Dies Irae

[terreifying]

Characters: Rei, Hojo, Jade!Eridan, and the rest of you
Setting: Floor 27, then the rest of the tower
Format: any
Summary: Rei has finally fully embraced her Angelic side. Details here.
Warnings: Body horror, possible graphic violence

Floor 27 (locked to Hojo)

There was no warning when Rei Ayanami's body changed. The girl didn't even have time to gasp before her mind and her body finally gave out before the overwhelming energy of her core.

Her body collapses into a white, constantly shifting mass. The only thing it has in common with her form seconds ago is its mouth filled with jagged teeth and the thousands of eyes that litter whatever shape it takes. Sometimes it has wings, other times arms and legs spouting at strange angles, and other times spines and tentacles. Once, the center of the mass even turns into Rei's normal eyes and face. No matter how it shifts, the glow of its core shines from within its body. It is too bright. It seems to be something that might explode any second.

Heeee~ey. Brothers? Where are you?

The gaping maw sings in a language unfamiliar to the ears, but all too comprehensible to the mind

Come back. Come stay with me. Let us all be one.

It reaches out, trying to find its brethren. At the same time, it is listening for anyone to possibly respond to its message.

Throughout the Tower

The thing that once was Rei creeps through the tower, sometimes walking on strange limbs, other times shuffling forward because it can't hold a form. Those in the area may feel the heat radiating from its body. Every few "steps," it stops, as if it has thought of something or entered a familiar place.

Those are the only moments that "Rei" can actually think. But what remains of the girl's mind has too many questions and too few answers. What is she now. Where is she. What is she doing. And even that moment is all too brief before the Angel's songs fill her mind again, leaving her with only on urge.

She has to take her brothers back. Back to the womb of their Mother. All of humanity must be one existence again. Even if she must destroy their bodies, she will take them back.

When she encounters a human, her body will shift and lash out. If they are unfortunate enough to get too close, she will devour them with her jaws or envelop them with the ever-changing mass of her body. But her core glows. It is like what remains of Rei is giving those who would resist a chance to stop her.



[OOC: Jade!Eridan will be the one to finally kill Rei]

Comments

[denigrator]

He stares.

For once, even Hojo is taken aback by the sudden, stark transformation. But he's not alarmed. No, he's fascinated, alarming as the creature is. He wonders what he can learn about it. It's not unlike one of the monsters he created with Jenova cells. He remembers being something like that, before he died. Something monstrous, warped, and no longer human.

The voice is unsettling, but that means little to Hojo. Brothers. Perhaps this entity desires reunion. That's familiar, too.

He shields his eyes and keeps his distance but smiles. "If you're looking for your kindred, perhaps I can help you."

[terreifying]

"Ah...?"

The creature speaks with a deep voice. He is human, which means he is her brother. She has to take him into her. However, the remnants of the girl's mind are trying to process his words

Help? Would he aid her? Did he wish to delay his own salvation to ensure the salvation of others? That's right. She didn't know where anyone else was.

"Uh-uh."

With what little thought she still has, "Rei" makes a noise of affirmation.

[denigrator]

"There are many people here, in this tower. I'm sure some of them may be your brothers. You must leave this floor, for the others." The directions were simple, and simple enough to give.

Hojo simply wanted to find out what would happen. "I can show you."

[terreifying]

"Uh..."

The creature makes another affirming noise. Rather than work individually, she would rather had much of her work done at once. After all, it wouldn't be fair to welcome one or two people before all of the others.

sorry for the slow

[denigrator]

Keeping his distance while knowing that might do no good, Hojo showed the creature toward the stairs. "There are many life forms to be found." He described the other floors and how they might be reached, not to mention the elevator. He wasn't sure how much the creature could understand, but he was used to speaking with those of lesser intelligence.

Re: sorry for the slow

[terreifying]

The creature makes another noise, like it is thanking him. It starts moving toward the staircase.

In fact, "moving" is the only way that can describe its method of travel. Because of its constant shapeshifting, sometimes it walks on several pairs of human leg; other times, it slides like a snake or worm; still other times, it seems to jump from one place to another. But whatever method it uses, it is going down the stairs to the next floor.

[denigrator]

He says nothing in response to the noise. He continues to watch, more curious than afraid. The lack of real death here has taken away much of his natural, instinctive fear of death, that which hadn't already been eroded by his egotism and madness.

He's made curious enough by the way it moves to follow, if at a distance.

[terreifying]

If he sticks by close enough, long enough, he can see her finding her first victim, or even hearing the song she sings as she devours them. She is currently so focused on assimilating this one that she temporarily ignores the other human behind her.