Cicero shakes her hand, mildly concerned.
"Have you seen a woman, near here recently? Her name is Gwenivere, and she is one of you. A Valkyrie." Cicero says guardedly, testing what she knew.
He keeps his mind a blank slate, semi-used to telepathy by now.
Sono was running through the forest, unsure of what he just saw. He just knew that he had to run, to warn the others. Beasts and trees flew past him, blurred in his speed. He refused to look back, in fear of the creature being right behind him. So he just ran. And ran, almost entirely unaware of his surroundings. He ran past Cicero, past Luke, past anything in the forest.
Sono soon found himself tumbling down Anguis's hole. He struggled to comprehend what he had just witnessed, where he had gone, what he fell down, and even why he was there. So he just laid there, face-first in the ground, before passing out from all the stress.
"There is no Valkyrie of that name in our ranks," she replied with a hint of sadness in her voice, "but the name is familiar." She stretched her back and attempted to stand up, but her legs faltered, and she succeeded only in falling into his arms. "Sorry..." she mumbled shyly as she gripped his shoulders to steady herself.
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Sir Snarble slowly paced forward, intent on finding out what exactly he had just seen. It resembled a knight.
And he just wanted to chat...
...right?
"It's fine." Cicero says calmly, supporting the Valkyrie. "So what are you doing down here, anyways?" He asks.
He jumped around, stabbing at the Wolvers, taking their health one by one. He used their technique, dancing around one target after the other. They leaped at him, but found more wounds on their back than their enemy's. "I'm here for the Snarbolax..." he muttered into their ears. But the embarrassing thing was, they couldn't understand him. The only thing they heard were more growls. He killed one after the other, trying his best not to get hit as he was unprotected by this weak cloth armor.
Of course, he suffered more scratches than he'd prefer.
"Vogdamn...I don't have time for this..." he jumped to higher ground, and charged his gavel. "No time, no time at all."
"I have no idea what I'm doing down here," Freya replied. "My memories are a little fragmented right now, and I need to sort them out first. Am I on Cradle?"
She twirled a lock of hair on her finger bashfully. "And are you an Isoran of the Spiral Order?"
"And proud." Cicero blatantly lies, ashamed of how the Order was persecuting Gwenivere. He expresses none of this, of course.
Xindao jumps down from the cliff. Landing his feet on the ground, he spins fast. The gavel releases gray energy everywhere, and it forces its way into the Wolvers. They fall over, paralyzed, as a gray tentacled parasite is latched to their backs. This will keep them fed for days, pumping nutrients into their body. But they will be unable to move. The parasite will keep them in line. Gold and fuchsia lines run all over the parasite's body, and it throbs like a beating heart.
Xindao walks over them, finding a key. He shoves it into a gate, and continues walking through the darkening forest. The creatures cower in fear behind the trees, seeing what happened to their fellow Beasts. Turrets lift up, but the power from them is cut short. Xindao continues walking. Any coming in his path, can meet the same end.
He grins.
"This will be easier than I thought."
Looking back at the Console Blesse saw Sono's feed, a dark place looking up at the skybox of the Woods. Is he laying down? Going over she pulled up the Hollow-Map over the Console, zooming in on Sono's blip. The closer she got the more defined he became till it would no longer zoom. With a quick command of the keyboard a small square with a wire connecting to the relay logic of his suit showed Sono's vitals.
That's not good, no one is in his direct area either. Please tell me his suit has a backup function. Wasting no time Blesse started up the lockout chip inside Sono's Helm. Thankfully it had no shorted out or anything so he was safe. For her own reasons she made a fresh backup of Sono's current mind in the event he gets killed or memory loss happens. For a moment the sound of the chip going to work saving his mind could have been heard, but the sound just low enough some one would have to been with in Ten meter's to hear it. Alright now he is fine, if he does get hurt any worse all some one has to do is apply a Spark to him and the suit will do the rest.
Sono woke up to the sound of beeping. He wearily stood up. Despite his regeneration ability, as well as his Almirian blood, he still regains energy as fast as any other Isoran. His other senses slowly coming back to him, Sono checked the message Blesse sent. 'Dang, Luke got separated too?' He sent a message back to her: Alright. I'll make sure to greet him when we meet up.
Looking up at the hole he fell through: Hey Blesse? It looks like I fell through a hole down to the next depth. Do you know where the terminal is here?
Looking over the message Blesse Zoomed out as she pinged the level. After a moment Sono's Mini-map would have had a wave of blue coming at him from a north-north-Western direction.
Their are some Knights their inside of a protective field. From the looks of it they are just Bio-Techs and Researcher's doing their job studying the land. However they have turned off the Terminal's auto connection with Haven. Head in that direction to get them to turn it on please.
Freya laid her head on Cicero's shoulder and sighed contentedly. "That's good to hear, mister knight. I could really use a reliable, honorable escort to protect me." She looked up at him and smiled sheepishly.
"May I see the face of my valiant defender?"
Cicero pulls off his helmet, and clips it to his belt. He looks at her and raises his eyebrow.
Once he arrived at the Terminal area, Sono attempted to pass through the field. However, he was shocked and burned at the hand, the noise startling the Researchers. "Name, Rank, and Business," one of the guards asked him.
'Ugh, not this again...' "*clears throat* Sonosuke Mokuzaki, Defender Elite. I received a request from Intel to activate the Terminal here."
One of the Researchers look at him, confused. "What do you mean? The Terminal is already activated." He typed in a code on the console to allow Sono inside the field, then showed him the Terminal. It was up and running.
"What the...." Sono inspected the Terminal. "Intel says you turned off the Terminal's auto connection with Haven."
"We've not even touched the Terminal since we arrived here. Are you sure Intel sent you?" Sono nodded. "Strange, something must be wrong with the system. Nothing a reboot can't fix, anyways." The Researcher restarted the Terminal's system.
Blesse, we had to reboot the Terminal. Are you getting anything from here?
Getting the message Blesse went over to the side computer and tried a uplink. After a moment their was a blip but something blocked her from full connection.
Nagative. Something in the area is blocking the out going feed. Make sure the Researcher's aren't running anything on the mainframe. If that is not the case check the area, Gremlins of the Crimson Order might have set up a jamming device to keep them from a full uplink. However I doubt its a jammer for the system had a blip. Reboot it one more time, reboot all the computer's in that area and restart the Generator while your at it. Maybe a full black out will clear everything. Just be careful for when that generator goes down, until it's back up to full your all going to be exposed to an attack by wild beasts, and from the look of the radar your surounded.
Blesse tried one more uplink to the Terminal for her own sake, but again, their was a blip but nothing more. If not for the feed from Sono's Head camera she would have been in the dark completely for the camera system of the depth was down as well but the Hollow-Map was still generating land.
"Haven still isn't getting anything." Sono looked down the message. "Are you guys running anything on the mainframe?"
"Only the security system, and we need that to keep the field up. Why?"
"How many guards are here, and what are their ranks?"
"Abel here, along with 4 others. All Defenders."
"Intel is requesting a blackout and reboot of this command center so they can connect here to Haven. I'm gonna need four of the Defenders at each of the walls protecting the base. Abel, come with me and the Researchers to restart the Generator." The Defenders complied and headed to each of the walls as Sono, Abel, and the Bio-Techs went to the generator.
As the went inside, growling could be heard in the upper levels. Abel pulled out his Strike Needle. "Stay here." The Researchers nodded as he and Sono headed upwards. Up on the roof, an Alpha Wolver managed to sneak into the base before the field was set up. It was chewing on the Antenna.
"Well, good to know we didn't have to make a Blackout," Sono casually said as Abel shot the Alpha into the force field, frying it as it passed through.
"We still need to fix the Antenna."
The head Bio-Tech ran up to the roof. "We heard shooting, what happened?"
"Nothing special, just need to fix the Antenna." Abel put his Needle away and radioed the other guards. "All clear."
Once the antenna was fixed, Sono messaged Blesse: Something was messing with the Antenna at the base. Do you have a clear connection now?
"Hey, Cicero? I have a big favor to ask of you..."
"...do you trust me, Cicero?"
Fragmented memories tore through her mind. Death, love, fear, anger, excitement...protecting, defending, attacking, killing...forests, gears, skies, concrete, steel...all manner of wonderful and terrible things troubled her thoughts. None of them made sense.
*click*
Cicero had taken off his helmet. When she looked up into his face, she could have sworn that her heart skipped a beat, and her mouth fell open in awe and wonder. Slowly, she reached up and lovingly stroked his cheek. "Why do I so fondly remember you?" she whispered breathlessly. "I've never met you before, and yet...yet..."
"...I feel as though I should know you."
Once the inten was fixed, Blesse saw the Map on the Hollow-map light up showing the full outline of there depth.
Roger. All area's of the map are visible. Camera's are coming online and the Research data is streaming back into backups on file at the Lab. Tell the Researcher's they are clear to leave if they want, but I think it would be best to have a party go out and have a look at the beast bells. Some one or something has been destroying them. If you found out what it was feel free to tell me for I haven't been paying attention to the communcation feeds. Too busy working on the backup program of the Bells.
Cicero smiles at her grimly, and makes an affirmative nod. He places the helmet back on top of his face, and slams it in place. He closes the visor, and feels a small click as the seals engage.
"Can you walk?" He asks, his voice sounding cold and alien through the metal grill. "I suggest you cover your face. I seem to remember that Wolvers like my face." He says, trying to jog her memory.
Cover my face?
"How- oh." She felt behind her for the hood and pulled it over her face. "Okay. Wait, wolvers? Are they a kind of wolf? I only recall coming here from Valhalla at the behest of the White Council just a few hours ago (I think), so I'm not really familiar with this place."
"The White Council has been branded evil by the entire Order. I am pretty sure, that after the Order is done with Snarble, they are going to put you on trial. I won't let that happen. You wouldn't remember, but I am sworn to protect you. Me and my... associates, know you as Gwenivere." Cicero explains patiently.
A wolver leaps out, and he casually slashes it in half.
"That was a Wolver." He says, as he drives his sword through it's brain in a mercy killing.
"If you still feel weak, feel free to lean on me."
Gwenivere...
I should know that name.
I think.
Isn't that the name of...
"...the White Council's leader?" she asked aloud. Noting the ease with which he dispatched the vicious-looking "wolver", she took his arm and leaned on him a little, consciously choosing to trust him. Powerful as she otherwise might have been, it felt good to be able to rely on someone other than herself. Dispelling her wings, she gently urged him onward.
"Say...I heard there was a town somewhere around here; will you take me there?"
"I cannot." Cicero says simply. "That would mean condemning several people to die alone." He explains.
"I'm here to kill Sir Snarble. If you want to help, I appreciate it. Otherwise, the elevator up is about five hundred metres behind us. Presuming you don't mind-" Cicero is bowled over by another mean-looking Wolver. He tosses it over the edge, but another one takes it's place.
"Get back!" He hisses, slashing through it. He blows the brain off another one, but three more jump on him. He feels them scratching at his armour, and he sees nothing else.
He blasts through several with his Polaris, their burned corpses tumbling off.
"RUN!" He yells, as his voice is lost to the pack. Streaks of red dot the Wolvers on the middle, and he begins to yell in pain.
"Run, my love." He says, barely able to let his voice be heard over the yipping pack.
(( I have a cool idea planned, and some more coolness. CICERO WILL BE BACK! ))
"Alright guys." Sono clapped his hands together. "The connection has been established. You're all clear to leave and return to Haven."
"Yes, but we've been monitoring the bells here and noticed they've been getting destroyed." The head Bio-Tech looked out into the woods. "Abel requested they search for what's destroying them."
"Perfect. That's... actually what Intel told me to tell you in case you decide to stay. Make sure to contact Intel if you find anything."
*This is some hacks right here.*
'Yeah, but I'm not complaining. Makes my job as 'Messenger Boy' a lot easier.'
They're sending a search party to find the bell bombers. I told them to contact Intel if they found something.
Roger, will contenue to watch the situation.
Something just does not sit right with me. Why would some one go about and destoty those bells knowing they are the only thing that can stud a Starby unless they want the team to get killed. If that is the case perhaps the others might have stubled onto the other memebers of this council? Naw Tinkerzan would never leave his home, he hasn't in all the time the Knights have been here so why start now. No best guess is this is someone else going after Gwen or perhaps some one with a hate to this team. After all we kinda publicly annouced ourself's after the battle.
Blesse sat back in her chair as she looked at the screens, her face plate off but hood up exposing the burn which robbed her of part of her face leaving her teeth exposed threw the muscle. Shaking her head she just watched as the blips of the Hollow-Map move about as it zoomed back out to a full view of the level. Of course only around the Knights who had a HUD Blesse had mad a link with showed any enemies but outside of that she was able to have the map build a level based on incoming Intel.
Luke was stumbling in the general direction of the group. At first he had messed up, reading the Co-ords wrong. Now he was heading the other way, trying to catch up. He broke through a bush and saw another bell. It had been destroyed completely. The marks of an explosion were obvious on the remains of the bell. Ugh, I probably too far behind to catch up. Then his head snapped up as a sound registered in his mind. Something else was moving through the bushes towards him. Luke drew his Swift Flourish to defend himself.
A knight appeared.
The biotech was one of the first ones to find a bell on his radar. He crashed through the bushes in excitement and stopped as he saw the knight ready to attack. He froze, not knowing what to do. The knight also seemed puzzled so he posed a question,
"What are you doing here?"
Luke sighed in relief, "I'm looking for my team, have you seen anyone else in these woods?"
The biotech replied, "There is one other knight that might be from your squad, he's back at our camp." He pointed off in one direction.
Luke saluted and heads towards the camp. Arriving, he notices Sono talking to another Biotech. Walking up, Luke waits till he's done talking then speaks out.
"Hey Sono where are the others?"
"No."
Summoning the willpower to stand on her own two feet, she carefully stepped back and raised her palms skyward. "Let me help you." In a flash, her wings reappeared, and she began to float off the ground. She closed her eyes and crossed her arms over her chest.
"Tua amin dagora draug ar'carack
Yassen hyanda ar'runya urra.
Sarko naara, putta suula,
Neuma coia e'ba gurtha.
Ilya ten’lle."
Cicero's sword became enveloped in white-hot flame. The air around the wolvers began to grow thin and dry, and their breaths became increasingly painful.
In a burst of flame, the Wolvers are thrown apart. Gore flies through the air, and blood saturates the ground as the Wolvers are eviscerated. Cicero stumbles forward, and slinks to his knees. His face goes pale, and blood clots his armour. A huge gash in his throat stands stagnant, and he falls foward, unconcious.
"Oh Luke, uh..." Sono scratches the back of his head. "I kinda got separated from them."
"You're looking for your teammates?" The Bio-Tech goes over to the command console, opening up a map of the Wildwoods. Two circles are seen near the edge of the map, as well as four more in the direction Luke came from. "Here, I'll upload their markers to your HUD." Sono and Luke's minimaps updated with info on where Cicero and Gwen was.
"Thanks. We'll go right now then, Gabriel." He readjusted his Doragon before heading out. "Come on Luke."
Xindao sits up on his knees. He fumbles around, but finds his blindfold missing. "No....no!" he yells. "Where did it go?! Whe~?!"
He stops and grins widely. Tilting his head, he faces upwards. The forest was quiet, and he was domed by the branches above. Did he still live? This was a strange feeling...
He stands, and the air suddenly turns to darkness. The trees turn to a blaring white, and a glowing red river runs in the distance. The air thickens to black mist, and rolls past Xindao's figure. He begins running, and many different colored eyes float in the air, staring at him.
He stares back.
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He remembers himself running. The forest is normal, and he is hammering Wolvers off the side of the platform. He runs closer and closer to the Terminal, jumping over the Party Members button and propelling himself over the Gate ahead. He lands, and slides into the Terminal.
"Who needs them? They don't want you. So you suppose if they won't take you, you will take them." he giggles to himself in the dark as the Terminal suddenly falls.
Lake was taking a nap on the gloaming wildwood . It is not his casual forest to nap at since they are covered in zombies and lumbers , However there are currently no gate to go to jigsaw valley in tier 1 . His Voltail , spark was sleeping beside him.... snoring. However something suddenly set the wolver to alert
the ground began to shake. " Wof wof ! Wof arff... Wof ! ( Wake up ! enemy 5o'cloack.. Fast ! " Saprky barked. Lake jumped up , shoked by a large amount of barking. " arf... Worf worf ! ( Geeess...Probably a lumber ) " lake replied to spark. He pulled out two guns , A polaris and A super nova. He closed his eyes and start to focus.. < Sensory 2 >
" BAM ! " a large smashing sound can be heared , as a lumber appeared out of a bush . Lake , now aware of the exact location of the enemy , unleashed a barrage of bullets to the left and right sight of the lumber . The bullets began to grow as they travel through the air. The lumber prepared another attack , this time , it is targeted to lake. The bullet keep on expanding until the lumber attack is about to hit luke...
Then the lumber stopped and sent flying through the air as 6 giant bullets impacted it. " Sigh... the forest is becaming more restless this day.. i can sense the beast around here trembling in fear againts it.. " Lake whisper..
"OK!"
Luke remembered his last screw up with directions.
"Er, lead the way..."
"Oh no! Cicero!" Freya ran up to him and cradled him in her arms. "Are you okay?" She shook him a little, but got no response. Seeing the blood pouring from his neck, she turned him over and set him down.
Then she did something no one might have expected.
She straddled him and began to lick the blood off of his neck.
The blood stops flowing, and it quickly become apparent that Cicero is dead. His hand twitches slightly, as he finds himself back in the room.
A serpent floats by, smoke curling off of it. "Oh Cicero. You have a knack for dying, don't you? Oh well. Guess there's only one thing TO do."
Cicero pulls out a sword, he didn't know he had and swings at Vog. It dissipates in flame.
"Ballsy." Vog comments. "Not many will swing a sword at an all powerful being of flame."
Cicero snaps awake to find Freya/Gwen/Creepy standing over him.
"Ah, f***! What the hell are you doing?!" Cicero demands, wiping the saliva off his neck.
Cicero gets up, standing slightly wary of Gwen now. He sheathes his sword like nothing has happened, and begins to walk.
"You coming?"
Jaxter stretched his arms as he walked into the Main Square. The crowd was bustling about, selling, buying, bidding...a field ripe for picking. Jaxter cracked his knuckles and dove into the crowd.
T'was about time I got around to practicing up my thievery...been a while since I stole, this damn White Council Business...A little break then, no?
Jaxter saw a Vanguard, sporting a very nice Toasty Warden Armor and Helm, a very full Crown Pouch on his hip.
No problem.
To an outsider, it would have looked as if Jaxter walked past the knight and suddenly his Crown Pouch was empty. But to any thief's careful eye, Jaxter's hand slipped in and out, as fast as a cobra. A thief's hand was very similar to that of a magician, or at least just as quick. And Jaxter laughed inside as he heard the Warden exclaim in surprise as he found his money was gone.
After a nice run, Jaxter was a bit taxed. So he decided to get himself a drink.
Lots and lots of drinks later...
"Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! YEAAAAAAAHHH!" The crowd egged the two on. Jaxter wiped the ale from as his lip as the knight across him started to waver.
"So boyo..." The other knight said. "You been in a...BUUURP...drinking contest before...?"
"Yep..." Jaxter caught another bottle flung at him and continued to drank. "You?"
The older knight laughed.
"This is my first time in years, mate!" All of them laughed. This was how life was lived everyday for Jaxter Merrick. Steal. Drink. Laugh. Repeat. And it was an enjoyable life too, have a nasty run in with some powerful knights or a duel to settle things as men always adding some excitement to his life. Jaxter missed how things were. But now he could start doing it again.
The vibrations above ground were numerous and loud, as the serpent slid beneath it all. The beast slithered through it all, trying to figure out which one was his partner felling Wolvers, and which were just the other annoyances in his realm. His attentions were turned when he heard a sound similar to an incendiary detonating, and the now familiar sound of dead wolvers impacting the earth. Anguis made way for the location, silent and swift, the ground shaking not even noticeable in the current conditions.
Surfacing a few yards away from the source, Anguis eyed the culprits, not his master but just two individuals. A downed Knight & An Angelic being ontop of him, mouth near his neck. The serpent slithered forward, almost stalking, observing from the shadows of the dense tree-line, eyes locked onto the two.
Sono and Luke finally managed to get to Cicero and Freya. "Oh man, was it a pain in the butt to find... you...." Sono's voice drifted off as he saw Freya. "... Cicero? Who's that?"
With a smile Blesse turned to the Console as she uploaded a program to the mainframe. Thanks to the reconnection of the Terminal Blesse was able to use the speackers dotted around the edge's of the area. Since the directional speakers where designed to have people hear the talker from anywhere on the map the only true blind spot was of course the dead center but that was blocked off by the Research camp which was no back online.
Cover your ears, this is a test of the Bell Program.
Blesse gave one warning waiting just long enough for anyone who was able to take in messages to cover themselfs. Once the time was up she started the count down of the Bell system, as soon as the clock struck zero the area would be covered in the tome of the bell.
You have Minus Thirty seconds before the tome of the bell.
"Aw fish! What the heck are you doing!?" Cicero complained, more than a little disturbed that Freya was licking his neck. "Just cleaning you off, silly!" she teased as she slipped off him and got to her feet. Trying to act as though nothing had happened, he nonchalantly sheathed his sword. "You coming?" he asked flatly. Freya's eyes lit up like candles. "Totally! I'm not going anywhere without you." She giggled and pecked him on the neck, then took his arm and walked alongside him.
Then an unfamiliar voice spoke up behind them. "Oh man, was it a pain in the butt to find...you...." the voice drifted off as it saw Freya. "...Cicero? Who's that?" Freya unhooked her arm from Cicero's and curtsied to the stranger. "I'm Freya, the Valkyrie Queen. Who're you, mister knight?"
Luke stopped. wait....but I thought... He quickly looked over her. She resembled Gwen but, still looked different enough to be someone else. Stepping forward, Luke spoke up.
"I thought Gwen was Valkyrie Queen?"
Sono wasn't sure how to answer that.
*Dude just tell her your name.*
'Why the hell would I do that?'
*She seems... nice-ish. Just tell her.*
'Shut up, what if she can read minds?
*Well she would probably only hear you cuz, last time I checked, I'm not a mind.*
'Yeah, but you're Part of My mind, and I believe that counts.'
*Just tell her your stupid name!*
'You have a stupid name. And she looks familiar'
*Gwen familiar, I-*
"Ahem, er... My name is Sonosuke."
*You just cut me off!*
"Are you..."
*And you're ignoring me now*
"Do you know another Valkyrie named Gwen?"
*I'll just be over here watching TV.*
Cover your ears, this is a test of the Bell Program.
"Oh. Perfect." Sono did as the voice said.
" Arf ! ( let's move ) " Lake barked to spark. " Arf Worf Worf ! Rrrr... Arf ! ( I don't like this feeling ! A powerfull pressence of a mighty beast is around ! ) " spark barked. Lake nodded , and ran to the elevator. As he passed by , he can notice a remain of some battle. [Tsk... Spark is right .. we should go to the nearest elevator to haven ] Lake said.
He then decend down to Roarsterous ruin ( OOC : Did i spell that right ? ) . As he arrived he is greeted by some zombies , He quickly draw his polaris and supernova . Spark began to dance around and began to bite the zombie inside out , while lake bullets began to expand..
" DUM ! DUM ! BAM ! " a large sound can be heared as zombie flies through the air. Lake quickly run , before the zombies can gain balance again. However he stopped near a nearby tree , he can hear someone is chatting nearby ( Sensory 2 ) ..... he draw his stagger storm and voltedge , preparing for a suprise attack if he gets noticed....
" rrrrrr.... Wof wof ! rrr... ( Shhh... Silent spark ! Be stealthy... ) " lake whispered ( Barked ? )
After a nice long break, Jaxter decided to meet up with the gang back at the Roarsterous Ruins. He paid the barkeeper what he was due, and saluted his other knights goodbye.
"I'll be off gentlemen! Farewell!"
The crowd saw him off and Jaxter made his way to the elevator. He punched in the destination, and was set on his way downwards.
Hmm...wonder what's going on now, since Cicero's dead. I wonder if they found his mangled body yet...Ha!
Later, when he finally made his way to the group on his radar, he hear a voice in the comm say:
"Cover your ears, this is a test of the Bell Program."
Oh scrap!
Jaxter covered his ears and dove into the foliage, hoping to get away from the nearest bells.
All across the level the sound of the bell tomed as it carried with it the effects of the normal station. As loud as a thunder clap the sound seemed to be louder because of how it was being played across the area. Well all the beasts are stunned for the next couple of seconds. As for anything else well sorry but test's come first.
His HUD and audio sensors filtered harmful noises out, but the bells still make a harsh sound. Cicero flinches a bit, then walks up to where Freya and Sono were standing.
"Sono!?" Cicero asks, more than a little surprised.
(OOC: Since I've been gone for a really long time, the best explanation I have is that Renao's been Very, Very drunk- On account of meeting Jason.
Weird, Huh? Also, Very ironic that they didn't run into Jaxter. Should I mention him somewhere?)
"Jason, You certainly know how to ruin someone's day... Alright, I'm going off to the bar, So that I can forget everything that happened, and go along my merry life." Renao said, Hoping that it would be enough.
"One Shadowfire Special, Please." Renao said, quietly enough that only the Bartender could hear, As Darkmatter Drinks are forbidden, Due to what they do to the drinker. Thankfully, the Bartender's background was shady enough that Renao thought he might have some.
"Yes, I have some that I... Found. I'll go the the back and get it for you, Of course for a fee. Ten Thousand Crowns, Please."
Renao handed the CR, and ended the transaction. A few of the others started looking suspiciously at Renao and the Bartender, But if they knew their place, they wouldn't say anything.
Renao left, and headed for the emptiest place she could think of: The Arcade.
She took a drink of the Concoction and...
(I'm leaving this up to you to decide, Thinslayer.)
Jaxter touched his ears and saw they were bleeding. The sound must have hurt something.
Ah, f***ing hell...just what I needed.
He peered over the bushes to find Sono, Luke, some angel who wasn't Gwen, and...Cicero?!
Jaxter spluttered in disappoint.
How are you not dead...Seriously.
The bells resonated in Anguis' mind, just as they had done before on the level above, rekindling a fury which they had also created. The serpent's eyes shot open as he dove straight down into the earth, the ground around him shaking like a tremor. The ghost of the ground was on the warpath. The bells' resonance still rang in his acute senses, and allowed him to track some late ringers to their locations.
Fuelled on by an unsatiable rage, Anguis bull-dozed straight into 3 Bells in succesion, the noises from the "head on" impact not phasing him in his angered state. The serpent's mind was set on one thing as this point, to find the source of the bells, and put them out of commision.
Permanently.
Sitting back Blesse let the Program finish its process. On the main Screen of the Hollow-Map red messages appeared as she saw Bell Stations which where not even active get taken down. It was odd to watch and the only thing that came to mind was the large serptent thing she had seen on the radar of the Knights HUD. Since it was out of range of anyone with a Radar attached Blesse could do little to track it aside from watch it attack inactive bells. Thats right keep attacking those Bells. Little do you know I have direct control over the PA system and its Directional Speakers. All your going to do at this point is hurt your self and make it easier to capture you later.
We have a problem. It seems something is attacking the inactive Bell Stations around the level. I don't think it has caught onto the fact I am making the Bell sound from the PA system of the Clockworks. Be advised this thing looks to be on a rampage and using the Resinating sound of the Bell Stations to find them. I will update your Maps as the stations get attacked. Also the timer has started you have Two minutes before I can use the Bell program again.
Blesse sent the message off as she looked at the Hollow-map. Still on her mind was the fact they now had to deal with the Serpent, angry and in a rage.
She raised an eyebrow. "I am Freya, Queen of the Valkyries." She lifted her chin proudly, then dropped it and blushed as she realized that she wasn't exactly in an advantageous position, considering her head wound. She giggled and extended her hand in greeting.
"Nice to meet you, Cicero."