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Thalia nodded, “The last things I’ll tell you is, time moves differently here. So your body being guarded isn’t an issue. When you leave, only a few seconds will have passed to anyone on the outside. Even if we are enemies, I doubt you’d be able to kill me” she said to him with a small grin. “But to answer your question, the only thing that really happens to both bodies is harm.” She said while making a book appear in her hands.

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"Harm?" Goliath seemed amused. "Only harm?" He held up the thumb of his left hand, the nail on it rather long and filed to a sharp point. "Then I could perform a blood ritual here to summon something in the real world?" He held the thumb lightly against his chest. "All I'd have to do is utter a few words in Babylonian and our opponent is rendered limb from limb."

“Hm, I guess that could work. But it wouldn’t really be useful. Since it will only activate once you leave here and time is back to normal.” She said to Goliath. “That mysterious entity outside... I don’t know it’s intentions, but it’s best to not pick a fight unless we have to. Charging in and attacking when they aren’t attacking is foolish” she said to him.

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"That flare was a clear threat to us, Thalia. A warning to us as heroes. And the witch? The general? I'd rather not be seen by them before I disappear. Or, did you not hear that thing say that?" Presence seemed suddenly impatient.

Thalia crossed her arms, “It was a warning for us not to attack. If they wanted to kill us, they would have done it by now. Something isn’t right, but we need to be patient” she said back to Goliath.

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"So you're telling me not to summon a entity that is known for fending off the devil itself to Safeguard us against a shapeshifter who's lost its original form and the arachnae butler it's employed? And might I mention the supposed witch and general? That cloud of hell clearly said we'd be disappearing soon. Doesn't that make you wonder what it means? It's intending to kill us, Thalia. And Hush? Hush, the Blue Baby, Lucky Stars, whatever you might call it, can easily defend us against whatever threat is coming. So I suggest you release me so I can complete my summons before I mark my body in Babylonian Summons and go on the offensive. Usually it would take a few minutes to get the blood marks right, but you did say time passes differently here." Goliath still had his sharpened thumb resting in the center of his collarbone, ready to slice his skin and create a summons for something apparently more brutal than Hush.

“Hm, so you plan to defend now? Or to attack head on? Because we can’t have that happening.” She said while she pushed away a floating chair. “Whatever you’re trying to summon, I don’t like it’s aura. Not at all.” She said to him.

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Goliath sighed, then snapped his fingers. The Sins joined the Horsemen once more and created the symbols seen earlier. Tapping parts of his body, Goliath quickly went through all the symbols. The nape of his neck was the rune Thalia had disturbed. Tapping his neck, Goliath had the symbol float forwards. "This, the one you touched, is the only thing that determines a Safeguard summons from a Babylonian summons. Babylonian summons bring forth brutal things. Safeguards bring forth stronger, defensive things. Had I continued with my summons when you broke the rune, everybody there, including me and those other beasts, would have died in a very brutal fashion." Snapping his fingers again, Goliath willed the other entities to break apart. Now, they formed a three dimensional shape and changed color, depicting... Something. "The reason the aura of Hush is so powerful and disruptive is because it is from the Safeguard category. They're always infinitely stronger than Babylonian summons, so they give off a much stronger aura. However, Safeguards usually can't attack anything. Get it?" Goliath had explained it as if he were teaching math to kindergartners, as if it were a simple thing to grasp.

Thalia nodded, “I see. Your power is very interesting to say the least. But I feel like you aren’t lying to me, so I’ll let you go.” She said while she snapped her fingers. “Just act carefully” she said as the world started to crumble. As soon as it started, it ended. They were back in the real world. She quickly put her blindfold back on, and started to walk back towards Ashen.

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Sen gazed down at the ground as she began walking, shoving her hands into her pockets. She could hear talking in the distance, but stayed quiet, knowing it was rude to interrupt. And who knew, those could be police, for god's sakes...She thought as she read through hopeless and begging messages from her friends. "How have they not given up yet...." She sighed as she shut her phone off, pulling her hair back into a tight ponytail.

Goliath growled a low message to Thalia. "Don't do that again." Turning slowly, he pulled the Sins and Horsemen back into a formation around him. The young man forced them into the symbols, started repeating the phrases from earlier. Again, the word 'Hush' was prominent in the Latin mumbling. Goliath's eyes darted from the floor in front of him to the entity, starting to work himself into a panic. The presence started to rise again, the Safeguard creature letting out a loud groan that easily filled the room.

Rey walked lonesomely towards his destination. It was weird how someone could go from being so well known and loved to hated and infamous. He didn’t even want to be a hero, but things just kept happening around him, and he had no choice to help them. But he guessed all this was his fault. If he didn’t help them, he might even have caused less damage than the villan itself. Tired, he spotted a abandonned house, if you could call it one. He went in to rest, and saw the rest of the people. He turns to leave, but it was too late.

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Sen hummed to herself, staring at the sky before forcing herself to walk along. It was dangerous to stay in one spot for too long, risking the possibility to get arrested. She let out a huff of annoyance, as her body was aching. She needed a place to rest- to stay.

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Mysterious Entity

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Heavy footsteps echoed through the screaming darkness, accompanied by lighter, tip-toe sounds, and the scuttling that could only mean the approach of an arachnid. The mist of a being studied the summoner with little interest, not in the least disturbed by his 'pestilence' or 'horsemen'. In fact, it seemed almost happy about the spell, a mischievous and amused glint appearing in their face of horrors.
"Well, since Presence has decided to act without anyone other than Thalia's permission," it said, it's tone mocking as it said the boy's preferred name, "I suppose we shall introduce my colleagues without him."
It was at this moment that Windle crept back into the room, only visible to those who were focusing; and from behind him two others came forth, standing in the shadows for their features to remain unseen. The entity glanced behind itself angrily, clearly not a fan of the dramatic entrances.
The first of the two stepped into the light, and immediately the room seemed to grow colder, quieter. The person was by far the tallest in the room, taller even than Goliath; they could have been compared to a minor giant, if one were to think of them that way. Their build was unnaturally muscular, even for someone of their height, each limb infused with tension. For this reason, and their short, brown hair, the person could be identified as male, with a brutish feel about him. His chin jutted out, showcasing his pride and anger, with a long, crooked nose and thin lips, carved into a snarl. Instead of eyes, balls of gleaming steel lingered in their eye sockets, with small, glowing red dots instead of puplis, forming him almost into some sort of cyborg. An army-green sleeveless puffer jacket was zipped closed upon his chest, with camouflaged cargo shorts covering his lower half.
As he stepped into the light, he crossed his arms in front of his large mass, sending popping sensations throughout his arms. He grunted, examining the group, and somehow managing to further push out his chin.

The second then stepped forwards, almost the polar opposite of the first. She couldn't have been much taller than five feet, with long, brown pigtails hanging from her head, tipped with a dirty blond color, which was almost meeting the floor. Her skin was a dark shade of brown, which reminded most of coffee beans, though there was a patch of lighter skin around her left eye, and another smaller patch beneath this. Her cheeks were chubby, making her look almost cute, what with her large, chocolate brown eyes. She wore an oversized grey knitted cardigan, beneath which was a baggy green shirt, and loose black jeans around her legs. On her left hand was a golden ring, which, even in the gloomy darkness, gleamed with a heavenly light. Her hunched shoulders and low sweeping eyes suggested more of a quiet demeanour, compared to the male on her left.
And, unsurprisingly, an unspoken thought flowed throughout the gathered Villains, as they understood who these people were.
The General and the Witch, though now, they could be recognised as the cast out heroes, who once were in the top set, famed and feared throughout the worlds; the Patron and Sinner, as their superhero names were. Strangely, none among the group could bring their abilities forth in their own minds, despite being sure that they had known them. Everyone knew the story of this duo, however. They had disappeared from the Earth for several days - much to the distress of their adoring fans - only to reappear, stating that they served a new master, and causing the deaths, injuries and disappearances of millions of people, before again going missing themselves, completely 'off the radar'. Yet here they were, flesh and bone, stood in front of the ex-heroes, whom they may once have considered colleagues.