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 Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 8:01 pm
Lorcán exhaled a low chuckle. "That's always a good thing. I'd hate to create a slaughter for you," he said quietly.
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Merrick had his eyes closed, feeling the distant powers flickering; he thought of it like looking at a distant hilltop that had a bonfire going before he felt one rising quickly. "Considering the distance they're at, sensing them so clearly must mean something," he sighed.
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Kýojin nodded slightly. "Start back; I'll be right behind you," he said as he cupped both hands a few inches in front of his abdomen, a softball sized sphere glowing between his palms, narrow arcs of white hot energy cracking and splitting the two and a half foot thick concrete like Styrofoam.
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Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 8:35 pm
Cassandra smiled softly as she wrapped her arms around him and pressed close to him. She took a deep breath as they just sat there together. Suddenly she sat up a little straighter. "Lorcan...Amelia needs me. Someone is badly hurt."
~~~~~~~~ "I can feel the power too," Constance said softly. "I don't see how it's possible. Never have I been able to do that before." Maybe it was because of Merrick. They were so closely linked that she didn't doubt that soon enough they could use some of each others powers. ~~~~~~~~
"Be careful Jin. Come back to me quickly." Rosalyn said softly as she nodded to him. She disappeared quickly, racing to get back to the house and to Amelia. "We will make it. Do not worry," she murmured to the young woman. When she arrived at the safe home Amelia was already waiting for her. "Come, we do not have much time." Amelia said as she motioned for Rosalyn to follow her. As she did so she called out for Cassandra. She would need the other woman's help.
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 6:20 am
Lorcan nodded. "Go on," he said softly, rubbing her back gently.
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Merrick blinked as a flare of golden light ignited far in the distance. He cocked his head slightly, his pupils becoming slitted unconsciously. His gauntlet flickered with a momentary aura of indigo-crimson light, obviously reacting to the dense power.
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Kýojin released the built up energy which detonated in a flare of energy visible like a sun from a distant point of view before fading. The bodies had been incinerated and flames danced on the walls and floors as well as for some distance in the connected hallways. His eyes were glowing white hot before he pushed off, the floor beneath him exploding as he shot into the sky.
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Alicia blinked as she stepped out of the hall a few feet behind Amelia, gasping in shock as she saw the young woman not much older than herself in the woman's arms; she didn't recognize Rosalyn on sight, but could feel the potent power swirling around her.
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 8:25 am
Cassandra nodded as she kissed Lorcan and disappeared in a fine mist. She reappeared by Amelia and Rosalyn. When she saw the young woman in Rosalyn's arms her face paled at the sight. She could already sense yhe great damage and how hard it would be to save the young woman's life. It would take all of hers and Amelia's skills. Her gaze went to Alicia. " Good. You can help us. Alicia I need you to find some clothes for this young woman. She looms about your size so perhaps she could borrow some of yours? Also I have no doubt Constance will feel this womand pain. Her senses are growing dramatically. You and Merrick must keep her from trying to help Amelia and me. Constance cannot spare thre energy to help with this in depth healing." Rosalyn was grateful to see Cassandra appear as well. Even as a child she had the natural ability to heal. She turned to look at the young woman she spoke with. So this was another of Ambrosius's kin; cousin to Constance. She didnt say anything, only nodded when Amelia told them to follow her. "We need to hurry," Amelia said as she turned and began to walk away. They weren't going to the normal infirmary. They were going to the special healing rooms. These were reserved for those so close to death. ------------ Constance stood up swiftly. She had felt the intensne pain sweep through the building. She ignored the discomfort it brought her as she clothed herself. Someone was hurt badly and needed help.
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 8:40 am
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Merrick caught Constance's forearm. "Considering what we've gone through recently, it'd be wiser to rest. I don't like leaving whoever it is in pain any more than you do, but you know as well as I that trying to heal them while exhausted is a really stupid move," he said quietly. He jerked slightly as his eyes darted out of the window at the black suited blond hovering in the air twenty feet from the window. He knew immediately that this was the source of the intense power they were feeling.
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Kýojin shot back towards the house, though he cocked an eyebrow as his enhanced senses caught movement from someone. So that is Rosalyn's daughter," he muttered. His aura swirled around him, rising off of his skin like pale golden flames as he focused his gaze on the windowsill rather than the occupants of the room.
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Alicia nodded before cocking her head. She blinked as an idea came to her before she shot towards her room; she had some edible beans that she had found would accelerate healing rapidly with her that she was cultivating. She came back with four of the dark green beans and quickly followed Amelia. "This should help. I found these a few years ago and have been working on cultivating them since," she said quickly as they started down the hallway.
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 3:01 pm
Constance wanted to pull away from Merrick. She wanted to help the person who was in so much pain. But she knew that he was right. She followed his gaze, slightly surprised to see the blonde outside of their bedroom window. How long had he been there, and why hadn't she sensed him? He looked familiar too. Where had she seen him before? ~~~~~ Amelia reached out and took one of them, holding it to where Nala could see it so she would know what they looked like. "Very good Alicia. It is good you have something like this. We will need all the help that we can get." She followed the others into the healing chamber were Rosalyn lay the injured woman down. Cassandra had already moved to the head of the bed and closed her eyes, allowing her essence to slip into the woman so she could begin healing from the inside out. "Alicia, if you would lay those on the table for me please. And then would you get Lorcan for us? This will require a lot of energy and by the time we are done I have no doubt Cassandra may need his strength. This is not going to be easy at all." She moved to where herbs sat so she could begin to mix a healing solution. Rosalyn stood to the side anxiously, watching as Cassandra began to heal the woman. She had seen Cassandra's brother do this same exact thing many times before. It never ceased to amaze her how they could do this. Her gaze kept flickering to the doorway, waiting for Jin to appear.
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 3:21 pm
Lorcan cocked his head slightly as he took a slow deep breath as he got dressed quickly. He had the feeling he'd be needed soon enough.
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Merrick blinked as the man's blond hair lay back down into shaggy spikes with slight waviness to them as it turned a deep twilight color barely a shade above coal black. It was then that he recognized the guy that Constance's mother had befriended.
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Kýojin could feel his own aura starting to waver and cut the flow of power though he remained hovering where he was before he heard a yell from behind him as he saw a man with short black hair leaping at his back. His arm snapped up, blocking the man's vicious backhand blow as bluish electricity flickered from the impact point before he headbutted the man harshly before driving a trio of rapid uppercuts into the man's ribs before twisting and kicking him hard across the face, slamming him hard into the side of the trees across the street. "I'm not in the mood to screw with this crap," he barked as a small sphere of blue flame formed in his palm before he released it as a jet of blue energy that impacted the copse of trees where the man had landed which exploded into a large fireball; fortunately there weren't any homes near it and it was a hundred twenty feet from the house. He snorted as he vanished, tracking his twin's aura which was slowly growing stronger. "If she's like me, she'll be much stronger when she recovers," he muttered.
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Alicia nodded, laying the beans on the table before she turned towards the door, blinking in surprise as an unintentional blush burned across her cheeks as Lorcan and a tall man with crystalline teal-navy eyes stepped into the room; she was unconsciously sensing the intense power swirling around Jin's aura.
Hyōmai
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 3:36 pm
Constance recognized the man as the one her mother had befriended. Her eyes widened slightly as she saw him easily deal with the man who had jumped at him before he disappeared. "A very good thing he is on our side," she murmured softly. Her gaze went back to Merrick. "Should we at least go and see what is going on? I promise I won't do anything."~~~~~~~ Rosalyn let out a sigh of relief when she saw Jin in the doorway. She quickly moved around Alicia so she could be near him. "They will do everything they can. Cassandra is a gifted healer. her brother could do the same thing. We mustn't disturb or touch her while she is out of her body." She reached up and touched his cheek gently. "Are you okay?"Amelia looked up briefly. "Well it seemed that we did not need to send Alicia to get you, Lorcan. As always you have remarkable senses. Cassandra will need you when she is done with this." She moved over to the injured woman and applied the paste she had created into the deeper wounds. It would help Cassandra with the healing process.
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 3:53 pm
Lorcan
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Merrick shrugged, unsure what to do. "I have a feeling that we'd just crowd into the room, and besides, if it's as bad as I think, I doubt it'll be the usual infirmary that they go to," he said with a slight sigh.
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Kýojin shrugged slightly. "Seems the Mishima Zaibatsu knows of me, though if their heir thinks he will be able to simply leap out and knock me unconscious for capture, he will be in for a rude awakening," he said in a low voice.
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Alicia took a slow, shuddering breath as her blush deepened; unknown to the elders around her, both she and Merrick had something in common, both being strong aura sensors.
Hyōmai's eyes snapped open suddenly, though she didn't move a muscle other than her eyes, sensing the comforting energy in the air. Her hair was a shaggy, bloody, dark shade of amber just a few shades short of black where it hung messily down her shoulders. Her eyes locked onto Jin's crystalline teal eyes as she breathed very slowly, gasping softly as her injuries healed slowly.
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 4:04 pm
"No, they would take whoever it is to healing chambers," Constance said with a small nod of her head. "They are large...much larger than the infirmary." She sighed as she sat back down on the bed next to Merrick. "I feel useless Merrick. I want to help, but I know I am not exactly in prime condition to do much healing. Not the healing that this individual needs."~~~~~~ "Yes he will be," Rosalyn murmured softly with a small smile. She turned when she heard the shuddering breath that Alicia let out. "You are Cassandra's niece. I see the family resemblance. Which means we are family." Rosalyn moved over to the young girl and took her hand lightly in her own. "I am Constance's mother." She turned her attention to the woman on the table. She had opened her eyes and was looking right at Jin. "Lorcan," Amelia said suddenly as her head tilted to the side. "I cannot make contact with Cassandra. She has gone in far deeper than she should have, intent on healing every energy. She has already lost too much energy. She needs to be pulled back. I think you will be the only able to get in contact with her." Her head nodded in the direction of the other elder witch. Cassandra had grown extremely pale.
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 6:53 pm
Lorcan nodded slightly. He knew the perfect technique for the situation as his Rinnegan activated. He inhaled slowly as he touched Cassandra's forearm. He intoned a single word that echoed with power: "Jigokudò" he whispered. Almost immediately a swirling aura of dark purple flames engulfed both him and Cassandra, though he gently tugged her hands away from the woman on the table as he popped the bean whole into Cassandra's mouth; he had no idea of its side effect of fully restoring one's energy reserves and healing most injuries.
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Merrick shivered slightly as a chill shot up his spine. He felt an odd energy that his instincts defined in one word: death.
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Kýojin cocked an eyebrow at the dark flames which winked out after several seconds to show Lorcán holding Cassandra, who was shivering slightly. He suspected unintentionally coming that close to death had shaken her, though he knew how she felt, having been there himself.
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Alicia smiled faintly, then she spoke quietly. "The beans that Lady Amelia is using were cultivated by me, though I've found that they work just as well in a poultice or eaten whole," she explained. By accident, she'd discovered a highly useful side effect with them. She handed Lorcán one of the still intact beans, swallowing slowly. She could tell he understood.
Hyōmai flinched as the strange flames momentarily brushed her lightly tanned skin, though to her surprise, she could feel the injuries the woman hadn't gotten to heal steadily and more rapidly than an average human.
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 7:14 pm
Cassandra felt someone tugging at her, trying to bring her back from the healing. She knew she had to, but something was holding her, compelling her to continue. And then suddenly she was back in her body, cradled in Lorcan's arms. She shivered slightly as she rested her head against his chest. "Thank you," Cassandra said softly. "I didn't realize how far gone I was, or how close I was to almost giving all of my energy and life force. I just felt...compelled to continue." Oddly enough she felt fully restored, actually feeling better than she had in days. "There my dear," Amelia spoke softly to Hyomai. "We have healed you as best we could. You just need some more rest and you'll be better. I wont say as good as new, because nobody every truly comes back all the way from what you have endured." She stepped away from the young woman to give her room to breath. Rosalyn had dropped Alicia's hands as she watched the woman they had rescued. She had seen the look of uncertainty in her eyes. Rosalyn knew how that was. There were so many people here to that woman did not know. That would make anyone uneasy. ~~~~~~ Constance wrapped her arms around Merrick, leaning against him. She had the oddest feeling coursing through her, something that gave her a fright although she didn't fully understand what it was.
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 7:42 pm
Lorcan exhaled, hugging Cassandra close, though he heard Jin clear his throat at the same time he saw Alicia slip out of the room quietly. He blinked at Jin's explanation, recognizing most of the names mentioned.
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Merrick sighed softly, hugging and massaging Constance's back gently.
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Kýojin cleared his throat. "Hyómai and I were meant to be weapons against those like you. We both had the DNA of several mutants, primarily those of James Howlett, John Allerdyce, Anna Marie Blake, and Bobby Drake, within us. It's clear that Hyómai has a stronger connection with the powers of Anna Marie than I do, which would explain the compulsion to give your life energy like that as that particular mutation enables the absorption and mimicry of life energy, memories, and powers through skin contact. Fortunately we can control it to some extent," he said in a cool monotone.
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Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 8:00 pm
Cassandra looked over at Lorcan, surprise etched into her face for just a moment as she took in his explanation. So that meant she would have to be careful in her healing of the young woman. It was in her nature to help others, but she didn't want to give all of her life energy. "Well I will remember that and be more careful from this point on.""It's a good thing you aren't against us," Rosalyn said softly as she stood up Jin's side. She wasn't like the others. She was a demon, but she still saw them as her own family. "It is amazing how strong willed some people are. With all that you have been through, you are a well rounded and good person." Amelia said as she waved her hand and all the healing ointments disappeared. Near her floated a scroll with words that appeared on it every few moments. It was recording the moment, something to be kept in the vault in case future generations came across this problem again. ~~~~~~~~ Constance let out a deep breath. "How about we walk around for a little while? I want to stretch my legs. I am feeling....cramped here." She said softly as she nuzzled Merrick's neck.
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Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 7:20 am
Lorcan tilted his head. "Most people fear those with unusual abilities, thinking they'll lose their minds. The truth is that some people are just plain assholes, while others aren't," he said softly.
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Merrick snorted a low chuckle. "I don't blame you with that guy around... the sheer amount of power he puts off is like a shot of adrenaline," he muttered.
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Kýojin shrugged at Amelia's words, his dark crimson-black wings revealing themselves. "Humans in their own way are just as destructive as any mutant. I feel that walking the path Charles Xavier does is too idealistic, yet at the same time that mutant 'Magneto' is too extreme in nature. Finding a balance between the two would be best," he said quietly. He saw Lorcan nod; he knew many knew of the name 'Charles Xavier' since he was a skilled orator and held various degrees, among them Ph.D.s in Genetics, Biophysics, Psychology, and Anthropology along with an M.D. in Psychiatry.
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Hyómai shifted on the bed, blinking as she saw Jin's wings. "We have unique abilities unrelated to what was implanted within us, among which includes a talent we call 'Zenkai', which allows us to become stronger with every incident like this.... near-death incidents, that is," she said in a low voice. "I was meant to be an infiltrator... because of a mutation that is very similar to that of a woman by the name of Raven Darkholme," she said quietly as she pushed herself up carefully, wincing as some of the now shallow cuts and scars stretched, a couple of them breaking open and bleeding; she didn't seem to care that for the most part she was utterly nude.
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