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Post by Mushi Moto on Oct 5, 2008 11:38:58 GMT -5
Shingen chuckled. "Keiji, you'll stay here and look after things during our absence, won't you?" He called over to the giant of a samurai. Keiji nodded. "Yeah, sure!" He laughed out loud. "Who knows? Could be fun!" he said, his mind filled with thoughts of fighting Lu Bu again.
Yukimura failed to sense Kanetsugu's undertone. "Well, I try to show gratittude and that's what I get!? Fine." He said, turning his back to Kanetsugu and crossing his arms.
Liu Bei looked over to Kenshin and Shingen. "I'm not sure, but wherever it is, we know we've made ourselves a powerful ally in the fights to come."
Sun Ce replied. "Yeah. Let's just say goodbye first, enjoy the moment. We were fighting to destroy this beast and save the world, why can't we relish in the safety for now?"
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 5, 2008 11:44:49 GMT -5
Kenshin smiled. "Ah, Keiji, the world needs more young men like you," he chuckled fondly.
Kanetsugu just scowled - mostly because he realised he was in the wrong and resented it. Instead of apologising, he strode over to Keiji. "You're staying?" he asked, having caught snatches of the recent exchange between him and Shingen.
Cao nodded. "Indeed... although I fear that the next time we see them, we may wish we hadn't," he sighed. He had a feeling that that day would arise because there was some threat greater than Orochi which had appeared...
Zhou Yu chucked wryly. "Alright, Ce, but don't stay out with your friends too long!" he admonished laughingly.
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Post by Mushi Moto on Oct 5, 2008 11:53:39 GMT -5
"Young?" Keiji chuckled, he continued to do so while saying. "Considering how long we've been around, you're not that much older than me!"
Bei placed his hand on his new-found comrade's shoulders. "Fear not, my friend. I share the same fear that I know you have. If such a threat may arise, then we will simply defeat it. Thus is our duty."
"Oh don't worry, you're coming with me!" He chuckled.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 5, 2008 12:10:55 GMT -5
"And yet so much wiser," countered Kenshin with a smile.
"Indeed it is," Cao agreed. "Well, I think we've done enough worrying about the future for one day. Is that huangjiu I see Yunchang with?" He strode over to Guan Yu, who had opened a casket of wine. Ma Chao had acquired a cupful and was currently taunting Zhang Fei with it.
"Of course. Someone needs to make sure you don't go get drunk and start crucifying anymore village mystics!" Zhou Yu bantered back.
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Post by Mushi Moto on Oct 5, 2008 15:22:19 GMT -5
Zhang Fei soon became so angry, he couldn't contain it, and delivered a powerful punch to Ma Chao's face, and stealing his cup. "Don't taunt me."
Sun Ce mumbled. "... ah simpler times." he laughed.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 5, 2008 15:27:24 GMT -5
Ma Chao went flat down onto the ground and lay there dazed. Guan Yu looked down at him. "Well," he told the semi-comatose body. "I just said it would be amusing. I never said it would be a good idea." He then poured two more cups of wine and offered them to Liu Bei and Cao Cao. "Brother, Mengde."
"Which got you killed, remember," reminded Zhou Yu, punching Sun Ce's arm lightly. "Now, are we going to go and get drunk or what?"
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Post by Skylos on Oct 5, 2008 16:00:34 GMT -5
Skylos stayed quiet most of the time. He seemed distracted, or perhaps he was just musing over something. "If our personalities have shifted, then it's your fault, Akio. You better fix this, or you won't be living much longer." he threatened with narrowed eyes.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 5, 2008 16:14:30 GMT -5
"People! People! Please!" cried Masamune in despair. "Can't we all just get along? Feel the love, dude, feel the love! We can all live in peace if we try!" His eyes flicked from person to person, searching in vain for some sign that he was getting through to them.
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Post by Neon on Oct 5, 2008 21:55:14 GMT -5
Neon would just be sitting there on the ground rocking back and forth with his arms wrapped around his legs.
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Post by Mushi Moto on Oct 6, 2008 15:02:18 GMT -5
~Many hours after~
The chamurai were all standing on the coast, watching Sun Ce and his soldiers on the deck, and waving goodbye. "Good luck!" Musashi yelled over to the warriors, who waved back. "You too!" Sun Ce walked up. "It's been fun guys, but we gotta get goin' now!" Gan Ning ran up to the wheel. "Come on, before Shang Xiang wakes up." He said, turning the wheel of the ship, and setting off into the sunset. Gan Ning, who had lost a drinking contest against Zhang Fei, was drunk. And thus, the ship sailed in a zig zag. "Gan Ning! Right! No! left! Aaagh!!!" Were Sun Ce's panicked cries.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 6, 2008 15:07:51 GMT -5
"GO EAST!" Zhou Yu could be heard screaming at Gan Ning from the coast. Cao Cao looked at Liu Bei and raised an eyebrow. "I must say, I'd forgotten quite how... unique the warriors Wu are," he remarked amusedly.
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Post by Mushi Moto on Oct 6, 2008 15:18:03 GMT -5
"Quite." Liu Bei chuckled to himself awkwardly. Zhao Yun rode up to the two lords, with Liu Bei's and Cao Cao's horses' reigns in hand. "It's time to leave, my lords."
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 6, 2008 15:55:16 GMT -5
Meanwhile...
"My Lord," Katsuie greeted Yamiken with respect as he and the rest of the Oda army reached Yamiken's position. Hideyoshi and the other commanders also made their obeisance. "I regret to inform you that-"
"Yes, yes," Yamiken waved away Katsuie's apologies impatiently. "I'm aware."
"How did the serpent break free... my Lord?" Hideyoshi asked cautiously. He hoped he wasn't being too obvious...
"Frightened I'd decided you'd outlived your usefulness, Hideyoshi?" Yamiken grinned, causing Hideyoshi to colour. "No," the Demon King went on. "I was forced to break Oroken, severing my control over him. You have Mitsuhide to thank for that." He held up a hand to stall Katsuie, who had been on the verge of making some sort of vehement outburst. "Yes, yes, unforgivable, but I expect he's long gone now. Besides, we have more pressing business." Here, he paused, as if considering how to phrase his next announcement. "We are leaving this universe," he stated at last.
This brought a considerable hush among his generals. "Leaving... my Lord?" Ieyasu murmured in something between shock and wonder.
"... to where?" Katsuie supplied the rest of the confused question.
In answer, Yamiken simply shrugged. "I haven't yet decided," he admitted. "But I know we must go." He gazed over the landscape stretching in all directions. "We've spent too long here... made too many enemies," he said quietly. "It is time to start afresh." At that, he remembered the fragment of crystal stolen by Xiahou Dun, but pushed that from his mind. If he was lucky, they wouldn't be able to track him. But he'd have to move fast to even have a chance. He gestured to the army arrayed before them. "Despite this defeat, we still have a mighty army at our disposable..." His gazed then shifted to his officers. "... and many capable generals." He held his hand out into the air and made a slow grasping motion. "We can have the universes at our feet if we will only make it so." Realising he was beginning to shift into speech-making, he decided to curtail himself there. He was fairly certain he had the generals convinced... with one exception... "... of course, it would be foolish to sever all ties with this world," he ammended. "Hideyoshi, I will entrust you to keep tabs on what is going on here."
Hideyoshi started somewhat at this unexpected assignment. Could it be... he asked himself worriedly, not daring to finish the question even in his head. Instead, he merely bowed. "Don't worry, milord, I'll do my best." Well, either way, don't look a gift horse in the mouth, I guess... heh, always did like that one.
Yamiken smiled tightly. "Oh yes, Hideyoshi, I know exactly how hard you'll try," he lauged, and undertone suggesting he did, indeed, know more than he was letting on about Hideyoshi's intentions. Well, it's not like he'll be useful if he's liable to defect at any moment... Yamiken reasoned. Ever since he leanred Yukimura's back, he's been jittery.
"One more question, my Lord," Ieyasu interjected. "How exactly are you planning to... transport us... to a new universe?"
Yamiken smiled knowingly. "Why, with these, of course," he answered, withdrawing the three fragments of crystal from his robes. "Orochi's final gift is great indeed." He laughed once more, then grew serious. "Ask no more questions," he adressed his subordinates. "We have little time. There were originally eight of these. Four," he raised for fingers on his other hand, "I gave away freely, to a friend." He chose not elaborate on who that friend was. "But one," he lowered three fingers, leaving the index raised, "Was stolen, by none other than a certain Xiahou Dun, who serves Cao Mengde. If the latter, or, more likely, Kenshin, knows the proper ritual... we could find ourselves pursued. The chances of that increase the longer we tarry. Hideyoshi, you are dimissed." Hideyoshi hesitated slightly, then gave one final bow and withdrew, celebrating his freedom already. "The rest of you, remain where you are. I will begin the spell now."
Focusing, he began to chant under his breath. Slowly, the three crystal fragments in his outstretched palm began to glow and rose into the air slightly. After a short while, the light spread, enveloping Yamiken and his army.
They then found themselves at the Centre of the Universes. Yamiken glanced around, as did his men, though the latter with far more shock and awe than him, who had, of course, already been here. He, instead, was looking for someone...
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Post by Skylos on Oct 6, 2008 16:14:19 GMT -5
Omni turned around from where he was standing on top of the staircase. The mass of aura that suddenly appeared had given them away. "Ah. There he is." he said to himself. He casually made his way down the twenty or so steps to the bottom and aura scanned for Yamiken, since he didn't see him at first.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 6, 2008 16:20:05 GMT -5
"Ah..." Yamiken smiled slightly as he caught sight of Omni. He began to move towards the Pantech patriach in order to greet him. He figured it would be best to let his soldiers acclimatise a little first after the shock of the transportation.
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Post by Skylos on Oct 6, 2008 16:27:40 GMT -5
Omni easily caught the dark aura as it filtered out of the mass of confusion. "Yamiken." He greeted warmly as he in turn walked so that they would meet in the center. "I suppose that everything is in order?" He inquired.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 6, 2008 16:32:35 GMT -5
"Other than that slightly hiccup you witnessed with Xiahou? Yes, perfectly," Yamiken answered breezily. "I trust things are likewise with you?" he returned, then added, "Have you managed to hide any of your shards of the crystal yet?" It hadn't been too long for him, but he remembered Omni mentioning that time worked differently here. It was entirely possible that Omni could have had enough time to hid one or more pieces of the crystal.
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Post by Skylos on Oct 6, 2008 16:39:06 GMT -5
Omni nodded. "Yes. Since I figured you be awhile, and that this place is rather... sporadic... I decided I had enough time to hide one." He smiled. "If you don't mind...I think I will keep only one; I can't think of a safer place than with me."
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 6, 2008 16:42:32 GMT -5
"I quite agree," remarked Yamiken. "I think I'll do likewise; and, see if I can't do something about recovering that other piece." He stroked his chin. "At least, I'll do so if Cao and whoever he brings with him do manage to follow me successfully... otherwise, I'll be trying as hard as I can to stay out of their way. You understand." He also began to consider where he might hide the other two pieces.
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Post by Skylos on Oct 6, 2008 16:51:52 GMT -5
"I think that to be the best idea. You'll need it to go through other Universes anyways... With your group, I mean. That was the solution, afterall." He pointed out. "If your enemies don't happen to follow you, then I'll probably try to take back the crystal myself and hide it. I really wouldn't want anyone to have them..." He shrugged. "But you're smart enough to know how to use it."
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Post by Ponic on Oct 6, 2008 17:26:38 GMT -5
Keera crossed her arms, "Well lemme know if you come up with a plan homies" she jumped off the roof. Ponic started thinking to himself but it was hard to keep his thoughts in check "What is goin on...gah where" suddenly his thought was dissipeared, his personality was now fully altered
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 6, 2008 17:31:52 GMT -5
"Thanks for the vote of confidence," smiled Yamiken, amused. "As for where I can hide the other two..." He frowned. "The Nether Dimension would be a possibility... if I could keep it hidden from the residents. I doubt we'd like to see it fall into their hands." He stroked his chin. "And even then, I'd need another hiding place..."
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Post by Skylos on Oct 6, 2008 17:38:48 GMT -5
Omni's eyebrows shot up a tad. "Is it alright for me to know where you're putting them?" he inquired. He figured that Yamiken must have enough faith in him to be telling him.
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 6, 2008 17:44:10 GMT -5
"Well, I'm trusting you not go crazy and use the crystal to go on any rampages," Yamiken joked dryly. "Of course, if things do look like someone has done that, this way I'll also know where to look." A wry light appeared in his eyes. "Equally, I could be lying through my teeth and simply telling you this to mislead you," he finished airily.
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Post by Skylos on Oct 6, 2008 17:50:58 GMT -5
Omni replied with a grin. "Touché." He chuckled a bit. "I don't plan on any rampages, so your crystals will be quite safe. I'm going to put a crystal in the Prime Universe when I get the chance. Only Unique Souls can go there...consequently, only people born there can be there." he related. "The other one... I haven't decided yet. Probably the Void Realm."
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Post by Halo on Oct 6, 2008 17:51:18 GMT -5
-At the love demon realm-
Salus, as he marched currently with his "minions" following, was looking at a picture he'd found on the ground that must have been on Akio's person before he got away, but it fell to the ground. Among the picture, were many other pictures of obvious 'friends' of Akio's. He called Elsa and Chisero over to him and he explained: "Go now to France and find this girl." He showed them the picture. "She will most likely be near this Akio fellow, another love demon. I want you to capture her and bring her here to me, understand?"
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Post by Neon on Oct 6, 2008 17:53:22 GMT -5
The one to the right named Chisero would of stood there smiling with her red eyes.  Chisero would giggle and stair at the picture getting the image stuck in her head. "Yes master." She said. Her eyes glowing red reflecting his own. She looked at Elsa with her silly grin. "Don't hog it this time." |
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Post by Mumiyoshi on Oct 6, 2008 18:01:27 GMT -5
"'Unique Souls'?" Yamiken queried. And usual, he found himself quite interested in what Omni was telling him. The man is a wealth of information... even considering how long he's lived.
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Elsa stared at Chisero flatly, her dark eyes not blinking as usual. "You were taking too long," she told the hyperactive half-blood demon matter-of-factly.
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Post by Halo on Oct 6, 2008 18:04:40 GMT -5
"Good. Now go, and don't come back until you have her. "He gazed again at the picture, seemingly looking into it as if it were a window, not just a 2D image. "And it shouldn't be too hard, either..." And with that, he motioned for them to be off.
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Post by Neon on Oct 6, 2008 18:09:12 GMT -5
The girl nodded as a portal would open up around Elsa and Chisero like a dome making them vanish. They appeared in the forest looking around.
"We should pretend this is hide and seek. That girl is hiding and were the seekers." Chisero said grinning.
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