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 Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:36 pm
Isaac smiled as he continued to eat, listening to everyone basically praise him. It was nice, not only to hear that they approved of him, but also to like him. Isaac wasn't used to new crowds, and he had really only met these people a few hours ago. He had to force back his grin before it did the impossible and some how grew greater than his face.
He even had to stop himself from blushing a little, something that he knew now Kimiko would be able to sense it even if the others didn't see. "Wow..." was all he could utter as he raised his own glass, his lunch down fully consumed anyway.
(Sorry, it's quick. Just started getting hit by a thunderstorm.)
Emma certainly wasn’t fearing for herself, she was worried about Malkin, and afraid for the crowds. Emma had never found a beastie that she couldn’t handle on her own, and no matter how Malkin had explained it to her, she figured he would be little different. But that was it, if he started to change, she wouldn’t be the only one fighting him anymore, most of the crowds were usually filled with fellow hunters, most whom carried their weapons at all times.
”That depends, will it help you? Or will it ‘hinder’ you?” Emma answered, give Malkin a look. ”There are too many here if you change, I can probably control you, but not everyone.” Emma said, her voice lowered. Perhaps Emma was a little over confident, but it’s not like it was completely undeserved.
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:17 pm
Malkin's inner demon started laughing. Smiling at her, a smile of fangs and bloodlust, Malkin shook his head.
"I won't change. But if I don't release some energy, something bad will happen later on. This rarely happens, but when it does, it doesn't mean that the fiend is taking over. Rather, it means the fiend and my soul are combining. The second occurrence with my kind, though nigh impossible. The contrasting souls often can't cooperate long enough to be merged. At this moment, I'm stronger than I'll ever be on my own. That's why I'm worried about hurting you." Flexing his hands, his knuckles popped. His body seemed, more angular than it was. The combination of souls was powerful today. Stronger than he had ever felt it. He could already feel his body responding, knowing what he was going to do. Storing energy while expanding his aura to encompass the room. Those that were finely tuned to auras may notice the shift.
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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:18 am
Kimikos head suddenly snapped to one side, looking in the direction of the arena. Her eyes went wide and she leapt to her feet.
William was on his feet immediately, one hand on the sword hilt rising above his shoulder, the other hand resting on Kimikos shoulder.
"What is it?" He asked, almost in a whisper.
By this point Matt had realized something was wrong. He had set down his knife and fork and was looking at the two of them with both hands resting flat on the table, ready to push himself to his feet.
"William, it feels like a fiend." Kimiko whispered back.
"Inside the Corps.?" He asked.
"Yes."
"s**t..." Matt muttered.
"Alright. Matt, Kiro." William spoke in a normal voice again, but there was a quality to it that was not normally present. He was commanding now, and he expected to be followed. "Get yourselves ready. Isaac, you too." He undid the clasp holding the sword in place and drew the massive wolfs head broadsword over his shoulder. "Kimiko, follow me, and let me know where I'm going."
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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 1:46 pm
Isaac wasn't sure what to do when William and Kimiko started to talk about her problem. He could identify what it was, her problem, and now he could tell that William was in control. His attention was only thrown off once at Train came bursting through a door at the other end of the cafeteria.
"Can I ever get some sleep around here? Or do we have to have an impending crisis every ten minutes?" Train grumbled on his way through. He could tell that Kimiko had already let the others know what they felt.
Isaac was starting to get a little excited, a fiend right there in the corps. That meant that either it was very stealthy, or very powerful. Perhaps both, or the alarms or something of that nature would be going off.
Emma's eyes narrowed, "If we don't solve that problem now, then I'm willing to bet other bad things will happen sooner rather than later..." She waved with her free hand and jumped the rail, landing cat-like on the battle floor. She jogged to the other side then, drawing only one of her rapiers. She remembered then that John had her tuck, it shouldn't be too much of a problem though. "This could either be fun or really bad." Emma thought, sweeping one foot sideways to get into her stance. She stood with her legs akimbo, but facing to the side, her back twisted a little to keep her sword facing Malkin.
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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:10 pm
(( Sorry, I didn't have internet for the weekend. O.0 ))
"Ehh? A fiend?" Kiro asked, only slightly interested. Only one single fiend won't be enough to quench me, but I guess I'll have a look. Kiro thought as he stood up and followed William.
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:07 pm
Malkin leapt after her, landing on the other side of the arena. Unsheathing his dual blade, he spun it deftly. Standing looking at her, his head tilted to the side. Rubbing the side of his face suddenly, he shook his head, the aura expanding a bit more before slamming it back into the size of the arena.
"Miss Emma, I do want to warn you. I will not be holding back in the slightest here. If you want to back down, I won't ever think less of you." Malkin said, bowing to her. His stance didn't look at all like a battle stance, but then, his mind was elsewhere, tracing the paths his aura was making. He could see where he could step, where he could attack. Her aura was dangerous, he could see that. But he was loosing his humanity. He could feel his need for blood, his total lack of fear.
"No fear now, let others fear." He whispered, gripping his blade tighter.
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:52 pm
"Train, come with us. If there's a fiend inside the Corps. then it's best if we overwhelm it and take it down with as little collateral damage as possible." William said to the half blind Guardian. He turned to the rest of his Hunters gathered nearby. "Now, let's go."
He led the way out of the building at a jog. Kimiko followed right behind him, giving him directions and holding unto one of his shoulders for direction for herself. Matt was immediately behind the two of them, trying to get his blades locked back into place while jogging to keep up.
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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:12 am
Isaac was nodding as he ran out the door, being sure not to get ahead of William and Kimiko, he had grabbed his halberd on the way through. He was really excited, though he knew he shouldn't be. He could get to see the other members of his team in action, and some of the other 'veterans' too.
Train had to fight an urge to strike William, as if he needed to tell him to follow. In fact, Train should be in the lead, he could sense the fiend almost as easily as Kimiko, and he could see enough to run there. They could've left that stupid girl behind, though he also knew that should could be useful. Train instead could up the rear, knowing where to go he could catch anyone that started to wander off. However unlikely, but just incase.
Emma only nodded, she was getting ready. She truly hoped that Malkin was as dangerous as he thought he was, he wouldn't be any fun otherwise. "Honey, as far as this is concerned, if you held back you would die." Emma couldn't help but smile as she started to bounce up and down on her feet.
Closing the distance in a single leap she ducked a little and spun, bring her sword upward. Her legs followed her up, ready to either strike out at Malkin or to break the deadlock that would likely ensue if he blocked. Her free hand still rested on the hilt of her second rapier. The only that ran through her head, "Probably should have let him attack first."
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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 9:26 am
At as close to a dead run as he could go while leading Kimiko, William led the charge to the Arena according to Kimiko's directions. He ran in through the door that he flung open, Kimiko still clinging to his shoulder, and Matt running right behind them. He ran to the elevator and then paused for the others to catch up, which was Kiro, Isaac, and Train.
"The three of you?" One of the crank men asked. "Which floor?"
"Not sure yet," William responded. "And there's three more coming."
"Limit's supposed to be three passengers per ride."
"No worries, man." Matt piped in. "These babies can take it, and I'll help with the lifting. You two can take one side, and I'll take the other."
"I don't know if we can do that..." The man said, sounding uncertain.
"You can and will." William responded. "This is a very urgent matter."
"Uh, yes sir." The man replied, deciding that it was best to just go along with what a group of heavily armed highly trained Hunters wanted.
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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:33 pm
Seeing Emma move, a smile touched Malkin's lips. Stepping backwards, he seemed to glide a few feet.
"Slow!" He screamed at her, taking a step towards her-and a second one of him appeared above her, Dual sword pointed straight for her skull as he plummeted down. The dual image was what the fiend that cursed him had done to his family. He figured it would be poetic irony to learn it and kill the fiend with it. But first, it had to be tested.
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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:25 pm
(( Ugh! Stoic! You forgot Kiro! ))
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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:46 pm
((My bad. You haven't been posting often. I edited it to include you also.))
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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 9:05 pm
(But then you forgot to change the number from two to three. XP
Also, I'm not sure what to do with Isaac and Train. Are they making the lifts wait for them?)
Emma grunted a small laugh, this would be fun. Her feet suddenly shot out, performing a perfect split in mid-air. This kicked the first Malkin right in the face, not that it mattered, he was only an afterimage. Most would assume that the second to appear would always be the real one, but with that speed, you could easily be the first.
"Slow, you cheeky b*****d..." Emma thought as she hit the ground and rolled forward, there was no way to speed up gravity so Malkin would still be a second behind him. The arena ceiling was far too high to make it there and back in time, or without causing damage to the ceiling. The moment her back touched the ground she lurched, launching her body into a spin. Her rapier twirled around her as her legs followed closely. The motion let her carry her a little away from where Malkin would land.
(Holy horrid Batman! Sorry...)
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Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 8:31 am
((Grr! Edited again. and yeah, Williams having the elevator wait for the other three to catch up.))
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:39 am
"Ehhh... Since it's in the arena I have a feeling it's not going to be just any fiend now." Kiro commented as he entered the elevator. The area... Inside the Corps... Inside the arena. Just seems more and more specific. Not to mention there is probably someone fighting it right now because of where it's located. The place was swarming with Hunters and Guardians just a little bit ago. Kiro analyzed in thought.
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