[center][h2][color=dc143c]Victoire[/color][/h2][/center]
A momentary black out, filled with a flurry of bats announced the arrival of yet another [i]'visitor'[/i] to Henry's castle. [color=dc143c]"Well, well, is it not fortunate that we are all gathered on this lovely afternoon? Arkilius, Avaritia and, hmm... I was not aware you were fond of raising Celestial bitches. I wonder what sort of hound would this one breed?"[/color] Victoire curtsied gracefully as she materialized from within the coalescing mass of shadow bats. The vampire flipped one of her twintails haughtily before giving off a derisive sneer, aimed at Henry's [i]'prize'[/i].

[color=dc143c]"Before we engage in any further conversations, Avaritia, would it be too much to solicit proper accommodations and tea? I believe that a discussion between nobles shouldn't be handled at the hounds' pen."[/color] Victoire said, referring to Miyu while a fanged smirk was all too visible on her face. [color=dc143c]"Please, have these as a good will gift from my part. They are my best rose hips, you might as well never have the chance to savor something like this again."[/color] Victoire summoned a porcelain pot full of deep crimson rose hips, collect from the buds of the Demon Roses that managed to survive the Dianex onslaught, ripe with the blood and life energy of countless human, demonic and angelic souls.
[center][h2][color=00bfff]High Queen Eos[/color][/h2][/center]
Deep within her chambers, Eos observed as the Machina forces failed yet another time to achieve supremacy over a battlefield. The loss at Ruthria would actually deter the advance of the Machina war machine, since they lacked the resources to produce another mobile fortress without relying on Eos' powers, which the Nigh Queen couldn't spare at the moment, thanks to unforeseen shifts on the Nexus' power balance.

Nevertheless, her Machina children and the humans who fought by their side needed a new backup force, thus Eos decided to make use of a knowledge she kept only to herself for ages. [color=00bfff]"Gather up, forces that will be sent for the next battle as quickly as possible. Unforeseen circumstances require that we make use of an emergency measure."[/color] Eos' voice reached for the units that took part in the conflict at the Sea of Ruthria. Just at the time when Marquis came in bringing the new coolant supply, the ominous image of an ouroboros -a serpent coiling around itself while eating its own tail- flashed on one of the holographic screens before Eos.

What could that mean?
[center][h2][color=9400d3]Eclipse Princess[/color][/h2][/center]
On the halls of Celestia, the capital of the Angels of Heaven, a [url=http://i.imgur.com/nHQ0uVL.jpg]girl dressed very scantly[/url] -to say the least- was being taken to the deepest quarters of the city, her hands held behind her back with shackles made of pure, blinding light. The one escorting the silent prisoner was [url=http://i.imgur.com/ePRLTEM.jpg]Iona[/url], one of, if not the strongest beings to inhabit Celestia. In fact, the girl that was being escorted was one of rather well known infamy as well, the rebellious Eclipse Princess. Both of them beings that most Angels didn't even knew of, or believed in their existence, to begin with, reunited in one place, waiting for the Divine Imperator Deva, along with none other than Torag, who was also of rather shadowy fame was a rare circumstance, indeed.

Eclipse Princess, whose true name was known by very few, remained quiet, only ever sparing the time to glance at Torag, without even turning her head. Iona on the other hand, nodded curtly, before saying, [color=daa520]"That's a rare chance to meet someone such as you personally, Harbinger of Light. I have heard of the victory in Lenuria, that was an outstanding display of the Heaven's might. I wished I could be there, but I had... another task to fulfill."[/color] Iona looked over Princess, who bit her lips in rage, as they waited for either Torag's reply, or the Imperator's arrival.
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