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Post by Hellbreaker on Aug 17, 2015 8:13:00 GMT -8
Fulgur stops in the middle of the village, his red cloak fluttering as the sun glinted off the young navis dark grey armor. Though his torso, shoulders, forearms and lower legs were more obviously armored, the body suit also seemed to be of the same material. All in all, this would have created a rather intidimating image, were it not for the small and slender form, and the young, kind, and admittedly naive face attached to said form.The village he was in appeared to be a mix of old and new. A cart and horse/horse equivalent rattle by while in the shade of a awning, a navi works on a advanced looking rifle. The smells also echoed this, a mix of old pages and electricity creating a interesting scent.
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Post by Ion on Aug 23, 2015 12:45:16 GMT -8
The steady clip-clop of horses hooves beat a steady rhythm into the dry earth of the village streets. As it continued in it's endless trudge, the leather bindings and old timber of the covered cart creaked, a syncopated counterpoint that lulled even the most alert travelers into a world of daydreams and self introspection.
It was in the shade of the cart's canvas that a white haired figure sat with feet dangling haphazardly over the rear of the cart. Head leaning lightly against the heavy timber, he blinked a waking dream from his eyes as the sight of buildings passing drew his attention back to reality. Inhaling the dry air, the coppery tang of electricity filled his nostrils and he couldn't help but wonder which town they had finally made it to. Regardless, he knocked twice at against the rear of the cart and a wizened face turned to look him over. Nodding to the driver, Ion smiled and waved goodbye to the man who had been his travel companion for the past few days on the lonely road. Clutching a tattered brown poncho to his chest as he leaped down from the cart as it continued its slow plod forwards, Ion made his way to a watering trough. Leaning low to scoop a handful of water, Ion poured it over his head and gave a short, contended sigh. The sun-warmed water still felt cool and refreshing as it snaked along his neck and down his back.
With a cooled head, he figured the first order of business would be to see what this town held...
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Post by Hellbreaker on Aug 23, 2015 13:57:06 GMT -8
Fulgur glances around, his unique eyes gleamining in excitement, though the young navi was hardly jumping around, even if because he was far too shy to make a spectacle of himself.He walks on, passing a white haired,white clad navi cooling himself off, looking for something to do, and basically exploring. Anima smiles at the new sights, but blinks as he hears pleading. The boy looks into a alley, and his eyes widen at the sight of Heel Navis terrozing a female navi. He frowns, his wolf shaped buster appearing, and strides in." Stop that." The thugs look at him, and the noncombatant takes the opportunity to slip past, thanking Ful as she ran." Dang it....kid, you let our prey get away....Heh, looks like well just settle with you." Fulgur speaks, and though his voice was soft and gentle, it had steel barely hearable within it." Please retreat...I don't want to hurt you."A navi holding a forked staff, who appeared to be the leader,sputters." H-hurt us?!........Get him, boys." A couple of them rush at the boy, only to stagger back with curses as they're sliced at with a kopis blade of concentrated lightning.Ful holds up his buster arm, his eyes narrowing as they all rush at him....A few minutes later, the young navi slams up against a wall, his neck trapped by the forks of the leaders staff. He tries to raise his buster, but a minion snorts, grunting, then spits a huge loogie at Fulgur's arm, trapping it. " Deleting one of our number....chasing off a other three...Naughty naughty child. Whatever shall I do? Hmmm..." As the thug tapped his chin mockingly, sharp spines grew out between the forks, pricking Fulgur's neck and causing him to wince.
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Post by Ion on Aug 23, 2015 19:19:27 GMT -8
As he let the harsh sun beat down on his face, Ion glanced sidelong at Fulgur Anima as he passed behind him. The red cloak and grey armor seemed to be out of place in a backcountry town like this, one of many reasons he had donned the tattered, sun beaten poncho to cover his body in his travels. This area seemed to take on the feel of an oddly modern western town. Shaking the water from his hair he sprayed droplets that quickly evaporated on the hot steps of the towns main strip. Letting his eyes slide restlessly over the navi cleaning out a rifle, Ion soon heard the sound of disruption nearby.
A young female navi stumbled as she fled from a nearby alleyway and Ion couldn’t help but be drawn to the scene that was doubtlessly trouble. Peaking around the corner, he managed to catch the tail-end of Fulgurs words before the alley erupted in violent combat. Surprisingly the navi held his own exceptionally well…with lightning and buster-fire drawing the attention of all combatants, Ion strolled by the alleyway to the next building before finding a ladder to the rooftop. Quickly scaling it, he took up a position on the roof that looked down into the alley just as the leader navi was pinning Fulgur to the wall with his weapon of choice. Watching the minion hock up a nasty chunk of mucous to disarm Fulgur, Ion squinted as he purposefully reformed his hand into the typical shape of a ZapRing buster. Two long prongs crackled to life, rippling with raw electrical energy as Ion poured his own power into them. Feeding the buster with enough energy to release three shots rapid-fire, Ion leveled his weapon and in one smooth motion fired. Three ZapRings flew through the air, their aim true and their intentions simple. They would not delete the navi’s but they would leave them paralyzed in place. With all enemy’s backs to him, they would have little ability to evade the attack unless Fulgur Anima was foolish enough to betray Ion’s presence on the rooftop.
Dropping down to the ground with athletic ease from the one story building, using a single outstretched hand to slow his descent along the wall, Ion surveyed the situation, scouting both ends of the alley for further enemies before walking up to the HeelNavi Leader, knocking his hand away from the forked staff and pulling it out of the wall and away from Fulgur’s neck. Blue eyes appraising Fulgur for only a moment before he offered a single, simple question, ”Why alone against so many?” Without releasing Fulgur from his gaze, Ion continued counting in his head. He knew exactly how long this paralysis would last and they’d have to trap these navi’s before his mental countdown hit zero or deal with another outbreak of battle…
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Post by Hellbreaker on Aug 23, 2015 20:22:18 GMT -8
Fulgur looks calmly into the thuggish navis eyes, not willing to show fear to a coward and bully such as this, even if he was to get deleted. He notices a navi on the roof, and a spark of hope ignites in his chest. Help? Musnt give him away..."You could apoligize...." The leader looks at him,,sputtering in sheer shock. He had this pup by the neck, and hes still insulting him?!The distraction working, the young navis hope was rewarded when the stranger shoots Zaprings at the punks, paralyzing them, then hops down, freeing Fulgur from the staff. He feels his neck, briefing in relief, and, able to get enough leverage now, jerks his arm out of its disgusting prison,shuddering at the sensation before transforming his limb back to its normal form.Yuckyuckyuck....why did some navis have to be so gross....He looks up at the other navi, blinking at the question, and looks down, his shyness taking over now the fighting had stopped and hopefully finished."U-uhm....I couldn't let them hurt her....."
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Post by Ion on Aug 24, 2015 7:05:18 GMT -8
As Fulgur broke his buster away from the sticky glob and retracted his buster, Ion noticed a peculiar shyness in the navi’s demeanor suddenly. It was as though without the intensity of battle to push him beyond his comfort zone, the navi was rather…meek? Fulgur’s words only served to reinforce his sudden change of character from excellent warrior to quiet soul.
Giving a gentle smile, Ion replied with heart-felt tones colouring his words, ”That’s a beautiful answer. Wanna help me tie them up? We have about 50 seconds left.” Reaching beneath his poncho, Ion pulled out 3 coils of rope and offered one to Fulgur Anima, draped another over the outstretched hand of the paralyzed leader and turned towards the mucus spitting HeelNavi. Working quickly, he deftly tied the goo spitter up and laid him against the alley wall. As he was laying the navi down, a globule of spit dripped from the navi’s semi-open mouth and splashed over Ion’s right hand. ”Ew! Why sticky spit? Who thought that was a cool ability?” exclaimed Ion as he walked towards the leader to tie him up before the paralysis wore off. Shaking his hand wildly to get the spit off, he instead opted to wipe it down the back of the leader’s jacket before setting to work on him.
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Post by Hellbreaker on Aug 24, 2015 8:11:27 GMT -8
Fulgur glances up,blinking at the gentle smile, and smiles back, nodding."O-ok..." He takes the rope, setting to work binding the others before they could resume the attack. The young navi sighs. He was lucky that stranger had come in before these idiots could finish the boy off. He finishes tying one up, then looks up as the stranger exclaims about the nasty spit. Seeing him wipe it off on the leader with a disgusted look on his face, Fulgur couldn't help but laugh,a light cheery sound, though he looks back to his work, embarrassed that he let himself draw attention like that.Finishing that one off,Fulgur lays the thug down and moves onto the last."Uhm......thank you...f-for saving me....I...I was nearly dead meat.." A yellow eye and blue eye examine the stranger, wind causing the cloak to wave slightly.
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Post by xoDeathy on Aug 24, 2015 10:15:24 GMT -8
"What's all this ruckus?"
A dark pool of shadows appeared further down the alley past the HeelNavis. From this, a figure slowly rose up. It was completely covered in shadows. First came what looked like a head and two arms, followed by two legs. The figure was hunched over until it fully rose from the ground, instantly straightening themselves and putting its hands where pockets would be. Two crimson red lights appeared on its face.
"I'm trying to rest in peace and I find all of these nuisances up here."
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Post by Ion on Aug 24, 2015 17:38:35 GMT -8
Startled by Fulgar’s laugh, a carefree sound that echoed with joy, Ion turned to look at him while tying the leader up and couldn’t help but laugh himself, ”Looks like we both had more than our fair share of snot today eh?” Finishing up by tugging a solid knot into position, Ion leaned the leader up beside his minions, just as the paralysis was wearing off. Struggle as they may against their bonds, they’d be well trapped until the proper authorities made their appearance. An event that should be happening soon if the young lady had the sense to alert authorities after her escape…
As Fulgur Anima expressed his thanks for earlier, Ion lightly scratched the back of his head and smiled openly, ”No problem! I bet you had an extra trick or two up your sleeve anyways, I just saved you the extra effort.” It was then that the pool of shadows seemed to coalesce into something more physical than mere darkness in an alleyway.
With ochre eyes staring at the scene, Ion couldn’t help but feel an instant inclination towards defense. Not many friendly navi’s emerge from congealed darkness afterall… As the navi relayed its grievances at the sudden racket they had raised in the alleyway, Ion was instantly amicable, almost too amicable, considering the circumstances of their meeting, ”Ah sorry about that sir! We were just cleaning up. Everything should be nice and quiet for you now!” Turning so that his side was facing the strange figure, Ion reached down to grab the ropes tied firmly around the torso of the leader and the mucus spewing HeelNavi’s. Luckily for Ion, he had the foresight to gag the snot spitter while it was still paralyzed, since it would no doubt be causing all sorts of unpleasant trouble now that the numbness was completely receding. One in each hand, he began to drag them away from the shadowed navi.
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Post by Hellbreaker on Aug 24, 2015 18:13:11 GMT -8
Fulgur blinks at the answering laugh, then nods."Y-yes.....it was....unpleasant with m-my hand in it..."He finishes the last, jerking the ropes tight with a grunt. He may not know much about ropetieing, but the young navi made up for it with lots of knots. Then, after he'd said thank you,the stranger replied with a no problem, and said he was sure the young navi had a few tricks up his sleeve. Fulgur shakes his head."N-no...uhm..I haven't many tricks yet..." Then, a shadowy navi appears,complaining of the ruckus caused by the battle, looking sinister. Anima's eyes widen, and he steps close to Ion, who apologizes and begins to drag the thugs out." U-uhm..sorry, again." The boy also grabs a pair, gripping by the ropes and walking backwards with effort.
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Post by xoDeathy on Aug 24, 2015 18:19:14 GMT -8
As if instantaneous, the Navi suddenly appears in front of Ion that is dragging the HeelNavis. Being close, Ion could hear the shadows melting from the Navi's body, dripping, and splashing on the ground.
"You know, I could handle these crooks easily and quickly, without them causing any trouble."
Though it's hard to tell with the seeping darkness around the Navi, a faint smile forms on the head area in the darkness.
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Post by Ion on Aug 25, 2015 6:04:06 GMT -8
Noticing that Fulgur followed his actions, Ion internally cursed himself for not running a more thorough scan of the alley before jumping in. It was then, faster than a blink, the shadowed figure appeared before Ion, blocking his path. Sighing internally, it was quickly becoming obvious that this navi had little interest in the ruckus and there was only so much naiveté that Ion could play with before talks turned sour. Hearing the disgusting plop of semi-solid liquid colliding with the ground, the slow, skin-crawling sound of something inhuman running slick along flesh, Ion looked up to the darkened figure and smiles. ”I think they’ve been handled already.” Kicking the leader HeelNavi to draw its attention to the figure that appeared to want possession of them, it immediately began squirming, screams muffled to near silence from the gag in its mouth.
Turning his head just enough so that his ear was directed to Fulgur but his eyes could remain on the shadow spawn he asked, ”What do you think? Let this guy have ‘em or drag ‘em up to the sheriff’s office?” Meanwhile the small town crooks continued to squirm for any purchase they could get on the ground with bound bodies, their small town aspirations quickly forgotten as they were being offered up to a much more mysterious fate than jail time.
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Post by Hellbreaker on Aug 25, 2015 6:47:43 GMT -8
Fulgur blinkscas the shadow man reappears in front of the navi that had saved him, offering to....take care of the thugs.He sees the slippery oozing, the liquid darkness sliding along the form and plopping down onto the ground, splashing slightly like curdled oil, and can't help but shiver slightly. It must be uncomfortable being covered in darkness like that....He blinks as the heelnavis begin to wriggle in fright, screaming into their gags as they attempted to find enough purchase to crawl away.The young navi couldn't help but pity them. He looks at Ion,who had asked him weither or not they should give the criminals up to the mysterious figure. Ful shakes his head." N-no...it..uhm...wouldn't be right...They need to have the proper sentence..." Besides, who knew what would happen to them.... He bows at Shadow man, speaking softly and politely." B-but thank you for the offer, sir....That was generous of you..."
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Post by xoDeathy on Aug 25, 2015 8:10:39 GMT -8
"Tch, what a waste of perfectly good meals."
The shadowed figure lifted a hand and snapped his fingers. As on command, all the darkness shot up into the sky, and rained like a fountain behind him before disappearing into the ground. The Navi underneath was slender, with cold-blood colored eyes. He wore a sleek black tuxedo complicated by a red rose on his left chest. The tux was matched by white-striped pants, with an unknown insignia around the right thigh on the pants leg. His hair was messy but neat at the same time, and shone its darkness even in this alley. All in all, he looked like an average Navi, until his fangs were visible when he spoke.
"Do you know how long it's been since I've last had a HeelNavi? Ugh, they're the best! Ripping apart their juicy centers makes it all worth the struggle!"
Rosario coughs into his hand before resuming.
"Anyway, your decision is yours and I shall abide by it. But I wish to accompany the two of you. For I have nothing to do in this town at this time."
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Post by Ion on Aug 25, 2015 9:20:29 GMT -8
As the navi cast aside his tar-like coating, revealing beneath a perfectly manicured exterior, Ion couldn’t help blink in surprise at the navi’s willingness to acquiesce to their desires. That and the young navi who had his back was every bit as noble and pure as he appeared. What a disorienting shift of events. Azure eyes, taking in the well-suited navi before him, he gave him a once over before internally accepting that he may be fine. The appearances had little sway over his opinion, but the ability to crush one’s own desire was a critical piece to living within the darkness. He knew many who wielded the might of the shadows, he knew many more who were consumed with base desires because of that overwhelming power though…
Nodding to himself as much as to Rosario, Ion shook the two HeelNavi’s that he was holding, ensuring that his, as well as Fulgur’s were listening. No doubt they were at this point, given that they had almost been fed to a vampire nightmare, ”Y’hear that? Turns out there are fates worse than death in these parts. Figure out something better to do than preying on others or I’ll ensure that he gets properly fed next time. No matter what my buddy says about proper sentencing…” Delivering his little speech with a perfect smile and a hint of delight, as though delivery happy news, Ion began dragging the criminals toward the light of the main street where they could be properly disposed of. The simple promise, delivered with such jovial tones was disturbingly unnatural, only reinforcing the memory of Rosario describing his feeding frenzy mere moments before.
Speaking over his shoulder, Ion called back to Fulgur and Rosario, ”Neither do I, just another stop on the road for me, but I’ve heard some interesting rumors about this place…” It was clear from his demeanor that Ion had no problem with Rosario joining them, though he left the final verdict to Fulgur. He hadn’t been planning on investigating with a group, but life was always more interesting with others, and Ion enjoyed all company.
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