ng_olympian (ng_olympian) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-08-02 16:47:00

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aridis, asleif, cosmopolitan, eiltin, franklin richards, griffen o'niell, halbjorn, inactive - dawn roberts, inactive - sigurdur, marlow, plot-"eclipsing the son", team - defenders

All Hope Abandon, Ye Who Enter In!
Between Marlow and Dawn the Defenders had managed to track the shadow demons who had abducted Svalin to the gates of Hades. Countless shades wandered on the shores of the river Acheron. These were the paupers and the friendless, those who did not possess an obolus to pay Charon.

A small boat floated on the dark waters of the river and the cloaked figure of Charon stood in the boat waiting to ferry souls across the river. A skeletal hand clutched a pole and the other was outstretched waiting to receive a fare for crossing.

On the other side of the river stood a large three headed dog and a large two headed dog. Cerebus and Orthus guarded the entrance into Pluto's realm.

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	son_of_genius 2011-08-03 11:03 am UTC (link)
	Franklin accepted a gold coin and waited for the others to proceed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	eagleofthebow 2011-08-03 01:22 pm UTC (link)
	"If he doth not then we shall find a way to appease him," Aridis said seriously. Her hand clutched the coin and her face went grim. There was little anyone would be able to say to sooth her until they got her sister back. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

stone_bear
2011-08-03 06:18 pm UTC (link)

He hates to do this. He truly does. He wants to be there to rescue his sister - but in his current state, on the edge of madness, he knows he might not only doom the mission, but hurt his friends as well.

"I hath gold as well." he offers a pouch. "More than enow for Charon's toll... and I wilt handle the guardians at the gate. Abandon me to them and sneak past, lest I be more harm than good. Whate'er happens, save mine sister, and if I yet live, return me to sunlit lands on thine way out."

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	ng_olympian 2011-08-03 08:54 pm UTC (link)
	Charon's hand closed and opened again waiting for his fares. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

likethewind
2011-08-03 09:52 pm UTC (link)

Eiltin had been standing silently off to the side. If this is what other's underworlds were like he was very glad to be of the Tuatha de Danaan. This place made him feel very uncomfortable it was not a land of merriment like Annwn and it was another pantheon's place of the dead.

When it was his turn when went up to Charon and whispered something in his ear that would be well worth his payment.

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	ng_olympian 2011-08-03 09:58 pm UTC (link)
	Charon shoved a bony hand at Eiltin for his payment. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	likethewind 2011-08-03 10:13 pm UTC (link)
	"I do know all of the songs of Orpheus that you like," Eiltin reminded him, "Along with some of the others from when you where young." Music was once of the things that kept him going against his every instinct to leave that he should not be here. It was one thing to be in the land of the dying but this was something else. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	im_a_librarian 2011-08-03 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	Dawn accepted the coin, chewed her lip nervously, watching the possible building confrontation between Eltin and Charon. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	madscienceman 2011-08-03 11:06 pm UTC (link)
	Griffen is even less comfortable than Eltin. He is a mortal with no real power, This place makes his cut clench with fear he will never show. "Can't you just pay the usual fee? A coin means little to us. We need to get to Svalin." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_genius 2011-08-03 11:19 pm UTC (link)
	"Hold on, that might work. Music is how Orpheus paid Charon in his descent to the underworld." And Eiltin was a half-God with an affinity for music. It made sense that his offer of music, especially in bringing up the music of Orpheus, would be enough to pay Charon for his passage. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	butterflybullet 2011-08-03 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	Vernique is not happy starting a sentence with 'if still live.' "We've got the money. That's all we need to get you across, but there's another thing the songs of Orpheus are good for. Eiltin, can you please stay with Hal and try to keep the dogs calm and distracted as long as possible?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dark_of_winter 2011-08-04 12:53 am UTC (link)
	Sigurdur pays his fare and waits for everyone else to be ready, ready to find the person that took Svalin and consign them to eternity in this place. Why were the Olympians so damned depressing? He hoped they did not run into Andy here. He was still at home, injured. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2011-08-04 05:48 am UTC (link)
	Halbjorn shoves the pouch at Vernique so she can pay the toll for all of them. He's running out of patience with this. "None shouldst stay, if they value their lives. Thou wilt all be needed to aid mine sister... but I wilt be of no more use, the first time a fight rears its head." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	butterflybullet 2011-08-04 09:29 am UTC (link)
	Vernique doesn't like the idea of leaving Hal alone in a fight, but she takes the money, hands it to Charon, and urges everyone into the boat. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2011-08-04 02:34 pm UTC (link)
	Marlow dropped all the coins she still held in Charon's hand, irritated on some level that Halbjorn hadn't spoken up before and saved her the effort of transmuting gold for the boatman. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	im_a_librarian 2011-08-04 10:42 pm UTC (link)
	Dawn paid up as she stepped aboard. "All right... let's do this." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	eagleofthebow 2011-08-05 01:33 am UTC (link)
	"Aye." Aridis peers at her brother silently. She fears his death will come too soon but she will not stop this.. He is their best distraction. "Do thine best brother." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2011-08-05 01:37 am UTC (link)
	"I wilt gain thee entry, and the time thou needst. Save our sister, worry not for me." He brought up the coins as soon as he noticed the issue. Right now he's having a hard time focusing on anything that doesn't involve a murderous rampage. Not ideal for potentially delicate situations. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	likethewind 2011-08-06 02:31 am UTC (link)
	Eiltin end up not going with them. There was another lead he wanted to check out anyways. He would be running to Avalon after this. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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