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Apocrypha Part 1.5 Sparks of Rebellion
Thus when a king is just he brings about change yet it is this change that breeds discontent As you walk around most of the shops that have televisions or the large display on buildings were mostly tuned to the recent news. "It has been four weeks since the first outbreak of the phenomena that caused over 400 people to simultaneously lose conscience in Tokyo Japan and has now spread to other places resulting in over one million victims. Experts have come to call this phenomena the 'Tokyo Doll Syndrome'. We have here a guest who has been studying this phenomena." The woman on the screen gestured to another man who sat next to her as he wiped his forehead with a handkerchief. "Since the Tokyo Doll Syndrome has started we've had over 40 cases in different countries. Totaling 13.5 million victims. Though none have been in critical condition and most have woken up but there are still some who have remained in a coma like state currently counting to 43 thousand. The ones who wake up don't remember why they were unconscious and the few who do say something about a black rat. Even stranger is the ones who remain in a coma like state all keep muttering the same thing." he said while looking into the camera and continued "Where is the Mother of Death?" You notice some of the unease in the air as people around you watch this broadcast. Some try to laugh it off while others seem to ignore it but the same grim atmosphere permeates the surroundings none the less.
"So?" Alex was speaking to himself as he saw the news and was wondering about this "mother of death" and would be out and about in the streets
attached to the side of a nearby building, one of many small, black humanoid devices deemed "Uno" watches through to the end of the story, of course, they'd heard updates on it throughout the time period, keeping an eye on this and all other sorts of news. As a scouting device, it was their job to sift through data for the most interesting pieces, and this is most certainly one of them. Once the report ends, this "Uno" climbs higher, weaving between the shadows of the buildings to be as difficult to detect as possible as it begins searching the city
*Alex pulls out a pistol, and turns the chamber to the 3rd bullet, a tracer round. He would fire it at uno, but not to hit it and would say "Hi there!"* still not sure about this illness, better play it sneaky *alex injects himself with a syringe*
A man in a long black coat and a pair of boots wanders the area, looking around curiously and leaning against a staff in his right hand. "Something here is... Wrong, geez why do I get the sense I'm about to get mixed up in something? Almost as if those broadcasts around here are important..." Something that makes people fall down without warning and then seemingly get back up fine? Could just be a new bit of sickness, but he gets the sense there's more to this than meets the eye. Of course, his musing is cut off by the sight of some kid shooting a gun at... A robot? "The heck are you doing just firing that in a public space? I'm no cop or anything but geez, speaking as a detective I can assure you that is in no way legal right now."
(Sneeze ) and with that, Alex was gone. He had infected himself with teleportitis, or random teleportation. As it ended, he landed on top of one of the roofs
The device doesn't seem to mind the bullet, as it is currently unharmed, it briefly glances in Alex's direction, but decides he is of no interest. The more reasonable detective may be somewhat interesting, but not worth making a detour for. So Uno keeps moving
Alex was following the Uno as it went and summoned some skeletons to help him along. Nothing big.
As the people began to disperse and go about their lives you notice some who remain a little longer. You notice that these people are different from the crowds in that they acted unconcerned. As if this was none of their business. There was a kind of confidence in them. They caught your attention as they finally began to walk away. You notice this strange phenomena even more as you notice that people from different locations of the street all start to move to the same location. As if they took the extra step to try to blend in then walk into the alleyways away from the main street.
Uno's dim, red, eyes dart around the street, taking note of the almost hive-like movements of a group of people. Serving under the prime directive of observing the people of this place, the device waits for its chance to cross to the side of the street closest to this crowd, quietly following them while clinging to the nearby buildings
People wandering into dark alleyways, what a great thing to see that doesn't ever spell trouble in big capital letters. The man sighs and takes note of Uno dashing across buildings, would have noticed the damn thing if not for that kid but he's not about to lose it so easily... Even as he casually throws his hands in his pockets and begins walking after the odd group, aiming to be fairly quiet and keep an eye on them from the shadows if possible.
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Kushala remained in the top of one of the buildings, she still remembers that day... and that strange memory she saw. I have to find that human again... or someone related to her, someone has to know who was that human, or atleast what was that strange memory. Kushala remained on the top of the build, she was lying down and only peeking out with her head, in order to not be detected by the humans. While looking around she noticed some persons are acting strange and going to somewhere. Where are they going? Hmmm... I'll follow and watch them from the sky. Kushala looked around the sky to memorize the position of the sun, she has to be carefull and control where is her shadow. Alright then, here I go. Kushala raised her wings and jumped in order to begin to fly and follow that humans.
I exist around now
yeah, just waiting for like one more person to join before continuing.
As you follow them you realize how they each separate in the alley and walk through it in an intricate manner as if in an attempt to throw off any who would follow. You could tell that quite a few are unsuited for this kind of thing but regardless you lose track of most of them finding yourself only being able to keep one of them in your sights who nervously walks around the pathways.
Kushala stopped for a second, she was watching them from the sky but it was hard for her to follow all of them through the pathways, she choosed the human who was the most strange and she followed him. I hope he doesn´t realize a dragon is following him, well, I think he never could expect that. Kushala followed that nervous person, carefully to not be seen.
It almost seems like a silly attempt to lose people. Any serious followers would likely be able to keep track of whichever one they pleases. One being the key word, as the people split up. With no reason to take interest in any of them in particular, the Uno unit simply follows the easiest one. The device takes note of, well, the dragon following, but has no particular reason to take interest in it. I know, not interested in a dragon. Weird.
as you follow him you eventually come to an area slightly larger and more open between the buildings quite a way from the main street. You see the man standing in the middle of the clearing look around at first before he breathes a sigh of relief. After that you looks up then says something just loud enough for you to hear. "The sun will set upon the false kings reign so that we may prosper once more." The moment those words left his mouth it was as if reality around him had begun to warp until finally it returned to normal a few moments later with the man nowhere to be seen.
Wait, what!? Kushala stared at the spot where the man was standing just a moment ago, she saw how he disappeared after saying that phrase. Hmmm... shoud I... well, if I want answers, I have to do it. Kushala flew and landed into the area, she walked to the spot that man was and repeated the phrase. The sun will set upon the false kings reign so that we may prosper once more. Wow... I have a good memory, well, let's see if that happens again.
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Harry glances up for a moment. A dragon huh? Odd to see their kind so openly taking something akin to their true form, but he's met such beings before. As for the man he's following, those words would make Harry stop in his tracks. "Seems like the start to a case... Much as I loathe to pull this, guess I've got no choice but to try and see what I can dig up." He'd stare intently at where the man once stood, magic beginning to flow through his body as he Looks. Mystical power allowing him to see things unseen by mortal eyes, though often in strange and even metaphorical forms rather than plainly... Not to mention the utter inability to forget anything, so here's hoping there's no madness inducing horror here. Assuming he was still sane after looking around a bit, he'd close off his Sight and pull out a pen and paper, writing down what the man said and any noteworthy findings. Before searching the scene in a more mundane way as well and aiming to spot anything that might have been left behind. "The start of some cult, or a long forgotten god who wants to come back? Who knows what kinda Lovecraft-ish crazy we might be talking about here, but a guy speaking madness then warping away sure as hell doesn't give me warm fuzzy feelings."
Upon the activation of his eyes harry would see what would appear to be a tear in space. Around the tear he would notice what appeared to be numerous glowing runes moving and interchanging with small magic circles intricately woven throughout. When taking a look at the runs and circles as a whole it would appear to be a golden gate. Harry would then see the Kushala fly near it while uttering the same words spoken by the man from earlier. The gate would open and despite the dragon being much bigger than the gate the magic circles would begin to rapidly spin and and her form would be dragged through the rift none the less. To the Kushala she would notice her vision being temporarily flooded in a bright white with a slight feeling of floating before feeling the ground under her. Even stranger is that her form has shrunken to be similar to being only a little bigger than an adult human. Her powers and overall strength unchanged from before but the difference in size may be a bit uncomfortable. If Harry or Uno decide to follow in after her then they would experience the same (minus the change in size). After coming to your senses you would realize you are inside of what looks like a network of tunnels with large open spaces. You would even see waterways that moved through the air as if ignoring gravity and a waterfall that was flowing backwards. On the walls would be runes glowing giving the cave walls lighting and you would see Japanese archways (Torii) throughout the cave giving it a modest yet holy feeling. Up ahead you would see people walking into the further reaches of the caverns. Many of which were wearing masks.
After saying the previous words Kushala felt like that time she got drunk by eating a drunk hunter. Woah... I'm floating in the air without moving my wings? What is happening here? Anyways fly without flapping my wings is kinda strange... When Kushala appeared on the tunnels the first thing she noticed were the humans, it was strange to her to see humans with her size. Uh!? Humans are now that big!? Wait... I'm smaller now? Well, I think is better for this place. Kushala began to walk as always, but she didn't calculated her steps and she quickly fell to the ground, however she recovered in an instant and acted like she never fell.
The wizard would just sigh and walk forward, muttering curses under his breath as he glares at the gateway before him. "Stars and stones, this night just went from mildly annoying to straight up bad news. Guess I've got no choice but to deal with this though, seems like they've got some kinda portal set up that functions from those words... Nevernever gateway, or something else entirely?" He'd reach into his coat, pulling an old style 45 revolver from it and into his right hand, staff held out in the right as he walks up to the gate and narrows his eyes. "The sun will set upon the false king's reign, so that we may prosper once more." He'd keep his gun aimed forward even as the portal pulls him through, staff held at the ready to block anyone or anything which might attack him... Only to see that there's nothing which has noticed him, save for likely the dragon, though there are a few of those weirdos ahead. So he'd whisper to his newfound, ally? "Sup, can't say I've worked with a dragon before but first time for everything. Harry Dresden, Wizard. Nice to meet ya and all, but what's our plan here? I'm thinking to try to suss them out, figure out their game, and if it's anything dangerous well I have no intention of letting people get hurt. These guys steal something from you? The only reason I can imagine a dragon tangling with mortals, or just a grave insult."
Kushala looked at the human, it was very strange for her to be at the same size of a human, but well, is better for her to talk to him. Greetings human, I'm what you humans say "a Kushala Daora" you can call me that if you need. Kushala lowered her head to perform some kind of reverence and she continued talking. As for why I'm here... Time ago I met a strange human that showed me a memory I don't know about and I want to see if I can find some answers here. Please, don't be scared, I'm here as an ally, I just need answers for what I saw that time.
Even as the crowd moves through the caverns they don't take notice of you. Instead they go about their day as if it was normal while talking. Man: Tonight is supposed to be something different right Woman: Yeah. Hopefully with this we'll have enough recruits Man: We'll bring about the end of that false king. You could hear some people say as they passed. They all continued to walk down the hall. Up ahead you could see the cave splitting into three different paths. One lead further down, another stayed on the same level while the last seemed to move to the upper layers.
A memory huh? He's never heard of a dragon with memory issues but he's no master of such things either. "Can't say I know the term Kushala Daora, despite my many years of magical study... Must be something from a world other than mine. Anyways, keep quiet and try not to get caught." He'd begin to walk after them, aiming to keep in the shadows and walk as quietly as possible... Along with listening in closely, now who on earth could be this false king anyways? And what one wonders, is the plan for ending him. Beyond the obvious murder.
Kushala nodded to Harry. I´ve hunted enough preys to be able to hide, donñt worry human, they won´t see me. Kushala´s behaviour changed, she began to move carefully, the first thing she began to do was step with her back legs in the same spot she stepped with the front ones, it was not necesary for her to peek on the corners, just using his ears was enough for her to know if there was someone there. Whispers: I´ll follow you human, you are more used to this kind of tunnels.
Since I never got an answer to which path would be taken then I'll continue with the assumption that you'll remain on the current level. As you walk farther into the caverns the crowd becomes even thicker than it was before. You realize that people have noticed you but have just chosen to ignore you. They didn't really seem concerned with you or any of the others around them. It became apparent that as far as they were concerned if you were here to begin with then you were like the rest of the people here. Ultimately you exit the cavern to a large space. In this it reminded you of something like an auditorium with an open roof. In front of you seemed to be a red painted wooden railing and when you look over the railing you can see that there are more than ten different levels, each filled with people. It all was like a circle as in the middle looked like a glowing lake with a stage in the middle. Above the stage was a large orb of water that took up most of the empty space and above you could see the stars. Though if you knew anything about constellations you'd realize that all of the constellations were perfectly visible in the sky. Even stranger were their were lines that connected them. On the stage you would notice one man standing there without a shirt covered in tattoos while wearing a fox mask.
If anyone else wants to join you still can but after the next post I can't except anymore late comers. Since Marionette was already apart of this and considered to be more stealth then you can come in at any time until further notice.
Kushala looked at the people, she was not used to be ignored, however she prefers that, it will be easier for her and the others to explore this place. I managed to enter this place for the right way... so probably they think I'm one more... as long as I act naturally everything will be fine. Kushala continued walking as always, when she reached the large space she took a moment to look around, focusing on the stars. (Whispering): is already night time!? Well, nevermind, have you seen that fox-human? Just for an instant Kushala looked at the man wearing the fox mask. (Whispering): I think we can try talking with him, probably he knows something.
Fox mask... Wonderful, that guy ooo vaguely important and is thus probably more dangerous than the others as well. He'd mutter back at the dragon. "Can't say I like the idea of good up and talking to him, lets wait for now see what happens... After all, I figure things are gonna go to hell before too long." This whole place is a mess, and he can't help but expect to be attacked any moment. Maybe it's just paranoia, but for some reason he doubts they'll be happy to see people who aren't in this merry band hanging around.
Soon two other people walked out on stage. one was wearing a fox mask like the tattooed man as well as a suit while the others mask was cut off revealing his mouth while wearing normal clothes. The man in the suit spread out his arms as he looked out into the crowd. The large orb of water suddenly showed his appearance in it like a tv display. "Welcome, you who have been stripped of everything by his royal majesty. I know that many of you are new here and that's fine. If you are here then it means you no longer wish to live under the rule of that false king." he fervently shouted, his voice reaching the ears of all present. "We who have worked for centuries, nay, millennia's for the sake of our societies prosperity and have gained the respect we so rightfully deserved. Yet even with all the blood, sweat and tears we poured into our research. All the sacrifices we made he would destroy the council of Magic and reign as king. Trying to tear down the very foundations our ancestors created. Should we stand for this?!" The hall would practically tremble as the crowd shouted no. The looks in many o their eyes was that of fear but also of anger, of pure disdain. "Yet he is strong." the man slowly moved his hands to his side and began to tremble. "He is so powerful in fact that he defeated the Magi known as the God Slayer while he was still a teen and has only grown stronger since. What then can we do against such an oppressive force?" he said as if on the verge of tears. Many people followed suit as they clenched their fist. "All is not lost however. For he fears our reckoning. How do I know this you ask?" He would gesture towards a tunnel that connects to the stage. Soon after two people would walk onto the stage carrying a third whose body had been bound. He was wearing a cloak that was pitch black and a regular white mask. "I'm sure many of you know of the rumors of the legendary assassins that serve the crown called the Ravens. Well, we have here just such a person. A legend that will meet his end." He would rip off the mask revealing a woman with long black hair and green eyes. "For all legends must one day end."
Kushala remained in the spot, she smelled the air and focused for a second on the woman, in case she is someone she knows, but is the first time Kushala sees that woman, however, she smells like someone she knows. Hmmmmm... Kushala looked at Harry with the corner of her eye. (Whispers): She smells like a human I know, I think we could try to save her... however, if we do that we are in trouble. Kushala began to disperse a light breeze through the entire build, it would be imperceptible for the humans. (Whispering): Don't worry for the wind, I'm checking something.
The small device, Uno as it is called, carefully followed the pair from the shadows, remaining clinging the roof of the cavern where it opens up into the grand theater. Its eyes dart around the crowd, as though trying to take in everything it can. In a few moments, the device closes its eyes, remaining motionless as it clings to the wall for a few seconds, before opening once more, eyes reopening with a faint red glow
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Don't know if you're going to attempt to save the girl or not
can I rejoin?
You can but you'll have to start from the when they first entered the gate into the world
Crap. Where am I? Alex would try to follow everyone, putting on a hockey mask on order to blend in
Even from where Alex was he could here the speech echoing throughout the tunnels. As if guiding him towards the auditorium until he came across three different paths. The left leading to the lower levels, the middle stayed on the same level and the right leading to the upper levels. Within the auditorium the man with the causal clothes wearing the fox mask that revealed his mouth would walk up behind the woman and a large intricate magic circle would appear at his back. "And from the ashes a new legend will be born." The man in the suit said as he gestured to the man in casual wear with the magic circle at his back. Even those in the audience could understand the amount of power the man wielded just from the intricacy of the circle that seemed to continue shifting.
Alex drops a a stun grenade and walks towards the front is this the one with the girl, cause then I would save
I am not moving to save the girl, Kushala is usually only available starting about 8 hours from now, and Dresden is, as you may have noticed, not that reliable
he's busy with magic
Which girl? Also, You're still in the hallways. Haven't really told me which path you're going to take so don't really know what dropping a stun grenade will do unless you just trying to draw attention to yourself.
Are you guys on around the time Kushala is on?
I can be around at pretty much any time if I'm given a heads-up. Schedule's easy like that for now, I'm just usually never informed so its complete guesswork for me
kk, do you guys have a discord. Maybe I should create a discord channel to better organize this. Sorry for all the confusion :P
I do @Alex, general idiot
I'd be willing to get on discord for this I guess. Shouldn't be too hard to get the app. Probably won't be too active there, but I'd use it to keep myself updated
Soo.. server?
*takes the right path*
https://discord.gg/T5YSnC
Kushala stared at the woman. "Probably she knows something... wait... what about if I ask that king directly? If I save her... I could have a reason to visit that human. Anyways, I'm starting to think those humans doesn't know nothing about it. Also... my wind has returned... alright, I'll do this". Kushala quickly raised her wings and she jumped towards the stage, she spat out a wind ball to push away the two mans holding the woman. After that Kushala landed next to her and surrounded the woman and herself with a wind barrier. Quickly human, jump over my back. Kushala began to charge, she was getting surrounded with more and more wind.
The woman would quickly jump onto the back of the dragon without asking questions. The man with the magic circle at his back would nod to the man in the suit. The man in the suit would then turn to the wind barrier and say 'Sagittarius'. After those words left his mouth a ray of light shined down into the skylight before you could see the very constellation he spoke of pulling back its bow string and letting loose a single arrow. The arrow that seemed to be made of star light came crashing down onto the barrier nearly breaking it before it started to knock its next arrow, this time being two of them. The others watching didn't react much as some of them began to leave. The others that didn't were few but they seemed to be contemplating if they should help or not. The man with the tattoos slowly moved towards the wind barrier as his tattoos began to glow. Kushala could feel a threat like none other as he approached. Alex would arrive at a floor in the upper part of the auditorium where he would see everything unfold.
When Kushala noticed the tattoos, she felt like she was about to fight another dragon, she knows he is just a human, but is a dangerous one, and probably she is no match against him. However, her objetive is not beat him, is leave that place. After the charge Kushala created a colossal tornado that surrounded the entire stage, it would be strong enough to stop that mans for a few seconds. Kushala was used to her winds so she easily left the tornado and began to run away from one of the hallways. Don´t fall human, we have a long way and must go fast.
For a moment after everything hits the fan, the Uno unit blinks, before closing its eyes. Once they reopen, the device’s eyes glow a bright red, so as to make their position far more noticeable, before jumping down to the floor. Attention dragon, Upon initial observation, it seems it would be wise to avoid being in the open sky. Suggestion. return to the cave to escape the way we came.The sooner you are out of sight the better. Of course, seeing as the idea was just loudly announced in front of the whole group, it’s not like there’s much of any surprise in it, if anything Uno seems happy drawing attention to itself, even if only momentarily
The light would trace on the Kushala as two arrows of starlight shot down. The man with the tattoos would burst forth from the tornado as if he wasn't effected and attempt to grab the leg of the woman. A light would then shine down on Uno as Sagittarius took aim once more.
Kushala looked back with the corner of her eye to see the Tattoo man approaching her and attempting to grab the woman´s leg, but Kushala was ot going to let him do that. Don´t try to go behind a dragon, here is why! Kushala quckly prepared his tail and hit the Tattoo man in his stomach, after that she turned back to him and charged again, this time to spit out a powerfull wind ball that would push him away and destroy the incomming arrows. Better luck next time! Kushala continued running in order to return to that cave she reached after saying the phrase.
Huh, guess this unit’s screwed. Uno remarks rather nonchalantly as it glances back up at the sky. In what time it has, the device dashes to get between the tattooed man and Kushala, simply aiming to slow him down like a speed bump, as opposed to actually stopping the much stronger person
the perfect angle. Alex pulls out his pistol and shoots the man in front of the circle in the head and then starts throwing stun grenades into the crowd below
The tattooed man would take the attack and slam back into the ground. The arrows that came down on Kushala were not destroyed by the wind ball but there was enough force to slightly redirect the arrows away from the dragons body and into the walls of the auditorium effectively destroying two areas. The bullet from Alex's gun would pass through the head of the one wearing casual clothes, hitting the ground behind him and not harming before he looks up to see the culprit. As he does the stun grenades begins to go off temporarily taking away his vision. Nonetheless he would remember where Alex is standing even if he couldn't see or hear anything for a moment. "Fusion Blast: Ignite" Those words left his mouth a blast of energy that seemed like a combination of light and dark energy fused together shot towards Alex. Even Alex would understand getting his by that blast would kill him if it connected. The arrow of star light would be shot at Uno but because of the stun grenades used a few seconds earlier it would scrape past it doing little damage allowing it a minor chance to grab onto Kushala in passing or try to find alternate shelter if it isn't blinded by the stun grenades like everyone else.
The star arrow carves a gash in Uno's armor, showing little similar black plating on the inside. In spite of having minor damage, Uno immediately jumps onto Kushala's tail as they pass by, metallic limbs digging a little into their tail in order to hold on as the larger dragon goes Almost there now. No point in throwing this one away. Don't be afraid to throw it or something if you need the distance though.
Kushala also got affected by the stun grenades, but she has suffered this kind of blind from Hunters with theirs flash capsules, so, she easily recover,ed a bit, but for now she will she blurry shadows. "Why everyone has to use that flashy things when they see me!? well... Atleast i´m used to this flashy things... but still, is very annoying. Calm down... and act like you always do..." Kushala looked to the left moving her head and miracolouslly dodged the incomming arrow. "Well, I hope this works." Kushala prepared her wings and strongly flapped them, creating two tornados at each side of her.
Let's kill peo-achoo! Alex teleports down upon the crowd and conjures up a shadow upon himself and creates some blood knives and starts running for the tattooed man, cutting anyone in his way. Anyone near the shadow would have their life force drained, though Alex's vision would darken greatly
"Can you handle this?" the man in casual wear asked with a grim voice "They are nothing more than a mere nuisance. You needn't worry yourself. Leo. Tauros." After he said that two bodies of light slammed onto the ground from the skylight. One taking the form of a large lion made of start light and the other a large bull made of starlight. A light began to trace atop Alex from above as another arrow was being aimed. The tattooed man stood up without a single scratch on him from the hit earlier as he was about to charge towards Alex he was stopped by the man in the suit. "Go after the familiar that kidnapped our prestigious guest." "Dragon. It was not a familiar but a real dragon." He replied to correct him. "Will that be a problem?" he asked The tattooed man shook his head as leaped towards Kushala once more, this time writing a root word causing a magic circle to appear behind he forcing him to shoot towards her like a bullet. This time he was aiming to pin the dragon against the wall. The man in the suit then looked up and said Pisces. After that another celestial body fell down but landed inside the orb of water. It was in the shape of two fish who just continued to float around it waiting for instructions. Afterwards the Lion would charge towards Alex in all it brutality ready to bring down its large paws.
Kushala recovered from the flash of light and her vision returned to normal. *Finally I can clearly see again, that human is still in my back, the others have summoned more beasts and the Tattoo human is running towards me to stab me with that... Oh! Kushala quckly lied down and luckily she managed to avoid that stab. You are starting to annoy me! This time Kushala raised her wings and flied back the enough distance for her to prepare another wind ball, this time she spat it out to the ground and it turned into a violent tornado. Good luck going through this human, good bye! Kushala continued running to the cave she appeared.
Uno remains silent on the end of Kushala's tail, keeping its red eyes on the tattooed man. The device does its best to hold on while waiting for an opportunity. If one emerges, Uno would jump off of Kushala and onto their pursuer, in order to buy some time for the more important members of the group to escape. After all, Uno's fairly disposable.
Alex pulls out a bone, but no ordinary bone, the spirit inside the bone would possess him, making him different in some ways. He would ditch the knives for a sword and the life draining field would grow. He would create a magic barrier over himself as he followed the dragon
Sagittarius would release the arrow as it descended upon Alex at extreme speed and slam into Alex's barrier. The barrier shattered after a few moments but the arrow was redirected and missed him. The Lion came from behind him ready to tear him to shreds when the room slightly trembled and a wall of wind separated them. The tornado that was created by Kushala had halted the movements of the enemies in the room as the dragon made it to the cave it was headed to and Alex followed. "Thank you for your help" the woman on her back said to the group and continued "We need to find a path without any water. Pisces can track our location through it." She said as she looked to her side and saw the stream of water flowing in the openings in the wall. "If we can find a safe place we can rest for a while."
By this point, the Wizard's been lurking in the shadows and watching all too long... Upon spotting the lion rushing at the young, well whatever Alex is, happens to be something Harry will worry with later. "ARCTIS!" He'd twirl his staff around, icy energy rushing from the weapon and towards his foe as Harry stares down the lion. If his magic worked properly, the beast would find itself with a set of legs that is now frozen quite tightly at the joints. Hopefully cutting off movement and hindering it. "Sorry about taking so long to show up, got a little busy dealing with things elsewhere in this madhouse for a bit! And idea, could he track it through ice as well? I'm assuming so, but supernatural beings can be, oddly specific at times." He'd then look around the room more thoroughly, aiming to search for a way out that lacks the water of the more obvious path... Of course, if there's nothing they may have to risk it.
Uno drops off of Kushala's tail, clamboring to the sides of the cavern in search for other paths. While it does so, an almost annoyingly cheerful voice emanates from the device If you are ever unsure about a path don't hesitate to send Uno here down it first, in case there's any danger. Think of it as your very own mine dog. Throw it into danger and listen for the explosion hehehe. With that, the small, humanoid device freezes in place, eyes closing until it reactivates, becoming a silent sentry as it begins its own search once more.
(what used to be) Alex summons some floating skulls and orders them to scout ahead and summons zombie Minotaurs around the group for extra help
Kushala looked at the woman with the corner of her eye, that piscis thing can track them as long as there is water... but if everything is surronded with water... Is pointless no mather where we go, if that thing can sense us the moment we disappear they just have to check the places without water. Kushala looked around while talking, she was trying to keep calm and search around the room, then, her attention focused on the water stream for a second. I have two ideas, one is keep looking for a room without water. Or... break that wall and hope there is another cave or hallway we can use.
The girl would nod her head to Kushala. "Anything is probably better than staying in the same spot for too long. Also." she would hold out her wrist and show these bracelets with red runes on them. "Can you break these? I can't use my magic with them on." "One more thing. Though I feel I already know the answer to this is anyone one of you Magi?" she would ask looking at the group.
Magi? What is that? Is a Magic Lif... Kushala shaked her head, she was sure this woman wasn't meaning that. My apologies but I don't know what is a Magi, but I'm sure I'm not Magi. Kushala now turned at the wall with the water stream and prepared herself. Alright, I think is worth a try. Kushala charged and spat out a powerfull wind ball towards the wall, it would be strong enough to break it.
The wall would crumble and expose another tunnel without any water. As the skulls Alex sent out had also informed him of a few rooms without water, most had been destroyed. "I thought as much." the girl said with a sigh and continued "I'll try to explain only whats important then. First, as you most likely know from the cliche villain speech from earlier, I am a member of a group of a specials ops group called Raven, designation 47. As far as our situation, grim at best." she would take a deep breath before looking around the area as if she was trying to guide your gazes as well. "This is what is called a reality marble. It is the highest form of magic currently possible for mortals. Even in our society their are only seven people capable of this. To put it in a way that's easy for you to understand. This entire world was created by Alexei Arnold Hues, the man with the mask and suit. Even in my training we were told to never fight people like that in their own world. To be blunt, people like that geniuses among geniuses. True freaks of nature. As far as what he can do you've pretty much already seen it. He is able to call down constellations to fight for him however even he and the constellations have to follow the rules he set down for this world. Pisces is used for tracking and has no combat ability. Taurus is able to pierce any defense no matter how strong but it can only move in a straight line when it charges. Leo can't be harmed and is easily the most versatile of the ones I've seen thus far but it needs constant commands that he receives from Pisces. As I'm sure you've guessed by now Sagittarius needs a clear view of you to target you but he's most dangerous when the light that's tracing your movements turn red. He is also able to summon Hercules but I don't have any information on that one." she would then shake her head then look at her surroundings. "His strongest summon is Tsukiyomi-no-mokoto. I only know this from reports but have no further information. If we're lucky we won't have to face it. The man with the Tattoos is named Jason Alvereze. He pretty much specializes in augmentation magic making him nearly impervios to most attacks and making him strong enough to literally rip the head off a Lion. As far as I know his only weakness is right after he does a big attack his tattoos will stop glowing and he becomes vulnerable. As for the last man...I actually have no information on him. I know he's the leader but thats it."
Magi... "Depends on how you look at it, am I Magi going by the standards of whatever world you're from? Most likely not." He'd then walk over to the girl, glancing down at her wrists and aiming to make sense of the runes along those bracelets. "I am however most assuredly someone who deals in magic, as for getting those off... How well do they stand up to ice, might be able to freeze em then smash the things to bits if they don't just block out all magic, that is." Assuming that such a thing was, in fact, plausible according to the girl, he'd attempt to do just that. Muttering a frost spell and then pulling on one of the things with rather impressive strength. If not, he'd simply keep walking toward the wall after it hopefully breaks apart.
"In the strictest since of the word you would indeed be considered a Magi if you have magical knowledge and can apply it. I think that would work also" as she puts her hands out to him waiting for him to destroy them" She would say looking back to him
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After the wall shatters and exposition is delivered... He'd just sigh and shake his head, acting as if this is simply another day the office which turned a bit annoying, rather than something unspeakably dangerous. "So to sum up, jackass here can form a pocket dimension based upon himself and his desires, presumably the exact form of such a thing taking shape based on the user's own soul? Though with such a small sample size I guess it'd be hard to test. Anyways, his bit is a quirky miniboss squad of doom which may rip us to bits. And tattoo guy is the Incredible Hulk, now with fewer calories. Did I miss anything?" Snark filled sum up said and done, he'd nod and place his hands on the bracelets. "Arctis." Cold energy rushes through his hands, chilling the metal and quickly freezing it to a brittle state. With that, he'd grab hold of one with both hands and begin prying at it with incredible force. Slightly inhuman, really. Assuming it worked, he'd quickly deal with the next. "Anyways, how exactly do we get out of this madhouse? I do know a spell that might tear open a gateway to an entirely different pocket dimension full of fae and myth, but uh that's kind of outta the frying pan into the fire if it even works in a place this screwy."
She would shale her head and correct him "Not so much based on the soul. Upon its creation the creator sets down a bunch of rules to stabilize it. Basically think of them as the laws of physics here which aren't so different from earth if you ignore the fact constellations are literally trying to kill us. Also we're just underground. Don't really know how safe it is above ground but considering Sagittarius I wasn't planning to find out....though I was caught anyways. As for getting out, he's already seen our faces so the other portals have most likely been closed. He has an emergency portal he uses just for emergencies but its located in the middle of the stage we just left." The bracelets break off thanks to Harry's help and she begins to rub her wrist to help get rid of the discomfort.
Kushala listened to each word from 47, she now has an idea about where are they and how to leave, but anyways that constellations are the stars aren´t they? "the stars have left the sky? that is strange... I should´t think about it now, for now the best option is survive, and I´m an expert on that." That energency portal is our only chance to escape, but since it in the worst place for us to go now, the best thing we can do is avoid them for now and later try to use that portal. "Should I... is better if I ask later, when we´ve left this place"
What was Alex would start to summon a horde of skeletons (it would finish when there would be more room) and would recall the skull so where is this place? I'm starting to get hungry.
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my bad It was confused. Another world? Pocket Dimension? It would walk along with everyone else, not sure who they were.
"Although i wouldn't be against the Magi here opening a portal that'll get us out of here, if it'll be more dangerous then I'd prefer remaining here. At the very least we now have an objective. We don't need to beat them. The odds of that happening is practically zero right now anyways. We just need to get to the portal." She would say as she looks at the boy named Alex noticing a bit of his confusion. "We just need a strategy to do that now. At the very least I think our first target should be Pisces. What do you all think?" 47 would as as she looked at everyone around her
"yeah. Stab it in the eyes, I guess." It really needed to talk to Alex about this stuff and it needed to stop Alex from just bringing him in like this. It looked around, sizing up everyone. It would really like to eat the souls of the man and the girl, but they were probably not adversaries, so more hunger for it
When 47 told them about attacking Pisces, Kushala got an idea. If we kill what is guiding them, we can blind them... and... if they are blind... Kushala was thoughtfull, she wanted to be sure her plans didn't have holes. What about if we make them think that we've left when we have not? Kushala continued walking, she looked at the others with the corner of her eyes. This is my plan: We kill that Pisces thing and use a magic to temporally disappear, they won't believe we managed to escape, and scared, they will try to chase us. There is when they will open the portal and they will leave, that will be our chance to suddenly appear from the portal and escape by flying. But... it has a problem, we don't know where are we going to appear, if we appear in a place we can't leave quckly we can die. Kushala now stopped, still looking at the others, she wants to know what they think or see if they had another idea. What do you think humans?
"o-achoo!" It was starting to get annoyed at Alex. It was surprised when It ended up next to the man. It heard about the dragon from Alex: definitely not an enemy and It was lucky that the tornado saved It. It would eat It's only food, a soul, not caring about what the others thought about It.
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"If this is the plan then I'll keep to the shadows for now and help when needed. Hopefully, we'll all make it out of here alive. Good luck." 47 said as she walked to one of the walls putting her mask on and walking into the shadow sending ripples through it like a waters surface. Down the tunnel you could hear the sound of foot steps. Steps belonging to a four legged creature. You know that the enemy has found your position.
Kushala adopted a diferent posture, she lowered a bit her wings and her head, she also began to walk carefully, at that posture she was able to jump at any moment. When you want humans, I'm ready.
From around the corner you would see a lion made of starlight. It would roar as if trying to drill the fear of a higher predator into you. It would charge towards the group trampling the skeletons Alex summoned earlier and would aim to tear Alex to pieces. Soon after that the wall near Kushala would burst open as a tattooed hand would come through grabbing the dragon by her tail and dragging her into a different room. The room he would drag her to would be a lot more spacious and have water on the floor that would come up to the mans knees. The room was like a small dome with three paths within the area. As they fell into the room he would the dragon at the ground causing a small crater to form on impact before he landed. "Where is the woman?" He would ask as he walked towards her filling the room with his killing intent.
It would jump into the hole the tattooed man made and would start draining life force from him
Kushala quckly recovered and she adopted a defensive posture, she didn't looked at the water, but she knows she can use the water. What woman? You mean that little human? Sorry but she left while I was not looking so I can't tell you where she is.ñ, even if I wanted to. Kushala knew the tattoed man was stronger than her, she had to do something... luckily, she came with something. Radja, do you know her? She showed me a strange memory. I was surrounded with dead bodies and a strange little girl was in front of me. Do you know something about that?
Crap lion that can't be harmed... On the other hand, it likely can be held back to an extent right? "Gravitus!" He'd slam his staff down and point it towards the lion, the forces of gravity shifting and rapidly increasing in the area around his target. While such a thing may not harm their foe, assuming its strength is not truly limitless the higher gravity would likely slow it down. With that, he'd glance off towards the man and dragon for a moment. After a big attack, maybe use an illusion to fool him into wasting energy? For now, however, he'd simply aim to get closer to the man and hopefully put some range between himself and the lion...
Jason would stare at the dragon with wide eyes at first as he visibly trembled before he forced himself to calm down. "You know of lady Radja? What is your connection to-" he would stop as he felt some of his energy drain away. He would look at Alex and the tattoos would begin to glow brighter. Even if the energy was minuscule the fact was that it made it past the many wards he had on his body. Whether it was a fluke or not was no longer important. He would now see Alex as a threat. Bands made of runes began circling his wrist and he would take a stance as he inhaled then threw out a palm strike. The very air trembled as the shock-wave rushed towards Alex. Soon after he leaped forward towards Alex himself as he traveled at a speed that placed him right behind the shock wave readying to dig his left fist into Alex's body. After Harry called out Gravitus the increased gravity caused the Lion to at first slam into the ground but a few moments later it would stand back up. Its speed did in fact slow down greatly but even this it began to move towards Harry. The rage in its eyes suggesting it wanted to rip his throat out.
Right then, slowed down by gravity so that helps... On the other hand, how to shift its attention? The kid is getting attacked by wannabe Hulk, and here he is playing with somebody's pet. "Hey, kitty cat! Cmere would ya?" This plan is more than a bit risky for many reasons, if the thing can't live outside this pocket dimension then the risks are lowered but still very real... Even so, he'd move forward with blinding speed and begin to gather magical energy, after his now slowed foe gets to about 20 feet from himself he'd motion as though he's opening a door. "Aparturum." With the motion and words, a portal opens up in front of him. About 10 feet wide and tall in this case, and leading to god only knows what part of the Nevernever. But assuming that the lion doesn't have good traction it would likely slide straight into the thing. Assuming that his foe went through he'd quickly follow up with a closing motion. "Instaurabos." And with that, his gateway would vanish into thin air. Of course, if his foe somehow stopped before hitting the portal he'd be all too close to a very angry unkillable lion, thus the risk involved with this plan.
The moment the Tattoed man turned to Alex Kushala used that chance to raise her wings and flew towards the Tattoed man. My apologies, but we have a lot of thigs to do. The winds around the Kushala turned black as she bite him in his right arm and threw him back to the tunel, Kushala now prepared her wings and flapped her them in order to create a colossal black tornado that went directly to the Tattoed man, locking him and pushing him while the tornado continues moving forward.
That was a very close call for It, the fact It was saved by the dragon again was unprecedented, but welcome. "Thanks, Dragon!" It would say, before firing a salvo of magic spikes
In the auditorium Alexei was sitting down drinking a cup of tea. The other man with casual clothes was no where to be seen. As he took another sip of his tea he suddenly furrowed his then looked up to the sky. "Impossible. Leo was....." he showed a clear sign of irritation before he gave a big sigh. "Hercules" he said as a body of light crashed down behind him. The dust cloud had not even disappeared before it rushed into the tunnels. Jason was being pushed back by the black tornado and couldn't gain the traction to move forward. He could feel his limbs being held in place as well as the bleeding coming from the bite wound even if it was shallow. The salvo of black spikes slammed into the mans body shattering each time they made contact. The man would smile as he let himself be pushed back. The impact from the spikes eventually pushing him to the edge of the black tornados. He would then use this to free himself from the tornado and take his distance as he tried to resist the vacuum that threatened drag him back. As he took distance in one of the tunnels he stuck his hand into the wall and caused it to collapse. The black tornado would soon hit the blocked tunnel and eventually disperse leaving the two in the room and becoming silent once more.
After seeing how the man was being pushed away Kushala used that chance to leave the cave. If we want to leave we have to move now, quckly humans. Kushala began to fly near the ground, she was going faster this way, however, she got a strange feeling, like if something were approaching her. Just in case Kushala surrounded her with a black wind barrier, and prepared herself to dodge at any moment.
It would summon some skeletons to help it to get out of the room
Bad day to go poking around strange and unknown magical gates huh? Granted few days are good for that, but even so, it seems this one is worse than usual. He'd begin moving away from the man and dragon, heading for the shadows as a smirk forms on his face. "Lumen, Camerus, Factum..." As he mutters that and waves his hand, a copy of himself would begin to take shape where he'd once stood. Shimmering a bit, but without looking closely one might think he's simply gathering magic. Of course, he'd also begin speaking, as his voice comes from the illusion rather than himself. "HEY JACKASS! PICK A FIGHT WITH SOMEONE WHO CAN TAKE YA!" From the corner of the caves he'd move his hand forward, the illusion of himself rushing at his foe's back and shouting all the while... Even as Harry reaches into his coat and pulls out a rather large revolver. He'd train it on the man's chest as his illusion closes to about 30 feet. From there, it would keep on charging and prepare to swing its staff. Of course, assuming that his foe believes "Dresden" to be real he'd likely lash out. Maybe even taking the chance to try and finish a foe off as the illusion swings its staff up in a wide arc, large amounts of light gathering in the staff and even the feeling of magic being focused into it... Which it is, but the purpose is simply to make this look like a foolhardy attempt at an attack. If his foe didn't respond and allowed himself to be struck, the blow would pass through harmlessly. If he followed his instincts and countered at the clear opening, however, well that'd be great by Harry.
"Foolish" would be all he would say as he continued to drink his tea. A large body of starlight shot past him in a mad dash ignoring the illusion and heading straight for Harry. "Pisces see's all" he says as the fish swimming in the orb above continued to swim inside it with glowing eyes. Even for such a large body Tauros was moving much faster than what you'd think, its horns pointing directly at his target. As Alexei finished his cup of tea he would then said "Rise". Afterwards the circular ring he was in began to slowly rise towards the skylight and as it rose the water level rose too. Slowly beginning to fill the tunnels starting from the lowest ones. It was obvious he was trying to fill the tunnels and drown you. The longer this all took. the more you would be driven into a corner. Farther down the hallways near where Alex and Kushala were, they could feel a presence moving towards them as well as the sound of metal being dragged on the ground. if they looked they would notice the silhouette of was seemed like an man dragging something behind him. Something far to large for his skinny stature.
Kushala looked at the skinny silhoutte, probably it was another constelation as well, Kushala knows she must be carefull because she doesn't know how that skinny thing can move, if he is not strong enough and he needs time to attack with the thing he is dragging probably is an easy enemy to deal with, for now she will be carefull, however, she knows she has time before the water reaches her. We should probably return as soon as possible, we have to keep running towards the stage. Kushala strongly flapped her wings in order to create a colossal tornado, after that she continued running towards the stage.
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Around this time, Alex was starting to wake up again and after looking, he threw a flash grenade and readied for another fight
"Ventas Cyclis" The man would twirl his staff around, magical energy flowing through it as he looks toward the tornado formed by the dragon's own efforts. Along with said magic taking shape as a large whirlwind of Dresden's own making, he'd continue spinning the staff as it rushes forward to blend into the other tornado. Mixing into it and supplying the thing with even more power, hopefully, it's a decent distraction. "Man, the forecast today wasn't for heavy winds! Though I do live in Chicago so really it shouldn't shock me." With that said, he'd also keep on running up toward the stage along with his ally... Strange times make for strange bedfellows, don't they? Even so, he's a bit out of sorts on this whole working with a dragon thing. Never met one, quite so friendly? Well, perhaps so... Human, for lack of a better term, is apter in this case.
As the group ran down the tunnels towards the stage they would hear a loud boom behind them as the tunnel would tremble. If they looked back they would see rubble blocking the tunnel in front of the tornado signifying a cave in. Unfortunately, immediately after that another even louder boom would followed as a large piece of metal seemed to slam through the rubble causing it to shoot out into the tunnel like shotgun pellets, ripping through the tornado. Most of the rubble being destroyed by the tornado but some made it through and you could tell if it hit you would definitely not walk away unscathed. Beyond the shooting rubble the figure was in sight. The figure of starlight was shaped like a man who wasn't so much as just scrawny but with lean tight muscle rippling through his body. He wore what looked like a fur pelt around his waist with leather sandals and another fur pelt over his head that belonged to a lion. In his hands was a large metal sword that looked far too large for someone to be carrying, the sword itself could barely be called a sword however as no matter how you looked at it, seemed more like a long slab of metal than anything else. His legs had shackles on them with balls and chains connected. For those in the group who new a little about his legend they would know that this body of starlight was Hercules.
The pellets flew next to Kushala, it damaged her skin and make her bleed a little bit, Kushala stopped running and turned towards the creature.[/i You are starting to annoy me, stupid constellation! I can play the same game if you want! [i]Kushala began to fly and flapped her wings to send wind waves towards the ceiling and break it, after that Kushala flew back and charged directly to the falling rocks while spinning in the air, that created a colossal black tornado that took the rocks and went directly to the creature, Kushala stopped flyinn towards but the tornado continued his way. Is very annoying when they know where you are at any moment, I should kill their navigator or this won't end. Kushala continued running towards the stage.
Alex starts to run away
Pellets, not good news to say the least but, he'd fling his right arm behind himself as he keeps running toward the stage. Moving with incredible speed as the objects fly toward him and he shouts. "Riflettum!" Magical energy takes solid shape, a shield forming behind the man as he smirks. Pellets would slam into it, the impact against his shield causing Harry to stumble no doubt. Even so, he's fairly unharmed as he keeps on pushing forward... Before dropping the shield as the tornado forms and sends the objects toward their foes. He would simply keep on running and looking back now and then to see if the thing is even slowed down. "Hopefully we can figure something out fast! I've got some tricks left and all, but we're pushing it to say the least!"
Hercules would begin to jog towards the black tornado and soon broke into a sprint as each step caused the ground to tremble making it a little difficult to keep your footing. As it came close to the tornado it surprisingly dived forwards straight into the eye using the sword as a shield to deflect the rubble. It continued to shoot forward unperturbed before finally landing on the other side and while it still had momentum it spun around with sword in hand, the sword too large for the tunnel so it was cutting into the walls, before it let go of the blade. The blade shot forth towards the group as it spun tearing the tunnel apart and causing a cave in its wake, not slowing down at all despite the resistance of the walls.
"PARKOUR!" That's not a spell name, but one might think so judging from the way Dresden suddenly leaps about twenty feet u[ into the air. There is a bit of magic involved, namely the kind that lets one ignore those pesky human limits, but that's not something he'd invoke, no Dresden simply likes shouting the name. Naturally, he'd land a bit closer to the stage and glance back at Hercules, reaching into his coat as the blade flies ahead of him and pulling a rune inscribed rod from it before turning back to the "man". He'd point the rod at his foe and shout with a voice full of fury. "PYROFUEGO!" Flames rush from the rod, huge towering clouds of flames blazing white and blue as they blast straight at Hercules and spread out, they'd raze the ground below along with no doubt horribly burning anything they came into contact with that can, in fact, burn at all. By this point, he'd be panting and out of breath as he keeps on rushing forward, having slowed down a bit despite himself. "Hope that... At least slows it down, not sure how much more I've got left in me so we need to do something fast. And I don't think he'll go down the same way I got Leo."
Still running Kushala looked back with the corner of her eye, she began to calculate how the sword was moving and prepared her wings once more. Kushala stared at the sword all the time, and when it was close enough, Kushala jumped and dodged it, however, shre quckly flied and picked up the sword from the handle with his mouth, Kushala had to use all his strenght to stop the sword, but she managed to sucesfully pick the sword up. Grrrrr... Kushala now waited until Hercules was close enough and she moved her whole body to slash the right wall, if Kushala manages to turn to Hercules even by breaking the wall at her right, she will slash Hercules with his own sword and smash him into the left wall.
"shit.*pant* *pant* starting to get tired too. better help the other guy, he has more utility spells than I do." a skeleton would rise up and affix itself to alex like that of an exosuit and alex would start running at an inhuman speed
Kushala would successfully smash Hercules into the wall creating a small crater, however he would then grab the blade that's pinning him to the wall. While Kushala is still holding the blade he would quickly lift the blade slamming the dragon into the ceiling of the tunnel. The sound of a few bones breaking resounded from the dragons body as an arc of pain ran through her. As soon as Hercule was about to pry himself out of the wall, Harry's pyrofuego hit him. Hercules was sent through the wall by the impact giving the group enough time to escape that location. After a few minutes the group would finally find themselves back at the auditorium. The stage itself was already halfway up which meant the tunnels from the middle area's down were already flooded. The moment you emerge from the tunnel you see a flash of a magic circle up ahead and three dragons made of the water surrounding the stage form and charge at the group.
Kushala fell to the ground, he felt the pain over her body, specially in her back legs and her chest, luckily Kushala's wings are very hard to break. Kushala stood up and bowed to Harry. Thanks human, we should leave now that we can. Being unabled to use her back legs, Kushala began to fly and followed Alex. When they reached the stage and Kushala saw that dragons, her instinct got triggered and Kushala violently flew towards the dragons and attacked them. Kushala used a charged wind ball to one of the water dragons. For another Kushala slashed him using his front claws. For the last one, Kushala flew around him creating a tornado with violent winds inside.
The man would nod to the dragon, a slight smirk forming on his face as he glances up towards the stage. "Agreed. Hell's Bells this one got way bigger than I was expecting." After seeing the dragons of water on the other hand he'd just sign and point his staff towards them with an icy glare. "Arctis." Cold energy rushes from his staff and towards the water dragons, along with the water in front of the stage as well. The intent of his spell would be to freeze both foes and area solid... It's notably weaker than when he started however, and if said dragons could resist such things they'd likely only be slowed. Standing water is hopefully an easier target however, and assuming that worked he'd rush onto it and run up to the stage along the ice with surprising ease, aiming to reach the center by rushing over it... Or just slowly wading if his spell failed to even get the standing pool.
Alex just tries to bolster Dresden by using a wand of ice on the same targets
Harry and Alex manage to successfully freeze the water around the stage even if only temporary but only managed to slow the dragons down. Kushala successfully defeated the slowed water dragons. Upon arriving on the stage Alexei would be waiting for them while sitting at an antique table drinking tea and a red line of light would begin to trace on them from the skylight. Sagittarius was taking aim with an arrow trained on each one of them. You heard a booming noise as you see Jason land on the stage from the opposite edge, a serious expression on his face. Alexei simply looked at the group with a sigh. "It really is a shame. Two of you have quite a bit of talent in magic and one of you is a dragon. To have to be in our current predicament when instead we should join hands. Truly, truly a shame. Know that I kill you with a heavy heart." he says with a snap as another boom could be heard above them. Standing in a hole on the wall was Hercules with his sword still dragging behind him. He peered at the group from under the lion hide head dress with murderous eyes. "Alexei, the dragon knows Lady Radja." he would bring up with concern. "What? It is connected to them?" he would ask as a pondering expression appeared on his face. He set the teacup down onto its saucer before looking at the dragon. "Should we really be deciding to kill it without her permission?" he asked without taking his eyes off the group "Kill the others but capture the dragon. No reason to agitate a bees nest or I guess in this case a horde of locust." he commanded as he drew a root word in the air. A flash of a magic circle appeared and the ice that surrounded the stage suddenly shot up four tendrils of ice that twisted towards the group. Hercules would jump down to bring his sword down on anyone he came near and Jason's tattoos would glow as he charged forward. The goal is right before your eyes.
Kushala, who was still flying, put closer her wings to her body. Protect me, I need time to prepare this... Kushala began to get surrounded by winds and more winds, those were also getting black with the time. After a second, everyone was able to feel that they were getting dragged to Kushala by the winds going to her, some parts of Kushala's body were shaking (a little bit), looks like Kushala is preparing something big. Harris and Alex are surrounded with another wind barrier, diferent from the previous ones, that barrier is prepared to protect them only for the wind waves. GrrrrrrrrrrrrRRRRRRRRRRR...
After seeing the red light, Alex saw sagittarius, then the tendrils, then Jason, and on top of that, Herc! Let's say he said more than just a simple "FuCk." Alex creates a field of darkness around everyone and attempted to fire magic at the tendrills, though the darkness made that hard. He was also starting to tire, making things worse.
A field of darkness... He can't see a damn thing through this, and dispelling it hardly seems like a good option either. Besides, he's got some time to mouth off a bit as he thinks things through. "Oh, you'll feel bad about murdering me for trying to release some kidnapping victim from your weird murder this 'False King' cult? Well golly gee whiz pal I think I misjudged you! Hey maybe you're not such a bad guy after all and we can all go sing Kumbaya together instead of fighting!" The sarcasm should be thick enough to break down a wall, and if they can't tell clearly he's wasting his talents upon these people and should simply focus on fighting rather than snarking. "Flammamurus!" He'd spin his staff around as it glows red hot, swinging the thing upwards with a look of fury in his eyes as about 5 feet from Jason, and Herc, the ground below begins heating up... And in another moment, it'd begin to erupt with a pair of blasts of blazing magma. Each one aiming to rush straight into the foe it's near and if it struck, the magic would if they had no trick, stick to their bodies and burn. Of course that seems unlikely to kill given what these two are, but hey he's not looking to kill with magic so that's fine. Just a try to distract... And the dragon's plan had better be decent.
The magma Harry conjured would hit both intended targets. Jason would stop as he felt his skin burn. Though you wouldn't see any damage being done Jason could still clearly feel the heat on his body stopping him in his tracks. Hercules on the other hand simply charged through it head first and was enveloped by it. The ice tendrils would pierce into the darkness but missed their mark. Even though they missed they would hit the ground and begin to freeze it along with anyone touching the spreading ice. Hercules continues to where the darkness that covered the group was and began swinging his sword wildly, missing most attacks or just simply leaving small scrapes however his attacks would prevent you from making any large moves effectively trapping you in place. You could feel the ice from the tendrils slowly creeping up your legs. Sagittarius did not shoot his arrows and the tracing light disappeared. Without a clear view of the target he simply remained in standby. Alexei stared at the darkness doing his best to not be dragged by the winds. He knew something big was coming. Something even he wouldn't walk away unscathed from. Well, if he wasn't in his current location that may in fact be the case. "Libra" he would call out as another body of starlight dropped. This one was different than the others. It was the first thing that wasn't an organic being. What dropped directly in front of him was a giant scale about three meters tall. Both sides were empty and it simply stood there silently.
Luckily for Kushala, anyone bothered her and she managed to succesfully charge her attack. Kushala began to fly in circles, just the moment after leaving her spot a colossal tornado appeared where she was and she flied a few times around it. After that Kushala flew inside the tornado and put her wings close her chest, Kushala opened her eyes and violently extended her wings while screaming, that made the tornado 3 times bigger, dragging everyone into it and moving them violently inside the tornado. Harry and Alex were immune and also they were able to freelly move thanks to Kushala's wind barrier, while the tornado was dealing with everyone Kushala landed next to them. Where is the exit? We have to leave now!
The man would dash in a blur, any more plans of attack being dropped as he waves the dragon and necromancer after him while moving in a mad dash. "Well, it's been, fun boys and girls! But sorry to say that we should really be going!" That damned exit is... Well, he hasn't taken a good Look around yet, but he'd sure as hell do so now and rather quickly realize it's in the center of this mess. Lucky for him, his mad dash would have carried him rather close to it. And in a bit more, if nothing stopped him he'd be standing right at it. "THIS WAY, NOW! THE SUN WILL SET UPON THE FALSE KING'S REGIN SO THAT WE MAY PROSER ONCE MORE!" Assuming that he has indeed reached the exit, that should in fact take him out of this madhouse... Hopefully, and with any luck, the other three won't be far behind. Though really he can only be fairly sure on the dragon and kid for now, if Alex really is a kid anyways... Of course, that's only something to ponder if he really did leave this damned Reality Marble.
Alex sang, "Fuck this shit I'm out" and ran with harry.
The winds of the tornado would throw the enemies in disarray and you and your companions would come close enough to the exit to activate it. This joy however was short lived. You would understand as the winds quickly began to die down, or more precisely begin to be sucked into the left side of the scale Alexei summoned before. You would hear a ringing noise come from it as it glowed and the tornado would become a small orb of wind that simply sat in the weight pan. "Considering your escapades since you've been here you didn't think I wouldn't have a way to neutralize you did you?" Alexei would calmly say as he picked up the orb. Hercules would once again charge at the group with weapon in hand followed by Jason who was now pissed for being burned. Alexei threw the orb of wind to the group like a grenade that would throw them away from the portal. "Keep running and escape!" a voice called out to the group If you would look around you, you would notice how all the enemies around you have completely stopped moving. The cause being the shadows around the whole area have stretched out from the ground and tangled them. You would see 47 come up from a shadow near the the edge of the stage as she dashed to the exit as well with surprising speed. Sagittarius ignoring the group began to trace her and shoot arrows at her. Each arrow dodged with relative ease as the ground exploded around her. "You....bitch. Do you think you can get away with this?!" Alexei shouted to the woman. Harry would successfully get to the portal and say the key words. Though no one else could see these runes he would see them begin to spin to life and open like a gate. Space around you would begin to bend and distort. Hercules would break free from the binds and leave his sword so a not to be slowed down as he charged to the gates as well. 47 would arrive just as a flash of light overtook your senses.
Just as before you would feel a strange floating feeling before feeling the ground under your feet. As you regain your senses you find yourself outside under the stars. The real stars you have seen your entire life meaning that the early morning had already turned to day in the real world. You would notice that you weren't in Tokyo anymore but a few miles away from the city on the outskirts. But you would also realize you were surrounded by a group of people whom wore the same attire as 47. 23 of them to be exact and that's assuming there weren't more hiding in the shadows. Just as you thought about that you would look back to 47 who should be behind you and realize that she did indeed make it through with the rest of you. 47's mask would fall off revealing a smile. As the moonlight shined down on her you would notice a stream of blood flowing down from her mouth as tears form at the corners of her eyes. "I'm sorry....sister" she would say to no one in particular Protruding from her stomach was a hand and as you followed that hand you would notice it was attached to something behind her. That something being Hercules. She quickly grabbed his arm so she could hold him in place and before you do anything you would notice numerous daggers with chains attached to them fly past you. The tip of the dagger all curved like hooks would hit Hercules digging into his body. Even though their were 23 people you saw present you would notice some of the chains come from the darkness where you couldn't see totaling in 35 all hooked into him and holding him in place. 47 would scream as you realize a large amount pf energy being concentrated in her body before she finally screamed 'Blood Grave'. As she did so spikes of blood shot out of her body piercing through Hercules and ending his existence. As the chains receded back to their owners she fell limply onto the ground. One of the masked men walked up to her and before she passed, handed him a crystal. After that their attention was on you. Trying to figure out if you were enemy or not and just as some were going to move another voice called out stopping them. "They helped 47 escape and complete her mission" one of them said "They also interfered with the mission by doing so 33" another would say "Regardless, she nor they could have known of our plans. In the end we gained the information right?" the one referred to earlier as 33 commented. "That is enough" the one who took something from 47 before her passing said obviously showing himself as the leader here as the others became quite "You are wounded and you helped one of our Agents finish their mission. I owe you a debt of gratitude. If you will come with me I will make sure your wounds are seen to. Besides, I have a few things I would like to discuss." he would say waiting for an answer.
"Hi 33,'' Alex said "it works like a charm, and I still am not dead." Alex would look to 47 and look at the one who was not 33 "Okay."
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The man would look around curiously, he's got plenty of questions... But it can wait for now. "Much as it pains me to admit I guess i could use the help... Besides, I'm curious what you have to say." Who knows, if he's lucky maybe he can figure out if saving this woman was a good idea... Hah, not that it matters in the end. He's not one to back down from people in danger. "Anyways, guess we're off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Oz." Despite the exhaustion and pain, he can still find time to smirk and crack a bad joke even as he leans on his staff are begins moving, slowly.
Kushala lied down in the ground and lowered her head to perform a reverence, she was not tired at all since she has a lot of stamina, however, she has a lot of wounds and that hurts. Thanks for you offer human and I´ll gladly accept it, I need answers about a strange memory from a strange woman and what we have seen down there. Kushala now stood up and prepared to follow 33. Kushala: and don´t worry, I don´t have any reasons to attack you, I say it because most humans are scared of dragons.
33 would walk over to the body and kneel down next to her ignoring Alex or really anyone who acted like they knew her. "The others would disappear in the shadows of the night leaving only the one who made the offer. Then please follow me. I'm sure there are things we both will have answers for from this ordeal." Those who would follow would be lead to an old cathedral farther away from the city in the middle of no where. It looked old and was falling apart, no doubt due to being weathered for so long without proper care. He would lead you into the cathedral and then down into the basement. Afterwards he would hold out a gem that would begin to glow a dim red. Just like with the portal to the reality your senses would be flooded by a bright white and a floating feeling before finding ground under yourself again. You would find yourself underground with the only light being from glowing gems on the wall. The person who brought you here talked to a woman who was waiting for his return. He would say some things to the woman and gesture to your group. Afterwards he would walk through the shadow on the nearby wall and leave you there. The woman would give a slight bow. "Hello. I apologize for all the trouble of getting involved with this whole mess. My name is Floraine Everwood. I am an assistant to his royal highness. I will guide you to the healers and then arrange for proper accommodations. If you would please follow me and keep your questions for later." she said in a cheerful and friendly voice. She seemed to be in her mid teens with long brown hair that reach her collarbone. She had a healthy figure and wore a suit almost as if trying to look older than she really was. She would guide you up a flight of stares to a dead end. She would then walk through the wall and even though you may be hesitant at first you would follow. As you emerged from the wall you would see the night sky once more. Different from last time however, you would also see what seemed like large floating land masses with large magic circles rotating under them. Crystals floated in the air to illuminate the night on the streets. Nearby you saw a park with a fountain but above the fountain you would see a large orb of water floating with rings of water around it, fish swimming through it and practically hopping from one ring to another. "Welcome, to Ark. The Magi Society Capital City."