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Post by Myrdraxxis on Sept 15, 2009 21:12:31 GMT -5
Typhos had remained quiet through everything, but staring down at the pickaxe in his hand he couldnt help but scoff in disgust. "I'm a soldier, not some labor peon!"
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Viper ran to rejoin his comrades when a thought struck him. "Maybe I should have released that illusion I had around the area....oh well."
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Post by Monika on Sept 15, 2009 21:14:44 GMT -5
Aurora bid Alastor to go tend to the device on his own; she wanted to ensure everyone worked while in the mines. She would have sent Alastor to do that, but he was too shy to command anyone and, more importantly, he had to complete the device.
She descended down the temple and examined everyone, eying Galiana with a bit of annoyance.
She approached her and Thomas, awaiting them to explain. She had no reason to clarify her desire to know why Galiana wasn't working as hard as the others and tapped her foot impatiently.
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Post by Razgat on Sept 15, 2009 21:15:14 GMT -5
Cybele's eyes widened for a moment, but she immediately smirked. She placed her guns in there holsters and jumped into the air, landing on Tyras' shoulders. She grabbed his head and flipped backwards, tumbling him over her so she could push on him with her legs. She sent him flying behind her as she layed upside down, smiling. "Not all my moves explode."
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Post by Razgat on Sept 15, 2009 21:18:44 GMT -5
Galiana gasped when she saw Aurora and tried to straighten up, but she was too weak. She simply let her head hang in shame. Thomas straightened into an attention and nodded to Galiana. "Please, forgive her, Empress. She is very weak. Her mother had a few problems with her health, and we fear they may have been hereditary. She can't do much."
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Bara glared at his new soldier. "Digging or fighting, we serve the Imperatrix in anyway possible. If this is what they require of us, then we complete it without hesitation."
He turned away and headed into the temple.
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Post by Monika on Sept 15, 2009 21:23:01 GMT -5
"Ha ha..." Tyras chuckled, getting up as quickly as possible and rubbing his head in pain. "It's been a while since I've had such a heated battle..." Tyras laughed again, clearly enjoying this little game of his.
If I go too far, Aurora will have my head...Hmm...Maybe just a little explosion won't hurt... Tyras thought to himself before swiftly stabbing his sword into the ground. He raised his arms into the sky and orbs of fire flew into the blade. Even more orbs began to rain down from the sky all around the combatants, detonating the area on contact. He withdrew his sword from the ground and slashed the air, creating a shockwave that sent Cybele into a wall of fire which had just been conveniently summoned.
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"I want no excuses. What are your names?" Aurora demanded of them.
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Post by Razgat on Sept 15, 2009 21:28:21 GMT -5
"I am Thomas Dean, a soldier in the army. This is Galiana Bara, a servant in the palace. Her father is General Veran Bara, also a member of your army.'
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Cybele went through the flames. They scorched her cloak and clothes, but she quickly lept back out of the wall. She swatted the flames away and stood up straight, tapping her foot. She smirked. "Is that the best you can do?"
She immediately lept through the wall again, but this time she removed her cloak afterwards. It was engulfed in flames, and she lept onto Tyras again. She smothered him with the flaming cloak, ignoring the burning sensation in her hands.
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Post by Monika on Sept 15, 2009 21:41:02 GMT -5
"Is that so?" Aurora's head raced with thoughts; on one hand she wanted to save her brother at all costs, but on the other hand she wanted to avoid the cruelty which her brother had become famous for.
"Ah...Hmm...Fine. You, Galiana, sit down. Thomas, you will have to work twice as hard. That means I expect double the amount of crystals from you as from the others. If I don't then...execution." Aurora said, not accustomed to death threats in person. She had a worker bring down a chair for Galiana before walking off to survey the others.
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"Why oh why was metal created to conduct heat?" Tyras chuckled softly to himself, roasting inside his armor despite his ability to manipulate fire. "You really are spirited for a civilian. Not one of these ordinary citizens...Too bad I have to-" Tyras' badge began to flash as Aurora spoke through the phone.
"Tyras! What are you doing? It does not sound like you're carrying out orders! Do your job immediately or I'll come there and do it for you!" Aurora yelled in her same, soft voice.
"Alright, Your Majesty..." Tyras pressed his badge and sighed. "Damn...You would've made such a lovely servant, too." Tyras eyed Cybele with a bit of desire before grabbing a sheet of paper and pencil from his pockets. He wrote something down and shoved the paper into her hands.
"You're hereby pardoned from your duties for the rest of the day...Uh...Whatever your name was...I'm Tyras, and rest assured that I'll be back." Tyras laughed before hastily donning his robe and running to the Temple.
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Post by Razgat on Sept 15, 2009 21:53:01 GMT -5
Cybele smirked before looking at her cloak. She swatted the flames and saw the singed remains of it. She sighed and put it on anyways. She smiled mockingly at the rest before she went on her way.
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Galiana nodded her thanks and sat in the chair. She leaned over and put her hands to her face, trying to catch her breath. Thomas took her pickaxe and placed it on the ground beside him. He turned to the wall where he was digging and immediately began using twice as much force. He heard Galiana's breathing become even, and he relaxed a little.
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Post by Monika on Sept 15, 2009 22:09:51 GMT -5
Aurora eyed her countrymen with pleasure. Not only did their loyalty please her, but the rate at which they mined the crystals was exceeding her expectations. She was about to go above ground to check on Alastor, but she decided her presence was more needed here.
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Above ground, at the office near the Temple
"Phiro, hand me that glass over there, will you?" Alastor addressed his hooded companion. Phiro was a student of science and partially responsible for the idea of the device - a suit - to save Leon.
"Yes sir, Guardian Alastor." Phiro handed him a small glass half orb before resuming his calculations on a nearby computer.
"Out of curiosity...since I'm head of the Science and Defense department...do you mind telling me why the device has to be a suit?" Alastor asked, attaching wires of all sorts to the orb half.
"A full body piece of armor is the only thing able to utilize the full energy these crystals can provide. If he we were to just give the crystals to him directly, the energy would overload him and he would perish immediately. A suit is the best option." Phiro explained, rising from his seat to examine the legs of the suit. "How is the Crystal Containment Chamber working?" Phiro asked.
"Marvelously. Here, let me see something..." Alastor put a Power and Siphon Crystal in the orb half before attaching it to another orb half. He connected the wires to the computer monitor, which immediately exploded. "Yes, the energy transferring mechanism is working marvelously. Really all we need are a ton more crystals and a bit of plastic and we'll be done. I wish Her Majesty hadn't made the people work so hard. We certainly won't need that many crystals..." Alastor chuckled before his badge flashed.
"Alastor! The crystals you don't need are to be sent to my room. Understood?" came Laurine's voice through the badge. It sounded exceptionally annoyed.
Alastor merely agreed quietly, not wanting to incur Laurine's anger in any form.
"Good boy. I need them ASAP. I'm at the Really Cool Palace ordering parts for a machine that Guardian Dominique helped me design...unwittingly, of course. But that's another story. Hurry up!" Laurine commanded before the transmission ended.
"Oh...How I cannot stand her..." Alastor whispered to Phiro before resuming his work.
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Post by Xero on Sept 15, 2009 22:27:19 GMT -5
Slightly confused and disoriented in Awesome Land, having spent so much time away in their home in Ausum Land, the Watsrobes appeared on the scene in a blur with a Trumpet fanfare announcing their presence. First came Cha Cha, our original Watsrobe Trumpet Hero from the first season of Awesome Land!™ Xero, Cha Cha's brother and the Trumpet Master, was close behind. Both traveled in the form of a unique Trumpet: Cha Cha as a silver Bach Stradivarius Bb Trumpet and Xero as a Herald Trumpet.
The two Trumpets stopped in a side by side near (whoever wants to include the Watsrobes in their current storyline) and began to spin around in a circle, creating a large whirlwind. When the dust cleared, in place of the two floating Trumpets stood two men entering the prime of adulthood. However, their ages were deceiving: they were all equally agile and skillful as when they were mere youths.
Cha Cha stood in the front with his Trumpet Hero cape on, his Trumpet in his left hand and his new staff, which the people of Really Cool Land had made for him as a gift, in his right. Xero stood behind him at an angle, and he too wore a cape, the cape of the Trumpet Master. In his right hand, he held his spear, Marcato, and in his left, he held his Trumpet.
You might be wondering where Phantom and Mykal are at this point. Phantom is now an old man, entering his seventies. Although he is still just as active and fit and skilled at Trumpet as he was when he was young, he had decided it would be better for him to remain in Ausum Land to continue as the land's king. As for Mykal, he had gone with Wynton Marsalis and Jacob Throop to Beethaven in order to meet the Great Tree Amadeus and to train in the ways of the Brass Lords. After ten years at the Academy in Ausum Land, Mykal had become so talented that he had surpassed Cha Cha, his father, and Xero, his uncle, and was now rapidly approaching Phantom's level of ability. Mykal, at this time, is now seventeen years old.
So for the time being, Cha Cha and Xero will have to do.
THE WATSROBES HAVE RETURNED!!!
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Post by Calefrun on Sept 15, 2009 22:30:23 GMT -5
You might be wondering where Phantom and Mykal are at this point. Phantom is now an old man, entering his seventies. Although he is still just as active and fit and skilled at Trumpet as he was when he was young, he had decided it would be better for him to remain in Ausum Land to continue as the land's king. As for Mykal, he had gone with Wynton Marsalis and Jacob Throop to Beethaven in order to meet the Great Tree Amadeus and to train in the ways of the Brass Lords. After ten years at the Academy in Ausum Land, Mykal had become so talented that he had surpassed Cha Cha, his father, and Xero, his uncle, and was now rapidly approaching Phantom's level of ability. Mykal, at this time, is now seventeen years old. (lol, this is less than a year after the events of ALII, as it was explained to me. And go to Really Cool Land, that way maybe both your characters and mine can get recaps at the same time.) (Also, welcome back to the site. Now we have both Xeno and Xero back!) |
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Post by Calefrun on Sept 15, 2009 22:46:06 GMT -5
(bah, I still don't know where to go, so time to interject myself into the story by force.)
Zento had reached whatever palace or whatever it was he had seen before, and was now wandering around in a town that I assume was nearby/surrounding it. Thus he had arrived wherever the fuck Tyler had told me to put him, and unknowingly began waiting for plot to happen.
(also, anyone who interprets this as anger, stop it. Stop it right now. As I've said before, posts like this are simply frustration, and should just be taken as the hastily written post that it is)
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Post by Mizagium on Sept 16, 2009 14:26:05 GMT -5
"Touleint Rinn, reporting for duty... uh... ma'am."
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Carter let out a long whistle. "Very nice, Cybele. You've got style."
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"Metals... and wires..." King Randolph looked over the list. "this is quite a lot... are you sure you can pay for this?" If she said yes, the deal was closed. No questions. The RCL treasury was nearing a critical line, a line where more taxes would have to be imposed, and god help the royal family if more taxes were put on the people.
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"Uh... It's late, Zento. Why don't you come in and sleep for the remaining few hours we have left." Morning would be approaching within three hours, but Johnny couldn't sleep. He kept replaying the scene with Winston over in his head. There was something in the man's speech that suggested... something... but he was unable to place it.
But it nagged on the edge of his consciousness.
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Watsrobe. The name cycled up through Trey's memories as a label to the two men who rapidly appeared. A curious thought crossed his mind. How did they grow up so fast and why is Cha Cha not in Really Cool Land? Neither made any sense to him, but he supposed it was for someone else's convenience.
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Post by Calefrun on Sept 16, 2009 14:51:23 GMT -5
Calfrun turned around to see Johnny, and shrugged. He had nothing better to do, and he remebered this guy from his time in Awesome Land as one of the good guys. "Errr... Okay." he said, and went inside the... palace(?).
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Post by Mizagium on Sept 16, 2009 14:56:51 GMT -5
Yes.
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Post by Mizagium on Sept 16, 2009 15:00:39 GMT -5
what is this?
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Post by Monika on Sept 16, 2009 15:05:19 GMT -5
"Begin mining as many crystals as possible." Aurora announced to Toulient. "For those of you who exceed my expectations, there may be a reward in it for you." Incentives to work were always nice.
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"Of course, Your Majesty." Laurine stood up and smiled, withdrawing the check for $3,000,000 Aurora had written. "If that doesn't cover it, I am sure I will be able to get more. Do we have a deal?" Laurine asked, extending her hand to seal the agreement.
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Post by Mizagium on Sept 16, 2009 15:13:48 GMT -5
"Of course!" The king reached out perhaps a bit too quickly to shake her hand. The Queen took the check to look it over dubiously. Signed by Aurora. Laurine didn't look trustworthy, but Aurora...
She suddenly found herself wondering how the Kingdom of Ausum Land was faring, and what they though of the new Empire of Awesome Land.
(TIME TO WAKE UP)
Johnny roused everyone by knocking on their doors, including Zento, and Leon.
"Since there's nothing going on right now, let's go on an adventure!"
So enthralled by his new idea, Johnny failed to notice his sister slip out of Knox's room seconds before Knox did.
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Post by Razgat on Sept 16, 2009 15:19:58 GMT -5
Cybele suddenly turned, holding up a gun to Carter. "Don't call me that. I'm not Cybele to you."
Her fingers twitched, eager for another fight. She attempted to control her instincts and remained where she was.
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"That's the spirit, Toulient." Bara laughed and lead his soldiers into the Temple. He noticed Thomas up ahead and began to call out to him, but he paused when he saw someone sitting in a chair beside him. "Galiana?"
She glanced after hearing her name and smiled when she saw her father. She stood out of her chair, but nearly stumbled over, so she sat back in it. Bara became concerned and walked over to her. "You've strained yourself?"
She fiddled with her fingers and nodded. Bara sighed and saw her spare pickaxe against the wall. He picked it up and began working with the two pickaxes, swinging one after the other against the wall.
"Father, you don't need to do that."
Bara ignored her and called to his soldiers. "Come on, boys, we've got work to do."
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Post by Monika on Sept 16, 2009 15:22:04 GMT -5
" So enthralled by his new idea, Johnny failed to notice his sister slip out of Knox's room seconds before Knox did. ((SARAH WAS OBVIOUSLY RAPED)) Laurine clapped her hands in a very giddy, "London Tipton Yay Me" sort of way before immediately regaining her composure. "Thank you, Your Majesty. When can I expect these items? The sooner the better, as they say." Meanwhile, Leon gurgled incoherently, unable to move himself. It was apparent that the only adventures he was going on were those that require sleep. |
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