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Post by raz on Aug 15, 2016 12:28:27 GMT -8
Hills of rubble and ruin become more apparent as the scented dust clears, some settling in a low hang but other clumps hovering as densely as when they were first deposited. Beams of the fallen doom litter the wastes, terrain rocky and uneven in the wake of the destruction. Signs of life seem impossible... Until a hand pierces some rubble, calling up more dust still. Gripping a riffle tightly it slams down to force its own further up, that owner revealed as a teenage girl covered in dust, dirt and cuts, coughing raggedly as she wipes her face.
"Hack... Ugh, I think I swallowed my gum, yuck...!"
The girl waves in front of her face to clear some of the dust around to give the area a lookover. When her attention comes to Solaris she thinks to comment, only for something to occur to her and give her a start.
"Wait... Oh god oh god no, come on!"
The girl turns to the rubble her feet are still embedded in, color draining from her face as she furiously starts trying to free her legs. She only manages to pull one out before bracing it atop the debris and putting her rifle away to dig with both hands, tossing rubble away in her search.
Both of us are here so... what about you? Dammit, don't you dare...!
Panic starts to set in as the girl turns up nothing, screaming his name as she clings to hope for a response.
"Raz! Raz!!! Say something, anything, just don't you dare-"
A hand pierces a hill of rubble not far off, snapping her attention to it. Ragged coughs as it braces itself and the figure it belongs to pulls himself out of the pile, panting heavily as he lifts a leg free for another brace.
"Hah... hah... hah, Kyana, you alright?!"
"Wha..."
The girl stares blankly at him for a few moments as he gathers him, looking around with growing concern for her well-being. And it isn't long before he goes from not seeing her to only being able to see her, as she stomps over looking like she's on the verge of either crying or screaming.
"You idiot, that's my line! More okay than you- here, gimme your arm, and just..."
Chuckling, he lifts his hand and its barely held in hers before she yanks, straining herself and him for a few tense moments before she manages to pull him free, and send them both tumbling backward. For his credit his laughter only upticks after the shock wears off,, clasping a hand to his dirty forehead to wipe it.
"Oh, man, I think I might've been better off stuck..."
"Put a sock in it!"
Raz rolls onto his stomach and pushes himself off the uneven ground, dusting himself off before turning back to Solaris. Watching her book an exit wordlessly, he takes a step forward forward the cloud left in its aftermath.
"And, you okay...? Clear...?"
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Post by metreu on Aug 15, 2016 13:32:28 GMT -8
The fog fades and crouched where Solaris used to be was a younger girl, wearing the Lady in White's attire but with a black sash around her waist. She rises slowly and coughs, waving the smoke away from her face. "I'm here..." She holds her shawl close to her, looking through the smoke to find Raz. After spotting him she walks down to where he was.  |
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Post by flightlessicarus on Aug 15, 2016 17:54:37 GMT -8
A mechanical man can be seen walking towards the area. His pace is steady but ever driving forwards.
It's Thoren.
He tries to examine the area while making his way closer.
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Post by raz on Aug 15, 2016 18:01:18 GMT -8
Raz regards her with a smile, before starting to dust himself off and readjust in wake of the mess he is. Cuts liter his clothes, some more severe than others: the baggy shirt's sleeves are almost completely ruined, and its without much fanfare that he rips them clean off to render the still cut up shirt a sleeveless before dusting his tattered cape. His clothes might be a mess but at least the cuts and wounds are light and infrequent. Behind him Kyana jogs a little to catch up, in similar condition: dirty, but she'll live.
Phew... I have to admit Clear, I might be a little jealous. I'm gonna need a tailor or a new outfit after this."
"You and me both. So... this girl, is alright? You're alright? We're all alright?"
Raz looks to himself, then to Clear, and finally back to Kyana with a nod. And she laughs incredulously, letting out an appreciative whistle and long breath.
"Holy shit. I literally can't believe it."
"Believe it. It was a-"
The tremor from down below almost knocks them off their feet, more thanks to shock and weariness than its strength, but they manage to keep their footing, Kyana bracing her rifle and Raz looking around, then down with narrowed eyes.
"...Team effort. Oi, the hell was that. Could... Could that solar monster've had something to do with it?"
"Fuck, man, first we have a moon fall on us, then a building, now an earthquake?! Who's idea of a joke is this, I'm this close to putting one between their eyes, I've had enough of this!"
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Post by frozenlake on Aug 15, 2016 18:28:00 GMT -8
A spacial portal opens up, a cloaked head poking through.
"Did that attack do it in?"
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Post by flightlessicarus on Aug 15, 2016 18:47:33 GMT -8
Thoren spots Raz, Kyana, the space portal, and... The woman in white? He picks up to a jog and enters the dusty shattered moonscape.
"What's going on here? Do I need to do anything? I am ready for whatever needs to be done."
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Post by metreu on Aug 15, 2016 20:45:34 GMT -8
"Before she broke away from me, Solaris told me she had one last thing to do before she disappeared. With no host to hold onto, she was slowly fading... my guess is that she went to go deal with the one who created her... a final wish."
She takes a deep breath, the air about her was a serious one. Clear gazes into the smoke where the scourge was before the explosion.
"The tremor below might mean she dealt with him... but I suppose only time will tell..."
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Post by flightlessicarus on Aug 15, 2016 21:31:39 GMT -8
"...Solaris? is that what the monster's name was?"
Thoren checks the message board real quick.
"...The fucking prison blew up down there. And... oh shit. You guys gotta check the message board. We might have more problems on our hands soon."
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Post by lunarLunatic on Aug 16, 2016 1:06:14 GMT -8
Zwei slides, closing in on the main group.
"So, what's the damage? Is that grey dickweed down or what?"
A slight pause as she looks at the group.
"Hey...Did...Did that lady that fix up my arm get a makeover?"
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Post by flightlessicarus on Aug 16, 2016 6:28:27 GMT -8
Rid dashes onto the scene, skidding to a dusty stop.
"Is he here? Tell me where the timespace bitch is hiding."
Thoren answers him.
"One's gone for good, another's supposedly on his way. Where or when, I can't tell, but be ready."
He then addresses the newly improved woman in white.
"So, you've decided to join us here in this uneasy hour? It's an honor to have your grace shine upon us. I can't thank you enough for what you have done to make our efforts worthwhile."
Rid stares at Thoren like WTF.
"Who exactly is this lady and why the fuck are you practically kneeling in front of her?"
"Her name I am uncertain of, but she is practically a goddess in her own right. Her ability is that of raw creation, and she is the reason I have a proper physical form to fight with."
"Yeah sure whatever. Just tell me where and when to start shooting." Rid pulls out his crossbow and holds it to the side.
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Post by metreu on Aug 16, 2016 7:50:01 GMT -8
Clear curtsies.
"My name is Clear. Even though I was born mere hours ago, it was only a few minutes ago I was given a name."
Clear puts her hands together, resting them on her lap.
"I was actually present for this whole fight against the scourge... as I was perpetuating the will of Micha after her death by using what lingering power she had left. However after the activation of Solaris, her power was considerably drained and now has only become memories... when she died in the dream all that time ago, I was all that was left behind. I hope you can forgive me for continuing on in her stead..."
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Post by flightlessicarus on Aug 16, 2016 16:04:36 GMT -8
"Wait, Micha died?!" Rid takes off his sunglasses, breaking his badass facade.
"Yeah... I didn't know it was permanent though..." Thoren sighs, and then turns to face Clear. "So it was you with us the entire time afterwards? Does that mean the null spirit was right? That Micha never actually... had a soul?"
Rid butts in.
"That doesn't make any fucking sense! If she didn't have a soul, then how the fuck did she fall under a coma like I did and contact me over the phone like my other friends did? How come she acted just like a regular person?"
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Post by metreu on Aug 16, 2016 16:54:57 GMT -8
Clear nods slowly.
"Micha was created by Omega to carry a soul that wasn't her own in order to function. It's what brought the husk that was her body to life and not be mindless. Omega went through extensive brainwashing on her to make sure she acted like he needed her to in order to carry out his plans. He was simply an agent of Chaos, and Micha was his tool. As I understand it, he was a big fan of Chaos Theory. As a Time User, he could easily influence the paths he needed to take. Making small ripples that eventually turned into the typhoon we are experiencing now. From what I also understand, the soul Micha held in her body has already been reincarnated by Ark, moving on to a new host for a new chance at life."
Clear pulls her shawl tightly around her.
"Despite Omega's machinations, Micha found herself a will and memory of her own within her chimera'd body and soul."
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Post by flightlessicarus on Aug 16, 2016 20:08:21 GMT -8
Rid puts his sunglasses away in his pocket, and takes out a floppy red pointed cap.
He holds it in his hands. "So... she was just a constructed template? Fuck, you think you know somebody..." He puts the cap away again.
Thoren closes his eyes. "Well... at least the person behind the mask has another chance at life..." he opens them and looks up to the sky.
"Perhaps one day we'll meet again."
Rid happens to look over at Raz, half expecting glass to shoot out of his own chest. Thankfully there isn't anymore glass left, and there's no more pain. He remembers a phone call he had with Raz long ago. Seemed like a decent guy, aside from sometimes taking a rough route to steer towards the truth. He's pretty much over the anger he once showed towards him long ago.
Rid waves at Raz casually, not exactly in the mood to act tough, despite still wearing such an edgy coat.
"So I guess we finally meet. Maybe we already have a few times in more than one way, but whatever."
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Post by lunarLunatic on Aug 16, 2016 20:31:51 GMT -8
"Whatever thing happened down over there better have double-killed him. Goddamn ingrate. Probably did all this bullshit for shits and giggles."
Zwei scoffs. "At least I have some purpose to my madness! ....Even if it is kinda bullshit and impulsive."
"Just glad that soul he hijacked is back in the natural cycle of...whatever natural cycle there is. Hopefully living a life not just as some bullshit killing machine for some capricious cockflute."
She seems to be constantly looking around, and is very wary.
You can probably assume why she's acting like this.
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