The barrier stemmed from the ground. As the grass withered and died the barrier was on the soil level and the ripples began to show as the vampire got closer to it.

Jenny walked to the barrier and adjusted her glasses slightly,
"Wow, a live one? I hope you two take better care of this one than the last... Poor creature barely lasted a week...",
She paused for a moment,
"At least the screams stopped after a few days... Her constant ramblings about the pain were annoying..."

Fluffy nodded rather quickly,
"Don't worry, this one doesn't need to eat and seems more resilient to playtime than the last!"

Draklin laid there, "I swear to God, I'm going to find some way to get back at you people the first chance I get!!!"

Jenny pulled out a small headset extension from her glasses and spoke into it,
"Hey Alexis, Jenny here-"
She was cut off my the stares of the two catgirls

"Say it..."

"You know you want too"

Jenny sighed,
"Come in Pink Flash, Blue Bird here... Ready for pick up"

Alexis's voice, although worn out, could be heard,
"Right... Stand by..."

There was another flash as the catgirls and the vampire found themselves in a relatively large and empty plaza on Ellundril. To the girls credit, they had moved the Vampire from the barrier, however the Plaza was blocked off at the top by another Barrier as well as at the various gaps in its walls for people to walk in and out. In the center of the plaza was a wooden pole, only a meter or so high but it looked sturdy.

Fluffy held out a collar to the Vampire,
"Now, put this on"

Draklin shook his head, "Over my dead body!!!"

Draklin suddenly stood up angrily, his blood pulsating throughout his body, anger filling him. "I'm going to be out of here within a few days, all I need to do is recharge......then you'll be sorry......but I'm not taking your crap either!!!"

Draklin suddenly became calm, however, he didn't go to the pole, "I'm not going to be tied up like some animal, you want something to tie up, go find a fucking hellhound!!!"

The statue tilted it's head and looked down at the lich.

"YOU, WHO HAVE COME TO THE NEXUS. YOU ARE VAREESH, LICH, UNDEAD, SORCEROR AND SEEKER OF KNOWLEDGE. KNOWLEDGE LIES WITHIN THESE WALLS. YOU SEEK IT, YET DO YOU DESERVE IT?"

The statue raised it's blade - then leveled it at the lich.

"PROVE YOUR MOTIVATION. DEMONSTRATE YOUR RESOLVE. IF YOU CAN SHATTER MY BLADE WITH THE FORCE OF YOUR WILL AND DESIRE, THEN ENTRANCE TO THE NEXUS SHALL BE GRANTED TO THEE."

Inferno called to the lich.
"Power won't do it. You've got to want it - want the knowledge, the chance to learn anything you can imagine... surely that's something you want more than anything, right?"

As Draklin stood in place, his body began to absorb energy throughout the area, without touching it, and the lines on his face began to glow yellow. "Just try it, I'll take your damn hands off before you even get a chance!!!" His voice grew stronger.

Draklin slowly began to drain away at their energy, "I'm Draklin, no one names me!!!"

Draklin became irate upon hearing the suggested name, "No way in hell!!!" Feeling the reverse drain, he slowly drained energy from the dozens of weapons he had stored within his body. If they attempted to place a collar on him, he would have summoned blades around his neck, and if they touched his hands, he would summon gun barrels from his palms.

Draklin decided to finally act, summoning from his palm, a strange handgun made from purple metal, with glowing red glyphs. "Have you ever heard of this gun?"

The blade searched the lich, and only found one thing - a raw, concentrated drive towards knowledge, the guiding mind sweeping all other concerns aside.

The blade snapped in half - only to instantly reform and swivel to Chastity.

"VAREESH, YOU ARE GRANTED ENTRY TO THE NEXUS. NOW - YOU ARE CHASTITY, ARCHANGEL AND HUMAN, DAUGHTER OF INFERNO, LOVER OF MAWTHROUGH, AND HERE TO SEEK KNOWLEDGE OF HIM. YOU HAVE SEEN THE TEST. NOW, THINK OF YOUR REASON FOR BEING HERE, AND BE TESTED AS WELL!"

Inferno urged her quietly.
"Think of Mawthrough... think how much you want to see him again... prove to this thing how much you love him..."

Draklin grinned, "No, its a relic, used to be a dagger, I changed it to a gun, its called the Rulebreaker!!!! Any guess what it does, well, here's a hint!!!" He fired into the barriers nearest to him, and its energy shattered them.

Draklin forced himself to fall backwards, avoiding the blade, and used this as a chance to run past the downed barriers. All he had to do was use his stored up energy to get away. A moment later, he grabbed his dual forty fives and aimed at them, "Try that again and I'll fire!!!"

chastity looked up at the statue
"my reason for being here is to get maw back, so that we can continue our lives together, i want him back i want to be with him, i love him"
a tear streamed down her face


serenity smile
"yes very much so"
she looked up at grey
"maybe you should get some rest"