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 Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:08 pm
He heard the faint sound of crying over the roaring flames and dashed inside the building, "Damned morality!" Irzael pushed his hands forward and then spread them apart, creating a burst of wind that spread a clear path before him. The cries were a bit clearer now and he discerned that they wer coming from upstairs. "Where are you? I'm here to help!" he yelled as loud as he could.
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:11 pm
The jeep tires squealed as the car ground to a halt outside the church.
"Damn its hot." Said Jacknife, shielding his eyes from the light of the blaze as he jumped out of the car.
"Ok, lets see whats up."
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:12 pm
"Mommy..." A little girl flung herself at Allen and clung tenaciously to him, crying. She didn't look up, she was far too scared. Fire licked at her legs but she just wrapped around one of Allen's legs and refused to let go.
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:15 pm
Masuyu slid out of the seat and swung his Ninjato back over his shoulder, buckling it in place as he moved to follow Alan and Nascen. "Are we going into that fireball?"
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:16 pm
"I dunno... seems rather silly to rush in... If anything is in there it will have to either come out here or be burned to death. We could probably just wait out here."
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:17 pm
Nascen lept off the jeep, pulling on the strap but not pulling his gun over into his hands, rushing headlong into the flaming building to take a look about in the flames, sheilding his one good eye. "IS EVERYONE OKAY? DID EVERYBODY GET OUT?" he shouts even as he spots some other people inside. "Damn, gotta get 'em out. One of you two look for what caused this..."
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:17 pm
Allen smiled down at the girl. He really had a soft spot for children. Maybe it had somethign to do with his own missed childhood, but there was just something about them that made him have to smile. And he reached down, ruffling her hair comfortingly.
"It's ok. I'll get you out of here."
And then it was as simple as walking back to the window and stepping out, catching the air with his wings in order to slow his descent. Soon, both he and the girl had landed safely on the ground outside the church. And Allen had no idea that someone else had run in there to save the girl.
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:19 pm
Jacknife shouted at the guy with wings.
"Theres more people in there. One of us just went in to see if anyone else could be helped. Any idea what could have caused this?"
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:20 pm
"Apparently not..." Masuyu sighed, "Atleast I took the popcorn out of my pocket this time... No nasty surprises..." He waited a second for Alan to make a move, deciding on following him rather than Nascen's head rushed path.
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:21 pm
"Oh, my baby girl!" A woman cried out from the growing crowd as she rushed towards Allen. "THANK YOU!!!" She grabbed the girl and began shushing her. "Shhhh...it's alright..." But the girl wouldn't stop chattering. "The nice angel saved me auntie..." She grinned up at Allen, two gaps showing in her teeth. "Mommy sent me an angel to save me."
Still holding onto her aunt, she moved and tugged on Allen's pants.
"Thank you Mister Angel."
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:22 pm
Nascen's beret was tucked away by now, safely in his backpack to keep smoke off it. His lungs were protected by the low roof, his shorter stature, and the scarf- normally for cold weather- he'd pulled over his face. "EH! ANYBODY LEFT IN 'ERE? EVERYBODY GET OUT, COME TO MY VOICE, 'AIGHT?" Nascen shouted as loud as he could, cupping his hands to overcome the scarf and flames. Damn... if all the civilians are out we can go, but I have to be sure...
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:23 pm
Irzael entered the room just as the man in black stepped out the window, "Hmm...I guess it was useless for me to come up here. If that guy is willing to help people maybe he isn't so bad." Irzael walked to the window, looked down, and hopped out. He shot his hands downward before he hit the ground and slowed his descent. He stared at the man that saved the girl, paying no heed to the new people, "Excuse me, do you know what the Petals of Chaos are?"
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:24 pm
Jacknife quickly assesed the building. "Its no no danger of collapsing yet... Nascen still has time."
"Nascen, Id give you about five minutes or so before this place becomes structurally unsound. The front doors are gone and the fire isnt between the doorframe, so you have a clear exit path." He said into the headset.
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:27 pm
Nascen didn't see any more people. It seemed the place was empty, of whatever set the fire and whoever might have been trapped.
Still, he ran deeper, taking the sacred icons from the altar and apologizing aloud to God, or whatever might have fancied themselves the 'god' of this place, stuffing them unceremoniously away in his bag.
He ran down the isle quickly, checking each and every pew for people and continuing to shout, but he headed slowly toward the exit, ready to jet as soon as he was sure.
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:27 pm
Considering that his wings were scaled and more dragon-like than anything, being called an angel amused Allen. But still, he smiled goodnaturedly at the girl, ruffling her hair some.
"Your welcome. It was my pleasure. Now, do you know if there's anyone else in there?"
Then, he heard Jacknife, and moved over towards him. Easier than shouting, after all.
"I don't know. When I arrived it was already blazing. I've called the fire department though, before I went in myself, so hopefully they'll get here soon. It's likely that they are better equipped to save people than any of us."
And, almost absently, his dismissed his wings. The wings simply shimmering and then fading away.
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