nextgen_parent (nextgen_parent) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2012-02-13 01:14:00

Entry tags:

antaeus, iron dragon, jenny woolverton, nicholas salem, perenawska, plot-"a study in stealing", team - champions

Unexpected Visitor
Lucius Antonius Aquilla rarely ventured out of the city of Nova Roma deep in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, but his mission was quite urgent and had brought him New Orleans. His grandson Cornelius lived here with his teammates and Lucius needed their help.

With little difficulty he made his way through the city and eventually came to the headquarters of the Champions. He double checked the address and satisfied that he was at the right place he knocked on the door.

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	Re: Nova Roma nextgen_parent 2012-03-13 08:36 pm UTC (link)
	"The place where it rested is this way. If you'll follow me?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Nova Roma vicious_cycle 2012-03-13 11:16 pm UTC (link)
	Nick nods his agreement and moves to follow. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Nova Roma nextgen_parent 2012-03-13 11:43 pm UTC (link)
	Lucius showed Nick a small pedestal where the knife rested. It was a simple block of marble that had two small supports that held the knife when it rested there. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Nova Roma vicious_cycle 2012-03-14 12:15 am UTC (link)
	Nick frowns as he studies this. "Was it ever cleaned, sharpened or oiled? Maybe some type of whetstone or cleaning cloth is around that has an association with it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Nova Roma nextgen_parent 2012-03-14 01:49 am UTC (link)
	Lucius shook his head. "No. It was more ceremonial than anything. No one dared use it or really touch it because of it's power." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Nova Roma vicious_cycle 2012-03-14 02:28 am UTC (link)
	"Damn, of course. So I'll have to work in here. The pedestal might have something. If you have it, I'll need some chalk, some water, a normal, if very sharp knife, and some of that wine." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Nova Roma nextgen_parent 2012-03-14 02:48 am UTC (link)
	Lucius nodded. "I will return shortly with the requested items." It took a few moments, but he did return with the requested items. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Nova Roma

vicious_cycle
2012-03-14 02:52 am UTC (link)

Nick begins setting up his ritual space. For the most part, he knows more about magic than actually knowing magic, but his own mystical ties and knowledge give him a few insights. He's pretty sure some people would usually object to a demon possessed individual drawing pentagrams in their sacred reliquary - but they really want the knife back, and he's careful not to invoke anything truly demonic - just a bit of trying to see sympathetic ties.

He draws the lines in a mix of chalk and just a few drops of his own blood, giving it some added energy and mystical tie, and a link to him as the caster. Then he lays out a bowl of water at the center.

The wine? That's for him, as he works.

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	Re: Nova Roma nextgen_misc 2012-03-16 11:22 pm UTC (link)
	Nick will get a sense of a few people entering and near the pedestal. One is clearly the leader and a strong sense of a high intelligence comes from him. Power comes from the dagger itself, but Nick will be able to tell it's far away. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Nova Roma

vicious_cycle
2012-03-16 11:27 pm UTC (link)

Now the dangerous part. Nick channels his power through the pentagrams carved into his hands, igniting the chalk outlines with balefire for a few moments, trying to get a feel for these people - the intelligence is fine, but does the Rider want them?

And the dagger... is their intent for it something the Rider wants? He tries to link himself into the ritual through the blood tie, trying to commune with the Rider without summoning him, a dangerous balance.

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	Re: Nova Roma nextgen_misc 2012-03-17 01:58 am UTC (link)
	The sin on the individuals is quite clear, though more strongly on some than others. There is even the feeling of a demonic presence to one of the individuals. Nick will be able to sense an evil intent surrounding the knife. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Nova Roma

vicious_cycle
2012-03-17 02:11 am UTC (link)

At the presence of a demon, Nick's hands shake a little, and the fire begins to spread even as the flesh begins to wither away, stretching and thinning across the bone. His eyes become more hollow, flames dancing in them.

He fights off the transformation, but can still feel that echo of the knife in his mind.

In a voice somewhere between his own, and that of the Rider, without looking back to see who might be about, he intones, "I believe... I can find them."

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	Re: Nova Roma nextgen_parent 2012-03-17 10:57 pm UTC (link)
	"That is good to hear," Lucius said. "Very good news. Come now, son, the others are waiting for you and after a meal you can start your hunt." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Nova Roma vicious_cycle 2012-03-18 07:04 pm UTC (link)
	He's about to comment that food is not what he's hungry for, but he forces the demon back down. Not the place or the time. "Good plan." he agrees instead, rubbing absently at his hands, still sparking with balefire around the cutscars. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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