The curse I had vanished and I thought "I need enter Haven and find the vendor who sells curse vials." I got a message from 1 of the 2 leaders saying "Slowly corrupting someone who has strong self-curse, find the curse vendor who is an alley and this will make things easier for us." I told the swarm in the Grand Arsenal and I left back towards Haven. On the way back, I see the same building but it seemed to be covered in knights. I took an alternate route but it was slightly longer then the other path but seems safer. When I reached Haven, I started to run through looking for a Vendor. In the last alley I check, I see a vendor and said "Perfect". I launch a plasma bolt at the vendor and his stock when everywhere. I see a box full of curse vials and I planted them on the ground, moved away and launched another plasma bolt which destroyed all curse vials and I start to run back to the corrupted grand arsenal. I said "Perfect, Lucario will be corrupted and that blade he has will be destroyed when he gets corrupted."
Game of Death (roleplay story thread)
Walking into the streets of Haven Daud chuckled as he saw the comosion in the Bazaar. Seems Mr. Antasma, has found the Vender in the back ally. Thats good, now they won't think Haven has any more Vials for sale. What little does he know. The Warden started to whistle as he got closer to the main Governmental area of Haven, heavily guarded and always seemed active. Walking into the building Daud took a moment as he had to find the building that was hosting Section 37's meeting this time around, since it always changed and was one of the more heavier guarded buildings by the out side sources.
Once found the Warden made his way to the Meeting room and sat down closing his eyes thinking as he slowly slipped into a state of sleep. The Darkwatch can have those Vials here in less then an hour thanks to Sight 1 being so close and heavily stocked. So go on Antasma, keep making those fool hardy mistakes, it just makes me want to laugh harder when you fall.
I start to think about what to do when I fall into a trap. I look around and said "How did I miss this trap when the grand arsenal got corrupted. I look around and see the swarm seed starting to spread into the trap but I get hit in the back. I turned around and see 2 dreadnaughts who seemed to be angry with the gremlins for capturing them. When the swarm seed fully corrupted the trap, the 2 dreadnaughts got corrupted. They then said "Sorry for attacking you earlier, just the fact you were the first thing to fall into the pit. I jumped back up and got a crane to lift them out of the pit and I then blocked the trap off. I asked them what their special swarm skill was. They did there zombie revival attack but it summoned void zombies instead. I said "That's impressive, this could be useful to defeat stronger non-swarm armys. We need to plan before we can attack" but I started to get a sore head.
I get out of the bed but I struggled to even walk. I then started to move towards Haven and I said "Thanks" to all the knights that helped me. When I saw Haven, I was sick and when I looked at my sick, it was purple and it also had swarm particles. I said to the swarm leader "What did I do to you?" The leader replied "You have killed lots of swarm creatures and you will be corrupted and you will perish for it. Also, you have lost 2 curse barriers now, 1 to go before I leave your dreams and corrupt you." I said to the creature "I need curse vials then you will vanish to wherever you came from." The swarm leader said "Antasma destroyed them all so you are going to get corrupted." I got worried and looked to see where Daud went and thought he could help me. I looked at the missing/wanted wall and see me on it. Thankfully, no-one saw it or was around. I took it off the wall, tore it up and put it in a bin. I then asked a heavily armored knight to see where a warden called Daud. The guard said "Yes, but the meeting is exclusive to section 37" I said "Daud invited me to join Section 37." The armored knight didn't believe my story but saw my weird sword and said "What is that sword? and I don't believe you're story." I felt some pain and I then said "This sword is called "Divine Faust", it's a fusion of a Divine Avenger and Gran Faust which the swarm creature Antasma wasn't able to destroy." The warden then said "Wait, you said Antasma, that's certainly suspicious." I said "He was in the Justifier HQ, he left but he had void ghostmane stalkers which means the Grand Arsenal got corrupted." The warden said "Makes sense but wait until I check with Daud first." The armored guard walks inside a heavily armored building...
Daud was half way into a dream that he enjoyed, the feel of the air as he fought the battles of the Shadow Lair, the feel of his blade entering the corrupted creatures, helping a group surviving their first dive down. However shortly after entering this state Daud was awoken by what seemed to be a scrony Knight in Cobalt armor. The room he was in had the Members of Section 37 who were still deep debate with Skotino. It had been at least four hours since Daud left and returned and yet they still were trying to get some deal ran out. Looking back at the small Knight Daud was brought up to speed on the situation as well as handed a small clipboard he was told to read once he got out side.
Grumbling about his lack of sleep Daud got up, excused himself from the room, which Skotino was not pleased to hear but let him go, and Walked down the building to See Lucaruio standing by a Guardian. "He is permitted on the grounds. Clearance level Three." With that the Guardian went back to standing guard keeping the Governmental building protected as ordered. Walking over Daud placed Lucaruio's arm around his neck helping him inside. Once inside the Knight could have seen something that was very different then a normal Government Building. Instead of a front desk with a Respsionest, it was set like a bunker. Knights lined the walls hanging out with their Swords beside them as well as some Gunslingers in the back looking down the sights of their weapons. It was a 'Simple' first layer of defense in the event something should happen. Walking him to the Elevator Daud leaned him on the wall and pushed a red button. After a second the platform went up two levels were their were rooms with beds, a kitchen and small medical bay. Of course Daud took him to the medical beds and laid him down. "Alright, you took me up on my offer cursed one." As he spoke he took out his last vial of Curse liquid he had purched from the Vender and handed to Lucario. "I noted something funny on my way here a half-a-hour ago. Seems the Vender were I got my Vials from was attacked and his supplise destroyed. I am supprised you have not reverted back to your Ghost yet. Cursed creatures are much stronger when they are Phantoms or Ghosts. But I don't know what you have in mind. So go head, I will listen." As he spoke Daud looked at the clipboard. It had a list of people on wanted: Dead or Alive posters, slowly he fliped through them. Tilting it just enough where Lucario could not see. Near the bottom he found the one for Lucario and under that, one for the creature called Antasma, wanted: Dead or Alive for the Attack of the Justices building.
I wait outside until Daud takes me inside and it seemed really secure. I got a little worried because if they knew my "secret" identity, I would be killed fast. We reach a lift and goes up to a medical bay which had medical beds. I was back on a bed and Daud said "Alright, you took me up on my offer cursed one." when he spoke, he gave me another curse vial and since I knew all knights can carry a max of 3, this was his last one. Daud then said "I noted something funny on my way here a half-a-hour ago. Seems the Vendor were I got my Vials from was attacked and his supplies destroyed. I am surprised you have not reverted back to your Ghost yet. Cursed creatures are much stronger when they are Phantoms or Ghosts. But I don't know what you have in mind. So go head, I will listen." I see him flicking through something but I couldn't see what is was. I was a little worried and said "I don't know how I am not a ghost yet either" I drank the curse vial and it restored all the curse barriers and then I see the dark swarm leader appear. He said "Antasma failed again, better bail but Darkrai will strike again." Darkrai vanished and Daud lost sight of it. I said "So, that swarm leader was called Darkrai, glad he is away now because he would have re-corrupted me..."
((OOC: Waiting for Daud to continue with the wanted thing, random swarm leader encounter who vanishes, the weird message at the end, lots to chose from but waiting is a pain...))
Daud looked in the direction Lucario had his little fit in, but saw nothing. Looking back at the man Daud smiled under his helm. "Hmm, so I was right. But reguardless you just stay here and relax. This building is our Sight B. We use it some times to host the meetings for Section 37 and Leader Skotino, sorry of the leader bit but he is our Commanding Officer. Speaking of commanding things, take a look at this will you?" Daud handed him the clip board with all the wanted posters. Claire's was the current High Bounty but it showed the message 'Wanted: Dead or Alive. Dead with out Trial.' He crossed his arms and looked at Lucario. "Seems the Bounty Hunters and Men of the Law will be after these people soon I am sure you can guess what I am getting at but no, I am not after the bounty on your head and no one else here knows about it. However, every one of those wanted men and women were the people from that place in the Clockworks. I have a feeling our good host down there put us in a no win situation, either you survive and do what ever he says or you die. Clear message."
As they spoke a crash cart and medical streacher was rushed into the room with a man in Dread Skelly Armor. On one side was a group of Nurses giving Emergency first aid. While on the other side was a Geo-Knight holding a bottle of glowing Purple liquid and a Hypodermic Needle. There was some frantic chatter as they removed the mans Helm. His face was rather pale, eyes closed and mouth open. The dark hair having red highlights every many inchs. But what stuck out most were the two horns sticking out of his head, some what hidden in his hair, and the visible vanes that were black and visible through the skin. The Geo-Knight filled the Needle with the Purple liquid and injected into the Dread Skelly KNights neck. After that he opened the Knights mouth showing his Kanenines were more angled, but the big shocker was the dark purple crystal he pulled from the mans mouth that seemed to be covered in a dark crimson liquid.
"Seems Sir Skotino is having another episode." Daud said as he watched the events unfold.
((Sorry for the late resonce, but I just got out of work :L))
Daud looked in the direction I saw Darkrai but he never saw him and I thought "I must sound insane if he never saw it..." Daud then said "Hmm, so I was right. But regardless you just stay here and relax. This building is our Sight B. We use it some times to host the meetings for Section 37 and Leader Skotino, sorry of the leader bit but he is our Commanding Officer. Speaking of commanding things, take a look at this will you?" He hands me the clipboard he was looking at and it said "Wanted: Dead or Alive, Dead without Trial". I looked down and see my name on it and then Daud said "Seems the Bounty Hunters and Men of the Law will be after these people soon I am sure you can guess what I am getting at but no, I am not after the bounty on your head and no one else here knows about it. However, every one of those wanted men and women were the people from that place in the Clockworks. I have a feeling our good host down there put us in a no win situation, either you survive and do what ever he says or you die. Clear message." I then look back up the list and see other people from the games on the list as well. After I looked back up the list, a crash cart and medical stretcher was rushed into the room and it showed a knight wearing Dread Skelly Armor... I thought "This could be a swarm trick, there is a swarm creature in the unknown passage that wears Dread Skelly Armor and wields a void cutter." I would sound psychotic or die by saying my dark secret but it would explain how I know so much stuff about the swarm and Antasma. I look back at the list and it said on my poster "Wanted: Dead or Alive Name: Lucario, Age: Roughly 20, Gender: Male, Crime: For escaping a high security prison and being a swarm creature." I thought "The last bit was correct but right now, I am not corrupted."
Getting up Daud stretched with a tired yawn. "Look kid, stay as long as you like. Right now I am going to take a nap while the meeting is ajurned because the man in the bed next to you. Have a nice chat." With that said Daud left for the comfert of his favorite chair in the common room.
It was about an hour later when Skotino came to, having a coughing followed by bleeding from coughing so much. A nurse came by to checkup on Lucario and Skotino but really only sticking around to get them something to eat then left. Looking around Skotino tried to remain as still as he could, bue he did get a good eye of his Room mate for the time being. "So, they stick me next to a curse creature who has ties to the Swarm." His voice was weak and hazy. Strange for a man who looked around the same age as Daud. Reaching up the man felt his forhead and the fact he was in a dry sweat. "Must have lost more blood then I though." Reaching around the man tried to find something but was having no luck. "Do me a favor and help me find something to drink ah?"
((OOC: Bringing back Rachel since I forgot but the order this time is Lucario, Rachel and then Lucario.))
I was still looking at the clipboard when Daud said "Look kid, stay as long as you like. Right now I am going to take a nap while the meeting is ajurned because the man in the bed next to you. Have a nice chat." Daud then left and I looked at the other person but he seemed to be asleep. I decided to think about what has happened over my life. As I was thinking a missing poster blows in and says basically the same as my wanted poster but the name was "Creeper" instead. I compare them and was confused and struggled to understand it. This doesn't make sense, why would my gremlin parents miss me and why did they call me Creeper? After an hour, the person near me said "So, they stick me next to a curse creature who has ties to the Swarm." I looked at the food but my stomach was sore so I never bothered to eat it. The person near me said "Do me a favor and help me find something to drink ah?" I got out of the bed and started to look for something the person could drink. I couldn't find anything but I heard the lift coming up.
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The battle was not going anywhere so I jumped back out of the pit to see how Warmaster Seerus was doing. I made it back to the hospital and see Seerus standing back up and seemed to be in good condition. He said "Thanks and I wonder where that cursed creature went?" I said "I lost sight of him as well but I can ask a guard in Haven. Warmaster Seerus wasn't happy but he said "Haven will be a problem but since I have lost almost everything because of the dark phantom who is swarm." I said "Ok, just stand in front of me so I can keep an eye on you." Seerus agreed and we started to walk to Haven. When we reached Haven, the heavily armored guards saw Seerus and was preparing to attack until they saw me behind me. I said "Seerus place has been corrupted by the swarm and is wondering where Lucario is. The guards said he was in Section 37 but only people are allowed in. I show them my justifer badge and they said "Ok, you can go in but Seerus can't." I said "Don't worry, I have an eye on him." I go to the bazaar first and buy 10 bottles of water which cost 1000 crowns. I then enter section 37 with Seerus casually walking through but he put his hammer away to show he wasn't going to attack. We reach the lift and go up to the medical bay where I heard Lucario was and it started to go up. We enter the medical bay and see someone else.
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When the lift opened up, I saw Warmaster Seerus and Rachel. Rachel looked like she was carrying something and it was a bunch of water bottles. I was still struggling to stand because I had a lack of energy and I really couldn't go to sleep because that swarm leader would come back to try to re-corrupt me. Warmaster Seerus noticed I was going to fall and stabilized me and said "So, your the curse creature, you seem weak." I said "The swarm has been attacking me even in my dreams now and it seems the dark phantom destroyed all the curse vials." Seerus put me back onto the bed and Rachel gave me a bottle of water and same to the warden. Seerus said after he drank some water "That's better, anyways, that phantom you mentioned, he attacked my base and corrupted it and I hope you can help." I said "Antasma is the phantom creature but unless I get curse vials, I won't be able to fight him because I am so weak right now."
Skotino looked at the group that just walked in, not really thinking much about it the Shadow Guardian reached down and gripped the handle of the Archon blade he always had. Once he was handed the Bottle of water and thanked the person that handed it to him Skotino layed back down. After a moment or two three of Skotino's Personal guards came off the lift and slowly entered the room weapons drawn but not saying anything rather just watching.
Holding his hand up one of the Cobalt Knights rushed to Skotino's side and handed him a small black box, which lit up at his touch. "Pardon my intrusion but Curse Vials? If you need something like that I can get you some." With that said Skotino dropped the device in his hand and started going into a coughing fit again, hacking up blood and a purple liquid. The same color that was in the Hypodermic Needle the Geo-Knight injected into the man's neck.
((OOC: This is from Lucario's prospective only))
After I was put back onto the bed, 3 guards entered with there weapons prepared but they seemed to be watching instead of attacking. I thought "Must be Seerus that's forcing them to prepare their weapons." Then one of them rushed to the nearby person's side with a box which glowed when it was touched. The person said "Pardon my intrusion but Curse Vials? If you need something like that I can get you some." He then dropped the box and was coughing again which was with blood and some purple liquid. I was getting tired and my eyes where slowly closing themselves and thought "Don't fall to sleep, if I do, Darkrai will get a second chance to corrupt me and without curse vials nearby, I would get corrupted." I open them up but was struggling and I said "Where are the curse vials? I need them to give me a boost in energy and I can't fall asleep because another swarm creature will attack my dreams who seems to be a swarm leader bent out to corrupt me and then kill me." I collapse onto the bed barely staying awake.
A Female Geo-Knight walked in with a Syringe case as well as a small medical Duffal bag. Pulling her hood back the people could see she had on a medical face mask as well as a Scaple in her left ear like one would put a Pen or Pencil. Walking over to Skotino she pulled out another large Hypodermic Needle and stabbed it into Skotino's Neck which did not even seem to bug the man. After that she tossed the Needle into a Hazard bin and went to Lucario's bedside. Looking him over she pulled out a needle with a clear liquid and injected it into his arm, after which she grabbed his wrist and looked at a clock over his bed. "Alright everything seems to be stable. That will keep you awake for a while, but I would sujest eating soon because that stuff really does make you hungry. Also have this," the Geo-Knight pulled out a Ultra-Vial of Curse pulling the cork and handing it to Lucario, "we have a dozen or so on sight but for you we are going to need more it seems." With that said she went to one of the consoles behind Lucario's bed and started hooking him up to the machines.
After that she went to Skotino and bowed to him. "Sir, the other members of the Counsel wish to carry on in here. Should I permit them?" Skotino did not speak but shook his head. "Right Sir." With that said the Nurse turned to the others in the room and tilted her head. As she did two of the Guardian Knights walked over to the Warmaster and stood. "Your welcome to stay as long as you like if you are any relation to the patient. However, I will have to ask you check your weapons with these gentlemen." She said as the two Guardian Knights held out their hands waiting for any and all weapons to be handed over with out fuss. "Your weapons will be returned when you leave on ground level by the current Arms-master."
I struggle to stay awake until I felt a pain in my arm and it seemed to have woken me up. I was able to see a nurse who then said "Alright everything seems to be stable. That will keep you awake for a while, but I would suggest eating soon because that stuff really does make you hungry. Also have this," She pulled the cork off a Ultra-curse vial and gave it to me and then said "we have a dozen or so on sight but for you we are going to need more it seems." She then hooked me to a machine but I don't know what it did. She asked the person near me "Sir, the other members of the Counsel wish to carry on in here. Should I permit them?" The person nodded and said "Right Sir." The nurse then turned to Rachel and Seerus and then tilled her head. The 2 Guardian Knights that where watching before when to Seerus and the nurse said "Your welcome to stay as long as you like if you are any relation to the patient. However, I will have to ask you check your weapons with these gentlemen." The guardians put their hands out and the nurse said "Your weapons will be returned when you leave on ground level by the current Arms-master." Seerus opens a hidden bag he had and took out his Warmaster Rocket Hammer, Dark Retribution and he found another 1 which he was confused and he said "I don't remember where I got this but here. I look at it and when I drunk the ultra curse vial and it was a ghostmane stalker saw blade with a curse symbol on it...
The Nurse turned back to Lucario and pulled out a second Hypodermic Needle which she flicked the metal once as she pushed on the bottom. The Liquid was now clear and seemed to have a slight aroma to it up close. "Now, tell me when it hurts." She said as she poked him about six times in the arm. Of course it was a Novocaine and depending on his tolerince for it was howlong is was going to last. Once she was done the Nurse went to work preping him for a IV needle which she held in her hand and looked back at the two of them. "Well if I may ask, what is your relation to this man?" Her question was rather light mostly because she was a field medic and talking was not really her stong suite.
Skotino coughed once more but it was not as hard as it has been. "Marie, your since of speaking is horrible as ever..." Looking at the door Skotino was caught off guard as a Cobalt Knight, in all Azure armor busted in with a clip of papers. The Knights that took the weapons were just barely able to get by and left sight. On the side of the Azure Knights head was the Number 4, imblazed with red and gold coloring.
Holding up a paper the Azure Knight started to yell. "You have gone too far this time #1. You want us to move a crate from Sight 49 to here in all but three hours. Even with the fastest transport we have it takes at least a day." The man held the papers up to his face and started to cycle threw them as he found a mark in the paper. "And I quote; 'Sorry but the request you asked for would take at least till sunset tomorrow. Sight 49 Drector of Supplies'." The man then placed the papers just out of reach of Skotino.
In his slight anger Skotino sat up and with visible pain he grabbed the Azure Knight by the neck. As his anger grew a dark purple myst raised off Skotino. "Make it happen," He seemed winded at this point, "And don't come yelling at me when I am in the hospital." Falling back onto the bed Skotino started breathing heavily, at the same time the Azure Knight backed out of the room looking rather shaken even with his face hidden. Once he was out of the room Skotino opened his eye and looked at the door just as it slammed shut with no one touching it. "I...need something for my...head." He said winded.
((OOC: The order is Lucario then Rachel. Also, why is me and Dark the only people posting? ))
The nurse faces me again with another needle and said "Now, tell me when it hurts." She stabbed the needle in my arm 6 times but it didn't really hurt me as much. She then faces Seerus and Rachel and said "Well if I may ask, what is your relation to this man?" I thought "By the way she said that sentence, speaking isn't her strong point." The person at the other bed said "Marie, your since of speaking is horrible as ever..." I thought "I am feeling so weak, I won't stay awake for long and curse vials are giving some energy but not much."
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As I was going to reply to the nurse, a knight rushed in towards the other person and said "You have gone too far this time #1. You want us to move a crate from Sight 49 to here in all but three hours. Even with the fastest transport we have it takes at least a day." The knight then said "And I quote; 'Sorry but the request you asked for would take at least till sunset tomorrow. Sight 49 Drector of Supplies'." The person sat up but it showed he was suffering pain and grabbed the knight by the neck and said "Make it happen" and he then said "And don't come yelling at me when I am in the hospital." I then said "I know of Lucario since he is a Protector of Light as well as me." Warmaster Seerus said "He has helped me in the past to help build a city before I got created the Grand Arsenal."
The Nurse nodded as a Doctor walked in with a IV Bag filled with red liquid, he did not say anything but rather just hooked it onto the IV Stand then left just as quick as he came. The Nurse took the IV Needle tube and connected it to the Bag followed by a quick slap of Lucairo's inner Elbow. Once his Vane was slightly visible, the hit causing the muscles to contract and push the Vane to the epidural layer of the skin, the Nurse stuck the needle into it. Once it was ready she turned to the drip of the IV bag and set it for four drips every second. "Alright that should be good. Go ahead and rest right now." She then turned to the others by Lucario's Bed. "So, can I help you two with anything? I am guessing the only reason a Grimlin is here is for him." She said as she turned to Skotino who looked like he was on his death bed. With a few quick actions she was holding a needle filled to fifty CCs of the glowing Purple liquid. "This is why I hate dealing with people corrupted with Dark Matter." She grumbled aloud while she injected into him.
OOC: The Sprite appears! *Dramatic gasp from audience* Let it begin!
OOC 2: Yep, the interrupt this program thing is implying that this is a TV show :P. However, it's up to Thin to decide if it really is!
OOC 3: Alec has to burn a few hours in his new dorms before he comes out, or the others will realize he really wasn't sleeping (as after an attack, his adrenaline eliminates all traces of the chemical which stimulates weariness). Thus, I now realize I have (nearly) INFINITE possibilities to take Alec and Lucerne's relationship, as they communicate telepathically from their bond, allowing conversation much faster than clumsy sound.
Alec slowly removed his head from his pillow, revealing a mess of hair and a scratched face. He unconsciously applied some ointment to his injuries, while giving a sigh of relief. Though the visions sucked, after them, his "whole" self, what he would have been pre-Mr.-Evil-Serris at this age, seemed to take dominance in his brain, smiting the demons and banishing them to Alec's lower subconsciousness...for now (dun Dun DUN!!!).
About three inches from him, Lucerne appeared, not sure if xe should be wary or not. Alec usually had a random mood after an attack, from "My god. I have to do this over and over and OVER" to "Whew, glad we got that over with!" to "Let's go choke on cinnamon! "Dude, I can't eat cinnamon. I'm a sprite." I don't care! Eat it anyways!" This time though, Lucerne, noting the relaxed muscles in his companion's posture, felt a wave of relief wash over him.
"Hey there, Lucerne. That sucked. Big time."
Lucerne shot back, "How? You're very small, so it should have sucked SMALL time."
"Stop the height cracks, I AXE you for that one favor."
"Argh! Not another pun! Vog-mash-it!"
"Vog...mash...it?"
"Well...I...you know...I couldn't think of anything else to say..."
"Like that time when we were fighting Maulos and all you could think about was..."
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"Woah," Lucerne commented as the two stared at the frozen behemoth. "I bet he gets a fat stack in refrigeration business."
"Lucerne! Shut up! This is supposed to be a climatic fight in which we barely triumph and afterwards go back to Haven with victory fanfare music!"
"What kind? MARDEK (An RPG) music?"
"Nah. MARDEK isn't epic enough. Maybe we could have somethi-"
Maulos roared in anger. "Would you two simpletons be so kind as to SHUT THE HECK UP AND FIGHT!??!"
"Not in that tone, Mister."
Lucerne noted, "Hey, who's spoiling the dramatic fight now?"
"You already ruined it. Might as well get some comic relief out of it"
"OK...um...SNICKERDOODLES!"
"...Snickerdoodles?" Alec shook his head. "I'm not even going to..."
Maulos sighed, a loud sound that shattered the ICY atmosphere (BADUM-tsss). "Snickerdoodles are fine," the Trojan commented. "Just not walnut banana macadamia. Bletch."
"You know," Alec said, "Why are we fighting you again? You seem to be a pretty nice guy to hang around with."
"Psst. Alec. He wants to destroy the world. No wait, I mean freeze it solid. Maybe so he can win the world's record for the largest ice rink EVER."
"Oh yeah. Hmm..." Alec paused in though, then continued, "En Garde, villain!" Alec hurled a thunderclap blast at the colossal megalomaniac.
"He's a Trojan. When ISN'T he on guard? You know, with that big shield and all?" Lucerne commented between sprays of caustic crystalline bolts.
"Shut up!" Alec shot back as he snapped a firebolt at the charging gargantuan fiend.
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Lucerne retaliated, "At least I don't tempt faith, like you did in the Brixton Mines!"
Alec's face would have turned purple if he didn't have such a good poker face. "I said...NEVER...mention that again."
Lucerne continued, giddy with glee, "How did you even scream while inhaling? I didn't even know that it was possible to make a noise that loud with such a small lung capacity!"
"I said, SHUT UP!" Alec tossed a pillow at the Maskerphynx, which activated xyr Guardian's Aura. The pillow abruptly bounced off the golden hemisphere, hitting Alec in the face.
"As if you don't tempt Fate," Alec said as he shot a weak lightning bolt to shatter the aura, following it up with another pillow. "Remember in the Citadel? You said-"
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WARNING: I am not responsible for any loss of brain cells due to the following text. Read at your own risk and leisure.
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"-that nothing could go wrong since I had a Combuster, Glacius, and a Dark Thorn Blade. Then all of a sudden, you ran out of energy for your thrusters and fell. You redirected more power, but you had already fallen into a pile of Smellyuglyslug ooze. It was weeks before I took off the gas mask, and months before the remaining traces of the incident were removed."
Lucerne became even more transparent from mortification. "Oh yeah? How about when you were trying to make a "pure" Barbarous Thorn Blade and fought the Rabid Snarbolaxes, and you killed them both before you could capture their teeth?"
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Alec charged up a fireblast and prepared to launch it. Suddenly, his movements became rigid, his jaw clenched, and Lucerne saw his eyes lose their focus. Uh oh. An attack, in battle? Insert an offensive curse word here. Lucerne frantically switched on his Guardian's Aura and watched the Snarbolax and his friend circle the hemisphere of golden protective light. The seconds slowly dripped by, Lucerne desperately hoping that Alec would snap out of it. Suddenly, the Snarbolaxes, judging the aura's light growing weaker, sprang forwards and shatter the hemisphere. Frantically, Lucerne tackled one and rang the Beast Bell. The other, though, sprang for Alec, out of the bell's range. Suddenly, Alec gave a cry of rage, of bitterness, of hatred. His hand, which had been on fire, suddenly grew several hundred times brighter and the fire suddenly increased its heat hundreds of times. With a yell of anger, Alec hurled the by now massive fireblast at the Snarbolax. It was so large, though, it also hit the other stunned one. In seconds, they became piles of ashes. Lucerne rushed forward to Alec, who's eyes began to refocus.
"Huh? What happened? An attack? Where are the Snarbolaxes? Oh. Fudge nuggets."
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"Oh shut up!" Alec muttered. "How about when..."
((OOC: This is Lucario prospective then Rachel and then Lucario.))
As I was trying to stay awake, a doctor comes in with a IV bag and hooked it to a stand and then left. The nurse connected a needle to it and then put the needle in my arm. She then set it to 4 drips per second and said "Alright that should be good. Go ahead and rest right now." I stay struggling to stay awake and collapse from Fatigue...
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The nurse turned to us and said "So, can I help you two with anything? I am guessing the only reason a Gremlin is here is for him." I said I was fine and Seerus said "I am here because Lucario is a friend and I have lost basically everything since the Grand Arsenal was corrupted and the only things left where my weapons which are gone for now and a spare mask." I look at Lucario who seemed to be asleep and thought "This isn't good, even with the IV bag, if the enemies are too strong, the IV bag will be useless." Seerus was worried about Lucario and then realized that his masks can see into people's dreams providing Seerus was wearing his. Seerus pulled out another one and said to the nurse and the other person "Don't worry, I am going to check in his dream and see what is attacking him..." Seerus puts the mask on Lucario and saw his dream where he saw 2 dark creatures and said "That phantom creature is in this dream but he seems to be wearing different color clothes and there is another creature who can fly...
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I wake up in the unknown passage again and said "Not again..." Darkrai came back but with an ally which was Antasma. Darkrai said "Lucario, you are too much of a pain so we are going to kill you in you're dream." I said "You can't, only in the real world can." Darkrai said "You are in a really deep sleep which means, if you die, you will die in the real world as well." I got worried and then Antasma launched a plasma bolt but it was insanely fast then his regular self. I barely dodged it and then Darkrai hit me with his Dark energy bolt. I said "This isn't fair" They said "So, you are dying now!" They both charge up their attack to really weaken me but a Black Kat absorbed the attack and it seemed to have wings. The Kat said "I am the curse guardian and I will be your "Battle sprite". The Black Kat floated towards me and said "We can defeat them, don't lose hope." Just as the black kat spoke, a light powered energy bolt flew by us and hit Antasma and said "Don't forget me" I turn around and see the creature I was before. He rushed to me and said "3 is better than 2." I said "Everyone, let's do it."
((OOC2: The next part is a battle scene))
Darkrai put up an arena at us so we can't leave.
Black Kat summoned some carnavons
The creature launched a energy bolt at Antasma
Lucario run towards Darkrai but Antasma hits me with his plasma bolt.
Darkrai said "You won't damage me easily and suffer." Darkrai launched a dark energy bolt at Lucario brutally hurting him.
Lucario was weakened and said "You aren't beating me" Antasma launched a plasma bolt at Lucario but he countered it.
The black kat charged at them and bit Antasma.
The creature rushed towards Darkrai and pushed a charged energy bolt into his chest
Darkrai got knocked up and said "ARGH, YOU ARE GOING TO SUFFER FOR THAT!" Darkrai launched a dark energy bolt at the creature knocking it down.
Lucario stood back up and launched a charged shot into Darkrai's chest.
Darkrai yelled "ANTASMA, YOU NEED TO DEFEAT THEM, I AM VERY WEAK NOW!"
Darkrai leaves the arena and Antasma hits Lucario with a charged plasma bolt knocking him down and shocking him.
The black kat and his carnavons attacked Antasma
The creature launched a charged energy bolt at Antasma which seemed to kill it.
Darkrai said "Antasma's dream version died but unlike you Lucario, we rarely sleep and when we do, we never encounter our dream version usually." Darkrai vanished back to the unknown passage.
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I wake back up with a smile and said finally, I can go to sleep without worrying about dying.
The Nurse sighed as she pull out a bottle from her bag and a nother Hypodermic Needle and set it on the Night Stand next to Lucario's Bed. Turning back to Skotino a Geo-Knight came in holding what looked like a Beeker and a Hunk of Dark Matter with a Boul and Postal. The two nodded to one another as Nurse put Skotino to sleep and the other started crushing the Dark Matter into a fine Powder. Once that was done he put the Powder into the Beaker followed by a small amount of water. The moment the two substinces mixed it made the same Glowing Purple Liquid that was injected into the Knights neck. It was a slow process but once it was done the two left the room leaving the Three Knights, The Grimlins, and Lucario as well as Skotino in the same room.
The Three Knights kept there weapons out but started to play a game of cards, betting Crowns all the way up to Crystal Energy. However none of them seemed to really get too far ahead of the other.
((OOC: This is from Rachel's prospective only.))
I see Seerus take out another mask to check his dreams which was weird. He took the mask off once Lucario woke back up. The nurse then sighed and did something but I was distracted thinking of what to do later and then I saw something hovering at the side of Lucario. I look carefully and see a black kat with wings and it seemed to be his battle sprite... A Geo-Knight came in with some stuff and then 3 other knights came in but they kept their weapons out. The nurse and Geo-Knight seemed to do something to the warden but I wasn't paying attention. The nurse and geo-knight left leaving us. The three knights then started to play a card game betting crowns and crystal energy. I move towards Lucario and see he was asleep again but he seemed to be happy. I look and see Seerus just wondering around just looking at the equipment...
The room was just a standered Medical Resting Room. It was equip with long-term medical study and examination equipment. The side room was filled with minor Medical supplies one could find in any home Medical Kit, the only difference were the amount and Quonity of the Liquid drugs and medications. Every now and again, falling with the rise and fall of the two people in bed, the EKG metter would beep showing howmany times a minute their hearts beat. There was a window but it was tinted so no-one outside could see in. In the middle was hollow, on the to and bottom were shutters that consealed a blast door in the event of an emergency. All around the room were camera's that left the area with no blind spots, it was clear that some one was watching because every now and again one of the camera's would move watching one of the people in the room.
The room it's self was nothing special, white with a space for cloths, armor, and a washroom. The only major difference was all the medical equipment in the room, but even then that did not take away from the fact they were in a basic prison designed building for max Security at all times. Even the Lift was secured with a Restriction Key Code that required a Security level clearance before one could use it. Every hour or so the Nurse would come in and check on the two in the beds, Of course she had other thing she needed to two but what would have cought there eye was when she started to draw blood for tests.
As the Nurse went to Lucario she made sure he was alseep as well as not to desturb him too much, with everthing in the IV bag it would be a surpirsing for him to wake from such a little pinch in the arm. Holding his arm out she pulled a steral Hypodermic Needle and hooked it too a tube and injected the metal into Lucario's arm. The moment it entered his skin and breached the Epidural layer of the skin the tube filled with Blood. Onces she had about three Fluid Ounces of blood she pulled the needle from his arm and capped the Needle to keep it from escaping. Pulling out a small bandage she placed it over the spot she drew blood and turned to Skotino and repeated the process.
Onces all the blood was draw The Nurse went to the side room and placed the Blood Samples inside of devices that started to spin them around and round. Looking back at Seerus who was wondering the room she said, "Can I help you anyway? Get you anything?" Of course she still had the Medical mask on her face as but the hood she had on was down and it showed that one of her eyes were missing as well as the fact her eyes were a soft green.
((OoC: Skotino is not a Warden, as much as he can desgise as one he is not. He is, however, a High-level [Ranked] Shadow Guardian.))
((OOC: Rachel's prospective))
I see the nurse taking out some more of Lucario's blood and did the same to the warden looking person. After she collected the blood, she placed them in a weird contraption that spin the blood around and the nurse then asked Seerus "Can I help you anyway? Get you anything?" Seerus said "No thanks, just looking around and I am a bit bored. I can't play cards with the knights since I don't have any crowns or energy." Seerus takes his spare mask out and notices something weird on it. Seerus then said "A curse symbol... it seems when Lucario wears any gear, it gets cursed." Seerus walks to Lucario and put the spare mask on the table near him. Seerus then noticed a black kat with wings and said "When did Lucario get a pet?"
The Nurse sat and waited for the Blood to finish spinning, of course wating for the blood, plasma, and White Blood to operate. Once it had finished she took Lucario's out of the device and pulled out what looked like a very thin baster and stuck it into the liquid, pushing past the White Blood and Plasma getting to the Red Blood. Once she did that she placed the tube into the device once again and turned it on. Returning to the Blood she put it in a Peach jar, covered it up and placed it into what looked like a microwave but was really a cultivator. Walking out of the side room she pulled out a clipboard and pen, the paper being a medical slip for recording the current status of whom ever she was working on.
Walking up to Lucario she looked at the devices he was hooked up to and recorded them. "Current pulse is 78...High has been around 90." She wrote as she spoke, the odd thing was she looked rather confused as she spoke aloud. "Breathing is normal, no signs of convulsions or cardiac-arrest nor-anything showing any problems in the Cardiovascular system..." She reached over and opened one eye, looking at his puple that was not reacting to light showing the level of sleep he was in. "He has just enterted the first REM level of sleep..." She started writing something as she walked away. "Does he have a medical record I can get ahold of?" She asked the two Grimlins.
((OOC: Rachel's prospective and what second gremlin, the only gremlin is Seerus))
The nurse sat and waited until the blood stopped spinning and then took out a device which seemed to check the liquid in the blood. She then did something with it and then took out a clipboard and a pen. She walked to Lucario and then looked at the machine he was connected to and said "Current pulse is 78...High has been around 90." She started to write it down while talking but she seemed confused and then said "Breathing is normal, no signs of convulsions or cardiac-arrest nor-anything showing any problems in the Cardiovascular system..." She then opened 1 of Lucario's eyes to test something and then said "He has just entered the first REM level of sleep..." She was writing it down as she walked away and then said to Seerus "Does he have a medical record I can get a hold of?" Seerus said "I did have a record on Lucario but it's back at the Grand Arsenal and since the swarm is there, I won't be able to retrieve them but I will try to remember." Seerus starts to scratch his head trying to remember and then remembers. "Ok, from what I can remember, Lucario doesn't suffer from any main problems but if he goes without sleep for too long, he will just collapse and won't be able to re-awake until he gets enough sleep..." I was thinking "Wait, where did Seerus get this info from?"
The Nurse shook her head as she went to the room with the Blood and other Lab equipment. After a second of rumaging around she pulled out a folder holding medical papers as well as a Clipboard from the side of the wall. Walking back to the two beside Lucario she handed Seerus the Clipboard and papers as well as a Pen. "Fill in the information and let me know when you are done so I don't end up giving him something that could kill him." She said then turned to Skotino who was now sitting with both eyes open. She turned the page on the clipboard and went about doing the same thing she did to Lucario but to him. On difference was when she looked into his eyes Skotino puples responded and constricted into slits into small circles like a normal human.
With that done she went back to the Lab room and started running some more tests on the blood samples she had collected. It was there she would find out if he was sick, infected with anything, and or had some problem he did not tell anyone about.
((Sorry I guessed they were both Grimlims :L))
((OOC: Order is Rachel then Lucario's dream))
The nurse seemed to understand what Seerus said and the nurse got a folder and a clipboard. She walked back to us still not noticing the black kat near Lucario and the nurse gave Seerus the clipboard along with papers and a pen. The nurse said "Fill in the information and let me know when you are done so I don't end up giving him something that could kill him." Seerus looks at it and starts writing down what he could remember and then the black kat checks the paper and said "Seerus, don't forget, Lucario is corrupted now which can affect what medicine can harm him." Seerus said "That could be a problem but when he collapsed from lack of sleep, we usually removed a small bit of blood." The kat said "That would harm him since his blood is purple because of his strong self-curse." Seerus filled out the rest of paper because everything else was fine." Seerus said to the nurse "Paper is filled out."
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I look and see a totally different place then the unknown passage and Darkrai didn't come back which meant he gave up. I look through my life and half of it seemed to be blank which meant it was when I was corrupted. I look back to when I was really young and see 2 knights that seemed to be looking after me and said "Creeper, go to sleep, you will need it." I thought "So, that's where Creeper came from but that means they are still alive" but they disappeared a few minutes later because of the crash. I then see some gremlins taking me to Emberlight when I was young and I thought "So... I was born as a knight but learned as a gremlin... So my life has been a lie..." I continue looking through my life and see how I was able to become a ghostmane stalker which still confused me but I understand why they did that. I started to lose sight which meant I got enough sleep to wake back up in the real world... *Lucario wakes back up and sees the black kat with wings, Rachel and Seerus*
THe Nurse took the clipboard and went back into the little side room. She seemed to keep to her self as she made notes into a much bigger file for his new hospital records. After a moment she walked over and looked at his waking Pulse recording it into the file then going back to the room. The other Knights kept playing there games when one called out, "Snake eyes." The others looked at him with a short laugh taking his money he had placed down on the pot.
Once she was done the Nurse went to Skotino and opened his mouth. Taking the Scaple from her hear the Nurse went about making some kinda cutting motion, when she was done she had pulled out three more Dark Matter Shards. The kind used in Alchemy to ungrade weapons and armor. Onces she was done she placed the Scaple on the table in-between the beds. Skotino turned and looked at the group shaking his head. "I remember the attack on you're little base Seerus. Daud took one of your masks, left the place burning, and even took a good number of your troops...no hard feelings." He said as the Knight turned and looked at Seerus, it was at this point the Grimlin could see dead into the red eyes of Skotino. If he looked close enough he could have seen a dark aura moving off his body, not the cheap partical effect most knights can buy either. "Tell me now, what has happened to let the Swarm in?"
((OOC: Rachel's prospective))
I see Lucario awake now and the nurse went back to the side room. She seemed to keep to herself and then she look at his waking pulse and recorded it. The nurse went to the person nearby and made some cutting motion but after it was done, she pulled out more dark matter shards. When she was done, she placed the scaple onto the table in-between them. The person turned to us and said "I remember the attack on you're little base Seerus. Daud took one of your masks, left the place burning, and even took a good number of your troops...no hard feelings." Seerus turned around to see the warden had red eyes and a strong dark aura which meant he was corrupted or had somehow got Dark Matter down his throat. The person then said "Tell me now, what has happened to let the Swarm in?" Seerus said "*Sigh* I don't like remembering that day, just a nightmare, so many of my friends died that day and I barely escaped and a person called Daud... Daud, he was the slow but powerful warden and why would he need my mask... Anyways about the swarm, I looked at the footage of what was happening and then I see a dark phantom coming who seemed to have a shield around him. I set my turrets to attack anything swarm related but when the shots bounced back and destroyed them. That dark creature also broke through the doors and rushed into the middle of the new Grand Arsenal and planned what looked like a swarm seed... As soon as he broke in, I left the security footage room and rush towards the dark phantom but he was too fast and gremlins were starting to attack me. My hammer charge barely damaged the seed and once I left the now corrupt building, the phantom launched a bolt at me and hit my back. I said "Not again, but at least my friends won't die right away but they won't recognized me now. If the warden was looking carefully, he could see Seerus was crying.
Skotino turned his head and looked back up at the roof. "You should have sunk it." He said as he held up one of his hand and pointed of into space. "You should have destroyed it and everything inside it. At least then those that feel to the Swarm would no-longer suffer the same fate they do now." The Shadow Guardian did catch the samll shimmer of a tear but was more or less concerned for what else might be lurking in the Grand Arsenal now. "Tell me, when you left did you leave behind anything that would go boom? I mean even a man like you would rather see his building up in flames then in the hands of others. Or if you did have a backup plan, you did not use it because you did not want to hurt those you once called allies."
The Three Knights in the corner seemed to exclude the one who yelled aloud as it seemed he did not want to waste any more of his money. Rather he just watched. One of them turned to Skotino and said, "Boss, you want to get in on this? We got a ten-thousand Crown Pot right now."
"Fine, Seerus you want to play a hand while we wait. The Nurse will be back shortly and we might as well just do something." Skotino said as the three Knights moved to Skotino's bed side and started Dealing out the cards, however they waited to see if Seerus would join before dealing out any side cards. "Also, my question still stands."
((OOC: Lucario's version))
The warden said "You should have sunk it." He then held his hand up and pointed into space. He then said "You should have destroyed it and everything inside it. At least then those that feel to the Swarm would no-longer suffer the same fate they do now." The warden then said "Tell me, when you left did you leave behind anything that would go boom? I mean even a man like you would rather see his building up in flames then in the hands of others. Or if you did have a backup plan, you did not use it because you did not want to hurt those you once called allies." The three knights then excluded one of them who yelled and didn't want to lose any more money. He then just watching and then 1 of them said to the warden "Boss, you want to get in on this? We got a ten-thousand Crown Pot right now." The warden said "Fine, Seerus you want to play a hand while we wait. The Nurse will be back shortly and we might as well just do something." The knights moved to his bedside and started to deal the cards but they waited for Seerus and the warden then said "Also, my question still stands." Seerus said "There are explosives in the new grand arsenal but the button was in a secret room which I forgot how to enter. I know what you mean because they wouldn't suffer as much but I think it was somewhere near my room but that phantom was too fast and would have killed me or corrupted me if I went back. Also, the second Grand Arsenal basically trains new gremlins how to travel the clockworks. If I remember, I had 1 trap which I never used but there was 2 Dreadnaughts inside that trap... Also, I can't join the card game since I have no crowns or energy..." I said "Dreadnaughts, if they get corrupted, they become Void Chieftan's which spawn void zombies when they walk and do there revival attack and if Antasma is smart, we could have a problem..."
Taking the cards in hand Skotino started to place his bets as he spoke. "Well, its safe to assume that they already have it corrupted." He placed one card down and took another as he placed down five Crowns. "By the way, my name is Skotino. Should have said it ealier."
With that said the Nurse came back in holding a medical record now made for Lucario. Everyone else was not blind to the Black Kat, they just let it be since its not the weirdest thing they seen. Once she was one she turned the page and started to fill in something else in the record as she looked at Lucario. The Knight that was being excluded grumbled as he spoke. "Then why not mount of an group to go down there?"
Placing the Card down Skotino shook his head. "No, being rash would only end up in the death of more people. Besides, even after we get them equip with Shadow Lair Gear, it would take at least a week to get the final supplies. That and the fact the Spiral order did not give us any reason to go. So for right now we stay low and just worry about our problems." With that Skotino placed down his hand showing a Flush which was trampled by the Knight to his left who had a Royal Flush.
Leaving the room the nurse seemed to be doing something in her own little world, having returned once Skotino finished talking. Walking to Lucario's bed side she left behind a small cup with a small blue Pill as well as a cup of water. After that she returned to the small room running some more minor tests of her own.
The pain I was suffering went away and I decided to return to the unknown passage and see what was happening. I told the 2 dreadnaughts "Until I come back, you 2 are in charge." I left and started to move towards the hidden lift but it forced me to go by Haven. I went by without much trouble until I reached half-way where a knight noticed me from the wanted poster and said "You stop in the name in the law!" I turn around and launched a plasma bolt into the knight and then rushed through Haven to reach the hidden elevator. I entered a nearby desert and activated a code which revealed the unknown passage lift and I entered the passage again. I look and see it was same as last time but I saw the leader Darkrai in pain. I asked him about what happened and he said "Lucario... Lucario nearly killed me..." I said "Lucario huh, he always gets in the road." Darkrai said "Take some... swarm seeds... they will help you..." I pick up more deactivated swarm seeds...
((OOC: Lucario's prospective))
After Seerus said the things about the grand arsenal, the warden said "Well, its safe to assume that they already have it corrupted." I hear a crown put onto the table and the warden then said "By the way, my name is Skotino. Should have said it earlier." I thought "That warden is called Skotino, not surprised since my name is confusing as well. The nurse came back in with a medical record on me and she seemed to continue writing down something. The knight that was watching grumbled something but I couldn't hear it. Skotino said "No, being rash would only end up in the death of more people. Besides, even after we get them equip with Shadow Lair Gear, it would take at least a week to get the final supplies. That and the fact the Spiral order did not give us any reason to go. So for right now we stay low and just worry about our problems." The nurse came back and left behind a small cup with a small blue pill with a cup of water. After the nurse did that, she went back into the side room. The black kat with the wings said "Sorry for me being quiet but my name is "Cursed Kat", I am the leader of curse." The Cursed Kat grabbed the pill with his wings and said "This is a remedy pill, don't use it Lucario, this pill with hurt you on the inside." The Cursed Kat said "I totally forgot these pills existed." The Cursed Kat looks at the pill and then checks outside and said "We have a problem... There seems to be a swarm army coming..." I thought "Why now, if worse come to be, I need to leave this bed and fight but I will be risking my life though."
None of the Knights in the room seemed to be Phased, not even stopping there card game. "Hmm, don't worry. By the time they get to this building there forces will be weak. Remember they have to come through the city to get here. On top of that they are walking threw the Government district meaning that all the High-ranked and skilled Knights will be here guarding it. Take that into mind even if they make it to the building they will have a group of Mercenaries to fight, who are armed to the teeth with the weapons for every situation. Its not uncommon to be prepared for events of unseen nature." After that Skotino placed down another card and sighed. "Seems I lose this hand..." With that said he handed his cards back and started to get up to his feet getting his helm placing it back on his head. "Come on boys get the building secure before we move out. Also get the members of Section 37 ready, and Daud. It might have been an hour. But that's more time then we can spare."
Walking to the little closet Skotino pulled out the Acheron and pulled it from its holder. The blade that drive any lesser Knight insane, Skotino held as if it was a common weapon. Turning and looking at Seerus. "Come on, we need to put your boys to rest." With that said the Knight in Dread Skelly armor walked to the lift weapon drawn.
On ground level the members of Section 37, the knights in 5* gear and skilled in there classes respected armor type stood weapons out. "We are not turning this into a battle zone. In fact they should be repelled before they even get to the Governmental buildings. It was the fool called Antasma who walks the streets." Daud said as he pulled out his massive blade. "If they come here, they will die. No one has been able to take down Section 37, at least when they work together." With that said each Member stood weapons drawn in the group of Knights that made up the 'small army' who guarded Section 37. Skotino stood in back, were a leader should, to give orders to his comrades in arms. "Like I said, by the time they get here. They will be weak, every Knight in Haven will have attacked them or cut there forces in half at each turn. If I were to guess the person to walk thew the only entrance would be the Phantom, also lock down the building."
With that said the sound of blast doors were heard shutting, blocking out the light as the windows were covered by rather thick layers of metal. Not even a bomb would blast threw in time for some one to get in with out some one already there, gun ready.
((OoC: Sorry Toloe but by the time you got to the building you would either be weakened from getting attacked by every Knight in Haven, Swarm is easy to spot and rather not welcome, dreadnaughts are not something you can hide. Also your aiming for the most heavily group of Buildings. So forgive me if I find it a little hard to believe you can just walk right in with no resistance.))
I decided to leave but Darkrai said "You're dream clone is dead which means you can't sleep but swarm rarely sleeps anyway. I didn't see him die into particles but that means he is alive in the real world..." I took that note in and went back up to the surface... I close the elevator so no-one could attack the swarm and decided to go through the forest but on the way back, I see gremlins, zombies, the dreadnaughts and what looked like a clone of me... I said "So, Darkrai was right about my dream clone but if that was the case, he would be super weak..." I toss a swarm seed into the middle of them and no-one noticed me...
((OOC: Yeah, this should be better.))
((OOC: Rachel's prospective))
When the Kat said something about a swarm army that was coming, I started to charge my weapon to get the advantage and then Skotino said "Hmm, don't worry. By the time they get to this building there forces will be weak. Remember they have to come through the city to get here. On top of that they are walking threw the Government district meaning that all the High-ranked and skilled Knights will be here guarding it. Take that into mind even if they make it to the building they will have a group of Mercenaries to fight, who are armed to the teeth with the weapons for every situation. Its not uncommon to be prepared for events of unseen nature." He then sighed and said "Seems I lose this hand..." He then got back to his feet and put his helm back on and then said "Come on boys get the building secure before we move out. Also get the members of Section 37 ready, and Daud. It might have been an hour. But that's more time then we can spare." Skotino then moved a closet and pulled out an acheron and said to Seerus "Come on, we need to put your boys to rest." A knight wearing dread skelly armor walked to the lift with his weapon out. I said "I will come and help" Seerus then said "I can't really do much without my weapons, I am basically a sitting duck." I then hear the doors and windows getting sealed off to prevent them from coming in... I thought "Why is the swarm here?"
((OoC: I might be jumping the gun here but I am just going to give an assumed reaction to what went on plus what happens. Troloe I hope you don't like your shadow/dream self.))
As if sturing the a hornets nest, Knights from all around came forth to protect there home. All Classes and weapons aimed down the Swarm creatures. In the backround were the Ranged classes already taking shots on the creatures as well as those who knew how to handle the Swarm aiming for the Seed srinking it down till it was useless. Sword classes ran in swarming the creatures, just the number of Knights were enough to stagger any greater foe because of all the different attacks and angles blades seemed to come from. On top of that came the shots from the ranged classes and every now and again the explosion of a Demo.
What took the least amount of attention were the Corrupted Grimlins onces the Shadow Guardian's and Cobalt Knights pulled out there Shadow Weapons. Even as Swarm, they still had the weakness to the damage type.
Off everything, the only ones that were not present in the battle were the Wardens, and top-top ranked Knights. The Darkwatch were busy locking down the building as well as securing the only entrance into the building. Turning to them Skotino sighed as he held his mind warping blade. "Like I said, even if they get to this building they are going to be weak and out matched." He then turned and pulled a chair to sit in. "We are not clear yet, not till the alarm dies down. But I do not see the creatures getting to the Government district in one piece."
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Daud took off his helm, the sound of the sealed suite decompressing was heard along with his booming voice. "Alright men, move the Ranged shadow Drives to the far back. Any one who has Nutural alined weapons to the front, they might not make it but if they do those first steps will be there graves." Braking orders, Daud placed his helm back on now that it had a new filter as well as cleaned eye ports. I don't like this. I just feel like something else is off here. Turning Daud saw Seeurs' weapons on the weapon racks. Walking over he picked up the War Hammer and looked at it. One day, I would like to own this weapon... Reaching behind him Daud grabbed A Specialiest Knight and handed him Seerus' gear. "Here, take this tot he Grimlin upstares and get him down here inline. This might not be his fight, but he sure as hell got dragged into it now."
Saluting the Knight took the weapons up the lift and stumbled around till he found Seerus. Of course this took him a good fifteen minutes, the whole time lugging around weapons that only weighted the Knight down more. Stopping infront of the Grimlin the Knight placed a hand on his knee and took deep breaths, trying to catch his as he handed over Seerus weapons with his free hand. "G-go...to the ground level...#2 wants you...you prepared for battle..."
((OOC: Lucario's prospective))
I see everyone leaving until a knight stops in front of Seerus and gave him has stuff back. The knight then said "G-go...to the ground level...#2 wants you...you prepared for battle..." If Antasma is here, I should be helping but it would be risky..." The Cursed Kat said "It's up to you but I will go and help." I then said to the nurse "Nurse, can you stop this IV bag and from the machine, I need to help because I know how strong Antasma is..." Seerus said to the knight "Give me a minute, got to give Lucario something." Seerus comes to me and puts the ghostmane buzzsaw near the cursed mask and said "Try your best." Seerus then goes to see Number 2 for plans...
I look and see tons of knights attacking the gremlins and some snipers shooting the seed. I then see my dream clone just doing nothing. I got angry and threw 2 more swarm seeds which then started to grew. I then tossed plasma bolts at the snipers temporary knocking them out. I then toss a swarm seed in the forest where I saw baby Snarbolax's and a fully grown one. They started to get corrupted and I started to try something with my plasma bolt. I launched it into a tree to try and create body armor. It took multiple trees to create the armor but I finally created it and it fitted like a glove and said "This should give me protection and then I tried the same for the helm and it worked first time. I put it on my head and it seemed to solidify. I said "This seems even better and when the dream clone dies, I will rush out with the new corrupted creatures..."
The Snipers who got hit called out were the shot came from once they were up, as well as took down the news two seeds. Since the City was full of Knights there were many places Snipers and Gunslingers alike could hide and thus they took advantage of very spot. Once they had comuncated here the Bolt came from half the sharp-shooters turned there attention to were Antasma was, shoting everything from Shadow Bullets all the way to Curse Bullets. It was as if some one started a fireworks display from all the flashing of barrels and the charge attacks of the Knights.
It took them another ten minutes or so, but with so many knights working together the little invasion force was knocked down. Even the dreadnaughts fell to the might that was Haven's men at arms. Yet, victory was hollow as the Sharp-shooters called down what had happened to them. It was not something to just let go when more the one was hit and thus Knights who were still in the area did away with the Seed that now just threw off particals, its last act before becoming no more, and turned there attention to were the Gunslingers marked via Communication devices.
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Daud was barking out orders for people to move, things to be bolted down and so on. It was as if Skotino was not even present but no one dared to say anything since Daud was second in command. Turning Daud looked at Seerus and walked over to him still barking orders, once he was beside the Grimlin Daud pointed to Skotino who took charge getting the place finally secure. "Well, never though I would see the day." Daud said as he looked at the Warmaster. "Last time we met, I was doing what those knights outside are doing." Daud then turned and looked at the Blast protected front of the Ground Level. "Look, I don't know what all your really good at. But I know one thing, your a hell of a fighter. We have some spare masks in the back for filters, just attack the filtation part onto your mask so the Swarm can't corrupt you that easy. Assuming the Antasma character can even get past Haven. Once you do that just take a spot some were near Number 4 and or 5. They will need more protection then anyone else around here." With that said the Warden walked away barking more orders to lesser Knights.
The snipers started to shoot in my direction and I said to the newly corrupted snarbys and fully grown one which now was rabid snarby. Listen, go out and try to help the gremlins. I leave my cover and launched another plasma bolt at the snipers and rushed deeper into the forest. I opened the swarm link to talk to Darkrai. I said "Darkrai, my dream clone took the entire grand arsenal worth of gremlins and is doing nothing." Darkrai said "I never realized this would happen and your dream clone's special is the ability to grab and counter peoples guns, bombs or swords. He can stop a bullet and launch it back at him. Bombs like Seerus one are really useful to him." I said "Ok, but what about my armor I created with my plasma bolt and for some reason it hardened when I got the armor and helm..." Darkrai replied "Your armor gives you increased defense and the full set gives you even more defense and it has elemental resistance and you already have shadow defense but don't enter Haven then..." I said "Ok, Antasma out." I decided to go back to the grand arsenal since it would be empty. I started to rush towards the grand arsenal and created a swarm door to prevent anyone getting in...
((OOC: This is from Rachel's prospective))
I see Seerus coming down the lift with Lucario's Cursed Kat but the Kat stayed in the lift. Seerus sees another warden and said to Seerus "Well, never though I would see the day." I see the warden looking at him and then said "Last time we met, I was doing what those knights outside are doing." He then looked back at the protection and then said to Seerus "Look, I don't know what all your really good at. But I know one thing, your a hell of a fighter. We have some spare masks in the back for filters, just attach the filtration part onto your mask so the Swarm can't corrupt you that easy. Assuming the Antasma character can even get past Haven. Once you do that just take a spot some were near Number 4 and or 5. They will need more protection then anyone else around here." I see Seerus collecting the filter part and took off his mask to attach it showing his face which had tons of cuts and burn marks on him. After Seerus reattached the mask he started to look around for the person/ people called number 4 and/or 5... Seerus finds them both and stays in the middle of them
The warden answered my questions while he was changing something on his helm, "Normally I am in the Shadow Lair guarding people who are not ready for the dangers of the third level. As for your second question, it would take me a moment but I can normally tell if some one is corrupted. It's hard to tell but how they act as well as their body explains everything." I thought "I wonder if he knows of the creature somehow inside me." The warden then said ""Now, as for a name I am Warden Daud 'Deadman' Nychta, Butcher of the Shadow Lair. Won't lie, I have taken many Knights heads down there and up here its how I got my nick name kid. I am also the Second in command of the Darkwatch." I then thought "So, this warden is called Daud but the nickname Deadman freaked me out a bit." He then pulled out a nightblade which I seen before "I am sure you still remember the sting of this weapon as it was used by one of my Knights." I thought "That shadow guardian, the cut he did with the exact same sword." Daud then said "Don't worry, this is not what I would use of the creature you call Antasma. However I must off this word about him. He might be powerful, he might be strong. But he is stupid and rash, acting because he things he can over power his foes before thinking about what they can do." I then thought "I wonder if Daud knows I used to be corrupted by the swarm but this dark creature is missing me up. He put his sword away and looked back at the building and said "I can not lie, that creature will die in a most humiliating way. People who act like he does only ever find the subility of the grave as host to there sins. But its not for me to chose this. All I can say right now is that creature will die, and in the end when everything is said and done. We will have his head, and his body will be on a table, cut open for research." I thought "Antasma will most likely disappear into particles when he dies but something's odd about him." Daud looked at some knights coming and said "I have my own sins to reflect on, thus I can say this from my past. I am young but still have seen this world for what it is and what it can make. This place they call Haven is no save place. Only by working together with others can we hope to make it safe. Yet things like this Antasma will always be, even as fool hearty and bigoted as he is." I thought "He seems to monologue frequent which ruins his evilness." Daud put a finger on his com while looking at me and said "Seems your friend has left the building because the search teams have reported null. Anyway, go rest for right now. I know I am going to take a nap when I get back to Section 37." I thought "I am not his friend, I only know of him because he told me when I was in prison... Uh-Oh, I will be on a wanted poster..." Daud then started to walk but he left me an offer "Your welcome to join be it the one place were your safe. For the most part." I got another random message in my head "1 of your curse barriers are destroyed, 2 to go until you can be corrupted." I thought "I can't join and I need to find a curse vial..."