Fear of the Dark scene 1

Artists' Quarter You woke up in darkness today. not the kind of darkness you can see across the street in. But more like in a fog where everything is strangely black. It's very hard to see more than 8 meters or so past the end of your nose (providing no super sights rapid processing excluded.). You likely tried to flip the lights on but found it was not working. There is an eerie noise outside of your visual field. Something draws you out of your homes or places of safety though. You feel a great evil is about you, or something of bad vibes you can't describe. In the streets no one is, afraid of what ever is making the noises. Something draws you towards the artist quarter, perhaps the fact it tends to have many bright lights? As far as you can tell every electronic devise is down. One man in the artist's quarter stands with a torch, and everything for about 24 meters around him is bright as day. He is calling out for people, wondering what is going on, but the eerie noises grow louder about him. What do you do?

Sword Dancer's first action on getting up is predictable - she reached for her sword. Now she's perched crouching on a building above the man with the torch, peering down, trying to see what's up.

Halo approaches the man from the night sky. Her Halo-aura's ablaze...She hopes she can thus be seen better as a Beacon of heroism she likes-to-think she represents

As halo approaches the air about her also seems to be more visible for some reason. you are able to see 30m about her clearly, but she is still surrounded by the blackness, but in the clarity of the light you see it more as a swirling mist, not something naturally occurring on this planet by a long shot.

Well, lights are out.. Bullet was ... well Eden was sleeping for a while but woke up momentarily when something felt -weird-. She goes to the window and peers out at the street. Mom and Dad are likely asleep so they're not going to have to worry.... she shakes her head and kicks in her speed powers, moments later in costume with her PJ's on the bed waiting for her to get home. And so she dashes out the front door and is certainly glad that her senses work just as fast as her legs, or she might end up with a nose full of wall here and there. Seeing the guy on the corner though, she inclines her head and dashes off to grab a hunk of wood and then as she realizes she doesn't have any on her, she just appears in a quick shop, leaves two bucks on the counter and leaves with a lighter that she uses to try to make her own torch. She figures that if that guy's torch works, maybe hers will too. Granted, she hasn't realized that running fast will just snuff the thing out.

Anthony walks threw the darkness, in his DD garb, moving quiet as he can. He looks around himself but doesn't attempt to draw any more attention, more curious than anything else.

Dark Horse grimaces where he's seated on a rooftop, and tries his radio, finding it not working. . o O (I did just replace the battery on this thing, didn't I?) He pulls out his swing line, and uses it to slowly descend to ground level.

Sword Dancer holds her sword ready and stands on the balls of her feet, listening hard for any hint of danger.

Bullet rushes about trying to craft herself her own torch, she finds a lead pipe a worn t-shirt in a garbage cane and an old gas powered motor bike. She rushes to a convince store to get a light, finding whimpering people inside, and that the lighters have all been smashed. however the fluid and the spark part are still about, so a torch is still possible. As Anthony approaches the man's direction he spots something like a black squiggle moving across the ground. it gives an eerie since of malevolence, almost reminds him of hell. Sword dancer and Dark horse get a terrible feeling, sword dancer observing this guy's wind breaker reads 'Campfire Survival training Company.' A local firm that teaches people survival tricks. He probably has some skills that are helping him, but he seems a little worse for ware on the mental front. Everyone can hear eerie whispers through the mist something says to you something doesn't like the idea of fire.

Sword Dancer dashes sideways along the rooftops suddenly, away from the fire and toward the whispers, trying to find this things, whatever it is.

Dark Horse reaches the street level, and coils up his rope before heading toward the man with the torch, trying to keep a wary eye out for something like...a car moving around, which might hit him by accident. . o O (Reminds me of Fear monger.)

Eventually, Bullet gets a torch lit and shields the flame with her body as she moves out into the night and heads towards the other man with the torch. At this point she's trying to look further into the darkness too as she gets closer to where everyone seems to gravitate.

Anthony strolls along threw the mist, calm as ever, but decides he might as well flame up. With a WOOSH noise he suddenly explodes with hellish flames and glances around, seeing if he can make light in the fog as he moves steadily toward the man with the torch.

Halo Head-jerks at the sound of Sword Dancers voice, suddenly aware that others, though concealed by the darkness, are also approaching the lone illuminated an in the dark. She allows herself to become more daring as a result, flying in from high above toward him.

Anthony's flame does give him something more to see, about twice his range, and what he sees and what Bullet see is the same. Wolf like creatures of swirling mist roar at them and scamper towards the man with the torch or back towards the north (away from the man). There are also snake like beings but they all flee north somewhere. As Sword Dancer speaks her questions seem to be answered as a face appears, but not just before her, before everyone in the edge of the mist. (picture of face at end) "Greets, subjects." Her voice is level but something tells you she herself is not. "I am your new God. Your city is mine, and will now always be mine!" There is a slight tinge of anger in her voice. "It brought me into this world you see about you, and I'm just returning the favor." A soft chuckle. "Oh, and you with the torches down in the artist's quarter, I'll give you a moment to snuff them out, or else you're about to be in a lot of pain. http://illustrationtoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/jacek-kaczynski-fowler.jpg

The man with the torch looks nervous as 3 wolves made of the mist appear in the torch light and begin to circle him. They seem thoroughly unamused.

Dark Horse breaks into a run, continuing to head toward the man with the torch, to help him out.

"Fire is the key." remarks Bullet. "They smashed like every fire-maker in the store I stopped into. It looks like they mauled all the lighters they could find. So... now I'm not suggesting we burn down the city but.." she calls up to the face in the sky. "You can't even get your gender role right. You're female, so it oughta be goddess! As if! Delusional is more like it!" And she finds some place to set her torch up, flaming end up before she whooshes into motion, placing herself between the man and the wolves. "Bad dogs, no treats for you!"

Sword Dancer shouts, "What is your name, god? Who is your ancestor?" Even as she leaps down in front of the wolves to defend the man.

The face growls at Bullet's remark and the growls of three more wolves can be heard. Two figures like skeletons with scimitars appear they are also made from this dark mist. "You'll pay for that, young one. I control this world now, and for your crimes only pain can follow." She cackles as the face fades back into the mist.

While outwardly Halo reflects the same confidence that was conveyed in Bullets statement, inside she isn't so sure its a good idea to be all brash and impulsive toward the self-proclaimed goddess. Still, Halo positions herself to take action for the protection of the man harassed by the strange wolf-like creatures. She awaits the inhuman response to Sword Dancers question; either that or a lunge from the wolves.

Sword Dancer holds her position, ready to defend the man - any anyone else - should the wolves and skeletons close. "What your name is, coward god?"

Dark Horse moves closer to the center of the lit circle, and decides to try something. He pulls out a magnesium flare, and tosses it at the nearest mist wolf.

"As the sword lady says, you -are- a coward!" exclaims Bullet. "What kind of god, or goddess... needs to have minions out of a bad Greek Adventure movie when she can just smite her enemies herself?!" She shakes her head but just stands there, hands on her hips as she pays close attention to the positions of the wolves. Oh, and tossed back to the guy behind her is, "Hey, name's Bullet, what's your name?"

The flare hits and goes of right where it should. However the wolf seems unaffected by it, though you get a nice look at it in general and reveal there is another wolf right behind it in the darkness.

The man behind bullet says "F-frank." He stammers a bit over whelmed by the fact metas are defending him from attack by these mist thingies.

Dark Horse blinks. "Huh. Not what I'd hope would happen. I thought they might scatter from the burning flare."

"Hi Frank, let's get you someplace safe." offers Bullet as she drops the torch and spins around to scoop Frank into her arms. "Guys, I'll get this guy out of here so you don't have to be so... worried." and that said, she turns and accelerates as she takes off.

The dogs growl as Bullet flees quickly away with frank, though both torches fall to the ground. Though the torches are still there and the voice in the mist says. "Feel free." three wolves charge Sword dancer who defends the torches, two are charging towards Dark horse, who is on the edge of the mist and one even moves to attack DD with his fire body.

Sword Dancer whips her sword about as the wolves approach, trying to strike all three before they can attack her.

Sword Dancer tags only two of the wolves, but those she sends flipping through the air.

Though her skill with the sword is impressive one wolf managed to avoid it. it scratches at Kihzra's mid rift with a paw.

Sword Dancer in her turn is knocked back, but lands on her feet. "Are tougher van most worrves."

Halo sees that the mist-beasts can be affected by corporeal attacks, but chooses another tactic for the time being, She flies 20m closer, then, "Hey bad boys, get a load of this, Say cheese!"

Again the flash has no effect when trying to do anything though they do notice Halo but as she is up there and they are grounded they choose to ignore her for the time being.

Devil Dog ignores any monsters that might be coming toward him, coming to a halt and folding his arms over his chest. Looking at the face that randomly appeared he shouts, sounding pissed, "You have exactly 3 seconds to go back where you came from, and then I will break you over my knee, god or not."

The creatures seem unamused by his display.

Shuffling into sight is a skeleton. It lumbers slowly towards Sword dancer. What looks like a curved blade in it's hand a hissing sound coming from it's mouth. Also shuffling into sight is one approaching dark horse, it raises it's blade clearly in strike range to attack the kung-fu utility belt hero.

Dark Horse keeps shifting backward, toward the flare, keeping an eye on the shadow beast-things.

Sword Dancer recloses with her foes - the skeleton included - attempting to deliver blows to all four!

Sword Dancer's skilled attack connects with all 4 targets with ease.

Kihzra strikes truer than she though, felling 2 wolves and hurting the last severely. The skeleton remains put by some force you believe is beyond you entirely.

the injured wolf seems to ooze back into the darkness like fog being blown away by a fan. the remaining wolves flee, though growl, they know better than to pick this fight. (Skeletons not in the fight anymore.)

Sword Dancer laughs aloud. "Coward god served by coward wolves. Say, tjasivju, what your name is!"

Halo looks more than a little perturbed. "Yeah, I was a bit slow on not noticing your eyelessness. So try be'in 'mune ta-this...Anyone want a HOt-dag?..." Suddenly Halo scream at the top of her lungs, and her voice reverberates through the darkness; from her mouth comes a halo-light the blasts a cone of energy away at the group of mist-beings in her way.

Sword Dancer noticing the hiss from the skeleton's mouth is holding her breath.

Though her roar is mighty it has no effect on the skeleton's as it was weakened by the distance.

Devil Dog jumps into the air as wings sprout from his back and takes off toward SD, DH, and their skeletons, moving as fast as he can.

The hissing continues but seem more angered as the wolves leave, the skeleton moves to attack Sword dancer, unamused by her display of swordsmanship. He swings his sword. Mean while the other skeleton closes the distance to dark horse and attacks again with it's blade.

The skeletons swing their blades of black. One comes within a hair of sword dancer but she manages to avoid it. The other draws the sword back and drops it on the ground by accident. not that skeleton's day.

Dark Horse continues moving toward the center of the circle, and where the torches are.

Sword Dancer puns, "Are not scary, skereton!" as she attempts to strike her remaining foe a blow with her full strength.

Sword dancer cleaves the remaining armed skeleton in two, it's blade dropping to the ground. It let's out a terrible wail as it goes away though. It hurts one's ears something aweful.

Sword Dancer grins despite the pain of the wail. "Is more rike home! Dark sorcery and evirr gods and weak, cha, minions! You are as weak as minions, coward god?"

Devil Dog hurtles threw the air till he reaches the last skeleton. His feet swing forward, flaming, and aim right for the things body in a dropkick.

Devil dog slide past the skeleton missing it. The skeletons hisses again.

Dark Horse maintains a defensive posture, looking around into the darkness.

Now the skeleton would have disregarded the fire had Dark horse not picked it up. He would have disregarded the not fighting Devil Dog, however Devil dog attacked him and is on fire. That's a problem. The monster reaches a hand towards DD muttering something like a hiss. It's hand seems to want to consume the fire about DD!

The monster touches the other monster and the fires flicker on DD leaving him less of what he was. The power of hellfire seems to have left him for the time being, but only a little bit. some of his fire remains but not nearly as much as it was.

Sword Dancer says, "Qhah! is skeretons vat make fires stop!"

Sword Dancer sees Devil Dog may have trouble with the skeleton and chargruns into dispatch it.

the skeleton seems to falter but it is still up. Though much worse for ware.

The skeleton swings a bony hand at Sword dancer, attempting to hit her for hurting him. It's not happy that she hit him for hurting her friend.

the skeleton is destroyed. who knows where Bullet took the man who had the torch. but right now, Dark Horse and sword dancers seem to have held off the darkness. At least for the time being, though an angry roar can be heard through the mist in all directions.

Though the battle was won, the dark mists still exist all about the heroes.