The Essence of Souls [Open, PM me for bio submission]

[Blewcheese]

(Nobody saw that is said "Not quote yet".)

Unless you have a better idea.

[Battal]

No, I don't.

 

Well, here goes nothing.

 

Oxryklne flies into the shadows poring from the boy's mouth.

[Percival]

(Okay, let's start with a question; how long was the apocolypse?)

[Blewcheese]

(The event itself lasted for a decade or so. It has been a few hundred thousand years since that occurred.)

 

The shadows begin to try and stop Oxryklne, but small wisps of light shoot at them from Oxryklne, paralyzing them.

I got the shadows covered. You just focus on saving the kid.

[Battal]

And how the hell do you suggest I do that?  Oxryklne asks, closing his eyes as tightly as possible.

[Blewcheese]

I don't know. Possess him then go from there. There's probably something screwy with his brain that we can fix.

[Battal]

Apologies, but I didn't pack my "Possession for Dummies" book.  Oxryklne snaps. 

[Blewcheese]

Yeah, but you have me, which is just as good. Go in the mouth and head up. Not past where you see another exit though, that's the nose. Just sort of hover between the two places.

[Percival]

(Scratch that.

 

 

I think I'll use her as a backup for a different roleplay.

 

 

Shhhhhhh.)

Edited April 30, 2014 by Pecival

[Battal]

Keeping his eyes closed, Oxryklne works his way through the goop until he reaches Frank's destination.

 

Great.  He says without any sense of achievement.  What now.

[Blewcheese]

Just stay still. I'll hook you up.

A small strand of darkness leaks from Oxryklne's back, weaving through his wings and inserting itself into the wall of flesh above him.

[Battal]

(I'm going to assume that possession is pretty much just transferring your consciousness into someone elses body.)

 

Oxryklne slowly opens his eyes to find himself staring at his friends.  It takes him a second to realize he's seeing out of the boy's eyes.

 

Okay.  Admittedly, this is pretty neat.  What now?  Oxryklne asks Frank.

[Blewcheese]

(Yup.)

 

Well, first, you're going to have to brace yourself. You should be connected to the entire body soon...

At that, a searing pain shot through Oxryklne's jaw, and he could now feel as many, many shadowy entities tried to worm their way out of his mouth.

[Battal]

Owowowowowowowowow!  Oxryklne says.  Ow!  That hurts like hell!  Aghhh!

[Blewcheese]

(Hurts like hell, huh?)

 

You're a hardened beetle, you can do it. Go ahead and work through the pain, and try to get some of the rain water to destroy the darkness.

[Battal]

Oxryklne grimaces, and tries to use the boy's power over water to cause rainfall.  It takes a few tries, but eventually he manages to make it rain.

[Blewcheese]

(Well... It's been raining since the kid dumped the basin, but okay.)

Alright, not just get it to destroy that stuff in your mouth.

[Battal]

Just give me a second! 

 

Oxryklne directs the water to spray into his mouth like a super-high-pressure hose, in an attempt to blast all the shadowy stuff out.

 

EDIT: (Just realized that was a dreadful idea, as Oxryklne is either going to be crushed by the water pressure or worse.)

Edited May 1, 2014 by Lord_Battal

[Blewcheese]

(I'll take pity on you, because we can't have our beetle be digested, can we?)

You fool!

The water cleared out quite a few dark arms, but headed for a now unconscious beetle who was by the mouth. However, as the first few ice cold droplets came into contact with Oxryklne, he jolted back to his beetle body. As he did so, the water stopped, then simply poured out of the child's mouth, for it no longer had a force to push it at Oxryklne. More shadows entered the child's mouth to replace the old ones.

Okay, why don't you try that again, just with less killing yourself.

[Battal]

Shut up.  This is your fault.  Oxryklne says, reentering the boy's mind.  This time, he targets only the shadows with the water, using concentrated bursts to wash them away.  However, between the pain in his jaw and his general inadequacy, he is jolted back into his old form multiple times before he starts making progress. 

[Blewcheese]

My fault? Yeesh, you sound like my wife.

Eventually, most of the shadows had been blasted away, and the remaining ones detached themselves from the child.

[Battal]

I feel sorry for whoever that person was.

 

Oxryklne coughs violently, purging the water from the boy's lungs.  Groaning with pain and effort, he then withdraws back to his own body and flies of of the his mouth.  Seconds later, he is racked with immense pain; the water pressure dealt serious damage to him.  He manages to land on the ground before dropping cold.

[Strangerdanger101]

Ayasha tries to pick up Oxryklne.

[Battal]

Oxryklne still doesn't move, though it is clear he is still alive.

 

(I'm going to be out for the next fight.  You guys are getting outplayed by a beetle in the heroism business.  Step it up.)

[Strangerdanger101]

(Big things come in small packages?)

She puts down Oxryklne at a comfortable spot and pets him a few times then turns her attention to the boy.