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Kain Highwind ([personal profile] dragoon_pride) wrote in [community profile] faderift2016-08-31 10:46 pm

[Closed] Player Plot: Desire Demon Possession

WHO: Kain Highwind, Inessa, Anders, Rydia, Bruce Not-Banner and James Norrington
WHAT: Backstabbing, temptation, demon-slaying and bad endings. Kain has come back to the area and brought a “friend”! OOC information is here
WHEN: Forward-dated to September/Kingsway 8th
WHERE: Mountains outside of Skyhold
NOTES: Contains violence, betrayal, eventual character death. Also, there’s no need to keep a specific tagging order, just keep things moving and jump in whenever! :)


It had been a good month so far. Kain had explored a great deal, seen some incredible lands and creatures, and overall gotten closer to clearing his head. He’d started even somewhat enjoying himself as he camped by night and traveled by day, unburdened by other responsibilities. But, eventually, he had to return. He had sworn his loyalty to the Inquisition, after all. He still had his redemption to work toward. So he’d started heading back in the direction of Skyhold.

Unfortunately, he’d been in the wrong place at the wrong time when a rift erupted. He’d started dealing with it… only to get overpowered by a desire demon. The creature remembered him from his trip to the Fade and was ready with temptations that overwhelmed him. Kain couldn’t stop it, not when the demon reminded him of what he truly wanted, deep down… to be stronger than Cecil, to be better overall, well admired and respected… and to have Rosa, all to himself. It was the Rosa illusion that really broke him. His love for her had been his downfall once before, and now it is again, in the worst possible way.

Claiming Kain was all too easy for the demon after that. All it had to do was dive in and take over the reigns. Kain’s mind was weak from his past experiences, all too open to being controlled by another. From there… the demon started testing out the limits of its new form, forcing Kain to do its will, exploiting his abilities alongside its own.
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[personal profile] circleprodigy 2016-09-01 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
"Nug-humper!"

Already tense the further they go, Inessa jumps a little at at that sudden outburst, though a moment later realizes no demon would speak that way. Her eyebrows draw together as she spots the brightly-colored parrot flying overhead. Given that she met Kain when the bird was absent, and it's been in his company since, this is met with no recognition.

"What in Andraste's name...?"
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[personal profile] circleprodigy 2016-09-06 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Staring upward at the parrot in complete puzzlement, Inessa's attention is soon derailed by that hissing voice. Her lips from a thin line, and her eyes harden. "No. I'll never work with a demon. I don't want your tainted power; what I achieve, I do through my actions and mine alone."

Foul-mouthed though the parrot is, Inessa doesn't like seeing it distressed. Poor thing. She takes some trail mix from her bag and tosses it to the ground for him.

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amygdalae: a typhoon in the eye of the hurricane (like fire and ice and rage)

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[personal profile] amygdalae 2016-09-01 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
...he recognized that mount.

"Wait a minute," he tells the others before urging his own dracolisk to trot closer towards the other dracolisk. As far as he could recall there was only one other person crazy enough to want a dracolisk of his own. The fact that it had a saddle was a pretty big proof that it did belong to somebody at some point.

He turns back to the rest of the party. "I'm fairly certain this is Highwind's."
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[personal profile] blessedmaiden 2016-09-01 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Rydia recognizes animals easily enough so as soon as she sees the drakolisk she knows It's Kain's... and her heart sinks a little.

"Hey, beauty..." She murmurs trying to approach the mount, she spent so many nights in the stables just talking with her as Kain asked... maybe the sound of her voice will be familiar? The magic wand is lowered and the summoner tries to approach the drakolisk, trying not to startle her "It's her, it's definitely her." and hopefully it won't run away.

"Hopefully she just escaped from her stables... maybe she ran away looking for Kain? Could it be?" Think positive, Rydia, think positive!
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[personal profile] amygdalae 2016-09-02 10:31 am (UTC)(link)
He lets the other handle the mount, mostly glad that he isn't the one who has to deal with it - just because he (reluctantly) had a dracolisk of his own didn't mean that he was an expert or anything.

Either way, he frowns at her words when she speaks, eventually giving a shake of his head. "If I remember correctly he took... her along." He could easily be wrong, of course, but he hadn't recalled seeing another dracolisk when he was at the stables, so...

This was all rather troubling.
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[personal profile] blessedmaiden 2016-09-08 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
She sighs, caressing the mount's scales and trying to calm her. For a while she could hear whispers in the dark, voices perhaps in her head suggesting her to turn around, rest, maybe close her eyes because in the dream they're waiting. She caught glimps of her mother between the trees, when she rested the desire to return home and force every member of her family to stay with her, it all felt innatural but this? No, Kain is probably okay, he is an adult man in the world she comes from!

"There must be an explanation." Maybe he ended up investigating like them? "He's fine, he has to be fine." She offers a tentative smile, still trying (and failing) to calm down the drakolisk.

"I'm sure he's just a bit ahead of us."

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[personal profile] judgemewhole 2016-09-01 02:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"You want to kill them. You want to kill them all." Came the whispers, and James had to roll his eyes, before he stated simply, "Yes. I do. I want to kill every single blood mage who has ever taken another's life. What is new about that?"

And there, the whispers stopped. Then they started again, "You want Ingrid, you want her so bad ..."

"Seriously, you are going to have to do better. That should be clear that I desire the woman I am going to try to marry." James rolled his eyes, flicking the hold off his sword.

He is eying the path of blood, before he spoke quietly, "Okay, this might be something along the lines of a trap ..."
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[personal profile] judgemewhole 2016-09-02 02:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"Excuse me - but you are one of the reasons that blood mages exist. You take their blood and their calling and twist it to your own purposes." James's tone is firm, and disgusted. "So let me simply say - No. Absolutely not. And if you try this again I shall do such harm to you that you will have wished I killed you first."

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[personal profile] justice_is_blond 2016-09-03 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Desire demons are dangerous. In his opinion, they're the hardest to deal with because he's always wanted so much more than he's gotten. The whispers are a little less compelling than usual... but only because he's awake.

You can run, they say. This time you can be free. No one will chase you. They're too busy with Corypheus. They might even like it if you left. Look at them, the Templar and Banner. Think of how relieved they'd be if you were gone.

He takes a slow breath, shifting his staff in his hand. Yes. They'd be relieved if he was gone. But Nate wouldn't be. And he can't abandon Kain or Inessa or Rydia.

"You seem to think I want them relieved." Anders' voice is dry.
justice_is_blond: (Actually let's go with that idea)

[personal profile] justice_is_blond 2016-09-07 08:27 am (UTC)(link)
"The price is too high. And I'd lose what little peace and acceptance I've found." Nate is his anchor as much as he is Anders' freedom, and Anders won't betray him by fleeing. He won't betray Nate, period.

"I want piece, I want an end to strife, but you charge more than I can afford." A beat. "That, and I like annoying people who want me gone. It's satisfying." So many have wanted him dead. So many have died wanting that, while he still lives. He takes a great deal of pleasure in that.

"When I go, I go as myself." And probably long before there's any peace to be had at all.

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[personal profile] circleprodigy 2016-09-01 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
Upon finally spotting the desire demon in Kain's body, Inessa can't help but recoil, even more pale than usual. Demons and possession...suddenly, she's back in the tower, a frightened child hiding and hoping they don't find her. She swallows hard, trying to push past her terror, as Garahel stands in front of her and snarls loudly.

Oh, Kain. If only they'd known about this earlier, perhaps the ritual that saved Anders could have saved him. Now, it seems...really unlikely. Its questioning finally earns her gaze, full of tranquil fury.

"I want you to die, demon."

Heart sinking, Inessa begins to cast as her mabari charges forward. She centers a Misdirection Hex on the demon in Kain's body, as well as a Vulnerability Hex after that.
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[personal profile] judgemewhole 2016-09-02 02:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"Maker's Breath - abomination!" James called out, and made sure to step forward in front of the mages to protect them as his sword came out. He took two steps forward, to put the mages out of his range, before he waved his word out and pulled out with a heavy weapon right away -- Holy Smite, to drain it from energy before he and the mabari charged forward into battle.

Demons were only to be killed, after all, especially when they had gotten this deep.
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[personal profile] justice_is_blond 2016-09-03 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
He slams his staff down, throwing barriers around everyone as he tries not to think too much. Another possession. And they don't have what they'd need with them to field-test the ritual, they don't have anything other than an urgent need to defend themselves.

"You could always leave him, go into a nearby nug or something, if you're asking what we want." It won't. It has power like this. But Anders rarely shuts up and backtalking a demon seems a good cause.

Haste is the next thing he casts, spreading it to their group. "Can we... Is there any chance we can just subdue it?" It might not be good to ask this of any of them. There might not even be anything of Kain left. But he has to try, because he cares.

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amygdalae: well I can't have everything I want (should have gotten paid up front)

let's get this ball rolling

[personal profile] amygdalae 2016-09-06 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
The fight was over.

Bruce can feel himself nearly wanting to keel over from the exertion - his mana capacity was one of the reasons why he was never a fighter, among others - but it wasn't over yet. Highwind was still alive... so perhaps, there was some hope.

Using the staff to support him Bruce makes himself walk over to where the Rifter was lying, huffing a breath as he focuses and tries to draw out whatever that remained inside of him to fix whatever was possible and at least try to pull him out of danger.
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[personal profile] circleprodigy 2016-09-06 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Likewise as exhausted as Bruce, Inessa makes her way over after healing a limping Garahel. Her own wounds aren't significant, and she's not about to bother with them at the moment, when Kain needs to be the focus. Looking him over, she visibly winces upon noting the damage done. Plenty of that was her own doing, and while she hadn't hesitated then, it's different, seeing him like this now. At least that demon seems to be driven off.

She sighs and crouches down by him, gathering the strength for another healing spell, though compared to Anders, her own skill is a paltry thing. "Just stay still, please. We'll help as much as we can." But peering at his current assortment of wounds, she wonders if this is too much even for a Spirit Healer to handle.

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