"I am thou... Thou art I..."
The holy castle was a place of great reverence, respect, and faith for many in Fiore. In any other condition, it would have been a place of solemn peace and reflection. A sanctuary body and soul. But few people really knew the 'cost' of such peace or were dazzled by its brilliant white purity prevented one from seeing the ugly truth...
Temperance, a fledgling Umbra Witch, was asked to scout and keep an eye out on the holy castle within the ranges of Fiore. However, upon her mission, she, Hex, and her newest companion Medeia were spotted and pulled into Purgatorio... the middle dimension ground between Paradisio, Inferno, and the Human world. The battleground beyond the awareness of regular people. What turned out to be a simple research mission, turned into a battle for their lives.
Explosions went off along the castle, space twisting, and parts of time freezing. In Purgatorio, the rules of physics and time didn't really apply. Anything could happen if you were to get lost in their, even if it existed alongside the regular world!
"MRREEOOOWW!!" Hex cried as she carried Temperance, the little Exceed black cat using her wings to fly and avoid the around as the angels chased them. "Why can't any of these 'flockers' be the tasty canary kind instead of giant killer pigeons!"
Hot on their heels, down the winding royal hallway was a series of white, winged humanoid features that looked like doves, with white and golden armoring and wings on their backs. Each of them had spears of some kind, made of holy light and charged at them with uncharacteristic violence to them. There were four of them, among a larger number of Angels that continued to hunt them down elsewhere in the castle.
In all the chaos, Temperance still was in her 'civilian' attire. Her jeans, vest, long-sleeved shirt and glasses as Hex flew her around. There was no time as she and her friends were immediately pulled into Purgatorio by someone else. Before long, angels came right out and attacked them. So much for a covert mission.
As Hex flew them down the oversized hallway, Temperance twisted to allow her to aim and threw out her Tarot cards, creating a series of fiery-tarot cards. The Suite of Wands that burst into flames as they flew and caught a couple of the angels, causing them to fall back due to their burning wings or bodies.
Even with her magic, they were in the thicket of angel territory. But more than that-- the holy castle was not just some sanctum and the respected church in reality-- it was closer to Paradiso than anyone should be. So much for thinking they would be safe while not causing trouble.
"You okay, Medeia?" Lina called out as they flew, hoping she would be okay as they both ran/flew and also fought off their feathery fan club.
WC: 493
The holy castle was a place of great reverence, respect, and faith for many in Fiore. In any other condition, it would have been a place of solemn peace and reflection. A sanctuary body and soul. But few people really knew the 'cost' of such peace or were dazzled by its brilliant white purity prevented one from seeing the ugly truth...
Temperance, a fledgling Umbra Witch, was asked to scout and keep an eye out on the holy castle within the ranges of Fiore. However, upon her mission, she, Hex, and her newest companion Medeia were spotted and pulled into Purgatorio... the middle dimension ground between Paradisio, Inferno, and the Human world. The battleground beyond the awareness of regular people. What turned out to be a simple research mission, turned into a battle for their lives.
Explosions went off along the castle, space twisting, and parts of time freezing. In Purgatorio, the rules of physics and time didn't really apply. Anything could happen if you were to get lost in their, even if it existed alongside the regular world!
"MRREEOOOWW!!" Hex cried as she carried Temperance, the little Exceed black cat using her wings to fly and avoid the around as the angels chased them. "Why can't any of these 'flockers' be the tasty canary kind instead of giant killer pigeons!"
Hot on their heels, down the winding royal hallway was a series of white, winged humanoid features that looked like doves, with white and golden armoring and wings on their backs. Each of them had spears of some kind, made of holy light and charged at them with uncharacteristic violence to them. There were four of them, among a larger number of Angels that continued to hunt them down elsewhere in the castle.
In all the chaos, Temperance still was in her 'civilian' attire. Her jeans, vest, long-sleeved shirt and glasses as Hex flew her around. There was no time as she and her friends were immediately pulled into Purgatorio by someone else. Before long, angels came right out and attacked them. So much for a covert mission.
As Hex flew them down the oversized hallway, Temperance twisted to allow her to aim and threw out her Tarot cards, creating a series of fiery-tarot cards. The Suite of Wands that burst into flames as they flew and caught a couple of the angels, causing them to fall back due to their burning wings or bodies.
Even with her magic, they were in the thicket of angel territory. But more than that-- the holy castle was not just some sanctum and the respected church in reality-- it was closer to Paradiso than anyone should be. So much for thinking they would be safe while not causing trouble.
"You okay, Medeia?" Lina called out as they flew, hoping she would be okay as they both ran/flew and also fought off their feathery fan club.
WC: 493