It had been three months since Ivy and her son and others came upon the deserted Zaibatsu territory. There wasn't much, an active casino, a few merchants and some farmers left. She allowed her son, Eon to rise to the throne, to rally those who were left with power, and plot against Lucian and his men to take him down.
Lucian's had taken over most of the land, they knew this, what they needed now was away to prevent lucian from taking over the Zaibatsu, they knew they would be next in their quiet kingdom. When, they were unsure, but they had planned to be one step ahead of Lucian.
Ivy stepped behind her son and placed her hand on his shoulder. "We need to think of a way to prevent him from taking us down, instead, we need to take him down. We need all of the members we have left here to discuss it." she let out a deep heavy sigh, knowing she would have to face Dameon sooner or later, and that she would have to tell her son the secret she had been hiding when she went into battle.
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Cataclypsa
losseth
Huntress Kitteh
killer-wolf-kun
Born Of Ash And Despair
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 2:43 am
Tsukiko and Neo Ability: Electric Manipulation Sub Abilities: Electrical Transportation and Technopathy Mood: Normal Thoughts: ..
No matter how much the Zaibatsu seems to change
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Tsukiko never left the Zaibatsu as those three months passed. In fact, she stayed close to the inside, watching as Ivy and Eon took the throne. She stood beside them as a soldier, just as she did to the previous king. The cyborg never strayed from the Zaibatsu.
Tsukiko walked into the throne room, with Neo, who was newly improved, followed after his master. They both stopped at the throne, studying Eon. Soon enough, Kiko placed a hand on her hip, looking down at her companion before looking back up to the leader and his mother. "The Zaibatsu does have an excellent recon force. I suggest you put it to good use." she spoke, elaborating on Ivy's words. Tsukiko knew that there was at least one member left who could scout out the enemy.
Neo sat down, facing Eon. "Tsukiko has a saved database in her memory of all the Zaibatsu members. She can track the remaining ones, or at least tell you if they are alive." he said, his voice deep and crumbly.
Shúfāng was nearly impossible to hear as she entered the room. Of course, she had entered using an unconventional means and dropped from above. Her body instinctively adjusted for the fall with a supernatural grace as she finally hit the floor. Her feet touched down first and she rolled forward no more than a controlled foot and a half before shifting into a kneel. "Xue, Shúfāng, interrogation and combat specialist." She spoke in a quiet tone her gaze on the floor. The woman never made eye contact anymore. Her powers as of late had been sensitive and so much as seeing someone's eyes had her mind calculating where their hand would be seconds later. The past three months had been spent breaking her own personal vow never to kill again. She had to break it though. It was to save Zaibatsu and to remain the shadow in the background. "I know the title matters not anymore but I offer you all the experience I gained as an executive of the Root force as well as my skills honed before and since." Her tone was with out variation and bland almost dead in a way.
The woman rose from her kneeling position and squared off her stance while clasping her hands at her back. It had been a long time since she could be described as anything other than a machine performing its sole purpose. "I do have some information that could prove both useful and concerning." She added the comment with a faint hint of concern in it. Shu was very concerned about the enemies movements and the fact that Zaibatsu never fully recovered from the assault that seemed to happen ages ago. Shu should have seen that one coming and yet she was blind to it. It was that event that set her on the path towards her old destructive nature. Her gaze then shifted from the floor upwards as she looked at Ivy and Eon respectively. It was clear by the way her eyes maintained a steady focus on their shoulders that combat was in her blood. The shoulders gave much more away than the face could, well, that and the fact she didn't want to have her mind processing every little movement they made. So for now she would focus on their shoulders while speaking to them and providing what aid she could.
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 1:45 pm
㊊㊋㊌ Infuriato Montagna ㊍㊎㊏ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Infuriato walked into the room through the entrance, his pace slightly hurried. He was concerned about the new leadership that the Zaibatsu had recently obtained and sought some answers. His trudging into the throne room was no louder than a common individuals footfalls but the sound was metallic in nature, just as its creator was. The last three months seemed to be filled with nothing but hindrance due to the Zaibatsu's current status, his research and experimentation had slowed to a near halt because of the lack of resources and workers.
He wanted to see if the Zaibatsu would still suit him and was prepared to ask some questions of these new leaders. But then he saw his executive standing before them and speaking of her own concerns and knowledge. Infuriato instead stood a ways behind her and decided that the best action at this moment may be best just to listen. He doubted he would change his allegiance anyway
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ "You cannot see me, hear me, or touch me. I lie behind the stars and alter what is real, I am what you really fear. Close your eyes, and I come near."
Tsukiko and Neo Ability: Electric Manipulation Sub Abilities: Electrical Transportation and Technopathy Mood: Normal Thoughts: Is this all? I hope more of us show...Lucian's army is great.
No matter how much the Zaibatsu seems to change
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Tsukiko stood silently, turning around to see a woman enter. Tsukiko read the female's scan card stored in her internal memory. Shufang. She had met her once before, but ever since then, Tsukiko had not come into contact with her. Listening to her words, Tsukiko seemed interested in this information she spoke about. What could she possibly know? No matter what she said, Tsukiko would note the info and keep it locked down in her internal memory chip. Moving slightly, Tsukiko turned to Neo, who opened his record system, ready to note down anything Shufang said. Soon enough another entered.
Infuriato was his name. Tsukiko knew it, only because his profile was stored in her internal memory. Tsukiko favored him slightly over some others, simply because he was the only other person here with a metallic background. Tsukiko, herself, was not metallic on the outside, but had a metallic endoskeleton. Watching him as he walked in, Kiko put her hand her hip. So that was two others who showed up. Who else, she wondered, would come to help the Zaibatsu to rise again? Tsukiko would never turn, even if she could. She had no choice in the matter. The Zaibatsu was deeply programmed into her.
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I will always remain..
Notchwood
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 3:01 am
Eon sat upon the throne. His back straight and shoulder squared with Luce Bianca, his claymore, at to his right stabbed into the ground and his face even as he watched the two members speak before seeing a third enter.
"I would like to know any and all information any of you may have." he spoke evenly and firmly to both the cyborg Tsukiko and the Root agent Xue.
"Though." he said as he nodded to Tsukiko, "If you could go first so we can make plans on how and when to gather the remaining surviving members of the Zaibatsu."
Eon glanced towards the large metallic man and nodded towards him acknowledging his presence but said nothing to him as the man had not spoken.
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His feet made light taps as they entered the room with a solemn look on his face it seemed while he looked around. His umbrella was sheathed within the holster on his back, as if it was some grand weapon. He looked around at the diverse members until he eventually came upon the young women he was most familiar with. His only visible eye, darted amongst the others as his hand went onto his hip. The bandages kept his skin protected as he put his hand on the back of his head and greeted, "Zhao Chen, at your service." His light and joyful voice made him a bit less threatening than the bandages put on while his eye closed and the gleeful demeanor showed when he sat upon the ground. Though hi aura of jovial nature soon changed as he looked up and began to speak once more. "Though, I'd like to know what I can do to assist in any investigation of our situation. "
His eye opened and the crystal blue seemed stale and dim while he spoke. "I may not be around here that much, but, I want to see us succeed in anyway we can." His head then turned to Tsukiko and then Shu. The man's head then went straight to the man with the Claymore as he began. "So is there anything little, ole Zhao Chen can do towards the efforts?"
Ten stepped forward from the darkness, as she had been the brains behind most of Ivy and Eon’s reign to power. Every step and every move they made were approved by Ten before hand, in a way she felt like she was leading, Ten hated being a leader, she wasn’t a born leader like her husband, she was an individual fighter, so if she made a mistake, she was only hurting herself, rather than countless others.
Her eyes directed towards Tsukiko. “The Zaibatsu no longer has much of a force. We have nothing but land and civilians. Loki is missing, Xenon is gone and their daughter has turned to Lucian for guidance. They are powerful, and they will come here to claim us, and they will win. We have no chance when it comes to power. If Nine cannot physically defeat him, do you guys truly believe we can? We need a plan to outsmart Lucian, not to over power him. We can kill his men, and his people, and that’s a start, but he himself, we need a different strategy.” Ten Sighed as she stood next to Eon, someone she had known by secret for most of his life. Ten was surprised to see the android before her that was once fixed by her son and Nora. “Nora’s been missing for quite some time—not surprised, after by partnership with the Doma, I wouldn’t side with us either if I was her.”
Ten then turned too shúfāng. “What is it you know?” They all waited and listened to the information she held. “It’s best not to let them know you had a political standing in the Zaibatsu, you will be killed first and he will do anything but make sure you’re taken down before everyone else, as Ellie was.”
Rye adjusted his glasses as he stood in front of the large double doors of the Zaibatsu's throne room. To his left and right were two large bulky and slightly disfigured humanoid figures cloaked in white with their faces hidden behind blank masks with slits where their eyes would be, also white in color.
Rye could hear chatter on the other side of the door which meant that there was an important session going on. With a quick and rapid knock he opened the door and walked in unannounced with a kind smile upon his face.
"Hello, hello, hello!" he called out cheerfully with a nonchalant wave.
"I know this is quite sudden and you all must be oh so busy with this war, but I would like to file a complaint." he said as he pulled a clipboard from his long white doctors coat and quickly adjusted his glasses as if they were out of focus before clearing his throat.
"I stand here to file a complaint against this kingdom's lack of response to this third kingdom ran by a Lucian no last name that has begun hampering my business." he spoke with a irritation. "Your kingdom's inactivity has allowed Lucian and his army to ransack my supplies and disrupt my precious experiments!" he waved the clipboard at the small group with dramatic tears flowing from his eyes before they became hard and stern.
"I demand compensation!" Rye ranted as he paced between the two bulking figures that flanked him. he stopped though as he examined exactly who was in the room. Nearly everyone appeared dull or uninteresting to him until he saw the two cyborgs. Oh how he would love to be able to tinker with them! His eyes lit up as an Idea hit him and spoke up before anyone could cut him off.
"How about a deal! You give me those two fine specimens over there and we call it square as a bear's backside on Sunday morning at church!" he pointing to the two mechanical beings, his eyes alight with an all to disturbing glint as he already began dissecting them with his eyes.
"Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be for my unconquerable soul."
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"You shouldn't speak so harshly that we have only the land beneath our feet and fellow kin at our sides. Though the Earth has no ears, she can still hear."
Such were the words of Isolde, the woman said from the entrance of the throne room as she spoke out to Ten's words; though the woman's words carried a gentle, motherly tone. She had been watching the others converse, and now she felt it right to finally speak her peace. It had been three months since she had stepped foot into the Zaibatsu, and while she lacked the training she needed to become a soldier, it didn't mean that she was not strong. She could feel how the earth cried through the nights as blood seemed to seep into the dirt. Plants screamed as she could feel the fighting and the killing that took place above the ground.
Piercing, bright blue eyes looked upon the group as Isolde herself walked forth, her dark features strikingly different among the group. She kept her head high, voluptuous hips swaying as she looked upon the crowd. She looked up at the group and gave a small curtsy. "My name is Isolde, and, well, my father told me to come here to this place. I wasn't exactly expecting my fate to happen in such a way, but I guess anything is unpredictable." she stated to the others as she placed a hand on one of her supple curves. "I wish to help in any way that I can, after all, I feel it to be the least that I can do. But it seems I may be one of those few remaining survivors. I haven't anybody with me anymore after all." she explained to them.
It was then that she adjusted her flowing robes and looked upon the group. She felt no need to be holding her staff at the moment, but for now she would wait. She needed to make certain that she could help in anyway possible. But more so, she had a duty to uphold. She recognized those that had come to power, but who were the others? I guess in times of desperation, a potential enemy of an enemy was a friend afterall. "But I ask whatever the matter, whatever the plan, we enact it and soon. The disturbances grow greater, the earth, she talks as well." It was no secret that Isolde was almost the daughter of mother earth herself. And whatever this force was, it needed to be stopped.
Shúfāng narrowed her eyes as she shifted her gaze towards the ground. " They can kill me if they wish. No self, no enemy. No enemy, no fear." She recited her personal motto as she pushed from the ground and into a standing position. Her piercing blue eyes fixed on everyone individually in the room as her body instinctively moved to an advantageous position for a quick retreat. " I could say it time and again yet no one will remember it. The information I can deliver should not be taken lightly." Her tone was passive as she spoke. The woman had no need to make herself known what so ever. She existed to come and go as quickly as the flash of lightning. She was the shadow not the object casting it in Zaibatsu. " Lucian has among his ranks a child no more than six years of age. I have spoken with her but she does not remember me. I took the precautions to force her to forget me. If her mind is scoured I will be a colorful imaginary friend that could never exist." Her explanation went in depth to ease the nerves of her possible discovery. The woman knew what she was doing and had made sure that the child was alone anytime that contact was made.
"I have watched her return the dead to life and supernatural constitution on a whim." She paused to let her words sink in. She specifically used the terminology 'on a whim' to grab their attention and to keep it. The child was an anomaly that even Shu couldn't trace an origin point to. The only trace she found of the girl was a tombstone and the six year old obviously wasn't dead by any means. "She didn't do it to just one being at a time. She brought life to plants and animals in a single moment and has informed me that various people she refers to as family have been training her. She honestly believes they are superheroes. It is in my opinion that she could easily be corrupted if action is not taken." The kunoichi-like woman silenced herself once more as she folded her arms and allowed her neko-tei to tap on her skin gently. They were clear of poison at the moment but threatened to pierce the porcelain colored skin that was visible. " That is the most disturbing news that I bear at that moment. The other information can wait seeing as it doesn't pertain to an immediate threat." Her words cut off with a professional precision as she looked to the group once more hoping they'd heed her warning.
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 9:00 am
㊊㊋㊌ Infuriato Montagna ㊍㊎㊏ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Infuriato listened closely to Shufang, processing every word that was spoken and doing his best not to blast the man in the lab coat. When she was finished releasing what she knew, Infuriato spoke, Such power does not go unguarded. In fact, if we had more information on who all has joined this Lucian, then a plan may be more easily formulated. He said in his monotone and computerized voice. Information was always the most devastating weapon in Infuriato's book, seeing how it lead his previous ventures toward victory. Before Shufang had released all that she claimed to know, Infuriato detected a disturbance, a shadow was watching them all.
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Eon 'hmmed' slightly at the information Shufang had delivered.
"For now we should leave her be. Should we try and take her now, she will only come to resent us should we take her from those she sees as family. That and we do not know how protected she is nor how attached she is to the current members of Lucian's army." He would talk with Ten and his mother about possible plans to try and make the child see the truth and possibly change the young child's mind about Lucian and his men.
"And thank you Isolde. Your assistance will be most appreciated." Eon nodded to the woman.
"You there with the captive. Who are you and who do you bring before us?" the hand resting on his sword tightening in case the man turned out to be a hostile. ______________________________
Rye was livid! These people just blew him off like he was some insignificant fly!
"Oh, no, no, no, no! This just won't do." he spoke quietly to himself as glared at the pale white haired man upon the throne.
Rye pushed his glasses back upon his nose as he glanced around the room that now had three new occupants. Though his interest was piqued as he heard of the a child with the abilities to revive the dead en mass. Such an ability could open up so many new doorways in the world of science! He would never loose another test subject again! he frowned however at the pale haired man's words.
"While I know it is hardly my place to say such things, I think you a fool for passing up such a wonderful opportunity to... 'recruit' that which is clearly an assets for the enemy. Surely a child's mind is easily warped by kind words." He said seriously as he pushed his glasses back. He really hated that mental tick of adjusting his glasses.
He had no desire to help these people who clearly had no appreciation or the understanding to comprehend one his his level of intelligence. But to blatantly avoid scaring a child in the time of war? Preposterous! If he had allowed his own morals to guide his experiments he would have not achieved the success or greatness he had today! Again, while he personally had no desire to help these people, perhaps there could be fortune to be found? War always did bring about new technology and if he helped these people he would be at the forefront of the of the technological boom. Rye was not one to pass up on such a chance.
An insane smile made its way to his face. "You know ,perhaps we could forgo the supplies I requested and instead I have a different offer!" he exclaimed as he clapped his hands twice causing the two bulky figured to shed their clothes to reveal two large identical figures with humanoid features but were clearly not human. Their faces seemed partially melted and their skin appeared rubbery and their eyes bloodshot and narrow. Overall they beheld a grotesque and intimidating appearance. "I have with me two of my latest projects that were... so rudely interrupted by Lucian and his men's activities. I call them Operators. Purely organic creatures based off of human DNA with some splicing done here and there. However they are stronger faster and while they don't quite look like it they are also far more agile than the average soldier. And they can regenerate any wound given to them." He whipped out a scalpel from his sleeves and ran the blades down both of the Operators arms vegging each on a deep cut earning a small grunt from both as the wounds healed almost immediately after the cut was made. "Mind you these two are but mere prototypes. The final project will be much more... pleasing to look at. However they do have one downfall I am unable to overcome as of yet which is they do not often live more than a 2 years at a time."
"These Operators, when completed, would only be one of many services I could offer to you. However in return for my services I want...." his eyes trailed over to the Cyborgs before going back to the Eon, "I want unlimited access to any and all your scientific data and resources and a lab large enough to house any experiment I may conduct. In return you shall have access to all of my services free of charge." he spoke happily keeping his twisted smile and clapped twice causing the two brutish figures to don their concealing white robes once more.
Rye began to whistle a jaunty tune as he walked towards the door to leave the throne room and stopped and sat down cross legged upon the floor twiddling his thumbs waiting for an answer.
Ronpiccirillo
Notchwood
Cataclypsa
losseth
Huntress Kitteh
killer-wolf-kun
Born Of Ash And Despair
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 8:51 pm
“Hold on! There are too many people entering and talking at once!” Ten’s voice over came everyone’s in the throne room. “And you!” Ten pointed at Dameon and yelled. “keep the members of your kingdom under control.”
She turned back to the fleet of warriors. “Rye, you my not have the androids. There is a science and smith room in the basement, feel free to use it as you please, the smith who once used it is missing and my son, the greatest scientist this land has ever seen, is across the border with Lucian. As for now, the Zaibatsu has nothing to compensate, be happy you’re alive.” Ten spoke to the mad man with an annoyed snarl. She wanted to punch this man, he was annoying. Where did this zaibatsu find these wack jobs? Maybe this was why her husband always stayed neutral.
“Isolde, I speak harsh because you all need to understand what we are up against. But I am glad to see you’re back here in the kingdom—“ Ten looked at each individual fighter. “Is anyone willing to train her, as she feels incompetent in her abilities. As you all should against lucian.” As ten was lecturing the Zaibatsu rebels, the only fighters left standing, the only ones who had proven themselves worthy, the throne room doors swung themselves open again, Necō, dragging in a body of a boy, and this angered Ten more.
“What the hell is this? Not only are you being disruptive but you’re dragging your own ally in by the neck, we’re suppose to be working together, not against each other.” Ten sighed and sat down on one of the throne’s marble steps. She leaned her head into her wrist as the rest of them talked among each other. This was getting no where. None of them were coming up with a plot to out smart Lucian.
When shúfāng spoke Ten snapped out of her drowsy gaze and at her. “A child that can rise the dead?” She thought of Ellie, but she would be of no powerful use to resurrect. But others, others Ten can think of who were almighty and powerful. “We should capture her, make her ours, and have her rise those we wish to use against Lucian. But Eon is right, we need her to see we are of more value to her well being.” There were plenty from the numbered race who could equally challenge Lucian, as well as eight the diviner. She wondered if the child was of any value to lucian. If it was, it would spark a war between the two lands. Did they want a war? No doubt did Ten believe they could take down Lucian’s men. But—Lucian was another story.
“Does anyone have an idea on what we can do with an immortal man? When Jamar visited my husband, they considered a seal. There is no doubt Lucian expects this to happen. The issue is, how can we have him see this seal not coming?” Ten was never good with leadership, this was why she needed Nine and Eleven, and both were in the hands of Lucian now.
