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Post by randName() on Dec 24, 2008 21:12:49 GMT 8
"I hope I'm not intruding..."
fixedName peered around, looking for someone who appears to be in charge.
Nice place
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Post by NPC Controller on Dec 24, 2008 21:35:52 GMT 8
Sion Eltnam Atlasia
"Potential side effects include fainting, vomiting, dizzy spells, and an increase in magical capacity or physical ability. It also includes..." Sion rattled off a list of side effects, essentially led to by Sol's falling flat on the floor.
"Tsubasa... Your flight capacity has increased... and the air is mustering itself around your body even more so than before..."
[Tsubasa: Flight now level 5, Air Manipulation now level 7]
"Moridin... your magical capacity has increased 200.607%..."
[Moridin: Undoing now level 6.]
"Kamin... wait, tastes pretty good?" Sion looked incredulously at Kamin.
"Amazing... your flight and light manipulation skills have increased at the same rate... 250%... and your stamina too... a whole number increase...!"
[Kamin: Flight now level 3, light manipulation now level 3, HP now 80, MP now 60]
"Ether is actually not a real material... It's pure magic, condensed and compressed until it takes on a liquid form. So at the moment, it's reacting with your spiritual self to regain its magic form... in the process, it will ferment into the entirely magical material Etherlite."
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Post by NPC Controller on Dec 24, 2008 21:44:22 GMT 8
FOR KYOUKO ONLY - PREMONITION
The Tohno mansion is aflame.
The schoolboy from before.
Akiha, heavily injured.
A lady with the Church enblem, holding six black shortswords.
The Protestant Cathedral, address Nasul City Thirteenth Street.
Sion, crying.
Shiki, screaming over Akiha's body.
Death lingers in the air.
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Post by boingboom on Dec 24, 2008 21:59:34 GMT 8
What? Now visions came on their own without her calling for them?[/i]
Was this His Doing?
That...Voice...was this part of the getting stronger that he talked about? At least guide me!
The house, the flame...was this how they would be paid for her hospitality?
When?!
Kyouko steadied herself and quickly emerged into the future again.
That vision....the flames were so huge they actually seemed to burn, to lacerate...
A clock...she needed to see a clock...
There, lopsided on the wall!
The time was... 9.38?! NOW?
GET DOWN!!
A familiar voice, that one who promised her power. She had shouted out, not out of her own will, along with it.
What a sense of urgency...
A blast of heat shook the house to its very foundations, throwing the occupants in various directions, debris covering them, and all at once, all was ablaze.
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Post by Carillus on Dec 24, 2008 22:09:03 GMT 8
"Is everyone okay?!"
Kamin cried out urgently from the position where she had landed. Fire blazed all around her, the ash from the burning carpet swirling around in the air even as she spoke.
Please, please let everyone be fine...
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Post by NPC Controller on Dec 24, 2008 22:13:50 GMT 8
Tohno Akiha
The first thing Akiha did when she got up was to look for her brother.
"Nii-san! Nii-san! Are you okay?!"
"Uhn... I'm fine..."
Thank god.
"Hisui! Kohaku! Where are you?! Are you two alright?!" Akiha shouted into the blaze.
"Oh, don't worry. They'll be fine." The sound of a particular whimsical someone. His speech reeked of arrogance, a dismissal of others.
Shit.
Akiha spun around. And as she expected, there he was.
"Now, I can't let someone else get the Etherlite, can I? My dear little sister?" The knife twirled expertly in his hands, his eyes narrowed in nonchalance. Akiha almost choked.
Of all times... why now...
"Nanaya Shiki."
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Post by randName() on Dec 24, 2008 22:14:20 GMT 8
fixedName changed the temperature to a more bearable one.
Hopefully the fire may not have enough heat to burn
What happened?
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Post by theburntone on Dec 24, 2008 22:24:31 GMT 8
Constantine leapt back, glaive humming wildly.
Think, think, think...
There was a strange aura of power, something not unlike the power given off by the angel. But it was... darker, somehow.
It had to be coming from somewhere...
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Post by Shirafune on Dec 24, 2008 22:25:39 GMT 8
This person is ready to drain any sort of demon blood on impulse.
Sierra was partially disabled by the strong feel of magic essence from the area. Helping Sierra to her feet, Tsubasa was ready to take flight backwards.
"Kamin, I'm ok here, but more importantly on your side...?!"
Let's hope Akiha can hold out.
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Post by schrodinger on Dec 24, 2008 22:50:05 GMT 8
Crouching behind the chair he had been sitting on when the fire had broken out, Venser quickly re-assessed the situation.
A new challenger has arrived, it seems. It must have been him who caused the explosion - means he's got a high level of power, and the will to use it indiscriminately. That, or he just really likes dramatic entrances. Definitely hostile towards the owner of this house, and by proxy, us, the guests. There's going to be some fighting here.
He wants the Etherlite, too - and seeing as how it's in us, that doesn't bode well. I need to find out more about this person. What he plans to do to us, what he wants the Etherlite for, how he's related to this situation...and what he can do. Let's see how much I can find now that my powers have increased.
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Post by theburntone on Dec 24, 2008 23:01:16 GMT 8
Constantine saw the newcomer. He resembled Shiki Tohno, but looked a lot more dangerous. One glance at the guy told him that he was a lot stronger than he looked.
Constantine knew better than to directly attack this guy. He grinned.
His glaive was not just a blade. Attaching it to the launcher was a razor-sharp, nearly invisible wire. Constantine launched his glaive at the walls at an angle calculated by his glasses. It bounced around the newcomer and returned to its launcher. Perfect.
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Post by NPC Controller on Dec 24, 2008 23:26:00 GMT 8
Venser - Mind Reading
"Heh, Tohno, this time this body is mine. That explosion knocked you out of your own body, and I'm not letting you have it back."
"Such weaklings. They all should die right now. I will make sure of it."
"I really don't give a damn about the Etherlite. All I want is to kill them. But that guy pays me to do what I like, so I might as well make sure it doesn't get through. Too simple."
Akiha Tohno
Nii-san... why did you just have to retain that personality...
Nanaya Shiki. The bloodline personality of her brother. The one that existed before Father took him into the family and stamped it out, turned him into the amicable Tohno Shiki.
Nanaya Shiki, the demon hunter. The 19th Knight of the Roundtable.
"I will make sure you do not harm them." Akiha's hair started to take on a vermilion glow. "As the one here who polices demon activity, I cannot allow that, even if you are a demon hunter yourself."
Nanaya merely smirked.
"And what makes you think you can stop me, little sister? After all, I am Tohno Shiki, and Tohno Shiki is me. Can you really attack your own elder brother, your own kin?"
The blade reappeared, a pocketknife. A blade stained with the blood of thousands, people, demons, animals. The least of blades, and yet at the same time the blade that could incite Death itself, cutting through the strongest of metals, the heaviest of shields.
A small "twang" as Shiki cut the razor-thin wire without any effort at all. He looked at the one who had shot it, almost too bored to even give him any attention.
"A stupid tactic like this. Razor wire. What makes you think such coarse filament can even touch me, when this knife can cut even microscopic, non-existent, Etherlite threads?" He turned back.
"Know your place, weakling." He smiled at Akiha. "I hope you're feeling peachy today."
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Post by theburntone on Dec 24, 2008 23:42:48 GMT 8
Constantine cursed. He had intended to cut this guy to ribbons by retracting the wire while it surrounded him. But this... boy had cut the nearly invisible, extremely strong wire. With a pocketknife!
Now, he was unarmed, with no way to recall his glaive. He would not stay where he was. Firing his Net Launcher to buy time, he raced for the kitchen, where he would probably find usable stuff. He had an idea in mind, but he would need alcohol and a rag. Both things, placed in a bottle and set ablaze, would create a Molotov cocktail. And if he could find some antacid... The result would be a weak but very, very bright explosion. He just hoped he could get to the kitchen in time.
Then, he realised something. He couldn't isolate pure magnesium in time, anyway. And there was a guy who could create stuff.
"Idiot."
He ran the other way, searching for the half-demon.
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Post by Carillus on Dec 25, 2008 0:02:01 GMT 8
"Tsubasa? I'm fine here too, but- how's Sierra?" Kamin shouted over the crackling blaze.
This Nanaya guy had cut through Constantine's attack like it was nothing. With a pocketknife.
He's not someone we want to mess with...
What worried her was Akiha, who, quite possibly, could not take on the 19th Knight on her own.
"Anyone have any plans?!"
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Post by theburntone on Dec 25, 2008 0:26:27 GMT 8
Constantine yelled back, "His eyes... they're weird! I can see negative energy coming from them! Maybe if we blind him..."
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Post by Carillus on Dec 25, 2008 0:58:25 GMT 8
"Blind him? Alright, I'll try..."
Kamin lifted her arm, and as magical energy concentrated in her fingertips, she crept around to Akiha's back as the fight proceeded.
"Polloya, Odga fo Unsor - Endlay emi owera..." As Kamin chanted the incantation, her fingers glowed, containing the energy of trillions of photons within her fingertips.
"Cover your eyes now - Irefir CONVECTA!"
An intense sphere of light emanated from Kamin's fingertips, bathing the surroundings in intense shades of light and shadow.
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Post by RaineScarlet on Dec 25, 2008 1:18:44 GMT 8
Sierra had been eying the Ether drink apprehensively. That is, until a large blast knocked her off her feet. It wasn't simply a physical blast. Magic was thick in the air. Breathing became difficult.
Tsubasa was beside her in an instant to help her up. Sierra's first reaction was to thank her, but as soon as she opened her mouth, smoke, heat, and worst of all, magic, flooded in, causing her to choke.
The heat... I feel like I'm drying up...[/b]
Then the laughter began. Hey hey... there's one left... Present for you... Why don't you have a sip... You'll become strong enough to put out this blaze... Eheheh...
Sierra remembered the last time she came in contact with the magical liquid, and froze.
What are you afraid of... We'll help you... Kekeke...
The vial was within reach. Sierra found that if she focused enough (which was difficult in this terrible environment of flames), she could feel otherworldly forces pushing her along.
What... what are they planning...[/b] Sierra wondered weakly. She commanded the water to push herself outside--away from this place. But her body wasn't listening.
We already told you... You're not strong enough... Now listen to us...
And then it was down. Pure Ether coursed through Sierra's physical body. It was both exhilarating and excruciating.
A flash of light.
A deluge that drenched everything within a 20 meter radius.
When it abated, Sierra's form was all but gone. Only a very slight silhouette remained, holding her physical form together. Everything else was water.
The surge was too much. She collapsed on to the ground, coughing, choking. Her arms before her were nearly transparent. Water splattered everywhere.
What did you ... [/b]
But far from being elated, the spirits sounded distraught. There wasn't enough... Her seal is strong... Did we miscalculate...?
((OoC: Hey, at least the fire's out. *sheepish*))
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Post by schrodinger on Dec 25, 2008 2:50:12 GMT 8
Venser had just been about to get up from behind the chair when he heard someone yelling to cover his eyes, so he ducked back down in time to see the wall behind him turn white and black. It wasn't spontaneous discoloration, it was just that an incredibly bright burst of light had turned the world grayscale. The light was just beginning to subside when he was hit by what felt like a tidal wave from nowhere, sending him into the wall.
Disoriented, but not unconscious, he looked up at the unfolding battle, and saw that most people had been similiarly affected by the deluge.
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Post by Shirafune on Dec 25, 2008 13:16:40 GMT 8
Tsubasa figured it was for the better that Sol woke up.
Sorry, Sol.
Tsubasa whacked Sol and his eyes fluttered open immediately.
"Don't rot away," Tsubasa said as she pulled Sol to his feet.
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Post by Mathus on Dec 25, 2008 14:01:54 GMT 8
"Ugh..what the hell happened.."
'Seriously..what the hell just happened..this place is a mess'
Sol formed his weapons.
"Guess our enemy is here.."
Hp: 99/100 (from the whack >_>) Mp: 33/50
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Post by asparagus on Dec 25, 2008 14:03:25 GMT 8
Trying to blind him? Interesting... Maybe I can do something as well.
Moridin attempted to undo the knife.
It disappeared.
Though I'm not sure if that even helps...
I doubt I can undo his power... he's probably way stronger than I am
Hp: 40/40 Mp: 50/60
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Post by theburntone on Dec 25, 2008 14:40:11 GMT 8
Constantine was fuming. His glaive was unusable. He couldn't throw it. And it couldn't be used as a melee weapon. It was way too short.
He needed another weapon. Fast.
But there was a problem. He had no experience using anything other than his glaive.
He looked around, and saw the half-demon. He had an idea.
"Hey, you! I need three magnets! Quick!"
He would be able to create a makeshift dynamo from that and his launcher. Hopefully, he would be able to channel electricity through his launcher's attached gauntlet. It wouldn't be perfect, but it was something, at least.
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Post by NPC Controller on Dec 25, 2008 15:13:15 GMT 8
As the deluge faded off, Nanaya Shiki and Tohno Akiha were still in the same position, staring at each other.
"It seems my knife has disappeared." Nanaya observed his hand with disinterest. "Well, I can still kill all the same. And trying to blind eyes that hold the most powerful of magic-" He eyed the light manipulator - "What an ignorant being."
He raised his hand, and plunged it toward the ground.
"Not if I can help it." Akiha's hair fluttered, even as there was no wind.
In an instant, Nanaya withdrew his hand, as the floor below him erupted into flames.
"You know, little sister, I can see where that attack of yours goes. Even if you yourself cannot see it." Nanaya smiled sadistically, as he raced forward for the attack.
Akiha dodged, but she knew she couldn't hold out for long. Not when she had to protect so many.
"You there! All of you! Get Sion, Hisui and Kohaku and get out of here!" Akiha shouted, dodging blows even as she spoke.
"I'll hold him off as long as I can!"
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Post by Mathus on Dec 25, 2008 15:18:32 GMT 8
Sol materialize the magnet that Constantine requested, above his head.
"There you go.."
'Such a weird request..'
Sol proceed to help Akiha from afar, creating and launching knives at Nanaya.
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Post by theburntone on Dec 25, 2008 15:26:13 GMT 8
Constantine attached the magnets to his glaive launcher's prongs. He wound some wire that he salvaged from the broken electrical appliances around them. Some more wires were connected, and led to his fingertips.
He gave the launcher a test spin, and grinned when he saw the wire glowing brightly. The speed of rotation of his glaive launcher was clearly sufficient.
"Now I'm ready."
The blue lightning jumped from his launcher to his gauntlet, but it wouldn't come off.
Constantine rerouted some power from his armour, causing the energy to surge. A large bolt of lightning jumped towards Shiki.
HP: 40/40 MP: 40/60
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