When the button was activated by the finger placement, the lines on the orb started to glow an ominous purple. The color pulsated as a soft whirring could be heard coming from the device. Soon, the device jumped from the human's hands and went into the middle of the room, spinning slowly for a moment. Then, eventually, it spun faster and faster until the purple pulsating light looked like it wasn't even pulsating anymore and became a huge blur. Then, it stopped and the orb exploded into an image.<br/><br/>Winnie would recognize the image. It was none other than a hologram of Dementia, the demonic chaos god sitting in a fine looking leather chair in his checkered suit. His hat was tilted forward so its brim hid the upper part of his face, in his right claw was a glass of whiskey, and in the left was a lit cigar. The Ramen poser was grinning from ear to ear.<br/><br/>With a chilling voice of a hunter, the demon spoke,"Hello once again,<i>former</i>Madam Whineton. As this message is recorded, all of Hunth is now under the Kaiser's complete control...that is to say, almost completely leveled with a couple of pockets of remaining structures intact to do with as we wish. Most of the civilians are either dead or enslaved, and the fire breathing lizard barbarians have plenty of riches and stories to tell of this victory. Well, victory for<i>them</i>but not so for<i>me</i>."<br/><br/>He put the cigar to his lips and took a draft from it, slightly discolored smoke blew from his lips. He put the cigar out and lounged in his chair, one leg coming up to cross over the other,"I do not know what it is that you were doing before...but it was utterly delicious, Madam. The smell of paranoia and anger, to me, is beauty in the air. But, this is not to dabble into the finer things in life, my friend, oh no...this here is a warning." He took the whiskey glass and downed the rest of the drink in one go, apparently he was drinking before doing this and just finished the job.<br/><br/>"You see, Miss Whineton...You put me in quite the predicament. Sure, Hunth is now a shadow of its former self, and that's all well and good...but, the catch is...<i>you</i>escaped from me. And that puts me in a rather bad light to my master...so I have to rectify this problem you caused. Thing is though, I know that you are on a ship...I heard reports from my brother in Aenath that some Avairi refugees have escaped him and his cohorts and is more than likely headed to Gha'mos. I've read up on your dossier...I wonder if these refugees are your people, hmm? I bet it was quite the reunion...all smiles and hugs abound."<br/><br/>He chuckled amusingly for a moment, but stopped as he said,"If the captain and or leader of the refugees is listening to this...know that I have all available docks and some stretches of beach being constantly combed. I will be hearing word if you arrive anywhere near Gha'mos. But, I'm not a poor sport, oh no, no, no." He grinned again,"You see...it's no fun to apprehend you, no it is not. How can I enjoy this little game if I just showed up at a port, raze it, and then captured you? No...there has to be<i>some</i>excitement for me. So, all I'll do is gain word of your arrival...after that, I'll give you...let's say, a twelve hour head start, hm? And then I'll hunt you down like the prey that you are...I will find out how many ships are with you, how many people are on board, and hunt down...every...single...one...of...you. And I will make your deaths-"<br/><br/>He then slammed his whiskey glass onto a table that they couldn't see and finish his sentence,"-painful...Except for you, Whineton. No, no...You will be in great pain, but you need to be alive...the master demands it. But, just because business is in the way doesn't mean we can't keep in touch. After this message is played, you may use the device to contact me for whatever reason you may have. And do not worry...this device does not have a tracker on it. In fact, I even enchanted it so that way you wouldn't be able to put a scrying spell on it...no fun if I knew where you were<i>all</i>the time." He chuckled again as he looked up and raised a claw to tilt up his hat so they would look at his unnatural serpentine eyes.<br/><br/>"Happy...hunting..."<br/><br/>And with that, the hologram suddenly disappeared. In it's place, was the orb device as it was before activation. Within a moment of it being normal, the orb bounced onto the floor and started to roll away.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>