The Escapist Avatar Adventure: An Open RP (Now Re-Opened!)

[Moros]

"Firing solution achieved. Dampeners on MAC guns at full power. A 10 second delay will be given between each shot to avoid damage to ship. Waiting for authorization from Commander Tiberius," Tiberius heard EDI say in a monotonous tone. "Authorization granted. Commence orbital bombardment," Tiberius said eagerly.

"Firing in 3... 2... 1... Mark," his lieutenant said as the first slug rattled the ship around them. Ten seconds later, the round from second gun rattled the ship again. This went on for about two minutes before EDI signaled that it was over. "Perfect, bring up a camera feed from outside the bow of the ship and zoom in on the target. I want to see the aftermath," Tiberius said with hint of anticipation in his voice. Almost immediately the video was brought up on the main screen zoomed all the way in. It was a tiny bit blurry but Tiberius could clearly see a decimated city. "Let's see if that will change their minds," Tiberius said with a evil smirk on his face.

 

[NerfedFalcon]

Reimu just stared for a few minutes with the others at where the...whatever they were had landed. "Well, it's official," she finally said. "We're all completely screwed. That guy up there was probably only waiting for an excuse, and he got one." She shook her head for no real reason, then continued, "I think it's only fair I ask you guys. Should we risk them dropping more bombs in the same place to see if there's anything like a survivor, or head in the other direction entirely?"

 

[NotYetForsaken]

Spoiler: Yneck

Wait wait wait... didn't I already destroy New York?

Alice leaned back and chuckled, he was old and arrogant but not an Alchemist. He would be a fine ally in the coming days. "You know, a reverse pentagram would dispel all alchemical power within it's core. It's indiscriminate, the double variant dispels life energy, if I were you were to help me, you'd lose your powers as well."

She leaned forward and pulled his hat all the way as to close the gap between the brim and robe, "You don't happen to have a special tattoo on you do you? Do you know something that I don't?"

The black mage was silent.

"What do you look like under that robe?"

 

[Moros]

Spoiler: @TMK

Not that I can recall (nor care to find again)

 

[NotYetForsaken]

Spoiler: Apparently I mentioned it offhandedly, my bad.

Spoiler: Guff

Tabitha finished the rune and destroyed New York, but that wasn't really important. What's important was that during the assault on Detroit, the ship, which was devoid of all crew members, suddenly left on it's own accord.

What's important is that BlackHarte is hiding himself somewhere, but where?

Where? Why he's right there. Over there, don't you see?

 

[Moros]

Spoiler: @TMK

Thank god my last post is vague on what city I'm destroying. That means I only have to edit one post.

Spoiler: OOC

The city I destroyed has been changed to Washington D.C.

 

[NerfedFalcon]

"Never mind, then," Reimu trailed off. "You guys come up with a plan or something together. I've got a few errands of my own to run." She walked into the car behind the others, looking back to make sure nobody had followed her. Some of those people seem suspicious of magic... It's a lot safer to refine cards back here, where nobody else will have to look. She checked her supply, finding exactly one missing - the one she'd used on Jackie. Pulling out a blank card-shaped object, she started to transfer some energy into it, absently drawing the kanji for 'dream' on the card. Just like every other time...

Except that there are other magic users, with some other form of magic. And from what I could tell, it seems to be destructive to magic itself. Much as I want to save the world, I don't think it should be done with two sacrifices, or more that weren't intended...I'm not afraid to stop the two of them if I have to.

 

[Sgt_Jakeman214]

Black Mage drew himself away from Alice before she could do some damage. "No! Do not remove my hat! Those who gaze upon an unrobed Black Mage see only horrors and chaos, leaving them an empty husk, devoid of life yet still living! We are called Black Mages for a reason, Alchemist, for we study attack magic, Black magic. To truly master it a Mage must travel through the Times of Chaos itself, and many never return, or are driven to madness with its power! Those who return, such as myself, are changed from the mere mortals we were before. That, and I also have a massive mole on the back of my neck. Its very ugly and repulsive."

Alice was slightly stunned by BM's outburst and sat back into her seat. BM looked over and felt slightly sorry for Alice. He faced her again and began to say something. "Look, I didn't mean to scare you off but it really is a hideous experience to see underneath a Black Mage's robes. We're twisted and hideous, forever warped and changed by our powers. We BM's are almost purely magical creatures, and if I were to loose my powers by helping you complete you double reverse pentagram, it would kill me. But it would kill you too, I can sense it, because you rely on Alchemy so much. It is almost all of you, that magic."

 

[NotYetForsaken]

Alice glared at the Black Mage and completely ignored Tux standing in front of her, "Then we are of the same. I died when Tabitha absorbed Detroit, but out of respect or devotion my entire crew sacrificed themselves to make sure I live on in the tempest of energy that spawns Alchemy." She got up from besides him, "How long has it been since you felt the warmth of a body? In my time suspended it felt like a century when in reality it was not more than five years."

She walked over to Tux and pulled him along to the far side of the car.

Tux asked again, "The blood star."

Alice nodded and replied softly, "The blood runes and Alchemy are only somewhat related. What we do with it bonds the will of the soul to a transmutation. It's a ridiculously advanced and dangerous art, it can give you unparalleled power into controlling the transmutation, it is required when you are transmuting energy, but the price for such a thing is a human soul. One that exists already as fuel or a part of your own."

She grabbed him by the tie and pulled him down to her height before whispering softly, "If I help you with anything you need, will you help me disrobe that black mage? I must see the scars that Truth has left on him. I must see if there is a way to break the law."

 

[world_of_dragons]

From his seat, Ardoris watched in silence of the chaos outside and the chaos inside the train. He noticed the girl leaving the room after she'd asked him something. He sighed at his current predicament and stood.

"I'll ask you pardon my intrusion upon this matter." He began, an italian ascent present in his voice. "However, I wish to know exactly what events have driven things to our current situation."

 

[Orinon]

Dillon Got up and stretched, he had been napping a bit once they got on the train, but he had seen the Shells hit D.C., now he wasn't good at all with other people, but he knew when something was up, perhaps more so as he rarely trusted people so when they did something suspicious he was more apt to notice it. he straightened up his glasses and walked right up to Alice and The Black Mage.
"Hey there new guy. studying magic tricks eh? that sound fun, if I was a magician I'd just turn the enemies sword into flowers, Maybe that might just roll with it."
The Black Mage could somehow sense that Dillon was trying to get Alice's attention, and as such was just a bit hostile sinse that could also imply Dillon was onto him.

 

[NerfedFalcon]

Reimu walked back into the first car. "That took less time than I expected," she told the others. "Where are we going, anyway? I don't know this world." Turning around, she saw Ardoris still staring at her. "Oh, right! I'd forgotten I was asking you something. You were silent so long..."

 

[world_of_dragons]

Ardoris looked back at Reimu. "The last I'd seen Sonic, he was in a coma, his soul having been ripped from him. T'is a long tale, honestly. I don't believe I'd gotten your name though."

 

[NerfedFalcon]

Reimu just blinked. "Oh, I see...Last I saw him, he was fine, just fed up with something. And we haven't met properly yet, have we?" She bowed slightly, in her Japanese way. "Reimu Hakurei. Not a magic user in the strictest sense, but I do have some aptitude in that direction." Not to mention intuition bordering on clairvoyance, she kept to herself, not wanting to sound too narcissistic.

 

[world_of_dragons]

Ardoris nodded then bowed as well. "Bellator Ardoris-Warrior of Flame of Elementum Octo swordsmen. I too can be considered a mage of sorts, more like a spellsword." He seemed to pause a moment as if contemplating. "Sonic, the blue hedgehog you mentioned was meant to inherit one of the swords of my old order; the Howling Wind Blades [http://images.wikia.com/onimusha/images/0/0d/Shippu.jpg] which would grant him the power of wind. However, during the bonding process that would merge the blade to his very soul, a group of badly drawn recolors of Sonic and Amy Rose broke into the temple and during the fighting, the Howling Wind Blades were seperated from Sonic, taking his soul with them.

As a young Miles and Amy tended to what remained of Sonic, two of his allies, Knuckles and Shadow went with me to recover the rest of the stolen blades. We managed to find three of them, the Whipping Tides Snakesword-which grants power over water, the Crushing Mountain Zweihander-which grants power over earth and the Phantom Spirit Tachi-which grants spiritual powers. Knuckles managed to bond the earth zweihander as intended. But, Shadow had yet to bond his chosen weapon."

 

[NerfedFalcon]

"Well, I don't know who any of those people are," Reimu admitted, "but I suppose it might help to find some of them, or the weapons." She shrugged, then pointed forward at the ruins of D.C. "Beats my idea of looking for surviviors in that mess."

Sighing, she looked down, then recounted her own story. "I don't know a lot about what happened. What's to say? One minute, normal life, being with friends. I blinked and it was gone, and I was thrown forward into a scenario with a bunch of people I don't know and now I'm supposed to save your world or something. Still, if it gets me out of this madhouse, I'm game for it."

 

[ChillzMaster]

Drek awoke and looked out the window to the sight of a destroyed DC. His mouth fell open and he jumped up to depart from the train.

"Guys, we're leaving, NOW," Drek said, throwing a pack to each of his new teammates. The large pack had the Swedish Flag emblazoned on it.

"In that pack you'll find food, water, a tent, advanced Swedish firearms, and a one-time one-shot BFG," Drek explained, leading the party out of 90, who transformed back into a robot when all had exited.

They marched into the ruins, searching though the wreckage of stores to find someone, anyone, who could tell them what had provoked this attack. A TV set was on the ground in a pile of rubble, showing static. As Tuxedo Ninja and Ardoris tried to get a picture, Drek took a call.

"Huh? What? Sure... wait.." Drek said into the phone, "I'm here now... yea... yea... just let them do it," Drek finished, returning to The Band who were gathered around the TV, sputtering out NBC news.

"This is NBC News with an important news update of News. In light of the immediate destruction of the nation's capitol, the United States has asked to join the Swedish Empire, of which the new Emperor Drek Sanguine had this to say," a hot news reporter lady reported. A portrait of Drek showed on the screen as some audio played.

"It is in dark times of oppression that bring out the best actions from the best of people. My father never let off-worlders bully Humanity around, from the Wanderers to the OBC to Tiberius's first attack, he had defended Earth with all his life. I, Emperor Drek Sanguine, follow in my father's example, and allow the following nations to be absorbed into the Swedish Empire; The United States, Canada, Greenland, Germany, and Denmark. May the Forces At Work have Mercy on us," the audio ended and the TV fizzed out. Caim raised an eyebrow at Drek, who was rubbing his chin in thought.

"Come on guys, let's keep moving," Dillon said, walking on with Hayden L. The others followed, the air about them still with the escaped breaths of millions of victims of the Villain high in the sky.

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Chaos laughed aloud as he devoured an apple. He was lying back in his private quarters, Compassion curled up next to him, the NBC report had just played in front of him.

"Daddy's little boy thinks that he can just absorb the most industrious nations in the world and that'll stop us from squashing him like the rat he is? Well, as I've said many times," Drek inputted a few keys into his wrist TacPad, "Those Who Wander Are Not Lost, But Those Who Don't Are Dead."

A timer ran across one wall of his quarters, in giant black digital letters and numbers.

TIME TO EARTH INVASION: 40h 38m 02s

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"Gentlemen, The Guild has reconsidered its membership in light of recent events, and extends a hand of friendship, and hopeful allegiance, in hopes that our combined forces will be enough to help Emperor Drek bring down Tiberius the Conqueror," Frank boomed before a crowd. Four men stood up and walked towards Frank, a man in ragged-ish clothes with perfect hair, Batman, a man in space armor, and a cowboy.

"John Marston and Commander Shepard, Batman and Nathan Drake, please, your blood," Frank held out a small vial containing the blood of the other yearly representatives. They cut themselves and gave their blood to the vial, forever sealing 2009 and 2010 in the guild. Chuck Greene patted Frank on the back and ilomilo danced around Mr. Bubbles. Ryu and Ryu traded fighting secrets while Faith gossiped with Bayonetta. The Guild had strengthened, they were ready for war.

 

[NerfedFalcon]

Reimu looked down at a nearby sign. "Pen...Sial..." she started, then asked for help reading it. "I'm not so good with English place names," she admitted. Alice looked down, then confirmed the sign as reading 'Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest'.

Drek took a sudden step back. "The President's place..." Everyone turned to look at the large expanses of burnt grass and ruined building. "The White House," he explained to the culturally confused among the group. "Where the guy running this country used to live. I know he wasn't there, but there might be others...That place's anti-offworld-invasion capabilities are second-to-none."

"Survivors, you say..." Reimu mumbled, trying to figure out how to load the shotgun from her pack. "I'm going to check it out. Anyone wants to come with me, they're welcome to."

 

[Sgt_Jakeman214]

"I'll come with you." Black Mage said, swinging his backpack up onto his shoulders, leaving everything in it. "I can summon Fire and Thunder attacks, along with a few level 9 spells too. I'm pretty handy in a fight, as long as I'm out of hand to hand combat. I suck at that."

BM walked over and stood next to Reimu, watching with interest as she struggled to load the shotgun.