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 Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 5:55 pm
When Roulin diverted the energy beam, Johan stopped firing as soon as it hit the building that was now crumbling. Even though this was a little bit irritating, Johan's stoic expression didn't change at all. The veteran Owl knew not to let his anger mess with his actions. If he did, it meant that he would most likely fail and Roulin would kill him. But right now, Johan's main concern was his reserve. He knew that if he didn't release the energy soon, he could quite possibly lose control of that massive amount of energy and it would all release in one big explosion. And if that happened, Johan wasn't sure what would happen as a result of the explosion.But he did know that everyone within Rome would be in danger of losing their life.
Seeing Roulin prepare an attack, Johan tensed, keeping his free arm raised to absorb anything that would come his way. Granted he knew that he couldn't absorb very much now. He would have to end this fight quickly before that explosion happened. It appeared that the young LIfe Owl had figured out the one stipulation to the Mirroring Owl's ability. Did Roulin really want to risk so many lives just to kill him? It was absurd!
As the beam of purple light came at him, Johan prepared himself. Pulling back his arm, Johan jumped to the side of the beam allowing it to pass right by him. However, since the beam was able to move faster than Johan was capable of, the side of the beam grazed along Johan left shoulder. Of course, since the absorption aura was around his entire body, he felt some of that energy from the beam being brought into his reserve. But Johan's expression didn't change, amazingly enough, because he was not going to give Roulin the pleasure of knowing that he was on the right track to defeating him.
Johan didn't stay where he was for too long. He sprinted forward towards Roulin, readying the katana in his right hand as he charged. He wasn't about to let Roulin pin him down and basically force feed his energy reserve. By this point, Johan's body had started to emit a glowing yellow-orange aura around himself. It was radiating off of him like steam from a boiling pot of water. He was so close to the breaking point in terms of his reserve now. Once he reached Roulin, Johan planned to try to grab hold of Roulin and release a bulk of that energy he was holding in a small explosion. If this failed, he'd probably end up accidentally releasing all of the energy and his gigantic, city-destroying explosion.
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Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 12:50 am
Roulin rested his smoking palm when he saw Johan moving to avoid it. Yeah...from just that he could tell that just shooting aura at him would just cause him to waste it. Conservation here might be the key and if so, then so be it. Timing and placement just as the old man wanted. Johan's body, which moved a brisker pace now, seemed to glow an eerie orange glow. Halloween theme aura? Regardless, his aura would set well with the other sets of aura the young man had compiled on this day alone. If he wanted to take his power, he'd first need to trap him...that didn't seem too likely at this rate. Little scrapes like the one he'd inflicted on his shoulder wouldn't make the task any easier either.
Johan's power was a reflexive one so him brandishing swords wasn't a surprise to Roulin. The Life Owl readied himself for Johan's following attack by brandishing Timothy's golden hilt. A bit of photokinetics saw a blade of dark purple light unfurl from the hilt. The actual blade was a little over two feet in length and hummed lowly, occasionally crackling as it sustained itself. There. Roulin now had a way of attacking with aura without expending a copious amount of it. This method was consistent, efficient and somewhat cool in the eyes of it's calmed creator. With a weapon finally formed, Roulin set his attention on Johan once more. The dark haired Owl's next move would be one that would get the man away from him if things went right. If not, then there would be sword fighting which Roulin didn't mind at all.
Roulin didn't know if Johan could see aura. If he couldn't then it didn't faze him that now a cloud of violet aura was circulating around the younger Owl as he prepped his next move. The two would soon clash. The sight for anyone that could visualize the spiritual energy on an Owl would resemble an aurora or a decisive battle of differently hued spirits. As Johan approached, Roulin gripped his makeshift saber in his right and lowered himself into another one of his many stances. "Ittouryodan..." When the time arrived, Roulin went into a half rotation by slipping his right leg over the back of his left. Forcefully, he completed the rotation by dragging his right hand downward across his chest. "Genmurei!!" When the spin was complete, his blade had loosed an magnificent and angled crescent-shaped blade of Roulin's own dark violet light at Johan. The height of the attack wasn't astonishing, but it wasn't something one could readily jump over. It's sharpness needed not to be explained as one could see from the road beneath it which was being melted through that being hit by it would result in a painful, burning death.
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Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 3:50 am
((UNS - Will - Alright, I'm just going to teleport people in this post to save Maha some fingers. If you have a problem with it, just let me know and I will edit. People teleported in this post: Luca, Bailey, Anderson/Xaldin, Vincent, Jaylin, Morgan, Jack. ))
Figures. Fine. Deflect a lightning bolt at a lightning user. No harm feelings. It would have been too easy if Johan listened. The Satan Owl smirked and ignored Roulin's "sore" feelings at Timothy disappearing. Johan and Roulin could battle it out, but Will could tell Rou wanted to kill Johan. Well, Rou wanted to kill just about everyone he didn't recognize.
The blonde devil easily dissipated the bolt of lightning with his own and used the retrieved energy toward more teleporting. With another "Hmph," Bailey and Luca were teleported away from the battle field. Another teleport flashed Anderson/Xaldin away as well as Vincent and Jaylin. The weakest of auras came from Cecilia and Aeon and... a baby? Will paid it no mind. They didn't seem to be in immediate danger. Roulin might go there later, and they weren't in immediate danger....supposedly. Itach was f***ing around somewhere and being useless while his wife's aura was missing. Daryle was gone, but Will wasn't too concerned about the Breezy Owl. Saxton could take care of himself just fine, especially given his hidden skills. The devil hadn't hired him for no reason. In the distance, Will could spot Morgan with some guy. He shrugged as they disappeared as well, teleported away. He didn't see Anya and Nikolai, but he could tell she was accounted for through the engagement ring.
Che was dazing off, torn between Roulin's potentials. Will stepped hard on Che's foot. "Who gave you permission to daze off, Cheani?" The look on Che's face was enough to tell Che's mentor what Che was thinking. "I won't do it for you. It's your move, and you'd better move quick, slowpoke."
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Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 2:19 pm
((TFP---Raven))
Raven was glad to hear that they would be home in a few hours. “Making good time…” She muttered with a half-smile playing on her lips. She was still staring out the window when Lev asked her about her alias and why she had chosen that name. Her half-smile turned into a full smile as she opened her mouth to speak “There are a few reasons why I chose to use the name Raven and why I am secretive about my real name but I think I can tell you the two main reasons” Glancing at the commander now, Raven’s smile faded “One; Because of the story about the Raven that my father used to tell me. Two; I did not want to tarnish my parents name. Despite how I have turned out…they were good people up until their deaths.” Her blue eyes narrowed as she laughed somewhat. “Even when our home was burning they remained civil…unlike the ones who killed them.” Raven knew deep down that her parents would not be proud of what their daughter had become but she never allowed herself to linger on that thought so the fear of disappointing them was never there. “Is there anything else you wish to ask me?”
((TFP---Serena))
Serena, strangely, found herself smiling when Kojiro finally gave in and stopped protesting. “Heh, see? Is it that bad?” Her silver eyes narrowed a small amount when Koji began muttering in broken sentences, thanking her for something…Talk about making a girl feel even bad. “Don’t say thank you…idiot…” Serena’s hand continued moving through the Frozen Owls hair even after he had clearly fallen asleep. After 10 more minutes, Serena stopped playing with Koji’s hair and reached into her trouser pocket while being careful not to disturb the sleeping Owl. Slowly, Serena pulled out her cell phone and flipped it open. She scanned the front screen expecting to see Cerbs but he remained elusive. Sucking in a deep breath she hit the button that would start a new message… “He won’t let me get away with this…and I don’t want to….fail…him.” Why was she even questioning her current position? Maybe it was lack of sleep or even the stress of constantly flying from place to place…from battle to battle…
The white haired woman stared at the blank screen of her phone as her fingers rested gently on the buttons…she could not bring herself to type out a message. A message that she would send to her boss with the words ‘I want out of this job’ sending that would most certainly not go down well with the Satan Owl…This was her job and she had to see it to the end. What will happen when the end came was a mystery…She only hoped that the end would come soon and that Kojiro would be safe. Serena was also aware that when the end did come…she and Kojiro would not be as they were now…and that thought was…”Sad…” Shutting her phone a bit harder than needed, Serena stared down at Kojiro. “Don’t thank someone who should be saying sorry….” Her new found fondness for the Frozen Owl was strong…but was it strong enough to go up against the loyalty and years she had spent working for Will? This was not her life, this was just a job and that was all Serena needed to think about.
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Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 2:21 pm
Honestly, Johan expected something long distance from Roulin to try to stop his advance towards the Life Owl. It wasn't like the veteran UNS officer hadn't seen a similar method of attack thrown his way, so Johan wasn't too surprised by the blade of dark purple light coming his way. This was an opportunity for Johan to release some of the pent up reserve energy. His eyes narrowed for a split second and immediately afterward, a strong barrier made of the same color as Johan's reserve energy as it leaked from his body formed in a dome shape over the Mirroring Owl. It was an ethereal shield, but it would be strong enough to protect himself from that crescent of purple light. At the last moment, Johan ducked downward, sliding like a baseball player to home plate underneath the side of the crescent that was above the ground. If he hadn't done that, Johan would have been either cut in half or had absorbed that light aura into his brimming reserve. As he slid under it, the shield cracked a bit due to the power coming from the light. Without intending to, his ability absorbed some of that power and as such, his reserve level didn't lower by very much. But that didn't really matter at this point. Johan was fine with dying if it meant he was taking Roulin down with him.
Coming out of the sliding position in a low crouch, Johan knew he was close enough to Roulin to at the very least lock blades with the young man. That was all Johan really needed, a few seconds in a blade lock. Without hesitation, Johan stood up and sprinted the last few steps to Roulin. He slashed his katana down and diagonally across his chest from let to right, holding the hilt with both hands. At the same time, he imbued the blade with some of that reserve energy so it would be able to stand up to the power that Roulin had used to make his own sword. All Johan needed now was that pivotal blade lock with Roulin...
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Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 3:19 pm
The Commander listened intently,"...I am glad you....care about your legacy that much....I am sure though your parents would watch over no matter what decisions you made...you are still their daughter...and they cannot change that...nor by the sound of things ....would they want you too...you have your goals as i have mine...we both will do anything to achieve them....mine are simply more concise...small steps to an unreachable destination...but the small victories I make all good enough for this old man....as for you....you are here...a bit scraped up...covered in bruises...but you are still fighting with all your heart...as dark as your intentions are...you mean to attain them with unfaltering determination....like any General." The Commander gently put a hand on her shoulder,"...You refuse to show fear even in the most dire situation....making you a good General...though there is no good nor evil in War....people are fighting for different standpoints....they believe they are good...others believe they are bad...their enemy is evil...those that stand against them are evil....allies are good....its all perspective...so in the end...you need to look at something else to determine what you are...Raven...if you wish to keep fighting....do so with no hesitation...the minute you hesitate about your actions....you either back down and stop fighting...or accept that your views were unfounded and embrace death...and look towards those following you as they suffer as well...because they believe in you....and what you stand for..." He smiled and leaned back,"...I mean....if there was good and evil....what does that make me?....I am helping you....but you are that which is perceived as evil...but I am what stands against your goals...but I am carrying out a mission on behalf of a comrade...with full intent on landing you safely!...but here is the kicker...I am not treating you like some animal....I am sacrificing my delicious food to aid your hunger!.....so you know what it makes me?....I am Commander Voronova....best Chef in the world!...or Lev in your case..." he muttered with a hearty laugh,"...By the way...feel free to take this stuff for your friends on the other aircraft..they must be hungry too..." he said with another grin,"...Hm....what else could I ask you....well....since you already mentioned it...what exactly is the story of the raven?" he asked curiously, somewhat relieved the Owl was finally leveling with him.
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Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 5:02 pm
Che had to think for a moment about this situation. Johan was holding his own against Roulin, but from the looks of things, he was reaching his holding limit. The older Italian knew the outcome of such an event. Worst case scenario was Johan bursting like the aura bubble he was and taking out the entire countryside of Rome. Roulin's actions telegraphed that he didn't care about what happened. Just as long as Thomas was killed...the kid wasn't thinking straight about this. These were lives he was willing to toss away. Furthermore--"OW!!!" Che pulled his foot from Will's, struggling a moment to do so. Wagging his leg now in a slight pain, he looked up at his blonde sadist of a mentor and replied with half-urgency, "Goddamn it, wait....if you haven't noticed, I haven't figured out what to do here...and don't call me that Bill."
Of course Che wouldn't thank Will for the wake up call. The dark, crescent haired man was indeed in a slight daze, but his thoughts never left the fight. His attention was trained once more on the dual before him. There had to be something that Johan could do to keep himself from harm. Che, as he himself knew, was next to useless at this point. "Will, I want you to take Kate and get as far away from here as you can. Think you can do that for me?"
Roulin lowered his dark violet lightsaber to his side and watched Johan weave his way past the giant blade of light. The Owl let the attack continue to travel out of his reach. Why stop it? People knew how to move out of the way of such objects. Johan's shield altered it's angle, but still, the blade drove on. Now Johan was once again in striking range with his swords. They were enveloped with his orange aura to keep his lightsaber from burning right through the underlying metal. Smart and clever, but it still wasn't enough to impress Roulin any. What he was planning though was something that impressed himself.
When Johan came down with his aura charged katana, Roulin let go of his blade and brought it over with his telekinetic powers. He blocked the man's attack with a free sword leaving his body free to move about. Roulin was oblivious to the fact that Johan wanted to lock swords with him, but now it didn't matter as he was standing right before him begging to be struck. Roulin's plan was now at it's point and his next move would decide the outcome of the fight. While his blade held Johan's just inches away from his face, Roulin threw his hands down and in both hands charged two separate elements. In his right was Nik's Umbrakinesis and in the right was a random Owl's Photokinesis. Both of the charged abilities were pressed forward at Johan and as they neared, they grew exponentially as Roulin poured more than half of his current reserve into them. If these could connect, then Johan, whom Roulin hoped would not want to just take the attacks, would absorb them, thus sealing his entire tactic, this day and Roulin's victory.
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Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:07 pm
Johan had figured something like this would happen as he had noticed that Roulin had used some sort of telekenesis to pull the hilt of the sword that the kid was using right to him. Hopefully, he would be able to hold off the energy release for at least thirty seconds. It was all he needed to do what he was going to do. The Mirroring Owl released one hand from the hilt of his sword and moved that free hand to grab hold of Roulin's left wrist and twisting it backwards, hard enough to most likely break Roulin's wrist. Immediately after that, Johan managed to twist Roulin's arm even further, using some of the reserve energy he had to put a wave of pressure behind it. Hopefully it was enough pressure to force the young Life Owl to fall to the ground on his side. Of course, while he was doing this, he could feel that his reserve was desperately close to overloading. He knew he was pushing his limits by doing this, but he wanted to make sure he got Roulin in a tight spot before the actual energy explosion.
In this process, Johan's left hand let go of his katana, which clattered to the ground. Once Roulin struck the ground, Johan quickly stamped his left knee down onto Roulin's stomach. And when he was sure he had Roulin pinned on the ground, the Mirroring Owl wasted no further time or consciousness in holding back the overload of energy as he knew he was mere moments away from an uncontrollable explosion. If he played this out right, Roulin would definitely think that he had won this little skirmish of theirs and that he had killed him. Keeping his gaze locked on Roulin's eyes, Johan's body began to glow a fierce orange color which changed rapidly to a violent and vibrant yellow light that expanded outward from him in a gigantic explosion. The force of this would most definitely destroy all of Rome and those still in the city and countryside. The final thing that Johan saw before losing consciousness was Roulin's eyes. After that, there was nothing else...
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Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:02 pm
Roulin's eyes locked with Johan's just seconds before he decided to loose all the energy he'd stored up. The Four Suits leader's expression was all but blank. If it weren't for the subtle anger that was in his eyes, his demeanor may have been as stale as day old bread. Pinned beneath the man's knee or not, Roulin had a way to escape. The tough part would soon follow though. There was Che, Lomoli, Cecilia, Will and Aeon to get out of the area. He wasn't far down Che's path just yet, but any further and he may have left them all to fry. As Johan's body began to shine now, Roulin looked over to Che who was no longer talking to Will but running over to aid him. Roulin lightly grinned as he pointed a finger at Che's chest. Around the outermost joint of his index finger, a crystalline liquid began to seep out. It was shot at Che and it struck him, freezing him in his steps. Almost instantly, the man's form was illuminated. The white outline of his body then burst into what appeared to be shreds which dissipated from sight. Che was teleported away from the scene.
Roulin teleported from the position that Johan had him pinned in and laid a hand on Will's shoulder. His teleportation process wasn't as drawn out as Che's for when touched, he simply vanished. Kate, followed by Erin and Khalifa were ported in the same fashion. When Khalifa was taken away by the unseen forces of aura, Johan's body finally began to explode with aura...it was time to move. Lomoli was next. Roulin needed the ground to stop his motion after he caught up to his brother. After him was Aeon and lastly Cecilia...
Roulin had no problems killing off any UNS member that stood between him, Aeon and Cecilia. After tearing through each member with his dark violet blade, he approached Aeon and vanished her as quickly as he could. The dome of aura that was Johan bursting was expanding fast so Roulin had to move just as swiftly. He found Cecilia in a hallway. Her body was covered only by a sheet and her white hair was painted red in some areas by both her and Adam's blood. The young Owl made his way to his azure girlfriend and whispered to her, "Don't follow me..." before porting her away just as he had done with the rest. Now there was only himself, Diana and Thomas left...to hell with the UNS members. Seeing no one else to save from the orange, burning hell of volatile aura, Roulin himself teleported from the area leaving Thomas and his healer to fend for themselves...
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Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:11 pm
The blast from Johan's body moved at the same speed any normal explosion would. Only it was fueled by pure energy and raw power. As such, it spread out from the center, which was where Johan was, and kept going. Everything in its path was either disintegrated or reduced to minute pieces of rubble. The edge of the blast kept moving destroying everything in its way. So everything within Rome's vicinity, including all of its famous tourist sites: the Forum, the Vatican, the Colosseum and others, would all be leveled to the ground. You could see the buildings, roads, cars... everything being torn apart piece by piece and left in shreds. And as the edge of this destructive dome proceeded on its course, the only thing left for anyone to see would be blinding light.
In the wake of the blast, all that was left was the rubble and a giant crater which would be seen from high in Earth's atmosphere. From that height, the blast would look like a massive golden yellow ball on the surface of the Earth. It was easy to tell that there would be nothing and no one in Rome left if they hadn't already deserted the city due to the battle that Thomas had created by invading with Russian UNS troops.
As the dome reached its maximum circumference, it finally began to slow in speed. When it did finally stop expanding, the yellow light began to dissipate along with the energy released by Johan. All that was left of Rome was a massive crater...
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 4:05 pm
((TFP---Raven))
“Of course it is impossible to change who it is you share your blood with” Raven muttered simply. Her blue eyes stared at the hand on her shoulder and for a brief moment she fought with the idea of slapping it away. No. There was no need for that type of behaviour here…not while things were so calm. “If I were not to put the whole of my heart into this dream…I would have been killed a long time ago.” She could agree with the commander on a few things that he had said. The man knew what he was talking about and because of that Raven was not bored of his company. Albeit she already knew most of what he was saying. It was as plain as day that those against them will believe they are in the right while Raven and co will state that they are in the wrong. Opinions will always differ. “There is no need for you to say that I should look towards those who follow me…I know only too well that they suffer…I have seen it many times over…”
When Lev asked what it made him after he had helped out a group of terrorist that he should naturally be fighting against, Raven merely smiled. “It makes you a fool who is far too kind for his own good…” The French woman laughed softly and glanced away from the commander and returned her attention back to the scenery outside. “I don’t remember the story as clearly as I should. It was something my father made up…” Raven could recall the story if she really tried, but in doing so she will be bringing up those damned memories of her bittersweet past and leave herself open to stupid emotions that she would rather keep locked away. “Let’s just say it was a bedtime story I adored.” She had told the story only once before and that had been to Nathanial after she had taken him into her care. Her promise to him back then had been that she would always be there for him. “….”
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:07 pm
(TFP - Serilda)
From a feel of a wrap of lights, Serilda found herself in a flash of blue light. Dropped by the air she began to fall from mid height and started to fall, looking quickly she took both hands upon a tree branch and started to whirl herself over the branch like in gymnastics class and leaped into a front somersault and landed on her two legs. "Strange" as she scratched the back of her neck she looked around. Remembering herself being on a rooftop and aiming down sights on a mad man. Thinking she took her tac com and reported to the German HQ. "This is Serilda, I have a strange report that I have suddenly appeared somewhere more green. Can you pin my location." as she waited. "This is Hawk of the German HQ, we have your location. It seems you just appeared in Oregon of the US." Serilda just looked about and began to walk slowly. "I understand HQ, Serilda out."
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:21 pm
The commander Laughed when she called him a fool,"...Kind?...If only you knew...." he chuckled,"....Well then thats a shame....I was hoping to take a nap...a story would have been nice!..."
"ETA 15 minutes!...."
The Commander gave a surprised look,"...Hm?....guess not...." The commander looked at the other helicopters,"...Attention units...Hold fire....if any contact is made..standby until I give say so from this helicopter!...No Exceptions!" he ordered. The Commander got up and moved towards the door of the helicopter,"...Raven hm?...fair enough then...Perhaps you will remember some time..." He thought about their whole conversation,"...Hmm...Odd....according to my file...The Izayoi name is also a very respected one....they are actually well respected...now...he fights right with you?....why is it he does not have an alias?...." The Commander Laughed heartily,"...Perhaps he is too foolish to realize what he is doing!...or perhaps he has another reason...maybe you can pass your free time coming up with something for that kid!" he said jokingly, he hated being bored, and finding something to occupy time was what he did best. The commander Looked towards Raven,"...Alright Break time is over!...get your game face on! were are going in!"
As soon as they finished speaking, the aircraft carefully began landing on the streets of New Exire,"...Alright Raven...we are here!...get your stuff together and meet up with your team...If you are ever near Russia stop by!...If you still aren't trying to wipe out the human race...or even if you are....the door is always open!...you can have yourself some home cooked food! My Borscht is legendary!" He said with a grin.
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:37 pm
((TFP---Raven))
“He does not need an alias and he is not foolish..” Apparently, insulting someone on Raven’s team was not something that would go down well. Raven breathed out a small sigh of relief when they landed in familiar territory. Standing up, she smiled at the commander. Her body was still rather sensitive and stiff and hurt like a b***h in places. “I will keep your offer in mind…” The blonde female muttered as she stepped off the helicopter and onto the streets of New Exire. Her fellow team members were in the process of doing the same thing. She was glad to see them all together and in once piece. After assessing the situation Raven turned back round to face the commander “I will never stop doing what I am doing…If we ever meet again…well, you can do the maths.” The ice was back in her eyes as she stared blankly at the man before her. Pleasantries were over, it was back to business. “It has been pleasant, Lev. Thank you for the talk and for bringing us home..”
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