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Post by Zilfer Of Shadows... on Sept 21, 2008 23:29:07 GMT -5
Zilfer headed forward trying his best to sence for cain which he wasn't making it hard to follow his trail it seemed. Zilfer stopped as a scream echoed through the forest after Ryuu spoke to him and luster.
"So..... Into the scary woods then?" asked Luster as Zilfer looked to Ryuu for a moment. "Well that wasn't a pleasent sound...." said Zilfer looking back towards the dirrection he was headed and where the scream had come from. "Come on, the quicker we get there the quicker we can leave."
Zilfer drew his blades, and Luster kept his lightsaber in his hand but not quite activated yet. They headed through the woods and soon entered the area where the scream had originated and saw above on a hill the sword protruding out of the ground. Zilfer went to run forward to grab it however a hand grabbed him stopping him. Zilfer looked at Luster for a moment. "What's the matter? it's right there." asked Zilfer wondering what was holding Luster back.
"Caution.... something's not right here, if it were that simple Cain would have it by now." said Luster as he proceeded forward slowly. "Proceed with great caution."
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Post by Cain on Sept 21, 2008 23:40:01 GMT -5
Bringing up the rear, Ryuu slowly approached the scene, examining the area carefully. He knelt down upon discovering something on the grass. It was blood. Drawing some off the blade of grass, Ryuu's attention was drawn to something else wavering in the breeze. A lone black feather. As he picked it up his eyes suddenly widened. Ryuu then closed his eyes tightly and opened them again looking all around frantically. He suddenly then shot back to his feet, stumbling back in a panic.
"Go," Ryuu shouted, "Get out, now!"
"What's the matter," Luster asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"My shadow arts aren't working... and those birds earlier... I didn't think of it before but the void is supposed to be completely void of sentient life..."
Turning around slowly, Ryuu's face suddenly went white as he stumbled and fell backwards. At the center of the hill now was the corpse of Cain impaled on the blade of balance.
"I think we're in trouble..."
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Post by Zilfer Of Shadows... on Sept 21, 2008 23:48:38 GMT -5
Zilfer eletrified his blades quickly as he stood looking around. "Someone's here...." said Zilfer as he almost sensed a presence. It wasn't until Ryuu mentioned that his shadow art's weren't working did Zilfer notice the black feather in Ryuu's hand. "An intangible?" asked Zilfer as he pointed to Ryuu's hand for a moment.
"I don't think we are in Chinine any more boys." said Luster looking up at the image of Cain impaled on a blade of balance. Luster finally activated his sword and then closed his eyes expanding his senses to find the source of power of this place. They where inside someone's mind for sure, there could be no other explination then that.
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Post by Odan Thos on Sept 22, 2008 1:06:17 GMT -5
Selene slowly open her eyes and she was not physically hurt any more, but her heart was heavy. She could not believe Megiedo was gone. She had a few friends there when she left, but the idea that every Luminos was gone was what was hard. Only person to escape it seem was Alex's ancestors and that only left three others that she had met. She wiped the tears from her eyes and slowly got up. She looked around and did not see anyone. She quickly fell back to the ground, crying at the loss of her home and all the Luminos. She wanted to get off this planet and there was only one ship she knew of, the one she came on.
She slowly got up and looked around. She did not see Kamisori or another else for that matter, but she figured she would play it safe. Jumping in and out of the Void to avoid detection the best she could. She quickly passed into the Void using her own shadow.
When she entered the Void she heard a scream. “What the, this place has no life.” Selene just wanted to run towards the shuttle and just run away, but someone may need her help. She stood motionless for a second before she took off towards the scream with her lightsaber in hand. Her own words to Nyx convinced her she had to do the right thing, help the person in trouble. She had to start acting like a Luminos should act, especially sense she was one of the last.
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Post by Cain on Sept 22, 2008 1:31:48 GMT -5
Standing back to back to back around the blade and Cain, Ryuu kept his guard up. Whatever it was that had been doing this, it had to be incredibly powerful to ensnare all three of them without any of them noticing it.
"Good evening, gentlemen..."
At the sound of the new voice Ryuu suddenly spun around. Standing now in the middle of the three was a man in a large black coat. He took a long drag off his cigarette before raising his head. It was the same man from the vision Alex had shown Selene with his long dark hair and black rings under his eyes.
"Pity... seems this one's over before it even started."
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Post by Zilfer Of Shadows... on Sept 22, 2008 1:45:59 GMT -5
Luster turned to see Jack standing off in the distance. This was something he couldn't have imagined seeing when he had left Tishi however it was now happening. "Still smoking? You know mother wouldn't approve." said Luster trying to distract Jack if but for a moment, he reached out to the other's minds. 'If we want to escape this we are going to have to work together to break through his mental barrier. He has the blade, don't be fooled by Illusions here.' said Luster to Zilfer and Ryuu's mind, it was true, if they didn't escape their bodies on the outside would become slaves to jack's bidding.
Zilfer stared in a bit of shock, this was the man who had destoryed a galaxy, and brought about the fall of the Mitsukai, and Luminos. This was the man who conquered known space and sought a way to destory it so utterly and completely. Zilfer steeled himself now when he heard Luster's comment. He took up the defensive for now, linking his mind with Luster's as Luster began linking Ryuu's mind with battle meditation so they could act as one unit and perhaps break through the mind barrier that they where ensnared in.
"So your Jack..... your..... shorter then I expected." said Zilfer as his blades continued to pass electricity between them. He knew Jack probably didn't have the slightest idea of who the hell he was, and Zilfer for once, was glad of that.
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Post by Odan Thos on Sept 22, 2008 2:02:07 GMT -5
Selene ran into the wood and noticed the crowed of people. She recognized on as Alex's son, Ryuu. One of the others was the person Alex was training, she believed her was called Zilfer. The last one she did not recognize, but he was no doubt a Mitsukai like Kamisori. She then looked at who the group was talking to and she was stricken by fear. It was the same person that had been in Alex's mind, it was the destroyer of Terrestia.
Selene continued towards the group, and walked up beside Ryuu with her saber in her hand. She did not speak up, feeling no words were necessary at this point. Something did not feel right about this situation, but she stood with the other three. Something told her that if the Luminos people including the elder council could not fight this guy off, then the three of them are as good as dead.
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Post by Cain on Sept 22, 2008 2:07:51 GMT -5
"You know you're right, this is a disgusting habit. I really should quit, these things could kill me..." Jack answered back to Luster, taking one last drag before dropping the cigarette and crushing the butt under his boot.
"So your Jack..... your..... shorter then I expected." Zilfer commented.
"Well, it's comforting to know that the caliber of the Kumori hasn't risen any in my absence. Good 'ol Kenshi... dependable as always. Though still a little slow on the intake," Jack began to explain, producing a pack of smokes from his coat, motioning to offer Ryuu one who quickly shook his head. Jack stuck the cigarette on his lower lip and snapped his fingers, igniting a flame on his thumb that he used to light up.
"You see... 'ol Kenshi there thought if he could transubstantiate from the void back into the physical realm that he could reclaim his old power. Well, he was only half right. Transubstantiation has a few draw backs. For one, it's impossible to find a good alchemist these days, and even if you do there's the whole him dying putting a kibosh on the whole deal. Also there's occupying a messy vessel... you saw him... heart pumping on the outside, skin like Frankenstein..."
Jack paused a moment to take another drag off his cigarette.
"Kenshi was aware that the Blade of Balance would free him of these handicaps. What Kenshi didn't consider though, was how much easier it would be if he just got some simple minded pawn to bring the blade to him from the outside world. Heh, novice... honestly..."
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Post by Zilfer Of Shadows... on Sept 22, 2008 2:21:40 GMT -5
"So you use the blade's power to come back and then what? Even you are not so naive to use the blade, you know you can't weild it." said Luster knowing he was correct, in this assumption, for last time Jack had used it he had killed half the galaxy.
"Luster's right, what do you expect to gain by holding onto a blade you cannot use. Further more what happened to Alex." asked Zilfer not quite trusting the illusion that alex was dead. Perhaps it was true, but Zilfer doubted it.
"You seem confident that your plan will work Jackie. Your not quite as immortal as you remember." said Luster whose' lightsaber still hummed in his hands, with selene coming up from the side he extended the battle meditation to her as well should she take the chance to jump upon it. With a combined effort it would make this encounter a better chance of them making it out alive.
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Post by Odan Thos on Sept 22, 2008 2:34:43 GMT -5
Selene stood as collected as possible. She did not understand why Zilfer was trying to provoke this guy. He destroyed worlds and apparently half of the galaxy at one point. It would better not to make him angry at this point. She smiled softly pushing back her fear to speak. "If I may be so bold to ask you a question which I never thought I would be able to ask. Why is it you destroyed the Terrestia and the Luminos?" She was not sure why she asked the question at this point. It seemed out of place as everyone was so on their toe for an attack. She figured that in a way she wanted to come to terms with what happen and any answer was better than none.
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Post by Cain on Sept 22, 2008 2:39:06 GMT -5
"Ancient history, dear, try not to take it too hard. Though if it makes ya feel any better we'll say I owe you one," Jack responded to Selene, then turning his attention to Luster.
"Hmmm... very astute, brother. What could I possibly gain from a blade I can't use?" Jack asked, a very slight grin on his face as he looked towards Luster, "Obviously you and your motley crew aren't very quick on the uptake either."
"The blade's power calmed... and we're here now..." Ryuu commented, "Clearly he is able to wield it. What other explanation could there be?"
"Shame on you Luster," Jack said shaking his head, "beaten by a freshmen, you're slipping in your old age. Me however, I only keep getting sharper. What good is falling down if we never learn to pick ourselves up?"
Jack flicked his cigarette away and his expression suddenly turned very serious.
"That's why I always win in the end, Luster. People keep underestimating me. Immortality was my curse... my potential has no more anchor. You however... you still seem to be dragging that adorably naive 'hope' along behind you. As I said before... it's comforting to know somethings never change..."
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Post by Zilfer Of Shadows... on Sept 22, 2008 2:51:10 GMT -5
Zilfer was getting rather annoyed at this guy just ignoring him however he kept his emotion's in check for a moment, if he could weild the blade what was stopping him from whipping us out? He was obviously toying with them, but to what ends? Some sick twisted pleasure.
"Well then what do you want? You have all the power you'll ever need in that blade, what's stopping you from ofting us right now?" asked Zilfer not caring if jack even responded this time.
"And you still have your superiority complex." Said Luster seeing jack's face go serious, things where probably about to get dangerous real quick. "Yeah..... something's never change...."
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Post by Odan Thos on Sept 22, 2008 3:08:20 GMT -5
Selene just shook her head. Why was Zilfer trying to cause trouble? Jack no doubt planned for this event if he was able to manipulate events from the Void to get the blade there. She thought to herself, if he was omnipotent as he wanted them to believe or they thought he was, then why spare four people like themselves. Maybe he thought they would be good heralds of his cause, or maybe he just wanted to interact with someone other than lost souls for a change. In the end she could not come up with a decent answer so she did not say anything.
When Jack's started looking different she gripped her blade tightly. She could tell she could not move in and out of the Void, but as she told Nyx, she would die a Luminos then live as a monster. She closed her eyes and took a deep calming breath, driving away her own fears of death and preparing for whatever might come.
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Post by Cain on Sept 22, 2008 3:09:31 GMT -5
Jack raised an eyebrow to Zilfer as he shouted, antagonizing him.
"I can see now why Cain keeps a leash on you," Jack answered, "Pawns usually are a bit obtuse, but you sir are pushing it. Besides, why should I kill you when there are far more lucrative ways to make use of you?"
"You still have your superiority complex." Luster commented, "Yeah..... something's never change...."
"Oh, don't mistake the meager value I place on your lives to imply that I hold my own to some higher standing, superiority is merely the vain indulgence of those who fear to lose power. I have no such vice. The power I wield now is only the means to an end... as is all power. Any who would think differently is deluding themselves."
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Post by Zilfer Of Shadows... on Sept 22, 2008 22:26:43 GMT -5
"I know a hypocrite when I see one." Commented Zilfer knowing that Jack's own assertions contradicted himself. If he did not fear losing power, then it was unlikely that he would be manipulating things about the galaxy to get the blade of balance. "As for being obtuse.... It helps to be thought of as stupid. So Indulge me." said Zilfer.
Luster remained silent for a moment as he waited to see where this was going to go, would jack just leave them trapped within his mind, or was his plan to use them as pawns in another way, not controlling them, but forcing them to act of their own free will. Something told him, it wasn't the later.
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