thewizardguy

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

Before the wrath of the dragon slayer, Toguro stood undaunted, purple lightning focusing itself around his body. Even as the flames billowed around him, and the ice evaporated, leaving only a platform of melting metal to stand on, he simply charged forward. In this sea of heat, he formed an oasis around himself, flames hissing past him, his sides slowly turning to lava. Fearless, painless, lifeless, the golem kept moving, his body reforming even as it started to melt, pressing towards Creed. The purple sparks that served as Toguro's eyes could even now be seen through the walls of radiant flame, his fist outstretched. As Clarent struck towards Toguro, it's very movement a dance of macabre beauty, the golem punched towards it. Fist struck steel, as the flames seemed, for a moment, to extinguish themselves. Then, with an explosive rush, all of the Fire Dragon's power pounded down upon Toguro, a great wall of flame held at bay only by an equal wall of sheer force. The ground shook beneath them, as the combatants were surrounded in an aura of their own arcane force, lifting into midair, unstoppable force and immovable object. Great chasms opened up beneath them, and the sky seemed to shatter, as if it could no longer bear to hold them in. Frozen clouds the size of cities began melting, beaten with blows of kinetic energy, blocks of ice raining from the sky. Toguro screamed, not in fear, but in anticipation. Slowly, the hate-filled blade moved downwards, Toguro's fist beign split into two sides, lava running downwards. Purple energy crackled over Creed's skin, veins bursting, body trembling, inner organs being smashed around by the direct application of strength. And yet, nothing stopped the descent of the blade, as Toguro's enetire arm was dissolved. A white flame, an orb of plasma, forming in that single moment. Time seemed to stand still, as layer upon layer of black rock evaporated. And beneath it all, a single core, an orb of arcane power, which Creed instinctively knew was Toguro's central 'being'. Through what remained of his torso, Clarent slowly sliced. Trembling, bursting, inches from the core, Creed could feel his philosopher's stone bringing him back, time and time again, his heart shattering only to be rebuilt, his neck snapping only to be reset, his lungs collapsing only to once more fill with the next, agonizing breath. White light. An explosion of force, as a great wave of purple energy was unleashed, battering all that stood in the area. A crater, the size of a small city. Those combatants with the least bit of sense had already fled from the area of Toguro and Creed's confrontation. Those that remained, lay now somewhere among the shattered ground below, at the bottom of this great chasm. And yet, it was there for everyone to feel, as if a veil had been lifted. Toguro was no more in this world. Like a fledgeling meteor, Creed struck the ground. His short flight, propelled by the explosion of Toguro's death, ended abruptly as he struck the ground. Already, his blood was pooling around, him. Moments later, Clarent struck the ground not far away, snapped straight in two, still glowing white hot. The valiant Dragon Slayer did not get up.

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Rus, I'm making the assumption the 'glimmer' wasn't the activation of some power, as I checked your CS, and it says nothing about a power linked to this. If it was the use of a power, and I'm simply derping, feel free to correct me, and I will edit.

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The figure at the front spoke up, after hesitating for a moment. 'Well..... it seems you have important reasons to go where you need to be. However, don't get in the way of our Brothers and Sisters, they will not show mercy.' The man seemed unsure of himself, and Rebecca guessed it would have to be against his nature to allow someone through. Most likely, the effects of the hypnosis would not last long. Furthermore, from the whispers she could pick up from the others, it seemed multiple among the Vampire Hunters had noticed the strange change in behaviour from their superior, and suspected some form of foul play.

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Lol, this is going to be fun. The Purge is a quite dangerous fighting force, seeing the damage they're doing to SOLDIER. Against vampires, they'll be far more dangerous. Although, then again, they are fighting on two fronts, thanks to Matt's instant-aggression tactics.

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Yay! Problem solved.

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Several figures emerge from the makeshift barricade that had been palced along the road. Each was wearing what looked like crusader armour, covered in tiny crucifixes, wielding large, crossbow-like machines. At the front of their Repeating Crossbows was a blade, and even from this distance it was easy to recognize the silver from which the blade was made, or at least which had been built into the core. In the back, one of them wielded a machine similar to a flamethrower, with a pipe leading to two large tanks on his back. However, it lacked a flame, and had a similar blade built onto the nozzle. It would have taken the application of serveral neon signs, and potentially fireworks, to make it any more clear that these men were specialized vampire hunters. 'This is a barricade, the entire area is being Purged. The Lord has decided that the vampire presence in Kilo Point is no longer to be allowed, and several Oldbloods have been tracked to the area.' He gestures at a side road, obviously nearly unused and heavily overgrown. 'We have established a camp in that direction for those who wish to wait out the Purge. If you live there, you may want to move to that location, for your own safety. We cannot guarantee the lives of anyone who enters beyond this point.'

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I was actually, seeing as you have control of the Purge, plus I'm about to introduce a new character, but I need some input from Shikaru first on whether or not brief side-characters need a CS.

@Rusalka

Oh damn, you're waiting on Shikaru ^^ Wraith, you're Co-GM, get your ass over here and approve her CS-less NPC. Also, writing a post.

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Rusalka, who are you expecting to reply for the tank? I'd assume me, but I'm not entirely sure, so I'm checking.

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As his prey moved away rapidly, another knife-blade appeared in Kami no Kage's hand, once more being fired. Even as Mithias turns behind him to throw the smoke grenade, he finds a blade striking his motorcycle's wheel. Twisting and turning, the motorcycle crashes into the ground, even as the smoke grenade - which Mithias had managed to drop during the crash - goes off, covering the area in fog. Sliding to a halt, the vampire elite finds himself surrounded by obscuring fog, and even as he tries to activate his infrared vision, he finds nothing. Hundreds of heat patterns move around, but all of them look to be either SOLDIER agents, or Crusaders. Kami no Kage would seem to have disappeared with- out a trace, having somehow disabled his own heat signature. The monotone voice arose from the mist, giving Mithias a bead on Kami no Kage's location. 'Peace? Do you truly believe that? Abomination, your life has been many times longer than mine. Tell me, abomination, has there ever been peace? This magical balance you seek out, it does not exist. For as long as both humans and vampires have existed, there has been war.' Light footsteps, the click of Kami no Kage unsheathing another throwing blade, the thick fog preventing all but audible mediums of orientation. Through the mist, the assassin moved, having switched to the ultraviolet spectrum. The fog was causing problems, but the ultraviolet was a far more reliable method of locating his prey in this mess than infrared or colour-light. 'SOLDIER is a lie, a corrupted fallacy, pulling a blind before the eyes of good men and striving only to rule. If SOLDIER truly stood for peace, why are there no vampires in the ruling council? Why is it that SOLDIER has supplied us, the supposed breakers of the peace, with weapons and vehicles? Is it, maybe, because even among SOLDIER, there are some who realize that to attempt to pacify the vampires is hopeless?'

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

Awesome! I'm so proud, seeing all my little roleplayers grow up into proper GMs.