faderift | [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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"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...?"

A voice hisses out of the trees, startling Bastard, who starts going on with "Son of a darkspawn whore!!!" and similar. He continues circling the are, also making distressed parrot noises.

"Little elf mage... you want to help your people, don't you? I can make it so. I can grant you enough power to see it through, to make it so... power to crush all those who've oppressed you..."

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.

"Yet there is a limit to what you can achieve on your own... a limit to the knowledge you can learn. Wouldn't you enjoy knowing what no mage before you ever has, having the power to cast spells none ever have before... What you studied in the Circle is nothing in comparison..."

Bastard devolves to squawking after a bit, circling around the area warily before finally swooping down on the treat. He's still clearly agitated, wings fluttering wildly every time that creepy voice speaks up.

"Join me and become the greatest mage who ever lived."

The poor parrot. Inessa doesn't want to see him agitated, but there's little she can do while that voice keeps its focus on her. Garahel growls every time he hears it, a low, tense noise very unlike his usual happy barking.

Her eyes narrow as it continues. "I've heard more tempting offers at my Harrowing, and I still refused. I don't need to become the greatest mage who ever lived. I'll content myself with serving as a Warden...and destroying you."

The demon hisses in annoyance, which of course just makes the parrot lift its head and squawk louder. But hey, food did manage to distract it for a time.

"This power can ensure you serve the Wardens well, you realize... but beyond even that..." There's a pause, the voice letting her wait for what more it'll say. When it speaks again, the words are said in an enticing way, soothing and filled with promise. "I can ensure you see your family again."

Keeping Kinloch Hold in mind, and the horrors that happened within, the soothing words have their opposite effect. Inessa straightens, rigid with anger, eyes narrowed as her tone grows all the more frosty.

"No. You can't. All you do is lie, and lie for nothing. I won't give you my body or any part of me to use as you see fit. Your moments are numbered, demon. Pray that your end is swift."

The demon laughs harshly. "If it's a battle you truly desire, then it shall be so.." That's why it's leading them off in the middle of nowhere, knowing that persuasion and temptation won't always work. "A shame I'll have to end all of your lives when you had such potential..."

Particularly the mages. It could have used them, especially should something happen to the body it's inhabiting at the moment.

[Closed] Player Plot: Desire Demon Possession

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