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Voltie — The Dude Posted 5 years ago ( 2019/12/17 02:42:45 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Again, Hal was silent.

"............I see." he finally said.

"Yeah..." Azazel chimed in.

"She's kind of a big deal." he said.

"That would be understating it." Hal mumbled.

"So. Tell me." he then said to her.

"What can we here at The Unit do for you?" he asked her.

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Donator — Female Posted 5 years ago ( 2019/12/17 03:11:16 )



"Aza here says that you guys have a means of glamouring." Lilim answered. "And he also says that as I am, I need help to blend it. I don't see it, but hey. He's been on the surface longer than I have, so he'd know better than I." She followed with, with a sigh.

"Name your price, I can pay it." She then said as she shoved her hands into the pockets of the extremely tattered jeans she was wearing.

"Seriously. I can pay anything. Even ask Aza."


♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯
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Voltie — The Dude Posted 5 years ago ( 2019/12/17 03:28:34 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Azazel was silent, but nodded.

"Yes." he responded.

"She can." he told Hal. "She's a woman of her word, and you can trust her." he continued.

"...." Hal was silent, and just raised an eyebrow.

"Uh-huh." he muttered.

"Tell me." he said to Lilim. "What power do you have over Azazel?" he asked her.

"Not only is he FAR more subdued and quiet than his norm, but he instantly seems to agree with you, or corroborate what you say." he told her. "And I mean it's as though he does it without even a millisecond of thought." he continued.

"Like a conditioned response."

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Donator — Female Posted 5 years ago ( 2019/12/17 03:36:39 )



Lilim glanced over to Azazel before sighing.

"What power? Whatever's left with the contract he has with the boss." She answered.

"And that is?" SHal asked after a moment or two.

"It is as I said. I ahve whatever lasts after the contract he made to the Boss' Mutts caretaker." She said with a shrug, not clarifying anything.

"If you want more detail, ask Azazel."


♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯
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Voltie — The Dude Posted 5 years ago ( 2019/12/17 04:10:57 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Hal looked at Azazel and narrowed his eyes.

"Spill." he ordered his agent.

Azazel gulped and looked at Lilim for a moment, before looking back to Sharp.

And he told him everything. Everything he'd told Zeke.

That seemed to put Sharp in a VERY unimpressed mood.

"So what I'm hearing... is that one of my agents is essentially compromised." he summarised.

"Wh-what!?" Azazel exclaimed.

"It seems that this woman entering this realm has re-triggered what is left of your undying and forced devotion to her." Sharp responded. "And as the one in charge here, I cannot turn a blind eye to that, seeing as your loyalties are divided. And not in a way between yourself and Elizabeth." he added.

Azazel seemed to know where Sharp was going with this, and his heart sank a little, his expression crestfallen.

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Donator — Female Posted 5 years ago ( 2019/12/17 04:13:34 )



Lilim just laughed. It had a darkness to it that even the brief encounters with Vanessa couldn't compare to.

"That is very true." She agreed with a nod.

"And what's that going to cost?" She asked.

"Take me out of the equation here. What's that going to cost Aza?"


♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯
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Voltie — The Dude Posted 5 years ago ( 2019/12/17 04:32:56 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Azazel didn't seem to react to the laugh, but Hal could feel the darkness in it, and it unnerved him.

He steeled himself, though, and cleared his throat.

"The same thing that happens to all agents that are compromised." he said.

"He will be taken off of active duty, and his permissions regarding this building and the information within reduced severely, to the point of being nearly revoked entirely." he explained.

"A review will be done upon his request, and if it is proven that he is no longer compromised, he will be allowed to return to duty." he went on.

"And if it is determined he is STILL compromised... then he will be removed from duty... permanently."

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Donator — Female Posted 5 years ago ( 2019/12/17 04:40:14 )



Lilim just sighed.

"Yeah... see? I ain't gonna let that happen." She said simply. Hal was silent before regarding her with a steely look.

"And what, exactly, do you mean by that?" He asked her, his tone cool, calm, but with a threat and defense beneath the surface.

"I mean that I am not letting you strip him of the life he has just because I'm here." was the response she gave as she turned to approach Azazel. Hal got to his feet, ready to react at a moments notice.

"Move and die, Aza." She warned, her voice about as dark as the demon would expect from her family, not her, before her mana started to swirl around his head.


♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯
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Voltie — The Dude Posted 5 years ago ( 2019/12/17 05:13:14 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

As soon as that started to happen, the glamour that the ring was provided him was overridden, showing his true demonic form.

And he looked to be in pain.

Hal was ready to jump in and intervene, when he suddenly noticed that the mana was coalescing around Azazel's horn. Or... rather, the stump that remained from one of his horns.

"....eh...?" the djinn muttered.

"What are...?" he started to ask, before going silent.

'She can't be... can she...?' he asked himself mentally.

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Donator — Female Posted 5 years ago ( 2019/12/17 05:17:39 )



"My mana is basically bottled chaos." Lilim commented as her mana seemed to cause a split in the air near Aza's head. She reached in adn withdrew something, something that Hal couldn't hope to identify.

"And I was the one who broke his horn." She continued as she set what she'd retrieved atop the remnants of his horn.

"So it's only I that can fix it." As she said that, she finished what she was doing, the mana seeming to coalesce on Azazel's head and cause him extreme pain as the removed piece was reattached.

"But that also means that any and all glamour effects he has will berendered useless for now." She added as she stepped back.

"There, contract revoked." She then said, heading toward the door.

"Now I'm out so that I don't interfere with his life. See ya." Was the last thing she said before she was out the door, and heading toward the etrance again.


♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯
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Voltie — The Dude Posted 5 years ago ( 2019/12/17 05:44:07 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Just as she left, Azazel collapsed in his chair.

Hal checked him over, before disappeared from where he was.

Lilim was making her way down the hallways, before Hal appeared before her suddenly.

"Wait." he said.

"Please." he said further.

"It's clear that you've done a great service to Azazel." he told her.

"...if you're set on leaving now, while he's unconscious, let us help you." he went on.

"We can give you something. Anything. A clip, a small piece of jewellery, anything. It can mask your demonic look, and help you blend in."

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Donator — Female Posted 5 years ago ( 2019/12/17 05:50:04 )



Lilim was silent before sighing.

"He'll be out for ... probably a day or so, if I were to guess." She commented. "My mana is pretty volatile, and what I did messed with his natural mana, as it did when I broke his horn." She added before sighing, again.

"I'll be honest. I don't know what would need to be hidden, and I don't know what can be. I have no idea what I'm doing here." She admitted. "I'm only here, specifically, because Aza brought me here, said that it'd be a good idea."

"But I just... I have no idea if anything is even needed. I know nothing about this plane." She added after a second or two before just shaking her head.

"And yes, I should be gone before he wakes. He hated me before the contract... can't guarantee he won't attack once conscious again now that he's completely free of me."


♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯
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Voltie — The Dude Posted 5 years ago ( 2019/12/17 06:16:44 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Hal just sighed.

"That's understandable." he said.

"But... listen, let us help." he told her.

"Let me take you to our R&D lab, and they can have something made up for you." he suggested.

"It's hard to explain in words what needs to be hidden, but... trust me, if you let us help, and you a bit of a 'before and after' image in your mind, you'll see what we're talking about." he assured her.

"I merely wish to help you, as you have helped Azazel." he continued.

"Will you allow us to do that?" he asked.

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Donator — Female Posted 5 years ago ( 2019/12/17 06:39:51 )



Lilim was silent for a moment before sighing.

"If it would help, that would be nice, I admit." She agreed with a nod.

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She staggered downt he alley, completely hidden by the shadows that the two buildings cause. It didn't help that her mana was causing the light to be absorbed even more, but the fact that it was the dead of night made it very much not something that anyone seemed to notice. There was hardly anyone out and about.

She leaned against the wall, sinking down it as the world spun. She was covered in blood, mostly hers, and she looked to be barely alive by this point.

She tried to get to her feet, but found that she couldn't. She could barely feel anything for the moment, the damage that was done was extreme, and were she properly alive... she would have definitely most likely be dead by this point.


♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯
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Voltie — The Dude Posted 5 years ago ( 2019/12/17 07:11:14 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Just as she leaned against one of the walls, she heard a voice.

A sickeningly familiar, taunting, singsong voice.

"Ohhh m'laaaadyyyy...." the male called out.

"Where aaaaaare yooooouuuu?" he asked further.

That's when she heard ANOTHER voice.

One that she didn't know. But the presence that she suddenly noticed was familiar. It was weaker than what she would liken it to, but it was definitely there.

"Hey." the figure said from the shadows.

"If you want to get away from the creep, follow me." he told her, opening up a dilapidated door that was nearby.

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Donator — Female Posted 5 years ago ( 2019/12/17 07:19:33 )



She was completely silent for a second before letting out a breath. She knew that the one hunting her wouldn't have long before he was pulled bck to hell, but she also knew that she'd be easy to find. Her blood stood out, after all.

She fought to get to her feet again, having a notably difficult time before managing to and mad eher way through the door that was opened, very nearly collapsing on the other side of it as he closed the door.

"Nng.. dammit." She growled, her voice pained, yet barely audible. She stayed on her feet, somehow. If he could see her in the dark room they were in, he'd be questioning how she was on her feet, as she looked to be barely able to even think, nevermind anything else for the moment.


♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯
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Voltie — The Dude Posted 5 years ago ( 2019/12/17 07:45:19 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

After he shut the door, they heard the voice continuing to call out.

"Right." the figure said.

"Tell me." he said to her.

"You want out of here?" he asked.

"I can get you away from here." he told her.

"I don't think I can deal with the one after you, but I CAN get you away from him." he went on.

"You trust me? Even though I'm a stranger?" he asked.

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Donator — Female Posted 5 years ago ( 2019/12/17 07:48:38 )



She was completely silent before sighing. there was pain in that one breath.

"Either I die to him, or a die to you." She stated, her words a bit slower than the average person would say. She had to plan them out at the moment, due to the damage she'd taken.

"So let's go, where... " Her voice faltered as he was able to see in the dim light how she very nearly just dropped then and there.

"Wherever, and whenever... He's going to kill me."


♯ And I wonder what you've done to me || I've lost all my ability to think logically || I know I've never felt this way before || Like someone pushed me through a door || And there's no turning back ♯
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Voltie — The Dude Posted 5 years ago ( 2019/12/17 08:05:02 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"....you got it." they replied.

He then stepped up close to her, and she felt herself surrounded by, again, familiar mana.

They then disappeared in an instant, just as the one that was chasing her burst through the door.

"...damn it." he cursed.

Meanwhile, the two of them appeared in a backyard... somewhere... and she almost fell to her knees when they did.

"Sorry about that." he apologised.

"I'll get Mom and Dad. They might be able to help." he told her.

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Donator — Female Posted 5 years ago ( 2019/12/17 08:10:16 )



She may not have dropped immediately, but as he spoke, he noticed that she looked abotu ready to keel over. It was taking all she had to stay on her feet for the moment, to maintain any sort of level of dignity or anything.

"Possibly." She managed to get out after a few seconds.

"Just... lead the way." She added after a few seconds.

"Before I'm down." she added under her breath.


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