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Post by Skylos on Oct 24, 2008 15:53:12 GMT -5
"You're free to come with me." he replied, still knowing that this wouldn't satisfy Sotec. He started to go through the doorway, but paused. He turned and looked at Sotec. "What good would I do anyways? Aren't I the one that is always yelling and getting on everyone's nerves? I'll be coming back..."
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 24, 2008 15:56:37 GMT -5
Sotec sighed once more. "I can't go," he said sadly. "I'm sorry. I'm needed here," he went on, glancing around the room. His gaze then returned to Remus. "Be careful," he told him. "And get back as soon as you can. No matter what you think, this place won't be the same without you."
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Post by Skylos on Oct 24, 2008 16:00:40 GMT -5
Remus nodded dully. "I'll be coming back." He repeated. "Wish me luck." He exhaled deeply and then started walking down the cobblestone path.
Corona sniffed. "But I don't want you to go..." She muttered in vain.
Belak watched with a passive expression.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 24, 2008 16:02:07 GMT -5
"Good luck," Sotec sighed after him. He then went and put his arm around Corona, sensing she might start crying again in a second.
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Post by Skylos on Oct 24, 2008 16:06:55 GMT -5
Corona did cry. She burried her face in Sotec's left shoulder. Nothing more was said.
Daniel peeked from his arms, but said nothing.
But then, there was some coughing, and a dazed Noah woke up. He groaned.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 24, 2008 16:08:49 GMT -5
Sotec hugged Corona to him tightly, then heard Noah's coughing and looked up at the Light Human. "Noah," he called to him, relieved he was awake. "Are you okay?"
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Post by Skylos on Oct 24, 2008 16:11:50 GMT -5
"I've been better." He managed a smile. He then noticed he was still in light form. He released his flow of energy and his robe vanished, leaving him with his usual white clothes and blue eyes.
Corona rushed over and embraced him. "Noah!" She sobbed.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 24, 2008 16:15:46 GMT -5
Sotec followed Corona over to Noah at a rather more leisurely pace. He felt entirely worn out by the day's events. "Good to have you back on your feet," he smiled, voice cracking a little with emotion.
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Post by Skylos on Oct 24, 2008 17:21:11 GMT -5
Noah laughed. "I think you might be jumping the gun on that... I can't feel anything." He grinned. He continued to lay there. "Ah...Corra...I can feel that!" He laughed in slight pain.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 24, 2008 17:22:49 GMT -5
Sotec laughed weakly. "We're just happy to see you awake again, Noah," he told the Light Human. His face fell. "Remus is gone," he related bleakly.
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Post by Skylos on Oct 24, 2008 17:28:22 GMT -5
Corona retreated back to give Noah some room.
Noah nodded. "I figured as much." He grinned. "He's probably trying to fix things by himself, isn't he?"
Daniel rose and walked over. He looked stern, but underneath, still wary. "Noah...That was a foolish thing for you to do..."
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 24, 2008 17:30:38 GMT -5
Sotec sighed in frustration. "Not exactly," he told Noah. "What he's going to do is nearly worse." Grimacing, he related the full truth. "He's gone to find Toraken. He's planning to work with him to beat Yamiken." He then glanced at Daniel and nodded. "Also, he's right," he continued to Noah, referring to Daniel. "That was foolish. We work as a team, remember? We don't have to fight our battle on our own."
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Post by Skylos on Oct 24, 2008 17:39:53 GMT -5
Noah continued smiling. "He's doing what he think is right...isn't that what counts?" He gave a sigh. "I knew that he wouldn't accept a challenge from all of us at once. I took a chance that he might be bluffing... He hid his aura well..." He sighed again. "I thought I could beat him...but his power never seemed to run out. I wonder if he had power reserves or something..."
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 24, 2008 17:44:03 GMT -5
Sotec shrugged. "Who knows?" he wondered. "There's so much we don't know about him. We don't even know which Universe he's from!" He glanced about. "Well," he addressed the entire group. "I think it would be a good idea if we all went to bed now. I'm absolutely bushed, and the rest of you look it too." He smiled slightly. "Well, excpet maybe for you, Noah."
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Post by Skylos on Oct 24, 2008 17:51:40 GMT -5
Noah laughed. "I'd run a mile if I could feel my legs."
Daniel nodded. "I could sleep forever knowing Yamiken controls us... Perhaps I'll sleep in..." He left to go to his quarters.
Corona nodded. "Yes. I need some sleep. It'll do me good." She smiled, being in a better mood, and dismissed herself.
This left only Belak, Noah, and Sotec. Belak, of course, didn't budge.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 24, 2008 17:54:05 GMT -5
Sotec turned back to Noah. "Want some help up to your room?" he smiled. "Or do you plan to sleep down here tonight?"
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Post by Skylos on Oct 24, 2008 17:56:40 GMT -5
Noah shook his head. "I'll just rest here; I don't want to trouble you."
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 24, 2008 17:58:21 GMT -5
"Sure?" Sotec asked concernedly, before shrugging. "Ok, your choice." He turned to leave, then spotted Belak, and remember his earlier misgivings. "Belak," he began to ask with a mix of curiosity and caution in his voice, "What's your take on all this?"
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Post by Skylos on Oct 24, 2008 18:05:04 GMT -5
Belak stared pensively. "My take on this is this: I will continue to opperate how I have been. My function has only shifted slightly, due to being under Yamiken's rule now, but that does not affect the overall goal that we hold, which is peace for all. I will follow orders without fail." he said this bleakly.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 24, 2008 18:09:14 GMT -5
Sotec eyes brows shot up. He'd guessed that Belak might look upon Yamiken slightly more kindly than the rest of them, the latter being a Dark Human (of some sort, anyway)... but he hadn't thought he'd be entirely unfazed by the whole thing. "... well," he said at last, forcing his voice to remain light and conversational. "That's certainly... a different way of looking at things." He stared at Belak for a few more seconds before realising that he was and striding out of the room towards bed. What a day... he thought to himself once more on his way up.
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Post by Skylos on Oct 24, 2008 18:15:10 GMT -5
Belak watched Sotec leave. He does not understand me. He shrugged and and got up. He walked over to Noah and moved his legs so that he could sit next to him. He sat his legs on his so that he was in the same position as before.
Noah smiled. "Going to spend the night we me? Heh. Sweet dreams." He closed his eyes.
Belak closed his as well.
Omni arrived in his house and threw his robe on his sofa. He climbed up the stairs and turned into his workshop. He sat the gauntlets on the table and grabbed a cloth and a bottle of some black liquid. He unscrewed the top and put the cloth to the top. He shook once so that the liquid doused the cloth, but didn't spill out. He screwed the top back on and shelved the liquid. Taking the gauntlets one at a time, he polished them and they shone bright black. he fire a void orb at it and it bounced off harmlessly. He caught the orb and extinguished it. Once he was satisfied, he left the room and went back downstairs. He went left and retreated into his room. His room was colored a clay-gray. He sat on the bed with such surprising force that a crystal flew out of his pocket. It was his only connection to Yamiken. He stared at it as it sparkled on the bed.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 24, 2008 19:40:24 GMT -5
Meanwhile, Yamiken was also considering his crystal absently, turning it over in his fingers as he sat at the desk in his tent. Out of curiosity and boredom more than anything else, he decided to try it out. Setting it down in front of him, he activated it.
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Post by Skylos on Oct 24, 2008 19:46:27 GMT -5
Omni's dull, clear, 12-sided crystal suddenly became bright. He wondered if he had acidentally activated. Well...If I have...then I'll just have to talk to Yamiken. There's no problem with that. I'm sure he has done a lot in these past two weeks. "Hello?" he asked the crystal. He peered through it to see if Yamiken was looking into it.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 24, 2008 19:49:46 GMT -5
"Ah, hello Omni," Yamiken spoke into the crystal, also peering at it. "I trust you've been keeping well these past two weeks?" he began conversationally.
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Post by Skylos on Oct 24, 2008 19:52:31 GMT -5
Omni nodded. "Well. I think I would have been... But it seems that the Nexus has displaced my time a bit. I seem to have lost two weeks." he shrugged. "It happens. Now... How have you been? Find any good land?" He smiled.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 24, 2008 19:56:11 GMT -5
"Why, yes, as it happens," Yamiken replied. "In fact, I've been running into more of your descendents." At this, he grinned. "Don't worry, I haven't killed any of them."
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Post by Skylos on Oct 24, 2008 20:01:54 GMT -5
Omni's eyebrows raised. "...Oh yes. You'll see them quite often. A Unique Soul's decendants are guarenteed to be in every Universe in a close Series. I wish I knew why..." He smiled. "Haven't killed any, eh? I assume you've fought one or two of them?"
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 24, 2008 20:04:21 GMT -5
"Just one so far," chuckled Yamiken in response. "Noah." He stroked his chin. "A most profitable duel."
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Post by Skylos on Oct 24, 2008 20:07:29 GMT -5
Omni gave a surprised tone. "You fought Noah? Of all the people out there... I figured you'd never have to fight him. He rarely fights anyone unless he feels that he has to. You're lucky." He laughed. "How badly did you beat him?"
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 24, 2008 20:14:02 GMT -5
"He was unconscious after about 5 minutes," Yamiken related smoothly, with just a hint of self-satisfaction in his voice. "He'll be quite alright, though. And Belak assures me he'll harboutr me no ill will." His tone was slightly skeptical at the last.
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