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Moderator ([info]avengers__mod) wrote in [info]avengers_logs,
@ 2021-10-16 00:40:00

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Entry tags:-gamewide plot, -in progress, bruce banner, bucky barnes, darcy lewis, illyana rasputin, kate bishop, kitty pryde, loki laufeyson, mj, mobius, ned leeds, peter parker, peter wisdom, pietro maximoff, raven darkholme, sam wilson, sharon carter, stephen strange, sylvie, t'challa, tandy bowen, thor odinson, tony stark, valkyrie, vision, wanda maximoff, yelena belova

[complete] Gamewide Plot: Hell on Earth







Please read this plot outline & description for posting instructions and plot setting.


This is a mandatory gamewide plot. All characters need to make an appearance here by October 31st at midnight when this plot ends and threads will be frozen. 🧊

Have fun!

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Header 1: HEROES & HELPERS
[info]avengers__mod
2021-10-16 07:49 am UTC (link)

It was Halloween night in Los Angeles. On the streets of Hollywood, buildings were burning, and demons were wrecking cars and businesses. Apartments were surrounded by fire imps, threatening to throw balls of fire as occupants cowered within. Law enforcement was ill-equipped to fight off monsters like this. They had fallen back, cordoning off the area and assisting where they could with rescues and evacuations.

Fire departments had formed a line around the area, ready to fight any fires that crossed over.

On city streets, it is a scene of pure chaos. It's not the Halloween anyone expected, but it's what they got.

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Thor. Bringing the Thunder.
[info]thunderbringer
2021-10-17 07:29 pm UTC (link)
Thor was quite fond of Midgard and the people who lived there. He'd made a vow to protect them, and protect them he shall. Along with the Avengers, he'd had plenty of opportunities to defeat the evil that plagued the world. This was just another one of them. Thor went into this battle confident that they could make a difference.

But the confidence waned just slightly when he arrived on Midgard and saw the chaos. Monsters--demons--everywhere. People were panicked.

Thor started with the closest monster. He buried his axe in the thing, and watched it fall to the ground. The humans it had been terrorizing went running off in the other direction.

"You're welcome!" He called after them before turning his attention to his next target.

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Thor and Hulk
[info]wontlikemeangry
2021-10-22 10:17 pm UTC (link)
Even though his initial intention when he boarded the quinjet was to be there solely for medical support, Bruce knew that his alter ego was going to be more useful here, at least to start. He took off his glasses, left them in a safe place, and quickly changed into clothes that were designed to stretch during his transformation. The worst part about it was all the clothes he ruined.

Once Hulk emerged, he stomped through the streets, grabbing demons and smashing them left and right. "Thor," he said, greeting his teammate with a toothy grin. "Smash together?"

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Thor and Hulk - [info]thunderbringer, 2021-10-23 04:20 am UTC
Thor and Hulk - [info]wontlikemeangry, 2021-10-24 04:14 pm UTC
Thor and Hulk - [info]thunderbringer, 2021-10-25 04:06 am UTC
Thor and Hulk - [info]wontlikemeangry, 2021-10-26 11:31 pm UTC
Hawkeye // OPEN.
[info]hawkeyeout
2021-10-17 07:38 pm UTC (link)
The moment Kate disembarked the Quinjet, she knew this was going to be a fat load of trouble. There were monsters everywhere: setting fires, terrorizing people, acting all ... horrible. Why you gotta do that, demons? Bein' all demon-y?

Kate realized she didn't bring enough arrows for this. Or she'd have to be super cautious with them. Or she'd have to like, collect them out of the dead demon's eye sockets and whatnot. Double the bang for her buck?

She jogged to the nearest building and climbed up the fire escape, to gain higher ground. She could take out whatever monsters she could from up here, and perhaps help with communications? Hawkeye eyes were the best when they were up above the action, looking down over everything, sharing what they saw.

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Hawkeye/Vision
[info]visioned
2021-10-19 11:55 am UTC (link)
Halloween had arrived, a knight set upon a black horse, light concentrated in shadows - and the glow of hellish fire down below, streetlamps, and busted bulbs; Vision had an aerial viewpoint, as he took to the skies and surveyed the area, figuring out where he could best be of use. If there weren't so many people caught up in the calamity, he'd simply fire off eye beams and vaporize the whole block in one fell swoop - but civilians caught in that trap was dangerous.

His sensors detected a pocket of action near one of the apartment buildings - someone was playing the role of sniper, and he had a feeling who it was. There were many demons about, some dead and some not (and the ones that weren't dead, Vision simply lasered them in half, sliced into neatly like they were fresh-baked pies) - but he collected all the stray arrows and brought them up to Kate on the roof.

"Greetings, Kate," he landed smoothly, touching down. "Very accurate shots. I thought you might want these back."

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Hawkeye/Vision - [info]hawkeyeout, 2021-10-19 07:19 pm UTC
Hawkeye/Vision - [info]visioned, 2021-10-20 11:53 am UTC
Hawkeye/Vision - [info]hawkeyeout, 2021-10-21 06:30 am UTC
Hawkeye/Vision - [info]visioned, 2021-10-21 12:37 pm UTC
Hawkeye/Vision - [info]hawkeyeout, 2021-10-21 08:31 pm UTC
Hawkeye/Vision - [info]visioned, 2021-10-21 09:47 pm UTC
Hawkeye/Vision - [info]hawkeyeout, 2021-10-24 05:42 am UTC
Narrative: Iron Man
[info]the_iron_man
2021-10-18 01:07 am UTC (link)
    That soundtrack fit the scene. Demons ended up a lot harder to kill since some of them had wings and were airborne too. At one point, Tony found a trio of winged devils latched on. Panels in the shoulder housing retracted, and a volley of mini-missiles to the face set him free. After they fell away, he carried on, rescuing people from rooftops and trapped inside cars.

    As he gained altitude to head back into the fray, looking down at a cityscape that looked more like Hell than Hollywood. Everywhere he zoomed in was a freaky demon or dotted with fire. And that's when he saw it. A couple of tubby imps lobbing fireballs at a taqueria.

    He nearly asked when Friday's dry voice gave him the answer, "Four stars on Yelp, everyone likes the carne asada street tacos, which are affordably priced. And twelve people are inside."

    "Hey, the neuro uplink is working! Let's do this shit. No one messes with street tacos," Tony said. He was the foremost authority, especially if they were from food trucks.

    He dove down, coming in fast to roundhouse kick an imp off into the sky. The other lobbed a fireball at his helmet. It landed with a sad but fiery PLONK that did him no harm but sent embers showering down around him.

    Tony pivoted around, picking up that imp and repulsor blasted it in the opposite direction of his buddy. The fire taking hold of the building's sign was put out with a few blasts of fire retardant.

    Everyone sheltering inside the Taqueria cheered.

    "I'll bring Thor back with me next month!" he promised them with a thumbs up before taking off to scour the area from above. It was going to be a long night unless that portal was closed.

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T'Challa: Narrative
[info]kingly
2021-10-19 11:45 am UTC (link)
T'Challa didn't exactly celebrate Halloween, not in Wakanda - the Day of the Dead was a different story, however. It was an important holiday in his homeland, a night where the living and the dead reunited once more, merging and celebrating and honoring those who had passed. Many of their celebrations were rooted in spirituality, in the Panther Goddess, in the purple-hued ancestral plane which represented the collective memory of Wakanda.

So yes, Halloween in America was much different. An interesting holiday, an interesting look about it - black night skies hugging starlight, setting the perfect scene for a million and one pumpkin grins. Or demons.

The Wakandan king saw there was heroic assistance needed, a call put out - so he answered. He went through the doorway and ended up in Los Angeles with the others, jumping into the fray - there were people who needed help and while he didn't particularly enjoy killing other living things, these were demons. His vibranium-weaved suit was highly resistant to heat (vibranium did have a melting point but it wasn't this), so the fireballs didn't bother him - he was able to absorb the kinetic energy and use it offensively (not to mention just picking up and flinging demons was highly effective - into the trash they went). T'Challa used his spear as well, redistributing the energy, knocking demons off their feet, clearing a path to help with the evacuations.

There seemed to be so many, but he would hold his own - and hold on. He'd fought much worse in his time.

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Mobius: Narrative
[info]jetskiing
2021-10-19 12:08 pm UTC (link)
Okay, you know what.

This was definitely not Mobius's thing. He wasn't really a 'jump into the action' guy - he wasn't even a superpowered guy. He was really smart, sure, but didn't possess the inventive Stark-level genius or anything - and maybe Mobius knew basically every language there was to know, but that wasn't going to help in a situation like this.

Still. He was good in a crisis. He was level-headed, patient, mostly kind - good at comforting crying children, and there were plenty of those out here tonight. Young whippersnappers who just wanted their buckets of Halloween candy and treats, not tricks. Or fiery demons shat from a portal.

Both Tony and Sharon had enough to be concerned with, so Mobius wouldn't make it worse for them - he left the fighting and the vaporizing to the 'heroes' and stayed with the civilians, basically shoving inept law enforcement aside to do the evacuations himself; he was a lot more equipped, given his experience with field work in the TVA that was about on the same level as demons.

However, there was an instance where an ugly-looking creepy got a little too close to a gaggle of kids - they screamed, and Mobius lit the baton up, jamming it into the side of the demon's neck and watching as it faded away like morning dew (while shrieking). A one-way trip to the Void.

Maybe he'd be doing some vaporizing.

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Darcy - Attempting to Coordinate Things
[info]snarkyintern
2021-10-19 03:13 pm UTC (link)
As soon as the news broke, Darcy headed to the conference room in the Tower and instructed Friday to get her the equipment she needed ASAP. She hacked into the closed circuit traffic cameras in Hollywood and, with the help of Friday and some maintenance workers, turned one wall of the room into a monitor bank where she could keep an eye on what was going on and help direct the fighty and magic types in the right direction.

It was frustrating to be so far away and know that there wasn't more she could do to help, but Darcy didn't have any kind of superpowers or special equipment that would make her useful in this kind of situation. The best thing for her to do was stay out of the way and use her skills to assist the most effective way she knew how.


[can be open for other folks staying in the tower to help with coordination or comm convos]

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Darcy and Sharon ~ Communications
[info]power_broken
2021-10-19 07:27 pm UTC (link)
During her last trip to Madripoor, Sharon-the-Powerbroker had met with one of her informants. He had been fraternizing with an enemy, trading secrets of the Powerbroker enterprise with someone from the Hoan crime family. This was definitely a no-no in Sharon's book: so she'd met with him to put an end to it. Unfortunately for her, he'd brought backup. Sharon was good at her job, good at protecting her life, protecting her investments, protecting her secrets. While she left with her life and the three guys didn't, she'd been pretty badly damaged in the encounter. She was healing, thanks to Mobius for stitching her up and Loki for using his magic to help her heal... but she was definitely not at 100%.

So she was relegated to communications. Sharon headed to the conference room once she got the thumbs-up from Tony Stark, and used her SHIELD code to get inside.

"Darcy, hi," she said, crossing the room quickly. "How's it looking out there?"

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Darcy and Sharon ~ Communications - [info]snarkyintern, 2021-10-20 12:29 am UTC
Darcy and Sharon ~ Communications - [info]power_broken, 2021-10-20 06:21 am UTC
Darcy and Sharon ~ Communications (brief Tony check in!) - [info]the_iron_man, 2021-10-21 10:17 pm UTC
Darcy and Sharon ~ Communications (brief Tony check in!) - [info]snarkyintern, 2021-10-22 10:09 pm UTC
Darcy and Sharon ~ Communications (brief Tony check in!) - [info]power_broken, 2021-10-23 04:32 am UTC
Darcy and Sharon ~ Communications (brief Tony check in!) - [info]snarkyintern, 2021-10-24 04:16 pm UTC
Darcy and Sharon ~ Communications (brief Tony check in!) - [info]the_iron_man, 2021-10-25 10:54 pm UTC
Darcy and Sharon ~ Communications (brief Tony check in!) - [info]power_broken, 2021-10-26 06:22 am UTC
Darcy and Sharon ~ Communications (brief Tony check in!) - [info]snarkyintern, 2021-10-26 11:24 pm UTC
Darcy and Sharon ~ Communications (last Tony check in!) - [info]the_iron_man, 2021-10-27 02:31 am UTC
Darcy and Sharon ~ Communications (brief Tony check in!) - [info]power_broken, 2021-10-27 08:49 pm UTC
Re: Darcy and Sharon ~ Communications (brief Tony check in!) - [info]snarkyintern, 2021-10-27 08:59 pm UTC
Re: Darcy and Sharon ~ Communications (brief Tony check in!) - [info]power_broken, 2021-10-27 09:06 pm UTC
MJ & Ned - Communications - [info]figureditout, 2021-10-22 10:12 pm UTC
Re: MJ & Ned - Communications - [info]guy_inthe_chair, 2021-10-23 02:05 am UTC
Re: MJ & Ned - Communications - [info]figureditout, 2021-10-24 04:11 pm UTC
Re: MJ & Ned - Communications - [info]guy_inthe_chair, 2021-10-26 01:54 am UTC
Re: MJ & Ned - Communications - [info]figureditout, 2021-10-26 11:26 pm UTC
Re: MJ & Ned - Communications - [info]guy_inthe_chair, 2021-10-27 04:07 pm UTC
Re: MJ & Ned - Communications - [info]figureditout, 2021-10-27 09:00 pm UTC
Re: MJ & Ned - Communications - [info]guy_inthe_chair, 2021-10-28 12:14 am UTC
Re: MJ & Ned - Communications - [info]figureditout, 2021-10-31 01:28 pm UTC
Re: MJ & Ned - Communications - [info]guy_inthe_chair, 2021-10-31 03:25 pm UTC
Valkyrie and Open
[info]thequeenregent
2021-10-23 03:34 am UTC (link)
She had left Asgardia to help out, though she had no intention of staying too long. She did not wish to leave Asgardia without one of it's royals too long, but there were things that needed killing and she was a fan of putting an axe into something's head. So she joined the others, and waded into the fray. She had seen Loki and Sylvie off to tend to magic stuff and she knew where Thor was, though, he was hard to miss.

She was happy to cleave demons in half. "Duck!" she yelled out at one person, before sending a demon flying into a heap.

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Re: Valkyrie and Tandy - [info]isthedagger, 2021-10-27 12:09 am UTC
Re: Valkyrie and Tandy - [info]thequeenregent, 2021-10-29 05:36 pm UTC
Re: Valkyrie and Tandy - [info]isthedagger, 2021-10-30 04:04 am UTC
Sam and Yelena
[info]wingsandshield
2021-10-26 11:20 pm UTC (link)
Sam would be lying if he said he wasn't a little anxious about his first big test as team leader. Why couldn't it be something normal, like a crazy dude hellbent on world domination or something. No, he had to get demons for his first time out.

At least he was confident that his team knew what they were doing and he didn't necessarily need to devise an elaborate strategy. He took to the air, wanting a big picture overview of what they were dealing with, and he was keeping in contact with Darcy and Sharon back at HQ to make sure their intel matched.

"Got a situation brewing on the 101. Yelena, you're closest. Meet me there."

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Re: Sam and Yelena - [info]stillakiller, 2021-10-27 12:02 am UTC
Re: Sam and Yelena - [info]wingsandshield, 2021-10-27 08:38 pm UTC
Re: Sam and Yelena - [info]stillakiller, 2021-10-30 04:07 am UTC
Re: Sam and Yelena - [info]wingsandshield, 2021-10-31 01:30 pm UTC
ONE SHOT: Pryde & Wisdom
[info]mister_wisdom
2021-10-27 10:07 pm UTC (link)
If there was one thing Pete could say he hadn't faced off against, it was demons. Terrorists, serial killers, and cultists? No problem. Actual demons?

"Hack this," he growled as he took a demon's arm off with one swipe, the hot knives hovering around his fingertips burning clean through it. They didn't seem to be averse to dancing in flames, but when faced with molten heat that could melt through metal on contact, they didn't seem to have much of a defense. Pete kicked an arm away and when the demon tried to take another swipe with one of it's five other arms, Pete grabbed hold, cut it clean off, and then hit the beastie in the face with it. "Get your arse back to Hell, you dumb looking bastard."

As the demon ran away, he turned to check on Kitty. He was sure she was fine. It was hard to catch a ghost, as long as she kept up the situational awareness. If she was dancing on some demon's face, he was going to watch that appreciatively.

"How're you doing, luv?" he shouted out.



Unfortunately, Kitty’s powers weren’t terribly effective against demons. She managed to trick a few of them into following her as she phased through a wall, leading them to knock themselves unconscious, but that only worked so many times before the rest caught on and were more careful about where they attacked.

“I’m good,” she shouted back at Pete. She was grateful for the fight training she’d had because she was able to at least stun some demons and distract them in order to give the magic people time to do their thing.

Just then, something hit one of the demons and it exploded in a shower of bright green goo which sprayed all over Kitty. “Ugh. I desperately need a shower.”



"You look good." Pete had to hand it to her. Kitty wasn't only able to ghost her way around. She was also outwitting a pack of devils.

After she was splatted by green goo, Pete made a eww face. "Fair deuce. I can help with that. I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine."

In the shower, he meant. He coughed once, and threw a hot knife through an approaching demon's head, right between the eyes. It fell with a thud onto the sidewalk.

"Maybe you can ghost your hand in and squeeze their hearts...if they even have one," he suggested.



Even though they’d been an official couple for a while now, Kitty still blushed at Pete’s innuendo. It disappeared quickly when he took down another demon.

“I could try,” she said with a shrug. She was already covered in gross stuff, so reaching into a demon’s chest couldn’t be that much worse, right?

Another one came at her and she focused on only phasing her hand, plunging it into his chest and trying to find something that might be a heart. She grabbed ahold of what she thought might be it and yanked it out of his chest, her hand and half her arm now covered in blue goo as the creature gasped and collapsed. “Maybe I’ll need two showers,” she decided.

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ONE SHOT: Pryde & Wisdom - [info]mister_wisdom, 2021-10-27 10:09 pm UTC
Summary: Mystique
[info]fullofmystique
2021-10-30 04:52 am UTC (link)
Raven spent most of her time down on the ground fooling demons by shapeshifting to look like them so that she could move through them unseen, stabbing a few here and there, and helping civilians to get to safety. Whenever she was around someone human she automatically changed to her blonde form so as to not scare them with her blue visage - since the last thing she wanted was them to think she was a demon, too.

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Spider-man: narrative
[info]thespiderling
2021-10-30 09:50 pm UTC (link)
So, demons - that seemed normal. All the horror films Peter had ever watched didn’t hold a candle to the very hellish creatures wreaking havoc tonight.

He started out on the defensive, following leads from Ned and MJ and the comms. Peter swung up to help citizens down from burning buildings and assisted fire crews to get their equipment where they couldn’t reach. But crawling up walls didn’t let him stay under the radar for long, and soon enough he had a pack of curious demons on his tail. He leapt away from the apartment complex, heading away from the barrier being drawn up. He webbed himself around in an uneven path, and the demons below him snarled and started to follow.

Seeing tangled power lines ahead, it took Peter a split second to think up a risky idea. The remaining poles came down with a few strategic yanks of his webbing, the cut wires flailing and the transformers bursting. The howls of demons filled the air, most of the hoard caught up right in the electrical bursts and sizzling up in smoke. Peter caught the edge of the explosion and tumbled down to the ground, landing in a dirtied puddle. There was so much danger pulling at senses that he didn’t register a monstrous shadow falling over him - until the creature’s legs were yanked out from under it.

Peter leapt up to see a small dog with a demon claw caught between its teeth, the stray fiercely trying to drag the creature away. It gave Peter just enough time to focus all his strength into a punch that sent the beast flying.

“Holy shit!” Peter exclaimed, ducking down to scoop up the dog and tuck him under his arm. His power line scheme had caused a little more chaos than planned - wasn’t that always the way - and the electrical fires were no safe place for a dog. "You - you are a very good boy. The best boy. Let's get out of here and find you a treat, okay? Unless you only like the blood of demons. We can work with that."

The puppy didn't object, and Peter turned his attention back to the comms as he swung off. "I've got a new address for the firefighters. And, uh, if anyone knows of a safe animal shelter around here..."

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Narrative: Quicksilver
[info]thespeedofsound
2021-10-31 09:03 pm UTC (link)
Halloween was not something that Pietro had, that he could remember, really celebrated. That wasn't to say that he didn't enjoy the aspects of the holiday. Only problem? This time wasn't like any other Halloween he'd ever seen growing up. Even if it did, to a point, remind him of Sokovia's streets.

Fear was something that he knew. Something that no one should ever feel during a time like this. When they wanted to take their children out and have fun with them. He knows, to a point, exactly what his sister would think about all of this. Or, well, he hopes that he knows what his sister would think. Not that thoughts like that mattered at the moment.

Eyes scan the city streets to see who needed an extraction, what civilians needed helped, and uses his super speed to grab them and take them to relative safety. If anything? His speed should give these imps something to try and keep up with.

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Narrative: Winter Soldier
[info]shieldsnotmine
2021-10-31 09:14 pm UTC (link)
Despite having some down time, Bucky was looking for a fight. The hell that was going through Hollywood, at the moment, gave him a bit of that. Even if these were not the usual things that he fought. He's seen some crazy shit in his day, but this took the cake.

The soldier isn't sure what the hell is standing between him and a trapped civilian. He hoped that Sam was doing better and not running into anything super crazy. These streets, for the most part, would hopefully fine with everyone pitching in to help.

"I don't have time for this." Whatever this goat... peacock looking thing was meant to even be. It doesn't stop him from slamming his metal fist into the thing. He doesn't like the sound that it makes and that had only seemed to piss it off. Which meant that it was time to run, make the thing chase him and he wasn't let down when it did. Tony or one of the others would grab the civilian and make sure they got to safety.

Turning, he stops and narrows his eyes on the creature before him before starting another attack, the damn thing attacking back, but he was focused on either knocking it out or killing it. If either happened, all the better. It meant that he could go back to trying to make sure the civilians were safe.

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Narrative - Natasha
[info]blackwidowbite
2021-10-31 11:41 pm UTC (link)
There were times Natasha felt like a run in with a magical generator or cube or something that would grant her powers would make her life as a superhero easier. Now was one of those times even as she jumped into the pilot's seat of a Quinjet and headed toward the chaos spilling everywhere in the streets. Dealing with any of the demons, literal, running around would only end in physical injury if she got up close and personal. So instead like many times before she was finding the civilian clusters and providing covering fire as she guided them toward the boundaries and into helping hands.

The idle thought of asking Tony for a suit crossed her mind. She didn't doubt he'd build her one, decking it out in Black Widow colors and whatever else he deemed over the top and appropriate. Maybe she should float that idea. She kept an eye out for the others to ensure no accidental friendly fire. She was definitely too old for Halloween shenanigans like this.

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Header 2: MAGIC USERS
[info]avengers__mod
2021-10-16 10:26 am UTC (link)

On the grounds of a sprawling estate, demon after demon burst out of holes, reeking of sulfur. Within the house, windows glowed as if some otherworldly fire burned within. Inside, every chandelier was lit, every antique unbroken.

And yet while nothing is broken, things are slightly askew. A chair out of place amidst the others nearby. The corner of a rug kicked up. An unfinished glass of champagne set down so quickly, it was nearly teetering off a mantle. There's even the faint smell of freshly smoked cigars lingering on flowing red curtains. It was like everyone within had made a hasty and unexpected retreat. There is only one clue, dropped on the floor by the open front door: a business card.

The entire mansion radiates with something dark, a power that anyone sensitive to magic could easily feel.

Inside a central room with green walls and a high wood ceiling, there's a round stone altar. Draped over the surface is a cloth of black velvet, and at each cardinal point is an offering. To the North, a golden gemstone of astounding beauty, a dull light moving within. To the East, a pure white plume that looked as though a gentle breeze caressed it. To the South, a blood-red candle that wasn't burning down. To the West, a carved obsidian chalice filled with water that shines like quicksilver.

Tucked in under each offering are rubbings of coal on parchment, of magical symbols on rough-edged tablets. Each rubbing has different symbols, written in ancient writing.

There are no books nearby to completely decipher them. There is no time as the demons escape out into the world.

The altar can not be touched. There is a repellent force that is resistant to all outside magic. Whoever warded the altar clearly knew how to wield magic, as well as help summon beings from another dimension.

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OPEN THREAD (until splitting off)
[info]doctor__strange
2021-10-16 10:14 pm UTC (link)
    Following the path of magical power, Stephen levitated toward an old estate, landing before the open front door with tao mandalas at the ready. Despite the unnerving noise of demons emerging outside, the inside of the house was as quiet as a mouse. This was the epicenter, where he felt the spell work was strongest. He walked in and looked down, finding a black business card on the floor. Picking it up and turning it over to read it. He kept it with him. Whoever dropped it wasn't coming back anyway.

    He walked through a dimly lit labyrinth full of antiques and taxidermy, feeling as if the glass eyes of dead animals watched his every move. The sensation of magic prickled the air around them, growing strongest as he reached an expansive space, an old ballroom. The walls were a sickly green, the ceiling high with ornately painted wooden beams. In the center was an altar, and he drew closer to study it with a practiced eye.

    It was standard as far as summoning spells went, but the space in the middle seemed to be missing something. The rubbings looked familiar. He realized then that they were the magic tablets he hadn't been able to track down. Whoever had these had warded them from being found and used them for this spell. He reached out a hand, but it met an invisible barrier. A test spell repelled eldritch flame sparking back against his fingertips.

    Yes, someone clearly knew what they were doing.

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Re: OPEN THREAD (until splitting off) - [info]magiks, 2021-10-17 02:40 am UTC
OPEN THREAD (until splitting off) - [info]doctor__strange, 2021-10-18 01:25 am UTC
OPEN THREAD (until splitting off) - [info]the_trickster, 2021-10-18 02:26 am UTC
OPEN THREAD (until splitting off) - [info]magiks, 2021-10-23 12:14 pm UTC
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OPEN THREAD (last of the open thread - ready to split off) - [info]doctor__strange, 2021-10-27 02:46 am UTC
Illyana - finding the Air tablet
[info]magiks
2021-10-27 10:04 pm UTC (link)
In search of a tablet, then. If she was a tablet where would she be?

It was an age-old question, Illyana supposed. She also didn't think she'd be a tablet, not really, so it was ultimately a difficult question. She would track the stupid thing down, however - because she was a team player and wanted to get back to watching Halloween movies and eating those Pillsbury cookies with the sugared pumpkins decorated on them, bright food dyes and chemicals that could probably stain her tongue. Oh right, and the people too - she didn't want the people to be harmed or whatever.

"Do you sense it, Lockheed?" she asked the dragon, who flapped his wings as he rode upon her shoulder. Magic crackled around her, static and lightning, even lifting wispy cornflower blonde strands of hair as she walked. It was saying to her this way...

She could feel it there, hidden in a fuse-box behind a mirror. Beautiful glass, maybe it was antique. Well, in that case, RIP to the antique. Summoning up and out with the bittersweet grace of a creepy ballerina, her palms blossomed and fingers unfurled -

Then the mirror shattered into a thousand equally beautiful shards. There, was the tablet inside a box which also was not long for this world. Lockheed opened his mouth and ignited the box in blue flame, searing it with otherworldly fire - the tablet within, successfully destroyed. "You could not just let me do it?" she sighed, and Lockheed just preened. Dragons, honestly.

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SUMMARY - Dr. Strange
[info]doctor__strange
2021-10-28 10:06 pm UTC (link)
After fighting a couple of shadow imps, Dr. Strange used a locating spell to find the fire tablet. It led him to a fireplace with a satyr bust inside of it. Beneath the bust was soot and ash from fires burned before. He reached up inside the hearth to retrieve the table and destroyed it, breaking another part of the spell.

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SUMMARY - Sylvie & Loki
[info]the_trickster
2021-10-28 10:17 pm UTC (link)
Loki and Sylvie went outside, fighting their way to a large tree where the earth tablet was jammed into the roots. While Sylvie fought off demons (and they nagged at one another like an old married couple), Loki finally got the tablet free and destroyed it. Another piece of the summoning spell was broken, and the number of demons arriving began to slow down.

(ooc: as discussed via email! 🤣 )

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Narrative - Wanda
[info]controlmyown
2021-10-30 03:57 am UTC (link)
While the others went in their chosen directions, Wanda headed for the western corner. It didn't take long before she was attacked, but the imps were dispatched with the briefest thought and a blast of her powers. At last, she found a room that was empty with the exception of a waterfall that covered one entire wall, though the water - as silver as that on the altar - seemed to disappear into nothing just as it hit the floor with no sound.

More hex powers flowed from her fingers as she stopped in front of it, then tilted her head while her eyes glowed red, catching the edge of the illusion. With a sudden blast, her power shot a hole directly through the water, then shifted into a red veil that would push the liquid aside. Within, she saw the tablet and stepped forward to study it for a moment, then lifted it carefully from its place with another streak of energy.

It floated in mid-air in front of her for a moment and there was the faintest temptation to copy it for herself. Pushing that aside, a hex formed in her hands and flowed around the tablet, then began to contract until it utterly destroyed the stone - not just leaving shards, but completely erasing its existence.

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PLOT END
[info]avengers__mod
2021-11-01 06:47 am UTC (link)
With the tablets broken, the shield around the altar falls, and the parchments turn to dust, breaking the spell. The demons stop emerging from the estate's grounds, and all that is left is for the Avengers to stop those demons that remain.

It's midnight of Halloween before everything is under control again and the clean up begins.

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