God Yet Lives

"I didn't know you'd be insulted by that in all honesty" Yue blinked.

As the big woman continued to speak, Astarte wondered whether she was an immediate threat or not. She certainly sounded as though she could be dangerous, though she was not threatening Astarte personally.
Slowly and purposefully, she lifted her head into view and examined each of the characters in detail.

Kira continued to practice high level Bakudo.

Atsuko looked from the nearest window and sighed, hating the inactivity of lying in a hospital bed.

Iris: <What?! Oh, c'mon! We weren't hurting anyone. Come to think of it... what WERE we doing?>

Noct walked in and asked for her pussy.

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Mortal furrowed her brow, "Yes, openly discussing what you think I do behind closed doors is not insulting in the least. You're lucky Sab didn't hear, she would have teleported you to the bottom of some ocean." She then looked towards Astarte, "Ah, there you are. So, why were you sneaking around?"

Atae ran a hand over her face, starting to get a headache.

Yue shrugged, "You seemed pretty open about your sexual proclivities. My bad." Yue walked over to the throne and slumped down on to it. "I'll keep it warm for you Mortal, this dog can do at least that much." He closed his eyes and placed the hell's cage on the arm of the throne before opening it again and breathing in the miasma.

"You and Sab make a good pair. I envy you Mortal. Aera was alright and all but I don't think we were a good match. There's too much mindless bloodlust in that woman" Yue said only opening one eye.

"Aera? Who is, oh right." Mortal said, "Find someone you like then, I don't know, I'm not a therapist."

*The woman at the desk stares at her in fear.*

"She means our cat. Her name is Lulu."

<Oh. Right this way, then.>
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Chesed<I did not come here to discuss anyone's vulgar desires, nor am I here to examine strange Hollows. You are all wasting my time.>
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<Preparing to attack those children, no doubt! I'm no fool, I know what Hollows do in the human world!>

*He flashsteps behind Iris & blasts him with a Shakaho (red fire ball) from behind.*

Atae pointed at Chessed, "Seconded."

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Dawn finally opened the door, "Whatever she has, I can assure you, I do not want it." She said, not really paying attention to the people at the door, and more at the computer screen that was sitting at a desk close by.

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Noct smiled, "You shouldn't have said anything. I wonder what she would have done."

"You came for Aroma. To be honest I don't like it. Unless you can prove the procedure won't damage or outright kill her I'm going to have to say..." Yue opened both of his eyes now and reishi sparked from his left eye. "...you're shit outta luck."

Atae put a hand on her zanpakuto, "I don't think you want to do this. At all."

Mortal looked over at Yue, and the soul reapers. "I turn my back for a second and you people are already at eachother's throats?"

*Senthose pushes past her.*

S"That's fine, it was all lies anyway, please shut the door behind you, Lily."

L"Don't call me Lily."

*Regardless, she does just that. As Senthose walks past the computer, it just shuts off.*

S"Don't bother reaching for your cell phone, I can assure you, it isn't functioning either. Now that I have your full, undivided attention, the first thing I wanted to ask you is if you've ever seen anything like this before?"

*He turns to face her & points at the big ol' hole in his chest.*
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*She directs them to that room with the table, where a black cat with blue eyes is. Euryale takes straight to the table & crouches down.*

"Hi! How was your visit, Lulu? Did you miss us?"

"Mortal, they want to dissect Aroma's zanpakutou. You know anything about it?"

Astarte thought that this must be a terrible time to drop in. There was a possible fight brewing between the Arrancar and the Shinigami, and she still wasn't sure whether she was under threat or not.
Astarte's speed clone appeared a few metres behind Mortal, staring blankly at her.

Mortal shrugged, "I believe something like that was done before. Should be fine so long as they don't fuck up." She said flippantly, before turning her attention back to Astarte. "I thought I told you that wouldn't work. I've lived this long specifically because I could survive against you speed obsessed types. Now, tell me, are you going to play nice, or will I have to hurt you?"

Atae removed her hand from its resting place on her zan, "Now then, where were we?"

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"Meow." -I had to spend a few nights at a veterinarian's, so no, I did not enjoy myself. As for missing you? I guess you two are marginally more likeable than the people here. Am I to assume that you have brought my food?-

Noct looked at Lulu, then said, "She is hungry. I'll put her in the cage and give her something to eat."

"Meow." -Cage?! You will do no such thing! What kind of vile animal do you take me for?!-

Noct opened the cage, and put some food in a bowl at the back of it. As Lulu slipped inside Noct closed the cage.

"Meow." -What, how did I get in here!? You tricked me! This is why I like the Amazon better!-

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Dawn grabbed the lamp that was next to her, launched it at the man's head, and dashed towards her room, where a panic room was installed.

*Iris quickly turns around and fires a Bala to clash with the Shakaho, the resulting explosion still knocking him back and doing a good bit of damage, but severely reducing what could have been.*

Iris: <Y'know... you really shouldn't generalize like that. We aren't all the same.>

*While the smoke is still settling, Iris sonidos directly in front of the Soul Reaper, Zanpakuto reaching for his chest.*

"I do not intend you hurt you," Astarte's speed clone spoke slowly, the monotone voice coming from two locations at once. "I came to see what was happening in Hueco Mundo- my home."

"Then I'll come with and make sure they don't." He stood and walked over to Atae before whispering in her ear.

"Its not that I don't trust you guys its just... she's been through a lot and I'm worried about her. Don't hold it against me kay?"

*He blinks as the lamp smashes on his head. Then he stares at Lilith expectantly.*

L"I don't know if I should--"

S"Just do it."

*Lilith sighs & Dawn is stopped in her tracks as she's enveloped by a red light. Senthose walks out in front of her as he talks.*

S"So you know? Noctis doesn't run away. She's actually what I'd like to talk to you about. Oh, I'm sure you LOVE that news. And while you might think that you're thwarting me, I assure you, we're actually making solid progress. Why, we've already found that you can see & hear spirits."
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"Awww, it'll be okay Lulu, you've got food in there & we'll be back at the house shortly."
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Chesed<So, there you have it. Come along, now, I don't have all day.>

"Wait, she just said it wouldn't be dangerous if he didn't mess up! Besides, I don't want to go!"

Chesed<Judging by the sizeable amount of Arrancars here, I'm guessing we were not sent to extract you by force. Diplomacy, then? Have fun with that, Squad 4 Operative. And put an undershirt on.>

*Chesed walks over to a rock & sits down.*
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*He blocks the would-be-fatal strike with an Enkosen, which then turns into golden chains that wrap around Iris's torso & arms.*

<Funny...if you're so different, why did I predict you'd try something like that?>

"Meow." -I will not stand for this!-

Noct reaches inside the cage with a finger and begins to scratch behind Lulu's ear.

"Mew-- purrrrr..." -Do you hear me, skinny pale face!? When I get out of here I'm going to-- Oh... yea... behind the ear. That is... oh... I'm sure we can put this cage thing behind us, you monster.-

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Atae tensed, expecting a threat, but was met with general concern from the arrancar, Did he just, that is... okay then... With that, Atae simply shrugged, "Just don't be a dick about it then." She then looked over at Aroma, "Would you be willing to come with us if your friend came along?"

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"Fuck you! You won't get away with this! Did Noct put you up to this!? I bet she was giddy when she told you to come after me. The spoiled brat!" Dawn struggled against her binds, "So, you're freaks like that wretched spawn of mine too then?"

"You know, I was kind of thinking of going out for lunch today, since it's so nice and fall is coming soon, but part of me feels bad leaving her at the house all alone."
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"I still don't like this idea. I'd feel better if I had someone else with me. Someone who hasn't tried to kill me in the past. Which, admittedly, doesn't leave me with many options...."
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S"I think you'll find that I will. There are only 3 people in this entire city with the means to stop me. My partner, your daughter, & her lover. So, good luck with that. But, as a matter of fact, Noctis was most uncooperative when I asked for directions. I assume that, on some level, she knows that if you help me, by proxy, you help her. And that just burns her up inside. So, if you really want to get back at her for all of the trouble she's caused you over the years, you'll tell me just what you mean by 'freaks like that wretched spawn of mine,' & by the way, exquisite turn of phrase."

Atae let out a sigh, Mortal was off doing something, and she knew that she had to train for the coming war. Plucking her out of that for something insignificant like this seemed a waste, "Um, how about your other friend, the sheep one?"

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"She isn't alone, she has Lilith to keep company."

"Meow." -No! Don't leave me alone with her, she doesn't like me, I can tell! She wants to kill me, I can see it in her eyes!-

"See, Lulu likes the idea."

"Meow." -I am going to lay on your face when you fall asleep so that you suffocate.-

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"Why would I do that, you've already tipped your hand and said that helping you helps her. I'd rather a content Noctis go without help, than an unhappy one go with it. If you've had any chance at me helping you, you've lost it, more so than when you put me in this shadow thing." Dawn said, struggling.

*Senthose goes to whisper angrily with Lilith for a while. Eventually, she nods, & Senthose heads back to Noctis, drawing his sword & putting it into his Hollow hole.*

"I'm going to show you something special. It's called a 'Resurrecion.' Now, transdifferentiate, Irukandji."

*The sword disappears, replaced by all of his tentacles.*

"You might THINK you're clever, but I assure you, you WILL help. You've already given me a wealth of information completely unsolicited, you're just not as sly as you think you are, it has nothing to do with me forcing the information out of you. Oh, but, don't let that last part fool you, this IS the part where I kill you with the horrible neurotoxins my tentacles emit, if you don't answer my question."

*He sways one of the tentacles back & forth in front of her face.*
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*Aroma waves her hand in an uncertain gesture.*
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"But what if Lilith wants to come too?"

"I'd be surprised if she did, but if she does then we'll leave her alone home. Lulu is used to it."

"Meow." -What, no I'm not! Only recently have you started going on wild adventures that take you away for days on end! Before you used to cuddle with me all day while we played video games, or rather, you played while I commented on your progress! Bad enough I've had to share cuddling with the Amazon, now you're leaving me alone for no reason!-

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Dawn chuckled a bit, "I always knew that brat would get me killed, I had just hoped it'd be after I retired. In all honesty I should have known better, maybe it was a mother's love that had blinded me to how cruel she really is." Dawn took in a deep breath, and steeled herself, "I only regret she didn't have the will to do it herself; I thought I raised her better than that."

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Atae latched onto the uncertainty, "Ca'mon, she is a nice person. I bet she really likes you!"

*Senthose jabs her in the face with a tentacle. She must be screaming or something, because Lilith shouts that he said it wouldn't hurt her.*

S"I lied! Relax, what's the big deal? She's not going to remember in a moment anyway."

*Dawn opens her eyes with a headache & the impression that Senthose had simply been giving her the cold shoulder ever since she called him a freak. He looks at her slightly apprehensively.*

S"...What do you mean by 'freak'?"
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*She looks at the ground.*

"I'm...not so sure...."
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"Well...if you say so. C'mon, Lulu, you ready to go home? Go home? Kitty kitty kitty."