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[Orochi Sey]

Mr Maybe McGrath

He was certainly in the right place, then. She did know of his reputation to make judgments about him. She only made the ones of their first meeting. First impressions always mattered the most between two new strangers encountering one another.

"Well, McGrath, this inn will certainly be able to help you recuperate from your long journey. The owner is kind and offers his services for no cost. Quite a nice charity he has going on here. So eat and rest to your heart's content."

Sey had a good sense of empathy. She could read his inner emotions and turmoils. Not in detail. She was no oracle. However, she could sense certain things within him, such a storm being held back. The man she was seeing now certainly was hiding behind a public veil. She wanted to see his true self. That would require gaining more favoritism with him. Like he, she saw him as a future ally.

"Until we meet again."

She turned around and walked to the stairs. Her room awaited her, where she had some reading and studying to do.

[Taifu_Takashi]

-[]- Gaia New's -[]-

[ Radio broadcast/Tv screen's ]

:This is Cindy Donovinh from Channel 9 Action New's with a few special report's:

arrow A homocide has occurred in quiet Town of Barton just a few day's ago, strange sighting's of "Brown Hooded" men have been sighted in the area and have lead some to believe this may be the work of "The Marauder's" a local group of ruthless forest bandit's. Two unidentified men have been accused of the crime and are awaiting a decision from the Baron himself located to the North in "Barton Keep". More new's as it develop's....

arrow To the South of Barton has seen an increase in Gang activity around the massive "Barton Height's Apartment Complex" located opposite the "Gaia Suburbs". The BPD police force is doing their very best to send out routine patrol's but dont seem to have the manpower to survey and contain the sudden spike in murder's and shoot out's. They urge anyone with any law enforcement experience to apply and sign up, they promise some benefits and a large bonus for any criminals that new recruits detain or manage to take off the street's permanently.

arrow Earlier in the week a transport truck delivering Jewel's and Gem's to "Barton Jeweler's" was attacked and robbed outside the Town wall's by masked men driving a Black Van. They drove into Town and even managed to evade special agent "Chen Ning" who made a valiant attempt to stop them even jumping on the van itself as it drove recklessly through the narrow streets. They are believed to be hiding in the "Industrial District" of Town possibly using an abandoned warehouse, they are still at large and considered armed and highly dangerous. More information on the situation will be given when it develops....

arrow The Ninja Clan's of Gaia still seem to be at odd's with each other as many of them have been seen scouting or dueling each other to the "West" of Barton hiding in the dense forest region. The Authorities and the "Barton Regulator's" urge local's of the Town not to engage them and to report any activity about them incase of a war or conflict breaking out between the multiple groups. They arent considered great threats to the community but they are known to wage war's for honor and territory and sometimes innocents can get caught in the crossfire.

arrow More Ghost's and Undead have been heard or sighted late at night lurking in "Barton Hollow" and the "Cemetery" beyond that. The cause of this increase in Undead creatures has not been determined but some believe its the "Headless Barton Guard" who has haunted the area for centuries, we warn civilian's and local's to not walk through the Hollow at night and some of the Clergy and other Holy organizations are gathering members together to try and bless or cleanse the area of the foul monsters. Anyone with Holy or Light power's would be greatly appreciated, though we still urge that anyone form a tight knit group before attempting to do this alone....

arrow The Gaia Crime Family's have resurfaced and are starting to silently dispatch each other's members. The Romani and Saint Crime Family's have occupied their old mansions located in the Northern "Barton Estates" and their underlings have been spotted wandering about Town extorting certain businesses. Warning: Do not attempt to detain these people, simply call the Police or inform Leon or your nearest Regulator Guard and they will handle the situation. The Dragonetti, De-Angelo, and Corelli criminal organizations are also believed to be active again and the BPD are on alert keeping a watchful eye on their activities.

:That's all the New's for now, this has been Cindy Donovinh of Channel 9 Action New's:

[ End Broadcast/Transmission ]

[Mademoiselle Alvinette]

Location: Barton News Service Office, Downtown Barton
So much had been going on over the past few days that the Agency had had a difficult time figuring out the best surveillance assignment for Natalie. She'd been a witness--sort of--to the aftermath of the jewelry store robbery but hadn't been able to give the police any helpful information. And she had been so busy in Durem, on assignment watching over King Solomon's Mind, that she was only at the office a couple of days a week, and she didn't even go home some nights even though the cafe where she lived was supposed to be her primary assignment. The Agency was shorthanded these days, and it showed in how thin some operatives, like Natalie, were stretched.

She was back at the office today, back on her old coding assignments, but her bosses had made it known that she was about to be assigned to more surveillance. So as she sat at her desk and waded through the messages that were coming from field agents all over Gaia, she wondered where in Barton she would be doing her next job, and why they repeatedly pulled her away from her desk to put her in field assignments she wasn't trained for. Given what I know about office politics around here these days, I think somebody really wants me out of the office so I don't see what they're really doing... And she knew exactly who it was. The smug little creep who'd been holding the real boss hostage for over a year, and who continually taunted Natalie about it...

((She's in the office for now; just wanted to let you guys know I'm still alive. And there are so many things going on in Barton right now that she could be spying on, that I haven't been able to pick an assignment for her! But if anybody wants me to send Nat their way, just let me know. ^^))

[None for me thanks]

( I should be here, eh? )

[Kirinta]

Barton-Streets

Kirinta moved his hand up to his earpieace for a moment to hear all that was going on in the News reports. "Not good can not let my brothers death be in vain." Kirinta looked down from his perch at the girl one last time. "Don't go over your head kid.
He moved back into the shadows and made his way down to BPD office to see what he could do to help secure the city.

[Kira Lightfeather]

arrow Barton-Angel Temple

Kira had caught the report of the murder and the Barton Hallow.
The events at Barton Hallow was calling out to her Angelic bloodline but the images of the men being taken to the Baron reminded her of an earlier encounter.
Kira quickly changed into her Gaia Guardian uniform (Current Avi.) The markings on the sleeve would identify her as such to all authority figures in Gaia.

arrow Barton-Outside the Barons Mansion.

Kira's wings made it easy to arrive at the Barton Keep where she cut the transport of the two prisoners off and the guards.
She made a hard landing in front of the Gate. "You are relieved of your duty gentlemen I will take these two the rest of the way." A Guardian taking over a prisoner transport this was a first for any Gaia Guardian.

[The Legendary Hitman]

arrow Subway Car

Jack was focused on his opponents and then something caught his attention as the older man known as Sieg was making his way from the very back of the Subway car and tending to the wounded in the wake of the intense combat watching this and growing curious as to what he might be doing since he wasnt involved in the battle yet. He noticed that the man had some sort of power or ability clearing away his teammates wounds aswell as his opponents even though he couldnt feel it or see it he was still very keen on super powers and abilities taking notice when they were in his presence. When the mysterious older man with the dark skin tone yelled "No!" from behind the Anarchist's infront of them is garnered everyone's attention causing people to turn and look while Jack did the same letting his cigarette hang limply on his lip wondering just what would happen next and was even prepared to face him if needed. He put his black gloved hand's on a few of his men's chest's and shoulders to stop them from rushing at Sieg or trying to attack him letting them know he was still calling the shot's and that the Holy man wasnt a threat as of yet making his group of violent vagrants stand down for now.

Jack's eyes widened slighty at the speed and quickness of the cane slamming into the forehead of the Anarchist letting him know that this man meant business and was looking to interrupt their scuffle, he and his men silently watched as he engaged the younger fighters brandishing sharp weaponry dispatching the first one with ease using his cane as a tool and subduing him with a elbow to the back of the head putting the man out instantly. Another reason he and his men were standing still was that it seemed the man had some sort of magical or supernatural touch as the Anarchist's were properly beat down but showed no broken bones or bruised after the hit's connected as if putting them in a calm but deep sleeping state and this worried Jack knowing his men were simple human's and he himself might not be able to counter such a thing even with his own abilities. The older man's far superior strength was also very apparent as he easily lifted the Anarchist over his shoulder and flung him down the narrow Subway car before using his cane to parry another knife attack and grip the wrist with his now free hand causing the boy to drop to his knee's aswell as the knife showing prowess in hand to hand combat while also being very formidable despite his humble appearance.

By this time the Subway car had stopped at the Barton Station and the doors opened up to allow people to get off and head to their destination prompting the rest of the Anarchist's to step backwards and begin to leave the Subway car still holding their knives and glaring at Sieg not really wanting his scolding or prospects of training them. "This isnt over whoever you are, rest assured the Government who Tax's everyone and Church will pay dearly for your interference today mark my words." One of the Anarchist's spoke to Sieg as he and the small group of them backed up and quickly turned to run out of the underground and headed up the stairs towards the surface of Barton Town ready to retaliate against offense to their organization.

"We dont expect to gain anything, we just happened to show up in someone else's turf it seem's and we dont ever back down from a fight. Me and my men were traveling to this place to escape the city of Durem, we figured this place might be a bit more accepting but maybe not....."Jack said with a serious tone before taking a long drag on his cigarette until it was nearly finished and blowing it out with a sigh of relief letting his eyes examine the Holy man standing before him around all the unconscious Anarchist's not sure who he was or what his reason for being here might be. Jack was also unsure if the police force would be down in the Subway station after the altercation but wasnt looking to stick around to find out having too many close call's and brushes with the law.

Tres Ecstuffuan

[-The Golden Flower-]

Barton Town Center Square

Lance Graystone Wandering King

Lance Graystone had not been to the plane of Gaia in what felt like centuries. Actually it might have been that long since he left Anza... he didn't have the best grasp of time. He needed a break though. Learning the extremely long history of his home plane and trying to fix it after his Grandfather was beyond tiring. He was sure Celeste could handle it for a lite while. He hoped.

Lance had teleported into the town, right in the middle of town, and was immediately reminded of Lilith's and Carson Town, getting a bad taste in his mouth at the memories. He pushed the thoughts away and instead turned his attention to the town itself. He might have come here before, but Lance couldn't remember for sure and he didn't see anyone he remembered. His good eye scanned the center of town until it found the fountain.

Those who were in the center of town would see a going looking man, maybe in his early twenties, looking up at the fountain. He was pale white guy, with short blond hair styled neatly on his head. If they were close enough they would see his eyes. The left was bright voilet but the right was emily looking, blind with a scar down his face on that side. He was dressed well, in a black suit with a ruby on the right front pocket of the jacket. The suit sat on him well, but he appeared to be a little too skinny. And there were dark circles under his eyes.

"Hmmm... Its nice and peaceful here. I think I might like it here.

[Chen Ning]

exclaim Barton Jewelers - Crime Scene

The police had taken over the scene. Yellow tape, marked evidence, and talking policemen stood at the scene. Barton Town had the BPD as its local police, but they were affliated, if not the extending branch, of the GPD. The GPD was a Gaian bred police force that acted on more than one town. And each town had its own division of operators. Chen, the current detective at the scene, was a chief detective from the Durem branch of the GPD. It didn't mean he was a top ranker in Barton, but the BPD acknowledged his rank and considered him a valuable asset to the current case. Why he was here in Barton, however, was anyone's guess. He had showed up last week to offer his services so he could be in the region to deal with the case concerning the mafia families currently in town. Their activities extended pass Barton, which was why he came here to solve a money laundering and murder case that occurred in Durem. To say the least, this robbery wasn't exactly his higher priorities, but it helped give him something to do in his downtime.

One of the forensics brought over a ziplock bag with a ruined bullet inside it. Bullets were probably one of the few consistent evidence one could find at a crime scene. Tracking them back to someone was harder than it sounded. Assault rifle rounds were not a common street weapon, but it was for military training routines. Anyone could have purchased them in the last month. Then it would require tracing the purchase of high powered weapons. That one was easier since guns that they were carrying, unless given by government regulated offices, were uncommon for urban warfare. That would be a start once they got a read on the type of firearms they were carrying.

"Take it to the lab."

It was unfortunate that the van had no license label on the back of it. That would have been a clear cop routine stop, but appeared it was a vehicle that had only one use, so it wasn't going to be often that an officer of the law would come by and see it. Chen just sighed. He had a little vendetta with the robbers now, considering that little getaway scene he was in. So he felt motivated to find them and throw them into the darkest jail cell he could find. But first, he needed to find witnesses. Apparently, most of them fled, and the employees here didn't seem too reliable on their information since they were hiding behind their desks while the robbers took whatever they wanted.

[Khalor]

Just outside the main gates of barton town.

A single mote of light drifts on the wind before settling into a stationary position in front of the gates. It pulses slightly and slowly but surely begins to draw more seemingly random motes of light to it, increasing in frequency with each flash. The light seems to "grow" and intensify and with a crescendo and a flash the light all vanishes and left behind is a large man on one knee.

He stays stationary for a second before straightening up to his full height. Behind the blank and dead lenses of his mask he surveys the walls and beyond the gates of Barton town.

"Well, this has been a while." he growls from behind the mask.

(OOC: Been off Gaia for almost 10 years so I apologise if im rusty.)

[[ The Immortal ]]

The Elder Vampire had finally descended upon the Town of Barton approaching the Eastern most gate at a brisk pace letting his long Dark cape flow behind him. He was a Dark Lord and had a higher stature in the Vampire World granting him many benefits and many minions over the centuries since he was turned to the night. He outfit was exquisite from head to toe in its much older look possibly of late seventeen hundreds style aswell as shine'y shoes lined with Dragons hide on the outside. His presence here had to do with the Vampire Order in control of even the human government making them quite powerful and influential in the world of Gaia and he was an Elder member controlling his own clan or brotherhood of sorts giving him the power of a Lord or King.

His ego matched his position having quested alot in his long lifespan vastly exceeding other Vampires even in many things simply because he trained and mastered alot and constantly challenged himself and his enemies. He was always looking for a way to get ahead even though he was already a Vampire and practically Immortal he like most other powerful beings wanted a bit more always wanting to be ahead of the rest. His cunning was legendary and he would always appear uncaring and so unlike a warrior in his demeanor and then strike swiftly and deadly with strength and speed showing his ferocity when absolutely necessary.

[Orcus of Black Flames]

With the actual forging process done for Gustav's order all that is left is to replicate the items. If they did things the normal way it would take weeks for them to finish the order. But thanks to his digital forge he can have each type of weapon perfectly replicated. For each type it'll take roughly four days to get the numbers that Gustav wants of each. But perhaps longer considering he probably doesn't have enough raw material to make that many so in total it'll probably take him three weeks to have it all done. What with the time it'll take to get the materials he needs from the other shipping companies.

So while that is going on Savic decides to work on an entirely new project. With his shop being right on the water he realizes that he is being an idiot by not taking advantage of this. So using some of his channels he gets a hold of a really good contractor and commissions him to build him a shipping dock out of the back of his shop. The dock would be large enough to hold two medium sized boats in wet dock and one dry dock to maintain the boats and make repairs. The boats in question he desires them to be torpedo boats. Torpedo boats can take a beating while still maintaining good amount of speed despite their bulk. Plus they can handle all sorts of weaponry. But he mainly wants them for the torpedo function for any ship to ship issues. The idea is that once he hires a good sized crew he might start a smuggling ring. Being able to deliver and pick up his own goods would cut out any middle men and save him a lot of cash. Plus he loves being on the water so he also desires to do this just for the thrill of it.

So while the weapons are being replicated Savic hires an old contractor friend of his to handle the project. It'll take quite a bit of time but it'll be worth the wait. So for the time being Savic sticks around his shop to supervise and make sure the workers stay safe. And to potentially wave off any of the regulars. With the amount of work that needs to be done much of his shop is opened up so there are some things he doesn't want the lawmen to see. And while he isn't around to watch he has his AI Sentinel watch over everything and make sure the men have everything they need. So things are pretty loud now around his shop while the men work with their machines and cranes. Not to mention a lot of the work is being done over water so a large ship sits a little ways from the building with a massive crane on it that it uses to set up the supports for the extensions of the building. Along with the big ship there are four smaller boats that are used to move supplies and do the finer detailing. So any locals living by the coast are probably going to be pissed due to all the noise.

On this day in particular Savic sits on a small dock used for the local fishing boats that sits in between his shop and one of the larger shipping warehouses. He is wearing black cargo pants and a white "Winds of Plague" band shirt. With all this work going on he recently decided to invite a friend of his over to potentially come work for him. As he expends his trade he needs extra help. Sentinel is very useful but she can only handle so much and can't do anything physical. So he has enlisted the help of his friend Red. But first he has to show her everything since he doesn't want her to agree to anything that she can't handle. Despite the fact Red is a tough woman, one of the toughest he'd met, so he is pretty positive that she'll be able to meet his expectations. Until then he sits on the dock and waits to see if she'll meet him today. If not he'll just work on some small projects or lend a hand to the workers.

[Crackbaby73]

This place, Barton Town, seemed secluded enough. Decent size. Massive population - most of those individuals being almost, if not more so, otherworldly than himself. This would do just fine for the time being.

Cebastion, as he had come to accept as a formal name, meandered his way into what was likely the most anonymous part of town. Sure, there were tons of people around but here he felt like he could blend in with the oddities and nobody would ask too many questions. He just wanted to stay out of trouble and avoid anything like the last incident he had found himself in which caused to travel so far.

The hooded figure, a tall man wearing a large dark green hoodie and stark white pants, strode down the street with long and unnaturally smooth strides. Inside of his hood there was not much to hail - a black void occupied by two amethyst orbs underneath white brows. Perhaps there was some magic concealing his face? Some people gave him strange looks but most just minded their own business. This was good. Very good. Perhaps he would be able to keep his head down and stick around these place for awhile...hopefully a considerable amount longer than the last place he had been.

Eventually the hooded man found himself walking closer towards the edges of the city next to the water. His intentions? Find simple work to earn some money and feign the part of an, at least somewhat, average man. From what he knew of natural creatures and their lives the peoples that actually did the physical industrial work or provided food and other necessities went mostly unnoticed and so he hoped to find work of that sort. This brought him to a small dock. Fishing maybe? He had never done it before but he had sufficient knowledge on how it was done.

"Sir," Cebastion calls out to a man sitting by himself on the dock wearing black pants and a white shirt, "I apologize in advance for the interruption but might you have any idea where I could acquire a job? Perhaps a task similar to the assignment those men have been given." He pointed out towards the construction work in the distance - his hand nearly as black as the void underneath his hood.

Savic the Blue Blade

[Orcus of Black Flames]

Crackbaby73

The sound of footsteps approaching him causes Savic to shift his scarlet eyes to glance at the figure approaching him. He remains relaxed figuring it's a fisherman or someone just going about their business. But as the figure pauses close to him and speaks Savic fully turns his head to face the man. The first thing that catches his eyes if the hooded figures face or lack there of in this case. His eyes then travel to the pointing hand and the lack of any color on the flesh. Now this is certainly different. Either this is some magical being or some other worldly creature. Not wanting to be rude Savic slowly gets to his feet while brushing off his pants.

"Quite alright no interruption at all. Just sitting here waiting on someone." His voice is slightly gruff with a slight accent behind it that sounds similar to Arabic. Standing at his full height Savic his tall and lean, just slightly a bit bulkier than the average human male. Where the man/creature he speaks to is jet black in color Savic has light bronze skin that is decorated in rune like tattoos one his upper arms and along his neck where his flesh is exposed. The tattoos themselves looking something similar to Egyptian hieroglyphics. Turning his attention to the men working he nods towards them. "Kolin has a good crew on him so I think he's good but I may have something for you. Just depends on whether you are looking for long term work or short term. I own the building those men are working on. The name is Savic Heliosk but you may just call me Savic."

Turning to face the figure once more as he speaks he extends his right arm and offers his hand to shake. Clearly Savic doesn't seem at all bothered by the man's appearance and treats him just like he would any one else. If the man takes his hand he would give it a solid squeeze and a quick shake before letting it go. It's almost funny how convenient it is that he was just thinking about wanting to find people to work with and this man just walks up to him asking for work. But first he'll have to get to know this man a little first and see what kind of work he is interested in before deciding on anything. Savic doesn't care about who he has work for him just so long as he can trust them and they are in fact willing to work and can be reliable.