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Post by Syrant on May 3, 2004 19:04:32 GMT -5
*Thinking to himself* "He knows exactly where to hit. This might acually be more of a challenge than I though." *Syrant stands, showing no signs of pain from the blow to the shin. Watching Thanatos carefully Syrant makes an incredible blow into Thanatos' chest. Thanatos surprised that he acually got hit horribly, recovers quickly. He grabs Syrant by the arm and flips him over his head slamming him against the ground. Syrant counters Thanatos by flipping around and tripping Thanatos. Thanatos hits the ground and quickly jumps back to his feet. By this time Syrant also has return his feet ready for the next attack*
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Post by Thanatos on May 3, 2004 19:10:36 GMT -5
*Thanatos flips back, after recovering from the nasty counter. He speaks leisurely to Syrant, carefully slipping out of his overcoat to reveal a perfectly pressed, artfully made tuxedo* "You are good..." *He throws his overcoat across the room, it landing neatly on the rack where Nicholi drew his massive pole-arm from. Thanatos stands, hands loosely at his sides, evidently now ready to fight with even more prowess*
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Post by Nicholi on May 3, 2004 19:12:08 GMT -5
Nicholi dodges the shurikens effortlessly.
"Your going to have to do better than that if you plan to beat me"
As Argis begins to attack Nicholi, he disapears in a quick flash. Argis stands ready to block any attack.
"Behind you!"
With these words Nicholi drops from the air. His zanbatou crashes into the ground causing a large fissure.
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Post by Argis on May 3, 2004 19:22:43 GMT -5
*after dodging the zanbatou I turn around run up the blade and strikes trying to cut the head off*but the blade is freed before I can reach my target throwing me of doing a flip and landing on the floor making imprints in the hard stone floor*
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Post by Nicholi on May 3, 2004 19:28:21 GMT -5
"Not bad."
Nicholi jumps into the air and begins to do a flip while raising the zanbatou. Both he and his weapon come crashing to the ground inches away from Argis who narrowly dodges. In one quick motion Nicholi grabs the zanbatou while it's still in the ground and spins around it planting a kick right on Argis's right arm.
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Post by Syrant on May 3, 2004 19:30:30 GMT -5
*Syrant grins* "You also are good..." *Syrant takes off his glasses putting them in the coat. He takes off his coat and throws it next to Thanatos' coat. *Syrant ,moving a lot more easily now, moves into his unique battle stance awaiting Thanatos' next move.*
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Post by Thanatos on May 3, 2004 19:43:28 GMT -5
*Thanatos nods, waiting courteously as Syrant takes off his glasses and coat. As soon as the gunman is done, Thanatos jumps to one side, grabbing firmly onto the curved blade of the spinning zanbatou without being cut, much to Nicholi's surprise. He spins about on it once, letting go again before Nicholi can stop the weapon, flying straight into Syrant at a speed previously unimaginable, one loosely balled hand knocking Syrant where the head meets the neck, knocking the surprised warrior back a considerable distance...*
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Post by Argis on May 3, 2004 19:48:35 GMT -5
After getting hit the man then kicks again at almost lighting speed blocked by a hand then the a kicks hit the man making him fall to the ground the man does a spinning heel kick*I jump and sticks a shurikens in the arm of the man* “this is for all the people you killed hitting the man in the arm* “and this is for the pink person” *kicks the head knocking the man back* who lands but collapses on one knee gets up * “ok now I am mad “*I pick up the ZANBATOU and chunk it at the man it heads for the heart…*
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Post by Syrant on May 3, 2004 19:55:48 GMT -5
*Syrant flying through the air spins around once and slams into the ground sliding a good deal. He stands up and glares back at Thanatos. Syrant rolls his neck, popping it a couple of times.* Impressive. *Syrant then runs at Thanatos. His speed increaseing a great deal due to the space created between him and Thanatos. Syrant makes and high attack. Thanatos prepares a block, but is then surprised when Syrant instead slides on the ground sending Thanatos in a mid-air spin. Syrant jumps up and grabs on of Thanatos' legs and spins him around. Syrant then launches Thanatos onto a wall, cracking it greatly.*
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Post by Thanatos on May 3, 2004 20:09:33 GMT -5
*As Thanatos flies towards the wall, he does not seem to cringe from the immense forces his body is under--instead, he continues his slight smile, even as he twists in mid-air to absorb the shock of slamming against the wall through his legs, rebounding and flipping to land neatly on the ground, the floor crushed in from the tremendous forces involved*
*Thanatos rises to his full height, hand held loosely at his sides as he begins to stride towards Syrant, breaking into a slide less than a second from his opponent, sliding by him at incredible speeds, grasping his booted leg and tripping him neatly off balance. Syrant kicks out wildly, this move completely unexpected. His foot catches Thanatos in the shoulder as the assassin is jumping to his feet, but it does not slow him in the slightest. Just as Syrant regains balance, Thanatos gets completely off of the ground, striking out at Syrant...*
*...what follows is a rapid fury of blows, almost all of them painfully deflected or blocked as the two combatants circle each other with lightning coordination and precision. Suddenly, both of them stab their hands forward, stopping them milimeters from each others' central nerve of the neck, the rest of their bodies frozen. And so they both stand in their varied attack positions, each ready to end their opponent's life if necessary. It is most obviously a stale-mate*
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Post by Nicholi on May 4, 2004 13:59:44 GMT -5
In a quick blur, Nicholi seems to disappear just before the zanbaotu becomes lodged in the wall.
"I don't understand your logic. You hate me for killing other people yet you fight me with intent to kill me. No matter becauase this fight is over!"
Nicholi reappears behind Argis with his tanto drawn.
"Checkmate"
Argis slumps over with Tanto deep in his right arm.
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Post by Thanatos on May 4, 2004 16:19:37 GMT -5
*Thanatos nods curtly to Syrant, his faint smile disappearing as his face once again becomes blank. He turns from the deadly situation, dropping his raised hand loosely to his side as he walks pointedly in Argis' and Nicholi's direction*
*Thantatos arrives silently behind them, Argis beginning to rise from his position against the wall, blood flowing from where the Tanto sticks in his arm. Nicholi himself seems to have faired better, although there are nasty cuts all along his own arm. Thanatos leans slightly to quietly speak into Nicholi's ear* "If it were not for your very evident technological superiority...this man might have bested you."
*He stands between the two to deter Argis from attacking again, Thanatos speaking to all as Syrant finally strides up* "It is now clear you have your hired help, Master Nicholi. I believe now it is a time for each of us to introduce ourselves properly...and after that--payement. Your advertisement states we will receive a sum of our choosing before embarking on whatever job you wish us to perform, with even heftier benefits coming after the completion of said work."
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Post by Nicholi on May 4, 2004 18:41:48 GMT -5
"You are a very observant person, but not entirely correct. In his blind rage I doubt he would have been able to defeat me. Any way, as you stated earlier I suppose introductions are in order. I am Nicholi Anhelo, last of the Anhelo family. My family dissapeared several years ago. I believe that their own greed overcame them and they were soon consumed by the MASS. My family had an emense fortune which they gained from being merchants and traders. Their own fortune is what brought about their demise. Interestingly enough that same fortune is what I will be paying you with. After my family was gone I devoted my life to finding a way to destroy the MASS. I have found two methods to erradicate them. Syrant has already aided me with the first and I needed a little extra help with the second method. This is where the rest of you come in. Before I begin to give you the details about your job I'd like for the rest of you to introduce yourselves."
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Post by Syrant on May 4, 2004 19:20:07 GMT -5
*Syrant walks over to the group after putting on his jacket and glasses.* "Well, my name is Syrant and I come from no where. The family I use to have were all killed by currupted enemy clan members. Sadly I was the only one that survived. I spent years killing and killing anyone I though would be currupted. Also I'm an inventor. I have made all my equipment a gear and have much more at my hideout. When I got Nicholi's letter I knew this may be my chance to rid the world of everything I hate." *Syrant being to rub his fist, looking at Thanatos. He walks over closer to Thanatos* Your a good fighter, but no mortal man can feel like steel when you hit them. *He stares at Thanatos* "You aren't human are you?"
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Post by Thanatos on May 4, 2004 19:39:15 GMT -5
*Thanatos gazes at Syrant for almost an entire minute before speaking. His voice is soft, but fills the chamber in the eerie silence...*
"None have ever asked that question before--and have had no reason to. Yet there is no reason to mask the truth." *Thanatos bows courteously to the group, his overcoat flowing about him as he speaks again*
"I am Mechanized Assassination Unit Mark XIII, the only one of my kind in existence. I was created by implanting key centers of the human mind into a mechanical body mimicking functions of a biological one, but with much more efficiency and overall effectiveness. I am roughly two-tenths of a percent 'human'. My place of 'birth' is what is now known as the Ruined City, although it was once a veritable heaven of technology. Before me came twelve other Mark models, all other inferior to the last Mark to have been created before the destruction of the City, and with it the project."
*As Thanatos talks on, his flesh begins to alter shape, composition, shade--his hair flies across the standard hues, returning to its unnatural white. His face returns from black to tan to pale white, but his features change to more resemble that of a man in his mid-20's than a man in his late-30's*
"I have seen well over one hundred years in this miserable place that humans inhabit--and in it taken my toll of lives. My name?
Call me Thanatos."
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