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 Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:25 pm
Lex looked back at the unit.. the first few moments of hesitation had been rather.. confusing... why? Sharp ears however kept a lock on the machine... one would expcet some level of... smoothness to a well tuned and operating mechanical tool... though this thing sounded like it was some old beater car that was getting the crap kicked out of it..
He paused for a little half near something to duck behind, and watched the almost.. equally confused looking machine, wondering just what was going on... it had lumbered out, beared its technical teeth and then... stumbled before firing...? just what the heck was going on..
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:31 pm
"Failure."
It was a raspy voice, disembodied and distant. Intimate and familiar, yet that of a stranger. Perhaps Lex would hear the whisper that danced on the wind, the voice that actually spoke only into one's head, and yet tricked them into thinking their ear has caught it.
Nonetheless, the drone was determined. Gold orbs would flare out in pairs from the duel-front cannons, searing holes into the earth as rows of shots swept randomly about the area. It wasn't targetting Lex now, but rather locking on to ghosts even as parts of it's vision started to go black. Gouts of the purest red flared out from the lower two barrels, the twin stream of plasma pooling upon the ground and searing deep holes into it. As the drone's body shook and writhed, the gouts of pure energetic flame flew about the air like a wild hose.
It would only take a few minutes before the drone lost it's footing and collapsed. The legs then slipped out from it and fell left limp. Meakly, the drone whined, it's weapons still firing into the dirt before it senselessly. A rocket or two would launch, to slam into the earth some several feet in front of the drone and cause a moderate explosion. At this rate, the drone was bound to blow itself up.
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:40 pm
Lex stepped back quickly as one of the beams tore past him, leaving hima bit startled... which wore off as he saw the machine collapse.... ...now what?? was this normal??.. doubted but still.. hed step out lightly and blinked, looking at the fallen, beginning to stagger machine... the voice... had MORE then definitely caught his ears... his mind was strong.. it had to be to do the things he normally did.. between the shape shifting and what not... but it had made his fur stand up a little.. "I... wonder..."
this probly went against all good judgement, but.. he started to move towards it while it was still.. intact for the most part, holding out a hand and focusing on the metallic shell that made up the outer layer of the drone.. trying to pull it down or away like banana peel, his marking giving a deep violet glow as well as his eyes he did, still at a short distance, but that was closing..
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:47 pm
The arcane shield offered little protection in theis state, other than making Lex's attempt a little more difficult. The metal would tear open however, with an odd ease. Inside, would be the writhing mass of black tentacles Lex probably expected to find. The thing was tearing into the drone, each tentacle writhing and squirming about through machinery. The innards of the machine whirred and thrummed, many a light being seen flaring before being consumed by the black.
Lex did however stand right in range of the SRM racks. Somehow, perhaps a testament of will, the drone kept them from firing. Nonetheless, an amazing amount of heat was being produced from inside the unit, and the metal seemed to be twisting slightly.
"Assist-" The voice spoke again, letting a pause dance upon the wind for a few moments before continueing. "-the Archon." It finished, hoping that Lex might somehow understand. The drone might be the reference, though in reality it seemed the drone might be beyond immediate help. The thing inside might be killed, but the drone would require some repairs even then.
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:56 pm
the image alone of what was happeneing was rather... awkwards.. though.. the massive black.. Thing.. seemed most.. disconcerting in its own entirety... lex blinked as the voice spoke again.. "assist archon??'' ... "forgive me then.." the shell, with some effort on his part obviously, the glow from his body showing more strongly even in the sun, twisted mroe fluidly then when he first manipulated it, the metal forming into sarp spikes and tentacles of their own nature.. and turned inwards at the black form...
"i really hope im attacking the right thing here....'' and with a downwards arch of his hand and wrist, the almost fluidly moving, but still as solid as normal metal should be, stabbed sharply inwards on the black mass, constricting and piercing it, sweat showing on lex's brow as he did so... this wasnt one of his more easily perfomed abilities it seemed, as useful as it was..
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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:05 am
The thing was proven to have been living, to a degree, for Lex's action caused a squeal. The black thing then ceased moving, the tentacles falling limp. The drone was quite content to have it's death stopped, though it was still in feeble condition. The voice at this point simply watched, amused by Lex's ability of manipulation.
"The Mansion." The voice added, and then spoke once more. "Assist the Archon." Clearly, the voice didn't plan to shut up about assisting this Archon thingy, regardless of the fact that Lex had just saved the drone. In the eyes of the voice, the drone was of little consequence. It simply meant that now instead of one rogue drone in the army, their were two. This newly freed one was of little concern however, given it's current state it wouldn't be anywher near combat effective for the next few hours.
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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:09 am
Lex sank suddenly to his knees and butt, his heels by his hips as he flopped and regained himself lightly, feeling slightly dizzy.. "What.. do you mean.." he answered the drone back.. "what mansion?? and who.. or what.. is or Are.. the Archon?" as he got his bearings and senses back to normal, slowly lifting himself back up, the sound of metal brushing the ground lightly as his swords graised it lightly. "and what the hell is THAT thing.." he pointed very obviously to the now mangled... Thing, that he'd impaled wonderfully with the machines own metallic armour.
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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:14 am
The drone struggled to move, the legs sinking into the earth as it lifted itself up. Loose dirt and ash cascaded from it's underbelly, as it took a firm footing and stared down upon Lex. There were a few black splotches in it's vision and the database was fractured, but it assumed Lex meant no real harm. As such, it didn't make any offensive gestures. It merely made a subtle chirp of acknowledgement.
It seemed the voice didn't have much else to say.
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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:35 am
He stood there for a little and looked at the drone... it was awkwards cause he truely didnt quite understand... but he did enough to ask the next question.. "Where..." simple, straight forwards, and not needing words to be indicated..
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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:42 am
The mansion lay not far away, though the drone was confused as to what Lex wanted. After all, it wasn't the drone that was speaking to Lex, though if not the drone, who? In any case, a metallic forelimb raised and pointed in the direction of the mansion. There, Lex would find many refugees, as well as 21 functional drones. This current drone simply assumed Lex wanted to know where to meet up with more drones.
Either way, both friend and foe were to be found in the same area.
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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:45 am
He looked.. and then looked back and nodded. "thanks.." he turned and ran.. but not in the right direction.. instead heading back for kb's car... and gave a knock to the window after rushing up.. it was important, no doubt, though hed obviously lost track of things after the confusing encounter and small startled of weapons fire in his general area of being. ''s'cuse me?"
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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:48 am
Lex would find something odd and blunt being thrown at him blindly out the open car window. It was the only answer he'd recieve, and didn't break the two from each other for even a moment. No, KB seemed fully capable of continueing with Kobei even as he threw things at Lex.
One might've simply assumed there to be a "NOT NOW" sign on the door.
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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:53 am
best guess was it was a shoe, scince he felt like someone had just kicked him in the face lightly.... "...." he needed SOMETHING faster to get to the supposed mansion, aside from on foot... though it looked like it was going to be foot and trail for him... he gave the car a light, miffed boot, with a stiff furred foot and just turned letting the pair be..
(care to carry this into the mansion, or just outside such, thread? XP)
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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:56 am
((My only suggestion is going to the masnion thread. Nothing personal about ignoring Lex IC, but KB and Kobei aren't going to break up what they're doing over an army of drones. sweatdrop ))
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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:58 am
(im not expecting them to XD.. i was just asking if we were to continue anything drone and lex wise in here, or were gunna pick it up near by in the mansion thread.)
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