Cornelius "Corey" Drake (sandcastlegod) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-08-16 22:00:00

Entry tags:

antaeus, marlow, nicholas salem, plot-"lost generation"

Well, if it isn't my favorite divine consort/sorceress?
Corey faced it. She deserved to know. He had to tell Marlow about this. So he called, holding the geneology sketchbook with him.

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	vicious_cycle 2011-08-17 05:19 pm UTC (link)
	Nick is, indeed, in the garage, working on finishing up some custom work on a Harley. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-08-17 05:40 pm UTC (link)
	"Hi, Nick. Sorry to bother you, but are you up for guests right now? Particularly guests who may or may not be possessed?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2011-08-17 05:41 pm UTC (link)
	Possessed? That's... potentially not good. "Yeah, sure. Let me wash up, and I'll be right out." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-08-17 05:59 pm UTC (link)
	"Okay. I don't think she's really possessed, though. She seems fine to me, but you're more the expert." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2011-08-17 06:07 pm UTC (link)
	Nick scrubs with the heavy duty soap and sanitizer to get the worst of the grease off his hands and forearms, then grabs a shirt. "Ok, let's go. We'll have a look." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-08-17 06:10 pm UTC (link)
	"So I mentioned Marlow, right? Well, she's hoping to talk about stuff." And Corey will walk him back inside to the sitting room. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2011-08-17 06:11 pm UTC (link)
	"Sure thing." he agrees. "Stuff is one of those house specialties." he replies, following after before flopping down into a chair. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

marlow
2011-08-17 07:31 pm UTC (link)

Marlow could only stare, vaguely disappointed. He didn't look anything like the images of Ghost Rider she's seen during her lessons. She expected /something/ heat related. But then, gods were kind of ordinary when they weren't being godlike. Possibly she wasn't sorceress like when not actively casting a spell.

She held the book in her arms like a shield. "You don't look familiar at all."

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	vicious_cycle 2011-08-17 07:41 pm UTC (link)
	When he sits, there is some sign of the demon possession - specifically, the pentagrams carved into his hands, long since scarred up in that distinctive pattern, showing no sign of ever healing beyond that. "Neither do you, and neither does your demon. Its not one of Mephisto's." he offers bluntly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2011-08-17 07:57 pm UTC (link)
	"I always thought I'd just know if I met somebody who had the same flavor of magic, but of course that's stupid." She unbent enough to loosen her grip on the book. "I was told I had no family, when I was old enough to ask questions. The demon is a mystery to me. Corey could be wrong about all this. Do you think he's wrong?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

vicious_cycle
2011-08-17 08:00 pm UTC (link)

He looks at her closer a few moments. "I can't tell you a lot about what it is, but I can tell you a lot about what it isn't. Its definitely a possessing entity, but its not infernal. Not something of Scratch, or Mephisto, Satannus... any of those. It might or might not be evil... but its neither from one of the hells, and isn't divine. Which also means that you and I don't use the same flavor of magic, since everything I do is decidedly black magic and hellfire."

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	marlow 2011-08-17 08:14 pm UTC (link)
	"You know Corey. Do you think he's wrong about us being related? All I know of him is that he seems very kind, makes delicious chicken and Argo spoke well of him to his brother Andy. I like Argo, but he's not very smart." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2011-08-17 08:29 pm UTC (link)
	"I believe we could be. How much do you know about your lineage? The book makes some sense. And my line is all about magical power." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

marlow
2011-08-17 10:06 pm UTC (link)

"Nothing. I was given to the Sorceress Supreme of the Dark Dimension as a baby. She and Doctor Strange taught me to use magic, though it's always seemed instinctual to me. I was sent to this world about two years ago to get to know it. When I asked about my family they told me there was no one left." She smiled, the first real smile since Corey broke the news. "If it's a very magical line, that would explain a lot. I'm very good with magic. Just didn't consider the line might be cursed."

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vicious_cycle
2011-08-17 10:09 pm UTC (link)

"Cursed is an understatement. If its true, we're linked through Agatha Harkness - my grandmother. She approached Sorceress Supreme level, but had a very distinct tradition - witchcraft. She taught the Scarlet Witch. Unfortunately, witchcraft occasionally has its tolls. More to the point, she also was Nicholas Scratch's mother - powerful sorceror who sold his soul, became virtually a demon himself, and forced seven demons into people. He's kind of bounced in and out of hell now and then. His mother was one of his victims. If we are related, Mephisto will also likely take an eventual interest."

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	marlow 2011-08-17 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	She thought about that, looking at him. "Maybe that was the point of sending me somewhere else, and the demon that's neither good nor evil, and putting me with the Defenders. The taste of my magic has been seasoned with things Mephisto may not be able to track. In two years only a hellhound has cared that I'm different and only because I bring him hamburgers." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2011-08-17 10:49 pm UTC (link)
	"That may well be true, yes. Mephisto doesn't have a lot of sway in the Dark Dimension... you'd have been safe there. And it sounds like you've never encountered Scratch - which is a good thing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2011-08-17 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	Marlow nodded, still turning it over in her head. "Only a cat once, but it didn't like me. I'm going to ask more questions about the book and the witch families. There might be others out there in disguise. Something is off about it. Do you want to know what I find out?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2011-08-17 11:28 pm UTC (link)
	"That depends." he replies with a sigh. "Personally, yes, I'd love to. But if we are related, the sane thing for you to do is stay as far away from me as you can. My soul is already lost, and I'm pretty sure Mephisto looks in on Zarathos now and then. So, really, its up to you... but honesty and all that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

marlow
2011-08-18 12:48 am UTC (link)

"There are already people who think I'm not so sane, but they haven't locked me up, nor could they if they tried. All I'm going to do is ask some questions in a couple of places that should be safe enough. It'll probably be nothing and go nowhere. Corey invited me to visit." she glanced around to see where he was. She hadn't meant to ignore him. "We have a project."

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	vicious_cycle 2011-08-18 12:51 am UTC (link)
	"Makes sense to me. I can tell you a little about family stuff, if you want, but most of it ain't pleasant." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sandcastlegod 2011-08-18 12:52 am UTC (link)
	Corey had been making himself purposely scarce to let them talk about Creepy Stuff, but he pipes up with a "Yeah." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2011-08-18 01:41 am UTC (link)
	Marlow smiled at Corey. Then she glanced back to Nick. "I'll need to hear it sooner or later, but later now. This is a lot to take in. You don't understand. I've never even known how old I am or my birth date. No last name. Nothing. But not like what happened to you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2011-08-19 12:42 am UTC (link)
	"I got that, and... honestly, what they did was probably for the best. Don't worry about rushing things. When you're ready, we can talk. Just let me know if I can help out." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2011-08-19 05:37 am UTC (link)
	"That's really nice of you, thanks." Marlow paused, and then leaned forward a bit. "Are you really a Ghost Rider?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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