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Post by Maleficent on Oct 23, 2019 22:58:11 GMT
High above the rest of the castle, the topmost tower stood tall and proud. A large round room with a cyclorama mural depicting ravens, thorns, and dragons, the tower chamber was grand and a fitting gathering place for meetings of importance. A stained glass door leading out to a balcony and a spiral staircase blocked off by an iron gate were the only ways into and out of the room. Maleficent undid the latch on the gate and lit the torches with green fire with a single wave of her hand.
A wooden table covered by a purple and black silk table cloth was placed in the center of the room and five large chairs sat around it: one blue with the emblem of a skull carved into its back, one red with an etching of a cobra, one dark purple with the outline of an apple, one magenta with a symbol resembling a voodoo talisman, and one a dark shade of green depicting a spinning wheel.
"Have a seat, doctor," Maleficent said with a gesture towards the magenta chair as she took a seat in the green one. "I've sent Diablo for Hades. He should arrive shortly."
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Post by Doctor Facilier on Oct 23, 2019 23:11:42 GMT
Facilier was impressed as he took his seat as his shadow was observing the room. In truth, he quite enjoyed her thoughtfulness for even making a chair for him.
He still needed to get used to playing in the big leagues now. Gods and queens and what have you. But he was sure, he would manage.
Taking out a deck of tarrot cards he shuffled them as he smiled at Maleficent.
"The eye on detail is quite a nice touch I must say. I quite appreciate it."
He told her knowing how much they squabbled before when they first met on their styles. He had to watch Hades burn his entire layout for that castle back there... Well, it was now crying over spilt milk.
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Post by Hades on Oct 23, 2019 23:21:51 GMT
Hades appeared in a plume of smoke already seated in his blue chair. Hades reclined a bit and put his hands behind his head.
"Fashionably late, huh Doc?" Hades quipped once he noticed Facilier. "But, hey, ya beat Jaffy and the old hag here, so you're already a leg up on our other friends... well, y'know, other friends on THIS side, am I right? HA! No but really, good to see ya. Welcome to the new penthouse. We've got all the toys and a castle full of yutzes waiting to do our bidding. Speaking of, Maleficent, you sure about some of these folks? I mean, hey, I'm no one to judge, but some of them seem a few olives short of an orchard... not that my hiring practices have done much better, I mean, I keep Pain and Panic on the payroll. Still, question stands."
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Post by Doctor Facilier on Oct 24, 2019 5:19:52 GMT
Facilier still had to get around the blurt of information that Hades got out as he looked from the God to the evil fairy and back again.
"So no Jafar or Grimhilde? I don't want to sound alarmed but the prophecy said five... Not five minus two."
He was still trying to get around that as he turned one of the cards on his tarrot deck revealing the meeting with only three chairs filled before he jumped onto the other topic now laughing a bit.
"I have only seen one of the new help here. Seems at least more capable than Larry ever would have been. Do tell, who else is roaming around."
It was his own fault for being late but he needed a little speed course on names. Or he would bump into them later, that fact didn't matter.
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Post by Maleficent on Oct 24, 2019 18:11:25 GMT
"Never mind the others now, we have a more pressing matter to attend to."
Maleficent gestured at the two empty seats set out for Jafar and Grimhilde.
"As you said, doctor, the prophecy was for five, not three. The five shall come together and hear thy curse. Ever more, you shall rule the universe. The prophecy is clear: it is only together that we may rule the universe. Without Jafar or Grimhilde, our goals cannot be accomplished. Surely you both have begun to feel it as well. The power wanes when the five are separate. Creating this kingdom and summoning up our allies has left me drained. We must proceed with caution until we can regain our allies and avoid unnecessary strain on our powers."
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Post by Doctor Facilier on Oct 24, 2019 18:19:56 GMT
The relevation got Facilier scared as he looked around the room to the two empty seats as the next card he drew had the Loa masks on them as he simply shuffled it back in the deck.
His shadow on the other hand showed his real emotions as it was shaking to the core and biting its fingernails in fear.
"An unfortunate setback. Thankfully me and Hades so far haven't been on a power streak..."
He muttered as he seemed to be going over a plan for himself.
"We could take over duties until they arrive. It wouldn't do to leave you drained of power. And perhaps we should send some representatives out to find them..."
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Post by Maleficent on Oct 25, 2019 20:59:55 GMT
The relevation got Facilier scared as he looked around the room to the two empty seats as the next card he drew had the Loa masks on them as he simply shuffled it back in the deck. His shadow on the other hand showed his real emotions as it was shaking to the core and biting its fingernails in fear. "An unfortunate setback. Thankfully me and Hades so far haven't been on a power streak..." He muttered as he seemed to be going over a plan for himself. "We could take over duties until they arrive. It wouldn't do to leave you drained of power. And perhaps we should send some representatives out to find them..." Maleficent nodded. "A wise course of action. Until such a time as we have Jafar and the Queen here with us, we must act as though nothing is amiss. It is imperative that we maintain the illusion of total control. Is that clear to you both?" Maleficent looked over her two allies with a discerning glare. |
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Post by Doctor Facilier on Oct 25, 2019 21:07:21 GMT
"I am very good in those sorts of plays." Facilier remarked as if it was something to be proud of.
He had often weaseled his way out from worse spots. Better even, he had tricked his way out of death before. This was easily small fries for now.
"Rest assured, the secret is safe in this room."
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Post by Hades on Oct 25, 2019 21:10:02 GMT
The limitations of the power of The Five troubled Hades. He normally tried to keep a cool exterior, but this was unsettling to him. He knew he couldn't blow up in rage here with these two, as much as he really wanted to. Still, it didn't stop the rage from burning within him.
"No, we need EVERYONE on this case, XXIV/VII! If we don't have the power to make this operation go through, then it's all for NOTHING! I've got that Mozenbrat kid under my control. Maybe I'll send him to burn Agrabah to the ground until Jafar slithers out from whatever hole he's hiding under. Queenie shouldn't be too hard. Just go take her castle apart brick by brick and see how long SHE stays MIA."
But upon seeing the glare Maleficent was firing him, Hades stopped his ranting.
"Okay, okay, fine, we'll play it your way. Fake it, 'till we make it. But for the record, I think we need all of our attention on this."
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Post by Doctor Facilier on Oct 25, 2019 21:23:19 GMT
The limitations of the power of The Five troubled Hades. He normally tried to keep a cool exterior, but this was unsettling to him. He knew he couldn't blow up in rage here with these two, as much as he really wanted to. Still, it didn't stop the rage from burning within him. "No, we need EVERYONE on this case, XXIV/VII! If we don't have the power to make this operation go through, then it's all for NOTHING! I've got that Mozenbrat kid under my control. Maybe I'll send him to burn Agrabah to the ground until Jafar slithers out from whatever hole he's hiding under. Queenie shouldn't be too hard. Just go take her castle apart brick by brick and see how long SHE stays MIA." But upon seeing the glare Maleficent was firing him, Hades stopped his ranting. "Okay, okay, fine, we'll play it your way. Fake it, 'till we make it. But for the record, I think we need all of our attention on this." "Perhaps we can do that without spending our time and energy with a little aid from my Friends..." Facilier smirked drawing his final card from the pile showing now an army of shadows as he tossed it on the table and looked at the other two before him. "My Friends still believe I can't be touched. They will listen to me for a change as I make the deals now with them on my terms. As long as that happens we can use them to scout out our allies. Seeing as we clearly got someone already from Agrabah I can send them to seek out Grimhilde. If nothing else we can at least ascertain where she is." He smiled seeing this was a plan that had no ways to fail. It limited the use of their power, would make sure they had aid on the case and even could sit back and relax a bit, keep up the ruse and not have to worry right away. |
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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 26, 2019 7:00:31 GMT
As promised, Mozenrath had decided to personally return Pain and Panic to Hades.
Which he did at that very moment.
A thunderclap heralded his arrival; he stood atop the central table, holding out the demons. He then turned to face Hades, dropping them in front of the god, with no idea what he'd just interrupted.
"I believe these are yours," he said casually.
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Post by Maleficent on Oct 26, 2019 7:05:06 GMT
"Yes, Facilier that would be-"
But then Mozenrath showed up. Maleficent's eyes flashed with rage as he dumped the two minions on the table. She immediately rose to her feet and clutched the collar of her robe indignantly.
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS INTRUSION?"
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Post by Hades on Oct 26, 2019 7:10:59 GMT
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME? YOU COME HERE???" Hades screamed as his fires flared up to a bright orange.
Hades cooled down to blue as he turned back to Maleficent and Facilier. "Malef, Doc, babes, I am SO sorry, these are my IDIOTS who don't know not to interrupt PRIVATE. MEETINGS. I'll take care of it, A-S-A-P."
Hades grabbed Pain and Panic both by their tails with one hand and grabbed Mozenrath by the cape collar with his other hand. The Lord of the Dead stormed over to the stained glass door and kicked it open. Hades dragged his trio of minions out onto the balcony overlooking the Thorn Gardens down below.
"GET. OOOOOOOUT!!!!!"
And, just like that, Hades threw all three of them over the edge.
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Post by Doctor Facilier on Oct 26, 2019 7:34:42 GMT
Dr Facilier stood, aghast and filled with questions at what just happened. He had barely any time to progress what had happened before the three were tossed out as he turned to Maleficent.
"Well... Now we might have a problem. If people can barge in here like this..."
He muttered as he started to collect his cards again as his shadow still stood wondering what just happened as Facilier turned to look at Hades.
"That was an interesting misstep... One we can I'll afford already. I must hurry to send my Friends on their way lest this intruder starts spilling beans on what he saw..."
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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 26, 2019 18:16:58 GMT
As Hades grasped Mozenrath's cape, the sorcerer began to babble, "Hey, HEY! What are you - WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I DID EXACTLY WHAT YOU ASKED! YOU CAN'T TREAT ME TH - "
Then he realized where he was going. "No. NO. NONONONONONO - "
Over the side he went, with a cry of panic, thinking about how really, if Hades hadn't[i/] wanted Pain and Panic brought to him directly, he should have said.
[OOC: Making a Thorn Gardens thread]
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