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Post by zealot on Aug 31, 2008 16:45:21 GMT -5
Zealot walked into Stark Towers and headed up to the top floor she had gotten word about what one Ms. Pepper Potts was up to. "What in the world would make someone want to fight Darkseid of all people?" she asked herself as she began looking for the woman ignoring the weird looks she was getting from people that worked there. They either thought she dressed weird or they might know she worked for the Halo Corporation she was pretty sure they didn't know about that not many people knew that she along with many others lived there and used the money and resources when they needed it.
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Post by Pepper on Aug 31, 2008 19:16:27 GMT -5
Pepper had returned to Stark Towers against her will. The honest truth was that she needed the familiarity, she needed to hear Jarvis's voice and look at Tony's workshop. Dressed in her new outfit - well not so new, really, but new enough - she clicked businesslike up to her office and entered it. Dark, silent. Still. No one had entered the room since she had left it weeks ago. Slowly, she crossed to her computer and turned it on, sitting down. It was time to do more research on Darkseid, on omega energy. She doubted people would look for her here, and it was quiet...
Too quiet.
Pepper had managed to turn her grief into energy. But as a woman was prone to do when all of her energy went to something else, she had stopped feeling. She went through the day half-lidded, her voice flat and emotionless, her features cold. People saw this change in her and they wondered about it. But no one thought to ask.
So working in her old office didn't affect her at all. She even left the door open to allow a little light in.
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Post by nemesis on Sept 2, 2008 14:19:18 GMT -5
Nemesis appeared beside Zealot "You couldn't come up with a better way to find Pott's?" She said holding her head Pepper might not be emotion towards others but it was enough to give this empath on hell of a headache. "By the way we're going to have to bring in the big guns I found out Purgatori is working with Darkseid. I know you and Voodoo purged yourself of those abilities but do you think you can still summon her?" She asked before pushing the door open and walking into Pepper's office. "Ah the source of my headache." Nemesis said looking at Pepper sitting at her desk.
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Post by zealot on Sept 2, 2008 14:31:52 GMT -5
"Your empathy was the only way to find her Charis." Zealot replied walking beside the other woman "I believe I can still summon her with the right tools. But I don't know if Pepper will be able to handle seeing her." She said stopping behind Nemesis as she opened the door "She may try to make a deal with her to bring Stark back to life." She whispered not wanting the woman inside to hear her it wouldn't be a good idea to make a deal with that woman in the long run.
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Post by Pepper on Sept 2, 2008 14:51:03 GMT -5
Pepper heard the voices and dismissed them - she didn't recognize them and figured they would belong to two employees at Stark Towers. She continued to type and read until a woman's voice actually cut into her thought processes. "Ah, the source of my headache." Very slowly, Pepper looked up at the two women, her eyes like a shark's - dull, flat. Lifeless. She felt a little stab of curiosity - one of the women had haunting white eyes and a face mildly squinched in pain. She was likely the one who had talked about the headache. The other one was a woman with white hair and regal features - and a red dot centered between her eyes like an Indian.
Pepper stared at the two of them before asking: "I'm a little overwhelmed at the moment. Shall I make an appointment?"
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Post by nemesis on Sept 2, 2008 15:07:55 GMT -5
Nemesis walked in and stopped in front of Pepper's desk "Overwhelmed? Now that's the understatement of the year." she said looking down at Pepper "Nope, we're here to see you and to help you with your Darkseid problem. Only we're missing one person at the moment she'll be joining us very soon." She said looking over at Zealot before looking back at Pepper "You need the best fighters to take on tall dark and ugly and you got them right in front of you." She said taking a seat and propping her feet up on the edge of the desk making herself at home.
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Post by zealot on Sept 2, 2008 15:14:42 GMT -5
While Nemesis talked to Pepper Zealot was going over what she was going to need to bring there last friend to them. It wasn't a whole lot of things black candles and blood a lot of it and a paint brush. "I'll be back there's somethings I need to buy in order to bring our friend here." She said before turning and leaving she took the routes to get out of the building and back outside and headed off to the store to buy what she was going to need and then headed off to the nearest butcher shop to get the blood that was needed.
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Post by Pepper on Sept 2, 2008 15:32:56 GMT -5
Pepper blinked - the only measure of surprise she showed to these two ladies. She was sure, if she thought about it - she would know who they were and why she was feeling like she should be a lot nicer than she was being. But she didn't really care - she had a single-minded mission and the woman with the white eyes had pressed the button. They were here to help her?
The other woman with the white hair left, presumably to get their next friend, and Pepper paid attention to the one who was speaking to her. She glanced at the computer screen, which showed a picture of Darkseid and a description of his omega energy beams. The same energy beams that had killed Anthony Stark. She swallowed hard and said: "My Darkseid problem. That's a phrase for it. The best fighters in the world." She looked at the woman, who now had her feet propped up on the desk. It was hot-dogish, maverick. But Pepper didn't tell her that, she just nodded. "Deathstroke has taught me how to fight, and Watz has given me a suit that is almost impenetrable. Jarvis won't allow me to use Stark technology." She looked around angrily at the walls - Jarvis remained silent, locked away. "But I have weapons at my disposal. And now I have you. Thank you."
She began to go back to reading, not sure of what to say...and then added: "if you would like a drink, the bar is in To---in the office." Provided the doors would open.
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Post by nemesis on Sept 2, 2008 15:52:04 GMT -5
"Deathstroke that old fool taught you? I guess its better then no one I spouse. Don't even get me started on Watz." She said she had never met him but from what she had heard about him she didn't really like him way to cocky for his own good which would lead him to an early grave. "And I have swords that can cut though anything like a hot knife through butter and can kill gods." She said getting up and walking into the other office grabbing one of the bottles she brought it back into Peppers and set it in front of her "You might need this because what your about to see is going to make you rethink everything you ever learned." She said turning to lean on the desk so she could watch Zealot work. "Oh one more thing if you plan on living a long happy life don't ask about Lucifer don't even say his name." She said
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Post by Pepper on Sept 2, 2008 15:59:04 GMT -5
Pepper was only half-paying attention, though the words 'sword' and 'cut through gods' definitely lifted her blue eyes from the screen to the woman sitting in front of her. Or the woman who had been - tracking with her eyes she saw that the other woman had walked clean into Tony's office and stolen a couple of bottles. Pepper shook her head - she still couldn't walk into the office - it made her feel, and she didn't want or need to feel anything. She accepted the bottle and opened it, downing a large gulp of it and choking slightly - pure Scotch. Well, Tony had loved Scotch. She took another gulp as the woman ordered her not to mention Lucifer's name, which caught her curiosity. "Why."
Why indeed. What had suddenly brought about this topic of the so-called King of Hell? Was he a sore spot for Darkseid? If that was the case Pepper would use him to within an inch of her life if it meant wearing the god down. She wondered if she could even talk Lucifer into showing up for the battle, just to rain some hellfire and brimstone on the New God.
"And who are you?" she finally asked, deciding that she didn't want to call the woman 'White Eyes' anymore.
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Post by zealot on Sept 2, 2008 16:03:08 GMT -5
Zealot came back just in time to catch the tail end of what Nemesis was talking about. She just set the things down on the desk so she could opened the container of blood taking the paint brush she walked over to the middle of the room and began painting a large circle on the floor using the blood as paint after a bit the inverted pentagram begins to take shape a few moments later she was done. Once done she got rid of the brush and container and picked up the black candles and placed them on the points then went around and lite them before sitting down and began chanting with her eyes closed.
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Post by ladydeath on Sept 2, 2008 16:15:07 GMT -5
A few moments later the inverted pentagram was covered in flames that grew with each passing moment. After ten minuets the fire died down and there appeared a throne of made of skulls and on that throne sat a pale woman. "You better have a very good reason to summon me I'm very busy person." She said looking the group of women before her. When no one spoke she frowned "SPEAK!" She said her voice making the whole building shake she wasn't bothered by it and just crossed one leg over the other and waited again.
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Post by Pepper on Sept 2, 2008 16:24:44 GMT -5
Pepper's eyes widened all during the incantations and as the flames rose and roared before her she stood up and began to back away, overwhelmed with both fear and intrigue. She couldn't take her eyes off of the blazing inferno, and after about ten minutes it began to die down, revealing a pale woman on a throne of skulls. Pepper stared - she knew who this was. Not particularly a Horseman of the Apocalyse - but a woman most definitely. This was Lady Death. The possibilities of what she could do and what she could ask made her knees weak, and it was only by bracing herself on the desk and closing her eyes was she able to regain control of her mind. She was a mere mortal, and begging a god - goddess - for power was something only the power hungry maniacs did. She only wanted simple things. She wanted revenge on Darkseid. And she wanted to know if Tony Stark was alive or dead. She had to know.
But she couldn't ask, yet. The woman with the white hair had summoned Lady Death. Now if she'd summoned her strictly for Pepper to talk to her - well she hadn't said anything. So Pepper waited.
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Post by nemesis on Sept 2, 2008 16:34:44 GMT -5
"You can call me Nemesis." She said before crossing her arms over her chest as the show began Lady Death was really some peace of work moving from where she was she bowed in front of the woman show respect. "We need your help Lady Death it seems Purgatori is working with Darkseid and we need your help you are the only one who has beaten her in combat." She said before pointing back at Pepper with her thumb "And she wants to know if the soul of Anthony Stark came to you." She said knowing Pepper seemed to be having a hard time dealing with Lady Death being there.
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Post by zealot on Sept 2, 2008 16:44:29 GMT -5
Zealot got up from where she was sitting and made her way over to where the others were at. She too bowed before Lady Death before looking back at Pepper and hoped she would pull it together and not lose it that was the last thing any of them needed was for her to go crazy. "Forgive this mortal Lady Death she's in shock at meeting the ruler of hell." She said hopefully they caught her on a good day and she wouldn't do anything to the poor woman.
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