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 Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 9:01 pm
(Everyone with a major moniker like Death, God, Satan....etc....can talk to each other like that. They all used to be one big team.)
~I'm not babysitting anyone old friend. I'm watching you. I'm sure you remember why.~ Thomas responded. ~You're the strongest on the team...you're the Satan Owl, yet you chose to put yourself on their side. Was it to protect them? I certainly hope not.~
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Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 9:19 pm
((Alright. I'll follow the tilda standard.))
A smile twisted on Will's face as he opened his eyes and looked once again out the plane window. ~Well, old Tommy boy... ~ Will's communication with Thomas lowered in "volume" to something equivalent to a soft whisper. ~Yes, indeed. I am here to protect them, and I know exactly what you're trying to do. Don't think you've fooled us, my dear old friend...~
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 1:23 am
~The last time I fooled you all, I nearly killed you all. In fact, I killed half of you all. You, along with those that are alive, just got lucky.~ Thomas watched the president handled paperwork and made phone calls. ~It's all a matter of time now. I do congratulate you on your power move though. Joining them to protect them...you couldn't protect your star pupil. What makes you think you can keep them away from me?~
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 6:33 am
Will smirked. ~Oh? Did you really, Thomas? If you think you'll be as lucky this time, think again. ~
However, when Thomas mentioned Che, he felt his thoughts turn toward maiming Thomas. He was certain that the man had a hand in Che's death. Lucien wasn't capable of it, but that boy had been there. Will didn't betray anything in his words though. Thomas had to go for a multitude of reasons, and it was no question that the Death Owl was dangerous. As for keeping the others away from Thomas, well, Will would probably go pretty far whether he decided to work on the others or on Thomas. It didn't help that Lucien could be seen as Thomas's pet dog. Sort of, but not really.
He laughed and communicated in a tone that dripped with sarcasm. Will was not the God Owl. ~Tom, I pity your poor misguided soul, and your pointless existence and goals. What ever will you do at the end and what do you truly want to achieve through these meaningless acts? Think it over, you senile fogey. The answer is as plain as your damn accent. ... We should talk more, Thomas. I just might help you answer that question and anything else you have might have epiphanies on.~
It was ironic. Now, the Satan Owl had at least two on the list of "to kill/maim permanently/torture" targets. Noel and Thomas. Once again, though, it seemed Noel would have to wait. She was damn lucky. Will had a feeling he was going to have to talk to Dante and Noel soon.
((Edited.))
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 6:58 am
Lucien felt a chill go up his spine as he awoke from a light sleep. He shook his head lightly and looked out the window of the plane. the dark sky radiated with a strange presence. 'SO this is how it all ends. Ho ironic, I guess I never understood the magnitude of Che's role until he was gone. For all my intelligence one thing continues to illude me, how complex and disturbing the human mind can be......is this....Really what I wanted?' He thought to himself as he looked out the window.
Dante smiled as he looked out the window. As the plane took off he looked down towards a buildin that was vanishing into the distance, on top was a man a familiar fave, Adam, Gravity the elemental. " Oh? How odd, " He said softly as their jet rocketed into the distance.
Adam watched patiently as the plane disappeared. " Now that they're gone. " He said. He looked back towards the last remaining OWL signals which came from the party Demios sent to his old home. " It's about time my mission went ahead. " He leapt from the building gravity rocketing him towards the ground yet still keeping in the air. " Watch out......I promise this will be....delightful. "
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:58 am
Demios could feel a dark presence coming and as such so did his clone "Well well it seems if you want to get out of here in one piece you had better hurry" The clone said. Demios shook his head "Don't try your head games on me" He said. He quickly focused on another spell "Lightning Lash" He said as he formed a whip out of lightning and did his best to strike the clone. The clone formed a wall of rock and blocked most of the attack and sent the rocks flying at him. "Just think once your gone I can go finish off your friends" He said with a dark laugh. Demios shook his head and glared at him. The clone held his hand out and created high pressure to hold him back. Demios glared at him and tried to force himself up but it was difficult. "I wont let you hurt them" He said. He somehow managed to stand. The clone was surprised and tried to raise the pressure. "Why wont you die!" The clone said in annoyance. Demios just smirked "Because it's your time to die" He said. He held two fingers out like a gun "Atomic Blaster!" He said firing a ray of energy that blasted through the clone. Once the clone was gone the room returned to normal. Demios knew his friends were in trouble so he hurried to the book and grabbed it. The moment his hands touched it the magic that was in the entire house stopped. Demios smiled and quickly ran to find the others.
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 12:43 pm
~I have thought it over. Hundreds of times in the thousands of years I've been living. Where ever I go, destruction seems to be my sustinence. Death, pestilence, violence and hatred seems to keep me alive. I don't want more of it Will. In fact, I want quite the opposite.~ A smirk arose against Thomas' darkened face. ~I reckon what I want Will is control. I want more power. The Heralds fear us Will. No one else on this big green rock can harm them but us. Why do you choose to protect these people?~ Thomas tone wasn't as maniacal as words begged it to be. Rather he was calm and collected. With the Death Owl though, that tone of speech only meant that death was imminent. ~Do you protect them because they're your shield? Your bodies to put in the way when the bullets fly? You souls to sacrifice when the chips are down? I'll admit you old devil you, you are pretty smart. I'd have never thought of using people as scapegoats.~
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The image of Che vanished before Roulin's blazing eyes. "Hmph. The kid did it." The Sponge Owl spoke in a tone more dryer and raspier than his normal. The fire engulfing his body dulled to nothing leaving only cinders. His clothes and skin were intact. "Demios! I think we have trouble!" He called down the blocked off corridor. He could sense a powerful energy flowing towards them. At this distance, it seemed weak, but the closer it got, the more the power seemed to double. "C'mon! Let's get everyone and get the hell out of here!"
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 1:28 pm
Adam stopped floating in the air. His arms rested gently at his side while he slowly raised up his left hand. He looked down at the house he snappead his fingers and suddenly the gravity tripled, houses in a 1000 foot diameter suddenly caved in the very ground indented asside from Demios's house. " So that house is special, to bad the people in it arent. " He said softly. He lowered his arm slightly as the gravity continued to increase. Above the house there was a small sphere of gravity pulling into a tight compact ball slowly a rift in time and space began to form it's force was indescribable. " Gravity, the element of space, and the cause of the most destructive force, a black hole. " he said as the hole began to form it was only the size of a quarter but already it was ripping trees straight from the ground and into it's abyss, the only reason the house hadn't been completely swallowed was the strong energy inside of it. " Enter my void, feel the pain of eternity. " He said softly. His hair blew gently in the vacuum winds of the forming black hole.
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:34 pm
Demios could feel the world outside of the house shake. He looked at Roulin and nodded. He could tell the only thing protecting them was the book and the house. "Wait if I have the book maybe I can stall him" He said. He opened the book "House of magic and wisdom divine strike this foe of mine" He said. Suddenly the house glowed forming a barrier before launching fireballs at Adam. "Guys we have to hurry this house may have magic but it wont hold forever" He said.
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:59 pm
"Well now. That's not good." Roulin said, echoing his father's most used phrase before a fight as he entered the room his teammate was in. He didn't look out the windows for he knew just who was outside. It was a Herald. "I hope this house is able to hold for a while Demios. I have an idea that'll save us all." His eyes drifted to Demios and in them was a confident glow. "I learned how to teleport further distances, but I need a bit of time. Think you and the book can hold him off?"
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 4:16 pm
((I'm assuming Thomas's reference to "these people" is UNS not the Heralds. If it's supposed to be the Heralds, let me know and I'll edit.. or I'll take the lazy way out and not have Will answer the question.))
Will saw that response coming from miles away. Power and control were sometimes interchangeably used incorrectly. Power was useless without control. Control was useless without any power to assert the control. The smirk remained on Will's face through all of Thomas's words, including his accusation of using others as bullet shields. That wasn't Will's intention, but he didn't bother correcting Thomas. That wasn't important right now. ~Oh? Would you like to be my honorable meat shield? There's a special spot just for you~ A small laugh. ~Don't sound so innocent, Tom. You've used people yourself. Now, now... what makes you think you can achieve this lack of death, violence and destruction if you obtain this control? Oh, dear. What graceful ideas float in your mind... Intend to fear the world into submission, Mr. Death? How will you be any different from our Heralds...~
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 5:24 pm
(Yep. That's it. Also...important plot stuff in 3...2...1...)
~Stability.~ Thomas asserted. The U.N.S leader's love for practicality shined through in his one word response. That, along with a deeply harbored hatred and slight dementia. ~It appears as though you've forgotten the established rule kid. If one kills a Herald, the killer inherits their power. There are eight of them. Could you imagine what would happen if I killed them all? Stability. Thanks to the government, God Bless America, that shouldn't be hard to do. Well, tracking them. You see boy, because of what the Pres is doing, it'll attract you, Dante, Noel, Raven and everyone else! Tell me, where are you right now? On a plane I gave to you. Everyone else has fallen into the same trap. Your participation in said trap was more...purposeful.~ Thomas's grin spread even further and the sharpened edges of his lips neared his earlobes giving him a truly evil look. ~Whether or not you knew what was going on around you isn't my concern. What is is that now that you know this, you're going to be keeping a secret from your team. Your family. You'll be a liar to them once they found out that you knew about this the entire time...or...if you're lucky, I'll die and you'll be able to feign ignorance forever.~
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 7:01 pm
((I decided to bold the words to Thomas since I'm using thoughts here too.))
Stability? Hah. And one of the possibilities is you being worshiped as a god or just pulling the strings from behind? As long as I'm alive, I won't let you get your way. Will couldn’t see Thomas’s face, but he could somehow feel the grin on Thomas’s face spread like a large piece of watermelon being shoved into the man’s mouth. Too bad that wasn’t really the case. If it was done right, Thomas could just choke to death if he didn’t make use of his power. The man had finally blatantly admitted his purpose out in the open…not that it was new to the Satan Owl. Unfortunately, Thomas was correct. Will was in a bit of a bind there. The loophole about the Heralds wasn’t something that should go out into the open. If it did, the situation could be potentially worse than the Nol Era. That meant keeping Lucien and the others in the dark. But he couldn’t possibly tell them everything anyway. Was there a midpoint? If he said anything, would they care or inquire more, and would Thomas shut them down immediately? Thomas was directly challenging him. Will wasn’t just going to sit quiet like that. He was already secretly making some changes in his father’s company.
~Stability. What a tempting concept it is to many! It won't go as you plan.~ There was a darker tone to Will's voice now. He'd really kill the Heralds first if he could just to prevent Thomas from doing so. Of course, there were other alternatives too... ~Family? Hahaha. What a funny way to describe the UNS. What are you, the father? Are you going to tell your "son" Lucien?~ Will cared nothing about his reputation and how the others viewed him. If he did, he wouldn't be the Satan Owl. It wasn't as if he was a "pure" soul that everyone took on face value and believed. However, it was useful in manipulating others...
The smirk left the Satan Owl’s face, and he laughed audibly. The people on the plane would definitely be able to hear him if they were awake. F*ck. He needed to talk to Dante and Noel soon, though he was certain that they had their suspicions as well. The Heralds had their own way of doing things, and Will thought they were going about it wrong, but what was he going to do about it? Find them and scold them? A bit hard with Thomas here, and if he found them, it would only make Thomas’s goal easier. Damn you, Tom. I won’t let him, Che. For you. For you to rest in peace... Well, Will was in the UNS, and he was going to make it harder for Thomas.
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:17 pm
~Father? I wouldn't be the father to any of you failures and rejects. Hell. I'd go with that Raven girl's team before I went with this one. Jets, cars, clothes....squandered. I bet none of you have even shot a gun before.~ Thomas berated somewhat angrily. ~There isn't any fight in any of you. Lucien's only here because he's a power player. Once he gets strong enough...well, that's for me to know and for you to find out.~ Thomas walked outside and took out a box of cigarettes. They were unfiltered Menthols. ~It's been fun talking to you Will. Before I depart though, ask yourself this. Why did I tell you? I had plenty other people to tell this to, but I told you. I now bid you adue old friend.~
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:25 pm
Anya had tried to ignore everything that was going on during the plane ride. She had managed to talk herself out of calling Owen back. 'Damn, Armand...' she cursed mentally.
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Sydney had been monitoring all of the opposing groups using her contact with their shadows the entire time. She noticed the departure of all the groups from their respective cities. They all appeared to be headed towards one place though. "All of them are headed to the Northeastern United States..." she sent telepathically to all of the other Heralds. Once that was done, Sydney transported herself to where L was, emerging from the ground within his shadow to stand behind him. "L. We should start our own search now..."
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