12-27-2013, 11:28 PM
Had he met Final Death? He still felt like he existed. He still felt his body --the shell of unlife sustained by vitae. He had not perished. He had the foggy memory of being sucked in through a portal of light. Now, he was in an endless sea of darkness --much like the Abyss, an infinite universe of darkness that the Lasombra clan knew how to slip through with their shadow controlling power, Obtenebrate. However, his location was suddenly revealed by a figure speaking in the distance.
Omnilium, Omniverse, and Omni.
Arius thought to himself how someone felt pretty all-important to name an entire dimension and themselves after the idea of "all". However, if this being had the power to create this entire existence, that did make Omni some sort of god, did it not? Lamont knew of multiple planes of existences in his world, such as the spirit plane, the world of Fae, the worlds of Mages, the Abyss, and Hell. Still, this place must be entirely different than anything of his old world. Nonetheless, if being brought to this place was because Arius was important, he would not argue at all.
Rebirth in Death.
While Arius did not worry about death too much, as he was an immortal vampire, being reborn upon death was a pleasant consideration. Would rebirth be of his current or previous form? Lamont hoped that the Omni would realize that he would not want to be reduced to a simple kine, even if it meant the sunlight and blush on his cheeks. Besides, with others that had been brought here by Omni, it was possible that his gifts would be too useful to be discarded. Lamont would have to test the waters to see exactly who was in the Omniverse before doing anything that would reveal his condition; he had been trained to always obey the Masquerade --the effort of concealing the existence of the supernatural from the eyes of mortals. It is how vampires had survived as long as they have; cainite society could be brought down on its knees by modern technology and resistance. It was much easier to play a game of charades, never letting kine of what went on in their world, than by ruling like they had in the dark and ancient ages. However, Arius did not know what this world was like in terms of the population it held and the holders of its power. Therefore, the best option was to play it safe until more information and been collected. Once that was done, it could be determined what his next motive would be.
It is at this point in thought that the Tremere vampire realized that he was no longer in the dark void, but in a bleach white world full of light, standing in front of a majestic fountain. Nearly panicking by the presence of such bright light, considering that natural light from the sun meant death for a vampire, Arius flinched and put his hand in front of his face. Realizing that he was not smoldering with intense pain, Lamont opened his fingers and saw that the light came from no entity or sky. Perhaps, this world had no sun. After all, on Earth, only natural sunlight acted as a bane of vampires; no scientific ultraviolet light or electromagnetic reaction could affect kindred that way Even moonlight, which was nothing more than sunlight reflected off the moon, was harmless. Of course, Omni could make any sun he wanted to be a "natural sun". Still there was no sun in this desert of white; there was only a group of bickering humanoids and a fountain morphing beyond comprehension. Currently, the water spewed from it in a high arch, falling into a pool. Lamont walked towards it, feeling the spray on his face. He cupped his hand and dipped it in the water, acknowledging that it was all really there. He also contemplated on how he could get his hands on some of this Omnilium. He could normally rely on alchemy and other forms of blood magic to create what he needed with minor concentration, but already the vampire noticed his blood felt less potent in his veins. The curse felt diluted --though not out of lesser generation; he could not have lost the degree by which he was separated from Caine. Still, he felt as if the Mark of Caine had a tarnish on it, as if the Beast was looking at him through a looking glass. Arius knew he'd have to examine his blood density and experiment with blood magic later on. For now, he had to deal with the people that stood around him, conversing with one another.
Taking a look at the people that stood around him, it was clear that there were some bizarre creatures. One looked like a deathly Nosferatu, but claimed he was "Contagion's Clasp", whatever that meant. Otherwise, there were several bickering men-in-tights that screamed either "I am a vigilante" or "I am a vigilante with powers" --which was ridiculous to consider, but potentially possible in the Omniverse. Otherwise, some other folks stood around, chatting.. Two men seemed to be explaining the world and answering questions --one with a military suit and eye patch and the other was large and beastly, like an orc was depicted in modern media. There was clearly biased talk about Camelot and Coruscant. These factions at least had a more civil relationship than the Camarilla and the Sabbat.
"So, this is, indeed, the Omniverse? It seems rather barren. Too white for my taste. For what it's worth, I am Arius Lamont, Attorney at Law. It is a pleasure to meet you folks" he stated, politely nodding. The man that appeared to be in his late twenties stated. He wore a black suit, black shirt, and a red tie --all pressed perfectly. Likewise, his dark-brown hair was neatly trimmed and coiffed. His appearance and demeanor led no inclination to any observers that he was anything other than an average human --whatever that meant here.
In the distance, Arius saw people walking to various gates, disappearing through the magic veil. These must be the gates that the two had mentioned, but there seemed to be gates to other places as well. It befuddled the vampire to consider that no one bothered to simply settle this white world itself. However, he understood that these people wanted domains; this was a world of greed, where people took claims for themselves and guarded it. They played each other like pawns in a grand game of "who will have the most". This was a society of barely cooperative arrangements against common foes. Therefore, nothing was different to the kindred; he had a few hundred years of practice in the great Jyhad, the struggle of the ancient Methuselahs for dominance in modern nights. He played the game, knowing that, in turn, he would one day be an ancient himself. Every prince had once been a neonate; therefore, the best way up the vampire ladder was simply to work the system to your favor. If this world followed similar social politics, he would fit in very well.
Omnilium, Omniverse, and Omni.
Arius thought to himself how someone felt pretty all-important to name an entire dimension and themselves after the idea of "all". However, if this being had the power to create this entire existence, that did make Omni some sort of god, did it not? Lamont knew of multiple planes of existences in his world, such as the spirit plane, the world of Fae, the worlds of Mages, the Abyss, and Hell. Still, this place must be entirely different than anything of his old world. Nonetheless, if being brought to this place was because Arius was important, he would not argue at all.
Rebirth in Death.
While Arius did not worry about death too much, as he was an immortal vampire, being reborn upon death was a pleasant consideration. Would rebirth be of his current or previous form? Lamont hoped that the Omni would realize that he would not want to be reduced to a simple kine, even if it meant the sunlight and blush on his cheeks. Besides, with others that had been brought here by Omni, it was possible that his gifts would be too useful to be discarded. Lamont would have to test the waters to see exactly who was in the Omniverse before doing anything that would reveal his condition; he had been trained to always obey the Masquerade --the effort of concealing the existence of the supernatural from the eyes of mortals. It is how vampires had survived as long as they have; cainite society could be brought down on its knees by modern technology and resistance. It was much easier to play a game of charades, never letting kine of what went on in their world, than by ruling like they had in the dark and ancient ages. However, Arius did not know what this world was like in terms of the population it held and the holders of its power. Therefore, the best option was to play it safe until more information and been collected. Once that was done, it could be determined what his next motive would be.
It is at this point in thought that the Tremere vampire realized that he was no longer in the dark void, but in a bleach white world full of light, standing in front of a majestic fountain. Nearly panicking by the presence of such bright light, considering that natural light from the sun meant death for a vampire, Arius flinched and put his hand in front of his face. Realizing that he was not smoldering with intense pain, Lamont opened his fingers and saw that the light came from no entity or sky. Perhaps, this world had no sun. After all, on Earth, only natural sunlight acted as a bane of vampires; no scientific ultraviolet light or electromagnetic reaction could affect kindred that way Even moonlight, which was nothing more than sunlight reflected off the moon, was harmless. Of course, Omni could make any sun he wanted to be a "natural sun". Still there was no sun in this desert of white; there was only a group of bickering humanoids and a fountain morphing beyond comprehension. Currently, the water spewed from it in a high arch, falling into a pool. Lamont walked towards it, feeling the spray on his face. He cupped his hand and dipped it in the water, acknowledging that it was all really there. He also contemplated on how he could get his hands on some of this Omnilium. He could normally rely on alchemy and other forms of blood magic to create what he needed with minor concentration, but already the vampire noticed his blood felt less potent in his veins. The curse felt diluted --though not out of lesser generation; he could not have lost the degree by which he was separated from Caine. Still, he felt as if the Mark of Caine had a tarnish on it, as if the Beast was looking at him through a looking glass. Arius knew he'd have to examine his blood density and experiment with blood magic later on. For now, he had to deal with the people that stood around him, conversing with one another.
Taking a look at the people that stood around him, it was clear that there were some bizarre creatures. One looked like a deathly Nosferatu, but claimed he was "Contagion's Clasp", whatever that meant. Otherwise, there were several bickering men-in-tights that screamed either "I am a vigilante" or "I am a vigilante with powers" --which was ridiculous to consider, but potentially possible in the Omniverse. Otherwise, some other folks stood around, chatting.. Two men seemed to be explaining the world and answering questions --one with a military suit and eye patch and the other was large and beastly, like an orc was depicted in modern media. There was clearly biased talk about Camelot and Coruscant. These factions at least had a more civil relationship than the Camarilla and the Sabbat.
"So, this is, indeed, the Omniverse? It seems rather barren. Too white for my taste. For what it's worth, I am Arius Lamont, Attorney at Law. It is a pleasure to meet you folks" he stated, politely nodding. The man that appeared to be in his late twenties stated. He wore a black suit, black shirt, and a red tie --all pressed perfectly. Likewise, his dark-brown hair was neatly trimmed and coiffed. His appearance and demeanor led no inclination to any observers that he was anything other than an average human --whatever that meant here.
In the distance, Arius saw people walking to various gates, disappearing through the magic veil. These must be the gates that the two had mentioned, but there seemed to be gates to other places as well. It befuddled the vampire to consider that no one bothered to simply settle this white world itself. However, he understood that these people wanted domains; this was a world of greed, where people took claims for themselves and guarded it. They played each other like pawns in a grand game of "who will have the most". This was a society of barely cooperative arrangements against common foes. Therefore, nothing was different to the kindred; he had a few hundred years of practice in the great Jyhad, the struggle of the ancient Methuselahs for dominance in modern nights. He played the game, knowing that, in turn, he would one day be an ancient himself. Every prince had once been a neonate; therefore, the best way up the vampire ladder was simply to work the system to your favor. If this world followed similar social politics, he would fit in very well.