thewizardguy

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

Alucard smiles as he turned. Large blobs of black organic material were spreading over the city, bladed tendrils tearing through the residents. A series of armoured combat suits had arrived, but they were no match for Alucard, and it seemed that whatever government was in charge of this operation had decided to pull back. Alucard was surrounded by nothing but blood and destruction, any organic remains being devoured by the infestation around him. They souls were broken to pieces and digested, their life energy channelled into Alucard as they became a part of him, every death only serving to make him stronger.

"Don't you like what you see? Does it hurt your little morals?" Alucard laughs, as once more flames gather around him. Were he to unleash that same attack once more, it would undoubtedly engulf an entire city block, slaughtering hundreds in an instant. "If the world is not to your liking, then change it! Come on, boy. Without power, you can achieve nothing. You can build nothing, protect nothing, destroy nothing. Does it not naturally follow that the powerful should rule?"

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

Also, for the Meta:

Kuroten
One of the two scalpels wielded by Stein, this black blade is Cursed. Any wound inflicted by this blade will not heal until the blade has been destroyed, or Stein chooses to lift the curse. This includes magical healing, regeneration, and any other arcane capabilities that would cause the wound to heal. It IS possible to stop the bleeding, or to create artificial replacements for organs destroyed this way, as long as the damage to the tissue remains preserved.

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

Lol Wraith, just posted to you.

Also, Teo, want to have a talk about how this ordeal with Stein will work out? I have a plan that allows Teo to get out without any permanent harm done to him.

Of course, alternatively, someone could go and try and save Teo. Breaking into his lab would be hard, seeing as how it's shielded against teleportation, but I'll state that you could get in by locking onto the Tetris' signal.

Either way, I have no plans to kill the character.

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"Quite impressive. I had pegged you for a brute, and yet it seems my judgement may have been premature. With this simply move you might have turned the tables on me, providing you with the assistance you require to escape." As Teo attempts to teleport, he finds this beyond his current capabilities, his arcane powers annihilated by this realm's inherent rules. Here, the only powers he would be able to access were those directly linked to Soular Manipulation. "Undoubtedly, had we been in any other location, a host of opponents rearing for my death would have shown themselves. But this my the Lab. My beautiful daughter tells me that you associate yourself with the fools of the Lounge, but they will not come here to save you. Even they are not such imbeciles as to challenge me here."

Several figures step out from the doorways, still and silent sillhouettes with bright green glowing eyes. Patched together from the bodies of the fallen, brought to life with an artificial soul. Homemade lifeforms, flesh golems of the highest caliber. Stein's greatest attempt at entering the Territory of God, and creating new life. Metallic sheens betrayed the presence of a variety of weapons, implanted into their flesh and linked to their central nervous system.

Stein looks up to Melody and Brown. "You are free to leave, of course. Undoubtedly your transportation device would allow you to escape before I could enter it, and with so many alerted to my presence, I would not be able to pursue. Of course, you would have to leave this one behind." He gestured at Teo with his off hand, while his right hand retrieves a scalpel from his lab coat. It's obsidian black, and even from a distance the violent energies it emitted could be felt. This weapon thirsted for blood, it demanded to be used to kill, to maim, to slaughter. "Regardless of what you choose, I can guarantee he will be returned relatively unharmed. My daughter will be returning soon, but she already has her toys."

Two of the undead lift Teo to his feet, as Stein positions himself between Teo and the tetris. Were he to use some trick to escape from the zombies, he would need to face Stein without his cartoon powers. If Melody and Brown were to attempt to rescue him, they would also need to fight Stein before reaching Teo. And even now, more zombies were entering the scene.

The choice was left to Melody and Brown. Would they attempt to fight Stein and his army of zombies, or would they attempt to convince someone to assist them. Many would be happy to kill Stein, and some might be suicidal enough to attack him in his Lab.

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Alucard makes a snorting, growling sound in the back of his throat, with sufficient force and vehemence that any attempt by a human to replicate it would most likely end in severe choking. "So reluctant to fight. You know I am an enemy, you must know of the things I have done. What, don't you have enough justification by now? I was hoping to make this a more personal experience, really, but perhaps you need some more... incentive?" He smiles, and it is not a happy smile.

A portal opens before him, as he steps through, wings trailing slightly behind him as he moves through the panel of light. Through this panel, a blurry vision is visible. A city, it's buildings reaching high into the sky, great bridges crossing the gap. Blue-skinned humanoid figures crowded over the bridges and streets, many utilizing small, podlike vehicles to move from place to place. Occasionally, a deviant becomes visible, a member of some different species. Far overhead, in the pale red sky, some manner of spacecraft exits orbit, it's great bulk becoming impossible to see from the surface.

It did not take long, however, for the goldlike yellow walls to be painted purple with the blood of innocents.

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

@Teoinsanity
Not at all. I'll have to review the changes, so tell me when you're done.

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

Alucard laughs, as he walks forward, once more in combat-ready position. "I do not know this Kami fellow you speak of. Mayhap I ate him, and do not recall. It doesn't matter." Casually, he rips off his left arm with his right, bright red blood spraying the dirt. He then drops the bloodied black limb to the ground, where it begins to bubble and shift, black tendrils digging into the soil, further searching the Earth for any energy to devour. Already, it grew and spread under the ground, a strange silence falling over the natural rustle of tiny insects through the Earth. "You truly do not know me, do you? It doesn't matter." The blood flowing from his stump turns black, soon twisting and gathering to reform his arm.

"Tell me, have you ever wondered what happens when you let go? Of all those limits restricting your movement? Of the chains of compassion, of measurement, of sanity?" Flames dance around Alucard's feet, seeming to swirl about him unnaturally, bound to no fuel. A wave of writhing flames shoots over him, a blazing cyclone surrounding him until nothing but a dark silhouette can be seen. Twin pinpricks of red light glare out from the centre of the inferno. "I'm not here to kill you, Mithias. I'm here to show you another way."

The flames gather above Alucard's upturned palm, into a single point of white light. A miniature star, waves of heat setting the dried remains of the forest ablaze. Even from this distance, Mithias knew that any normal being would have been burnt to a crisp. Even his body would sustain some damage should that flame strike him. And even now it was growing hotter, feeding off of Alucard's power.

"This day, you will kill me. And you will join me."

He then hurls the tiny orb, which rapidly expands into a wall of blazing fire, attempting to engulf and completely destroy Mithias.

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"Now now, there's no need for hostilities" Alucard smiles, revealing rows of pointed teeth. He steps forward casually, and yet Mithias can tell that he was ready to fight at any moment. There would be no surprise attacks. "I come bearing gifts. I'm here to free you from a yoke you don't even know you're wearing. Furthermore, I believe you're associated with an old friend of mine."

"Kaminari Tottori"

There was a flash, burst of light and the roll of thunder. And Mithias found Alucard standing right in front of him, grinnign teeth inches from his face, those red eyes locking with his. Suddenly, impossibly, Alucard had moved at the speed of light. This was the first thing that Mithias realized. The second was the fact that Alucard's fist was now driving into his stomach. An immense force, focused into a single strike, Mithias' entire body hardening itself in preperation to resist the attack.

Mithais was launched backwards explosively, tearing through trees and rocks, the swiftly dying forest shattering around him, before he finally came to an explosive halt, making a crater of his very own. Hurricane winds tore through the air, the ground having crumbled beneath the demon's feet. Had Mithias been a weaker being, the punch would have completely destroyed him, crushing his form into nothing more than a pulp. As it was, the holes soon closed themselves, his form as close to immortal as one could get.

"Let me show you something more beautiful than beauty itself, and more sturdy than the universe. Allow me to show you the power of one who lives free of the bonds of morality. Allow me to show you what you could become."

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@Teoinsanity
Also, protip:

Don't fuck with the Stein.

He is potentially the most dangerous character I have ever made, and one of the few I use for killing Player Characters.

HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

Sorry for the lack of postage. It was my brother's birthday yesterday, and we spent a good 6 hours watching the Hobbit trilogy, in addition to eating piles upon piles of cake.

Spent most of the night regretting said piles of cake, leading to my late awakening and further lack of posts.

I'll try and get my replies up as soon as possible.