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Lilith finished the coffee and took a mug back with her. She didn't bother getting Thalia or Folly any. She wasn't sure if Thalia liked coffee (or if her new mutation would react to the caffeine in any way) and Folly was a whole other mess and she didn't want to add energy into whatever was going on with her.

She walked back in the room just in time for Folly to jump up and be excited over something. The two had been talking, it seemed, and at least were making some headway on contacting OMEN. It was a smart idea, but what were the chances that an OMEN agent would use their actual phone number? Still, the chance was worth taking because as it stood, they had no other options.

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Alex thought for a moment, before proceeding to start walking up and down the streets, looking at the ground. It appeared as though he was thinking, but in reality, he was looking for loose change. People dropped the stuff all the time, so if they were lucky, they'd find enough change to use a pay phone or something. It was probably their quickest option, he had an idea of just who it was they could call to help them out, and he hoped that she'd answer the phone when he called.

After a few minutes, he had a handful of change, and it was enough to make that call. He led the way to the nearest pay phone, before he started putting the change in. "Going to try calling someone who was on the conference call," he said to Ricky as he started punching in the phone number. He waited until he thought he had heard someone pick up, before speaking. "Hey, Jade Cornish? This is Agent Alexander Jakobsen, I'm guessing by now you know about what happened at OMEM?"

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"Eh, you might as well try it. We have no other option at the moment, or any other ideas. Ugh, I still feel like I have massive heartburn, damn fireballs. Of course, at least I didn't set the library on fire last night. That was a possibility given the fact that we were in an old dusty building, filled with a lot of old books. One stray spark was all it would have taken for the place to go up in smoke," she said, ignoring her "friend" who decided to stop by again.

"Wow, you guys really have no idea what you're doing do you? Makes sense if you think about it. After all, one of you is used to this more so than the other two, one of you is time sensitive or whatever, and the other one talks to ghosts. You three are a great team." "Shut up, go away and leave me alone," Thalia mumbled trying to ignore the hallucination. She wasn't even sure how to explain to the other two that when time broke or whatever, she started seeing a guy in red spandex.

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Shaw Psychiatric Hospital - Washington D.C....

"Jakobsen - heard Hel did a number on you," Jade answered. Her British accent may have helped to liven up her words slightly, but they were delivered in a fairly even monotone. "I've got a small team up in Boston at the moment. Not going to be able to give you much but--" and then the call dropped. It was a random technical glitch and nothing more than that, but Jakobsen didn't have anymore change as well. He could look for more and make another call, but he needs to get a move on. Ricky looked at him hopefully. "Good news?" he asked simply.

Sayuki Household - Boston, Massachusetts...

Kyasarin looked at Jessica with skepticism, the hope that had been there vanishing. She didn't believe in faith healers or anything like that. From what her dad told her, they usually turned out to be frauds anyways. But her legs began to tingle as a warmth went through them, a soft glow emanating from Jessica's hands. Chikashi stared at the scene with astonishment, while Mallory looked bored. "How do you feel?" Chikashi asked as the glow faded. Sayuki gingerly pushed herself to her feet, her legs wobbling as she nearly collapsed back into the wheelchair, managing to lower herself down slowly. But she had a huge smile on her face and she brushed aside a tear. It had worked.

Coventry Horrors Hotel - Coventry, Massachusetts...

"Who do you keep talking to, Thalia?" Folly asked quietly. She was flipping through the guest book but while she found the O.M.E.N. agent's name, there was no contact information listed. It was just a dead end. She stared at the book for a moment before chucking it against the wall, watching as it collided and then fell to the ground harshly. A photograph fell off the wall and shattered as well in the process. "It was a dead end..." Folly said with a sigh, sinking to the ground and hugging her knees. She didn't want to voice it, but she missed Fairfax. They had made a good team together.

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"All without lifting a finger," Aloise observed. "Once O.M.E.N. took a hit, everything else started crumbling..." It was sad but true. With O.M.E.N. vulnerable, funds had been redirected from other agencies, making them vulnerable to attack. It was a horrible chain reaction, with Hel hardly having to do anything. She had just shown up and decimated the strongest organization - and now, the weaker ones had started to crumble. It made her reevaluate their plan for a moment - would they actually be capable of tricking her?

But Aloise supposed that the more pride and ego a person had - even a goddess - the easier they were to deceive. By that logic, deceiving Hel should be a piece of cake. She then looked back at Mariana. "Home Depot?" Aloise suggested. They'd need material to actually build this throne. "Or Lowes? I'm not sure which home improvement stores exist in Nebraska..."

"I can stay here while you two shop, keep a look out for our imported fluids," Robin said, cracking a bit of a joke. She then glanced at the news and frowned. Carson City had been mentioned - she had a bad history with a witch coven from there. "Anyone here really good at carving sigils?" Robin asked.

"I can give it a go."

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Jessica had a feeling that Kyasarin was skeptical which she didn't blame her, a lot of people could act as fakes or charlatans but she continued to focus for awhile until she decided that it was good enough for now. When the glow started to fade she looked up at Kyasarin for a moment, and smiled when she watched her legs move a little bit, Jessica couldn't help but smile when she saw that the girl was slowly standing up. It reminded her of a young newborn fawn getting up and trying to walk for the first time, then she slowly went back into the wheel chair.

"Your gonna need some physical therapy but in no time you will be able to walk normally in no time." Jessica said with a smile, she was really happy that she was able to help Kyasarin be able to walk once more. She wasn't going to pry on how the accident occurred, it was probably very personal to her and the family as well. And it was the least that she could do for the Sayuki's since they took her and Mallory in. Jessica then turned over to look at Mallory for a moment, she didn't want to be the one to have the family be killed if either Hel or the angels would be coming to hunt for them. "So got any plans on what to do next?" Jessica asked the kumatock.

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Mariana turned to look over at Aloise when she asked which home improvement store that they could go to get the supplies to make Hel's little throne. "Home Depot will work, if not Lowes would be the next good bet." Mariana said as she stood up and moved over towards a bedside table and pulled out a drawer. Inside was where she stashed all of her fake IDs and stolen credit cards, she didn't have enough money on her.

Finding a VISA card she stuffed it into her wallet and closed the drawer, looking over at her cousin and couldn't help but smirk slightly at her. "Make sure it's not the fluids between their legs. If you are okay holding down the fort here that is and dealing with the weirdos." Mariana said jokingly, then she started to think about it for a moment and gave a slight shrug.

"I did woodshop in high school, it shouldn't be hat hard, though I forget how long ago that was." Mariana said with a slight sigh as she walked over and grabbed her handgun and quickly hide it in the strap of her waist behind her back and hid it under her shirt. "Shall we Aloise?" Mariana asked as she walked over towards the door. "I'll text you when we have the stuff Robin." Mariana said towards her cousin as she left and made her way towards her car.

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Lilith watched Folly intently to see any signs of a breakdown. She was worried about the girl and what the stress of the situation was doing to her. Thalia was a whole other matter, especially given the fact she continued to talk to no one else (and she was pretty sure Thalia was not seeing spirits like she could). She would deal with that later.

The book hit with a thud. Lilith stood up in case Folly went apeshit, but she was surprisingly composed. "It was a good idea. Perhaps I can contact a spirit that was here at the same time he was? Maybe they heard him mention something? Other than that I have no other ideas for contacting them. It's not like they ever gave me a business card."

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Alex was glad that Jade had actually picked up the phone. "Meh, that's what everyone else says," he said as listened to what she said, before the phone got disconnected. "Damn it," he muttered under his breath as he hung up the phone. He looked over at Ricky and shook his head. "The phone got disconnected before I could get anything useful. Though she and a few agents are up in Boston, while we are still stuck here."

He started thinking about what they could do. They were still stuck in DC, and OMEN was probably looking for them right now, they needed to move, otherwise they would get locked up again. "We need to get moving, we can't waste time finding more change, since they probably know we aren't there anymore. Any suggestions for how we get to Boston?" he asked Ricky, continuing to wonder what they should do.

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Thalia jumped slightly at Folly's question, before wondering whether she should tell her about her hallucination. If anyone ever would understand what she saw, or what was going on with her, it would probably be Folly right now. She was about to say something, when he stood there looking at her. "What? You should say something, otherwise they'll think you're crazy or something," he said. "Shut up," she said, before turning to Folly as she threw the book, it was clear that it was a dead end from her reaction.

She nodded her head at Lilith's suggestion, since it was probably better than anything else, but Thalia decided to finally just spill it. "Look, ever since time went crazy at the circus, I've started... Hallucinating some guy, and it isn't even someone I know, just some weird guy in a red costume. He won't leave me alone... But we need to focus on what we need to do now, as opposed to my problems. Contacting OMEN seems like it might be near impossible."

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Ricky shook his head. He didn't know any super secret O.M.E.N. transportation methods - he was just familiar with the traditional ones. Walking all the way to Boston was out of the question. Driving would take them a little under seven hours and they didn't have a car. Sure, they could fly and be there in an hour and a half, but that required tickets. And tickets meant money - which they don't have. "I'd say fly but...Not really sure how we'd get there," Ricky admitted. He thought for a moment. "Do you have any military contacts who could help us out? Otherwise...we could take a bus and be there by nightfall..."

Sayuki Household - Boston, Massachusetts...

Mallory thought about it for a moment. "I don't know," she then admitted. She was honestly surprised to be alive still. Her existence depended on the cloak that would increase Hel's powers exponentially - and yet, she still drew breath, somehow. "We should keep on moving," Mallory suggested. Sayuki made another attempt at walking, only to fall backwards and stumble into her wheelchair once more. But she couldn't have looked happier.

Coventry Horrors Hotel - Coventry, Massachusetts...

Folly stared at Thalia for a moment, before letting out a slight sigh of relief. It was always comforting to know that you weren't the only one going mad. Maybe there was some sort of logical explanation behind what was happening to her, beyond just stress and a genetic disposition for insanity. If this was how she'd live the rest of her life...Folly wasn't too certain that was a life worth living. "Maybe we don't contact O.M.E.N. then," Folly suggested. "But...Lilith, you should try the spirit approach."

"Maybe we just need to contact a hunter and they can contact O.M.E.N. for us..."

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Robin nodded - she didn't think she'd have any issues. And if she did, well, there was always a good excuse for some impromptu target practice, then. Anyone who responded to that type of advertisement in her opinion was bad news and deserved to be robbed of their fluids - or shot in the balls with a crossbow - whichever one she felt like in the moment and would help them prevent Hel from destroying the world. The latter was the priority to achieve, of course.

Once Aloise and Mariana got into the car, the drive to the nearest Home Depot didn't take all too long. Traffic was light and it wasn't too far from the hotel they were staying at. Finding a parking spot, however, proved to be a small nightmare. It seemed that everyone had decided now was the perfect time to brush up on their home improvement skills and take on a new project. And when there wasn't a car in the space they wanted, someone had been too lazy to put their cart away, parking it there instead. "We need to make a shortlist of the supplies we need exactly," Aloise said, once they found a spot to park.

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Lilith had no other options at her disposal. So she prepared to call the spirits. She would question Thalia later about her new "friend" she talks to (they had enough about them to make OMEN wet themselves, they didn't need to keep adding fuel to the fire). Lilith moved to the center of the room and closed her eyes.

She summoned as much power as she could possess. "Spirits, I call upon you. We seek knowledge that you may provide. We hope for answers to our questions. We ask for spirits who were here in years past. We desire help in finding an agent of O.M.E.N who resided here. If anyone has information, please show yourselves."

It was all she could do at this point. Hopefully they could get some answers. Otherwise, they were screwed.

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Jessica looked over at Mallory and nodded slightly, it was true that they couldn't stay in one place for to long, and she didn't want to risk the Sayuki's any further than they already have been. "You are right, heaven will probably send more, and who knows how much longer Hel will end up finding you as well." Jessica said softly, when she turned over to look at Chikashi, and Kyasarin seeing his daughter attempting to stand up yet again, which made her smile. She was really happy that she was able to help Kyasarin regain the use of her legs once more.

"Chikashi, I really do owe you a lot for housing us but I cant risk you or your family to get caught up in the crossfire." Jessica said softly rubbing the back of her neck slightly and bit her bottom lip. "When things settle down, i'll be sure to come back and maybe help out however I can." Jessica offered as she went back towards the room that was her's from the evening before and started to grab the bags that she had brought with her and entered the living room once more and extended her hand towards him. "Thank you once again for everything." Jessica wanted to stay a little bit longer, but she didn't want to risk anyone else's life.

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As Mariana started up the car and drove to the closest Home Depot which wasn't that far of a drive, she started to turn on the radio and listen to a little bit of music while they drove, she kept it loud and blaring like she always did. But the drive was rather quick once they were there at the Home Depot parking lot it took about five minutes or so until she was able to find a place to park. Mariana climbed out of her car, and made sure that it was locked before turning her attention to her partner in crime.

"Well all we really need is to just get some saws, nails, and wood planks and some sanders, as well as wood finish and some carving materials as well. At least that's what I think so unless theres something that you think we need?" Mariana answered as she walked over and grabbed herself a cart looking at Aloise. "So how did you and Hel meet up anyway?" Mariana finally asked, it was a good opportunity to try and get to know her more and figure out more on her motives aside from closing the gates to both heaven and hell.

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"Yeah, actually, there is someone I know. Been friends with the guy for a few years now, he still is in the military aside from a few extracurricular activities. He should be able to help us out, get us a lift to Boston, and probably some supplies too," he said with a smile as he went over to a nearby store, asking if someone had a phone he could use. The owner handed him a phone, and Alex dialed the number for his friend.

"Hello, may I speak to Colonel James Rhodes please," he said into the phone, before he waited a few moments for Rhodes to get on the other end of the line. "Hey there Colonel, it is Alexander Jakobsen. Listen, I need to ask for a favor. It is of the utmost importance that myself and a colleague of mine get to Boston. We would also need some supplies and weapons for this mission as well. I'd owe you one," he said into the phone.

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Folly didn't seem all that weirded out by her confession about her hallucination, but she didn't know if that was a good thing, or a bad thing. She didn't know much about Folly, but she did hope that she didn't go completely crazy like her father did. Otherwise things could go from bad to worse for them. She worried about the girl, but said nothing as she listened to them speak. Thalia was surprised that Lilith didn't question her new friend either, and she was glad for that one.

She listened as they came up with the idea to try the spirits approach first. They were all out of options, since there was no way they'd be able to just call OMEN to come find them. The Hunter idea sounded more plausible of an option, but she wasn't too sure what they could do to find one. Hunters sounded like they wouldn't be easy to find, but they could try at the least. With every other option practically exhausted, there was nothing else they could really do.

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Alex - Colonel Rhodes is going to pick up the line, after a few transfers. Once Alex tells him the situation, Rhodes will mention that he’s a bit swamped, as his goddaughter just got checked into rehab and her dad is taking it badly. He can loan him a plane though that’ll be ready to fly in twenty minutes, as well as some needed supplies. Will tell Alex to take it easy and get some therapy after everything too.

Coventry Horrors Hotel - Coventry, Massachusetts...

Lilith/Thalia/Folly - So Lilith rolled a 1 on communicating with the spirits. So rather than calling forth a spirit, she calls forth something worse. A demon by the name of Lorelei appears and grins at the three girls. The demon’s wearing the meat suit of a tall dark skinned man. “You rang?”

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Chikashi nods, understanding her need to leave. He’ll give her enough money to rent a car and rent a hotel, as well as a quick bite to eat. Kyasarin says goodbye in the typical teenage way - waving at her awkwardly before rolling off in her wheelchair. Her legs weren’t strong enough for her to just walk off. Mallory will pretty much just follow Jessica’s cue, though she mentions something about how she’d always wanted to go see Fenway Park. The Green Monster fascinates her and she wonders how deadly it is.

Jessica gave Chikashi a friendly smile and gave the man a hug, as she accepted the money even though she had her cards and wallet on her the extra bit of cash would help them a little bit more as well. "Thank you once again, and i'll give you a call if I need anything else. And give me any updates on her recovery?" Jessica said as she looked over at Kyasarin and waved goodbye to her as well, seeing her wheeling herself on her wheelchair, she'd recover over time which was good to her.

Jessica turned and left the front door of Chikashi's apartment, pulling out her phone and called for an uber looking over her shoulder at Mallory and smirked slightly. "It's just a name for a giant green wall in Fenway Park, for the baseball team Boston Red Sox it's not a creature or anything." Jessica said as she started to walk along the sidewalk as she started to give the necessary information for the uber to come and pick them up. "But once we get a rental car we can visit the stadium if you'd like." Jessica said.

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As they entered the store Mariana looked over her shoulder as she walked over and grabbed themselves a heavy duty looking cart, she wasn't sure how much wood they needed, but know the wooden planks that they had in the store were pretty large. And then started to head towards the aisle that had all the wooden planks that they would need. She listened to Aloise as she gave her all of the details that had accrued in Coventry and how she met Hel in the first place. Mariana was pretty quiet as she grabbed all the things that they needed and putting the supplies onto the cart.

Mariana could tell by the sound of her voice and the look of her expressions as she recounted the whole story so far that she was just tired of everything. "I probably wouldn't have done it differently." Mariana finally said as she grabbed three hammers, as well as a few boxes of nails and dropped them onto the cart. "If we pull this off we can actually have lives again, once we get rid of the other monsters of course." Mariana said referring to all the other bad supernatural creatures other then angels and demons.

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Lilith felt a disturbance as she ended her summoning. Usually, that meant one of two things. Either she failed and no spirits heard her or she failed and something else did.

Sure enough, she opened her eyes and was greeted by a horrendous sight. Having been privy to such matters before, she was not startled. However, she did jump at the sight. "Gah! Ugh, no I did not call you. I don't do deals with demons so I ask you to leave and go about your business."

Lilith dealt with demons from time to time and they did not often go quietly into that good night. If force was needed, she would give force. It's funny, she complained about not having the knowledge to deal with someone like Hel, but here was something she was confident she could handle and it was her own doing.

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"Thank you Colonel, will do," he said before he hung up the phone and headed back to Ricky. "Well, I have great news. My friend Colonel Rhodes has agreed to get us set up with a flight to Boston, and supplies for us. His only request was that I go get psychiatric help after this, which I wouldn't be totally against. So, we just need to head to the nearest military base and we should be good to go."

He headed towards where Rhodes had said that everything would be waiting for them. He'd listen to what the Colonel said and maybe get a psychiatrist or something after this, but only after he had exacted revenge on Hel for what she had done. She had left him alive on purpose, to deliver her sick and twisted message, and he did not want to be reduced to some errand boy. No, he was going to take her down if it was the last thing he ever did.

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"Oh... So instead of talking to a spirit, we get to deal with a demon. I have had enough of all these demons everywhere. They have been causing nothing but problems for us, starting with all of the fun at the circus," Thalia said, looking at the demon. She had no idea what to do, and Folly wasn't saying anything, and she seemed like the person who knew the most about this. The whole, summoning spirits thing that Lilith did was also really weird to her still.

"Ooh, a spirit is not someone you want to mess with, but a demon is ten times worse. If you aren't careful, you could end up dead," Deadpool said, and Thalia rolled her eyes. He really loved to state the obvious to everyone didn't he. The only thing that could make it worse was if he started prancing around on the back of a unicorn or something, then she would know that she was really and truly going crazy.

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The next few hours went by relatively quickly. The small group in Coventry managed to banish the demon, but not without getting a tip. Apparently, word on the demon grapevine was that O.M.E.N. agents could be found in Boston at the moment, investigating the disappearance of Edwina Fairfax. Together, the three of them managed to figure out that the O.M.E.N. agents could be found at a small hotel in Boston called Cromwell House. It tended to rent rooms on a long term basis, with a lot of students in the area using it instead of dormitory housing.

Mallory and Jessica ended up renting a room at Cromwell House as well. It wasn't too far from Fenway Park and Mallory was disappointed to learn that Green Monster wasn't actually a terrifying beast. The hotel felt unsettling to Mallory and Jessica both, but safe at the same time. Mallory didn't know why, but she had a strong theory that they were invisible to Hel there - perhaps one of the few places in the world that Hel wouldn't be able to find them. The house is filled with restless spirits and a certain dark energy.

Rhodes pulled through for Alex and Ricky, managing to get them transported to Boston and set up with supplies. Ricky managed to get in contact with Jade Cornish, with the MI13 agent informing him that she and some others had set up a temporary HQ at a rented set of rooms at Cromwell House. Hopefully they'd be able to figure out a plan to defeat Hel - and soon. And as for the hunters, they managed to construct all of the wardings they needed, etching one of the sigils onto the back of an elaborately constructed throne for Hel they put up at the cabin in Springfield. Their plan was in motion - and hopefully, it would work.

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Jade was lying down on the ground of the rented room, staring up at the ceiling. There was a half empty bottle of whiskey next to her. A few other agents were making calls in the other room, trying to track down Hel's movements as well as anyone else who might be available to help them. The physicist had been a dead end - literally. There was nothing that Jade and the others had managed to find to connect her to Hel. The only thing troubling in Edwina's file was her relation to a few of the dead bodies that had been found at Coventry - such as her uncle's, Boris Valeska, born Jack Fairfax.

They had no leads on Hel's location. Every time it looked like they found one, reports of sightings that appeared to be credible happened halfway across the country. She closed her eyes, mentally repaying the footage she had seen of Hel's attack at ground zero. She had a bit of a gift sometimes when it came to memory. If she shut her eyes, it was like she was there herself. There was one piece of the puzzle that she was missing - something that the security footage couldn't shown her. Why leave survivors? Hel didn't strike her as the merciful type. Maybe it was to inspire fear - but she knew that there would be tapes for that. And decimating O.M.E.N. in itself was terror inducing enough.

"What did she tell you to do?" Jade asked, opening her eyes and looking at Alex the minute he entered the room.

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"She'll be here any moment now," Aloise said, breaking the tense silence. They had set up the throne to Hel right next to the fireplace. Robin was sipping water to settle her nerves - she wasn't an especially big drinker. And while she wasn't the type to get nervous before a hunt, this was the big one. As soon as Hel shut the gates of heaven and hell closed, they were going to trap her and kill her. The wards were all prepared and they had gone over the plan what seemed to be a million times.

"It's been nice knowing you, prima," Robin said to her cousin with a nod. She had a horrible feeling that they wouldn't all be making it out of this situation alive. But given who they were going up against, the odds weren't exactly in their favor. There was a flash of emerald light outside the cabin and Aloise took in a deep breath. Hel was outside. She could feel the change of the energy in the air.

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Jessica had paid for a room for both her and Mallory, the moment she had gotten into the building she couldn't help but feel very uneasy with being in the building. But she referred to Mallory's judgment on it being safe from Hel at least for the time being, running a hand through her hair letting out a slight sigh. "This place really makes me uncomfortable." Jessica finally said looking over at Mallory, before getting up and walking over towards the window pulling away the curtains looking over at Fenway Park just a few blocks away from where they were now.

Jessica then turned around and started to unpack her things setting all of her books that she brought with her when she fled from Florida she decided to tune into Angel Radio for any kind of information going on. Once Jessica finished putting her things away she looked at her partner. "So shall we take a look around this place to see if there is anything interesting?" Jessica finally asked, she didn't plan on being cooped up in the building the rest of her life.

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Mariana was sitting down on a table with her knife she started to lightly scratch against the surface of the table, she did that a lot usually when she was nervous or bored. In this case it was because she was very nervous seeing as they were facing up against the Norse Goddess of Death herself. It was certainly going to be the biggest hunt she was ever going to be apart of, looking over towards Robin when she spoke up. Mariana stood up and made her way towards her cousin and pulled her into a very tight hug, just in case she was the one to die if things didn't go as planned.

"We will get through it together." Mariana said softly, before letting her go and looked directly towards Aloise and gave her a nod to let her know that she was ready to go through with the plan. Hopefully the throne would be enough to entice the woman, and she would sit down on it. Then she turned her head towards the outside once the emerald green light appeared, taking in a deep breath it was now or never, as she waited for Hel to enter. "Show time.." Mariana said quietly.

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Thankful for whatever lead they were able to grasp, even if it was from some ugly ass demon, Lilith gathered her supplies and, along with Thalia and Folly, left for Cromwell House. The name itself screamed occult and if that was where they could find OMEN and find help, that was the place to do it.

Still, she was concerned for her two charges with her. As far as she saw it, she was the only sane one anymore. Thalia was still speaking to someone (something? God she hoped it was a person) and Folly, well she wasn't quite sure if the girl was going to snap again. Still, she would protect her as much as she could.

Eventually, they made their way to Cromwell House. It already had a dark vibe about it. "Well, here we are. Hopefully we can find help here because otherwise, I think we're screwed."

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Alex was glad that Rhodes had managed to keep his word and got them a flight to Boston, and things they'd need if they were to take on Hel. Upon meeting up with Jade, he was glad that there was someone else who knew what was discussed in the room before everything went crazy. In his opinion, he was lucky not to be there, and that she had left the video message when she had, otherwise she would have witnessed the exact same thing that he had witnessed first hand. He wished sometimes that he hadn't been there.

He walked into the room that was serving as the temporary OMEN headquarters, and he was not surprised by her question. It was something that played out in his mind ever since it had happened, and he doubted he'd be able to get any sleep for a while. He looked right at her, letting out a sigh. "I was to play messanger... Let the world know about her and her power... "You will speak to the leaders of this world and instruct them to lay down their arms - or I shall lay waste to them just as I did here tonight", and yes, that is a direct quote..." he said.

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She was glad that they had dealt with the demon quickly. The things were starting to piss her off immensely, and she had no idea why they couldn't leave them alone for once. Their entire world had been turned upside down by demons, and they had tried to kill everyone. That just seemed to be a reoccurring theme, everyone always wanted to kill them. As soon as the thought crossed her mind, Deadpool decided to make a comment, "Look, they are evil, what did you expect?"

When they found out about OMEN being at some hotel in Boston, it made perfect sense for them to pack up their few belongings, and heading out there. They might be able to learn what the hell was going on, and hopefully find some allies to try and stop Hel, though she still wasn't too sure what she could do about the Goddess of Death, especially when Folly had flat out said that she shouldn't show her wings around these people. That literally seemed to be the only thing she could do, and she was told not to do it, or use it. She hoped these people could help them out, since odds were that Hel was going to come back with a vengeance or something.

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Mallory nodded at Jessica in agreement on the second floor. "This house is filled with restless spirits...Souls who did not move on and yet are somehow preserved..." she murmured. She appeared to be human to all who saw her, yet to Jessica, her spiritual form was becoming more and more prominent. The shadowy outline of her true self, a kumakatok, was easy to see in this place. She was standing by the window, just looking outside before she turned to look at her temporary roommate. "I want to find the source of this darkness...Whatever it is that traps these spirits here..."

Outside of the house, Folly glanced at her companions as they entered the property. All they needed to do was find the O.M.E.N. agents, tell them what had happened, and then they would be absolved of their debt. Hel wouldn't be their problem much longer. It wouldn't bring back everyone they had lost, but it would be a start at least. "We're not screwed..." Folly whispered softly. She walked up and down the halls of the first floor, but there didn't seem to be anyone matching the description of an O.M.E.N. agent. "Maybe they're just upstairs..."

Up on the third floor, Jade nodded at Alex. Ricky was standing to Alex's side like a shadow. He wasn't the nervous type, but he also wasn't incredibly talkative. He'd been relatively quiet ever since the massacre at O.M.E.N. HQ, preferring to just speak when it was necessary. Of all the psychological responses to witnessing an event such as that, it wasn't that bad. It could have easily been far worse - a complete mental break like some of the other witnesses had experienced. And none of them had been at the true Ground Zero.

"I'm assuming you didn't make good on her deal...So no one will have followed through with her command. She easily could enact her threat but...No, this is about power. And real power isn't weapons - it's fear and collecting followers," Jade mused, more talking to herself than to Alex. "She'll do the same thing she did at O.M.E.N. soon. Tonight, I'm guessing. Leave a handful of survivors, instruct another to play messenger. After all...if the governments bow to her, then the people will follow."

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Although Robin appreciated her cousin's hug, it didn't help to calm her nerves. A hug from a hunter before a hunt was essentially a prediction of death. And while Robin had already come to that conclusion, hearing Mariana confirm it just made it all the more real. She wanted to notch an arrow on one of her bows and shoot at Hel the moment she entered the cabin, but she knew that it'd jeopardize the plan and the fate of the world as well.

The door flew off its hinges as Hel entered. Her body was like a grotesque mirror of itself - one side youthful and radiant, the other old and decaying. On the damaged side, some of her skin had fallen off in flakes to reveal rotted muscle and bone below. Aloise slowly bent her knee, before motioning for Mariana and Robin to do the same. Robin did so with hesitation, hating that she had to bow to a mass murderer - but knowing that they needed Hel to shut the gates before they could reveal their status as traitors to her.

"My messenger failed me," Hel said simply, not motioning that it was acceptable to rise. "Fenrir has been slain. And I am no nearer to regaining my cloak than I was when I first arrived on Midgard after centuries of exile...In fact, I am further from it..." Hel said coldly. "I will make an example of him, show this planet what happens when I am disobeyed...I do not relish in their misery and pain, but it must be done for the good of all. They must learn that I am not one that can be trifled with."

"Of course, my goddess," Aloise said. "We'll do our best to aid you however we can."

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Jessica turned to look over her shoulder towards Mallory as she closed the door to their room shortly behind them, noticing that the kumatock side of her was more and more prominent now. "Your uh spirity side is showing a little bit more you know that right Mallory?" Jessica said softly. She started to head down towards the other end of the hallway and looked over towards the stairs. Either the basement or the top floors were most likely off limits to guests, at least that's as far as Jessica could guess. "I say we check the last floor first, maybe we can see if there is a stronger presence up there first." She suggested.

Jessica made her way towards the stairs as she made her way towards the third floor, running a hand through her hair as she let out a slight sigh. This place was really weird to her, sensing all the spirits around the place was disturbing to her, and the building itself felt a lot more sinister than it looked on the outside. "So, your mother why did she give you Hel's cloak knowing that maybe someday she'd escape she would most likely go after you?" Jessica finally asked looking over at the spirit as she walked further along the hallway on the third floor.

Closing her eyes as she tried to get a sense where the spiritual energy was most likely coming from, she then asked. "Also the other day, why did you approach me anyway?" She wanted to get to know her a little bit more as well, and she couldn't help but be a bit curious as well, and it wasn't ever day that you were able to talk to a death spirit that wasn't out there to claim your soul before you died.

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Mariana couldn't help but flinch slightly when the door to the cabin was flung open easily, her eyes went wide for a moment seeing Hel for the very first time. She'd be attractive if it wasn't for the very ugly decaying side of her body, Mariana hesitated as well, watching her cousin kneel she quickly did the same thing. Mariana kept her head low she didn't even make eye contact with the death goddess, fearing that she'd actually be the next victim of her mass killing spree.

Mariana bit her lower lip as she listened to her speak, she was glad that her previous messenger didn't go with her orders though she wanted to play the part very well so that they could full her. "Might I make a suggestion, the best way to get your message out loud and clear all mighty powerful one?" Mariana then asked before finally making eye contact with the goddess. "The United Nations Headquarters in New York, it's the largest place where most nations of the world go to they have news reporters there daily. It would be the best way to get your message out." Mariana really didn't want this to happen, she'd just hope that she would fall for the bait.

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Lilith followed Folly inside, impressed by the girl's dedication to this. Hopefully, their problems would be solved inside. It was an impressive building, to say the least. She wouldn't mind exploring a bit, but they had pressing matters to attend to. No one seemed to be around, which was concerning. You would think that if OMEN agents were occupying this place, there would be more around.

"Upstairs then? Better than walking around randomly." Lilith made her way up the stairs, keeping an eye out for someone, anyone, to ask.