thewizardguy

The War of the Three

Khaine, Oblivion Dungeon -

A single point of calm within an ocean of chaos, the eye of the storm. Khaine sat, eyes closed, mind focused, as his memories raged around him. Armies clashed, blades flashed, bullets and energy beams filled the sky. Immense titans of metal and flesh marched across the battlefield, sowing death and destruction. Angelic beings flew high above the field of battle, their magics twisting and perverting the natural energies of their very world to do their bidding. Immense engines devoured the souls of the devout to power their twisted machinery as they emitted disintegration beams in all directions. At the centre of this war, this merging of all wars, sat Khaine, his legs crossed beneath him and arms on his lap. For even as his memories raged around him, his thoughts were deadly calm within. A focused point, a point of reference, just as he was the point of calm within this storm.

Within the ever-twisting walls of Oblivion, the boundary between reality and fantasy was thin and ever-changing. And as he sat there his very thoughts conspired to lock him within his prison-without-walls. Enemies he had defeated, allies who had fallen, and former friends who he had lost many years ago all stood against him here, barring his exit. Worse still was the turmoil within his own thoughts, an emptiness that sought to draw him into oblivion. That drained him of what he was, what he wanted to be, his very existence. A treacherous nothing that was not nothing, an empty darkness that sought to devour him from within. Without a doubt, if he allowed this darkness to overwhelm him he would once more become a thing of war. A mindless monstrosity, a twisted tool for battle with no thoughts or intentions beyond it's intended purpose, unquestioningly obeying the orders of Hell's tyrants. That was not a life Khaine could return to, that was not something he could inflict upon the Nexus once more.

But as he struggled with his inner demons, both literally and metaphorically, something changed. Something large, something powerful, something momentous. Khaine could feel it in the air, in his very essence. A voice rang out through the abyss, promising answers to ancient secrets and freedom from tyranny. And Khaine could feel it, like a breath of fresh air, the scent of the world outside this prison. So this strange voice wished for the evils within this prison to be unleashed on the world? No, they were using that as a threat in order to manipulate someone else. Did this person plan on challenging the three factions? Whatever their plan, this disturbance granted Khaine the chance he needed to escape this place. Once he'd managed to retrieve the Stone he would be able to leave this damned place once and for all. Once he was on the outside, and could think more clearly, he might begin to consider the possible motivations of this strange voice that had freed him.

When he stood, the warring figures around him disintegrated. Concentrating, Khaine focused completely on his goal. In this place a stray thought was a dangerous thing, and he made sure to release none. Although the darkness of this place could not be fended off forever, he would have to last until he managed to retrieve the stone. This was what spurred him on as he sliced his way past the lesser angelic soldiers who seemed to march from a great hole in reality. Not an exit Khaine could use, unless he felt like fighting his way through the full forces of Heaven itself. So he proceeded on to where he believed the stone to be, where he felt it to be, although in this place nothing was certain. Leaping over a charging angel he continued to run ahead of the angel's main forces, hoping not to attract all too much attention as he rushed towards the deepest depths of the Dungeon.

Epic City: Starburst

Ima see if anyone else wants to show up in the Warehouse before I make a response with Guilt. Also, I need to go to sleep before I drop dead from exhaustion...

Justice League Incorporated

Yeah, pretty sure this is dead. Starved from Lack of GM.

The Prophecy

@TheTwistedOne
Still waiting for this to get started.

ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ: _ɢᴇɴᴇsɪs

Alex sighed and ran his fingers through his hair as the rest of the escapees talked about danger and escaping. They'd just ignored him. Oh well. He didn't quite make a very impressive entrance, after all, so it wasn't all too surprising that they'd ignore him. But, he told himself, that was because they hadn't seen his power yet! Surely if they saw how useful his newfound abilities were they'd notice him. And it was those abilities that would help them escape, of course. Now he just had to find a way to do those things - demonstrate his powers, and find a way out of the facility.

The other kids introduced themselves, and Alex tried to remember their names and faces. It was all moving a bit quickly for him, but he knew he'd have to keep up if he wanted to get out of here. They all had powers themselves as well. One of them could turn invisible, which was pretty cool. And another one formed some sort of light-lasso to strangle a guard. And then there was the asian kid, who appeared to be able to perform some sort of telekinesis. All of them were pretty cool powers, although Alex stoically remained convinced that his power was by far the coolest. All of them seemed competent, though, which made him feel better about this whole thing. I mean, obviously he could do this alone, but these guys seemed like they knew what they were doing, and they might need his help. So it only made sense if he stuck with them, at least for a while, and they escaped together.

That was when the telekinesis kid began interrogating the guard. The process made Alex wince... it reminded him too much of his childhood tormentors. For a moment he considered stepping in, stopping this. But for all his bravado, he still felt uneasy interrupting such a scary kid, especially while he was doing something so violent. But this was necessary... right? I mean, these were bad people, and they'd done some pretty nasty stuff to Alex. So maybe that made things like this a little bit okay. But no matter how he shook it, the entire incident left a bad taste in his mouth.

Shaking his head to clear out the thoughts, Alex moved off after the assertive girl, Alina. Regardless of what he thought, they had to get out of here now. Surely more guards were coming, and these would be better equipped, better prepared. And more of them, too. Heart pounding, Alex jogged after Alina.

The War of the Three

@KoL
Still looking forward to being able to join in. ^-^

Epic City: Starburst

@Old Amsterdam@Bluetommy

The girl, at least, was courteous. A welcome difference from her previous opponent's brash attitude. Guilt refused the offer to sit, preferring to always be at the ready. Although she doubted this woman planned to kill her, she hadn't lived this long by taking chances. So she heard the deaf girl out, considering her options. Could that fool really be a 'hero'? The kind of person who saved others? From what Guilt had seen he had been but a violent moron, attacking people with little to no provocation. He had no sense of duty, no sense of honour, as far as she could tell. But this Traveller was more intelligent, and seemed willing to vouch for him. And at this point releasing the man would save a considerable amount of trouble.

With a slight grunt Guilt waved her hand, causing Edward to reappear about 5 meters away, upside down. From his perspective no time would have passed, as from one moment to the next the world turned upside down and his target was replaced with a brick wall. He had been released from Void, in one piece.

Turning to Comet, Guilt spoke. "Your life has been spared, for now. Because another judged you worth saving. Do not attack me again, and we will not have to repeat this. I am not known for kindness, nor mercy, and I can only make so many exceptions." Not giving Edward a chance to attack her again, she vanished, moving from rooftop to rooftop. This business had been unfortunate, and it's ending had not been quite as satisfying as she had hoped it would be. But this had been the right choice to make. And the knowledge that she had done the right thing would tide her over to the next day.

Meanwhile, she'd have to find something else to keep her occupied until the night came to an end. Or maybe she'd have a nap... Even she could not survive without sleep indefinitely.

Epic City: Starburst

@Bluetommy
My apologies, but you did kind of do that. And it's within Guilt's power to send anyone who touches her (or comes within 5cm) into Void. So it seems your character's fate is now out of your hands.

However, I have no plans of actually killing off Edward. As doing so would be a dick move.

Epic City: Starburst

@Old Amsterdam@Bluetommy

Once again, twice in short succession, Guilt found herself threatened by a force greater than herself. Not one of the High this time, but rather a large portion of this city's heroes. Based on the way this deaf girl spoke this was not the first time she had done this. Perhaps she was well-connected in this city. Although Guilt was confident she could handle most of this city's heroes in single combat, she didn't favour her odds taking on all of them at once. Gritting her teeth, she realised that once more superior force would force her to retreat, to allow Comet to get away. At this point it was not the idea of Comet surviving that bothered her, but the idea of once more being cowed into obedience by a more powerful opponent. Of being powerless, once again, despite her abilities.

But the Comet would not have it. Apparently his kryptonite was diplomacy, because he refused to accept it's presence. After a brief 'explanation' to his friend he shot forward, once more attempting to end Guilt. The speed and power behind these attacks was obvious, they were intended to be lethal. A human would have been done for before they could even think, but Guilt was practically designed for fighting like this. She refused to be caught off-guard. Moving far faster than a normal human's her mind followed his movements, felt the movement of the air, calculated his path. Faster than sound, but not faster than light. She could still see him. And, after all of this, Guilt was tired of holding back her true combat potential.

In the instant that Comet collided with Guilt, he was momentarily enveloped in purple energy. Then, he was simply gone. Vanished, as if he had never even been there. There was a slight pop, as the displaced air filled the newly emptied space. Unknowingly Comet had broken within Guilt's 5cm limit, and exposed himself to the full extent of her power. He had been drawn entirely into Void, a realm without time from within which he could not escape. Here, he was completely within Guilt's power.

Looking over at the deaf girl, the one who called themselves Traveller, Guilt considered how to proceed. No doubt Comet and this Traveller were acquainted, which would lead to trouble. Worse yet was the little communication problem they were having. As much as she might want to, it was impossible for Guilt to take off her mask. Without it, she would soon die. Sighing, Guilt glanced upwards, her powers grabbing the falling objects out of the sky even as they began to hit terminal velocity. Then she had a nearby car door appear in her hands, using her powers to engrave letters into it. The object vanished, reappearing in front of Traveller. Without the ability to speak to one another, they would need to communicate in such an old-fashioned manner.

The car door read 'Comet lives. He tried to kill me. Death is the logical punishment. He is within my power. Do you claim, in truth, that he should not be killed, even in self defense?'

Guilt stood passively, waiting for this girl's answer. She would not be cowed again, even by such a threat. If this woman wished for a large-scale battle, then she would receive a battle to remember. However, Guilt also had aspirations to be a hero. And she knew that, at least hypothetically, heroes were supposed to show mercy. As such, she would allow this woman to plead for Comet's life. A diplomatic solution, if ever there was one.

Epic City: Starburst

This might be an interesting little fight....