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Post by Zane on Nov 11, 2017 13:06:29 GMT -8
It was around now that it happened. Things felt... strange, suddenly. The 'air' that was around them, the environment that they lived in that so closely mirrored the real world now... everything. And it only got stranger. Everything looked normal on the surface at first. But the world around them changed. The very landscape and code of the entire network seemed to change and run on a completely foreign code now that had never been seen before. And that wasn't getting to the area itself. It would be noticed straight away that it was quickly expanding all over. In fact, everyone in Electopia would even 'feel' it now. Parts of themselves all being altered. But there was nothing that changed its function, rather they felt it wash over them... and then nothing at all. Had nothing happened? And what even was happening here?
But even stranger was that moments after, everything returned to normal. It was back to the standard code that would have been spotted when they first looked here. The formatting of the area itself was back to normal. And even the feeling that washed over Creamland seemed to have disappeared, now all without a trace whatsoever. But anyone and anything that would be able to investigate the situation later would all notice that the source of it all appeared to be coming from Nightshade himself.
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Post by xoDeathy on Nov 16, 2017 13:28:19 GMT -8
Mayura analyzed, she knew, she understood. There WAS something odd with him. There wouldn't be any way Inori could fall for a beast of the dark, but rather than continue the investigation, her eyes returned to normal and acted unphased. Instead, she tilted her head to one side and held a finger to her cheek to show a confused expression, yet her face was neutral.
Mayura: "What is a slave?"
<Mayura.AXA exits, similar to how Inori did>
[Thread is now closed] Inori: +45/450 Mayura: +45/450 Nightshade: +60/600 Embera: +20/200
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Post by xoDeathy on Jan 26, 2018 8:36:07 GMT -8
Inside, to the left was a counter, and to the right was various gardening accesories. Mayura stood behind the counter and Cthun stood left of the counter near the door; his back against he wall and arms crossed.
Mayura played with the buttons on the cash register as she waited. The shop was closed today, but the owner finds Mayura too adorable and lets her watch over it as long as Cthun or Inori is with her.
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Post by Nightshade on Jan 26, 2018 8:42:33 GMT -8
Soon the characteristic pressure of a Juuka starts lingering in the air as Nightshade carefully approaches the shop from outside, the navi seemed in better shape than usual. He looked over to the two, not really recognizing Uni after all this time.
"Came as fast as I could. What's wrong?"
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Post by xoDeathy on Jan 27, 2018 14:28:50 GMT -8
"Yo, Shade. It's been a while." Cthun left his post from the wall, extending out his hand for classic handshake. His armor was completely different from when Nightshade last saw him. The poison inside of him seems to be gone, and the only light emanating from the side of his biceps; alternating slowly between a spectral blue and a spectral purple. His face that was originally half covered was now unseeable by a brown hood topped with a floating silver crown of five spikes.
Cthun dropped his voice to a whisper.
"Mayura's looking to see if you collected any data in the time you were gone on that chip she gave you. Got anything for her?"
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Post by Nightshade on Jan 27, 2018 14:31:37 GMT -8
Nighshade shook the hand hesitantly. It was still Uni, and he liked Uni. Although he was more...chaotic. "Nothing yet. No response to anything. It's a true mystery."
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Post by xoDeathy on Jan 27, 2018 14:38:41 GMT -8
"Oof. She won't be happy, so let's take this outside."
Cthun tip toed outside, dragging Nightshade with him, and closing the door quietly so that Mayura wouldn't notice from being distracted. He sighed for a moment and looked at the network around them. It was quiet here, but would that mean that this place was next? Of course now of all times is when he'd have to deal with a national level crisis.
"Okay so, I heard most of what's going on from Crush, but what was the ending? Did the fire guy do whatever it was he planned on?"
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Post by Nightshade on Jan 27, 2018 14:45:50 GMT -8
Nightshade grimaced. "New life is destroyed, reaverbots invaded electopia. Element city is no more...and...and..." The net shook. It was the first time Nightshade's rising power ever caused such an impact. The ground beneath him cracked and the feline navi was still in his base form. "...Inori followed me...and an ONB girl trapped her in a server."
The ground beneath Nightshade literally shattered as he spoke that last sentence. His eyes flashed purple for a brief instant. "The situation is...desperate."
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Post by xoDeathy on Jan 27, 2018 14:54:39 GMT -8
"Don't worry about Inori, we got her back. Crush critically logged her out when General Mary was knocked out of focus."
Cthun crossed his arms.
"Hm. This is a predicament indeed. Why Element City? Why the ONB? Are they just trying to kick them while they're already down? But then we have to ask, who even attacked them, and who is leading the Reaverbots? Could Juno be active once more?"
Cthun rose a hand to his head.
"Shade, we've got a lot to do."
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Post by Nightshade on Jan 27, 2018 15:01:51 GMT -8
"She WHAT?" Nightshade literally growled like a beast, Greiga's powers seeping out of his body unintentionally. Telling he was mad was an understatement. In that precise moment, even if for a split second, the juuka had in mind the same think his Cybeast thought about all the time. Destroy the everliving thing out of everything.
"I don't know how can you be so calm, Uni. The whole net is going to hell, Forte is on the move and many other not very nice things are happening. I swear to Greiga I'll have to smash something if this keeps up."
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Post by xoDeathy on Jan 27, 2018 15:26:38 GMT -8
"Hm? You weren't there that long? General Mary took control of Inori and used her to fight the flame guy."
Cthun pondered a second before continuing.
"I suppose I am calm because in order to spread madness, you can't be mad yourself, or else you'll topple like a Jenga tower."
Cthun sat down, taking the time to sharpen his blade as they spoke. He took a simple stone from nearby and began to re-serrate Ravage.
"So let's see.. from what I remember all Crush could make out is that the fire dude didn't look like a reaver, but the reavers also didn't go after him. Could he have sent the reavers as a distraction? Or is the timing just that coincidental? New Life.. I never followed to much into the ONB. I only researched them more upon learning Mary had infiltrated their ranks. They seem to be constantly grabbing throats with the NIA. Maybe the NIA has a hand in this, they could've sent the reavers, or at least sold info to whoever's behind the reavers. What do you think?"
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Post by Nightshade on Jan 27, 2018 17:15:33 GMT -8
Nightshade was fuming. Mary almost killed his fiancè. Oooh she was so going to regret that. "If only I wasn't this stupid!" He roared. One misfortune after the other. There was just no recovery. He stomped his paw into the ground to avoid destroying the flower shop.
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Post by xoDeathy on Jan 31, 2018 11:07:22 GMT -8
As he did so, Nightshade could feel a blunt pain in his stomach, as Cthun jabbed him with the handle of his blade and then retracted to continue sharpening.
"Get a hold of yourself. Why are you getting so worked up over Inori anyway?"
Without waiting for an answer Cthun continued.
"Either way, I have a plan. From what Mayura vaguely told me, you seem to be caught up in most of this mess. So I'll squad up with you and we can try to get to the bottom of this."
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Post by Nightshade on Jan 31, 2018 11:54:39 GMT -8
Nightshade grunted. "Why? Uni, she's my girlfriend. That's why."
He would then stare at the guy when he proposed a team up. "You? Come with me? Uni, I know you're great and all and I respect you. But I'm going to the undernet. I had to survive Forte, Rosso, a Life Virus, the Shadow Devil. And to top it off I have something weird going on in me. Some sort of mutation. If you die, you die."
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Post by "Bill" on Jan 31, 2018 13:15:13 GMT -8
*As the duo bickered, a lilting hum could be heard browsing the flowers. She continued to move around the arrangements happily inquisitive. These were unlike anything back home. She walked around, keeping in earshot of the two navis as she picked a yellow flower to accent her chestnut-colored hair before making her presence known.*
?:My, my, my... you boys sound like you have quite the interesting situation here.
*Before the two navis stood a petite, tan-skinned young woman, dressed in neutral browns in a mid-riff exposing, slightly glittery top, and a flowing skirt. Atop her head was a glittering stone, shifting color between red and green as the light struck her. Dancing around her was a dark-violet, cheery looking wisp. She cupped the wisp in hand and lifted it to the flower in her hair, where it rested in the petals. The woman got close to Nightshade and chuckled out a coy flirt.*
?: If you could stand up to all those things, and come out safe, it sounds to me like the safest place to be is right here...
*She got closer.*
?: And just what are you heading down to the Undernet for when the city is this beautiful??
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