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[Santanna & Everlast - Put your lights on]

Durem.

The city that never slept.

Because someone was always blowing some part of it up.



It was here that our story would begin to unfold, right in front of the very Clock Tower that had undergone restoration due to the events from HoH*.

The last time Vahn had been in Durem, he had fallen right in the middle of the Cathedral, breaking his arm in the process and stealing a pick up truck*.

So to no surprise, he found himself in the city yet again, with the last two people he expected to be with.

"Why is it.... every time I run into you guys... I end up going on some weird adventure?" He was reclined lazily along the body of his motorcycle, wearing nothing but that undershirt, and faded jeans, his greaves gleaming in the sunlight.


It seemed like just yesterday when Vahn had been slummin' it at some bar in Latent, when Rage and Owle had appeared. Owle had been following Rage, and Rage had been apparently looking for Vahn (or maybe just an excuse to get the hell off the Island).

It was then that the strangeness had ensued, and they each 'recieved' a marble. A marble which came at the same time that demand in marbles had suddenly exploded sky high--- causing Rage to nearly accept someone's offer for a million dollars just to have the marble he had claimed from his hair.

A little more searching (i.e. beating the information out of some would-be marble jackers), revealed to the trio that something was indeed afoot. The closest place was Durem, only half a day's train ride away from Latent, so that's where they went.

And here they were.





*See TaT vs Ryugin; Ed
*See PoC; Edmiester

"Yea, yea." His single good eye followed Owle's movements, as strangely... arousing... as they were?

He kicked the stand down, and slid off the side, following after her even as he gave a cursory glance towards Rage who was just doing whatever it is seaweed headed swordsmen did (lol stealth).

The winds brushed harshly against the defined frame of Sieg ecstuffuan adorned in the bright yellow jumpsuit that he was now famous for. He had his new team member sitting behind him on the large motercycle and it took a while for Sieg to realize that he didnt know the mans name. "Yo man whats yo name?"

arrow Durem Downtown

"Nice to meet you shiro. Where almost there.", Sieg said while passing a yellow stop light; having just made it. At this point they were cruising down the street.

Tan Tein: 20%


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Sieg entered the area near the clocktower as he passed the light. Though suddenly before him a man in a business suit who walked the sidewalks would suddenly find his stride out of his control. Beneath his feet were the marbles of a child whom played nearby the clock tower and they would cause this man to slide out into the street in the path of Siegs roaring bike.

Siegs reactions would cause him to immediatly slam on the breaks as the man entered his path but his mind aided by spiritual influence already let him know that this would not be enough. Sieg would turn the bike to the right and lean to the right causing the bike to skid on the road, with his left foot he would begin to push with spiritual energy performing the spiritual lightness technique.

The mechanical energy of a spiritual origin ebbing from his foot would aid him to slow down before the bike would impact the man. Siegs right hand would extend behind him to stop his partner from falling off the bike due to the sudden movement. His desert yellow eyes first looked at the man in the business suit who was sprawled out on his butt before him; who had a look of sheer terror on his face.

Siegs eyes would then shift to the cause of the trouble, whom seemed to be a mother and her children. The cars behind Sieg had slowed down to a stop, after realizing that a car accident had nearly taken place before them. Sieg was in that moment trying to figure out what just happened. "Excuse me sir. Are you alright?", SIeg would say to the man he nearly hit; but his eyes were still on the children. He now focused on the child who was crying...

'what the hell just happened', he thought.

Tan Tein: 20%

Shiro just stayed on the bike. He really didn't want to do anything right now, especially in a situation like this. His eyes soon focused on a young boy who was trying to throw a ring over the edge of a bottle.

I guess it couldn't be helped... He jumped off and approached the boy.

"Do it like this...", he said to the boy, throwing a hoop towards the bottle and managed to get a ringer. "Just try..."

The boy sniffled and looked at the man, picking up another hoop to try, mimicking his motions as best he could. It bounced off but almost made it. He picked up another ring and did it again, this time getting a ringer.

"I did it, I did it!!" He danced around and then ran for the bottle which was close to the street. "I did it, mommy, I did it!!" If he wasn't careful, the boy was going to run out in traffic.