t rebellion ensue quite quickly?"