Crusade: Open RP


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Port Independence Hospital

Margaret Johnson knew she was tough, tough enough that this was hurting like hell, her body ate chemicals nothing could poison her however nothing could deaden her pain. Everything seemed white, the light bleached everything colours seemed muted dimly she could hear music.

'What is it?'

'Valkyries?'

'They are coming to get me?'

“She's bleeding out! Get suction on it now!”an unknown voice said

People were working around her.... in her she realised, dimly she could see blood staining their clothes her blood.

'Please.....'

'Please not yet'

Things started to dim, the light the music the presence of people it all faded away.

'Mom Dad...not yet....'

Twenty minutes earlier the beach Port Independence

Margaret Johnson loved the ocean, she'd been fascinated with it ever since she first saw it on a nature show at the age of five, all her school projects had something to do with the ocean, despite the stretches she had to make. She'd taken the name Hydro Foil when her powers had come on at puberty she'd believed she was a mutant, she could breathe under the water, swim at incredible speeds even manipulate the water with her will.

It had come as a surprise but had explained so much when her mother had told her the truth about her father. Her father had been a water elemental taken human form, that had fallen in love, married and ultimately died trying to protect their home town.

She adjusted her woolly cap, she liked it despite her workmates calling her Jackie Custo when she wore it, something shook her from her silent thoughts an armoured figure walking from the sea, striding up the beach.

She approached, covered in sea weed the figure appeared to be looking around a red light glowing in the morning mist.

“Hello can I hel...” she called out as she approached and was cut off.

The figure raised on hand and the air burned between them.... the air burned and so did Maragret, she collapsed the front of her chest burned away by intense heat, the world shimmered as her mediport device ported her away.

Paragon City

Radios crackled with static and TV screens filled with snow over the air waves a voice spoke metallic, emotionless with a metronomes rhythm.

“Hear This Unit: Accursed City Of Heretic: Deviants: Genetically Inferior Scum”

“Thou: Who Hast Sheltered: Doctor Edward Johnson....”

“Thou Hast: Called: Retribution Upon Thy Selves”

“Know This Only: The Blood Of The Betrayer: Doctor Edward Johnson Shall Sate This Retribution : Slay Him And Be Spared”

“Prepare Your Selves: Heretics: For It Is The Divine Will Of Sul Dar: That This City Shall Burn”


The snow fades and the crackle returns only for the confused deejays of various stations to apologies for the loss of coverage and to discuss what the voice had said.

The signal used to broadcast and override points to a small radio station in Port Independence


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M3 Radio Station ((Mad Marvellous Metal!)) Port Independence

A song plays on loop it had been playing before all the stations had been interrupted.

The place is a mess... it's worse than a mess the staff lie where they fell, blood coats every surface, flesh and organs are strewn about like a grotesque butchers market.

Above all this carnage floats a copper like orb, almost unnaturally smooth it emits a pale blue light as it floats.... faintly the sound of whirring can be heard from within, like the gears of some complex clock.


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Somewhere in Paragon

“The Heretics: They Think This Unit A Fool”

Sheet metal bent under the figures fingers, tiny lasers cut gears smaller than the head of a pin.

“They Think: Their Charade: Their Shadow Play: Their Work Of Fiction: Will Save The Betrayer”

A brief static charge moved the gear, setting it in place with its brothers.

“Lies: All Humanity Understands: Lies: All Humanity Ever Speaks : Mistruths: Distractions: Heresy.”

The gears began to turn, a melody filled the room.

“Paragon City: Nay: Humanity Will Not Hide: Mechano From This Unit: Sul Dar Has Blessed This Unit: This Unit Sees Through: This Cities Play Acting”


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What was left of the door hit the floor and promptly dissintegrated. A trio picked its way into the room, stopping short as they took in the gory scene around the MMM recording studio.
"Oh god..."
"...Ouch..."
"This isn't the work of anyone I know..."

The first two voices were definately human, although the were fully clad in suits of powered armour. The blue and white of X21 Ice Wold and the red and orange of Z22 Pyre Fox were fairly well known around Paragon, at least amongst the likes of Longbow and Vanguard.

The third voice belonged to Chief Centurion Z1, Honourary Longbow Member and a Vanguard Captain. The large Kaarinian stepped forward slowly, metallic feet attempting to avoid the layers of bodies and parts, the red glow from his eyes sweeping the room. He looked up slowly, technoid wings arching as he took in the sphere that hovered in the middle of the room.

Fox and Wolf were both edgy, and Wolf kept sweeping the room with his assault rifle. Fox had both fists clenched, and the larger gauntlet on his right hand was pulsing faintly with contained heat, ready to burst into flame at a moments notice.

Slowy the Chief stepped forward, reaching up and tapping the sphere with one metal digit...


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The light falters for a moment and the sphere begins to rotate the upper half clockwise and the lower counter clock wise. A melody starts to play, repeating it self. Each time a repetition finishes the speed of the devices rotations increases.

With each rotation the room starts to smell.... more chemical.


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The cloaked figure of Unit-1 moved silently and swiftly through various warehouses it's scanners looking for the anomaly, the logical thought process of it's AI had pointed out that the villain would hide in a warehouse sand anaylysed the robotic tones and was calculating a plan as he moved swiftly through the warehouses, ready to open fire...


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The Chief lifted his head, and there was a hiss of in-drawn air from his frontal grill.
Wolf and Fox spun as he swore loudly.
"Chief...?"
"MOVE!"
The brothers were swept up both bulky metal arms, and the trio exploded through the wall of the building like a rocket, the Chiefs jets sending them corkscrewing through the air to land as far away as possible, depositing them in a heap a decent way away from the building...


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GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.
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NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

 

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[ QUOTE ]

The brothers were swept up both bulky metal arms, and the trio exploded through the wall of the building like a rocket, the Chiefs jets sending them corkscrewing through the air to land as far away as possible, depositing them in a heap a decent way away from the building...

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The song played once more and the orb dropped to the floor.... then with a sound like the hellish bark of a hound from hades the building went up in flames.

WOOF

The blaze seemed so unnaturally quick it ripped through the building in seconds and then died out just as quick, leaving the crime scene thick with the stench of burning flesh.


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[ QUOTE ]
The cloaked figure of Unit-1 moved silently and swiftly through various warehouses it's scanners looking for the anomaly, the logical thought process of it's AI had pointed out that the villain would hide in a warehouse sand anaylysed the robotic tones and was calculating a plan as he moved swiftly through the warehouses, ready to open fire...

[/ QUOTE ]

The machine turned it's gaze sweeping through the building infra-red to ultra-violet, sub-sonics to super-sonics.

“Why Do You Hide: Child Of Sul Dar: Query?”

Turning back to the table it began construction of another incendiary orb, a sack of completed ones lying next to it's feet.


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The Chief propped himself up on one elbow, glaring at the burning wreckage. Fox was already sitting up, massaging his head, while Wolf had opened the front of his helmet up to vomit.
"Someone is going to pay for this..." the Chief growled, tapping one ariel to activate his comms. "This is Charon-two Zeta-one. Requesting a Longbow and PPD clear-up team at current coordinates. We need some answers as to what the hell happened here. Look for any related attacks or incidents. Out."


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GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.
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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon View Post
NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

 

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The rifle's mounts swivvled and locked on to the figure of Battle Unit Omega, "This: Unit: Does: Not: Follow: Unknown: Figure: Sul Dar." the three mounts fired simultaniously, the only visable effect before reaching the robot was a faint wave, and soon followed by a volley of small electro-magnetic pulse rounds exploading on contact and the EMP disabling anything in a two foot radius...


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”Statement: A Waste Of Time: E.M.P: Ineffective”

The machine grabbed hold of the heavy oak table it had been working at, a roar of gears and the groaning sound of protesting wood announced its counter attack. Hurling the heavy table at Unit-1 the machine used the moments distraction to rip away the heavy clothing disguising its form, the light glinted of its bronze like sculptured form and on its chest lay..... a child of indeterminable sex, taped with heavy rolls of duct tape to the bronzed form of the machine paladin.

Gripping one of the orbs in a steely grip the machine ordered Unit-1 to stand down.

”By The Grace: Sul Dar: This Unit Has The Upper Hand: Know This: Should This Unit Fall: Target Designate: Human Shield Child: Will Action: Perish.”

”Target: Defective Machine: Your Masters Will Surely: Decommission You Should: the Child Perish”


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[bold]Vanguard Base, Atlas[/bold]

The Chief's fingers were a blur over the keys, whole pages zipping across the screen faster than a human eye could cope with. He was searching, searching for anything that might link to the slaughterhouse in the Radio station...similar attacks, motives, reasons...anything.


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GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.
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NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

 

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The robot, if he had a face, would probably be grinning as the table hit him, shattering. "This: units: Creators: Not: Found: On: This: Planet." the rifle powered down as the robot took in all various vectors, angels etc. "Querey: Will: Unit: Designated: Battle Unit Omega: Accept: Negociations?" activating a discreet link to the databases of Freedom Corps and Vanguard, sending co-ordinates etc. But soon shutting it down giving any sensors barely time to lock onto the transmission...


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The machine gestured, a finger opened as it hands swept in an arc, a small device hitting the concrete floor and then with a whirr drilled into the ground burrowing to safety. A second passed then another before a surge of information announced the establishment of a field.

”The Medical Teleport System: Disrupted Current Location”

Gripping the child by it's skull the machine peeled away the tape holding the infant child's form close. Holding the child in the air it drove it's fist into the child's side a quick machine thrust, sending the child to lie sprawled on the floor. Tossing the orb to lie next to the child's broken body, the machine turned and started to walk away.

”Target: Human Child: Multiple Broken Ribs: Organs Punctured: Requires Immediate Medical Attention”

”Incendiary Device: Active: Make Your Choice: Abandon Child To Death: Pursue This Unit: Rescue This Child: Lose Pursuit Of This Unit”

”There Will Be No Negotiation With: Heretics: Deliver Doctor Edward Johnson To This Unit: Or Burn: Only Two Output Cases”

The machine continued to walk towards the ware houses drainage system and the cities sewer system.


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Vanguard Base, Chiefs Office

The Chief looked up from his written notes as a message came up on his screen. He flicked through the transmission from Longbow, visor narrowing at what was written.
"Computer, begin searching for everything known about one, Battle Unit Omega..."


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GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.
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NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

 

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We appear to have stalled so moving on to act two

Jefferson High School, Paragon City Limits

The security guard looked up nervously as a figure approached down the street, while not the smallest of men the approaching figure practically dwarfed him, clad in baggy track shorts and a massive hoody that hid the approaching figures hands, face and sex the figure was making a bee line for the school. Steeping in front of the figure the security guard made a guess...

“Sir if you'll wait here, I'll send a message ahead that you've arrived” he offered

The figure ignored him continuing it's slow walk towards to the gate, the guard placed one hand in a restraining gesture on the figure. A sudden flurry of violence, brittle sounds overlayed by wetness, the figure broke the guards arm in one fluid movement and then grabbed the man by the skull smashing him like a rag doll into the cement pavement, it cracked under the pavement as soft liquid sounds announced the mans life leaking away.

A few of the students screamed and backed away as the figure entered the school, a gestured sent a rod like device burrowing into the playground it crackled a red energy as it unfolded and then with a pulse a forcefield formed over the school a sphere cutting through the ground, a few birds fell twitching as the field cut them in two. One of the teenager launched him self at the figure, flames flashing from his hands, the figures clothing ignited leaving it standing blazing like a wicker man, it raised one hand and blazing energy arced from it's fingers burning a hole through the students chest, the fires died down as the young hero fell.

”Target: Children: You Will Proceed To You Class Rooms: Disobedience: Is Death”

The frightened teenagers did as they were told, filling into the school under the red light of the forcefield.

Meanwhile across the city a burst of static filled radios and TV screens as the once more the voice of the machine echoed across mass media.

”Paragon City: This Unit Has: Your Children: Deliver Target: Doctor Edward Johnson: To This Unit: Else: One Child: Will Perish Per Hour”


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"Oh damn..."
A gunsight was trained on the figure through the snarling forcefield, but its owner knew better than to try anything.
It was shear luck that had had X21 Ice Wolf on the City outskirts, tracking down some Rikti scouting parties that were on the Vanguard Kill-list. And now, here he was, caught without backup against the one they had been looking for.
"Chief, I think I've got him. Grab Fox, maybe Vix too. This is one tough customer, and he's already got blood on his hands," he murmured into his comms. Despite being close to half a mile away, Wolf was still whispering. "We've got to hit him fast and hard. Before he kills anymore of these poor kids...Oh, and we've got one hour until the kill count goes up by one..."


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GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.
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NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

 

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((Right after looooong thought)
U1 moved swiftly, servo's and anti-grav assisting him in saving the child...

[i] At Jefferson High[/]
U1 remained outside the barrier, thinking, calculating, "This: Is: A: Worthy: Foe." he seems to muses....


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