the birth of a demon

[berserkism.livejournal.com]

[a swirling vortex has been hovering in the forest... the ominous energy surrounding it undeniable...

upon close investigation... there seems to be an opening at the very top...]

[the thrall of battle from within abruptly ceases as a blinding white light bursts through the closed fingers of the massive hand; from within, four shapes are converging, fed upon the blood and despair of those they had loved most...

the death toll hovers at three - Chie, Barney, and Rachel, their bodies torn asunder at the claws and in the mouths of the beasts surrounding our remaining sacrifices from every angle.

it looks like they could use a hand...]

[ooc: will be setting up subthreads, please wait momentarily! GO WILD. POWERS ARE STILL IN EFFECT!]

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SPIKE

[berserkism.livejournal.com]

[has been holding his own best he can with his lone pistol - but he's out of ammo...]

[knightprodigy.livejournal.com]

[Then have some precision thrown battarangs coming to your aid instead!

A big, black, looming shadow falls overhead, just before landing in front of Spike, and dropping into a defensive position.

Over his shoulder, he asks:]

Are you alright?

[imnotjenkins.livejournal.com]

[and right after that, this guy--landing with a set of wings that curl behind him quickly as he draws his sword]

The hell's going on here??

[rainin-blk-ppl.livejournal.com]

[aaaaaaaaaand this one falls from above... landing flat on his face in front of them. It's only a moment before he's up, guns drawn]

[wishmadeinfire.livejournal.com]

_{[And one more, thanks to the help of Super Girl. He's a bit more graceful about it than Jay about the arrival, and he swings, throwing out flame to force the monsters back and give them breathing room for all of five seconds - hopefully.]}

Status report, now!

[gottaknockhard.livejournal.com]

[He looks at the others like they came out of nowhere -- because really, when you're fighting off an endless swarm of demons, you can't pull your attention away long enough to see what else is coming.

Who knew they had reinforcements.

The question to him registers eventually, and he calls back.] Just fine. The hell did you come from?

[knightprodigy.livejournal.com]

Long story.

[Hand to hand combat is a go!

From out the corner of his eye, Batman gives the man a once over. He looks capable.]

You okay to fight?

[And he'll be backing up by the guy with the gun who face-planted the floor. You know, Just incase.]

[rainin-blk-ppl.livejournal.com]

What the hell does it matter? What the hell are those things?

[shouts over his shoulder to Spike as he fires into the nearest demons]

[gottaknockhard.livejournal.com]

[He's been bleeding down the front of his shirt for a while now, but he hasn't checked from what -- and luckily, it's dark enough that he can hide it. As long as he's still on his feet, he can fight.]

Wasn't thinking about taking a break. [He glances towards the others.] Demons. A lot of them.

If you know a way out, I'd take it.

[wishmadeinfire.livejournal.com]

All of you, duck.

_{[Breathing room and properly assessing the situation would be nice, but they need more space/time for that, need these demons off their backs. So he sends out a burst of fire in a ring around them to force the demons back for another five seconds or so.]}

As for the way out, I have a very bad feeling it is through all these lovely demons.

[gottaknockhard.livejournal.com]

[He can feel the heat from the fire; nice way to complete the imagery. Not to mention the smell.]

So much for that.

[knightprodigy.livejournal.com]

[He's pretty sure it's not the usual Nomex treated cape he usually wears, but he uses it to guard against the flames anyway.

He calls over to Leroy.]

You think you can make it out of here?

[imnotjenkins.livejournal.com]

Yeah--just so long as you can keep them out of range until we get high enough.

[rainin-blk-ppl.livejournal.com]

[smirks, waving his guns in Leroy's direction]

I gotcha covered.

[knightprodigy.livejournal.com]

[Batman nods.] Take-- [He turns to the man they all crash landed on.] I'm sorry, I don't know your name.

[gottaknockhard.livejournal.com]

[He's not going to argue; he ran out of ideas around the time he ran out of bullets.] Spike. Nice meeting you.

[imnotjenkins.livejournal.com]

Save it for later--just grab on before these things tear us apart.

[gottaknockhard.livejournal.com]

[He hesitates just a second (grab on to what?), then grips the winged guy's arm. He's not optimistic about this one, but maybe it'd buy him a few more minutes.]

-- Thanks.

[rainin-blk-ppl.livejournal.com]

[sees a few demons heading their way and starts firing, dropping two]

Quit talking and get out of here!

[knightprodigy.livejournal.com]

[Will stay tight to the remaining group, throwing well aimed kicks and punches. Then, to Ashura.]

Don't suppose you've got any more pyrotechnics up your sleeve?

[wishmadeinfire.livejournal.com]

Trust me, I have not even tapped my Talent yet.

All of you, stay close!

_{[Assured everyone was in close, he took a breath - and yelled as flame erupted around them in a circle and began to push out in a swirled vortex, a wicked saw blade that burned flesh and cut off limbs as surely as a steel blade. It force the demons back and Ashura let go with a sigh.]}

That should buy as more time.