"This is so the setting of a bad horror movie," Kanto mumbled as she inspected the door.

"Alright, so something was trying to get out of this room into wherever the door leads to...meanwhile the other door's perfectly fine. I think it's safe to assume that whatever tried to get out of this room is either on the other side of the other door, or went back the way we came in."

Her mind, Kanto decided, was going to make this far more complicated than it needed to be. Whatever it was that had the claws had wanted this door. Kanto's head started to hurt as she rationalized that this door was obviously the one they were supposed to go through, yet since it was obvious, it must clearly be the other one because the obvious answers were never right, but that was obvious so maybe it was this door and whoever built this thing was trying to trick them into picking the door that would lead to their doom....

"Alright," Kanto said, digging into her pocket. "I believe I have the solution to this."

Pulling out a quarter, she looked at her companions.

"Heads the scratched up door, tails the normal door. You alright with that?"

"Bingo muffins" said Nova, thankful that Kanto had thought of something to do insted of her. Her only plan had been to bash down both doors and go in fighting, but she was an idiot like that. She looke back at the two doors as though staring at them long enough would make it possible to see what was on the other side. She reajusted the glasses for spectroscopic anaylysis (Damned demon had given her that, but hadn't seen fit to give them x-ray vision, damn it all) and stared at the door some more. There was a strange stain with a pattern she only vagly recognized in front of the door. It looked like blood, but with some elements she had never seen before.

The quarter arched through the air, spinning and picking up the tourchlight, reflecting it back. It hit the stone floor with a noise that sounded bigger then it was, echoing through the chamber. Nova leaned in to see the round disk lying on the floor.

OOC: I actually flipped a coin for this XD


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Flicking the coin into the air, Kanto's mind felt slightly more at ease than previously. She was contented to allow what most of the mortals she'd befriended constantly called 'fate' to take course. She reached out to catch it, but it passed just out of her reach, clattering to the floor.

"Tails." Returning the quarter to her pocket, Kanto walked over to the other door, grabbed ahold, and pulled. Nothing. She pushed it. Nothing.

Ignoring the snickering of her companions, she tried pulling at it again. It gave slightly.

"You guys can help out here, ya know," she said as she readjusted her grip on the door.

"Meeth?" said Nova. Prometheus groaned and walked up to the door. Even though they were massive he's head still almost reached the top. He tapped the very top lightly, leaned against it, then pulled his brassknuckled fingers out of his pocket and smashed them into the door. The wood buckled and he slammed one foot into the middle of the door. A crack spread from top to bottom. He gestured to Kanto.

"Care to try now?"

Nova, standing slightly behind him, giggled slightly. "He likes to think he's ninja" she said to the room at large "But he's not. He is an epik phail. Idiot."

"I'm too ninja for your face."

"Shut up Pansy." Nova turned to Kanto "Would you like to lead us to our certain doom or should I? No, wait, you do it, I'll do it next time."

"I'd be honored to," Kanto said, returning her hands to the door and opening it. It was mostly dark inside, save for what appeared to be millions of glowing red eyes--

"What the--" a dark mass crawled from the door, spewing into the chamber. Jumping back, Kanto barely managed to avoid its reach. The more it spread into the room, the more Kanto begain to realize just what "it" was. She looked back to the mural on the wall with horror as millions of small, spider-like things tried to make their way up her leg.

"Um, ew" said Prometheus, stepping back and totally avoiding all contact with the spidery things, while Nova took a glob of them full in the hip "Gross."

"Fuck...it..." growled Nova "I don't mind most spiders, but evil, slightly murderous ones? Yeah, not so much."

The small dark shapes swarmed over her body, up her legs and onto her chest. She froze. She may be a godling, but that didn't mean poison wasn't bad. It just ment she might not die from it. But a comma didnt' sound to good right now either.

Prometheus, despite the fact that he had avoided the first onslaught of arachnids, had been caught by the tide of tiny, crawling monsters and had frozen himself.

"Um, Set, right?" Nova asked Kanto, flicking her eyes at the mural and hoping the other girl would get the point.

OOC: I think I remember the plot now ^^;

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Kanto struggled to get the spiders off of her, but she couldn't keep up with all the small arachnids, and it wasn't long before she found herself knee-deep in the black things.

Looking up from the sight below her, Kanto looked at Nova then to the mural.

"I'm not sure if I get your meaning, Nova." Kanto looked to the ceiling, noticing nothing that really seemed out of place...except maybe for that other mural.

"What the hell...?"

The mural showed the scratched door destroyed and some kind of light coming from within it. In the very center was Set again, still smiling.

That was when the mural winked.

"Zeys Archidia, Hera stithi" Prometheus wispered "Theos blepe be se kroto."

The mural twisted, warped and then bubbled outwards, the stone and tiles shattering and raining down into the spiders. A hand reached down out of the celing, a green and slightly scaly hand, followed by a second, then, with a sound like metal on glass, the body followed and dropped to the floor. The spiders scurried away in a large clear circle, scrambling higher on the three godlings.

Set straightened up and dusted himself off. He looked around with intesly green eyes and snorted.

"You godkids are still morons" he said with a yawn. He wasn't very godlike, with long arms and legs, green aligator skin and a giant, toothy grin.

"Is he on our side?" Prometheus stage wispered to Nova, who rolled her eyes.

"I don't know. Let's find out. Hey Set, how's it going, are you on our side?"

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OOC: You do Set too, it'll make stuff go faster. Let's keep him in green though.

And if your curious, Prometheus' oath goes something like "Zeus' balls, Hera's tits. The gods are on crack."

OOC: Interesting oath there...

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"Maybe, maybe not," Set grinned. Kanto's eyes narrowed slightly, and she almost took a step forward before she remembered she was covered in black spiders that would, without a doubt, kill her on Set's orders. Painfully.

"So you like my little pets, hm?"

"Under better circumstances, I'm sure they're lovely," Kanto managed. "But right now, would you mind telling me how to get them off, please?"

"You really don't pay attention to my murals, do you?" He sighed dramatically. "No one appreciates art nowadays. Truly a pity."

He flashed another toothy grin at the three godlings before him.

"However, if you really want my assistance, I'm sure some form of agreement can be reached..."

"Right..." Nova stared hard at Set. His green eyes flashed in the semi darkness as he turned to look at her. His eyes slid past, focusing on Prometheus, who gulped.l

"What's your deal?" he said as Nova hissed quietly beside him, her eyes hard. Set threw his head back and laughed, and gestured.

"He's a clever one" Set said, gesturing with one hand. The spiders scurried away to the corners, lurking in the shadows. Set strode towards the newly freed companions, shrinking as he did from at least fifteen feet tall to perhaps six-and-a-half, a head shorter then Prometheus. His traditonal Egyption white wrap and golden jewels twisted into an open shirt and a pair of jeans, his hair loosening from it's formal styling and gaining bright red streaks through the black.

Nova stared. "Holy crap, Set's a skater boy!" Set glared at her.

"It's a stylistic choice," he growled. "Plus these jeans are awesome."

Prometheus started laughing hysterically and Set raised a hand. "Spiders," he warned and Prometheus snapped his jaw shut, but his eyes were still dancing.

"So, what do you folks have to offer?"

Kanto dug through her pockets, well aware she wasn't going to find anything of real value in them. "Well, I don't know about them," she said, gesturing to Prometheus and Nova, "but I have pocket lint, an old coupon, my cell, five bucks, and a gum wrapper."

She looked up at Set, who had one eyebrow raised slightly and was shaking his head, to the spiders in the corner, to her companions, back to Set.

"However if we ever get out of here, I might be able to get you the hand of one of my cousins. My family's wanted to marry them off for a while now anyway."

She glanced up at the ceiling briefly, but the mural there was gone; destroyed when Set made his decent to the room. So instead she looked at the door behind Prometheus, the one covered in scratches, before shrugging.

"You guys got anything to offer?"

Prometheus nodded sollumly and hoisted Nova into the air by her collar, holding her at arms length while she sqirmed and swore. He looked seriously at Set, his blue eyes innocent.

"I can trade you one daughter of Lucifer Morningstar for the freedom of me and my Norse friend over there," he said, "She come's free with fangs, claws and some really sexy sunglasses."

Nova tried to bite him but he gave her a practiced shake and swing and, teeth jouncing, she subsided to curl her legs up to her chest and growl warningly.

Set raised on eyeridge. "I have this odd feeling that you're kidding."

Prometheus shook his head. "I'm completely serious. But if you'd like..." he checked is pockets, then rummaged through Nova's with his free hand, "I can add three dollars and twenty four cents, a nail, a coin with Julius Ceaser on it, quite a bit of lint, a piece of paper that's gone through the wash, an eraser, a pair of chopsticks and...Nova, why is my old W key in your pocket?"

"You didn't want it."

"Creep."

Set looked peeved. "Come on," said Prometheus in a honey sweet voice, "It's a great offer."

"I'm related to the Prince of Darkness," Nova growled, "I'll get you back you bastard."