Edge crossed his arms and watched events unfold. The soldiers were holding back the media personalities (Edge wasn't sure how legal that was, but whatever) and Kazuya was...thretaning? Probably thretaning the new arrival, a middle-aged woman in a lab coat. A little unnessecary, but whatever. Eventually, Kaz stopped talking and began towards the hellicopter.
"Is she coming with us?" Edge asked.
[color=9F2B68]"I hope so."[/color] Kazuya replied. [color=9F2B68]"It's bad enough we have all these people coming out of nowhere. I don't want to have to keep tabs on them in other countries unless I have to."[/color]
Edge nodded. "I'll go incentivise her, then."
Edge teleported to where Vannessa was sitting. "Name's Edge. Howdy." Seeing she was bleeding, he asked. "Should I take a look at that?"
Merlin | James/Akari | Edge | [color=9F2B68]Kazuya[/color] | Serena | [color=666666]Vanessa[/color]
Location: Los Angeles | LA Battle Zone
Time: Morning
None of the terms he had told her would have registered, her eyes showing more confusion and curiosity than anything else. However, she raised an eyebrow at the year 2014. [color=666666] That long ago...? [/color] Vanessa looked up to Kazuya and nodded silently, seeming to mull the offer over.[color=666666] ....I've got no way to get back on my own... This is probably as good an offer as any... [/color]
Seeing someone else suddenly appear aside of her, she jolted a bit before looking up at the man. Seeing that he was offering to help with her bleeding, she smiled softly and nodded. [color=666666] "Yes, please do. And my name's Vanessa. I'm guessing you're with Mr. Mishima, right?" [/color] She began to look up before noticing that Merlin was standing above her, small waves of blue pulsing under his feet. [color=666666] Anti-gravity...? ...Maybe I won't feel so out of place here... [/color]
Merlin | James/Akari | Edge | [color=9F2B68]Kazuya[/color] | Serena | [color=666666]Vanessa[/color]
Location: Los Angeles | LA Battle Zone
Time: Morning
Edge nodded, purged some water from the air, and gingerly placed a water-covered finger on [color=666666]Vanessa's[/color] temple. The sensation was...not unpleasant. It was cool, yes, but not uncomfortably so, and the area around the wound only tingled a little as it healed. "Yeah, I'm with Kaz. Sorry about him but..we've had...we've had a rough couple of days. A lot of people have died." Changing the subject, Edge said, "You look like a scientist. Was there a telaporter malfunction?"
Merlin | James/Akari | Edge | [color=9F2B68]Kazuya[/color] | Serena | [color=666666]Vanessa[/color]
Location: Los Angeles | LA Battle Zone
Time: Morning
Vanessa shivered a small bit as the coolness of Edge's hand touched her forehead. An awkward smile grew on her face as the wound tingled and healed, the smile faded a small bit as the man began to ask about the transporter. [color=666666] "Um... Well... The short answer is yes. I'm not entirely sure what happened, but I'm lucky the explosion didn't just kill me outright. I was pretty sure I had the theory down pat.. but there must've been something I neglected..." [/color] She said, her eyes drifting toward the floor and she nodded solemnly.
[color=666666] "I'm sorry to hear that you've all been going through a rough patch. Having to see a lot of people die isn't..." [/color] Her voice faded a bit as she seemed to go into deep thought for a moment or two. [color=666666] "I can understand Mr. Mishima being so cross if that was the case." [/color]
Kala thought as the order rang out to summon personas. (First order of business...)
She thought as she drew her sword and stabbed it through the Tarot card that appeared. As Demi appeared, Rugal might have felt a little... strange. In fact, were he to look at the floor, he'd notice it twice as far away... because he's twice as tall!
Kala essentially cast a spell that, while it makes Rugal easier to hit due to being a larger target... He's twice his normal size, and also much stronger as a result. Of course, for the sake of PG (and the spell's description saying that your equipment grows with you.) his suit still fits him as well as it did, growing with him.)
After that, she engaged her Tenser's transformation, though not resorting to any undead forms yet. The power from it was still a bit off putting to Kala, but it doesn't take long to set in her mastery with the sword she has, as well as make her faster, stronger, and more durable. She then rushes over to guard the now unconscious deadshot, flipping Corvus a rather annoyed look, and said. "Think before you strike would you!" she said, the fact that Deadshot's Persona and Corvus weren't fighting over the matter making it plain to see they weren't necessarily an enemy.
Merlin | James/Akari | Edge | [color=9F2B68]Kazuya[/color] | Selena | [color=666666]Vanessa[/color]
Location: Los Angeles | LA Battle Zone
Time: Morning
Selena drifted down gently sitting on her broom.
"why hello there, I wasn't expecting a portal to open. You may wanna get out of here though those camera men are like flies to flesh."
Selena had a sweet smile but in some truth she was checking if this woman was another threat, or worse another magic hater.
Her hand was holding her wand in case something went wrong.
Merlin | James/Akari | Edge | [color=9F2B68]Kazuya[/color] | Selena | [color=666666]Vanessa[/color]
Location: Los Angeles | LA Battle Zone
Time: Morning
Looking up at another voice, Vanessa was slightly surprised to see yet another person floating in the air above her. This one was a woman, riding a... broom? [color=666666] ...Is she... Is she a mage? [/color] As Selena looked the woman over, she'd see that there was nothing overly dangerous coming off of her. Vanessa's eyes seemed to light up with curiosity as she nodded toward the broom rider, slowly rising up to her feet. [color=666666] "Well... I wasn't expecting it to open either... much less explode." [/color] The scientist replied with an awkward chuckle.
Looking over toward the news crews, she shook her head lightly. [color=666666] "They're only trying to do their jobs. I doubt an unusual event that's..." [/color] She motioned to the wrecked state of the immediate area. [color=666666] "...this disruptive wouldn't be something they'd be drooling over." [/color] Looking up to the witch now, she gave her a smile. [color=666666] "Ah, but where are my manners? My name is Vanessa, may I ask what yours is?" [/color]
Merlin | James/Akari | Edge | [color=9F2B68]Kazuya[/color] | Selena | [color=666666]Vanessa[/color]
Location: Los Angeles | LA Battle Zone
Time: Morning
Vanessa saw the young woman stow her wand away
"My name is Selena, and that may be so, They like to pursue and exploit a situation, Human nature doesn't change." she was looking away Vanessa noted her eyes were drifting to the right meaning she was likely remembering something before shaking her head
"would you care for a lift? a broom isn't the most comfortable in fact it takes some getting used to but I could get you up to on of those helicopters." she held out her hand with a kind smile her very long dark hair ran all the way down to her waist.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" she said noting how Vanessa's eyes had seemed strangely lit up.
Far away
Icarus has long since lost any idea on a direction he didn't know what he could run from, the thing he despised the most was within him after all. He was a monster, a demon, there was nothing he could do about it, he may have been born a half breed, part angel, but inside him was the toxic blood of a demon, memories were surfacing he knew why the trident and scepter reacted to him so strongly, why his wings were black, and even why somber Had acted the way he had.
What was he supposed to do? he found a Cliff and rested upon it, looking out he sighed. that's when he realized, the scepter was gone, but who could have taken it, his mood turned desperate, that thing could be dangerous , he had to get it back.
Merlin | James/Akari | Edge | [color=9F2B68]Kazuya[/color] | Serena | [color=666666]Vanessa[/color]
Location: Los Angeles | LA Battle Zone
Time: Morning
Being further away from the group, examining the scenes, Merlin saw it was a woman. Managing to stay in hearing distance, he picked up the words of "portals" and the such. It was true that technology was stepping into the boundaries of magic with the creation of man-made portals and flying metal carriages. Biting his own lip, he was uncertain that humanity would be able to take the pressure of such power.
But he knew one thing, these were not the humans of his world. Although the people in his world had a great deal of courage, determination, and even their own holy connection. Of course these were the Knights of the Round Table he were thinking about. With his King, a woman, that he made into a man for the time of his/her reign. Yet Merlin knew the person as a young girl and ruler. Arturia, the girl ruler who he gave Excalibur to, the holy sword he found on a dangerous day.
Yet with this large, modern world around him.
With all the knowledge he can gain and the magic he can learn.
One phrase stunned Merlin's mind.
[color=9F2B68]"....This...is *MY* world. And you...are not welcome in *MY* world...Burn in hell..."[/color]
The words of a bad and feared ruler. The neutral look on Merlin's face turned to horror and anger, he was not being sheltered by this "G-Corp", he was a Prisoner that was granted the illusion of free will. (No ... I will not work with such people!) Merlin's mind yelled, his body stepping backwards to the building he sat on high above, Merlin's back came in contact with fallen rubble, mind in confusion. Obviously fighting was not an option, but running away today was.
Letting go the pressure from his lip, a magical circle appeared on the top of his right hand.
A single whisper.
"Ad aliquid"
And the white haired Master Wizard was no more. Or rather, completely invisible.
Now currently running away from the scene, from this group that had seemed to have chains around him.
It was a good time to run anyway, because having a bunch of media surrounding you and having too many helicopters in the air brought in one certain group that had a convoy speeding towards the scene.
It was the American army. Sure we know people can be bought, and there were corrupt politicians, double-agents and all the like. Yet the current President[footnote]Related to Diablo's future arc which involves the President from Saints Row. WHO is currently President, so it makes sense, if any problems just tell me. :3[/footnote] was one person to not fuck over, and all of that stuff was a lot less, unless it was the President himself doing that shit. Although the President hated when people stepped on his turf since he was a past gang leader after all.
And he really, really liked Burt Reynolds and some celebrities. So invading LA to defeat Darkside, a dark being, sure smart, but not telling the President and possibly putting some of his friends at risk, not a smart move at all.
So a lot of the American army was on their way to secure LA and in his own words "Shoot any un-authorized bitches".
Standing next to the Hollywood sign, Kras had a clear view of the US Army moving into LA. "Well this complicates things a little bit. Going to have to be more careful, I just hope the target hasn't fled the city yet," he said as he was looking at something on his HUD. A little bit later his clothes began to rapidly change into his old army fatigues but colored to match the current uniforms. "This obsession of the President's to make everything purple is really stupid," Kras said as he walked back to his car. Before his eyes his sleek Ferrari began to change into a standard military humvee and colored purple as well. "Time to get this show on the road," he said as he got into the vehicle and drove towards LA.
Merlin | James/Akari | Edge | [color=9F2B68]Kazuya[/color] | Serena | [color=666666]Vanessa[/color] | Mr. President
Location: Los Angeles | LA Battle Zone
Time: Morning
While the rest of the ground was greeting the newcomer, Kazuya was more concerned about the fact that the Military had FINALLY showed up.
[color=9F2B68]"Grrrr...Dammit...Start pulling out! I'm not getting into a fire fight with the US Military over this!"[/color] He ordered his men as they began to flee the scene, going back into their Helicopters and flying off back over the way from which they came.
[color=9F2B68]"Everyone remain calm, I'll handle this."[/color] He then told the others, worried that the "Leader of the Free World" mightn't take to kindly to his men in his city.
Swallowing his pride and getting ready to play kiss-ass, Kazuya then made his way towards the convey, unarmed and alone.
[color=9F2B68]"Mr. President. It's an honor to meet face to face at last. I am Kazuya Mishima, CEO of G-Corporation. I apologize for this un-sanctioned operation on US soil. I tried to contact you, but the Chain of Command mustn't have gotten the message I sent. In either event, the situation has been taken care of. My company will pay for all damages."[/color] He said, lying about the message, but it wasn't as if the President would know that.
From what he knew of the man, he was more likely to be calling strippers then ambassadors.
Merlin | James/Akari | Edge | [color=9F2B68]Kazuya[/color] | Selena | [color=666666]Vanessa[/color]
Location: Los Angeles | LA Battle Zone
Time: Morning
As she talked about human nature, Vanessa shrugged a small bit. [color=666666] "That's the way things are. I know I'd be doing the same thing in their shoes. ...Though I'd hardly call trying to get video footage of something like this 'exploitation'." [/color]
Seeing that Selina as a bit weirded out by her curious stare, she smiled a bit, hoping to take the edge off of that.[color=666666] "Sorry... I.. Uh... It's the first time I've actually seen a mage on a broom." [/color] Vanessa stated, [color=666666] "I've read stories about them flying around on brooms or without them, but you can never assume something's true until you've seen it... I'd love to see how flying on these would go, thank you!" [/color] The woman nodded happily at the offer to ride on the broom and reached out her hand to grasp Selena's.
She seemed to be a little more urgent in her attempts to get on the broom once a few oddly-painted tanks started to roll up. [color=666666] ....This can't be good... [/color]
Kras parked a few blocks away from his destination and grabbed two large weapon cases from the backseat and walking. Making his way towards a skyscraper, noticed that the president was talking to someone nearby. Acting inconspicuous, Kras continued towards the building.
Merlin | James/Akari | Edge | [color=9F2B68]Kazuya[/color] | Selena | [color=666666]Vanessa[/color]
Location: Los Angeles | LA Battle Zone
Time: Morning
As they took off Selena saw the incoming troops
"Yeah that's really, really not good" Selena ascended into the air, following the choppers, sh noticed the wizard had fled after Kazuya's...episode, They were soon over the ocean.
"Hey in your world, how do most people view magic? it sounds like its common enough to not be too strange. considering your...reaction... she looked off to the far right she could see something far off in the distance she shook her had figuring it must have been her imagination.
Far Away
Icarus learned being part angel gave him a very weird ability he could actually stand or rest upon a cloud, he knew he shouldn't it should have been like water vapor, but it felt like a warm cotton to him and it easily held his weight, Taking out one of his emergency scrolls he found a little magic that could morph the cloud materials into something more tangible and even had the ability to sculpt it, it took a while but eventually he had a decently sized shelter it was warm catching in the rays of the sun ans didn't let the heat out and even had some defense, he could put his electricity into the cloud and it could shoot down a nearby target. He looked out, this could be his home, he didn't have anywhere else to go anymore.
As they were flying over the ocean, Vanessa slowly looked to be a bit more nervous, holding on tightly to the broomstick, so much so that her knuckles were beginning to color white a bit. She managed to keep herself calm enough to answer the question Selena suddenly asked of her. [color=666666] "Magic...? Well, it would depend on where'd you go. Where I'm currently living, it's just another way to get things done. Some other places the entire society revolves around teaching it and developing mages. And, of course, there are places where it's taboo." [/color] She shrugged a bit to herself as she looked down at the murky waters speeding underneath her, her magical companion, and the stick of wood keeping them both high above.
[color=666666] "I don't understand either of the extremes to be honest... I'm guessing magic's really important to you, huh?" [/color] She asked toward Selena, looking toward the horizon just as the witch did.
Kras walked into the lobby of the skyscraper and up to guard at the front desk. "I need access to roof. This is a matter of national security," he told the guard, a blatant lie. The guard believed him and told him how to get up to the top. once up there he set down the cases(one of them is more like a crate) and busily got to work.
From the crate Kras retrieved a large tripod used for gun emplacements and a Ramset gun[footnote]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramset_gun[/footnote]. Quickly nailing the tripod in place, he got a large mounted gun that looked like a harpoon gun. After screwing everything in place and hooking up the steel cable, Kras aimed the gun at his target. The target in this case was an office in an adjacent building. He fired and the large grappling hook sailed through air and went through a window and into a wall.
While some of the glass fell to the street below and would surely alert people to what was going on, Kras didn't care for all that mattered was the target. "This is Hargreave, codenamed Kras. Enroute to target. Will need immediate extraction, over," Hargreave said into his headset as he before ziplining to the building. "Rodger that. Chopper is inbound, over," a voice on the other end confirmed.
Merlin | James/Akari | Edge | [color=9F2B68]Kazuya[/color] | Serena | [color=666666]Vanessa[/color] | Mr. President
Location: Los Angeles | LA Battle Zone
Time: Morning
As Kazuya came alone toward the large convoy, he passed several lines of US Army troops. Some of them wore normal army clothing with purple trimmings, but some wore weird suits, but these soldiers has high ranks. Along the way to the center of the convoy, passing numerous huge helicopters, tanks, and even the one or two weird units that he had no idea were there, this included the barely dressed nuns wielding medieval weaponry.
Passing several more troop lines, coming towards the center of command, Kazuya was asked very nicely to search him. Obviously being a person who was confident without using a weapon and having a great phisique, the normal body search soldiers allowing him to pass. Either this President was either very lax or was very confident and dangerous. Coming across a rather large purple armoured vehicle that was in the center of the convoy, the back opened to reveal a weird scene
A throne was in the back, and the man who sat in it was wearing an even weirder armour then the high ranking soldiers.
Another figure was besides him, yet this person wore a purple robe with a sword at his side, before Kazuya talked, the robed man whispered to the armoured man.
The man on the throne was the President of the United States.
And beside him, his personal advisor.
The President got up and jumped out of the throne in a non-human leap, and landed right in front of Kazuya with a thump. Allowing Kazuya to speak first, there were already bodyguards and soldier surrounding the fighter, yet with a wave from The President they stepped back. The robed figure walked and stayed by the President's side.
After Kazuya tried to explain the whole situation, the helmet of the armour seemed to open up, folding and collapsing on itself (Like Dead Space armour) until the face was revealed. His head was masculine, hair was dirty blond, two blue piercing eyes, a chisel chin, 5 o'clock shadow, and a mischievous smile that just gains him votes. Yet the first thing he said was ...
"Oh you have better not hurt Burt Reynolds!" A cockney accent came from him, aggressive and slightly angry. Once more the robed advisor stepped in to whisper. "Oh ... he just called! Ah, I knew some kind of dark being couldn't harm that geezer." He gave out a smile once more. Focusing on the problem he looked straight at Kazuya. "I know why you and your company are here ... some Dark Being ... blah, blah, minor destruction of LA. And yes I knew he was here .... but of course we got note of your little air invasion. So we allowed you to do it instead." He said confidently, remembering the information Kinzie gave to him before leaving and piloting his own air-force plane.
"I'll allow you to leave with payment ... but step on my turf without my permission again and I'll send Green Peace or wor-" The President was about to thread once more, but in the distance an alarm went off. "Ah fuck! What now? Uh, just follow me ..." The President said to Kazuya as he began to walk off with his Advisor and guards making a circle around the three characters.
"Just know I am extremely sensitive about my country ... nothing happens without my knowledge! Including if a stripper gets left behind in Iraq, I don't tolerate shit like that." He said slowing becoming more louder. They passed along the front lines of the convoy where everyone saluted the armoured President. Until they came across several purple armoured guards holding a figure captive, guns to his head.
A set of white hair was on that head.
It was Merlin.
Hargreave landed in the office and immediately went to work clearing rooms of bodyguards assigned to the target. After clearing the final room he found the target cowering under a desk. "My employer's been looking for you Dr. Ashford. This will be easier if you don't resist," Hargreave said as he pulled the doctor up. Ashford looked like he was about say before giving up and put his hands in front of him which Hargreave quickly ziptied. "Come in HQ, this Kras. I have the target, requesting evac, over," he said into the headset. "That's a negative Kras. A no-fly zone has been put into effect over LA. You're on your own, over," HQ replied. "Roger that HQ. I'll radio in once I'm out of the city. Kras over and out," Hargreave said before switching off his comms.
"Okay Dr. Ashford, looks like we'll be parachuting down to the street. Hope you aren't afraid of heights," Hargreave said as he strapped the doctor to himself before walking them to the broken window. "Jumping in 3...2...1, Geromino!" Hargreave yelled before diving out of the window. He pulled his chute as he was clear of the building and but didn't have much choice in where he was going. "Well this looks like it's going to interesting," Hargreave said as he saw that he was gliding towards a large group of soldiers centered around three people.
"Clear the way! Make room!" Hargreave shouted at the people below him. The soldiers looked and quickly cleared the street for him. Once he landed though all guns were trained on him and his prisoner. Of course when Hargreave detached Dr. Ashford, the doctor just fell to the ground passed out. "It's alright guys I'm not here to kill the President or anything. I'm just taking this person back to my employer," Hargreave explained with his hands in the air.
[color=9F2B68]...Deep breaths Kazuya, Deep breaths...[/color] Kazuya thought as the President of the United States went on about..."Strippers in Iraq" and getting "Green Peace" of all people to invade him, just as bad in person as he file suggested.
While he liked that he was more "Pro-active" then most of the other World Leaders, He still wasn't entirely keen on the man, his attitude or the fact it seemed like he was a bigger Egomaniac then every warlord from here to Thailand combined, including a few he knew personally...
Such thoughts were pushed out his mind when it appeared that Merlin was about to get his head blown off.
[color=9F2B68]"Hey, let him go. He's one of mine. Unless you want the NSA out of commission for the next 6 months..."[/color] He threatened as he stood in front of Merlin, while he didn't know the man personally, he wasn't about to let him get killed on some asswipe's ego trip.
Before the stand off got even more tense, There was a blessing in the form of Matt Hargreave gliding into the scene, as if this wasn't confusing enough already.
"It's alright guys I'm not here to kill the President or anything. I'm just taking this person back to my employer."
[color=9F2B68]Shame...Tch, would rather deal with Armstrong then this fruitcake.[/color] He thought as he asked [color=9F2B68]"And who exactly was employing you? This is a restricted area. I don't care if you are a Merc, authorized personnel only."[/color].
Granted, all his men had pulled out and he had no standing in this nation to make such a statement, but it was more out of force of habit then anything else.
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