Aberrant: Dead Rising - Chapter 5a: Zealotry

Courier · March 5, 2009

On the roof James paused to look around and checked to see if Violet would be out of the line of fire and that there weren't any zoms around.

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If there is cover he'll say to Violet, "Hide here, don't look at the fire fight, that's a magnet for attracting stray bullets."

Dawn OOC · March 5, 2009

As the combatants worked to make their way down, several (OOC 2 or more sux) notice odd boxes set around the edges. They are wooden boxes about as big as a litter box, caulked to the roof. They only appeared to open downward, and those openings had been sealed. But omniously, there were wires half-hidden under thick globs of caulk, running from box to box in a chain.

Primal · March 5, 2009

He took two thunderous steps before sending himself soaring up to the second level in a single, powerful leap. He grinned as he caught their scents. Crafty...

From behind pillars that braced the second story balcony the two sentries spun about and peppered him him with burst fire. "Here!," they cried out. "Here, the Devil is here!"

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The bullets tore into him shredding flesh and organs with unparalleled accuracy, and he took it all with a grin. By the time his boots crunched on the floor there was no saving them.

As swiftly as the bullets tore up his flesh it was instantly healed, sealing wounds and forcing bullets out from beneath his skin.

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With unmatched bloodlust Primal engaged the gunmen and tore them apart. His claw tore through one's flack jacket like it was wet paper, disemboweling him where he stood in a spray of crimson regret.

The second found his head removed from his shoulders in a single powerful swipe.

He didn't stop to admire his work. With a roar of victory he stomped off down the hallway trying to find Elijah's scent again.

((End Turn))

Dawn OOC · March 5, 2009

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z016 · March 5, 2009

Gabrielle still seems to be at least partially in a state of shock. The sounds of gun fire and death don't seem to be helping.

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Jasmine Gentian · March 5, 2009

[ROUND 3, INIT 20 - revised due to Fox's preemptive Init.]

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Jasmine scanned the roof as they headed down, searching for an entrance. She spotted the door, but her eyes flickered over the crude rigging that lined the edges of the roof. Her eyes widened, and Morgan felt her tense her arms around him. He could hear a small gasp behind him, and then her voice, shouting as loud as she could to the others. She let go with one hand just long enough to gesture to the connected string of charges, though he didn't feel her grip loosen over his shoulders.

"We can't land here, get them off this roof! The place is rigged to blow!!"

(Edited - this quick warning occurs as Fox and Morgan are flying over the roof, but does not count as Jas's actual action, per ST direction, as it is just a short reaction to Perc+Alert roll. Following text actually occurs after Fox, because of initiative, posted here for simplicity.)

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Jasmine quickly dropped to the ground as Fox released her, landing in a bit of a crouch, and turning back to look out the window for a moment in horror at the fiery skyline. She shook her head, and turned back to the room - there was nothing she could do about it now. She took a moment to scan her surroundings, getting her bearings straight to observe the room. Then she headed straight for the door, and paused for a moment with her fingertips on the doorknob, listening to hear if anyone was near..

Dan Hawkins · March 5, 2009

[ROUND 3, INIT 22]

Dan nods, knowing the others are mostly still on the sled. "Im gonna pick you all up and set you on the ground. Then I'm going to turn the sled up and those of you who wish should use it as a shield."

He gathers up the two cables and floats higher into the air, his muscles barely straining to lift the combined weight of the loaded sled. He carried them over near a windowless building and set them down.

"Hurry up Dammit! I can't put the sled up until you're all off of it."

Fox · March 5, 2009

[ROUND 3, INIT 22]

The room turned out to be a bedroom, currently unoccupied but with signs that it belonged to someone, including a battered Bible on the nightstand and a few items of clothing neatly hung on hooks on the wall. Bond's piercing gaze swept it in an instant - there was no chance anyone was hiding here.

A second later and he was out in the corridor, cracked lino creaking slightly under his booted feet as he turned to cover first one way, then the other. Then he heard what his partner had already shouted about: singing. Bond's eyes narrowed suspiciously - it wasn't a recording, for certain, and it was damned odd behaviour for people under attack, singing hymns. Visions of Waco and Jonestown came to mind, and the pragmatic mercenary shifted the bullpup assault shotgun to one hand, drawing his left-hand pistol with the other. No way was he going to allow he or Primal to get taken down by a bunch of loonies, even if some of them were related to an angelic blonde with lovely eyes.

Weapons ready and up, his feet treading lightly on the floor, and his senses keenly peeled, Bond moved with as much speed as caution would allow in the direction of the singing, that faint smile still hanging around his lips despite the deadly intent in his gaze.

Venus · March 5, 2009

[ROUND 3, INIT 15]

Originally Posted By: Dan Hawkins

He stops in front of Violet. "I need you to do something. See if you can make each of the people in this location very very tire, or barring that apathetic. In general see if you can use your abilities to make this easier on everyone so that they don't fight back."

"But I can't do that...", she answered. "Not the way you think."

The Marine barely acknowledged that piece of information and started to secure the area.

Originally Posted By: Courier

If there is cover he'll say to Violet, "Hide here, don't look at the fire fight, that's a magnet for attracting stray bullets."

Violet nodded at James with fear in her eyes. She really didn't want to be here.

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Originally Posted By: Jasmine Gentian

"They can't stay here, get them off this roof! The place is rigged to blow, and that Beast is already inside!"

Originally Posted By: Dan Hawkins

Dan nods, knowing the others are mostly still on the sled. "Im gonna pick you all up and set you on the ground. Then I'm going to turn the sled up and those of you who wish should use it as a shield."

He gathers up the two cables and floats higher into the air, his muscles barely straining to lift the combined weight of the loaded sled. He carried them over near a windowless building and set them down.

"Hurry up Dammit! I can't put the sled up until you're all off of it."

Violet was as quickly on the platform as she was put down. The whole situation was getting out of control and she hoped they could get out of there in time.

Why did she have to come with them if they wanted to kill them all anyway? Violet was caught between getting angry and being upset. "Never again.", she quietly said to herself.

SkyLion · March 5, 2009

[ROUND 3, INIT 17]

Jon had trailed the Hummer from a respectful distance and always mindful to stay out of the view of their rearviews. As he entered the small hamlet, he took note of it's spartan mood and quaintly fashioned architecture. The hospital was among the largest buildings in the area, no doubt why the zealot had chosen it for a stronghold.

He watched as the hummer pulled up, the proclamation was made and the cavalry flew in. Seeing that the front was well covered, Jon dashed to the rear of the hospital, keen eyes searching out any who would flee. Grimly his stomach gurgled, hoping for just that.

*No, I musn't.*

Jon searched for an area where he could survey the area while remaining out of direct view. After a few moments, the sounds of destruction, explosions, gunfire, and bloody half-choked screams found their way to his ears.

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Courier · March 5, 2009

[ROUND 3, INIT 16]

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"They can't stay here, get them off this roof! The place is rigged to blow, and that Beast is already inside!"

James frowned, and with the problem pointed out to him realized and said, "They're doomsday cultists."

James considered what to do while he watched Dan fly the others away. *Dan would know how to disarm this stuff... but then he's doing the right thing by taking Violet away. Wires... it'd be harder now days to find the half-assed unstable explosives like nitro, so let's assume this is pro stuff. C4 or whatever.*

*In the movies they're always worried about cutting the wrong wire, but I think I have to assume that's just drama. And that you'd have to be both good and worried about someone being on the roof if you wanted them to blow for that. Besides we don't have time to do this risk-free.*

After checking that Violet and the crew were away and on the ground, James reached down and ripped one of the boxes away from it's wires. Assuming that it doesn't blow up on him he'll then keep at it with both hands moving from box to box.

Mr Fox · March 5, 2009

****Morgan's action occurs in Round 3 at Init: 21 (before Courier's attempt at earning the Darwin Award. It also occurs before Jasmine leaped from his back and ran to the door of the roof, sorry Jasmine.)****

Morgan shook his head at just how much plans never went the way they were supposed to. Still, he could keep to his part as much as possible, seeing Dan take the others to the ground on the sled, he hung onto Jasmine's hands with one of his own and his gun in the other and leaped over the side of the building letting gravity do it's work until they were about to pass the second floor at which point he slowed down and sent them crashing through the glass and into one of the rooms where the people should be living if Gabrielle's info was accurate. Inside he quickly released his passenger and brought his gun up to bear in case someone there was looked ready to attack.

***End of round 3 for Fox. Jasmine can now take an action at her init.***

Dawn OOC · March 5, 2009

Order of actions: Dan gets the people off the roof as Bond enters the buildng; Fox takes himself and Jas over the edge of the building; Jas points out the bombs loudly enough for all to hear; James sets off a bomb. From here, actions should occur in order, with Gabrielle, Violet, Primal, Priest and Myf. Please put a note at the TOP of your post so that we don't hose continuity again: [ROUND xx, Init XX].

Thanks

Dawn OOC · March 5, 2009

Very few of the people here had ever been ground-zero for an explosion. They are surprisingly loud and terribly bright. They are also incredibly damaging. When James ripped up the box, the wires connecting the detonator in the two pounds of C4 remained attached to the roof and were severed by the force of the violent yank. The resulting spark was all that was needed to herald tragedy.

Priest had a split second of warning, as James made his decision and acted on it, changing the future. The scavenger's hair stood on end, and he knew that everyone on the roof was in danger as a phantom fire raced over his body. His shouted warning was almost consumed in the first roar of the explosion.

Jas and Morgan, flying down to the second floor, were rocked sideways by the explosion above them. They were sheltered from damage by the structure between them.

Primal and Bond both felt the building shake wildly. The hymns faltered and stopped, falling into a flurry of screams and shocked cries. After a moment, a familiar male voice extorted them to return to singing God's praises.

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The smoke cleared, and Priest lay on his back on the roof, starting to move in slow, shocky jerks. James was not moving at all.

Priest · March 5, 2009

Round 3, Initative 12

"James, you fuck ..." was all he managed to get out. First his sight beyond sight was flooded with flame and then his world was.

Pain. He was in a lot of pain.

Priest sat up. He had to keep moving. Vicious, insane bad guys all around. Well down below him.

His shotgun was gone to whatever Heaven loyal weapons got to go to, but his rifle was still okay. Pain searing through his legs, the Scavanger Captain rose to his feet and looked around. The roof was a hellish mess with broken pieces of roof and tar burning here and there.

He spotted James' body and for a moment he planned to see that the dumb asswipe got his Darwin Award then he remembered his word to Violet.

Grinding his teeth, he limped over to James' side. DAmn, but he did look all fucked up. That would take some time healing - unless he could regenerate. Thankfully, Priest's medkit was on his backside.

He pulled the kit around and zipped it open. he pulled out some guaze and a few syringes.

"Lay still you moron," Priest crocked through a blood-soaked throat.

Priest reached around inside of James' mouth until he found some flesy tissue he could penetrate. He jabbed him a few times and the pain eased.

"Your stupid quotient is filled for the day. Don't move."

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Medical Roll (Spending a willpower) (12:51:33) ChatBot: (Adrian) rolls 3d10 and gets 7,3,5 = 2 total successes

Primal · March 6, 2009

[[Round 3, Init 14]]

The entire building shook in a catastrophic explosion. Primal braced himself against the wall and roared as the less stable parts of the buildings foundation crumbled down around him.

The hell?!? His ferocity grew as he realized that the 'would be good guys on a mission of peace' were nothing more than psychopaths. Elijah was Bond's and Primal's goal, but these guys seemed hell bent on getting Elijah as well, even if it meant killing every innocent in the place. Mother fuckers... they'll kill everyone. When I find them I'm going to tear out their hearts, rip out their livers, rend out their spleens and force feed them their lungs rectally as each one screams in agoniz-

As his attention remained focused on the slaughter unfolding in his mind the ceiling above the leonine Goliath came crashing down upon him in a rumble of debris of dust burying him under half a ton of ceiling, flooring, and various storage.

His head reeled as he sat in the darkness of his entombment, outward a black taloned hand twitched slightly in the obscuring dust...

Ow...

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Dawn OOC · March 6, 2009

On went the singing, gaining strength and fervor as the Powers of Darkness gathered against them. Or the powers of a large kitty-man, a delusion degenerate Britishman and a would-be bomb-technician, at any rate. It didn't matter if the villians weren't quite as epic as the members of the religious enclave had envisioned. They could fill in the open holes. They had great imaginations, after all.

And now, all they needed was to spit in the Devil's eye before they took the Morning Star out of this world.

Outside....

Gabrielle hunched on the ground in shock, her followers gathered around her. Each new roar, gunshot or explosion brought another flinch or sob from the former residents. Their family and friends were in there and they were dying.

A soft moan broke the silence. In the heartless world of Zombigeddon, no party is complete without the walking dead.

Further outside...

Mary tripped again, her long skirts tangling around her legs. She caught herself and ran on, running away from home and from herself. She'd been weak and afraid, and she'd slipped out when they had called everyone to gather. Sobbing, the girl kept going, unaware that she was being watched by the 'enemy'. Jon had seen her run away, and he moved after her.

SalmonMax · March 6, 2009

Myfwany picked herself up off the ground, her ears still ringing from the blast. Her heart was hammering. She'd seen the bombs as Dan had brought them in, but James and Jasmine had gotten off up there!

"There must've...been some kind of tripwire or...motion..." she muttered as she got unsteadily to her feet. "Fox and Jasmine...and James and Priest! They were up there!" Despite still being wobbly and half-deaf, Myf whirled to grab at Dan's coat.

"You have to get me back up there!" she yelled. "If they were just hurt, I'll be able to save them!"

Between her tinnitus and yelling, she didn't hear the approaching moan of unwelcome guests.

Dawn OOC · March 6, 2009

[ROUND FOUR - Dan and Bond are first]

Fox · March 6, 2009

((Round 4, Init 22))

He'd barely been bothered by the building shaking, his balance perfect as he'd simply rode out the storm of tortured stone and metal without breaking stride. The singing ahead paused and broke off in screams, but then resumed as Bond flattened against the wall and peeked around the corner. The inmates of Elijah's little commune of doom and gloom were all gathered around in an inward-facing circle, singing their way to salvation and the shucking of this mortal coil. It was a fair bet, after that explosion, that the place was rigged to blow up. Bond did another cast around the room. No wires in sight. That made it a radio signal.

A radio signal...

The man known to his friends as Jim or Jimmy 6 months ago didn't even need to pause to think, his mind moving with inhuman precision and speed. There was no "what do I do?" or "oh shit!" panic moment. The unhesitating shift from perception to analysis to action took a fraction of what it would have taken the old Jim Bond.

He snapped open a pouch in his webbing, pulling out a powerful short-range handset transceiver. It was a nifty little gadget, a military issue one that could scan thousands of frequencies and was designed to sync with others to provide a secure network. He had a case of them in the Falcon with their headsets, but always carried this one on him.

His fingers danced without pause or error over the small keys as he tweaked the settings, casting a look down the corridor to make sure no-one else was coming up yet. Much as he liked his partner, he hoped Primal was late to this party. At least, until Bond had had his chance to play the right music...

With a small grin he pressed the transmit key and locked it in place before slipping the radio back into it's pouch, making sure the aerial was outside. Time to see if this roll of the dice would work: he was pretty sure, but you never knew. He rounded the corner, drawing his guns once more.

"Elijah! It's over! Time to reap as ye have sown, old boy."

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SkyLion · March 6, 2009

[ROUND 4, INIT 17]

Jon had found a nearby roof to be an ideal perch and vantage point. He could feel the creatures within him and their excitement and agitation. It was...infectious...and Jon called upon every resource and mental faculty at his disposal to ignore it. Never has been the sound of a stomach gurgling been so unwholesome.

To distract himself he began to recite the peroodic table in his mind but no sooner than you can say Beryllium sphere, a loud explosion rocked the roof of the building, it's shockwave a palpable ripple in the air.

*Not good...*

Just then a flash of movement caught the corner of his vision, and Jon whirled to face it, barely managing to catch himself in the miniscule gap between stimulus and response.

*Just a girl..then again she could be infected...*

In a blur, Jon was before her. He tried to sound non threatening with what sounded to him like a genial "Where you going?" Unfortunately his lightning like entrance , imposing stature and odd appearance only served to frighten her nearly out of her mind.

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Dan Hawkins · March 7, 2009

{Round 4 INIT 22}

Dan snarled at the explosion, and the dust it kicked up forced him to squint until it settled. The world was a caphacony of sounds, and he heard the one he hated above all others.

The moaning of the zombies chilled his blood. Myf was demanding to be brought back up to the roof, and he knew Violet at least really couldn't effect the Zombies.

Quietly thankful nobody had gotten off the sled yet he grabs up the cables "Hold on tight. When I get us over the building, Myf I need you to hop off. Afterwards I'm going to fly back over to the roof of the other building and pray very hard it isn't rigged as well. I'll come back for you and any survivors as soon as i can."

His tone made it clear that this wasn't his ideal solution, but the best he could do at the time. With that he took to the air and got back over the building, over what looked to be a safe place for Myf to make the four foot hop down onto. "Go Myf!" Once she was gone he turned away, back towards the building he'd come from, scanning the battlefield and as he said, praying hard that all the zombies were normal, and that the other building wasn't rigged to blow.

Mr Fox · March 7, 2009

There was no one in the room where they landed, but it looked to be one of the living quarters for the women by the dressing and things hanging on make shift clothes lines. Despite the ringing in his ears from the explosion he could hear the hymns coming from the door at the opposite side of the room. Not waiting for Jasmine he rushed out the door and down a hall to emerge into a large room filled with ranks of the faithful, also known as brainless morons in Fox's mind. They were surrounding their spiritual leader and and making it difficult to get to him.

"Son of a bitch," he muttered as he brought his gun up to his shoulder and flipped it off full auto and to burst mode. Morgan could see Bond across the room at an angle from his current position. Good that would not cause any danger to an ally.

(End of Fox's actions for round 4, next round he plans to put a bullet or three through Elijah's head.)

Jasmine Gentian · March 7, 2009

((Round 4, Init: 17/15))

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A dread feeling settled in Jasmine's stomach as she heard the singing, and she bolted after Fox. They reached the room at about the same time, and Jasmine's eyes flickered around the room, taking in the crowd, and Elijah's fanatics.

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Her eyes flickered almost automatically to the three figures she was seeking - off to her left, huddled and singing with the other women, was a delicate golden woman Jasmine was almost certain was Gabrielle's mother. Off to the right she could see an older man and a teenage boy standing next to each other, a bit taller and easier to pick out amongst the crowd. The boy's face and jaw was almost identical to his sister's, soft and gentle looking like their mother, though his figure was sturdier and powerful, like the man standing next to him.

But more importantly, standing behind them with guns drawn, she could see the crazy Englishman who called himself Bond. Her observations had taken only the split second it had taken Fox to absorb what was going and pull his gun to aim. She didn't hesitate, she bolted past him, shoving past the people who didn't have time to absorb her movements, much less stop her. She launched herself at the two men with full force, hoping to knock them out of the way of Bond's fire.

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Without any time for them to react to this burst of action, the teenage girl collided firmly with the young man. But she was adjusted to the strength of the undead, and their inhuman toughness. She plowed into the young man at full force, and her own unnatural hearing could pick up the slight crack of bone. She not only knocked over Gabrielle's golden-haired brother, but her father too, and the man standing next to him. The four figures went down in a tangle of arms and limbs, the boy gasping for air.

Venus · March 7, 2009

(Round 4, Init 15)

Originally Posted By: SalmonMax

"There must've...been some kind of tripwire or...motion..." she muttered as she got unsteadily to her feet. "Fox and Jasmine...and James and Priest! They were up there!" Despite still being wobbly and half-deaf, Myf whirled to grab at Dan's coat.

"You have to get me back up there!" she yelled. "If they were just hurt, I'll be able to save them!"

Oh my god, no... no!, Violet was in panic the moment she heard the explosion. Myf's agitated yelling didn't do much to keep her relaxed. She could feel it in the pit of her stomach that something terrible just happened. The explosion was too large - even for James to survive?

Tears were already rolling down her cheeks as Violet held dearly on the sled looking up to the roof and praying that she only assumed the worse and that James was safe.

Originally Posted By: Dan Hawkins

Quietly thankful nobody had gotten off the sled yet he grabs up the cables "Hold on tight. When I get us over the building, Myf I need you to hop off. Afterwards I'm going to fly back over to the roof of the other building and pray very hard it isn't rigged as well. I'll come back for you and any survivors as soon as i can."

His tone made it clear that this wasn't his ideal solution, but the best he could do at the time. With that he took to the air and got back over the building, over what looked to be a safe place for Myf to make the four foot hop down onto. "Go Myf!" Once she was gone he turned away, back towards the building he'd come from, scanning the battlefield and as he said, praying hard that all the zombies were normal, and that the other building wasn't rigged to blow.

Violet's eyes immediately found the two prone bodies - Priest's and James'!

"Nonononono!", she started to scream. "JAAAAAAAMEESSSSS!"

As soon as the sled was over the roof again Violet jumped off it and ran frantically to her lover. Reaching him she fell to her knees as the horrid truth of the worst case she imagined came to reality. Her crying increased and she could barely stand looking at his mangled body. There was blood everywhere and the air smelled of burned flesh. His face was... unrecognizable.

"Nooohooooooo!", Violet collapsed over his body clutching him to her own as if she could breath life into him. "James! Jaaamess! Nooooooo!"

The world stopped making sense to her.

SalmonMax · March 7, 2009

Myfwany went for the one in the obviously worst condition first. James. She stumbled to hands and knees as she got to him and didn't even bother to feel for a pulse. Instead she just grabbed what was left of his arm and concentrated. There was no time for doubt or internal dialogues now. She'd wrestle with the implications of what she was doing later. Right now there were lives to save...if she could.

(Using Healing on James...it'll only heal 1 lethal level though. )

Primal · March 7, 2009

[[Round 4, Init 14]]

Rubble fell from his shoulders as he stood to his full height covered in in dust and small amounts of loose debris. His right shoulder popped back into place on its own wit ha grim sounds that further marked him as inhuman.

He roared and it echoed through the halls all about as the predator within him grew impatient. Elijah and these raiders had tested his temperance for the day and it was to remove the source of his irritation.

Primal dashed off down the hallway heading towards the cafeteria where the scent of Elijah and the sound of the Hymns were were concentrated.

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Courier · March 8, 2009

(Round Four, Init n/a)

James' injuries were beyond mortal. The burning off of his face and the front of his body would eventually kill him, but his internal injuries already should have. With shattered lungs only inhuman stamina kept him going.

Then Myfwany's healing touch brought health to his lungs and with that... PAIN!!! Pain written in fire, written in blood. James took his first deep breath and screamed/moaned inarticulately... and Violet and Myfwany felt his flesh writhe. James skin moved like crawling insects, sliding and growing from his unburned sides across the rest of his body.

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Dawn OOC · March 8, 2009

[Round 4, Init 13]

Elijah bowed his head as he heard the sound of someone attacking members of his group. The Devil had finally come for them.

And he was taking The Adversary with him. As the last notes of Amazing Grace rang out around him, he dropped the dead-man's switch, ceasing the signal that had keep the Fires of Heaven quiet until now.

A peculiar and omnious silence was all that was heard, and he sighed, sad. He'd hoped for this, but if it wasn't to be, then let the Devil take him by force. "I love you all," he whispered to his congregation, waiting for the end.

Priest · March 8, 2009

Two women come racing across the roof to them, and they both throw themselves at James. The man was a crispy critter, he thought jokingly. Man, he had to be in a lot of pain to be thinking like that.

"Ladies, the roof is still wired to explode," he shouted because he was mostly deaf himself, "I've stabilized James, and we should all be leaving."

He looked to James to see if they needed help getting him moved when he saw what he saw.

God hates me! That asshat moron is regenerating. I want to give up, sit down, and cry.

That was the pain talking. Priest got up from his position next to moved to Violet.

"Are you hearing me? Building go boom! Need to leave now! Get up and get Dan over here."

Why was he up here with these people again?

Dawn OOC · March 8, 2009

The congregation all moved closer, except for three members. One man just worked on getting to his feet; the second tried to push Jasmine off of his son. "Let go of him, Succubus! Leave my son be!"

Jon

Mary shrieked and fell backwards, her hands coming together in a posture of prayer. A demon! A demon had found her! "God forgive me!" she cried, bowing her head and shaking. "I'm sorry!" She waiting for God to deliver or damn her from the monster in front of her.

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End of ROUND FOUR

Fox · March 8, 2009

[Round 5, Init 22]

Bond's lips tightened in a mirthless smile as the two-legged sheep closed around the nutcase that would gladly have sacrificed them all. He was out of patience, despite the success of his plan and the fact that Elijah was effectively neutered now. Tolerant though he was at the best of times, Bond had had enough of this crap. Primal was coming, and the man-beast would have little hesitation in ripping through these idiots like so much meat. Blue eyes glinted as he regarded the dumbly defiant morons. He cinched the shotgun in tight against his hip and raised the large golden pistol to eye level.

"Suit yourselves." And with that he opened up with the assault-shotgun under one arm, the roar of the weapon loud in the enclosed space as he swung it low towards the crowd between him and his true objective.

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The whistle and thud of beanbag rounds impacting flesh and bone was drowned out by the panicked and pained cries of Elijah's flock as they wilted under the fusillade, some falling to the floor, others stumbling against their fellows, opening up the crowd enough for Bond to catch a good glimpse of his target.

"Gotcha." The Desert Eagle roared once, a .50 calibre hollowpoint bullet speeding on its way and smacking into Elijah's chest with a wet thudding sound, shattering ribs and tearing into his lungs.

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Dawn OOC · March 8, 2009

Elijah cried out and collapsed. His followers caught at him and he slipped deeper into the sea of people as his legs gave out.

Dan Hawkins · March 9, 2009

Dan snarled as Violet jumped off too, fighting to keep the sled balanced. Gabrielle and the people with her were all that was left on the sled. Dand had just started away and then made the dicision that if it gave way, then they'd all go, He owed it to Priest to try and get him out.

He looked for an unscorched area of roof and set the sled down. He looked to Gabrielle and spoke. "I need you and your friends' help. I'm going to get my friends back onto this sled and I'm going to need you to help hold onto them and hold them steady. Then we are going to get up and out of here and I am going to do all I can to keep all of you safe." He released the cables and rushed over to Priest.

"Priest talk to me, Can you move?" He knelt to him. "This whole roof is still wired, and I'm going to try to Evac all of you."

He called over to Myf. "Myfwany! Can James and Priest be moved? This roof is still rigged to blow we CANNOT stay here. We have to Evac now!"

Mr Fox · March 9, 2009

Round: 5 Init: 21

Morgan looked on the scene. Before he'd had the chance Bond had put a bullet into the cult's leader and taken him down, but Morgan was nothing if not thorough. The room had a fairly high ceiling so rather than fight his way through the crowd he simply lifted off and sailed over their heads and as he got above Elijah, he squeezed off a three round burst just to ensure that this mess was done.

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After firing the gun he yelled, "Everyone back up. That lunatic you have been following just tried to blow up this building. He has it wired to kill you all so that he can take you all with his including your children. I hope you aren't such fanatics that you would allow him to kill your children."

Jasmine Gentian · March 9, 2009

(Round 5, Initiative: 17 w/EI)

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Jasmine could hear Fox yelling to the crowd, and she cursed inwardly in her mind. She was pretty sure his demeanor wasn't going to do much to win them any favors - could he BE any more demeaning? Or any LESS convincing? But as those thoughts flickered through her head, she continued to struggle with both the boy and his father, shouting briefly.

"Shut up and stay down, I'm trying to keep you safe!"

She could hear the feral man still approaching, and no matter what had happened to the leader, she wasn't risking these men getting killed. She pinned the boy, who admittedly wasn't struggling much anymore in his desire to catch the breath she had knocked out of him, with one of her legs. She also had the father pinned to the floor face down, his hands held firmly behind his back with her own. She hadn't even broken a sweat.

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(Edited to add initiative at the top, forgot it earlier.)

Courier · March 9, 2009

(Round 5, Init 16)

James' flesh stopped writhing and settled. His face became recognizable as human-without-skin. His ears popped as the drums grew back and his missing eyes closed and then opened restored and blinked. The crawling insects showed themselves to be black sparks matching his blade's color. A thousand sparks of darkness went off as his skin grew back.

James moan stopped in mid-scream and he inhaled cleanly. He jerked, then control reestablished he reached for his missing tool belt and felt bare skin instead.

James frowned and said, "Darn! Lost my pants again! Let me guess, it blew up on me and then it fell."

James yelled, "Hey Priest? You OK? And do you have a flash-light?"

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SalmonMax · March 9, 2009

Init 15

Myfwany found herself holding her own arms as James regenerated. Something about seeing that happen was just...wrong on so many levels for one in her profession. She felt like her own skin was trying to crawl off.

In a slightly choked voice she replied, "James, you need to get on the sled. Priest, if you can move you get on too. Dan says there's more bombs, and my ability to heal isn't unlimited."

She goes to help Priest onto the sled for evac, only healing him once he's on.

SkyLion · March 10, 2009

"No...wait! We're here to he--"

Young. Weak. Cull the Herd. Feed.

The parasitic hunger within him interpreted consciously into words.

Before Jon could even react they exploded from his body, bursting out of his stomach like striking serpents and streaming slime.

One of them coiled around Jon protectively, wary of any foes approaching from behind while the other coiled itself around the girl, binding her legs together and pinning her arms against her body. It's deadly needle-like "snout" probed at her, seeming to enjoy savoring the prey in it's clutches.

In spite of her mortal terror, the young girl could not close her eyes, paralyzed in fear. The last thing she saw before her world turned black was the blossoming of death as it's many layered mandibles opened to the jaws within...

*****

"NO!!!" Jon screamed with broken rage and grief. His voice echoed ominously to those engaged in the nearby hospital.

"YOU. WILL. NOT!!!"

Mucous and saliva dripped upon the unconscious girls face, the sucking mouthparts centimeters from her succulent innocent flesh.

To Jon's utter surprise the leech recoiled, pausing in it's attack. Jon's body shook with adrenaline and he felt a strange burning sensation in his both his head and his belly. He could feel the demon worms as before, their symbiotic link with him feeding him sensation and power. Yet something was different now. He could almost see through them, what they perceived although it wasn't as specific as sight or sound. He felt himself into their bodies and for the first time felt a sympathy with them, their primal desires and the nature and necessity of the hunt. And in that moment of acceptance he found something else...

Control.

To fully give in to the union, to stop fighting what Nature had wrought and to finally accept that they were now a part of him as surely as his heart and mind. To be them. The body is always servant to the mind.

"Come Back." he said, now calm in a way he had not been in 6 months. "I will take care of you...but we will not take this one."

Seeming to "look" at him in assent, they quielty returned, slipping back into the hulking man's body and leaving no wound to have marked their presence.

Jon collapsed onto his butt, sighing heavily. After a moment he reached out, pulling the girl closer to him and checking to make sure she had not sustained injury.

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Venus · March 10, 2009

(Round 5, Init 15)

Originally Posted By: Courier

(Round 5, Init 16)

James' flesh stopped writhing and settled. His face became recognizable as human-without-skin. His ears popped as the drums grew back and his missing eyes closed and then opened restored and blinked. The crawling insects showed themselves to be black sparks matching his blade's color. A thousand sparks of darkness went off as his skin grew back.

James moan stopped in mid-scream and he inhaled cleanly. He jerked, then control reestablished he reached for his missing tool belt and felt bare skin instead.

He's alive?

Violet couldn't believe what was happening. One moment her world was drowned in pain and suffering and the next a spark of hope cut through her mind like a ray of light through darkness.

"James!", she clutched him against her chest to feel he was moving and alive. "You're alive!", tears we're running down her cheeks.

She heard Dan and Myf say something about getting off the roof and had to push back the mixed feelings of relief and also of anger. How could he do this to her? She would surely give him a lecture once they were back home... if they ever made it.

Nodding briefly at Myf she said, "I pick up James and Priest, you run - I'm right behind you.", without waiting for an answer Violet picked up James and threw him over her shoulder while she did the same with Priest with her other arm carrying both men until she made it to the sled. Once there she put both men down as gently as she could and gave Dan an "OK" sign and looked at Myf as if she was sent from heaven.

"Whatever you did, you saved not only his life..."

Aberrant: Dead Rising - Chapter 5a: Zealotry

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