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Aoleleb

 

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First I was afraid
I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live
Without you by my side
But I spent so many nights
Thinking how you did me wrong
I grew strong
I learned how to carry on...


Sliding to a stop at the corner of the hallway, she peeled down her headphones to listen to the conversation in the next room. The shipment was going out tonight was it? Not if she had anything to do with it, oh no. Lots of people wanted what was in that shipment, and she planned to take it first. Slipping her headphones back on, she tested her roller blades, cranked the volume up on her mp3 player, and kicked off around the corner.

And so you're back
From outer space
I just walked in to find you here
With that sad look upon your face
I should have changed my stupid lock
I should have made you leave your key
If I had known for just one second
You'd be back to bother me...


"WHAT?? GET HER!" Guards streamed out of the security office and steamed towards the level she was on, the girl having moved into the view of cameras. The guards actually protecting the shipment were defeated before they even knew what hit them, a few well placed stun kicks with the wheels of her blades was all that it took. Pulling a small device from her pocket and hitting a button, the rather large box shimmered and disappeared into thin air, the device beeping to say that the data transfer was a success. With the box in sub-space, she slipped the device back into her pants pocket and spun, meeting face to face with a small squad of swat-styled security.

Go on now go walk out the door
Just turn around now
'cause you're not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye
You think I'd crumble
You think I'd lay down and die
Oh no, not I...


The head of security was writing down the female intruder's features as quickly as possible. Rather punk, with black clothes, a black spiked collar, star tattoo across her left eye, pink hair, pink tinted glasses. Her hair was in a short cut, to the point that if not for her chest she could have been mistaken for a skinny boy. Entering this information into the computers led to a quick search, and fast results. This was the "Dusk Shredder," a newcomer to the supers world, named an anti-hero at best. She was fast, she was smart, and she rarely caused casualties, being very accurate with her kicks to the point of stunning, never killing. She was an odd one for sure, rarely predictable and very unusual in both her fighting style AND lifestyle. In a quick moment the head of security grabbed his assault rifle and slung it over his shoulder, running out the door. They couldn't take this one alone...

I will survive!
As long as I know how to love
I know I will stay alive
I've got all my life to live
I've got all my love to give
And I'll survive
I will survive!


"Stay where you are! You have the right to remain silent! Anything you say or do will grant us full use of force!" A cheesy, yet classic, line of intimidation. Too bad it didn't work. He had barely finished his sentence before she had laid him out, a quick kick to the side of his neck knocking him unconscious. A few guards hesitated, shocked with the sheer speed of her movements. Others quickly opened fire on her...but she was already gone. Where...how...she was behind them apparently as another guard dropped, and another, and another. They spun to meet her quickly, firing more shots as they backed off. It was all for naught however, as a few scarce later the entire squad as on the floor.

And she was off again. A few shots from a catwalk revealed the head of security rattling away at her, as she hopped up and banked along the wall around the corner and out of sight. Swearing to himself he pulled a radio from his vest and pressed the talk button. "Transfer compromised, I repeat, transfer is compromised!" With that he ran back to the office to transmit the search data off to some far away place, every bit of information "they" would need to know in order to find and intercept her.

Meanwhile, she was already outside and blading down the streets near Atlas Park. There was a smirk on the girl's face. Alex was her name, and she could be hired for any job for the right price. She had some scruples, yes, but if offered enough cash she could "forget" such things. This job however was all for herself. She had overheard some interesting info about this shipment, and if it was anything like what she hoped, it could put her on easy street!


Server: Virtue
Felis Noctu (50MM Necro/Miasma)
Night Widow Noctu (23SoA)
Toxica Mentis (50Troller Ill/Kin)
Thunder Kiandra (2*Tank WP/SS)

 

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A Little Information
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In all honesty, there are only three things you need to know.

One: Please contact me with a little info about your character before you enter. I don't really care who or what they are, hero or villain, powers, anything. Just as long as they aren't overwhelmingly powerful you'll be good to go.

Two: Writing skills are essential, as are decent rp skills. Again, I'm not too critical about this, but as long as you think you can write something meaningful, I'm happy with it :P

Three: And this is the most important. No one is to reveal what the "shipment" is except for myself, and this will be near the end. As far as this story goes, everyone is now after the little transportation device that Alex used to carry the box the shipment was in. You can all have your own little theories about what is inside, but for the moment all anyone needs to truly care about is getting that device safely away from everyone else. You are not to transport the item back, you are not to open the shipment. And do not be surprised if, no matter how well you hide, someone finds you! I'm giving everyone free reign right now to use super-awesome tracking skills to find anyone!

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A Bit More Information
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This is just an experiment. Be aware!

Common sense is always nice. Nuff said there I think. Also, this is meant to be more of a combat oriented story. There will be very little, if any, story telling going on, unless of course I stick it in during my posts. Of course, if you have a cool idea, you can always message me to see if it is ok! I do have somewhere I'm going with this, don't worry, all you have to do is stick around.

As for my information:
AIM: Dusk Loup Garou
MSN/Email: rifteverbane@hotmail.com

Feel free to message me on AIM, I'm rarely on MSN, but I do check my email. Just be sure to identify yourself. And of course, you can always PM me of the forums!

For the most part this story will be chaotic, everyone licensed to do everything in their power to keep the item, or take it away from someone else. Be sure to actually let someone take an item from you if their attempt is valid, we want the device to change hands as much as possible!

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Appendix Removal (Dates of Operation)
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**Nov 26th, 9:29pm
Thought I'd add a bit more information. Always check this front page for new info, in case I added something...like this! This story is intended to be funny, and you don't need to use "realistic" game-based characters. For instance, you could play a group of 4 ninjas who are also after the shipment. They could bust down the current holder's door, jump in, trip over each other, and end up in a crumpled heap on the floor while the current holder just watches in awe. You can make it as goofy or as serious as you want, just keep it fun for you and everyone!

Also, many rules will be broken in here. I don't care who goes where, the games can be mixed. Heroes can be in Sharkhead, Villains in Galaxy, don't really care. Just as long as we're having fun, everything goes! Remember that anyone and everyone wants the whatever-it-is, so all sorts of weird characters could pop up in this, its all up to you!


Server: Virtue
Felis Noctu (50MM Necro/Miasma)
Night Widow Noctu (23SoA)
Toxica Mentis (50Troller Ill/Kin)
Thunder Kiandra (2*Tank WP/SS)

 

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A red-headed woman walked down a street in atlas park broadsword over shoulder. She wore a black breastplate, Platform boots fishnets and A pleated skirt. She wasn't looking where she was going. Her mind was on the mission.Apperantly someone had got there hands on something big, and she wanted it. She got the location for a contact of hers and now was the time for the big payoff.
Out of nowhere some pink-haired punk skated around the corner slamming into her,kocking her on her [censored]. The skated quickly got up up and hurried off. (feakin punks) she thought to herself.
She finally got to the door, abruptly kicking it inward. Only to be met by a battlion of SWATesqe soldiers running full speed at her. (jesus this is the best security I have ever seen)
She waded into the mob broadsword high. When all that was left was a pool of blood, body parts, and one mortally wounded minion it was time to get some information. A few fingers latter He told her that the item was allready gone, taken by some punk with pink hair.
She dashed out the door and in the direction the rollerblader was headed. (I must have it)


 

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((Thought I should point out that I mentioned you should message me with your character idea before posting :P If you could just message me now with a little info, that would be great. Also thought I'd say that Alex wouldn't actually run into anyway, she's an MA/SR scrapper, her reflexes are too fast for that :P Try not to control other characters besides your own, if at all possible.))


Server: Virtue
Felis Noctu (50MM Necro/Miasma)
Night Widow Noctu (23SoA)
Toxica Mentis (50Troller Ill/Kin)
Thunder Kiandra (2*Tank WP/SS)

 

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It should say a lot about Paragon City that despite the Rikti invasion, hundreds of heroes rallying to restore the city, and generally being the front line between good and evil, the citizens could still be surprised.

Mind you, it wasn't a group of thugs decked out in demonic symbology, tiny bursts of flame coming off them, assaulting an old lady for her purse.

It wasn't a pink and red streak dropping from the sky, intercepting the punks in a burst of light.

It was that, rather than casually knock them out and cuff them, the heroine in question had decided to lecture them first. The fact was enough to keep even the old lady gawking.

"Listen, everyone laughs at you. Of all the -ow!" One of the Hellions had recovered enough of his wits to fire off a pistol, taking out a bush that had, so far, led a blameless life. She sighed, and gathered fire to her hands, "Well, so much for the 'chiding' approach to reform," she muttered a few seconds of busy work later as she cuffed them, giving a short bow to the probable grandmother before launching herself into the sky.

At blimp-level, it was easy to believe the city was peaceful, until Maindrain opened herself up to the city's comm. networks, going past the general chatter of Atlas to look for a better pop psychology web site.

The search was broken off quickly as a squeal of.. something overrode the chatter for a moment. She refocused on the physical City Hall, bobbing a bit in thought. "Rikti? Freakshow?" she asked herself. It'd be useful to get to one of her contacts, it could be something useful, or, more likely, something dangerous - which she could give to the contacts in exchange for something, er, also dangerous for her.

Rather than consider that line of thought, Maindrain bobbed lower on the streets, 'listening' for the note again on the song.


 

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He stood in the alleyway watching the lady with the broadsword take out the swat team. He had seen the pink haired lady run out of this building but TTT or Two-Ton-Tyler really hadn't put the pieces together. This building was where his contact had told him the package would be. What was in the package didn't really matter to Tyler. The only thing that mattered was the payment he would be recieveing for delivering this package. No all Tyler had to do was find the package.

His underdevolped mind started to put the pieces together. The pink haired lady must have the package. The broad-Broad must want it also. Stradling his custom built chopper, Tyler took to the mean streets. He was going to find this pink haired lady and get his payday.


 

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Lord H'taed bowed before his master, Lord Diov in a darkened room.

"You called Diov?" He asked.

The figure in the shadows stirred.

"Yes. A mortal down below has something I want. You will retrieve it. Her name is Alex, I believe. I know what's in the box, but I'm not telling you. You don't need to know. Noitpeced will give you data via your uplink. You will recieve no support from Husk Corp. These are your orders. Don't come back without that box."

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If anyone had bothered wtaching the sky, they would have noticed a red lightning bolt streak down from the heavens. Of course, it was day, and the red streak was almost invisible amongst the blue and white sky.

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The lightning bolt struck the street. Lord H'taed materialized in a storm of electricity.

He was over 8 feet tall, but amazingly thin. He was decked head to toe in medival style armor, with red tribal runes running down it. He wore a hood that obscured every inch of his head, only his glowing red eyes visible beneath it. Metalic spikes protruded from his shoulders, and little red collections of static ran down them. His clawed hands quickly tapped the red gem on his belt, activating his uplink to the Husk Corp. Mainframe.

A voice spoke into his ear.

"This is Noitpeced. Your target should be passing by you in 5 seconds. She is very fast, do try to avoid permanently damaging her. Diov didn't tell me what was in that box either, and I don't want you to risk damaging it."

Alex whizzed by Lord H'taed on the street.

"Gotcha." He muttered.

In a flash, he was gone. He supersped down the streets, quickly catching up with Alex. He pulled up along side her, running BACKWARDS.

"Hello punk. You have something I want. GIVE."


 

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Alex was startled when this armored man suddenly appeared beside her...was he taunting her? Running backwards? She yanked down her headphones, but didn't stop moving.

"EX-KA-USE me? Do you just run up to all the girls on the street and attempt to get with em with THAT cheesy pickup line?"

She shook her head.

"Well let me tell you something, I don't go for old guys like you, I'm not that kind of girl! So buzz off, metal head!"

With that she kicked to the side, dashing into a thin alleyway between two low buildings. Another kick and a burst of fire behind her, and she was off with her own superspeed, a trash can and some discarded newspapers blowing up into the air from the sudden change of speed. She intended to get as far away from this guy as possible. He KNEW something, and she didn't intend to let him discover any more.


((Lookin good so far! Just remember that only one person can have the device at a time, but of course no one else will know its switched hands unless they saw it happen :P I expect crazy hijinks people!))


Server: Virtue
Felis Noctu (50MM Necro/Miasma)
Night Widow Noctu (23SoA)
Toxica Mentis (50Troller Ill/Kin)
Thunder Kiandra (2*Tank WP/SS)

 

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H'taed ducked beneath Alex's kick, and watched as she zoomed away.

"Nice try." He snorted.

A bolt of red lightning crashed down, and he dematerialized into it. The bolt ascended into the sky. Then it crashed down at the speed of light, at the end of the alley that Alex was in.

Lord H'taed materialized in a storm of energy. He then raised a small wall of electrical energy in front of the alleyway exit. If Alex hit it, she would most likely be caught and trapped in its strong binding currents.


 

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There was a tap on H'taed's shoulder, the girl was behind him.

"Looking for me, metal head?"

She had turned around halfway into the alley and came blazing back out again, intending to follow him to see what he was up to. However, since he had disappeared so quickly she had started a search, surprised to find him at the other end of the alleyway so often. ~No more alleys for me, that could lead to trouble~ she thought as she came up quietly behind him.

Now that he knew she was there, she broke into a little breakdance to taunt him, backed up while blowing a kiss, spun around to smack her butt with a wink, and blasted off down the street as fast as she possibly could. Let's see him follow THAT up!


Server: Virtue
Felis Noctu (50MM Necro/Miasma)
Night Widow Noctu (23SoA)
Toxica Mentis (50Troller Ill/Kin)
Thunder Kiandra (2*Tank WP/SS)

 

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H'taed stared at Alex's vanishing form.

"Noitpeced. Permission to mercilessly beat the [censored] out of her."

He spoke.

"Permission Granted." Said a voice in his ear.

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A lightning bolt crashed down right in front of Alex, and Lord H'taed charged forward.

Alex may have been a superspeeder, but H'taed could manipulate the electrical energies in his body to give him lightning reflexes and reaction times, and this was when he WASN'T superspeeding. Combined WITH superspeed, this ability allowed him to run faster then Positron.

Lord H'taed started running in circles around Alex. His form started to blur as he picked up sped, seeming to form a solid 360 degree wall around Alex as she ran. Then the blur turned into after images, each one facing her, and running to the side, allowing another afterimage to continue running.

"You want to play? Fine."

All the afterimages conjured electrical swords.

"DIE." They all spat. They all swung at Alex with thier swords.

OOC

For those of you who are confused, H'taed is moving so fast that he is leaving an "impression" of himself in the air behind him. By doing this, he can make it seem like there are more then one of him. Which of course there arn't. There is simply one H'taed running around Alex at near lightspeed. The swords are just one sword, which is being swung while at differant locations.


 

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Maindrain, tooling along, clutched her ears and dropped from the sky as lightning rained from a clear sky, landing with a crack on the sidewalk. "Ah, loud..." she complained at the static and shook her head, cutting her radio.

She studied the situation. "Obnoxiously electrical AND ganging up..." she said, "You're not looking for autographs."

She concentrated briefly as one of her hands shimmered with heat, a small burst of flame being 'tossed' there in her hand like a baseball as she waited briefly to see if she was worth a quip back, or a bit more pulling of a 'conversation' was called for.


 

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((Seeing as we seem to be talking high levels here, I guess I might have to turn it up a bit :P And sorry about the wait, long day x.x The song I'm referring to a bit later is the one from Ocean's Twelve, if you've ever seen that movie. The Laser Dance.))

When he had first started running around her, she knew he was determined. No more running from this, she'd have to get serious. Reaching down calmly to her mp3 player, Alex switched it over to the song "La Caution - Thé à la Menthe" and pumped up the volume, toe of her right blade tapping the pavement to the beat. As the blades began to swing she began to dodge, taking the passive approach. Smoothly swishing around to dodge the blades, her eyes were closed as if in a trance. She was leading this dance though he may not have known it, leading him on where to strike and gracefully moving out of the way, leading him to a new position.

She began to tire however as he did not, her moves becoming less graceful and more forced. Her breathing was labored, and eventually one of the blades met home, she hadn't moved fast enough. One was all that was needed to bring her down unfortunately for her, and she hit the dirt with a gasp, moving to hold her side where she had been hit with one hand, and holding her chest where the device was held with the other. He was too fast...just too fast.


Server: Virtue
Felis Noctu (50MM Necro/Miasma)
Night Widow Noctu (23SoA)
Toxica Mentis (50Troller Ill/Kin)
Thunder Kiandra (2*Tank WP/SS)

 

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Garret rode his crotch rocket down the streets of Atlas Park, looking for his favorite burrito joint when a loud voice blared into his head. *Gary, there somethin' happening near you. Go check it out.* He weaved in and out of traffic as he thought back *Something? Hey man, you gotta be a little more specific. I can't just look for "somethin'". What's this "somethin'?" And can it wait 'till after lunch.* The voice, still too loud rang back *If it were something that could wait, I'd do it myself! Apparently some crate containing an unknown item has gone missing. Look for a skinny punk girl with pi...*

Garret rounded the corner just in time to see some giant knight slashing away at the girl he was looking for, and he wasn't pulling punches. Garret cranked up his bike, and screamed down the street toawrd the duo. He pulled his bo from behind his back just as the giant knight looking one scored a hit on the girl. Crap, thought Garret as he got closer. He readied himself as he pulled closer and closer, then leapt from his bike toward the giant, extending his bo to its full length.

EDIT ((I guess a physical description is in order. Garret stand about six foot even, has shaggy red hair, wears t-shirt and khakis, and has a permanent 5'o clock shadow. Looks to be about 22.))


 

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OOC

The dance the guy used to get by those lasers...LMAO...Loved that scene.

BIC

Lord H'taed slowly slowed down, coming to a stop.

"Now then brat...Give me the device I know you have. If you do, I may let you live...After I abandon you in the center of the sewer network."

He raised the tip of his electrical blade towards Alex's throat.

Then he heard a swish of air. He turned around to see what looked like a...

A CIVILIAN?

"What the hell...? H'taed muttered. He conjured a second electrical blade, and pointed it in Garret's direction. If he continued his leap, he would skewer himself upon the blade.

H'taed seemed to completely ignore Maindrain. He turned his attention back to Alex.

"You have three seconds to give me that device.."


 

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As Garret flew toward H'taed, he saw the blade materialize right in his path. He twisted his body around the blade, barely keeping it from skewering him. Garret reached out with a hand and mentally shoved, trying to knock H'taed back with a telekinetic blast.


 

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H'taed suddenly found himself being shoved forward by an invisible force.

Unfortunatly, his electrical blade was still poised at Alex's throat. That little nudge Garret had just supplied could very well be her undoing. The blade was less then a second away from cutting off her head.

The moment Lord H'taed realized he had been attacked, he despelled the electrical blade in his left hand, and conjured an electrical mud bomb. The mub bomb was designed to polarize in contact with electromagnetic body signatures, then detonate after a period of 3 seconds. If the electrical mud bomb hit Garret, it would stick on him, then explode in a violent burst of energy.

H'taed tossed the little red ball of electricity at Garret...

OOC

He is throwing the bomb AS he is being shoved...Just thought I'd clarify.


 

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((I PM'd you Thunderbug so hopefully you won't feel too much hate towards me ))

Unfortunately for H'taed, his aim when stumbling isn't quite as good as it is when he's focused. His bomb flew wide of his target, landing on the shoulder of a nearby person coming from a building across the street. This wasn't any "person," it happened to be a hero by the name Nether Mistress.

Looking at the glowing ball on her shoulder she mutters, "This could hurt," and quicking starts muttering a spell. As quickly as she was able to contain the bomb in solid Nether energies, it wasn't enough.

The bomb exploded with enough force to drop a building. Fortunately, the force was padded by Nether Mistess' ((from now on Nether for short)) spell and only threw her back about 20yrds and not disintegrating her instantly. Standing up and bleeding from about a dozen minor wounds, she looks around calmly, "So who should I so graciously send a return present to?"

((FWI, she's short, only about 4'11". Gives her a bit of an edge in fights))


@Kedeawyth
Co-leader of Vae Victus Sinistus (Freedom/Infinity)
Virtue
Exorii: Lvl 50 Kat/Elec Stalker, fully IO'd, T4 Incarnate
SG: Hands of Ashra

 

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((Is the left blade one that was pointed at Alex, or the right blade? O.o I think I missed something))


Server: Virtue
Felis Noctu (50MM Necro/Miasma)
Night Widow Noctu (23SoA)
Toxica Mentis (50Troller Ill/Kin)
Thunder Kiandra (2*Tank WP/SS)

 

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((the left one i believe))


@Kedeawyth
Co-leader of Vae Victus Sinistus (Freedom/Infinity)
Virtue
Exorii: Lvl 50 Kat/Elec Stalker, fully IO'd, T4 Incarnate
SG: Hands of Ashra

 

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((Nope...was the right one. So H'taed is still about to cut Alex's head off. Sorry bout that. :P))


 

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Breathing heavily, she glared up at the man assaulting her, a quick glance to see the man behind him flying forward. Another woman was closing in on the side, and she could see this was getting messy fast. A bomb was conjured, a push connected, and a movement was made. With a burst of strength she kicked off the ground with the grip on the back of her blades, slid out from under the blade, and swung herself back onto her feet.

Holding her side she rolled slowly backwards towards another alleyway, trying to keep a low profile as the others duked it out. What she failed to notice however was the woman on the sidewalk to the side, and bumped right into her. Alex spun with wide eyes and began to apologize, saw the flame ball, and spun again clumsily to try and get away. She knew people wanted what she had grabbed, but this was insane! All of the supers within a mile radius must be coming down on her!

((And yeah, I loved that scene too :P I play that song in the background for just about every post I make that involves my char fighting ^_^ it makes great combat music))


Server: Virtue
Felis Noctu (50MM Necro/Miasma)
Night Widow Noctu (23SoA)
Toxica Mentis (50Troller Ill/Kin)
Thunder Kiandra (2*Tank WP/SS)

 

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H'taed hit the cement with a thud. He looked up to see Alex stumbling away.

"Oh no you don't..." He growled.

An electrical beam shot from his hand, and wrapped around Alex's legs. The beam started to shorten, dragging Alex back towards H'taed...


 

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((i noticed that, it took me a while to write this XD))

Nether looked across the street to see a scene of total chaos. Hmm.. this must be it, she thought to herself. One of her more seedy contacts had told her a package of great importance was in a warehouse in the area. Luckily there were only two around, unfortunately she picked the wrong one to start out with. "One of them must have it," she muttered to herself.

As she started towards the group she began conjuring...

The pink haired girl!

Nether stopped, apparently shadow demon locked away in her mind knew something she didn't.

The pink haired girl was quickly ducking down an ally, apparently hoping to not be seen amongst the chaos, until she ran into a fire wielding woman. From the look of her outfit, "Hmm, seems Maindrain is after this thing too."

"I'd hate to have to fight another hero, but I can let someone else have all the fun." Quickly summoning dark shadows to cloak herself, Nether silently ran towards the group intent on following the girl.

But it seems the brutish fellow had gotten to her first. Hoping to slow the group enough to get the package from the girl, Nether conjures an aura of despair. Intent on stunning them with their own dark fears, she starts in with a flurry of darkness encased punches at the brute lassoing the girl.

((Despite being a top class fighter, Nether Mistress tends for the silent kill, get in get out and no one's the wiser. But if seen, she fights with the ferocity of 1000 water-logged cats. And she's a magic DM/DA so you know where her powers are from.))


@Kedeawyth
Co-leader of Vae Victus Sinistus (Freedom/Infinity)
Virtue
Exorii: Lvl 50 Kat/Elec Stalker, fully IO'd, T4 Incarnate
SG: Hands of Ashra

 

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((Well, Alex is actually being pulled back right now, so you might want to change your post a bit :P))


Server: Virtue
Felis Noctu (50MM Necro/Miasma)
Night Widow Noctu (23SoA)
Toxica Mentis (50Troller Ill/Kin)
Thunder Kiandra (2*Tank WP/SS)