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Post by Loci on Jun 7, 2007 17:46:34 GMT -5
Loci staggers forward from the knock back, his ankle making a horrible cracking sound as he staggers, he shakes himself loose as numerous cables and tubes appear out from the gash in the wall and from other parts around the platform, they wrap around Loci and burrow into hisskin. They lift him up into the air, susspending him above the platform. With a lick of his lips, Loci sends more of the tubes and cables out after Eva, flying up after her as the shield he set up disappears. Theyn grab her foot, jerk her back then fling her about, smacking her against pipes and walls, till finaly sending her straight into the empty Shinra building.
The city now lights up bright as all but one of the reactors activates. As this happens the tubes conected into Loci begin to glow with the blue-green of Mako as it begins to course through his body. Loci lets out a hissing laugh. "I am the first, a shadow at the end of the hallway. I spin the carousel, the laughter recedes away. My finger on your lips; I stole something precious!" His eyes dart up at Natalia and the dragon, his face has a twisted grin upon it.
The green smoke from the reactor's stacks starts to change, turning red as Loci's own blood infuses with the Mako. The blue-green glow slowly being replaced by a bright red hue.
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Post by Eva Natsuki on Jun 7, 2007 17:50:48 GMT -5
::Eva staggers a bit and groans slightly::
"Thats gonna leave a bruise...."
::She muttered as pieces of ice falls off from her body each one cracked::
Thank god for that Ice armor....
::She looked towards the direction towards where she was flung out of the air in the area Loci is at and cursed::
"This has just gotten a lot more ugly...."
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Post by Natalia on Jun 7, 2007 19:38:07 GMT -5
::Iole and the others continue their flight. Flinging purple lightning, and breathing scarlet fire at the monstrous hoardes of infected, sending them shreiking and howling in all directions::
Cherai, anytime you want to jump in would be great!
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Cherai
Determined Individual
You are lost. You can never go home.
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Post by Cherai on Jun 7, 2007 21:57:42 GMT -5
(OOC sorry for the long delay, had to leave without warning... again. Thanks parents who tell me everything!)
Throughout the whole ordeal with the jittes, Cherai held on as tightly as she could, trying not to fall off, the pestilence Loci had spread occupying her attention as she attempted to purge it from her body. At Natalia's shout, her head snapped up, and she saw the magic at work.
"Oh! Sorry!" She created a battering ram of solidified Air and sent it into the waves of infected, pushing them off the edge of the building. She reeled for a moment on Iole's back; the amount of energy required to push over all those people at once was subsantial. She saw the remaining infected that Natalia was dealing with, and felt a sudden dip of sadness in her stomach. She saw Loci for the first time, tangled in his wires and glowing red, looking up at her with that horrible grin on his face. She shuddered and felt the coldness of fear spreading, giving her goosebumps.
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Post by Jas on Jun 8, 2007 8:40:49 GMT -5
*Jas continues to watch the battles from a safe distance* (Perhaps while he's distracted with the others, I can shut down one of those reactors) *Sliently draws his blade as it changes, becoming completely transparent* (This will give me the added boost I need) *Takes off to the closet reactor, number 5* (Since I know I can't shut it down, self destruction is the only way)
((OOC: Sorry about the delay. The only time I get is during the mornings Monday through Saturday. I don't have access Sunday during the summer and holiday's))
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Post by Natalia on Jun 8, 2007 12:56:47 GMT -5
::Natalia indicates what the newcomer is doing to Cherai::
We need to keep Loci distracted.
::Iole begins circling Loci, and Natalia concentrates all her energy on him. Massive shafts of violet lightning are thrown from her arms and hit Loci with full force, consequently causing a chain reaction with the wires. There's an explosion, and Iole has to pull up to avoid being hit by the debris::
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Post by Vincent on Jun 8, 2007 13:11:08 GMT -5
((Gonna drag you out there Infinity))
As the group finishes getting suited up, Vincent opens the hatch. They are beside a ledge that leads to the control station where Loci is at.
"Keep her steady..." Vincent cautiously says, watching the ship sway to and fro from the ledge. "Ok jump!"
Nahla and Miguel jump first, landing on the ledge slightly uneasy. Vincent turns his head to Infinity and Rainii. "Come on!" He waits for them to get across before he himself jumps to the ledge. After they are off, the Hijrah pulls away to a safe distance.
Vincent draws his pistols, twirling them in his hands. "Alright, let's go get ourselves killed." He says lightheartedly before he slowly and carefully walks the ledge, trying not look down.
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Post by Loci on Jun 8, 2007 13:19:12 GMT -5
Loci remains un-effected by the explosion even as bits of metal shoot through his body, tearing away his flesh and tissue. Those wires and cables that where damaged are soon replaced by new ones, shooting out from parts unknown and burrowing under his flesh.
He pays little attention to Natalia and Iole, instead focusing on the control panel infront of him. He clicks key after key, charging up the reactors, he flicks a few levers and the screens around him light up with warnings. The screens scream about overloading and containment breaches; Loci just smiles with delight at this. The more the reactors are damaged, the more delighted Loci becomes.
In the next moment the cannon comes alive, lighting up with incrediable brilliance. The entire city shakes and rolls, the Shinra building looks as if it will come crashing down under the quake. Glass , metal, and the edifice itself begin to crack and slough off. Causing it to rain debries down on anyone below.
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Post by Natalia on Jun 8, 2007 13:31:42 GMT -5
::Natalia sees how little the explosion did to bother Loci, and becomes enraged::
Now, I'm annoyed. Iole take us back. Cherai, I want you to take Iole, and cover the others.
::Before Cherai has time to reply, Iole swoops to where Loci is entangled in the wires, and catches him in her talons, tearing him away from the wires, and throws him into the nearest building. Natalia leaps off the dragon after him. She lands hard on her feet, and conjures her flameswords at the ready::
If you fancy yourself so powerful, why are you alwys running away from a fight?
::Her purple eyes are alight with something that wasn't there the last time Loci saw her. Something has changed::
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Post by Loci on Jun 8, 2007 13:47:24 GMT -5
((You really didn't want to do that))
Loci blinks up to his feet, conjuring his naginata in his hand. "Demon." His voice hisses. "You think it so wise to fight me alone?" More cables appear out from the rubble and connect themselves to Loci once again. "So be it." He begins to slowly walk towards Natalia, his free hand infront to of him, moving about strangely. "Your ignorance about me knows no bounds..." As he speaks, numerous status effect spells wash over him; haste, shell, reflect, and protect. The haste makes his already increadble speed all that much faster, shell absorbs much of magical damage, reflect to bounce spells back at the caster, and protect to absorb physical damage.
Loci lowers himself into a battle stance, his two jitte's once again reappearing above his shoulders. Now only a few yards away from her in the shaking and crumbling building, he waits. "Well... have at me, girl." He licks his lips, showing an egearness for the events to come.
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Post by Natalia on Jun 8, 2007 14:02:58 GMT -5
(OOC: I was running out of things to do, and no one seems to be here. They sure picked a crappy time to disappear)
::Natalia smiles that familiar arrogant smile::
Apparently ignorance is a common thread between us.
::As she expected, the Jittes lunge for her again, eager for her familiar flesh. She catches both, and drives them their blade's length into the ground. They struggle and growl from there current predicament. There was no evidence of either of them draining her power. She grins wider as she begins to undo the buttons on her trenchcoat. Underneath is her usual corsette. She points to an intricate rune on her chest::
Rune magic. Crude, but effective. I've been studying Fallen Angel. This rune not only surpresses Celestial energy, it also keeps my demonic powers intact. No matter what dirty trick you try.
::Four gleaming longswords appear, spinning around her. Without any spoken command, they lunge Loci, but spin out of his way at the last second. They dive behind him, and begin severing the wires as they appear. Natalia teaars off her trenchcoat, and charges, flameswords in hand::
(OOC: Thanks for describing those spells. I'm not very savvy with Final Fantasy's mechanics)
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Post by Loci on Jun 8, 2007 14:15:32 GMT -5
((How does a jitte growl?))
"Well then I'll just have to use the Mako and Ultima to rip that rune from your flesh." Loci blinks out of the way of Natalia's charge, reappearing beside her. He sweeps his naginata under her, knocking her off her feet, causing her to slide on her stomach into a the ruble. He blinks away then, reappearing under the floor below her then explodes up with naginata, impaling Natalia through her stomach. He flies up with her stuck to his blade like a kabob, crashing her through the numerous floors and eventually the roof. He then sweeps his blade, flinging her off.
"That dirty enough?" Loci hisses with delight.
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Post by Rainii Loire on Jun 8, 2007 14:37:47 GMT -5
(OOC--Sorry Infin,for moving you!Hope you don't care.) ::Rainii begins to walk forward,carefully balancing herself on the ledge. She looks back at Infinity,who is behind her.::
"You ok?"
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Post by Natalia on Jun 8, 2007 14:42:16 GMT -5
(OOC: How does a jitte do any of the stuff you make it do?)
::Iole turns and sets Cherai on one of the rooftops::
Iole: You should be safe up here. Auntie needs me.
::Meanwhile, Natalia somersaults in the air, and plants her feet against the wall moments before crashing into it. She jams one of her swords into the wall to steady herself, as the wound in her torso begins to re-lace itself. Iole flies by and Natalia jumps onto her tail, which sends her flying back at Loci. She uses her left sword to manipulate his Naginata out of the way so she can impale him with her right. She sends both of them plummetting back into the ground::
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Post by Infinity Paige on Jun 8, 2007 15:09:33 GMT -5
(OOC- f**k me...I study one night and I fall this damn far behind!!!!! s**t....well I'll have to keep an eye on this tonight! Alright here goes, thanks for moving me along in these situations guys!)
:Infinity places a hand on Rainii's shoulder:
"It's time..."
:He leans in and kisses her cheek:
"With great victory comes great sacrifice."
:Infinity flickers away:
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Natalia...it certainly doesn't help when you keep coming around Loci and supplying him with weapons...
:There is a sharp piercing in Natalia's side as she is sent crashing against a wall. Infinity stands over where he kicked her and smirks. His blade unsheathed and in his typical battle stance he faces Loci:
"Loci..."
:Infinity's glare narrows:
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Post by Infinity Paige on Jun 8, 2007 15:16:53 GMT -5
(OOC- Cmon Loci....you know you want one w/ me and you....so it's 3:20 CST...I'll hang around the desk a little. Lets do it if you want some summoner blood)
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Post by Loci on Jun 8, 2007 15:17:50 GMT -5
((Touche, but I'll go with the geek answer and say a wizard did it.))
As the two plummet down, the jitte's reappear, shooting out like bullets at Natalia. Both strike her in the back, forcing her against Loci's chest and in the moment of surprise, Loci takes the oppertunity to drop the naginata down his hand till it rests agianst the hilt of the blade and stab it into Natalia once more. He reaches out with his tongue to lick at Natalia's chin then mutter in her ear. "Flare, Ultima, Holy." Natalia can feel the blades grow hot inside her just as they both smack hard into the ground below.
The site of their impact glows bright with a blinding blueish light that erupts with an incredible explosion which shoots Natalia away with the force of three of the strongest known magics that have just attacked the very inside of her body. That dart of flaming light that is Natalia is only stopped by the excellent timing of Infinity, thought probably just added more pain atop of the the already horrendious pain from Loci's attack.
Loci pushes himself up and out of the impact crater to see Infinity standing there. "Well Summoner... glad to see you made it here in one peice. Let's take this to the top." He snaps his fingers and both Infinity and Loci reappear back at Hojo's control area. The wires once again shoot out and imbed themselves into Loci's body. The naginata drops into Loci's hand. "I am the second, alone in a faceless crowd. A creature caught in monochrome dreams, I scream to wake up, my voice drowns deep underground so that only the dead can hear me, see me." He gets into a battle stance and prepares for an attack.
((Had to do that attack, Infinity and Natalia, been planning it. Just was too quick Infinity.))
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Post by Infinity Paige on Jun 8, 2007 15:23:06 GMT -5
(OOC- Time for me to get warmed up and caught up w/ you)
:Infinity clutches Heaven's Cloud:
"No more games Loci....."
:Infinity leaps forward and knocks Loci off balance, in the process elbowing Loci in the face:
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Post by Infinity Paige on Jun 8, 2007 15:23:39 GMT -5
(OOC- Not on AIM I see?)
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Post by Loci on Jun 8, 2007 15:26:47 GMT -5
Loci staggers, regains balance, spins around just in time to grab Infinity by the hair and fling him back into a the side of the Shinra building. Loci charges then jumps at Infinity, naginata poised to impale him upon the tainted blade.
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