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Post by Ty on Mar 13, 2009 7:45:10 GMT
Aurum shrugged off the kick and laughed. "What, you think I want you to hold back, brother? Now where would be the fun in that?" He raised his free hand, and everything concrete and steel around them started disintegrating. The stone and metal debris swirled around Aurum, reforming into skintight armor over his arms, legs, torso, and finally his head. The lower half of his face was covered by a stone mask, with an inlaid picture of a grinning mouth full of sharp teeth and a serpentine tongue. Just then, the ground started shaking. Aurum raised his foot up high and stomped downward. The whole area trembled, and huge pillars of rock suddenly shot out of the ground, tapered to sharp points at the top. "Come and get some, wild child," he said, holding his oversized sword in front, preparing to defend himself. OOC: Yeah, this is pretty much going to be our final battle. If anyone has any tricks up their sleeve they were holding back because you thought they were too overpowered or god-moddy, now's the time to go ahead and do them anyway. Myself included there. (Except Kan, because I know what you're planning. Wait 'til we're done, man. )
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Post by Oct-taku on Mar 13, 2009 9:44:07 GMT
"You know, Aurum, I'm thinking that mebbe y-you could use just a little bit of b-b-b-back-up." Shakes said, as a crack formed at his feet. In addition to Aurum's pillars, the ground had been shaking for another reason: there was a pretty good-sized resevoir of groundwater underneath them. And Shakes had been spending the time ever since the fight started drawing it out.
Water started to leak out of the fissure near Shakes, and the temperature in the area started to drop. Ice started to encase Shakes, and his hands became as jagged ice....
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Post by The Spy on Mar 14, 2009 0:10:07 GMT
"So be it....ARRRRRRAAAAGHHH!!!" I say, ending it with a bloodcurdling scream.
My body then suddenly goes through a full change, my body becomes black as obsidian and my eyes turn into brilliant purple jewels and the blade capes elongate and curve and stab themselves into my back, looking like a macabre form of angel wings.
And finally, a loud audible snap can be heard, the sound of a mind that tried so hard to keep order in the midst of chaotic fury has just snapped, then the environment changes, the gravity of the entire area becomes heavier, cars nearby start to get closer to the ground, birds fall to the floor and die on impact, trees start to bend over and snap.
"I-I-I waaaarned you!" I say, and the lower half of my face tears open to reveal an open maw with four sets of teeth.
I take Corruption and I spin so fast I actually propel myself into Aurum, knocking him back into the pillar, then I rebound off of the pillar above Aurum and I do a falling kick on Shakes, and I use my powers to push me as I land on him, allowing me to ride him like a surfboard into a wall.
"My powers are infinitesimal, as long as there is evil in this world and in your minds, I shall never be vanquished." I say, my mouth(Or Maw) smiling an evil smile.
I jump off of Shakes and I land inbetween Shakes and Aurum.
"If I were a man, I'd crave power, but I am not a man, I am a God, and I crave darkness!" I say, raising my hand and the entire skies above start to become darker.
"I will enshroud the whole universe in unfathomable darkness! I yell, my powers now reaching the sun, pushing it farther away from us, causing the entire system to become darker and colder.
OOC: God Moddy enough for ya?
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Post by Ty on Mar 14, 2009 1:08:58 GMT
OOC: Not quite, no. IC:
Aurum didn't respond. He just stayed still as his body sank into the pillar of stone behind him. The ground rumbled as the pillar started growing larger and larger. The structure grew almost 20 stories high. Then it began sprouting huge claws on either side, which then grew into whole arms. The pillar's base split in two and formed giant legs. Finally, a giant lizard-like head formed atop the stone monstrosity, with two giant diamond eyes. It opened its mouth and let out an unnatural roar.
Inside, Aurum was controlling the "beast" like a puppet, using his powers to continuously grow and strengthen its body, which was now a multicolored amalgam of concrete, granite, quartz, iron and whatever else had been drawn into the creature from the surrounding city block.
The creature lowered its head and looked toward Yamino. Its eyes glowed as it drew in what little light remained, collecting it in a ball of energy in its mouth. It opened wide and blasted a wave of light at him.
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Post by The Spy on Mar 16, 2009 4:51:52 GMT
My many mouths smile and my chest opens up with a sickening crack and I absorb the light and it radiates darkness from my bladed wings.
"Feel my dark power!" I scream as I jump onto the golem's knee and I jump to his hip, then to the check and I stab Corruption into it and I use my powers to make myself heavier, cleaving the golem in half.
"I will not be killed by some pathetic abomination, but all your fighting is for naught." I say, pointing at the sky, growing even more dimmer as the sun gets pushed away by the inertia of my powers.
"Evemada will cease to exist, and this planet will become inhospitable to humans and just fine for us Architects, but Architects like you will never be accepted!" I say, levitating cars and trees off the ground and throwing them at Aurum, followed by a enormous wave of gravity.
As Aurum is still busy with that I rush towards Shakes who is somewhat wearing ice as an armor.
I lunge at him and I pin him to the floor.
"I'll tear your heart out." I say, as I bite into the armor with my rows of teeth, tearing a good chunk out of the ice.
I continue to bite into him.
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Post by Ty on Mar 16, 2009 6:55:21 GMT
The giant golem started reforming from the chest down. It hoisted itself up again and moved toward Yamino. Rather than regrowing its legs, the creature stood up on its hands, letting its midsection swing freely.
As it awkwardly stepped forward, its arms suddenly began to split vertically, becoming four smaller appendages. Those then split again, forming eight. The stone structure reformed into the shape of a giant tarantula. Its reptilian head opened its mouth again, and its lower jaw split as well, reshaping into a pair of jagged mandibles.
SHKREEEEII, the bizarre beast roared. It stomped forward on eight slender feet, screeching at the Dark Architect. It lowered itself down and latched onto Yamino with its huge mandibles, trying to pull him away from Shakes.
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Post by Oct-taku on Mar 16, 2009 9:30:27 GMT
As Shake's armor began to crack due to Yamino's unusal biting fetish (O.O), Shakes decided to pull an old trick of his. Spikes of ice shot out, retracted, and reformed in the blink of an eye, stabbing Yamino multiple times.
Probably wouldn't do any good, but it might get him off.
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Post by The Spy on Mar 16, 2009 10:17:25 GMT
My stomach and legs get stabbed multiple times but I'm in a state of such rage and insanity I don't even notice it.
"I'll show you how powerful I am." I say, sweeping my hand behind me, propelling me out of Aurum's grip along with with Shakes, as I am using him as a sled.
I pin his arms down with my hands and I open my mouths and I charge up a beam of intense evil and darkness.
OOC: Sorry Oct. I think you know what's coming next.
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Post by Oct-taku on Mar 16, 2009 20:19:40 GMT
OOC: Uh-huh. T_T
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Post by Ty on Mar 16, 2009 21:21:59 GMT
The spider golem screeched in disapproval. It stopped and made a heaving motion with its head. Inside, Aurums huge metal scimitar was still intact. It emerged tip first from the spider's mouth, protruding forward and curving up to meet the creature's existing stone mandibles.
The sword's tip started glowing, and in the space between the three sharp points, a glimmering ball of energy started forming. Aurum knew it wouldn't be very powerful now that darkness had enveloped the whole area, but he had to at least try something.
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Post by The Spy on Mar 17, 2009 2:20:51 GMT
I immediately pick up Shake's broken body and I turn around and face Aurum's golem who is firing his beam of light rushes straight towards Shakes and I fire my beam of pure darkness at Shake's back.
Shakes is caught in the middle of the beams, destroying his body by the two great contrasting powers of Good and Evil is destroyed, his upper body now gone I toss his dead carcass to the ground and I laugh evilly.
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Post by Ty on Mar 17, 2009 3:45:41 GMT
OOC: Touche.
By the way, Kan, I've got a way to help you back into this thing.
IC:
Aurum silently cursed himself, and the golem screeched angrily, stomping its feet.
While the other Architects were preoccupied with fighting each other, Cain finally managed to tear apart the metal plate that held him to the wall. He stood back, watching the battle in dismay.
"This is exactly what I'd hoped to avoid," he said to Marks, who had mostly been standing back. Perhaps he was just as awed by the other Architects' fury. Without even realizing it, the combatants had already destroyed almost three city blocks, killing several innocent civilians in the process, including Yamino's men. The area already had a growing deathly aura, but Shakes' brutal (though temporary) demise only added to it even more.
"I tried. I really did. But there is no way around it; Architects, by their very nature, are destructive to mankind. They are like angry gods on a celestial battlefield, while the humans scurry between their feet like lowly rodents.
"But they are not rodents. I know this better than anyone. I have been on this planet since the human race was first spawned. They have so much potential for greatness. Science, literature, art, music... They were meant to be the men, not the mice.
"There is only thing left for me to do now." With a regretful sigh, Cain held his hand out, focusing on the deathly energy all around them. A phantom gun began taking shape in his hand again, but this time the slick revolver was perfectly solid, and had the distinct color of tarnished metal.
"It seems only fitting now that the gods should die by a weapon of mankind's invention," he said, turning to Marks. "You understand, don't you? You've lived among humans; I can see that. You must see they need to be free. I won't ask you to help me, but I cannot allow you to stay here either. What I said before about other worlds was true, and if you agreed to leave, I'm sure you'll be able to find other Architects who would join you. You can start a new life, away from all of this madness."
Cain lowered his head and cradled the cold revolver in his hands. Inside the chambers, deadly bullets took shape from the energy expelled by all of the people who died. "As for me, though, I still have a job to finish here."
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Post by The Spy on Mar 17, 2009 4:07:04 GMT
OOC: that's not the least of it man.
"Does this sadden you Aurum?" I ask in a unearthly tone, my voice warped by my evil and malevolence.
"Then you'll hate this even more!" I scream as I grab Shake's body with my powers and I draw him to my hand.
My mouths snap open wide enough to swallow him whole, which I do.
What follows is a loud audible gulp and snaps as my mouths reform into back to normal.
OOC: I think you can still respawn. >_>
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Post by Oct-taku on Mar 17, 2009 9:35:14 GMT
OOC: Well, given that Shake's body melts/ shatters shortly after death, you basically just drank a crapload of water.
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Post by The Spy on Mar 17, 2009 11:56:39 GMT
I immediately dash forward and I propel myself quicker than any human could ever comprehend and I pierce right through the stone of the Golem and I come out the other end, with Aurum with me.
"You hide behind rock and metal while I fight you? Pathetic!" I yell as I raise my hand and I slam it down on him, he immediately kicks me off before I can come in contact.
"You won't die, but everyone on this planet will, this planet will be consumed by darkness!" I say, getting into a fighting stance with Corruption in hand.
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Post by Kan on Mar 17, 2009 17:30:51 GMT
"THATS IT!" Marks shouts as his entire body becomes enveloped in electrical energy, turning from it's normal yellow color to a rich and deep blue. He sweeps his arms about the area, sending out a paralyzing wave of electricity, designed to interrupt the signals from the brain to the body, all of them.
As no humans are around the only ones effected will be the architects around him. Each of them falls to the ground, every action ended, including breathing. He walks in between all of them and lashes out a lightning bolt of energy at Yamino, as an extra measure.
"This ends now, all of you, including you Cain, you boast that none of our kind can live here? Well what makes you better than the rest of us, besides your own delusions of grandeur?" he asks loudly, almost yelling.
OOC
I reckon Cain has one or two sentences in him right now with what air he has left.
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Post by Ty on Mar 17, 2009 23:41:43 GMT
"What makes me better?" Cain tested his muscles. He seemed to be able to move again, but was still mostly paralyzed. "Nothing. Absolutely nothing."
His arm lay limp at his side. He wasn't sure if he'd be able to lift his gun if he needed to. With some effort, he started his diaphragm moving and inhaled enough to speak again.
"I have no delusions of grandeur, boy. Only the knowledge of my own corruption." He breathed again. "The last bullet I fire from this gun will be aimed at my own heart."
Aurum didn't say anything. He didn't react, or even try to breathe. His eyes seemed to be drifting off into nowhere. Nearby, the stone golem started to slowly collapse under its own weight. The once-brilliant sword fell and stuck into the ground.
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Post by The Spy on Mar 18, 2009 12:33:02 GMT
I scream inhumanly and I fall to the ground and writhe in pain as the bolt hits me, then I scream once again when I get struck by the bolt again.
I regain a small bit of my strength, enough for me to prop myself up near Aurum, with Corruption close by my side.
"Not here, not by you Marks..." I groan out, with a catatonic expression on my face and I fall to the ground once again, right beside Aurum.
My eyes remain open and I revert back to my more "normal" form.
"My foolish 'brother', why do you fight against.....me?" I say, going into a catatonic shock, still conscious though.
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Post by Ty on Mar 22, 2009 5:32:24 GMT
Cain tried to focus on his arm, using his own life energy to regain strength. It wouldn't take much; just enough for that arm.
"Somehow, I knew it would come to this... Forgive me, Marks..."
He raised his arm, pointing the black revolver straight up into the air. He grunted and fired the gun, over and over. When all six shots had been fired, the gun dissolved into black dust, floating up into the sky. His arm dropped to the ground and he sighed hard.
High above them, dark clouds took shape, spreading outward in all directions. Slowly, a light shower of black rain fell onto the battlefield. Every drop of tainted water that hit an Architect started draining the life energy out of them. Their powers would start to dissipate, eventually disappearing altogether.
"It's done. We're all mortal now. Soon, every Architect will be." He wheezed, trying to catch his breath again. The rain was taking the worst toll on him. "None of us have long to live. Less than a day, I imagine. Cherish the time you have left."
Cain willed his own powers away all at once, joining the energy in the growing storm clouds. He closed his eyes, drifting off to sleep.
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Post by Kan on Mar 22, 2009 6:54:04 GMT
The Rain would have a unintended and opposite effect on Marks, his body being covered by electrical energy as the tainted rain hit him. Normally rain has a random effect on Marks, but the power embedded in Cain's rain is transmitted into Marks, causing his powers to grow out of control.
The man falls to his knees in pain as the energy around him explodes outwards in all directions in waves of powerful electrical bursts. Suddenly his powers turn without Marks's command, and begins generating an immense Electromagnetic field around the planet.
Not more than a few hundred thousand miles away a swarm of passing meteors start to change path, their metals becoming attracted to something new...
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Post by The Spy on Mar 22, 2009 13:04:14 GMT
I regain enough energy to sit on my knees and I look up into the sky.
"The world will be enshrouded in darkness and death, and celestial bodies will fall onto this planet, killing everything that is loved and everyone that is loved." I say, looking down at Aurum's prone body.
"Brother, if this is the way I have to die, so be it." I say, picking up Aurum's body with my own human strength and I look up into the sky, a sizable meteor the size of a car heading right for us.
I close my eyes.
"Goodbye forever brother." I say, as the meteor hits us, killing both me and Aurum.
OOC: Well, I suppose the end of Evemada is now gonna happen.
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Post by Kan on Mar 22, 2009 18:41:28 GMT
The great rocks slam into the planet, all over, creating a nuclear holocaust for the first few moments before the atmosphere falls away, the screams of the planet almost as deafening as the screams of the living beings and the scream of the Meteors cutting through what was left.
The large rock that struck Yamino and Aurum causes the immediate area to explode into flame, a great crater forming beneath the formerly battling men, as they were not gods, they all could, and some did, fall to the same tendency of those below them, the humans.
By the time the Meteor strike the two opposite Architects Marks is already dead, his face locked in a look of great pain and concentration, the young man doing his best to bring his powers back under control. There is no sparks off of him, his body breaking apart at the molecular level.
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Post by Oct-taku on Mar 23, 2009 1:43:45 GMT
On a beach hundreds of miles away, Shakes was enjoying a last cigarette. The former Architect smiled as metorites slammed into the planet, the atmosphere dissolving, and millions dying. None of it mattered anymore. He'd done what he could to be a decent god, of a kind.
He hadn't wantonly murdered, or stealed, or done anything that one could classify as evil. He had done what he could, no more.
Shakes smiled again as the screams of the dying and for the dead wafted in from the nearby town. He didn't relish the pain, at the end of this world. It was simply there. But Shakes didn't care anymore. About anything.
He was still smiling as he brought the revolver up to look at it. It was a cheap .38 Special. He'd bought it in that town, as soon as he knew what was happening. He opened the cylinder, snapping it shut again. All the while, there was a smile on Shakes' face.
"Finally." he thought, as he pressed the cigarette butt into his flesh, and felt it burn his now-mortal skin. "Finally." he thought, as the muzzle of the gun touched his temple.
"I'm finally warm." Shakes said aloud, his grin getting bigger.
There was thunder, and Shakes was warm forever.
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Post by Ty on Mar 23, 2009 3:50:12 GMT
Cain's last waking thought was one of hope. He only hoped that the planet, and mankind, would survive this disaster. Those who weathered the storm would have a lot of rebuilding to do, but they would also have the freedom to grow and learn as a free race. With that in mind, Cain was able to die with smile on his face.
One by one, in one manner or another, the Architects around the world were dying. The sudden meteor storm devastated the entire planet. The population was decimated, and those able to survive were in hiding throughout, and so could not see what took place in the wake of the madness.
As he gave his last breath, Cain suddenly had a violent spasm. His back arched, and a beam of multicolored light erupted from his body straight up into the air. As the other Architects died, the same happened to them, each firing a similar beam of light into the sky. The lights all soared up out of the atmosphere, flying away from the planet in random directions.
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On a distant beach, a young couple having a romantic moonlit walk, when one of them looked up at the night sky.
"Hey, look, it's a shooting star," the boy said.
"Let's make a wish," the girl added with a smile.
The shooting star seemed to be coming closer. They watched in amazement as the flying object soared low overhead, seemingly slowing down. The object went down into the ocean a few miles off shore, creating a splash much lighter than one would expect from a falling interstellar object. The young coupled looked at each other with surprise, then back out at the water. From where they stood, they could just make out a faint light emanating from beneath the surface.
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OOC: Well, that's about it. Everyone can still add their own character ending/new beginning post if they want to.
Thanks to everyone who participated. This RP actually turned out pretty cool. 8 pages is a bit on the short side, but if there is demand to continue the storyline with new characters, we do have the setup for a sequel.
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Post by The Spy on Mar 30, 2009 18:27:40 GMT
OOC: I liked it, I expect more great stories like this to come to fruition from great creative minds often now. Lol.
Also, didn't Yamino push the sun away and Kan like bring meteors hurling towards Evemada?
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Post by Ty on Mar 30, 2009 23:39:38 GMT
OOC: Meh, Earth's survived an ice age or two. I'd say they have a decent shot. Besides, I've read a book series where Earth was broken almost completely in half by a giant asteroid, and a couple remnants of humanity still managed to survive and repopulate.
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