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Jonathan joined Helen still wondering what was really happening or what he could do about it. He followed her like a pack leader in his large wolf form. Seeing a human defending himself from an ant, Jonathan-wolf runs up behind the ant and tells it to leave the human alone.
When his solar nemesis finally disappeared beyond the horizon, the pressure on the vampire releases. Over a century of daily cycles ingrained themselves on Jonathan. He releases his super pack of wolves and replaces them in the caravan of ants. He listens to them and understands better what Helen was directing and runs to catch up with her. He howls in joy escaping into his predatory urge to run.
Hearing the new directions from Helen, the vampire directs his wolves to corral the ants away from people and buildings.
Behind the outside wall of the diner, Harker feels his solar nemesis sinking below the horizon like he has felt every day for over a century. The vampire continues to feel the predator hunger of his super pack of wolves and directs them to hunt and kill ants.
Jonathan Harker takes total cover behind a building. His solar nemesis not quite completely departed for the day. He reaches into his dark predator essence and calls canines to respond. First, a couple wolves appear around the corner, then quickly followed by howls and more than a couple dozen wolves. The vampire mentally sends his super pack to hunt and kill the monster ants.
Would you want to open a scene at base somewhere to give us a setting to RP until the start?
Harker is ready to review with his 5 more points: * Added a Skill = Expertise (Hecate’s magic) 8 (+8)
Cheers
Jonathan stared and eventually waved at the lagoon to his friend who he hoped would stay in touch. He wanted to know what he went through to help him recover. Monsters needed to stick together. Who else would understand his perspective? He turned away from the lagoon to join his current team retreat to civilization and escort the infected remains to secure containment. He looked forward to satiation from civilized blood.
Great to continue! Enjoy the great outdoors! I would enjoy adding of magic to the repertoire of Jonathan as a consequence of becoming a avatar of Hecate. Mechanically maybe an AE Variable. And, RPing the development of magical expertise. The obvious villain to return for Harker is Dracula. We fought him in the last campaign, too. However, I find Dracula much more powerful, insidious, and frustrating when he acts as a puppet master. Maybe, he is leading the nemesis of the Monstrous Regiment. Potential NPCs are the descendants of Van Helsing who could hunt Harker just because he is a vampire or need help with Dracula. I would also enjoy developing the Monstrous Regiment as an analog to Hellboy's Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.). Meaning, we could explore any mythology threatening the world retreading any of the Hellboy stories. I'm mixed on the Recruitment. On the one hand, I enjoy the richness additional protagonists give to the story. On the other hand, waiting for posting bogs the game. Maybe we could specify posting expectations in a recruitment. Cheers
Jonathan nods at the fake Gill-man and replies, "It is wise of you to achieve that realization in the end. I will give you release." The avatar of Hecate drives his flaming silver sword into the Gill-man's chest.
Love the story. Would love to continue.
Jonathan nods to the real Gill accepting his thanks. Then, he announces to his teammates, "with the influence of the Mother removed, Gill's presence will no doubt heal the Lagoon." Turning to the fake Gill, he asks, "now, what should we do with you? What would be the best justice for you? For killing those women, and other crimes against humanity?"
Jonathan intervenes and grabs his friend and escorts him to the nearest body of water. Away from gill-man, he whispers, "My friend. So good to see you." "Your successor is under my control. The Mother has been immobilized. Boiled down to disease within a dead body if you know who Dr. Wells is. A Regiment team is on its way. Let's get you recovered. "
If Sekhmet's healing does not fully heal his friend, Jonathan asks, "Gill-man, help me get my friend into the water without hurting him more."
Jonathan replies to the Gill-man, "the goddesses of healing will do everything that they can for Dr. Wells. Now, please take me to my friend." The vampire follows the Gill-man deeper into the ziggurat and finds his friend is, in fact, not fine. On the communicator, Jonathan calls out in obvious distrees, "agent down! Repeat, agent down! Emergency healing required!"
Jonathan offers to his companions, "I still see and smell the disease, so the Mother appears to be in a new form within the corpse of Dr. Wells." "Hathaway? Can you contact HQ? We need an infectious disease team to secure Her... unless the goddesses of healing can resurrect Dr. Wells and eradicate the disease?" The vampire walks toward the Gill-man and calls to him, "Where is my friend? Your predecessor?"
Seeing Hathaway checking on the unconscious lady, Jonathan sheathes his glowing sword and starts to look around for anything to ensure that the Mother can be sealed away or to confirm Her destruction. He offers, "Well done, Helen and Sekhmet. The irony that they declared the Mother the cure is overwhelming."
Very cool pics. Control your joy!
Harker does not believe that he can kill the Mother, because he himself if basically immortal as long as he stays out of the sun. So, if others can kill it, go for it. Otherwise, he would look to lock her back up. Asking his new Controlled friend for suggestions on how to put her back the way that they found Her. He can throw a couple of hero points at a solution. Cheers
Jonathan smiles when the Mother finally crusts over into her makeshift tomb. He finally felt warmth. He had not felt warm since the vampire had killed and transformed him. The feeling was an old memory from when he lived. And, he had forgotten how good it felt. Jonathan nods his head and whispers a benediction to the divine goddess who selected him, "bless you, Hecate." The vampire turns to his Monster Regiment and asks for consensus, "Where is the vault that we need to put her in? That is generally how this works."
Enjoying the blessing of a goddess (as opposed to the curse that he has felt that god has inflicted upon him all these years), Jonathan continues to channel the sacred flames attempting to feel the heat and closer to the divine. "Burn baby! Burn!" And sends another gout of silver fire toward the Mother.
We’re camping to late Monday. ST, can please specify whose turn it is. I’ve lost track. Thanks
Jonathan casually steps through the vines. "Let's try that divine fire again." And sends another gout of silver flames toward the Mother.
Jonathan always feels quite insignificant and cursed with undeath when he compares himself to the members of the Regiment who are avatars of gods. Until today. With his classical education, he of course knows the Greek god Hecate and is pleasantly surprised to known by Her. Let alone to be blessed by Her. His blood flares silver with possibilities. He imagines burning the vegetable body of the elder being with necrotic flames. The vampire swings a ghostly blade that is wreathed in silver flames which blast toward the Mother of Monsters.
Jonathan sighs and looks sad at Gill-man's reply. "Well, it's good thing then, that I cannot drown... anymore." "Would you please sit out here and not involve yourself in the conversation we need to have with your Mother." He looks to see if the Gill-man will stand down in the upcoming conflict.
@ST Will Gill reply to Harker? Are Gill and Harker with everyone else now? Love this game, too. Thanks!
Jonathan squints at the Gill-man and replies, "Gill, my boy. I'm dead, so infections don't bother me." "Unfortunately, your mother is not the first being who has wanted to control the world. Imagine if one of them had succeeded before your mother awoke? How boring the world would be if one being controlled it all. No plays, books, music. As long as humans don't destroy the world themselves, our culture can be quite wonderful." "Ironically, that human culture enabled human science to awake her. Where would she be if humans had not had the free will to explore? Help us convince your mother to stay here and leave the world alone."
"Lovely. Swimming." Jonathan replies in a deadpan tone. "Gill, mate? You wouldn't happen to know what she wants, now she is awake? Does she have any interest in retiring here being the big fish, in a small lagoon?" He had fought more than his fair share of old gods, and the battles always had collateral damage and unintended consequences. "And Gill? Would you be able to oppose your mother? Or, would you be able reunite with your predecessor brother Gill?" The vampire tries to find anything useful task that his new ally can perform with certainty.
Jonathan worries that he does not have full control over Gill-man but settles for removing him from the fight with the Mother. He has heard minions rant about their evil master taking over the world before, so he nods along nonplussed. Just another one. While following his teammates, he asks Gill-man, "can we access the chamber through the ziggurat? Where is the Mother now?"
The vampire listens to the Gill-man and controls, "what was constraining the Mother before? And, help us liberate your brother, so that he may travel abroad again." He motions for the two of them to walk and talk catching up with the others entering the pyramid.
When he feels the last of Gill-Man's willpower extinguish, the vampire releases his chockhold but maintains his grip. And, whispers through blood-coated teeth pausing to allow answers to his questions, "what's your name mortal? You are mine now. Forever." "What happened to my friend, the previous Gillman?" "How do we subdue this Mother of Monsters?"
The vampire continues to drain blood from the amphibian. Although the blood tasted odd, he continued the suffocating embrace hoping that he can wrest control of the Gillman's mind from the Mother and gain an ally before choking him out.
The undead vampire is immune to Fortitude attacks, like disease.
The vampire continues to drain blood from the amphibian. Although the blood tasted odd, he continued the suffocating embrace hoping that he can wrest control of the Gillman's mind from the Mother and gain an ally before choking him out.
The vampire bears his fangs and sinks them into the suffocating Gillman wondering what kind of blood pumps within this immortal. He never bit his predecessor but thought about it few times.
Jonathan shakes his head as the Mother defends her minion, before getting drenched by the water of the lagoon. He stands his ground and surprisingly looks amazing in his clinging water-logged clothes. The vampire evaporates into mist and surges forward to the successor of his friend. When he gets within melee, he solidifies and attacks the amphibian.
Jonathan grins at the hubris. "Brothers and sisters? To serve your Mother? Would she give us fancy titles, too?" He pauses before continuing, "I am already lord of everything I care for and can already put ridiculous mortals under my heel whenever I want. Your Mother has nothing to offer me."
Jonathan disguises his concern for his friend and anger to put this monster in his place. The vampire replies, "then please, introduce yourself to potential servants, because the names of immortals do serve their purpose."
"Logan Fitzroy, I presume?" Jonathan, a British gentleman, dryly asks the creature. "What happened to your predecessor?"
"Gill? Is that you? What's going on?" Jonathan asks like a concerned brother wondering if he has evolved or if it someone else entirely. If it is someone else, could they be recruited into the Regiment?
Jonathan reforms from mist near one of the jaguars and reaches out to grab it.
In a calm, British tone, the vampire offers, "their infection appears fresh. Maybe healing them, could return the cats to theeir normal prey."
Mist-Jonathan floats over to the dropped jaguar to inspect the infection. He doesn't feel like getting his outfit damaged yet. The gentlemen needs to look good for his introduction to the Mother of Monsters.
Jonathan in mist form returns to battle that has revealed three infected jaguars. All ironically attacking Sekhmet. He keeps watch and wonders how quickly they will deal with this normal threat.
Did Jonathan see anything beyond the jaguar(s)?
Harker still has Quan under control with his gaze. I think what DQ means is are you releasing her now that her circumstances have changed. No. He doesn’t think his control is a bad thing.
Jonathan follows his companions into the jungle. Seeing the jaguar and hearing Ms Hyde's warning, the vampire thinks about summoning the equivalent of wolves here to fight on their behalf but notices plant-like growth encircling the jaguars. His wolves would be similarly infected, so he forgets that idea. Not wanting to fight an animal, he becomes mist leaving the cats to Hyde, Sekhmet, and Helen. He floats past the jaguar to see what they are protecting.
Is Harker still controlling Quan? No. His gaze is not permanent. His bite is permanent. ST didn't say that he needed to bite her, in order to continue his control. But, maybe he did. ST?
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