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Post by Ayen on Apr 9, 2012 13:49:40 GMT -6
According to myth the world was created in six days.
We'll change it in one.
The suns were blotted in the sky, Emmanuel's light no longer shinning down on the world below. First it would be Jherra, then all of Genesis, who looked up and notice the unnatural storm clouds that now formed above their world. The worse of which stood above the tower, the root source of all their problems for the past ten months. They did not yet know it was about to all come to a screeching halt.
At the top of the tower near the ledge was The Seductress herself, cloaked in navy blue robes and bare foot. Her brown eyes looking down upon Jherra as her chosen champions of Utopia stood by her side in wait. The center of the tower's roof opened up and out came a powerful wave of energy that went out into the heavens and made them scream. A horrible screech would echo across Jherra as the heavens opened and various realms were beginning to collide with this one. A course that would have taken perhaps years to finally begin was brought to the surface immediately and more creatures from different worlds started showing up all over Jherra and Genesis, like they did beforehand during the Battle for Aircano. But this time there were no Arashi to stop them.
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Post by Kragen on Apr 9, 2012 14:06:39 GMT -6
Chaos. Kragen watched the dark storm clouds from below in Isafaro. While darkness was nothing new in this land he could sense something off about what he was seeing and then it came. The wave of energy up ahead from where he knew the tower called Downward Spiral to be. Something big was happening and it was happening right now. With no time to waste the ex-soldier turned his head and spoke, "Garrus, something's happening at the tower."
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Post by Tenjou, Utena on Apr 9, 2012 15:04:55 GMT -6
Utena had just gotten out of the shower in her new hotel room, a violet robe wrapped around her naked form as a small yellow towel wiped through her long pink hair. Coming to the window the former Champion of Ohtori would notice something shooting out towards the sky in the distance, her eyes also surveying the dark clouds that now hung over Moon Valley and further on out for what looked like miles. Grabbing a pair of binoculars, she brought them to her eyes and zoomed in to see the energy beam coming from the top of the mysterious tower said to have the power to control realms. Her eyes widened in shock and worry filled her heart as she lowered the binoculars and called out to Aminee, "Aminee! Aminee, get in here there's something going on outside!"
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Post by DC Comics on Apr 9, 2012 16:09:56 GMT -6
"MARICUL!"
Down below at the front of the tower was Bane looking towards the roof where Maricul and her army stood in wait, no doubt expecting him and many others to come to this site and either join her or oppose her. Bane expected that many more people would choose to oppose her rather than join her cause but only time would tell what was truly in people's hearts.
"MARICUL! You haven't the vaguest conception under God what you do!"
Ironic, Bane began his journey in an attempt to crush the fighting spirit of the Night Angel Amoura and now he stood as one of many defenders of not just Genesis but all of existence, against the thing that threatened to consume it all.
"We will not allow this madness to continue!"
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Post by Sparda on Apr 9, 2012 16:24:33 GMT -6
"Finally making your move, eh?"
No one had accompanied Maricul and her chosen warriors to the pinnacle of the Downward Spiral, yet this voice came from directly behind her. As soon as he had felt her presence on Genesis, he had come to investigate, and now stood atop the colossal tower as if he had come here with her.
Eyes narrowed in scrutiny, Sparda stood apart from the Seductress and her champions, alone and dauntless.
"I was beginning to wonder when you'd spur that high horse of yours into action," he remarked rather sardonically. He was stood so casually, across the roof from the vampiress, one would think he didn't consider himself to be in any danger at all. "Still bent on scattering the natural order to the four winds for the sake of your personal slice of heaven, eh?" |
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Post by Ayen on Apr 9, 2012 16:51:35 GMT -6
Maricul's eyes now fell upon the heavens as the Downward Spiral lit up the sky. She could feel the world changing, merging with the others. It was only a matter of time now before her vision of a one-world universe would become a reality. Where the pains from the past would no longer have a place in the day-to-day lives of its citizens and instead there would only be pleasures for all life in existence.
"MARICUL!"
The Seductress looked down from the sky and onto the ground to see the first to arrive at the tower. Bane. A small smile curved her lips at the following words to roll out from down his tongue.
"You haven't the vaguest conception under God what you do!"
“But on the contrary, my foolish friend. My conception has surpassed Theirs. I know all too well what I do and They fear me for it.”
"We will not allow this madness to continue!"
“We?”
"Finally making your move, eh?"
“Ah, yes. We.”
Maricul and the others on the tower turned to see Sparda standing on the other side of the massive energy wave coming out from the center.
"I was beginning to wonder when you'd spur that high horse of yours into action."
“Likewise, Sparda dear. Likewise.”
"Still bent on scattering the natural order to the four winds for the sake of your personal slice of heaven, eh?"
“A universe purposefully set up to fail is your idea of a natural order?”
Maricul turned to one of the warriors in her group and motioned them towards Sparda.
“Your on.”
Out from the small crowd of champions came a face that would be familiar to Sparda, his. His female clone stepped out from the ranks and raised the Mirror Edge in her hand as she walked around the energy wave at the center and approached Sparda, ready for battle.
“You should have stayed home today, old man,” said Eva. “Could have spent your final day reminiscing about the times you were still relevant.”
While Eva addressed Sparda, Maricul turned to the giant of the group, a dark-haired man with short black hair, dark brown eyes and wore all black as his attire who also stood at a height of seven feet easily making him the tallest person there at present.
“AoD, be a dear and go keep our other guest company. I don't want anyone to feel left out.”
AoD nodded and turned around, jumping off of the tower and landing on his feet like a cat as he walked towards Bane. The former World Heavyweight Champion from his realm was no longer just a professional wrestler. Through the power of Maricul he has become what he always felt himself to be. The black angel wings drew from his back to reveal it to Bane. He was The Angel of Death and he had but one thing to say to Bane.
“Your time is up!” Continued in Powerhouse |
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Post by Garrus Vakarian on Apr 9, 2012 17:43:23 GMT -6
Garrus drove up to Kragen in one of the stealth vehicles in the resistance's possession, giving him easy access to the passenger's side while looking over to him from the driver's seat. Garrus Vakarian
Let's not waste any time. Garrus grabbed his radio and spoke into it. Garrus Vakarian
Imai, we're going to investigate the tower. As soon as Kragen entered the vehicle Garrus stepped on the gas and rode off for the Downward Spiral's designation in the Crystal Expanse readying themselves for whatever awaited them once they reached it. |
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Post by Zira Firestone on Apr 9, 2012 18:51:09 GMT -6
"Maricul!"
Following Sparda's lead on appearing at the top of the tower was the Firebird Zira Firestone who appeared to the left of Maricul, opposite of where Sparda and Eva now stood. Eyes of brown pleading towards the woman she loved as she didn't wish to see this escalate further.
"Maricul, please. I beg you. Stop this before it's too late!"
Zira walked towards Maricul and the group by her side, trusting that no harm would come upon her by either the group or Maricul herself. Believing the vampiress' feelings for her to be real as she took her by the hand and looked her in the eye.
"I love you. I don't want to see you get hurt."
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The Joy
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Post by Maya on Apr 9, 2012 19:35:49 GMT -6
Among the Champions of Utopia were the illegitimate child of Ranka and Maricul. "The Joy" Maya. Eyes of ebony looked down to the impending chaos below, a smile on her young pale facial features as she watched the area around them flash back and forth from various dimensions as rifts opened up and people fell out of them not having a clue where they were or what was going on. Soon it would all be clear to them and by then it would have been too late for them to do anything about it, assuming they wanted to do anything about it. How many people would really want to stop paradise from happening? Was the actions of Maricul really so bad?
Maya turned around from the view of the expanse as Sparda appeared and watched with interest as Eva approached him. Soon after their exchange Zira came. She never knew Zira in her world. Maya could only assume that she was among the relatives Amoura killed prior to her losing her mind and falling to darkness. Maya watched as Zira confessed her feelings and watched to see what Maricul, the woman she recognized as her true mother and not the inferior one from her own world, to see what she would do as she stepped out from the group to make her presence known to the others.
"Am I going to have two mommies?"
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Post by Chloe/Kat on Apr 9, 2012 20:03:09 GMT -6
Meanwhile in Jherrazad, Chloe was on the ground with Kaso and Alexander at her side when she looked up to notice the tower was active and she sensed a great darkness coming from the Crystal Expanse that could only mean one thing. "Maricul." Kaso and Alexander shared a glance, remembering past experiences with the younger sister of the former Empress of Jherrazad while Chloe got a horse and got on it. "Empress, you can't!" protested Alexander. "Your place is here with your empire," said Kaso. "Let us send scouts to investigate the area."
"My place is on the battlefield!" exclaimed Chloe. "The two of you remain here and protect Jherrazad. I'm going to the tower." There would be no time for either Alexander or Kaso to argue as Chloe smacked the bottom of the horse and she went off for the Crystal Expanse to join in on the fighting, already sensing that her friends Sparda and Zira was at the scene. Don't worry, friends. I'm on my way.
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Post by Ayen on Apr 9, 2012 20:38:36 GMT -6
Maricul looked out in time to see a jet black vehicle heading for the entrance of the of the Crystal Expanse from Isafaro.
“The Dynamic Duo. Olivia!”
The small child vampire known by most who know her as 'The Genius' would be the next to step out from the group of Utopia Champions as her daggers were already brandished and the defiance she once had for Maricul, nonexistent.
“Go take care of them.”
“As you wish, Mistress.”
Olivia burst forward and moved so fast she came across as a narrow, thin beam of light dancing through the air until she landed on the hood of the vehicle Kragen and Garrus were in, golden eyes, razor sharp white fangs and a demonic face that no human could ever be cursed to possess stared them down as the vampire child roared towards the duo and slammed the back of her hands into the windshield of their vehicle with the knifes pointed forward.
"Maricul!"
The Seductress turned her head and saw Zira now on the roof of the tower with the rest of them. Maricul withdrew the smile she had on previously and masked her expression so the wave of mixed emotions could not be read by anyone except the empath who has stolen her heart.
“Zira. Come to stop me as well I presume.”
"Maricul, please. I beg you. Stop this before it's too late!"
“I've already began the merge, Zira. It is too late.”
Maricul watched as Zira walked over to her and with a hand kept back the warriors by her side from moving to stop The Firebird from drawing near, reassuring Zira's beliefs as now Maricul looked into her eyes as she felt her hands in hers and Maricul held onto them tightly as she, contrary to her own convictions, allowed for a brief moment of weakness as her masked expression broke and her eyes softened towards Zira as her words showed to have an impact on her heart.
"I love you. I don't want to see you get hurt."
Maricul hated her for that. She had spent a lifetime building defenses against this kind of thing. And then just like that it all came crashing down, all because of one woman. All because of one individual that could make her actually feel something again. The vampiress brought her hands away from Zira and placed hers against her cheeks, bringing her forehead against hers as she whispered, “Then join me. Fight by my side and it will be the last time either one of us will have to draw a sword.”
The Seductress' lips brushed off Zira's in a small, but loving kiss against her lips as her hands caressed Zira's cheeks, finding comfort from the demoness' warmness.
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Post by Aminee Starlight on Apr 9, 2012 21:46:06 GMT -6
Meanwhile, in Moon Valley.
"What is it?" Aminee asked as she entered the room and stood next to Utena. She took the pair of binoculars from her and looked through to see the activity at the top of the Downward Spiral in the Crystal Expanse. "Wh-what is that!?" Aminee could hardly make out anything at the top of the tower besides the brightly lit energy wave coming out of it but there were one thing, a person she recognized from Kara's funeral. "Sparda!" Aminee lowered the binoculars. "The man from the funeral. Something bad is happening at the tower."
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Post by Kara on Apr 10, 2012 1:01:21 GMT -6
Maricul would find another figure in the sky fast approaching. It was small at first but then grew in size as it came closer, the Woman of Steel believed to be dead by all of Genesis rocketed towards the tower, blue eyes filled with determination to stop the new threat on the world in the form of the legendary vampire she heard stories about as a child but she was not afraid. Kara has already faced death once and came back from it, she could do it again if she had to but wouldn't let anyone get that far without a fight. As she closed in towards the Seductress, Superwoman drew back her right arm and then launched a fist into the Seductress' face once she was within striking distance.
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Post by Kragen on Apr 10, 2012 13:30:43 GMT -6
Kragen looked up into the demonic face of a small child as it now threatened to bash in the windshield of the stealth vehicle. Seeing the break of the windshield as inevitable the ex-soldier drew his HK45 and fired off several bullets through the windshield and into the skull of Olivia from his seat.
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Post by Tenjou, Utena on Apr 10, 2012 17:25:48 GMT -6
Utena didn't know what was going on at the tower but she sure wasn't going to sit around here and wait for something to happen. It was time to take action but upon turning around she wouldn't even have the time to get dress as she gasped and then pulled on Aminee's arm to get her to turn around. "Aminee...""What is that?"Continued in Darkness |
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