young_swimmer (young_swimmer) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-01-28 22:56:00

Entry tags:

cait curry, npc - aquaman, npc - ataam, npc - cerdian, npc - dolphin, npc - mera, plot - "blackest night", tempest

Way Down Below the Ocean....
Caitria of Atlantis, RISE!

Mera of Atlantis, RISE!

Cerdian of Atlantis, RISE!

Ataam of Atlantis, RISE!

Way beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean in the underwater kingdom of Atlantis the dead were rising. Lids were pushed off of the sarcophagi in the royal crypt and in a small cave some distance from the city.

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violettidemage
2011-01-29 05:14 am UTC (link)

"Yes, Mama is here..." Cerdian says, pulling her into an embrace in his cold, dead arms.

His head tilts upward to stare at his father, and he smiles as Garth screams for Dolphin to run.

"And Mama's heart is right...HERE!" Cerdian snarls. His hand forces itself into Dolphin's chest, through her torso and icy fingers wrap around her heart, tearing it free even as they hold each other.

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black_lantern
2011-01-29 05:18 am UTC (link)

It was when Dolphin was pulled into her son's arms that she noticed that something was not right.

(FEAR)

"No...you're not my son..." her entire voice shook."Garth! Garth, help me!"

Dolphin screamed in pain and terror as her heart was ripped out of her chest.

Her entire world went black.

Dolphin of Atlantis...rise. The Black ring found its way to Dolphin's finger.

She turned to Garth. "Garth, my love..."

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dc_parent
2011-01-29 05:24 am UTC (link)

"NOOOOOOO!" Garth screams as he watches his own son tear his wife's heart out of her chest. Why was this happening? Who had done this to them?

The only two people who made his life worth living were now dead. No, not dead...they were /monsters/.

Garth tries to summon any energy he can through the barrier spell noting, as always, that Cerdian's barrier spell was weak near the center. Garth focuses his will and energy upon that small flaw and begins to hammer away at with all the anger and pain and shock he can muster.

The shield begins to give way.

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	black_lantern 2011-01-29 05:28 am UTC (link)
	Dolphin took a step towards her husband. "Garth, my love, join us. Join me and your son." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

violettidemage
2011-01-29 05:30 am UTC (link)

"Yes!" Cerdian yells as his mother's heart turns to ash in his hand, from being absorbed by the Black ring. He can see his father's rage, his love, his fear as though it was a beacon calling to him from afar.

However, Atlantis is not the only target that Cerdian has. No. His true targets lay on the surface, likely rutting like a couple of pigs in their own filth.

"Mother. Leave the broken mage to the ashes of this once-great city. We have other matters to attend to." Cerdian says, rising from the ocean's depths.

"Now to pursue the heart of the woman who never gave it freely." Cerdian says, heading for the surface at top speed.

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	black_lantern 2011-01-29 05:35 am UTC (link)
	Dolphin turned her attention from her husband to her son. "Yes, sweetheart," she said. "We do have other matters to attend to. I will return, my love." She gave Garth one last parting look before heading to the surface with Cerdian. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_parent
2011-01-29 05:40 am UTC (link)

No father should ever outlive his child. No husband should be forced to live without his wife.

Lord Garth of Atlantis was now in the same position as Arthur. He was wholly alone, bereft of everything that made life meaningful.

"Arthur..."

"Where is the King?" Garth asks, turning to survey the damage to Poseidonis.

Arthur would give him aid, would come with him. They had to stop Dolphin and Cerdian before they could get too far.

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	dc_atlantis 2011-01-29 05:51 am UTC (link)
	Badly beaten, but still alive, Commander Cordia stumbled forward. "The King...the King..." she could barely speak. "The King is dead, Lord Garth. As declared by King Orion, if something like this should ever occur...you are now King, Lord Garth." She paused, bowing. "Lead us, King Garth." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_parent
2011-01-29 06:13 am UTC (link)

Garth couldn't believe his ears. Arthur couldn't be dead. They were wrong. Someone...they had to be mistaken.

Garth could /not/ be king, not when all he wanted to do was find a dark place and lie down to die.

As everyone looks to him and kneels, Garth wants to tell them all to /stop/, that this isn't really happening, but he can't, because it is.

This is happening. The worst day of his life has finally come to pass. He is the king of Atlantis and he has nothing left.

"Commander Cordia, take stock of the living and the dead.

Then we prepare Atlantis for war and warn the surface of what is coming their way." King Garth says, his heart like a lead weight inside his chest.

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	dc_atlantis 2011-01-29 01:33 pm UTC (link)
	Commander Cordia rose to her feet, nodding. "At once, my King." She summoned the rest of her troops, making her way into the ruins of Atlantis. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_atlantis
2011-01-29 04:54 pm UTC (link)

Nakesh managed to survive somehow, but most of the Atlantis military was gone. There was a large gash from his forehead across one eye and down to his jaw. The eye was ruined, but he hadn't time to put something over it.

He approached Lord Garth. "Lord Garth," he said with a polite bow. "We must all regroup in Tritonis and summon Queen Ash back. She is the rightful ruler per King Orin's wishes and Atlantis needs a leader."

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