((No need for that Lim, we can say Dagoon tackled him after Trivoc fired the shot

EDIT: Nevermind, we can say that *inhales* Dagoon tackled Archemiday after Trivoc shot the Peacemaker, which in turn allowed Grantz to seize Archemiday, then heal him with the help of Parma *pant* *pant*.

That ought to clear things up XD))

Ninja'dception? :D
(Technically you got ninja'd thrice.)
It was a bit before Dagoon let go, in case it took a bit of time for the swarm to leave Archemiday's body. She then walked over to her bag which she had set down earlier and rummaged around for a Rocky Core and some Mountain Jelly, and tossed it over to Archemiday. "Here, Sorry for that. Anybody else want some mountain jelly?"

Ikaros

My nose wrinkled distastefully as Trivoc leaned away from me slightly. I wanted to be as close to his warmth as possible, but when i heard someone say, "Anybody else want some Mountain Jelly?" I sorung up to my feet and looked around for a can of the delicious drink -which, contrary to popular belief, is not made from jelly, but is rather a fluid extracted from them (( like cows with milk )). I made puppy dog eyes and asked sweetly, "May i have one, pleaaaaase?"

I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my head, and heard the booming voice from earlier, its voice resonating through my skull

"Come to the Sanctuary, Uranus Queen... Come..."

Dagoon, seeing the face that Ikaros made laughed, and set the can near Ikaros while totally ignoring the face of pain she was making.
"Oh, Dagoon. About earlier when you said you were buried... That was well... Me." At these words, Dagoon flinched, then rummaged in her pack for. . . A book. She walked over to Archemiday and lightly hit him on the head.
"So, that was you? Interesting. Also, how'd you know about my father?"

Dagoon walked over and hit me in the head with a book. It probably hurt more than intended. She said something, but I was to distracted by ikaros. She looked like she was in pain. I ran over to her and yelled, "Ikaros? ikaros?! Is something wrong?!"

((Here is a picture of Eri, sister of Theo who died of some sort of disease while venturing the Clockworks to help Theo.

The gears Eris have:
-Chaos cloak
-Chaos cowl (although she rarely uses it, she wears a different version of prismatic headband)
-Scarlet Shield
-Gran Faust
-Voltedge
-Sentenza

And if you're wondering what Theo might look like, here he is... I can't draw armors, yes, I can't :<

The gears Theo have:
-Chaos cowl w/h Cool Glasses
-Armor of the fallen (yes, I can't draw Chaos cloak on him ;^;)
-Swiftstrike buckler
-Gran Faust
-Acheron
-Sentenza (although he don't use that much...) ))

Day after day, Clotho traveled through the empty and vicious land- hoping to find one true heart which harbors no evil, but love. She met many who had the potential of those hearts but none had reached it's criteria, she knew that this land is evil. She knew it.

Then one day, the goddess of life came upon a deserted soul who was left to die in the desert, feeling sympathetic, Clotho saved the man and brought him somewhere to safety. The man explained that he was on a hunt with his companions but a large creature came and killed them all except for the man, he survived but he knew he would die...

"Tell them that the Moraie sister will always look for you, that your souls will never be alone, that there is still kindness inside of evil."

With that, Clotho kissed the man's forehead and disappeared, few days later the man came back with the thrilling story, no one believed it at first but after times they all considered it as a myth. Clotho would usually appear in front of mortals who is in need of aid, the story then quickly spread. Since then they named themselves Morai to remember that the Goddess still exists until today.

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Theo awoke to find himself on a soft white bed, and a little steam heart flew in his face.

"......."

Theo just stared at Gwen, his face showing no expression and only emptiness. He tried to speak but he didn't know what to say to Gwen, he knew that Gwen had saved him again... but she wasn't able to save one important thing : his emotions.

"Gwen..." Theo spoke in a robotic voice, "Why are you here? why not let me die? it is easier that way, and you would not be in trouble if you just died..."

Gwen didn't replied at all, she just stared at Theo blankly as if he, was nothing but a science experiment gone wrong. She then walked away and pointed at a note she left right beside Theo's bed.

"You're still needed..." Theo muttered as he looked at the note, what does this mean to him? What does Gwen need from him again?

Suddenly he felt tired, Theo tried his best to stay awake but the moment he let his guard down he fell into a deep sleep.

You're... Still... Alive....?! You're... Still... ALIVE?!

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It was a quick trip from the arcade to the Gloaming Wildwoods, no monster or any other hostile creatures dared to cross Cleo's path as they silently observed in fear of the axe she carried. Of course, Cleo didn't even cared for them at all.

The girl then stopped as she reached the Lair of the mighty beast, now the creature has left his den and stayed somewhere where he can watch over everything. Cleo looked around the den, it was empty but the nature had flourished and now it turned into a wild jungle.

"Thanatos...?" Cleo whispered, waiting for someone to finally come.

Hahah... I... Am... Glad... You came alone...

From Cleo's shadow, a figure of a knight appeared behind her. Cleo turned around to see who it is, a tall and rugged knight wearing the armor of the fallen stood there grinning at Cleo. It was Thanatos.

"....You're different..." Cleo mumbled with a cold look on her vacant face.

"Of course..." Thanatos chuckled as he gently stroked Cleo's cheeks. "you are far... more beautiful and filled with potential... Than Gwenyvier..."

"I could see it... You're... Not a mortal..." Cleo huffed as she pushed Thanatos away from her.

"Of course... And I know that you're not a ordinary mortal too..." Thanatos grinned and grabbed Cleo's waist and pulled her in, "Tell you what... Perhaps you could help me... Destroy this planet... Together..."

"Sorry... But I'll pass..." Cleo giggled and swung her battle axe, Thanatos however was quick enough to dodge the surprise attack. "I... Want to have your power... So... I can make everyone.... Dream... True... By spreading the fog of lies..."

Thanatos chuckled and opened the compendium, he turned to the page of names assorted by alphabetical order, he then stopped at the page with the large letter C imprinted on the corner of the page.

"Cleo Reithbow... It seems that... Huh?!... No... Impossible..." Thanatos choked, he looked at Cleo with fear for the first time.

"What's... Wrong?" Cleo tilted her head.

"It can't be... you.... You....you're... CLOTHO!"

Trivoc

Trivoc was still on his guard after Acrhemiday had been restrained. Thankfully, Ikaros remained asleep through the whole thing. [She needs her rest, I guess].

He watched with curiosity as Grantz took a Light Shard, crushed it, put the remains in a mug of water, and then poured the concoction down the bard's mouth. A shapeless, black blob formed from the tiny Swarm pieces that seeped out of Archemiday's system, which was quickly smashed by Grantz with his large foot.

"His wounds need to be covered to keep The Swarm from re-entering." He said as Parma passed him a bandage. "He'll be up in a moment or two. Good thing; I need him to teach me how to play the lute." Grantz said merrily. [Old school first aid... but it works, I guess. Hmm... Why does Grantz remind me so much of Arkus? Wait! Speaking of Arkus... Have he and Chappers reached The Sanctuary yet? I forgot all about them!] Trivoc remembered. He thought about telling everyone, but decided to wait for a bit, seeing as Archemiday might still be recovering, and Ikaros was still sleeping.

Dagoon apologized to Archemiday, and then offered everyone some Mountain Jelly. Trivoc had a feeling that he knew what was going to happen next.

Ikaros suddenly awakened and looked in all directions, until she spotted the ones owned by Dagoon. [Called it] Trivoc thought. "May I have one, pleaaaaase?" She said, making a Wolver pup face (the one with the big, shiny eyes) whenever it begged for a treat. Trivoc thought about how long he'd be able to last if Ikaros ever asked for something from him with that face.

Dagoon laughed, and put the can near Ikaros. Before she could drink it, however she started showing signs of pain. She held her hands against her head as her face cringed. Dagoon and Archemiday were talking, but Trivoc payed no heed to it.

"Are you ok?" He asked. Ikaros didn't seem to notice him, her eyes were closed and she was still in pain. Trivoc put his hands on her shoulders and spoke. "Ikaros, listen to me. Open your eyes. Look, I'm right here. Tell me what's wrong." He said gently. Even though he was very worried about what was happening to her.

Archemiday (who had now recovered) had noticed what was going on and approached them. "Ikaros? ikaros?! Is something wrong?!" He shouted. Trivoc glared at Archemiday. "Be quiet. She's under a lot of stress as it is." He said quietly, but with a hint of anger. The last thing Ikaros needed was someone yelling questions in her ear.

Trivoc turned back to her. "Relax, focus, and tell me what's wrong." He said, trying his best to bring her back to normal. However, he was no medical expert (nor Psychological expert for that matter) and part of him feared that he was doing more harm than good. He hoped, that it was not the case.

((While I'm waiting for someone to post, here's a little something to pass the time. A song that could be used to describe the relationship of Theo and Gwen , about how they drift away from each other, but come back because they can never truly let go ;). Give it a listen, it's from my favorite band.

"Carnival of Rust"))

Axis awoke to frantic screaming and a wail of pain. "Great what happened now?" He stood up and saw that Ikaros was clutching her head in pain. He'd seen this before, except it happened with the swarm and people who experienced this turned immediately to the swarm, but with her it just seemed she was having mental trauma. He made an educated guess. "I think someone's contacting her." muttered Axis. Of course it was Trivoc who answered first "By the swarm, is she going to be alright?" he said in a strained voice. "No, it's not even trying to control her, I think it's someone else with telepathic abilities." "But there's only one way to make sure." Axis said. "But how?" the Alpha Squad in particular was looking at him questioningly. "I'll need to try and gain access to her brain." Axis muttered. "But of course I'll need all of your approval to go through with it." "Well what's it going to be?"

((hahah, Nyx also said it and didn't approved the relationship!

Oh and a simple note to everyone who encounters Thanatos: other than his extreme strength, once defeated he shall create a contract with you whether you like it or not- and if you die, you ended up like Theo's siblings....

Anyhow...

Hai))

"It is inappropriate for the Arbiter of Death to die. You are needed here to bring peace to the restless souls in this world." Gwen spoke to Theo as she sat next to him. Theo just stared at her silently, but with a slight change of tense on his vacant face.

Gwen then continued,"Your former inhabitant, Thanatos, appears to be under the influence of more than just Whitespace, since the purge would not have corrupted him. You know him better than anyone else, and if all else fails, you may be able to re-absorb him again and return him to his original state." she paused again, and looked deeply into Theo's eyes, slowly beginning to return it's lost colors.

"...I cannot make promises... I know that it will be impossible... For me to stop him..." Theo muttered, his before robotic voice had ceased and regained it's original voice. "...Why do you need me... I have no more reasons to be with you.... I-"

Gwen then grabbed Theo's shoulder and focused at him, "Love is doing right by others, and seeks their best interests. I don't need your passion or emotional attachment, Theo; I need your love, just like you promised me. I know it's harder without emotion, but it can be done."

Theo looked down, he could slowly feel his emotions returning- but none of them are happy nor good emotions, just anger, sadness and remorse that had returned to him.

"You're far more capable without me.... I don't have reasons to live... I'm better off dead than feeling more pain physically and mentally from anything... Especially yo-"

Gwen then slapped across Theo's cheek, it somehow didn't surprise Theo of how strong Gwen might be. "Don't you dare try to take the easy way out by dying on me! It's selfish, and serves no one but yourself. Now get up and haul your lazy tail to the Citadel. Don't make me teleport you there. I'll be coming with you."

Theo sighed and touched his cheeks gingerly, it didn't hurt much but it surprised him as hell. He then got out of his bed and grabbed his gears, he knew that none of his gears is suitable for combat anymore after the incident at the Core yesterday. Theo then equipped his special armor he had kept for years: his Armor of the Fallen set. After that, Theo checked his weapons, his Gran Faust had been literally snapped in half and the only weapon (which he only preferred) was the Acheron.

As they were both heading out, Theo realized something, a question he wanted to ask her for a long time.

"Gwen... You don't happen to know... Anything about Cleo Reithbow... Do you?"

((Theo's siblings always had their own special weapon, other than that they all own the same thing. Like Eri for an example, she is the only one who owns a Voltedge and etc.))

((Night, imma sleep now...))

((@Infernus: Well, the band is pretty unknown. I was surprised myself when I discovered them, wondering why they weren't famous. "Nothing" however, does seem to better express Theo's feelings about the relationship though :) ))

Trivoc

"I think someone's contacting her." Axis told him. Trivoc turned to the Morai Enforcer. "By The Swarm, is she going to be alright?" He asked Axis in a worried tone. "No, it's not even trying to control her, I think it's someone else with telepathic abilities. But there's only one way to make sure." The Morai said.

"How?" Euclid asked. His squad had seen a lot of things, but telepathic contact from something (other than The Swarm) was news to them. He was also still, somewhat wary about the Swarm-infected Morai, being two enemies of The Isorans at the same time.

"I'll need to try and gain access to her brain." Axis muttered. "But of course I'll need all of your approval to go through with it. Well what's it going to be?"

Alpha Squad turned to Trivoc, it was his decision. The Knight in the Miracle Hood looked alternatively at Axis, who was waiting for a response. And Ikaros, who was still in pain. He had reasons to doubt the Morai's words, but he had promised Axis that he would treated as a friend, and Trivoc would be damned before he broke a promise that he made. [Still... This is Ikaros we're talking about]

He sighed and then looked to Axis. "Do what you have to do." [But if I notice any funny business, I'm cutting you down.] He thought, but did not add; doubting Axis openly would break his promise as well. He lowered his hands down to Ikaros' and waited for The Morai to start.

(You know, This character Nearly mirrors Gwen. { http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt9vl8iAN5Q } Anyone else agree?)
Yes, I posted the same song twice. no need to heed this. (Well. . . The same person who is making this made Red vs Blue.)

(Funnily enough, that video was made before this forum was made, so I've known about it and the first one for a while. So. . . Some other people MIGHT think you were copying RoosterTeeth, while it was just one of those "I just made this! This also looks nearly the same! It's nowhere near it!" Lol.)

@future Gzilla: I still have yet to watch all of season one!

Takiza

I frowned as i felt an immense divine energy surge throughout the usually unpure passages of the Unknown.... Well, passage. I concentrated and felt for where the energy came from and nearly knocked tripped on Argon's foot as i paced back and forth. The aura i had seen there... That purple aura could only signal the return of the Uranus Queen; the strongest of all Valkyries. And with her return, it could only mean that the Dark One would not be far behind. (( new villain! Hint hint!))

The last Uranus Queen, a Valkyrie by the name of Astraea ((Ikaros' mom)), was one of the key warriors of the Council. Without her, the Council would have lost the Third Fallen War and been plunged into endless darkness, along with all other Valkyries. After hundreds of years in battle, the Council agreed to let Astraea have freedom for a brief time. It was rumored that she fell in love with an Isoran and conceived a child, but i didn't pay attention to the gossip. All that mattered was that she eventually returned to the Council, and scrificed herself to seal away the Dark One- the very first Fallen - inside of the sword Typhon ((Kirito's sword)). I frowned as I recalled the relationship between Uranus Queen and the Dark one; they are like yin and yang, always coming around to each other, always linked to one another. I scowled and remembered how easily the King of the Fallen had tossed the combined force of the Council aside like we were rag dolls. Only the strength of a Uranus Queen could defeat him. And if he was going to come back- even after all these years... Well, we would need a new Uranus Queen more sorely than ever before.

I reached out with my mind and compelled the young Valkyrie to the Sanctuary, urging her to come to me.

Perhaps i had used a bit too much force in my telepathy, because as soon as my booming voice got through to her, i felt the poor girl faint.

Sighing, i turned to the rest of the Council and pronounced solemnly, "The Uranus Queen has returned."
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Ikaros

I could faintly hear Trivoc and the others' voices calling out to me, inquiring why i felt so much pain. I tried to reply, but my voice was gone. Nobody could do anything but watch as i grabbed my head in my hands and made an expression of agony on my face. I felt Trivoc's hand reassuringly intertwine with mine and smiled weakly at him as Axis walked over to me, his face somber.

I heard Trivoc whisper, "Do what you have to do" before passing out.

"She is a young Morai warrior under the command of Commissar Gor'Kazam. She wears very little armor and is armed with a whip-like weapon." Gwen answered Theo with a tensed look on her face.

She then turned to Theo. "Do you know anything about her?"

"I saved her at the Clockworks... and... I noticed that she could see Thanatos...." Theo scratched his chin, "She didn't say anything at all.... We both then parted ways as.... I tried to look for you..."

Theo took a deep breath and brandished his Acheron, "Gwen.... can I have a simple request...? To... fight you for once.... let's make an ante, if I win you shall tell me everything I want to know... and if I lose... I'll tell you everything I know... deal?"

((Now I can't stop watching that video -__-...

Anyhow, Thin, Theo is making a request to fight Gwen... ))

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"Impossible...." Thanatos groaned as he covered the deep wounds on his stomach, "I....need more power..."

"...What have you done to Theo?" Cleo chuckled as she slowly swung her axe, letting on the edge of the blade touch Thanatos' cheek. "Tell me before I proceed to mutilate your head."

"He's.... hahah.... he is going to the Firestorm Citadel..." Thanatos grinned and pushed the axe away from his face. "He is... now... evil... and he is out there searching for you... to kill you... along with Gwenyvier... they both wanted you dead..."

"Do they... Well then, that means I shall go and kill them first!" Cleo frowned and rushed towards the elevator and waved her hand at Thanatos. "Buh-bye!"

The elevator then descended deeper into the Clockworks, Thanatos who was still in the Gloaming Wildwoods limped his body and headed towards Haven.

"...Gullible [wheel]... I will kill you... and I will take the Genesis Force within you... so I can summon mother to grant me more strength..."

((Here's an amv which would explain something about him... And yes, Thanatos is the creature on 3:18))

Without wasting time, Theo blocked the strike from Gwen's flourish but the recoil had left him defenseless. Using the advantage, Gwen spun and slashed Theo's neck, leaving a long cut with blood quickly flowing from it.

Theo raised his blade and swung it towards Gwen. She was able to block it but the brute force of the blade made her collapse to the ground, before Theo was able to strike once more Gwen backflipped onto her feet and managed to kick Theo's face in the process. She backed away few steps and twirled her blade in her hand and keeping her shield handy.

Theo then returned his blade to it's original form, he knew he couldn't fight using such force he couldn't even control. He looked at Gwen and smiled, "Where did you learn those moves from? The Gremlin Circus?" Theo taunted her while still keeping his guard up. Theo then smirked, "Come on, show me what you can really do Gwen..."

Gwen, looking annoyed quickly charged towards Theo and jabbed him with her Flourish. "Tsk... That's it?" Theo growled as he sidestepped from Gwen, "I know you're holding back your strength against me... Kill me if you must, I am far more tougher than what you think..."

Theo twirled his Acheron and pointed the end of the shadow blade at Gwen. "Like I say... No holding back!"

((Nice to see fellow Rooster Teeth fans :D))

Trivoc

Trivoc held onto Ikaros' hands as Axis began the process. The Morai stared into Ikaros' eyes. His face changed occasionally; at some points he was just blankly staring, and at other times he seemed to be struggling. Eventually, he released his grip on Ikaros' head and spoke. "She doesn't want to be disturbed." Axis said as he walked away.

Trivoc turned back to Ikaros, who had already passed out at this point, leaning against him. Trivoc decided to let her rest, as it seemed that she was indeed doing something telepathically. "Does anyone have a spare blanket, or piece of cloth?" Trivoc asked. Grantz had procured a large fabric, and passed it Trivoc. The Knight carefully put it on the ground next to him, and then put Ikaros on it, before wrapping it around her so that she wouldn't get cold.

[I hope she's not having a late nightmare...] He thought grimly. He then turned to Axis who was also resting in a corner. Trivoc thought that it was only polite to thank him for the effort that he had put on their request. He went up to the Morai and sat next to him.

"Thanks for what you did a while ago. I'm sure it wasn't easy on you." Trivoc told the Enforcer, hoping that the latter would take it kindly instead of offensively.

I walked over to my pack, and found a can of mountain jelly. I waved it infront of her face, but it didn't work. "Hey Triovc, remember how you got out of your nightmare? I think its time you returned the favor.". I said, nodding mty head towards Ikaros.

((I'll pretend that Archemiday talked to Trivoc, after Axis responds))