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Post by Cat on Feb 26, 2020 15:04:38 GMT -8
A yellow energy reacted against Nathan's mist. Trying to fight against like an immune system. Cat was focusing some of her energy in maintain the castle as long as possible. She knew Zeke was likely still here or near by. She was also doing her own best to copy this place. if this was a game of chess, it felt like Father G was trying to take their Queen piece. This place had been destroyed before. She could build it again later. It was just a building. Yes it stood for something...but life was what was important.
As the spikes came down to impale her, a yellow shield raised from the ground and took the hits. Cat began to step forward toward Nathan.
"No."
"I'm not the same Cat as before Nathan," She started, "Just like you aren't the same Nathan. Deep down we are both still here. You just need to remember."
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Post by Lance on Feb 26, 2020 17:05:42 GMT -8
Nathan watched as Cats energy fought against his own. “Finally...” he said referring to her first statement as a light energy formed around his legs. “Something we can both agree on.” Nathan’s image broke out as it reformed behind the woman, his metallic arm emerging from the cloak as it went towards the center of Cats back aiming to break her spine. His speed which he was already well known for had increased ten fold.
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Post by Cat on Feb 26, 2020 17:51:38 GMT -8
As Nathan's metal fist came into contact with Cat's back, depending on how good Nathan's hearing was he might have heard the crack. His hand would be enveloped by her body, holding him there if at least for a moment. Cat's neck began to twist, her head spinning all the way around to look at Nathan. Her eyes were much wider, a brighter yellow then before and pupils dilated. Cat's teeth were sharp, grin turned like the Cheshire cat.
"You didn't lose your speed," Cat said. Her voice was starting change now, a small echo to it. Her tail at the end was now split at the end, like two tails.
Cat's body suddenly began to convulse, inverting and morphing. Now her body was turned around, properly facing Nathan. Her hands gripped around Nathan's metal wrist, and pulled him closer to her body.
"I died with you that day, Nathan. In that explosion. Father G took us both out."
There was only so much she could do but she had to plant the seed of truth in him.
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Post by Lance on Feb 27, 2020 12:22:28 GMT -8
Nathan closed his eyes as his metallic arm began to shift into a blade aiming to slice through her grip but the change stopped just short of her grip around his wrist, his eyes shot open surprised as he jerked his arm from the woman’s grasp and jumped back. He held up a hand to his head “Cat...please...” Nathan said as tears began to run down his cheeks. “Kill me...I can only keep the village safe for so long...” His metallic arm formed into a large blade as he lowered his hand a sadistic grin forming upon his lips. “So there’s still some resistance...”
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Post by Jaziline on Feb 27, 2020 17:06:16 GMT -8
Rave pulled at some of the burned flesh of his first victim. He wondered how long it's been since he had killed. His old ward was a fighter and he had no reason too. Maybe he has gone soft in his years. He slowly rose hearing a voice call for him. He went to the window and peered out and saw Zeke. "Child... Why are you in the Clan's land?" He asked slowly perching on the window sill and swinging his legs out. "Do you know what the Coun..." He stopped himself and smirked. "Nevermind... What is it that you want Zeke?" He asked not bothering to conceal the blood stains that ribboned his dapper clothes.
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Post by Lance on Feb 27, 2020 17:34:58 GMT -8
Zeke looked at Rave and took note of the blood adorning the Rave. “I see you’ve had you fun with the council” he replied, much like Rave, Zeke was always traveling the land and researching things to quench his thirst for knowledge and information but he never seemed to be satisfied but that was a story for another time.
“Look Rave, I know you have no interest in these kinds of things but Nathan has began fighting Cat back at the guild and I cane to get help, it’s true that Cat can hold her own but...my father...” he said with a look of disgust. “Father G is part of the reason Nathan was brought back to life...he is planning on making a move, and soon. And I’m afraid Nathan’s revival is just a means of distraction from what he has planned but either way we have to stop the fight. Cat won’t kill Nathan I know her better then that but...where is Jaziline?” The boy looked questionably at the man, his blue eyes shining through his red hair.
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Post by Jaziline on Feb 27, 2020 17:58:24 GMT -8
Rave smiled his head cocked to side, "I suppose I did." He said before placing a hand on top of his own head. "To answer your question, I left her body in the courtyard of the Umbrae Manor." He said looking down at the boy. "Other than that we are no longer connected. We haven't been since I released her soul awhile ago. I have been relieved of my ward. And most other purpose actually." He said taking his blackened bloody fingers and rubbed his chin in thought. He tried to recall this Father G. "Jaziline may care to assist. I would look in the shadows. Maybe make a soul pact. She is the devil don't you know. Asking this old bird will do little good now." He said his emerald eyes narrowing on the boy.
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Post by Lance on Feb 28, 2020 14:04:29 GMT -8
Zeke nodded. “So you’re done I suppose. It’s sad to see you go but after being bound for so long I could understand your reasoning.” He smiled at rave before bowing slightly. “Thank you for the information, I’m just a kid so I don’t have any real interest in making a deal with the devil but I will converse with her and see where she stands.” Zekes legs turned into red beams of energy as he swayed side to side as if he was standing on stilts.
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Post by Jaziline on Feb 28, 2020 17:06:17 GMT -8
Rave watched the strange boy rocket off into the sky. He tilted his head as he waved after the boy, "I am sure you could." He said before sliding his hands into his pockets and glancing around. For the first time this millennia he had time to himself he smiled as he wandered off hoping to be done with War. Praying that maybe he would finally be freed from the servitude.
Jaziline watched the fight silently from the shadows drifting carelessly on the abyss. Why was Nathan behaving so strange and why was her connection with Rave severed. So many questions protruded in her mine distracting her from the battle. Was she still over hell? She wondered.
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Post by Cat on Feb 28, 2020 17:51:55 GMT -8
Nathan closed his eyes as his metallic arm began to shift into a blade aiming to slice through her grip but the change stopped just short of her grip around his wrist, his eyes shot open surprised as he jerked his arm from the woman’s grasp and jumped back. He held up a hand to his head “Cat...please...” Nathan said as tears began to run down his cheeks. “Kill me...I can only keep the village safe for so long...” His metallic arm formed into a large blade as he lowered his hand a sadistic grin forming upon his lips. “So there’s still some resistance...” There he was, if just for a moment, there was her friend. Nathan was still there. Blood started to drip from her nose and more from the corners of her lips. The hole in Cat's body was filled with a yellow mist, stained partially by blood. The mist started to expand from her body. "My village will be okay Nathan," Cat said. She held her hands to her stomach. Blood and mist spilling through her fingers. She couldn't hold this physical form for much longer. "I have a fail safe in place," She started to explain plainly as she could. She wanted to assure Nathan, even though they were fighting. "As long as I live, so will my village. As long as my village stands, I stand." She didn't have a lot more energy if she was being honest with herself. She had a limited time on this plane before her body was going to go poof unless she made some changes. Maintaining this form was getting increasingly difficult. Cat was spending energy trying to stop the castle from collapsing and back at her village, trying to maintain the mist at bay there. Cat was going to have to make some hard decisions. She raised her hand and snapped her fingers. The mist holding the castle up would start to retract, coming back to Cat. Back at her village, Cat's people were literally frozen in place. A yellow mist escaping from their open, gaping mouths. Their souls were literally leaving their bodies. Cat was collecting their energy, as selfish as it was. Their bodies would drop to the grounds gently, one by one. The pain in Nathan's eyes was almost too much. In a way, she didn't want to just end it for him. But she couldn't. Father G was fucking with them on purpose. Starting from the feet up, Cat's feet were dissolving into mist. "Tell Father G, this win is temporary. I am going to get you back." Soon all of Cat was gone, just mist in the air. |
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Post by Lance on Feb 28, 2020 19:47:47 GMT -8
Nathan watched as Cat slowly vanished into the air a frown on his face showing frustration then a sigh of relief. “Finally, the stage is set...” He slowly turned around and exited the guild through the destroyed entrance. He kneeled down playing his hand on the ground. “Time to find the that lab that they were trying to hide...” A massive beam light shot out from the sky slamming into the guild creating a massive explosion.
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Post by Jaziline on Mar 1, 2020 10:30:04 GMT -8
Jaziline's attention was snapped back as the shadows she was non attentively watching vanished briefly. The demon blink in the sudden darkness and drifted back toward where her manor once laid. She slowly rose in the small darkness and looked down. "Rise fallen general. " She spoke and a dark figured rose. She smiled she still was the ruler of hell it seemed. "I have returned restore my manor. Also find out why Nathano rose again. I do not like souls returning once they expired. The dark figured nodded and faded away soon the ground where her manor once stood was crawling with activity as lesser demons worked to restore it.
Jaziline turned around to walk toward the woods. "My lady... It seems it was a man named Father G...." A voice growled behind her and she nodded.
"I see did he fill out the appropriate paperwork or was it an unsanctioned resurrection?" She asked a small imp came running up with a clipboard filled with items that were requested for approval.
"Unsanctioned my mistress." He growled back. The demoness checked off and made some crosses on the list and handed it back to the imp.
"Well that simply isn't allowed. Where is the Curator?" She asked and the demon grumbled.
"Away..." He replied and Jaziline nodded.
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Post by Lance on Mar 2, 2020 14:52:27 GMT -8
As the smoke rose from the guild all that could bee seen was rubble and flames, across the pile of rubble one lone structure could be seen remaining. “I had assumed it would have been well built, if not then it wouldn’t be holding anything worth my time...” Nathan said walking across the guild remains towards the lab before stopping short as his ears twitched. “Again?” He said as he looked up and saw a strange glowing red figure fall from the sky landing in between Nathan and the lab.
Zeke looked up through his hair staring down Nathan as his arms began to fade away transforming into blades of red energy. “Family or not I will not allow you to continue to run the real Nathan's name into the ground.”
Nathan smirked lightly taking note of the bladed arms as he brought up his metallic arm as it shifted into a single thin blade.”You should’ve stayed away.”
Zeke eyes narrowed as he bared his fangs.”And you should’ve stayed in hell where you belong!” He snapped.
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Post by Jaziline on Mar 2, 2020 18:00:38 GMT -8
Jaziline looked back at the castle some of the walls were already rebuilt and the framework for the interior began to stood. "Well I suppose I will have to drag that soul back won't I?" She said pulling out the ribbon from her pocket and stepping down into her shadow. She drifted through the blackness and heard Zeke and Nathan behind Nathan Jaziline rose from his shadow. Her ribbon stiffened into the blade.
"So here is where my runaway went?" She asked her voice calm and her eyes narrowed before she leaned to the left and peeked around to see Zeke, "Hello Zeke. It's been awhile." She said with a warm smile before returning her attention to Natah "Nathano, who dragged you back up?" She asked.
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Post by Lance on Mar 2, 2020 19:36:08 GMT -8
Nathan let out a sigh as he heard Jaziline speak from behind him. “I take it you’re not the crazed husk anymore as that bird man said earlier?” He turned his head looking back at the woman as his light energy gently clashed with the shadows. “Based on the information I have gathered since coming here I’m afraid you would have to ask father that.”
Zeke let out a sigh of relief as he saw Jaziline appear and greet him. “She May have became the devil, but she’s still one of us.” He said before focusing back on the situation at hand waiting to see what transpires between the two.
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Post by Jaziline on Mar 3, 2020 17:03:18 GMT -8
Jaziline smiled, at Zeke as her eyes shifted back to Nathano, " Regardless, you are the one in possession of the taken goods. Care to return the soul? I can guarantee a mediocre eternity." She asked holding up her shadow blade in front of herself angling the blade toward Nathano. "Or I can simply take it. I have no business with this Father person." She said carefully as her shadow darkened behind her.
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Post by Lance on Mar 3, 2020 17:21:49 GMT -8
Nathan sighed as his arm changed back to normal. “I must apologize but I have no intention of going to hell, especially if the one who controls it is as weak as you.” He looked up at Jaziline as his eyes flashed with light. A white katana slowly formed in his left hand as a blue mist began to spiral around it. “But you are more then welcome to try Lucy.”
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Post by Jaziline on Mar 3, 2020 18:10:27 GMT -8
"Oooh. Luci a name that brings on memories. But I am Jaziline Regina Umbraebella. Now, once I defeat you will I bear your name like all the others?" The demoness asked her smile was thinning she had hoped one of these days her opponent would simply take the easier of the two options.
Jaziline pulled a bead out from her pocket and gripped it in her left hand concealing the color as she walked up to him lowering the blade. Her shadow shifting forward unnaturally as the spirit that was parading earlier in her body had returned to her shade. "Last offer, I might even raise your level of hell." She asked once more.
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Post by Lance on Mar 3, 2020 19:09:09 GMT -8
Nathan chuckled as Jaziline neared him asking for his soul once more. “You seem to think you own me, but dearie.” He said as a bright light began to form around him before he continued. “I have never sold my soul to the devil... your husk already made that offer.” He finished as his body became enveloped in a beam of light. Two red spikes quickly shot up from the earth towards Jazilines torso. Rather then a direct assault Nathan was testing a theory.
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Post by Jaziline on Mar 4, 2020 16:23:49 GMT -8
Jaziline smiled, "No, but Hell is where all you loyalist go when you pass." Jaz said as her shadow shot back and snaked up her body and covering her torso. The light did cause Jaziline to narrow and turn her head to the side however the black shade did not fade as the others did. "If you had sold your soul you would end up in a bead and would be used for energy." She said taking a hand to shield away some of the light from her eyes keeping the bead in between her thumb and palm. "The Umbrum couldn't get you to hell." She said glancing down at the spikes that were centered in the void and slowly stepped back to see the points between her fingers. "Could you dim down? I didn't bring my sunglasses." She commented as she stepped around the spikes.
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