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Post by Syrant on May 2, 2004 13:32:52 GMT -5
*As the remainder of the "warriors" walk in he carefully examines the group. Noticing that something wasn't right he begins to count up the group* ...19...20...21? Ok, who was the one that acually counted this group. *A man in the far corner steps up* Me. *Syrant glares at him. He reaching into his jacket and pulls out an incrediable pistol and points it at the man. The man's eyes open wide as he is shoot in the head.* Ok, that solves that problem. *Syrant puts his pistol up and turns his attention back to the group.* Welcome, you have made it to the second stage of this "contest", as you know already from Nicholi this will involve you getting through this manor without getting killed by his traps so pick you path carefully. *Syrant turns and walks away*
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Post by electra on May 2, 2004 14:27:06 GMT -5
*Electra stares in horror at what just happened, although she doesn't really seem to care. Her attention is now drawn to getting through this just to see this incredibly "hot" guy.*
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go!"
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Post by Thanatos on May 2, 2004 17:26:30 GMT -5
*Thanatos remains expressionless as he watches Syrant slay a man for almost no apparent reason. As the gunman leaves, Thanatos looks about the massive room the 'contestants' have started in. It is a massive entryway, complete with chandalier and spiral staircase--but Thanatos decides heading down towards the cellars would be the more likely meeting place* "I believe all of us should head downwards...but I would warn all of you to be exceedingly cautious. There are motion sensors all about this place...and other pitfalls I cannot see." *And so the group of twenty begins to head off...*
*Thanatos raises a gloved hand, a flexible metal wire with a small clamp on the end shooting out from under his outstretched hand, attatching to a ground-level doorway across the long stretch of flooring. Without bothering to test it, Thanatos runs to a side wall of the entryway, jumping onto it and continuing to run without losing speed. And so he runs about five feet above the ground along a wall, using a rope to help sustain his body's leverage...avoiding the countless lasers and pitfalls which dot the massive floor. He does not avoid obstacles entirely, however*
*As he is about halfway across the long wall, far ahead of the other members of the group who are already beginning to set off deadly booby-traps of their own, Thanatos steps on an old-fashioned pressure plate, hidden along the side of the wall. As soon as he feels it be released by his body's weight, he jumps off of the wall, swinging himself in a wide arc further towards his goal--and not a second too soon. As he jumps off, the entire wall is suddenly filled with flashing, spinning blades, very narrowly missing slicing him open. As he flies across the room, now very close to the doorway that must lead downwards, his wire's clamp on the doorway's frame releases. He flies without support the final fifteen feet, letting only the momentum of his body carry him. Thanatos lands on his feet, sliding slightly before bringing himself to a halt and glancing behind him to observe the slower progress of the others...who seem to be faring far worst*
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Post by electra on May 2, 2004 19:06:49 GMT -5
*Electra stares in horror as many different traps are released at her at once. She steps back and leans against a bare wall. She accidentally hits a button on the floor with her foot. Her eyes widen in horror as Huge spikes are headed in her direction. She is frozen stiff. Electra reaches into her pocket to retrive a love bead to help try to save her. She is too confused and frozen to press the buttons. Electra closes her eyes to await her death.*
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Post by Thanatos on May 2, 2004 19:19:21 GMT -5
*From his position at the doorway on the other side of the gargantuan hall, Thanatos sees as Electra is seconds or less from her unfortunate demise. He sighes, visor glinting, as his hand whips into his overcoat, casting a dagger at lightning speeds straight towards the flying spikes* "At least her dead corpse will look more presentable..." *His weapon is a blur of silver, incredibly enough reaching the hurtling spikes before they themselves reach the cringing Electra. The dagger flies through one, two, three, four of the spikes, literally incinerating them before they can strike the girl dressed in pink. However, one spike is not completely destroyed, and it flies straight into her stomach...killing her?*
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Post by Argis on May 2, 2004 19:35:17 GMT -5
"You!" "You killed that man for no reason you will die!" *moves feet in postiont attack* "Don't you walk away from this!" "You just killed an innocent man!" "I will make sure you make you maker!" *Draws sword and charges at this monster* *at the same time throw 2 shurikins at the mortal who meets his end very soon* *the shurikens fly almost as fast a I am the man (if you call it a man) gets to a door turns around and closes just as my sword meets it and the shurikens stick* *the door falls in pieces the man is gone* “oh by heaven name I will keep my vow. *runs down the cavern after no encounters a soft clicking noise happens stopping for only a second than does a jump spinning crock screw while throwing a shurikens in to the button that never detonates* “well I wonder if there more of these traps” *walks father than a several more step than a weird mechanical noise is heard as two metal arm fallout of the wall* “ok two arms”* a arrow flies out of the finger almost hitting me fires again this time heading for the heart* “hmm” *throws a shurikens slicing the arrow in half veering off breaking a rare statue and smashing a painting the shurikens continues on it path it slices in to the arm in half the arm explodes logging a metal shard in the other arm the arm unknowing of this fire (but much like a gun)the arm explodes as well ) continuing down the hall way ever camera that is watching his progress goes of line* “do they think they can just watch my move a learn them oh no they will pay *trap after trap is put out of commission and countless painting are destroyed due to explosions as the hallway goes on and on finally a door of to the side is left opening side is a room of thousands of books than the noise of guns loading than a noise that even Vajrapani (a god of thunder) would fear in as about 1000 guns go off* the whole room is dusty and pages fill the room the room falls silent the dust and pages settle to revile a dusty figure* “hmm” *nice try another camera falls*
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Post by Thanatos on May 2, 2004 19:53:34 GMT -5
*Thanatos watches with a frown as Electra dies in front of him, on the other side of the booby-trapped room. Around her body, the other seventeen one by one condemn themselves, no others making it to the doorway that Thanatos stands in. He sighes, casting one more glance towards the girl's body* "Adeiu..." *He bows, then turns on his heel and walks off, overcoat billowing out behind him. He strides down along a long corridor where no traps seem present, just the remains of an incredibly large battle, his face once again emotionless. He walks through the torn remains of a once massive library, shaking his head, once again all traps seeming to have been set off. From there, he walks through one more short passage to a fairly large stony chamber, where Nicholi and Syrant stand waiting...and Argis stands ready to kill*
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Post by Nicholi on May 2, 2004 20:46:13 GMT -5
Nicholi stands in the middle of the room. He aplauds the efforts of the two remaining contestants.
"Congratulations. You have done well to make it to this point. What a pity that your little pink friend met her untimely end. I had hoped to at least have more than just two people to remain but it matters not. Your final test will be much more difficult than the other two. Before I will allow you to take on the job you must first fight I disagreeociate, Syrant, and myself, Nicholi. If you can survive a fight with us for...*thinks for a moment* fifteen minutes your hired. If you fail, well I'll leave it to your imagination what will happen if you fail. All that remains now is for us to decide who fights who.'
Argis begins to glare at Nicholi as if he was going to kill him. Thanatos begin to exchange glances.
"Your faces have given me the answer. I will fight you *points to Argis* and Syrant will fight you *points to Thanatos*. Now is the time for you to show us your power. Make this battle one to remember. Please don't dissapoint me."
Nicholi sees the rage in Argis's eyes. Everything becomes silent. Minutes pass like hours. Nicholi begins to smile. With a single finger, he pushes his glasses farther up covering his eyes still with a grin of delight on his face.
"Lets begin."
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Post by Thanatos on May 3, 2004 16:21:27 GMT -5
*Thanatos stands in a corner of the room, gazing expressionlessly at Nicholi through his black visor as the man speaks to them for some time, the assassin not so much as twitching an eyelash. As Argis yells in rage, and Syrant cracks his knuckles in preparation, Thanatos raises a hand for silence, a variety of emotions flashing across his face. He speaks softly, but his voice is eerily audible across the stone chamber* "It is simply my human side speaking...and even I must admit, it is incredibly uncharacteristic and ridiculous--yet...I am experiencing something I never felt before. I would kill a man without payment! The inefficiency, stupidity, of one worthless human has done away with a personality which was incredibly unique...and without so much as a penny in payment. This is inexcusable..." *Thanatos' visor flashes a brilliant red in the darkly lit chamber, his overcoat swirling as his hand blurs into its depths, a pistol larger than one ever before seen leveling itself at Syrant and Nicholi, with such lightning speed, they are almost unaware of the movement of his hand. Instead of pulling the trigger without wasting time for speech, as he would have done in any other situation, he stops here, the weapon pointing unshakingly at the two who concocted this mad scheme in the first place* "Perhaps I am too hasty. Speak for yourselves."
*...and so the assassin stands, face once again lacking in any emotion, black overcoat whirling about him as he faces the two, his massive pistol raised to fire...waiting*
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Post by Nicholi on May 3, 2004 18:06:30 GMT -5
"I suppose you would like to know what could ever make me do something of this horrific magnitude. It is a simple answer. As you are well aware the greed of people has brought about the parasite known as MASS. MASS will find people who have darkened their hearts with greed and corruption and use them as hosts. I knew that the hefty sum that I offered as payment for this job would bring in people who had been controled by the MASS. In a sense it is poetic justice. The life threating tests we created would in turn destroy both the MASS and their hosts making the job itself less strenuous. The people that met their ends here today were not as innocent as they may have seemed. Syrant and I found that all but three of the entire group that came here weren't infected. Those three people were the two of you and the girl in pink. In truth she was the only true casualty. Now that I've explained myself, let us begin our duel."
With these words Syrant fades into the shadows and soon reappears behind Thanatos. Nicholi stands waiting for his opponent to make his move.
"I suppose I should get our fight started."
With this Nicholi takes a large zanbatou from a rack on the wall behind him.
"Ready?"
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Post by Argis on May 3, 2004 18:06:37 GMT -5
*thinks who do I want to kill more.* *those monsters killed that girl in their fun this battle is for you pink person.* *pulls out bottle of sake* *drinks puts bottle away * “I accept your challenge steps in front of the man in green now is this your weapon." "this is going to be easy." *remembers the pink girl was put in to fighting she die defenseless prepares a shurikens.*
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Post by Thanatos on May 3, 2004 18:18:08 GMT -5
*Thanatos listens detatchedly to Nicholi's words, as the man finishes, Thanatos speaks, without a change of tone* "This will be concluded at a later date. Your logic is understandable, however, it is still unexcusably inefficient. However...the primary objective is indeed qualification. Thus..." *Thanatos flips his pistol back into the folds of his overcoat, having followed Syrant's movements through the dim lighting the entire time. He turns so his body faces Syrant's, half-bowing* "No weaponry. We will be 'friendly' for the moment." *His hands drop idly to his sides in what appears to be in his most unusual fighting style...allowing Syrant the first attack*
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Post by Syrant on May 3, 2004 18:28:07 GMT -5
*Syrant nods in agreement to no weaponary and prepares himself for battle. He begins his run at Thanatos. Syrant jabs at Thanatos multiple time, easily being blocked. Once the punchs hit Syrant felt a horrilbe pain. He grinds his teeth as he continues his assult thinking to himself, "Man what the crap is this guy made of, metal." He follows up with a powerful kick, which is dodged by Thanatos, but follows that kick with another kick. Thanatos attempts to block, but is still hit and falls back a few feet.*
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Post by Thanatos on May 3, 2004 18:50:55 GMT -5
*As Thanatos' guard finally fails, he slides back a few feet, looking directly at Syrant for the first time* Skill I have not seen in any living for a long while, dwells within this one... *Thanatos flies straight at Syrant, now a barely-visible shadow outside of the confines of time, ducking under and around lightning-fast blows as he ends up at Syrant's unprotected side, two fingers accurately flying to a particular vein in his neck...*
*...only to be blocked as Syrant amazingly becomes aware of it before he is rendered unconcious. Thanatos begins to smile ever-so-slightly, throwing a few more purposefully confusing blows before an almost-disabling kick to the shin...as Syrant recovers, Thanatos walks back, idly pacing his opponent*
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Post by Argis on May 3, 2004 19:02:43 GMT -5
*draws sword* “Let my be your passage to H#%%!” *throws shurikens* *charges even faster than the shurikens.* *makes a horizontal slash*
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