Of Essence

Of Essence

OOC Thread is here.

An old legend tells of an ancient object, called The Essence, that was created by the Gods themselves in order to house their combined power. The legend doesn't say why they did it, but it does state that the moment they brought it into existence, they regretted and fear what they had done, because anything that possessed such power would become stronger than any god, and be able to shape the world however they wished. Knowing this, they tried to destroy it, and when that failed, they instead sealed it deep within the Earth, giving the very last of their power to ensure that no life could ever reach it. Then, the Gods faded away, leaving the world and humanity to live without interference.
Very few truly believe that legend as anything more than a story for children.
But The Essence is real.

Prologue

The lantern hardly lit the cave at all, with everything more than just a few inches away completely veiled in the blackness of the underground. It felt like days had passed since the two of them had entered the cavern, when in truth it had only been a few hours. The natural twisting nature of the cavern made sure that light would not be cast far regardless, and so they pressed on slowly, as if the weight of the earth above them were bearing ever down on them. The feeling began to lift, however, when the man in front thought he could see a faint glow spattered over the cavern wall around the next corner. He handed the lantern to his companion as he strode forwards to confirm what he saw; that the hours in the darkness weren't playing tricks on him. It was then that he cracked a smile, before he even saw it. Instinctively, he knew his prize. The twisting, winding cavern had come to its end, giving way to a great, grand chamber. Any man-made attempt to create anything like it would have been an insult to the Gods themselves, he thought. "Mr. Craze, we have reached... the goal." Rhevin threw his arms out, revelling in the place's sheer existence. His grasp encompassed the whole chamber, a narrow rock walkway to the central focus, a coruscating, pulsating... thing that seemed to warp the world around it imperceptibly but undeniably. The entire area seemed to buzz with life, but it was different, unfamiliar. Rhevin took a step towards the pulsating focus of the chamber, and the buzzing became louder. With each step the sound became louder. With each step it became clearer. This was more than just a noise; there was something within it, unclear and distorted. Like the rest of the noise, it grew louder and clearer the closer Rhevin drew to the object before him. It wasn't long before the voice seemed like it was being spoken directly into his ears.
"WE, THE ESSENCE, FIND YOU, RHEVIN ALASTAIR KURSE, WORTHY OF US. BUT YOUR TASK IS YET INCOMPLETE." it came, revealing something that even he hadn't predicted; The Essence itself could think! This was unprecedented... this changes everything! He turned to his companion, who hadn't moved from the entrance yet. The younger Craze boy was always difficult to read, but right now he seemed particularly strange.
"Mr. Craze, I believe I'll need your assistance in relocating this object to my laboratory."
Instantly, Swift's eyes flashed an even brighter yellow, and his grip on the lantern tightened.
"That's not why we're here." The Auran stated, matter-of-factly. "We have to seal it away. It's too powerful to be thrown into a lab for testing!"
"...Craze, you disappoint me." The huge scientist replied, his formerly-excited face now showing little but contempt. "I thought you of all people would understand what this could mean for us. A perfect, infinite energy source! Think of the possibilities!"
The younger man paused for a long moment, seemingly wanting to believe Rhevin’s words. He looked down slightly, not meeting the genius's eyes.
"Where ever there's power... wars will be fought over it. That's not something that'll change because we want it to." His serious voice took on an almost-pleading tone. "If we destroy it, nobody else will have to die for a fable! That's what I said before, and that's still what I believe!"
Without saying a word, Kurse unsheathed the huge warsword from his back, his eyes fixated on Swift, knowing that if he wanted to take this power, Craze would have to die. Swift reacted immediately, releasing Soul, his own warsword, from its place on his back.
Crystal struck steel, and then steel hit crystal, but neither gave way to the other as the two greatswords clashed time and time again. Even against an Auran, Rhevin was incredibly formidable, stopping even the strongest of blows that Swift could muster. It seemed hopeless for both sides, as the slamming of the blades against each other caused nothing but echoes in the grand chamber, doing nothing but spurring the other to continue the fight.
Finally, the younger Craze gained the upper hand, if only for a moment, as his much faster reactions transformed what would have been just a dodge into the perfect opportunity to flank the much stronger combatant. Leaving nothing to chance, the young Auran forced all of his energy into his weapon as he threw it into the air, the green crystal of the weapon giving off an almost-blinding glow. Time seemed to slow down as he reached up to snatch it back from the air, swinging the blade, and the energy along with it, directly at Rhevin, who spun around just in time to intercept the blow with his own sword...
The steel blade of Rhevin’s weapon shattered completely. Shards of it were scattered, flying in every direction. Rhevin himself was also launched by the sheer, absolute force of the attack, being slammed into the wall opposite and immediately losing consciousness. Swift had won.
After a moment’s respite, Swift approached the center, where The Essence waited. He too heard the voice becoming louder and clearer as he approached, but unlike with Rhevin, he ignored its words, intent on destroying the object once and for all. He raised Soul above his head, ready to slash straight through it and...
Nothing. The sword struck a translucent orange, crystal-like barrier that suddenly stood between him and the power’s source. The barrier hadn’t a single scratch on it, and Swift knew that this was what The Essence had meant. ‘Your task is yet incomplete’. Something would have to be done, likely outside of this chamber, in order to bring down the barrier and expose the object for either use or destruction. There was no further reason to stay in the chamber. Leaving both the unconscious Kurse and The Essence behind, Swift made his way back through the cavern, picking up the lantern on his way. He would return another time, when he had figured out just how to finish what he had begun.

~

It’s now a year after the incidence in The Essence’s chamber. Swift has been working on finding a way to break the barrier, and is close to discovering how, but news has just reached him that Rhevin is now gathering followers, determined to reach and take The Essence before anybody else can stop him. Knowing that his task has now become a race, Swift and his brother, Demon, now must recruit their own followers, or stand no chance against Rhevin’s uprising.
This is where you come in. You are the recruits, of both sides. Your morals, past, and even present don’t matter, so long as you are capable and willing to help a side to reach The Essence first. The sides might have been labelled as ‘Heroes’ and ‘Villains’, but in truth it’s all about The Essence, and what you want to happen to it. Will it be destroyed, or will it be used?

Rules

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1. No Godmoding or Powerplaying, though sometimes I might have to for plot purposes. Sometimes I’ll ask somebody else to do so, too.
2. Two original characters are needed to join. This is one for each side, ‘Heroes’ and ‘Villains’. This is also the limit, though temporary and minor characters do not count towards this. I also have 4 major characters, though this is strictly for plot purposes, and others may also have a third character for plot purposes, though these will be given out by me and Bushy-Brow-1992.
3. Real people can be very fickle, so your character can change sides if their opinion changes enough, though it will have to be okayed by me. For the same reasons, you do not have to stick to the personality you’ve written down 100%, as that’s mostly just so I know what to expect.
4. Obey the site rules as well as mine. Annoying players is one thing, but being kicked off the site is seriously bad.
5. Romance is allowed, but let’s try to keep it teen-ish. Let’s say PG-16. Kissing is fine, and some implication of going further is fine, but keep it mostly clean.
6. 20-words minimum on all posts. If you can’t think of much to say, add details about what you have said or done. You have two characters that can be doing separate things, so there’s really no excuse.
7. Grammar, punctuation and spelling are all important. So long as it’s understandable, it should be okay, but too many mistakes and it will look messy and unprofessional, which will make you look messy and unprofessional. Which am bad.
8. Remember, I'm in charge. Not to be harsh, but no one argues with my decisions. I will be willing to discuss things via PM, but other wise, sit back and enjoy the ride.
9. Bushy-Brow-1992 is considered a semi-mod in this RP, so he also has some power here, however... I am the one in charge, and so his decisions can be overruled by me, though that is unlikely to actually happen.
10. Write ‘cookie’ somewhere in your first post as proof that you’ve read all of the rules.

Regarding OC’s

Your OCs will have a trait of some sort that will attract their recruiter to them. Be this a supernatural power, exceptional skill, or something else is up to you, but make sure that the character is genuinely capable even if alone.
Powers may include anything that you can think of, so long as it doesn’t break any of the previously mentioned rules. A power of any kind will need to justified, however, so ensure it’s not something completely ridiculous. Just being able to use magic requires no explanation, mages are fairly common in this word, though explaining what types of magic they can use is required. For example, if your power is to transform into a bear, why are you able to? Is it magical based, a curse perhaps, or something completely different?
Remember; Alignment refers to what you want to do with the Essence, not your actual morality. Villains want to use the Essence, Heroes want it to not be used. Jerky heroes, and kind-hearted villains are both perfectly fine.
Though your characters will definitely join the faction you've specified for them, they may not be part of the faction at first. The group, or somebody from it, will seek your character out to recruit them, in order to add an extra touch of realism. Unlike most rules, this is negotiable, though some characters will likely need to be recruited due to their backstory, or for other reasons.

One last thing: If you want to you are permitted to make your character an Auran, capable of utilising life energy like Swift can. Should you choose to go for this, there are some things that you will need to know.
- Aurans age at a slower rate than other humans, making them appear younger than they actually are.
- You may have a crystal that generates life energy, as Soul does, but this isn't required. It will be smaller than a greatsword, but any size from a ring gem to a longsword is fine, and it may be any type of weapon or accessory you choose.
- Aurans are able to sense other nearby Aurans. The sensitivity of this depends on the individual.
- All Aurans have access to at least one demon form, but you may not have more than two (a third can be added later, if you wish). The main trait, and the appearance of the form are up to you.

OC Forms:

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Username:
Name:
Age: (Minimum of 14, with the exception of Suki Amera.)
Sex:
Alignment: ('Hero' or 'Villain')
Appearance: (Images should be placed in spoiler tags.)
Personality: (Brief overview of your characters attitude. Does not need to be stuck to 100%.)
Bio: (Your characters backstory/origins.)
Power/Ability: (Choose whatever, but don't godmod.)
Weapon: (Optional, but useful.)
Ultimate Move/Ability: (Essentially your character's Limit Break.)
Other: (Any other relevant information.)

Regarding the Setting

This RP is set in an original universe, with an original storyline. The planet is very similar to Earth in terms of climate, but its geography is entirely different, as are the names of similar areas. While most of these places will be named by me, I am actually very poor at coming up with names and may ask a player to invent one for me at times.
Several different landscapes and climates may be visited during the course of the RP, and once a major area is visited I will add a brief description of the area to the first post in order to prevent confusion.

Regarding Ultimate Moves/Abilities

Your ultimate ability will be unavailable at the beginning of the RP, with very few exceptions. The ability will be gained at some point throughout the story, and once gained can be used at any time. I will discuss with you when and how you obtain your ability, and this will be negotiable.
However, the move or ability is not something to be used all of the time, and while I'll leave it to your own judgement as to where and when it is used, you must avoid using it in excess. Doing this is in violation of Rule 1.

Races:

Human:

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It's fairly likely that the players in this RP are humans themselves, so little explanation should be required. While there isn't a specific statistic, certain humans may inherit the ability to control life-energy, and are named Aurans.

Medusa:

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Having evolved from serpents, Medusas are snakelike in both nature and personality. They have the lower torso of a snake; the abilities to hypnotize, poison, petrify, take a humanoid appearance, and unhinge their jaws. Men are rare, but not seen in their tribes. Instead, the women become pregnant by age (differs depending on the woman) and lay eggs. Medusas are able to procreate with other races, but the Medusa traits greatly diminish and becomes recessive to the other half.
Half-human, half-Medusa children do not have a Medusa form with a tail or claws, but keep unnaturally-colored skin, unhingable jaws, and the ability to hypnotize.
Medusas live in small tribes or clans, but are adapted to all climates. They can be found in the hottest deserts, the deepest rivers, the tallest mountains, darkest caves, or largest forests. They are gypsy-like in nature and have high mystical perception. A Medusa's bite does not petrify the entire body, only the area that was bitten. Unpetrification is a painful, but possible medical procedure. Medusas tend to torture their victims by biting separate areas of a body rapidly so the body can still move but starts to weigh too much due to the stone or by biting the joints so a victim can't move. They are rarely seen in cities or towns, but it isn't uncommon.

Lycankin:

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Lycankin, or "Tribesmen", are, on average, larger than humans, but not inordinately so. Their distinguishing features are animal ears and a tail, usually the same colour as their hair. They also have pronounced canine teeth and sharp claws that they tend to keep sheathed; using them as weapons is a taboo in their society. They tend to weigh more than a human of the same proportions, owing to an increased muscle mass and bone density. They usually live in tribes away from humans, but are still a common sight in towns and cities. The tribes themselves put up an uncivilised facade to stop people being nosy, but in reality they just don't want their women to all end up as maids, and all their men to end up as bouncers. Adolescents are allowed to leave their tribe permanently, and other tribes usually welcome new blood. Some, however, just end up getting lost in a city and staying there. To see a Tribesman outside their villages over the age of 30 or below the age of 15 means you've found one such person, or their offspring.

This is the actual RP Thread. OOC posts should go in the OOC thread, but I will allow short OOC posts here so long as they are short and relevant to the current events. Play nice, and have fun.

 

Suki Amera walked into another room of their hideout.
There she saw the huge form of the man who had saved her not long ago...
Demon Craze. Who had become like a father figure to her. He was the first ever bond she was able to make.
His Brother, the one leading their resistance was currently not in, probably doing some official business as far as she was aware.
She noticed the time on the wall, she figured it would be a good time to start preparing dinner.
Demon was a terrible cook...
So Suki now took care of the cooking. She had learnt from Swift, and her skill had ended up quickly surpassing him too.
She enjoyed cooking, so she didn't mind doing it at all.
"I thought I'd make pasta tonight if you'd like?" she asked Demon.
















~

Anya Kurse walked through the cold dark hall ways and came out into a bigger room...
The main section of the Lab...
There... she saw him.
Her Father, his strong back to her as he was leaning over a desk, working on something as usual.
She stepped out from the shadows revealing herself to him.
"It is done, preparations are complete."

 

Sat down at the singular desk in the building, Demon Craze looked up at the much smaller girl. It wasn't so much that she was small, she was tall for her age, but that Demon himself was huge. At over seven and a half feet tall, Demon towered most people with ease, except the tallest Lycankin.
"Oh, sure. Pasta sounds great." he said, not paying full attention to anything. He was distracted by something, anybody could tell.

~~

He never looked back at her, though she would have been able to tell that he had no expression as he replied. He never did while concentrating on his work, and she knew as much.
"Good. Thank you Anya." he replied to her, his deep voice reverbarating around the mostly-empty room.
She wouldn't get much more out of him for now, he was obviously too busy with something.

 

"That's her. That's the Medusa everyone's talking about."
"Oh no, what's she doing here?"
"I don't know, but she needs to hurry and leav-"
The men's whispers were cut short by a sudden glare from golden eyes. The eyes themselves had slits for pupils and sat on a light bluish-purple face. Above the eyes, in the middle of the forehead was a diamond with a dot in the middle. The rest of the Medusa's body was also the same bluish-purple tint, made obvious by her lack of clothing. Rubira was in her human form, with her long turquoise hair reaching the small of her back, and her pointed ears sticking out of said hair. She smiled, revealing teeth instead of her fangs, and a non-forked tongue. She raised one of her hands, showing the men she had no claws, just long purple nails, and placed a finger to her lips, signaling them to 'shush' with a smile. As the only form of clothing she had on her torso was a small purple cloth, wrapped around her breasts, the purple snake tattoo was visible on the side of her stomach. Her legs were concealed by a pair greenish-blue pants, seemingly made of silk with the design of scales. Her bare feet ended in the same colored nails as her claws. She gave the men one more look and smiled again before turning around to continue walking through the city.


"I don't know where he could be, this is such a drag," muttered the young man as he raised a hand and slid it through his dirty blonde hair. "He comes to me, asks me to help him find a way to get to this Essence thing and when I agree, he leaves!" He let out an exasperated sigh and fell onto his back. He continued to lay on the roof of the random building as he waited. "Tells me that he'll come find me when he needs me and here I am, waiting...but is here? Nope. I don't even know when he's coming!" He closed his eyes and his mouth, but his rant continued in his head. Though...this is my chance to make it big. Maybe I should be grateful.

 

A nondescript yet catchy tune was playing in the background of the dank, sparsely populated bar. The fiery redhead with animal ears and a tail, distinctly different to the otherwise human clientèle commanded little attention from the assorted patrons, all paying attention to their drinks. It made a nice change."Hauuuuu," she moaned. "This is booooooring!"

She drank the remainder of her vile-looking, sweet-smelling greenish potion and slammed the empty flagon on the bar before turning to the man next to her and fixing him with a stare from her huge turquoise eyes. "Are your other buddies even coming?" she asked, arms folded, visibly agitated. "It's not gonna be just the two of us, is it? This wasn't just a ploy to get me into a filthy, cruddy, seedy bar with-"

She was interrupted by the sound of her next drink crashing down on the bar behind her, the bartender's bearded face like thunder.

"I'll shut up now."

---

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"Losing faith so quickly, my dear?" came the silky yet venomous voice from nowhere in particular. "Keep your poise, Mr. Verge, the action will begin soon enough."

A small tornado of black paper coalesced with a sound like wind in a sail into a shadowy figure, a woman dressed in gothic black attire with what could only be described as a witch's hat. "Nightshade Troquin," she said, dipping her head lightly. "Looks like we'll be working together from now on.

 

"UWAH!" cried a tiny Lycankin as they fell over.
"You dirty thing, GET UP NOW!"
This caused quite the commotion in the street. "Yes mamma!" Replied the small thing as it stood back up into place and regained it's stature.
Beautiful, it was; draped in only the best garbs money could buy. If only happiness could be bought as easily as these clothes...
"You're not an animal!" Yelled the woman as she hit the child with the back of her hand, "Don't act like one!"
Wincing from the pain and rubbing at the pain, the Lycankin whispered softly, "Yes I am."
"What was that?"

~~~

Strumming his guitar, Yoppei grinned and listened to the music which blasted through his headphones.
"Hey kid! Turn that crap down!"

The brunette froze for a moment, losing the expression for a slight moment, and turned his head slowly towards the man. "Hm?" There was a blast of energy that rocketed out of his guitar; slamming the store owner back into his own merchendise, "Sorry, I couldn't hear you, man." The boy then continued on with the same smirk as before.
Life was good, wasn't it?

 

Finding the situation slightly amusing, the younger of the two Craze brothers let out a light chuckle, the sound carrying suprisingly far.
"They'll be along, but not just yet." he told the Lycankin girl, wrapping his cloak, an important possession of his father's, tighter around his shoulders.
"Meeting while it's still light outside isn't the best of ideas. We wait here until it gets darker, then we're gonna head out to meet them."
He briefly looked over his shoulder, keeping an eye out for anyone that might be watching the room. It was an instinct of his he hadn't gotten out of since before he and Demon had reconciled.
"In a way I guess you're lucky; you'd have had to wait far longer if I'd come to you any sooner."

~~

Standing up at last, Demon Craze moved to, and looked out of the window.
The sun was just begining to set, and the orange light that coated the valley outside their 'hideout' gave him a little peace from his thoughts.
"How long's he been gone now, two days?" he asked, though it was likely rhetorically.
"But tonight we meet up. Wonder what kinda guys we're workin' with."
Even now, it was fairly obvious that it wasn't that he was wondering about. What it was, however, was unknown to anyone but himself.

~~

"Anya, it's almost time for the team to gather, and I have something I would ask of you." the man asked his orange-haired daughter.
He stood up and moved towards her, leaving his desk for the first time in hours.
"I have no doubt that you're the best out of all of those I've gathered, you know that, yes?" he said to her.
"I want you to lead them, not Veiran."

~~

His black boots making an echoing noise with every step, Veiran approached the two recruits.
This was the first time he had seen either of them, and frankly he wasn't all that impressed, but he knew as well as anyone that looks were far from everything.
"I would know your names before we begin." he stated to them, in what seemed to be an older english accent that seemed out of place in this modern world.
"If you want my own first, it is Veiran. No surname, just Veiran."
It was time to hear what they had to say.

 

Suki stood next to the tall man, watching the sun set along with him.
She was aware she likely wouldn't get a completely honest answer since Demon was the type who didn't burden others with his thoughts, but she had to ask... she had come to care more than anyone could have realised.
"...There is something bothering you?" she asked with a calm voice, small and refined. Considering she had been on the streets as an orphan for most of her life... it was a wonder that she had developed such a proper way of speaking. It was just like it was in her nature.





















~

Anya closed her bright yellow eyes that matched her fathers and bowed her head humbly.
"I understand. Thank you father."
She remained like this for a few moments before meeting his gaze with hers again. "We shall start to move out now?" she asked him, waiting for his order to see if it was time to start taking action.

 

Rubira's ears picked up the noise as she walked by the mother. She instantly recognized the child as having inhuman blood. "A Lycankin? With a human mother? Isn't that something?" She said, smiling at the Lycankin child. "You must be so proud to have such a...specimen as a child," Rubira kept smiling, almost sadistically, but this time it was to the mother.


"What the-" Agile asked, raising an eyebrow at the appearing woman. "I'd introduce myself," he said, his body slightly tense, "But it seems you already know my name. Are you with Craze?" The answer was obvious, due to the female's words, but he asked nonetheless, if not just to confirm.

 

Man this is boring. Ren thought to himself as he picked up a rock and tossed in the air. Whatever this Essence thing is, I hope it can fix my eye. He moved his hand to his eyepatch. Ever since his last encounter with Vincent, he had to wear this thing. Throwing the rock at a trashcan he decided to walk to the meeting place.



A top one of the buildings, Vincent sat on the ledge, thinking about what to to next. Should I hunt Ren down or should I meet up with everyone else. He thought as he lifted a piece of rubble in the air. He just couldn't stop thinking about what had happend with Ren. It was one of those things the peaked his interest. Might as well get off this roof. He thought putting down the piece of rubble and leaping off the ledge only to land safely in the alley.

 

The large man paused, thinking deeply. Just like Swift would, Suki had seen straight through him.
"Yeah. Yeah, there is." he answered her. "It's somethin' I'm gonna have to talk to Swift about first though."
He hated having to sound so harsh and blunt to the girl; she'd had more than enough of that in her short life already, but he had little choice. What would he even say? How would he even begin to explain the problem?
"Sorry." he mumbled, barely loud enough to be heard.

~~

"Yes. We can head out at--" Kurse was cut off by a small red light flashing violently upon his desk. Moving over and examining it, he understood the meaning hidden within it.
"I'd come with you, but our newest allies seem to need my attention. I'd like you to go out and find the ones named 'Vincent Rucksal', and 'Yoppei'. If you see any of the other potentials, feel free to have them come along, or have Veiran take them." he instructed, before heading deeper into the facility without another word.
He did so get distracted with his work easily.

 

"Well..." mused Merin, nursing her newly refilled potion, "It's not like I had anything better to do. But still, you could at least have told me not to be so early! I have other stuff to do!" She glanced out of the dusty window to the Trasting Town skyline, black silhouettes on a fiery orange sunset.

"Looks like it's nearly time to go," she gathered, turning to Swift and cocking a thumb over her shoulder at the view, dangling a key from her pinkie finger with an emblem resembling a capital A set into glowing cyan star embossed on the fob. "You gonna need a ride, or would you prefer to walk?"

***

Nightshade said nothing to Agile and turned her head slowly to Veiran. "Was it not you who came to the Troquin estate for me before?" she enquired impatiently. "Broke my concentration as I toyed with the abyss, and left me with this mark?" She drew back a lace sleeve to reveal what appeared to be a shifting dark tattoo.

"I can understand Mr. Kurse being cautious, given the circumstances, but is time not of the essence?"

 

Suki didn't mind the way Demon had sort of blown off her question. She could tell it was something deep and important to him.
Instead, she hugged him... him being much bigger, she couldn't hug him properly though, so she sorta embraced his arm instead letting her thoughts and feelings be communicated through the form of affection for her father figure.
"It's alright." she told him in her refined, calm and kind manner.
She then let go of him, and turned around. "I best make a lot of food tonight." she speculated, turning her head and smiling at him.
The way of moving onto the food subject was the young girls way of telling him that she was fine and he had no need to worry, he could focus on what he needed to.

Anya nodded and bowed her head again before walking away in the opposite direction.
She knew the meeting place and knew the new recruits would either be there already, or be heading there shortly. They had their instructions...

It was time to begin.

 

Veiran nodded at Troquin, acknowledging that they had indeed met before, though he had no idea what the mark was at all.
"Doctor Kurse did send me, and yes, time is something we do not have much of, but we can hardly obtain our goal without the others." he said to them, "Without all of us, we are too thin in numbers to take on Craze, especially since he too is gathering a group."

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Not even bothering to explain that they hadn't even been here long enough for her to have done anything else, Swift stood up.
"You don't seem like the type to drive. What exactly would we be taking there?" he asked, knowing full-well from her profile that it wouldn't be anything 'normal' in the least.
Of course, now knowing that she had a vehicle at all, she had just boosted her importance to his group.
"Bare in mind we're meant to meet up not too far from here. We shouldn't try to draw too much attention to ourselves yet either."

 

”You're kidding, right? Tell me you're kidding."　Merin looked at him quizzically. "You didn't see the A☆-tech skyrunner out there? Fastest airspeeders available on the open market? Only fourteen ever made, twelve ever sold?" She scratched her head in disbelief. "And here I was thinking you knew who I was.

"Then again, if you didn't notice it, and you're the expert on being followed..." she mumbled. "Alright, let's go. I'll stick to street level, no fancy flying, and even... even..." she gulped, "turn off the neon."

She downed her drink, loath to waste any, and casually strolled out of the bar, twirling the key as she went. She pointed the key fob at the airship in the car park, taking up more than its fair share of parking spaces, and clicked the button. The A☆-Tech logo on the side glowed briefly before going dim, and an outer panel on the hull of the cabin swung gently down to form a ramp before rotating its inside plates into a makeshift set of stairs. She climbed aboard, turned around to face the outside and leaned against the doorway, a cocky smile on her face.

 

The child's mother gave a horrific stare at Rubira before dragging her Lycankin down the street and into the nearest pub. "I need something to silence this---thing!" She shouted to the bartender while clasping the poor creature by the neck.
"I'm fine; I swear! I won't say another word!" Clinging to it's Kimono, the child hid it's face in white hair, not wanting to reveal her 'ugly' inhuman face to the others.


Strumming his guitar at inhuman high-speeds; Yoppei let out a loud shreik to test his voice; then began to sing in his usual insane manner.
Once the song was done, he threw his head back in laughter. What an amazing thing music was! Without it; he would probably go insane from the boredom....hehehehehe...for lack of a better word....
He was clearly insane but didn't like to admit it; it just wasn't in his nature. He hated words like "Loony" and "Kooky" and "Crazy"
They just weren't of his vocabulary...






Oh what he would give for entertainment.
At least he had neverending supply of music which was the most valuable thing in his currency. Music. That was the world right there.

 

"Guess that's is the place." Ren said seeing what looked like a parent dragging a child into the pub. Instead of wondering why a child was being dragged in their, he just contiued walking towards the pub.



Continuing his way out of the alley, Vincent finally decided to head to the metting place. As he was walking,it wasn't long before he began to get walked into another building and quickly to the top floor. Once there he found himself at the designated place he was aupposed to be at. Looks like I made it.

 

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