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[The Mage of Space]

"I'm on your side, cloak guy. I'm against Otherbody, and with Afos." Brett took a step back and put his free hand on his hand buster just in case.  

[Faulty Ambition]

"Fortitude, Justice, Prudence, Temperance..."
Alabaster released these words in a drawn-out breath as he disintegrated.  

[Faulty Ambition]

As Anthony Otherbody twirled the princess of Kabina around, his grinning face turned once more to relish the misery pouring off of Afos Sem. His face fell, meeting only a soft smirk of realization. Otherbody's arms released Aki, pushing her away from him as the orchestra ground to a halt.

Afos's long legs carried him towards the shell-shocked Otherbody.
"Get out."

Otherbody's face twisted into a mask of defiant hatred as he took his own steps, matching Sem, circling in a predatory ring.
"No," he growled in response, his black hair appearing to almost suck in the light.

"You weren't given an option." Afos extended his arms towards Otherbody, chanting in an odd ritualistic tongue. A flash of light erupted and Afos fell the his knees once more, Otherbody and his orchestra nowhere to be seen.  

[Arq Kujos]

Morrow ran to his friend, Afos, who was resting on his knees. "Afos, who was that? Are you ok? Who was that?"
Morrow waved his hands over Afos, and a white light surrounded Afos, reinvigorating him. If another battle was to break out, Morrow didn't want Afos to get hurt. "Is it over, or is he coming back?" Morrow's last words were not spoken in his usually compassionate tone. Morrow was angry, and ready to defend his allies if the moment presented itself.  

[The Mage of Space]

Brett glanced over at the door the police were behind. "And what about them?" Brett pointed over his shoulder at the door.  

[ZombieJeff]

The Lich chuckled at all the occurrences. He shuffled of to one side of the room again, making himself comfortable against the wall.

"Well, seems like the fool wasn't so much after all." he procured an ancient looking cloth from his robes and began to clean some of the spikes on his walking stick. "Though I doubt this is all."

He turned to look towards the door, as if readying himself for something.

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Lance stepped out from the hiding, and walked slowly over towards Afos.

"Hey, are you alright?" he said, leaning down and offering him a hand to help him up. His rifle was now slung over his shoulder, but his pistol was still planted firmly in his other hand.

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There was a loud bang from outside the main door and the handle inside came flying out from its mount in the door.

"This is your last warning, we have you surrounded."

And true to form, the sounds of many foot steps could be heard from just above the room, where the agents had previously been.

There was also the distinct sound of the clinking of handcuff chains. The police had captured some people, presumably some of the agents.

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Some distance behind Aki, there was a burst of blueish flames that left two figures in its wake.

One of them, an angular man with an odd complexion consisting of cool colors gestured forward. "Here we are, as dictated."  

[Blight_of_Luca]

The living swords flew around the room ready to hold off an assult if need be. "I Will Not Miss This Battle."  

[xXBeginnerXx]

The other was a girl with short green curly hair who wore a dress of shimmering colors. Removing her pair of goggles, letting them hang around her neck beginner blinked a moment in surprise.

"Aki? Are you alright?" Concern was apparent in her voice as she tried to make sense of what was happening around her.  

[Faulty Ambition]

"He's no one, just another body, an old colleague. He won't be back for a while. Thank you." Afos stood up, steadying himself with an arm on Morrow's shoulder, taking Lance's hand to pull himself all the way upright. He released his hold on both and took slow steps to the princess of Kabina. His long arms wrapped around her as tears dripped down his face, dampening his blindfold. "I missed you."

He slid back down onto one knee in what appeared to be eternal exhaustion. His back hid from view the tiny box that he opened before Aki, and it hid his lips as they whispered so quietly that only Aki could hear.
"Will you marry me?"

He slid the box with the ring into her hand, closing her fingers around it as he stood up again, smiling softly down at her. "Think about it." He lifted his head and took a few steps away from her to the center of the room, an equal distance from every other person in the room.

"I am Afos Nahd Sem, and I will go peacefully with the first person to tag me. I will require two stops before any imprisonment."  

[Arq Kujos]

Faulty Ambition

"He's no one, just another body, an old colleague. He won't be back for a while. Thank you." Afos stood up, steadying himself with an arm on Morrow's shoulder, taking Lance's hand to pull himself all the way upright. He released his hold on both and took slow steps to the princess of Kabina. His long arms wrapped around her as tears dripped down his face, dampening his blindfold. "I missed you."

He slid back down onto one knee in what appeared to be eternal exhaustion. His back hid from view the tiny box that he opened before Aki, and it hid his lips as they whispered so quietly that only Aki could hear.
"Will you marry me?"

He slid the box with the ring into her hand, closing her fingers around it as he stood up again, smiling softly down at her. "Think about it." He lifted his head and took a few steps away from her to the center of the room, an equal distance from every other person in the room.

"I am Afos Nahd Sem, and I will go peacefully with the first person to tag me. I will require two stops before any imprisonment."

This was the chance Neros was waiting for. He stepped out of his place in the shadows and bowed to Afos. "I am Neros Arqus. I politely request that you accompany me. I shall escort you wherever you need to go."

Morrow seemed confused. "I have been away for a very long time," he said, sighing lightly.  

[The Mage of Space]

"I think things just got a whole lot more confusing...I think..." Brett scanned the crowd of policemen for the highest ranking one he could find and walked over to him. "Excuse me, my mecha told me that you wanted to contact me about something."  

[Faulty Ambition]

"Welcome to Byako, Bunny Pirate. Here we do things somewhat differently. To tag me, you need to do a bit more than just introduce yourself. Perhaps you've played this game before?"
Afos took off at an erratic sprint, changing directions so randomly that a teleportation would be almost useless.  

[Arq Kujos]

Morrow let out a deep hearty laugh. "Same old Afos." His smile seemd unnaturally large. "Go lad, catch him," he said to Neros before patting him on the back so hard that he almost knocked him over.

Neros staggered and tried to catch his balance. He took of after Afos, trying to teleport in front of him, but nothing he did seemed to put him any closer.  

[ZombieJeff]

The Lich chuckled breathlessly as he say Afos set off on the ridiculous chase.

"Such sport, and in the face of such fate" he said jovially (or at least as much as a corpse could). His gaze drifted to the blueish man however. Something about him reminded the lich of something... something from long, long ago.

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The senior most officer present in the room turned towards Brett, "Yes, there's something I'd like to discuss with you outside." he said motioning out the door as he took a few measured steps towards it.

A few of the officers advanced towards Lance and saluted, "Mr. Hawthorne, we have all the men you requested, and are ready to take the suspects into custody."

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The man in white laughed a bit as the officers spoke to him, "Geez guys, way to blow my cover." He took a runners stance. "All officers after that man!" he said pointing at Afos.

Lance himself set off at a mad dash towards Afos from the side, throwing himself into a full-body tackle.

The officers readied their weapons and began to fire at afos, their shots being shackles on retractable chains.  

[The Mage of Space]

Brett sighed quietly and nodded. "I get the feeling that this isn't good."