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Post by Kan on Feb 22, 2009 16:50:00 GMT
OOC: Time for Marks again.
IC: The air around the roof tops is charged with an abnormal amount of static electricity as Cain travels along.
On a roof a few buildings away from Cains the electricity starts to form together before in a thunderclap Marks appears in mid air, over the gap between buildings.
He starts to fall but his honed instincts from running along the roof at home keep him from respawning again any time soon. His hands dart out for the side of the building, finding their way to the very top edge of the building.
"Damn it...I should just go back home" I mutter to myself as I hoist myself up, "F*cking evil b*st*rd" I say out loud as I get back up to my feet on the roof, the gravel shifting as I do so.
"I need to get stronger to beat 'im, time to find somewhere to charge up" I say to myself as I walk to the roof access.
"Now's wheres the nearest store?" I mutter.
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Post by Oct-taku on Feb 22, 2009 22:09:51 GMT
"Nope. I value it. I haven't done anything worth of note, other than that minor Ice Age. I have no stake here in Evemada. I could easily pack up and move, as our...fellow Architect suggested. Somewhere...warmer."
Shakes sighed.
"But, I've got to say, I've grown attached to this place. I think I'm gonna stay."
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Post by The Spy on Feb 23, 2009 2:39:57 GMT
"It wasen't minor, you froze 400 people to death. " I say, my eyebrow twitching.
As soon as I finish saying that 6 SUVs come out from behind buildings and alleyways and behind buildings and they join up with us, 2 in front of us, 2 on the sides and two behind us.
"Ah, protection, swell." I say, as we exit the City borders and start to go into Darkbrew Forest.
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Post by Ty on Feb 23, 2009 5:57:38 GMT
The wave of energy from Marks' respawning set off Cain's sense. He turned to see him a few roofs away. Cain was somewhat intrigued; he knew about most Architects, but he didn't recognize this human-looking young man. He jumped to the next building and started walking toward Marks.
"What do we have here?" he asked. "You're an Architect. What do you call yourself?"
Taking time out to talk to Marks would probably cause Cain to lose sight of the others, but he didn't mind for some reason. Despite his single-mindedness up until now, he was starting to question his actions. Even now, he knew he could kill this new Architect and quickly move on, but a nagging curiosity held him back.
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Post by Kan on Feb 23, 2009 6:21:10 GMT
After all that has happened in the past day I am less of the coward I used to be, cowering in fear when something new happened.
I stop and look at the man, the other Architect, an old man who had just bounded from one roof to this one. "Marks Thans, I'm sorry but please make this quick, I don't have lot of time to chat" I say to the older looking Architect, "Although I have to admit, that was a good jump" I say to him, admiring a fellow freerunner's skills.
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Post by Ty on Feb 23, 2009 6:32:21 GMT
"Well, I suggest you make time. This is important." Cain thought of the other Architects who were getting away. "Were you caught up in that fight with Yamino, the darkness architect? I thought I sensed a discharge of power there. At any rate, the fighting has stopped, at least for now. Frankly, I'd like to keep it that way."
Cain was still torn over whether he should reveal who he was, or use what anonymity he had left to his advantage. He scratched his beard thoughtfully.
"From the looks of you, I'm guessing you haven't been corrupted by your powers yet. In fact, they must be fairly new to you. Maybe you sometimes even wish that you didn't have them; that you could go back to being a normal human. Am I close?" He cleared his throat. "I know I used to feel the same way. In fact, to be perfectly honest, I still do. For me, it's most likely impossible. But for you, there may be a way...
"There is a limosine carrying Yamino and two other Architects in that direction," he said, pointing toward them. "I am going to follow them to their destination. If you would like to find out how you can return to the life you once had, I suggest you join me.
With that, Cain turned and started giving chase after the limo again.
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Post by Kan on Feb 23, 2009 6:45:55 GMT
I stand and think for a moment, Be human? Do I really want that? I think to myself before looking to the Old man, who by now is a few buildings away.
"I don't know, but I do know this, that darkness guy has got to be stopped, no matter what happens to me" I say to myself before charging toward the old man and jump across the building towards him, my experience granting me just a bit more speed to catch up with him.
"I don't know anymore" I say to him as I come up beside him, "I used to be such a coward, ignoring who I really was, I don't know if I could truly be happy being 'human' again, but I do know this, that evil guy has got to be stopped, I don't care what happens to me as long as he is" I say to him as I vault over an air conditioning unit.
"Lets finish this before anyone else gets hurt, alright?" I say to him, not even knowing his name.
"I still haven't caught your name yet you know?" I say to him chuckling.
I have really changed, and for the better I hope.
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Post by Ty on Feb 23, 2009 6:52:57 GMT
"It sounds like we have at least one goal in common. That's better than none." He grinned. "Jeffrey Cain. Pleased to make your acquaintance."
He kept moving, gaining slightly on Yamino's group but still keeping his distance.
"Don't get too close. We have the element of surprise, and we're going to need it."
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Meanwhile, Aurum was getting less enthused about their sudden road trip.
"So, just what exactly do you have planned?" He asked Yamino. "What's at this lab of yours that can stop this Cain guy?"
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Post by Kan on Feb 23, 2009 7:01:51 GMT
"Damn good to meet you Jeffery" I say, slowing down and falling up to the left and behind of him. "Don't worry bout me, keeping out of sight is one of the biggest aspects of my job" I say as I slide under a grouping of high pipes as Cain jumps it.
"I've always loved running up here" I say softly.
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Post by Oct-taku on Feb 23, 2009 10:31:47 GMT
"Yeah. 400 people. Sure. Compared to you, that's minor, Mr. 'I buy everything my competitors have and indirectly cause the death of thousands through unemployment and starvation.' Oh, that reminds me, destroy any more towns lately? I'm sure San Pedro had a population of over 400. Right Aurum?"
Shakes sighed, lighting one of his own cigarettes.
"And I'm wondering that as well. Here we are, and we're going to be fighting an Architect that can kill anything, even one of us, with a touch. Not a whole lot we can do other than BOKOAG."
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Post by The Spy on Feb 23, 2009 14:02:36 GMT
"That's where you're wrong, our labs have made something called a Static Stasis Module, It'd work on him, but we need an exorbitant amount of catalysts for it though..." I say as we turn into a tunnel.
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Post by Ty on Feb 23, 2009 21:33:57 GMT
Aurum furrowed his brow. "Exorbitant means 'a whole hell of a lot,' right? So, this is or isn't a problem? I mean... what kind of 'catalyst' does this thing need to work?"
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Cain had eye contact with the limousine, which was now surrounded by its envoy of security vehicles. He turned to Marks.
"So, how do you know Yamino? Did he buy out your last employer and fire all the workers, or kill you whole family for the fun of it? I realize he's not in the habit of making friends."
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Post by Kan on Feb 23, 2009 21:40:27 GMT
I run up beside him, sparks coming from my fingers as I remember, "B*st*rd blew up that city, then his sweep squads killed me, to think I wouldn't even be here if I hadn't fallen off that building." I say to, the last bit to myself.
"I came to help out Aurum, felt bad him, losing all his friends, regardless, like I said, he has to be stopped, unlike most of us, I got easy access to television, son of a b*tch is infamous" I say with a bit of anger.
"So whats the plan? I ain't gonna be much help unless I can charge up somewhere, and I ain't got the money for a truckload of batteries." I say to him.
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Post by Ty on Feb 23, 2009 21:58:15 GMT
Cain took a second to put together what Marks was saying. It made sense though. Yamino had control of most of the media now. It wouldn't be above him to blame a terrible disaster like San Pedro on someone else.
"Sweep squads? He really doesn't tolerate dissent, does he?" But that also means the light architect was innocent, he thought. This situation was getting more complicated by the minute.
"You want electricity? I'm willing to bet Yamino's laboratories have their own private power grid. If we can find that, then you can get all the power you need."
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Post by Kan on Feb 23, 2009 22:12:26 GMT
"Looking forward to it" I say chuckling, It'd be Ironic if I took out Yamino with his own electricity.
"Heres hoping they get where ever they are goin quick, "I think I'm starting to get tired" I say with a grin.
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Post by The Spy on Feb 24, 2009 2:13:19 GMT
"I'm glad you asked, the power source needed to activate the unit is you with your power of light, and the catalyst which is to prevent the unit from over heating is you Shakes, your power of ice." I say, grinning.
"However, we need a supplemental power source, which would have been Marks, but-" I say before getting cut off from an explosion in front of our car, destroying one of the escort SUVs.
"Shit, seems like the local insurgency doesn't like me all too much, driver, KEEP DRIVING!" I yell as I open the window and I climb onto the roof of the limo with a High Powered Rifle from under the seat.
"You two, help defend this limo, one of the components we need is in here." I say while sticking my head back into the limo.
I balance myself with my powers and I take aim and I fire at one of the pick up trucks that is gaining up on us.
The truck explodes into a fireball and tumbles into the nearby drainage ditch.
"Human weapons are quite amazing and to the point..." I say, grinning.
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Post by Ty on Feb 24, 2009 5:48:57 GMT
Aurum braced himself. "Dude, how many enemies do you have? I don't know if there's a higher authority than us, but there is a higher power. It's called karma."
He stood up and stuck his head out the sun roof, observing the aftermath of Yamino's counterattack.
"You know, you don't have to kill everything in sight. Humans are so fragile, it actually makes for a nice challenge to disable them without killing them. Watch and learn."
He summoned some sunlight into his hand and formed it into a small spear. He lined up and threw the spear at the front tire of the nearest truck. The tire blew apart, causing the driver to lose control and swerve into an adjacent truck. Both vehicles were run off the road and rolled to a stop on the sidewalk without casualty.
From the back of another truck, one man readied an RPG on his shoulder and fired toward the limo. Aurum quickly summoned another small spear and let fly, knocking the grenade out of mid-air. It exploded in the street between vehicles, giving the envoy a scare but otherwise harming no one.
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"What now?" Cain exclaimed. "I didn't order this. Those men must be some kind of offshoot group." He shook his head. "Those poor fools; they'll only get themselves killed."
Still moving along the rooftops to keep up with the action, he saw Aurum for the first time. His less-lethal retaliation on the attackers intrigued him. Once again, doubt arose in his mind, but for now he pushed it aside and turned to Marks.
"Is there anything you can do to stop them? I don't want to see anyone else get hurt."
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Post by The Spy on Feb 24, 2009 8:00:04 GMT
"That's no fun at all." I say with a frown.
I use my blade cape and I fire 4 of the blades into the engine of the vehicle behind us, destroying it.
"Only by force will these radicals know what leader they should follow, benevolence just means you're weak and quick to please." I say as my blades come back to me and take their place over my back.
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Post by Ty on Feb 24, 2009 20:47:43 GMT
Aurum shrugged. "A wise man once said, it takes different strokes to rule the world."
He pulled himself back inside the limo, figuring Yamino had things well enough in hand. He sat down beside Shakes.
"You know, just between you, me and the leather seats, I think he's still looking to betray us. Once Cain is out of the picture, he won't need us anymore. Stay on your toes, okay?"
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Post by Oct-taku on Feb 25, 2009 0:15:32 GMT
Shakes shot Aurum a "Puh-lease" look.
"Look, I'm not planning on letting him win. Yamino, I mean." Shakes muttered under his breath. Hopefully Aurum could hear. "If Cain wants to take him out, fine by me. I'd rather not having this guy around any more. He's done more damage than all of us other Architects put together, and he'll do more if there's no one left to stop him.
"'Side, I'm hoping Cain will overlook 400 deaths."
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Post by Kan on Feb 25, 2009 3:26:28 GMT
"F*ck!" I shout as the vehicle explodes, causing another to explode as well. I can feel the air electrify as the sparks around me turn into full fledged bolts.
It takes all I have not to jump down and attack Yamino on the spot, growling in anger.
A few of the bolts emanating from me strike's Cain and the area around him, whenever the bolts strike an electronic device the bolts from me grow slightly stronger, thankfully we are are far enough from the convoy to avoid detection, just far enough.
I quickly look at Cain and apologize, "Sorry Jeffrey".
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Post by Ty on Feb 25, 2009 4:21:08 GMT
"It's alright," Cain said. "There's probably nothing we can do at this point. Just be patient and keep moving. Soon enough, the dark architect will get what he deserves."
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Aurum nodded as he listened to Shakes.
"I hear you, brother. But let's not jump the gun just yet. If this Cain guy is for real, we might just need Yamino's help to stop him. Dark Boy rubs me the wrong way, but I'm gonna get him killed if it'll get the rest of us killed in the process, you know?"
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Post by The Spy on Feb 26, 2009 10:03:47 GMT
I slink back into the limo and I sit down where I was.
"I heard you boys just fine." I say and I immediately dash forward and I clutch them both by their throats.
I sneer.
"I know I cannot kill you guys and you cannot kill me, but I have the resources to put you both away inside a isolation tank for a VERY VERY long time."I say, letting them both go and I move back to my seat.
"Besides, I dislike the thought of betrayal, makes me quite the sad panda..." I say, making my facial expression into a twisted form of mock sadness.
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Post by Ty on Feb 26, 2009 21:19:46 GMT
Aurum cleared his throat. "Can you blame us for being suspicious?"
He put his hands up to calm everyone down.
"Look, relax, no one's betraying anyone. We're on the same team here. The enemy of my worst enemy is my friend, right? If anyone needs a refresher course on who the worst enemy is, I'd be happy to replay that tape."
Aurum turned to look out the back window.
"Well, are those nut-jobs in the trucks off our tail at least?"
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Post by Kan on Mar 3, 2009 1:19:42 GMT
The vehicles start to drive off again, I turn to Cain, "Lets go" I say before running along the roofs once more.
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Post by Ty on Mar 3, 2009 1:59:48 GMT
OOC: I see we've hit a slight speed bump in the story here. I'm kind of waiting on Hira right now to see what he wants to do with this lab thing. If that doesn't materialize, though, I'll move things along myself.
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Post by The Spy on Mar 3, 2009 19:14:31 GMT
OOC: Sorry about that man, been quite busy. Also I'd like to add in a picture for my character. psupedia.info/images/4/45/Karl_Friedrich_Howzer.pngI look at him and I scoff. "Of course those pathetic mortals are off our case." I say, smiling. We start to go into a tunnel and we stop at a dead end, then the ground starts moving and we start descending, as if the Limo is on an elevator. We reach the bottom and the lights turn on, around us is several armed men who open the doors for us and we step out. "Welcome to Laboratory 72, Experimental Weapons and Architect Power Amplification R&D." I say, sneering at my accomplishment. We walk further in and we go into a laboratory, filled with weapons and impressive blades along with power suits and Androids, different in design all of them being worked on by scientists. "Amazing isn't it?" I say, placing my hands on my hips and smiling at the work being done here.
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Post by Oct-taku on Mar 3, 2009 22:35:37 GMT
"Yeah, if you're into the whole 'Fear me, I'm evil.' thing." Shakes said, lighting up. "Oh, wait. Nevermind."
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Post by The Spy on Mar 5, 2009 13:04:49 GMT
I point my finger at his cigarette, causing a small expansion of gravity inside the cigarette, making it pop in front of his face, getting ash and tobacco all over his face.
I then point my finger at a wall on the door.
"No smoking." I say, smiling.
We walk into another room, and inside is a large sphere with two tubes coming out of the lower bottom half , two from the right, two on the left and two on the top.
"That, is my own creation, the Nexus of Energies." I say, grinning.
"You see, there's only 3 of us, me and Aurum are of different energies, light and dark, good and evil and the like." I say, leaning on one of the tubes.
"You on the other hand, are only one that is neutral and doesn't have much to offer in the tides war of morality, you're neutral." I say, pointing at Shakes.
"What this does, is that it can either provide everlasting power in terms of energy to power these humans devices, it can swap or hybridize our powers if they're not polar opposites, or if four of us all place our hands inside of there, we can create a energy parabola which will obliterate any form of energy inside the sphere, in essence, 'Destroying Energy' which in in reality, is physically impossible but with my genius, it was possible." I say, smiling triumphantly.
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Post by Ty on Mar 6, 2009 5:55:43 GMT
While Yamino spoke, Aurum walked around the room looking curiously at the equipment. He didn't seem like he was paying attention until he spoke again.
"Not to bug or anything, but couldn't that potentially destroy the whole universe or something? Sounds kind of dangerous to me." He turned to face the others. "Besides, you said it takes four of us to make the thing work, right? To point out the obvious, there's only three of us here, since you crushed Marks. So, just what are we supposed to do?"
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Outside, Cain and Marks followed the vehicles to the tunnel. In a somewhat symbolic gesture, Cain removed his gloves and dropped them on the ground.
"This is it," he said to Marks. "There are likely humans inside, though. If we simply barge in now, we'll be putting their lives at risk. But if we hesitate, we could lose our chance to stop Yamino... I don't know. What do you think we should do?"
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