Allen formed a light board as he was falling and road it to the ground. He walked up to one of the terminals and looked at it. For a moment he tried to think of what the password might be, but then he decided that since he didn't know what would happen if he got the password wrong that he shouldn't mess with it. Instead he climbed onto the platform in the middle of the room and started examining it. ******************************************* Piiro threw his dagger out to the side, then pulled it towards Jen and made a wide arcing slice towards her. Jen created a force field between her and the blade and knocked it back. He continued attacking with his single dagger to no avail, every attack he made was either avoided or blocked. Piiro caught sight of his sister fighting Traken and their eyes met. Freia sidestepped the fire coming at her and just narrowly avoided Traken's next attack. She closed her fans and used them to block Traken's incoming attacks. Her eyes met with her brother's and in that instant they communicated a plan between them. Freia opened her fans and slid back away from Traken, looking as if she were preparing to attack him. Piiro held his dagger in his hand and pulled his arm back, preparing to attack Jen. They attacked simultaneously. Freia created a wall of ice between her and Jen, and Piiro launched a wall of fire at Traken's back. Jen's legs were encased in ice and her hands were frozen at her sides.
Allen stopped walking and looked Nny. "Y'know, I haven't really thought about it." He thought for a minute then said. "Maybe it's not on purpose, maybe that's just the form she naturally takes as a representation of her childlike mentality. Maybe that's actually what she looks like and she's just not bothering to hide her appearance. Maybe she's just doing it to mess with us, play with our expectations or throw us off guard or something. Maybe that's just her favorite form. Or some combination of reasons." ************************************************ Piiro deflected the knife with his chain, causing it to go off course and make a (relatively) shallow cut on his arm instead of meeting its intended target. He grimaced slightly at the pain, then returned his attentions to Jen, his smile returning. He kept one dagger sheathed as he fought, holding back to make the killing more enjoyable. He threw his unsheathed dagger at Jen's thigh, intending to play with his victim like a cat with a mouse. Jen dodged to the side and sent a small bolt of electricity down Piiro's chain, not enough to seriously harm him though, she only wanted to stop her attacker, not hurt him. Piiro chuckled as he was knocked down by the electric shock. "Clever girl." He figured this would be fun. Freia formed ice on the ground and used it to quickly slide away from Traken's attack. She then used more to slide around to the side of him away from his sword arm. She moved quickly and gracefully, almost as if she were doing some kind of dance. She slid in toward Traken and prepared to slash at his throat, but at the last second she spun around his back and tapped the back of his sword hand with one of her fans. Forming ice around it in an attempt to freeze his sword to his hand and reduce his fighting abilities. Then she slid away from him.
"Kind of," Allen said. "It looks like every other old, decrepit building I've ever been in. But I don't think I've ever seen this exact place before." Allen looked hard at the area around them, trying to see if he recognized any of it. "I'm guessing since you asked me about this place that you don't know much about it?" Jen stood still, unsure of what to do. She wanted to run, but she didn't want to leave this man alone to death, even if he was willing to die here. Freia raised an eyebrow at Traken, then double checked their list of targets. She turned to Piiro and said, "we're in luck brother, the old man's on the list too." Piiro smiled wide and exclaimed, "two for one, I love it!" Then he looked them over and said, "they don't look very tough though. I guess we can each take one. Who do you want.?" Freia looked at Traken and Jen before saying, "you seemed so excited to kill the girl, I'll take care of the old man, so you can play with her." Piiro's eyes lit up, he thanked Freia and then used a jet of fire to catapult himself over their target's heads and behind Jen. Jen whirled around to see Piiro land behind her, and he looked Jen over as he began spinning one of his daggers around on its chain. "I hope you know that you're quite attractive," he told her. "I'm not just saying that either, I mean it. You are hot. And I'm going to enjoy watching you bleed." Freia pulled out her fans and assumed a combat stance, looking at Dr. Traken and smiling as she did so. "So tell me doctor," she asked him, "do you know what it feels like to freeze to death?"
On noticing how dark the tower was Allen created an orb of light and set it to floating above him and Nny; he didn't say a word, just created the light and let it illuminate the area around them. He let Nny lead the way, since he didn't have any idea where to go anyway. After awhile he wondered allowed, "What is this place?" In the present... Piiro yanked on one of his chains and pulled his dagger free from the knee of one of the survivors, he and Freia were taking a break from looking for their targets to have some fun. He smiled wickedly as he caught the dagger and spun its chain viciously above his head, preparing for another strike. The survivor struggled to pull his leg free from the ice that stuck it to the ground, so he could try and run. As Freia laughed at their victim's suffering, she noticed someone else walking in the area. She thought she recognized the new girl's face and pulled out the list of their targets to confirm. Sure enough, there she was. One Miss Jen Morotoa, one of the targets they had been sent to kill. Freia turned to her brother and told him about this. Piiro glanced at the newcomer, then back at his current victim. "ALRIGHT!," he exclaimed loudly. "FINALLY!" Jen turned towards the sound of Piiro's voice just in time to see him throw his dagger straight into the survivor's head. Jen gasped in horror and Freia smiled cruelly at her saying, "oh don't worry sweetie-." Piiro finished his sister's sentence as he prepared to attack Jen"-You're next!"
Allen put on his cocky smile and got ready to make a remark on how nothing in the tower would be able to hurt them. Then he thought for a minute, stopped smiling, and looked at the tower. "Honestly, no. I don't think we should go in. But I want to. I'm pretty sure the worst thing we could do right now would be to give The Black Phantom what she wants, but I'm also willing to bet that if we go the tower, and survive, we'll get something good out of it." Back in the present... "This is sooo boring." Piiro spun one of his daggers around on its chain casually as he spoke. "I thought we were gonna get to kill somebody." Freia looked at the ruins of Janina's capitol city, then responded to her brother. "It looks like the Eclipscions already did most of the killing here." Piiro mumbled, "spoilsports." Freia looked at him "Don't worry,I'm sure there's still somebody here that needs killed. We'll just have to look harder for them." Piiro stopped spinning his dagger and sheathed it. Looking upset. "But that's going to be so much work. Look at this place. We'll have to dig for hours just to find one person on that list, and then they'll probably already be dead anyway. You can't have any fun killing someone who's already dead." Freia put a hand on his shoulder sympathetically. "I know brother. I don't like it either, but The Shadow won't be satisfied until everyone on the list is confirmed dead." In another part of the city... Jen climbed out of the slum dogs' tunnel, grateful that Allen had taught her, her way around them when they were younger. She looked around at the destruction and wondered what she should do.
Allen thought about where they might have seen the black phantom at the academy. He thought about MIxt and the murdered student. Suddenly his mind was assaulted by an image--a single, vivid image--of someone else there that night, fighting with Mixt and the the others. When the vision faded and he found himself back in the illusion he stopped to process what he had heard. "How can saving your father stop this from happening?"
I'm back! And I had a heck of an idea while I was away. Need characters for it though, so... Character submissions: Username: Allen Tor Name: Jen Morotoa Age: almost seventeen Gender: female Race/Species: human Side/Affiliation: Janina Weapon/Power: She is a skilled mage, though she prefers to stay out of combat Rank: N/A Occupation(optional): Student Appearance: Shorter than average, with a slender, attractive build, brown hair, fair skin, and pale, grey-blue eyes Personality: Incredibly kind and caring, with a very strong and clear moral compass, as well as being fearless, and tough as nails (though this is almost never seen) Bio: She was born to a privileged Janinan family and grew up in the Janinan capitol city, where she met Allen (it was with the help of her family that Allen got into the academy he was attending), she loves Allen as much as he loves her, and keeps a copy of the same picture of them that Allen does on her nightstand. Likes(optional): Children, Allen, kindness Dislikes(optional): Violence, people who are unkind Theme song(optional): Everything's Alright, from to the Moon Username: Allen Tor Name: Roman Tellano Age: Thirty five Gender: Male Race/Species: human Side/Affiliation: Himself Weapon/Power: Expert with a katana, and can create and control magical rose petals Rank: former soldier Occupation(optional): Gambler Appearance: Has shaggy blonde hair and blue eyes, with a muscular build, would be very handsome if he ever cleaned himself up. Always wears a suit jacket with no shirt underneath and a pair of slacks with no shoes, and a fedora, and carries his sheathed sword like a cane Personality: Very calm and generally unhappy, also kind of a pervert, and a complete hopeless romantic, but has since given up on love Bio: there was a time when Roman was young and Idealistic, he was one of the most skilled soldiers in Janina's army, though he often served as a city guard due to the continual peace. He was also a devoted boyfriend, so devoted that he would let women walk all over him, and every relationship he was in ended with him having his heart broken. After the last time he was dumped (more than a few years ago), he swore off romance forever and became an alcoholic. He quit the army as soon as he could and began using his exceptional gambling skills to pay for his booze. He is technically homeless, keeping all of his things in a duffel bag that he keeps with him. He also has a relatively high alcohol tolerance. Likes(optional): Wine, girls, the idea of a successful romance Dislikes(optional): Dating, players and heart breakers, being sober Theme song(optional): a Million Ways to be Cruel, by OK Go Username: Allen Tor Name: Piiro Savon Age: nineteen Gender: Male Race/Species: human Side/Affiliation: loyal to himself and his sister Weapon/Power: wields a pair of daggers with chains attached to the pommels, the chains are anchored to his collarbone. Also a master with fire Rank: Peon Occupation(optional): Servant of The Shadow Appearance: Has spiked, fiery red hair and yellow eyes, wears a red-orange vest and tan cargo shorts with a white wife beater tank top. Personality: Sadistic and slightly insane Bio: Brother of Freia Savon. Piiro is one of two twins serving under the mysterious information broker known as The Shadow, he and his sister were both born with great elemental powers and spent their lives honing them. They both love it when others suffer and do what they can to ensure suffering. The only person he really cares about is his sister and the two of them are almost never apart, both their powers are also stronger the closer they are together. Likes(optional): Other peoples' pain, his sister Dislikes(optional): Anything commonly associated with strong positive feelings Theme song(optional): Lucifer's dance part C from Bleach: Hell Verse Username: Allen Tor Name: Freia Savon Age: nineteen Gender: female Race/Species: human Side/Affiliation: loyal to herself and her brother Weapon/Power: She has masterful skill with ice and snow-based powers, and wields to bladed, Japanese fans for weapons. Rank: Peon Occupation(optional): Servant of The Shadow Appearance: She has short, icy-blue hair, and blue eyes, wears a pair of white skinny jeans with fur lined boots, and a tight fitting dark blue sweater that comes down to her thighs. Personality: Sadistic and slightly insane Bio: Sister of Piiro Savon. Freia is one of two twins serving under the mysterious information broker known as The Shadow, she and her brother were both born with great elemental powers and spent their lives honing them. They both love it when others suffer and do what they can to ensure suffering. The only person she really cares about is her brother and the two of them are almost never apart, both their powers are also stronger the closer they are together. Likes(optional): Other people's pain, her brother Dislikes(optional): Anything commonly associated with strong positive feelings Theme song(optional): Lucifer's dance part C from Bleach: Hell Verse
Allen stood and walked over to the two. "She could just be another part of the illusion. The Black Phantom could've put her in here as a more believable way to mess with us. Or she could even be the Black Phantom herself." He looked at the cloaked woman.
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Allen still appeared to be relaxed, and still somewhat was, but he was watching Nny and the students closely. He didn't feel he needed to do anything at the moment, though he was ready to take action if the need arose. For now, he did just the same as he had done since entering the illusion, he waited.
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Allen continued waiting patiently, sure that his inaction would eventually draw the Phantom's attention. He considered getting up to get a drink, but questioned the safety of ingesting anything created by the Black Phantom. He stretched out his legs and leaned back against the wall, then folded his hands on his stomach, relaxing. Allen was a patient person, he could wait a long time for the Phantom to act.
Allen looked at Nny as he walked away. Apparently Nny had forgotten that they had better chances if they stuck together. He walked over to a corner f the dining hall and sat down, figuring if he did nothing long enough the Black Phantom would contact him. He would wait until then.
"I wasn't suggesting we hold hands. Believe me, I want that less than you do. I just figured of you wanted to stick together maybe we should have something to ensure we actually do stick together. Have it your way, though. Just don't come crying to me when you're facing her tricks by yourself." With that Allen walked through the door too.
Allen thought to himself, he had no idea what the Black Phantom was, but whether it was actually a child or not, it was certainly acting like one. He ran over several possible strategies in his mind. Quickly deciding to wait and see which one would be best. He braced himself. "I'm ready." Then suddenly he turned to Nny. "Actually before we go in we need a way to make sure we don't get separated. It split us up pretty easily last time, so if we're going to take it on together we should have some way to make sure that doesn't happen again."
"Maybe we know more about her than we think," Allen suggested. "Let's put our heads together and see if we can't figure something out. Just by pointing out that she was like a child you gave me a decent bit of insight. And even if we can't figure out how to get in her head there has to be some way to win. When have you ever heard of a children's game that couldn't be won?" Allen thought for a minute, then spoke up again. "Maybe we can get her to play our games instead."
Allen caught up with Nny and started walking next to him. "I'm going, and didn't you say we stood a better chance working together?" Nny was right, the girl seemed more interested in playing with them than fighting. Maybe they could use that to their advantage. He looked at Nny. "Maybe we can beat her at her games."
Allen looked up at the tower. "To there? Isn't there something else we could do? Somewhere else we could go? I mean, we already walked into one trap, and that's about as obvious as traps get." Allen wanted to fight the girl and improve, but walking right into the enemies waiting jaws didn't seem like the best way to do it.
Allen hit the ground and stood up. Before his time in the illusion he would've chastised himself for how easily she had hit him. Now though, he had decided to see it as an advantage, he had learned a bit more about the enemy. He turned to Nny. "What do you want to do now?"
"Maybe they're related somehow." Allen surveyed the destruction she had wrought, trying to gauge the damage she had caused and to figure out how much effort that attack had taken her. "Do you have a name?"
