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Sensoukami grunted as he fell to his knees, "Dojo... spare me... MERCY!"
As he screamed in vain, Dojo brought the blade back and beheaded him in a swift stroke, the last of his essence gushed from his now limp form. Kayley looked down at the now empty Sensoukami, then back up to Dojo.
"So, are you here for us too, or just to silence him."
"It seems to finish the job of silencing him, I'll have to silence you as well."
Anna, now as the Armor of Solarflare, raised up her firebo, "You realize we won't go down without a fight, and we have you outnumbered."
"Numbers should never matter to a skilled warrior."
"Except against other skilled fighters," Kayley snarled back.
"You presume too much, you’re not in my league."
Dojo threw out his chains towards Kayley and Solarflare, they stretched and split into two separate chains as they approached, as Oni Masho's would. Kayley slashed at the chains with her claws, pushing them aside as they came. Solarflare spun her Firebo in a circle in front of her, using it as though it were a small wall or a large shield to protect against Dojo's chains. A massive explosion, crumbling parts of the Castle, distracted Dojo, her chain falling onto the ground. Kayley came at her with a tiger tackle, and Solarflare brought her firebo down in a swift blow to her head, leaving her unconscious-
"Think psycho lady just found out her documents are missing?"
"Probably."
"Exit- the big doorway thingy over there."
The two made a stooge-like exit as they dashed for the exit out of the Youjakai...
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"Mamo-chan! I've translated the Documents, come see!"
Mamoru scowled as Genjutsu came through the ceiling down to him.
"Don't call me MAMO-chan!"
"One more down, 16,476,981,899,107 to go"
Mamoru sighed, "Whatever, show me."
"Well sir it would be difficult to display EVERY time you've told me not to call you Mamo-chan-"
"The Translated Documents!"
"Oh- right Shi-shogun!"
Genjutsu took Mamoru by the wrist and yanked him through the ceiling, down some hallways, taking a brief stop to look at some pretty vultures- Genjutsu ate them of course...
"The Documents," Mamoru reminded Genjutsu as she spat out some feathers.
"Oh right."
Genjutsu entered her room and held her arms towards the table. Mamoru quirked an eyebrow, seeing books thrown about the desktop, papers piled in the trash, stubby pencil bits chewed through- but no documents.
"Ah- Gen..."
"What?"
Mamoru was knocked into the hallway, cracking his skull by the sheer force of the explosion, the entire wing of the castle crumbled and slide down to the ground. Mamoru felt the now familiar sensation of his body shutting down, the brain no longer sending orders, and his heart stopping between beats. His last conscious memory was Genjutsu screaming things that didn't make sense in any language, let alone the Italian she was using to say them in...
A while later Mamoru stirred, his heart resuming where it left off, his brain re-solidifying, brain matter, which had escaped onto the wall he had flown through, slid back up his head and into the holes it had poured out of. His circulatory system was slow to remind him of the large broken brick that had punctured a lung. He managed to move one arm, and pull the brick the rest of the way through. Then he pushed aside the broken wall fragment laying on his other arm, which had been numbing any sensation from it. Mamoru grabbed onto the bits of wall behind him and pushed himself to his feet.
Mamoru gave a grunt as he raised himself the rest of the way and moved to straiten out his back. He blinked his eyes for a few moments as he waited for his vision to come back from a grayed blur, to his better than healthy 20/10. When at last he could see strait, he didn't see Genjutsu, or any holes in the castle either. Mamoru stumbled to one knee as he took a step forward. He looked at the leg that failed him and saw a piece of bone still hanging out, as a chuck of wall fell out when he moved it. He heard a number of sickening sounds as his leg 'sucked' in the bone and mended it. After which, Mamoru returned to his feet.
Mamoru heard a growl, and realized it was his stomach... being empty. So he head towards the Kitchen at a brisk pace.
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Kayley and Anna, now unarmored, smiled brightly as if on a drum roll, walking gleefully into Kuji Manor, "Natsui! We got'em back! We got back the documents," Kayley yelled at the top of her furry lungs.
Natsui and the other came dashing through doorways, down stairways, and out hallways. Natsui walked over and asked the obvious first question-
"How- what did you two do?"
Anna and Kayley then regaled into how they'd re-traced Kayley's earlier tracks back to the doorway to and from the Dynasty which opened out near Shi's temple. Speaking of how they went slinking through the castle, waiting outside Genjutsu's room with the protection of the Sun Goddess to hide from Genjutsu. About how once she had finished the translation she left them right on the table to go celebrate. Grabbing them and leaving, not mentioning the little bit about running into resistance on the way out.
Next came the speeches, the simmering outrage at the sheer recklessness. Over the years, the Troopers had managed their tempers enough to calmly rant, and the Masho were quite proficient at scolding without yelling, from mocking each other in Arago's presence back when they were his Masho.
"You two realize how incredibly lucky you were. You could have been seen, caught, or even KILLED, and we wouldn't even know to go looking for you," Shuten said.
"That was BEYOND reckless," Shuu pointed out, despite his own reckless streak from back when they fought Arago.
Ryou was the last to speak, and after everyone was finished, he simply stared at them disapprovingly, "I can't say anything that hasn't already been said about how reckless that was," He raised up a hand as Anna moved to protest yet again in defense. "However, I would think you could consider the feelings of your friends before you so foolishly go off and risk your lives."
Kayley and Anna both remained silent at that one. They hadn't considered the fact that besides hurting themselves, they would have hurt their friends who lived on to mourn. The two of them mumbled an apology that could barely be made out, but it was enough after all the scolding.
"Either way," Seiji started, "I doubt Mamoru is going to take this laying down. "We'll need to prepare for another attack from Mamoru, I'm sure he'll try to take the documents back."
"No doubt, it's just a matter of when," Ryou added.
"I have an idea," Kayura cut in, "Kenny! I have something for you to do!"
Kenchuken came hauling down the steps, "What do you want me to do Auntie Kayura?"
"I want you to set up a perimeter of wards around this place, they won't stop Shi or his people, but they'll give us warning."
"That won't help if they just teleport in and out."
"By what means do they teleport," Kenchuken asked.
"Well, Mamoru apparently through the shadows, Doom by some kind of spell linked to his armor, and that madwoman by god knows what magics," Kayley answered.
"So it's all magic based then."
"I suppose."
"Kayura and I can put up a second barrier that will prevent people from 'porting from in to out or out to in, but I can't stop people from moving around inside."
"Do it," Ryou confirmed, "We'll be on alert in case they make an appearance before you're done."
Kayura and Kenny sat on the porch making more wards for such a massive project. Meanwhile, most of the others took posts outside, with Kayley and the Masho staying inside incase they teleported into the manner.
~~~
Mamoru came into the kitchen and was assaulted, overwhelmed by the smell of food. He quirked an eyebrow as he stepped in further, Gayl, Eirhe, Fomalhaut, Albireo, and even Genjutsu we waiting at the table...
Mamoru turned to the other side of the kitchen to see Doom dashing from stove to microwave to oven, wearing an apron with a patch of cloth sown over where it would have said 'kiss' in 'kiss the cook' instead it read 'hug the cook'.
"Hurry up!" Genjutsu called out, pounding the handle of her fork into the table.
"Hey, I've seen you people eat, and if there's gonna be NEAR enough, it'll take a while, the turkey's almost done, the rice is minute rice- with my little spice mix added," he winked, "Pasta, pizza, potatoes, and, in the microwave there's chili no bean for the hot dogs on the fire."
Mamoru finally noticed the barbeque set-up and did a double take. "What brought this on?"
"Same as everything else I do, randomness."
"How long have been-"
"Since you saw me this morning."
Mamoru shook his head in sheet overpowering awe, and sat down at the head of the table. As the last of the food cook, Doom began the long process of bringing the food to the table. Genjutsu had a surprised expression when the plate of potato's she reached for before all the rest of the food was set voided out to the other side of the table.
"Patience Genjutsu, I made QUITE sure there's enough for everybody."
When at last all the food was set and everyone dug in, Mamoru spoke again, "And just where have you been hiding all this culinary talent?"
"Behind overbearing laziness."
Mamoru shook his head. Eirhe just started grabbing food, Fomalhaut looked up at Doom, "Have you ever seen Dr. Carchela really eat- not just- snack," Fomalhaut wondered allow, pulling his hand back seconds before Eirhe grabbed a hamburger that had been next to it.
Doom heard Mamoru mutter something along the lines of "Next you know we'll find out he can sing."
Doom's eyes bugged- "Ah... for me... singing is more of a weapon... I'm that bad... What's the matter though, only allowed to have one chef in the castle sire," he joked.
"Well, I was under the impression it was my gift... aside from fighting."
"Well humph, apparently Master Shi has forgotten my Christmas cookies," Gayl said crossing her arms.
"All right, all right, so everyone's a cook," Mamoru crossed his arms.
"Don't feel bad Senior Shogun Shi-san," Genjutsu tried consoling Mamoru while already on her 10th plate. Eirhe was finishing up her 9th, and filling up again, Doom was done at 4, Mamoru, Gayl, and the other scientists just watched the two walking appetites. Doom slowed to a munch, based on boredom rather than hunger, while Eirhe caught up with Genjutsu, and they both started on their 12th plateful.
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Genjutsu sat hunched over a desk with a lamp dangling overhead. Books scattered around the documents, piles of failed translations in the trash, pencil half used and all chewed up between her teeth as she traced her fingers along the words.
"Ah-HA! I found it!... No wait, this is a recipe for roast Pegasus... I've found a recipe for Pegasus! Now what was I looking up- there it is..."
Genjutsu slammed another book shut and looked over what she had, "Power, In the thirteen points of the world Lie mythical guardians, Their powers are naught when compared to- the pluming power they keep? That can't be right..."
She crumpled up the paper and tossed it into the trashcan with the other incomplete translations. "After all, this isn't Nintendo with those stupid Italian plumbers..."
Genjutsu sighed and stood up, she whisked everything off the desk and headed for the kitchen as the sun rose. She turned from the fridge and spotted a half-awake Gayl. Her hair was pressed around from whatever pillow she slept against, eyes still half shut with sleep in her eyes, Sticky Bun hanging from her mouth as she mumbled an incoherent good morning.
"Ohaiyo Gayl-chan, I see you’re back to normal, and was wondering about that favor."
Gayl opened her eyes a little more and took the sticky bun from her mouth, "Huh- OH! that...” Gayl munched her sticky bun faster now, and after she finished it, "So what do you want me to do?"
"Got a little side-project running, how much you know about voodoo?"
"Bare minimum."
"Good, I need you to get some essentials for me, from the Troopers, Masho, and even Mr. Doom-san."
"Doom- why do you want a Voodoo doll of him?"
"I have my reasons."
"That's news to me, but I'll go get what I can, check combs and such as I can..."
Gayl got herself something to drink, and another couple sticky buns, then sat at the table. She was surprised as Doom came strolling in a little bit later.
"Mr. Doom-san, I'm surprised to see you up so early, the sun isn't anywhere near the top of the sky yet," Genjutsu poked fun at Doom's usual late-morning to early afternoon arrival.
"Ohaiyo Genjutsu, Gayl-san," he wiped the sleep from his eyes and went over to the sink. After splashing some water onto his face he went over to the fridge and pulled out a glass bottle of Coke.
"Here, let me get this hair out of your eyes," she said as she yanked a tufted of hair hanging over his forehead and catching in his scruffy facial hair of two to three days slow growth.
"YE-OUCH!" Doom protested as the hair resisted coming free, but was easily ripped out by Genjutsu's strength. Doom jumped back and clutched his head where the hair had come out. Using his hands, he pushed his hair all back to its usual flow towards the back of his head...
The coke bottle of coke still pressed against the missing hair, he pulled out a few more breakfast supplies, cooked up some eggs and hash browns. As he sat down Gayl got up, "Pardon, I have some errands to run," she excused herself with a glance at Genjutsu.
After Gayl was gone, Genjutsu turned to Doom, "Watch what you think about me, Gayl's errand is not me plotting away."
Doom gave a hearty yawn, "Sure, if you say so, but I'm sure it's your errand, any hints."
"Voodoo."
Doom took a moment to think when suddenly Genjutsu interrupted his thoughts, "Bingo!"
Doom's eyes fell on the hair still in Genjutsu's hand, and his eyes bugged for a second, Genjutsu nodded again. Doom forced himself to calm down, or started to-
"Don't worry, I'm sure Mr. Doom-san will be a good little puppy so long as I have this,"
"But you’re after the Troopers and Masho primarily, aren't you," Doom realized aloud.
"Actually, I just collect Voodoo dolls, I have one of Gayl and Shi also, even Fluffiums."
"Mamoru's cat?" Doom shook his head in disgust, it was more creepy when she was overly honest and open like now than her silent plotting he couldn't prove. Doom excused himself as he rose up, "Feeling particularly motivated for some reason today, gonna hit the food storehouse..."
Genjutsu smiled as Doom squeezed by, keeping his distance from Genjutsu-
"Oh your wrong, Mamoru could do far worse than just kill you, but you are right that he lacks the same- unique creativity I'd employ."
Doom shuddered, then with a thought, he filled his mind with so much chaos he hoped to block Genjutsu from his mind. Genjutsu gave a creepy wave as Doom backed out of the kitchen, bumping into a groggy Mamoru, unlit cigarette dangling from his mouth. He turned and apologized-
"Genjutsu's... perky- this morning..."
Mamoru grunted, actually appreciating the warning...
~~~
Eirhe woke up with ease, rousting her other assistants she make herself an espresso and sat behind her desk, the computer already set up, and most everything assembled, she was working out the blueprints for the larger scale blocking chamber.
"Does that woman EVER sleep? She must have been up most of the night to have gotten everything unpacked," Aquila commented.
"Oh she sleeps," Fomalhaut corrected, "and when she does, you'll never get her awake until she's ready... I'd say about three times a week for maybe four hours a piece..."
"Albiero," Eirhe called out, "check the animals, make sure they're all adapting to the more confined environment. The animals are all outside, there's a small pen hastily constructed for them."
"Sure Doc," Albiero replied as he headed for the door.
Aquila gave a harsh yawn and barely got her hand up to cover it, then moved to stretch out her back. "So, what's on the agenda today, seems the majority of the unpacking is complete."
"Not entirely, you guys can finish that while I finish these plans, these will be what we work on for a while- part of the arrangement with these people."
"And what are 'these plans'," Aquila sneered, "I'm- no, I'm not sorry doctor, I have good reason to hate these people, last night, their leader- sir short-temple with the glowy-red eyes came in here looking for you while you were stuffing your face on a date, he nearly strangled me."
"Date? Hardly Aquila, it was just dinner, two associates getting better acquainted, as for your encounter with death, I believe that may have been a misunderstanding, I'll address it next time I see him."
"DEATH?" Aquila spat out shocked, "you can't mean THE death."
"I doubt it, but according to Doom, Mr. Shi has power over death."
"Bad enough to know the guys powerful enough to kill us, but now to know he can SUMMON it on us! I can't work like this, it was nice- sometimes- working with you, but I want to go home and pretend none of this is happening. If you ever need anything, find someone else."
"Aquila-"
"No, neither of you could possibly say ANYTHING of consequence to convince me to stay," she threw her arms open in a motion of cutting the conversation right there. "I'm going."
Fomalhaut held up one hand, "Wait, I believe there is one thing I can say to at least give you time to reconsider."
"Oh, what's that?"
"Where's the exit?"
Aquila stopped for a moment, "You mean I'm TRAPPED here!"
Eirhe stood up, "Hardly Aquila, if you're so set on leaving, I can take you with one of the teleporters, and then return here with it."
"Dr. Carchela, are you sure."
"Of course Fomalhaut, no reason to keep her here if she's so set on leaving. It's counterproductive. Though if you could at least do me the favor of helping Fomalhaut with the last of the unpacking while I finish up these designs."
"Fine..."
~~~
Genjutsu was sitting back at her desk, she threw up her arms in celebration as she finished the translation, "HAH... No mere mortals can more an arcane puzzle to complex for ME!"
She leapt from her seat to go and dashed from the room. As she left a blur of white fur snatched the papers from the desk, back outside the room Kayley smiled, "Damn, thought that woman would never leave them in the open... phew, and look, translated even."
"Let's go," Anna took Kayley shoulder as the two rushed for the exit. Once the two of them got out the way they came in, the two of them couldn't help a fit of giggles.
"That crazy woman's gonna have fit when she gets back."
"I hope the other's don't get upset, with us."
"They may make a deal of it, but I expect they'll be glad we succeeded- Shh- Tin Heads."
"Just one- tiger woman!"
Kayley turned around to see a black Youja soldier holding a scythe.
"We meet again, you won't get the best of me twice, I'm even STRONGER now!"
"Do you know this guy?"
"Doesn't look familiar?"
"Maybe THIS will jog your memory!" He thrust the oversized scythe into the air, and a bolt of black lightning crashed down towards Kayley and Anna, the two of them rolling aside narrowly.
"Oh, you- what’s-his-name, the guy with the giant scythe and bigger ego trip."
"Should I call my armor?"
"Might help."
Sensoukami raised up his scythe and brought it down at Kayley, Anna rose up her firebo and raked it across Sensoukami's chest, causing Sensoukami's Scythe to move with him away from Kayley.
"Thanks."
"No sweat."
Anna called on her sun goddess and summoned her armor around her with flaming awe. Sensoukami took his scythe to her this time, but as he brought the blade down at her, she brought up her firebo in both hands to block the scythe, and while his scythe was caught by her firebo, Kayley came at Sensoukami, claws extended, and tackled him like a football player.
Sensoukami's grip on his scythe slackened with Kayley's impact, and it slide from his hands and Kayley raked her claws along his chest repeatedly, each time smoke rose from the armor, but she had done little more than scratch the surface of his new armor shell. Sensoukami reached back with both hands and shoved Kayley with alarming strength, forcing her off him. Sensoukami got to his feet and brushed himself off, Kayley's claw marks came off as easily as dust. Sensoukami reached out a hand and his scythe flew into it.
"I told you, I'm stronger than when your fire brat friend pierced me. I've been re-forged with even stronger magic than the strongest Youja warrior to date, you cannot win."
Kayley punched Sensoukami with the paw of a full grown white tiger, clipping him in the jaw and sending him back several feet, changing back enough to speak, she replied, "Last time you bragged about being unbeatable too, the kid and I still clipped you down a notch."
Sensoukami held his cheek, nursing a small dent, "I am a prototype, I posses FAR more power than any Youja Soldier before me!"
"A prototype for what," Kayley asked.
"A new breed of Youja that only Genjutsu has the power to build- as strong as a Trooper, each of us," he sneered, "You will be OVERRUN by me and my breed one day!"
"The crazy priestess lady?"
"Mistress Genjutsu is the ultimate in PERFECTION, no one can rival her! -"
Sensoukami stopped dead as he looked down at his chest to see the blade side of a Kusari Gama had run him through. Looking before him he saw a brilliant armor of platinum holding the blade, it pulled the blade back from him, black smoke poured out his body and eyes as his life drained out of him. "You speak glory that is not yours-... brother."
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The Temple Chapter Twelve |
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The Doctor's eyes were already wide, yet somehow managed to widen further when the tiny white sheet over baby Brooke stirred, and sounds came from under resembling the cooing of a BREATHING infant. The Doctor stumbled to one knee and began hyperventilating on the spot. Shin came forward and pulled back the sheet over Brooke, Shin took her into his arms and rushed down the hallway to Adjani's room, as the door burst open Adjani jolted from her slumber, Shin held out the child for Adjani to see. "She-" he gasped, unsure what to say.
Adjani was too confused to do anything but instinct, as she took her child into her arms and between her and the powers of Nen Skye, healed the damage death had already visited upon her, Shin and Adjani embraced each other, the child between them. The two had no words at first, finally Adjani spoke, "How?"
"I'm not certain, I saw Zaire in the morgue, looking at her under the sheet, he was doused in a white glow of healing energies, then all of a sudden he turned to me, unaware of any of it, and told me she was ready to come back, and she started to stir."
Zaire pushed open the door and looked over at Adjani and Shin, "Is baby sister awake now?"
Shin motioned Zaire to come over, he darted over and the four were part of a family hug, "She's awake, it's a beautiful miracle."
The guy from the morgue came in and help the doctor find a seat, breathing normally. "You don't work with the dead doc, we see these sort of things once in a rare while, don't ask... don't tell... It's something we regale to our kids when we're old senile men..."
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Gayl sat down on her bed, the air was without breeze in her room, she got to her feet and opened a window, the natural breeze blowing through the window. She frowned, as much as the breeze was a blessing, it only served to remind her that her powers had yet to return in full. She turned from the window and suddenly raised up her arms defensively over her body in surprise at the figure inches from her face...
"Genjutsu! God woman don't DO that!"
Genjutsu smiled in a manner that only served to creep her out further, "I hear from your thoughts that your powers are suppressed and I wondered if you might like me to restore them?"
"Stay out of my thoughts! - I mean yes- but- don't read my MIND!"
Genjutsu laughed, then reached into a non-existent pocket in her robes and pulled out a small red pill, then pulled a glass of water from thin air behind her back. "Here."
Gayl took the pill and glass from Genjutsu, "Thank you..."
"Get well soon Gayl-chan, I want to ask a favor of you that I wouldn't trust to Mr. Doom-san." With that Genjutsu walked out through Gayl's window, disappearing to who knew where by the time Gayl poked her head out to make sure she hadn't really just killed herself...
Gayl shook her head, "That woman is just plain eerie sometimes..."
"Eirhe is out to dinner actually," Genjutsu replied from empty space, causing Gayl to jump into the air, assisted by her fully restored powers she leapt strait up and bumped her head into the ceiling over 15 feet above-
"Owie...."
Gayl came down onto her bed and held the top of her head, hoping not to form a welt the size of Tokyo. "I wonder what she wants me to do..."
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Mamoru stepped down into the dungeon he'd cleared out for the use of Eirhe and her assistants, he wanted to know how long until she could begin construction for him.
"Eirhe, where are you," Mamoru called out.
"She's out," Aquila responded.
Mamoru turned to Aquila with a vicious motion, holding her by the neck against the nearest wall before she could have even cried out. "You do not address me until I address you first, you are here only because I can only assume Eirhe needs your assistance, you will answer me only when I ask you something, now, do you understand."
Aquila tried to swallow, but couldn't because of Mamoru's grip, she nodded and gasped out a yes. As Mamoru let her go, she caught herself against the wall and came down to her knees, then reached to massage her throat. Her eyes were almost as hateful as his right now, having never before been treated so lowly.
Mamoru turned his head around to examine the whole lab, and then turned back to Aquila, "Now I will ask, where did DOCTOR Eirhe go."
"With Doom-" she choked, "he invited her to eat."
Doom dodged his head to the side as Mamoru's blade passed through the space it had been in moments before, "Yo."
"Give me one reason why I shouldn't kill you where you sit," Mamoru growled to Doom.
"Because, I ordered for you too."
Mamoru raised an eyebrow, scowled, then shook his head and sighed, scooting into the booth next to Doom.
"Hey, you didn't say name a good one," Doom replied.
"And YOU," Mamoru snapped, turning to Eirhe, "I was under the impression you were going to start that project for me that we agree on, as per our arrangement."
"My being a slave was not discussed," she snapped back, "when our equipment is in place, and we are properly adjusted, THEN we will begin your project.
Mamoru glared, but slackened his posture moments before their food was brought...
"Doom here was just telling me about how he came into your services."
"Oh was he? I don't suppose he mentioned how I nearly killed him for trespassing into my castle the first time I saw him."
"He mentioned that, and then I told her about the bar," Doom smirked.
"I told you that night, it was Genjutsu's idea."
"And I believe you, with that woman, I wouldn't be surprised if she meant for you to meet me there."
"Really now, why would you think that."
"Just said it wouldn't surprise me."
Mamoru paused for a beat, "Suppose it wouldn't surprise me that much either..."
The three then began eating. Eirhe asked about the history of the Troopers, and finally about the papers Gayl had taken from them. Doom started by bringing her up to date on the lore of the Armors, Kaos, Arago, and finally about what he'd been told about Arago's final defeat. After a tick, Mamoru took over on the papers.
"Genjutsu is currently translating them, they will lead us to a number of mystical artifacts that have captured my interest."
"And Ms. Genjutsu is the one I have heard so colorfully referred to as thoroughly out of her gourd?"
"Genjutsu is a bit off, but she's alright, and she knows almost everything about the arcane, she's the one who lead me to the artifacts these documents speak of."
"I see, you have Genjutsu for your magics, Gayl and Doom for your generals, and me- I take it, for the sciences, more specifically, for my machines that can suppress arcane wavelengths."
"Precisely, which is why I expect you to get to work immediately once we've finished."
"That reminds me, we don't have to let her use that dreary dungeon, we could renovate one of the buildings in my apartment complex."
"You own an apartment complex," Eirhe questioned.
"I acquired it when the former owners mistook some of the weird happenings around me for ghosts and other dangerous forms of paranormal activity, I felt no need to correct them, and gratefully accepted his offer when he said he couldn't stand to be near the place anymore."
"I would rather keep Dr. Carchela closer to home, mine that is."
Doom quirked an eyebrow, "Whatever, sire," the last part he said as a joke.
Mamoru took the napkin to his mouth, then set it on the plate, and rose to his feet, sliding out of the booth, "I'll expect some progress by tomorrow, and as for you Doom, keep to your specialties as a nuisance in battle."
Eirhe looked up, "And what did he mean by that?"
"I annoy, I like driving people insane, I have very few actual combat skills, but with a load of BS, a good imagination, and a bit of near-precognition, I'm pretty hard to beat. Especially since up is almost always a good direction to duck."
"You fly?"
"Levitate, not so precise as actual flight, but just as good for my needs, can't really get much higher than about a three-story building top, plus I'm not any faster than running."
"Didn't you tell me the Troopers we once your friends, why the change?"
"Well... one day I woke up, new armor, new feelings, new powers. I went to find new stuff to do, found Mams, just want to help him get what he wants- kinda feel sorry for him, though I'd never say it to his face. These artifacts, 12 points that act as a conduit for all the magic in the world, unlock all 12 points and you get some 13th artifact, get pretty much any wish you want with the force of all the magic on earth."
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Shin picked up the phone in the room and called up Natsui, he waited two rings before someone picked up the phone, "Kuji Residence, Natsui's in another room right now, may I ask who's calling?"
"Rajura? - It's Shin, calling to update everyone the old fashion way. I've got one heck of a story for everybody when I get back there, hopefully all four of us will be ready to leave by the end of the week."
"Four, I was under the impression the infant died?"
"She got better, like I said, one heck of a story."
"Well," Rajura managed after a moment, "We've got good news too, Jun and Kayley are back, and Natsui's figured out which documents were taken."
Rajura hung up the phone when they finished talking, and went into the dinning hall where the table was set and Natsui was setting the food. "Shin has news, the Baby's alive, and Adjani is well, Shin plans to return tomorrow, and hopes Adjani may join us by the end of the week."
"Has anybody seen Naaza," Natsui asked.
"Not since this afternoon, saw him head for the back porch, haven't seen him since," Touma answered.
"I'll go let him know dinner's ready so we can begin," Shuu said as he got to his feet.
Shuu opened the back door, he saw Naaza's green hair behind a rock, "Naaza! Chowtime!"
Naaza tensed, Asami was laying in his arms as her eyes went wide and she leapt for the water. "Wait- will I see you again?"
Asami turned back briefly, "I'm sure we will meet again." With that, she swam out of view. Naaza got to his feet and walked over to the mansion.
"What was that about?"
Naaza paused, "A new friend, one of Adjani's people," he paused again, "I hope I get to see her again..."
Shuu gave a knowing chuckle and slapped his hand onto Naaza's back in a friendly manner, "I'm sure it'll work out in the end, after all, if everything's not alright, it's not the end- is it?"
"You have a very positive perspective on life my friend," Naaza replied, smiling as the two came into the house- "Oh, I would appreciate discretion about what you just saw."
"Say nothing more, we both will."
"Thank you."
Jun Valson · Wed Jun 15, 2005 @ 06:47am · 0 Comments |
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The Temple Chapter Eleven |
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'Shin- Shin are you alright, how's Adjani, and the baby,' Touma asked Shin from the Mansion, Shin still wasn't responding...
'I... I'm fine, so is Adjani-... we lost the baby... I have to go,' he responded at last. Shin turned to the baby which had passed from Adjani's body, it lay on the table as the doctors waited for the doctor from the morgue to pick it up, he's already been alerted and was on his way. Shin took this brief moment to absorb everything about this small body. He wished he could see her eyes, wondering what color they would be, but knew he would never see the child's eyes open in sadness or joy. He reached a hand for the dead infant, taking its hand between his fingers, "I'm sorry sweet angel, we will never know each other this side of the light..."
He took back his hand just as the man from the morgue arrived, he took a small tag and began to write in something, he looked up to Shin, "Did the child have a name?"
Shin stopped for a moment, "We... we hadn’t given a thought to names yet." He put a hand to his chin and looked to Adjani, still asleep from the emotional and physical drain of passing the lifeless child.
He looked at the tag as it read: 'Mouri X'.
"That won't do," and he took another moment, looking to his wife. Adjani gave a small stir, and Shin rushed to her side, "Are you alright?"
"No, but I am unhurt, I heard- I heard what you said, your right, she needs a name."
"Shh, don't waste your strength."
"No!" she took a few deep breaths until she had the strength to speak again.
And so the baby was taken to the morgue, the tag on its tiny toe reading 'Mouri Brooke.' Shin stepped out from the room. His sister and her husband were resting in each other's arms, Zaire, in the seat next to them, was asleep, a stuffed dolphin tightly nestled in his arms.
Shin walked slowly to his boy, and carefully took him into his arms, sitting himself into the seat. Shin's mournful expression filled with a slow and steady march of tears. When one of them found its way to Zaire's cheek, he began to stir, looking up into his father's face.
"You cryin' Da-da?"
"Yes, I am."
"Why you cryin'?"
Shin swallowed hard, he wasn't sure how to explain this, "The baby, your little sister, she died-" he choked there, he didn't know where to begin... leaving the child to beg the obvious question he was afraid to answer, asking what it meant to die. Shin hugged Zaire tightly, looking him in the eyes, "Well Zaire, when someone dies- their body stays still, like a deep sleep, so deep the soul go somewhere else to rest as well, and- they never wake up..."
Zaire rose up his hands and wiped away Shin's tears, "It be a'rite."
Shin managed a smile, staring back at Zaire's face, "Yes Za-za, it'll be alright."
"When I get ta see little sister?"
"You'll see her soon, and we'll all say goodbye to her..."
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The sun had fallen behind the horizon, but the glow from the moon was brilliant tonight, and as Asami stepped towards Naaza, she no longer felt the need to conceal herself, fully revealed in the brilliance of the moonlight. Naaza blushed as Asami came close enough to touch, as she examined his features, his otherwise stern and snakelike features only revealed his strengths to her, his otherwise 'inhuman' features seemed as beautiful to her as her brilliance and flesh and hair to him.
"What manner of person could be so-" she didn't have the word she wanted, she retreated, her eyes downward cast, he seemed simply too much to behold...
Naaza was as caught for want of words as her, so he simply said what came to mind, in a disorganized stream of thought. "I... I once was of the worst breed of man, seeking only for myself, crazed. Arago discovered me and had Badamon cast his spells over me, using me as his Doku Masho for 4 centuries, then the Troopers stopped Arago and I was freed, I learned I could use my potions to cure as well as to harm, and I found a balance in my life... A Libra..."
"Libra?" Asami mused momentarily, "A human reference to the alignment of the stars, I believe I would be what you know as an Aquarius. Most of my people are Aquarius or Pisces... a rare few are of Sagittarius." Her cobalt locks fell behind her as she looked up to marvel the stars and their beauty. "The moon has long held its sway over our people, as it has been as long as my people have. Its governing force rules all things in or of us; from the tide's rise and fall, the mood of the ocean dictates over anything in its keep. It is and always shall be my people's duty to preserve that balance, it is our purpose."
"Beautiful," he said under his breath, in deference to both her and her words, which has found their way deep into him.
Asami smiled back, narrowly catching Naaza's murmur, in the same low tone she replied, "Thank you greatly."
Naaza brimmed with emotions he hadn't the words to express in all his years. Taking up his nerve, and casting his heart upon his sleeves, he stepped closer to Asami, leaned forward, and placed his lips to her cheek. Asami gasped, overwhelmed by a bliss entirely foreign to her. Shyly she smiled, and spoke.
"W-why?"
Naaza thought for a moment, and could not sum any reasons to mind, so at last he replied, "Why not?"
"I- because a kiss is so much, holding great power of emotion, it's almost like a promise, what does it mean to you?"
"In the world of Humans? A kiss can mean different things depending on where and how it's done on the body, and sometimes what part of the world your in, for example, a formal greeting was once accompanied with a bow, curtsy, and a kiss to the fingertips, this is no long so in modern society." Naaza took a moment to dam the flow in his mind, "In this instance it was meant to express what my words cannot, the feelings and impressions I have towards you that threaten to flood my mind in a world emotions I do not fully grasp." Naaza was told by the wisdom of ages taught to him, those that had told him time and again the patience was the most important virtue in any situation, and yet, the lovesick who would proclaim that hesitance in matters of love were of the greatest magnitude of folly...
"What are you thinking of," Asami asked, seeing his vast eyes awash with contemplation.
"You."
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Shin opened his eyes to emergency lights, he looked down to his arms and found only the dolphin doll Zaire had been holding. He stood up immediately and looked around, "Zaire... Za-za?"
The room was empty, cast in a red and yellow glow from the emergency lights. He heard the distinct sound of metal armor stepping on the linoleum tile. He turned to the room he'd left Adjani to see Mamoru's black armor of death in the red, menacing glow of the lights. He turned his head up to look at Shin through the black faceplate, red eyes glaring through black metal.
"ADJANI! Mamoru, if you've done anything to her I SWEAR to you I'll-"
"You'll WHAT!" his voice menaced, "her sorrow and pain was exactly what I needed right now." He licked his lips, "Such delightful despair in her heart."
Shin looked back to the empty room behind him, remembering his sister and brother, "Where is my family, my sister, brother- my SON!"
"Somewhere," he lifted one hand and pretended to examine it as if admiring his nails through the armor, "I've forgotten."
Shin looked at Shi, his eyes were reddening with tears, "Don't hurt my family..." he said, falling to his knees.
"Hurt them? I don't need to! You do that yourself, it is your destiny to experience only pain and suffering and spread it to all who know you."
Shin moved his lips to talk, but his throat caught the sounds, he could say nothing... His lips violently moved to scream, louder and louder...
He felt someone reach for his shoulder and his whole body jumped as he rose to his feet, the toy dolphin still in his hands.
"Shin?"
Shin took in his surroundings, the hospital was bright and white as usual, his brother had taken his shoulder, Mamoru was nowhere to be seen, and the nurse behind the was staring at Shin like perhaps something was wrong with him...
"A dream?"
"You started thrashing in your sleep, like something was the matter, opening your mouth as if to scream."
Shin looked at the Doll in his hands, "Zaire! Where's Zaire?"
Sayoko looked around the room, as well as Ryuusuke, "I- He was just here?"
"The body? I thought I saw him go down the hallway, past his mother's room," the nurse spoke aloud, "I'd have said something, but you all we asleep, and I didn't figure he could hurt himself in a hospital."
Shin walked a terribly fast pace as he went down the hallway, looking in each door along the way, "Zaire?"
Shin followed the Hallway to its end, coming to a gasp as he stopped and read the last door in the hallway, 'Morgue.' Shin carefully pushed open the door to the morgue.
"May I help you," a doctor asked as he noticed Shin.
"Yes, I'm, I'm looking for my son, I was told by a nurse he came down the hallway, this is the last room down the hallway.
"Well, I haven't seen any living children down here today, had this poor infant brought in earlier-" he stopped when he saw Shin choke back a sob. "You're Mouri-san aren't you."
Shin nodded, "Yes."
"Well, I'm sorry I can't be more help to you Mouri-san, but I haven't seen any little boys in here."
Now Shin was really getting worried, perhaps the dream had been a vision. His eyes widened as a though hit him, "Adjani!"
Shin tore from the morgue and towards Adjani's room, he prayed it was only a dream and that both Zaire and Adjani were safe. He hurried down the hall, people stepped aside as he rushed past. He stopped just in front of the door as he pushed it open. He peered over to Adjani, she lay in the sleep of the distraught. Out cold, but she breathed steadily, the monitor of her heart showing a stable rate.
Shin stepped into the room, he was still worried about Zaire, but at least Adjani was safe, and that had to mean the dream couldn't have been a vision. In the dream, he seemed more interested in Adjani and her pain.
Shin walked over to Adjani and took her hand. He had no idea where Zaire was, certainly he didn't mean to be hiding...
Shin heard a phone ring in the room, a doctor went over to pick it up...
"Yes... This is... He's here..." The doctor stopped cold. "That's not possible... I'll be right there."
"What is it?"
The doctor turned to Shin, "Ah, somebody at the morgue saw your son- but... Follow me..." The doctor just shook his head, he was obviously thrown out of his element somehow. Shin followed the doctor, how he was a little worried.
The doctor opened the door to the Morgue and the two stepped in, the two followed the man he saw earlier, "I don't know how I missed him, but he was just standing there, looking at his sister, then- I don't know, and..."
Shin looked over at Zaire, his eyes were aghast with shock. Zaire seemed aglow with something, some kind of healing energy. Zaire turned, as if only now aware of the presence of others, "Da-da, baby says she's ready to come back now."
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"It's time," Natsui repeated in a surprised tone, then called out, "It's time, Shin! You have to get Adjani to the hospital."
Shin rushed into the room, "Za-za, it's time to leave, get in the car while I help mommy get in."
Zaire nodded and went to the door and opened it, slipping out and towards the car, by the time he was to the steps Shin had lead Adjani out the door and were waiting for Zaire to climb down them. After Adjani was buckled into her sit Shin came around and got the door open for Zaire, as he strapped him into his seat, the got behind the wheel and started the car.
"Shin, we have to let my family know," she said through clenched teeth.
Without even turning off the engine, Shin rushed out the door. Behind Natsui's house in the lake, Suiki surfaced and Shin told him to let the Water people know Adjani was ready to bear her child. Then running back just as fast he barely had his seat belt secured as he hit the gas and took off for the hospital.
Shin only experience in this was Zaire's birth, yet something in Adjani's pains seemed abnormal, significantly different from just labor pains. He kept one hand on the wheel and reached the other towards Adjani, she took it and forced a warm smiled as she squeezed his hand.
Shin had to hold himself back from panicking as they got closer to the hospital, as Adjani's pains were far from normal.
"Is mommy all right?" Zaire asked.
"Mommy should be fine, your little brother or sister is ready to come out now, so we're going to have the doctor help."
Shin got to the hospital at the safest possible haste, pulling into the hospital he became even more worried at Adjani's discomfort, one hand holding Zaire's, the other arm at Adjani's waist, rushing into the main waiting room, "Get the doctor, my wife's ready to go into labor, but something seems wrong!"
The nurse at the desk looked up from the screen, "Is this your first," she then noticed Zaire, "Oh, sorry, Family name please?"
"Mouri, my wife is Adjani," Shin stopped cold as he felt Adjani go limp, and if he hadn't have had his arm at her waist, she would have dropped on the spot, instead Shin managed to catch her and get his other arm behind her neck.
The nurse jumped up, and hit a button, "We have an emergency in the waiting room, a woman going into labor has just passed out from probable complications!"
A stretcher came out and Adjani was put onto it and was taken into a room. Shin wanted to follow behind but looked back at Zaire who had a puzzled and scared expression on his face. "Da-da what's wrong with Mommy?"
Shin wasn't sure what to say, and his mind was racing with worry about Adjani, Shin bent down to Zaire and held him in a warm embrace, "I'm not sure Za-za, I don't know."
"Brother Shin," Shin looked up to see Ryuusuke, his sister's husband, "Natsui called me, is Adjani well?"
Shin came forward to Ryuusuke, and embraced him as family, "She is not, and heaven forbid, I don't know what's wrong, I pray for her safety and the child’s."
"I'll watch over Zaire and wait for her people, you go see Adjani."
"Thank you, is Sayoko with you?"
"She is coming from home, while she called me at work, she should be here soon, go."
Shin nodded, and bowed with haste as he moved to the room Adjani was in.
"Un'ca Ryuu," Zaire hugged Ryuusuke as he bent down to him and lifted him up, turning to take a seat in the waiting room. "Why did Da-da look sad, is Mommy okay?"
Ryuusuke bit his lip, he knew even less than Shin about Adjani's condition. He didn't want to say something to make the boy think something might be worse than it was, but he had no idea how bad it was.
Shin stepped into the room, two doctors were looking over Adjani, dozens of instruments were hooked onto Adjani, her wrists, her swollen belly, and her nose. Machines showed two rhythmic pulses beating in sync, at first he thought they were both the same pulse, but suddenly one of them slowed down and became more sporadic. An alarm sounded and one of the doctors turned to the system of monitors, then went over to Adjani and felt along the womb and then at her wrist. The weak pulse flat-lined with a steady ring from the machine.
Shin rushed to Adjani's side, clutched on of her hands, and felt no reaction. His eyes were wide with worry as one of the doctors turned to him, "Are you Mouri Shin?"
"Yes," he answered though a choking sound.
The doctor frowned, "I'm sorry to tell you this, we did everything we could," the doctor paused, looking for the words, "we lost the infant."
Shin was overtaken with his mixed emotions, torn apart by the news of the baby's death, and swollen with relief that Adjani was still alive, "Adjani, is she-"
"Your wife should recover soon, and the- infant will be aborted by Adjani's body, the passing will be easier than a birth, though still painful, more-so emotionally now though, then we can- provide the proper services for the deceased."
Adjani's fingers stirred in Shin's hand, he turned his whole body to face her, kneeling down to her, "The baby, I felt her Spirit leave me... I- couldn't save her..."
"Adjani my love-"
"Our little girl..."
"Darling-"
"Because of me- It's my fault our baby girl is gone-"
"THAT's not true! You know that," he called back, holding back a slow well of tears as he stood up.
"I'm not a Healer... Healers can fight death,” she gasped in tears. "Oh Shin, I want my baby... I want my baby girl...” Drawing on most of her strength, she clutched onto Shin's shirt, then wrapped her arms around Shin's waist, her tears dampening his clothes.
"I'm sorry," he held his other hand around her back and tried to comfort her, "I'm so sorry."
The doctor cleared his throat, "Excuse me, but the abortion should occur soon, your wife needs to be ready."
Adjani continued to cry and it turned into a wail as her body's natural instinct took hold as it moved the deceased infant from her body...
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At Kuji manor, Trooper and Masho alike waited, sometimes the most painful part. Sayoko had called from the hospital to tell the others about the complications, and Shin hadn't responded to any of the others through their link via the armors. Naaza had stepped out the back and was looking over the lakeside.
He smiled as Suiki breached the surface for air. Following the spray of water and stale air, he caught the glimpse of someone's shadow by the shore. Staring back from behind one of the larger stones on the shorefront, eyes shimmered and blue hair glimmered in the sunset blues and pinks. Eyes catching his, the figure ducked behind the rock and moved back to the water...
"Wait! You don't have to run, who are you?" He had meant to move his lips, but the thoughts flew at her faster than words.
The figured stopped cold hearing his thoughts to her before his words, her shoulders raised up, tensing as she turned. Naaza's eyes went wild with awe, her beauty striking him like a cold wave forcing him to take a sharp breath...
She pushed her long hair over one shoulder, her curiosity stroke by the unusual expression on his face, as much as she felt she should run, lore of the deeds of the surface dwellers sang through her mind. Yet this man with such sharp features and harsh expressions, gave such a warmth in his heart, the pain of sacrifice and the joy of friendship sang in his glow and deep in his eyes. There was such depth in this man that she could spend hours on the surface without seeing through him, except for his eyes. Serpentine in appearance, the depth in them gave way to such honest warmth, there was no way that this man could be one of those villains of lore.
'Surely if he meant me ill, he would have attacked by now?'
"You're one of Adjani's people aren't you, what's your name?"
"You- you know of Adjani?"
"Suiko no Shin's wife, of course, wait, let's back up, I am Naaza, Doku Masho, and you?"
"I remember the day of there union all the water realm sang with praise," she paused, looking mildly distressed, "I am Asami."
"So, would I be jumping to conclusions in assuming your one of Adjani's people, a water spirit?"
Asami paused, a momentary look of terror crossed her face, she went strait for the shoreline and stepped into the water ready to leave, calling back, "I must leave, I shouldn't have- I- I wasn't supposed to come here."
"Wait, if you won't stay, then can I at least go with you, maybe find out why I you interest me so?"
"Why- 'I' interest you," she pondered aloud, 'he's interested in me- and not my people?' She had realized she had thought that openly, until Naaza replied.
"People are just that, people. A person is far more interesting, having specifics and individual beauties, and faults all their own. A specific face tied to a specific thought, in an unspecific world of countless faces," he spoke with a sincere smile on his face, unlike any smile he'd given in centuries.
"That- that's a beautiful statement, never before in poem or prose have I heard sweet limerick." Asami turned back to face Naaza, "I feel like I can trust you, though I am unsure of the reasons... Can I?"
"So long as I am of myself, it is not my nature to harm innocents, I promise never to willingly hurt you or your people. As the snake trusts the sun to keep it warm, I ask you to trust me."
Asami smiled with a little giggle, "And that is what you are, a snake?"
"In part, I am called so because of my mastery of poison and potion, and because of the deviations in my appearance from the norm, and because I am told my family descends from a great demon snake."
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Kenny came running back into his mother's arms, then turned to face Kayura, Shuten and Ryou, he held up a small green, glass orb.
"This is the armor of Reincarnation, it and my son are the last mementos I have of Kenchuken's father," Kenny's mother said. "Take good care of them, lady Kayura."
"Wait- you’re taking the child with you," Ryo asked.
Kayura nodded, "This child is no younger developmentally than you were when you fought Arago, Ryou."
"But, you said yourself he's only lived 5 years!"
"In the three years I have known him, I have taught him as though he had lived those 15- as if he'd lived half my own lifetime Ryou."
Ryou stepped back and held his arms in front of him, "Okay, I'm only saying..."
"I only hope that this is truly Kaos' will, and not your own, lady Kayura."
"You doubt me too Shuten?"
"I only ask the questions that need to be addressed, but your actions are yours to take, Lady Kayura, I will not stand in the way, please be ready to leave as soon as you can."
"Auntie-Kayura, where are we going?"
"We are going with these two, where we may have to fight, now hurry along and ready your things, I will help you once I have done the same."
Once Kayura left, Shuten turned to Ryou, "Does this bode as ill with you as it does with me?"
"I don't know."
"Don't worry, Kenchuken is quite capable, both as a warrior and as a member of this Temple."
Ryou shrugged, "I... It just doesn't feel right to pull more people into this..."
"We must trust that Lady Kayura knows what she is doing and will watch over the body in case."
In Mamoru's Castle, Genjutsu turns to Mamoru, suspended in the air, "The boy left, he took the Were-tiger and blew the Dungeons a new exit, but he's left the Dungeons, and is currently engaged with one of the more potent Youja Soldiers, it may trigger the armor, but that won't be too much of a problem."
"How many of the Youja has he encountered and slain so far?"
"Only the one planted with Moete's weapon, and he's currently engaged with Sensoukami."
"Sensoukami, the Youja has a name?"
"They all do actually, but I only bother to remember the names of the ones I arm personally."
"You armed it?"
"Sensoukami has the KuroiRai scythe, you could say he's a prototype to Moete, he may pose a threat, but I believe Moete will win, if Jun cannot, plus the boy has the tiger lady with him."
"Perhaps we'll be lucky, and the were-beast will get killed in the crossfire."
Genjutsu sighed, "I suppose I could still make a display of it if that happens."
On the field, Sensoukami swung the scythe such that the end of the pole slid to his hands, giving maximum reach, black sparks scattered off the blade as Jun raised his scythe to parry. He grounded himself to accommodate the excess weight of the scythe’s momentum, twisting his own blade he pushed down attempting to create an opening. Jun placed his foot on the scythe and began to run along it at Sensoukami. Sensoukami tried to shake Jun from the scythe but could barely accommodate the excess weight of the boy on the scythe. Jun came foreword and back flipped kicking Sensoukami in the chin. Moving back with the blow as Jun's feet came off the scythe, he pulled the blade foreword such that the length of the pole slid through his hands, bringing the blade back towards him, and driving the point into the back of Jun's right calf.
Jun landed awkwardly, immediately clutching his bleeding leg with one hand, holding the Nodachi at the ground. Kayley charged Sensoukami claws fully extended, dodging the blade of Sensoukami's scythe as he swung, she drove her claws into Sensoukami's right side, while Jun took his headband and tied it above the wound in his leg. He winced as pulled the knot tight, then picked up his sword.
Sensoukami brought the un-bladed end of the pole onto Kayley's back and slammed her aside, a small wisp of smoke slowly poured from where the claws had penetrated. Sensoukami looked strait at Jun and raised up his scythe, charging black lightning all around him and into the scythe, "KuroiRAI!" He swung the scythe down and a massive bolt flung out at Jun, he jumped to the side to evade, rolling as he landed.
Jun rose up his blade and charged it with fire. "Didn't you already try that boy?" He raised up his scythe defensively, "Let me put this as clearly as I can, You- CANNOT- Destroy me." Sensoukami gestured to where Kayley had pierce him before, the black portions of armor moved over the wounds and when they pulled back sparking, he was healed.
Kayley snorted and came up behind Sensoukami, grabbing him around both shoulders and pinning his arms, "Try it now kiddo."
Jun rushed and thrust his nodatchi into Sensoukami, piercing him through to the other side, just beside Kayley. The flames entered Sensoukami's body and started to destroy him from the inside. Sensoukami rammed the back of his head into Kayley's face hard enough to push her back and force her to release him, he grabbed Jun's blade and pulled it out of him. He dropped his scythe to pull with both hands. As the blade came out, smoke poured from both sides of the wound as his 'soul' was trying to 'bleed' out of his body. He held one side of the wound with both hands. He grunted as he backed away from the both of them. He stumbled over his scythe. He grabbed it and ran as fast as he could, "You haven't destroyed me yet boy," he gasped out as he retreated.
"I believe it's time we make as exit," Kayley commented as he took Jun's should to help brace him and his wounded leg.
"Over there," Jun pointed, recognizing the giant dimensional doorway, "We must have missed it because of all the Youja soldiers, if we'd have kept going we'd've found it anyway though, lets move."
"Don't have to tell me twice."
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Doom grunted as he and most of his chaos beast moved to lift the 'glass' of the disassembled blocking chamber. He set it down after a moment and frowned. He took a step back and a deep breath, his armor, though not on, gave him a distinct black aura that pulsed strongly as he focused his mind on the glass, which weighed more than anything else in the lab by far. The black aura around him stretched over the glass and it lifted. Eirhe turned and took a double take at the feat, walking over to Doom she spoke.
"It seems your powers have returned."
Doom took a breath and the glass paused in mid-air, "In full," he said as if forcing himself, "If you'll excuse me, this is heavy..."
Doom moved the glass through the portal and set it near the rest of the disassembled chamber, Fomalhaut came over and smirked, "You do realize we have a portable crane you could have move it with."
Doom's eyes widen as he turned to Fomalhaut, he narrowed them and irked visibly, "And why did you decide to wait until NOW to mention that..."
Fomalhaut chuckled, "You looked so impressive lifting boxes with your little crew, it must have slipped my mind."
"Like a bar of soap in a prison shower," Doom said harshly.
"Ah-h," Fomalhaut started, and took that moment to step back, "sure..."
Doom glared at Fomalhaut, then closed his eyes and shook his head... With a moment of calm, the dark aura was no longer visible. "I'm hungry," he said at last, turning to Eirhe, "wanna go get something to eat?"
"I- well, I am hungry as well, but there's still so much to do before we can all get settled in... Oh why not. Let me go get the teleporter-"
Doom took Eirhe's shoulder, "No need, remember, I came into your lab by my own powers, and now that they're back," he trailed off. "Void Out."
Eirhe didn't have a chance to object as the two of them were surrounded by a black barrier that vanished from the room, reappearing outside an IHOP. The moment the barrier came down as they arrived Eirhe stepped away from Doom and put a hand to her heart, "Don't ever give me a start like that again," she said sternly.
Doom chuckled and replied, "Or what, it was a lucky shot that your assistant got me in the chamber that first time, it's not happening again," he smiled more warmly now making clear his next statement would be in jest, "and you really don't think you can take me as is do you, heh."
Eirhe punched Doom in the shoulder, then smoothed out her lab coat and composed herself.
"Denim, didn't even need magic to not feel that one," he joked.
Eirhe frowned and rolled up her sleeve and moved back as if to really punch Doom, but stopped short, lightly placing her fist on his shoulder, "I wouldn't underestimate me if I were you."
More serious now, Doom responded, "Of course not, I really have no idea what you can do, and the majority of your experiments are just a bit beyond me."
"Just a bit," she pressed.
"I'm a fountain of useless trivia, but apparently not all of it is useless judging by your experiments, besides, when your young and unpopular as I was until high school, you don't have many other options but reading and solitaire, and I get sick of solitaire pretty quick."
Doom opened the door for Eirhe and noticed a van driving by and he paused for a moment, "That's- nah..."
"Old girlfriend?"
"I wish, but we were never that close, I suppose she was just a little distant."
Kayura sneezed as the van passed by IHOP. Shuten slowed at the approaching yellow light, coming to a stop just after it turned red. Ryou was sitting in the back with Kenchuken. Kenny was writing on small strips of paper, Ryou was curious as he asked Kenny what they were.
"Ofuda, spirit scrolls, they can be used as ward or to attack evil spirits or other strong dark powers. I was taught to make them in the temple, and I want to have many at hand for the coming battles I am anticipating."
Ryou was the first to get out when the Van came to a stop in front of Kuji manner. Shuten pulled out the driver’s side while Kayura waited to make sure Kenny got out. Confident as she was in his skills and abilities, he had never been beyond the steps outside of the temple. He looked about as old as Jun, and yet he was only five. That had worried Kayura at first, but now she had grown accustomed to it. Besides, in the last few months it seemed to be slowing down, by the time he finished puberty Kayura felt his accelerated growth would be complete, or at least hoped that would be the case.
As Kayura came in behind Kenny, she heard footsteps from the forest, she ushered Kenny inside and called back for Shuten and Ryou. The three of them stood in front of the house waiting for the approaching footsteps. Byakuen came over to Ryou's side and sniffed the air, he gave a roar, but not at the top of his lungs.
"Same to you," Kayley yell back as she stepped more quietly in front of Jun. Byakuen gave a quieter growl in reply. "Yeah, I can tell too, the only thing for certain is it's made him more obnoxious and overconfident."
"Huh," Ryou puzzled aloud.
Jun came into view holding the massive Nodachi over his shoulders, "Like you would know, how long you known me?"
"A short enough time, but long enough to see that thing has gone to your head, I don't trust it, and you heard that Youja, Genjutsu made it."
"And just what's wrong with using the enemies own weapon against them?"
Seiji came out from the front, hearing of Jun's return. Seiji refused to step from the doorway for a moment as he re-gathered himself, returning to the Sensei Jun knew. With a breath and his confidence restored, he stepped out, walking over to Jun. Jun spotted Seiji, and immediately bowed in respect, Seiji returned the bow, and then, much to Jun's surprise, stepped forward and took him into a fatherly embrace. "I apologize for lacking confidence in your skills, I should have known you would return to us..."
Jun had a confused expression, and when Seiji took a step back, Jun smiled back, "For shame sensei," he kidded.
Kayley just shook her head, doing all she could to keep from swatting him upside the head. Shuten eyed Kayley as she came up the stairs, "Welcome back," he said at last.
Kayley's tail perked for a second as she smiled, then just walked back into Natsui's. As she came in Natsui was standing over Adjani, who'd just clutched her swollen tummy.
"Is it the baby, is it kicking, are you alright?"
"I'm-." she took a strained breath, "I think it's time."
Jun Valson · Mon Jun 13, 2005 @ 05:35am · 0 Comments |
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It had been about half an hour since Shuten had arrived and taken Ryo. The other Masho and Anna had come into Natsui's mansion, left by Shuten. It had taken a while before anyone's curiosity drove them to break the pointless small talk and invite to join everyone else for breakfast.
"So, what was that about, Shuten taking off with Ryo," Touma asked at last. He lightly pushed aside his plate and sat back, waiting for the others to finish.
Rajura frowned, then bowed his head, "I do not know if it is my place to assume, but unless I miss my guess, he's apt to have dragged Ryo off into the forests to track down Lady Kayura."
"Track down, then I take it you don't know where she is," Touma spoke again.
Anubisu set down his utensils, then placed his napkin onto the plate and pushed it aside as well, "After Arago's defeat we tried our hand at turning the Youjakai into a peaceful kingdom, but Youma and Youja alike have no interest in policies or politics, thus we failed, and the Youjakai remains un-unified to this day. Lady Kayura left soon after, she said she was guided by Kaos' spirit, so we couldn't dare question her, I, however, do not believe for a moment Kaos guided her, I think her foolish little girl pride was broken, and she wanted to go find something to succeed at."
"Aubisu!" Naaza scolded, "We don't know anything for certain, I for one believe it is not our place to question the will of Kaos." Naaza rose, and turned to Natsui, "If I may, I would like to help with the dishes as well."
"No really, we couldn't, after helping make the breakfast too."
"Who do you think cooks for this bunch," he jokingly motioned to the other two Masho, "we certainly don't need the shadow or the illusion of a good meal," he chuckled. "Please, I insist."
Naaza, and Natsui quickly gathered and washed the dishes, a little later in the afternoon Shin and his family returned. The first thing Shin asked after the greetings were completed was, "Where are Ryo and Shuten, they didn't go off and rescue Jun and the Were-tiger woman, did they?"
"You know those two wouldn'- well maybe they would, but they didn't," Shuu smiled, "They're supposed to be off hunting down Kayura."
"Hunting down," Adjani inquired.
"They don't really know where she went," Touma added.
Shin came up to Seiji, "It's been years, where have you been?"
"Since your wedding, I Spent some time in America for a little while, studying abroad, until my grandfather passed the Dojo to me. I've always been in touch with Jun if there was an emergency. And you?"
"Went to study abroad and met Adjani like you know, ended up joining the American Navy after a while, some recruiters kept speaking to the college students, so I decided to check it out. I became an American citizen the same year Adjani became pregnant with Zaire, my first tour of Duty was just after Zaire was born, was away for a year, came back and got to choose where I was based, that was almost a year ago. About half a year from now I have another tour, but well before that Adjani should have our second child."
Adjani placed an arm around Shin and placed her head on his shoulder, holding Zaire's hand, it looked like a perfect photogenic moment for a family. A moment later, Shin turned to Shuu, "So what have you been doing since the wedding?"
"Me," he was caught off guard by the timing, "Oh, yeah, I ended up in the Defense Force."
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Jun's eyes flickered open, he looked around to take in his surroundings, rusty bars, imposing Youja Soldier by the keys. Jun went over to the bars and lightly shook them, he could tell they weren't that sturdy.
The Youja soldier turned to look at Jun as if he were something stuck on his shoe. The Youja soldier had a Nodachi over his back. A subtle desire that seemed outside himself emerged, to have it, that desire sparked a plan of escape. Jun took upon himself every bit of strength within him. He charged up against the bars, the rust crumbled and the bars snapped as Jun blew through the cell door and strait for the Youja soldier, he grabbed its Nodachi before it could and raised it up, striking it down in one slash, flames erupting from the blade. The flames consumed the Youja spirit inside before it could be released from the armor. A new emotion washed over Jun, completely alien to him, he could almost describe it as a bloodlust, as a red aura stretched around him and the blade. He turned towards nearest door, most likely the exit from the dungeon. He opened the door and saw another set of cells. Inside one lay Kayley, she perked up her head.
"Hey kid, you made it out huh, why don'cha bust me out too and we can high-tail it outta this grimy cesspool."
Jun looked to the lock, "Stand back," he raised up his blade. Kayley perked her whole body up as she moved a ways back in the cell. Jun slashed the lock and the whole cell door crumbled down.
"Neat trinket."
Jun only smiled in response. Kayley pushed aside some of the rubble that surrounded her and walked over to the door Jun just came though. "‘S a dead end over here, exit's gotta be back that way."
"Not necessarily," Jun raised the blade again, a flaming aura of orange and crimson, the blade seemed to be charging up, the energy rushed into the blade and through it into the wall, the heat rising and cutting a path through earth. Smoke and rubble were blown aside when the path burnt through to the surface and a cloud of fog rushed into the dungeon around them. Jun pushed aside a compromised piece of stone and it crumbled as he stepped into the path and climbed his way out of the castle. Kayley gave a whistle, impressed, then stepped up behind Jun as the two of them went into the open ground of Mamoru's Castle.
"Now where, don't suppose you have an inter-dimensional map to get us the rest of the way home."
Jun looked in each direction, "Okay you got me, now we wonder around and hope we find either an exit or Arago's castle..."
"And that Mamoru or that Genjutsu woman don't find us."
"Yeah, that too."
"Shh," Kayley said suddenly, "hide, tiger senses are telling me tin cans are coming."
Kayley shifted to a more hybrid form, giving her most of a tigers' weight, and enhancing her senses to a higher degree, but keeping a mostly bipedal posture. Her limbs had all thickened and gone to the same length, her hands we just shy of paws, keeping the padding and claws, but still having short and stubby fingers. Her face was mostly tiger, though stretched out, her face only came out part way, and her nostrils seemed pressed in and stretched. Her eyes were completely tiger, with all the heightened sight that came with them, her ears were just above her temples, and came to a point, but they didn't have their complete depth, and she only had about 85% of her most precise hearing. She sniffed the air and pointed to a small, nearby structure they could duck behind.
"How many."
"Lots more than that flaming sword can nuke in one shot I can guarantee. Jeaz, give a kid a new toy and he thinks he's the mid-evil Rambo."
Jun couldn't help but chuckle, "Okay, so I've been a bit over confident, but look what we've had to do so far, I've only had to take out one guard and a wall, I've got reason to be confident in that."
"Fair enough, keep your voice down, in less than a minute carefully peer around this building, and see what that does to your confidence I’d be the first one to charge head first if there were less than a thousand out there, but I garentee that racket is no less than five thousand."
Jun froze and listened, in the distance he could just barley hear the rattle of metal, "Racket she says," he scoffed, but didn't charge. As Kayley suggested, when the racket was close enough to hear clearly, he peered around the building. He saw more blue and green metal in that mass that he imagined possible, and for every 200 or so there was a golden Youja, and he saw at least one red per thousand, but the army more than filled his view, and he could only clearly see two or three.
"I'll take the 2 thousand on the left, you take the two thousand on the left, and we'll divvy what's left," he kidded. Then to be sure she realized, "Kidding of course," he assured her.
"No, you go right ahead," she said sarcastically, "I've never seen human-chops before."
"I'd be sure to save you the wish bone."
"How sweet, but seriously though, this way."
Jun followed Kayley this time as the two of them snuck around the other side of the building, then dashed to the next, Jun paused after the third, "What'd'ya think s'in these?"
Kayley stuck a claw into the fabric building beside them, slicing a line big enough to peer through, her eyes bugged as she took a stumbling step back. She looked to Jun, "Human suffering should _not_ be made into a tangible energy...” she whispered back to Jun, "These cans are made from tortured souls, and empowered by human suffering from the looks, and this is the Youja spa of torment or something."
"Genesis spa actually," A voice corrected behind them, the two turned to see a red Youja Soldier, energy rolled off it plain as wind off a fan. "Nice sword, I want it."
The red soldier took an oversized Scythe from behind his back, black aura shot around him like static electricity. The pole part of the scythe was probably twice as thick as a normal scythe, and the blade curved viciously, etched black by acid and magic it stood out over three feet long.
Jun smirked, then raised the sword, flames spiraling around him and funneling into the nodatchi, "Have it," he slashed the blade down and the flames poured forth towards the red soldier. He raised his scythe and ran it through the flames, negating the attack.
"You don't even realize the power in your hands boy, let Senoukami teach you the power of Genjutsu's weapons." The thousands of Youja soldiers in the field all cleared out when a black lightning bolt struck the field, "Follow me boy, take your pet if you wish."
"Pet!?" Kayley exclaimed, "I'm Nnoooobodies pet can-boi."
Entering the field Kayley looked around and noticed it really was a place for spawning the Youja soldiers, the souls were each tormented, then the armor plates were seared onto the soul, lastly the soldiers were them filled with the energies of human torment like a tangible substance, poured around and into them.
Senoukami raised the scythe over his head and called another bolt of black lightning, it struck him and poured over his body. Partial black plates of armor clapped over the red, spiking over from the back towards the front like sharp teeth around each Red plate.
Jun Valson · Mon Jun 13, 2005 @ 05:33am · 0 Comments |
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Doom sighed, he'd been ready to leave for a while... Mamoru had sent for a Youja priest to return with Gayl hours ago, while Doom could only shake his head at the blatant disregard... 'Oh well,' he realized suddenly, 'I never asked...'
"You two almost done," Doom asked Mamoru, who had been talking to Eirhe about 'employing' her services, he'd been mildly impressed with her technological abilities to conceal her presence, and to deflect an attack with her barrier-like effect. Most of all, he was intrigued by her 'Arc-wave suppressing' chamber, which had held Doom and Gayl prisoner without their powers.
Doom had spent most of his time looking over the 'Arc-wave suppressing chamber', as Eirhe's assistants would barely give him their names. Aquila, Fomalhaut, and Albireo, none would give more than their names, after the way Doom had blown in armor blazing before. Fomalhaut was perhaps the least apprehensive around him, having managed to wrangle him into the chamber before, Fomalhaut knew Doom was still only human, even with all the supernatural 'perks.'
"Still looking for a way to have broken out Mr. Doom?"
"Just Doom, or Mr. Ray if you prefer. As for the chamber, I think if I'd have gone for the door, It looks a little thinner, maybe with three or four rams with both mine and Gayl's combine bodyweight... Not that I'm willing to go back in and test that theory thank you," he added noting the small smirk curve onto Fomalhaut's calculating glance. "And by the way, that really hurt, knocking my head against the top of the doorway."
"Get a nasty little bump did we?"
"No actually, just hurts, having been a career punching bag before High School, a little bash to the back of my head doesn't amount to much anymore."
Doom reached into his pocket and looked to his yoroi, it had been about ten hours since the armor had returned to its yoroi form. He examined it for a moment, "I'm betting if I were in the chamber it wouldn't work, but- having been back in it's Yoroi state for so long, I bet my armor is back to at least half strength by now."
"You can try," Fomalhaut shrugged, not knowing anything about the armors, but knowing purely what it does to organic subjects, he doubted the armor had even enough strength to manifest itself.
"BUSSO ANGST!" The armor took it's sweet time, but after a moment of pure energy manifesting itself around Doom in the form of black lightning bolts stretching all along his body, after a few moments of this, the bolts became more solid, and stretched over his body, then became more metallic, forming the armor around him. Doom shrugged in the armor, "Feels a bit heavier than norm, but it seems to be compensating for it's own weight somewhat, I _probably_ couldn't fire a serious attack right now, but I bet I could throw a Chaos Bolt."
"I'd say shoot, but you probably would, if you do try, do us a favor and try not to hit anything." Fomalhaut was doing his best to hide the shock, but he caught the smug glance on Doom's expression that told him he saw through it.
Doom only smirked as he back-called the armor with a similarly slow reversal of the previous display. He came up to Mamoru just as he was shaking hands with Eirhe, "Ahh Doom, you're still here," Mamoru said casually.
"Yeah, that- not being able to teleport with my powers suppressed thing sorta kept me around for a while," Doom bit out sarcastically.
"I imagine," Mamoru said, ignoring Doom's sarcasm, "Anyway, since you're here, you can help Ms. Eirhe here move into her new residence in the Castle basement, Genjutsu's already cleared it out for our guests."
"You mean that big pile of scrap metal Genjutsu's been saving for a snack?"
"Ah- yeah, well, you'll be helping to move Ms. Eirhe and her assistants into the castle."
"Ah-huh, and ah- how am I to do that- no teleportation..."
At that moment a portal between worlds broke open as Genjutsu stepped out, "Mr. Doom-san will have to do it the hard way then, or were you expecting some 'Poor Mister Doom-san speech."
Doom was about to correct Genjutsu on her use of both Mr. and -San in the same name, until he realized she was probably doing it just to annoy...
"Yeah yeah, I take it the portal will be open as long as I need it to be?"
"Yep," with that Genjustu just vanished. Doom could only shake his head, Genjutsu really was creepy sometimes, sometime it seemed like the whole world would explode before she'd ever have a coherent thought, and sometimes, she seemed far more calculating that anyone he'd ever met, more than a few of them put together, and he'd known some pretty calculating people before...
Doom waved Shi off as he left Doom to his work, Eirhe and her assistants began to pack what they could, and just set together what couldn't be boxed. Doom walked through the portal, then with a weakly chanted incantation of his own, he summoned a hoard of Chaos beasts into the Youjakai far more easily than he could have in the Mortal world. He took them through the portal and the bunch of them began to pick up what they could and carry it back through the portal.
"No no IDIOTS," Doom yelled to one of the Chaos beasts as it and another tried picking up a box that was obviously too heavy for even their combined strength... Doom put three fingers over his forehead as the other's creped down towards his chin, he looked towards the ceiling with an exasperated expression. Doom drove his thumbnail into the box and lightly etched into the cardboard a copy of his original armor's symbol, which was different than it's Kanji. He traced a circle around the symbol with his index and middle finger. The box suddenly lifted into the air, as if were being levitated by some force. Eirhe caught the motion and her expression was that of pure shock.
"How- how can you do so much so soon? 'Doom' was it? You do realize your arc wavelengths should still be almost entirely suppressed."
Doom looked appraisingly as the pair of Chaos Beasts guided the floating box through the portal. Doom took a look at his hands as if in mock surprise, "Whatever, if I were at even half power I wouldn't be making such a show of things like that. What I have now is stuff I've been practicing since before the armor, spells and such that the armor was only the last key in understanding how to work. I've studied Wicca, Druidism, and probably a dozen other forms of ritual magic, although I could only perform the absolute weakest of them, I just didn't know how to channel the world around me, what I'm doing here isn't my power, I'm channeling my armor's power, which isn't entirely confined to this plane- like your little dampening matrix."
"Blocking Chamber."
"Whatever, dampening matrix sounds cooler anyway."
"But still, even to manipulate the arc-waves around you, you need some of your own, that's why most humans are incapable of 'magic' as you call it."
"Everyone's capable of it, few have the strength of will to figure it out though."
"Actually I've taken a study of your species, less than 33 and a third percent are even capable of manifesting and manipulating Arc-waves."
Doom quirked an eyebrow, he opened his mouth to speak, but didn't feel like getting into an argument at the moment. He shut his mouth and turned back to his beasts. "Point is I only need the most minimal manipulation possible, I'm only breaking one force of nature, and the weakest one at that."
Doom held down his hands and concentrated, he seemed to wince at the strain, but slowly, and just barely noticeably, his feet were no longer touching the ground. He let out a gasp as he feet suddenly dropped down, "Damn... no multi-tasking for a while..."
He stepped through the portal, Eirhe behind him. He walked over and scratched a finger through the symbol he'd etched on the box, and it dropped down, with fast reflexes, he grabbed it on two sides and braced it so it wouldn't come crashing down. He bared his teeth as he held on, the box weighing more than he could normally carry, without magical aide. "Re'ge'frag'in... why is it a bloody scientist gets a taste of magic and all of a sudden she's gotta go looking into the specifics of it, tamper this and that and pick it to pieces...." He sighed, turning, he suddenly realized Eirhe was standing right next to him.
"Aren't you curious," she asks sincerely, looking him strait in the eyes.
"Morbidly some times," he shakes his head, "Magic is like faith, it's about belief, if you don't believe, you can't do it."
"Faith? As in the worship of such archaic concepts as a divine, all-powerful creator that knows everything except how to make something perfect?"
"Perfection is boring anyway. Rather I believe in possibilities, if anything, I take the gambler's approach on god, though I can't recall which philosopher mentioned it. Even if I don't really ACT like I believe in god- I suppose I do."
"You suppose- and that whole gambler's bit sounds like a lot of disoriented nonsense, four outcomes and it assumes quite a bit for each one."
"I don't care, that's my take on god, not the universe."
"Which is?"
"In short? It exists, we exist and move through it, that movement gives us perception of change and the idea of passage of time."
"Rather vague, isn't it?"
"Tell that to my old college professor holdin' a 12-page report on it."
"AH- wait! Wait! Don't put that there!" She yelled to one of Doom's chaos beasts as it was about to set down a large magnetic particle suspension chamber near some very sensitive computer equipment.
"Ah- hey, set that thing over there," he tells the thing, it rather blindly does as instructed, moving the magnetic device to the side of the room opposite the computer.
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"Is Moete ready Genjutsu?"
"Ci Sire, both personalities are complete."
"Okay, and the escapable dungeon."
"All set."
Mamoru gave a wicked smile, hanging upside, feet tied to a bar; he came up for another sit-up, lying against a wall. He had a sweatband on, not that it mattered, most of his sweat was getting pulled up into his hair. Genjustu was suspended in air, hanging upside down as well, so she could look at Mamoru upright.
"Do you wish to meet him?"
Mamoru let himself rest for a moment, then raised up a hand dismissively, "No need Genjutsu, I trust in your talents."
"If I might ask then, why 'fore did you want that scienc-y lady?"
"You saw what that Blocking chamber did to Doom and Gayl, I simply want her to build a larger scale version in which I can keep the Ronin's, with that set, I won't have any distractions left between me and the points."
Jun Valson · Mon Jun 13, 2005 @ 05:29am · 0 Comments |
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