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Post by Skylos on Jan 3, 2010 19:53:28 GMT -5
Yes sir, Yamiken-dono! Skylos smiled and led the way down the hallway. The only thing he was unsure of was how they were going to sneak into Neon's room without him noticing. Well, soundwise. Skylos could easily make them both invisible... But not soundproof. Do you have any suggestions? Skylos asked as he neared Neon's room. It had a black door.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Jan 3, 2010 19:55:34 GMT -5
Teleport through, Yamiken supplied. I can hide the use of my own Power, and this close I can also make sure we don't knock anything over. And so without further ado he did just that. To be safe, he teleported in as far away as he could manage from Neon himself.
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Post by Skylos on Jan 3, 2010 20:05:21 GMT -5
Skylos nodded. That was a very good plan. Perhaps he was just nervous and not thinking entirely clear. He teleported in, and also hid himself with invisibility. Once inside, he saw a younger Neon. But Skylos couldn't understand it...He looked normal. He could feel a Black level Darkness... Normal. He's...Not possessed. Skylos finally admitted.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Jan 3, 2010 20:07:39 GMT -5
As I had suspected, Yamiken answered grimly. Well, Skylos, your dilemma here is clear. Do you prevent Neon getting possessed, undoubtedly granting him a happier life, and not to mention saving your cousin Robbie, but at the same time prevent your group from possibly ever forming? Or do you stand back and let things simply happen?
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Post by Skylos on Jan 3, 2010 20:14:23 GMT -5
Skylos looked to his partner. I have to let him get possessed... If I don't, Izerion will take over in about a year... Skylos knew that Ponic would still come here and still be split in two... Neon being possessed or not. I know that sounds horrible...Like I'm just using him so that everything will be safe... Does the end justify the means? And where was the possessor?
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Jan 3, 2010 20:17:25 GMT -5
You know, Yamiken speculated dispassionately, It's possible that even if you save Neon today history, overall, will continue as before. It may be that someone else 'steps in', if you like, to fill the role he did against Izerion. He shrugged, though clearly Skylos couldn't see this gesture. But of course, that's a risk. Izerion could equally win just as you are predicting here. On balance, it would seem wiser to allow Neon to get possessed. Of course Yamiken wouldn't care for the humanitarian angle...
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Post by Skylos on Jan 3, 2010 20:23:19 GMT -5
Without Neon, there won't be a group. Without a group, there's no chance in beating Izerion. Unless of course Niko decides to step in or something...But he wasn't tracking us then...Because there was no group. Though there were other people out there...The future would just be...Different. Less happy, probably. Skylos looked at his watch. It was getting close... Yamiken. We need to make another stop. Skylos suddenly said. I have to check something... The factory... he was supposed to have possessed Neon by now...So the problem was there.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Jan 3, 2010 20:25:02 GMT -5
Yamiken glanced at Skylos, then gave a nod. Very well. Without a further word, he teleported himself and Skylos there - specifically, just outside of it. Hm... they'd left Omni and Naga behind... oh well~
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Post by Skylos on Jan 3, 2010 20:28:54 GMT -5
"He should have possessed him by now." Skylos explained as he hurried inside, getting down to the next floor via a rope. He seemingly stormed into the elevator.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Jan 3, 2010 20:33:24 GMT -5
Where he found Yamiken waiting for him, who had simply teleported down. The Dark Human warlord pushed the lift button as Skylos got in. "I see," was all he said in answer to the comment. Down they went to the level of the supercomputer...
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Post by Skylos on Jan 3, 2010 20:37:17 GMT -5
The door opened and Walter was standing at the computer! A good thing they were still invisible...
Walter turned around and saw an empty elevator. "Gah. I told them to fix that..." He turned around and went back to work.
Skylos looked dumbfounded. His father was here? At this time? So when did he go missing for real then? Wait...Something was very wrong here...
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Jan 3, 2010 20:39:26 GMT -5
Yamiken was also somewhat surprised... but he took it in his stride. He immediately went - quietly - over to where Walter was working and peered at the screen... he was of course careful to avoid accidentally bumping into Skylos' father, or what appeared to be Skylos' father.
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Post by Skylos on Jan 3, 2010 20:44:12 GMT -5
Walter seemed to be running some sort of program. It appeared to be halfway through some procedure... "Ah. Wonderful. This thing will finally be done...Then I can finally go home. Whew. Kavisto better be happy with this one... Capable of hacking just about anything." Walter seemed happy.
Skylos looked... Well. A good thing Yamiken couldn't see. Because now he understood why Neon hadn't been possessed yet.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Jan 3, 2010 20:51:32 GMT -5
Interesting... Yamiken mused. Methinks the good general will have quite the fair bit to answer for once Skylos returns home. ... ok, so Yamiken had been doing just a little spying lately... as always.
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Post by Skylos on Jan 3, 2010 21:02:08 GMT -5
That wasn't lost on Skylos...But he wasn't about to complain over that with this here. I have to do nothing... This changes...nothing... Skylos shuddered.
Walter yawned and laid back in the chair. "Just a few more minutes..."
Skylos had flashes of everything this program had done...The destruction... But he had to stay firm! More destruction could come from it not being there... It was possible...
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Jan 3, 2010 21:08:25 GMT -5
Yamiken glanced at Skylos. Despite the Light Human's earlier words, he was fairly confident his return wouldn't be influenced by this day's events. Lucifer, after all, was unlikely to care very much for who might rule earth when he was invading. It was possible there would be a change, true, but... wait. Now he thought about it, who was it who had suggested the plan of sending certain souls in Hell back from the grave to cause disruption? If it had been Seraphiel, then nothing would change... but it might have been another... Arasuki. And without the group... would she have gone to Hell in the first place? It was too much of a chance to take. Skylos-kun, he counseled sternly. Remember your own creed. You cannot interfere in major events. To do so runs too much risk; the Time Lord Victorious is but a work of fiction.
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Post by Skylos on Jan 3, 2010 21:16:13 GMT -5
...I know. I know... But what if--
Just then, a warning went off from the computer. Walter jerked forward. "What the?! Someone has tampred with the setup...The program is going haywire. Franz! Franz!" Walter yelled, but then a smoke shot and nailed Walter in the head, cauing him to fall on the floor, knocked out.
Skylos held himself back. In fact, he grabbed Yamiken's shoulder and looked away, eyes shut firmly closed.
The smoke left Walter and slithered away, outside of the building.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Jan 3, 2010 21:24:09 GMT -5
Yamiken waited another half a minute or so, then spoke mentally, I suggest we return to Omni and Naga now and update them. After a brief pause, he added, At any rate, I suspect that's the crux of the trial done. With that he teleported them both back to just outside John's house, where he dispensed with his invisibility.
Naga looked up at them. "Ah," he said. "What did you find?"
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Post by Skylos on Jan 3, 2010 21:27:59 GMT -5
"Too much." Skylos noted dryly.
"Indeed. Neon's aura doubled about a half a minute ago, and he left. John is also gone." Omni explained. "Looks like your history is going according to plan, hm?"
Skylos nodded. He didn't feel like mentioning his dad or great great grandfather.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Jan 3, 2010 21:31:28 GMT -5
Well, Yamiken wasn't going to blurt it out himself. He had nothing to gain from it; therefore it was purely a matter for Skylos' discretion. "Shall we return to Charles-san's house, then?" he suggested.
Naga sensed there was much Skylos was omitting... but he felt no need to press. He gave a silent nod in approval of Yamiken's idea. He saw no reason to stay here, after all; there was nothing left.
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Post by Skylos on Jan 3, 2010 21:39:55 GMT -5
"I...I'd rather not." Skylos frowned. But they probably had to go. He sighed. "Let's go."
Omni nodded, teleporting them. They were just in time to see Neon disappear inside. Robbie's death would soon follow.
"We can't stay here. Ponic will appear in a few seconds, as well as Alice." Skylos noted.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Jan 3, 2010 21:41:38 GMT -5
"Ah yes... the Cat Demon..." Yamiken mused. "... can I not please just kill her? Having missed one does seem so insulting..." He paused, then added drily, "That was a joke."
"You could've fooled me..." Naga murmured in a wry tone of voice.
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Post by Skylos on Jan 3, 2010 21:44:09 GMT -5
Skylos chuckled slightly.
Omni just rolled his eyes and hid everyone with a cloak. It wasn't long before there wa s a discharge of Darkness, and an Aura fizzling out. Skylos flinched, but then everything seemed to change to a new scene...
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Jan 3, 2010 21:52:01 GMT -5
I wonder, my friend, Yamiken suddenly communicated to Naga, What scene will a being as old as you be confronted with?
Probably a chance to do something mundane such as catching my first love, Naga laughed mentally in response. In truth, he had no clue. He couldn't pick out any single event which had defined his life to come... rather, his life had been shaped by grander events outside of anything he could ever have done. But surely he wouldn't have to change one of those, right? Besides, he went on, noting the scenery as this materialised, This doesn't look like any scene I've ever known. It seemed it was Omni's turn next...
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Post by Skylos on Jan 3, 2010 21:55:10 GMT -5
"This is wrong." Omni immediately said. "You two can't be here." He turned to look at Yamiken and Skylos.
Skylos raised an eyebrow at the scenery. "Why?" he inquired. It was very lovely. It was almost like a paradise.
"Because we're on Prime." Omni stated.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Jan 3, 2010 22:02:39 GMT -5
Naga looked around and blinked. "Ah yes..." Suddenly his eyebrows shot up. "Why, this is the Elysian Garden*! I was here when..." He checked himself. "Well, that doesn't matter." He frowned at Yamiken and Skylos. "He has a point, though. By rights, the pair of you shouldn't be here. Clearly the Dimension Stone is granting you some... dispensation, shall we say..."
Yamiken looked around. So this was the fabled Prime Universe. Certainly rather aesthetically pleasing... But he didn't care for such things. He turned his attention to Omni and Naga. "Clearly," he parroted Naga's adverb drily. "But I don't see that it's worth getting yourselves in a fuss about it. We're here for the time being; we'll depart once the trial's over. Is there really anything so great and wrong about that?"
[*Change that if you like, it was just a spur of the moment name.]
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Post by Skylos on Jan 3, 2010 22:08:29 GMT -5
Omni shook his head. "Well no. It's just that...Oh nevermind." Omni shook his head. "I guess this one is for you, Naga. I've never actually been here before. It's beautiful, but not really my style."
Skylos shrugged. His ordeal was over...He was just glad...It was over.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Jan 3, 2010 22:11:41 GMT -5
"For me?" Naga's eyebrows rose. He looked around. "I have been here before," he conceded. "But not this time." He paused, then reluctantly said it. "It cannot be this time, because whatever this time may be, it isn't the beginning. And that was the last and only time I was ever in this part of Prime." Overall, he'd avoided this Universe, in fact... he only ever returned for the libraries.
The beginning? My, you are old then... Yamiken thought, a thoughtful frown creasing his expression.
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Post by Skylos on Jan 3, 2010 22:14:57 GMT -5
"All right then. I propose that we are not in a time that we are not necessarily in during our past selves." omni noted. "It's the only other reason, then. Let's go ahead and see if it's even our times. Zephyr could have thrown his own time in, for all we know."
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Jan 3, 2010 22:23:30 GMT -5
"A reasonable theory," Naga observed. "Although I'd have thought he'd save himself for last..." He shrugged. "Well, who am I to say? I don't pretend to be suitable for guarding a Dimension Stone." Cough cough.
"Proof," Yamiken declared. "Or evidence, at least. I agree with Omni; let's see if we can find anything to indicate that this time has nothing to do with any of us." He bowed sarcastically to the dragonslayer and the Void Human. "Lead the way, O mighty residents of Prime."
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