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Post by Vengeance on Mar 8, 2017 15:41:38 GMT -5
"You think I don't have that much power? Okay then, missy. I'll show you power. Here! Take my load! All of it!" The phenomenon occurring at MAC Spider's cephalothorax was actually a summoning mechanism of some kind. What came out was a blade-wielding mechanical Dragonoid that pointed the sword down and plunged it straight through Aquarius' developing tail and Aquarius herself.
The force of this finishing blow sent a red wave across the building that repelled Markus and Gargulion away from the action. The masked person accompanying the Bakugan dropped in quickly afterward.
"My apologies for not addressing you personally sooner, Spartan. The Silver Knight I was battling earlier is a stubborn opponent. He is still active. I assume he'll be here soon though, so I will make this quick."
One might think that the blade's tip would be around the point of Aquarius' stomach, but that was not the case. A smoky-like blade protruded from the floor near Roxy. It was slanted a bit as to not kill her immediately. It impaled her right through the chest.
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Post by Markus Hederick on Mar 8, 2017 16:11:11 GMT -5
The Haos Gargulion caught Markus as they all flew backwards. Regaining their footing wasn't the issue. The issue was the arrival of this masked person again, but this time...what he or she just did was simply unforgivable...
It even had Markus trembling, not in fear, but in grief...
"N-no...Roxy..." Markus' speech started off a bit quiet. It was a bit difficult to raise the level of intensity in between his emotional strife. His shock had overtaken him. The countless levels of anger was the next step, and the two Gargulion knew that was about to come sooner than expected.
"I...will..." Markus clenched his fists. The Haos Gargulion gave his halo to Markus just in case Diablo attempted to impale him too. That would give him the added protection he needs. All together, they charged for Diablo and the masked person. "I will KILL YOU!"
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Post by Vengeance on Mar 8, 2017 16:38:03 GMT -5
The masked person turned around to greet the angered Markus and Gargulion. "You are very disrespectful," he/she commented on Markus' killing intent.
Diablo's energy spiked to create an invisible wall of power around them. This acted as a deterrence for Markus and the Gargulion. This could be akin to that of the power Helios possessed in his Third Layer.
"You are getting mad at me for something that is entirely your fault. If you did not want this to be her fate, you should have lost the battle instead. By emerging as the victor, you placed her life in our hands. The only person you should be killing...is yourself."
Diablo retracted the Geothermal Blade. Aquarius was lifeless on the floor. Roxy dropped on her back without showing any signs of life. Its target was now Markus, and the plan was for him to join her in the Hurranian version of the afterlife.
"You could nullify this hurt feeling by becoming one of us as well, then you really would have never lost her, and we both walk away feeling happy. How does that sound?"
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Post by Roxy Grimm on Mar 8, 2017 17:09:53 GMT -5
"It sounds like a cover-up to all of your lies..." A weak-sounding voice replied. It turned out to be Roxy's voice. She propped her head up to look at the masked person as she made that comment. The critical wound would never deter her from speaking the truth.
"Nice try attempting to pin the blame on him... You're the one carrying out these ridiculous assignments..." Roxy coughed numerous times after making these statements before continuing on again. "Markus...is too strong to be swayed by you...and he always will be..."
Aquarius got her limp body to move somehow. She arced a wad of spit towards Diablo and the masked person.
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Post by Vengeance on Mar 8, 2017 17:19:56 GMT -5
This act of battery was not going to go without punishment. Aquarius was about to pay for that by giving up what little of her natural life remained.
"Yes...he does look strong," the masked person agreed, but only to that extent. "You seem to want to test how strong he actually is. You think that your feelings for each other gives you the right to overestimate the other's capabilities, and it costed you dearly here, as it will him once I put your extermination on full display."
Before he/she could move to put Roxy out of her misery, a certain presence was sensed. Whatever it was busted the wall down to reveal his or her presence for all to see.
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Post by Niko Adrian Nyx on Mar 9, 2017 19:12:52 GMT -5
NIKO ADRIAN NYX  Darkus "Spartan" "They probably sensed us by now," a soft male voice huffs as he makes his way over the pile of rubble from the wall remains. "Sucks that I had to put the guard down just to blast down a stinking wall." The figure comes into view, out of the dust cloud. It was Donovan, and his now un-blinded partner riding on his back, coughing slightly.
"I agree." Niko grumbles as he grips Donovan's mane before hopping off his back. "There are so many fucking Hurranians at this place, to think dad worked here." Niko dusts off her clothes. She looks around the place, it was still slightly dusty for her to make out everything. These were times she was glad she was blind, she was able to "see" her surroundings, but with the help of vibrations. "Looks like revenge will have to wait." Niko sighs as he walks up to the person on the floor. "Roxy..." Her natural red eyes scan the aquos brawler. She stays silent for a moment before speaking again, "Are you dead yet?" "The black cat of bad luck. The carrion crow of death." ► kaigra ◄ |
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Post by Roxy Grimm on Mar 9, 2017 19:44:17 GMT -5
"Are you still...blind?" As weak as Roxy was in her condition, she wanted to jump right back up and give Niko a piece of her mind. Is she still dead yet? What a question. There was something to be taken from that question though...
...Why did Niko ask that kind of question? It was typical for someone who came out of nowhere to ask a dying person if they were okay, not if they are dead or not. Roxy knew that didn't sound right, but nevermind that now. There are more pressing concerns.
"Aquarius and I...have been impaled by that dragon over there..." She weakly points to the Bakugan she was talking about: Diablo. "That one with the mask...is dealing our punishments..." She started coughing up blood at that point. It was disgusting, but what was she going to do. "I...need your help, Niko...but be careful. I might be...infected..."
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Post by Niko Adrian Nyx on Mar 9, 2017 21:02:42 GMT -5
NIKO ADRIAN NYX Darkus "Spartan" Niko stares at Roxy, blinking at her a few times before a small grin sppears on the corner of her lips. "I can't possibly do that," she says in a voice that held a hint of taunt. She could finally bite back for what Roxy had done to her way back when. "Wasn't it you who said that a person who's blind is useless since they'll hold you back?" A dark look was on her face, much like the one that Yita would have after a nice, nasty tease.
"The masked one is your problem I assume?" Niko looks over to the person she had pointed out, Donovan trotting up beside her, sniffing the air. "I'm not going to help you, for the record. We can get out of this situation ourselves." She glances over at Donovan, a soft smile appearing on her face. These were the sights that she would cherish, even if it lasted a second. The sights of that and her partner.
Donovan huffs in agreement, eyeing the masked figure. "He won't be an easy one." He grumbles softly, his scorpion tail curling and uncurling behind him. "The black cat of bad luck. The carrion crow of death." ► kaigra ◄ |
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Post by Markus Hederick on Mar 9, 2017 21:20:22 GMT -5
Seeing Roxy cough up more of her life and hearing Roxy push her to the side was sickening for Markus to witness. Roxy had this coming. He couldn't deny that. He felt like this situation was much different than last time. There was no more room for this conflict.
"This isn't some game...!" Markus reprimanded with his teeth clenched. "She is dying, and all you can come up with is something she did in the past? I saw and heard what she did to you, and I know that hurts, but she's your comrade, a fellow Spartan. This is a matter...of life and death!"
"Listen, I'll take this guy myself. You two get out of here. If you won't do it for her, then please...do this for me. She has changed...I'm begging you. Please help her...she doesn't have much time..." Tears were streaming down his face. It wasn't very tough-looking as he usually puts on, but who cares about manliness in the wake of death and destruction?
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Post by Vengeance on Mar 10, 2017 14:57:45 GMT -5
This was starting to get very interesting. The Spartans were starting to show their darker side now. Niko's insistence on letting Roxy rot was fascinating for an organization owned by the planetary government.
"Fascinating...I suppose Earth's saying, 'You reap what you sow,' is true more often than not," the masked person remarked. "I never would have guessed a Resistor would beg a Spartan for mercy, but desperateness creates a plethora of unforeseen situations. Perhaps this young man here is too ashamed at his own inability to protect the girl that he doesn't even want to get her out himself. Such a 'strong' man you are."
The masked person has seen the underlying skills in assassination that Markus has shown so far. He/she couldn't throw him out of his/her mind just yet. Niko was more preferable to turn a blind eye to, at least for right now. Diablo should have Donovan checked. In the worst case scenario that both Markus and Niko are fought at the same time, he/she would rather take a hit from Niko than Markus. An assassin thrives when a back is turned.
"I haven't forgotten about you either, Niko. Yes...I have plans for you too, but it's not your turn yet. I suppose you don't want to fight me right now, do you? I question whether or not your lullabies would even work on us..."
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Post by Niko Adrian Nyx on Mar 10, 2017 16:37:20 GMT -5
NIKO ADRIAN NYX Darkus "Spartan" Niko scoffs at what Markus had asked of her. "Your girlfriend said it, a blind person is of no use. Besides," Niko eyes Roxy for a moment, a blank look on her face before she grins, "Why trust me? I am the black cat of bad luck. The carrion crow of death." She says with a hint of nostalgia, her red eyes showing that she was reminiscing before hardening once again into her normal blank look.
Her attention goes back to the masked figure. "Glad to see I'm still on the party checklist," Niko remarks, it was hard to tell if she were being sarcastic or not about what she had said. "Speaking of lullabies," she raises her arm towards the masked person.
"I'll fend it off if needed," Donovan huffs, glowing a shadowy purple, his dual colored eyes eyeing Diablo. He had finally figured out what made that thing a concern to him. It didn't follow the same algorithms he felt among the living organisms. Diablo was simply an object with some complex AI which fell out of the dream duo's realm of control.
Niko understood her partner's comment, looks like she would have to pull off this dream dive herself. She arm remains steady towards the masked person, "Care to find out?" red and bronze shadow-mist forms around Niko's hand. "Droamur," and the mist is shot towards the mask figure.
Upon contact, Niko closes her eyes and was able to see in the mind of the other.
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She gasps.
It all came rushing to her at once.
She opens her eyes back up, the odd colored mist falling and fading away as she did so. "It can't be..." Niko says in between her soft panting. She looks around frantically, "Donovan, examine the patterns of the building."
The called bakugan stays still, ears cocking around like a satellite dish. "They're there."
"This means there's only a number of minutes left before activation." She looks between Markus, Roxy, and the masked person, mainly the lovebirds seeing how they were in a more dire situation. "The building, it's rigged with explosives. And you..." Her eyes watch the masked person attentively. "Your high rank won't stop me." And with that Niko hops back onto Donovan who runs out, producing a getaway portal when he got the chance. "The black cat of bad luck. The carrion crow of death." ► kaigra ◄ |
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Post by Vengeance on Mar 10, 2017 17:48:38 GMT -5
The masked person was kept awake by the constant Hurranian support. It was an intelligent move on Niko's part to use the spell anyway as the identity of the person was not a machine. Now she knows too much of what he/she has planned. She also knows the true identity of this person. Sleepyhead has turned out to be more troublesome than a rat infestation.
"I wish she didn't tell the both of you of what's in here..." The identity part was not a real concern to him/her yet. All he/she was looking at was what was going on right now. "Very well then...I suppose I should step outside for a bit and get some fresh air before the three bruisers outside want a crack at me."
MAC Spider started webbing the entire place up as a diversionary tactic, giving Diablo and the masked person enough time to get out of the building without having anyone do any suicidal moves.
"Do not worry, Roxy. When I revive you, I'll have my way with you...all the time." MAC Spider maniacally laughed at this before departing as well.
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Post by Roxy Grimm on Mar 10, 2017 18:27:16 GMT -5
"You...fucking...coward...!" Roxy cursed of Niko running away like that, leaving her to die. She did find what she said about the masked person very interesting. High rank, she said? High rank of what?
Well...maybe it was not in her place to think about that now. There were explosives armed inside the building. Depending on the specific time frame Niko saw within that vision, those could go off at any minute, or, in the worst case scenario, any second.
"So that's how it is... Huh..." Roxy did her best to gaze at Markus who looked very distraught. She smiled at him. "Hey...how did I do...against Amir...? Was I...strong for once...?"
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Post by Markus Hederick on Mar 10, 2017 18:33:28 GMT -5
Gargulion combined his Split Frames so he could come back to his original power level. There was no use for tactics when the enemy wasn't inside anymore.
"You don't need to me to say it, do you?" Gargulion asked Markus. He didn't want to have to be specific on the matter. Markus knew what he was going to have to do, and Gargulion knew that. Would Markus have the strength to do it though? That was the question.
Markus started running towards Roxy's downed body with the intent on giving her the escape that Niko denied her. "Take it easy... I'm getting you out of here!"
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Post by Roxy Grimm on Mar 10, 2017 18:37:51 GMT -5
"Stay back...!" Roxy warned Markus. "Even now, I can feel the Hurranians starting to course through my body... If you touch me...you'll end up this way too...and that would do far worse to me...than what's going on now..."
Roxy had a good point. It was her duty as a Spartan to fight against the Hurranians. She did what she could do to offer protection. Even though Markus was not a Vestal citizen, Roxy considered him someone that needed to be guarded from this mess. It wasn't his time yet... There was just so more Markus could do for her outside of this...
"The same goes for you too, Gargulion..." Aquarius weakly reminded him.
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Shade Gargulion :: 1500G
