Hel leans into his shadow and squints her eyes into it. She sees the faint purple lines ripple across the blackness like a puddle gently swayed by the wind. She whispers softly in to the shadow. "Wake up, little one." She reaches both her claws into the shadow, dipping into and vanishing beneath the surface. She brings them back up, and in her palms rest a tiny little black orb surrounded by dark flames. Hel gives it an endearing smile and steps away from Azgoroth and lifts it to the air. She lets go. It remains suspended, it's dark light glowing brighter and brighter. Hel steps back a good couple of feet and stands next to Hex's body.
"Y'all might wanna back up. Like I said, she's big." As she says this and using both hands, she aligns her middle claw to her thumb claw. Then she crosses her arms, speaks a word, and snaps her fingers with an echo resounding afterwards. Chains burst from the ground around Hex and tightly weave their way around her torso, throat, arms, and "legs," binding her and ensuring that she can't break them with a sigil etched into their links. Hel turns away from her and watches "Keziah" reform.
(OOC: Deadass I’ll rename myself Atlas. But I’m hella preoccupied Rn so I’ll message back some time today i just need a couple hours)
(What if… what if…)
(What if Vozreal got eaten by Hex? And that's like her fatal mistake? He, along with the others, lands fatal blows on Hex?)
(OOC: OKAY I'M BACK. so, that actually wouldn't be technically possible for two reasons: It was talked about a long time ago, but she likes the taste of virtue because she likes feeling it die on her tongue. Since Vozreal is a whole ass villain, she'd logically hate how he tastes and wouldn't entertain the notion of eating him. Fun fact! That's why she called him "worm" for a majority of the rp, because she hates eating bugs and calls things she doesn't like insect stuff! The more you know! And two, The dimensions of her Chasm would actually reject Vozreal for a variety of reasons that I can't spill because a.) it's a lot and b.) spoilers. So yeah. Plus, Hex has been subdued already. I can get her back up if you want, but it would be quite the ass pull. Which is fine if you're okay with it cause it's an rp, she's just effectively defeated as of now. Azgoroth was her perfect counter. I already have an idea of how to finish the rp, I was just unavailable for THE WHOLE DAY because BIG family stuff happened. I'M TALKING
BIG.
But if you wanna go that route tell me and I can make it work! ^u^
(I just wanted Vozreal to help somehow…)
(OOC: I know a perfect way Vozreal can help! And it won't be ass pull! I feel bad you weren't involved in the action, so I can do something fitting. >u<! It'll be ready tomorrow. I just realized I'm behind on hw ;u; But dw! Voz will get the chance to fight too!)
(I just kinda felt left out…)
(Can I be informed of it now?)
(OOC: OKAY!!! So… "Keziah" is about to come back and do the deed to Hex and get her back to their realm of origin. WHEN SUDDENLY! Hex's body passively curses the chains that bind her and fall off of her without the others noticing cause their busy looking at "Keziah." Now you may think, "isn't she unconscious from being hit over the head twice by an iron frying pan at full strength by Hel?" Nope! I was going to make it a running gag where Hex just doesn't get knocked out no matter how hard Hel tried because it's funny. But! Now it's a tool for D R A M A ! Hex gets up, HELLA weakened by Azgoroth's attacks, but uses her sheer tenacity to grab Hel by surprise, wrap her in the cursed chains and basically takes her hostage again only this time she's not in her throat, and then it all comes down to character response from their. Hex's tenacity and durability was what earned her the title as the Heretical Beast after all. And her bloodlust, and the cannibalism, and her stealing the power of the Void, and eating so many babies, she's classified as a nursery and an orphanage at once, and her tendency to just curse things by existing. So yeah, what do you think? Do you think it could use some changing up, or is it okay as is?)
(Okay, so I get the whole 'character response' thing, but where's Vozreal in this? Sorry if I'm being pushy…)
(No, that's a valid concern! He's anywhere you want to be, I guess. Is he next to Azgoroth? He's next to Azgoroth. Is he near Hel? He's near Hel. It's really up to you. I only control my characters. I make sure not to seize control over other characters out of courtesy to their author, y'know? But yeah. Was he knocked out during the fight? Was he trapped somewhere and couldn't escape? Did he leave the oven on and hauled ass back to his house to turn it off? It's all up to you!)
(Ah, okay! Also, I just now realized the pun in your username)
The black orb leaks an otherworldly light from it's edges, washing away the blood that infected the air and cleansing the dark tendrils that trail along the floor. It's shine became bright, a brilliant obsidian colored gleam blinds the occupants of the room as the being once known as "Keziah" attempts to manifest within the room.
As everyone is preoccupied with observing this formation, the chains bounding Hex begin to fail. The sigils rust and darken and the chains go limp around her body. Her throbbing head, frail yet conscious, feels this happen and ever so quietly she arises from her prone position. The countless spells and abilities casted onto her by Azgoroth still affect her and her head feels heavy. She lifts her gaze to see the black kernel of The Abominable One reform. She seizes in shock and thoughts scurry across her mind:
SHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHITSHI-
She looks down and sees that the chains have lost their bindings, but are still together and strong enough to hold another person. She swipes them up quickly and sees that the parasite was standing mere feet from her. She snarls in fury grabs Hel by the throat.
"OH SHIE-"
She slams her onto the ground and snaps her fingers, causing the chains to wrap themselves around Hel and pin her down. Hel looks up completely startled at the sudden maneuver. "WHAT!? HOW THE-"
STOP AT ONCE OR I'LL KILL HER NOW!!
Hex roars at the light while keeping a claw gripping Hel. The orb immediately stops glowing. Although it is not an existing being yet, anger and rage radiates from it with violent intensity. Hex growls and snorts at the lot of them.
"Oh, what the FUCK man, we were almost done! How can you ju-"
Hex lifts Hel off the ground and brutally slams her again. Hel, now dazed, opens her eyes to see Hex looking straight at her. Her fur twitches anxiously.
I know how you have been coming back.
Hel instantly freezes and switches her eyes away from Hex.
"I don't know what-"
There is a blessing sown deep within your flesh. I felt it. When the stag deleted you, there was a peculiar rune etched in your heart. A Resurrection Rune. I felt it.
Hel looks away with eyes wide and cheeks puffed out. She looks like she's been found out for lying or cheating rather than her immortal ability. "… Okay, so I am in legitimate 'oh fuck' territory, so if anyone wants to, y'know, save me, please do."
Hex pins a claw at the center of Hel's chest and without looking away, barks an order at the group.
Leave or die. Those are your only options.
"I reject your reality… and substitute my own." Vozreal barked back.
Hex squints her eyes at Vozreal with pure and utter disgust and irritation. Shut your mouth, worm! You hid in the shadows like a coward! If you come a step closer, I'll deactivate the rune and kill the whorebitch! Now LEAVE!
Hel begins to babble, thinking it would buy them some time. "Yeah, why that insult? I don't get it, like I had a few flings here and there, but getting married kinda made it stop so I don't know what the-"
Hex lifts her up and slams her down again with even more force and power, causing the ground beneath her to break and fracture. Hel goes quiet.
"Temporal shift, ultimate freeze!" He shouted, and FROZE time. He didn't stop it, he FROZE it. He got a bucket of holy water, dumped it over Hex's head point blank, put a bunch of virtuous people in her mouth, and to add insult to injury, put a blunt in her mouth.
"You are already dead… and you don't know it."
He walked back to where he was at originally and thawed time.
(Is Hex a wendigo of sorts?)
(OOC: no, just a horrific cannibal. Also I’m in class.)
(that post is the best thing I've seen all fucking day. I needed that)
(the one where Vozreal froze time and doused Vex in holy water, that was amazing)