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*That wasn't true was it? Would people really attack as soon as the barrier buckled and fell? Eecheb and Trilla would look across the table at eachother momentarily. It meant less freedom, more fighting and having to hide away where no one else could find you. The thought of it made Eecheb's plume puff up a little, making the boy look a little ragged and wild; at the same time Eecheb's tail would begin to tap the side of his chair again lightly. Micha would remain quite the sponge, simply listening and soaking up the information. Trilla would have both hands balled up into fists, braced against the edge of the table. If the child applied enough pressure to her hands, then she could rock her chair back and forth, however she hadn't begun doing that yet. Nana was still waiting for a reply from Thanatos, reguardless of what Tyrsais had to say*

((Huh, I was under the impression it was a sphere... Anyway, sorry for the lame post. If I have time tonight I'll make it more pretty to read.))

Alright then.

Al-RIGHT then.

<_<

This, was by far, the oddest thing that have ever happened to him.

The landscape around hiom looked ghostly and silver, yet he still looked the same. Everything seemed to waver and smoke but... it seemed more like images of what the places could do than anything else.

With a silent drawing of breath, he attempts to walk through the barrier.

The hood snapped to the side, eerily silent as burning slits fell upon the vague direction. Pin-pointed easily enough, but not yet within range of sight, be it conventional or not. Regardless, Cole's little jaunt into the more ethereal-based realms had peaked the ghost-hunters senses, for obvious reasons. With another grin hidden to the void, the ghost hunter began to march towards the source of what he sensed. It was a subtle action that slid the dark pistols from their holsters, their ammunition laying in wait for a chance to strike an incorpreal foe. A chance they might soon have, if Cole wasn't quick enough with his movements.

*To Tyr, Than only made one response* Well if it keeps you away from developing viri stare *He chuckled a little and went back to his work. The dome in the middle of the table vanished and the 3D layout of the citadel was displayed* This is the citadel as of a few days ago

Sho: A few days ago? Why not current >>

Than: ^^;; the outer buildings get destroyed faster than I can count them.... for all I know this could be current.

Sho: *laughing, he nodded* ^^;; I've taken out my fair share. Sorry for interrupting; continue.

Than: Arigato. *Than turned back to the display* Well this is the most magic based of my propositions. In a nutshell, I'm saying to put the citadel in the dead center of..... *The holographic display suddenly projected a massive spinning cylinder around the citadel*.....a tornado

Zeno: *While the table was skeptic. Zeno openly made his comment, as usual* You know I'm sure we could just build a few bombs if we wanted to blow ourselves away.

Than: >> Weren't you listening. Stillest part of a storm is its center. We could, in theory, make a storm large enough so that its "eye" covered the entire citadel. If the storm is powerful enough, it will also effectively repel anything that physically tries to break through it. Because it's a tornado, it'll turn circularly and throw anything coming at it in a tangent direction. It's not bullet proof, perse, but it'll give anyone who isn't versed in extremely high level air manipulation or teleportation of some kind a run for his money.

It is an interesting idea, Thanatos. However, you know as well as anyone that many of our.... assailants do have the ability to bypass that kind of barrier, even hurricane level winds, through portal magic or some other bypassing method. What of them?

Than: This idea is a two parter. Before we had the barrier we do now, there was another, albeit it didn't protect much from attack. However, it did a terrific job of interfering with metaphysical attacks, magic in other words. *Putting that display into the hologram, everyone would see a different colored come cover over the citadel, yet behind the tornado* That could prevent people from magically overcoming the tornado barrier. Anyone who tried would be negated at that field and would have to somehow retreat beyond the radius of the tornado before being safe again.

*Mastema smirked a little, nodding* I am rather interested by this idea...

Than: There's more reason to it as well. The advantage to having the tornado created by powerful magic is that it would be negated by the magic-distortion of the old shield. We could have the cyclone made right up against the outside of field, and the field would negate the magic before high winds got in the citadel. In conclusion, the cyclone would repel all physical attacks, the field would repel all magic, and the field would also act as a "buffer," of kinds, between the citadel and the storm, so there would be few repercussions from having a powerful storm around the citadel. Who knows, maybe we'd have a light breeze in the streets as a result *Than laughed and scratched the back of his head*

*All of what Than said made sense to those at the table, but the extent to which he explained it surprised some people. He made it sound like he understood and planned it all on his own*

*Mastema chuckled and sat back in the throne* Well, I do say I am impressed.

Slayer: And this is just your first idea? Mercy me, I'm not sure I can keep up with much more of this thoroughness.

Than: ^//^

*Each person at the table found Nana's comment valid; they probably all had the same thought in the back of their heads*

Zeno: *To the comment about the life around the citadel being destroyed, Zeno was rather cold* stare Who cares. The only thing they're good for is probably lunch for Omega, and they aren't even worth that I bet.

Omega: Indeed. *The only things of worthwhile meat around were the horses that Bell had brought with her*

Than: Oh be quiet ~_~ *Than huffed at the two and addressed Nana. It might be odd, or not, that he was smiling at his idea being criticized* I will admit, an overhead material attack would be difficult to block. But there are a few things which make that a risky idea. First of all, the winds in the eye of the storm would be turbulent at best, albeit much less severe than the actual storm. The main risk in flying right in the middle of the storm is that anything in that area would be in direct sight of all four main defense cannons. The easiest direction for them all to aim is up, and since they're lasers the wind would do little to influence them; anyone trying to attack from above would corner themselves and give us a predictable attack angle. I'm glad you mentioned it though. *Than sighed* As for the land destruction..... it's not much of an issue anymore after all the attacks v_v.... All the bombings, raids, weapon fire, and everything else have desecrated the area for a long distance. Outside the barrier is little more than scorched earth now. Anything that was in the forests that were spared has probably left.

*Under normal circumstances, the barrier's inherently disruptive energies would probably distort Cole's ethereal method of entry. But the integrity of the barrier was already minimal. One area of the barrier could hold less energy at this point, and it just so happened that Cole was at an area of significant weakening. After some strenuous effort, he would probably be able to phase through the barrier*

::Tyrsais would sit back slightly in his seat listening to them as they spoke. He would take careful not of the combination, and form of the barriers different parts.::

Continue on Thanatos... I'll save my questions for after you finish.

Whatever it was, it had forced it's way through the shield the Hunter found to be so amusing. It was unnerving that he came to where Cole had been, only to find the air about him, and no sign of Cole. Still, he could feel the lingering presence, he could taste it.

Touching his fingertips to the section of barrier, he grinned. This spot would have to be marked, though perhaps with enough strength he could manage the way Cole had. In the back of his mind, the Hunter wondered just what kind of special ghost Cole was.

*Indeed it was but one idea, hopefully some of the others would be less destructive. There was really no need for such waste and destruction, none at all. Yes.... after the citadel was safe again, then maybe they could look at reclaiming the land, but until then offering up ideas was the only thing that could be done. Nana would probably bring up something new later on, when the oppertunity presented itself, but until then she'd simply put, "shut up and listen". All ready though it appeared as if the children were becoming restless and things had only just begun. That couldn't be good, they were already bored. Such short attention spans*