An Unexpected Split - Voltra Online

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Erica paused before sighing.

"I can help." She said as she turned her attention to where Ilias was.

"C'mere." She said, holding her hand out to him.

"Seriously. Come here, I'll help you."

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"........." Ilias was silent as Erica said what she did and made her offer.

He flinched for a moment, before slowly stepping away from his hiding place.

Step by step, he made his way closer towards her.

"H-H-Hello..." he stammered quietly when he was close enough.

"W-Welcome to the lab." he continued.

"How... how can I help you, Erica?" he asked her.

"And... And what do you mean by... you... can help...?" he asked further.

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Erica just stepped up to Ilias with a soft smile.

"Just hold on." She said as she took her glove off. Almost instantly, the snakes atop his head were alert and at the ready as Ilias backed away. Too far, to be good for her to do what she was doing.

"Get over here." She said, almost snapping as she reached for him with the uncovered hand. He dove away from her, which just net a bit of a sigh from her.

'Ilias!" She half exclaimed before just quickly closing the distance, and reaching for him. She managed to catch him off guard, somehow, and catch him. Her hand was unfortunately tangled in his hair before starting to work toward pulling everything out of him.

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Ilias did NOT react well to this.

He yelped in shock and fear, and the snakes hissed at Erica once more.

One of them even made a play for her arm, opening its mouth and darting for her... however, just as she felt its fangs touch her arm, it stopped. She was unaware if it had even punctured, but given that she wasn't feeling any pain or numbness, she guessed it hadn't.

The snake then withdrew and looked at her, before communicating to the other agitated snakes, causing them to calm down slightly.

They then all looked at the huddling and shivering Ilias, noticing he was starting to actually calm down, before looking back at Erica.

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After about a minute, Erica removed her hand from Ilias' hair, but as she did so there was mana coming off of him.

It took close to another five minutes before she managed to withdraw it all, and Ilias sank to all fours.

"Give it a minute or three. You'll be ok." She asked before sighing and absorbing the mana that she'd removed from him.

"Where is Kiah? I'd be surprised if she's unaffected."

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Ilias was silent for a moment, before looking at her.

"...she's in the back." he said.

"Is trying to solve an 'unsolvable' equation." he continued.

"Says if anyone can solve it, she can." he went on.

"...she's been at it for a while now." he mumbled.

"If... if you can help her, please. I'm worried."

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Erica nodded.

"I'll do the same to her that I did to you." She said simply before asking for Ilias to point her in the right direction. Once that was done, she headed off, leaving Ilias alone, just as Aedan arrived with Cain.

"Oh! Hey Ilias." The zombie said.

".... Erica got to you yet?" She then asked, her voice curious.

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Ilias looked over towards her, and nodded slowly.

"...yeah." he said.

"Yeah. She did." he repeated.

"And I feel... SO much better." he admitted.

"...I have no idea what's happening, but I know I feel better." he went on.

"...what IS going on, anyway?" he asked.

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Aedan just sighed as she and Cain set what they were carrying down.

"Seems her mana is overwhelming the place." She said.

"Not entirely sure as to the extent, but it seems like it might be global." She added after a moment or two.

"hence why she was able to draw it out of you."

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"...wow." Ilias mumbled.

"Yeah, it's pretty overwhelming." Cain said.

"But you're okay?" he asked.

"Yeah... yeah, I think so." Ilias responded.

"Cool. Anyone else here?" Cain asked further.

"Kiah is." Ilias replied. "As for anyone else, I... admittedly, I don't know." he went on.

"Hazel was here earlier, but... I'm not sure if she's still around."

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"Hazel tends to wander, I've noticed." Aedan commented.

"Although it completely depends on how this hit her." She added as Erica and Kiah approached.

"Hey you two." The younger of the two said.

"Ilias, you ok?" Kiah asked as she made her way over to him.

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Ilias slowly got to his feet and put a hand to his head.

"...yeah. Yeah, I think so." he replied.

"I feel... like I was in some weird haze or fog of... something..." he went on. "But now I'm in the clear." he continued.

"An apt way to put it." Cain interjected.

"We just need to find a way to do what Erica's done for the two of you, to the rest of the world." he told them.

"Simultaneously." he added.

"....pardon me, but that task sounds... insurmountable." Ilias commented.

"I know." Cain replied.

"But being an alchemist is all about redefining reality, and what is possible." he added, in a statement that would make any alchemist proud.

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Both Aedan and Kiah smirked.

"Sounds about right." The zombie commented.

"All right. Come on. There's a room in here that is large, and not in use." The chemist said simply before leading them off to the room in question with the others following. As they steppe dinto the room, Erica said.

":. . . wonder if I can cook up any sort of protection for here..." She commented, looking around.

"Might be best if you just cleared us of anything if it shows up." Kiah commented after a moment or two.

"Strictly because of the fact that I really do think that might be easier." She added. Erica paused a moment before shrugging.

"If that'd be better, then yeah. I can def do that."

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"Indeed." Cain agreed.

"For this immediate space, we need a case-by-case basis." he told her.

"We need to come up with some way to... isolate... an 'antidote'... for your mana, though." he then said to Erica.

"Essentially, a way to have the many slough off the mana, and have it just... dissipate once it has nothing to cling to." he went on.

"And THAT is going to require some extensive, quick-fire, testing." he went on.

"The biggest thing will be that it's demonic. Or has aspects of it now." he continued.

"And that is strong stuff. We need to find some way to counter that."

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Kiah just paused.

"Counter demonic mana?" She asked as she pulled her phone out of her pocket.

"Easy." She added as she typed something on the device before shoving it in her pocket.

"Hopefully, help is on their way." she said simply.

-

Meanwhile, the text reached the recipient.

Hey. Need a counter for demonic mana, how do you feel about coming to help?

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Colin

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

The one who had received the text growled a little, before bringing a hand to the side of their head.

"Ugh, damn it." he cursed.

Honestly, I'm willing to help, but not sure if this is a good time. he sent.

I feel like I'm dealing with demonic mana myself, right now. he then sent further.

I've isolated myself in one of the empty dorms here, because I don't know what's going on. he added, before putting the phone down.

"Rrrrgh, what IS this?" he asked the air, stress and irritation in his tone, but he still sounded like himself... for the most part.

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Come to the lab. If it's the same thing that's going around, there's a means of help here. Kiah responded before chuckling lightly.

"Pretty sure the counter to demonic mana is on his way here." was all she said to the others before sticking her phone in her pockjeta gain.

"Alright. Now, let's get the blal rolling while we wait. Erica, you mind heading to the front of the lab to wait for him? Get him sorted out before you guys come back?" She asked. Erica was silent for a moment before nodding.

"I... yeah. Yeah I can do that." She answered with a nod.

"I'll be back. See ya." Was the last that she said before heading off.

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Colin

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"Hold up!" Cain called to her.

"Excuse me a moment." he said to the others, before following her.

"Erica." he said.

"I have a question." he told her.

"Can you actually SEE the mana?" he asked.

"Like, crawling on people?" he asked further.

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Erica paused.

"Eh?" She asked as she looked toward Cain.

"No... I ... can't. Should I?" She asked after a moment or two.

"Because, I really can't."

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One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Cain just sighed.

"I can't either, to be honest." he said.

"But Dad showed me how." he told her.

"I figure you might want to be able to see the stuff to help people or see what you can do." he went on.

"But you need to focus the demonic power in your eyes." he then said further.

"I'm half-demon, so it's as simple as me thinking about it, and it activates, but you might need to actively concentrate on it. I might be able to help with that if you'll let me."

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For once!?

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