Archived:Lilith's Letter: Team Six

Members

 * 1) Markus Ashton, son of Ares (User:Kingbirdy)
 * 2) Raphiel Melehan. son of Melinoe (User:Oblivion26)
 * 3) Kye Jeffries, son of Ares (User:Mikalmt)
 * 4) Reggie Diaz, daughter of Notus (User:SeerWalker)
 * 5) Meribel Rebane, daughter of Eris (User:BloomOfFairyTail)

Objective
Head to Rio De Janerio in search of more clues regarding Pagos and Lilith.



Mission
Markus: he sits on a chair on the Big House porch, waiting for the others

Raphiel: Materializes next to Markus Where the hell is everyone? I thought they would be here by now!

Reggie: ''Walks up to the others with a backpack. ''Well, I'm here now, and the others will be here soon, stop ya whining.

Kye: Walks up. I'm here.

Meribel: ''Comes running to the porch and bends her body to breathe better. ''I'm so sorry, I had a bit of trouble packing!

Markus: Well, we're here now. Let's hurry, or we'll miss our plane. he loads up everyones things in the van, and they set off, getting to the airport and living through the plane ride without incedent Well, we're here now, so any idea as to where we should start looking?

Reggie: Stares in wonder at her surroundings I dunno. A hotel bedroom would be nice.

Raphiel: Stares at Reggie as if he's an idiot We're here on a mission, not a vactation!

Markus: Well, he has a point. We have no idea we're going to be here looking. Still, though, we only have so much money, and we should probably wait until we need it. But anyway, does anyone know of any famous demigods who live in Rio? Maybe they could give us a hand.

Meribel: It would've been useful to bring that Juniper girl. I heard she's from here... But, what exactly are we looking for? Finding information on a town as confusing as this one won't be that easy, you know?

Reggie Does anybody actually know what we're looking for? Wouldn't it be best to I dunno, go to famous landmarks or something? Shrugs

Kye: Maybe. Shrugs

Meribel: Ok, so how about we find out a good place to go? I don't know all of the famous landmarks but an old one could be best for finding out something like Pagos, don't you agree?

Raphiel: Well we could go to that statue of Jesus, though I personally think we should investigate the mobs here.

Reggie:The mobs?

Meribel: This is Rio! There are drug dealers, not mobs. And the statue was made around the 1900's. How the hell would we find clues there? Not to mention it's too crowded, all tourists go there

Markus: I dont think drug dealers are going to be associating with a deranged demigod. Lets check out the giant jesus, it's at least some kind of religious iconography.

Reggie: Yeah, at least it's a start, and we gotta start somewhere.

Kye: Nods and looks at a pamphlet If we don't find anything.. how 'bout these places? Points to Theatro Municipal and Carioca Aqueduct 

Raphiel: Shrugs Well he might need money to suppky his cause, gods. But fine, to the giant Jesus statue.

they head to the giant statue

Meribel: Mutters some curses in estonian and glares at the bunch of tourists that are looking weirdly at them We better find something useful around here. With all this people I doubt we'll even be able to find what we're looking for.

''Someone amongst the crowd bumps into Meribel and she notices as small letter pushed into her hand. Before she can react, the person has already vanished into the crowd. She opens it to find a quickly scribbled note reading " Meet me at Café Cidade Velha in Zona Norte. - A Friend".''

Reggie: ''Reads the note over Meribel's shoulder. ''Well, we should go to Cafe Cidade Velha, then, shouldnt we?

Markus: Is now really the time for a lunch break?

Reggie: Well, as the saying goes, always follow orders from mysterious notes.

Kye: Or get killed...

Meribel: Let's go. I want to find out who this 'friend' is. He might be someone with informations who recognized us. And honestly, do you have a better idea?

Markus: he grabs the note and reads over it well, I guess it cant hurt. they ask around for directions to Zona Norte, and head that way

Raphiel: Once they reach Zona Norte, Raphiel hides his weapons nearby and turns intangible Ok, you guys meet with this..."friend", if she tries anything ill surprise her.

Meribel: You know you're just intangible not invisible right? And let's just go, we're wasting precious time.

They notice a somewhat suspicious looking man seated at a table who stands, looks at them for a moment, and then beckons down a side-alley leading parallel to the cafe.

Kye:'' Looks suspicious. ''So we follow...?

Markus: I dont see why not, I think 5 armed demigods can take one guy. he follows

Meribel: Eh. I got curious She takes a bite off an apple and follows Markus

Raphiel: Who says he's alone? He could have goons in there...

Reggie: Looks at Raphiel He could not, too. Follows the others in, her hand hovering instinctively over her sword.

Kye: Sighs and runs to catch up

Raphiel: Groans Ok fine, we go fight the goons. Follows everyone else relunctantly, his spear at the ready in his hands.

''The alley stretches deep into the city though strangely seems to lack any kind of divergence or side passages, even though it twists and turns between buildings. They continue walking for what seems like hours but eventually the group gets tired and decides to rest for a little while before deciding what to do. As they make themselves as comfortable as is possible in the narrow alley, the sound of whispering can be heard around the next corner. They get up, and round the corner, to find that the alley abuptly widens out into a large square space lit by old electric bulbs and the little light that makes its way between the many canvases and tarps stretched between buildings above. Towards the center of this space is a large table covered in an assortment of books, maps, and other random items while the area is lined by sleeping bags, small shelters, and supplies. Then they notice the many shadows standing on the edge of the limelight, watching them, silently.''

Markus: Who are you, and why did you lead us here?

Kye: Takes out Erat.

''From among the silent crowd, a tall young woman, her arms covered in tattoos, steps forward into the light and looks at them one at a time; assessing them, almost as if she was looking for a specific something. As the light hits her face fully for the first time, it's obvious that she is beautiful, but this is almost overshadowed by a certain darkness that seems to surround her. Her posture speaks of experience, and the long curved knife in her hand suggests more than a violent past. Once her eyes have crossed them for a third and final time, she lowers her weapon, and the others, previously cloaked by the shadows, also step forward and reveal themselves. They appear to be a motley lot, clothed in everything from tank-tops to cloaks, and armed with everything from firearms to longswords; however none seem to be overtly hostile, yet. The woman who first stepped forward opens her mouth and begins to speak in strongly accented English.''

Woman: My name is Andressa Fagundes, second in command of the Twisted Serpents, we know you too are children of the gods, and have been watching you since you entered the city. What is your buisness here in Rio, Demigods?

Kye: Snarls. Why do you care?

Meribel: You were the one that brought us here? 'Cause I need to thank you for that. But anyways, we have business that doesn't really interest mortals, sorry for that. She smiles, showing that she isn't sorry in the least

Raphiel: Our buisness is with Pagos and nothing more.

Andressa: She laughs Mortals? Can mortals do this?''Her appearance shifts rapidly and drastically, finally coming to settle back at her first appearance. She beckons to the others by her side, and they each demonstrate their own capabilities. ''You are in our city, and therefore your business is our business.

Meribel: Really? Do you care about every tourists business then? We're just here to check the view dear. Nothing much, no need to worry.

Andressa: Every tourist is not a demigod. You are demigods, and your very presence here disrupts the balance of power in this city. I will ask again, what is your business? This "Pagos" means nothing to me.

Raphiel:  Well we're not staying in the city forever first of all, so we wont disrupt whatever balance of power you have here. Second, if you dont care for Pagos, then let us go, cause he's the only reason we're here.

Andressa: It doesn't matter how long you stay. The fact that you are here makes you a commodity, or a threat. Right now you're lucky I see you as neither, and that's why I may be willing to make you a deal.

Raphiel: Well lets here it then.

Reggie: A deal about what? Our safety?

Andressa: Your safety, and our safety. Strange things have been happpening in Rio lately. First it began with disappearances, from our own ranks, and then continued with the unification of the others. The media may portray us as a singular threat but in truth we have always been a fragmented underground society. Alliances, when they do happen, are simply made out of convenience and it's always been a free for all struggle among the gangs and within favelas. Not anymore... even our closest allies have turned against us and where we were once the strongest gang in all of the city, we remain nothing more than a husk of our former glory. Despite this, we still have contacts throughout the city, and perhaps if you are able to help us we can find you some information about this "Pagos".

Raphiel: And how are we suppossed to "help" you exactly?

Meribel: Well, if we get the information, it's a nice deal. But like Raphiel said, what kind of help do you need?

Reggie: After all, we are just a group of six, where you are obviously many. What do you require?