The Hellmouth has Opened...

[The Magician]

While watching them crawl on the planets face...he floated above, watching the insects called the 'human race'...his arms are crossed in a position of superiority, legs straight and crossed in a moment of dramatic flair, half metal, half exposed sinew and bone...what creature was this...well he was no...no CREATURE! He was the Magician!

"Dear sir...fly down and um...invite said friends for dinner will you?" he'd drawled in a shakesperean dramatic accent, pompous as he was.

"And you really think that this is the best way to go about htis? We were told to cause trouble..."

"Oh do shut up, I do the talking...you, as said beastie do the grunt work..." The Magician had snapped in response, cutting of his bat-like compatriot, before floating higher, over the street beneath him. As his 'friend' swooped down, flying like a bird of prey and snatching two important people who were just leaving the office doors and flying htem up into the air...the Magician turned gracefully while in the air, sending a barrage of burning projectiles down at them.

"Let us go!" One of them shouted, and the other flyer had laughed shrilly before saying, your not THAT stupid, human!. The creature then flew up to the top floor of said office building.

Soon many undead began crawling from the sewers, from the subway, making their way towards the office building and stopping to get anyone who went int their way.

"Those of you who think you can defeat us may try and fail...as you fall to THE MAGICIAN! For I am no ordinary creature, I am the great lich, the sorceror of great power..." As said speech went on, the other flier could e seen rolling his eyes.

[Rev. Max Lombardi]

Lazarus had just recently left the entertaining company of Azure and Cass, seeking a resident of the Hellmouth in his nightly hunt. the sound of screams and the accompaning visual made it clear he, at least once, had found his mark. hiding behind the skyscraper, nicely inconspicous, Laz pushed on the side of the building. Then pushed harder. And harder. with no muscles to provide a limit to his increase in force, soon his hand was buried deep in the wall. When his strength level had far passed human, he lept in the air, soaring high due to his lightness, and movedd to smash the cocky sorcerer in the face.

"And I am a man who's name you may never know, about to beat the crap out of you unless you tell me some things about the hellmouth."

[Jolene]

Jolene had a good strong bottle of red in a bag and was heading back to victors hotel... after stealing the best wine she could find from him to drown her grief about her brother she felt she owed him a new bottle. When the sounds of screams filled the air she snapped to attention

"Crap why now." she complained with a frown as she pulled the plastic bag up to her shoulder and followed the sound of the screams, wouldn't be much of a vigilantly if she just ignored it now would she? She ran fast skidding to a stop when she saw the undead nasties attacking the people around the building

"Oh hell no... this is so wrong... I was planning to get Drunk!" she said ripping her thumbnail across her palm quickly the blood rushed out and formed the sword

"Bastards!" A couple undeads had cornered a few woman she charged swing the sword in a broad arc down at the first monster neck severing it cleanly the head falling away as she slammed forcefully into the neck the blade stopping half way but the sheer momentum of her swing and body hand both her and the thing falling, letting go of the sword and recovering quickly it disintegrated and evaporated even as she summoned another and slammed the blade down hard severing the second one head off.

"Idiots don't just stand there get the hell out of here!" she yelled looking over the rest of the scene "who's next you bloody wastes of flesh!" she shouted hoping to get the creatures attention to people could escape.

[The Magician]

The sorceror had been able to anticipate the movement, using his position int he air to turn and barely dodge the hit, and he looked down. "By the infernal pit, you nearly hit me!" He'd exclaimed, shakespearean voice adding over-dramatic flair.

""And I am a man who's name you may never know, about to beat the crap out of you unless you tell me some things about the hellmouth."

"Ah, yes that lovely peace of real estate...fear not, you shall learn more about the Hellmouth...when my master sees fit! And when he does, you will wish you kept your curiosities to yourself! Now do hold still will you?" He'd responded in his pompous accent, aiming down and launching a projectile bolt at his new opponent.


Meanwhile, seeing two undead fall, the bat like man dove down, free falling and swooping at the last minute so that he was on the same level as the woman with the blood sword.

"You should've stayed at home, I don't like hurting pretty girls!" He'd shouted, before laughing shrilly and adding, "You've been meddling in unholy affairs for too long! Now you will have to deal with me!"

[Rev. Max Lombardi]

"And this time, I will hit you."
Lazarus quickly spun around and grabbed a manhole covering off the street, having been thrown off by a zombie, and threw it like a discuss at the things head.
"I'd rather have my questions answered sooner than later. Why bother your leader?"" he swiftly cartwheeled to the side to dodge the projectile, landing out in the open, where he made a beckoning motion with his hand, the message clear: bring it on, coward.

[Jolene]

Jolene turned quickly blade at the ready she faltered "Bat boy? the one in the tabloid articles?" she said with great surprise on her features.

"AH... oh don't talk your voice is horrific." she said shaking her head "Jeez they never said you sounded like a freak in the articles, are you the one who called these nasty things? Bring it on you meat sack I've never eaten bat meat before." she said shifting her stance and glaring at him

"lets get this over with My boyfriends waiting." she said her expression taking on a much more dangerous touch.

[The Magician]

The Magician had merely laughed, looking down at the man and saying, "You really think that one hit will hurt me?" Then the manhole cover had flown up at him, and he tried to rise to beat it but it smashed into him, and he fell against the building hard. "How very rude!"

"Because i don't talk to peons!" The creature had gloated arrogantly. Seeing his gesture, he had laughed, allowing himself to fall down, arms crossed as if he were a corpse and legs straight, floating forward quickly, right arm glowing with supernatural energies as he aimed an uppercut.

"No I'm not that fake piece of nothing! Leave it to a human to only be able to exchange stupid insults, can't even attack properly..." He'd snarled, before rising again, and flying foward, bobbing and dodging in the air to throw her off, slashing brutally with his claws at her once he got to her, with a animalistic speed.

"lets get this over with My boyfriends waiting." she said her expression taking on a much more dangerous touch.

[Rev. Max Lombardi]

"That's me for you; rude to the core." Lazarus laughed at the peons jab "Well, its a good thing you're talking to me; I have yet to see any peons around."

He tried to catch ther magician's punch, but misjudged the force of the blow and was thrown back. He quickly landed back on his feet and lunged at the man, but instead of punching, he dropped and delivered a rolling sweep to the stuck-up magician.

[Jolene]

Jolene smirked at his snarl "Aw did I hit a nerve batboy?... well your bigger now what should I call you, can't call you batman that names copy write, How dose Loser sound." she said bracing herself for the attack she gasped shifting fast to black the fast and visciouse attacks, this was no good she couldn't let him cut her. The way she shifted tugged her neck and she felt a pull her eyes going wide feeling the dull sting from the mark on her neck not a hickey.

"A vampire bite.... That it." she smiled launching forward shifting to thrust her sword froward moving into his attacks tacking them willingly.

[The Magician]

The Magician had floated barely above the ground, a sweep kick would not knock him off, so he took the oppurtunity to launch a bolt at his opponent quickly, whether to cause a diversion so that he could get further back where he was better off...or to do damage, it would depend on if it hit. He was an arrogant creature, he assumed he was the better, and that his blasts would soon tire his opponent out; meaning that he was vulnerable if his opponent knew how to use his arrogance against him.

"And what interest do you have in the Hellmouth that would make you forfeit your life today?" He'd asked with a arrogant chuckle, "Is it not enough that you've suffered with who knows what as a result of the hellmouth, so that now you must suffer defeat at the hands of The Magician?"

He knew that the difference in agility granted by their sword play versus his claws meant that she couldn't easily block each one...after all, he was an undead creature with his own strengths...a girl wouldn't last for long, she would have to run out of speed right? Gah he wasn't good at strategy!...please don't let her last for long....that would be embarassing and the Magican would not let him live it down!

She went into the scratches and he was a bit confused, the creature would not be the sort to let up his attacks lightly, he reared back, ceasing his assault alarmed because of this change of strategy on her end, before launching himself at her in an attempt at a tackle, with a frightening shriek.

[Alicia]

Alicia sighed heavily looking around, she'd come to this city to escape, not only her past but to escape, a man who claimed to be a god and the confusion he'd brought. She touched her lips. Her first kiss... she sighed, her first kiss. She frowned when she remembered the other man a smile touching her face. An angelic man. A blush touched her face... if he'd kissed her... if he'd kissed her it wouldn't have been bad at all.

She gasped softly as the sound of screams filled the air what was happening?! Against her better instincts she followed the screams. Almost shrieking herself when she saw it, undead lurching around people running chaos two people were fighting odd creatures a woman against a bat like thing and a man against... against... something else.

"AH!" she scream as another thing lurched up in front of her, undead Vines shot up breaking though the concrete and caging in the undead allowing her to run. Some one trying to escape ran past her slamming into her hard sending her to the ground as an undead persued.

"NO!" more vines shot up caging the monster.

[Rev. Max Lombardi]

"Thats why I'm asking questions, mr. magician. I'm suffering defeat by neither."

Laz barely dodged the projectile, and launched into a flurry a punches and kicks aimed at the magician's head; he had found that without muscle fatigue he would be able to keep up onslaughts like this for literally days without tiring, an effective way to throw off opponents.

[Jolene]

This guy was fast Jolene knew she was going to be hurting after this, but she also knew she was going to live, no way in hell was she going to let some tabloid wanna be take her down! Unlike him she was already thinking up a strategy maybe it wasn't the best but hey, better hen nothing.

She smiled he'd done exactly what she wanted him to do the instant he reared back she thrust her sword forward right into his lunge, Bracing herself for him she made sure her sword was right in his path
"Damn monster!"

[The Magician]

He threw one hand, creating a magical shield that had blocked the first hit, but not the next, which sent him....reeling...reeling?! That couldn't be right! He was The Magician! Not some little twit! How was it he was being hit...again!? He took another hit, falling back, to the ground, and skidding before using magical energies to push himself from his back, rising creepily arms crossed, before launching more.

His expression of pure ferocity changed to pure shock as he reared back, trying to stop his tackle before he was speared on that blood sword, he had slowed his approach enough to graze the upper side of his torso, along with cutting a slit in the skin between the bones of his wings. He let out a cry before crashing into a parked car. Dark blood now dripped as he stood.

"You were warned, now your next, get her!" He'd shouted, and soon while other bats seemed to radiate around him while others tried to block any assault she'd have. Many trying to bite at her with their teeth, and others communicating with him.

[Rev. Max Lombardi]

(Im cutting Ali, she does nothing)

seeing his sucess, Laz allowed himself to relax and paid for it in short order. He was hit hard with the blast of magic, flying backwards with his hat and scarf falling off, revealing his skull.

"woops, my secret's out. Now do you see what I have against the Hellmouth?"
Laz flipped around and launched off of a building, closing the distance between them, and delivered a much longer assault, one ten minutes long with so much vigour it should have only lasted one (feel free to interrupt it). While doing so, he continued his speech.

"Now, if you'd rather not die twice, I suggest you answer my questions: first: how can I get into the hellmouth without dying?"