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« Reply #4080 on: June 20, 2006, 05:05:41 PM »
//Members of the public? WTF? I thought we were in a forest?\\

-"Now, now, my dear friends... Why must you hurt these innocent trees? They did nothing to you. Not yet, at least."
I unleashed a small wave of energy. The trees grew back into a wall, and quickly regenerated from the flames.

Who are those people, setting fires to my creations? Why?

Another tidal wave of druidic power, and the front rows of the bystanders were instantly impaled by sharp spike-like roots from the ground. The roots continued growing at an unbelievable rate, wrapping around the dead people, and tightening, like a boa constrictor. Soon, they were squished to the point where their bodies could no longer hold together... Crimson red blood exploded in all directions, covering large numbers of the people and extinguishing the fires. The vast majority of the blood-covered public ran off, away from the terrible place.

As I was having fun manipulating the plants, a barrage of bullets flew through me. I could not help but laugh.

-"AH HA HA HA HA! You there, with the gun! You HONESTLY thought that your pathetic machinery will have any effect on ME?!"

Due to the shifted phases, any physical matter would harmlessly pass through me.

-"Well then, I suppose you've made your choice. I offered you a quick death; it seems you prefer it to be long and painful. We've got more in common than you think. Elites!"

My elite warriors appeared out of the black fog, and surrounded the group. Six of them dropped down around Marshal.

-"ATTACK!"

While the Elites were attempting to take Marshal down, I turned over to the man with the strange device pointed at me.

-"You... you must be one of the Aspye agents. I can smell the stench of herecy all over you... yes, you're definately with the Aspyes. So, will you make the right choice and leave, or, perhaps, shall this come to a fight?" I looked away, my mind wandering. "...more of a slaughter, really. Your pathetic magical abilities would not be enough to bring a quarter of me down. Still, that device you have is most intriguing. I'll have to remind myself to get my servants to scrape it off your scorched flesh, after I am done with you."
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the here we are now judgment day

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« Reply #4081 on: June 20, 2006, 05:29:26 PM »
Nick continued to throw blasts of energy at the group around Zeros'. " Oh! Come on not able to fight a teenager?" He taunted the group.

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Calavous was near Bandervil when he saw the gaint crater, the people within and around. " What the hell ?" He said in bewilderment. He continued on his way Seeing Nick throwing things at a group of people. He gained speed passing Nick within seconds and landing near the middle of Bandervil ( well the edge now.) He walked up to Darrak. " Sir what has happened? "
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« Reply #4082 on: June 20, 2006, 05:49:29 PM »
//How did he get into the keep so quickly?\\

Marshal was taken down to the ground by the elites. //Don't interfere, Ein and me have a little plan.\\

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"How did you get back into the keep so quickly?" Darak asked, sounding amazed. "Anyways...What happened? Well were the hell do I start!?" He says louder and starts talking quickly. "First, we get attacked by a couple Aspye commandos, then Ragnar, erm, Haraldur comes over and starts fighting. One of our leaders of the Grey Empire, Abodahon, starts fighting him. Haraldur makes the hugest explosion! It kills off almost my entire army! Steorra got killed by it! And now more people are coming!" Darak then kneels down and sits down, on the stairs. "My god...I'm doing such a terrible job as High General."

He then rubs his temples. He tried to reassure himself, in his head. Okay, you can get through this alive, Darak. Remember we're in this for the money. I'm High General now, think of all the money I'd get for this? Besides, I've only got around 20 or 30 years left of life. I've lived a full enough life, I've had my good times, I've been with my women, I've killed a good amount of enemies and fought a fair amount of battles.

"Okay mages! Try and get the shield back up to its full power!" He commands. "Nobody go outside, unless you are a skilled mage! No grunts or newbies you hear me! I don't want to waste any more lives! And get this place cleaned up! Patch up the damages damnit!"

He looked at Calavous. "I've got a lot to do in here. Your brother is out there fighting, you might want to help him out, and those other guys who are coming are no pushovers!"
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« Reply #4083 on: June 20, 2006, 06:00:07 PM »
//Hes been traveling for 3 posts now.\\

"Well I had a little problem on my journey. I'll tell you later if i'm alive." He said to Darrak as he was ordering the mages. " And i'll try to stop the men. I think all of us can handle it out there.
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« Reply #4084 on: June 20, 2006, 07:07:41 PM »
//Ein: I said the disc was going to Ugran, which means you landed in the city somewhere. Let us assume it is in a large park within Gief? OK? That would explain the bystanders.

Dude Man: That second comment was directed at me, right?

Nick: I think Dude Man was referring to Calavous arriving at one location and then instrantly moving on to the next.//

"Watch my tone with your son? Ha! I have known him for longer than you have. I am sure he can tell you many things about the events over the last decade involving me, and probably from a tremendously skewed angle too. Doubtless a result of Zeros's influence. Strange, though, that he should abandon other parts of Zeros' influence because of you, but not others."

Haraldur turned to Duilin. "You are doing what you believe in? Tell me, Duilin, what do you believe in, exactly? The oppression of people, treating them as disposable resources that can be slaughtered like cattle? Pushing around the people as a group with your demands? You believe in the stifling of all dissent by the method of slaughtering villages and cities? You believe in mighty and corrupt empires where the majority of what the people produce is stolen from them by malicious greedy bastards in uniform, the High Generals, advisers, members of the Court? You believe in seizing tribute from the starving? You believe in the rape of all dissenting women, a practice that went all the way to the top, including that of Zeros' mother by Melkoth? You believe in using prisoners, both political and not, as feed and sport for demons in the arena? You believe in the eradication of entire cultures, species, and land masses if they do anything that does not involve bowing down to you? You believe in the constant magical surveillance of all those not in the higher ranks of the officer class? You believe in the creation of new diseases just so that people are dependent on what little medical care the state provides? Where do you think the Jet Plague came from, exactly? You believe in the strict enforcement of a religion in the name of the unaging Emporer, rising him to God status? You believe in the execution of individuals who do not observe this religion, either due to having their own or realising that all powerful deities are a nonsense? You believe in the genocide of large groups who refuse to believe in this religion? How do you think the Dios religion, where Dios is another name for Melkoth, became the most common religion on this planet?

"How do I know about this, you ask? Well, I am the perpetrator, the programmed killer, the assassin of millions, the destroyer of continents (and the production of the moon from their remains. If you ever visit there, you should see the bones that are there if you search hard enough), the arena's favourite, the disease maker, the religious enforcer, the watcher, the destroyer of free thought, the designer of the Jet plague... and the designer and builder of your father's gauntlets. I know what I am talking about. I have seen how oppressive things can be, at first hand, as the one doing the oppressing. Admittedly, I was not under my own control, and even now people still desire to control me, what I am, whatever name they choose to call me.

"If you believe in this, then you are one of the most malicious, evil bastards that has ever existed. You have joined that elite club, the club of oppressors, like Melkoth, your father, Draven, Sigma Retan and his ancestors, the ancient monarchy of Romme of 50 000 years ago. Feel proud, when eventually your hands become about a millionth as bloodstained as mine! I vividly remember the day the Imperial court, including your father, and myself, and Melkoth and Quintus, for a New Years Eve laugh bathed themselves in the blood of 40 000 virgins from Wahabbia. I expect that you have that to look forward to."

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Tesla glared at Kronos: "It will be you that will have your flesh burnt up if any of our fights came to a conclusion, I promise you that. Now, piss off!"
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« Reply #4085 on: June 20, 2006, 08:50:50 PM »
Abodahon started laughing, harder and harder by the second, as Haraldur was spilling his large speech.

"Father, is all of this true?" Duilin asked.

"Hahah! Duilin, my son." Abodahon was still laughing a bit. "Haraldur went insane many, many years ago. He suffered from crazy visions of us enslaving people, bathing in blood all sorts of things. One of my favourite ones was the Jet Plague story. The plague was simply named after the empire, comparing the heavy progress they had. But different things happened with the plague and the empire I assure you." He then looked at Duilin and Haraldur. "Answer his question, my son."

//I'd like to also say that more then Duilin and Abodahon?s conversation took place then what was posted. Not all of it was true, I'll assure you, but Duilin believed it.\\

"Well, that was a very amusing speech, oh great bringer o' peace to the mighty land of Gaian." Duilin began. "But I know I haven't been around as much as you 'demi-gods', but I to have seen my fair share of shit happening. Let's see, well my entire family and fellow villagers were slaughtered, due to my father being unable to protect them because he was cast under a spell, by you, that made him a normal human. He only had enough money to 'pay for' me to live. So to answer your question, no I do not believe in the slaughter of villages.

"I'll have you know Haraldur that I served the life of a slave for about ten years, which seemed like fifty-five to me. So I know the hardships of people being treated like cattle. I had to be treated like this until I had to bullshit my way to get a sliver of more freedom as a soldier. But I was still watched over. So no, I do not believe others should be watched over like that, thank you very much.

"When I was sent to Romme to go fight, I saw many people get killed. The first person I killed there, and in fact the first person I ever killed, was Darion. It was mostly an act of vengeance. He deserved it, even you would agree with that. The dark warriors I killed, I had to, so I could defend my friends.

"About a week ago, I had fought a group of pirates hired by Draven's empire that were raiding the small settlement of Rivertown. So to answer your, other question. No I don't believe the productions of the people should be stolen by greedy bastards, (such as Draven) etc.

"I also don't believe in starting huge ass groups and killing people because they have different beliefs, be they anarchistic, imperialist, or even demonic worship. I believe it shouldn't be anyone?s business of what other people believe in.

"I also don't believe that somebody should be killed due to them being to powerful, I'm sure everyone here agrees with that, except for a certain somebody who is on his way. I also don't believe just because somebody's powers just may be dangerous, or that they should be held back because they might loose control, unless it's proven that they will due to there history, of oh insanity for example. Kind of like you Ragnar.

"I also don't believe in starting revolutions to force your beliefs on everyone in the entire fucking world. And everyone who does believe in what you think will have to at least pretend to or else they're be afraid that they'll get shot with one of your future sticks, or have their head melted by a plasma blast, or destroy an entire village. I believe people should be allowed to think what they want; they shouldn't have to agree with your barbaric ways, even the Empires.

"As for all that other shit you asked me, I think you're the only one who could even think of that crap. I knew you were crazy ever since I saw you at Romme, my first instinct was to run form you."

//It's true, back in Chapter 2, when Duilin first met Haraldur, my first intention was for him to run from him. But I changed it quickly after.\\

Abodahon was nodding his head, causally after almost every point Duilin made. He then laughed in joy as Duilin finished. "You see Haraldur? We're not all bad. Even demons have harts."
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« Reply #4086 on: June 20, 2006, 09:09:24 PM »
(Heh... I'll see if I can write a script this weekend that will find the longest post.  I'm pretty sure I capped 3 pages at least a few times.)

(Dude Man:  When my only options are to make a DAL post or update the Wiki, I choose the post.  Plus I've been working on... certain other projects... *wink* *wink*)

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Draven stood up, and began moving towards the door.

"You've been most helpful, old man.  As per our agreement, I will leave you in peace.  Until next time..."

Henri merely sighed.  He hated to help such a cruel man, but he didn't see any other way...  Surely Draven would have wreaked havoc if he refused.  At least this time the target was far from home... The third eye in his forehead closed.  The old king's sight was failing, he could tell.  It was becoming more exhausting each time, and he couldn't see as much as he used to...

Draven flung open the doors, and the knights leaning against them fell to the floor at his feet.  A crushed Ven smiled and waved with a free hand from the bottom of the pile.

"Uh... hi."

Draven ignored the idiots and stepped over them into the hallway, where he saw his alchemist Allen waiting for him.

"Allen, you are free until I next call upon you.  It may be a while.  You'll know when it is time..."

He began to walk away, but turned to add another comment.

"And if the Dark Empire happens to resurface, don't leave this island.  Trust me, the Crimson Empire is, and always will be, very much alive."

He gave a variation of his usual smirk.  This one a bit warmer, but filled with the usual confidence.  He leaned a bit closer.

"And keep an eye on these losers for me, especially three-eyes in the back...  Wouldn't want anyone else taking advantage of our little friend here..."

He winked and turned down the hallway on his way...  The black robes flowed around him, a faint crimson glow sweeping around the man.  It was difficult to suppress one's aura for so long.  It required constant attention, and Draven was glad to let the barrier down.  The robes shifted, becoming Draven's familiar black, red trimmed armor and cape with the majestic red dragon insignia of the Crimson Empire on the back.

He was back.

Moving towards an exterior balcony, Draven removed a small scroll and a quill from his belt.  Unfurling it revealed a list with the words "People to Kill" written on the top, with several names already scratched out.  Draven struck out the item that read "That old guy", having seen Quintus' death through Henri's sight.  He then wrote in "Melkoth" and "Abodahon" at the bottom before rolling the scroll back up.

By now he was at the edge of the balcony and he simply walked off, much to the surprise of the two guards watching him.  A tremendous blast of flame erupted from just past the edge and Draven shot off into the sky wrapped in the vermilion glow.  He flared northwest, over the mountains of Tjed...
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« Reply #4087 on: June 21, 2006, 12:13:06 AM »
"This is crazy," said Xenai, as they took off after Zeros'. "What she said..." Thumbing back to Aura. "...are we gonna have to fight that?"
"I certainly hope not," said Zion.
Aura was still clinging really tightly to Tsu, speechless. Tsu didn't really have a problem with it.
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« Reply #4088 on: June 21, 2006, 10:38:09 AM »
Nick kept blasting energy at Xenai, Aura, Tsu, and Zion. "Don't run now." He said as he flew in front of them. " Your not going anywhere now."

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Calavous walked to the crater watching the people fighting and such. He passed the ruins of that was once Bandervils gates.
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« Reply #4089 on: June 21, 2006, 10:48:58 AM »
//Nick: Horisontal teleports result in randomness of arriving location which is proportional to distance travelled. Only height can be controlled exactly.//
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« Reply #4090 on: June 21, 2006, 11:45:43 AM »
Zeros' sighed and looked side-ways at Nick, as he got closer.

"Do you really wish for death, boy?" he asked mildly. He didn't care if Nick was just a kid - well, everyone except Melkoth and Haraldur were kids to him - he would kill him if he kept up his antics.

"But, yes... As for fighting Haraldur, we will have to fight him, eventually, but with this treaty he said we have, we can put off the inevitable. Haraldur also knows that we'll meet in battle again, weither it be a day, a week, a month or even years from this point," he said, to anwser the questions.

He turned his attention back to Nick and casually deflected the energy away with his hand.

"Persit and you shall die, boy," he said again.

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Allen nodded at Draven's statement and resisted the urge to sigh at Ven and his knights, but he took his orders. Don't leave the island and keep an eye out on everyone here.

Despite what many people thought, Draven was a decent man... Well... Sometimes... Maybe every once in awhile, but it did happen.

He walked over to Ven and offered him his hand.

"Have a nice trip?" he said jokingly, a small smirk on his face.
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« Reply #4091 on: June 21, 2006, 11:59:38 AM »
"My son." Abodahon said, quietly. "It seems Zeros' is here now. Do what needs to be done. I'll handle Haraldur from here."

Duilin nodded and then walked off, to where Zeros' was floating over.

Abodahon grinned, and then lowered his expression and looked at Haraldur. "So, my friend, you see? You can use your mind games on all of us, even my son. As for the fact that you claim to have known him longer, that isn't even true. Sure for the past five years you have, neither of us saw very much of him, ten years before you met him. But before even that I spent my share time with him. Sure it wasn't a lot, but you don't know the hardships of being a parent." He raised one brow. "You never had any children, to my memory, correct?"

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'I swear he's going to pay for this. I'm not getting replaced.'
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//Whoops I should update Rink.\\

"Zeros'! There's Duilin!" Rink points, flying a little bit away from Zeros'. He then lowers his hand. "Yeah...I think you're right Zeros', something is different about him... god damn Valos!"
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« Reply #4092 on: June 21, 2006, 04:10:44 PM »
Nick put his hand up. "Im not talking to you." He said as he looked at the other memberof the group while moving his hand at there position.  A large energy ball apeared and gently left his hand. A soon as it was a few meters away it grew in size and imploded after a few more meters. Bolts of the scattering energy was blow in every direction but Nicks. " I want to fight them." He said as he put his right hand on the dagger on his belt.

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"Brother!" He yelled from the crater. He smashed the ground and picked up a gaint boulder from destoried earth. He rested it on his shoulder and threw it soon after. It was heading towards Tsu...
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« Reply #4093 on: June 21, 2006, 05:46:00 PM »
"I kill people because of what they do, or what they seem to have a motive to do. The Grey Empire, and all other Empires, are a threat to those who value freedom, and so must be killed to ensure freedon prevails. The Grey Empire wishes to enslave Terian, and perhaps all Gaian, once more. I will never allow that.

"The Revolution is not my Revolution, it is the Revolution of the people. I have done very little revolutionary activity, most of it has been done by the people themselves: myself and my Comrades are merely an elite wing who protect the Revolution from really powerful threats.  For instance, in Alterna, I only stayed in one village, while the whole country rebelled. They are wanting the Revolution themselves, otherwise the Revolution would not be. And he in Terian, according to my most recent reports, the revolution has recently reached the West coast, and they will soon be moving North. I am not there to direct them, I am here, to protect them from you, Duilin, and your father, and Melkoth, and all others who would wish to kill or enslave them. And of course we do not shoot those who wish to be enslaved, but if anyone tries to enslave anyone else, then we shall shoot them, as they are scum.

"At Romme, you say? Hahaha! I was still under partial control by people like your father at the time, so it is not surprising.

"Oh, by the way, Draven is back, and I will probably have to fight him soon. No rest for me it seems."

He turned to Abodahon.

"Have I ever had many Children? Well, no. When I was under control by you and others it is true that I raped women, but they were of course all killed afterwards, so that could not happen, and recently I have been to busy trying to protect the people from scum like you for that to be a priority. However, your question obviously proves that you do not know what I am, and I will let you keep your ignorance.

"Now, are you ready, or should I allow you to rest some more?"

//Haraldur receives almost constant reports from other revolutionaries through telepathic means by trained mages.//

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Makhno and Durruti, as they could fly fater than Melkoth, were catching up. Melkoth turned, and from his body a shield went out and carried on expanding, and went to meet them. They each were touched by the shield. However, they were too strong to be thrown back by it, causing it to disharge into itself, breaking it. However, before it broke they sent energy through it so that it got directly to Melkoth, who did not have time to block it, and was thrown up in the air.

They rose with him, and he did the same again, and again it ended up with him being chucked further up, until they were out of the atmosphere. Melkoth then ducked downards and accelerated towards the ground, with Durruti following, but not Makhno, who stayed where he was.

Durruti caught up with Melkoth, and they then did the same as they did at Bandervil, leaving a very bright light. They kept on falling towards the ground.

When they were nearly at the ground, Makhno, far above, accelerated downards at huge speed, with green flames around him due to the air resistance on his shield.
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« Reply #4094 on: June 21, 2006, 07:24:02 PM »
"Hahah!" Abodahon laughed. "Well Haraldur, you admit to have raped women, and have done evil, tyrant things, and you claim to have been 'under our control' wile doing those things. This just further more proves how crazy you are. You are an insane hypocritical nutcase! People like you deserve to be locked up and sentenced to weave baskets for the rest of their lives. I've had enough rest. Now allow me fix the biggest error Melkoth ever made...you."

Abodahon held his gauntlets to his side, and energy began swarming around his hands. He quickly levitated until he reached Haraldur's vertical level (assuming he is still in the air, if not then he is floating just a few yards up, in the air).
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