(Anubis)
I stop killing for a moment, horrified and delighted by the blood on my hands. I hear a song. I run down the hall, and it splits. I run down the one on the right. It splits, and I turn right. I run, on and on, trying to find that song. But I need to know where to go.
I start marking the floors with the blood on my hands, and I am running in a loop. I can't tell where I am...Lost......
"Spirit, if you can hear me, grab my hand," he said as he kept playing with one hand and reached out with the other, "That is, if you have a hand. I would like to meet you, and possibly be friends. I'm lonely just like you."
(( ive been inactive dor two days... Had championship swim meets to go to. :3 ))
Kirito
I barely had time to think before that accursed Gwenyvier used her favorite mind tricks on me. To be honest, her kick stung a little, as did my slamming into the elevator, but I laughed after recovering from the shock. The Queen was truly clueless about my new powers. If that little stunt was as far as her powers had deteriorated, I was at least fifty times that strong. Even if i had fought the Gwenyvier from the heavens, when she was strongest, i would still easily annihilate her. Now... Ha! she didnt even notice when my blade nicked her in the stomach. It contained plague, one of the most deadly curses known in the universe, strong enough to take down even a Valkyrie. Oh, i couldn't wait to find her and watch as the poison rended the flesh from her bones. Drawing my Black Death, i licked my lips, savoring what the feeling of shearing it through her body would feel like.
Ikaros
The arrows HAD surprised me. They HAD knocked me out for the Vog-damned third time today. But what they didnt do was kill me. And that was Axis' mistake. I resolved to group up with Trivoc and the gang, then We'd kill the rest of the Morai. But first, i had to take care of my brother. Taking aim once more, i sent an arrow through the Morai that bounced from one to anothwr until they were all dead, then i carried Tomoki over to the surprised Isorans. They were startled, but they knew I had saved them. I said, "Anybody here a medic?" At first, there was nothing, but a hand slowly went up. It was a timid looking boy, about 10, no age to be sent to a dangerous place like this. I placed a fistful of Crowns into his hand and said, "Please, heal him." He nodded, and I took off, in search of Gwen and the others.
Tracking the group wasn't all that hard. All I had to do was follow the trail of disgustingly dark energy. It led me back to the elevator, then to the warehouse where i had found my brother. Gwen, the new guy, Trivoc, Arkus, and Chappers were there. I waved. "Hey, what'd i miss?
"Hey, what'd I miss?"
"zzzzzz...huh? What?" The poor girl had been sleeping until Ikaros awakened her. She rubbed her sagging eyes and looked at Ikaros, who repeated herself. "I said, what'd I miss?"
"Me."
"No, really, what happened while I was away?"
"I did."
"I'm not laughing, Gwen."
"Neither am I."
They looked at each other. Gwen grinned weakly, and then told her, "Okay, you missed our scuffle with Kirito, Jari, and Chappers. Trivoc, wanna fill her in?" She started to feel sick, and didn't want to make it worse by trying to talk. She tried to hide it, but she felt...it...coming up. She rushed to a remote corner of the room and vomited, with weird black stuff coming out.
Am I...dying??
(( yep. The reason Gwen's vomiting is Kirito's Plague. MWAHAHAHA!"
(Anubis)
I take hold of the hand, and suddenly I am falling to the floor. I cough up the black gunk, and stand up shakily. A bard, string his instrument, looks a little disgusted at the black stuff. I reach out my hand to shake, "H-hi....I'm Anubis-s," I fall to the floor, having the first peaceful sleep in days.
I think Axis would be the one to infect the queen because he's already allied with the swarm, while Kirito wasn't when they first met.
The height of the fall had knocked Thrynn out, When he awoke, he could see a number of things, a room full of people mostly pinned to the wall, Ikaros was still flying somehow, Thankfully? Thrynn decided to slowly crawl back to the room that Gwen was in.
He was not about to let Gwen just DROP to the lowest level. Fallen Valkeryies aren't fun to deal with. AT ALL.
EDIT: Double same post? much?
"What in the name of vog? Is he.. Sleeping? Does he need a towel? I guess I should bring him back to my house before I faint as well.". I grabbed him, dragged him into the elevator, and hit ascend. As soon as I got out of the elevator and stepped into the arcade, I slung Anubis over my shoulder an carried him to my home, a small house with a bed, a table, 2 chairs, a fridge, blue wallpaper and white carpet, and a caged rank one kat battle sprite. After I threw Anubis on the bed, I fainted due to wounds and proceeded to lay face down in the carpet, bleeding.
Trivoc
"Hey, what'd I miss?" Ikaros asked. Nobody noticed that she had returned until she'd spoken.
"zzzzzz...huh? What?"Gwen replied, just awakening from her sleep. "I said, what'd I miss?" Ikaros repeated.
"Me."
"No, really, what happened while I was away?"
"I did."
"I'm not laughing, Gwen."
"Neither am I."
"Okay, you missed our scuffle with Kirito, Jari, and Chappers. Trivoc, wanna fill her in?"
"Huh? Oh ok." Trivoc started, turning to Ikaros. "Well, after you left, Gwen quickly defeatd this Fallen King Valkyrie, named Kirito. After he was defeated, Gwen asked to be killed, saying that she was impure. Anubis, a Knight of the Snarbolax, tried to convince her otherwise, but he left as soon as he had cursed everyone to stick to the walls. Well, everyone except the three of us since we were hidden." Trivoc explained.
"After Anubis left, we tried to look after Gwen, but suddenly, our friend Chappers got possessed by The Swarm, which led to a brief scuffle, but Gwen made short work of him, and managed to kick out The Swarm." He continued. "I was possessed?!" Chappers asked, quite surprised.
"Unfortunately, The Swarm decided to possess The Morai captain and Jari Steelclaw, and they managed to escape with their men. A little while after that, you came along." Trivoc said, not minding Chappers' comment.
A bark interrupted their conversation.
"Oh yeah." Trivoc said, moving to the Wolver pup and picked it up. "I, uh... Took care of him for you. He actually saved our lives not too long ago. You want him back?" Trivoc said, putting the pup down in front of her. The Wolver didn't seem too pleased to see Ikaros again though, after her less than polite goodbye.
"Urgh!" They heard from a corner of the warehouse. Trivoc looked and saw Gwen puking some sort of black liquid. He tried to call for help on his comm unit, but he found that it was broken. [How long has it been broken?] Trivoc wondered. Trying to think of an alternative to help Gwen.
(this can be edited if it isn't to anyone's liking.)
He could feel her weakening. The poison was destroying her from the inside out. "Time to pick up the weakened valkyrie." thought Axis. "You forget." whispered the swarm. "The Queen is easily as powerful as you." "The second she knows you're there you will be....expendable." "So you'll do well to not disappoint us." "I understand...master." muttered Axis. He then proceeded to summon 25 void chromalisks, 15 void zombies, and 10 lumbers. "Retrieve the queen immediately." "Kill ANYONE that stands in your way." He looked at the elevators, all under swarm control. There was no way the Queen or anyone for that matter could escape from the clockworks. He then turned his attention back to the battlefield, Spiral HQ. All of the remaining knights had gathered in there. Especially the higher ranks, Kora, Feron, and others. Axis laughed this would be a walk in the park. "CHARGE!" and like that the assault began. But then explosions resounded everywhere. The Morai commander known as Kazam stood right outside of the HQ, freshly pushed detonator in hand, along with the remaining Morai force. "You won't be touching these knights at all." "If you were smart you'd stay back Kazam!" shouted Axis. "This is Inhumane Axis, stop this madness, NOW!" roared back Kazam. "So be it." said Axis. "KILL THEM ALL!"
((Nobody is responsible for infecting Gwen, and despite the popular opinion, she is not Swarm-infected. She is an elemental being who has been poisoned with shadow. Her body cannot tolerate shadow, and must expel it. She was vomiting dark matter, which is a sign that she is worsening. She correctly deduced that it was killing her.))
Kazam and the Knights charged at Axis and his army. Kazam brought his blade down upon a Void chromalisk, vaporizing it instantly. Three others tried to lick him, and he responded by cutting off their tongues and jabbing each one of them. He grabbed a fourth one by the tongue and swung it at a Void zombie, which staggered back from the hit. Barrus drew his Ascended Calibur and clashed blades with Axis. Axis may have been strong, but he was relatively unskilled compared to Barrus, who had been fighting the Swarm, fallen Knights, and other infested creatures ever since the Skylark first came to Cradle. In Barrus's eyes, Axis was a Swarm-created Trojan, nothing truly new or unique. Axis swung to the side and down, expecting Barrus to try and duck. But Barrus simply stepped back briefly and struck Axis in the arm. Axis tried to shield-bash Barrus, who did likewise with his own shield, which was larger and made Axis stumble back. Barrus took the opportunity to attack Axis's head with a vertical slash, which the latter luckily sidestepped.
Meanwhile...
Kora leaned on her cane, watching the rising elevator. Standing on it was a rather imposing figure dressed in a Fallen suit ((Kirito)). It had drawn its strange black sword, and looked down at Kora, who simply stared back at him. It spoke in a deep, angry voice, "Get out of my way, insect." Kora put her hand on her flourish but didn't draw it. "What if I don't?" The creature began to approach her. "I'll crush you." Kora chuckled. "Say please." With that, she drew her flourish and took an offensive stance.
Kablamo! I awoke to an explosion. "What in vog's name was that? Anubis is still sleeping?". I wrote a note that said. I was investigating the Hq. I rushed outside and headed to the Haven. I ducked behind a box and saw a battle breaking out. I charged at one chromalisk and bashed it with my lute. I whammed a soldier in the head, dodged its sword strike, and followed up by hitting him again, causing him to faint. It wasn't until a soldier snuck up behind me and pinned me to the ground. I Shouted hoping to get attention from friendlies, "Ah! Somebody help!" ((Halp meh :C))
Edited the begging, Axis now just knows Gwen's weakening so they just want Axis to finish her off.
"You won't win like that." the swarm idly commented. "Well what do I do?" asked Axis in his head. "The one you are fighting is called Barrus. He has fought long and hard against our regime." "You have the knowledge, but not the experience to execute your plans." hissed the swarm. It was interrupted by Barrus bringing his blade down hard upon Axis' chest plate. "You think you're something Axis?" shouted Barrus. "You're just another puppet for the swarm to control!I've been fighting your kind for decades, and you've only just crossed the threshold!" Infuriated by this Axis pressed the assault upon Barrus. He only scored one hit out of the 10 strikes he took, and even then Barrus just appeared dazed instead of hurt. "You'll do well to listen." "Let the twins handle this one for now." "We will give you all our knowledge, and some power." "Only then will you find equal power with Barrus." "Alright then." Axis spat through gritted teeth. He summoned the twins which immediately started to try and pummel Barrus. Once a safe distance away the swarm started its "upgrade". "With this, contact steelclaw, there is an old storage compound by the HQ, filled with dangerous mecha-knights." "You will need to handle the Morai, Jari and his force will attack the compound from the back." "We require that you infiltrate the compound after the breach." And with that a hissing in Axis' ears started, burned, mocked. The mask he wore turned from a flat almost 2 dimensional to a viper mask, and with that it fused with his face, not unlike with Vanaduke. His skin turned black, the data veins that strung across his body turned a poisonous green instead of the standard red. He had lost some of his build, stockier then the average knight, but he didn't have the guardian like frame anymore. And with that the swarm granted him one more power cloaking that never wore off, it could be deactivated, but not disabled. Along with that toxic venom secreted out of his very being, he was now a walking plague. "Perfect." Axis hissed. And with that he summoned 2 new creatures. Also poisonous green, they were both human like snakes, with arms and legs, adorned with swarm armor. "Go spread the plague of death to everything." Axis laughed it was time to take Spiral HQ.
Thrynn was holding onto the rope for his life with his tail, burning all his foes with his breath. He was using the rope like a person would a flail, except he was doing this to himself, as the rope was attached to the ceiling. One of the swarm monsters got on his head, so he just smashed it into the ceiling.
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((I will edit this later, when I find out if Captain Scarrus is accepted.))
(Anubis)
I sit up in a cold sweat. I look around at where I am. I had a strange dream about Axis. It is probably reality, considering how Seatus has access to my mind and he can see all. I think I remember a bard...oh well. I can't do anything about Gwen or Axis currently. There is a thought I remember forgetting. But obviously I can't recall. I transform my Gran Faust into it's scythe form. I jump on my shield, and stand up on it with my arms outstretched. It lifts off the ground, and I wave my scythe to come flying into my right hand. I open the door with a wave, and fly out onto the streets...
I fly into the arcade, and find chaos...no, I can't divide my attention. I fly to an elevator, jump into the abyss behind it, and freefall. I have no idea where I am going, but this is the most fun I've had all month. I fly into the darkness. I wave my hand every now and then to change direction. I see ridiculous amounts of Swarm down here.
Execution Mode: Activated
A mask, made of the darkness around me, appears on my face. It covers my eyes, there are white circles scratched on, and somehow I can see fine. I raise my scythe while flying past the Swarm, scraping into them and their presence evaporating back to their lair. I raise my empty hand, and a blast of air flies from under the shield, raising me back up to surface level. Confused Knights see me rise and fall back down. I scrape my scythe down again, killing more now that I am aware.
I repeat again and again until the Swarm is gone. I can't do anything about Axis' pets, seeing as they and the Knights are too close in combat. I smile, and take off execution mode as I fall into the abyss again, going straight down to find Gwen...I fear my connection to Seatus has been cut, impairing my teleportation method...
Stupid [lovely] lego gun. I just spent a lot of time cursing and yelling trying to fix my lego wep.
WEAPON APP: (It's for those who are infected with the swarm) Rage Cluster Mix: It was litterally made from rage and evil. Have fun blasting your anger out of your soul into other people's minds.
As I struck the knight off of me, I saw Anubis... Flying? I ran across the battle field to follow him and I saw him jump down. I followed him without thinking and myself freefalling down an abyss. "This is so dangerous and its going to kill me unless Anubis grabs me, but what the heck. Weeeeeeeeee! And add to that, going to die! Aaaaaaaaaaah!"
(Anubis)
I see another Knight falling with me-wait, it's the bard. I close my hand into a fist to have the air push him closer to my position. Once he's close, I pull him onto the shield, which barely fits us onto it. "Having a good time?" I laugh. We fall, closing in on Gwen's position
"Please give me a moment to recover from the result of brain failure. Anyways, I don't think I've introduced myself. I'm Archemiday, the bard who got you out of that orb. I guess my music was bad enough to make you puke. Anyways, I'm going to ignore the fact that we are flying and ask, where are we going?". Archemiday said. While he was curious how they were flying, he was more curious about where they were going. "Oh, and do you have a twin brother that wears darker clothing? I saw one on my way out of the door."
Ikaros
While Trivoc filled me in on the current events, i watched with a mix of morbid curiousity and concern as Gwen started throwing up some foul liquid. Wincing at the sight, i turned to Trivoc and scooted a little closer to whisper a question to him. I hoped he wouldn't take it as a sign that i liked him, which seemed to be what every other guy thought every time i got within 20 feet of them. [Still.... He's kinda endearing.... I guess it wouldn't be bad to like him.] Just before i could ask him my question; "Why did Gwen look so sick?", I heard a horrible scratching noise resonate through the Clockworks. Standing before us was the Corrupted King Valkyrie. Ae he glared at each of us with contempt, i saw such ferocity in his eyes that I wouldn't be surprised if he tore the wings off of an injured baby Snipe.
"Why, hello there. Miss me?"
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Kirito
I sneered at the Knight before me.. "Get out of my way, insect." Somehow, the impudent fool had the nerve to say, "What if i don't?" I took a step towards her, bearing my teeth. "Then I'll crush you like the bug you are." In retaliation, she scoffed, "Say please," and took an offensive stance. I laughed, and faster than lightning, i was rushing towards her. She was mildly skilled, her Flourish coming up just in time to block one of my punches. The blade bounced off of my diamond-hard skin, sending sparks flying. I grabbed her blase and ax-kicked it in half. This fool wasn't even strong enough for me to use my actual weapons on. I decided i was done with toying with her, and i needed no additional distractions. I grabbed her by the neck and flung her at the wall of the Arcade. She wasnt going anywhere anytime soon.
I felt through the earth, and i pinpointed the location of Gwenyvier and her scumbag friends. It was easy in the first place; the black vomit simply made it easier. I had the same experience when i became a Fallen One, so i knew how to find such dark energy. Gathering evil energy inside my fist, i started to bore a hole into the ground. In a matter of seconds, i was back in Jari's warehouse, and sure enough, the Queen and Warrior Class were both there, along with the worthless Isorans. I grinned maliciously at all of them as they began to recover from the shock that I'd recovered from Gwen's attacks so quickly.
"Why, hello there. Miss me?"
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Derp.
"We are after the Queen of Fallen Valkyries. I know what you're thinking, nd do not worry, she will be exalted once more. Let's hurry up, shall we?" I make sure he tightens his grip on my shoulders, and we speed to the exact location. The Crest of Almire breaks through walls, going straight to Gwen. We crash into the ceiling and land in the room. I swing my scythe onto my shoulder, smiling. "What's new?" I ask, tilting my head.
I see the King Valkyrie, and I let my disgust appear on my face. "Twerp," I grumble, "I will end you, or whatever Gwen asks of me," I bow my head in her direction. "Sorry, but I'm here now..."
As I dismounted the Shield, I heard Anubis talking harshly. Thinking it best, I decided to back behind Anubis knowing if the man wanted to attack me, I would be an easy death. I slowly took my lute off my back, ready to block if needed. I feared that I couldn't block a hit though.
Axis watched in glee as the king Valkyrie engaged the group. He was viewing through one of his snake guards eyes. "Go now, capture her with the help of the valkyrie." And like that the group of swarm monsters descended, about to cause havoc to the unsuspecting group of knights. The knights were caught off guard and the valkyrie didn't make things any easier on them.
"STAY BACK!" I scream, "Your victory will depend on THIS victory." I yell at the snake, and it's cronies. I charge my scythe and slam it to the ground, the needles pinning the Swarms to the wall. "I am unamused!"
"Woah! What was that?". I said as I fully took out my lute. "These creatures... What's wrong with them? And not to ask that many questions but, who are these people?"
(Anubis)
I sigh. I hold up my shield, and it glows as I gain strength from the Almirians, and I transform my scythe into my Gran Faust, and point it at the King Valkyrie, "Make your move, slaughterer!" I say.
((had to edit, since someone changed their mind.))
((I changed my mind thinking you pinned all the swarm. I can make an edit if you want. Sorreh))
Thrynn abruptly walked over and silently ended the lesser of the swarms lives, as he had little else he could help with at the moment.
"Anubis...you came!" She shed tears of joy, and wiped them away as she drew her Furious Flameberge. Addressing Kirito, she summoned every last ounce of her remaining humor: "Why yes, I did miss you. Did you miss me?"
No one knew she had done this, but she had imbued everyone's equipment with the elemental powers of light. They would now be able to pierce Kirito's armor and resist his attacks. It wasn't much, really, but she knew that her knights were more than strong enough to defeat Kirito. They just needed the right tools for the job.
She pushed back the darkness growing in her, and was able to stop its spread. She didn't yet have the strength to reverse it, but once the struggle was over, she could focus on it. Kirito would never be able to understand why Gwen didn't succumb to the dark power, but he wouldn't live long enough to care.
Still, she might as well utilize the dark powers she commanded. It couldn't hurt.
((Bard, cue the boss music! :D))
Kirito
Glaring at the monsters, i spoke to them in a commanding voice; "I'm assuming Axis sent you. Well... you have my permission to annihilate those fools, but leave this arrogant bastard to me." The monsters bowed slightly, then turned to the Isorans, bloodlust evident in their fiery red eyes. The other Isoran ((Anubis)) immediately pinned them to the wall, but i -none too willingly- gave them enough power to break theough their bonds. I spotted the Knights' weapons glowing with the signature yellow light of elemental power. I hissed in displeasure, but no matter. I already had the power to destroy them to the last before they could even touch me. Scowling, the Isoran said, "Hmph. Make your move, slaughterer!" I laughed at the fool before me. "My pleasure. Don't blame me for what happens next." My eyes flared red, and almost immediately the Knight fell to his knees. He was strong if he could resist my power this much. I smirked at Gwenyvier as she stared bewilderingly at my power. "I couldn't have had a better teacher. How does it feel, for your own signature power to be turned against you and your friends?" She glared at me, her fury rising. I turned back to the Isoran and released him from my power. As he struggled back to his feet, I leered, "Now do you realize i could crush you under my thumb any time I want? Still, i believe i should give you a fighting chance. I will engage in single combat with you- on a ourely physical level." I unsheathed Black Death and tossed all my other weapons aside. My spined purple-black wings flared open menacingly. "Now fight, and prove to me whether i should let you live!"
With that, i sprinted towards him and our blades met, sending sparks of energy throughout the chamber.
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Ai'kros the Wolver Pup (or is he?)
I yipped in displeasure at the Swarm monsters. I backed up to the wall, and i felt Ikaros' reassuring hands stroking my fur. As annoying as her and her friends coukd be at times... They didn't deserve to die. It looked as if i would have to reveal my true identity for the first time in years. I concentrated and felt my body grow larger, my fangs grow sharper and mor curved, my fur become thicker and warmer until it burst into flames. Standing in between of the Swarm and the Isorans was not a Wolver pup, as everyone thought of me as, but a half-grown Vog Cub, one of the last of my kind. I roared defiantly and growled, "None of you will lay a hand on these Knights."
I thought the monsters would back off after seeing a legendary Vog, but i soon learned that even my kind had their limits.
(( PLOT TWIST FTW! ))
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Ikaros
I placed my hand protectively over the Wolver pup, only to feel him changing. In a matter of seconds, a Vog Cub had taken the pleace of the Wolver.
"What the...."
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"I may not be able to fight, but I can help!". I yelled as I started playing a song. My hand moved wildly across the strings, and I felt power coming out of me. As I played, I could feel my allies becoming stronger against this knight, who's name seemed to still evade me.
Your arrogance disgusts me, she thought. I could snap your neck if I wanted to. She decided to handle this the hard way. She twirled her flameberge and jabbed at Kirito, her shield ready to take a counterattack. She struck his sword and twirled it again, nearly disarming him. She then surprised him with a shield-bash to the head, sending him staggering back. She thought, Go ahead, let me hear you brag about how powerful you are compared to me. It'll make your fall that much sweeter.
Gwen was *almost* caught off guard when she saw a Vog Cub. ...the heck?? I thought those were extinct!
Empowered by the amazing music, she took a defensive stance and readied herself for Kirito's fury.
((@Kaijuhunter: I like your suggestion. From here on out, Gwen will be considered Kirito's equal. I'm kinda tired of the power plays myself. :P))
A Vog Cub. . . I remember times when I would be told to hunt them by my superior knight. . . Funny, now it was a Vog Cub he'd be protecting. . .
Of all the times, why now? Out in the open in front of EVERYBODY. So, anyone might have a major greed for. . Vog fur or tusks. . . Guh.
(( I'm going to take a guess and say that Gwen is just as strong as Kirito, but lets keep it that way; it makes the fights more entertaining. As another creative liberty, since Vogs were worshipped as practical deities, they are on a plane of existence beyond the understanding of even Valkyries. Thus, their powers are as strong compared to the Valkyries' as the Valkyries' are to regular Isorans. Yep. ))
Kirito
I swore in irritation after Gwen surprised me. It wouldn't happen again. I could barely suppress a smirk as i heard her think, "I could snap your neck right now if i wanted to." One of the spikes on my wing extended and rocketed towards the Queen. She rose her shield just in time to block a fatal blow to her heart, but my wing pierced through the tough material, just nicking Gwen's armor. She was forced to drop her shield an use her sword two-handed, which definitely increased her offensive capabilities, but left her open to a thousand different ways that i could skewer her. I withdrew the spike and feinted to the left, then kicked Gwen's legs out from under her. I spotted the Isoran i had challenged earlier rushing towards me, but i used Gwen's vulnerable position to my advantage and *almost* got him to inadvertently skewer his own ally. I swiflty disarmed him and hit a series of pressure points along his right arm, sending it into temporary paralysis. With his sword hand decommissioned, i easily sent him flying towards the wall, taking out another Isoran ((Chappers)) along with him. Just in time, i whirled to face Gwen as her sword bore down on me. I narrowly blocked it with my Impure Shield Bracelet, which buckled under the elemental pressure. I scowled.
Damn elemental powers... I'd better take out that sword, and fast.
Gwen struck at me again and i dodged. A second strike narrowly missed skewering my liver, and the third was pathetically slow. I ysed one of my favorite ruses: first, I opened up a weak spot for Gwen, and as she struck, my hand flew up and hit her pressure points. Gwenyvier dropped the sword and grimace, but i could see her already recovering. I almost smirked, but i decided to drop the areogance act. The strategic part of me told me that it only left me more open to failure. So, as a failsafe, I crushed the Furious Flameberge underfoot. The blade burned my feet, but i shook away the pain and sent impure energy throughout the blade as I felt it shatter under the pressure. I turned to Gwen, my face grim. Sighing, i said, "I won't stoop to your level. I won't finish my enemy off while they're unarmed, unlike YOU and your precious Council did to me while i slept." I resheathed my blade and said, "You can try and keep fighting me... But like i said, i won't kill you unless you are armed. Get a better weapon, and maybe you could win next time." The Queen scowled at me, but i raised my hand for silence. "Remember, My Queen," i said, using her title mockingly. "Never underestimate your opponent. The next time I see you, there will be no excuses." I walked away from the Valkyrie and rejoined the Swarm monsters. Raising my blade, my voice boomed throughout the chamber; "ATTACK!"
But that was when i felt my legs turn to jelly.
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Lelouch (( that's the wolver pups earthly name ))
The monsters hesitated after seeing my true form, but they regained their confidence once the black Valkyrie rejoined them. I scowled in displeasure; i didn't want to have to use my power, but it would seem it was necessary. I sent a wave of energy throughout the crowd, essentially paralyzing them. Even the immensely powerul black Valkyrie looked stunned at his inability to move.
Good. Then that means that, even though my powers are not fully developed, i can still intimidate them into surrendering.
At least, i thought i could
"Argh that IDIOT." "I knew he'd mess this up!" shouted Axis over the failure of Kirito. "The fool let his guard down besides we still have the monsters to use." muttered the swarm. "besides we might have a ned toy soon." The swarm indicated the vog cub. It was dealing with the monsters well, but a chromalisk snuck up behind it and sank its teeth in the vog's tail. The vog let out a howl of pure terror. Its tail turned red and black. It would soon succumb to the swarm. Axis held a mortifying grin. "Perfect." e contacted his forces, "Protect the vog at all costs, speed up the infection too." I'm guessing we might not be able to take the fallen valkyrie?" "Oh don't worry we've sent her a little "present." And just as Axis was about to question his master, and elevator descended to the warehouse. It was filled with a dozen swarm infected knights. "Time to rejoin the battle" Axis said. And like that he disappeared, only flashes of him were caught, as he continued slaughtering his enemies.
As I saw the enemy stunned, I rushed towards him with my lute, hoping to distract him while he was paralyzed. I jumped, hit him with my lute, and retreated. When I rose my hands to play more music, I realized I was carrying the string half of a lute. "Uh oh, that isn't good." I said as I tripped attempting to run. ((Have to sleep, have a gnight. If someone catches me, I would yell for help or ask the attacker to not kill me. Cya))
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@Archimeday-Thebard: My little sister has been reading our RP, and she really likes your character. He's "different" from the others, to use her description. I really appreciate the lightheartedness he brings to the story.
@Seatus: Anubis has finally joined the company of players! I'm happy to have the opportunity to interact with him. I like his way of taunting the enemy and flaunting his strength. I'm kind of a sucker for Seatus' theatrics. :P
@Kaijuhunter: You have successfully made Kirito sufficiently despicable that I, the real person, want to be rid of him. Congratulations! I salute you. :D I would like to see more of Ikaros, though. She has not been particularly combative or talkative. One problem I have, though, is that Kirito shouldn't be flinging knights around like ragdolls. The knights are clearly very strong. They can hold and swing a massive Troika-type sword with one hand, walk around with super-heavy equipment (like Ancient Plate & Stone Tortoise), and heave huge balls of water like it was nothing (do you have any idea how heavy water is?). The Valkyries may be ancient, but I wouldn't say that they're physically stronger than the Knights. In fact, they're probably weaker, since they use telekinesis.
@Gzilla: Axis has mostly transformed into a bystander. If you're interested in giving him a nemesis to fight, I would recommend Ikaros or Gor'Kazam. Otherwise, he needs to have a little more depth. I could easily see him becoming a likable villain, or even a dormant hero.
@Unstable-Ordinance: I seem to have forgotten to make Jari and Kora face off. We shall have to rectify that. I'm a little sad that Jari was infected; I was starting to like the complex character he was becoming.
@Liminori: Part of the problem with Thrynn is that his abilities are not well-defined. Seeing as he is a flyer, I would like to see him engage Kirito in hit-and-run attacks. It's kinda hard for Kirito to grab and fling a fast-flying sprite. Alternately, he could have an adventure with Gor'Kazam. It's not nearly as *epic,* but just as exciting, once we get into it.
@Azure-Orbit: Don't be afraid to have Trivoc engage Kirito or Axis. Remember, he and Arkus were able to best Darkfire Vanaduke, who is considerably stronger than Kirito (by a mile). As a character, he may not realize the extent of his own strength, but now would be a good time for him to discover it.
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Looking at the paralyzed Valkyrie, Thrynn wanted his all to jump on his chest and slit his throat with his teeth, but hearing the vog cub in pain he flew over and kicked the responsible swarm minion in the behind, and roasted the ground around the vog cub. Now that the fire had a safe perimeter around the vog cub, (Cause you know, fire walls.) Thrynn jumped ontop of the Valkyrie and was about to slit his throat until some members of the swarm knoked him out.
((Gnight all, I have school in the morning, so I expect somebody to take over Thrynn.))
For once in a while Axis stepped back and evaluated his predicament. He had crawled up a building and was just thinking. The swarm being distracted with the war going on, and the capture of Gwen (Odd he had been referring to her from a different standpoint the whole time.) had no time to twist his thoughts nor influence him. He thought about what he had become, something different, something INHUMAN. He saw his friends being cut down by the swarm, none of them were dead, the same with all the other casualties, they became something known as void drones, lifeless husks that fed the swarms energy, along with its knowledge. He felt horrible, but still he couldn't let the knights get away with such careless murder, this act was long awaited vengeance, and soon the pain and suffering that he had endured when he lost most if not all of his friends,would go full circle. He clenched a fist, shed one tear, and leapt back into the battle. Isorian forces had joined the fray, he knew for sure that Kora and Feron were in the Hq, these were some of their textbook strategies. His brethren had gone blind and were helping the enemy, it was time for them to see their mistakes.
Gwen was fuming at Kirito's destruction of her sword. But she was angrier at herself than at Kirito; she knew she could fight better than this. She should have seen his feint coming. She had fallen into the very arrogance that disgusted her. She slumped to the ground and nursed her wounds. Had she really attacked Kirito dishonorably, way back in the days of the council?
And while she was at it, had she really overlooked Feron's supposedly unjust behavior towards Jari? She never did get around to investigating that like she promised him.
She had to somehow recover these memories, and uncover the truth behind these mysteries. She knelt down beside Thrynn, and while she had him distracted, attached her Striker boost to him. He was quite surprised, though not displeased. She whispered, "Go, Thrynn. Go to Valrkiosa, and find out what happened to Kirito. I'm counting on you." She then approached Ikaros. "Ikaros, I need to ask of you a great favor. Will you return to the Skylark for me and find a written order commanding that Jari's relatives be destroyed? I do not believe such a document exists, but if it does, will you return to me and tell me who its author was? Feron's life may depend on your swiftness."
((Edit: @Gzilla, I would like to see Kazam battle Axis. That would be very interesting to watch.))
((Second edit: typo. "...had she really overlooked Feron's...unjust behavior towards *Jari*?))
Does anyone want to fight Axis? Or should I have him be the first to breach the HQ?
(Anubis)
"You're the fool," I sneer, waving my Gran Faust at him. "I am not Isorian. Your fate is mine." I wave my hand, and a skull symbol appears above Kirito. "If given the CHANCE," I glance at Gwen, "I would have finished you off earlier. No one, not even Seatus, NOT EVEN THE CORE ITSELF, would know the extent of my power. I can't even use all of it yet," I grin, "but I do have enough to cause you SUFFERING!" another symbol appears next to Kirito, pushing and making him fly to the right, into three walls. "Attack me now, I can only make things even,"
((right now Anubis is using a large, but still partial amount of his power. He isn't as powerful as Gwen and Kirito right now, but enough to cause them damage and pain.))
((Gwen does have the power to banish Swarm does she not? I assume that Kora would be on the way to the Arcade where Feron is.))
Jari walked through the battlefield, no longer caring about the cries of pain which normally amused him. He was a shadow, drifting through the crowd of war. Only occasionally when a fool got in his way and challenged him, from both sides, he merely electrocuted and flung them away with his Plasma Coil. He was now at the Town Square, not needing to even dodge bullets as the Swarm protected him from them. He had reached the Arcade and saw Feron, grabbing a Leviathan Blade. Jari reached for his Coil, but just as he was about to the Swarm flooded out of his mouth. Feron was shocked to see Jari vomiting black liquid. The Swarm paralysed Feron, and went straight for his mouth. His skin turned dark, and his eyes pink. The Swarm had infiltrated the Spiral Order at last. Also for the first time, Jari ran for his life.
((Dark Feron app! Jari is no longer swarmified and back to his usual torturing self. The same cannot be said for Feron however. I'd like to take the creative liberty of controlling the Swarm Feron as I feel that a Swarm so high in the ranks of the Spiral Order could easily change the tide of the battle.))
Faction: Swarm
Name: Dark Feron
Gender: male
Appearance: Pink Sleepy Eyes, Xtra Tall, Black personal colour
Arsenal: Valiance, Leviathan blade, Nitronome, Aegis, Azure Guardian Helm, that modified Azure Guardian armour he has.
Costume: Cool Spiral Sallet with Prismatic Maedate
Bio: Now possessed by the swarm, Feron's power greatly exceeds his previous limits. Although he can hide the Swarm features, that would diminish his power so to use full potential, his bodily appearance is changed.
((Just so you guys know, my week is going to be very busy, meaning I probably wont be able to post much, if at all XP))
Trivoc
The Knight was just thinking of what to do about Gwen when he noticed Ikaros move closer to him. She appeared to have the intent to ask him something, this made him quite flustered. Before he could respond to either of those problems however, an elevator suddenly screeched to a halt, and on board was a sinister figure.
"Why, hello there. Miss me?" Taunted the Fallen King Valkyrie.
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Things were in chaos at the warehouse. Not only was Gwen tangling with Kirito, The Swarm was attacking them, the Wolver pup had just turned into a Vog cub and was probably being infected, and the Morai captain ((Axis)) had returned to fight.
Trivoc was holding his own against a large group of Void zombies. He pulled back his Cold Iron Vanquisher and performed a spinning attack against the enemies that surrounded him. A Void Gel fell from the ceiling, and tried to engulf him. But Trivoc thought fast, pulling out his Argent Peacemaker and firing into the Void Gel. The monster was reduced to harmless, black droplets that evaporated in a matter of seconds.
A Void Lumber came up behind the Knight and tried to smash him, but a large sword cut the mechanical tree in half before it finished the job. Trivoc turned around and saw Arkus, pulling his Perun from the ground where the Lumber used to be. "Thanks!" Trivoc exclaimed. "No problem, keep fighting!" Arkus replied.
Trivoc turned to a corner of the warehouse and saw Chappers leaning behind some crates, laying down machine-gun fire against the Swarm creatures with his Pepperbox. [He'll hold his own] Trivoc thought. Despite the scared look in his eyes, Chappers seemed to be getting more used to combat. did it have something to do with his Swarm infection?
Trivoc looked to another side and saw the Morai captain trying to blindside Arkus. He quickly fired one round of his Argent Peacemaker as the Swarm Morai's shoulder. It hit its mark.
"You're not going anywhere this time." Trivoc said as he fired the remaining five rounds in his magazine.
((Take control of my character in this fight if you feel the need to Gzilla. Just don't utterly destroy him, alright? XD))
As I was running away from my enemy unarmed, I noticed a vog cub. Even before I distanced myself from the spiral order, I hadn't seen one. But... Something was seemed different. I grabbed it as I ran away, and it started to scratch me all it could. I started humming without missing a note despite the pain. I was wondering if it was a form of a cure, but I could only hope. This might have been suicide for what I know, because any second this source of BBQ armor could decide to burn me. The fact that I wore dusker armor probably didn't help much at all.
((@Thin Thanks, I tried to make him that way. I hope we get a time of rest so I can show his music skills a little more. When he gets his lute repaired.))
((@everyone. Would anyone mind if I brought down dark Anubis down to the warehouse?))
"Ow... You must be angry then. Would you care for a song?". Archemiday said as he picked his lute back up. He started strumming a soothing song very slowly. "Can you hear me? Are you lonely?". Archemiday asked. He ignored his wounds, not bothering to heal them. He wanted to see if you could calm this spirit.
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