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[Raven]

Slowly, Dirge's spine and skull reform, brain growing before the skull seals off. "Now then, perhaps you'll be a bit more civil to me, eh?" Dirge asks in a rough voice, his muscle and skin not reforming yet, so it's just a talking skull with eyes.

[Reed Teran]

*Arkus, having seen worse, is not fazed*

Arkus: No. You are a xeno. I am an Inquisitor of the Ordo Xenos. You will further the cause of the Imperium.

[Raven]

"I don't help scum like you. I'm here for myself and my family. You do what you like, but leave me out of whatever your Imperium wants from me." Says Dirge as he turns and walks away, heading towards the Belemore Catacombs marked on the map. 

[Reed Teran]

Arkus: You don't have much of a choice, xenos scum...

*he thinks for a minute...*

You wouldn't want your dear family to just...disappear, would you?

*evil grin*

[Raven]

"You. Wouldn't. Dare..." Growls Dirge as he turns, his eyes locking on Arkus. 

[Reed Teran]

*he chuckles*

Arkus: Yes indeed. I send one word to the Ordo Xenos, and they will be gone, taken to the Xenologis labs to be opened and emptied, their organs and brain matter studied by the Magos Xenologis, and added to the records. Their carcasses will then be disposed of however possible, or, if they continue to survive, they will be continuously tested and experimented upon.

Now, I suggest you aid me in my exploits, or I will make sure I cut them open myself, without the benefits of Anaesthesia.

*his wicked grin doesn't change.*

[Raven]

With one quick and powerful motion, Dirge draws his cleaver and flings it at Arkus with all his might, aiming for his shoulder. Whether or not the cleaver makes it's mark, Dirge sprints over and tackles Arkus. "IF YOU SO MUCH AS LAY A FINGER ON MY FAMILY I WILL CARVE YOU AND THE ENTIRE IMPERIUM INTO BITE SIZED CHUNKS!" He roars at the top of his lungs as he holds Arkus down.

[Reed Teran]

(Well, time to Psy Roll.

YESSSSS NAT 9! PSYCHIC JAUNT FTW)

*The inquisitor seems to...fade out of existence. And then reappear just next to him.*

Arkus: You aid me, or they die. If I die here...they die anyway. My abilities allow my psychic communication through the Warp. You WILL serve my interests, xeno. Or I will make you suffer the guilt of damning your family to being under my scalpel.

[Raven]

"They are human! Pure blooded human, just like you! What could you possibly learn from them, or from me? You want to know what I am, go talk to talk to the psychos who made me this way."

[Reed Teran]

*His grin only WIDENS. VERY UNNERVINGLY.*

Arkus: You have just made it MORE interesting. We can simply refer them to the Ordo Hereticus to be reconditioned. Your children, who will grow up to serve in the Imperial Guard and die in the trenches of an unnamed planet, fighting for the Emperor, and your beloved...she will serve well as a Sororitas, blindly loyal to His will. And I will be sure she is appointed to my retinue. For...personal service in the Emperor's name.

*his grin does indeed tell what he plans to do.*

 

(This is actually the norm for Inquisitors.)

[Raven]

"I have one word to tell you off, Epsilon." Says Dirge as he shoots a glare at Arkus.

[RedAuthar]

[Kydd takes a seat and sighs]

[Reed Teran]

Arkus: And I have two for you: Segmentum Solar. Kor, activate your Vox Hailer, we have co-ordinates to transmit to the Hereticus.

Kor: Yes, Inquisitor.

[Raven]

Dirge just glares at Arkus as he pulls out his cell phone and dials a number. 

 

"Epsilon, this is Dirge...  Listen, I need a favor, there is an Inquisitor from the Imperium who's trying to use me as an experiment, and he's threatening Eva and my kids... No, I don't think sending Sigma would help, he'd wind up eating us or something... You think the Nexus would get involved in something like this? I'm a nobody... Great, thanks man, I owe you." Dirge says as he talks over the phone then hangs up. 

 

"Call off your goons or the Nexus will show up on your front step with half of their armada. You're pushing my buttons and now you've turned this into a diplomatic issue."

[Reed Teran]

*Arkus just speaks into the voxcaster*

Arkus: Imperator Invocato, Lux Lucas, transmitting co-ordinates of importance.

*he nods to Kor, as Kor secretly transmits ARKUS's co-ordinates, as planned.*

Arkus: And I will have the entirety of the Imperium clamoring for the deaths of your xeno friends, mutant. Can you not aid me so that I can aid you in your vain efforts? I can SEE exactly where the treasures you seek is! I can slip you past the xenos undeterred! Do you even value the lives of your family?!

Kor: Transmission complete. Sending now.

[Raven]

(okay, this is getting out of hand. This whole conflict is ruining the story and defeating it's purpose. The whole point was to fight giant monsters, not bicker and just take the treasure. Things have to change or I'll just stop the RPG. This isn't the story I wanted)

[Reed Teran]

(That's exactly what happens when you get a very-evil-all-the-time Inquisitor around. Here, I'll rectify the problem)

 

Kor: Vox Hailing from Holy Terra recieved.

Arkus: What?

Kor: *Speaks with a very aged and sickly voice* This is High Master Ordinar of the Inquisition, you will not engage. The subject you identified is on the list of sanctioned metahumans and does not classify as a Xeno. Hereticus will not be dispatched. These "Nullam" you transmitted are interesting, so you will serve the better interests of the Imperium to accompany the metahuman on his travels.

*....Arkus is both speechless and mildly furious. but he takes the Voxcaster.*

Arkus: ....Yes, my lord. The Emperor Protects.

[Raven]

(Thank you, this works out perfectly.)

 

Dirge lets out a sigh of relief before he gives Epsilon another call. "Hey bro, I got it handled... Thanks, I appreciate the effort, and tell the Nexus I'm sorry for bothering them with something like this." Dirge says before he hangs up.

 

"So, can we put all that mess behind us and work together now? I'd like to avoid drama if I can." Says Dirge as he extends his hand to Arkus. Though Dirge is very angry and violent, he is still forgiving.

[Reed Teran]

*Arkus just glares*

Arkus: Spare me your empty words, mutant, and press on.

[Raven]

Dirge gives a sigh and turns, retrieving his cleaver. "We head for the Catacombs, the map indicates there to be some sort of spider Nullam there. So be prepared. Whenever everyone is ready, we'll move on." He says to the whole party.