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Post by dain on Jan 28, 2007 20:34:34 GMT -5
Darius laughed insanely as footsteps were heard behind him. The footsteps in a unsion, five mroe Darius' walked in through the hollowed-out door frame to the throne, all of them smiling, all of them holding Darkfire. Then they all laughed in unison.
"Oh, Akira. Such words mean nothing to me. I am beyond that of what you call the "sky". When I look up, I see the gods I shall strike down and the thrones they control over this simple plain of existence." All of the Darius' said in unison. All of their eyes flicked back in forth from Akira to the man. Then they all swung Darkfire in the air in one hand, the air filling with the sound of perfect harmonics. Darius was in his prime at the moment, each kill gave him mroe and more power. He had killed over two-hundred men on his way up here. All of them smiled that white, bright, and dangerous smile that was Darius' trademark.
"You have no power, Akira. To let yourself be controlled as if a small puppet on strings, oh, what fascination, and oh, how funny it is to witness. Poor AKira, the lost kitsune with no future, no past, and definately no present. Poor Akira, who has forgotten that she was here to save and love her son once again, not be strung and played with." They all explained in unison as they started moving forward at a casual pace, all the Darkfires still spinning on all their left hands.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Jan 28, 2007 21:00:23 GMT -5
Akira stood there, the attack doing nothing to her and her gaze watching Darius boredly as her black fox ears twitched. Actually, both Akira and Aroroth seemed to be bored despite how Darius was acting but one thing was visable, the curse mark was spreading though only slightly and the curse mark spread when being fought against. Akira was trying but she lacked the drive or the willpower to fight the mark which was burned into her flesh and she let herself watch Darius in battle, "Powers you have never dreamed of." She said again with a manic smile, she was going to enjoy this- atleast the part of Akira that the curse was manipulating was going to enjoy this. One of the special enhancements the curse provided was to mimick and adapt the abilities of others, though this could only extend to thier knowlege of thier opponent's powers. Though she certainly knew Darius enough to become assuredly strong and that was something she was going to use to her own advantage. A light grey light formed in her hand before forming into a flame and a Akira watched Darius with a look of sheer amusement on her face. Every magic strength she knew Darius possessed had been mirrored in her now as well as many others and all she knew of others was now in her own powers as well.
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Post by dain on Jan 29, 2007 14:58:48 GMT -5
((You do know that even if you are wiedling it, it will suck away your life energy rapidly, reducing you to dust. Only if you WERE Darius could you not have that downfall. His lineage protects him from that side effect.))
The Darius' kept walking forward as they laughed at Akira's attempt. THe fire was already drawing what precious lfie energy she had form her body, he could see it happening.
"Oh, Akira. You wouldn't even be able to throw it without killing yourself. You have to be born of ym father in order to use it without getting your life energy sapped away from you...like that." All of them snapped their fingers in unison.
"Hmmmm, maybe it is time for a power you will never be able to copy, or use, eh? No matter what power you possess, you would still have to be of my lineage." THey all said simultaneously. THey all then stopped. Five of them walked toward one of them and seemed to coagulate with the one, until the original Darius stood there, smling dangerously. He pulled his hand to his lips and whistled as Shadowsong burst through the floor behind him and landed, his mouth growling readily for a meal. Darius turned.
It is time. He said civily in his mind.
Shadowsong reared backwards and flew straight at Darius as he seemed to go inside Darius' back...just like what happened to the clones. Darius let go of Darkfire as he ripped off his shirt and black lines traced his entire body. Blood spattered everywhere from his back and giant black dragon wings sprouted, Darius not flinching or reeling from the pain whatsoever. His eyes glowed bright white as black mist seeped from them, grey fire emanated from his bare arms as it danced up to his shoulder like wild stallions on a prairie. He reached and grabbed Darkfire as the sword grew longer and more curved, now resulting in a giant scimitar of pure black, grey fire making evanescencing appearances from its blade-face. Black lines traced Darius' usually handsome face, and his white hair flowed upwards from the power he was releasing. Power that could kill one-hundred wizards in five seconds. THis was the power that gave Darius his title, The Grey Prince. His biceps and triceps spasmed as he swung the sword in one hand, revolving it around his palm with absolutely no effort involved. He had grown during the transformation, now at a height of seven-foot eight-inches, he was a formidable looker.
"Well, well, well then, Akira. Do not try this, or else you would instantaneously die. This is not power, nor is it magic. It. Is. Me." Darius said in an echoeing voice of power, his voice almost-divine. Darius rose the sword as he examined it.
''Darkfire has transmogrified from my power into Dagon'juri (Day-gone Jer-ee), the God-killer. Surrender, or you will both be killed and imprisoned within my blade." Darius commanded in his still-divine voice. He flapped the dragon wings as the windows around them busted open from the enormous wind pressure.
"I am the Avatar of Judgement. Yield or be jailed for all eternity."
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Post by Arual on Jan 29, 2007 15:03:40 GMT -5
(sorry midterms were insane- but I'm back for right now- i have a lot do homework tonight- so don't god-mode Marleina!!!! you do- bad things will happen because ill cry so loud you wont take it more then a second in time XD)
"Simmian, Simman?" Marleina called out right in front of the door to the location he was placed inside of. Simmian had lost almost all of his hope when he heard her voice and returned it with an 'I'm here'. The girl let out a 'ugh' in struggle from trying to get the door to unlock, but it was no use- it was stuck- or possibly jammed in place. "It won't open!" she exclaimed from the other side of the doorway. "Try your sword Marleina," Simmain replied back now trying to unchain his arms. So, as she heard the idea, she took out the sword and dented the lock; however, there still wasn't an opening for her pry to get the door it all the way. "Almost," he yelled while he anticipated her figure to be in his sight, it would become another sense of freedom and of hope inside his mind and heart. Simmian was just about at wits end, but she came just in time.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Jan 29, 2007 15:24:43 GMT -5
Akira let the grayfire fall from her grasp, even now she knew Darius was right. It was a bluff and a failed one at that, her eyes looked towards Darius now and she felt fear from him but still she refused to back down. Her turquoise tails thrashed in a flurry of turquoise flames and her eyes shaded over with darkness being forced upon her mind from the mark that stained her porcelain face. Her hands gripped tightly and the Ame appeared alone. She wasn't concerned with defense at this moment, she didn't want the equalizing force for the Ame's destructive power. Besides, she knew much about dragons- more than most. Her husband Makashi, was in fact Ryu-ji. The dragon king whom had fallen in love with a kitsune. So they both got married and had a child- Jouta. Unfortunately Jouta was locked up at the moment and Makashi was dead but still Akira narrowed her eyes as turquoise fire blazed around her she was at the height of power for a nine tailed fox, the only strength she could gain was the tenth tail which was weilded after a million years of life. Only two foxes had gained such a thing before and Akira was never going to get the tenth, she was in fact going to die. She wasn't going to die at the hands of Darius though, but she was going to die soon.
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Post by Ladd Russo of the Russo Family on Jan 29, 2007 15:35:09 GMT -5
There was a deep rushing sound the resounded through the area, making some fine grains loosen and fall from the ceiling. There seemed to be some trouble that way. And where there was trouble... there was Darius and Akira.
"Guiding light," he murmured, feeling the familiar burning sensation of the scar on the back of his neck. He had had it ever since he was little, a little circular design. Maybe he had been raised by voodoo cultists? Who knew? He sure didn't remember his early childhood. A small blue light flickered in front of them, like a will o' the wisp. It strengthened, lighting up the corridor. Then it started to move.
Turning towards the others he said, "I have a feeling time is very short. We need to get there, and quick. This person, Akira said that even Darius was unable to defeat him. I also think she is in need of assistance. This light should lead us to her," he finished, running after the light before it disappeared from view. He carefully avoided the detail that the light could only find someone if it had an example of them. Lorien had stolen a small piece of her hair before, when Foresight had come back from a Florida vacation. Many hallways and pathways it took him down, until he had come upon a large bronze door. There were echoing voices and sounds beyond it.
Lorien held his lance firm and pushed the door. It glided open soundlessly on well oiled hinges, revealing a scene of a rather more insane than usual Darius... -how'd he get his dragon in his back, anyway? 0.0- also a corrupt, dastardly miscreant, probably the master of this house. But Akira... all across her face? Had she been captured so quickly? Lorien's eyes widened in surprise and sorrow, the azure embodiment of unhappiness and denial.
"Akira!" he said, in a sort of strangled whisper. "You have to leave the side of that man-- he'll kill you," he advised her quietly, hoping she could escape.
(Lorien is so ignorant lol. XD)
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Post by dain on Jan 29, 2007 15:45:51 GMT -5
"Akira, Makashi is powerful...yes. But, you see, he does not reach my full power. He never will. Nor will anyone else who is not born from gods. Don't you ever forget either, Makashi said he would always be with you...and he is. He has been watching you from thus far, your actions, your insanity. It pains him. I told you long ago I could not bring Makashi back...I can now." Darius explained as he thrust his hand tot he side as the floor underneath him was put into a wave and cracked instantly. Darius' eyes turned bright white as light flooded the room, and strips of loose skin, muscle, organs, hair, everything abody needs flew into the room under the hand of Darius. "Makashi, it is time." Darius said to what looked like nothingness. All of a sudden, light burst into the room for three seconds straight, enough to blind any that tried to look directly at it. THere, as if a ghost were in the room, stood a rebuilt Makashi. Makashi raised his hand and clenched it closed and opened it wide, and streched his back and legs. His eyes then set on Akira. "Please make your lover reconsider. I do not wish to kill her and take her soul." Darius said as he pushed Makashi forward to her. Knowing that Akira would be busy for a while, Darius turne dhis attention to the man on the throne.
"Aroroth. Yes, I know your name. I know all about you as of the moment I ascended. You are guilty, and will die." Darius said, his voice echoeing still. He raised Dagon'juri toward Aroroth, the megaton blade shining in the light from Darius' eyes.
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Post by Kim-la on Jan 29, 2007 15:50:59 GMT -5
Reggetar hurried after Lorien. Zephyr followed less enthusiastically. When they reached the huge doors, they both stuck their heads in. In rather quickly pulled them out at the sight of insaner looking Darius. ‘We need to go in there…’ he said to her telepathically. Zephyr seemed to laugh. ‘You have fun.’ she responded. ‘I said WE. Reggetar said irritably. Zephyr looked at Reggetar uncertainly ‘You do what you want.’ she finally said. Reggetar stood near the doorway. He wasn’t going to be the first one to enter the room. Not with insaner Darius there… Darius scared him…
((and yes, insaner. I made up the word and i will use it. *nods*))
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Jan 29, 2007 16:05:26 GMT -5
Akira looked towards Makashi for only a moment before her gaze dropping, she was unable to look at him, shame clouded her mind and soon fear followed. She was so much more afraid of Makashi now than before and she wanted to get away- now! She looked towards Aroroth and she began to step backwards, her form beginning to shift into the shadows. "Please... I want to go." she said.
She looked over towards Aroroth who nodded. "We will leave then." He understood that doing so would bring a stream of insults involving cowardice from the others most likely but there was something he wanted to do before he died and he knew that fighting several opponents- especially one like Darius was suicidal. So he was going to take a raincheck on that. "I'm sorry everyone but it seems that Akira wishes for us to leave now." He said as he bowed to everyone before dissapearing in a black mist. Shadows around the room seemed to lift and uproot themselves to follow- obviously other cursed ones.
Before Makashi could say anything to Akira she was gone, and so was Aroroth, he was obviously angry with Aroroth and it thrashed wildly inside of him as he thought of all the pain and strife he was putting Akira through. As he walked forward to where Akira was he saw that there were no traces of them and no sign as to where they had gone. His dark purple eyes showed traces of agony at what was happening to Akira as he looked back towards Darius, he had some questions, but he decided to save it for later. He stood up and his dark brown hair swashed over his brow as he turned towards the others as he let out an exhasperated sigh. There was good news though, the fear and nervousness that was seen in Akira proved that he was able to do something, she was ashamed. Now she needed to let her know that he still cared for her, still loved her. He had to find Akira again, he needed to talk to her. His pupils narrowed to slits as he looked around the room, all the magic that filled the air from the cursed ones was gone now but that still didn't cover up the energy eminating from the people who stood in the room now.
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Post by Ladd Russo of the Russo Family on Jan 29, 2007 18:41:30 GMT -5
Lorien was crushed. The Guiding Light immediately attempted to follow Akira, flying out of one of the windows, and he followed it, stopping at the sill.
"Wait up! I can't fly!" he shouted after it. It paused and flickered guiltily and drifted back inside, going to one corner and huddling there discreetly. Lorien then turned his attention to Darius and Makashi, the strange specter made live?
"It's nice to meet you, Makashi," he said, making a formal greeting. "If Marleina's friend and Akira's son are still here, we should probably retrieve them ere pursuing Akira," he said. Then he looked down and sighed. "I think she may have been controlled against her will." With two accursed marks, the feel of decay and pain had been almost an aura on him to his eyes. In that state, he wasn't sure how much longer she'd survive. Sometimes it seemed as if there was no right way to do things...
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Jan 29, 2007 18:58:48 GMT -5
Makashi looked out the window and then towards the Guiding Light, then towards Lorien. "Are you sure that light will lead us to Akira?" he asked, as if he hadn't heard anything that was being said previously and obviously not thinking about when Lorien said he couldn't fly. He could handle that on his own, and he could give Lorien a ride. It was all simple actually and his eyes looked around the room for a moment and then out the window. He began to run, without awaiting an answer as he lunged through it, his form gliding through the air till he was outside and it grew, stretched, and twisted into the shape of a mighty dragon with an elongated body, obviously asian in origin. He seemed to swim in the air as he came back up to the window, opalescent scales shimmering in the light as his dark purple eyes looked down into the tangled forest and he wondered if Akira was there, or somewhere farther away. He didn't show it but shifting into a dragon form after being dead was extremely painful and his muscles ached something terrible. "Come on, I'll give you a ride." he said as the wind blew into the room and then seemed to blow Lorien towards the window. He was eager to get Akira back and his claws shimmered in the light, a slight sound could be heard in the distance though it was so faint you could barely find it in your ears unless it was utterly perfectly silent.
(Sooo many dragons...)
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Post by Ladd Russo of the Russo Family on Jan 29, 2007 19:06:27 GMT -5
Lorien looked back at the Guiding Light, nodding, and it continued its course out of the window, faint but visible. Marleina would take care of the prisoners kept here, he hoped. Lorien was still a bit amazed, but he was gaining a high tolerance for the unexpected on this trip.
"Thank you. It is a great honor," he said in awe, grinning with determination. "You're right, of course. The sooner we find her the better." Lorien stood on the sill, balanced, and leaped onto the dragon carefully. The light sped up readily, like a hound on a trail.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Jan 29, 2007 19:14:22 GMT -5
Jouta ran into the room, his turquoise eyes wide and back in the cell an illusion had faded away a long while back and his black fox ears swiveled atop his head. He was learning his abilities extremely fast actually. He had but one tail and when he looked back at Reggitar and then towards Darius, then towards the dragon outside the window. He shrugged and walked towards the dragon, his dark red hair identical to the hair that donned Makashi's head when he was in human form. Jouta quickly outgrew being afraid of magic and behind him the girl from earlier followed. "Jouta! Wait up!" she said, panting heavily as the mark on the back of her neck throbbed. Pain- that was all it did to her, since her kind was unnaffected mostly by curse marks. She stopped next to Jouta and hugged him, before wondering what happened to the other people in the cells.
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Post by Kim-la on Jan 29, 2007 19:14:27 GMT -5
Reggetar edged into the room. He saw that they were no going to have to fly after the light (follow the light… Sorry. Had to say it…). Reggetar looked up a Zephyr seeming to ask if she was up to another flight. She nodded and Reggetar climbed up. They usually didn’t travel like this so he was a little worried that she may be getting tired. Zephyr stood back from the window for a second before launching out of the window. Zephyr flew up to Makashi waiting for him to go first.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Jan 29, 2007 21:31:22 GMT -5
Makashi looked towards Darius and then towards Jouta and the girl, a smile spread across his dragon face, "Do you require any means of transportation?" he asked the two children. Jouta shook his head in a response of 'no' as he smiled back at Makashi. His own face stretched out into that of a dragon's and his body changed into one long and muscular though still fairly small as far as dragon's go seeing as he was about as long as a horse. This was completely besides the point since he'd only had his powers for three days and already he had found his dragon form with dark jade colored scales and though oddly enough in his dragon form the fox ears remained atop his head which made him look quite odd. In fact he was a very fox looking dragon at that, instead of the thick, strong limbs of a dragon his were long and slender, his snout the same way, long and thin. In fact he looked like some odd mash up of a fox and a dragon to the point where it was hard to discern exactly what came from dragon blood and what came from kitsune blood. In dragon form he slowly walked towards the window, he looked back towards Tehara and smiled, "Come on, I can give you a ride!" he said and the girl ran foreward and hopped on.
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