[IC] HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

[Wraithblade6]

Mithias goes over to Minx and says to Leeroy as he looks closer. "I hardly see the universe is in danger here. Wait.. is this the same girl that fixed my soul once?"

[Tyki]

@supertinyking

"you're speaking to the man in the great honor of being in charge of such things. however, we do not need medical supplies as the illnesses of the planet have already been catalouged and made moot by the workings of the ancients. If you require food in any large quantity, i can assure that my people can assist you with that, however after all of the insults and abbrasive comments leveled at us my interest in a trade agreement is rapidly dwindling" the sergal replies dryly, obviously more experienced and knowledgeable than the captain the emperor had spoken with before

[supertinyking]

@Tyki

Slowly, the emperor's face grew a large smile. "Finally...someone willing to tell me to fuck off with my attitude. I was hoping this wouldn't be a people to roll over." He says, and Solaire face palms. "So, you were being rude to see if they were willing to stand up to you?" He asks. "Of course. A lot of people we've encountered has just rolled over. It's nice to see someone with some guts." The emperor says, before looking over at the general. "My name is Logar. We also have some interesting advancements in sciences we could trade with you, and if you'd ever need any help militarily, we could help manufacture weapons and armor on a scale you wouldn't believe." The emperor states, his mood rapidly going from rather angry, and ancy, to a warm enjoyment of his current situation.

[supertinyking]

@Wraithblade6

"No...She's the daughter of one of the most infamous mass murderers in Multiversal history.....which is the poor fool who is leaned against the building coughing up blood." Leeroy says, motioning over towards Saeid, who seems to be lightly glowing green, and healing from his wounds.

[kishin asura]

@kishin asura
"...Look at her soul...." Drac simply demands. Those who could see would see something horrific. A darkness eating away at it...consuming it. "She's willing to give up her afterlife..a near eternity of infinite peace and happiness..for power to kill others. Look at her soul, for she is feeding it to darkness. Unless you force it out of her, she'll just keep feeding the darkness..until there is nothing left of her, and many, many more bodies, more broken families, more murdered men, women, and children. I know you think what I'm doing is wrong, but think of it like this..I kill her, she passes on. She still exists. She's left on this rode...she won't have that luxury." Drac says, stepping forwards. "So take your choice. Fight me, let her escape, and let her commit far more evil...or let me end her now, and make it so everyone comes out on top." Drac says, taking another step..

@supertinyking

"I have a better idea. We go with the idea you had before. The one about forcing the darkness out of her. She doesn't get her soul destroyed, people won't end up dying, and we won't have to fight. The longer we bicker, the less time we have." Asura suggests "I'm willing to take any route that doesn't lead to us fighting and not getting anywhere."

[supertinyking]

@kishin asura

Drac's lips curl into a smile, and he leans onto the fence near him. "Ok then. You try that. I've tried it, and I've failed....she's let it in willingly. It's not going to leave unless you're manipulating its power." Drac says, and Minx lets out a small gurgle. She was clinging to life. Barely, but clinging. Her nails scratched into the stone several times, as if trying to grip the ground as to not die. Leeroy makes a move to go heal her, and Drac shoots a small energy blast, in scope similar to a gun shot, in front of him. "If you can't save her, let her die. No healing her, or she may start attacking people...and then I will put her down." Drac says, still relaxed, and leaning against the fence. "I'd hurry. I don't know if she can keep holding on forever..." Drac warns, growing serious.

[Tyki]

@supertinyking

"we have no need for cloth armor or invisible weaponry, though technology is something of an issue... follow me and we'll work out something" the man replies evenly, the guards opening the gate hurriedly with the captain giving him what looks to be a salute, though she doesn't look too happy about it for some reason. The high general walks with them through the city, most every citizen clad in armor of some sort with weaponry that looked to be way too big for any of them to wield which showed a distinct lack of border between soldier and citizen. The city itself however appears to all be one, solid rock carved entirely out of the same mountain with a rather strange precision in the more heavily crowded outer sections, though there seems to be an entire block of the city devoted to each individual pursuit, whether that be trade, military training, schooling, agriculture, or other wise, making everything rather streamlined and surprisingly orderly despite the obvious lack of technology. The High general takes solaire and the emperor to what looks to be a gardening block with strange flowers being cultivated by, surprisingly, a nearly entirely all male staff despite gardening normally being thought to be a womanly pursuit. While the flowers themselves appeared to be ordinary, their interactions with each other were not as they seemed to be generating some sort of passive mystical energy that's then funneled into odd contraptions that then push the energy into large stone pools which appear to be full of a strange blue liquid, the staff experimenting on it in the background while the High General leads the two into a shaded stall with a table and various storage chests, shelves, and cupboards strewn about. "now, what technology do you offer?" the man asks dryly, getting out a blank sheet of parchment and a quill which seems to be from an unknown animal

[kishin asura]

@supertinyking

"Okay..." asura says and starts to walk towards minx, but then he stops "...I have absolutely no idea on how to...." asura pauses and looks at saeid "leeroy, you said this guy is darkside. Am I correct?" Asura asks. Still looking in saeid's direction

[supertinyking]

@Tyki

"How about electricity? a semi-simple thing to get set up, but useful enough to revolutionize your world." The Clone emperor states, and Solaire takes off his helmet, holding it on his side. "Well, we could also see if they could use any sort of bio-enginering done. Like for example, we could create a breed of those flowers which would grow twice as fast. Or may-hap, grow larger flowers if that is needed." Solaire suggests. The Clone pilot stays in the ship, having the shields going rather high. "If any of them bastards try to eat me, I swear from the after life I'll give'm the worst case of the shits they ever had...." The pilot says, worried about his well being on the strange planet.

[Tyki]

@supertinyking

"that does sound useful, and i could easilly arrange for some shipments of grain and fruits from the surplus AFTER being given a demonstration of it's use and applications, however, the bio-engineering as you call it is currently not needed as you could probably tell that we don't quite understand the flowers yet, only that the energy they produce is useful for various mundane uses" the high general replies evenly, steepling his hands in front of his face

[supertinyking]

@kishin asura
"Yeaaaaa but he's out colder than a planet orbitting a dead star." Riki says, who appears behind Asura, most likely scaring him a bit.
"..Didn't you die?" Blood asks, confused. "I teleported the blase into a alternate state of reality where anything, and everything, can, and will, happen, and has happened." Riki retorts.
"...Okayyyyy tttthhheeennnnn...." Leeroy states. "But yea, he's not going to be able to help. Not only is he recovering form injuries, Minx wiped his mind and soul clean of all the darkness. He won't be able to help her in his current state."
"Why not just take her soul out of her body, and throw it into some sort of soul washing machine?" Riki asks.
"Because that would be moronic to the point I'd have a stroke if it wor-" Blood starts, and Riki begins to summon an odd looking machine, which looks oddly like a laundry cleaner. Blood blinks, and falls over, twitching. "
"Aren't I amazing?" Riki asks, leaning against the machine laughing. Drac sorta blinks. "...The fuck? where has that machine been all this time!" He asks, rather angry...

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In the DBZ Universe.

"Kai, hell's soul washing machine is gone..."

"WHAT?!"

[supertinyking]

@Tyki
"Hmm....what if we lent you scientists to help you study that odd mana you're gathering form those flowers?" The Clone Emperor asks, as Solaire looks over at the work force. "Odd. No women. Is magic a male only art on this world?" He asks, confused, and the emperor sorta shoots him a look of "be careful with wording." before he turns back to the general. "Our scientists would be glad to help work with your nature philosophers." The Emperor states, expecting them to be called that.

[kishin asura]

@kishin asura
"Yeaaaaa but he's out colder than a planet orbitting a dead star." Riki says, who appears behind Asura, most likely scaring him a bit.
"..Didn't you die?" Blood asks, confused. "I teleported the blase into a alternate state of reality where anything, and everything, can, and will, happen, and has happened." Riki retorts.
"...Okayyyyy tttthhheeennnnn...." Leeroy states. "But yea, he's not going to be able to help. Not only is he recovering form injuries, Minx wiped his mind and soul clean of all the darkness. He won't be able to help her in his current state."
"Why not just take her soul out of her body, and throw it into some sort of soul washing machine?" Riki asks.
"Because that would be moronic to the point I'd have a stroke if it wor-" Blood starts, and Riki begins to summon an odd looking machine, which looks oddly like a laundry cleaner. Blood blinks, and falls over, twitching. "
"Aren't I amazing?" Riki asks, leaning against the machine laughing. Drac sorta blinks. "...The fuck? where has that machine been all this time!" He asks, rather angry...

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In the DBZ Universe.

"Kai, hell's soul washing machine is gone..."

"WHAT?!"

@supertinyking

"Alright. We haven't got much time. Riki, fire it up. Leeroy, how good are you at removing someone's soul from their body....nevermind. I got that covered. Just keep her from going apeshit while I'm at it." Asura looks at drac "and drac, please don't try anything okay? I'm fairly certain this will work."

[supertinyking]

@kishin asura

"If it doesn't, I'm here for damage control..." He says, and Riki presses a button, and the machine begins to wirr and grind. "Shit, it's not working...can't tell why." He says. Little did anyone, or could anyone know, the machine hadn't been emptied. With a kick, it starts up, and Riki grins. "Ok, Asura, it's up to you and Leeroy..I did my job." Riki says, walking off to get some booze. Leeroy gently sorta pins Minx down. "It's going to be all right dear. This may hurt for a moment.." Leeroy says, looking over at Asura.

[kishin asura]

@kishin asura

"If it doesn't, I'm here for damage control..." He says, and Riki presses a button, and the machine begins to wirr and grind. "Shit, it's not working...can't tell why." He says. Little did anyone, or could anyone know, the machine hadn't been emptied. With a kick, it starts up, and Riki grins. "Ok, Asura, it's up to you and Leeroy..I did my job." Riki says, walking off to get some booze. Leeroy gently sorta pins Minx down. "It's going to be all right dear. This may hurt for a moment.." Leeroy says, looking over at Asura.

@supertinyking

Asura nods and sends his hand into minx's chest, then pulling out minx's soul "I got it." Asura says

[Tyki]

@supertinyking

"unfortunately the 'mana' as you call it, is mostly being experimented with just by throwing things into it and seeing if it changes, which is mostly how it works from what we've gathered but it doesn't always work... it does, however, vastly improve food shelf life though, and a certain flower assists with plant growth using the mana as an energy source, but i digress. Our gardening block has the study well in hand, it's just a matter of time rather than study to discover all of the uses for the substance. However, if you do offer scientists that can assist us in the study of other subjects, that would be well appreciated and you would be compensated for their service" the high general replies evenly, writing out a basic outline of a contract for food in exchange for something, though he waits to fill out the rest of it until something specific can be agreed upon

[supertinyking]

@Tyki

Thinking for a moment, the emperor looks at the general. "...Could we also have a sample of blood from several of your soldiers? Just a few drops. Consider it a deal sealer..and in exchange for that, and the food stuffs, we'll give you able scientists which know many different fields of science, as well as several technological advancements..over time, as to not cause a technological implosion of sorts. Pacing will be important." The Emperor says. Solaire puts his helmet back on, and stretches a bit, popping noises being heard from his joints. "...Although, if I could ask, are your people ruled by generals, or do you have a even higher authority?" Solaire asks. Soon another shuttle lands, and out steps a woman with blond hair, cut extremely short, her face covered in scars, her eyes reptilian, and her mouth in a rather large frown....and she waits for someone to approach.

[supertinyking]

@kishin asura

The soul squirms in Asura's hand, in fact it felt like he was gripping a red hot iron, the darkness burning his hands quickly. "Hurry up, get it in the machine before her body dies!" Leeroy says, as Minx's body already was rapidly losing signs of life. Leeroy was slowing this with his powers, but it could only be staved off for a short time.

[kishin asura]

@supertinyking

Asura nods and puts the soul in the machine "sure hope this works!" He says

[Tyki]

@supertinyking

"i'm afraid i must decline if you wish for our blood as... it's somewhat of a sensetive topic for my people... we're goverened by our warrior queen, the high generals are below her and rule a capital city in each of the four states as well as handle global events, i handle commerce and civil service for example, below us are the General governers, below them are the mayor-captains, and finally below them are the soldier-civilians." the High general replies evenly, explaining things as best he can. "state your business miss" one of the gate guards says evenly, seeming rather naturally cowed despite his obvious size advantage