Elysium Core - L'Internet du Soir

[Torchman]

As the doctor finished his long speech, both Erat and Nidhiki looked at him, the former giving him a look of frusturation, the latter a look of confusion. 'What is going on in this guys head?' Nidhiki thought, confused where all this talk of courts and arbitrators originated from.

"Look doc, it's a nice concept for an organization." Erat began, slowly putting him space between himself and the doctor, walking towards Nidhiki. "But I only have one goal here, the same as everyone else here. To prevent as much further fighting and chaos as possible in these games, in addition to keeping the innocents safe and alive." He put a hand on Nidhiki shoulder, his armored hand clanging against the body of the 4-legged navi. "Like Nidhiki here. I don't want to be judge, jury or executioner, I just want to do what's right in my eyes."

He leaned over to Nidhiki, whispering in his ear so the doctor wouldn't hear nor the others if the did agree with him. "We have a general idea who was in the network, we need you to tell us what occurred on your end."

Nidhiki gave a nod to the armored navi, silently agreeing to do so. However, with Juno here, and talk of finding 'the truth' being thrown around, he had his own questions to be asked. And the first one was the elephant in the room. "So Juno," he started, pointing at his eye, "Since I have your gift for an eye now, mind me asking some of my own questions? Like, why did you start me off with 100 points and no one else?" Yes, he had an idea as to why the 100 points happened, but he wanted to hear it from Juno himself first, to get a better understanding of what the being was trying to achieve.

[Kairi Kamiya]

Cradled safely in the shadows of an alleyway nearby, two towering buildings her shield, stood a young Maiden of 16 years with long locks kissed by moonlight and orbs of gentleness stained of royalty. Confusion written all over her porcelain face, however, fear coursed through her veins as she witnessed the present situation from the beginning. Shyness taking over the Lady of Light once more, apprehensive of others as she had been on the run from...certain individuals since the reawakening of the net. Snow white silk wrapped around her petite frame of 5'5" suddenly crushed in her smooth hands, shaking from being scared so much. The Maiden of Moonlight held no special talents or exquisite effects, but one, the healing of others. If she could just be brave... Perhaps Mia could save a life. And that, would be well worth deletion.

A small cry could not help but escape her soft pink lips as a navis' life was tightly strung around with earth's ferocity, unblinking and unmercifully. If at any time bravery called for her gentle voice, it was now. Creeping from the shadows to be welcomed by Luna's glow, Mia stepped forward, a tear tracing her cheek as she whispered in her Angel's voice.

"Please... Let him go... Please..."

Had he done wrong? Perhaps. Was this one named Juno stronger than he? Absolutely. Did he deserve deletion? No. She, being a witness to the events, was sure that his intent was to save the lives of others... Fearing deletion to be their fate.

The Lady of Light pleaded silently, looking fearfully into the eyes of the one who held Jin's life in the balance and hoping against a reality's nightmare.

[Deleted]

When Jin heard this voice, he knew it immediately. As he turned to face the speaker, her eyes confirmed it. He motioned to his virus with his eyes, at which point Gutts appeared next to the one with the soft voice.

Gutts:"You may not remember us, but my friend and I were there in bayside. When the shark thing attacked. We know you by your voice. Tell me, why have you come to this meeting? The one we gather around is a threat to the net as we know it. I understand that you only wish to help, but pleading with these men will accomplish nothing. They have made their decision, and unfortunately it doesnt seem like we can do much about it."

Just then, a female navi in a green tempest uniform appeared. In her right hand a flaming sword which she planted in the ground.

???: "So, someone wanna fill me in? What is this thing. Why is this idiot still alive. And what exactly is going on in the net?"

Her questions, in order were pointed at Juno, then Jin, and finally, the so called game she had heard of in her travels.

[Kairi Kamiya]

Greeted by the small virus, the Maiden jumped back in fright, not knowing if he and his friend were friend or foe once upon a time. In the moment of uncertainty, fleeting flashes of memory crossed her mind, confirming the virus' claims of familiarity and friendship.

"G... Gutts, right?"

A small, but soft smile graced the Lady's lips as a spark of remembrance enlightened her eyes. Slowly stretching forth her hand, petting Gutts gently her response came in the voice of an angel

"Life is precious... Deletion, painful. Your friend risked his own for that of the others, weaker as though he may be. I hope to help save it... Even if I cannot do much... If anything..."

The Maiden bit down on her bottom rosy lip, hard. She knew she could do little else. She did not have any incredible gifts, but perhaps her sincerity and brilliant heart would save this life. And she hoped, it did.

In response to Flaming Female's questions came the soft reply:

"I do not know the full situation Ma'am... Only what has taken place here. My apologizes..."

[Shast]

Xeel

[Continued from Element city(pg26)]

The thin yellow light shot down onto a rooftop two blocks behind from the entourage that had gathered around to gawk at the games officiator. Though none would really notice as the nightlife that is "du Soir" kept the entire area fairly illuminated.

Xeel leaned onto the parapet to catch a small break. The brisk night sky and cool breeze cooling her off. She still had to content with the minor poison coursing through her however. Now that she could actually feel it her worries of being crippled were laid to rest. It seems the clown either used a poor dose or maybe she was just a little more resistant than she thought.

Whew. Let's see. He's here somewhere. The group was easy enough to spot, what with all the flowers. There were a large number of them however. Xeel was good... but not 'Take out 13 navis at once' good. She elected to do as she mocked not hours ago to Nidhiki. Wait for another to kill him, and then kill them.

[notegg]

~Music~

The Magician
The magician is a seer, a prophet. What new fate does he bring?

"It seems the jury is hung." Juno's statement was disappointed. This world would allow a murderer to go free, a vicious user of darkchips.

The Sinful shall not go free today.

"The honesty you seek shall not be found within Chaos. That is a fallacy.
Peace is nil. Peace is a fallacy.
The chaos you perceive is a lack of power by the victim to defend themselves. This unit has meager authority over the events of the Exordium game."

A program designed to start the game, and then what? What was Juno's purpose for these fights?

Juno looked at the poor Golem that approached him next, and patted him on the head. The rocky thing was no more than a bundle of stones, and yet it filled with life - and it filled even more. With Juno's touch, vines began to fasten themselves to the stone. Leafy greens, velvet flowers - the navi was held together, a walking example of Juno's vision of beauty.

"You are anomalous? Fate decides not for you."

Finally, a direct question, from the chosen one. An indirect answer in response, but even Juno did not know why Nidhiki at begun with such a high level of attraction.

"Your centennial score I did not, but rather the object before your's. It has and will be."

And then there were more, those who wished to see the world go to hell. What foolish deeds, to allow The Sinful free.

"However." Juno had changed intonation, ever so slightly, exuding an aura of self-control, but also the sovereignty over others. "Bureaucratic model-F, designated Megaman Juno, has found that the Exordium game has not met it's purpose within the designated time-frame. There has been little appearance of heroes who seek reality beyond deceit."

Now, three figures appear in front of Juno, Titans.

The Lord of Chaos, to his left.
A central figure, enshrouded by mystery. A blur that not even Juno can see.
And on his right, the master of the Ultimate Weapon. Duo.

And a booming voice, louder, but not angry. Something of it tinged with mechanical artificiality however, much unlike Juno.

"THERE EXIST THOSE WITHIN THIS WORLD WHO WISH TO ANNIHILATE IT. AS MEGAMAN, I DECREE MY AUTHORITY TO CREATE A PERFECT WORLD, FILLED WITH ONLY TRUTH."

A final statement, once again calm and friendly.

"Make yourselves heroes my friends."

~Music~

Three more words.

"Rapture."

A massive, white circle begins to cycle around Night Net. Juno's gloved hands turn white, and he spreads his arms wide, as if about to hug the entire world.

The area begins to glow in its entirety.
<INTERNET DU SOIR NETWORK LOCKED>

"Revelation."

The core network is cut off completely from the rest of the world. No entry, exit or otherwise. Nothing. The gate to the under-net crumbles and falls. The world begins to shake again, the network completely unstable.

And it begins to rise. The ground below quickly becomes nothing more than a distant dream, the entire network only a mile into the air, but rising rapidly. But something else rises. The numbers above every navi's head. They leap into the thousands quickly, then the millions.

The rest of the world begins to fall however. Buildings crumble. Footholds break. It was almost as if a localized apocalypse.

The final word however, was what pushed the vision over the edge.

"Elysium."

Juno completed his hug, gripping Golem, the nearest Navi. A laser, pink, exuded radiation outwards. It formed into a ball, then a small sun, then the entire network was engulfed in the holy flame.

Left behind was only Juno, and Nidhiki.

<Golem Deleted>
<Doctor Image Deleted>
<Phenoix Deleted>
<Jinko Deleted>
<Mia Deleted>
<Serix Deleted>
<Mirror Deleted>
<B.o.B. Deleted>
<Noal Deleted>
<Src Deleted>
<Erat Deleted>
<Challenger Deleted>
<Xeel Deleted>

((All navis deleted in this topic are free to respawn instantly where they please. They can also react to the impending obliteration, but cannot leave.))

[Raven8]

....and then, a Navi in mirrored green armor walks by with a set of bags in his arms. His attention is taken by the crowd, and he looks in to see what's happening. Smiling as he sees Juno at the center, he begins to bash his way through everyone and waves above their heads on his way to the center.

Edge: Hey! Mr.Juno!

After a moment, he makes it to the center and shoots him a bright smile

Edge: Hey! My name's Edge, I was there when you woke up! Just wanted to say; huge fan. Love your game, going to make high score. Oh, hey!

Edge then reaches into one of the two bags, throwing out several swimsuits and other items of a feminine quality before latching onto a piece of paper and a pen.

Edge: Can I please get an autograph? Would really make my day!

Edge then pulls out a camera, leans in with a smile, and takes a pseudo-selfie with Juno in the background.

Edge: Dang, my friends are going to be so jealous when they see that I met you.

Note to Future Readers: Encore/whatever his name is now manage to have Juno destroy everyone while I was finishing writing this post, but told me to keep it because he found it humorous. So, for all intents and purposes, this post should be before the previous one.

[notegg]

<Edge Deleted>

[Raven8]

...such power, such destruction.... such a merciless being; just like all of them before him. These Navis did not deserve this... they deserved mercy.

As Juno finishes his strike, something begins changing. From the direction of the undernet portal, a dark data begins to invade the internet of the night. It swarms through in waves, forming ribbons of solid black energy that seem to wrap around the sky above itself. As the ribbons become more and more prevalent, they begin to interfere with Juno's area-lock, weakening it with a power equal to his own.

Something is trying to get in.... something as dark as the night, and as powerful as the sun....

[notegg]

ALL NAVIS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EDGE, GAIN THE FOLLOWING:

+150/+750 Exp/Zenny.

Shard of Truth
A mysterious object that glows with a dim red light. Unusable in its current state, but perhaps if more were gathered...?

Edge gets the following:

-1 Zenny.
+1 Picture of Juno.

[Torchman]

Nidhiki could only stand there, paralyzed with fear, as everyone around him was deleted in the blink of an eye, and the network almost razed to the ground. And all he could do was stare, fear coursing through his veins.

What could he do? It was clear Juno was far stronger than him, and he had no where to go. 'I'm practically an ant, standing before a god.' But why did he survive, much like why did he start with a higher score? Unless... 'The eye? That has to be the cause of this.'

However, now wasn't the time to think about the eye. Nidhiki could feel the new presence, could even see it in the sky above. Something was coming, something with just as much, if not more power than Juno. 'And I'm about to be caught in the crossfire of two gods... fantastic.'

Today was just not his day.

[notegg]

In the perfect heaven that was Elysium, an uninvited soul was making its attempt to enter. how rude. And before the network had truly reformed. What a waste.

Magic sigils scatter across the ground, spinning and turning rapidly, as if beginning some pink ritual. From the magic ground spawns reavers. Not one, not one hundred. Thousands of beings with red eyes matching that of Nidhiki's scattered across the Network floating high above the sky. They began to build a new network, one filled with Perfect Cherry Blossoms and Ultimate Lily's, a world of utter beauty.

And yet this dark thing, this fog, this ribbon, this thing of mercy was knocking at the gates.

"I suppose, room could be made for another."

With a wave of his hand, the barrier around Elysium fell, just for a moment, letting the newcomer into this Heaven.

"Welcome! Welcome!"

Juno no longer seemed quite so friendly as he did now. Elated to see whatever strange power knocked at His Kingdom. A friend? An enemy?

[Raven8]

The ribbons expand and encase the entire night-sky, blacking out the night's moon. Then, they retract as Juno releases the network, returning to their master, still unseen. The entrance to the undernet rumbles and the rubble that remains is pushed to the side, clearing way as a voice resounds

Your actions have not gone unnoticed...

Slowly, the lights of the area fade to a deep blue tone, flooding the entire network with its ambient, soft nature. Amid this light, a second, far brighter shines, radiating out from a central point. And then He appears.

Standing at modest height, with a build as thin and lean as a tone athlete, the form of a Navi appears before Juno. Sleek, black shoes with golden details are shadowed by a set of flowing, white silk pants that are held around his waist by an elaborate golden belt. The same gold also covers his wrists and shoulders, framing a skin-tight black suit that wraps his form. On his head, a golden helmet with a set of two large green jewels sits like a crown, with two long, flowing ribbons of what appears to be bright blond hair streaming down from the front, and a blade of identical tone rising from the crown of this elaborate helmet. Behind him, a pair of bright pink silk reignments float as if suspended perfectly, stiking a stark contrast to his dark toned, flawless face; every bit as perfect as Juno's, but with a look of subtle worry across it.

This perfect being stands before Juno for a moment, glancing about the area as he does so and seeing the many changes already taking place. He then returns gaze to the titan before him and speaks with a stern voice.

I am Serenade, the Under King. You have disturbed my kingdom and spread discord in this world.

[Torchman]

Nidhiki silently gasped as the 'something' turned out to be a navi. The very navi that was the Under King, supposedly. He'd heard one or two murmurs of an Under King, but never believed them, dismissing them as urban legends. 'But if he actually exists... Oh man this isn't going to be great for me.'

But what could he do? Right now, it would appear like as though he was allied with Juno, since he possessed the same eye as the thousands of beings in the area. But at the same time, he didn't know how much of a link it gave Juno to him, or what it could fully do. Meaning openly supporting the Under King was out of the question.

However, one thing was certain. He was about to witness one of the biggest battles of his life, one that would be in the history books. 'I just hope neither of them drag me into this...'

[notegg]

Juno stuck out a hand to greet the UnderKing. It had been a long, long time since he had seen Serenade.

"Hello Serenade. Nice to see you again, after all these years. How are you?"