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Post by Rain on Jul 23, 2012 10:53:54 GMT -5
"I would say rather a lot," the vampire replied, grinning, "My most famous skill, after all, is the Operation of Parallel Worlds. I have spent more than eight hundred years exploring them at my leisure; I know more than almost anyone about them. What relevance does this have to Fuyuki and the Servant you were talking to earlier?"
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Post by EldritchMermaid on Jul 23, 2012 10:55:37 GMT -5
Jenny sighed. She had no idea what she liked the idea of less.
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Post by Psyga315 on Jul 23, 2012 11:00:49 GMT -5
"Well, I come from a world where the story of the Fourth and Fifth Grail Wars were documented into novels and TV series. I believe that I got the Rider from the Fourth War inside my body. That too is a long story... Some guy decided to implant his soul into my body... and here I am." Nicholas said.
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Post by Rain on Jul 23, 2012 11:05:54 GMT -5
"Interesting... such a thing certainly isn't possible under my universe's rules, unless the Einzbern managed to reattain Heaven's Feel, and the indication that there would be a Heaven's Feel 5 but you have a Servant from the Fourth..." Zelretch said, thinking out loud before laughing and clapping the youth on the back, "Be grateful! Heroic Spirits are some of the most powerful things in the world and you have one sharing your body."
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Post by EldritchMermaid on Jul 23, 2012 11:10:09 GMT -5
"I'm surprised you're even offering me the choice after what happened last time."
You technically didn't offer me a choice before either, but whatever...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2012 11:31:43 GMT -5
"That's some pretty fancy stuff, ojii-san," said Marisa, folding her arms. So this guy definitely wasn't human, that was for sure. What he was, though... Marisa wasn't sure. Some kind of yokai? Possibly, he had the unusual strength levels to fit that... And there were lots of different kinds of yokai so it was certainly a possibility. That said, this was a different world and therefore things could be different.
Also, he was talking about some kind of war for an object that sounded... very interesting.
"So, can you tell me more about this 'Holy Grail War' thing?"
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Post by Rain on Jul 23, 2012 16:13:15 GMT -5
"Hey, my school had a witchcraft club!" Rain objected, frowning, "Why is everyone I meet so set against it? It was actually kind of fun, so long as I didn't talk to people and just stayed in a corner. Pity we never really got beyond using it for cooking..."
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Post by Addy on Jul 24, 2012 15:25:12 GMT -5
Etna's Castle" We'll see. Now," the demoness rose from her throne, " I have something in mind to hunt down. Let's go." She headed down the hallways to the Dimension Gate.
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Post by Krautman on Jul 24, 2012 17:43:25 GMT -5
"Yes Mistress."
Anny's tail began swishing about absentmindedly.
"I hope I can find someone to feed on soon..."
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Post by Psyga315 on Jul 25, 2012 6:37:29 GMT -5
"Jennifer, the only people I don't forgive are those who betray me. Those who simply defect are just lost... Ever heard of the story of the farmer and his two sons? One of the sons decided to leave while the other remained faithful to his father. When the defecting son returned, the father paid more attention to him than his faithful son because he was lost, but now was found... Jenny, I welcome you back with open arms... Or cold metal bars. It's your choice really." Tsukasa said.
"Oh don't worry. I know how powerful this guy can get. One word my friend, overkill." Nicholas said to the Apostle.
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Post by EldritchMermaid on Jul 25, 2012 6:42:51 GMT -5
Jenny sighed. Neither option really appealed to her, and any attempt to escape was certain to end badly while she was still separated from her driver.
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Post by Rain on Jul 25, 2012 6:46:10 GMT -5
"If it wasn't for the collateral damage, I would challenge you to a fight and assess your Servant's strength..." Zelretch said contemplatively, knowing that for a Servant to be described as overkill when one had knowledge of what they are implied something... ridiculous, "But this town would probably be levelled in the aftermath, ahahahahah."
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Post by dblade26 on Jul 25, 2012 9:03:54 GMT -5
"Wait....I'm really confused...what are we actually s'posed to do on Pirate world? Fight people? We had a mission and reason to be here and stuff, right?"
August stared around and scratched his head, tilting it from side to side.
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Post by Psyga315 on Jul 25, 2012 12:05:24 GMT -5
"Pffft. Yeah... Though then again, Rider does have that... whachamacall it... Anyways, basically it allows us to fight in this desert without fear of destroying the area around us or whatnot...." Nicholas said.
As if in answer to Augie's question, Hook came to talk to Nicholas.
"Ah, Captain Marvelous, we need to form an army to take on Barbossa... He won't be like any normal pirate if this lady is correct. Which I doubt she isn't. What say you?" Hook asked Nicholas.
"But... I just declared war on you... I freed your arch-nemesis... Why are we allies now?" Nicholas asked.
"Because, Barbossa is a greater threat than Pan will ever be. No man escapes from Davy Jones' Locker and lives their life like normal. Barbossa is out for something... Something that I doubt will benefit us both. This shall have to be my war for now." Hook said.
"..." Nicholas then sighed, and then offered Hook his hand. "Very well. Consider this an alliance." Nicholas said.
"I see... You can't decide. Very well... I rarely do this to people nowadays... But I suppose brainwashing will help you understand my side. Virgo! Bring her to the labs at once. We shall operate soon." Tsukasa as he left. Virgo then looked at Jenny and made her move to the blue-haired girl.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2012 12:18:22 GMT -5
Having not gotten her answer, Marisa folded her arms with a frown, raising one eyebrow with a vague air of disapproval. Oh well, she could always figure out what a 'Grail War' was herself. Time to focus on the... whatever at had!
"Sooo... what the hell is going on here?" Marisa asked, looking around, "'Cause I kinda just showed up for exploring and stuff like that."
Not to mention rampant theft.
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Post by EldritchMermaid on Jul 25, 2012 13:04:49 GMT -5
Great. You just made this a whole lot worse for yourself.
Some distance away, Jenny's Driver vanished off the floor, returning to Hammerspace until she needed it again.
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Post by Psyga315 on Jul 25, 2012 13:37:21 GMT -5
"Well..." Nicholas began to explain. Then looked at Marisa strangely. "You... You look familiar... Bah, besides the point. Anyways, me and a bunch of other guys came here for some reason... Usually we have to thwart some villain like here." Nicholas said.
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Post by dblade26 on Jul 25, 2012 19:45:58 GMT -5
August nodded along to the Multiverse's explaining things for his benefit, rather used to it by now.
"So...am I working with the goody-two-shoes guys or teaming up with this Barbed-wire guy? I guess if the other pirate bad guy is scared into being good, I should be good too? But grandpa prolly wants whatever Barbieman has..."
the boy sat down to consider his options, tilting his head back and forth and humming tunelessly on and off.
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Post by Tachi on Jul 25, 2012 20:46:40 GMT -5
Upon seeing the knight's hand go to her sword, the androgynous android raised his arms with his palms pointed towards the group. A gesture intended to show that he was unarmed. Of course, if Grey were to attack anyway, it wouldn't be too hard to Dimension Link a drone in as a diversion.
"It is considered poor manners to ask someone to identify themselves without first introducing yourself, is it not?" the robot replied.
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Post by Rain on Jul 26, 2012 8:41:48 GMT -5
An ability that allowed Rider and his host to fight in a desert without fear of collateral damage. Zelretch nodded along with the conversation, barely paying attention to the pirate's plan to kill some other undead pirate, as he endeavoured to work out what this ability was. It couldn't be magecraft, since the ability to teleport that far (even with the massive skill you would expect of the Caster class) with your enemy would be far too draining to use and would take a Caster outside of their territory. A Noble Phantasm? Unlikely, it sounded too specific. Hmm... not enough information...
"Boy, what else do you know about this desert?"
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Post by Psyga315 on Jul 26, 2012 10:41:27 GMT -5
"Well... There's this boundless army that sort of makes the fight one-sided... And... I think it was called something... Illusionary... No... Real... Real... Huh... On the tip of my tongue." Nicholas said.
Virgo grabbed Jenny by the arm and took her to the operation room.
{OOC: Should I time skip the operation?}
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Post by EldritchMermaid on Jul 26, 2012 10:46:57 GMT -5
Jenny didn't bother trying to resist. Things had moved far too far for that to be anything but a pointless exercise that would only get her killed.
(OOC:I don't mind either way.)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2012 10:58:55 GMT -5
"Familiar? Whaddaya mean?" Marisa asked, tilting her head in confusion. She'd never seen this guy before, so that didn't make much sense... but anyway, "And... kinda like... multiple universe incident resolution? That sounds awesome!"
Like an awesome way to finish up this week away from Gensokyo, at least.
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Post by Rain on Jul 26, 2012 11:02:45 GMT -5
Transportation to a desert, summoning of an army, and... ah, those letters were enough, "Reality Marble. An extremely rare form of magecraft where you can impose your mental world upon the external world and temporarily suspend laws of reality in accordance with your nature."
Zelretch grinned, "Show me this power."
He'd beaten a Reality Marble before, after all. Crimson Moon's was possibly the most excessive example of such, being fuelled by nothing other than the moon making an imposition on a small portion of the Earth with its blessing. A Servant's would be a challenge but... nothing on that scale.
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Post by Psyga315 on Jul 26, 2012 11:19:04 GMT -5
"Well... How do I put this... I've seen you before... Ahhh... That's right... Weren't you that girl that stole..." Nicholas was then interrupted by Zelretch.
"Hm... Very well... Everyone... Prepare yourselves." Nicholas said as the wind began to pick up. Hook looked around as he saw the world dissolve. Soon, everyone within a certain radius were taken into a seemingly endless desert. Zelretch then saw the peerless army, with two people in front of them. One was Nicholas, and the other was the man inside Nicholas, on his black horse.
"Welp... here we are..." Nicholas said.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2012 11:29:49 GMT -5
"... Girl that stole...? I didn't steal anyth-"
The new world expanded, engulfing Marisa as it did and cutting her lie right off. When it finished forming, Marisa stared, eyes wide. This was... this... what was this? The generation of a world? There was only two people she knew of back in Gensokyo with this level of sheer power... And while one had an even greater degree of the ability to create, this was still a massive amount of power. And... okay, the landscape was kind of dull, but there was also a huge amount of people with weapons.
"This... this is..." Marisa looked around. Whatever kind of magic this was... she wanted it.
"This is awesome!"
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Post by Rain on Jul 26, 2012 11:45:21 GMT -5
"The pinnacle of magecraft against Sorcery," Zelretch said, stepping back to take in even more of the army and to put some space in between the two groups, not that there wasn't already a sizeable amount. Stowing his cane in one pocket, the old man loosened his jacket and shirt, revealing a surprisingly well-kept body... and that the inside of the jacket was full of more and more pockets. With a flourish and a click of his fingers, tiny eddies of wind opened them wide... and countless jewels spilled out behind him, arranging themselves in tesseracts that then again arranged themselves to form more, eventually forming a rotating shape in the air above him, fifteen foot on a side, with a jewel every inch. The shimmering triangular shape was certainly alarming.
"Are you ready, Rider?"
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Post by Psyga315 on Jul 26, 2012 11:59:24 GMT -5
"Erm... Yeah. You go get him. Me and Hook will talk over on how to fight this Barbossa guy." Nicholas said as he patted Rider's horse. Rider shrugged and led the charge onto the Apostle.
In the pirate town, the area where Nicholas and the others were was vacant. Several pirates were looking, wondering where the people went. Save for one, who was on the roof looking through a spyglass.
"Ah... So... he did gain a Greater Power..." Basco said, smirking.
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Post by Rain on Jul 26, 2012 12:08:40 GMT -5
Concerned with tying his removed clothing firmly about his waist so it didn't get lost in the fighting, Zelretch didn't appear to be paying much attention to the onrushing charge except for a brief flicker of his eyes upwards. This lead to a rather drastic effect: an entire face of the tetrahedron slid off in a sheet before forming a perfect sphere in the ground around the vampire, with him at the far end, and only about ten feet across.
Then the actual spell he'd used them for activated. A single gem could activate high thaumaturgy. The number just forced into the ground? Rumbling, a large segment of the plain reshaped itself; the sphere marked by the gems became a plateau lifted twenty feet into the air with a ten foot wide moat about it, its bottom dark and seemingly endless. Not a major challenge for Servants to cross and scale, even those such as Rider's, but more than enough to ruin the onrushing tide they were famous for.
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Post by Psyga315 on Jul 26, 2012 15:04:48 GMT -5
The army then began to climb up the plateau, aiming to defeat the Apostle.
Tsukasa entered the operation room as Virgo laid down the final touches.
"So, how is she? How is the Kaizo Ningen?" Tsukasa asked Virgo.
"She was a complete success." Virgo said.
"Good. And the new nanobots that were implanted in her?" Tsukasa asked.
"They are working through her body right now. As we speak, they are changing her genetic codes." Virgo said as she pointed to Jenny's hair, changing from blue to a bleached white.
"Good..." Tsukasa then looked to Jenny. "Wakey, wakey, eggs and bakey..." Tsukasa said to her.
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