The quick-4 round shooting of midcheesium is pretty brutal. Backlogs!!!
Loli x Bunny? Nice ring to it...though I am strangely reminded of this and this...*shudders*
Spoiler:
You mean Wira turning into a mindless poodle of crystallized blood =/= death? And well, it's more of a draw, really. The first half emphasised that had Signum stayed to Storm Falcons, Isdera couldn't even scratch her.
And deaths will be soon, dun worry. Especially the Wolkies. Besides, I like torturing my characters, but not neccesarily kill them. :3
RAF were pretty eager to get off the ground flying.
And something told me that Wira'd be back despite that...
Jeez I come back after a day and it's grown 3 pages Especially with my settings at 30 posts/page
Backlog Buster Ready to Fire!!! Although the forums cut me down on the epic size.... 50k character only... It was up to 77k at one time
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Originally Posted by Nightengale
Vita/Wira NAO! Next should be Astra/Shamal + Isdera/Signum a little.
Spoiler for Part 12.5:
~Part XII Verse 11 ~ Blood x Iron~
~Wira~
[Tödliche Strafe!]
“Ugh-!!!”
I coughed out more blood… that brutal blow, a direct crushing hit to my abdomen… it hurts, it hurts a lot, my internal organs are being poked, my broken bones slowly puncturing them... but it’s still not enough.
My eyes were wavering…I could barely stand, my visions blurry, my body bloodied, battered, bones close to being crushed all over…how many times had my body been smashed by her hammer now?... I don’t know.
Raising my arm slowly… I pulled out another arrow from my fountain of blood, but weakened, without focus, my release was too direct…She merely shrugged over my desperate attack with sharp hammer strike, and once again my body was at the ground…
“Without the other knight’s manipulative wind and chains…your arrow are nothing special, it seems.”
I know…I know that much. I know my own weakness better than anyone else’s.
“Even after being beaten up so much…you’re still struggling. I’ll give you that much credit. However…”
[Load Cartridge!]
[Schwalbe Fliegen!]
“Don’t expect me to go easy just because you’re half-dead.”
Once again, I was sent backwards by a ridiculous blast of magical energy, this time 4 times in a row, as my entire body felt an explosive impact of 4 balls hitting my entire body... For a split second…my body looked like it was decomposing…degenerating into particles…
So…it’s almost that time now… I have been living on borrowed time anyway…
~Vita~
What…was that a second ago?
I rubbed my eyes quickly, as I looked at the battered body of that foolish kid enemy kid archer…Wila or whatever his name was…
Was it merely, my imaginations? For a second there…it almost seems like his body was almost transparent, like an illusion…
~Wira~
Pain… now it almost seems natural. My entire body, inside out is squishy, it’s like all of my body’s flesh and meat have been finely grinded into soft pieces by the Count’s hammer…
Everything is going accordingly…
I have lived a good life. I will now pay it all back with my life.
Yes… my last conversation with Astra-sensei…
~Past~
“The truth is…”
I spoke to Astra… I told him everything.
“That previous battle…where I exhausted myself against the Iron Count, she had already ‘killed’ me.
You know the condition of my body… I am a sinful existence, the link that shouldn’t exist between a guardian beast and a human. I am neither. But I exist, at a price.
Due to the sheer incapability of the cells of both humans and animals coexisting, my body composition and structure…are extremely weak and fragile. The Count merely hastened the decomposition process… I probably have less than a week left.”
“Why are you telling me this? The General-“
“I don’t intend to tell him, and I hope you wouldn’t to…please. I just needed someone to know.”
“Why? Why must you resort yourself to this?”
“I know myself well…even if you don’t. Saga… I don’t want to burden him any further. If he finds out…he’ll definitely blame himself…. Saga is very strong, but likewise…he’s also the weakest. He tries to carry everything on his shoulder even when he knows he can’t…That is why…I will live on as a Knight as Zerstroritter, and die as one.
Just remember this, Astra-sensei. My will will live on. You’ll understand soon.”
~Wira~
I placed Volkrux down on the ground…
“Volkrux…thank you for everything.”
[The hell!? What do you think you’re doing!?]
“Volkrux…remember, and don’t forget.”
Awaken…
Awaken…
The blood of my father, the blood that is everything that rejects my appearance. I desire the power to protect, to leave behind my will… I will protect what makes me myself.
I felt something change inside me… like something awakening…my damaged, battered body seems to be no longer there…my mind…rationale fading away, like a metamorphosis into something entirely different.
My voice turned into a howling growl…as I can see myself reflected through the Count’s eyes…
I am no longer Wira…I am just a lion monster.
Senselessly, my claws, my fangs, my entire being rushed out, a burst of instinct as the battle goes on…
I am…losing my…senses…
Shit…
…
……
……
Pain…
I can feel pain…again…
I can feel myself again…visions clearing…hearing…
[Raketen Hammer!]
A familiar sound, another familiar sound of a flaming bursting stream…and another familiar feeling as my entire being reacts to the pain of the hammer, being swung at such a high speed.
Soon… I see myself, with my consciousness back…though half my body’s gone… my limbs scattered around… and the Count…only mildly injured, with some gash injuries around her…
“What…what the hell are you!? To go to such ridiculous extents…What the hell is it that you want to accomplish with your streaking madness!?”
What am I? I wish I knew…but isn’t it natural, for a human heart, to struggle, to fight for those important to you?
“As if…you’d possibly understand…”
“Grrrr! No matter…I’ll end this right now!!!”
[Load Cartridge!]
Ah…mom once said…that my father was a great and honorable guardian beast, strong and proud, not afraid to sacrifice everything for the sake of what his master believes in…and my mother…I killed her, but for my sake, she endured pain and suffering for so long…
I am proud to be my parent’s son. I am proud to carry my name.
“Count…I’ll show you what it means to struggle to one’s end… Under the name of Res-Brusche…the last stand of my soul, my will and my blood!”
I placed both my hands together…as my body slowly dissipates, my scattered limbs decomposing…into a single substance…
[Roaring Storm Gigantcrusher!]
“Saga…I am proud to have been born your knight…and I’m sorry…I’ll entrust the future in your hands…the last thing I can do…is only this…”
As a giant shadow of a hammer covers my entire sight…
After that…all that followed was merely darkness…
~Vita~
What…a…resilient…bastard… To think I fought this long, exhausting all my cartridges…
As I reduced Graf Eisen to its original size…I saw…that.
A gigantic crimson red spear…stuck on the ground… A crystallized spear made purely out of blood.
So, this is what is left of him…Rather than dying, he chose to leave behind himself as a weapon… for his comrades.
I could simply destroy it now… then everything he did would be meaningless…
But… I turned my back, and merely walked away…
“You were a great opponent… Archer of the Blood… I will remember your struggle, your will…and your tenacity. At the end of your life…it truly shined.
Like a crimson red ruby…”
I shortened a lot of parts, trimmed it down, etc, but it gets the main point over. This is Saga's profile, after all...these are more or less extensions to the other knights, but hardly the most important ones.
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Originally Posted by Nightengale
Okay, I lied...again. It's only really Isdera/Signum, since it turned out longer than what I'd thought...AGAIN. And I even cut out it's original "one-man-stand" ending and decided it's better off when they fight again in the current timeline. BOO!
Spoiler for Part 12.75 : The :
~Part XII Verse 13 ~ Pride x Faith ~
~Astra~
!!!!
This feeling…like a sudden void in the air, the putrid feeling in the air…like a sudden wound that is not painful, not bleeding, but can be felt…
Wira’s life force… has almost completely diminished…
But there is still something left…something vague, almost inexistent…but his presence is still there.
“Saga…”
“I know… but right now…all we can do is to trust them…Let’s go.”
We continued flying upwards, within the gigantic castle...maneuvering the complex star way of the castle courts, an unnatural extension of magical roadways…
Isdera…
~Isdera~
Where…am I… Everything is dark… I can’t feel…
But, for an instance, I felt something… a sudden surge, a sudden influx of magical distortion… this scent of blood…Wira?
What…happened?
“Looks…li…Vita….done….there…. as….ell…”
Signum’s voice rang through my head…Vita? The Iron Count? Does that mean…Wira has lost? Wira’s dead…?
You gave it your all, didn’t you, Wira? Even though I can’t see, nor can I sense…I can feel it. Maybe it was just my imaginations…but for some reason, I can feel that you gave it your all, your struggles, your cries, everything…
That’s right… I too, need to give it my all…so, stand up! Stand up!
Even if I have to die doing so! Listen to me! Stand up!!!
~Signum~
I reached down to take a look at his body…the last Storm Falcon’s direct hit has injured him badly. He won’t die, but it’s impossible for him to continue fighting.
Now that Vita’s done at her side as well…I better go to the Princess’s side.
“You were a good opponent, Saleen. I’m moving on to the next battle.”
“ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH~!!!!!”
It all happened in an instant. Just as I was about to leap up to the sky, my leg was grabbed, and with an inhuman force, I was turned upside down legs up, and with a fiery force, I was thrown to the outer castle walls, the walls behind shattering…
And that war cry…Isdera… what a powerful tenacity.
But…it’s impossible. He should’ve been severely weakened and injured from the Falcon… for him to be able to go on lik-
!!!!!
His body… is physically leaking out a form of energy..it’s not magic…it’s!
“Your…life-force!?”
~Isdera~
God…I’ve finally stood up. How many years did I burn off my life just to force out enough energy to be able to stand and throw her there?
No matter…it’s not like I’ll need it much longer… I stopped the forceful leak of energy…as I feel my body becoming weak again.
“Why did you stop that?”
…
“Do you remember that time…when I gashed your shoulder, at that burning mountain?”
The one time I used my manipulated energy sword, Myst…against her. The only time when I felt no honor of fighting her…I just wanted to kill her.
“ I have lost many things of myself, my wings, my strength… I thought the one thing I still held on strongly was my sword.
Yet, ironically, the one thing I gain from it…comes from letting go of what makes me myself….
It may have made our fight a draw…but never once, had I hated myself so…for letting myself to do that to you. Pathetic, isn’t it?”
“No… That is because of your pride, honor and faith as a knight. Just as you hold your pride as a Sword Knight for your General and your beliefs, I too…hold on to my pride and faith as the Knight of the Princess…
But even so…I will not lose.”
Spoken like a true Belkan Knight... I have one cartridge left… and I only have enough stamina for one last strike…it’s now or never.
“Let’s put our all into one final clash, Signum…Let this be our last.”
Grabbing my last bullet, I inserted it inside Zulfiqar as I readied my pose, ready in a side-thrust position, my weight placed on my legs for a boost, just as Signum sheathed her sword…in a quick-draw pose.
“I accept your challenge.”
Neither of us moved an inch… Just the silent of the winds, that accompanied us, as we never so much blinked…How long had passed? A minute? Or 2? It didn’t matter…
We were at the peak of our concentration…just waiting for the moment, like the falling sands of a time clock…
I don’t know what triggered it… I don’t think she knew either. It just happened in its moment, as we both ran and rushed forward, full speed ahead, spearheading one another…
One step….2 steps… 3 steps… And the sounds of pistons and metal…together as one…
[Load Cartridge!]
Everything happened instantly…my sword was horizontal, as I pushed, thrusting the edge of my sword towards Signum, as sharp and relentless as I could… however, using the sheath of her sword, she quickly removed her sword from it, and instead…sheathed Zulfiqar through it. It was an awkward fitting, the walls of the sheath crackling from the forceful entry of my sword, mismatched in size…but its purpose was done, as using the inertia…she repelled my sword, away, my hand now empty, as Zulfiqar swung up in the sky, along with her sheath, and my body’s center point...now instable, as she swung her sword towards my neck…
Her sharp swing threatened to chop my neck off…but just millimeters away, it stopped… the sword did not connect, as my fist connected deep at Signum’s ribs… her ribcage broken from the impact, as the force blew her back…
She was lying there, cringing in pain from my strike…while I dropped down to my knees... It was exhausting, but I…have…won.
It was… a most dangerous gamble. I would’ve lost had I hesitated for even a second…
“Urgh…what happened…?”
“It is like you said…Signum. I had no more strength to deliver a final blow…Even if I had, it wouldn’t have been enough. So, I used your strength instead. That last strike of mine… I took advantage of the fact that your strength would definitely at its peak once I was open, and countered your attack accordingly with all my strength just before yours strike… I had to be faster than your sword…that’s why I allowed my sword to be thrown away.”
“You…anticipated that…much?”
“No…because it’s you. Because it’s you …that is why I know that you definitely will.”
“I see…I lost because of my own weakness…”
“No… the truth is that…I would’ve lost. Had you chosen to maintain your range with Falcon, or even force an aerial battle…I would’ve lost. That is why…I must thank you for choosing to fight it this way with me, even at the very end.”
I fell down to the ground…tired and battered… Damn…
I’ve done my best…it’s up to you now, Saga…for now…I’ll rest a while…
The ending wasn't very good, imo, but I've cut out like 1000 words worth of an ending since it originally tied in with Tiara meeting Saga at the same time at the end of their battle. I will still include that ending scene, but it won't be in this timeline. I'll save it for when the Revive Reinforce arc starts its gear with the players joining in.
Next time, will either be the end or the 2nd to the end of Part 12. Saga/Tiara and Astra/Shamal SOON! :3
After that, we'll have Part 13 : Dreams, Part 14 : End of Dreams, and Part 15 : Painful Aftermath which will close this part of the story officially.
@KBT... The thing about Mabiko being the dimensional traveler...I actually already have Saga doing that with extra motives and reasons for doing so for the last 10 years from A's to StrikerS so I'm not so sure......
More excellence to add the the tale. Vita leaving Wira's final action/form intact was a nice touch. Just shows that she respected her oppenent
And Signum was defeated.... WHAT BLASPHEMY!!.....
I approve of the end of the battle . Good Job!
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Originally Posted by LoweGear
Part V of Mai's Profile up, which is more of an interlude than anything, since I decided to cut it shorter than I wanted.
*snip*
NIce continuation. 'I may no longer be there when you need me...' Awwww, Maxim's rating just increased 100 points!
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Originally Posted by Meophist
Spoiler for Ennis Jesca:
???: Hello, Maple. Maple: Quos. I… apologize for the trouble I've caused you. Quos: You've apologized enough already. You did what you believed was right, I'm not going to hold that against you. Maple: …Thank you. Quos: However, I've come to ask you for a favor. I know you're busy so don't feel like you have to do it. Maple: What is it? Quos: Have you read Ennis' profile recently? Maple: …No, I haven't. Quos: Here's a copy of it. Could you first read it? Maple: Sure. Let's see…
Profile — Ennis Jesca Name: Ennis Jesca (エニス・ジェスカ) D.O.B.: 11/09/0060 Hair Colour: Dark Brown Eye Colour: Green
History:
Ennis grew up quietly with his parents in Altseima. Due to his special conditions, he received his education from a tutor in his younger years, but began attending school later on. His decision to enter the TSAB was sudden and unexpected. However, he received good grades in training and soon joined the then just-forming 34th Lost Logia Search Forces. However, when he joined the force, Ennis requested a magic limiter and had his magic rank lowered to an effective C.
Despite the restriction, Ennis continued to be an effective member of the team with his scanning and searching magic. After a particular incident however, Ennis left the team and had his limiter lifted from him. He has since attempted the Enforcer exam but has failed it.
Maple: He's trying to become an enforcer? Quos: It seems like it. That boy is difficult to understand, but I think he might be lost right now, unsure of what to do. Maple: You want me to talk to him? Quos: I'm afraid he hates me right now. He doesn't blame you for what happened, and I think someone with your experience can help him out. Maple: That kid doesn't speak a word… Quos: He'll listen though. Like I said, if you don't want to do it, you don't have to. I won't hold anything against you. Maple: I'll go talk to him. At the very least, if he really wants to become an enforcer, I can give him some pointers. Quos: Sorry, I feel kinda bad about asking this of you. Maple: Don't worry, I feel somewhat responsible too. Quos:That's what I mean…
Spoiler for Ennis Jesca Part 2:
About:
Ennis is seemingly without the ability to speak, having never done so since his birth. In addition to sign language, he is also able to communicate using magic, however he rarely does either. Ennis seems to be rather observant and according to his tests, appears to be rather intelligent. Given his rather uncommunicative nature, these aspects of him rarely show.
Ennis appears to prefer being alone to group, although he doesn't seem to mind being with others when needed. When given a task, he will complete it, however, he rarely gives much feedback about the task unless specifically asked for.
Ennis uses a standard-issue staff-type storage device for combat. He seems to always purposefully underperform in combat, only acting on his best when absolutely necessary. Due to this, it is difficult to gauge his full magic potential.
He seems to prefer attacking from a range and has a tendancy of using more difficult and complicated spells over their more simple counterparts. Because of this, sparring opponents in his skill range often have difficulty fighting him due to not recognising his spells
Hrmm… was thinking about posting more, but I think this is enough for now. Sorry about that.
I'm not sure what else to say..don't really know how to put it into words but good job on what you've done so far.
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Originally Posted by FlameSparkZ
And another part of the date...
Spoiler for A day off and a date with Maren - Part 3:
They entered a restaurant, sat down and ordered their meals.
While the meals weren't ready, the waitress brought them glasses of water with ice for them.
"What do you think of your first date so far?" He looked at Maren, who was on the opposite side of the table.
"..." She looked down at her glass of water, "It's...enjoyable."
"Glad to hear that..." He then took a sip of water.
"You seem to have experience in these things, have you dated before?" She asked suddenly.
*choke* "*cough**cough*" Koji chokes on the water, surprised by such a question.
Maren blinked, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine...don't worry." He said as he wiped his mouth with a napkin.
"Well, I got some tips from my father...He likes to...hmmm....'socialize' with women." He folded the napkin and put it back on the table.
"I see, so your father passed this skill to you." She spoke like it was some sort of tradition.
"Err, not exactly..." He tittered, "I can't tell her that my father is obsessed with women...regardless of their age..." He said to himself. "Thank goodness mother keeps him in check..."
Luckly enough, their meals came shortly after that, dodging the 'eerie' topic that is his father.
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"Oh...those two..." Koji blinked as he looked out the window, seeing two children walk on the other side of the street.
Maren looked also, "Do you know them?"
"Kind of, they're Forwards in the Riot Force 6." He explained.
"I see...they're still very young." She commented, then sipped a bit of juice.
"But they have shown a lot of potencial, sensei said so in a mail I got recently." He said before eating the piece of steak on his fork.
"Sensei?" She looked at him.
"Yeah, Signum-sensei, she taught me since I was young. Sensei is someone I highly respect and admire." He looked outside, to the sky...
As he spoke about Signum, Maren could feel that admiration being transmitted to her, it wasn't in the words exactly, but in the way he said them.
"Someone to look up to..." She looked down at her half-empty glass of juice.
"Oh, sorry, here we are on a date and I'm talking about another woman...hahaha..." He tittered.
"...I don't mind..." She took another sip.
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I honestly wanted to pull back on this part until episode 10 came out subbed, but oh well...
And try not to ask too many questions about Koji's father...
MOAR PLZ!! Although now that I think about it, how did Koji survive Signum's training.....
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Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito
Okay, everybody, here's the first member of the 82nd RAF.
Spoiler for She who fights the people's war...:
Personnel Dossier: Melinia Yoshitaka
Name: Melinia Yoshitaka
Seiyuu: Horie Yui (a combination – Sawachika Eri of School Rumble when serious; Tsukimiya Ayu of Kanon when comic)
Age: 20 (as of StrikerS)
Birthday: August 14th
Height: 158 cm
Weight: 57 kg
Hair/Eye Color: Auburn/Green
Homeworld: Mid-Childia
Position in TSAB: Member of 82nd – Rank Warrant Officer.
Callsign: Saber
Magic Rank: S+
Device: Armed Device Esperacchius
Magic System: Neo-Velka
Magic Color: Platinum
General Dress: Various when not in her Knight Armor – which appears as, surprise, surprise - medieval armor (with a green color motif).
Personality: Mel’s a very happy-go-lucky person, and highly resilient emotionally. Even when she’s depressed, it never lasts for more than a couple of hours. Despite her combat ability (she once dueled Signum to a draw), she can be fairly klutzy (and incredibly dense). But those who know her warm up to her rather quickly. As Boomer and Arcas would both say, when the going gets tough, the tough go find Mel.
Background: Born in Mid-Year 0055 to Dirk and Petra Yoshitaka, members of the TSAB 108th Ground Battalion, Melinia grew up with the culture of the Bureau. Both her parents, Enforcers, hoped that she would follow in their footsteps as a member of the Bureau. She delighted and surprised them by saying the she wanted to become a knight, but become part of the forces of Secretariat rather than the Bureau.
She entered the academy at age 12, and graduated in the top third of her class. Shortly before graduation, however, she was sought out by the legendary Gianna of Ircis, who was seeking for a successor to her device, Esperacchius, and the burden that came with it. While Mel was not the only candidate, she was the favorite among the professors of the academy. The candidates were put through rigorous testing, physical, emotional, and magical. In the end, only three candidates remained: Mel; Teija Asdis, the class valedictorian; and Esther Linden, scion of a long line of knights. During the final test, Teija was injured, and implored both Mel and Esther to go on. Esther, her eyes on the prize, took off without hesitation. Mel, on the other hand, helped Teija up and the pair made their way to the end. Esther was there waiting – as was Gianna. After treating Teija’s injury, Gianna announced that she had found her successor – Mel. Esther became outraged, demanding to know why she had been passed over. Gianna replied: “The war I fight is not a war for medals, or glory, or acclaim. It is the people’s war that I fight – and if one does not care about the people, then one cannot fight my war.” That said, the legendary swordswoman handed over the device to Mel.
Once she graduated, Mel found that she had been granted her first choice assignment: the RAF of Secretariat’s Diplomacy Corps, the 82nd Squadron. She’s been there ever since.
Relationships w/Others: Melinia isn’t all that well connected within the Tripartite, a result of being assigned to the RAF right out of the Academy. Still, she has had the chance to meet the Ivanovs and the Blue Flame Squad, as well as a few other key figures.
On Sevasti: “Shosa can be mean sometimes; he’s a very serious person. But a lot of what he says is true – especially about our job. And while he’s not the nicest person, the fact that we have Arcas-kun and Boomer-san more than makes up for it. That, and the fact that Shosa’s tactics are second to none within the RAF. Although he tries to deny it, and hides it under a mask of discipline, I know that deep down, Shosa’s a good person.”
On Arcas: “Arcas-kun is almost the polar opposite of Shosa. Where Shosa is mean, Arcas-kun is kind. I know that he’d say that I’m the one who keeps the unit’s morale up, but the truth is that he’s the one who keeps my morale up. He’s the reason that I’m still here – I was considering transferring out of the RAF when he arrived. He’s made me glad that I decided to stay. Arcas-kun has a gift for people; he understands them almost instinctively – a great gift to have out here in the Black. He’s not a bad fighter either, though I’ve had to save him from time to time. I care very much for Arcas-kun.”
On Thomas: “Boomer-san’s like the older brother I wanted, but never should have had. He knows that Arcas-kun and I are somewhat close, and never misses an opportunity to tease us both about it. I know that Boomer-san loves his work, but also that he misses his home – he generally goes back for a week or two at the end of the year to visit and say hello. He’s scarily good at what he does, though I suppose anyone who’s served onboard the Silvana would have to be. Plus, he’s kept Shosa and Arcas-kun from strangling each other. Without him, our team might fall apart.”
On the Ivanovs: “Alex and Cass. Two mages who found love on the job, with each other – it’s something out of a fairy tale. The fact that they have to spend so much time apart is tragic – hopefully one day the someone will come to their senses and put these two in the same unit. Excellent mages, good commanders, nice people.”
On the Blue Flames: “They’re young, but not inexperienced, and they’ve got the most important thing for building a team – absolute trust. Their Devices aren’t too shabby either. Call me a romantic, but I think that there are feelings in that unit that’ll come to the surface one day.”
Devices: Armed Device Esperacchius
History: Esperacchius was created during the twilight of Ancient Velka. It was one of the few relics that actually survived the civil war, thought it was lost for a very long time. It was rediscovered by the Scrya tribe in Mid-Year 0017. Restored to the Velkan people, it remained enshrined for another thirty years. Thieves raided its resting place, hoping to sell the famed device on the black market. Unfortunately for them, someone was there, paying homage to the device. Though she was trained, she was currently unarmed, and picked up the closest weapon: Esperacchius. The woman, Giana of Ircis, then claims to have heard a commandment from the God-Empress, telling her to “give hope to the people in this dark time.” And so she did, becoming famous across the galaxy for her crusade against crime. Fifteen years (0062) after Giana took up her crusade, she retired, and, following the God-Empresss’ command, sought out her successor. It took her almost ten years, but Gianna succeeded – she found the girl Melinia Yoshitaka of Mid-Childia, the current holder of Esperacchius.
Modes:
Inactive: When not being used, Esperacchius appears as a charm bracelet, from which the Velkan character for "Hope" hangs.
Standard Mode: In this form, Esperacchius appears as a slightly curved sword, with the Velkan character for “Hope” stamped just above the hand guard.
Only Hope Mode: This is Esperacchius’ ultimate mode, a greatsword. Esperacchius’ blade straightens out and thickens, and the blade changes to a bright blue-white color.
Unique Spells:
Offensive:
Saint Saber:Esperacchius’ standard attack magic, similar in nature to Kha der Kleriker’s Göttliches Rapier.
Shield Breaker: The attack was developed after watching Vita train new mages in defense-breaking spells. This spell has proven consistently effective against most defense magic, though it seems to work best against shields, hence its name. Mel will sometimes use cartridges to boost Shield Breaker’s power.
Holy Lance: Esperacchius’ single ranged-attack spell – a single particle beam lances out of Mel’s outstretched hand.
Trinity Strike: Requiring one cartridge, this spell is Mel’s favorite. Mel will attack a target (or group if close enough together) with rapid move-by attacks from three different directions. Her approach directions generally resemble those of the corners of the Velka Triangle.
Grand Cross: Esperacchius’ area-effect spell, which uses two cartridges. A glowing cross appears beneath her feet, and shines with a brilliant light which hurts her enemies.
Light of Hope: Esperacchius’ ultimate attack, available in its Only Hope Mode, one of its three signature “Hope” spells, and a Breaker-class spell. Requiring the use of three cartridges, this spell directs seven Holy Lances onto a single target, obliterating it.
Defensive:
Sanctuary: Esperacchius’ auto-guard magic.
Shield of Hope: The second of Esperacchius’ “Hope” spells, this shield uses four cartridges to generate a 360° shield capable of stopping any magic directed at it – not even Nanoha’s Starlight Breaker has been able to destroy it.
Ace Guard: A powered-down version of Shield of Hope, requiring only two cartridges. Mel taught this spell to Arcas when he first joined the 82nd.
Movement:
Wings of Light: Esperacchius’ flight magic – a pair of glowing white wings extend out of Mel’s back.
Afterburner: Uses two cartridges to provide a speed boost – taught to Mel by Arcas as repayment for learning Ace Guard.
Support:
Prayer of Hope: This spell uses one cartridge, and boosts all of Mel’s abilities. The third of Esperacchius’ three “Hope” spells.
Quote: “Uguu~!”
Quote:
Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito
Okay... two of four!
Spoiler for the One with the Arm of God...:
Personnel Dossier: Thomas MacFarn
Name: Thomas MacFarn
Seiyuu: Hiroaki Hirata (as Jack Hefner of L/R: Licensed by Royalty)
Callsign: Boomer
Age: 26 (as of StrikerS)
Birthday: January 22nd
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 72.5 kg
Hair/Eye Color: Brown/Blue
Homeworld: 97th Non-Administrated World (Ireland)
Position in TSAB: Member of 82nd – Rank 1st Lt.
Magic Rank: AAA+
Device: Intelligent Device Elsior
Magic System: Mid-Childia
Magic Color: Cobalt blue
General Dress: Long-sleeved shirts and dress pants when not in his Barrier Jacket – which appears as army fatigues with a predetermined camouflage pattern.
Personality: “Boomer” is equal parts investigator and socialite – when he’s on duty, he does his job. When he’s off duty – he has fun like there’s no tomorrow. He loves interacting with people, especially the other elite units of the Bureau. Boomer knows that as a member of an RAF squad, each day that you wake up could be your last – and he’s resolved to make the most of what time is given to him.
Background: Thomas Boomer was born on the 97th Non-Administrated World in Mid-Year 0049, in the nation of Ireland, to Sean and Margaret MacFarn. The third son of four, Thomas had a great deal of time to himself. At the age of eight, he took up target shooting, and soon became of the best shots in his county. At the age of twelve, he started making hunting trips into the Irish countryside.
On one of his trips, he came across a TSAB operation which sought a Lost Logia. Knowing the local area, he offered his service as a guide to the Bureau operatives. With his assistance, the operation was a success. Afterwards, Thomas expressed interest in the Bureau, and asked the leader if he could come to his home to talk with his family. Warily, they agreed. Their worry was needless: not only did Thomas’ parents take the news of the Bureau’s existence without shock, they told the Bureau team that they had always known. As Thomas’ father Sean put it: “Ya’d have ta be blind, dumb, and deaf to think that there’s no one else out there in the sky.” Thomas was given permission to join the Bureau after finishing at his current school.
At age 14, Thomas left Earth, and was admitted to TSAB Academy on Mid-Childia. After graduation, he spent a year working as an Enforcer. It was then that his sniping prowess came to the attention of Adm. Kyla Scrya, who recruited young MacFarn to the Silvana, where he was given Elsior, his current Device. After two years onboard the Silvana, he transferred to Secretariat’s RAF, and was assigned to the 82nd Squadron.
Relationships w/Others: Boomer, for all the time he’s spent on the frontier, is fairly well-connected. Prior to his assignment with the 82nd, he served with distinction onboard the Silvana, and to this day he remains connected with Adm. Scrya, and the Zakum Troopers.
On Sevasti: “Secastan is… something. I don’t know. He’s dedicated, but I’ve seen dedication lead to obsession, and I worry that he’s following that path. Don’t get me wrong, his tactics are amazing, and he can make the tough calls without fretting about it – but he tends to treat people less kindly than they should be. That’s why I’m glad Arcas is here – but more on him later. I know that to the rest of the group, I’m the peacemaker who settles arguments, but I’ve been tending to side more with Arcas as of recent. I know that Secastan isn’t happy, but in the GDI, we take care of our own – even if it means saving them from themselves.”
On Arcas: “Emira – there are days when I’ve thanked heaven and days when I’ve cursed it since he’s come here. But for the most part, I’m thankful that he’s part of the 82nd. He’s got guts – the kid stands up to Secastan on a regular basis and he’s still managed to gain the Major’s respect. He’s claimed that he has no desire to be a hero like the Aces, but I think that that’s the road he’s headed down. He’s got that one key factor – he wants what’s right for the people; a desire made easier by his uncanny gift at understanding human nature. No one else knows, but I’ve been working with him to try and bring the Major around to our way of thinking. In short, a good kid.”
On Melinia: “If the 82nd were an acting group, Mel would be the comic relief. Everyone gets all serious – and then Mel trips over a bucket and we all end up having a big laugh. Plus, she’s grown rather fond of Arcas. They may think that I’m teasing when I call them newlyweds, but in actuality, they’d make a good match. Mel’s the ray of light for us – don’t know what we’d do without her.”
On Kyla Scrya: “Adm. Scrya is a person I admire immensely, and that’s in spite of her rather…erratic nature. I learned my shooting skills on Earth, but it’s Scrya who turned me into the monster sniper that I am. I owe her a great deal.”
On the Zakums: “I left around the time they came to the Silvana, but I’ve had opportunities to work with them since. All I can say is that that armor can make even the most mediocre mage dangerous – and these guys are far from mediocre. They live up to their reputation, every inch of it.”
Devices: Intelligent Device Elsior:
History:
Elsior was given to MacFarn when he came aboard the Silvana. Designed as a long-range sniping Device, MacFarn uses its abilities with devastating effect as the long-range attacker of the 82nd.
Modes:
Inactive: When not being used, Elsior appears as a bullet which hangs as the end of a chain, which Thomas keeps in his pocket.
Standard: In this form, Elsior takes the appearance of a staff which an elliptical-shaped head, which opens to fire projectiles.
Obliterator: Elsior takes the shape of a massive antipersonnel cannon in this mode.
Unique Spells:
Offensive:
Arc Shooter: Like Nanoha’s Divine Shooter, this is Elsior’s rapid-attack magic.
Arc Ray: Elsior’s version of Divine Buster. This is Elsior’s strongest standard spell, having approximately 175% of the power of Divine Buster.
Arc Sniper: Similar to Chrono’s Stinger Snipe, this attack has a longer range than Arc Ray, and more control, but less power.
Shooting Star: This is Elsior’s long-range attack magic. It uses one cartridge, and has twice the range of Arc Sniper.
Flash Freeze: Elsior’s binding magic – similar to Durandal’s Eternal Coffin.
Hyper Cannon: Elsior’s ultimate spell, available only in Obliterator Mode. This attack combines the power of Arc Ray, the control of Arc Sniper, and the range of Shooting Star. Its use requires three cartridges.
Defensive:
Force Shield: Elsior’s auto-guard magic.
Point Defense: A single-directional spell which generates multiple projectiles to shoot down incoming attacks.
Sniper Cover: This spell bends light around Boomer and Elsior, making them invisible to the naked eye. Similar to Optic Hide.
Movement:
Adrenaline Rush: Provides Thomas with a temporary boost in evasion.
Support:
Target Designator: This locks Elsior onto a single specific target. Unless canceled, all attack magic will head towards the target.
Eagle Eye: This spell boosts Boomer’s visual perception – he frequently uses it in conjunction which Shooting Star.
Quote: “If I can see it, chances are I can blow it up.”
Quote:
Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito
Number three! HOO-AH!
Spoiler for the One with Unerring Aim:
Personnel Dossier: Sevasti Secastan
Name: Sevasti Secastan
Seiyuu: Toshiyuki Morikawa (as Alex Row of Last Exile)
Callsign: Archer
Age: 33 (as of StrikerS)
Birthday: October 25th
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 77 kg
Hair/Eye Color: Silver/Brown
Homeworld: 38th Administrated World - Gaelica
Position in TSAB: Leader of the 82nd RAF - Rank Major
Magic Rank: AAA
Device: Intelligent Device Arbalest / Armed Device Callandor
Magic System: Mid-Childia / Ancient Velka
Magic Color: Red
General Dress: Sevasti is never seen out of his Barrier Jacket, which is comprised of a midnight blue bodysuit, greaves on both arms, and clamshell armor over his torso.
*snip*
Quote:
Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito
It is...but a bow's a bow. Anywho...here he is, the last of the 82nd, in record time (I think...).
Spoiler for He who slays Dragons...:
Personnel Dossier: Arcasaviel Emira
Name: Arcasaviel Emira
Seiyuu: Tomokazu Seki (as Van Fanel of Escaflowne)
Callsign: Variable
Age: 22 (as of StrikerS)
Birthday: June 17th
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 70 kg
Hair/Eye Color: Black/Violet
Homeworld: Mid-Childia
Position in TSAB: Executive Officer of 82nd – Rank Lt. Commander
Magic Rank: S
Device: Armed Device Ascalon
Magic System: Neo-Velka
Magic Color: Violet
General Dress: Arcasaviel is always seen in one of three forms of dress: one, his Knight Armor – matching black pants and turtleneck with a long red coat. Two, his boxers – and nothing else. Three, khaki pants plus a sky blue short-sleeved button down shirt – which he wears when the girls are dragging him about town.
*snip*
HOLY CRAP 4 characters in a day. And not just short profiles as well....
Ne, where do you keep your time machine, I could use it to make my life a bit easier..
"WE are the aliens.” Akilae agrees with this statement....
*casts unknown spell on Liingo. Liingo drops to the floor seconds later, twitching* Akilae: Aliens, hardly. We actually acknowledge aliens, unlike the filthy mon-keigh.
Quote:
Originally Posted by haiz123321
[SPOILER="History of Koumyou"]
Background:
Koumyou lost his parents at a very young age of 4, having to survive in the world by himself at this age has made him seen the positive and negative side of life. Being someone who always looked at the positive side of things he developed a very easy going characteristic but treasuring friendship and comradeship so much that if any one of them gets hurt badly rage will overflow in him, unlocking his latent abilities.
*snip*
Well I like the attacks but just a few comments..
A 60kg 8 year old?? Is that normal?
He should be 18 in StrikerS, 10 years went by, however, it's 6 years from the end of A's.
I can live with the SS ranking but Berserk Drive is OP. It means that he can basically keep attacking and attacking as long as his stamina is there.
Can we expect to see a profile to the extra opponent that he faces in A's.. Although it's going to screw up alot of stories if we now have a 6th knight as well:uhoh
Young padawan, you have learned well. Your speedy midcheesium posts show that you shall do well and survive here.
Tough as nails. Interestingly, characters like Sev are rather common in these parts.
I like his quote. I can even picture his seiyuu speaking it.
All noted, now for one more!!!
Firstly, I'd like to thank you for reminding me that Aurion's family name is Sophia's Device name when both halves are connected together!
Boxers and nothing else. (chuckle) Sure brings back my days in the army...
A happy family serviceman too, and the "Kid" of the team to boot.
Immune to Oni-Chan Breaker and yet gets dragged around? Something doesn't quite fit here, unless he's the dead clueless to love type like Kha who doesn't get all the subtle naunces of language (until Keroko blasted some of it in ).
Your profiles have a very unique way of fleshing out characters, by highlighting what they think of others. It actually works both ways; not only do we have a better idea of how your characters view things, we see how they are related, and how are they as a person at once. Saves a ton of space and still have the productivity of full bluecheesium post. Kudos!
Ascalon is Britannian! That means there's a chance for Arcas to learn a Reality Marble and other Britainnian Noble Illusions! I'd like to see what Excalibur and Ascalon have to say to each other.
I must say, Arcas is one lucky kid, having met pretty much everyone who has appeared in Space magazine at least once. And the way he describes der Kleriker is certainly going to embarass him (a point where he and Fate are very similar), like how he was very uneasy during the interview with Space about him being the Messiah of New Velka, something that the Church's spin doctors came up with. It took Carim's and Acous' presence for him to present a more professional image. This doesn't happen when he's preaching to the masses, so Keroko and Hayate, the ones who put names on pretty much everything of the girls, figured it to be the "Fate-humility Complex".
Speaking of which, now I'm wondering if its the OC who invited the 82nd to his part of the base. ^^ There's a little problem though; the Trinity is seldom in one spot other than Monarch Church long enough to meet, so when the RAF get here they might find no one's home in Hangar 7.
Now that everyone's accounted for, I'll soon change that. (ideas spinning) ^^
RE: Tom's timeline. No it actually can fit. It'll just means that Tom joined the Silvana the moment Kyla, fighter pilots, and Enforcers was assigned to it, which is feasible. And from the date he left, Kha was still heavily involved with tweaking the Zakum Troopers, and both of them would leave the ship at the same time. And that they would've known each other for 3 years at least, as well as Nanoha, Yuuno, Keroko, Hayate, Fate, Carim and Acous. Nothing wrong with that, it's just whether you want him to or not.
@Lowe: My Zankantou ref was out of fun, and only because of Fate's Zamber really.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Aaron008R
HOLY COW!!!! You're churning out OC's faster than Erio's Sonic Move!
Anyways, they are all very well-rounded characters. Such detail on the first go! BRAVO!!! The relationship parts are excellent. And it's very impressive to see how you've integrated youre charcters into the OC thread with just the first entry. I salute you!
BTW, just what exactly did Aurion do for Ascalon?
And I started likeng your Saber even more after hearing what the others think about her. Dense and ditzy female characters are quite charming
Quote:
Originally Posted by Liingo
HOLY CRAP 4 characters in a day. And not just short profiles as well....
Ne, where do you keep your time machine, I could use it to make my life a bit easier..
"WE are the aliens.” Akilae agrees with this statement....
*casts unknown spell on Liingo. Liingo drops to the floor seconds later, twitching* Akilae: Aliens, hardly. We actually acknowledge aliens, unlike the filthy mon-keigh.
Sorry for missing out on so much - life's just not fair sometimes.
@ Kha:
Re: Onii-chan Breaker Immunity - Arcas hasn't has the exposure to Earth culture that many of the other OCs have, due to his time out on the frontier - he doesn't understand the moe subtext of "Onii-chan!" That's why he's relatively immune - now if Hayate and the other Aces were to tie him up and force him to watch a marathon of moe imouto series, he'd be as vulnerable as the rest of them...
Re: Boomer's timeline - OK, at long as it fits, feel free to go ahead and use him - but be warned - Embarrassing OOCness is prohibited!
Re: Ascalon - well, Crusade is pretty much on the level of a Noble Illusion, but it never hurts to have two huge spells. "I am the bone of my sword..."
Re: Arcas' Luck - well, it's part luck, part Device fame, and part boredom. If Arcas had been happy w/his job as an Instructor or an Investigator, he'd never have met all the people that he did.
@ Aaron008R:
<shrugs> It's no biggie. Like I said, I've got plenty of time on my hands.
Re: Aurion & Ascalon - He modified Ascalon so that more cartridges could be loaded @ one time - it was 5 before, now Ascalon has a cartridge cap of 8 per tube.
Re: Saber - Isn't she just the CUTEST THING?
@Liingo:
Re: Speed - Time Machine? What time machine? <throws blanket over DeLorean car> I don't see any time machine.
Re: Aliens - I actually got the concept from a Stargate Atlantis fic I was reading.
Part 12.9 here. And lazy ol' me skipped another battle. It was originally supposed to mildly involve Zafira...then I thought...whatever and scrapped it off.
Spoiler for Part 12.9 : Penultimate :
~Part XII Verse 16 ~ Truth x Pain ~
~Astra~
We continued on…as we reached the center courtyard of the palace, a large open anti-gravitational air space...
The hollow sky-paths… the corridors that range miles and miles up towards the skies, the further we went beyond the seemingly complicated starways of the castle… the more extravagant it felt… Above that, the further we went, the more we could see the end of the line… Isdera’s life-force too is now vaguely noticeable…but its presence is clear unlike Wira’s, so at least we know he’s still alive.
We continued on…as we reached the center courtyard of the palace, a large open anti-gravitational air space...
It felt different… a serene open-space, with statues lined up the circle epicenter of the main hall as the ceiling seems almost unreachable… No, rather…it is that far way. We’re reaching now...only several hundred more miles upwards, and we’ll reach the throne of the sky that belongs to the Princess…
My chains were rattling…a sensation I recognized. This feeling… there’s no mistake.
“General, I’m sorry, but you go on ahead. I have something to take care of.”
“All right then. I’ll entrust my back to you.”
The general flew off vertically at full speed… but as expected…things were not that simple as a continuous flow of wires and threads released from the surrounding walls, like a putrid mix of a smoothly trimmed spider web, attempted to chase and block off Saga’s path…
“Chain Heaven.”
[Kettenhimmel!]
As a myriad of magical chains form itself to block the strings also within the shapes of a spider web as my chains clanked itself against the wirings, I sharpened my senses as I cut away the magical strings with its properties.
“I know you’re there… I won’t forget your particular Linker Core reaction even till the day I die…woman.”
Someone then came out from where she is… as she flew herself in front of me…
“…”
I sense something…Doubt? Worry? And it wasn’t directed at me…no, rather it’s more like… my presence isn’t that important. She feels more occupied with someone else…the General…
“So…Saga’s broken through…”
!!!!
“How the hell did you know the ge-“
“Klarwind.”
Before I could even complete my sentence, all of a sudden, my body was slammed with a heavy force from the side…this sensation, the statues? She’s controlling the statues of this room… This entire room…
“I may not be an offensive knight, but in this room…I control the flow of the anti-gravitational field of this sacred place… Don’t think it’ll be easy for you to win.”
So… a playing field that favors her? That’s fine… All I need to do is bind her up so bad she can’t even think about anything else…and then I can force out the truth from her…How did she know the general’s real name?
“I cannot allow Saga to meet with the princess...”
“And I need you to tell me how the hell you knew about that…”
Looks like…there can be no compromise between us…
~Saga~
An endless tunnel… that’s what it feels like… but I can sense it. The abnormally strong magical pressure at the end of the spiraling tower that conquers the sky…
“Hresvelgr…”
From within the walls…it felt as if a voice resonated…a strangely familiar voice, as in front of me, like a judgments of the gods, a heavy blast of pure magical energy rained down from the sky, threatening to consume and destroy every bit of me…
[Panzer Schild!]
I placed both hands forward as I shielded myself…continuing upwards, breaking through the heavy blast… and slowly…it subsided…
“So…that long-range battle had began, even so many miles away…Princess of the Night Sky.”
My hands were still mildly shaking from the heavy, sudden blast…It was primarily concentrated on magical damage, but still…the physical effects were strong… So, this is the power of the Princess of the Night Sky…the most powerful knight in the entire empire.
I’ll accept your challenge.
I changed my knight armor into a different form…something that combined both the effects of Drei and Zwei… It’s not something I can fight long with, but against the Princess… if I don’t end it quickly, I don’t stand a chance either.
Fleeting off, I continued on towards the sky, flying as fast as I could… at this rate, I’ll reach the top in 5 minutes…
“Moonlight Extinction…”
This time…there wasn’t even any need to listen…even covered with the ceiling wall, the magical triangle’s composition was so powerful and heavy that its presence can actually be seen with the naked eye…as a fleeting light illuminates the pathways…and again, a powerful attack that rains down in a ray of light, like the moonlight…
Shit…this level of attack, shields won’t suffice.
“Null, Load Cartridges!”
5 cartridges were loaded instantly, as from underneath my silhouette came its Belkan triangle formation, I forcefully creates another 5 in front of me, charging out my originally low-attack spell into something powerful…
“Arkwind…Genocider!”
The 5 magical triangles shot out what was each worth’s a single Arkwind’s spell, converging into a single shot at the very moment of the magical clash…canceling the spell’s effects…
“Huh…huh…”
The closer I went up…the more the spells take out of me… to be able to cast so many high level spells… To think that even attempting to reach the throne of the Princess would diminish me this much… There’s only a few more miles left…. I’ll have to bet it all on one strike…
My most powerful Breaker spell…Tri-Heart Breaker…
It’s a do-or-die condition. The princess too would most definitely be conditioned to defeat me…
Yet…
Something’s bothering me… That hollow voice that echoed…
~Tiara~
So…Saladin has indeed made it this far even after that many attacks …Is it something that is to be expected of the man who’s defeated my knights?
No matter… Ragnarok is completed. Even if its him, he will not be able to escape its effects… Everything should be going accordingly…
Yet…why…do I feel…so uneasy…
~Astra~
Strong… However, in the end… she’s just not orientated to offensive spells…and that technique that ripped out my eyes… it’s no longer effective…
Even so… she could’ve defeated me… There were instances where I was open that would’ve allowed her to kill me…had she really wanted to.
“Kill me if you wish.”
My chains tightening up on every part of her body, making sure she couldn’t escape… If I just pulled harder… her skins would tear apart, and she would slowly die…
Hmph. It’s just not like me to torture women, even if it’s the bitch who stole away my visual excitement of such things. Besides, there was something I need to ask her…
“Why did you not kill me? I was open several times…
And…how did you know the General’s real name?”
Part 12 Final will be next that covers the end of this penultimate battle. Part 13 will be a return to fluff... the kind that revolves around fate..and also power-up.
__________________
Night~and~Gale: ~ The Final Mythology of the Man who Defied Destiny.
The sleeping lion shall awaken beyond the depths of time, crossing ten billion lights, come to Terra.
Part 12.9 here. And lazy ol' me skipped another battle. It was originally supposed to mildly involve Zafira...then I thought...whatever and scrapped it off.
Spoiler for Part 12.9 : Penultimate :
~Part XII Verse 16 ~ Truth x Pain ~
~Astra~
We continued on…as we reached the center courtyard of the palace, a large open anti-gravitational air space...
The hollow sky-paths… the corridors that range miles and miles up towards the skies, the further we went beyond the seemingly complicated starways of the castle… the more extravagant it felt… Above that, the further we went, the more we could see the end of the line… Isdera’s life-force too is now vaguely noticeable…but its presence is clear unlike Wira’s, so at least we know he’s still alive.
We continued on…as we reached the center courtyard of the palace, a large open anti-gravitational air space...
It felt different… a serene open-space, with statues lined up the circle epicenter of the main hall as the ceiling seems almost unreachable… No, rather…it is that far way. We’re reaching now...only several hundred more miles upwards, and we’ll reach the throne of the sky that belongs to the Princess…
My chains were rattling…a sensation I recognized. This feeling… there’s no mistake.
“General, I’m sorry, but you go on ahead. I have something to take care of.”
“All right then. I’ll entrust my back to you.”
The general flew off vertically at full speed… but as expected…things were not that simple as a continuous flow of wires and threads released from the surrounding walls, like a putrid mix of a smoothly trimmed spider web, attempted to chase and block off Saga’s path…
“Chain Heaven.”
[Kettenhimmel!]
As a myriad of magical chains form itself to block the strings also within the shapes of a spider web as my chains clanked itself against the wirings, I sharpened my senses as I cut away the magical strings with its properties.
“I know you’re there… I won’t forget your particular Linker Core reaction even till the day I die…woman.”
Someone then came out from where she is… as she flew herself in front of me…
“…”
I sense something…Doubt? Worry? And it wasn’t directed at me…no, rather it’s more like… my presence isn’t that important. She feels more occupied with someone else…the General…
“So…Saga’s broken through…”
!!!!
“How the hell did you know the ge-“
“Klarwind.”
Before I could even complete my sentence, all of a sudden, my body was slammed with a heavy force from the side…this sensation, the statues? She’s controlling the statues of this room… This entire room…
“I may not be an offensive knight, but in this room…I control the flow of the anti-gravitational field of this sacred place… Don’t think it’ll be easy for you to win.”
So… a playing field that favors her? That’s fine… All I need to do is bind her up so bad she can’t even think about anything else…and then I can force out the truth from her…How did she know the general’s real name?
“I cannot allow Saga to meet with the princess...”
“And I need you to tell me how the hell you knew about that…”
Looks like…there can be no compromise between us…
~Saga~
An endless tunnel… that’s what it feels like… but I can sense it. The abnormally strong magical pressure at the end of the spiraling tower that conquers the sky…
“Hresvelgr…”
From within the walls…it felt as if a voice resonated…a strangely familiar voice, as in front of me, like a judgments of the gods, a heavy blast of pure magical energy rained down from the sky, threatening to consume and destroy every bit of me…
[Panzer Schild!]
I placed both hands forward as I shielded myself…continuing upwards, breaking through the heavy blast… and slowly…it subsided…
“So…that long-range battle had began, even so many miles away…Princess of the Night Sky.”
My hands were still mildly shaking from the heavy, sudden blast…It was primarily concentrated on magical damage, but still…the physical effects were strong… So, this is the power of the Princess of the Night Sky…the most powerful knight in the entire empire.
I’ll accept your challenge.
I changed my knight armor into a different form…something that combined both the effects of Drei and Zwei… It’s not something I can fight long with, but against the Princess… if I don’t end it quickly, I don’t stand a chance either.
Fleeting off, I continued on towards the sky, flying as fast as I could… at this rate, I’ll reach the top in 5 minutes…
“Moonlight Extinction…”
This time…there wasn’t even any need to listen…even covered with the ceiling wall, the magical triangle’s composition was so powerful and heavy that its presence can actually be seen with the naked eye…as a fleeting light illuminates the pathways…and again, a powerful attack that rains down in a ray of light, like the moonlight…
Shit…this level of attack, shields won’t suffice.
“Null, Load Cartridges!”
5 cartridges were loaded instantly, as from underneath my silhouette came its Belkan triangle formation, I forcefully creates another 5 in front of me, charging out my originally low-attack spell into something powerful…
“Arkwind…Genocider!”
The 5 magical triangles shot out what was each worth’s a single Arkwind’s spell, converging into a single shot at the very moment of the magical clash…canceling the spell’s effects…
“Huh…huh…”
The closer I went up…the more the spells take out of me… to be able to cast so many high level spells… To think that even attempting to reach the throne of the Princess would diminish me this much… There’s only a few more miles left…. I’ll have to bet it all on one strike…
My most powerful Breaker spell…Tri-Heart Breaker…
It’s a do-or-die condition. The princess too would most definitely be conditioned to defeat me…
Yet…
Something’s bothering me… That hollow voice that echoed…
~Tiara~
So…Saladin has indeed made it this far even after that many attacks …Is it something that is to be expected of the man who’s defeated my knights?
No matter… Ragnarok is completed. Even if its him, he will not be able to escape its effects… Everything should be going accordingly…
Yet…why…do I feel…so uneasy…
~Astra~
Strong… However, in the end… she’s just not orientated to offensive spells…and that technique that ripped out my eyes… it’s no longer effective…
Even so… she could’ve defeated me… There were instances where I was open that would’ve allowed her to kill me…had she really wanted to.
“Kill me if you wish.”
My chains tightening up on every part of her body, making sure she couldn’t escape… If I just pulled harder… her skins would tear apart, and she would slowly die…
Hmph. It’s just not like me to torture women, even if it’s the bitch who stole away my visual excitement of such things. Besides, there was something I need to ask her…
“Why did you not kill me? I was open several times…
And…how did you know the General’s real name?”
Part 12 Final will be next that covers the end of this penultimate battle. Part 13 will be a return to fluff... the kind that revolves around fate..and also power-up.
And it just HAD to be the penultimate chapter.. you know the goods are right around the corner, so near yet so far
I'm feeling diiiiizy... just from imagining how high up that place you described is , and also at the gut-wrenching thought of Saga and Tiara's inevitably tragic meeting finally arriving.
Next chapter can't come soon enough
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Against all the evil that hell can conjure, all wickedness that mankind can produce... We will send unto them, only you.
Part 12.9 here. And lazy ol' me skipped another battle. It was originally supposed to mildly involve Zafira...then I thought...whatever and scrapped it off.
Spoiler for Part 12.9 : Penultimate :
~Part XII Verse 16 ~ Truth x Pain ~
~Astra~
We continued on…as we reached the center courtyard of the palace, a large open anti-gravitational air space...
The hollow sky-paths… the corridors that range miles and miles up towards the skies, the further we went beyond the seemingly complicated starways of the castle… the more extravagant it felt… Above that, the further we went, the more we could see the end of the line… Isdera’s life-force too is now vaguely noticeable…but its presence is clear unlike Wira’s, so at least we know he’s still alive.
We continued on…as we reached the center courtyard of the palace, a large open anti-gravitational air space...
It felt different… a serene open-space, with statues lined up the circle epicenter of the main hall as the ceiling seems almost unreachable… No, rather…it is that far way. We’re reaching now...only several hundred more miles upwards, and we’ll reach the throne of the sky that belongs to the Princess…
My chains were rattling…a sensation I recognized. This feeling… there’s no mistake.
“General, I’m sorry, but you go on ahead. I have something to take care of.”
“All right then. I’ll entrust my back to you.”
The general flew off vertically at full speed… but as expected…things were not that simple as a continuous flow of wires and threads released from the surrounding walls, like a putrid mix of a smoothly trimmed spider web, attempted to chase and block off Saga’s path…
“Chain Heaven.”
[Kettenhimmel!]
As a myriad of magical chains form itself to block the strings also within the shapes of a spider web as my chains clanked itself against the wirings, I sharpened my senses as I cut away the magical strings with its properties.
“I know you’re there… I won’t forget your particular Linker Core reaction even till the day I die…woman.”
Someone then came out from where she is… as she flew herself in front of me…
“…”
I sense something…Doubt? Worry? And it wasn’t directed at me…no, rather it’s more like… my presence isn’t that important. She feels more occupied with someone else…the General…
“So…Saga’s broken through…”
!!!!
“How the hell did you know the ge-“
“Klarwind.”
Before I could even complete my sentence, all of a sudden, my body was slammed with a heavy force from the side…this sensation, the statues? She’s controlling the statues of this room… This entire room…
“I may not be an offensive knight, but in this room…I control the flow of the anti-gravitational field of this sacred place… Don’t think it’ll be easy for you to win.”
So… a playing field that favors her? That’s fine… All I need to do is bind her up so bad she can’t even think about anything else…and then I can force out the truth from her…How did she know the general’s real name?
“I cannot allow Saga to meet with the princess...”
“And I need you to tell me how the hell you knew about that…”
Looks like…there can be no compromise between us…
~Saga~
An endless tunnel… that’s what it feels like… but I can sense it. The abnormally strong magical pressure at the end of the spiraling tower that conquers the sky…
“Hresvelgr…”
From within the walls…it felt as if a voice resonated…a strangely familiar voice, as in front of me, like a judgments of the gods, a heavy blast of pure magical energy rained down from the sky, threatening to consume and destroy every bit of me…
[Panzer Schild!]
I placed both hands forward as I shielded myself…continuing upwards, breaking through the heavy blast… and slowly…it subsided…
“So…that long-range battle had began, even so many miles away…Princess of the Night Sky.”
My hands were still mildly shaking from the heavy, sudden blast…It was primarily concentrated on magical damage, but still…the physical effects were strong… So, this is the power of the Princess of the Night Sky…the most powerful knight in the entire empire.
I’ll accept your challenge.
I changed my knight armor into a different form…something that combined both the effects of Drei and Zwei… It’s not something I can fight long with, but against the Princess… if I don’t end it quickly, I don’t stand a chance either.
Fleeting off, I continued on towards the sky, flying as fast as I could… at this rate, I’ll reach the top in 5 minutes…
“Moonlight Extinction…”
This time…there wasn’t even any need to listen…even covered with the ceiling wall, the magical triangle’s composition was so powerful and heavy that its presence can actually be seen with the naked eye…as a fleeting light illuminates the pathways…and again, a powerful attack that rains down in a ray of light, like the moonlight…
Shit…this level of attack, shields won’t suffice.
“Null, Load Cartridges!”
5 cartridges were loaded instantly, as from underneath my silhouette came its Belkan triangle formation, I forcefully creates another 5 in front of me, charging out my originally low-attack spell into something powerful…
“Arkwind…Genocider!”
The 5 magical triangles shot out what was each worth’s a single Arkwind’s spell, converging into a single shot at the very moment of the magical clash…canceling the spell’s effects…
“Huh…huh…”
The closer I went up…the more the spells take out of me… to be able to cast so many high level spells… To think that even attempting to reach the throne of the Princess would diminish me this much… There’s only a few more miles left…. I’ll have to bet it all on one strike…
My most powerful Breaker spell…Tri-Heart Breaker…
It’s a do-or-die condition. The princess too would most definitely be conditioned to defeat me…
Yet…
Something’s bothering me… That hollow voice that echoed…
~Tiara~
So…Saladin has indeed made it this far even after that many attacks …Is it something that is to be expected of the man who’s defeated my knights?
No matter… Ragnarok is completed. Even if its him, he will not be able to escape its effects… Everything should be going accordingly…
Yet…why…do I feel…so uneasy…
~Astra~
Strong… However, in the end… she’s just not orientated to offensive spells…and that technique that ripped out my eyes… it’s no longer effective…
Even so… she could’ve defeated me… There were instances where I was open that would’ve allowed her to kill me…had she really wanted to.
“Kill me if you wish.”
My chains tightening up on every part of her body, making sure she couldn’t escape… If I just pulled harder… her skins would tear apart, and she would slowly die…
Hmph. It’s just not like me to torture women, even if it’s the bitch who stole away my visual excitement of such things. Besides, there was something I need to ask her…
“Why did you not kill me? I was open several times…
And…how did you know the General’s real name?”
Part 12 Final will be next that covers the end of this penultimate battle. Part 13 will be a return to fluff... the kind that revolves around fate..and also power-up.
The drama is getting more and more, and Shamal took an inventive strategy to be able to do battle. Too bad the focus wasn't meant to be on her.
Part 12.9 here. And lazy ol' me skipped another battle. It was originally supposed to mildly involve Zafira...then I thought...whatever and scrapped it off.
Spoiler for Part 12.9 : Penultimate :
~Part XII Verse 16 ~ Truth x Pain ~
~Astra~
We continued on…as we reached the center courtyard of the palace, a large open anti-gravitational air space...
The hollow sky-paths… the corridors that range miles and miles up towards the skies, the further we went beyond the seemingly complicated starways of the castle… the more extravagant it felt… Above that, the further we went, the more we could see the end of the line… Isdera’s life-force too is now vaguely noticeable…but its presence is clear unlike Wira’s, so at least we know he’s still alive.
We continued on…as we reached the center courtyard of the palace, a large open anti-gravitational air space...
It felt different… a serene open-space, with statues lined up the circle epicenter of the main hall as the ceiling seems almost unreachable… No, rather…it is that far way. We’re reaching now...only several hundred more miles upwards, and we’ll reach the throne of the sky that belongs to the Princess…
My chains were rattling…a sensation I recognized. This feeling… there’s no mistake.
“General, I’m sorry, but you go on ahead. I have something to take care of.”
“All right then. I’ll entrust my back to you.”
The general flew off vertically at full speed… but as expected…things were not that simple as a continuous flow of wires and threads released from the surrounding walls, like a putrid mix of a smoothly trimmed spider web, attempted to chase and block off Saga’s path…
“Chain Heaven.”
[Kettenhimmel!]
As a myriad of magical chains form itself to block the strings also within the shapes of a spider web as my chains clanked itself against the wirings, I sharpened my senses as I cut away the magical strings with its properties.
“I know you’re there… I won’t forget your particular Linker Core reaction even till the day I die…woman.”
Someone then came out from where she is… as she flew herself in front of me…
“…”
I sense something…Doubt? Worry? And it wasn’t directed at me…no, rather it’s more like… my presence isn’t that important. She feels more occupied with someone else…the General…
“So…Saga’s broken through…”
!!!!
“How the hell did you know the ge-“
“Klarwind.”
Before I could even complete my sentence, all of a sudden, my body was slammed with a heavy force from the side…this sensation, the statues? She’s controlling the statues of this room… This entire room…
“I may not be an offensive knight, but in this room…I control the flow of the anti-gravitational field of this sacred place… Don’t think it’ll be easy for you to win.”
So… a playing field that favors her? That’s fine… All I need to do is bind her up so bad she can’t even think about anything else…and then I can force out the truth from her…How did she know the general’s real name?
“I cannot allow Saga to meet with the princess...”
“And I need you to tell me how the hell you knew about that…”
Looks like…there can be no compromise between us…
~Saga~
An endless tunnel… that’s what it feels like… but I can sense it. The abnormally strong magical pressure at the end of the spiraling tower that conquers the sky…
“Hresvelgr…”
From within the walls…it felt as if a voice resonated…a strangely familiar voice, as in front of me, like a judgments of the gods, a heavy blast of pure magical energy rained down from the sky, threatening to consume and destroy every bit of me…
[Panzer Schild!]
I placed both hands forward as I shielded myself…continuing upwards, breaking through the heavy blast… and slowly…it subsided…
“So…that long-range battle had began, even so many miles away…Princess of the Night Sky.”
My hands were still mildly shaking from the heavy, sudden blast…It was primarily concentrated on magical damage, but still…the physical effects were strong… So, this is the power of the Princess of the Night Sky…the most powerful knight in the entire empire.
I’ll accept your challenge.
I changed my knight armor into a different form…something that combined both the effects of Drei and Zwei… It’s not something I can fight long with, but against the Princess… if I don’t end it quickly, I don’t stand a chance either.
Fleeting off, I continued on towards the sky, flying as fast as I could… at this rate, I’ll reach the top in 5 minutes…
“Moonlight Extinction…”
This time…there wasn’t even any need to listen…even covered with the ceiling wall, the magical triangle’s composition was so powerful and heavy that its presence can actually be seen with the naked eye…as a fleeting light illuminates the pathways…and again, a powerful attack that rains down in a ray of light, like the moonlight…
Shit…this level of attack, shields won’t suffice.
“Null, Load Cartridges!”
5 cartridges were loaded instantly, as from underneath my silhouette came its Belkan triangle formation, I forcefully creates another 5 in front of me, charging out my originally low-attack spell into something powerful…
“Arkwind…Genocider!”
The 5 magical triangles shot out what was each worth’s a single Arkwind’s spell, converging into a single shot at the very moment of the magical clash…canceling the spell’s effects…
“Huh…huh…”
The closer I went up…the more the spells take out of me… to be able to cast so many high level spells… To think that even attempting to reach the throne of the Princess would diminish me this much… There’s only a few more miles left…. I’ll have to bet it all on one strike…
My most powerful Breaker spell…Tri-Heart Breaker…
It’s a do-or-die condition. The princess too would most definitely be conditioned to defeat me…
Yet…
Something’s bothering me… That hollow voice that echoed…
~Tiara~
So…Saladin has indeed made it this far even after that many attacks …Is it something that is to be expected of the man who’s defeated my knights?
No matter… Ragnarok is completed. Even if its him, he will not be able to escape its effects… Everything should be going accordingly…
Yet…why…do I feel…so uneasy…
~Astra~
Strong… However, in the end… she’s just not orientated to offensive spells…and that technique that ripped out my eyes… it’s no longer effective…
Even so… she could’ve defeated me… There were instances where I was open that would’ve allowed her to kill me…had she really wanted to.
“Kill me if you wish.”
My chains tightening up on every part of her body, making sure she couldn’t escape… If I just pulled harder… her skins would tear apart, and she would slowly die…
Hmph. It’s just not like me to torture women, even if it’s the bitch who stole away my visual excitement of such things. Besides, there was something I need to ask her…
“Why did you not kill me? I was open several times…
And…how did you know the General’s real name?”
Part 12 Final will be next that covers the end of this penultimate battle. Part 13 will be a return to fluff... the kind that revolves around fate..and also power-up.
Talk about altitude sickness. Though I believe its all due to excitement. One more before we get dragged around again. MOAR!!!
Holy S***!! The amount of backlogs is huge!! This is going to take a while to wade thru...
@Nightengale: You are the master indeed, I can't wait to read the final parts. What a great tale.
@LoweGear: Mai sure is one interesting character. So when are you going to write stories involving her?
@Reiji Tabibito: 4 OCs in one day?! You sure work fast.
@haiz123321: Interesting, but like others have said, quite a bit of many plot holes due to lack of information. Don't blame you though, With so many OCs, its rather easy to step onto other people's toes. Maybe I'll make a character relationship map when i got the time.
@everyone else: sorry if I did not leave comments. Just too much to wade thru.
PS. I got bored today and decided to craft a bad guy. I think this one needs to be balanced as I feel that its slightly overpowered. Hopefully it'll get me into the groove of writing "My name is Tais" stories again.
Spoiler for Vidalia:
Name: Vidalia
Alias: "The Blasphemer"
Gender: Female
Age: Unknown. Looks 24 but estimated to be more than 158.
Birthday: Unknown
Birthplace: 79th Administered Word - Visalia
Seiyuu: Yuka Takana
Height: 162cm
Weight: 57Kg
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Neck length, Lime green
Clothing: Similar to the clothing of the priests of the God Empress but inversed with a large billowing cloak
Threat Level: S+
Magic Type: Runic
Magic Colour: Not applicable
Favored Element: Darkness
Specialty: Offensive spells
Device: Lost Logia
Profile:
Vidalia, the Blasphemer. Familiar of a deceased mage, Dia Absical, who due to Lost Logia, managed to stay alive despite losing her master to death. So loyal was she that even when her master died, she chose to unseal a pair of Lost Logia that her master owns but never used, in order to keep herself alive to spread the heresy of her master. She gain the name of "Blasphemer" because of this heresy.
Spoiler for The Vidalia heresy:
Claiming that the God Empress S******* H***** is nothing but a lie and that the true God is actually one of the false one's lieutenants also known as K***. She preaches that the false empress is nothing more than a manifestation of the true God K***'s divine power. Her late master, through ancient texts, have found that only When Ky** starts to really believe there is nothing supernatural in the world, that is when the false one along with the formation of "SOS Brigade" appears and involve him, a supposingly normal human, into a world of the fantastic and supernatural.
There was no point in his involvement but why is it that he and not the supposed "God" gets to experience these strange events? Why was it the Esper, the Alien, the Time Traveler have revealed themselves to him and not the "God"? Why was it that when a new world was about to be created, that the false "God" would choose to bring him, and him alone along with her?
The answer to these questions Vidalia claims, is that Ky** is the True God and the rest simply lied to him in order to contain and control His true powers which are manifested in the form of the false one. And that that was the only way that His powers would be restricted and that He Himself would actively contain them and prevent them from going wild.
Vidalia has been found preaching her heresy among various in worlds that worship The God Empress, usually just outside the churches. This has led to many tragic events where believers of the God Empress would become enraged due to the heresy she preaches and attempt to punish her. In all cases, this ended in a bloodbath where none were spared with the exception of children "who are innocent and still have the ability of shaking off the lies spread by the false one's believers". This however does not stop her from inflicting painful but non permanent injuries on the children who attacked her as well.
Another interesting point is that even when confronted with paladins or enforcers, she would preach her master's findings until she got attacked. In all cases, she never attack first and she kills all that attacked her without any remorse but sparing all those that did not make any offensive moves. Also there are occasional sightings of her at various ancient sites that are built at the time of the God Empress's era. Up till today, it is unknown why she has appeared at these sites.
Devices:
As mention above, Vidalia does not use devices but Lost Logia instead. The Lost Logia that Vidalia has been seen using is part of a set, collectively known as the 27 True Runes, giving her access to runic magic. After extensive research, it was determined that she has 2 of the True Runes affixed to her, namely the True Blinking Rune and the Rune of Beginning. Although this was said to be impossible as no one can have 2 True Runes on them at one time, Vidalia seems to have found a way around this restriction.
Current analysis and evidence seems to indicate that she has split the Rune of Beginning into its 2 child runes, the bright shield and black sword runes, thereby getting around the restriction of one true rune per bearer. Also current speculation is that Vidalia is draining the energy produced by the 2 child runes trying to recombine in order to stay alive so that the True Blinking Rune can grant her immortality.
Abilities:
Offensive:
Flash Judgment - Vidalia summons a single dark blade and releases its energies in a single burst at the target
Twinkling Blade - Calling upon the dark powers of the black sword rune from inside herself, Vidalia radiates the killing energies directly at her foes, damaging them all and has a slight chance of instantly killing anyone too weak to resist the killing energies.
Shining Light - Similar to Twinkling Blade, Vidalia radiates light energies instead to damage her foes. This attack is weaker and does not have the instant killing abilities of Twinkling Blade.
Piercing One - Temporary binding the opponent, Vidalia summons 3 blades to pierce the opponent and denotes them in a burst of damaging dark energies.
Hungry Fiend - Summoning large amounts of dark shadowy blades covered with malignant red energy, Vidalia attacks her enemies with a rain of blades, each capable of dealing extreme damage to anything it hits. A mass attack, upgraded version of Flash Judgment.
Defensive:
Currently, no spells defensive in nature have been casted by Vidalia, who mostly dodges or counters the attack with a spell.
Healing:
Great Blessing - A light based healing spell that instantly heals some amount of damage.
Battle Oath - A much stronger version of Great Blessing but has a chance of sending Vidalia into a berserker fury, increasing her physical abilities but reducing her magical ones.
Forgiver Sign - Despite being a light base spell, this spell drains the life force of an opponent and feeding the energy drained to Vidalia, healing her of almost all injuries.
Support:
Teleport - A teleportation spell used by Vidalia to either teleport herself or non-combatants away. She also uses this spell to travel between worlds.
Other notes:
It is unconfirmed but it seems that whenever Vidalia uses her spells, it seems to highly upset the balance of her internal energies, causing her to take damage even when healing herself. This may indicate a possible weakness that could be exploited in order to capture her.
Maple: Hey Ennis! Ennis: … Maple: Err… people are worried about you. Are you doing ok? Ennis: … Maple: I… heard you tried taking the enforcer exam. Don't worry too much about failing, not many people pass on their first try. It took me a couple of tries myself. Ennis: … Maple: If you like, I could give you some tips or advice for the enforcer exam… Ennis: … Maple: Hey, where are you going? Look, say something! If you're always going to be like that, nobody will ever understand what you want. Ennis: [Sorry.] Maple:At least that's something… I'm just trying to help. Ennis: … Maple: I'm sorry about what happened back then, it… Ennis: [Kase.] Maple: What? Ennis: [You asked where I was going.] Maple: Hey, what's Kase? Hey!
History:
Kase lived alone with her mother in Altseima during her life. She has been diagnosed early with the magic disease Malfora, which typically ends the life of those afflicted early. Regardless, she lived a happy life and attended school normally.
Although her father has died before she was born, he has left her with a special Unison Device, which she keeps with her at all times, even though she never uses it. The Unison Device is unique in the non-inclusion of an AI or personality module. Although she does have a device and magic ability, her magical ability is untrained.
One day, Kase simply went missing. After a large search, she was found one week later, however, she seemed to have lost all of her previous memory. Miraculously, she no longer was afflicted with the disease when she was found. The causes for both are still under investigation.
After she was found, Kase acted very strangly even considering her loss of memory but nobody could figure out the cause. Kase soon disappeared again. She was found again by the 34th Lost Logia Forces but attacked so the 34th captured her.
Maple: The 34th Lost Logia Forces? I wonder if Ennis was still a part of it when she got captured. It seems like a recent even though, since it doesn't say anything about after the event. It's a strange case, but why is Ennis interested?
Spoiler for Kase part 2:
???: So, you think you can get some answers from her? Ennis: *nods* ???: Alright, well it's worth a try. I'm opening the door now. Ennis: … Kase: Who are you? What do you want? Ennis: … Kase: I've been telling you guys, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to attack you guys like that. Just let me out of here. Ennis: … Kase: Hey, what spell are you casting now? Listen to me! Ennis: … Kase: I'm sorry I ran away, I didn't know what to do. No, I don't know how I ended up on that planet. Let me go! Ennis: … Kase: Are you listening to a word I… Ennis: [Why did you kill her?] Kase: Why did I what? I didn't kill anybody. It wasn't my fault she got hit. Hey, where are you going? Come back! Ennis: … ???: Is that it? Alright, I'm closing the door now. Did you learn anything? Ennis: [I don't like her.] ???: Huh? Hey, where are you going now? …He's already gone.
Spoiler for Ennis again:
Maple: It looks like I have mail. From Ennis?
To: Maple Stense
From: Ennis Jesca
Hello. Thank you for taking the time to talk to me. I'm sorry to have been worrying you and Quos.
After that incident in the 34th, I realised how much my weakness was affecting those around me. My own influence on the situation was negative and there was little I could do to change that. I wish to be able to change this so I'm going to work hard to change myself.
I appreciate your offers of help but I'm sure you're very busy. Please inform Quos that I do not hate him, and… good luck in finding your sister.
Thank you again,
Ennis
Maple: …That kid. I didn't quite expect this.
Spoiler for Kase part 3:
From: Ennis Jesca
Subject: Kase Malidora
My scans of Kase have confirmed my suspicions: the one who was called "Kase Malidora" has died a while ago. The person we have in captivity is another consciousness in Kase's body.
During Kase's first disappearence, it seems that she may have died while fused with her Unison Device. As Malfora does not destroy or kill the body, this makes it possible that her UDs consciousness, despite the lack of AI or personality module, took over her body, which puts her in a constant fusion mode. Since the Malfora killed her, it disappeared, and without an AI, the UD would be without memory.
Since taking over the body, the UD seems to have gotten confused by the signals the body has been sending it. This confusion seems to have been built up over time. This is the reason why she is so unstable at the moment. Therapy is recommended.
I've spent the last two hours on an inspired writing spree when I should be sleeping... Pardon me if it's a little weird, I'm just so tired now...
Here it is, the definitive history of Kluize, told using an event during AlternateS. I think I might have referenced a few places out of my foggy head, but it doesn't look like it's going to cause a continuum void or a dimensional dislocation, so I think it's safe to be read.
Spoiler for Paradox:
~Kluize~
“Wind: 14 degrees, 17 knots, bearings 050.”
A battle had begun at earnest in the streets of Deutchtown, a small skirmish in a war that would decide the fate of all Velka.
“Time: 1931 hrs. Date: 4th July MC 0068.”
Kluize let his watch down and glanced at a office block going down in the glorious Technicolor of spellfire.
“Right on time.”
He had gotten his bearings right. Now all that was left was to await the arrival of the guest of honor.
“You’re not going to just stand on the edge, are you?” Si Fong queried suddenly as he put down his bottled brew. “You might get hit.”
Kluize mutely looked back for a moment, then turned to face the pavement twenty stories below. His panda friend shrugged and took another swig. “You just don’t know when to take a break, Cap’n.”
He smirked. Break? He was taking a break. In fact, he wasn’t even supposed to be here; or rather, the Naaru insisted that he’d be somewhere more useful to them, but he wasn’t going to miss this chance for the world, or the multiverse for that matter. Therefore, he was technically skiving off.
His hand floated to his belt and unclipped the energy blade. The beamsabre wasn’t Kluize’s favorite weapon, but it was what his father was the most proficient with, so he had learned it. His personal favorite was the spear – it’s reach gave him a lot of options for combat, and it was in a way a memory of his mother, who taught him all that he knew of the weapon.
And so his weapon, which the locals called a “device”, was both, expanding and shrinking at his command. How many times had it been beaten down and rebuilt? He did not know, for many a time he had been unconscious while the changes took place.
A valiant Ancient Velka knight jumped out from his alleyway hiding place and cleaved through a pair of dark clergymen only to be slammed in the face with several hundred strings of magical projectiles. His body kicked and convulsed, and began to free-fall. His comrades remained safely hidden in their hole, alive and well, waiting for the breakthrough.
“Tsk, cowards,” he hissed. But he couldn’t blame them; because they were weak, they would never have made a difference other than being gloriously dead…
A bloodied brown topped girl painfully grinning at him as she lay fading in his arms, telling him that she was alright suddenly overwrote his vision, forcing him to blink it away before his emotions gripped him again.
The image that lingered in his mind, the last breath of his beautiful Sophia. One of the many girls he had been unable to save. It had been hard on him – he had finally made a new friend, and then in the chaos forgot to watch his back and because she shielded him, lost her almost immediately. It was a kind of survivor’s guilt, but the cut went deeper than that. He had something to say to her, but he never had the chance…
That was not, however, the end of the sordid string of deaths that he had been unable to prevent.
He once worked for a church, serving a cardinal who was as much a visionary as she was a preacher. He swore to protect her like he did for countless times before, so that she could lead the flock to redemption and eternal peace. All that was short lived; Kluize remembered an assassin who managed to sneak pass him and cut her down. The hitman was no match for the alerted and enraged Kluize, and the Cleric would never forget his face or his name: Artei.
And then, there was Allison. Her birth was cursed, and her position coveted. So many dark forces were working against someone with the purest of hearts. Kluize never understood how back then, and like a drone did his best to get the girl to safety. He made only one slip: he spared the life of one of the ninjas because the loser begged for it. And the murderer went back on it.
“To save a life was to not save another,” that was what his father had taught him. And he disregarded it, believing that as long as he was true to the Light, he’d have the power to protect everyone. But as time past, not matter how much he tried, nothing would change…
At first, he thought he had Fate to see him through this meaningless mess, but little did he know, her eyes were somewhere else. Nevertheless, he remained closed by and shielded her, believing that just loving her was enough. All went well; Riot 6 was formed, the rookies were trained, and the unit was scoring success after success. But just as suddenly, Riot 6 was no more, condemned and executed for high treason. Kluize knew it was politics at play, but with all legal channels blocked by a corrupt admiral, there was no way he could turn it around.
He gave up; he wanted out. There was nothing worth saving in the mortal worlds; there was nothing he could do. On that thought, he broke his device in two.
That was the last thing he remembered of those times.
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Even more happened afterwards, but they are on little concern to him now. Kluize watched the street below as three spheres exploded with blue force, scattering the hastily erected barricades that stopped the TSAB Predator tanks from rolling through. He nodded to himself as he began preparing his mana. Down below, before the smoke cleared, he saw a young mage dart out, his cross spear in a blur as he worked his way through the horde of dei clones trying in vain to stop his slicing advance.
This was the chance Kluize had been waiting for. The chance to prevent all that he had experienced from to this poor fool. The chance to kill himself, when he was still known as Kha der Kleriker.
But he quickly stopped, and blinked. Someone else tore out of the fog on mechanical Pegasus-back, shooting blades and devices, screaming like an Amazon. Kluize almost dropped Thousand Cross from shock as a result. For that was none other than Sophia Alexei, the girl he once loved, the girl who died for him, and the girl he later took into his care when he found her wandering in the streets until he brought her to the convent. And who was that man with the familiar sword? His eyes widened further at the recognition, and his arm fell to his side. How could this be…?
Now someone else joined the party. Kluize could see Kha arguing with the blonde newcomer whose hair was tied into two pigtails by black ribbons. They looked like they were about to come to blows over something, but Kluize knew otherwise. He saw a twinkle in both their eyes…
Kluize heard Si Fong snicker, breaking his concentration. “I told you didn’t I? Nothing is fixed in the Eternal Dream…”
Thomas clipped his blade onto his belt again as Fate smiled, then took Kha’s hand and dragged him along to the new forward lines where Sophia, Artei, Carim and Acous have set up.
If this was his fate, if this was his outcome, then maybe this Kha would not go through the same misery as he had. Maybe, even killing him would have no effect on Kluize himself.
Kluize turned sharply and strided to his comrade. “It’s over. Time to go.”
The panda grinned and sealed his gourd. “Aye, Cap’n.”
As they teleported away, Kluize played the spectacle in his mind once more. He wasn’t going to take any chances with that boy. He was going to keep watching him. There was no one, other than himself, to have escaped destiny…
“Kha der Kleriker… Show me… if this really is your destiny!”
Mel and Arcas were on the bridge, keeping watch, waiting for the next call to come in; they were casually chatting about whatever topic struck them, as was their custom – the topic this time were their acquaintances within the Bureau.
“…so there I was, helping Hayate out with one of her cosplay things, right? Well, the character she was having me do wore a rather tight pair of leather pants. Needless to say, I was having some difficulty getting them on, so Hayate tried to help me pull the pants up. We’d finally gotten the pants over my legs, and were busy working the fly when the Wolkenritter walk in. Now picture this – me half naked, wearing tight pants, Hayate on her knees, with our hands working…THAT area.”
Mel giggled. “They must’ve been mad…”
“Mad doesn’t even begin to describe it – I didn’t think I’d walk out of that room alive – fortunately for me, Hayate and Rein-chan managed to explain the situation before I got the Hammer and Sword treatment. Alright, your turn now.”
“Well…” Mel started, but was cut off by the familiar chirp of incoming message traffic from Secretariat HQ.
Arcas brought the comm screen up and attempted to access the message – but ACCESS DENIED: PROVIDE PASSWORD flashed on the screen. Arcas frowned, and entered his password into the field. The screen responded instantaneously, but rather than acknowledge Arcas’ password, it spit out ACCESS DENIED: INVALID PASSWORD.
Arcas snarled out an oath, and Mel turned in her chair to face him. “What is it?”
“I can’t get access to this message – must require the Major’s passcode.”
Arcas slapped the comm button and spoke. “Major, I’ve got a message from Secretariat up here that needs your passcode.”
The voice of Major Sevasti Secastan came back a few seconds later. “Be right there.”
A minute or two later, Sevasti stepped onto the bridge and headed towards the captain’s chair. Arcas surrendered his spot and took up a position standing behind Mel in the pilot’s chair.
Sevasti entered his password, and the comm screen popped open. Sevasti read over the order, and his brow arched in puzzlement. “Well, I’ll be…”
“What is it, Shosa?” Mel asked.
“Seems we’re needed back on Mid-Childia.”
“Now?” Arcas said. “But we’ve barely been out here for half our regular TOD.”
“Well, it appears that our friends at TSAB and GDI have run into too many problems at the same time – so they asked for support from Secretariat.”
“Which means the RAF,” stated ‘Boomer’ MacFarn as he stepped onto the bridge.
“Okay, but why us?” Sevasti replied. “Arcas is right – we’ve only been out here for half our tour, and I believe that the Big Red Ones are due back on Mid-Childia in two weeks.”
Silence hung over the bridge as the Phantasms racked their brains for a possible explanation. Finally, someone spoke, their voice heavy and grave.
“I know why.”
“Care to share it with us, Arcas?”
“It’s the Church.”
“The Saint Church?” Mel responded. “The guys that Kha and the 21st work for?”
“The same,” Arcas affirmed.
“What does the Church have to do with this?” Boomer queried.
“If things got bad, the Church’d call back their Trinities to help out the TSAB and GDI. But if things got really bad, Carim – the current leader – would put pressure on Secretariat to assist.”
“I fail to see where this is going,” Sevasti ordered. “Spit it out.”
“Carim would ask her Trinity leaders who in RAF they could trust to do a bang-up job, and the first she’d ask would be-”
“-Kha,” Mel boldly stated. “Who would give her your name.”
“Which would mean Secretariat would call us,” Sevasti mused. “Very well. Himeya.”
The Delphinus’ AI appeared on the control console. “Yes, Major?”
“Set a course for Mid-Childia with all due haste, and inform Secretariat that we have received their orders.”
“Right away, sir.” The AI disappeared a moment later.
“All, right people, you know where you have to be – let’s get to it.”
The Phastasms dispersed – Sevasti and Mel remained in their chairs on the bridge, while Boomer headed back to the engine room, and Arcas left for the infirmary.
The Delphinus reversed course, lit the massive engine attached to its back, and rocketed off into the Black, headed for Mid-Childia.
Okay, so it's only about 750, but I think it's good for an intro.
Mel and Arcas were on the bridge, keeping watch, waiting for the next call to come in; they were casually chatting about whatever topic struck them, as was their custom – the topic this time were their acquaintances within the Bureau.
“…so there I was, helping Hayate out with one of her cosplay things, right? Well, the character she was having me do wore a rather tight pair of leather pants. Needless to say, I was having some difficulty getting them on, so Hayate tried to help me pull the pants up. We’d finally gotten the pants over my legs, and were busy working the fly when the Wolkenritter walk in. Now picture this – me half naked, wearing tight pants, Hayate on her knees, with our hands working…THAT area.”
Mel giggled. “They must’ve been mad…”
“Mad doesn’t even begin to describe it – I didn’t think I’d walk out of that room alive – fortunately for me, Hayate and Rein-chan managed to explain the situation before I got the Hammer and Sword treatment. Alright, your turn now.”
“Well…” Mel started, but was cut off by the familiar chirp of incoming message traffic from Secretariat HQ.
Arcas brought the comm screen up and attempted to access the message – but ACCESS DENIED: PROVIDE PASSWORD flashed on the screen. Arcas frowned, and entered his password into the field. The screen responded instantaneously, but rather than acknowledge Arcas’ password, it spit out ACCESS DENIED: INVALID PASSWORD.
Arcas snarled out an oath, and Mel turned in her chair to face him. “What is it?”
“I can’t get access to this message – must require the Major’s passcode.”
Arcas slapped the comm button and spoke. “Major, I’ve got a message from Secretariat up here that needs your passcode.”
The voice of Major Sevasti Secastan came back a few seconds later. “Be right there.”
A minute or two later, Sevasti stepped onto the bridge and headed towards the captain’s chair. Arcas surrendered his spot and took up a position standing behind Mel in the pilot’s chair.
Sevasti entered his password, and the comm screen popped open. Sevasti read over the order, and his brow arched in puzzlement. “Well, I’ll be…”
“What is it, Shosa?” Mel asked.
“Seems we’re needed back on Mid-Childia.”
“Now?” Arcas said. “But we’ve barely been out here for half our regular TOD.”
“Well, it appears that our friends at TSAB and GDI have run into too many problems at the same time – so they asked for support from Secretariat.”
“Which means the RAF,” stated ‘Boomer’ MacFarn as he stepped onto the bridge.
“Okay, but why us?” Sevasti replied. “Arcas is right – we’ve only been out here for half our tour, and I believe that the Big Red Ones are due back on Mid-Childia in two weeks.”
Silence hung over the bridge as the Phantasms racked their brains for a possible explanation. Finally, someone spoke, their voice heavy and grave.
“I know why.”
“Care to share it with us, Arcas?”
“It’s the Church.”
“The Saint Church?” Mel responded. “The guys that Kha and the 21st work for?”
“The same,” Arcas affirmed.
“What does the Church have to do with this?” Boomer queried.
“If things got bad, the Church’d call back their Trinities to help out the TSAB and GDI. But if things got really bad, Carim – the current leader – would put pressure on Secretariat to assist.”
“I fail to see where this is going,” Sevasti ordered. “Spit it out.”
“Carim would ask her Trinity leaders who in RAF they could trust to do a bang-up job, and the first she’d ask would be-”
“-Kha,” Mel boldly stated. “Who would give her your name.”
“Which would mean Secretariat would call us,” Sevasti mused. “Very well. Himeya.”
The Delphinus’ AI appeared on the control console. “Yes, Major?”
“Set a course for Mid-Childia with all due haste, and inform Secretariat that we have received their orders.”
“Right away, sir.” The AI disappeared a moment later.
“All, right people, you know where you have to be – let’s get to it.”
The Phastasms dispersed – Sevasti and Mel remained in their chairs on the bridge, while Boomer headed back to the engine room, and Arcas left for the infirmary.
The Delphinus reversed course, lit the massive engine attached to its back, and rocketed off into the Black, headed for Mid-Childia.
Okay, so it's only about 750, but I think it's good for an intro.
Metal bars...darkened, brick walls, a rocky floor... and a mysterious figure in the hallway. I ran torwards him, as though I knew perfectly well who this stranger was. As I came within several arms' reach of the man, he turned torwards me and my body froze. I couldn't move as he reached towards me and grabbed me with his right arm, lifting me up. His other hand came into view holding a needle filled with mysterious fluid. He drew back his hand, then stabbed me in the arm...
I awoke with a start. I expected to see the dark, dirty ceiling of that dungeon again, but only the clean metal and bright white lights of the Time Space Administration Bureau's medical ward greeted me. I remembered being dispatched to a rocky wasteland world to protect some Enforcers, but...the last thing I remembered was transferring myself back to Mid-Childa. Yet... I don't know of any magic, mistake or not, that could change someone's...clothing to... this...frilly outfit...? I looked over myself, and apparently somebody had taken the liberty of replacing my outfit with something that was absolutely ridiculous. A very happy and somewhat familiar female voice to my left side alerted me to the sole other presence in the medical ward.
"So you're awake, huh? You've been out for most of today, Krystal. When the staff brought you in, you didn't look so good. You probably exerted yourself too much again, didn't you."
Knight Shamal, one of the Wolkenritter. Programs, like myself, and they too have a rather dark past behind them. The similarities pretty much end there, though. The Wolkenritter were much stronger than someone like me, and were pretty much the personal guard of the current Mistress of the Night Sky, Hayate Yagami. I had heard about them on many occasions, even once tried to protect a small town from their assault, as Dracatouguze reminded me several years back, during my first recent encounter with them. I had forgotten all of that, and my device had to refresh me on this information. They were a fearsome force, both in looks and in combat. Apparently they were far more than simple programs that zealously guarded their master, the master of the Book of Darkness What intrigued me was, why would a Velka Knight force such...frilly clothing on their patients? I didn't quite know what to say.
"Erm...I guess so...umm, Knight Shamal...what's up with this...outfit...?"
She looked pleasantly surprised, perhaps at the mention of her title, or with my mention of her choice of medical clothing. Maybe both, I couldn't tell.
"Oh... Hayate told me that she needed someone to try those on!" I couldn't make heads or tails of this new information, but before I could ask why she had already whisked me out of the room. I attracted an array of suprised and mildly amused glances and the occasional burst of laughter as Shamal dragged me across the entire building to Hayate Yagami's quarters. As we dashed through empty hallways and crowded rooms, I thought I heard the Velka Knight mutter something to herself about "maids and Vita resisting their advances." An agonizing chunk of time later, the two of us had reached a bland looking door at the end of a hallway. As Shamal pressed the buzzer with her giddy expression on her face, I somehow knew I would be dreading the next several hours. Inwardly, I promised myself that I would never overexert myself to that extent again, as well to judge people not by their past or their associations, but by their current actions.
The door opened, and my heart sank.
I think I butchered Shamal's personality, but it took me about 3-4 hours to write that short post up. : /
I now need to think of something devious for Hayate :P
Last edited by Mow Yun; 2007-06-21 at 16:36.
Reason: lengthened, or tried to lengthen the post a bit :X
PS. I got bored today and decided to craft a bad guy. I think this one needs to be balanced as I feel that its slightly overpowered. Hopefully it'll get me into the groove of writing "My name is Tais" stories again.
Spoiler for Vidalia:
Name: Vidalia
Alias: "The Blasphemer"
Gender: Female
Age: Unknown. Looks 24 but estimated to be more than 158.
Birthday: Unknown
Birthplace: 79th Administered Word - Visalia
Seiyuu: Yuka Takana
Height: 162cm
Weight: 57Kg
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Neck length, Lime green
Clothing: Similar to the clothing of the priests of the God Empress but inversed with a large billowing cloak
Threat Level: S+
Magic Type: Runic
Magic Colour: Not applicable
Favored Element: Darkness
Specialty: Offensive spells
Device: Lost Logia
Profile:
Vidalia, the Blasphemer. Familiar of a deceased mage, Dia Absical, who due to Lost Logia, managed to stay alive despite losing her master to death. So loyal was she that even when her master died, she chose to unseal a pair of Lost Logia that her master owns but never used, in order to keep herself alive to spread the heresy of her master. She gain the name of "Blasphemer" because of this heresy.
Spoiler for The Vidalia heresy:
Claiming that the God Empress S******* H***** is nothing but a lie and that the true God is actually one of the false one's lieutenants also known as K***. She preaches that the false empress is nothing more than a manifestation of the true God K***'s divine power. Her late master, through ancient texts, have found that only When Ky** starts to really believe there is nothing supernatural in the world, that is when the false one along with the formation of "SOS Brigade" appears and involve him, a supposingly normal human, into a world of the fantastic and supernatural.
There was no point in his involvement but why is it that he and not the supposed "God" gets to experience these strange events? Why was it the Esper, the Alien, the Time Traveler have revealed themselves to him and not the "God"? Why was it that when a new world was about to be created, that the false "God" would choose to bring him, and him alone along with her?
The answer to these questions Vidalia claims, is that Ky** is the True God and the rest simply lied to him in order to contain and control His true powers which are manifested in the form of the false one. And that that was the only way that His powers would be restricted and that He Himself would actively contain them and prevent them from going wild.
Vidalia has been found preaching her heresy among various in worlds that worship The God Empress, usually just outside the churches. This has led to many tragic events where believers of the God Empress would become enraged due to the heresy she preaches and attempt to punish her. In all cases, this ended in a bloodbath where none were spared with the exception of children "who are innocent and still have the ability of shaking off the lies spread by the false one's believers". This however does not stop her from inflicting painful but non permanent injuries on the children who attacked her as well.
Another interesting point is that even when confronted with paladins or enforcers, she would preach her master's findings until she got attacked. In all cases, she never attack first and she kills all that attacked her without any remorse but sparing all those that did not make any offensive moves. Also there are occasional sightings of her at various ancient sites that are built at the time of the God Empress's era. Up till today, it is unknown why she has appeared at these sites.
Devices:
As mention above, Vidalia does not use devices but Lost Logia instead. The Lost Logia that Vidalia has been seen using is part of a set, collectively known as the 27 True Runes, giving her access to runic magic. After extensive research, it was determined that she has 2 of the True Runes affixed to her, namely the True Blinking Rune and the Rune of Beginning. Although this was said to be impossible as no one can have 2 True Runes on them at one time, Vidalia seems to have found a way around this restriction.
Current analysis and evidence seems to indicate that she has split the Rune of Beginning into its 2 child runes, the bright shield and black sword runes, thereby getting around the restriction of one true rune per bearer. Also current speculation is that Vidalia is draining the energy produced by the 2 child runes trying to recombine in order to stay alive so that the True Blinking Rune can grant her immortality.
Abilities:
Offensive:
Flash Judgment - Vidalia summons a single dark blade and releases its energies in a single burst at the target
Twinkling Blade - Calling upon the dark powers of the black sword rune from inside herself, Vidalia radiates the killing energies directly at her foes, damaging them all and has a slight chance of instantly killing anyone too weak to resist the killing energies.
Shining Light - Similar to Twinkling Blade, Vidalia radiates light energies instead to damage her foes. This attack is weaker and does not have the instant killing abilities of Twinkling Blade.
Piercing One - Temporary binding the opponent, Vidalia summons 3 blades to pierce the opponent and denotes them in a burst of damaging dark energies.
Hungry Fiend - Summoning large amounts of dark shadowy blades covered with malignant red energy, Vidalia attacks her enemies with a rain of blades, each capable of dealing extreme damage to anything it hits. A mass attack, upgraded version of Flash Judgment.
Defensive:
Currently, no spells defensive in nature have been casted by Vidalia, who mostly dodges or counters the attack with a spell.
Healing:
Great Blessing - A light based healing spell that instantly heals some amount of damage.
Battle Oath - A much stronger version of Great Blessing but has a chance of sending Vidalia into a berserker fury, increasing her physical abilities but reducing her magical ones.
Forgiver Sign - Despite being a light base spell, this spell drains the life force of an opponent and feeding the energy drained to Vidalia, healing her of almost all injuries.
Support:
Teleport - A teleportation spell used by Vidalia to either teleport herself or non-combatants away. She also uses this spell to travel between worlds.
Other notes:
It is unconfirmed but it seems that whenever Vidalia uses her spells, it seems to highly upset the balance of her internal energies, causing her to take damage even when healing herself. This may indicate a possible weakness that could be exploited in order to capture her.
And thus chaos takes root in yet another member.
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Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito
Well, to appease the masses, I'll post here, and in the FF thread when I've got more material.
Mel and Arcas were on the bridge, keeping watch, waiting for the next call to come in; they were casually chatting about whatever topic struck them, as was their custom – the topic this time were their acquaintances within the Bureau.
“…so there I was, helping Hayate out with one of her cosplay things, right? Well, the character she was having me do wore a rather tight pair of leather pants. Needless to say, I was having some difficulty getting them on, so Hayate tried to help me pull the pants up. We’d finally gotten the pants over my legs, and were busy working the fly when the Wolkenritter walk in. Now picture this – me half naked, wearing tight pants, Hayate on her knees, with our hands working…THAT area.”
Mel giggled. “They must’ve been mad…”
“Mad doesn’t even begin to describe it – I didn’t think I’d walk out of that room alive – fortunately for me, Hayate and Rein-chan managed to explain the situation before I got the Hammer and Sword treatment. Alright, your turn now.”
“Well…” Mel started, but was cut off by the familiar chirp of incoming message traffic from Secretariat HQ.
Arcas brought the comm screen up and attempted to access the message – but ACCESS DENIED: PROVIDE PASSWORD flashed on the screen. Arcas frowned, and entered his password into the field. The screen responded instantaneously, but rather than acknowledge Arcas’ password, it spit out ACCESS DENIED: INVALID PASSWORD.
Arcas snarled out an oath, and Mel turned in her chair to face him. “What is it?”
“I can’t get access to this message – must require the Major’s passcode.”
Arcas slapped the comm button and spoke. “Major, I’ve got a message from Secretariat up here that needs your passcode.”
The voice of Major Sevasti Secastan came back a few seconds later. “Be right there.”
A minute or two later, Sevasti stepped onto the bridge and headed towards the captain’s chair. Arcas surrendered his spot and took up a position standing behind Mel in the pilot’s chair.
Sevasti entered his password, and the comm screen popped open. Sevasti read over the order, and his brow arched in puzzlement. “Well, I’ll be…”
“What is it, Shosa?” Mel asked.
“Seems we’re needed back on Mid-Childia.”
“Now?” Arcas said. “But we’ve barely been out here for half our regular TOD.”
“Well, it appears that our friends at TSAB and GDI have run into too many problems at the same time – so they asked for support from Secretariat.”
“Which means the RAF,” stated ‘Boomer’ MacFarn as he stepped onto the bridge.
“Okay, but why us?” Sevasti replied. “Arcas is right – we’ve only been out here for half our tour, and I believe that the Big Red Ones are due back on Mid-Childia in two weeks.”
Silence hung over the bridge as the Phantasms racked their brains for a possible explanation. Finally, someone spoke, their voice heavy and grave.
“I know why.”
“Care to share it with us, Arcas?”
“It’s the Church.”
“The Saint Church?” Mel responded. “The guys that Kha and the 21st work for?”
“The same,” Arcas affirmed.
“What does the Church have to do with this?” Boomer queried.
“If things got bad, the Church’d call back their Trinities to help out the TSAB and GDI. But if things got really bad, Carim – the current leader – would put pressure on Secretariat to assist.”
“I fail to see where this is going,” Sevasti ordered. “Spit it out.”
“Carim would ask her Trinity leaders who in RAF they could trust to do a bang-up job, and the first she’d ask would be-”
“-Kha,” Mel boldly stated. “Who would give her your name.”
“Which would mean Secretariat would call us,” Sevasti mused. “Very well. Himeya.”
The Delphinus’ AI appeared on the control console. “Yes, Major?”
“Set a course for Mid-Childia with all due haste, and inform Secretariat that we have received their orders.”
“Right away, sir.” The AI disappeared a moment later.
“All, right people, you know where you have to be – let’s get to it.”
The Phastasms dispersed – Sevasti and Mel remained in their chairs on the bridge, while Boomer headed back to the engine room, and Arcas left for the infirmary.
The Delphinus reversed course, lit the massive engine attached to its back, and rocketed off into the Black, headed for Mid-Childia.
Okay, so it's only about 750, but I think it's good for an intro.
It is, and the way you made the link to several other characters and the TSAB was nicely done too.
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Originally Posted by Kha
I've spent the last two hours on an inspired writing spree when I should be sleeping... Pardon me if it's a little weird, I'm just so tired now...
Here it is, the definitive history of Kluize, told using an event during AlternateS. I think I might have referenced a few places out of my foggy head, but it doesn't look like it's going to cause a continuum void or a dimensional dislocation, so I think it's safe to be read.
Spoiler for Paradox:
~Kluize~
“Wind: 14 degrees, 17 knots, bearings 050.”
A battle had begun at earnest in the streets of Deutchtown, a small skirmish in a war that would decide the fate of all Velka.
“Time: 1931 hrs. Date: 4th July MC 0068.”
Kluize let his watch down and glanced at a office block going down in the glorious Technicolor of spellfire.
“Right on time.”
He had gotten his bearings right. Now all that was left was to await the arrival of the guest of honor.
“You’re not going to just stand on the edge, are you?” Si Fong queried suddenly as he put down his bottled brew. “You might get hit.”
Kluize mutely looked back for a moment, then turned to face the pavement twenty stories below. His panda friend shrugged and took another swig. “You just don’t know when to take a break, Cap’n.”
He smirked. Break? He was taking a break. In fact, he wasn’t even supposed to be here; or rather, the Naaru insisted that he’d be somewhere more useful to them, but he wasn’t going to miss this chance for the world, or the multiverse for that matter. Therefore, he was technically skiving off.
His hand floated to his belt and unclipped the energy blade. The beamsabre wasn’t Kluize’s favorite weapon, but it was what his father was the most proficient with, so he had learned it. His personal favorite was the spear – it’s reach gave him a lot of options for combat, and it was in a way a memory of his mother, who taught him all that he knew of the weapon.
And so his weapon, which the locals called a “device”, was both, expanding and shrinking at his command. How many times had it been beaten down and rebuilt? He did not know, for many a time he had been unconscious while the changes took place.
A valiant Ancient Velka knight jumped out from his alleyway hiding place and cleaved through a pair of dark clergymen only to be slammed in the face with several hundred strings of magical projectiles. His body kicked and convulsed, and began to free-fall. His comrades remained safely hidden in their hole, alive and well, waiting for the breakthrough.
“Tsk, cowards,” he hissed. But he couldn’t blame them; because they were weak, they would never have made a difference other than being gloriously dead…
A bloodied brown topped girl painfully grinning at him as she lay fading in his arms, telling him that she was alright suddenly overwrote his vision, forcing him to blink it away before his emotions gripped him again.
The image that lingered in his mind, the last breath of his beautiful Sophia. One of the many girls he had been unable to save. It had been hard on him – he had finally made a new friend, and then in the chaos forgot to watch his back and because she shielded him, lost her almost immediately. It was a kind of survivor’s guilt, but the cut went deeper than that. He had something to say to her, but he never had the chance…
That was not, however, the end of the sordid string of deaths that he had been unable to prevent.
He once worked for a church, serving a cardinal who was as much a visionary as she was a preacher. He swore to protect her like he did for countless times before, so that she could lead the flock to redemption and eternal peace. All that was short lived; Kluize remembered an assassin who managed to sneak pass him and cut her down. The hitman was no match for the alerted and enraged Kluize, and the Cleric would never forget his face or his name: Artei.
And then, there was Allison. Her birth was cursed, and her position coveted. So many dark forces were working against someone with the purest of hearts. Kluize never understood how back then, and like a drone did his best to get the girl to safety. He made only one slip: he spared the life of one of the ninjas because the loser begged for it. And the murderer went back on it.
“To save a life was to not save another,” that was what his father had taught him. And he disregarded it, believing that as long as he was true to the Light, he’d have the power to protect everyone. But as time past, not matter how much he tried, nothing would change…
At first, he thought he had Fate to see him through this meaningless mess, but little did he know, her eyes were somewhere else. Nevertheless, he remained closed by and shielded her, believing that just loving her was enough. All went well; Riot 6 was formed, the rookies were trained, and the unit was scoring success after success. But just as suddenly, Riot 6 was no more, condemned and executed for high treason. Kluize knew it was politics at play, but with all legal channels blocked by a corrupt admiral, there was no way he could turn it around.
He gave up; he wanted out. There was nothing worth saving in the mortal worlds; there was nothing he could do. On that thought, he broke his device in two.
That was the last thing he remembered of those times.
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Even more happened afterwards, but they are on little concern to him now. Kluize watched the street below as three spheres exploded with blue force, scattering the hastily erected barricades that stopped the TSAB Predator tanks from rolling through. He nodded to himself as he began preparing his mana. Down below, before the smoke cleared, he saw a young mage dart out, his cross spear in a blur as he worked his way through the horde of dei clones trying in vain to stop his slicing advance.
This was the chance Kluize had been waiting for. The chance to prevent all that he had experienced from to this poor fool. The chance to kill himself, when he was still known as Kha der Kleriker.
But he quickly stopped, and blinked. Someone else tore out of the fog on mechanical Pegasus-back, shooting blades and devices, screaming like an Amazon. Kluize almost dropped Thousand Cross from shock as a result. For that was none other than Sophia Alexei, the girl he once loved, the girl who died for him, and the girl he later took into his care when he found her wandering in the streets until he brought her to the convent. And who was that man with the familiar sword? His eyes widened further at the recognition, and his arm fell to his side. How could this be…?
Now someone else joined the party. Kluize could see Kha arguing with the blonde newcomer whose hair was tied into two pigtails by black ribbons. They looked like they were about to come to blows over something, but Kluize knew otherwise. He saw a twinkle in both their eyes…
Kluize heard Si Fong snicker, breaking his concentration. “I told you didn’t I? Nothing is fixed in the Eternal Dream…”
Thomas clipped his blade onto his belt again as Fate smiled, then took Kha’s hand and dragged him along to the new forward lines where Sophia, Artei, Carim and Acous have set up.
If this was his fate, if this was his outcome, then maybe this Kha would not go through the same misery as he had. Maybe, even killing him would have no effect on Kluize himself.
Kluize turned sharply and strided to his comrade. “It’s over. Time to go.”
The panda grinned and sealed his gourd. “Aye, Cap’n.”
As they teleported away, Kluize played the spectacle in his mind once more. He wasn’t going to take any chances with that boy. He was going to keep watching him. There was no one, other than himself, to have escaped destiny…
“Kha der Kleriker… Show me… if this really is your destiny!”
.... I am not sure what to think of this. It's confusing the hell outa me, but for now it looks like some sort of alternate reallity thingy.
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Originally Posted by Meophist
Spoiler for Ennis:
Maple: Hey Ennis! Ennis: … Maple: Err… people are worried about you. Are you doing ok? Ennis: … Maple: I… heard you tried taking the enforcer exam. Don't worry too much about failing, not many people pass on their first try. It took me a couple of tries myself. Ennis: … Maple: If you like, I could give you some tips or advice for the enforcer exam… Ennis: … Maple: Hey, where are you going? Look, say something! If you're always going to be like that, nobody will ever understand what you want. Ennis: [Sorry.] Maple:At least that's something… I'm just trying to help. Ennis: … Maple: I'm sorry about what happened back then, it… Ennis: [Kase.] Maple: What? Ennis: [You asked where I was going.] Maple: Hey, what's Kase? Hey!
History:
Kase lived alone with her mother in Altseima during her life. She has been diagnosed early with the magic disease Malfora, which typically ends the life of those afflicted early. Regardless, she lived a happy life and attended school normally.
Although her father has died before she was born, he has left her with a special Unison Device, which she keeps with her at all times, even though she never uses it. The Unison Device is unique in the non-inclusion of an AI or personality module. Although she does have a device and magic ability, her magical ability is untrained.
One day, Kase simply went missing. After a large search, she was found one week later, however, she seemed to have lost all of her previous memory. Miraculously, she no longer was afflicted with the disease when she was found. The causes for both are still under investigation.
After she was found, Kase acted very strangly even considering her loss of memory but nobody could figure out the cause. Kase soon disappeared again. She was found again by the 34th Lost Logia Forces but attacked so the 34th captured her.
Maple: The 34th Lost Logia Forces? I wonder if Ennis was still a part of it when she got captured. It seems like a recent even though, since it doesn't say anything about after the event. It's a strange case, but why is Ennis interested?
Spoiler for Kase part 2:
???: So, you think you can get some answers from her? Ennis: *nods* ???: Alright, well it's worth a try. I'm opening the door now. Ennis: … Kase: Who are you? What do you want? Ennis: … Kase: I've been telling you guys, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to attack you guys like that. Just let me out of here. Ennis: … Kase: Hey, what spell are you casting now? Listen to me! Ennis: … Kase: I'm sorry I ran away, I didn't know what to do. No, I don't know how I ended up on that planet. Let me go! Ennis: … Kase: Are you listening to a word I… Ennis: [Why did you kill her?] Kase: Why did I what? I didn't kill anybody. It wasn't my fault she got hit. Hey, where are you going? Come back! Ennis: … ???: Is that it? Alright, I'm closing the door now. Did you learn anything? Ennis: [I don't like her.] ???: Huh? Hey, where are you going now? …He's already gone.
Spoiler for Ennis again:
Maple: It looks like I have mail. From Ennis?
To: Maple Stense
From: Ennis Jesca
Hello. Thank you for taking the time to talk to me. I'm sorry to have been worrying you and Quos.
After that incident in the 34th, I realised how much my weakness was affecting those around me. My own influence on the situation was negative and there was little I could do to change that. I wish to be able to change this so I'm going to work hard to change myself.
I appreciate your offers of help but I'm sure you're very busy. Please inform Quos that I do not hate him, and… good luck in finding your sister.
Thank you again,
Ennis
Maple: …That kid. I didn't quite expect this.
Spoiler for Kase part 3:
From: Ennis Jesca
Subject: Kase Malidora
My scans of Kase have confirmed my suspicions: the one who was called "Kase Malidora" has died a while ago. The person we have in captivity is another consciousness in Kase's body.
During Kase's first disappearence, it seems that she may have died while fused with her Unison Device. As Malfora does not destroy or kill the body, this makes it possible that her UDs consciousness, despite the lack of AI or personality module, took over her body, which puts her in a constant fusion mode. Since the Malfora killed her, it disappeared, and without an AI, the UD would be without memory.
Since taking over the body, the UD seems to have gotten confused by the signals the body has been sending it. This confusion seems to have been built up over time. This is the reason why she is so unstable at the moment. Therapy is recommended.
I feel like my writing is horrible…
A full unision character? Awesomness in progress there.
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Originally Posted by Mow Yun
Spoiler for short length!:
Metal bars...darkened, brick walls, a rocky floor... and a mysterious figure in the hallway. I ran torwards him, as though I knew perfectly well who this stranger was. As I came within several arms' reach of the man, he turned torwards me and my body froze. I couldn't move as he reached towards me and grabbed me with his right arm, lifting me up. His other hand came into view holding a needle filled with mysterious fluid. He drew back his hand, then stabbed me in the arm...
I awoke with a start. I expected to see the dark, dirty ceiling of that dungeon again, but only the clean metal and bright white lights of the Time Space Administration Bureau's medical ward greeted me. I remembered being dispatched to a rocky wasteland world to protect some Enforcers, but...the last thing I remembered was transferring myself back to Mid-Childa. Yet... I don't know of any magic, mistake or not, that could change someone's...clothing to... this...frilly outfit...? I looked over myself, and apparently somebody had taken the liberty of replacing my outfit with something that was absolutely ridiculous. A very happy and somewhat familiar female voice to my left side alerted me to the sole other presence in the medical ward.
"So you're awake, huh? You've been out for most of today, Krystal. When the staff brought you in, you didn't look so good. You probably exerted yourself too much again, didn't you."
Knight Shamal, one of the Wolkenritter. Programs, like myself, and they too have a rather dark past behind them. The similarities pretty much end there, though. The Wolkenritter were much stronger than someone like me, and were pretty much the personal guard of the current Mistress of the Night Sky, Hayate Yagami. I had heard about them on many occasions, even once tried to protect a small town from their assault, as Dracatouguze reminded me several years back, during my first recent encounter with them. I had forgotten all of that, and my device had to refresh me on this information. They were a fearsome force, both in looks and in combat. Apparently they were far more than simple programs that zealously guarded their master, the master of the Book of Darkness What intrigued me was, why would a Velka Knight force such...frilly clothing on their patients? I didn't quite know what to say.
"Erm...I guess so...umm, Knight Shamal...what's up with this...outfit...?"
She looked pleasantly surprised, perhaps at the mention of her title, or with my mention of her choice of medical clothing. Maybe both, I couldn't tell.
"Oh... Hayate told me that she needed someone to try those on!" I couldn't make heads or tails of this new information, but before I could ask why she had already whisked me out of the room. I attracted an array of suprised and mildly amused glances and the occasional burst of laughter as Shamal dragged me across the entire building to Hayate Yagami's quarters. As we dashed through empty hallways and crowded rooms, I thought I heard the Velka Knight mutter something to herself about "maids and Vita resisting their advances." An agonizing chunk of time later, the two of us had reached a bland looking door at the end of a hallway. As Shamal pressed the buzzer with her giddy expression on her face, I somehow knew I would be dreading the next several hours. Inwardly, I promised myself that I would never overexert myself to that extent again, as well to judge people not by their past or their associations, but by their current actions.
The door opened, and my heart sank.
I think I butchered Shamal's personality, but it took me about 3-4 hours to write that short post up. : /
I now need to think of something devious for Hayate :P
Cosplay mistress Yagami Hayate strikes again. Now what is beyond that door that seems to terrify her so?
Okay, now that the 82nd's been introduced, the next step is to write the reunion bit for when they land on Mid-Childia. Which brings me to the point of this post.
@ Kha, Aaron008R, Keroko, Fuyu no Sora, Saint X, USB500, and Ratler:
Someone in the 82nd knows characters you've created - would they be available for a surprise party for the 82nd (minus Sevasti - he'd be reporting to superiors in Secretariat) on the Mid-Childian equivalent of 7:00 Friday night @ Satashi's infamous bar run by Haseo?
Let me clarify
Kha's characters: Kha & the 21st, and Gard and the Zakums
Aaron008R: Aurion & the Phantoms
Fuyu no Sora: Cass Ivanov & the Blue Flames
Saint X: Kyla Scrya & anyone who's serving on the Silvana @ the time of CrosyS
Keroko: Keroko & the Rogues
Ratler: Alexander Ivanov
USB 500: Annabelle & Leonidas, Alexandra, Hikki, and Shinnosuke
If not, then I understand. But the more, the merrier.