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nextgen_misc ([info]nextgen_misc) wrote in [info]marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-05-31 20:54:00


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Entry tags:inactive - anselm, inactive - karen lynch, inactive - matt walker, inactive - michelle clarke, inactive - shelly drumm, plot-"spirt of vengeance", team - midnight sons

Who's gonna hear you cry, when there's more of them than there are of you?

 

The Chicago Police Department sees its fair share of weird and unexplainable things on a daily basis, the kind of thing no cop talks about if they value their jobs. Tonight is one of those nights.

The police respond to a disturbance at a warehouse on Pier 36 around 9 pm and walk into what can only be called a charnel house. There is blood everywhere, and at least twenty bodies litter the inside of an inverted pentagram made of gold filigree on the floor the large warehouse owned by Molson’s Meat Packing. No one wants to think about how fitting the name is currently.

In the center of the room lies a stone table roughly the size of a full-size bed. The table is splattered with blood that runs down into the floor as well. Scorch marks mar the intricate tapestries on the walls and the masonry beneath them and there is a foul odor in the air. At the northern end of the warehouse, on a raised dais, is a golden chalice set with several precious stones that gleam in the now-bright light.

These cops don’t know what’s going on , but they do know who to call when weird stuff like this happens: Detective Karen Lynch.



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[info]small_but_tough
2011-06-01 04:15 pm UTC (link)
"Flattery won't get you anywhere with me," Karen says hearing him.

She starts heading over to him to talk. "Do you think you will be able to make anything of this fast," She asks.

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-06-01 05:04 pm UTC (link)
Matt looks down at the much shorter woman, then around the room. He adjusts his hat, then sniffs the air.

"For the sake of expediency, we'll just say I'm on the clock now. First thing...I need you have everyone stop what they're doing and leave, except for you." Matt says, carefully stepping further into the warehouse.

Once everyone is gone, Matt turns his head to speak over his shoulder to Karen.

"Inverted pentagram plus smell of hellfire and brimstone in an out-of-the-way area on a dark night in Chicago. It's clear these people were trying to summon something. The question is...did they succeed?" Matt asks, more to himself than her.

"Whisper, what do you think, buddy?" he asks.

Whisper sniffs around as well, then begins growling and barking at the stone table in the middle of the room.

"Yeah, I thought so, too." Matt says, moving to look at one of the bodies. He pulls up a sleeve on one of the robed participants and looks, for a minute...and then motions Karen over. He points to a bull-shaped tattoo carved into the woman's skin.

"Definitely a cult. This symbol is familiar, but I can't place it." he says.

"Any witnesses?" he asks.

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[info]small_but_tough
2011-06-02 01:00 am UTC (link)
Karen stays back as Matt starts working.

"Not quite sure yet," Karen says, "There was one survivor but from what I've been told he's not in any mental shape to tell us anything right now."

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-06-02 01:12 am UTC (link)
"We need to look over the rest of these bodies. See how many people were really apart of this and how many were just bystanders." Matt says.

"We've got to try talking to the survivor, too." he says, moving to examine the leg of a woman beneath the dark robes. He points out another of the bull-shaped tattos on the woman's leg.

"What else did your people find?" Matt asks.

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[info]small_but_tough
2011-06-02 01:16 am UTC (link)
"I was actually getting ready to try talking to him when you got here," Karen says.

"There's one major thing but I know you're not going to like it," she says, "We found an id of someone who currently isn't here, Austin Caine."

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-06-02 01:32 am UTC (link)
"Austin Caine...? Wait. You mean that douchebag in those stupid high-testorone, low-IQ garbage movies Hollywood's been putting out? He had a premiere for one of those in the Arts District a couple of days ago, didn't he?" Matt asks.

"Before you say anything, I only know about the movie because Sarah Preston is a goddess of hotness. You tell my girlfriend I said that and I'll hex you." he says.

"So, Caine's wallet is here, but he isn't? Lynch, this is bad. You're gonna have the media on you like white on rice once they find that out. And Caine's probably the only other person who can tell us what happened here...if he's still alive.

Karen, a ritual like this requires several sacrifices of a prolonged period. If Caine was here...there's a good chance he didn't get far. You might want have your people start dragging the river." Matt says.

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[info]small_but_tough
2011-06-02 02:06 am UTC (link)
"Yes that one," Karen say, "Trying to keep a lid on it for a long as I can. Probably a good idea to search for him but right now a good question is what was he doing here?"

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-06-02 02:22 am UTC (link)
"You said you found his ID. If he's not among the bodies here, that could mean a couple of things. A...he managed to get out of here before they could sacrifice him, and he could be anywhere. But we /are/ near the pier, so you know what could mean.

B...he was never here and one of these people mugged him for whatever reason and he's just got a big lump on his head, but he's okay.

C...Whatever they summoned here walked out in his body. Option B is our best-case scenario. Option C is our worst-case." Matt says.

"Let's talk to that survivor. Maybe he'll tell us something that can help."

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[info]small_but_tough
2011-06-02 02:25 am UTC (link)
"Sure," Karen says, "Any possible answers he could give us would be good."

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-06-02 02:34 am UTC (link)
"Lead the way, Boss-Lady." Matt says.

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[info]small_but_tough
2011-06-02 03:11 am UTC (link)
Karen nods and walks over to where she was told the survivor was.

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[info]nextgen_misc
2011-06-03 01:34 am UTC (link)
The cultist was escorted outside by the cops; Karen and Matt find him in the back of a police car guarded by Sergeant Griswold.

Griswold nods to Lynch and keeps a wary eye on Matt.

"He's not sayin' much, Detective. You want to take a crack at him?" Griswold asks.

"We shouldn't...we shouldn't have summoned him." the Cultist whispers, rocking back and forth in the backseat.

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[info]small_but_tough
2011-06-03 10:40 pm UTC (link)
Karen walks slowly over to the rocking cultist trying to keep a kind look on her face after nodding back at Griswold.

"Who did you summon," she asks.

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-06-04 01:59 am UTC (link)
Matt watches the man, ready to act if he makes any sudden movements toward Karen.

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[info]nextgen_misc
2011-06-04 02:04 am UTC (link)
"We shouldn't have summoned him. We didn't know /he/ would come after us. /He/ punishes those who sin and we sinned. Oh, did we sin." the cultist says, finally looking up at Karen, then Matt.

"/You/ understand sin, don't you?" he asks, pointing at Matt.

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-06-05 08:46 pm UTC (link)
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Matt asks, looking at the cultist.

"Who did you summon? Who came after you?" Matt asks.

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[info]nextgen_misc
2011-06-05 08:48 pm UTC (link)
"We didn't know he wasn't human. We would never have taken him if we'd known." the cultist says.

"We called forth our master and one of his enemies came to stop us. They fought...we were nothing more than playthings for them. And now...everyone else is gone...

We shouldn't have summoned him." the cultist says, rocking back and forth in the seat.

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[info]small_but_tough
2011-06-05 10:00 pm UTC (link)
Karen listens to what he says taking it all in to see exactly what she made of it.

"Who wasn't human? Who did you take," Karen asks on a hunch.

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[info]nextgen_misc
2011-06-06 12:51 am UTC (link)
"The man with two faces. This city is full of sin and he's come to purge us all with fire." the cultist says, his voice becoming distant.

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-06-06 12:52 am UTC (link)
"This is getting weirder by the moment. I've got an idea, though. Maybe we can get the other cultists to help us figure this out.

What hospital are those bodies going to?" Matt asks.

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[info]small_but_tough
2011-06-06 12:57 am UTC (link)
"Chicago General," Karen says, "Why do you ask?"

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-06-06 11:03 pm UTC (link)
"Excellent. That's Shelly's hospital. I'll head over and see if she can't get these dead men, and women, to tell us a bit more about what went down." Matt says.

Though, a thought occurs to him just now, one that probably should have come to him a little earlier.

"You still got Austin Caine's ID on you? I can try a tracking spell and maybe you can pick him up once I've got him." Matt suggests.

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[info]small_but_tough
2011-06-07 12:39 am UTC (link)
"OK," She says.

"Yeah, I was going to put it into evidence," Karen says, "Can you do that without contaminating it?"

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[info]this_fire_burns
2011-06-07 01:27 am UTC (link)
"This spell won't damage it, so you'll still have it for evidence." Matt says, waiting for her to hand it over.

When she does so, Matt concentrates, taking the better part of five minutes to enact the spell as he holds onto his pentagram necklace. Karen has seen him use this spell before and knows how accurate it is. He speaks Austin Caine's name and waits for the necklace to point the way.

Nothing happens. At all.

"Okay...not good. That spell should have pointed out Caine's general direction from here. The only reasons it wouldn't work are if he's not on in this dimension, he's hidden from tracking...or if he's dead." Matt says, handing the ID back to her.

"We might have to wait for him to turn up the old fashioned way." Matt says, taking a deep breath.

"I'll call you from the hospital once I have an update." he says, calling Whisper to him.

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[info]small_but_tough
2011-06-07 01:32 am UTC (link)
"OK," Karen says, "I'll see if there's anything more I can figure out here."

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