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 Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:24 am
Thanatos' paranoia was, though completely true in regards to the fact that most people Tegral didn't like had a covert K-72 unit with a gun pointed to the back of their heads, unjustly founded. As Tegral had painstakingly tried to explain to Nana and Mastema he was turning over a new leaf, and as soon as his few tasks were done here he was disbanding his army and putting his combat body into cold storage. One such ways he was trying to put his old life behind him was learning to harness magics - his original body was incompatible with the workings of arcane wizardry so he had to biologically engineer himself a new body that actually had an Arcane Generator in it. As for the eyes and ears Thanatos was afraid was listening in? Well one pair, Rookin, was watching Xol like a hawk, and the other, Kah, was busy finding herself something intoxicating to drink.
"And if he is?" Tegral questioned, his eyes were staring off into nothing, "Tell him you have an important business deal to conclude and will not be in for the duration of the evening." Stark, cold, and businesslike the story would sound completely reasonable given the way he said it. Nothing at all to guess he had any intention other than a professional business conference. "Sides I have to talk to you about something, face to face and in private." Face to face obviously meant he wanted to be in his human body when he spoke to her again, the cold and emotionless shell wasn't at all fit to speak to anyone who deserved a shred of respect...though people who actually deserved respect were few and far between.
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:42 am
Upon receiving her drink She turned slightly from the bar, as her blue eyes scanned the room. So many strong personalities, hate and untrue love. it was like walking into a ticking time bomb, making one wrong move, and it will explode, as a cascade of energies and power would erupt. This world has lost its value of working together, under a stable command. hypocrisy ran strong in the crowd, and lies. Taking a drink of her vodka, She watched the few people in the room, noticing the royals of whom might be Apollo and kai, in which she will introduce herself at some point tonight. Then coming across Xol and his Date, by the way they acted either married or long time partners, though her feelings about the woman, dont come back steady. her mind questioned itself on why she feels like she has been in a quarrel with the pair for a while, or has a bad rep with them, her questions unclear.
Though back in her Tower, She has found journals written by herself, about several incidents with a truinthil, focht, Xol, Dreaken and his wife. Then another character by the name of KB and Tegral. So many interacts, with projects, creations, wars...So far her only alliance and comfort according to the journals, Lay with Truinthil, her Love Focht, and a partner with KB. Glancing down at her almost empty glass, she must of been so nervous thinking about everyone and her past thoughts of the journal she has finished her drink. She turned around back to the bar and placed the empty glass on the counter. " please another..."
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:33 am
*Apollo would slowly turn his head to the clown.* My son is doing as I did. Learning how to rule, becoming a king, but taking responsibility for his mistakes and making sure to make them far away from the clan. Should his actions lead to the distruction of this place or himself, it will only prove his unworthiness to rule as king. I have a healthy wife who is more than able to have more children if need be. *Apollo would only be speaking the truth. He had little to no connection or power over his son at this point. In the next few years Griffin would probably have to take Apollo's role in the clan so that Apollo would be able to guide him for a few years after. If Griffin did die before taking the throne it would be Kaiori's duty to provide another heir since Bell wouldn't be allowed to take the throne.*
*As if by mention of their names the twins would walk through the door, looking happy and care free from their small vacation. Griffin standing tall and strong like his father would be wearing a simple black suit and shirt and tie. Bell is dressed in a complex golden dress of ruffles and lace. The pair would be introduced to the room as they also wore golden masks, and would begin to slowly make their way to the front of the room, stopping to talk to anyone of importance, which was mostly everyone.*
*Kaiori would sit up at the sounds of her children's heartbeats but stayed rather close to Teg for the moment.* I guess, he should allow it. Even if he doesn't he wouldn't stop me if I stormed out. *Kaiori laughs slightly, no Apollo wouldn't stop her, he would wait until the next time they met and make her pay. Standing up she straightens out her dress and gives him a pout with her pretty lips.* I need to go back now. He'll be in a rage if he has to greet the kids without me.
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:54 pm
What lucky friends you have there, but I really doubt you would have gotten close enough to even use them. Besides with the look you were giving him I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who could see your intentions.
Breg offered Ceres one of the drinks in his hands.
Come, let’s mingle and see if we can find you something more productive to do. We might even find a better way to get your job done. It looks like the rest of the clan is here, your task just got a lot harder to accomplish.
Breg pointed out the twins wearing the golden masks. He began to try and lead Ceres away by her arm.
It would be a tragedy if such a lovely thing ended up being killed. Especially if it’s before you accomplish your task.
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:16 pm
"Love...even I want to maim tha' woman...I don' 'ave to read yer thoughts to know wha' ye wan' to do to 'er.....but I like the ones about wha' ye'll do to me." She purred. She looked at him with a smile and took a sip of her bloodwyne, savoring it's taste for a moment before settling her vibrant violet eyes on him. "'M...Kai once she's finished with whomever she's speaking to....but many of these people I don't recognize 'ere." She said softly. "Besides I like my black sheep....bah." She said with a smirk which slipped away as she sunk against him when he kissed her neck.
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:38 pm
He leaned into her to keep her from sliding onto the floor. "Oh, you've been reading those thoughts then, eh? Well let me just say I keep the truly devious hidden away from even your prying mind. You just get to see the beginning of what I want to do to you." Xol said, teasing his lover with images of what she could probably be expecting after the party. With a gentle nudge, she was back upright. "Careful, wouldn't want you falling out and having me take advantage of you in front of all these guests now would we?"
Xol took another drink of his Long Island Iced Tea and momentarily got lost in though. Wether he was going over a fantasy of him and Phia on the Ballroom floor or what move to make next with Than so close was left to ones own thought process.
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Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 6:36 pm
Phia smirked and laughed at him in a low voice.
"Yes I would..." She replied with a devious smile. She sipped her drink. "But I dun think they'd enjoy watchin'." She said with a purr. Her eyes wandered around the room again as she stopped reading Xol's mind. She wondered who would show to this.
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Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:19 pm
"It's a viiiolent pornography, chokin' chicks and sodomy~" The young man sang to himself softly as he walked the streets, getting plastered in public. He'd had the wisdom to put the bottle in a paper bag like they do in the movies, hoping this would help him to elude the authorities.
<3
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Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:34 pm
His mind and senses jolted back into his surroundings. "Well, with the amount of freaks and voyeurs we have here in the Black Company... you never know." Xol chuckled, taking another long drink of his Long Island. The question Phia had just asked herself was also running through his mind. Would Mastema show? Nana? Possibly the likes of Irvine Grey, Focht? D? Most were highly unlikely, but he didn't doubt that Draeken would show if he learned of the events. The real troubles would begin if that indeed did happen. One could only hope.
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Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 3:13 am
High above the Twice Royal, soaring beyond the limits of sight and sound, Tegral's assault shuttle soared like a vulture, circling the city with active sensors probing and blipping away looking for threats. Sensory information flittered down from the shuttle to Rookin and Kah who acted as filters to send the finalized information to Tegral. The drunken young man registered to the shuttle's AI, decided it wasn't a threat, then moved on to bigger and better things, like the mugging going on three blocks over. Unless the young man, who was singing a decent song by System of a Downed if a bit off keyed, decided to exude some sort of sign of danger; a level of power, whether it be magical or technological, would definitely spark an interest on the shuttle's part.
Back inside the tower Tegral was still sitting with Kairoi, who seemed more attentive as Kah and Rookin reported almost identical messages at almost the exact same instant: Griffin and Belle had returned to the Twice Royal. "All right, go see to your children, I'm going to relax here for another couple of minutes." Well in all truth his mechanical body didn't need any rest, didn't need to relax, but honestly...if a married woman and a good looking guy like Tegral vanished for any duration behind a curtained room together and left at the same time then what did that say about the married woman's marriage? He'd wait a few minutes until people decided the little curtained area wasn't interesting anymore then leave himself. Another reason was because he wanted Rookin to do what he was about to do...go bug Xol.
Xol, no doubt, would be able to see Rookin as he approached long before he would be able to actually open his mouth and confront the man. Rookin towered over those at the party, easily tall enough to stare Mastema in the eyes and maybe have an inch or two on the man, and wore a full suit of battle worn armor...yeah, he kinda stood out. With his helm's visor down he looked like a walking suit of armor, but his dark brown eyes could just narrowly be seen through the visor's eye slit - a feature that really wasn't needed considering how advanced the Admiral's sensory suites were that they could literally paint a three dimensional image in the minds of who ever they were hooked up.
"Xol?" Rookin asked as he drew closer to Xol and Phia. So long as he wasn't stopped short hand, so long as no one did anything stupid to impeed his progress, the Second Commander would extend his armored hand out in a gesture of greetings to both Xol and Phia. "My name is Rookin, it's a pleasure to meet you." Some key points should be made apparently before anything else, aside from Rookin's height there was another very apparent feature that distinguished Tegral's Second in Command from most other people...his devotion to his Lord. A great big red cross adorned the front of Rookin's shield, which remained clasped on his back, in addition to that the hanging crucifix on what appeared to be a silver chain clinked softly against his battered armor displayed a morbid image of the Son hammered up to a cross with a crown of thrones adorning his tiny head - such details impossible to create by the bare hand so Rookin had ordered the piece made by the very same people who built the nano-bots used in most covert ops units. Another thing was his mace, a heavy spiked mace that hung from his belt by a worn leather strap that looked as if it should have been replaced years ago, and the fact no matter if he were walking, running, or jumping around it didn't bounce, clang, or shift from it's spot against his leg. Very interesting.
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Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:09 pm
"Learning?" Than replied. "Well obviously it's not your example he's learning; I think his management skills, if nothing else, have surpassed yours for some time now." Than was hardly complimenting Griffin, but he did hold the Prince in respect for his abilities to lead, which he saw as superior to Apollo's supposed wisdom. At his mentioning of Kaiori and her 'royal duties,' Apollo might have been able to observe the brief and sudden spike in Than's tension. Than himself was a little surprised at the unintended reaction. Perhaps his original feelings and motives weren't so dead as he'd though. "I'm only going to ask one more time. Are you for 'change,' as I'll call what I spoke of, or not?" He wasn't interested in hearing anymore of Apollo's justifications and excuses. It seemed as if his hopes of being able to manipulate the situation into something more agreeable was for naught. For the moment, he ignored the arrival of the twins. Perhaps he would be more lucky with the Prince, who was closer to his mother's disposition, than he would have with the ape sitting on the throne.
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Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:04 pm
*Kaiori would blow a kiss to Teg before brushing herself down and walking into the light. With a couple long strides in her heels kaiori would find herself right next to her husband as he began to rise from his throne. Apollo would extend his hand to her and she would slide with ease into his embrace, setting a hand of her own on his chest lightly. The couple would meet eyes briefly having a small mental exchange before turning to look at the clown before them. Kaiori would answer for her husband in a strong and clear voice.* You are causing trouble were you don't belong Thanatos. Just because you want the world a certain way doesn't mean it should change for you and your father. Stop being so selfish and allow people to make mistakes and be who they wish. You are no god, no king, no one needs to listen to you. *Apollo would put his free hand over her's on his chest as if to stop her from going any further with her speech and it worked.*
*The children would almost be to the front of the room now.*
*Ceres would shove the man away with a yell.* Don't touch me!!! Never touch me! *she continues to yell backing away from the man like an angry tiger. Her eyes flashing with rage and her hands out like claws ready to attack, she was making a rather large scene in the ball room.*
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Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:53 pm
A rather dark and unsettling chuckle would permeate from the clown-faced mask in response to Kaiori's, or perhaps it was better considered Apollo's, response. "I'm sorry - have we met?" Was his first reply to her question. "I believe, your majesty must have mistaken me for someone else, or you have mistaken yourself for one of my acquaintences. I haven't the pleasure of being introduced to you." Where as Kai had spoken with conviction, Than spoke with words of ice. "Your words, however, do remind me of an old friend who died shortly after our last acquaintance. So perhaps I can address to you the response I was unable to give her. I do not need to be a god, nor a king, nor any person of consequence for my ambitions...... I merely, and humbly, need to be alive. But I should hold my tongue now; what words do I need to speak with a professed King so feeble and mute." The clown, with all the air of dignity to be had by one, turned his back to the royal paired and moved to distance himself from them.
In the room, Than could hear Ceres's voice clear and distinct, and he smiled to himself. Here she was, his unknowning ally in tonight's events, as he saw it. This night would end without happiness, if it was within his power. On the note of happiness, he turned his attention at last to the royal twins, particularly Griffin. Going by sound and sense alone, he tried to appraise the Prince's mood and whether or not he had noticed the others present in the room.
((EDITTED))
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Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:50 pm
Ceres reaction wasn’t unexpected but he had hoped that it wouldn’t have come to this. Breg smiled under his mask when he saw her eyes. He began walking towards her and spoke calmly to her.
What are you going to do? Rip my throat out here in front of every one? Go ahead, ruin your chances and get caught. Or calm down and come have a drink with me, we’ll just chat.
Breg raised both glasses up, one had been partially spilled when she shoved him so he offered her the full glass.
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:14 am
Phia finished off her bloodwyne and looked up to her lover.
"Do ye dance Xol?" She asked, mostly just curious, tilting her head to the side. Her onyx hair shifted and the stars nestled in the curls sparkled as they caught the light.
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