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[Ristar Black]

Sentinel's comment on Ri acting like herself had amusement dancing through her starry eyes. She was pretty certain Savic wouldn't approve of some of her methods should they venture out of the shop on a mission or something to that affect. Which made being herself completely was out of the question. Instead, she simply smiled at the orb and nodded her head in response. She would be normal in the shop, for now, and change as needed in any of their adventures. That is, until she was certain her new 'employer' wouldn't freak out when she let a bit of herself slip out.

When Savic finally spoke up, she shook herself from her thoughts and listened. His words had her curiosity perking, while her powers crept out to sense for anything or anyone. It didn't take long to find the same odd feeling rushing through her that Savic seemed to be experiencing. Furrowing her brow a bit, Ristar made a mental note to search for the cause before pulling her powers back. Savic might not have been bothered by the sensation, but she wasn't one to put up with being watched. Especially by someone cowardly enough to need to spy in the first place.

"Alright, if you say so." Was her simple reply. Before she could say anything else, Cebastion had returned to himself and started talking to Savic. Leaving the boys to their tech talk, Ri wandered once more. She stayed like this for a few minutes before her friends voice called her back and had her following him once more. It was like she was in school again, stuck in a field trip when she would rather poke around on her own. Amused by her thoughts, she did her best to brush them aside and tuned in when Savic spoke once more.

The prospect of being able to decorate her own room perked her up and had her stepping quickly around her friend. Her long legs carried her to the bed in the room, which she flopped happily down on. It had been a while since she had been given the chance to play with her own room again. Excited, Ristar sat up a bit and grinned at the boys. There was simply no way she was letting Cebastion have first choice. Not if she had anything to say about it, anyway.

"I call dibs on this room." She said before flopping back down onto her back. Content that she wouldn't be argued with, Ri lifted a hand and waved at the boys. "Now, be gone. I have some stuff to do." The fiery woman added jokingly, only to sit up once more when she caught the last of her friends words. She knew something was up almost immediately, but she let it go for now and gave them both a 'get out' look.

Savic the Blue Blade"

Crackbaby73

[Knight Breaker]

Orochi Sey

Her room awaited her, where she had some reading and studying to do.

"...Seyumi..."

A heavy hand fell upon the petite maiden's shoulder, clad in dark iron of a gothic design. Within the darkness of the room his cold grasp was at once familiar and foreboding. There was an unseen delicateness to the way his fingers tightened around her flesh with the quiet clinking of metal, like a warm embrace that his warrior spirit would not dare to give openly. Even as his voice rasped in her ear and he loomed over her, she would know his true intention by the reverberations of his blackened soul and the ivory cage of white magic she'd constructed to contain it.

"I have failed you. Sigil is beyond my reach."

Dropping to a knee, the vampire's cape pooled around him. His armored hand slid down her side like a decoration knocked into a curtain. As the last bits of her dress slipped between his fingertips he upturned his hand and presented his palm. In an instant a light bright enough to force his gaze down and away from it manifested. Gritting his teeth, he presented the souls of the few he had personally slain in Sigil before his banishment. They were a whirling orb of pure light that matched their purity and devotion to Falis. His free hand planted itself against the floor to steady himself as he labored beneath the effort of their summoning.

"Please, take what few I was able to recover. They will do better in your care."

[Crackbaby73]

"Thank you." Cebastion responded to Sentinels hospitality and nodded his head. It was certainly good to hear that she was not offended by his actions; he certainly hoped to learn a lot from her in the days to come and it was better that they were not off to a bad start.

Of course Cebastion over-heard Savic's words about feeling like he was being watched. Although the words were pretty obviously not directed towards him, and possibly not meant for him, Cebastion would make note while appearing as though he hadn't heard the conversation at all or at least didn't pay it any mind. He was not sure why Savic had not looked into the situation himself but he figured maybe the man was too busy with his other operations or something or another. Either way, Cebastion, having no real instructions as this point, would perform some perimeter scans when he had the chance later on.

"I am glad that I can be of assistance. It may take some time for me to assess which systems needs upgrading and how I can integrate them. I will most certainly let one of the two of you know." With that he continued to follow Savic, along with Red, silently. Being allowed to stay at Savic's dwellings was something of a relief. Although he needed extremely little food or rest he did find himself in need of a proper place to stay that kept him hidden from possible pursuers.

Cebastion had just begun to scan the first room that they had stopped in before Ristar flopped down in the bed and claimed the room for her own. He wondered if the room has some sort of benefit to it only momentarily before simply deciding that, since he would have been just as fine sitting in the middle of the floor in the hall way, she should be able to choose whichever room she so desired. With that, and Ristar bidding the two of them leave her, Cebastion made ready to venture into his own room. "If there is nothing else you require of me at this time I could begin attempting upgrades and optimization of my systems immediately."

Savic the Blue Blade

Ristar Black

[Orochi Sey]

Knight Breaker

This room, the sanctum she had blessed prior to her brief leave, was her protector. She felt nothing could bring harm to her or penetrate it without her will. As she stepped through the door, there was not a single ounce of hesitation or worry. It was not until the sudden squeeze on her shoulder that her breath ceased. If it were not for the voice that pierced the silence, she would have released as much holy power as possible to ward away this intrusion. With this surprise came a blast of familiarity. Like a sweeping light across a darkened chasm, she knew well the being that had entered into her presence. She could not forget the scent of the vampire that she raised by her own two hard-working hands. She slowly looked to the one that spoke to her, her eyes falling as he knelt down himself.

"I have failed you. Sigil is beyond my reach."

Sigil. She brought her hand to her mouth, covering it as she was looking down at him. She had come here because Sigil's current predicament was too hostile for her agenda. There was nowhere safe for a white mage to be in that environment. As far as she was concerned, it was already a lost cause, too far away from salvation. That is why she had come to Barton. One of the most famous cities on Gaia, it was ripe for many things. Ripe of opportunity. Ripe of people.

Before her eyes, the vampire presented to her the shining lifeforce that rested in his palm. It was so strong. It was amazing how the common person underestimated the life of a person. Each person had inside them a powerful spirit that was capable of great things, both positive and negative. Some realized the potential and became people such as spirit monks. Others used their own souls for more nefarious preconceptions. And then there were those who feasted on this power simply for their own hunger. As her hand reached out to touch and transfer the possession of this bright immaterial, she alone could gaze onto this very thing without being spurned away. If it were not for the enchantment on her room, anyone with even a small sense of the supernatural would have felt this omen a mile away.

She rose the light up to get a better look at it. It shone brightly in her opal gaze. Through it, she could feel a sample of everything each soul in her possession had been through. So many emotions. Love. Pain. Sorrow. Happiness. It was becoming overwhelming. She drifted the light over to the blue stone that lied atop her staff, which absorbed the souls in a flash, dimming the room of the ethereal glow. Holding her staff solely in her right hand, she spoke.

"Rise, my knight."

She walked over to the chair next to a desk, sitting down into it. She placed the book she had in her left arm onto it in turn. She looked at the vampire with a calm expression on her face.

"Sigil was failed long before either of us. But do not fret. If you wish to redeem yourself, I have a new venture for us."

She turned her face toward the window, where the expanse of Barton Town was shown.

[Kira Lightfeather]

arrow Gaian Guardian Temple

Having failed at her attempt to stop the transport for those two prisoners Kira sat at her desk in the temple watching the news as the reports came flooding in. Very few were of concern for a Guardian but the few that did she just didn't have the man power yet not until the soldier that defied losing odds was found.
She took a deep breath as she also began reading through several files waiting to see anymore news on Johnny Gambino as well for he would take top priority over all else. "Come one soldier girl time to get back in the game." She whispered as she looked down at her tatoos.

[Orcus of Black Flames]

Savic can't help but chuckle slightly as Red lays claim to the room he shows them. At least he wont have to worry about her adjusting to the place. Raising his left hand he gives Red a mock salute and turns to leave the room allowing her to do her thing. Turning to Cebastion he motions for him to follow him and leads him to the other spare bedroom. The room is designed almost exactly like the other except it is just a little bit smaller but not by much. "This will be your room Cebastion. Again whatever you need just let either myself or Sentinel know. We can build just about anything into these rooms since the systems running through this building are designed to be accessed from just about anywhere. But take all the time you need. I'm still in the planning phase for most of my projects so I wont throw you into anything heavy right off the bat." Hearing a familiar humming noise Savic looks over his shoulder just as Sentinel hovers into the room.

Sentinel was tasked with getting keys for the rooms but from what he can see the orb didn't have anything in her magnetic clamps. He frowns slightly and is about to ask what she is up to when she suddenly floats right in front of Cebastion's face. A light blue beam of light comes forth out of her main ocular lens and right into Cebastion's left eye. Savic has no idea what she just did but Cebastion would now have full access to everything but the restricted files. For Savic's sake she turns to him and bobs slightly, her equivalent of a nod. "I just gave him full access to our systems. Also I'm going to change the locks so that instead of a stupid key it will open by hand print. But in Cebastion's case he'll have the password in his data that he can change at will. Since he'll probably be working with myself a lot he'll have more sensitive material in here eventually once he's proved himself." Savic has to hand it to Sentinel she can really be on it sometimes and think further ahead than himself. Giving her a nod of approval Sentinel leaves the room and begins to make her way toward's Red's room. Savic turns to Cebastion once more as he begins to head out of the room. "You do what you need to do just let me know when you think you've done enough upgrades to start work. I'm going to check in with Kolin so I'll be out back if you need me."

Outside of Red's room Sentinel would bump into the door a few times, her way of knocking, and wait. As soon as Red opens the door she would come inside and hover in the center of the room. She would wait for Red to approach her before she would do the same thing to her that she did to Cebastion. Sentinel would tell Red to hold still and fire a soft blue beam of light into her left eye. It would be like a doctor shinning a flashlight into a patients eye so there is just a momentary brightness. Once that is done she would send a command to the digital forge to start working on two door locks. She floats off to leave the room but before she does she stops and turns to face Red briefly. "You've probably noticed but Savic is a little on edge as of late. Try to be patient with him if he gets a little short tempered. Between the construction and the incident with the Diabolis he's a little stressed." Bobbing her body slight she turns and floats out of the room.

Savic makes his way down the hall and begins to make his way for the stairs. He contemplates chatting a little bit more with Red but decides to let her have her space for a bit. Talking can come later once everyone gets settled in. Heading downstairs he walks around his tools and machines in the forge and makes his way for the man doors. Pushing them open he steps outside to the sound of the banging and hissing sounds of the construction. Making his way around the building Savic steps past the few works walking about with supplies and tools. Eventually he reaches the back area of the building and takes a seat on a wood post and watches the large crane on the ship start to put a steel pillar in place. It is quite fascinating to watch other craftsmen work at their trade. Unfortunately Kolin is on one of the smaller boats directing a diving crew so he wont be able to chat with him until he comes to shore. Watching the divers however makes him feel a little uneasy. They have already been told what parts of the building that are under water to avoid but he knows how people can forget sometimes. He just silently hopes that Kolin drills it into their heads to stay away from the section that connects to the second sub-level of the building.

Ristar Black

Crackbaby73

[Ristar Black]

Once the boys had left, Ri waved her hand at the door and grinned when it shut behind them. She let out a soft squeal of delight and jumped up off of the bed. She definitely had some work to do. There was simply no way she was going to sleep somewhere that held the bare minimum. Her starry eyes scanned the room before she snapped her fingers rapidly. Different pieces of furniture appeared immediately, from dressers to side tables, to fill the emptiness around her. Once she was comfortable with her choices, she snapped her fingers again and began going through decorations.

"Hmmm, what to choose..." She pondered aloud as comforters, curtains, and pictures appeared around her. It took her about ten minutes total to get the room the way she wanted, which had a grin curling over her rosy lips. With cherry wood furniture, plum colored walls, and flowing curtains, Ristar was finally satisfied with the way her room looked. A few pieces of art from her home, along with pictures of her family, covered the wall and sat on the vanity she had taken from her home as well. Her bed was covered in a dark blue and white comforter, the pattern a swirl of elegant lines that started from the bottom right to bloom over the entire top of the blanket, while her curtains were the opposite pattern in the same colors.

"Ah, now that is much better." She said happily as she looked around, only to have her attention pulled towards the door at the sound of knocking. Lifting a scarlet brow, she pulled it open and spotted Sentinel. "Oh, hey, come on in." Ri told the orb before backing up. At the AI's words, she furrowed her brow but did as she was asked so the creation could shine a light in her eyes. Not sure what it was for, she furrowed her brows a bit and opened her mouth to ask. Unfortunately, Sentinel decided to speak first, which had the fiery woman folding her arms over her chest as she listened.

"I will do my best. Thanks for the heads up." Was her reply as the orb floated off. The creations words had her curiosity perking, especially when she spotted Savic walking down the hall towards the stairs. She knew better than to poke at things that weren't her concern, but she simply couldn't help it. Savic was her friend, and she wanted to make sure he was alright. So, she let him get out of the shop before she followed him. Her long legs carried her downstairs and through the building, her powers keeping a tab on him as she slipped out the front door.

When the trail led her towards the construction, Ristar couldn't help but look over what the men were doing. She lingered over it for a few moments, wondering what Savic had planned for all of it. Making sure not to get too close to anything dangerous, she meandered through everything as she continued her search for her friend.

Savic the Blue Blade

[[ The Immortal ]]

arrow Within the Town Square

The Dark Lord had matters to attend to but he suddenly got the strange familiar feeling of another creature of the night arriving into the Town of Barton making him stop mid step and ponder this for a moment trying to decide what his next action might be. He had orders to follow but he was known to throw those out the window for his own ideal's and endeavors wondering if he should pay a visit to this Vampire to find out his purpose and affiliation. Using his powerful mental abilities he would cloud the mind's of any human's or weak minded creatures to gain access to the Town slipping past the Regulators and appearing as a man of noble decent and blonde hair. That was not the case as his actual physical appearance had changed so much over time that he needed to hide his true pale pointy eared form hidden from others to keep himself low key and off certain peoples radar just to walk around at times.

He was searching the area for the Vampires presence always wanting to find out the agenda's of other Dark creatures and even dispatching them if they didnt seem to be following a correct path for their immortal lives which he deemed very important and necessary to adhere to certain guidelines with an everlasting existence.

Knight Breaker

[Crackbaby73]

((I am out of town and don't really have the time to make a post. Just wanted to let you guys know that Cebastion is going to be inactive for a bit.))

Ristar Black

Savic the Blue Blade

[Mademoiselle Alvinette]

Location: Barton Town Square

Natalie yawned as she walked out of her office building. It had been a long shift, and she was more than ready to go home and rot her brain reading comic books, or go bake cookies, or just talk to people and forget about her problems for a while. She was still keeping up with any news she could find on the jewelry-store robbery, and she'd also found out about a murder in the area. Two suspects had been escorted to Barton Keep for questioning, but Natalie hadn't heard anything about the results of said questioning. In her office work, her only job was to relay messages from Point A to Point B, and to make sure they were coded well enough that anyone intercepting them wouldn't be able to make head or tail of them. Since she was also assigned to occasional surveillance work, though, she couldn't help but be curious about the things that happened in Barton, especially things that she was even peripherally a witness to, thus her interest in the robbery case.

She walked through the town square, and the square was surprisingly deserted for now. Only a few people were milling about, including a blond man who looked like he was on a mission. Natalie smiled to the man, but she couldn't help feeling that there was something not quite right about him. Not that she had a sixth sense or anything, but she was a favorite target of a lot of weirdos out there, so life had taught her to be wary.

((I'm still here, I promise! I'm just having a hard time deciding what to do with Nat in here. Writer's block, I guess. ^^))

[The Legendary Hitman]

arrow Barton Town - Subway Station

"We will make due just fine, and as for Warriors of Light I gave up that awhile back. Ive lost any type of faith and been shunned by many people so this lifestyle suits me and my men quite well. I respect your methods and wanting to do whats right in the eyes of other's but its just not me anymore...."Jack said with little emotion in his voice having been through alot in his life starting as an emotionless killer and then changing his ways developing new feelings and becoming almost a normal person despite his upbringing. Then he fell on hard times recently degenerating back into the angry and careless vigilante slipping back into the Darkness losing his faith in humanity once more. He and his men bowed lightly to Sieg appreciating his willingness to engage their opponents and staying quite neutral before they began to walk away from him hoping to escape the authorities as usual.

"Maybe if our path's cross once more I'll see what more advice have to give, until then farewell and thanks again."Jack said turning his head over his shoulder and saying some words that seemed to show a ray of hope within his tarnished soul and continued on stepping up the stairway with his vagrant group and promptly exited the Subway station letting Sieg deal with the cop's if he desired. After abandoning the city of Avalon to Dark forces and having nothing but trouble happen for him in Durem he had lost and faith in anything good happening in his life and it made him gruff and bitter accepting little help though it seemed Sieg had sparked a little of his old soul within him with his honorable words and actions.

Tres Ecstuffuan

[Dizzy Graves]

At the sidelines of the Barton Town city limits, Dizzy was settled comfortably against the bottom of a tree, the thick bark pressing against her back. A long steady breath escaped her nostrils. It was hot in August, not that she did not like it, it seemed to make the air she breathed a little heavier. As did all the familiar energies running around this place... But it could not be helped. It looked peaceful here, the landscape was comforting and for the majority of what she could sense, happy. It could almost be good enough to call home for the time being. A black and cream bag leaned at her side it was heavy with paperwork and books. She was to work on a new construction of an Academy she was severely slacking on, this place might give her a place to restart her brain. Standing up she moved quickly down the path and into the Barton Town. It was lively and patrolled for the most part. Coming to a job/quest board she stood in front of it, her slender right hand gripping the bag slung over her left shoulder.

The temples immediately jumped out at her, and golden eyes followed the map to where they lay and she meandered off. She did not have a reason really other than curiosity these days, but an angelic temple dedicated to Angels... That was a first, and she was certainly curious if they'd let her in. She just hoped it was near the other temple, as she would be happy to help around the place while she worked on her other project.

[Taifu_Takashi]

arrow Leaving Barton Keep - Entering Barton Square through the Northern Gate

After Taifu and Kaze were brought before the Baron of Barton Town the thief explained their situation though not after he was scolded by the Lord for committing small crimes and being near a murder scene in his kingdom which he did not appreciate nor tolerate from anyone. Baron Bennedict Von Barton was a good hearted man but he did not let that sway his decision's especially when gold and the lives of his people were involved, he even threatened them with an old fashioned death by guillotine if they could not prove their innocence. Thankfully the Baron knew Taifu wasnt a killer having employed him as a scout and spy month's before this meeting being able to judge his character as a person who generally didnt like to kill unless it was absolutely necessary. He also knew Taifu did a few good deeds around Town and was more of a clumsy wannabe hero of sorts so he gladly listened to his explanation without coming to certain conclusions.

Taifu explained to the Baron as he knelt with a blade to his and Kaze's throats that they had witnessed some strange activity before finding the body of the slain civilian and knew of the ones responsible for the killing aswell. He mentioned to the Lord that the mysterious men wore brown cloaks or robes and were possibly the local ruthless bandits known as the "Marauder's" who preyed upon people traveling the outskirts of the Town. The Lord pondered for a moment running his fingers along his chin thinking of a solution to this dilemma and smirked lightly to himself as he was known to be quite manipulative and crafty.

He decided that Taifu would be free to leave with no charges of Murder brought against him but he would have to don a Barton Regulator's set of armor and patrol the Town Square to find the ones responsible. He would keep the unknown man known as "Kaze" as a insurance policy in the Keep though not as a prisoner but as a guest who could not leave the castle grounds wanting Taifu to work out a debt to free his new colleague. If the perpetrators could not be located or captured then a certain time frame of employment would suffice until the Baron felt it was sufficient to release him of his debt to him and his duties. This way he could employ more men to his garrison of Royal Guards aswell as keep Taifu out of trouble having enough problems from different criminal groups in the region.

Taifu was not too pleased with his new job though was employed for once and even got a new set of magically infused armor without having to even steal it from the guards taking time to look at himself in the suit and staring at his pointed metal greaves. It was a bit heavier than he expected feeling it weigh him down and rub together with metal grinding noises as he stepped through the open gate of the castle and made his way towards the Barton Estates. The Estates were very well kept with paved roads and many large houses or manor's all around that happened a perfect setting for a thief to scout for items to steal, he was sweating a little from the suit of armor and the thought of going back to his Klepto way's though he kept it in check for now.

He approached the Northern most gate and got a nod from the two Regulators guarding it and smiled lightly to them before entering the familiar Town while making his way to the Guild Directory and Barracks to meet with Leon to get briefed on his new job.

Kira Lightfeather

[Orcus of Black Flames]

Sitting on the edge of the dock Savic watches as the men work. It is odd how being surrounded by the sounds of construction and people at work makes him feel a certain level of calm. But to him it makes sense considering he is a builder of sorts himself. And speaking of building he has a sword he needs to repair eventually. A few weeks back he got in a fight and got one of his favorite blades trashed. So perhaps he'll get to work on that.

But just as he's about to get up there is a commotion by the boat Kolin is on. The big man was looking at some sort of monitor and now appears to be yelling into a portable radio. That's not good, something must have happened to his divers. Kolin looms over the side of his boat as bubbles begin to rise as the divers begin to surface. Savic is about to relax when he notices that one of the divers doesn't come up. The remaining divers appear to be very panicked and point down at the water and seem to be yelling at Kolin. And in turn Kolin turns his head and stares directly at Savic. The look on Kolin's face says it all, that diver isn't coming back up.

Getting up Savic turns and begins to head back to the building. But along the way he sees Red heading his way. Without pause Savic motions for her to follow him as he makes his way around the workers and gear. Savic tries to look composed but in his eyes there is fear. "Looks like I'm going to have to show you one of my kept secrets a hell of a lot sooner than I would like." Savic rushes his way back into the building and heads straight for a large cellar door that's off to the left of the entrance of his computer room. Walking over to the door Savic lifts it open revealing a set of stairs and offers for Red to go in first. Once she goes down he would follow and close the door above him. He would then walk ahead of her once more and take her down two levels. At the end of the stairs is a massive set of double doors bigger and thicker than the doors protecting the computer room. Along with a retinal scanner there is a device that appears to take a DNA sample as well. Clearly what he has locked away inside this door he wants no one to ever get to. Before using the locking devices he turns to Red with a serious expression on his face. "I cannot stress enough that you say nothing of what you see inside. Do as I say and touch nothing. The simplest mistake can get you killed... or worse."

Ristar Black

[Alexander Aurelius]

The shinobi sat back on his heels, sighing to himself beneath the smooth white mask which obfuscated his face. His eyes watched the back of Savic as he and Red went into the room. He watched the door swing shut after Red walked inside, effectively ending the stint of surveillance. It was a terrible assignment, at lead Jiro thought so though he didn't complain about it. Conducting surveillance on Savic was a difficult thing to do, if you wanted to go unnoticed when doing it. Luckily, Jiro had been trained quite well, by a man Jiro still found hard to describe. His master could stand in the center of a crowded room and go utterly unnoticed. He could shadow your steps perfectly, so that you would never be able to catch even a peripheral glimpse of him. He knew things, some of which Jiro had thought impossible for him to know. He recanted events a thousand years old as though he witnessed them himself. There was always a sense of reverie in his presence, an aura of wonder and powerful knowledge. To Jiro, his master had opened his eye to the world, the reality of it and how frail its systems were.

The air shimmered like a ripple across water, Jiro's clothing seemed to breath in color and depth as he appeared to solidify from nothing. He was an averaged height man, good condition, wearing a long black cloak and hood. His mask gazed forward with hollow black eyes, three long claw marks marked about his right brow were set in deep crimson. A hand popped out from beneath the cloak as he pressed his fingers to his ear.

"Affirmative.." He whispered beneath the mask before starting forward. He walked in the wake of others, heading for the door which Savic and Red had disappeared behind. The mask he wore was a type of talisman, which compelled the mind when seeing the mask to avert their eyes and either disregard or forget what they had seen. It was an aid in these clandestine missions when wanting to go unnoticed. Of course there was also the case of modern day surveillance, cameras were predictable though and the visual spectrum of light was something of a specialty for Jiro. As he neared the door, his right hand poked out from beneath the black cloak, he focused his mind and coalesced what he perceived as a fluid ball of chakra. As he neared the handle of the door, the chakra would soak into the handle and disengage any locking mechanisms and prevent any signal being send from the rotation of the knob. He was though and on the other side of the door in a moment, his back pressed against it as he scanned the room he had abruptly entered. This was going to get tricky.