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[redlightgreenlight]

[Her emotions linger somewhere between worried and pissed off and this is clearly visible on her face. as the camera focuses on her. She takes a deep breath, trying to keep the red from bleeding into her eyes, but if one looks closely, they will be able to see that her normal emerald green eyes are slightly more brown in color as they are stuck somewhere between the two colors.]

It seems that not all of Malicant's influence is gone from Tu Vishan. [she takes a deep breath] I spoke with someone who claimed to be one of his worshipers. Now I know that claiming to be one and actually being one are two different things, but I spoke with this person after they attempted to steal a soul gem.

[She presses her fingers to her forehead and closes her eyes, as if trying to warn off a headache]

For those of you who remember the cultists, you know how dangerous they were. [she lowers her hand and opens her eyes, which have returned to their emerald state] This person claimed that 'her people' made a deal with 'someone in this very city'. She also warned that they 'haven't forgotten Malicant' and that we foreigners would 'pay for killing him.' Either the cultists are connected with the muggings, or someone wants us to believe that they are. Either way, someone is using Malicant's name to gather power.

[another breath]

This, paired with other recent events, leads me to believe that it is not the Chihuelans that are responsible for the muggings. Something else is going on here.

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[redlightgreenlight]

I would not define what you were as 'kind'. More...complacent.

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[walkthedarkpath]

I would call it a docile slave myself. But who wants to argue semantics, Cognata.

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[redlightgreenlight]

Apparently not you...If you want to hear the story, you shall have to come to the Hotel.

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[walkthedarkpath]

But of course. I will be there soon.

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[redlightgreenlight]

See you then.

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[walkthedarkpath]

[ Not to much later, Vergil arrives at the hotel, done in dark blues and black. He looked pretty sharp compared to before. His had work had been mostly paying off... outside of the fact he already lost the apartment. He made his way inside, he would check the common rooms first. If she was not there then he would go knock on her door.]

[redlightgreenlight]

[He didn't keep her waiting, that was useful since it was a long story, but one she remembered very well.]

Over here. [She called, moving from the console when he entered the Hotel and heading toward a corner of the common room.]

[walkthedarkpath]

[ He nodded when she spoke up and made his way over. removing his coat to toss it over the back of one of the chairs to take a seat a respectable distance.]

I hope I didn't keep you too long. [ Not that he actually cared about that but ti was better than 'get straight to it.']

[redlightgreenlight]

Not long at all. [She sat, crossing her legs and settling into her memories.] Do you have any particular questions, or do you want me to start from the beginning?

[walkthedarkpath]

I do have questions, but I am sure it is simply wiser to recant the whole tell if you would.

[ He spoke as he looked to her. ]

[redlightgreenlight]

[It was a long story, Vergil.] I arrived in Keeliai just before the foreigners were to confront the Alderwood Emperor, Evandau. He wasn't much of an emperor, he lost the Palace to Malicant and hadn't been helping the foreigners to combat the demon. He must have had some intelligence though, because he did summon me after all. [A little smile at her joke].

During the meeting at the Midnight Hotel, we were attacked by Cultists. That was my first encounter with them. They were fanatical, not caring for their lives at all. All they cared about was wounding us with their Tainted weapons.

[walkthedarkpath]

Many cults are like that, their followers would and will do anything for their cause without any worry for their own lives. It is a horrific way of living I would think. I have tangled with a few cults in my day. Demons tend to have worshipers.

So, do continue.

[redlightgreenlight]

This taint caused irritability and gave Malicant a way to later take control of our bodies, but that is another story.

We fought fiercely but were eventually forced to retreat back into the Hotel. We expected the cultists to follow us, but they dispersed instead. From that moment on, they would show up occasionally, but it wasn't until after Evandau's murder that they became truly bold, moving more openly throughout the city than before.

It took some time for us to realize it, but Malicant had possessed Tu Vishan, the great turtle. Wan and I worked together to possess the turtle and try to force him out. We failed, but we did manage to gain the information we needed to destroy Malicant. The Cultists had other plans however and attacked us in force.

Dante led had led a group to distract the cultists from Wan and I, but they somehow found us at the Turtle's Head and tried very hard to destroy us...

[she sighed]

I thought that perhaps they had been brainwashed by Malicant and that since he was gone, so was his power over them, I guess I was wrong.

[walkthedarkpath]

[ Vergil seemed troubled by this, it showed by the way he stood and started to pace, one arm across his chest, his hand holding his chin as he seemed to think. Looking back whens he stopped speaking.]

Something had to of been overlooked. My brother, for all of his faults is a heavy hitter, he does not pay attention to subtle clues. And you and Wan must have had your hands too full to notice if anything was over looked... added with the year sleeping... and that alone is strange. What had the power to make such a group sleep for a year.

[ He looked over to her.] Tell me more about the turtle.

[redlightgreenlight]

I thought I told you? [Valdis watched him pace] In order to defeat Malicant we had to go into the Dreaming. In order to do this we took a drug...But we didn't wake up and so Eva used some sort of magic to merge the Life and Dreaming planes and that is why we were able to wake up.

[It was interesting though, had it been Milyn's drug that had trapped them in the Dreaming or had it been something else?]

I'm afraid I can't tell you much about the Turtle. He is old and his mind is far beyond our understanding. I do not believe he is dead as Malicant told us. I believe it was he who gave us the information we needed to defeat our enemy.

[walkthedarkpath]

If you did it was lost with the merging, or I simply forgot. Either way I will remember all of this now. This is important... and yes I do remember you mentioning an Eva. [ He didn't like that one bit.] She was a witch?

I do not know but maybe we should venture to the turtles head sometime and see if we can find anything.

[redlightgreenlight]

If you wish to learn more about Eva, then you should speak with Milyn. But as for the turtle...I have been considering trying to possess it again, to see if he truly still lives.

[she shook her head]

But I don't have the time. I need to focus on drawing the cultists out...Dante didn't believe that they were gone...I should have listened...

[walkthedarkpath]

I may in fact do so.

[ He looked back to her then.] If you wish, I will help you draw them out. Help finish the work you both started, in his sted.

[redlightgreenlight]

It isn't safe...

[If it came down to it, she would be using her Death Magic and she didn't want anyone else to be caught in it. But hadn't she just been lectured on fighting alone?]

But as long as you stay out of my way, I don't see why you can't help.

[walkthedarkpath]

Since when do I care about safe?

[ His well being was the last of his concern.]

It sounds like a plan. Whenever you decide to go just let me know.

[redlightgreenlight]

I'd prefer to not have my allies caught in the crossfire, but if you insist, I will let you know.

[walkthedarkpath]

I do insist, you should well know I will not go down easily and I can be of use all of my own.

If this is all I should leave you to the rest of your evening. [ he's just not good with people. ]

[redlightgreenlight]

It isn't their power that I'm worried about...

[walkthedarkpath]

Is it your own?

[redlightgreenlight]

Just stay out of my way.

[She was done, so she stood and turned to walk away. She knew Dante wouldn't approve, nor would Anton, Wan and Raine, but she didn't care. The cultists were too much of a threat.]