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Post by Creator on Dec 10, 2007 13:44:13 GMT -5
"The water gradually rises until it's about neck-deep, then it drops off into a very deep lake. I didn't get a good look, but I couldn't see the bottom," It should be noted that Damon was, in fact, wearing no more than a pair of shorts, despite the cold. After all, who'd want to ruin a pair of perfectly good clothes? "Where'd you get that thing, anyway?"
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Post by Chris on Dec 10, 2007 18:57:52 GMT -5
Loki nodded, he wasn't entirely sure how much energy he could put into the water with the sword's pulse, and how much water would boil away as a result. "A lake huh? does the ceiling suddenly go level with the water?" "What the sword?" he said, then smiled, "I bought it with portion of my earnings following the end of the Third Servaeri War. War heroes get a good bonus, and i blew up a defense station singlehandedly, so you can imagine what kind of a bonus i got. I figured I'd go into the dueling ring, use the genetic enhancements the Imperium gave me as a fighter pilot to good use in the ring. I made a good living till i showed up here." he smiled, noting the short clothes, "Are you not cold?" he asked as he lightly stuck his skin-tight dueling armor.
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Post by Creator on Dec 10, 2007 20:02:15 GMT -5
"Not really. I've learned to endure many things, and by now I can simply tune it out." He pondered for a moment, apparently having a hard time getting a mental image. "I believe it goes up, in a dome of sorts. But it's hard to tell without a strong light source... I thought about fighting for money before, but my skills don't fit very well into that category. More of an assassination and killing form of combat, not so useful for friendly fights." He was now beginning to swim through the water, finding it to be faster.
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Post by Chris on Dec 10, 2007 20:18:14 GMT -5
Loki followed suit, swimming as well. "I'm a fighter pilot, those skills are defiantly not useful in a fight, but i was able to adapt my self to fighting, and the quickened reaction time, sharp eyesight, and strong upper body, do well when it comes to melee weapon combat." "if its a dome...or even a slight rise, so long as there is an air pocket, i doubt we really need my weapon...so long as both of us are strong enough to make it though how ever long of a swim it is."
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Post by Creator on Dec 10, 2007 20:25:21 GMT -5
"I wasn't intending to go across the lake," he said seriously, propelling himself forward. "I want to go down." Berstunic was finding it harder and harder to fly in the decreased air space, and with a quick hiss announced his departure. Damon didn't seem to notice, instead plunging into the relatively shallow water and gripping the jagged cave bottom. "Swimming is still too slow." He launched himself forward like a torpedo underwater, creating a small ripple as he darted ahead.
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Post by Chris on Dec 10, 2007 20:38:26 GMT -5
Loki charged after him, shouting as he went "What is down there anyways?" he asked. Loki knew he could keep up, artificial gravity aboard Naval ships was about fifteen percent stronger than normal on purpose. He wondered to himself, how long he could hold his breath, all things considered, the Imperial navy didn't modify him to increase his holding ablity....so the only way to know was to try it.... the idea didn't appeal to him particularly
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Post by Creator on Dec 10, 2007 21:14:25 GMT -5
Damon grinned, glad he wouldn't have to slow down for Loki. He resurfaced and stopped for a moment, turning to face him. "That's the point. I don't know. And I'm a very curious person. We're close now." He dove under and forward again, the water now nearing the top of the cave, though they still have breathing space.
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Post by Chris on Dec 10, 2007 21:20:55 GMT -5
"I am as well" he agreed after Damon had breached the surface and continued on. Loki took a deep breath and followed, giving his breast stroke, toned pulling five-g turns in his fighter, all he could. Loki mused as he continued, its probably something that i don't think is worth it, then again, it might be something sellable, or it might just be dang cool he continued on, completing the challenge at hand would be worth it enough.
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Post by Creator on Dec 11, 2007 18:37:41 GMT -5
The next time Damon surfaced, it was in a truly massive chamber, over half full of water, the other half full of chilly air. He looked around, waiting for Loki. "How the heck are we going to do this?" he thought. "Unless he can get rid of all this water, there's no way." He gave a futile attempt to turn some of the water into steam, but to no avail. His magic was simply useless in here.
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Post by Chris on Dec 11, 2007 19:07:26 GMT -5
Loki held his breath, then raised his blade from the water and pressed the button. he looked at Damon "thats one thing they don't tell you when you buy the thing, it doesn't say 'will boil x quantity of water' but i guess we will find out. i don't think i need to boil all of it away...so long as we can get to the bottom and there is some kind of access way that doesn't allow water in, we should be fine." he didn't think himself too optimistic about that, considering it was at this school. The humming of his sword became louder, and soon a lower, softer echo of the hum added to the noise. the ball at the end of the hilt and the blade itself began to give off a faint bluish light and the humming became an ear piercing scream. "Get ready for the Heat!" he screamed and thrust his blade into the water, realeasing the energy just as his gloved hands were completely submerged. in that instant, the water around him turned into a churning white and boiling liquid, the energy spread out from the epicenter, encompassing everything with in sight, and probably beyond the sight. Loki felt himself dropping, and he felt the heat as his suit charged. He felt the energy flow back into the blade to be reused in the particle beam. they continued to fall until Entropy became the ultimate master and the humming of the blade stopped, and the suit charging stopped, and the water began to cool. Loki sighed, "check to see how much I accomplished, and leave me your flashlight, I think I might be able to realign the coils for one more go."
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Post by Creator on Dec 11, 2007 19:49:24 GMT -5
Damon looked around, nodding at the progress. "We should be able to make it," he thought aloud, handing over his flashlight. "By the way, it's supposed to be waterproof, but you never know with stuff like that." His skin still tingled, but he was ignoring it like most things. "You up for the swim right now, or do you want to rest a bit?"
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Post by Chris on Dec 11, 2007 19:59:32 GMT -5
Loki grasped the flashlight firmly, then pressed the button. nothing happened. "Is there the potential to be something dangerous within the Grotto?" he asked, as he took the batteries out and placed them next to his ruby necklace, transferring a small portion of the stored charge to the batteries. grasping the batteries in his left hand, he shook the housing of the flashlight violently, evacuating as much water as he could before he placed the batteries back in. He clicked the button, this time it worked. using his neck to hold the flashlight, he proceeded to open the hilt and realign the coils. "you think that we could make it to the bottom without using my charge again? is there some sort of creature that we might have to contend with inside the network of caves? and yes, i think we should rest, so that i can realign these coils, in case there is a beast of somekind...or another water obstacle. keep in mind, i think i can get only one more use out of it before I'd need to charge it again."
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Post by Creator on Dec 11, 2007 20:10:50 GMT -5
"I have no idea what's down there. It there is anything, I won't be much help. I have six kunai on me, none of the magical boost, and no claws." He rose up from the water, stopping when he stood on the surface as if it were solid. "But I can use my non-jutsu ninja skills, like this." He held out a hand, offering to help Loki up. "Piggy-back, until we find the best place to go down."
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Post by Chris on Dec 11, 2007 20:23:15 GMT -5
Loki slapped the opening of his hilt shut and engaged the lock. "its ready" he said, and then drained the charge from the batteries, so that they wouldn't waste any charge if the seal was violated again. Loki re-sheathed his sword. grasping the flashlight firmly in his hand, he accepted Damon's offer and climbed on his back. He frowned, not because he felt any discomfort, but because it reminded him of flying in a stupid transport..."i hate Elephants" he mumbled quietly.
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Post by Creator on Dec 11, 2007 20:27:10 GMT -5
"As do I. Smelly creatures." He walked along the surface of the water, looking down most of the time for any particularly dark spots. "We may want to hurry. It doesn't matter how much water you vaporized, it's cold in here, and it's going to be coming back down fairly quickly." He stopped, looking down into the black water below. "How about a quick trip, just to see if there's anything of interest down there?"
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